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12 NAT! If you were a trustworthy, loyal and dedicated Corps member and later became a judge, wouldn’t you excuse yourself from any case involving the Parson’s Mounted Cavalry? Of course you would. Unless you were Judge Rick Davis. Other independent observations about Judge Rick Davis you may find interesting: The Commission was "especially appalled at the highly inappropriate use by Judge Davis of the term 'Auschwitz camp guard' in connection with [a young female prosecutor]." Judicial Conduct Commission “Judge Davis cast public discredit on the judiciary and reasonable doubt on his capacity to fairly judge future criminal cases brought before his court... " Judicial Conduct Commission Judge Davis failed "to live up to the ethical standards of conduct required of a judge. " Three-Judge Panel appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas Ags Deserve Better. 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The Battalion offers discounted advertisin Thm programs and services of Student Media are funded in part by your Student Monday, March 8, 2004 THE BATTALI Robin Trimarchi • KRTCAlfl Walkers enjoy a bright January day at Idle Hour park in Phoenix City, Ga. Some of the best spots to walk are tracks and fitness trails. The body benefits in a variet] of ways from aerobic walkin By Larry Gierer KRT CAMPUS The next time someone tells you to "take a hike." do it. Doctors says the cardiovas cular workout is great for the heart, fitness trainers say it’s a good way to lose that paunch, and physical therapists say it strengthens the back. If you don’t want to drive somewhere first, you can walk around your subdivision keep ing tabs on your neighbors. "The Joneses really should keep those blinds drawn: the Smiths need to do something about those hedges." If the weather's not to your liking, you can walk at the mall. You pick up the pace through the food court, you slow down at Victoria's Secret. Of course, you can walk around the office at work. A boss' top concern is always the employees' health. Then there's the treadmill, but don't we spend enough of our time getting nowhere? The best spots to walk are tracks and fitness trails. "Most of what I see in January and February are New Year's resolutions," says Bill Jones, a physical therapist at River City Physical Therapy in Columbus, Ga. "It's people try ing to get in shape and wanting to get it done quickly. It's always better to start off doing too little than doing too much. If not, you pay for it later." Especially, he said, if you haven’t been physically active in a while. "Just go out your front door and walk for a few minutes," he said. "See how it feels. Head back in if there's any problem." As for where you walk. Jones says, "The best surface in the beginning is a level one. Save the hills for later. It's best to walk around a circular track because the other way, if you walk a mile in one distance and are too tired to do the distance back, you're stuck. Also, walk at a slow, steady pace and build up to a quicker one." Other advice from Jones includes getting comfortable well-cushioned shoes, stretch ing, dressing properly for the weather and taking along a water bottle. Another good tip is to walk with a friend, not only for safety but to make the experience! pleasurable. And trying new can help you kick boredom. Want to know how im calories you bum while yoti walking? Of course you! Here's how many, based onto fast you walk. —3.0 miles/hour (iU-rm mile): Burns .027 calonti pound/minute. —3.5 miles/hour (17 mini mile): Burns .033 cate pound/minute. —4.0 miles/hour (15 min® mile): Burns .042 cate pound/minute. —4.5 miles/hour (13 mini mile): Burns .047 calorie pound/minute. Take the number of d( ries/pound/minute you bum multiply it by your weighti then by the number of mi you walk. For example, if you w 150 pounds and walk a 3 minute mile for 60 minutes,yi multiply 150 by .027,then® tiple the result (4.5) by 60.' burn 270 calories. Source: The Universit] Florida College of Health i Performance Texas gaming supplier givin millions to Oklahoma casino OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Texas gaming machine supplier has given more than $50 million to help Oklahoma tribes finance casino expansions. Multimedia Games Inc., a supplier of more than 5,000 gaming machines to 28 American Indian tribes in Oklahoma, has given $50.3 mil lion to Oklahoma tribes to help with construction costs of new casinos. The arrangement will increase Multimedia Games’ dependence on the Oklahoma tribal gam bling industry, The Oklahoman reported in Sunday's editions. Its financing method is similar to a formula used with the Chickasaw Nation, which built the WinStar casino last year along Interstate 35n the Texas state line. Multimedia officials refused to disclosewli tribes they were working with or where the casinos would be built, but tribal gamingoffio confirmed the gaming suppliers’ role in new a no construction. Multimedia advanced an undisclosed of money for construction, and in return Chickasaw Nation allotted 80 percent of thefl no's gaming space to Multimedia machines. As a result, the Austin, Texas-based com owns about 800 of that casino’s 1,000 mad and receives an undisclosed percentage of re* from them. Smart Move. Pack in extra credits this summer Early Bird Registration: March 15-21 Sixteen sUebo the Ml Ca t AUS 'uesda; tepubi n g disi lie slat, ampai: Som ex] e ats a\ nare tf nembe Besi ?ecide oiami )U prem pas L Texa Collin County Community College District www.ccccd.edu 1-877-COLLIN1
