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02:03:22 12/11/11
Mike starts a Union and gets fired - Portland Rally planned for 12-15-11
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Mike starts a Union and gets fired - Portland Rally planned for 12-15-11 Mike tells the Individuals For Justice about the west coast port strike and also about how he has lost his job due to organizing a Union at his work. He tells us about the solidarity upcoming rally for another worker who was fired as well. This rally is on December 15th. Information is in the video From: zebra334 Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 02:05 More in Nonprofits & Activism
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21:49:39 11/08/11
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[MUSIC] - War Cry Music by The Punk Patriot DONATE: bit.ly BLOG: punkpatriot.blogspot.com FACEBOOK bit.ly TWITTER: www.twitter.com STORE: punkpatriot.etsy.com LYRICS I don't know what I've been told you can win the war but you'll lose your soul you can drop a bomb that will burn a hole through everything you love and know Brothers face down in the soil your machine it runs on oil brothers face down in the mud your machine it runs on blood you pretend that it's anything but wrong (war cry) All this death and all this strife so you can life your american life we cannot quench our lust for more we lost our soul but we won the war Uncle sam can lend a hand brothers face down in the sand I don't know what I've been told you can win the war, but you lose your soul you pretend, that it's anything but wrong (war cry) war, antiwar, ron paul, dennis kucinich, bernie sander, socialist, socialism, anarchist, anarchism, noam chomsky, green party, leftist, weather underground, music, punk, rock, nirvana, motley crue, justin bieber, michael jackson, revolution, peace, gandhi, martin luther king Jr, adam kokesh, alex jones, earth first, CIA, FBI, TSA, Remix, propaganda, propagandhi, anti flag, black flag, punk, the punk patriot, punk rock, From: ThePunkPatriot Views: 8 1 ratings Time: 04:33 More in News & Politics My TIP JAR
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23:00:00 10/30/11
Getting Lost
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TEDxWaterloo - Colin Ellard - Getting Lost Colin Ellard is an experimental psychologist at the University of Waterloo, the director of its Research Laboratory for Immersive Virtual Environments and an international expert in the psychology of navigation. The results of his research in the areas of animal behaviour, cognitive mapping, human navigation and neuroscience have been published in scientific journals for more than 20 years. His book "You Are Here: How we can find our way to the moon but get lost at the mall" describes how our mental relationships with physical space relate to the design of the built environment. His most recent work concerns the connections between space and emotion. ---TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxWaterloo, where x=independently organized TED event. At our TEDxWaterloo event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
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23:00:00 10/30/11
TEDxWaterloo - Colin Ellard - Getting Lost
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Colin Ellard is an experimental psychologist at the University of Waterloo, the director of its Research Laboratory for Immersive Virtual Environments and an international expert in the psychology of navigation. The results of his research in the areas of animal behaviour, cognitive mapping, human navigation and neuroscience have been published in scientific journals for more than 20 years. His book "You Are Here: How we can find our way to the moon but get lost at the mall" describes how our mental relationships with physical space relate to the design of the built environment. His most recent work concerns the connections between space and emotion. ---TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxWaterloo, where x=independently organized TED event. At our TEDxWaterloo event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
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17:12:05 10/14/11
Berlusconi Confident About Confidence Vote
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(Image Source: CountryBred ) BY ORKIDE IZCI ANCHOR CHRISTINA HARTMAN Scandal. Corruption. Bizarre comments. Has Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi lost his country’s confidence? A vote Friday will determine if Berlusconi has enough support to rule. Euronews has more: “The Italian prime minister has called for a confidence vote on his government. The move by Silvio Berlusconi comes after he lost a routine parliamentary vote on the country’s budget on Tuesday. He says he's sure that he will win the confidence vote...” For his part -- Mr. Berlusconi doesn’t appear worried. The Daily Mail quotes the prime minister as saying there’s no alternative to his government. “I am here with my majority to testify that Italy can make it and will make it. We will beat this strategy of pessimism and close the door to the crisis, to the pessimists who are working against the country.” Those “pessimists” are growing. Thousands of Italians continue to protest against Mr. Berlusconi’s government. Al Jazeera has the details. “Demonstrations against the government have become a weekly occurrence since the approval of a punishing austerity budget implemented late this summer ... The constant protests could be proof that the electorate, at least, has already lost confidence in him.” Opposition leaders want Mr. Berlusconi to resign. And The Economist reports, even his allies’ support may be waning. “The key is whether his humiliation in parliament was the result of a cock-up or a conspiracy... Government officials may well be right when they insist that the latest upset was an accident. But there are now so many disgruntled lawmakers in the ranks of the majority that it was an accident waiting to happen -- and one that could happen again.” Which has set the stage for this latest showdown. Italian President Giorgio Napolitanohas the power to dissolve Parliament. He says Berlusconi must prove if he has the confidence of the majority. The Wall Street Journal notes... “Mr. Napolitano said he had remained impartial 'until now,' but that recent bickering in the coalition had led him to question whether the government can address 'the country's most urgent problems,' including Italy's 'European commitments.'” But Guy Dinmore of The Financial Times suggests, even if he gets the confidence vote, his administration may be irreparably damaged. “When the prime minister and his finance minister are not on the same page, then there is little point in the government soldiering on.”
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00:00:21 09/13/11
Bof A To Lay Off 30 000 Employees In Spite Of Corporate Tax Breaks
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Bank of America has made it official: They plan to lay off 30,000 employees to bolster their bottom line and keep stock prices high.
Via Wall Street Journal : >
We knew the Bank of America ax was going to fall, but we didn’t quite know the number. Today — after BofA CEO Brian Moynihan made no direct mention of job cuts during an investor presentation — the bank said it will cut about 30,000 jobs over the next few years.
The job cuts are part of the first phase of a sweeping Bank of America efficiency drive. BofA said in a statement that attrition and leaving vacant jobs unfilled with be a “significant part” of the expected headcount cuts.
That's a whole lot of attrition. As Laura Clawson over at Daily Kos points out: >
Dealbook offers some insight into the lack of detail about 30,000 jobs and the emphasis on stock prices: Bank of America just isn't talking about it. When the bank's CEO described cost-cutting measures, he didn't even mention job cuts; that came later, in a statement that offered no specifics. Because to the big banks, jobs just aren't important. And financial reporters overwhelmingly go along with that.
While I agree with that analysis, there's something else people aren't talking about here that jumped out at me from this Reuter's article: >
The Moynihan speech "was pretty underwhelming. They need to address the bigger issues the bank faces ," said Jason Ware, equity analyst at Salt Lake City-based Albion Financial Group.
Ware is exactly right. The whole "job cuts and attrition" thing is BofA's way of putting employees on the firing line for continuing mismanagement of their mortgage division. Reuter's again : >
Yet it also has one big, fat albatross on its balance sheets: Countrywide Financial. Bank of America acquired Countrywide for $4 billion, a deal that has proven a huge headache not just in dollars and cents, but in terms of the bank's reputation. "Basically all the mortgages that Countrywide produced from 2004 to 2007 were excrement," Geracioti says. "The question is: What are Bank of America's liabilities from Countrywide? Some say $100 billion, others say, 'Who knows?' The liabilities could be ginormous. The government is hassling the bank in a big way."
Bank of America has long held that Countrywide's problems were it own doing. But on September 2, the Federal Housing Finance Agency sued 17 firms - including Bank of America and Countrywide - for violations of federal securities laws in the sale of mortgage-backed securities. In an 88-page filing, the FHFA alleges that around 2005, top executives of Countrywide - which it labels as a "notorious mortgage lender" for its practice - "complained to each other at the time that BOA's appetite for risky products was greater than that of Countywide."
You just have to love how these executives blame the government "hassling" Bank of America for their woes. Never mind that it's totally justifiable in light of how desperately they needed to be bailed out when it all came to light. Bank of America has a systemic problem that it's desperately trying to cover up: It holds billions in toxic mortgages. Those mortgages are probably legally invalid due to the sloppy paperwork/signature issues on many of them, and represent a large chunk of the mortgage scam that landed us in this mess to begin with.
The only good thing to come out of this news is the shiny-bright message that corporate tax breaks do NOT create jobs. BofA paid no corporate income taxes in 2009 or 2010, they received a tax refund of nearly $1 billion in 2010. See how that works? No taxes and a big tax refund equals 30,000 lost jobs.
Where is the money going? Well, let's see. In 2011 alone, $1,570,000 has been paid to lobbyists . How many jobs would that money have saved or created? They paid big cash bonuses to executives, too -- $900,000 in all, though they did manage to tie payment to stock prices, which have plummeted this year. In 2010, they spread around $1.3 million in campaign contributions, and those are just the ones we know about. How many jobs might that cash have preserved?
It's really difficult for me to weep big tears over BofA's mortgage troubles, when they were of their own making and when they drove the engine that drove the crisis . If they're looking to cut costs, they ought to start by dropping executive pay to zero and resolving not to spend even one thin dime lobbying Congress or contributing to candidates. It would be a good start.
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22:05:57 09/09/11
Plaxico Burress calls out Tom Coughlin
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Welcome to RideThePine.com , the 2011 NFL Season is officially underway with an exciting opening game with the Green Bay Packers defeating the New Orleans Saints . The game was full of everything. Touchdown punt return, touchdown kick return, final play at the goalline and a terrible call that almost blew the game. Packer Lineback AJ Hawk actually jumped over this guy.
New York Jets wide receiver Plaxico Burress spoke out about his former head coach, Tom Coughlin of the New York Giants in an article with Men’s Journal .
“After my situation happened, I turned on the TV, and the first words out his mouth was ‘sad and disappointing,’” Burress said. “I’m like, forget support — how about some concern? I did just have a bullet in my leg. And then I sat in his office, and he pushed back his chair and goes, ‘I’m glad you didn’t kill anybody!’ Man, we’re paid too much to be treated like kids. He doesn’t realize that we’re grown men and actually have kids of our own.”
Because someone who is a responsible adult and so worried about his kids would be out late at a night club carrying a gun in the waistband of his sweatpants. When you act like a child, you get treated like a child. You’re lucky that Tom didn’t bend you over his knee and spank you, you immature, over-paid, wanna-be gangsta cry-baby. And let’s not forget, you shot YOURSELF in the leg, moron. You know who else shot themselves in the leg, the slow kid from 8 Mile .
Sometimes I wonder who is making decisions at the NFL headquarters. So the opening Sunday of the NFL season is also the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 9/11 . Well, Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs wanted to wear these special cleats and shoes to pay tribute to all those who lost their lives on that day. This is great tribute but Briggs was informed that the NFL will potentially fine him for not wearing league approved apparel. If the NFL follows through on this fine, they should be embarrassed and ashamed. At some point, you have to step back and look at the bigger picture and forget you dumb rules. Briggs by the way has said he will wear the gloves and cleats and will happily pay the fine.
Alright, I feel like I’m being overly angry during this episode...so let’s end it on something fun.
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22:05:57 09/09/11
Plaxico Burress calls out Tom Coughlin
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Welcome to RideThePine.com , the 2011 NFL Season is officially underway with an exciting opening game with the Green Bay Packers defeating the New Orleans Saints . The game was full of everything. Touchdown punt return, touchdown kick return, final play at the goalline and a terrible call that almost blew the game. Packer Lineback AJ Hawk actually jumped over this guy.
New York Jets wide receiver Plaxico Burress spoke out about his former head coach, Tom Coughlin of the New York Giants in an article with Men’s Journal .
“After my situation happened, I turned on the TV, and the first words out his mouth was ‘sad and disappointing,’” Burress said. “I’m like, forget support — how about some concern? I did just have a bullet in my leg. And then I sat in his office, and he pushed back his chair and goes, ‘I’m glad you didn’t kill anybody!’ Man, we’re paid too much to be treated like kids. He doesn’t realize that we’re grown men and actually have kids of our own.”
Because someone who is a responsible adult and so worried about his kids would be out late at a night club carrying a gun in the waistband of his sweatpants. When you act like a child, you get treated like a child. You’re lucky that Tom didn’t bend you over his knee and spank you, you immature, over-paid, wanna-be gangsta cry-baby. And let’s not forget, you shot YOURSELF in the leg, moron. You know who else shot themselves in the leg, the slow kid from 8 Mile .
Sometimes I wonder who is making decisions at the NFL headquarters. So the opening Sunday of the NFL season is also the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 9/11 . Well, Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs wanted to wear these special cleats and shoes to pay tribute to all those who lost their lives on that day. This is great tribute but Briggs was informed that the NFL will potentially fine him for not wearing league approved apparel. If the NFL follows through on this fine, they should be embarrassed and ashamed. At some point, you have to step back and look at the bigger picture and forget you dumb rules. Briggs by the way has said he will wear the gloves and cleats and will happily pay the fine.
Alright, I feel like I’m being overly angry during this episode...so let’s end it on something fun.
There are three pretty cool, unique, different ads with athletes in them and I want you to head over to RideThePine.com right now to vote on which you think is the best. [RideThePine.com - [Poll] Which Commercial with an Athlete is the Best]
Time for "Caption This!" If you want to particpate in "Caption This" head over to Facebook.com/RideThePine
This episode of Ride The Pine is brought to you by Champs Sports
Just Click here to get 10% off your order of $50 or more at Champssports.com
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04:59:39 09/06/11
Mary's Journal
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Check out this award winning film at FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia 14 October 13-16 2011 at The Franklin Institute. Mary is a sufficient serial killer who lives and murders people in Brooklyn, New York. She has become bored and lonely, and has lost the connection that she used to feel to her victims, until she becomes the target of somebody else's disturbing behavior.
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19:55:50 07/22/11
Tech Insider - Protect your personal information in online transactions
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Tech Insider - Protect your personal information in online transactions
Username & Passwords are not enough to protect our online accounts from attacks and takeovers. Two-factor authentication capabilities in 2nd Generation Core Processors help protect your online accounts from these types of threats. Help your small business customers address their data security needs with two-factor authentication available in 2nd generation core processors! For more information, questions and feedback about the videos in the Tech Insider series, follow me on Twitter @intelSylvia *************************************** "Identity Protection and Access Management is a #1 security imperative for organizations and web properties." (Gartner 2010) Wall Street Journal, October 12, 2009: "Why email no longer rules..." (online.wsj.com Bluecoat - www.bluecoat.com No system can provide absolute security under all conditions. Requires an Intel IPT enabled system, including a 2nd generation Intel Core processor, enabled chipset, firmware and software. Available only on participating websites. Consult your system manufacturer. Intel assumes no liability for lost or stolen data and/or systems or any resulting damages. For more information, visit ipt.intel.com From: channelintel Views: 8 6 ratings Time: 05:05 More in Science & Technology
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16:49:55 06/23/11
Wed, Jun 22, 2011
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Boston University journalism professor and "Lost in Shangri-La" author Mitchell Zuckoff joins Jon on The Daily Show.
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14:41:00 03/17/11
NTN #026: Sex Toy Recall and Sarah Palin Mailing It In?
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OH TOY!
It seems consumers aren’t too worried about some faulty wiring in the Doc Johnson Vibe-jina 3000. Officials at the company sent out recall notices three months ago to the thousands of people who purchased the device. So far, not one has been returned. “We’re stumped,” says owner Rob Courtney. “When people are willing to play Russian roulette with their genitals, it makes me weep for the future of the sex toy business.”
NPR-EE-ER
Pam Johnson says it’s just a sacrifice she has to make. The newly hired NPR reporter is legally changing her name to Rashide Palestine Schwartz-hammed. “It just feels more public radio-ee,” says the very Caucasian journalism school graduate. “It’s not just about me, it’s about people feeling comfortable with the brand.” NPR chief Terus Shaloob Ming-hua could not be reached for comment.
AND FINALLY…
Sarah Palin latest Tweet has some people wondering if the one time Governor and failed Vice Presidential candidate has lost her taste for political rabble rousing. “It seems like she’s just stringing words together or dictating these things,” says media critic Chris Boyce. The Tweet in question reads…”God is America, 9-11, guns and sanctity of the unborn, Todd, I’m working here – is that too much to--.”
For NTN, I’m Share Ross…
This episode written by Collin Friesen.
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00:05:28 03/08/11
Speeches from Day of the Fallen - Austin, Texas 3.2.11
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Cardboard coffins lined Congress Avenue until all 138 of them filled the front lawn of the Texas Capitol on Wednesday afternoon. The coffins were painted black and represented the 138 Texas construction workers and laborers who lost their lives on the job in 2009. Their memories served as the rallying cry for the roughly 600 people who gathered at the Capitol in support of new legislation on workers
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23:48:26 02/19/11
WAR IS PERSONAL
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War is Personal
Thursday February 17th, 2011 7:00 PM, BOOK PARTY & FORUM Co-Sponsors: Nation Institute and Washington Spectator With Chris Hedges & Eugene Richards
Legendary documentary photographer Eugene Richards, author of the newly released War is Personal, in conversation with Pulitzer Prize - winning journalist Chris Hedges. Stop by at 401 Gallery (401 West Street) to see the current show of Richard's emotionally charged new work depicting the impact of the Iraq war here at home.
Chris Hedges is a Nation Institute Fellow, Truthdig columnist and author of War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning.
Eugene Richards is widely considered the dean of American photo journalism. He helped found a social service organization and a community newspaper, Many Voices, that reported on black political action and the violence of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1960s. After publication of his first two books, Few Comforts or Surprises: The Arkansas Delta and Dorchester Days, Richards began working as a freelance magazine photographer, undertaking assignments on such diverse topics as the American family, drug addiction, river blindness , pediatric AIDS, abuses within the meatpacking industry, and aging and death in America.
Richards is perhaps best known for his later books. Exploding Into Life, which chronicles his first wife Dorothea Lynch's struggle with breast cancer, received Nikon's Book of the Year award. For Below The Line : Living Poor in America, his documentation of urban and rural poverty, Richards was named Photojournalist of the Year by the International Center of Photography . The Knife & Gun Club: Scenes From an Emergency Room received an Award of Excellence from the American College of Emergency Physicians .
Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue, an extensive reportorial on the effects of hard-core drug usage, received the Kraszna-Krausz Award for Photographic Innovation in Books. That same year, Americans We was the recipient of the International Center of Photography's Infinity Award for Best Photographic Book. Stepping Through the Ashes, an elegy to those who lost their lives in New York on 9/11, received the Golden Light Book Award for best collaboration with a writer. Pictures of the Year International chose The Fat Baby, an anthology of photographic essays, as Best Book of 2005.
Among numerous honors, Richards has won the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Award , a Guggenheim Fellowship , three National Endowment for the Arts grants , the Leica Medal of Excellence, the Leica Oskar Barnack Award , the Olivier Rebbot Award from the Overseas Press Club , three Canon Photo Essayist Awards, and the Robert F. Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Journalism Award for coverage of the disadvantaged. A film written and directed by Richards, But, the day came, was named Best Short Film at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival .
Richards's photographs have been exhibited in more than 40 solo shows in the United States and abroad
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16:35:00 02/18/11
Video: Is your office job killing you?
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Millions of people spend the work day stuck at a desk and planted for hours. New research suggests that such office jobs can increase risk of death -- despite a person's physical activity level. In a study by the American Cancer Society of 123,000 adults followed over 14 years, people who sat more than six hours per day were at least 18 percent more likely to die than those who sat less than three hours a day. The study was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. "I think what the study suggests is not about how much you move; it's about how much you don't move," said Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, chief medical officer for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. Time in the gym didn't matter, although the association was even stronger among those who did not exercise. "Every so often, getting up, moving your body around, is probably beneficial above and beyond above the 30 or 45 minutes you may be working out most days of the week in the gym," Sanchez said. A similar study from Australia released last month suggests that people who sit a long time without breaks are at higher risk for heart disease than those who take frequent time outs to stand and walk. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas tries to make it easier for employees to improve their health and has earned a Fit Friendly Company designation from the American Heart Association. An employee cafeteria serves easy to recognize healthy options. There's an on-site fitness center. During breaks, employees lap the second floor of their Richardson building to get in some activity. In addition, the business recently put eligible employees in a pilot program to get healthier. "I lost 20 pounds in the 10-week program and lost another 15 pounds since program ended, so 35 pounds," said employee Michiel Arrington. "I've kept it off for a year and a half now." The strain of work, though, whether at a desk or not, also puts women at higher risk of heart disease -- a whopping 40 percent risk for women in jobs with high demand and little control, according to the Dallas-based American Heart Association. "The high-paced environment, the expectations, the deadlines, the things you have to meet in order to stay in your job, I think, creates a high level of stress that can indirectly lead to the development of heart disease," cardiologist Dr. Sreenivas Gudimetla said. "You have to make up for it by modifying other aspects of your life," Gudimetla said. "It's important to exercise, get regular checkups from your doctor, get your cholesterol checked, get your blood pressure checked, get your risk of diabetes checked. Being more aware, knowing your numbers, so to speak, is very important to trying to make up for the stress and strain of the work place." Know Your Numbers is one aspect of the the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women campaign. It's focused on helping women of all ages be heart healthy.
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16:35:00 02/18/11
Video: Is your office job killing you?
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Millions of people spend the work day stuck at a desk and planted for hours. New research suggests that such office jobs can increase risk of death -- despite a person's physical activity level. In a study by the American Cancer Society of 123,000 adults followed over 14 years, people who sat more than six hours per day were at least 18 percent more likely to die than those who sat less than three hours a day. The study was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. "I think what the study suggests is not about how much you move; it's about how much you don't move," said Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, chief medical officer for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. Time in the gym didn't matter, although the association was even stronger among those who did not exercise. "Every so often, getting up, moving your body around, is probably beneficial above and beyond above the 30 or 45 minutes you may be working out most days of the week in the gym," Sanchez said. A similar study from Australia released last month suggests that people who sit a long time without breaks are at higher risk for heart disease than those who take frequent time outs to stand and walk. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas tries to make it easier for employees to improve their health and has earned a Fit Friendly Company designation from the American Heart Association. An employee cafeteria serves easy to recognize healthy options. There's an on-site fitness center. During breaks, employees lap the second floor of their Richardson building to get in some activity. In addition, the business recently put eligible employees in a pilot program to get healthier. "I lost 20 pounds in the 10-week program and lost another 15 pounds since program ended, so 35 pounds," said employee Michiel Arrington. "I've kept it off for a year and a half now." The strain of work, though, whether at a desk or not, also puts women at higher risk of heart disease -- a whopping 40 percent risk for women in jobs with high demand and little control, according to the Dallas-based American Heart Association. "The high-paced environment, the expectations, the deadlines, the things you have to meet in order to stay in your job, I think, creates a high level of stress that can indirectly lead to the development of heart disease," cardiologist Dr. Sreenivas Gudimetla said. "You have to make up for it by modifying other aspects of your life," Gudimetla said. "It's important to exercise, get regular checkups from your doctor, get your cholesterol checked, get your blood pressure checked, get your risk of diabetes checked. Being more aware, knowing your numbers, so to speak, is very important to trying to make up for the stress and strain of the work place." Know Your Numbers is one aspect of the the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women campaign. It's focused on helping women of all ages be heart healthy.
