Saturday, May 21, 2011

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Alert: Target + Minnesota Forward + Tom Emmer = Support for a rather dangerous and radical political philosophy that diminishes LGBT people to pests that should be murdered. And "Target" is cool with this?   ...Now Target is suing the LGBT community for their peaceful demonstrations in front of their stores.    ....Our answer:  BOYCOTT "TARGET"

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Health - Wellness - Exercise - Reflections:
Your Weight-Loss Solution: Learn How to Read Nutrition Labels

By James Beckerman, M.D;  May 21, 2011

Nutrition labels provide the facts about calories, fat, carbohydrates, and salt in the food you eat, and that information can help you make better decisions. But many people are intimidated by nutrition labels. However, if you break them down, they're pretty straightforward. Let's focus on the information that will help you eat healthy and lose weight.

Here's how to read a nutrition label:

1. Serving size -
This is possibly the most important information you'll find and it's listed first. The key thing is recognizing what a serving size means: four cookies, nine chips, half the bottle – you get the idea. Then look at the number of servings in the bottle, can, or box and try to figure out how much you're going to eat or drink in one sitting. The amount of fat, calories and cholesterol won't mean a thing if you're consuming the entire contents of the box.

2. Calories -
This refers to the number of calories per serving. You need to multiply this by the number of servings you plan to eat or drink at one time.

3. The bad stuff -
Minimize fat, cholesterol and sodium. Avoid trans-fats entirely and look for low amounts of saturated fats. Use the Percentage Daily Values to guide you – lower is better. Learn the meaning of terms like "low fat" and "cholesterol free" on labels, and remember that if a food is "free" of one thing, it may be "full" of another.

As helpful as they can be, nutrition labels are useless if you don't read them. One study found that most people use only the advertising catchwords on the front of the box ("Low Fat!" "Healthy!") to make purchasing decisions, rather than read the nutrition label. People who know the most about nutrition are 25 times more likely to meet recommendations for fruit, vegetable and fat intake than those who know the least.
Take Action:
  • Update: DADT has been repealed. President Obama has kept his promise!
  • Boycott Bill O'Reilly and FOX News and their advertisers.  Bill discussed a French commercial by McDonalds that was meant to show that McDonalds is Gay Friendly. Bill said what is next? Is McDonalds going to be Al-Qaida friendly as well?  Imagine - Bill O'Reilly compares Gays to Al-Qaida!  In conclusion, O'Reilly expressed out-right Hatrad of the LGBT Community. 
  • Boycott Arizona the home of  "hater" - U.S. Senator John McCain. Arizona's Hateful anti-Immigration Law - encourages racial profiling and increases hatred towards minorities.  A remedy: Demand Republicans to  support Immigration Reform (The Dream Act). Further, Senator McCain voted against ending DADT and Blocked Immigration reform! 
  • Boycott Target, Best Buy, Gold's Gym - for donating money towards anti-gay political candidates/organizations. Update: (12/26/2010): Target is continuing to donate to anti-gay groups/causes/politicians. Update 03/08/11 - Lady Gaga Ends Target Partnership, Reportedly Over Target's Poor LGBT Stance. Update 3/25/2010 - Target displays their hypocrisy and Sues California Gay Rights Group for Lobbying Outside Stores.  Target is attempting to block the LGBT right of free speech!  STOP SHOPPING AT TARGET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Update 4/8/2011: Target lost it's case to stop the LGBT from canvassing in front of their stores.  A huge PR Disaster for TARGET!  Perhaps Target should go out of business as they betrayed their investers and customers. Target contributed massive funds to a politician who would like to exterminate gays.  Now, Target can not stop us from Boycotting them, nor picketing, nor talking to customers near their stores; although, Target allows a anti-gay company such as the Salvation Army to stand outside their door and speak with customers and raise money. Isn't this a double standard? Perhaps TARGET would better understand the issue if they cared about David Kato - Uganda, who was slain because he is gay! That is because Uganda wants to kill gay people.  Again, TARGET invested in a political candidate that would Kill the Gays! 
  • End DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act).  Prevents Federal employees and Gays in the Military from gaining equal benefits. Prevents Gay Partners from gaining equal benefits.    
  • Pass ENDA (Employee Non-Discrimination Act).  ENDA would prevent employment discrimination of  LGBT workforce.
  • Boycott Salvation Army as they will not hire Gays! "DO NOT DONATE TO THEM."
  • BOYCOTT "Chick-fil-a" for donating to anti-gay marriage groups.
  • BOYCOTT KOCH INDUSTRIES PRODUCTS- to include their products: Angel Soft toilet paper / Brawny paper towels / Dixie plates, bowls, napkins & cups / Mardi Gras napkins and towels / Quilted Northern toilet paper / Soft 'n Gentle toilet paper / Sparkle napkins / Vanity fair napkins / Zee napkins / Georgia-Pacific paper products & envelopes / All Georgia-Pacific lumber & building products (INVISTA Products) / Lycra / Stainmaster Carpet.   The billionaire - Koch brothers are ultra republican - tea bag founders/supporters that do not support causes of the LGBT community.
  • Boycott WALMART - The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, force criticized Wal-Mart for denying employee benefits to same-s-x partners and for failing to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity. By comparison, the group said two other chain stores with a strong presence in New York, Costco and Walgreens, did much better.
  • NEW: "Tune Out Trump", Boycott all Trump Hotel, casinos, holdings, The Apprentice and NBC Network! At CPAC, Trump said he is considering a run for president as a Republican. In a interview with the Des Moines Register, Trump added that he opposes all forms of legal recognition for gay couples, not just marriage. "They should not be able to marry," he said. So why does NBC keep the Apprentice when Donald Trump has stated he may run for president? After making racist remarks about Obama and recv'g public backlash, Trump decided not to run for president after NBC renewed his awful TV Show.   How can NBC renew the clown's show after he pulled all such low-class shenanigans?  Boycott NBC! Boycott advertisers of The Apprentice and Trump's other business's. Don't shop at any bullding with Donald Trump's name to include Trump Hotels, Casinos, Condo's, Offices, Shops!  The Donald has expressed extreme Hatred towards gays and blacks with his birther remarks and anti-gay rhetoric.  Remember how poorly Trump  treated Rosie O'Donnel?  Now we know why he did that!  It was hate against a lesbian as we now know he is biget.  Unforgiveable!  Dump NBC because they re-newed Donald Trump's "The Apprentice"!  Start Watching CBS Evening News and not NBC.

And Now, Model Wars!

This group is called "Peckers Pics."  The English -  slang definition of "pecker" is to pluck at the truth. Therefore, we peck at items such as Gay Men's Health, Male Fitness, Gay (LGBT) Politics & Issues.  In this section you may peck at each photo in order to decide the winner of the "war of the fittest!"   Whereas, who is the model that may inspire you to exercise and "get fit?"  Warning: This may stoke you!
 
Your participation in discussion of health / news articles - appearing in this message is greatly appreciated.
 
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"Don't Say Gay" bill will silence more than teachers
The Tennnessee State Senate passed a new bill that requires schools to not discuss any form of human sexuality except heterosexuality in elementary and middle schools, removing from the conversation the very professionals who can help the most.

David W. Shelton - May 21, 2011 - Business & Heritage Clarksville

I'd like to offer my sincere congratulations to TN Senator Stacey Campfield for getting his "Don't Say Gay" bill passed and simultaneously making Tennessee a laughing-stock for the entire country. Campfield, a confirmed bachelor, has fought to get this bill into the light of day for six years, and finally got it passed in the state Senate.

The bill would outlaw any discussion or materials on "any sexuality other than heterosexuality," apparently because the fact that some people are attracted to members of the same sex are just too "complex" for middle school-aged children to understand. News flash -- they understand a lot more than you realize, Senator. Clearly, you haven't dealt with the fact that teen pregnancies don't begin in high school.

Now that this inane bill has been passed, it will be considered in the house next year. Hopefully, grown ups will prevail and we'll put this sad chapter behind us once again. Campfield's little pet project has been the brunt of jokes and comedians around the country, leaving little hope for reprieve for our state.

This bill is as absurd as it is ludicrous. Our state's economy has been in the tank for years, and this is what is so important that we have to spend our time and resources on?

Aside from pointing out just how ridiculous this proposed law really is, I should point out the two major elements of this bill: It prohibits classroom discussion as well as any distribution of materials. Not only does it prevent teachers from answering relevant questions about sexual orientation in an age-appropriate way, it prevents guidance counselors from presenting gay-positive materials to gay and questioning students.

Now, let's pretend that for a moment, adolescent kids enter puberty in middle school and that tweens and teens are totally horrible to each other. No. Wait. Let's not pretend. This is reality. Add to this the horrifying and brutal attacks on a transgender teen in Memphis and the suicides by gay teens because of bullying.

Thanks to this travesty, counselors won't even be able to properly do their job: to counsel! This, of course, requires discussion and distribution of literature to struggling kids. If someone is being bullied because they're gay, well, tough. They can't talk about it. It's just bullying.

Sure, we don't need to be discussing the specifics of sexual relationships in elementary school of any form of sexuality, but middle school is a time where hormones are bouncing off the walls, and yes, when puberty kicks into high gear. From ages 11-14, kids are beginning to realize that they're attracted to certain people, and they're beginning to notice certain body parts.

Despite all of this, gay kids will continue to become aware of their sexuality, and often times during middle school. If this bill becomes law, they will be driven further into the closet, and deeper into potentially serious mental illness -- all because they can't deal with the very important issues they're facing.

Proponents of this bill claim that such topics should only be discussed with the parents. Unfortunately, when it comes to complex matters of sexual orientation and the issues that gay kids face, parents are often either closed minded (no child of mine will be a faggot!) or just ill-equipped to answer the very real questions that their child has.

But let's be honest here. This bill isn't about controlling the conversation. This bill is about avoiding the conversation. It's not that parents don't want someone else talking about sexual orientation to their elementary or middle school kids, they don't want the conversation to be held at all.

As is often the case when topics of gay marriage and relationships come up, anti-gay parents or "leaders" will whine about the fact that they have to explain to their kid that two men are married, as if that's at all complicated. They'll complain about having to discuss the kind of sex that men have (or might have) with each other, and talk about it being disgusting or "against God's law."

This bill has but one design: to avoid the topic. In that avoidance, parents are theoretically spared the "embarrassment" of talking about the matter, and all will be well. There's only one problem. Once we remove the professional teachers and counselors from the equation who can discuss it properly, who's left?
  • Churches who teach that all homosexuals will burn in hell.
  • Other peers who berate and talk about how stupid and nelly those f~ggots are.
  • Internet commenters who will add their own boorish "thoughts" to conversation, usually with such pearls as "God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve" (as if it really advances discussion or makes any point except in revealing their ignorance).
  • News and information websites that post gay-related articles.
  • Pornography (and don't pretend that kids don't go looking for ways to skirt parental control settings).

The point is simple: Someone is going to be talking to your child about sexual orientation and sexuality. Thanks to Sen. Campfield, we're about to remove the very people from the conversation who can help them the most. The simple fact of the matter is that adults need to start acting like adults and have these important conversations without letting childish anti-gay bias govern their actions.

Without the support of teachers, guidance counselors, and school nursing staff, these struggling kids will be facing something far more dangerous and far more damning than any mere bully: A black wall of silence that looms over the despair of depression and suicide.
Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges."
....Jake
  
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