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@runliftrunlift Different objectives. General health guidelines are aimed at disease risk reduction. They have little to do with athletic training.

The chasm between Normieland and the Endurance World when it comes to exercise is almost impossible to describe. It's the Grand Canyon on PEDs. When you see public health guidelines recommending 2.5 hours of exercise per week, that's actually pretty reasonable. Because the average person does closer to zero. Exercise is hard (they think). They're tired. They're busy. There are a million competing priorities. Getting someone to take a long walk before breakfast or after dinner a few times per week is a huge win. For a serious endurance athlete, though, 2.5 hours per week doesn't even move the needle. That’s an off week. People sign up for marathons thinking it will be the kick in the butt they need to get in shape. Then they run 3-4 hours per week and wonder why they had to walk at mile 20. The one thing you can't cheat in endurance sports is time. An hour a day on average is table stakes. Want to be competitive in your age group? Double it. Maybe more. Don't expect friends, family, or coworkers to understand. For many people, 2.5 hours of exercise per week is great. For someone serious about endurance training, that's just Saturday morning.

@jkenney True, but separatist and limited issue parties don't need to win in Canada to be effective. They just need to win enough to command attention to disrupt status quo. Sometimes a force for good and sometimes it holds the country hostage to constant demands.

Good question. The answer is: because they can’t get elected to dog catcher in Alberta. They’ve been trying for 45 years. At least a dozen separatist parties have contested federal and provincial elections in Alberta since 1980. They’ve only won one seat, in 1982, which they promptly lost. In 2021, at the height of Justin Trudeau’s unpopularity, the separatist Maverick Party got 25,000 votes in all of Western Canada, fewer than 1,000 votes per contested riding. A few months ago, the two separatists who ran against Pierre Poilievre in Crowfoot got 1.7% of the vote between them, a pretty typical result for separatists on federal and provincial ballots since they started their spectacular losing streak circa 1980. So since Albertans keep rejecting them in overwhelming numbers, they’re trying to take over a party that was founded with a commitment to a strong Alberta within a united Canada.

@simongerman600 Two different objectives. Child friendly spaces focus on facilities and services. Mobility policies focus on providing options for those accessing services, facilities and jobs. 15 minute cities are designed to enhance non vehicular options.

This graphic by Sina Doukas will feel familiar to parents of young kids. “Walkable” cities are usually designed around adult walking speeds. But a 1.5km trip takes a 4-year-old up to 50 minutes and a 2-year-old up to 90. Kids stop, explore and wander. If we measure cities by adult mobility alone, we design public spaces that exclude children and carers.

@egitimvemotivas Isn't that just an introvert with a job?

New York’lu psikiyatrist Rami Kaminski, yeni bir kişilik yapısını tanıttı: "Otrovert" adını verdiği kişilik dışarıdan sosyal görünen ama tekrar normal hissetmek için çok fazla yalnız kalmaya ihtiyacı olan biri. Gerektiğinde konuşabilirler, gülebilirler ve etkileşime geçebilirler ama çok fazla etkileşimde bulunmaları onları tüketir. Antisosyal değiller sadece farklı şekilde şarj olurlar. İnsanlarla birlikte olmak ile kendi enerjilerini korumak arasında sessiz bir denge kurarlar. 12 temel özellikleri: (flood)

@jkenney I don't recall any albertans mentioning the NDP or BC when I lived there. It seemed to be resentment toward the feds. Many felt like the underappreciated breadwinner while Quebec lived rent free and got whatever they requested.

Fantastic! A lot of the frustration felt by Albertans is actually about the destructive ideology of the NDP’s mud hut wing currently running BC. In the not too distant future, British Columbians are very likely to elect a common sense pro-growth government that will be broadly aligned with Alberta’s priorities. We should lead, not leave, by working with our western neighbours to build big things together. That sure beats turning inward to become a landlocked statelet with no coastal access.

@tonyjsargeant So true. Also, when sustainability initiatives were developed around 2008, the programs included Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. The first two were quietly dropped from policy because they required effort and were harder to measure.

My goodness now you tell us that: "Re-cycling was unheard of 50 years ago" *!*?!***!!!! 70+ years ago when I was boy growing up in the 1940s and 50s we were brought up: (a) not to waste things; (b) if things broke down we repaired them instead of throwing them away. (c) if clothes wore we repaired them, leather patches on the elbows of jackets, jumpers were patched, and socks were darned. I still have my 'House Hold badge' from the Cubs for which, aged 9 or 10, and among other tasks, we had to darn holes in socks using a toadstool (but you will have no idea what that is because you throw your socks away when they have a hole!) (d) when my mother bought a few pounds of King Edward potatoes from the greengrocer (no supermarkets in those days) they were weighed on scales at 3d or 4d a lb, then tipped straight into mum's shopping bag. No plastic bag, not even a paper one. Oh yes and we walked to the shops and we brought home what we could carry - no massive 4 wheel drive cars built around huge heavy batteries imported from China using cobalt from the Congo churning up the roads. (e) When we bought fizzy drinks from the Corona Van there was a deposit on the bottles which we dutifully returned the next time the van called. The bottles were washed and used again and again (not crushed to cullet and melted at enormous energy cost to make new bottles) (f) If my parents bought beer from the 'Off-Licence' attached to the local pub they paid a deposit of 1 or 2d depending on the size of the bottles (pint or Quart) which we as kids would take back for them to be returned to the brewery, washed and reused. (g) During Bob-A-Job week in the Cubs we would go round the Bellingham Council Estate (South London) with a wheel-barrow (made from old pram wheels and odd bits of scrap wood - often from orange boxes - Recycling you see!) and collect old newspapers and jam jars because Robertsons' Jam factory was just on the edge of the estate and they would give us 1d for every jam jar (which was then washed and reused). Oh yes: the Newspapers were bundled-up weighed and returned to Bowaters Paper Mill where they were pulped and turned back into paper for the next batch of Newspapers to be produced in Fleet Street - sound like recycling to me! (h) If something was spilt in the kitchen a dishcloth would be used to mop it up and rinsed out and reused again and again: There were no rolls and rolls of paper towels in those days! I could go on .... One consequence of all this was that we had just one small metal dustbin which was emptied each week, not the array of 5 or more colour coded Plastic wheelie bins cluttering up and despoiling the streets of our once pleasant towns and villages. Apologies for the lengthy post .... but here endeth the lesson from somebody who was a War Baby! Oh yes just to finish - I still find it difficult to throw anything away "any little widget, or washer, or off-cut of wood ..... that might come in useful". I have a shed full of such! and sometimes they do "come in useful" ....... if only I can remember where I squirrelled them away! Old age you see! With kind regards Tony

@CanadaGoose911 Highly effective. I once saw a guy on a bike try to speed pass some geese and their babies on a pathway. One bit into his front tire and held him there until they passed. The rest of us quietly backed away.

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@AcervoCharts That's awesome. Looks like run clinic night.

Agricultor encontrou uma solução criativa para manter suas galinhas seguras durante a noite.

@danielfoch Yup. As a retired city planner who sat through more than 30 years of public hearings, that's it in a nutshell. For most, they like the idea of accessible, affordable and walkable communities, just not the actual implementation.

Most people say they want affordable housing. What they usually mean is: “I want my kids to be able to buy a house, but I also want my house to go up 8% a year forever, and I definitely do not want a fourplex near me.” That is the Canadian housing crisis in one sentence.

@keithwalkiewicz When I started my career, most planning depts and architects had a graphic design department. In hindsight, I think it helped eliminate bad concepts. If it wasn't worth the effort of a preliminary drawing, it got canned early.

I took a technical drawing class in highschool. The teacher was retiring that year and gave all the students a lot of freedom as long as the work got done. There was one kid that was a talented artist, he would draw sports cars at a really high level. He never had to do any of the normal assignments. The teacher recognized his talent and let him draw whatever he wanted because doing the normal work would be way below his skill level. Anyway, that teacher was the last of a dying breed. I felt like I caught a glimpse of a world that was going away forever. I think I got an A.

@woofknight So accurate. I also like the ones that start with, "if you have eggs and tuna, you can whip up this easy dish". 15 ingredients later....

@David_Moscrop I took one traveling. It was great, convenient, light and keeps you from overdoing it in the airport bookstore. The library is used to go to would lend preloaded e-readers with enough content to last for the whole trip. Cool option.

Wisdom of the crowd question: What say you about e-readers? I'm often traveling and I've got to carry so, so many devices. I don't want to haul a dozen physical books. I prefer high-contrast, black and white over colour, a big-ish screen, and buttons. Worth a Kobo?

@CraigBaird He was magnificent. I was working as a groom at that time (different stable) and got to see him train and compete. An amazing partnership. Ian Millar was such a gracious ambassador for the sport.

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Big Ben was a champion. With his rider Ian Millar, he earned $1.5 million in his career. Not only is he one of the few non-humans in Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, he has been honoured with a stamp and a statue. This is the story of a legendary horse. 🧵 1/8

@quotesdaily100 All are great. 8 is important because it affects the audience. They want you to do well but if you start with an apology about time or nervousness, that is what they will focus on.

How to master public speaking: 1. Never start with "um, so basically" 2. Pause more than you think you need to silence is powerful 3. Make eye contact with one person at a time, not the whole room 4. Open with a story, not an introduction 5. Know your first three sentences by heart, the rest will follow 6. Slow down when you're making your most important point 7. Use your hands stillness reads as nervousness 8. Don't apologise before you begin 9. Record yourself once and watch it back without flinching 10. Dress slightly better than the room expects 11. End before they want you to

@runliftrunlift Such important advice and so hard to follow. I'm close to 70 and too often think I'm invincible when training is going well. Until it isn't. I'm not exempt. Do I learn this lesson? Apparently not...

Just like you have a budget with money, you have one with energy and recovery when it comes to training. Especially as an older athlete, you can only do so much before it catches up to you. You have to pick your spots. Want to lift hard 3–4 days a week? That’s fine, but there’s not much budget left for running. Want to run a lot of miles 6 days a week? That’s fine, but there’s not much budget left for lifting. That’s why you need to prioritize your goals and periodize your training. You can in fact do it all, just not at the same time.

@SpragueFoods Having read The Secret Life of Groceries, I have a new appreciation for how challenging it is for smaller companies to survive in the food market. Your products are exceptional and I hope you manage to continue and thrive. (Profitability)!

Prepared food, whether in a jar, a can, prepared at home or at a restaurant, is extremely sensitive to even subtle changes. Even when customers cannot fully articulate the difference, their noses and mouths know something is up. People often ask -- why do your products cost a little bit more? It's because we refuse to take shortcuts on ingredients and our process. Unlike our much larger competitors, our methods were not designed for efficiency and cost-reduction first, but culinary first! Is this an optimal business strategy? I don't know, and don't really care.

@ChefReactions I get it and it's not a linear process. For years you embrace fun, change and opportunity, then suddenly you hit the "get off my lawn" stage.

@kevinklink It probably requires multiple scales: the large works for piped services & facilities. Smaller or neighborhood/area scale works better for planning and redevelopment activities. We waste too much time developing big plans which never get implemented.

If I had the time to flesh this all out, I'd do a book on how American cities manage virtually everything at the wrong scale, and this accounts for about 80% of our routine issues. Policy wonks want to policy wonk everything; designers like me see everything as a design problem. But what I've become convinced of is we have a basic management problem. I find this to be really difficult to communicate, so bear with me (which would be the point of writing something out, right?) Smaller cities and towns have their limitations, but their local governments are intimately familiar with issues in town, know their constituents closely and are generally very accessible. As cities grow larger, the population of districts also grows. Sometimes to very large numbers. My district in my city has over 80,000 people in it - represented essentially by 2 people. Bear in mind there are entire towns of half that size with a City Council of 5-12 people. So there's that aspect - the political side. Then there's the day to day management side. As cities grow, they grow like corporations used to grow - vertically and siloed. It becomes harder and harder for lay people to know who to call, who does what, etc etc. I've seen a number of workarounds tried, with good managers and not so good ones. But fundamentally I see a systems problem - people just get farther and farther away from constituents and needs. One result is many very localized issues just don't get dealt with well at all. Everyone in the process seems to default to solving problems at the scale of the whole city, when in fact most issues are hyper-local. That hyper-local scale gets problem-solvers in the form of BIDs, CIDs, Place-management organizations, like mine. And these groups often do a great job - because again they operate at a fine scale and are accessible. But parts of the community without those groups, just generally don't get their issues solved. This is but one part of a much longer thought train, but over and over again I've seen how we have countless issues because of lack of management at the right scale - a more localized one. And those issues then metastasize and become much bigger fights. Much of this is rooted in the very 20th century idea that consolidation of governments and annexations would lead to management efficiencies. Because that was the mentality of much of society at the time. Might've sounded good in a textbook or a seminar, but it just hasn't worked. My gut tells me so much of cities would work 1000% better if we had smaller-scale, localized governance and management. I feel like people instinctively know this or sense it, but we can't figure out how to communicate it well or solve for it.

@SpragueFoods @ThomasHall17 It's nice to see the level of effort made to stock and promote Canadian products. I discovered Sprague through a buy Canadian web site. I now see them in several grocery stores. Fabulous products!

Walmart Canada and Costco Canada were the first and strongest supporters of Canadian made Sprague brand, in addition to many other emerging and disruptive Canadian made food brands that compete head to head with U.S. made food imports. They bring much needed competition into the Canadian grocery space, which helps keep food prices lower than they would otherwise be without them, and employ thousands of hardworking Canadians in Canada. It's complicated!

@cosminDZS Home buyers face two issues: economic; because they are buying an asset that carries greater risk than most freehold, and secondly, representation. The municipality does not have jurisdiction on band land. Leaseholders are subject to band administration.

Everyone’s talking about the Comox trailer park residents being evicted by the local Indigenous band that owns the land But here’s something worth thinking about: A huge portion of B.C.’s new “below market” housing is being built on band-owned land with 99-year leaseholds The BC NDP is lying to people by calling it “home ownership” but you don't own anything except a glorified rental agreement It will be controlled by another government whose Aboriginal title supersedes yours. And when that lease expires or if the First Nations decide the terms are inconvenient for them you have zero protection