This is a self-guided tour. You will
need your own vehicle. You will be able to pick up your tickets, maps and
directions at the Home
Tour Headquarters beginning at 11 AM and head off from there. Docents at each
house will help guide and inform you.
Archive for February, 2007
Tips for tourist
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007There are 8 homes on the tour.
Allow at least 4 hours to see all of them. You can see all or some of the
homes in any order. You can start at any time during between 11 AM to 4 PM.
Addresses will be provided in your program
and map. These homes are spread over a distance of nearly two miles.
There is one cluster of three homes that are in close walking distance. The
rest can be reached by automobile.
Access for the disabled is not available.
Most of the homes have multiple steps and floors in addition to long and
narrow indoor and outdoor stairways, making it very difficult for people with
physical disabilities to gain access.
Carpool when possible. Three of
the homes are withing walking distance of each other, but you will still need
a car to travel between the Home Tour Headquarters and the homes. Street
parking can also be in limited supply.
Food and drink will be available at two
locations. Baked goods at beverages will be sold outdoors at two of
the properties noted in the program. But eating and drinking is not allowed in
any of the homes.
Photography inside the homes is prohibited.
Reduce your excess body weight
Monday, February 12th, 2007The term Bariatric surgery means a treatment of Obesity caused by excess body weight. This term, created in 1965, describes the medical field concerned the causes, prevention and treatment of obesity. Bariatric surgery is a specialty surgical interventions including, for example laying a ring around the stomach. 
The number of obese individuals, especially in developed countries continues to grow. Thus, there are only 25 years in a European country 10 to 12% of the population was obese. In 2005 approximately 25% of the population is obese. More serious, obesity now adolescents aged 12 to 17 years. Their number has tripled in 25 years.
BMI i.e. body mass index, which measures body weight, relative to the size, is obtained by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared. Adults with a BMI of 30 or more are considered obese. Thus a man who is about 1 meter 80 and weighs 95 pounds has a BMI of 30. When the body mass index is 40 or exceeds this figure, speaks of morbid obesity (dangerous to health). (more…)