 Saturday,
March 27, 2010
(Day 20)
Today's Distance:
28 Miles
Please go to
Paul's P.A.C.E. Blog to read about today's happenings
in Germany during P.A.C.E. Trek 2010. Also, be sure to take a few
minutes to view Paul's
videos
and
pictures!
 Learn
Something Today About Germany...
Baumholder, like most German towns, holds regular festivals
throughout the year ranging from flea markets, to carnival celebrations
where large portions of the streets are closed off. Baumholder is home
to the largest concentration of U.S. combat soldiers outside the United
States (13,000 soldiers and family members). The American military
community literally co-exits with the city of Baumholder, as various
housing units and post facilities are located in and around the city.
World War II brought the military to Baumholder. The Third Reich needed
a training area and Baumholder was picked. The German government
appropriated 29,158 acres and resettled about 842 families from 14
villages to clear the land for use by the Third Reich. Thus was born
Baumholder's Major Training area, used today for military training by
Americans and a host of NATO countries. The French occupied the area in
1945, and in 1951 the Americans moved in. With the help of thousands of
German workers, dwellings for American families were quickly
constructed. Baumholder is quite centrally located, with France,
Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland, Austria, Switzerland and the Bavarian Alps
all within a few hours' drive. Also Baumholder is located in the midst
of several of Germany's grape-growing regions around the Rhein, Mosel,
Nahe and Saar rivers. The area of Baumholder is hilly and has some
beautiful scenic areas.
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 Learn
Something Today About Health & Fitness...
School-age children and preteens usually
need to sleep about 10 hours every night. Sleep is an important factor
in all our lives. When we sleep, we rest and our body is able to renew
its energy. Adolescents need about 8 to 9½ hours of sleep per night, but
many don't get it. And as they mature, teens actually need more sleep.
Because teens often have schedules packed with school and activities,
they're typically chronically sleep deprived (or lacking in a healthy
amount of sleep). This can cause decreased attentiveness; decreased
short-term memory; inconsistent performance; and, delayed response time.
These can cause generally bad tempers, problems in school, stimulant
use, and driving accidents (more than half of "asleep-at-the-wheel"
car accidents are caused by teens). Children between 7 and 12 years
of age should get 10 to 11 hours of sleep per day (the average is only
9½ hours). At these ages, with social, school, and family activities,
bedtimes gradually become later and later, with most 12-years-olds going
to bed at about 9:00pm. Children between 12 and 18 years of age should
get 8¼ to 9½ hours of sleep per day. Sleep needs remain just as vital to
health and well-being for teenagers as when they were younger. It turns
out that many teenagers over 15 actually need more sleep than in
previous years. One study of U.S. high school students found that 13%
were chronically sleep-deprived. Kids need to get the sleep they need to
succeed.
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 Learn
Some Of The German Language...
"I"
– ich
│ "You"
– du (familiar singular)
│ "He/It"
– er
│ "She/It"
– sie
│ "It"
– es
│ "We"
– wir
│ "You"
– ihr (familiar plural)
│ "They"
– sie
│ "You"
– Sie (polite plural and singular)
│ "Me"
– mich
│ "Us"
– uns
│ "My"
– mein
│ "Your"
– dein (familiar singular)
│ "Your"
– Ihr (polite singular)
│ "Her"
– ihr
│ "His"
– sein
│ "Its"
– sein
│ "Our"
– unser
│ "Their"
– ihr
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 Did
You Know?
Overweight children are much
more likely to become overweight adults unless they adopt and maintain
healthier patterns of eating and exercise. Generally, a child is not
considered "obese" until their weight is at least 10% higher than what
is recommended for their height and body type. Obesity most commonly
begins in childhood between the ages of 5 and 6, and during adolescence.
Studies have shown that a child who is obese between the ages of 10 and
13 has an 80% chance of becoming an obese adult. The causes of obesity
are complex and include genetic, biological, behavioral and cultural
factors. Basically, obesity occurs when a person eats more calories than
the body burns up. If one parent is obese, there is a 50% chance that
the children will also be obese. However, when both parents are obese,
the children have an 80% chance of being obese. Although certain medical
disorders can cause obesity, less than 1% of all obesity is caused by
physical problems. ______________________________________________________________________________
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The P.A.C.E. Fitness Foundation Facebook Group...
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