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By Patrick KerkstraKnight Ridder Newspapers

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BAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. ser-vicemembersbasedinIraqandacrosstheglobecan’tbeconfidentthattheirvotes will be counted in this year’spresidential election, analysts andmilitaryadvocatessaidthisweek. Those warnings came despitea stepped-up Pentagon campaign—developedinresponsetothe2000election, when as many as 30 per-cent of service members stationedoverseas were unable to vote — toencouragetroopstoregisterandvoteearly.Observerspraisedthemilitary’seffortsbutsaidacumbersomevotingprocess, a confusing patchwork ofstatelawsandlikelyballotchallengesalmostcertainlywoulddisenfranchisesomemilitaryvoters. Anecdotal accounts from sol-diers stationed in Iraq confirmedthat at least some troops here whoappliedtotheirlocalelectionsboardsfor absentee ballots months ago stillhaven’t received them. “I sent myapplication in June, and I never gotanythingback,”said1stCavalrySgt.Jim Villareal from Orange County,Calif. Therehavebeenisolatedreportsof shortages of the federal replace-

ment ballots, but Wright said theyappearedtobereachingmostsoldierswhoneededthem. “We have seen some improve-ment.Justhowmuchisimpossibletosay.At this point everyone has theirfingerscrossed,”saidDerekStewart,who in 2001 wrote a highly criticalassessmentof themilitary’soverseasvoting program for the GovernmentAccountabilityOffice.Giventhelike-lihood of a close presidential elec-tion,afewthousandmorevotesfromservice members stationed overseascouldswingtheresultsinbattlegroundstates such as Florida, PennsylvaniaandOhio. Just537votesdividedPresidentBushandAlGoreinFloridain2000,a spread easily covered by militaryballots.MilitaryvotershavetendedinpastelectionstovoteRepublican,anda recent Annenberg election surveyof 655 active-duty soldiers and theirfamilymembersfoundthattheywerelikelytobackBushinlargenumbersagainthisyear. Overseas military ballots areparticularly susceptible to challenge,experts said, because they frequent-ly arrive past deadlines and withoutpostmarks.ThePentagonhadplannedto roll out a $22 million electronicsolution to theproblem thiselection.But security experts said the votes

— which would’ve been transmit-ted over the Internet — wouldn’t besecure, so the system was scrapped.Thehodgepodgeofvotingandballot-applicationmethodsthattookitsplaceare so confusing that the DefenseDepartment issued a 379-page guideto help service members figure outhowtovote.Themilitaryhasdelugedservice members with reminders tovote early. Banners and signs seemto fly from every base in Iraq, and“remember to vote” commercials airfrequentlyontheArmedForcestele-vision network. The Pentagon cam-paignandthecrucialroleoftheIraqwarintheelectionhavecombinedtomaketheelectionapassionatesubjectof debate inmesshalls andbarracksacrossIraq. “A lot of soldiers feel PresidentBushisn’tfulfillingwhathesaidhe’ddo,”saidSpc.RicardoHart,35,ofthe321st Signal Co. out of Reno, Nev.“ButItellthem,thisiswar,thisisstillaconflict.Nothingisblackandwhite.So,we’reallvoting—justmaybenotforthesameperson.”

Distributed by Knight Ridder Corporation. Hannah Allam contrib-uted to this article.

in past months has seen a strongbackingforaproposallawthatwouldmake it more difficult for Wal-Martto build superstores in the city. TheCouncil wishes to ask the corpora-tiontoproveitwouldhaveapositiveimpactonthecommunity,which,theCouncilbelieves,Wal-Martwillhaveahardtimedoing. Speakingaboutthecurrentloca-tion of the dug-up remains of theNative Hawaiians, Raymond said,“the site is inadequate for preserva-tionofnativeremains.”

yelled that the boxed ancestors andignorance to the Hawaiian culturewerea“formofterrorism”onthepartofWal-Mart.Thedemonstrators,whotriedtostoptheopeningofthestore,wanttheremainstobereburiedattheWal-Martsite. A similar demonstration isexpected tomorrow as the adjacentSam’s Club will hold its openingfestivities. Wal-Mart arrivals worldwideare making wakes of sacrilegiousclaims. In Mexico a Wal-Mart situ-atedbefore theancientpyramidruinof Teotihuacan represented a des-ecrationofpre-Columbusculturefornatives there. The Teotihuacan Wal-Mart has triggered the creation ofthe International Boycott vs. CostcoandWal-Mart coalition, which says,“Wal-MarthasdestroyedsacredsitesoftheAztecandOlmecnations.” There are those who agreewith the affordability and availabil-ityWal-Martofferstoshoppers.“It’sa good thing because Wal-Mart ischeap,”MariaHernandez,aresidentof Teotihuacan told reporters. “Wewon’thavetogofartobuythings.” Mark Raymond, a NativeHawaiian student at the UniversityofHawai‘isaid,“IbelieveWal-Martshould show more respect for theNativeHawaiiancommunity’sances-tors than placing them in cardboardboxes.” Even inplaces that don’t claimsubstantial cultural loss with thearrival of Wal-Mart, there are stillproblems.LosAngeles’CityCouncil

U.S. troops overseas still awaiting absentee ballots

wal-MartandSam’sClubonKe’eaumokuSt.,whichopenedthispastweek,hasdrawnrecentpublicattentionregardingthedis-coveryofancienthumanremainsduringtheircon-struction.

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By Candice novakKa Leo News Editor

Twenty-five Native Hawaiianprotesters rallied in frontof thenewHonoluluWal-Martduringthegrandopening, while most bargain-crazedshoppers headed past them for freeJamba Juice and coffee. A protestsimilartolastWednesday’sWal-Martopening is planned for tomorrow attheadjacentSam’sClubopening. The Honolulu Wal-Mart MegaMall sits on top of a burial sitefrom which 42 Native Hawaiianbodies were excavated. Some pro-testers claim the ancient remainsare those of their “iwi kapuna” orancestors. Duringthe year-and-a-half construction ofthe city-block-wide, 315,000-plussquare-foot, double-decker buildinglastspring,theremainsoftheNativeHawaiianswerefoundandnowsitincardboardboxesundertheon-ramp. “Wal-Mart’s pitch is that it’sslashing prices for you. In thisinstance,it’sslashinggraves,”MosesHala, a Native Hawaiian LegalCorporate Lawyer who has filed asuit against the company told theAssociatedPress. Wal-Mart’s spokespersonCynthia Lin told the AP that Wal-MartistreatingtheHawaiianremainswith respect by placing them “in anair-conditioned,darkened trailer in asecurelocationonthecite.” After aHawaiian-themedopen-ingceremony—withtheuntyingofaleiatthemainentrance—protesters

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MayoralcandidateMufihannemanntalkswithanabsenteepollingloca-tionemployeeonhiswaytocasthisvoteyesterday.

Sen.LesIharaandRep.GalenFoxwillspeaktomorrowabouttheirnew“CleanCampaignProject”from12–1p.m.inSaundersHall,room704. “Dirty Election? How To TellIfYou’reGettingtheStraightStory”will describe the bipartisan groupcreated this year as a watchdogagainst dirty campaign advertise-ment. Alsopresentwillbethreeofthefour-member bipartisan group. ThethreeareformerCityCouncilwomanMarilyn Bornhorst, also a former

Democratic Party chairwomen;WarrenIwasa,aDemocraticofficialand Honolulu Community-MediaCouncilpresident;andRandyRoth,a University of Hawai‘i Law pro-fessor, who also is a former senioradvisor to Republican Gov. LindaLingle. The other republican fromthe four-member group who is notscheduled to appear at the event isKateZhou,apoliticalscienceschol-ar and Republican convention del-egate.ThisforumispresentedbytheUH Manoa Society of Professional

Wal*MartFacts:•Wal-Martisa2,300-store,world-widecorporation,whichreceivesmorethan100millioncustomerseachweek.

•Forthe2003fiscalyearWal-Martmade$244billionandwasontopofthe2000Fortune500.

•Wal-Marthas1.2millionemployeesworldwide.•TheHonoluluWal-Martemploys1,100workersandistheseventhandlargestonHawai‘i––itisbiggerthantheRoyalHawaiianShoppingCenterinWaikiki.

Wal-Mart protest set for tomorrow

Casting out

Politicians to discuss election ads

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On the NFL field, inertia is king By Greg BishopThe Seattle Times

(KRT)

SEATTLE—Hereweretwolargemen,giantagainstgiant,smallcaragainstsmallcar,saunteringtowardeachother,facescontortedintosnarls,adrenalineandmachismopumpingthroughtheirveins.Theystoppedatanimaginaryline,waitedforthesignal. Andthen,BOOM.Somewhere,IsaacNewtoncringed.Thatwholeforce-is-equal-to-mass-times-accel-erationdeal. BillLaveronihadspentadecadeofhislifecoachingoffensiveline-men,andwhathesawbeforehimthatdayin1990wasthefuture.Thatyear,therewere39playersintheNFLwhoweighedmorethan300pounds.Thisyear,therearewellover200. ButLaveroniwasn’twatchingoffensivelinementhatday.Hewaswatchingsumowrestlers. “AndIsawoffensivelineplay,”Laveronisaid,hisbreathquick-enedafteraspiriteddemonstration.“Japanese-style.” That’swhatoffensivelinemenhavebecomeinthisglorifiedgameofgirth:faster,quicker,better-condi-tionedsumowrestlers.Asouped-up,slimmed-downversionofthelargestathletesontheplanet. TheNFLneverfeltsolarge.Consider: Inthe1980s,legendtoldofamanwhoatecerealoutofamixingbowlandoncedrank4812-ouncebeersinonesittingduringcollege.Thatmanweighedsomewherebetween320and330pounds,nor-malbytoday’sstretchedstandards.YetWilliamPerrywasthebiggestmanoncampus,andaregularnick-namewouldn’tdo. Sotheychristenedhim“TheRefrigerator.” WhentheWashingtonRedskinswontheSuperBowlin1983,theiroffensivelineaveraged267pounds.SeahawkstightendJerramyStevensweighs265. Thenthere’sArtShell,whoplayedunderJohnMaddenontheOaklandRaiders.Hefluctuatedbetween285poundsand300-plus,gainingweightastheseasonworeon.MaddenusedtojokethathewouldlookbetweenShell’slegsforsunlight.Ifhedidn’tseeany,Shellneededanewdiet.

EvenJerryGlanvilleoncefamouslyopined,“Hecanbeagreatplayerinthisleagueforalongtimeifhelearnstwowords:I’mfull.” HewastalkingaboutLincolnKennedy,aUniversityofWashingtongraduatewhobecameathree-timeProBowlplayer. “You’regoingtohavemore400-pounders,”saidLaveroni,whoisinhisfirstseasonastheSeahawks’linecoach.“Therewillbea450-poundplayer.Idon’tthinkyou’llseetoomanymorelinemen290poundsorless.Icouldseeasumowrestleronanoffensiveline.It’sjustgoingtogetbiggerandbiggerandbigger.” Wellthen,howdidtheNFLgetsoNaturallyFreakin’Large? PlayerstrainlikeOlympians,for

starters.Theydosowithregimensculledfromstrengthandcondition-ingcoaches,addingmorestrengthandsizewithsupplementslegalandillegal. Ontheoffensiveline,theshiftfrommobilitytomassstartedin1978whentheNFLchangeditsblockingrules,allowinglinementoextendtheirelbowsfartherthanthespanoftheirshoulders,allowingthemtousetheirhandswhentheyblocked.Bulkbecamemoreimpor-tant,maneuverabilitylessso. Buttheleague—likewaistlines,McDonald’smealsandJohnnyDamon’shair—justkeepsgrow-ing.Twentyyearsago,linemenwhoweighedmorethan300poundswereindangerofbeingcut.Thisyear,

thosewhoweighunder300poundsaretheendangeredspecies. Sothisisanoffensivelineman’sjobdescription:liftweights,drinkproteinshakes,takesupplements,runblock,passblock,attendmeetings,eatuntilfooddoesn’ttastegoodany-more. SeahawkscenterRobbieTobeckcallsittheseafooddiet.Seefood.Eatit. EdCunningham,aformerSeahawkslinemanwhoworksasabroadcasterforABC,wouldeat10,000to12,000caloriesadaytomaintainweight.Ifhedidn’tfocusonconsuming,hewouldlose5pounds. “Itwasliterallyapartofmyjob,”hesaid.“Justlikeastockbroker

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Mike Brewster cuts through the nevada defense with the help of the offensive line. In the nFL, the offensive line has seen bulkier players since a 1978 rule change allowed linemen to extend their elbows farther than the span of their shoulders and to use their hands when they blocked.

checkingtheearnings,thatwaspartofmyjobdescription:stuffingmyfacepurple.” JoeyHollenbeck,anEnumclawnativewhowasinSeattle’scampthisyear,takes15vitaminsadayandwashesdown2,500caloriesamealwithaproteinshake.Whilemostpeopleeatonesteakwiththreevegetablesfordinner,Tobeckenjoysthreesteaksandonevegetable. ButwhatamazesformerSeahawksquarterbackJimZornisn’thowlargetheselinemenhavebecome,buthowtheypushlikesumowrestlers,runlikelinebackersandeatlikethatguywhowinstheNathan’shotdogeatingcontests. “They’requickerthanguysthatweighed260whenIplayed,”Zornsaid. CunninghamspenthistimebetweenhissophomoreandjunioryearsatWashingtonlivinginAustralia.Hepracticedwitharugbyteam,andoneoftheplayerstoldhimhecouldbeworldclassinthatsport,evenat285pounds.SeahawkscenterDennisNormancandunkabasketball.SeahawksguardFloydWomack,amantheycallPorkChop,canjumpropewiththeeaseofa14-year-oldgirl. “Whenyoustopandthinkaboutit,theseguysareathletes,”SeahawksstrengthandconditioningcoachMikeClarksaid.“REALLYBIGathletes.” JustasktheguywhowalkeduptoTobeckinthegymforthefollow-ingexchange:

See Inertia, page 5

Clarification Friday’s front page WalMartphoto was taken by Jamm Aquino.Thephotohadbeenattributedtothewrongphotographer.KaLeoregretstheerror. If you have any questions about the accuracy or fairness of our arti-cles, please email kaleo@kaleo.org

Editor: Christopher Mikesell Associate Editor: Leah Ricker | (808) 956-3214 | opinions@kaleo.orgOPINIONS

Ka Leo O Hawai‘i

Wednesday, October 20, 2004 | Page 3

Guys who go and work out ... to get bigger, stronger and more massive are not more likely to go and act poorly or violently toward other people just because they are big and physical.

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Size Size matters. No question about it.As much aspeoplewouldliketotellyouotherwise,aslongaswehaveeyestosee(andmasstomeasure)weasasocietywillneverbeable toactas ifpeoplearealluniformparticlesofsimilarsizeandshape.It’sjustnotpracti-calthatway;torecognizethatsomepeoplecanbarelytakeupspaceinsideanSsizeshirtwhileothershavenoproblemfillingoutan3XLoneistorecognizethefactthatnotallpeoplearebuiltthesame.Norshouldtheybe. But then, towhatextentdoessizematter?A lotofpeoplewouldsaythatyoursizedoesn’tdeterminewhoyouare,andI’dhavetoagreewiththem.I’dsaythateveryoneisapersonfirstandanadjectivesecond.Butthewayyouarebuiltundeniablyhassomeimpacton the way you think about and develop your self-esteeminthesensethatwhileyouphysicallyresembleonebodytype,youmighthaveanotherbodytypethatyou’d like to be, and sometimes those two profilesdon’tmatch. It’ssomethingofauniversalstruggle.Arepeoplereallysatisfiedwiththewaytheylook?Youcancallitvanityifyouwanttobemaliciousaboutit,buttoanextent, ifyoufeelgoodabout thewayyouarebuilt,then you feel better about what you can do and youhavemoreconfidenceinyourself. Soifit’sauniversalstruggle,whyhasalmostallthe attention been placed on the female side of thisequation? We hear so much about how women areoppressedby theplagueofnegativebody imagebutwehardlyeverget tohear fromamalestandpoint. Isuppose this is becauseguyshave a tendency tonotwanttotalkaboutstufflikefeelingsandinadequacies,but I’m just asking you to take a moment and thinkaboutthiskindofstuff.

Shameless?Youbet!

Forguys,yes,thisiskindofanegothing.Ifyoureallywant toget technical and academic about it, Isuppose Icouldsaysomething to theeffectof“menareobsessedwithsizebecausesizehasacorrelationwith perceived power,” and that would make all thegender studies folks happy while alienating mostguys. Really, it’s almost as if people think it’s a bad

For people tall-er than the median height of 5’9”, it’s good to know that the limi-tations of being a short guy are sometimes inconveniences and sometimes blessings in disguise.

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thing to feel that size is something to be proud of.Infact,it’salmostasifbecausepeoplethinkthatthemale preoccupation with size is so connected withwhatpeopleoftenincorrectlyperceiveaschauvinismormachismothatofallthings,menhavetofeelguilty—guilty!—aboutfeelinggoodabouttheirsize. Men,it’stimetosayitloud,sayitproud,andsayitwithme:IamnotashamedofhowIfeelaboutmysize,andneithershouldyou.Whetheryou’reshortortall,bigorsmall, thefact thatyouhavean ideal thatyouwant to strive fordoesnotmakeyouabadper-son. Guyswhogoandworkoutandeattogetbigger,stronger,andmoremassivearenotmorelikelytogoand act poorly or violently toward other people justbecausetheyarebigandphysical.It’snotmachismo.It’sself-improvement,andbothmenandwomenneedtounderstandthis. Conversely,justbecauseaguywantstoexerciseanddiettogethimselfleanerdoesnotmeanthatheisautomaticallygoingtoactasifheisGod’sgifttoany-one.Likethepreviousexample,it’squitepossiblethathejustwantstofeelbetteraboutnotonlythewayhelooksbutalsoabouthisoverallhealth.Samegoesforguyslikemewhoareneithermuscularnorskinnybutstillbig—IamnotobligatedtofeelasifIamslob-bingoruglyinguptheworld,norshouldIfeelguilty

ifIdonot.Everyguycanhavehisownstandardsofmasculinity and physicality, and in no circumstanceshouldanymanhavetoanswertoanyoneelseasfarashisstandardsareconcerned.

BeingSmall

Let me use my own conceptions of size as anexample. I stand at about five feet two inches tall,maybe five feet three on a good day with big shoeson.Thus,bymyyardstick,I’malotshorterthanmostpeople Iknow.Believeme, foraguywithnotmanyrolemodelsinhislife,IhavetolookuptoquiteafewpeoplethanIwouldliketoonadailybasis. Forpeopletallerthanthemedianheightof5’9”,it’sgoodtoknowthatthelimitationsofbeingashortguy are sometimes inconveniences and sometimesblessings in disguise. The most obvious limitation Ican thinkof is thatof reach.Yes,sometimesI’mnotabovejustreachingforastepstooltogetsomethingIcan’treachorwalkingalittlebitfastertogettoagoal

See Matters, page 4

StoutMinds

Christopher MikesellKa Leo Opinions Editor

OPINIONSPage 4 | Wednesday, October 20, 2004 Editor: Christopher Mikesell Associate Editor: Leah Ricker | (808) 956-3214 | opinions@kaleo.org

Ka Leo O Hawai‘i

People call it bulk, burliness and a million other things, but what-ever you call it, if you have it, you can most definitely make your presence felt.

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”Size IwishIweretaller,butIcanlivewithbeingshort.You know why? Short people don’t take up as muchvertical space, which means that the low ceiling thatwouldsplittheforeheadofatallerpersonwalkingintoit is just an easy overhang for a short person to dealwith. Also, while short people might be smaller thantheir taller counterparts, we are, by scale, stronger.It’s obvious that short weightlifters, especially thosewho do world-class competitions in contests like theOlympics and the annualWorld’sStrongestMancon-test, have the advantage when performing the task oflifting something off the ground simply because thedon’thavetomoveitasfartogetitoverhead. Andconsider this:while itmaynotbemuchofaconsolation to someone who wants to lift sheer num-bersthefactremainsthatthesmalleranorganismgetsthe more it can lift relative to its own body weight.Whenyouget reallydown to it,ants,ofallcreatures,can liftaboutfifty times theirownbodyweight. Ifanantweretobebuiltproportionallylarger,itwouldgettothepointwhereitwouldn’tevenbeabletoliftitselfoff theground,which iswhywedon’t seegiantbugscrawlingaroundHawai‘i,thankgoodness. Unfortunately, it’s a lot more difficult for a guyto change his height than his weight. I mean, I guessifyouwantedtoyoucouldpulloffaDonKinghairdoandwearalotofverticalstripes,butit’dbeawholeloteasiertofigureouthowyoucanmakeyourheightworkforyou.Thatway,whileyoumayneed to reach foraladdereveryonceinawhile,atleastyou’llbeabletoacceptwhatyoucanandcan’tchangeaboutyourself.

Being Big

Of course, anaspectof aman’s size that isoftenchanged is his mass, or his girth. People call it bulk,burlinessandamillionotherthings,butwhateveryoucall it, if you have it, you can most definitely makeyourpresencefelt.Iknowthisfirsthand:whileImightbe a shave above five feet tall I am also about 260pounds.ShouldIbeguiltyorashamedofthefactthatIdon’tfeelbadaboutthis?No.Idon’tsubscribetothebeliefhatIamsomehowabadpersonbecauseIdon’tspendmytimeinself-flagellationovermysize. OfcourseIamawareofthefactsaboutthehealthrisksassociatedwithbeingaparticularlyfatguy.Comeon,give fatguys somecredit, justbecauseweare fatdoesn’tmeanweare as stupidas the commonstereo-typewouldsuggest.WhatIdoknowisthatthesehealthrisks are not a result of simply being overweight, butarearesultofinactivity,apoordiet,andanunhealthycardiovascularsystem.Athinguycanbejustasmuchofacouchpotatoasafatguy,andhewouldbeat thesame risks for all these things that are supposedly —andincorrectly—linkedtosimplybeingoverweight. Evenifyouarebig,you’renotalone,norareyouunloved. Current studies indicate that as much as 65percent — which was, last time I checked, a major-ity—of theU.S. population is overweight, so if youthinkthatfatpeoplearegoingtobehaveasiftheyareapersecutedminorityforever,youaresadlymistaken.Infact,accordingtoarecentstudy,thenumberofindi-vidualswhostronglyagreewiththestatement,“people

Matters: Building character by building mass

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who are not overweight look a lot more attractive”has gone down from 55 percent in 1985 to today’sfigureofamere25percentin2004. Whatdoesthismean,folks?Weliveinaworldwhere a big “huggable” teddy bear like RubenStuddard can win onAmerican Idol, where Fat Joecan appear on MTV’s Spring break without a shirton, and where — gasp! — being big is on its wayin. But what if you’re not just big, but also buff?Orwhataboutthosepeoplewho,likemyself,arenotas muscular as we’d like to be yet, but want to getstrongerandsubsequentlybigger?Hey,morepowertothem.Literally.There’salottobesaidaboutbeingabletoaccomplishmore,andbeingabletouseyourownmusclestopushfurther,longer,andharderthanyou could before is most definitely an accomplish-ment! Inaway,eventhoughIamalreadyabigguy,Idoadmittowantingtobebigger.Thereisnoshamein it. I admire the fact that titanic men like ShaneHamman of the U.S. Olympic Weightlifting teamhave thedisciplineanddetermination togooutandtrain like crazy to get the physiques and the powerthattheywant.Really, thatkindofsizedoesn’t justhappen. I’ve seen a lot of what I’d call “naturally big”guys,butifyouwanttogettowhereHammanis,youhavetobewillingtoworkforit,andIrespectpeoplewho can do that.That takes guts, that takes tough-ness,andthatkindofdevotionisatrueindicationofcharacter.Thefactthatsuchthingsareevenpossibleisoneofthemostempoweringideasthatweasmen

canholddear.

Being Me

Sizematters. Itmatters tomeand itmatters toallofus.It’swrongtosay,though,thataman’sfeel-ings about size stem from a feeling of superiorityor inferiority, that a man’s character and attitude isdefined by his size, and that men can’t think aboutsizewithoutfeelingtheguiltimposeduponusbytherest of society. It’s actually quite the opposite: formen—realmen—yourcharacterdeterminesyoursizeandnottheotherwayaround. Men,itisnotonlypossible,butalsoimperativethatwebeofbothstoutbodiesandstoutmindswhenitcomestoourself-perceptions,haveconfidenceinourselvesandmotivateourselvestoachievetheide-als we set.To achieve what you see as your visionof the perfect you, the best you that you can be, ittakesnotonlyclarityandfocusbutitalsotakesthewillingnesstodefythenegativeassociationssocietyholds with men who deal with size and strength.Onlywhenmenofsizecansuccessfullyshuckthesenegativeperceptionscanwetrulyprovethatweneednotfeelguiltyaboutourpursuitofphysicality. So,nomatterhowstrongorlargeyourbicepsorlatsare,howfaryoutipthescales,howfastyoucanrun or how much you can squat, always rememberthatthesizeofyourheartisoneofthemostimpor-tantsizesofallthatmatter.Afterall,yourheartisamuscle,too.

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Getting big means more than just increasing your size - it’s a state of mind. It’s an attitude that allows you to take pride in your efforts, and it’s a way to empower yourself physically, mentally and spiritually. Most importantly, a stout body can more often than not be the result of the focus and determination of a stout mind.

Doyoueverquestionthingsthatevery-onethinksarecool?RecentlyI’vebeenwonderingaboutthepopularityoflargebreasts, more specifically those onwomen.Breastsareacommonsubjectformen to talkaboutwithothermen.Wehaveallbeeninsituationswherewetalkorjokeabouthowcoolbigbreastsare. Do you ever ask yourself why?Haveyoueverturnedtotheotherguysandaskedwhyorsaidsomethingtothecontrary? I’ve asked myself and I realizethere is no good answer. If you asksomeone else what’s so great about awomanhavingalargechesttheywontbe able to give you a good answereither. At best they may say “it justdoes.” If in our society a large chestis viewed as being a good thing whyaren’tweabletoanswerwhy? Isthereanylogicalreasonforlik-inglargebreasts?Youdon’tneedlargebreaststoshareakiss,youdon’tneedlarge breasts to hold hands, and youdon’t need large breasts to have sex.You don’t even need large breasts tobreast feed.There really isnoactivitythat couples do in which the size ofthe woman’s chest matters, but still itseemstobeanissue. Could therebean inbornaffinityforlargebreasts?Physicalattractivenessalsofallsintothesamequestion.Whydo we view certain features as moreattractive?IsitapartofhumanDNA?Thefactthatdifferentculturesconsiderdifferentfeaturestobeattractivepointsto it being other reasons. Social ideas

of what is pretty also change. Takefor example suntans. In Japan paleskin isoftenpreferred,yet inHawai‘ieveryone is concerned with being toopale. Ifyoueverwatch theDiscoverychannel you may see a program of atribe in which the members are all ormostly naked. Women’s chests are inplainviewyetyoudonotseethemenwalkingaroundwithconstanterections.Ifconsideringcertainfeaturesbeautifulwerean inborn trait thenwewouldn’tsee such a wide diversity of ideas onbeautyindifferentcultures. Sincetheconceptofbeautyisirra-tional and not natural, that means wemusthavelearnedit.Aswegrowupwearebombardedbythemediawithimag-esofcertainfeaturesonawomanrep-resentingbeauty.Thisisnotsomethingwherewemakeachoice;ratherweareunconsciously molded into believingcertain things. For example, there isa lotof emphasis thatbeing skinny isimportant to being beautiful. Do youknowwhy?Canyougiveagoodrea-sonwhyskinnyismorebeautifulthanfat?AhundredyearsagoinAmerica,avoluptuousbodyshapewasconsideredbeautiful. It is clear that social ideas ofwhatbeauty is changeover time.Theinteresting thing is in how society’sinfluence manifests itself in our con-ceptsofwhatisbeautiful.Wehonestlybelievelargebreastsaremoreattractiveeventhoughweknowwehavenorealjustificationforthinkingit.Whydoweconsider some girls pretty and somenot? Its because we have learned thatbeautymeansacertainthing?Thescarypartisthatwhatwehavelearnedcanbestrongerthanourownreasoning.Evenmen who know that a woman’s bodyshape isn’t important can sometimessuccumbtotheattraction. Soyoumayask,whereistheharm

in that? The harm is that these ideashurtthosewhocan’tordon’tconform.Some studies have shown that whenyou put two different faces on tworesumes with the same qualifications,thewomanwhofitsthesocialstandardofbeautyispickedmoreoften.Peopleget hurt not just in job opportunitiesbut also emotionally. Many womengetdepressedwhen they seeunattain-able images of large breasted, skinny,tannedwomen.Theyundertakedanger-ousdiets in attempts tobeconsideredbeautiful.Why do we just accept andpromoteideassuchas“bigbreastsarebetter looking than small ones” eventhoughtheyhurtus? Breastimplantsareanotherexam-pleofhowstrongofagripbeautyhasonwomen.Theseideasofbeautyaresodeeplyingrainedthatsomewomenarewillingtohavesurgeonscutthemopenand put in an implant just to try andbebeautiful.The fact thatwomengetbreastimplantsshowsthattheybelievelarger breasts are more attractive thansmallerbreasts,otherwise therewouldbenopointintheoperation.Itisonlywhen we are trying to get attentionfromtheoppositesexthatwearecon-cerned with our attractiveness. Nowwhyisitthatawomanshouldhavetoundergosurgeryordrasticanddanger-ous dieting in order to impress men?Why should she be treated differentlyjust because she doesn’t have a largechest? Maybe the question should be,“what is it about humans that makesourmindssoweakthatwewouldjudgesomeoneontheirphysicalappearance?”Idon’texpecttochangesociety,butitisgoodforpeopletoquestionwhatwelearnfromsociety.Societytakesyearsto change, but it won’t change untilsomeonechallengesit.

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Breasts: The concept of our beauty is irrational

Inertia: For athletes, gain outweighs pain

Guy:“You’reprobablythestron-gestguyinhere.” Tobeck:“Igetpaidtobestrong.It’snobigdeal.” Guy:“You’reprobablynotveryfast,though.” Tobeck:“Well,I’vegot$100inmywalletthatsaysIcanbeatyououtsideintheparkinglotrightnow.” Guy:“Uh,well,um....”

Thatkindofspeed(acceleration)coupledwiththatkindofsize(mass)meanssomeseriousforce.Tobeckestimatesthathebreaksoneface-maskaweekduringtheseason. AfterCunninghamfinishedfootball,hisdoctortoldhimwithastraightface,“Ed,you’rea70-year-oldmanwho’sbeenin15carwrecks.” “Myfear,becauseofthewearandtear,isthatwe’regoingtogettothepointwherethere’ssomuchforcethatguysarejustgoingtobesnappingfemurs,”Cunninghamsaid.“Idon’tseeanendinsight.Idon’tfeelliketheseguysunderstandwhatthey’redoingtotheirbodies.Iwishtherewasaneducationprocess.” Seahawkslinemensaidtheyunderstandtheconsequencesbutdon’tspendtimedwellingonthem. Theyknowthatheavierathletesareatgreaterriskfordiabetes,heartdiseaseandhighcholesterol.TheyknowthattheNationalInstituteofOccupationalSafetyandHealthdidasurveyof7,000formerplayersin1994andfoundthatlinemenhada52percentgreaterriskofdyingthanthegeneralpopulation. “Youknow,”Hollenbecksaid.“ButIdon’treallythinkaboutitbecauseyoucan’treallythinkaboutit.” Theymightnotknowthat,whilethegeneralpopulationgrowsabout

2inchesand30poundsevery30years,theNFLgrowsthatquicklyinadecade. TheymightnotknowwhatDr.PierceScranton,aformerorthopedicsurgeonfortheSeahawks,wastalk-ingabouttheotherday.Abouthowthesurfacecartilageareaonajointdoesn’tgrowwhenpeopledo.Abouthowrepetitivestresswearsthosejointsout.Andabouthowfootballplayersputbetweenfourand10timestheamountofstressonjointsthantheyarenormallysubjectedto. “They’restillgiventhesamesur-facethatGodgaveeveryoneofus,”hesaid.“Wereallyunderstandhowtomakepeoplebigger,fasterandstronger.They’vegotthatfiguredout. “Butthelong-termhealthconse-quencesaren’tknown.Mypredictionisthatifyoutook100playerswhoplayedatleasttheircareerexpec-tancy(3.5years)andexaminedthejointsintheirbody,100percentwouldhavesymptomaticarthriticdeterioration.” Scrantonsuggestslinemengetafullmedicalprofilewhenthey’redoneplaying,abaselineforthepain-fullifemostexperienceafterfoot-ball. Butgainnowoutweighspainthen.Solinemeneat.Liftweights.Takesupplements. Thisisnothingnew.AtVanderbilt,in2001,Laveroniidenti-fied50potentiallinemen.Onlytwowereunder300pounds.Allwerehigh-schooljuniors. Adecadeearlier,hewasalreadyscoutingsumowrestlers.Now,hecanbarelytellthedifference. “Ithastostopnow,doesn’tit?”saidWomack,themantheycallPorkChop.“Wecan’tgetanybigger,canwe?” (c) 2004, The Seattle Times. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services.

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By Justin SumidaKa Leo Staff Writer

Regardlessofwhetherornotausedcarhas100or100,000milesonit,it’shardtoknowwhatitspreviousownerdidtoit.Butafteraninspectionoftheexterior,youcandoathoroughinspec-tionoftheinteriorandtakeitforatestdrive.Andifyoucan,bringafriendorrelativealongtohelpyou,sincetheymaycatchsomethingyoumiss. Whenenteringthecabinofacar,takeaquicksniff.Checkforcigarettesmellsandanythingelseyournostrilsfindoffensive.Ifyoushouldsmellmil-dewormold,itcouldbeanindicationofawaterleak. Waterleaksusuallyoccurduetopoorfittingdoorseals,windowrubber

orevenrustedoutmetal.Thesamegoesforthetrunk.Carswithpotentialwaterleaksshouldbeavoided. Lookattheceiling,doorpanels,seats,seatbeltsandcarpeting.Nothingshouldbeworn,frayed,stained,rippedorbroken.Ripplesintheceilingareindicationsthattheheadlinerwillsoonstarttosag,andwhichwillcostaround$100torepair. Thedashboard,doorpanelsandotherplastic/rubbershouldnotbecrackedorbroken.Iftheyare,livewithitorbepreparedtopaysomeseri-ouscashtoreplacethem. Withageneralinspectionoftheinteriorcomplete,sitinthedriver’sseat.Itshouldbesupportiveandhavelittlewearandtear.Ifthepedalsarehardlyworn,thenthevehicleshouldhaverelativelylowmileage.Butiftheyareseverelywornyetthevehiclehasonly10,000milesontheodom-eter,thenyoushouldsuspectodometerfraud. Anotherwaytocheckforodom-eterfraudistocloselyinspectit.Allnumbersshouldbeinline,excludingthewhitenumberattheend.Onsomevehicles,anindicatorwillshowupin

theodometeropening,indicatingthatithasbeentamperedwithorismalfunc-tioning. Ifthevehicleisequippedwithpoweraccessories,testthematitsdooraswellasatthedriver’smastercontrolcenter.Powerwindowsshouldoperatesmoothlyfromopentoclosepositions,andallpowerdoorlocksshouldlockwhenthemainbuttonispressed.Ifeverywindowworksbutthedriver’smaincontrolcenterdoesn’t,it’sgoingtobeexpensivetoreplace. Beforetakingatestdrive,popthehood.Ifthecarisequippedwithgasstruts,whichholdupthehood,thenthoseshouldeasilysupportthehoodwithoutlettingitsagorslamclosed.Onarelativelynew,lowmileageengine,thereshouldbeveryfewsignsofgrease,wetspotsanddirt. Checkallthefluids,includingtheoil,brake,coolantandpowersteering;andmakesurethattheyarefull.Checkforanymissingpartsandcovers;andmakenoteofanymodifications,suchasanaftermarketsecuritysystem,oranyotherelectricaldevicewhichmaybepresent.Thereshouldbenolooseorexposedwiring.

Althoughyoumaynotbefamiliarwithanenginecompartment,youcanusuallytellifacover,guardorothercomponentismissing,orifsomethinghasbeeninstalledincorrectly. Preferably,youwanttotakethecaroutforatestdrivewhentheengineiscold(notstartedthatday).Ifanenginehasanystartingproblems,theseproblemswillmostlikelybeevidentwhentheengineisstartedcold.Theengineshouldstartupassoonastheignitionisturned.Don’t“giveitalittlegas,”eventhoughtheowner/salesmaninstructsyouto. Theoldrumorofgivingacaralit-tlegastostartisuntrueoffuelinjectedcars.Althoughitmighthavebeenthenormtostartanoldcarburetedcar,anymoderndayenginedoesnotneedtobegivenalittlegastostartproperly.Ifitdoes,thenthereissomethingwrongwiththeengine’smanagementsystem.

Assoonthecarstarts,lookoutattherearviewwindowandgivethecaralittlegas.Averysmallamountofwhitesmokeisprobablyjustsomecondensation.Butwhitesmokethatpoursoutoftheexhaustandlookslikeasaunaroomindicatesthattheenginehassevereproblems.Itcouldbeablownheadgasket,orworse,acrackedengineblock/head. Ifbluesmokeispresent,excessiveoilisgettingintothecylinders.Inthiscase,anenginerebuildwillmostlikelyberequiredinthenearfuture.Blacksmokeindicatesafuel/airproblem. Youshouldstayawayfromacarthatshowsanysignofblue,blackorwhitesmokecomingfromtheexhaust. Whenyougivethecaralittlegaswhileinpark,theengineshouldrespondimmediately,andshould

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while in park, the engine should respond immediately, and should return to its idle state without sputtering or excessive shaking. When you apply the brake to engage the transmission (auto-matic), the engine should not sputter/die. When you engage the transmission, the car should shift into the appropriate gear smoothly without a jerk or clunk. On manual transmissions, the shifter should go into gear smoothly without excessive effort or grinding. With the transmission in gear, switch on the air condi-tioning. You should hear an audi-ble click indicating the air-condi-tion compressor has engaged. The air vents should quickly blow cold air. If not, suspect a possible refrigerant leak in the A/C system or a failing compressor. Both are very expensive to repair. If the car is OK at this point, take it for a test drive. Take note of any weird noises. There should be no clunks or loud rattles. On an open stretch of flat, straight road, check the car’s accelera-tion by giving it a little gas. The engine should perform well with-out hesitating, or losing power. Next, check the cars align-ment by slightly letting up on the steering wheel. Be very careful when doing this. The car should continue to move forward in a straight direction without swerv-ing or pulling to one side. There shouldn’t be any shak-ing, excessive vibrations or shim-mying while cruising on a road. When applying the brakes, you should have a good, solid pedal feel. If there is shimmy or vibra-tion when the brakes are applied, suspect warped rotors, which

means a brake job is needed. The transmission, if automatic, should shift smoothly. It should downshift without any clunk-ing or harshness. If the car is equipped with a manual transmis-sion, the clutch should engage and disengage smoothly and, as mentioned earlier, the shifter should go in place without any grinding. If the car is in good condition, you can start thinking about aes-thetics and ergonomics. Is the car something you can live with? Are the controls safely located and well within your reach? Are there any potentially dangerous blind spots? Is it comfortable by your standards? Can you drive it eas-ily? Is it too big? Is it too small? After your test drive, before shutting off the car, put it in park and open the hood. Pull out the transmission fluid dipstick and wipe it off. Then reinsert it and pull it out again. The fluid should be reddish in color. If it is brown, the transmission fluid needs changing. If it is milky, the radiator is bad. If the fluid has a burnt smell, the car’s transmission may not last much longer, and you could be looking at a pretty expensive repair bill down the road. After replacing the transmis-sion dipstick, take a look around the still-running engine. Check for leaks. A loud, excessive tick-ing or knocking sound indicates internal engine wear. Once the engine reaches operating temperature (gauge at halfway point), the cooling fans should come on. Make sure the fans adequately cool down the radiator coolant. Allow the fans to come on at least twice before shutting off the engine (Note: A/C

must be off to perform this test.). Inspect the tailpipe. If you see a greasy, oily substance on it, the engine is burning oil. The tailpipe should be dry and have a grayish sooty color. After letting the car cool down for a while, start it up. Some cars have trouble starting after they heat up.

If something potentially dan-gerous is found, or if you really dislike the car for another reason, just say no. Do not let a salesman push you into buying something you do not want. If you have the emotional strength of 10 tiny shiv-ering Chihuahuas, have someone with a lot of confidence and nerve make the deal for you.

If the car is in good condition and in your price range, take the time to have your mechanic check it out. And remember, if you end up buying a lemon, you can always sell it. Good luck.

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Car: Check leaks, breaks, transmission, a/c and engine noise

TimOTHy PinauLT • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i

after test driving a car, ask yourself if the vehicle fits you well. is it comfortable? Can your drive it easily? is it too big?