Corporate special interest groups have hit upon a very powerful framing of the economy and government that involves something they call "redistribution".
It has been played over and over in the media more than any annoying pop ballad I can remember. So much so in fact that I bet you could describe the framing w/o me saying a word.
You earn your money. It is yours. Then the government takes it away in the form of taxes (often referred to as theft) and gives it to someone who hasn't earned it (redistribution).
When people you know say "socialism," it is this process of taking from the "deserving" to give to the "undeserving" they are talking about.
I state this argument as strongly as possible here because this is what we're up against. Professional, audience-tested propaganda.
If we, when you are talking to people, fall into arguing the side that wants to "redistribute," you will be seen as someone who wants to use government to take away and give to the "lazy" or "undeserving".
There is an easy way to flip this framing and talk about the actual situation with people you never thought you could reach.
All you have to do is talk about distributing it right to begin with.
This is a classic example of a corporate special interest group divide-and-conquer strategy. Take the issue of people not being paid well and turn it into fast food workers vs. the military.
In this frame, the implication is strong that if you support one, you don't support the other.
I suggested maybe our troops should make more too.
I don't understand why it's one group versus another. Whether it's the army or fast food restaurants, the issue is the same: people aren't being paid very well.
What is happening is that all the profits of our work are being funneled to the top. The best example of this I've seen was brought up recently by Bernie Sanders.
I mentioned this to my friend and asked, isn't something wrong when so much is being funneled to the top?
One of the analogies I like to use in talking about the economy is a pirate ship.
Some of the roles on a pirate ship include: captain, first mate, cook, surgeon, sailors, gunners, cabin boy, cooper, and so on. Imagine that you capture a British ship with 1,000 gold coins. If there were 40 crew members, how should it be divvied up? What should the people who funded your ship receive? What would be fair?
Relate this to a recent division of wealth in the United States. In 2010, the top 1% had 35.4% of the net worth in the United States. The next 19% held 53.5%. The bottom 80% or 32 lowest ranking crew members would have to split 111 gold coins this is roughly 4 coins apiece.
On a real pirate ship, would the captain have been able to divvy up the wealth this way in front of the crewmen without getting keelhauled?
So how is it that wealth generated by the United States is so unequally distributed?
Outsourcing – Companies outsourced jobs to countries with cheaper wages and less benefits. This puts downward pressure on American wages.
Technology – What technologies does the private sector invest the most in? Technologies that increase productivity subsequently enabling companies to do more with less people.
Temporary workers – Companies shifted portions of their work force to temporary employees allowing them to skirt labor laws and regulations.
Shifting the burden – Tax laws were re-written so that the wealthy pay less through loopholes and exemptions and everyone else pays more. Examples include: lower taxes for income generated by capital gains, a rise in regressive taxes such as sales taxes, increases in property taxes, and straight up loopholes and exemptions such as the cap on paying into Social Security.
Destruction of the public sector – Well-paying government jobs that put upward pressure on wages are being eliminated through outsourcing (Exs. the military and public schools).
Legislation – Corporate special interest groups are passing laws such as Right to Work legislation that helps companies defund and break up unions.
Propaganda – Corporate special interest groups have invested heavily in getting out a story that says if you give to the top, the benefits will "trickle down." Only they don't.
Divide and conquer strategies – Democrats are pitted against Republicans. Whites are pitted against blacks. People are pitted against immigrants. The religious are pitted against the non-religious. Straights are pitted against gays. Hate and fear are constantly stoked to hide the real looting of our country.
The net result is that even as productivity continues to increase in our country, wages have remained stagnant for everyone but those at the very top.
Now corporate special interest groups will tell you that all of this is a natural progression and there is nothing people can do about it. Of course at the same time, they tell the people who support them to vote and speak up as loudly as possible.
We can change things. Enough people just have to speak up, act, and vote for an economy that work for more people.
We have a choice. We don't have to build a system that continues to funnel more and more from the many to the few.
People should share in the rewards.
To do this, however, we're going to need to bring back values. Values like fairness, and justice, and democracy, and equality.
We want a country that does what's right, instead of what's going to make some small contingent the most profit.
Henry Ford believed that if he paid workers well they would have enough to buy cars and this would eventually increase his business. It did.
Unions – Business Insider just ran a piece entitled "Why It's Time for Labor to Organize." Our economy over the past 40 years has shown that owners will do everything they can to maximize the flow upwards. I don't believe this is because they are evil. I believe it's because we have a system with no responsibility. Maximizing shareholder value has become a religion. CEOs claim this is what they're doing, ask the shareholders. The stock market rewards more profitable companies in the short term. In the long term, however, this lack of responsibility tends to destroy value. Unions would help bring back responsibility.
Money out of politics – Corporate special interest groups have discovered that they can generate big returns politically. Fund a few campaigns and politicians will pass legislation to put downward pressure on wages and even shift the costs of business onto workers. Remove the money from politics and the incentive for politicians changes to working for people.
A living wage – When people earn enough to have a decent life, the overall economy benefits because more people can participate.
Rules – A working economy has rules. It is not an anything goes free-for-all. It's more like a system of traffic lights and signs, which ensure traffic isn't a chaotic mess. Information needs to be equal between transaction participants. Because we create the economy, we create the rules. We can either do this so a few people benefit (the current situation), or everyone benefits. These rules should be the same for everyone.
Competition – Government has the power to break up monopolies and oligopolies.
Public investment – Advanced technologies are risky investments. As such, public equity is needed for investments in infrastructure and to bootstrap new technologies. Private equity tends to make less risky investments such as protecting existing monopolies. Private equity makes competitive investments, public equity makes investments in things that are good for everyone.
Equal regulation – Businesses, rightly so, will tell you that they want a level playing field. By this, they mean that other companies shouldn't have an unfair advantage. The unfair advantage could take the shape of less regulation, lower taxes, a cheaper workforce, etc. What we are typically told is that regulations are bad, taxes are bad, and employee costs are bad. This is a special case of equal regulations called "no regulations". This is a race to the bottom. Instead of a race to the bottom, we should be raising regulations and standards, equalizing taxes, and raising wages and benefits.
Sustainability – A working economy has to be a sustainable economy for it to still work for future generations.
Paying it forward The idea behind a progressive tax system is that those who benefit the most from our country pay it forward so the next generation can benefit.
I'm sure there's other aspects as well. The goal here isn't to describe everything but to help paint a vision of what a better economy would look like.
The reason for doing this is that if you can help show people what something better looks like, it not only helps to take away the fear, but it inspires confidence.
All of this is not only possible, but doable. What is holding us back from doing it is the tremendous amount of money being spent in favor of our current system that benefits the top 1% (more accurately the top .01%).
The extremely wealthy fund corporate special interest groups and think tanks that devise propaganda that makes it seem "wrong" to work towards a better economy. They say that this would be "redistributing" the wealth and equate this to theft. Their strategy is to divide workers against each other and get them to fight for an ever smaller piece of the pie.
Since the billionaires are using a divide-and-conquer strategy and trying to get people to play the capitalism/socialism game, change the frame and talk about what a working economy should look like.
When someone tells you that we shouldn't be "redistributing wealth," don't fall for the bait. Talk to them about how we should be distributing it right to begin with. Ask them if they think it's fair that 14 people increased their wealth by $157 billion while the rest of the country struggles just to get by.
Help them understand that if more people earn more money, greater demand and circulation benefits everyone.


Friday Night is comic night for JB. I buy a new episode of the series I'm following, reading it along with a couple of instalments of other issues – some one-offs, some long form. How do I not get ahead of myself? Bundles. Because the cost of digitally publishing back issues is zero, most graphic novel publishers are more than happy to release very generous bundles, sometimes as freebies, sometimes as ridiculously cheap deals.
Comixology, one of the best comic book houses, recently offered a huge bundle of a hundred or so titles for less than ten bucks. I leapt on it even though many of them were teaser issues. Some were complete arcs however, and one in particular I enjoyed was an unconventional tale in the sense that it was an entirely conventional story. Snow, by Benjamin Rivers, has no superheroes, no magic, no future tech, no fabled realms. Just a simple story that pulled me all the way in.
Four issues, simply drawn; the tale of Dana, a thirty-something employee of a failing bookstore in Toronto. It's winter, the city is snowbound. The once groovy street on which Abberline Books does less and less business, while paying more and more rent, is caught in an urban decay spiral. Some stuff happens, Dana copes or doesn't cope. Life goes on.
I'm not sure why I enjoyed it so much, and found it difficult to put down. I think it was the way Rivers managed to capture the characters with such spare illustration and economy of writing. It reminded me a lot of my own time in Darlinghurst in the 1990s, the Felafel period. I wasn't at all surprised to discover Snow will be released as a film this year. I was sort of surprised to find out it had also become a game, but then Rivers is a programmer of note as a well as an illustrator.
Having enjoyed it so much, and paid virtually nothing, I felt honour bound to point a few other readers in his direction. The page for Snow is here, while Rivers main site is a good place to catch up on his other work, graphic novels or games.
And yes, Orin, I have a few issues of Transmetropolitan somewhere on my pad, and no Orin I haven't read them yet.
Went to Comixology site. Damn you for pandering to my addiction JB. Now how will I get any work done?
Even after all these years and on the rare times I get to town, I can't walk past a comic shop without looking for old Phantom comics. I cherish the memories of the showbags in the 60's that always had one in them. I wish I'd kept them all now because they are worth big bucks. Another big favourite of mine is Asterix and Obelix. I also found some old Jolliffes' Saltbush Bill and Witchetys tribe books in a really great bookshop in Mackay last year. Expensive but pure gold.
Boxes of Phantom comics, check. Asterix and Obelix, check. TinTin, check.
Have you read Blake and Mortimer? Despite the names it was started by a Belgian artist contemporary with Herge, and continued by others after his death. I like the "ligne claire" French and Belgian stuff and most by Bilal, Dargaud, Moebius and the naughty one whose name I can't recall. And Alan Moore and . . . damn JB again.
Asterix & Obelix and Tintin - check check check. I also have a soft spot for the French series of live action A & O films (with Gerard Depardieu as Obelox).
I'll check the Blake and Mortimer comics out. The other ones I used to read non stop were the old war comics. I don't know how those krauts even got to the war they were so easy to knock off. Donner und Blitzen, Himmel and Achtung they were a good read. Another one that Aussies may remember was Captain Goodvibes the pig of steel. I've still got the whole world pigalogue which I bought for a dollar in 1974. I've still got a creditable collection of the Fabulous Furry Freak brothers comics ( I must drag them out again and see if they are still as funny) which were banned for a while.
Interesting comic. I used to live at the other end of that street. Of course, that was 20 years ago, and people then were saying how it wasn't what it used to be... 8-).
At the end of the iPad edition there's some really cool 'artist book' material which shows just how much work Rivers put into 'designing' the story world, even though it was a real world place.


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North Bay, ON – Nov. 30, 2020 – The Santa Claus Parade Committee and the Families First Committee have teamed up to help celebrate the holidays in a safe virtual way this year.
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The tranquility of a summer morning in a park, the sweaty hectic of an afternoon in the Mönckebergstraße, the cool quietness of a church, the wild ruckus in a public pool. There are a plethora of possibilities with which we can experiment. During the course we shall vary between tuitional and unguided drawing. By virtue of this method, every illustrator enjoys the possibility to learn something new, to expand interests and to test the newly learned methods. At the beginning, everyone should use the materials which they are most comfortable with. However, mobility must be maintained, because we shall be on the go most of the time.


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It is a given that your car reveals more about you than you think, and for that reason we love the Range Rover Velar – it has a dramatic appearance that is beautiful, alluring and then complemented with a powerful design – both most intriguing is how Range Rover has been able to balance futuristic design without loosing that Range Rover look – for us it is love at first sight.
But before we move forward, some history information, the name, Velar was first used by Land Rover in 1969 when developing the Range Rover prototypes – it derived from the Latin word velaris and means veil, or cover. It's like the geniuses in Land Rover saw the future from the past.
On whether this is rugged enough for African terrain – for now we do not have the answer (we will contact Land Rover for their views), but for pure beauty and aesthetics we found it difficult not to be taken in by this beauty. And to add, the 22-inch alloy wheel give it an intimidating yet elegant stance.
The Velar is also very stylish both inside and outside. The display and control system (incl. touchscreen capabilities) is something from the space age – and the touch screen is equally responsive and sleek .
By any standards, this car does not come cheap; but we know that the comfort and luxury in itself is worth the extra expense.
On most African roads like the N1 in South Africa, Or Lagos-Ibadan express way in Nigeria, Or driving to Kampala in Uganda – one thing is for sure, we can just picture the Velar holding its own in every way especially against other luxury rivals such as BMW X4 and X6 and the Mercedes GLC.
Don't get me started on the door handles – walk up to the Velar, press the unlock button on your key, and the Velar's door handles smoothly slide from inside the car ….. wow!!! And just to add on the door handles – they are very comfortable to hold. The manual simply describes them as "flush deployable door handles" need we say more?
The model is available in three powertrain options – 2.0 I (litre) Diesel, 2.0 I (litre) Petrol and 3.0 I (litre) Diesel.
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Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios revealed Swamp Thing as the newest character to join their upcoming PS4 and Xbox One fighter, Injustice 2. Here's a look at Swamp Thing's gameplay reveal trailer.
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This November 13th to the 15th at the Washington Hilton, next to our Washington DC B&B, will be the Jewish Federation of North America General Assembly. This Jewish Federation of North America General Assembly convention brings together volunteer and professional leaders from Federations across North America, as well as many in business of Jewish philanthropy from across the world. So as you can imagine, this gathering has a lot of momentum behind it as it is called together to bring about change and inspiration within these communities. This year, The General Assembly will explore how Federations help shape meaningful and purposeful Jewish lives. In essence, this conference will be doing extraordinary groundwork to make these Federations even stronger. This gathering will also focus on how movement has forged a course that even today still continues to impact millions of Jewish lives in a positive way on every continent. If you haven't been in years prior, you won't want to miss out on the excitement of this General Assembly 2016.
A small lineup of some of the featured speakers that will be speaking at this event: The Hon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court; Nadav Eyal, Chief International Correspondent, Channel 10, Israel; Bruce Feiler, New York Times Best-Selling Author; Jeffrey Goldberg, National Correspondent, The Atlantic; William Kristol, Editor, The Weekly Standard…and many more. For a complete listing of all speakers, please visit their webpage. It is recommended that you get a feel for who in particular you would like to hear—that way you get the most out of your conference experience.
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Have You Found Your "Fitness WHY"?
Somebody once said that my fitness level would actually put people OFF coming to me for training or to my classes. Maybe that is true to a certain extent because we can all feel intimidated by those whom we perceive to be better at something than we are. I would, however, hope that being fit and strong at my age would encourage people to set, and achieve, their own fitness goals.
It is easy to look at a fit person and assume that they have "always" been that way; that it was somehow easier for them to achieve it than it would be for you. But this is usually not the case at all. Was I always as fit as I am today? No is the short answer. Whilst I always enjoyed dancing and doing home workout videos (a la Jane Fonda – yes I really am that old!!), I definitely wasn't as fit as I would have liked. The knowledge that we have today didn't exist; there was no internet, with all the online programs and YouTube videos available, and things like HIIT and kettlebell training were not implemented in regular training programs – although the army would have utilised such things (kettlebells were used in the Russian army). Added to which, I injured my back before I had children, which limited what I could do (or so I thought). I tried all sorts of things to help it: Pilates, yoga, Holistix, but none of them really seemed to alleviate the problem – and subsequently being pregnant and lifting children definitely didn't help!
Was I always as strong as I am today? Definitely not. I didn't do any kind of strength training when I was younger – which is such a shame. I really wish I had known more about it, but again, it just seemed to be something that only bodybuilders did, so wasn't even on my radar. Any weights used in home videos were teeny tiny 1kg dumbbells! And, even with all the information we have today, still the fear perpetuates for women today that strength training means bulking up and becoming muscular and unfeminine (trust me – if it was that easy I'd be looking like Arnold by now!!) which means that so many women avoid it, or simply don't challenge themselves with heavy enough lifting.
Did I always commit to regular exercise? Well, yes and no… as I mentioned, I did home workouts such as Pilates and aerobics. I didn't go to gyms but I sometimes went to classes held at places such as Pineapple dance studios when I lived in London. But once I had children I just did home workouts whenever I could fit them in (not that often once I had four boys to look after!), as this was the most convenient for me at the time. And don't get me wrong, I think home workouts can be a really viable tool, but knowing what will be effective is the key to success. And, of course, having the right equipment and enough space where necessary – although bodyweight workouts can be extremely effective and don't require equipment or much space.
Have I ever been injured? A resounding YES! As I mentioned above, I injured my back pretty badly years ago, lifting the battery out of my mini, twisting and slipping on the ice (and perhaps if I had been stronger and fitter I would never have had such an issue lifting it out in the first place!!). Pregnancies, and lifting children, took their toll on my back, and a C-section with my twins meant that my core strength was down the pan! In more recent years I had an Achilles injury, (which actually healed very quickly once I incorporated a collagen supplement into my diet). Then, about two years ago, I had excruciating pain in my right foot and knee, becoming painful to the point that I couldn't go running, or do any high impact movements, and even walking my dogs every day was agonising. I couldn't bend my knee to kneel on it, or turn out my leg from the hip because the knee hurt so much, which meant I couldn't do yoga either. The one thing I could still do, which actually made it feel better, was kettlebell training. Strengthening all the muscles around the knee was so beneficial, and the ballistic action of swinging the kettlebell was promoting lymphatic drainage, which meant the build up of fluid was being alleviated naturally. I had an MRI and found out that I have a torn meniscus. I also had a Bakers' cyst behind the knee, which was preventing me from bending it. I had ultrasound to break up the cyst, but was told they would do nothing for the torn meniscus as surgery can either often make things worse or would have no benefit. So I turned to my nutrition and my kettlebells and rehabilitated my knee myself. I would love to have another MRI now to see what it's looking like as I have no pain and my squats are better than they have ever been! My knee does click sometimes, but this is because the cartilage cannot regenerate completely. However, I could so easily have given up and gone down the road of "oh, well, nothing can be done, this is the end of my career, I can't do anything anymore, it's my age… blah blah blah". But I guess that's not in my nature. Does that make me special? I don't think so. I think we are all capable of rising above and finding ways around things. The body is an incredible organism and is constantly trying to heal itself – we just need to give it what it needs to be able to do so. That means proper nutrition, but it also means not giving up on movement. If you stop moving then you really are going to be in trouble. Once you stop it's a downhill slide that gains traction and is difficult to halt.
Have I ever had core strength issues? Absolutely! After my twins were born by C-section, that really affected my core strength – and exacerbated my back pain. It was a very slow recovery to be able to gain any kind of abdominal strength. I know what it feels like to not be able to hold a plank for more than a few seconds, or do leg raises without it being agonising, (back hurting and abs incapable of doing very many repetitions without having to stop), or do crunches and sit ups. Believe me, I have been there. But when you put the effort in it is amazing how your strength begins to develop and the muscles begin to work again. A major part of developing my core strength and kicking the back pain for good was training with kettlebells. They have just been amazing for really changing my body shape, helping me get stronger generally, and strengthening my core: my back, glutes and abdominals.
Could I always do 100 burpees or 100 single arm kettlebell swings? No, of course not – and even now they are challenging – as they should be! High intensity training is hard, it's challenging. But the beauty of it is that everyone starts at their own pace, becoming more able the more they do it. It's never easy (it shouldn't be or it loses the whole point), but you get stronger, fitter and better.
So, as you can see, I totally understand how hard it can be to incorporate a fitness routine into your life, whether due to time restrictions, injury, perceived ability or worried about where, and how, to even get started. But it is not impossible.
The simple fact is that we should all be moving a lot on daily basis – that's a basic human requirement. However, many people just aren't reaching even the minimum steps (10,000 per day) set by the government. All too often we are sitting at desks at work, sitting when commuting, sitting in the evenings and it's no wonder that we have no energy to actually feel like jumping about or lifting weights at the end of a long day of not moving. I know – I spent a month doing jury duty a year ago and had a real taste of sedentary, commuter life – you can read more about it here.
Being more active is also an important element to build into your weekly routine – and this is different from actual dedicated exercise. Activities can be shared with friends and family, they should be fun and are not actually geared towards any particular goal. Cycling or walking to work instead of driving if you are close enough, spending time playing in the garden with the kids at the weekend, a family bike ride or swim session at the local pool, playing Frisbee in the park with a group of friends. These are all part of being active on a regular basis and will help towards staying healthy. It's also the best way to be good, healthy role model to your children.
But structured exercise is often the element where most people struggle. When you think about starting an exercise program it is really important to dive deeply into WHY you want to do it. It is not enough to simply state: "I want to lose weight". Exercise is not the magic road to weight loss – far from it – in fact if that is why you are engaging in exercise you will likely be sorely (pun intended) disappointed. Your weight is regulated by your hormones, which are affected by what you eat. There are many people who have been trudging to the gym for years on end, doing the same old thing – and yet looking exactly the same. Weight loss happens in the kitchen – making changes to your nutrition is where you will see the weight come off. And if weight loss is a goal for you, diving more deeply into why this is important is crucial to you achieving success. Why do you want to lose weight? What will improve in your life? Why is that important? Keep asking the question why until you get to the real nitty gritty of what it is you really want.
A new review paper published in Annals of Medicine, confirms the critical role muscle mass plays in health. Studies demonstrated that people with less muscle had more surgical and post-operative complications, longer hospital stays, lower physical function, poorer quality of life and overall lower survival rates. Suggestions are being made that muscle mass should actually be part of our health system, as important as other vital signs, in evaluating a person's health status, especially if they are living with a chronic disease.
We undertake structured exercise for a reason, but you have to know what that reason is – your WHY.
Digging deep into the reasons that you believe exercise to be an essential part of your life will help you to stay focused and consistent.
I want to be able to participate in all life has to offer without worrying if I will be able to be strong/fit/mobile/flexible enough.
I want to be able to run about with my grandchildren (when they eventually arrive in this world), I want to be able to lift them high into the air, whirl around and jump on the trampoline with them, without fear of falling and breaking bones or that my heart isn't up to it.
I want to be able to sit down on the floor and get back up again easily – preferably without having to use my hands as supports.
I want to be able to climb a ladder to fix things or easily carry a 20kg bag of chicken feed on my shoulders up to the field for my feathery friends.
I want to be able to squat down to pick something up from the floor (or stay there for a while should I choose to do so) without my knees or hips hurting.
I want to be agile.
I want to be as nimble as I can be.
I want to be as fast as I can be.
I don't want to be huffing and puffing climbing up stairs or on a walk.
I enjoy it! I love the feeling of having achieved something challenging, something that I didn't think I could do, of getting better at something.
All this I want – for as long as possible in my life. I won't accept anything less and so yes, that means that I have to make damn sure that I work for it NOW. That I put in the effort to keep my joints healthy and mobile, that I retain – and gain – muscle tissue, that I don't store unnecessary body fat, that I keep moving every day, that I lift heavy things on a regular basis and spend less time sitting. All this means getting uncomfortable for a period of time every day. But stepping out of your comfort zone is where the real magic happens. Challenging your body to do things that you didn't think was possible. TRYING. I may struggle and be unsuccessful in my attempts sometimes, but that's ok. Some days are harder than others to be motivated – it's normal, but that's when you have to remember your WHY's.
Ultimately, fitness is freedom – to live your life the way you want – to do the things you want to do and to do the things you have to do. Getting up off the floor easily, surviving a fall without breaking anything because your bone density is good, lifting your bag into an overhead locker, running for a bus without feeling like you are going to pass out, climbing a flight of stairs without being out of breath. To not be limited in life's choices because you aren't fit enough – this is freedom.
At the grand old age of 51 I am the fittest and strongest I have EVER been – and getting fitter and stronger every day because I CHOOSE to continue and set challenges for myself. WHY? (And there's that question again). Because feeling strong and capable is just the best feeling in the world. Being independent and not having to ask anyone to carry something for me, or wait for me because I can't keep up, is important to me. Keeping myself injury free as much as possible by keeping my muscles, joints and bones strong and healthy. Feeling really alive.
Any movement is good movement in my book, but unfortunately there is a lot of argument in the fitness world about what is best, what to avoid etc…that actually complicates the issue. There are specific elements that will develop your fitness in different ways because they address different areas of the body and different systems within it. So, for example, a cardio class will keep your heart rate at a steady pace throughout, helping you to improve your cardiovascular health (think heart rate and breathing), your stamina and endurance. Strength training has a multitude of benefits including cardiovascular (you will be amazed at how your heart rate will elevate during a session of strength training), developing muscular strength (and that doesn't mean becoming bodybuilders ladies!), developing a really strong core, helping to prevent – and rehabilitate – back problems, lubricating the joints and ligaments, ensuring they stay strong and mobile. High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) will really improve your overall oxygen intake (VO2 Max) and increase your fast twitch muscles. This helps develop speed and power, and will also have a beneficial impact on your endurance levels too. And although HIIT might sound difficult and scary, everyone can work to his or her own ability and build up over time. A Tabata, for example, takes only 4 minutes – you push as hard as you can in those 4 minutes and then it is over! And your 4 minutes may look very different to my 4 minutes in the beginning – and that's ok because you will be pushing to YOUR max, not mine!
The most important element really is to find things that you enjoy doing. If you don't enjoy it, and it is a chore, then you simply won't stick at it. So that means trying out different things – you don't know what you will be good at or enjoy doing until you try it. Don't let your perception of what something is be the over-riding judgement that prevents you from actually trying it.
And it's not just physical benefits that we will benefit from. All exercise helps to produce mood-elevating chemicals in the brain, such as brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which enables existing brain neurons to survive and encourages growth of new neurons and synapses, aiding in learning, cognitive function, memory and higher level thinking. Exercise also improves mental health by reducing depression and anxiety. And recent research has revealed that exercise can have an anti-ageing effect because of the increase in mitochondrial function (the energy powerhouse in each of the body's cells), and the ability to bolster protein production. Exercise can also improve insulin sensitivity, which is great news for those with Type 2 Diabetes, and has an anti-inflammatory effect.
Sometimes the fear is that you are not fit enough to join a class – but isn't that exactly why you should be joining a class? To get fitter! Our perceptions of what might entail within a class can often be completely wrong and, without going along and trying, how do you even know what you are and aren't capable of? In my classes I make sure that there are always modifications, so that everyone can participate to whatever level possible for them. For example, someone may have fallen over whilst out walking and injured their hand, which limits what they may be able to do, so I will adapt certain exercises for them. Some people may have long standing issues such as knee, wrist or hip problems or they may be very overweight etc…most issues can be accounted for and adjusted so that everyone is capable of seeing success.
Again, it is important to remember that everyone was once a beginner. I didn't start out swinging a 32kg kettlebell, I started with a 4kg, just like everyone else that I teach. I developed strength over time by being consistent and determined. I couldn't do leg raises very well because my core wasn't strong at all and my back injury kept niggling, but with the different types of training that I incorporated regularly – particularly kettlebells – my core got stronger and my back got better, and my leg raises improved. Comparing yourself at the start of your fitness journey to someone who has been on theirs a long time is a fruitless exercise (excuse the pun again!) and who's to say where you will be in six months or a year's time if you stay the course? Health and fitness doesn't have an end date – it is something we should be striving for continually throughout our life.
So what are the key factors to fitness?
Time – and this doesn't necessarily mean hours on end at the gym. Effective training can be done in 20 minutes, which everyone has the ability to make time for in their day. Classes are great because they are motivating, sociable and can help keep you to a regular schedule. Making time for fitness is an important part of taking your health into your own hands.
Consistency – this really is important as consistency means seeing real changes. If you only exercise once a week it won't be enough to reap all the benefits that movement, activity and exercise have to offer. Consistency means incorporating these elements into your life regularly – at least 3 times a week, doing different types of exercise to really reap all the benefits they have to offer.
Determination – challenging yourself and moving through the moments of being uncomfortable. Stepping out of your comfort zone is where change happens, where your body perceives that it needs to be better, faster and stronger to face the challenges that you are setting it in your daily life. As the saying goes: "Wake up with determination, go to bed with satisfaction".
The motto? Just. Keep. Moving.
Have you found your fitness WHY's? I look forward to your comments.


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Can a Ban on Smartphone Use While Crossing the Street be Coming?
Mississauga | Ontario | Business | Latest News |
By Ashley Newport
Published July 15, 2016 at 7:35 pm
If you've wandered into traffic with your eyes on your phone, Toronto city council (and perhaps everyone else) wants the province to compel you to keep your eyes on the road.
Earlier this week, TO councillors passed a motion formally asking the province to look into a ban on pedestrians using cell phones, the Toronto Star reports. Although the motion was passed by TO brass, the call to the province indicates that a potential ban would affect everyone in Ontario including Mississauga.
So, Pokemon Go enthusiasts seeking out Pikachu in City Centre could, potentially, run afoul of the Highway Traffic Act should the provincial Liberals pursue the motion.
If you think the idea is absurd (if not somewhat logical), you're not alone. According to The Star, some councillors were "laughing in the aisles."
The newspaper reports that the amendment, moved by Councillor Frances Nunziata, asked the Ontario minister of transportation to consider making changes to the Act to prohibit "actively using a handheld wireless communication device or handheld electronic entertainment device while on any travelled portion of a roadway."
While some people were laughing, others were not. The motion was approved by a vote of 26 to 15 and even Mayor John Tory was on board.
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According to The Star, Nunziata defended her motion by saying, "there is a fine for texting (while) driving, but there isn't a fine for texting and walking on a roadway, and I don't know if members of council have experienced this, but especially downtown when you're driving and you've got a green light or a red light and a pedestrian is in the middle of the roadway texting and won't move, and it's just constantly."
The Star points out that there is some precedent here, as the province's chief coroner determined, based on data from 2010, that pedestrians were more likely to be killed if they were using electronic devices.
So, Mississauga – how does this make you feel? Do you hope the Wynne government institutes a province-wide ban on texting while traversing a bustling roadway? Or do you think the onus should be on drivers to be more mindful of potentially distracted pedestrians? Would a simple public awareness campaign — one free of the threat of fines — be more appropriate?


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Nine arrested in Long Island nursing home investigation
PUBLISHED: February 12, 2014 at 6:45 a.m. | UPDATED: July 21, 2021 at 9:02 a.m.
MINEOLA >> An alarm sounding every 15 seconds was ignored for more than two hours before a patient who was not connected to a required ventilator died, a state prosecutor said Tuesday in announcing civil and criminal charges against the operators and nine employees of a suburban New York nursing home.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a 58-page civil complaint that operators and staff of the Medford Multicare Center for Living, Inc., had shown a "history of neglect of Medford's vulnerable residents," since the 320-bed facility on eastern Long Island opened in 2003.
Schneiderman noted that six nursing home employees had previously been prosecuted in 2008 on charges of neglecting patients, and contended conditions at the facility had not improved since. In a civil complaint, he noted that the nursing home claimed to be "dedicated to improving the lives of our residents and families with competence, enthusiasm, honesty, respect and love."
"Nothing could be further from the truth," the civil complaint said. "Medford's owners have instead dedicated themselves to lining their own pockets and improving their families' philanthropic reputation at home and abroad while turning a blind eye to the persistent neglect of its residents by senior management and staff."
In the criminal case, Schneiderman charges one employee, identified as Kethlie Joseph, 61, of Brentwood, with criminally negligent homicide in the October 2012 death of a 72-year-old patient who was supposed to be connected to a ventilator. The name of Joseph's attorney was not immediately available.
Court documents allege that the patient's "pulse oximeter alarm sounded every 15 seconds for two hours during the night shift. No one responded despite the fact that alarms were sounding at three locations on the unit and one staff member was specifically tasked with watching the monitor at the nursing station."
The dead woman, identified by her family as Aurelia Rios of Central Islip, intends to file a malpractice lawsuit against the facility, attorney Chris Mauro said.
"We were shocked because it didn't seem right. They told us she was unresponsive. I couldn't believe it," Rios's daughter, Michelle Giamarino, told reporters Tuesday. "I don't want anyone else's mom, sister, brother, father to pass like this. It's not fair, she deserved better."
Six others, including the licensed administrator, David Fielding, 56, of West Lido Beach, and Christine Boylan, director of respiratory therapy, also were charged with participating in a cover-up of the death, which was eventually reported to authorities by a whistleblower at the nursing home.
Two other employees were charged with falsifying documents involving injuries to other patients at the facility.
Attorneys for Fielding and Boylan said their clients would vigorously fight the charges. Attorney Brian Griffin said his client, Fielding, was a recognized expert in the nursing home field who has worked since being hired in 2009 to improve conditions at the Medford facility. Attorney William Kephart said the charges against Boylan were "completely false; she is a hard-working professional who did everything she could to assist her patients."
A spokesman for the nursing home said in a statement that the facility "has a history of going beyond what is required.
"Over the past five years, the facility has done increasingly well on its Department of Health inspections, and on its most recent review last August, did not receive a single infraction," said Hank Sheinkopf. He said all the employees charged in Tuesday's complaint have been placed on paid administrative leave.
"Because we believe that people are innocent until proven guilty, they will continue to be paid while these issues are under review," he said.


Ants are unique in that they can carry more than 100 times their own body weight. And when working in groups, they can carry pretty large objects.
Researchers at the Biomimetics and Dexterous Manipulation Laboratory at Stanford University focused on the ant's anatomy and designed tiny robots that can pull thousands of times their weight, move like gecko lizards and mimic bats, reported The New York Times.
A team of six tiny 'microTug' robots, weighing 3.5 ounces total, can pull a car weighing 3,900 pounds — that's nearly 2 tons. The video below from the researchers shows the ant-like robots pulling a car. The robots can pull more than 2,000 times their own weight.
"By considering the dynamics of the team, not just the individual, we are able to build a team of our 'microTug' robots that, like ants, are super strong individually, but then also work together as a team," David Christensen, a graduate student and one of the authors of the research paper, told The New York Times.
The paper will be presented at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation in May in Stockholm, Sweden.


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Elon Musk: Cryptocurrencies Are Better than Conventional Paper Money
Yesterday, during an interview on ARK's Invest podcast, technology mogul Elon Musk praised Bitcoin and other digital currencies as "quite brilliant" and "a far better way to transfer value than pieces of paper".
The Tesla CEO is known for his support of strong support of innovative technologies, which is reflected in his career as an entrepreneur. He has founded multiple technology companies that seek to revolutionize various sectors, from transport and power storage to space exploration and colonizing of Mars.
However, Musk does not plan to implement cryptocurrencies or blockchain technology into his existing businesses. He commented about his automotive company in particular: "It would not be a good use of Tesla resources to get involved in crypto. We're just really trying to accelerate the advance of sustainable energy."
While he continued praising Bitcoin's structure and cryptocurrencies' ability to bypass currency controls, he did have a critique, saying that "one of the downsides of crypto is that computationally it is quite energy intensive. So there have to be some kind of constraints on the creation of crypto. But it's very energy intensive to create the incremental Bitcoin at this point." Musk also does not hold any sizeable amount of cryptocurrency. In February 2018, he tweeted that he held 0.25 BTC, which a friend had gifted him.
Elon Musk's positive yet hesitant to investment approach to cryptocurrency is reflected in the attitudes of many other influencers and financial industry leaders around the world. Musk is only the most recent in a long line of people who see blockchain technology and the digital assets built on them as the future.
The latest prominent figure to promote cryptocurrencies is Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey. Dorsey calls Bitcoin the "native currency of the Internet" and has made plans to integrate it into his two businesses. Both of these platforms will benefit greatly from this implementation, both in profits and benefits for customers.
Mike Novogratz, an important figurehead in the crypto space, dubbed Bitcoin as "digital gold", adding that, "Bitcoin is going to be a place where you have sovereign money, it's not U.S. money, it's not Chinese money, it's sovereign. Sovereignty costs a lot, it should."
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In Norway, Gymgoers Avoid Infections as Virus Recedes – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/health/coronavirus-gyms-fitness.html
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Like many countries, Norway ordered all gyms to close in March to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But unlike any other nation, Norway also funded a rigorous study to determine whether the closings were really necessary.
It is apparently the first and only randomized trial to test whether people who work out at gyms with modest restrictions are at greater risk of infection from the coronavirus than those who do not. The tentative answer after two weeks: no.
So this week, responding to the study it funded, Norway reopened all of its gyms, with the same safeguards in place that were used in the study.
Is there hope for gymgoers in other parts of the world?
"I personally think this is generalizable, with one caveat," said Dr. Michael Bretthauer, a cancer screening expert at the University of Oslo who led the study with Dr. Mette Kalager. "There may be places where there is a lot of Covid, or where people are less inclined to follow restrictions."
Norway is bringing its epidemic under control, and the number of new infections has fallen. But the incidence of the infection in Oslo, where the study was conducted, resembles that in such cities as Boston, Oklahoma City and Trenton, N.J.
The trial, begun on May 22, included five gyms in Oslo with 3,764 members, ages 18 to 64, who did not have underlying medical conditions. Half of the members — 1,896 people — were invited to go back to their gyms and work out.
They were required to wash their hands and to maintain social distancing: three feet apart for floor exercises, and six feet apart in high-intensity classes. The subjects could use the lockers, but not the saunas or the showers. They were not asked to wear masks.
Another 1,868 gym members served as a comparison group; they were not permitted to return to their gyms.
During the two weeks of the study, 79.5 percent of the members invited to use their gyms went at least once, while 38.4 percent went more than six times. Some were overjoyed to restart their routines.
Goril Bjerkan, a 53-year-old economist who lives in Baerum, just outside Oslo, went to the gym three to four times a week during the study, using the treadmill, taking classes and doing strength training.
"It was fantastic to get back to the gym again after almost 11 weeks of closure," she said. "I suspect it was more risky to visit the shopping center than to visit the gym."
Heide Tjom, a 57-year-old architect who bicycles into Oslo, leapt at the opportunity to return to the gym four times a week, where she works with a personal trainer and takes group cardio classes.
"Keeping fit is very important to me," Ms. Tjom said. "I feel it is important to my existence."
Over the study period, there were 207 new coronavirus cases in Oslo. Study participants and gym staff members were tested for the infection on June 8. (Antibody tests of participants are now being conducted.)
Dr. Bretthauer and Dr. Kalager also examined Norway's extensive electronic health records database for outpatient visits and hospitalizations among the participants.
The results? The researchers found only one coronavirus case, in a person who had not used the gym before he was tested; it was traced to his workplace. Some participants visited hospitals, but for diseases other than https://bt-hypnotise.com/, the illness caused by the coronavirus.
There was no difference in hospital visits between the groups, and there were no outpatient visits or hospitalizations because of the coronavirus. The findings were posted online on Thursday, but had not been peer-reviewed nor published.
Some experts felt the results demonstrated that returning to the gym was relatively safe — but only in places where there were few infections.
Is it harder to exercise while wearing a mask?
A commentary published this month on the website of the British Journal of Sports Medicine points out that covering your face during exercise "comes with issues of potential breathing restriction and discomfort" and requires "balancing benefits versus possible adverse events." Masks do alter exercise, says Cedric X. Bryant, the president and chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise, a nonprofit organization that funds exercise research and certifies fitness professionals. "In my personal experience," he says, "heart rates are higher at the same relative intensity when you wear a mask." Some people also could experience lightheadedness during familiar workouts while masked, says Len Kravitz, a professor of exercise science at the University of New Mexico.
I've heard about a treatment called dexamethasone. Does it work?
The steroid, dexamethasone, is the first treatment shown to reduce mortality in severely ill patients, according to scientists in Britain. The drug appears to reduce inflammation caused by the immune system, protecting the tissues. In the study, dexamethasone reduced deaths of patients on ventilators by one-third, and deaths of patients on oxygen by one-fifth.
What is pandemic paid leave?
The coronavirus emergency relief package gives many American workers paid leave if they need to take time off because of the virus. It gives qualified workers two weeks of paid sick leave if they are ill, quarantined or seeking diagnosis or preventive care for coronavirus, or if they are caring for sick family members. It gives 12 weeks of paid leave to people caring for children whose schools are closed or whose child care provider is unavailable because of the coronavirus. It is the first time the United States has had widespread federally mandated paid leave, and includes people who don't typically get such benefits, like part-time and gig economy workers. But the measure excludes at least half of private-sector workers, including those at the country's largest employers, and gives small employers significant leeway to deny leave.
Does asymptomatic transmission of https://bt-hypnotise.com/ happen?
So far, the evidence seems to show it does. A widely cited paper published in April suggests that people are most infectious about two days before the onset of coronavirus symptoms and estimated that 44 percent of new infections were a result of transmission from people who were not yet showing symptoms. Recently, a top expert at the World https://bt-hypnotise.com/ Organization stated that transmission of the coronavirus by people who did not have symptoms was "very rare," but she later walked back that statement.
What's the risk of catching coronavirus from a surface?
Touching contaminated objects and then infecting ourselves with the germs is not typically how the virus spreads. But it can happen. A number of studies of flu, rhinovirus, coronavirus and other microbes have shown that respiratory illnesses, including the new coronavirus, can spread by touching contaminated surfaces, particularly in places like day care centers, offices and hospitals. But a long chain of events has to happen for the disease to spread that way. The best way to protect yourself from coronavirus — whether it's surface transmission or close human contact — is still social distancing, washing your hands, not touching your face and wearing masks.
How does blood type influence coronavirus?
A study by European scientists is the first to document a strong statistical link between genetic variations and https://bt-hypnotise.com/, the illness caused by the coronavirus. Having Type A blood was linked to a 50 percent increase in the likelihood that a patient would need to get oxygen or to go on a ventilator, according to the new study.
How many people have lost their jobs due to coronavirus in the U.S.?
The unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent in May, the Labor Department said on June 5, an unexpected improvement in the nation's job market as hiring rebounded faster than economists expected. Economists had forecast the unemployment rate to increase to as much as 20 percent, after it hit 14.7 percent in April, which was the highest since the government began keeping official statistics after World War II. But the unemployment rate dipped instead, with employers adding 2.5 million jobs, after more than 20 million jobs were lost in April.
What are the symptoms of coronavirus?
Common symptoms include fever, a dry cough, fatigue and difficulty breathing or shortness of breath. Some of these symptoms overlap with those of the flu, making detection difficult, but runny noses and stuffy sinuses are less common. The C.D.C. has also added chills, muscle pain, sore throat, headache and a new loss of the sense of taste or smell as symptoms to look out for. Most people fall ill five to seven days after exposure, but symptoms may appear in as few as two days or as many as 14 days.
How can I protect myself while flying?
If air travel is unavoidable, there are some steps you can take to protect yourself. Most important: Wash your hands often, and stop touching your face. If possible, choose a window seat. A study from Emory University found that during flu season, the safest place to sit on a plane is by a window, as people sitting in window seats had less contact with potentially sick people. Disinfect hard surfaces. When you get to your seat and your hands are clean, use disinfecting wipes to clean the hard surfaces at your seat like the head and arm rest, the seatbelt buckle, the remote, screen, seat back pocket and the tray table. If the seat is hard and nonporous or leather or pleather, you can wipe that down, too. (Using wipes on upholstered seats could lead to a wet seat and spreading of germs rather than killing them.)
What should I do if I feel sick?
If you've been exposed to the coronavirus or think you have, and have a fever or symptoms like a cough or difficulty breathing, call a doctor. They should give you advice on whether you should be tested, how to get tested, and how to seek medical treatment without potentially infecting or exposing others.
"This shows us that low-prevalence environments are safe for gyms and probably just about everything else," said Dr. Gordon Guyatt, a professor of medicine at McMaster University in Canada. "It is very unlikely you will get infected."
"If you were in a different environment where there is a substantially higher prevalence, we don't know what will happen," he added.
But Jon Zelner, an epidemiologist at the University of Michigan, did not find the study to be fully convincing: "These findings don't tell me that going to the gym isn't riskier than not going to the gym, even in Oslo," he said.
A larger study is needed in places with a relatively low prevalence to determine whether the virus is more easily transmitted in gyms, Dr. Zelner added. Alternatively, a study with fewer people, but in a community with a high prevalence of infection, could answer the question.
Such a study may raise ethical concerns, since it may not be safe to send people to gyms in high-prevalence communities — "kind of a Catch-22," Dr. Zelner said.
Still, how low does risk have to be before it is acceptable to reopen gyms and fitness centers?
Dr. Guyatt said the risks of infection in a community where the prevalence is low are outweighed by the advantages to society.
"You can't stay locked down forever," he said. "We are never going to be completely free of this thing. And in a low-prevalence environment, the risk is low wherever you go — gyms or grocery stores or even restaurants."
Now, Dr. Bretthauer and Dr. Kalager want to see whether the social-distancing measures they used in the study were necessary.
They hope to randomly assign 150 gyms to operate without restrictions or to maintain those in place now, then compare infection rates among gymgoers. The study is only in its planning stages.
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Ah, publishing. What a crazy business.
My novel was published in April 2016, and it's already going out of print. Through no fault of my own. My small Missouri publisher is getting out of the business, as of Dec. 31. I expected to have until the end of the contract (in April) to arrange a new publishing avenue, but the publisher decided to speed things up. So I've not had time to make the switch (because I've been busy making a living).
Not that there are many options. Publishers don't want to take on a previously published book unless it has mega sales figures, or so a friend who's an agent (not mine) tells me. My book has specialized appeal — in the 21st century, a book set in the classical music world isn't going to be a blockbuster — and needs time to build an audience by word of mouth (or tweet or click).
This I always knew. And I'm not ready to leave it to languish in the out-of-print graveyard of selected libraries and the trunk of my car. I had a story to tell. I worked hard on it, developing characters and daily schedules for them, researching pieces of music ("meticulously researched," said a reviewer I don't know) and obsessively plotting a timeline. My agent friend suggested this craft of writing might be satisfying in itself, with or without publication. But I already know the story. Telling it to others requires publishing.
So I want to keep it available in print and e-book form for that specialized audience to discover. That probably means going the route of the publishing arm of a well-known online bookseller sometime in the next couple of months. Not my first choice, but, as noted, the options are limited.
Through Dec. 31 (2017), the first edition of "The Not-Ready-for-Juilliard Players" is still available for purchase from Amazon, City Music or The BookHouse in Maplewood, MO. Check my Book Guide page for updates.
And, of course, in the interim, there's always the trunk of my car.
Although my blog posts are few and far between, I often add pages featuring essays, reprints of my published articles, and other goodies.
Some recent additions spotlight two long-running programs in St. Louis, both celebrating big anniversaries this year.
The Cathedral Concerts series is celebrating its 25th year of offering beautiful music in a uniquely beautiful venue, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. Nearly every surface in the Cathedral (still called the "new" Cathedral by the locals.) is covered with handmade mosaics, applied over a 62-year period by one family of artisans. But that's just part of the backstory, something that contributes to the arresting acoustics of the space. The season just started — check it out in Great Music in a Great Space under the Nonfiction tab.
Meanwhile, a band of dedicated green-thumbed volunteers at Brightside St. Louis are celebrating 35 years of keeping St. Louis' streetsides and gardens blooming and clean. Most St. Louisans have seen Brightside's roadside daffodils in the spring but maybe didn't know how they got there. Read that backstory in BRIGHTSIDE St. Louis under the Nonfiction tab.
Thanks to the West End Word for allowing me to reprint these articles and especially to Ursula Ruhl for letting me reprint her fabulous photos here.
In the shameless self-promotion department, "The Not-Ready-for-Juilliard Players" will be in a minor spotlight over the next couple weeks.
I'll be celebrating Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 29 with a booksigning at The Book House, 7352 Manchester Road in Maplewood (Missouri), from 1 to 3 p.m. Several other local authors will be signing, too, and the store has other fun, bookish events scheduled throughout the day. Come and support a local bookstore and local authors!
On Amazon, I'll be celebrating Mystery Week May 1–7 with a 99-cent Kindle sale of "The Not-Ready-for-Juilliard Players" e-book.
Wrapping up Mystery Week at Goodreads, I'm sponsoring a giveaway of one print copy of the book. Sign up from May 4-12, and if you win, you'll get a signed copy delivered to your mailbox. Only Goodreads members can enter (but it's easy and free to join).
On Dec. 1, 1943, my father didn't die. But the rest of his B-17 bomber crew did. And he spent the rest of his life trying to fulfill the purpose for which he was spared.
The crew of Mizpah II, officially aircraft No. 229794, of the 322nd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bombardment Group (known as the Ragged Irregulars), 8th Air Force, was based in Bassingbourne, England, during World War II. 2nd Lt. Les Duggan Jr., my dad, was the co-pilot of the crew with whom he had trained in Washington state and Oregon. As the end of 1943 drew near, the 322nd was training Lt. Harry Hollinger to pilot his own crew. His trial run would be a combat mission to Germany with Mizpah II and other aircraft. On Dec. 1, Lt. Duggan sat out so Hollinger could fly.
Lt. Lester W. Duggan Jr.
The mission target was Leverkusen, Germany, but over Vossenack, the formation of bombers and fighters met enemy fire. The Mizpah II was one of five planes that were lost that day at Vossenack, three of them with the 322nd Squadron.
It was the thick of WWII, and the Western Allies were making bombing runs over Germany, in efforts to put an end to the Nazi regime's numerous grave misdeeds. On Dec. 1, 1943, the 91st Bomb Group sent three squadrons including 28 aircraft to assist in a bombing raid of a chemical works plant at Leverkusen, then were diverted because of cloud cover to a secondary target at Solingen. The Mizpah II was one of those bombers. Although the crew referred to their plane as Mizpah II, in honor of a previous Mizpah that ditched at Stuttgart three months earlier, the 91st labeled it as a no-name B-17G, serial No. 229794. The plane was piloted that day by Leonard (Andy) Anderson and trainee co-pilot Hollinger.
Also on the mission was the Wheel 'N Deal, co-piloted by 2nd Lt. Robert Dickson, who happened to be Hollinger's best friend. Incidentally, Dickson also was substitute pilot flying with a crew not usually his own. While forming up over England, Dickson's and Hollinger's planes were mixed up in the planned formation, when another bomber had to abort from the mission.
For the rest of the story, see the Essays section at right.
Later this month, I'll be joining dozens of other St. Louis area writers at an annual Local Author Open House sponsored by the St. Charles City/County Library District to support local authors and provide readers with an opportunity for some early Christmas shopping for books for both children and adults.
St. Peters, MO 63376. Entry is free, but registration is encouraged for a refreshment count: www.youranswerplace.org or call (636) 441-0522.
If you go, please stop by my table as you shop for holiday gifts that make a lasting impression — no batteries needed. Send friends, too!
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Lovely and bright bungalow located in Pierrefonds West featuring 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and garage. Lovingly maintained over the years with many updates including furnace. Family oriented area with close proximity to parks, schools and daycares. Wonderful opportunity!
Upon walking into this lovely home, you will find the entrance with double closet and steps leading up to the main floor.
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This is a wonderful opportunity to own a home that has been very well maintained and in a nice family oriented neighbourhood!


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Q: Clojure function/macro to apply functions until one returns something other than nil Currently I have some code like this:
(defn compute-issue [some args] (or (age-issue some args) (name-issue some args)))

More issue types are coming.
Is there something like this:
(defn compute-issue [some args] (first-not-nil [age-issue name-issue] some args))
; Where first-not-nil would be something like
(defn first-not-nil [fs & args]
  (if (empty? fs)
    nil
    (let [result (apply (first fs) args)]
      (if (nil? result)
        (recur (rest fs) args)
        result))))

I'm new to Clojure. Am I reinventing an existing function?

A: There is a similar function some-fn in clojure.core:

Takes a set of predicates and returns a function f that returns the first logical true value
  returned by one of its composing predicates against any of its arguments, else it returns
  logical false. Note that f is short-circuiting in that it will stop execution on the first
  argument that triggers a logical true result against the original predicates.

The key differences are some-fn returns another function for the actual function application, and that function will also discard false results, which it sounds like you may not want. This is another simple way to phrase it:
(defn first-not-nil [fs & args]
  (first
   (for [f fs
         :let [r (apply f args)]
         :when (some? r)]
     r)))

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Panama partecipò alle XX Olimpiadi, svoltesi a Monaco di Baviera dal 26 agosto all'11 settembre 1972, con una delegazione di sette atleti impegnati quattro discipline: atletica leggera, lotta, pugilato e sollevamento pesi. Portabandiera fu il mezzofondista Donaldo Arza, alla sua prima Olimpiade.

Fu la settima partecipazione di questo paese ai Giochi estivi. Non fu conquistata nessuna medaglia.

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