Running Shoe Buying Tips from Victory Shoe Shop

Running Shoe Buying Tips

1. Shop late in the day -- your
   feet swell during the day.
   
2. Measure your foot while standing.
   
3. Try on both shoes with the socks
   you will wear.
   
4. Buy for your larger foot (feet
   are rarely the same exact size).
   
5. Allow a thumbnail's width between
   the shoe and your big toe.
   
6. Choose shoes that are comfortable
   immediately. If they hurt in the store, don't buy them.
   
7. Look for a moderately priced
   shoe. Price is not necessarily an indication of quality. Research
   has shown that moderately priced running shoes work just as well
   as expensive ones.
   
8. Make sure the shoe matches your
   foot type and running style.
   
9. Wear new shoes around the house
   before using them on short runs.
   
10. Don't do a long run in new shoes.
    Start out with a short run and stop if you have any hot spots,
    which are a warning sign that a blister is on the way.
    
11. Consider having an evaluation
    by a doctor, physical therapist, or podiatrist to learn your
    foot type.

Search and shop VictoryShoeShop.com for more information and a great selection of Nike brand shoes and apparel

The World's Highest Paid Athlete's 2011

The World's Highest Paid Athlete's 2011 - Forbes.com

Earnings figures are derived from salaries, bonuses, prize money, appearance fees, licensing and endorsement income in the 12 months ending May 1.

1. Tiger Woods, $75 million, golf
2. Kobe Bryant, $53 million, basketball
3. LeBron James, $48 million, basketball
4. Roger Feder, $47 million, tennis
5. Phil Mikelson, $46.5 million, golf
6. David Beckham, $40 million, soccer
7. Cristian Ronaldo, $38 million, soccer
8. Alex Rodriguez, $35 million, baseball
9. Michael Shumacher, $34 million, racing
10. Lionel Messi, $32.3 million, soccer
11. Fernado Alonso, $32 million, racing
12. Rafael Nadal, $31.5 million, tennis
13 (tie). Valentino Rossi, $31 million, racing
13 (tie). Tom Brady, $31 million, football
15. Lewis Hamilton, $30 million, racing
16. Derek Jeter, $29 million, baseball
17. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., $28.5 million, racing
18. Yao Ming, $27.7 million, basketball
19. Dwight Howard, $27.6 million, basketball
20. Dwyane Wade, $26.2 million, basketball
21. Peyton Manning, $26.1 million, football
22. Ichiro Suzuki, $26 million, baseball
23. Carmelo Anthony, $25.1 million, basketball
24. Kaka, $25 million, soccer
25. Manny Pacquaio, $25 million, boxing
26. Jeff Gordon, $24.9 million, racing
27. Ronaldinho, $24.7 million, soccer
28. Amare Stoudemire, $34.5 million, basketball
29. Maria Sharapova, $24.2 million, tennis
30. Wayne Rooney, $24.1 million, soccer
31. Jimmie Johnson, $24 million, racing
32. Kevin Garnett, $23.8 million, basketball
33. C.C. Sabathia, $23.6 million, baseball
34. Jim Furyk, $23 million, golf
35. Vince Carter, $21.8 million, basketball
36. Johan Santana, $21.5 million, baseball
37. Tim Duncan, $21.2 million, basketball
38. Chris Paul, $20.9 million, basketball
39 (tie). Mark Teixeira, $20.8 million, baseball
39 (tie). Ryan Howard, $20.8 million, baseball
41. Miguel Cabrera, $20.3 million, baseball
42. Rashard Lewis, $20.1 million, basketball
43 (tie). Todd Helton, $19.6 million, baseball
43 (tie). Ernie Els, $19.6 million, golf
45 (tie). Joe Mauer, $19.3 million, baseball
45 (tie). Dirk Nowitzki, $19.3 million, basketball
47. Barry Zito, $19.2 million, baseball
48. Jahri Evans, $19.1 million, football
49. Pau Gasol, $18.9 million, basketball
50. Michael Redd, $18.8 million, basketball

City Wide Rally in Support of Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price

FYI...Annouced today...next week's rally will feature a live broadcast on Freddie Haynes' K-104 show and guest speakers will include civil rights pioneer and St. Luke's pastor emeritus Zan W. Holmes and Rev. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson.

Fwd: FYI...

Mark your calendars. Sunday 7/17 @ 4:30pm. St. Luke's Community United Methodist Church will host a city-wide rally in support of county commissioner John Wiley Price.

Given this support, sounds like the pastors might have an inside scoop.

How Ignorant Are Americans?

How Ignorant Are Americans? http://t.co/Crd87ry NEWSWEEK gave 1,000 Americans the U.S. Citizenship Test--38 percent failed.

A Sample 100 Question Citizenship Test

1.What are the colors of our flag? 2. How many stars are there in our flag? 3. What color are the stars on our flag? 4. What do the stars on the flag mean? 5. How many stripes are there in the flag? 6. What color are the stripes? 7. What do the stripes on the flag mean? 8. How many states are there in the Union? 9. What is the 4th of July? 10. What is the date of Independence Day? 11. Independence from whom? 12. What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War? 13. Who was the first President of the United States? 14. Who is the President of the United States today? 15. Who is the Vice-President of the United States today? 16. Who elects the President of the United States? 17. Who becomes the President of the United States if the President should die? 18. For how long do we elect the President? 19. What is the Constitution? 20. Can the Constitution be changed? 21. What do we call a change to the Constitution? 22. How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution? 23. How many branches are there in our government? 24. What are the three branches of our government? 25. What is the legislative branch of our government? 26. Who makes the laws in the United States? 27. What is Congress? 28. What are the duties of Congress? 29. Who elects Congress? 30. How many senators are there in Congress? 31. Can you name the two senators from your state? 32. For how long do we elect each senator? 33. How many representatives are there in Congress? 34. For how long do we elect the representatives? 35. What is the executive branch of our government? 36. What is the judiciary branch of our government? 37. What are the duties of the Supreme Court? 38. What is the supreme law of the United States? 39. What is the Bill of Rights? 40. What is the capital of your state? 41. Who is the current governor of your state? 42. Who becomes President of the United States if the President and the Vice-President should die? 43. Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? 44. Can you name the 13 original states? 45. Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death."? 46. Which countries were our enemies during World War II? 47. What are the 49th and 50th states of the Union? 48. How many terms can a President serve? 49. Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.? 50. Who presides over your local government? 51. According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become President. Name one of these requirements. 52. Why are there 100 Senators in the Senate? 53. Who selects the Supreme Court justices? 54. How many Supreme Court justices are there? 55. Why did the Pilgrims come to America? 56. What is the head executive of a state government called? 57. What is the head executive of a city government called? 58. What holiday was celebrated for the first time by American colonists? 59. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence? 60. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? 61. What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence? 62. What is the national anthem of the United States? 63. Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner? 64. Where does freedom of speech come from? 65. What is the minimum voting age in the United States? 66. Who signs bills into law? 67. What is the highest court in the United States? 68. Who was President during the Civil War? 69. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? 70. What special group advises the President? 71. Which President is called the "Father of our country?" 72. What Immigration and Naturalization Service form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen? 73. Who helped the Pilgrims in America? 74. What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America? 75. What were the 13 original states of the U.S. called? 76. Name 3 rights or freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. 77. Who has the power to declare war? 78. What kind of government does the United States have? 79. Which President freed the slaves? 80. In what year was the Constitution written? 81. What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called? 82. What is the supreme law of the land? 83. Where does Congress meet? 84. Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights? 85. What is the introduction to the Constitution called? 86. Name one benefit to being a citizen of the United States? 87. What is the most important right granted to U.S. citizens? 88. What is the United States Capitol? 89. What is the White House? 90. Where is the White House located? 91. What is the name of the President's official home? 92. Name one right guaranteed by the first amendment. 93. Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military? 94. Which President was the first Commander in Chief of the U.S. military? 95. In what month do we vote for President? 96. In what month is the new President inaugurated? 97. How many times may a Senator be re-elected? 98. How many times may a Congressman be re-elected? 99. What are the 2 major political parties in the U.S. today? 100. How many states are there in the United States?

Answer sheet for 100 Questions Red, White, and Blue. 50 White One for each state in the union 13 Red and White They represent the original 13 states 50 Independence Day July 4th England England George Washington Barack Obama Joe Biden The electoral college Vice-President Four years The supreme law of the land Yes Amendments 27 3 Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary Congress Congress The Senate and the House of Representatives To make laws The people 100 John Ensign and Harry Reid 6 years 435 2 years The President, cabinet, and departments under the cabinet members The Supreme Court To interpret laws The Constitution The first 10 amendments of the Constitution Carson City Jim Gibbons Speaker of the House of Representatives John G. Roberts, Jr. Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, and Maryland Patrick Henry Germany, Italy, and Japan Alaska and Hawaii 2 A civil rights leader Your County Commissioners Must be a natural born citizen of the United States; Must be at least 35 years old by the time he/she will serve; Must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years 2 from each state Appointed by the President 9 For religious freedom Governor Mayor Thanksgiving Thomas Jefferson July 4, 1776 That all men are created equal The Star-Spangled Banner Francis Scott Key The Bill of Rights 18 The President The Supreme Court Abraham Lincoln Freed many slaves The Cabinet George Washington Form N-400, "Application to File Petition for Naturalization" The American Indians (Native Americans) The Mayflower Colonies Rights: The right of freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly and requesting change of government. The right to bear arms (the right to have weapons or own a gun, though subject to certain regulations). The government may not quarter, or house, soldiers in the people's homes during peacetime without the people's consent. The government may not search or take a person's property without a warrant. A person may not be tried twice for the same crime and does not have to testify against him/herself. A person charged with a crime still has some rights, such as the right to a trial and to have a lawyer. The right to trial by jury in most cases. Protects people against excessive or unreasonable fines or cruel and unusual punishment. The people have rights other than those mentioned in the Constitution. Any power not given to the federal government by the Constitution is a power of either the states or the people. The Congress Republic Abraham Lincoln 1787 The Bill of Rights The Constitution. In the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Everyone (citizens and non-citizens living in the U.S.) The Preamble Obtain federal government jobs; travel with a U.S. passport; petition for close relatives to come to the U.S. to live The right to vote The place where Congress meets The President's official home Washington, D.C., (1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.) The White House Freedom of: speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly, and, requesting change of the government The President George Washington November January There is no limit There is no limit Democratic and Republican 50

How should a Judge, Judge?

A judge should approach the law in a formalistic, mechanical way abstracted from human experience.

or

A judge should determine, at the moment of decision, whether our collective values on a given issue have converged to a degree that they can be persuasively crystallized and credibly absorbed into legal doctrine.

Clarence Thomas Wants A Fight

Clarence Thomas wants a fight about his lying to the American people. So let's give it to him.

Here are the facts. Thomas' wife earned $700,000 from half the radical right-wing ideologues in Washington. Opposing health care reform was her specialty.
                                           
For 13 years, Clarence Thomas didn't disclose a penny of that income, even though he was legally and ethically obligated.

Thomas is trying to conceal a blatant conflict of interest. His family is getting rich off an issue that's very likely to come before the Supreme Court.

So 250,000 of us demanded he recuse himself from cases about health care. We must have struck a nerve because Thomas went apoplectic, accusing you and me of "undermining" the Supreme Court because we dare question a single justice's impartiality.

This week was another big financial disclosure deadline -- and the beginning of the next round of our fight.

These financial forms are a matter of public record, typically made available within 30 days of the filing deadline. But when a Supreme Court justice has broken the public trust repeatedly for over a decade, we deserve to know right away what conflict he has.

Stand with me to force Clarence Thomas to release his disclosure ASAP. We need to know how big a conflict Thomas is bringing every day to our Supreme Court.

There's clearly something fishy going on when a U.S. Supreme Court justice claims his wife's income was "inadvertently omitted due to a misunderstanding of the filing instructions" -- especially when those instructions are, "Spouse's Non-Investment Income -- If you were married during any portion of the reporting year, complete this section."

Already there are questions about Mrs. Thomas' 2010 earnings at Liberty Central, a right-wing action group she founded in 2009. She claims she had no salary -- the COO of the organization says otherwise.
                                           
Clarence Thomas shouldn't hide the truth behind stalling tactics. Stand with me today and demand he publicly release his financial disclosure immediately.

Thanks again to the 250,000 people who are already standing with me to hold Clarence Thomas accountable. Our work has been a great success so far.

But Thomas is gearing up for a fight. And, as a guy from Brooklyn, there's no way I'm backing down. I need you in my corner one more time.

Anthony Weiner

SUPPORT KATHY HOCHUL

Remember that Republican congressman who high-tailed it out of Washington after the shirtless photos he sent to women on Craigslist got splashed all over the Internet?

Well, the special election for his seat is just 8 days away and our Democratic candidate, Kathy Hochul, is down by just 1 point in her latest poll!

Republicans know it would be a disaster to lose this race in the single reddest district in all of New York -- even his Royal Highness Speaker John Boehner rushed up there to raise cash for more dishonest Republican attack ads.

With just 24 hours to go until our One Week Out Deadline, let's show we've got what it takes to fight this race to the finish.

Contribute $20 or more today to help us raise the $75,000 needed to fight back against Republican attacks.

I'm telling you -- the more folks in Western New York hear about the Republicans' support for that ludicrous budget to end Medicare, the more voters are flocking to support Kathy.

The Republicans' cynical plan to pay for tax breaks for the ultra rich by ending the Medicare support that our seniors rely on is far more shameful than a few racy photos. Let's make sure they don't get away with it.

Thanks,

James Carville

P.S. Back in 2009, Democrats won another special election in upstate New York by just 726 votes. This race is shaping up to be the same sort of nail-biter. Help us hit our $75,000 goal to help put Democratic candidate Kathy Hochul over the top.

Contribute today

Bar Stool Economics REVEALED

Our Tax System Explained: Bar Stool Economics

Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:
The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
The fifth would pay $1.
The sixth would pay $3.
The seventh would pay $7.
The eighth would pay $12.
The ninth would pay $18.
The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.

So, that’s what they decided to do.

The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve. ‘Since you are all such good customers,’ he said, ‘I’m going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20.’ Drinks for the ten now cost just $80.

The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free.

But what about the other six men – the paying customers? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his ‘fair share?’

They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody’s share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer. So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man’s bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay.

And so:
The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).
The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33%savings).
The seventh now pay $5 instead of $7 (28%savings).
The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings).
The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings).
The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).

Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings.

‘I only got a dollar out of the $20,’declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man,’ but he got $10!’

‘Yeah, that’s right,’ exclaimed the fifth man. ‘I only saved a dollar, too. It’s unfair that he got ten times more than I got’

‘That’s true!!’ shouted the seventh man. ‘Why should he get $10 back when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!’

‘Wait a minute,’ yelled the first four men in unison. ‘We didn’t get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!’

The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.

The next night the tenth man didn’t show up for drinks so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn’t have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!

And that, ladies and gentlemen, journalists and college professors, is how our tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.

================================================================================
What does the above "analysis" FAIL to discuss:

If you were to divide up a $100 as a function of the wealth distribution among the 10 friends (U.S. families):

The 10th guy (the richest) would receive $71.30
The 9th guy would receive $13.40
The 7th & 8th guys would share $11.30
The 5th & 6th guys would share $3.80
The 1st 4 guys (the poorest) would share 20 cents

Forget for a second, that the top 10% of folks aren't spending much time with the bottom 90%...much less a daily round of beers, but ask yourself:

Where else in the world is the rich guy to go where he'll be able to command 70+ percent of the resources?