#75 – Improvement: a Goal – Info in Bits & Pieces

Above is the ARX (Alpha) weight training machine that I have been using at our local Laboratory Fitness complex. It is designed to provide the right amount of resistence any one can handle on every rep of every set. Over the past few months, my experience has been a 26% improvement in my strength overall. Currently, I workout with guided coaching twice a week.

There are four things that appear “stately” in their walk:
1. The mighty lion who doesn’t retreat before any.
2. The strutting rooster in the barn yard.
3. The male goat in the pasture.
4. And a king or ruler when his army is with him.

NEWS IN BRIEF

1 MILLION
Fox News has seen a decline of nearly 1 million total viewers from its prime time lineup after the departure of Tucker Carlson, according to a Mediaite analysis.

A Quest Diagnostics report has found that 4.3% of U.S. workers tested positive for cannabis. It is the highest number of positive test results for marijuana recorded by the company since 1988.

Black Lives Matter Donations Plunge 88% Amid Scandals.

$13 BILLION
Target has lost some $13 billion in market value since the company drew controversy for unveiling its latest line of LGBT products.

MORE THAN 99.5 PERCENT
of the fluoride that goes into the drinking water to prevent tooth decay never sees a single tooth.

230 Companies have filed for bankruptcy as of the end of April, more than double the year-ago figure.

40 PERCENT VACANCY
Office vacancy rates in San Franciso are at the highest ever recorded in the city at nearly 40%, according to real estate firm Starboard CRE.

Nearly Half of All Americans Have a Chronic Disease
By 2030, the number of U.S. residents struggling with at least one chronic illness expect to surpass 170 million, or more than half of the current population. Though the elderly population is seeing an uptick, more than 40% of children and adolescents currently have at least one chronic illness, according to the CDC. Some of the highest annual costs in the U.S. are related to diabetes ($189.6 billion), Alzheimer’s disease ($185.9 billion), and osteoarthritis ($115.5 billion). The CDC says many chronic diseases are the byproduct of unhealthy lifestyle choices, diet, and excessive stress.

Uganda Passes ‘AntiHomosexuality’ Law
More than 30 of Africa’s 54 nations have laws criminalizing homosexuality. Uganda has passed a new law that adds the death penalty as punishment for some instances of practicing homosexuality. It may be one of the harshest anti-gay laws. Uganda already banned homosexuality under its 1950 Penal Code Act.

QUOTES

“There’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.”
~~~ Sir Ranulph Fiennes, British Explorer and Writer

“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”
~~~ President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)

“The best remedy for us against an evil man is a long space between us both.”
~~~ The Treasury of David

If there are no believers in lies, there will be a dull market in falsehood, and good men’s characters will be safe. But in every age, there is a plentiful supply of believers who buy into the lies sold as truth, and many a good man’s reputations is tarnished or marred by false accusations.
~~~ The Treasury of David

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