Minneapolis is Phat

An article that I just read was in the Star Tribune and was called, “Survey: When it comes to being fit, Minneapolis is phat” Although many adults may not understand what this title means. Phat is good. I don’t know why but it is. Anyway just this week in the Men’s Fitness Magazine Minneapolis was ranked the third fittest city in the United States. The reason that we were rated so highly is that Minneapolis citizens have very good access to fitness clubs and generally enjoy participating in sports such as tennis, walking, basketball, and running. The article also said that we have one of the lowest doughnut shops per captia. The only really negative feedback for Minneapolis is that we have 38 percent more ice cream shops then an average city.

Gas Increasing Once Again

Today I read an article in the Star Tribune called “ Nation average price of regular unleaded up nearly 12 cents; first increase since July”. If the title of this article isn’t self explanatory enough, it was about the sudden rise in the price of gasoline in the united states since July. But we don’t really have any reason to complain since the average price of gas last year peaked at $4.11 per gallon. This article also focused on the hot spots to find high and low gas prices in the U.S. The lowest price to get gas was in Billings, Montana at the price of $1.34 a gallon, and the high price of gas was found in Anchorage, Alaska at $2.32 per gallon. Many Americans questioning what will happen to the price of gasoline because already with our economy in a hole any price increase will really hit home for the lower to middle class families.

A Couple Degrees From Death

Today I read an artic in the Star Tribune called “Duluth woman lost in cold was 'like a corpse’” It was about a 64 year old woman from Duluth that was stuck in the snow for four hours before she was found with a body temperature of only 60 degrees. Janice Goodger was watching her daughter’s dog when she slipped on a patch of ice in the backyard; she was too weak to get up so she wrapped a scarf around her legs and pit her body inside her coat to keep warm. As the hours went on Janice’s body temperature continued to drop. When she was found by her daughter she was breathing but her heart was barely beating. When the paramedics arrived they discovered she was in a Hypothermia induced cardiac arrest and if they touched her she could die. When Janice arrived in the hospital Dr. Chris Delp said "She was ice cold, She felt, literally, like a corpse." In order to save the woman’s life they needed to go through intensive steps including sending warm air into her body though a tube. Removing her blood, heating it up, and pulling it back in her. After that they shocked her back to life with an A.E.D. To everyone’s surprise Janice is already back at home and the only think that was taken away from Janice was her ability to yell.