Lakers set record

On December 22, 1971, the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) defeat the Baltimore Bullets 127-120 in Baltimore for their 27th straight victory, breaking the previous record for the longest winning streak in professional sports. They had previously been tied with baseball’s New York Giants, who won 26 games during the 1916 season.

Losing a Parent

Hard to imagine how fast your life can change when you lose a parent unexpectedly. The feelings of love and longing change your whole perspective about how you treat people and your family. One of the hardest things to do in this life is to deal with the loss of someone close to you. The knowledge of where they are now and where we are all going is comfort and peace in a tough time. I wish the very best for everyone this time of the year and for peace and comfort in your lives. This is the last symbol of my appreciation and congratulations on a job well done to my dad before he passed.  Love this man.

Gale Sayers

On this day in 1965, the rookie running back Gale Sayers of the Chicago Bears scores six touchdowns during a single game against the San Francisco 49ers at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, tying the National Football League (NFL) record for most touchdowns in a single game.

Lennon Shot

John Lennon, a former member of the Beatles, the rock group that transformed popular music in the 1960s, is shot and killed by an obsessed fan in New York City.

PEARL HARBOR

At 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time, a Japanese dive bomber bearing the red symbol of the Rising Sun of Japan on its wings appears out of the clouds above the island of Oahu. A swarm of 360 Japanese warplanes followed, descending on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in a ferocious assault. The surprise attack struck a critical blow against the U.S. Pacific fleet and drew the United States irrevocably into World War II.

ROSA PARKS

On this day in 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks was jailed for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man, a violation of the city’s racial segregation laws. The successful Mongomery Bus Boycott, organized by a young Baptist minister named Martin Luther King, Jr., followed Park’s historic act of civil disobedience.

Coffee Rationing

On this day in 1942, coffee joins the list of items rationed in the United States. Despite record coffee production in Latin American countries, the growing demand for the bean from both military and civilian sources, and the demands placed on shipping, which was needed for other purposes, required the limiting of its availability.

Scarcity or shortages were rarely the reason for rationing during the war. Rationing was generally employed for two reasons: (1) to guarantee a fair distribution of resources and foodstuffs to all citizens; and (2) to give priority to military use for certain raw materials, given the present emergency.

At first, limiting the use of certain products was voluntary. For example, President Roosevelt launched “scrap drives” to scare up throwaway rubber-old garden hoses, tires, bathing caps, etc.–in light of the Japanese capture of the Dutch East Indies, a source of rubber for the United States. Collections were then redeemed at gas stations for a penny a pound. Patriotism and the desire to aid the war effort were enough in the early days of the war.

But as U.S. shipping, including oil tankers, became increasingly vulnerable to German U-boat attacks, gas became the first resource to be rationed. Starting in May 1942, in 17 eastern states, car owners were restricted to three gallons of gas a week. By the end of the year, gas rationing extended to the rest of the country, requiring drivers to paste ration stamps onto the windshields of their cars. Butter was another item rationed, as supplies were reserved for military breakfasts. Along with coffee, the sugar and milk that went with it were also limited. All together, about one-third of all food commonly consumed by civilians was rationed at one time or another during the war. The black market, an underground source of rationed goods at prices higher than the ceilings set by the Office of Price Administration, was a supply source for those Americans with the disposable incomes needed to pay the inflated prices.

Some items came off the rationing list early; coffee was released as early as July 1943, but sugar was rationed until June 1947.

Polar Bears

Polar bears can eat as many as 86 penguins in a single sitting, that is, if they lived in the same hemisphere.

JFK SHOT

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, is assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas, in an open-top convertible.

First lady Jacqueline Kennedy rarely accompanied her husband on political outings, but she was beside him, along with Texas Governor John Connally and his wife, for a 10-mile motorcade through the streets of downtown Dallas on November 22. Sitting in a Lincoln convertible, the Kennedys and Connallys waved at the large and enthusiastic crowds gathered along the parade route. As their vehicle passed the Texas School Book Depository Building at 12:30 p.m., Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly fired three shots from the sixth floor, fatally wounding President Kennedy and seriously injuring Governor Connally. Kennedy was pronounced dead 30 minutes later at Dallas’ Parkland Hospital. He was 46.

Vice President Lyndon Johnson, who was three cars behind President Kennedy in the motorcade, was sworn in as the 36th president of the United States at 2:39 p.m. He took the presidential oath of office aboard Air Force One as it sat on the runway at Dallas Love Field airport. The swearing in was witnessed by some 30 people, including Jacqueline Kennedy, who was still wearing clothes stained with her husband’s blood. Seven minutes later, the presidential jet took off for Washington.

The next day, November 23, President Johnson issued his first proclamation, declaring November 25 to be a day of national mourning for the slain president. On that Monday, hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of Washington to watch a horse-drawn caisson bear Kennedy’s body from the Capitol Rotunda to St. Matthew’s Catholic Cathedral for a requiem Mass. The solemn procession then continued on to Arlington National Cemetery, where leaders of 99 nations gathered for the state funeral. Kennedy was buried with full military honors on a slope below Arlington House, where an eternal flame was lit by his widow to forever mark the grave.

Lee Harvey Oswald, born in New Orleans in 1939, joined the U.S. Marines in 1956. He was discharged in 1959 and nine days later left for the Soviet Union, where he tried unsuccessfully to become a citizen. He worked in Minsk and married a Soviet woman and in 1962 was allowed to return to the United States with his wife and infant daughter. In early 1963, he bought a .38 revolver and rifle with a telescopic sight by mail order, and on April 10 in Dallas he allegedly shot at and missed former U.S. Army general Edwin Walker, a figure known for his extreme right-wing views. Later that month, Oswald went to New Orleans and founded a branch of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee, a pro-Castro organization. In September 1963, he went to Mexico City, where investigators allege that he attempted to secure a visa to travel to Cuba or return to the USSR. In October, he returned to Dallas and took a job at the Texas School Book Depository Building.

Alaskan Pipeline

As a native Alaskan, I understand how important this project was and still is to the economy.  On this day in 1973, President Richard Nixon declares that America’s energy requirements have outpaced its production capacity and urges Congress to pass Senate Bill 1081, which would authorize the construction of a pipeline to access oil from the North Slope of Alaska.

Stocks

On this day in 1867, the first stock ticker is unveiled in New York City. The advent of the ticker ultimately revolutionized the stock market by making up-to-the-minute prices available to investors around the country

Moby Dick

On this day in 1851, Moby-Dick, a novel by Herman Melville about the voyage of the whaling ship Pequod, is published by Harper & Brothers in New York. Moby-Dick is now considered a great classic of American literature and contains one of the most famous opening lines in fiction: “Call me Ishmael.” Initially, though, the book about Captain Ahab and his quest for a giant white whale was a flop.

Herman Melville was born in New York City in 1819 and as a young man spent time in the merchant marines, the U.S. Navy and on a whaling ship in the South Seas. In 1846, he published his first novel, Typee, a romantic adventure based on his experiences in Polynesia. The book was a success and a sequel, Omoo, was published in 1847. Three more novels followed, with mixed critical and commercial results. Melville’s sixth book, Moby-Dick, was first published in October 1851 in London, in three volumes titled The Whale, and then in the U.S. a month later. Melville had promised his publisher an adventure story similar to his popular earlier works, but instead, Moby-Dick was a tragic epic, influenced in part by Melville’s friend and Pittsfield, Massachusetts, neighbor, Nathaniel Hawthorne, whose novels include The Scarlet Letter.

After Moby-Dick‘s disappointing reception, Melville continued to produce novels, short stories (Bartleby) and poetry, but writing wasn’t paying the bills so in 1865 he returned to New York to work as a customs inspector, a job he held for 20 years.

Melville died in 1891, largely forgotten by the literary world. By the 1920s, scholars had rediscovered his work, particularly Moby-Dick, which would eventually become a staple of high school reading lists across the United States. Billy Budd, Melville’s final novel, was published in 1924, 33 years after his death.

World War 1 Ends

At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War ends. At 5 a.m. that morning, Germany, bereft of manpower and supplies and faced with imminent invasion, signed an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside Compiégne, France. 

Sesame Street

On this day in 1969, “Sesame Street,” a pioneering TV show that would teach generations of young children the alphabet and how to count, makes its broadcast debut.

Willie!

“We try to work with taxpayers,” Internal Revenue Service spokeswoman Valerie Thornton told The New York Times in the autumn of 1991, “[a]nd if we have to come up with some creative payment plan, that’s what we’re going to do, because it’s in everyone’s best interest.” The creative payment plan to which Ms. Thornton was referring in her statement to the Times involved a unique revenue-sharing agreement negotiated between the IRS and the beloved country singer Willie Nelson, who was then struggling to repay a $16.7 million dollar tax debt that had led the federal government to seize all of his assets one year earlier, on this day in 1990

Trump wins!

America woke up Wednesday to a new and unexpected reality — Donald J. Trump will be the next president of the United States.

In a resounding rebuke to the political establishment, the Manhattan mogul and reality TV star was elected the 45th commander in chief following one of the most bitter and wildly unpredictable campaigns in the nation's history.

X RAYS

On this day in 1895, physicist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen (1845-1923) becomes the first person to observe X-rays, a significant scientific advancement that would ultimately benefit a variety of fields, most of all medicine, by making the invisible visible. Rontgen’s discovery occurred accidentally in his Wurzburg, Germany, lab, where he was testing whether cathode rays could pass through glass when he noticed a glow coming from a nearby chemically coated screen. He dubbed the rays that caused this glow X-rays because of their unknown nature.

FDR

On this day in 1944, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected to an unprecedented fourth term in office. FDR remains the only president to have served more than two terms.

Spruce Goose

The Hughes Flying Boat—the largest aircraft ever built—is piloted by designer Howard Hughes on its first and only flight. Built with laminated birch and spruce, the massive wooden aircraft had a wingspan longer than a football field and was designed to carry more than 700 men to battle.

95 thesis

On this day in 1517, the priest and scholar Martin Luther approaches the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, and nails a piece of paper to it containing the 95 revolutionary opinions that would begin the Protestant Reformation.

Fosbury Flop

On October 20, 1968, 21-year-old Oregonian Dick Fosbury wins gold—and sets an Olympic record—when he high-jumps 7 feet 4 1/4 inches at the Mexico City Games. It was the first American victory in the event since 1956. It was also the international debut of Fosbury’s unique jumping style, known as the “Fosbury Flop.”

The Flop, according to one journalist, “looked like a guy falling off the back of a truck.” Instead of the traditional scissors- or straddle-style forward kick over the bar, it featured a midair rotation so that the jumper landed back-of-the-head-first on the mat. Fosbury described it this way: “I take off on my right, or outside, foot rather than my left foot. Then I turn my back to the bar, arch my back over the bar and then kick my legs out to clear the bar.” It looked odd, but it worked better than any other technique.

Fosbury had invented his Flop in high school, when he discovered that, though he was terrible at the scissors-kick, the straddle and the belly-roll, if he stretched out on his back and landed headfirst, he could jump higher than anyone on his high-school track team. “The advantage,” he said, “from a physics standpoint is, it allows the jumper to run at the bar with more speed and, with the arch in your back, you could actually clear the bar and keep your center of gravity at or below the bar, so it was much more efficient.” At Oregon State University, he used the Flop to win the 1968 NCAA title and the Olympic Trials.

Navy

The United States Naval Academy opens in Annapolis, Maryland, with 50 midshipmen students and seven professors. Known as the Naval School until 1850, the curriculum included mathematics and navigation, gunnery and steam, chemistry, English, natural philosophy, and French. The Naval School officially became the U.S. Naval Academy in 1850.

Today in History

German businessman Oskar Schindler, credited with saving 1,200 Jews from the Holocaust, dies at the age of 66.

A member of the Nazi Party, he ran an enamel-works factory in Krakow during the German occupation of Poland, employing workers from the nearby Jewish ghetto. When the ghetto was liquidated, he persuaded Nazi officials to allow the transfer of his workers to the Plaszow labor camp, thus saving them from deportation to the death camps. In 1944, all Jews at Plaszow were sent to Auschwitz, but Schindler, at great risk to himself, bribed officials into allowing him to keep his workers and set up a factory in a safer location in occupied Czechoslovakia. By the war’s end, he was penniless, but he had saved 1,200 Jews.

Tough Loss

Tough loss lats night, guess i will root for the Cubs!

Mets baseball

Playoffs tonight!  Winner plays the Cubs.  Lets Go Mets!

Today in history

On this day in 1535, the complete English translation of the Bible was printed for the first time.

We all need to try

Hang in there!

Life is a Gift!

Life is a gift. Dee Gordons tribute to Jose Fernandez and subsequent home run is an example of angels in all of our lives.  They are there.  They help us every day.  I am thankful for them.

It is all in your thought process!

Strive to be better

Life is good

Take time to enjoy the moment

Make the most of what you have each day!

Ali! Ali! Ali!

Like many others. I have memories of Muhammed Ali. I remember watching his fights on TV at my house in Alaska when I was a boy. I remember the crowd chanting “Ali! Ali! Ali!” as he made his way to the ring. Great champion, great ambassador, great man. RIP Champ.

LDS Church Hosts 40th Annual BYU Women’s Conference

Dr. Jeff Roderick spent more than 15 years as a chiropractor at Madison Ridge Chiropractic in Rexburg, Idaho, before becoming an adjunct faculty instructor at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. Heavily involved with his church, Dr. Jeff Roderick spends many hours helping the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS Church).

Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, the LDS Church is a Christian church that its followers consider a part of the original church created by Jesus Christ. In April 2016, the church announced statistics of its constituents for the 2015 year. It has a total church membership of more than 15.6 million people with 75,000 full-time missionaries.

On April 28-29, 2016, the LDS Church hosted its 40th annual BYU Women’s Conference, with Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church and his wife Ruth Renlund addressing the crowd. He spoke about the development of charity, which leads to other Christ-like attributes.

More than 10,000 women gathered for the two-day conference, where they listened to church leaders, participated in nearby service projects, and attended classes. The conference’s theme of “One in Charity” encouraged attendees to get involved and help those in need.                            

Eddie

This is Eddie.  I had been running for about a week and had passed this man every day but never acknowledged him.  One day, I was prompted to stop and visit.  I told him, "I have jogged by you every day now for about a week but have never stopped, Hi, my name is Jeff, what is your name?"  He said, "Yes, I see you every day but you just go on by, my name is Eddie.  Thank you for stopping to talk to me."  It turns out that Eddie lives alone, and walks a mile each day to catch the bus to go to his job washing dishes at a downtown taco shop.  He is a very humble man who is doing his best.  It made my day to stop and talk with him.  I thought about him all day and was looking forward to seeing him the next day, but did not see him for a few days.  When I did see him, he was about a block ahead of me on the other side of the road but he was waving his arms to have me come and talk with him.  It was a great little visit.  Luckily, I had my phone with me so I took this selfie, it was his first selfie!  Meeting Eddie made me wonder about how many people wish we would notice them.  I am challenging myself to be aware of the people around me and reach out and say hello.  Eddie has made an impact on my life, I hope I can impact the lives of others in a positive way like Eddie has mine

God Loves You!

God loves you when things are good, and when things are not so good.  Listen to this short video, it is truth!

https;//www.facebook.com/lds.dieter.f.uchtdorf/videos/155792637924755/

Kenny Chesney Launches 2016 Spread the Love Tour

With a degree from Parker College of Chiropractic in Dallas, Texas, Jeff Roderick has worked as a chiropractor since 1998. In his free time, Jeff Roderick stays active by running, playing golf and tennis, and fishing. He also enjoys spending time with his family and listening to music from a variety of artists, including Bon Jovi and Kenny Chesney.

Kenny Chesney recently kicked off his 2016 Spread the Love Tour with an April 23 concert that brought over 50,000 fans to Auburn University’s Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama. Chesney was joined onstage by fellow tour mates Miranda Lambert, Old Dominion, and Sam Hunt. The concert was a held as part of Auburn’s annual A-Day, and it helped raise money for the Chicken Salad Chick Foundation, a nonprofit that fights cancer and food insecurity.

The Spread the Love Tour will continue through August and will take Chesney and his tour mates to cities across the United States. In addition to upcoming tour dates, fans of Kenny Chesney can look forward to the release of his 16th studio album, Some Town Somewhere, which will hit stores on July 8, 2016.                            

Be a Friend

It seems that so many people struggle with many things these days.  One of them is a sense of belonging, or friendship.  I have always thought that my true friends are people who make it easier to live the gospel of Jesus Christ.   It is a form of benevolence to be a friend.  In the sense of being a friend, seeking another person’s highest good is the essence of true friendship. It is putting someone else first. With social media, the term “friend” is often used to describe a contact rather than an actual relationships.  With social media, we have the ability to send your “friends” a message, but this is not the same thing as having a relationship with a person one on one.  True friends influence others to rise a little higher and be a little better.  Lets all try to be a better friend. Let us all try to find an opportunity to serve someone this week.
Jeff

Gratitude

We are so lucky.  If you are not convinced of that, trade places with the person who is having to ask for help on the street corner.  Do something nice for somebody else today!

Hard Work Wins!

Here is some motivation for the week of finals.  Good luck in all that you do, I wish you the best!
Dr. Roderick

Waterboy Video about Medulla Oblongata

Here is a great clip to help remember some of the things the medulla is responsible for.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu7A8LIzL1o

Dr. Roderick

Lumbar Spinal Tap Video

Here is a good video of the process of taking CSF for analysis.  What layer is the CSF found in?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_RjwNMZws8

Dr. Roderick

Don't Give Up

Here is a great thought for the day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26U_seo0a1g

Make it a great day!

Jeff

Chemical synapse animation

Take a look at the following video about chemical synapses.

http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter14/animation__chemical_synapse__quiz_1_.html

Dr. Roderick

Happy Easter

What a great weekend, I love Easter and what it represents.  This is a great video, take a look.

https://jeffroderick.wordpress.com/2016/03/28/happy-easter

Jeff

Video of muscle contractions

Here is a simple video that typifies how muscles contract. Please watch it before class.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3Nq-P1ww5E

Dr. Roderick

WHAT IS A SPORTS MEDICINE CHIROPRACTOR

A sports chiropractor is uniquely trained to provide care and treatment of injuries or illness resulting from sports and physical fitness activities. Doctors of Chiropractic with the Diplomate American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians (DACBSP) or the Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (CCSP), sport specialty certifications from the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians, have advanced training in the assessment, management and rehabilitation of sports related injuries. Extremity care, rehabilitation and soft tissue procedures are common skills utilized by these doctors. The specialty training covers a broad spectrum from the pediatric athlete to professional and Olympic athletes, and everything in between, using a variety of techniques and modalities.