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For the sixth year in a row, nearly naked students took to campus this week.
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For the sixth year in a row, nearly naked students took to campus this week.
C yclists will be participating in the annual Ride Across Indiana timed bike ride, leaving at 7 a.m. Saturday from the St. Mary-of-the-Woods College start line near the Illinois border. They will then head east on U.S. 40 toward the finish line at Earlham College in Richmond, Ind.
Two pairs of hands will take to the same set of keys Sunday for a piano performance.
The IU Alumni Association Trustee election votes have been counted and a trustee has been elected.
By Angela Hawkins
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Mary-Louise “Weezie” Smith and her husband David arrive early for class and make their way up a small staircase, where Weezie sits at her desk and her husband begins setting the chairs in a circle on the dance floor.She’s the creator of Bloomington’s chapter of a dance program that offers a community activity for people with Parkinson’s disease. Dance for Parkinson’s Disease in Bloomington takes place the first Tuesday of the month at the Windfall Dancers Studio on Dunn Street. But Dance for PD didn’t start with Weezie. It has found its way here after becoming a worldwide program in more than 100 communities in nine countries, according to the Dance for PD website.Parkinson’s disease is the malfunction and death of vital nerve cells in the brain. A person with Parkinson’s could experience a tremor in the hands, arms, legs, jaw and face. Slowness of movement, stiffness of limbs and trunk, or impaired balance and coordination are also common symptoms. The first Dance for PD class was created in 2001 by founder and executive director of the Brooklyn Parkinson Group, Olie Westheimer. She approached a professional dance group and proposed an idea of a rigorous, creative dance class for people suffering from Parkinson’s, the website says.Dance for PD has continued to grow and spread throughout the world since then.“Each class is run a little different, depending on the area it is in,” Roberta Wong, Bloomington’s lead Dance for PD instrucor, said. “For example, our class is a little mellower than one a friend of mine in Australia teaches,” she said.Wherever the class is offered, each one aims to be true to Westheimer’s vision for the class.Dance for Parkinson’s is taught by professionally-trained dancers and makes the class useful for participants to practice balance, sequencing, rhythm and visual awareness. But the class isn’t considered physical therapy. It’s about the art, technique and the fun of dancing, Weezie said.All the participants are at a different level with their Parkinson’s. Some don’t have many limits on speech, movement and facial expression; others do.Weezie was diagnosed with the disease in 2003. She started her dance class ten years later in 2013. “I was watching a PBS special about the class in Brooklyn and decided I wanted to start a class here in Bloomington,” she said.No one can tell Smith has the disease when she starts dancing. She’s able to work through many of the movements without much trouble.“The class does not focus on things people can’t do, but more on what they can do,” Weezie’s husband and participant David Smith said.The next class will be at 11:30 a.m. July 1 at Windfall Dancers Studio, and there is a suggested fee of $5.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Funding has been provided to create a new female condom. A new condom for women is currently under development in the School of Public Health after SPH won the Grand Challenges Exploration, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “My plan is to create a condom that gives women more pleasure than other female condoms on the market,” Debby Herbenick, co-director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion said. Grand Challenges is a family of grant programs in global health. The purpose of the grant is to provide funding for public health innovation. “In order to qualify for the grant, the project has to be innovative and something that will help change the world,” Brian Dodge, associate director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion, said. But creation of the condom is only one step to getting it manufactured. Quality testing is also a part of the process. “The Center for Sexual Health Promotion is always researching about ways to prevent sexually transmitted diseases and practicing safe sex, and Debby developing a female condom is a great step in continuing to help improve these issues in the world today,” Michael Reece, professor and associate dean for research and graduate studies, said. The Grand Challenges Exploration grant will only provide the minimal funding needed to complete the steps necessary to get it on the market. The development of a new female condom will not just help prevent diseases. Reece said it also makes a statement. “The School of Public Health is about health, wellness and disease prevention,” Reece said. “The development of this condom will show others the school continues to work on issues affecting public health.”
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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Restaurants or stores in downtown Bloomington attract diversified patrons with their distinct appearances.The discussion Wednesday at the City Council meeting involved whether or not new restaurants or stores should all have the same visual appearance that complement the historic character of the area.The amendment from the Council received mix reviews.City Council is currently working on ordinance 14-05 to amend Title 20 of the Bloomington Municipal Code titled “Unified Development Ordinance.” The ordinance came forward from the Plan Commission at the request of the Council.“Ordinance 14-05 defines standardized restaurants and treats them as a conditional use in the Courthouse Square and University Village Overlay Districts of the downtown,” president and district V representative Darryl Neher said.The amendment responds to concerns that have been raised through the process: first, by narrowing the focus of review to design considerations, and second, by broadening the scope of uses subject to review beyond “standardized restaurant” to “standardized business,” Neher said.The term “standardized business” is defined as any type of commercial business establishment in the Courthouse Square or University Village Overlays, which is required by contractual or other arrangement or affiliation to offer or maintain standardized services, merchandise, menus, employee uniforms, trademarks, logos, signs or exterior design.“The large impact is on the look of downtown,” director of planning Tim Micuda said.The Council discussed this amendment as a positive for the city, but the public had mixed feelings.Some people said they feel it does not matter what the inside of a business looks like as long as it is generating business for the city.“It is an individual choice, not the city’s business what the inside of a business looks like,” Bloomington business owner Keith Williamson said.The public also feels corporate or “standardized business” might dominate downtown, so it should be made easier to get more businesses in.“If it’s really for business, let’s lower the rent,” resident George Brooks said.Businesses that want to move into downtown Bloomington could find it difficult to comply with this amendment.“Making it easier for them to have a location is more advantageous,” student and resident Tyler Louter said.The Council will continue the discussion at 7:30 p.m. June 11.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>IU’s 74th annual Writers’ Conference has drawn participants from around the world.This year’s conference started earlier this week and will continue through Friday.“The conference started in 1940 by Herman B Wells and Cecila Hendrickson from the English department,” Director Bob Bledsoe said. “It is one of the longest running conferences in the country.” The conference is important because it gives writers who work every day a chance to take a break and spend a week with their art, Bledsoe said. “We bring in visiting faculty and writers who are some of the best writers working today, who are excellent teachers,” Bledsoe said. Participants learn how to improve their writing through a variety of classes and workshops.“We have a series of classes in fiction writing, poetry and creative nonfiction,” Bledsoe said.Authors Jami Attenberg, T.M. McNally and Christine Sneed teach the fiction workshops and classes. Poets Sally Ball and Stephen Motika teach the poetry workshops and classes, and writer Jim Elledge teaches the creative nonfiction class.The classes are run like a normal class, and students can bring their manuscripts to get help from the instructors, Bledsoe said.IU students also use this conference to better their writing.“In T.M. McNally’s class I am learning not to write my stories in first person all the time, which is something I struggle with,” IU senior and conference intern Abby Koop said.After a day of class, the conference is less formal, as participants and the public listen to readings performed by faculty at 8 p.m. at the Bloomington Playwrights Project.Audiences can hear Attenberg and Ball tonight. “At night we get together for these readings, and things are a little more laid back, and we get to see faculty members in their element,” conference associate director Trevor Mackesey said.Registration for this year’s conference has concluded, but registration for the 2015 conference is encouraged. The conference demonstrates to attendees what IU does to work with writers. “Since the conference has been around since 1940, it has a rich tradition and showcases IU to the greater writing community,” Mackesey said.
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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Shakespeare plays have been seen in a variety of formats, from formal plays to films. This summer marks the 25th annual Shakespeare in the Park festival for the Monroe County Civic Theater, and this year is distinct in that the theater will read the complete works of Shakespeare. “We decided to make it a week-long festival and do a collection of plays to mark the anniversary,” said Eric Anderson Jr., the board of directors president. “Then there will also be our production of Hamlet.”The festival began in 1990 with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”The Monroe County Civic Theater didn’t think about doing a Shakespeare play until an IU student came to use some of its props for a Shakespeare play she put on for class, Anderson said. The performances will be at Third Street Park from Friday to June 7, and they are free to the public.“Some of the readings that are sponsored by particular organizations will be done by members of the staff, board members, etc.,” said Cassie Alexander, Shakespeare in the Park reader coordinator. “Others will just be read by volunteers who sign up for particular roles.” A reader coordinator is important for the festival, especially when it will read the complete works of Shakespeare, Alexander said.“I keep track of the volunteers who sign up to read for each play, assemble cast lists and serve as a communications liaison between the host organizations and the readers,” Alexander said. The festival is still in need of readers, and a sign-up form is still available on the theater’s website. In addition to the readings, the production of Hamlet is from June 6 to 8. “We are performing it like the play is coming out the first time,” Hamlet director of Gregory Morales said. The theater’s production of Hamlet will be 90 minutes as opposed to four hours, he said.Anderson said no matter the play, Shakespeare in the Park always attracts a diverse audience.“The festival is good for the city of Bloomington, because it brings out many people and gives them an opportunity to see Shakespeare in a different way,” he said.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Struggling cancer patients now have healthy outlets thanks to the Little Red Door Cancer Agency.Free yoga classes and massage sessions are now available with the agency’s new Door to Wellness program. “We have been here providing cancer patients with different community resources while they go through treatment,” Vice President of Program Development Tanya Shelbourne said.Little Red Door is completely free to patients and their caregivers.“Services are free because we mainly serve lower-income families,” media coordinator Zina Kumok said.Patients should not be afraid to contact them for assistance, she said.Little Red Door of Indianapolis began in 1945 as a local resource for Central Indiana.The organization has been adding more services throughout the past two years, Shelbourne said.“Research has shown yoga and massage can help a patient going through treatment,” client navigator Michelle Hallmark said.Since adding the wellness activities, patients often come back again and again, Hallmark said.The yoga and massage therapists at Little Red Door specialize in oncology, which helps them know exactly what each patient needs, she said.“We had a patient who could not lift her arm after treatments, and the massage therapist was able to target that area, and she was able to raise her arm when she left,” Shelbourne said.The wellness activities are only offered every Tuesday, but Shelbourne said there could be plans to extend it in the future.“After we see that we are doing well, then we can go to funders and try to get funding to offer it more often,” she said.She said the organization has been working hard to get their help to the people who need it.“We have been promoting it and letting providers know we offer this service for patients,” Kumok said.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>IU School of Nursing will award its most distinguished alumni the Alumni Legacy Leaders award on June 21. The school has chosen 100 recipients from around the world to celebrate of the program’s 100 years of existence. Among the Alumni Legacy Leaders awardees is Ruth Ann Morris, the vice president of patient care and the chief nursing officer at IU Health Bloomington Hospital.Chad Priest, assistant dean for operations and community partnerships at the nursing school, said he considers Morris an exemplary recipient for the award. “She is the perfect example of someone who has made a remarkable contribution to the profession of nursing, both in her current role as chief nursing officer at IU Health Bloomington and throughout her career,” Priest said. A competitive submission and review process was used to select alumni for the award, Priest said.“I am very proud, pleased and excited that I was named with the 100 Legacy awardees by the IU School of Nursing,” Morris said. Since IU School of Nursing opened its doors in 1914, it has been a catalyst for change in education, practice and research, according to the school’s website.The awardees demonstrate exceptional contributions to nursing through education, clinical practice, leadership and research, Priest said.“What it means most is I have always tried to give back to my profession, to be a leader and lead the way for the next generation,” Morris said.Recipients of the award are regarded as role models for the nursing school and trailblazers of the profession, IU School of Nursing Dean Marion Broome said. “We are extremely proud of our Top 100 Alumni Legacy Leaders,” Broome said. “Their contributions have made a deep and lasting impact on the profession of nursing and in the health care system, continuing the tradition of excellence and leadership at Indiana University School of Nursing.”Despite the accomplishments she has already achieved, Morris said she feels the need to continue excelling in her profession. “The expectation has been set high, so I have to keep doing better,” Morris said.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>IU professors Katy Borner and Norbert Herber worked in close collaboration with Ying-Fang Shen, a visual storyteller, on a film about human communication that has now gained international attention.The film will be shown until May 25 at the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.“Humanexus: Knowledge and Communication through the Ages” depicts the ever-accelerating spread of information and communication in the course of human history.The film aims to show changes in the quantity and quality of humans’ collective knowledge and the impact of different media and distribution systems on knowledge exchange, according to the film’s website. The filmmakers said they are expecting this film to start conversations at Cannes.“I am very curious to see how it affects the broad audience I hope to find at Cannes,” sound artist Norbert Herber said in a press release. “‘Humanexus’ was intended to start conversations. That’s what I’m looking forward to most of all.” The film goes through the stone age, agricultural age, machine age, industrial age and continues into the information age of today, producer Katy Borner said in a YouTube video.After a discussion on what to name an animated film about human communication, Shen made the decision to call it “Humanexus.” “My idea was to pick a title that matches but doesn’t reveal too much of the content,” Shen said in an email. Production of the film occurred between 2007 and 2009 after it received funding from the National Science Foundation, Borner said in an email.The storyboard was completed by producer Borner. She started by focusing on cave paintings.“Cave paintings are among the oldest recorded means of human communication,” Borner said. The film was put together by Shen, who hand-painted the storyboards with watercolors before using Flash to create the animation, as seen in the YouTube video.“The animation is all made by me,” Shen said. “For such a one-person animated work, Flash is more doable than many other methods.” The visual storytelling with animation was important for this film, Shen said.“I believe that storytelling is important for all film works, and visual storytelling should be the spirit of animation,” Shen said.After viewing the film, audience members should be able to choose from one of the three futures discussed. Students from both IU and other universities like the films, Herber said. “I have attended screenings in Bloomington and at other universities, and the film is always received well,” Herber said. “Colleagues here at IU tell me that ‘Humanexus’ has made a tremendous impact on their students.”The film will return to Bloomington Sept. 8 for a screening at the IU Cinema.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The ambiance of the Indiana Roof Ballroom is what attracts many Japanese citizens to the annual Gala for the Japan-America Society.On May 22 the Indiana Roof Ballroom will be filled with hundreds of people for the Gala beginning at 5 p.m.Those in attendance will hear from keynote speakers such as the Ambassador of Japan Kenichiro Sasae and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.“The year’s Gala is expected to be a little more serious with the ambassador speaking,” said Robert Reynolds, Honorary Consul General of Japan in Indianapolis.Although the society does not know what the ambassador will talk about, they speculate it could be about the relationship between Indiana and Japan.“The Gala is an informal meeting, and there is entertainment after the speakers,” said Tom Easterday, president of the board of directors of JASI.Because the Ambassador of Japan will be in attendance, the society decided to have the Gala during a time when the Indianapolis 500 is preparing for the race to show some of the state’s culture.“We wanted the Ambassador to experience Indianapolis during the time leading up to the Indy 500,” executive director Theresa Kulczak said.JASI is comprised of Japanese businesses that are either in Indiana, have moved to Indiana from Japan, or Japan companies that work with Indiana companies, Reynolds said.Indiana is also the only state with Japanese vehicle plants, he said. There are three total.“Indiana has a lot of Japanese-based companies, which has kept the relationship growing,” Reynolds said.JASI is comprised of both Japanese and American companies, and its mission is to help build relationships between the Japanese and Indiana, he said.The Gala has been occurring since 2000.“The Gala is considered to be the signature gathering of the Japan-Indiana relationship,” Kulczak said.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>“Orgy in the Oval Office” is one of the many pieces a visitor will find while walking around at the Kinsey Institute Juried Art Show.There will be an open reception for the ninth annual Juried Art Show from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in the Grunwald Gallery of Art, and it’s free to the public.Four selected jurors chose contemporary art pieces from artists to be displayed, said Catherine Johnson-Roehr, Kinsey Institute art curator.The show usually averages an attendance of 300 people at the opening reception, and they hope to reach that number this year, too, she said.“This is the sixth year the show has been held in the gallery,” Grunwald Gallery director Betsy Stirratt said.The exhibit will be open Saturday and remain open until July 12.The show will feature artwork of a variety of themes — sex, gender, eroticism and sexuality, among others.Gary Milius is the associate curator of art, artifacts and photographs at the Kinsey Institute. “Visitors can expect to see pieces from all over,” Milius said. The show not only brings in a wide range of visitors, but it also brings exposure to the Kinsey Institute, Johnson-Roehr said.“A lot of artists do not know about Kinsey and find out about us through this event,” Johnson-Roehr said.There will be pieces that reflect an artist’s pain from abuse to more informative pieces about a study of men’s pheromones.Artist Jen Lewis’s work, “Beauty in Blood,” will be featured. Her work shows what happens to menstrual blood when it is put in salt water.“Myself and other jurors try to select pieces that are both fun and serious,” Milius said.Many of the pieces are only for show, but there will be some available for purchase, which will be available to pick up after the exhibit ends July 12, Milius said.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Seniors graduating this weekend will soon face the job market, and the classes they took to get the degree will soon be a distant memory.Career services in each school are designated to help prepare students for careers in their respective majors, and statistics show the services makes a real difference.Students of the Kelley School of Business began utilizing career services as soon as their freshmen year, or while taking a class called Compass, said Kelley School of Business Senior Associate Director Thao Nelson.The School of Infomatics and Computing requires students to take the Job Search Strategies course, and the School of Public Health offers a career services program with five workshops.The Career Kickstart program consists of a series of five workshops on key career topics that culminates into a networking event where students interact with professionals working in their field, said School of Public Health Director of Career Services Susan Simmons.“While we don’t specifically focus on the transition from senior year to the working world, the concepts of how to prepare to be a working adult or how to continue job searching after graduation do come up in advising appointments,” said Frances Adjorlolo, School of Infomatics and Computing assistant director of career services. Schools have seen their students succeed after they graduate because they utilized career services while they were still in school.In 2013, 90 percent of graduates in the School of Infomatics and Computing secured employment or acceptance to graduate school.In 2012-2013, more than 840 employers recruited Kelley School of Business students for full-time or internship positions, according to their career services spotlight report.Students are also assisted with getting their resumes, cover letters and other material ready for the job market.“We provide a multitude of services to students. Common topics of conversation include: career exploration, resume and cover letter preparation, interview techniques, job search strategies, networking, personal branding and negotiating job offers,” Simmons said.Getting assistance from career services also helps when schools offer career fairs, which is where many companies hire students.“We host two career fairs each academic year,” Adjorlolo said.Kelley School of Business throws multiple career fairs throughout the year, where they bring in recruiters from some of the country’s largest companies.In 2012-2013, more than 10,000 Kelley students were interviewed on campus, according to the school’s career spotlight report.The earlier students visit career services the more it could help them, Adjorlolo said..“Students should begin using career services during their first year in college,” she said. “Anecdotally, most students being utilizing career services during their sophomore and junior years, as they begin looking for internships.”Students can secure an advantage by checking the social media outlets their school uses for career exploration, Nelson said.“We want students to be able to compete with anyone in the field,” she said.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The IU Cinema was sold out Wednesday as friends and family filled the cinema in support of student filmmakers releasing their films.One student’s parents flew in from Singapore to see the Student Narrative Shorts Program, which features student-made films. Robby Benson, who some might know as the voice of the Beast from Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” taught a class about the production of film this semester. His students’ work was featured in the program.Before students came to class in August, they had to develop the idea for their movie and turn in a script two weeks before class began, senior Nathan Erdel said.Benson worked with students throughout the year to get their scripts ready before they began filming.Students said they gained their passion for films in different ways. “I made short news segments in high school and never thought it was something I would fully pursue,” senior Nick Jaicomo said.Senior Brandon Walsh said he became passionate about filmmaking after making films with a friend in high school.Their passion for filmmaking was finally realized as they sat in the audience among peers and observed everyone’s reaction to their films.“It was amazing, not to just have family and friends there, but also higher-ups from the telecommunications department to come enjoy our films,” Erdel said.Though each director worked hard on their individual films, Walsh said there was plenty of collaboration within the group of students. “If the University chooses to make a film school here, this is what it should look like,” he said. Benson said he made sure the films were shot with industry quality and etiquette.“Our professor made sure we got consent anywhere we filmed at, which is something you have to do in this industry,” Erdel said.Once the evening was finished, the student directors said they felt a sense of accomplishment.“This was one of the best courses I have taken at IU,” Jaicomo said. “I learned more than I learned in any other course.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Sam George got his inspiration at brunch.For Clark Johnson, talking to an agriculture company in Mooresville, Ind., gave him the idea. Jeremy Schmitt got his idea for a fitness supplement from the health knowledge he and his family gained when his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. All three are seniors enrolled in Kelley School of Business’s number one-ranked entrepreneurship class in the nation, Spine Sweat.George, along with his girlfriend Fatima McKenzie and his brother Ross Stuckey, gathered for brunch at the Cheesecake Factory, one of their favorite restaurants. During brunch, they talked about the show “Shark Tank” and threw around simple business ideas. George brought up an idea he had for delivering male hygiene products. He said he realized how often he ran out of hygiene products during college.“I was walking around campus like a caveman,” he said.George’s idea took shape after attending a Collegiate Entrepreneurship Organization conference in Chicago with IU chapter president President Storm Anderson.He and Anderson started the business, but that wasn’t where George wanted to stop. He wanted to present his idea to investors, too, so he enrolled in Spine Sweat.In May 2013, Bloomberg Business Week ranked Spine Sweat the number one entrepreneurship experience for college students. Spine Sweat was founded by Donald Kuratko, a professor of entrepreneurship at IU.He started the course 10 years ago, he said, when he realized it was hard to teach entrepreneurship in the classroom. The element of risk is not really present in that setting, he said. The name was Kuratko’s father’s idea. “Unless a student goes to bed at night and feels their spine sweat, I’m not sure if they will even understand entrepreneurship,” he said, echoing his father.He serves as an advisor for the students in Spine Sweat, taught by professor Mark Long. Kuratko requested Long teach Spine Sweat because he had worked in corporate business for many years. “Mark Long is the real reason I joined the course, after much encouragement from him this semester,” Johnson said.Johnson’s idea is to open an agriculture machinery business. He will have a sales and parts depot for sprayers and fertilizer applicators, he said. He wants to offer an all-in-one service model for large-scale agriculture, which doesn’t exist right now. He said he feels like it could bring a lot of profit to the industry.Students should have an idea for a business prior to enrolling in this intensive course, Kuratko said.When students first begin the course, Long works with them to go through the patent database to make sure something similar doesn’t already exist. He doesn’t want students to waste their time creating something someone else might already be pursuing. Long brings in investors at the end of the semester — the culmination of the students’ hard work. Students are matched with investors who are currently working in a field where the student’s idea could be used. There is a catch, though. Investors also determine what grade students can receive, and they can only receive an “A,” a “C” or an “F.”If investors really like the student’s written plan and pitch, they give them the thumbs up and award them with an “A” and actually invest money into the company. If the pitch is mediocre but not worth investing in, students get a “C.” Students with an “F” don’t pass the class.“If a student fails the course, they take a class in the summer to help replace the “F” they received,” Long said.Senior Seth Harvey received an “A” and an investment last year for his business in custom clothing. He wrote a business plan for an Internet-based company that brings dress shirts straight to your door.“You really have to give it to these investors,” he said. “In the past, investors have offered to write quarter-million-dollar checks for businesses.”Johnson presented his business plan May 2.“The biggest trouble I am having is narrowing down the information I have into the allotted pages,” Johnson said before his presentation.Schmitt said he had the same trouble as Johnson.“I have so much information that has to be put into this plan that will be submitted in a few weeks,” Schmitt said.While waiting to present to investors, George and Anderson have worked diligently to sell their Caveboxes, which is what they now call the hygiene toolkits George dreamed up. They both invested more than $1,000 and have seen success from the business after their website launch Feb. 5, George said. Male students can receive all their essential hygiene products by simply going on the website and selecting either a $15, $25 or $35 box, he said. George and Schmitt agreed with Johnson that creating businesses in Spine Sweat takes a lot of hard work.“(It) comes down to the risks people are willing to take,” Johnson said. “I’ve put my own money and savings on the line before, and it paid off.”