POSTINGS I WILL HAVE SOMETIME SOON THIS YEAR

1.  Is Planet Earth really warming?  Well, the South Pole just recorded its all-time high temperature (9.9 F) on Christmas Day, so there is a good probability that I will say YES!  The previous high was 7.5 F on 12December78, so something must be happening to break a record by 2.2 F.  Incidentally, who would have guessed that the highest temperatures in Alaska and Hawaii are the same (100 F).  California, because of Death Valley, reached 134 F, while Libya hit 136 F 90 years ago.  For a six year period in the 1960's, a station in Ethiopia had an average temperature on 94 F.  The average temperature of Honolulu is 77.2 F, but we generally have some ventilating tradewinds.  Just another day (my view while creating this blog) below.  I treat this general subject in Chapter Five of SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for Planet Earth.

2.  What is the shape of the Universe?  If you subscribe to the Big Bang (and, by the way, The Big Bang Theory has become one of my favorite TV shows), you would think that the shape of our Universe should be the surface of an expanding ball, with some thickness to account for bodies not moving in the direction of the original explosion.  Not so!  Related subjects can be found in Chapter 4 of SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for Humanity.

3.  The truth about Dark Energy and Dark Matter.  No, this has nothing to do with vampire movies nor Star Wars.  This number keeps changing, but visionize stars, the Sun, trees, bacteria...everything you can see.  What you thought was the entire Universe now only accounts for 5%.  Dark Energy and Dark Matter, things you can't see nor measure, are said to be 95% of the Universe.

4.  Some expensive foods.  Last week A Japanese sushi restaurant purchased a 593 pound blue fin tuna (above) for $736,000, or $1,238/pound.  I've seen steak regularly sold in the basement of Tokyo Department Stores for more than $150/pound.  Stanley Ho of Macao bought 2.86 pounds of white truffles for $417,200, or $146,000/pound.  Why?  That's it below, but that is not Stanley Ho.

5.  Steak could be better for your health than low protein foods with extra sugar and fat.  Does this mean that the Atkins Diet is good?  A recent study showed that overeating is bad, of course, but those who have a higher protein diet had a leaner body mass.  Incidentally, 65% of Americans are overweight and as much as one-third obese.

	BMI
Underweight	Below 18.5
Normal	18.5–24.9
Overweight	25.0–29.9
Obesity	30.0 and Above

Calculate your Body Mass Index using the following table:

BMI	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35
Height (inches)	Body Weight (pounds)
58	91	96	100	105	110	115	119	124	129	134	138	143	148	153	158	162	167
59	94	99	104	109	114	119	124	128	133	138	143	148	153	158	163	168	173
60	97	102	107	112	118	123	128	133	138	143	148	153	158	163	168	174	179
61	100	106	111	116	122	127	132	137	143	148	153	158	164	169	174	180	185
62	104	109	115	120	126	131	136	142	147	153	158	164	169	175	180	186	191
63	107	113	118	124	130	135	141	146	152	158	163	169	175	180	186	191	197
64	110	116	122	128	134	140	145	151	157	163	169	174	180	186	192	197	204
65	114	120	126	132	138	144	150	156	162	168	174	180	186	192	198	204	210
66	118	124	130	136	142	148	155	161	167	173	179	186	192	198	204	210	216
67	121	127	134	140	146	153	159	166	172	178	185	191	198	204	211	217	223
68	125	131	138	144	151	158	164	171	177	184	190	197	203	210	216	223	230
69	128	135	142	149	155	162	169	176	182	189	196	203	209	216	223	230	236
70	132	139	146	153	160	167	174	181	188	195	202	209	216	222	229	236	243
71	136	143	150	157	165	172	179	186	193	200	208	215	222	229	236	243	250
72	140	147	154	162	169	177	184	191	199	206	213	221	228	235	242	250	258
73	144	151	159	166	174	182	189	197	204	212	219	227	235	242	250	257	265
74	148	155	163	171	179	186	194	202	210	218	225	233	241	249	256	264	272
75	152	160	168	176	184	192	200	208	216	224	232	240	248	256	264	272	279
76	156	164	172	180	189	197	205	213	221	230	238	246	254	263	271	279	287

If you can't find yourself above, you are in real trouble!  My BMI ranges from 23 to 24.5, depending on when I just ate.  Or, click on Body Mass Index.  Well, I guess, this is long enough to be the posting for the subject.


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The Dow Jones Industrials went up 33 to 12,393, with a mixed world market.  Gold dropped $4/toz to $1613, while the WTI oil is at $102/barrel and Brent Spot at $112/barrel.


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