Waching daily Apr 30 2018

- [Taren] Morning trainiacs. Coach Pat is in San Fransisco

for spring break, and that means, that we don't have

a crushingly long swim this morning.

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Yeah, Monday was just a scant 2,000, today,

maybe a little longer. 25-ish, relatively,

that's not bad. No orange kickboard?

Go black, next fastest. Wee little swim, and then

I want to show you the assessments to figure out

what exercises you should be doing from Jay Dicharry's

book, "Running Rewired." It's good stuff, really good.

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Nice try, Garmen, not 3250; 2500.

Alright Andrew, do you want to go pose in front

of our picture?

- [Andrew] You should.

- You should. You're on there too. Showing off

your nipples, who does that? So why in the world

would you put these unattractive individuals here?

- [Woman] Do you like it?

- Oh, I love it. I think it's beautiful.

- Really? I have two of them. That's when we do all

of our registration and everything, we put it out.

- And it doesn't scare people off?

- No. I think it's so good, I take it everywhere with me.

- Well, I would too. I don't blame you.

When you're done with them, I would like to put it

above my bedroom.

- Absolutely.

- Good looking poster there guys. I tell you.

She put it at the end of the lane, I had a hard time

concentrating.

Now, let's assess your limiters, like becoming a

better athlete. Short snack.

Okay, before we go inside, look at what Mel brought!

Hey Bud. Haha big earn.

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Let's get you running in a fast, efficient,

and hopefully injury free way.

This, is a book, that I'm not being paid for,

I actually paid for this book.

This is written by Jay Dicharry I mentioned this

just recently. Now I'm going to read you something

from this book here, to explain what it's about.

(throat clear)

There are specific skills that you should have in

your running tool box. The repetitive nature of

running means that many of us take a body that really

doesn't know how to move at its best,

and rack up the mileage.

Through years of repetition, you wire your body

to move one way and run one way.

Then, when someone comes along and tells you

that you need to improve your form,

or move a different way, you simply can't do what

they're saying. You haven't built the muscle memory

to move differently. Even subtle changes to your

running form feel awkward and hard.

You can't help but notice that your form still looks

nothing like that of the Kenyans,

and your times aren't improving.

A lot of runners have conducted this experiment and

failed concluding, that focusing on form

is a waste of time.

Well, there is a better way to run better.

So, essentially, what Jay is saying in this book

is that it's not just a matter of;

let's say somebody saying "Alright, well you need to

strengthen your glutes, or you need to tilt your

pelvis better and lean forward."

I don't know who would have said that.

Just there over the last few weeks.

You actually have to train your muscles

to fire in a different way,

and that's going to be very hard if all you're doing

is thinking about it. You need to rewire

the firing pattern that sends the signals from

your brain to your muscles.

There are seven tests that I'm going to walk you through

right now that are going to basically unlock your ability

to move freely, and then Jay can get you healthy and fast.

So the first test there is no real test for,

it's about are you able to stand upright with a nice

straight back, do you have tightness in your back,

are you slouched forward, do you have tightness in your

chest, and are you impinged there.

And essentially, this test just says, have you had

tightness in your mid back?

This guy really has.

And if you do, then you're not even going to be able

to have good posture on the run.

Now the next test is a hip mobility test,

and he recommends that you do this in a door jam,

but we don't have a door jam here.

And what you do, is you go up to the door jam

on the inside, you make sure this femur is vertical,

and this shin is vertical. You stick your butt

up to the door, put your top back up to the door,

and then you level out your back so that your entire

back is touching the door jam.

And, if you are like me and you have tight hips,

from sitting at a desk for years, you're gonna feel

a really big pull there, at which point, your hip

isn't mobile enough to have that nice fluid running stride.

(groaning)

The bones!

The next test is a test for ankle flexibility.

And what you do in this case, is you go up to a wall,

and you'll do this two times, and twice on each ankle.

First one you do, is you put your toe up to a wall,

and you see if your knee can touch the wall.

I can. Good. Then you move it back about five

centimeters, and you see if you're still able to get

your knee to touch the wall. Do that on both sides,

and if you find that you can't touch the wall without

a serious amount of tightness, you've got calf

tension, and your foot is going to be constantly

fighting that tension, and it's not going to be loose

enough or limber enough to have a nice running stride.

Now the next test is a very simple posture test.

You literally just stand, and see where your weight is

on your feet. Is it on the tip toes?

Is it balanced mid foot? Or is it on your heels?

In my case, it's on my heels, so that means I'm

leaning too far back and I've got to train myself

to lean more forward.

Now this next test should be fun for all of you.

It's a balance test, or a foot mobility test,

and it's to assess how, I guess,

how interactive our foot is with the ground.

Can it adjust to little micro movements in your

balance and in the terrain? For this,

close your eyes, try to balance on one foot,

and this should be hilarious for you all.

Do this for 30 seconds, and then do it with the other foot,

and see if there's a difference

in one foot versus the other.

Now, I'm actually not too bad at that

because as I'm brushing my teeth,

I'm trying to balance on one foot and then the other.

Life hacks, baby!

Now, the next test involves some bare feet.

And if you're wanting to find out if your big toe

has the ability to stabilize your foot strength.

And what you are doing here, is you are seeing

if you can move your big toe down,

and press it into the ground

independently of the other piggies.

You're also going to see if you can move the other

little piggies up independently of the big toe,

and that's going to let you know, basically,

if your big toe is awake and active

and firing well enough to run well.

And the final test is to assess if your kneecap has enough

mobility to move back and forth and not create impingement.

And what you do with this is you bend your leg at about

a ten degree angle, and then you take a theraband,

and you wrap it just above your knee, going up the waist.

And you want this to be nice and tight.

And then once you've got it wrapped a fair ways up,

tuck it in. You do 20 squats,

and then once you've done that,

you take this off, and if you had knee pain before,

but no knee pain after, odds are good that you need

to work on your knee mobility.

And then after doing that, you've got a sense of:

do you even have the mobility to be a good runner?

If you pass all of those tests, good,

go one to some mobility and strengthening and

functioning and form exercises,

but if you don't correct those limiters before

you start thinking about building a form.

And in this book, all of the corrective movements are

in there, and I'll say that in just the week or so

that I've been doing these exercises,

I've found that when I get onto the treadmill I can

feel myself in particular, pushing myself forward

quite a bit more easily, activating those glutes,

and being more stable on my foot,

as apposed to pulling myself with my foot,

which is inefficient, and activating my quads,

which are a smaller muscle group than my badonkadonk.

So I'm a fan, let's try to get Jay on the podcast.

So there you go triathlon trainiacs,

if you are into those interview style podcasts,

go check out the triathlon Taren podcast,

it is the most reviewed triathlon podcast in the world.

If you are into daily, every single weekday triathlon tips,

go check out the triathlon trainee ask podcast,

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For more infomation >> COMPLETE HOW TO guide to assess why your RUNNING TECHNIQUE is HOLDING YOU BACK - Duration: 10:15.

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OMMU: Verify That Your Physician is Qualified and Medical Marijuana Treatment Center is Approved - Duration: 0:31.

If you have a qualifying medical condition and a qualified physician

determines that medical marijuana is right for you the physician will add you

to the medical marijuana use registry so that you can obtain your medical

marijuana ID card

Verifying that your physician is qualified protects you

as does making sure that your medical marijuana treatment center is approved

The Florida Department of Health makes this verification easy with our

qualified ordering physician search tool and other resources available at

FloridaHealth.gov/OMMU-patients

For more infomation >> OMMU: Verify That Your Physician is Qualified and Medical Marijuana Treatment Center is Approved - Duration: 0:31.

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Is Long-Term Care Insurance Tax Deductible? - Duration: 0:47.

Is long-term care tax deductible? In certain situations long-term care

insurance can be tax deductible. As a rule it gets a little bit complicated

when we talk about because everybody's situation is a little bit different, it

is unique so the best advice that we can offer is to check with your accountant,

with your tax advisor, and they will be able to tell you specifically. A quick

little highlight to go along with that is going to be a corporation, owner of a

corporation, of a small business has some extra abilities, or some additional ways

to be able to deduct the long term care insurance premiums.

For more infomation >> Is Long-Term Care Insurance Tax Deductible? - Duration: 0:47.

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Is Medicare Mandatory? - Duration: 1:50.

Is Medicare mandatory? When a person becomes the age of 65 or when a person

reaches the age of 65 they automatically get Medicare Part A. Medicare Part A for

most everybody - not in every situation - but most every time, almost every time

Medicare Part A is free as long as you have worked at least 40 quarters.

Medicare Part A is free so it comes to you at the first day of the month you

turn 65 whether you decide to continue to work past 65 or if you are already

retired prior to 65. Medicare Part B is optional. Medicare Part B is optional if

you are continuing to work and your employer provides health insurance

benefits while you're working past 65. It is not always necessary for you to join

Medicare Part B or to sign up for Medicare Part B at that time. Medicare

Part B is not mandatory at the age of 65. The last thing is going to be Medicare

Part D Medicare. Part D is not mandatory at the age of 65 as long as you have

credible coverage elsewhere. If your employer plan is offering health

insurance that includes prescription benefits Medicare Part D is not

mandatory because you have credible coverage elsewhere. As soon as you no

longer have credible coverage again it's not completely mandatory, but penalties

come into play if you don't have a Medicare Part D plan when your credible

coverage ends.

For more infomation >> Is Medicare Mandatory? - Duration: 1:50.

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Professional Behaviour at Work that is NOT professional at all - Duration: 10:00.

Hi Everyone.

In this week's video we will share with you examples of what people might think its professional

and it is simply not.

If you want to learn about 4 mistakes that you may be making while thinking you are professional,

please continue watching.

Mistake number 1.

Being serious equals being professional.

Some people sadly think that being serious all the time and having a really straight

face on is what professionalism is all about.

This is completely not true.

And probably for the most of the part, it will only get you a PR of someone who may

be really good at their job but at the same time may not be very enjoyable to work with.

Basically, people will think that you are dull.

So I think the key to success here is to be able to adjust the communication to the topic

that is being discussed or worked on.

So for example, if there is a serious financial issue that you are discussing with a client,

the straight face is definitely something that you should be putting on.

Because this is about money. This is about topics that are not to be laughed at or to be treated

carelessly.

But if you are having a briefing with a client or a workshops or working with people from

your team.

Definitely you should be the person that has a good energy and smile on their face and

so you are seen as professional, as a person who is eager and a person who understands

how to tune in into a specific situation.

Mistake number 2 Stating the obvious in an inappropriate way.

So this is a funny one.

Imagine for a moment you are a client and you are working on a project with your agency

and something has gone terribly wrong.

And it may not be a mistake of a client or yours.

It may be like a power cut and you just need to deliver something and things happen.

And a client is being really pushy and they might not be even pleasant to talk to and

you are just trying to moderate and feed them information.

And because they are pushy and maybe there is a lot of media, maybe there is a commercial

that needs to go on air and a company will be loosing hundreds of thousands of pounds

in media.

Obviously, it is important to them and even though you understand that, having people

asking you about this every 5 minutes obviously can set people off.

Now, how do you go about that?

It is completely not OK to say to the client that this is just life, you know these situations

happen in life.

This cannot be more wrong.

Do not ever ever say that.

If you want to, if you are feeling that you are being frustrated or irritated when someone

is always on your back, make sure you always explain to them: What's going on, where are

you currently with that, what are the next steps.

And if they keep on coming back to you, just always repeat that thing over and over again.

No advice in terms of how long is a piece of string, or this is just want happens in

life.

You could not be more wrong and its majorly inappropriate and not professional.

Mistake number 3 Having I will show you attitude

Do you remember those moment when someone makes you feel really really angry at work?

And they may be blaming you for something that you haven't done or made you feel like

you've done something wrong.

Where in fact it was actually their fault.

And you are just about to start to write that email that will be like:I will show them that

they are wrong and I'm right and I have all this evidence and I'm going to show them!

So my advice would be to not let ego drive your decisions and drive your actions because

I think we live in a very ego driven environment and everybody wants to have it their way.

They are stubborn, and I think it's about finding solution that works for both parties.

I think the important point to highlight that the way you treat others is not a reflection

of them but a reflection of you.

So whenever you have those situations, if you'd send that email full of all the negative

energy it's not going to solve the situation it's going to make it even worse.

Because people will want to get back at you again.

It is a constant war.

The point is to rise above it and basically reply in a very professional manner which

is not full of emotions, esp. none of the negative emotions which I know is really hard

to do because the first thing when some has attacked me I want to attack back.

It's like our nature.

The point is to focus on a solution.

And work on it together. You need to find a solution that is good for the client and

this is what's going to help the relationship that you have with this person and the relationship

that you will have with the client.

So having the attitude is going to cause you more trouble than to fix what has already been

done in a wrong way.

And always remember, just to add to that, there is enough of negative nasty people in

the world that want to make you feel like you are stupid.

They are trying to make you feel like you don't matter, you are insignificant and

why would you want to be one of them?

And maybe the way the person is communicating is because they don't know any different,

so be the person that shows them that there is a different way how to communicate certain

things.

And I think that if somebody is rude to you and you are not being rude back.

This is showing this person that you are a way above this and basically you make them

realise that they are actually making a mistake and they should actually change it.

The easiest way to influence someone is by giving them kindness in return.

Exactly, and if they are still trying to point out the mistakes what I sometimes do I try

to make them look as little bad as possible.

That's also important and you may even figure out that it can have a transformational effect

on your relationships.

Mistake number 4 Sending smiley faces in your emails

So I realise this is quite a controversial topic because of how a communication is shaped

these days and how emojis and smiley faces became inherent part of the communication but

I think this is important to highlight that at work if you are addressing people that

are quite at a senior level in their organisation or you are addressing your clients I think

you should not initiate the use of emojis or smiley faces in your emails first.

Because you should set the tone to the person who you are addressing.

So if you sent a very important email about budgeting or something that is very important.

I would avoid using smiley face at all times because I think it's very inappropriate because

you should focus on facts and what you are trying to put through.

If you are trying to build a relationship with a client or a person that's not about

straight facts or something that's extremely single point focused.

Then I think it's fine to use smiley faces but only if person who you are addressing

is doing it first.

Then you basically know that they are fine with that and you are adjusting to their tone.

And I think it's also important not to overdo it.

As sometimes I get those emails and I get a simley face at the end of each sentence.

And I get that someone is trying to show me that they are friendly and they are very positive.

Look I get it.

But doing it too much its showing that's something is not right here.

So I'd try to do it at the very end of the email or after you make a sentence about some

good news.

Then it's fine but please do not overdo it.

Please do not send emails with smiley faces to the CEOs or Heads of Departments because

I don't think it's gonna work in your favour.

And I think it's also just simply because we are trying to show the verbal side of communication

in an email where we are not able to express obviously, it's a written communication.

We are not able to smile.

However, written communication needs to be positive, needs to reflect what you want to

say.

So if you have doubts that your email may not come across positive, rewrite it.

And if you feel like it's not conveying the message again, rewrite, rewrite and rewrite

until you are happy with that.

Because I think if you focus on getting the tone right and using positive words you don't

need simley faces as much and I think especially when I think now about some people that I

work with.

They send an email that has completely wrong tone and the sentence has a very negative

meaning which they don't realise because they are not native speakers and they think that

when they put the smiley face at the end it's going to do the trick. But the problem is if

the sentence has a negative feel about it and then you put a smiley face the recipient

may think it's sarcastic.

So I think it's adding more danger to the situation.

Or you are just being simply rude or you know or they will think that you are a jackass.

That's genuinely what people think.

Yes so basically work on your tone not on the smiley faces and you are good to go.

We hope you did find this video helpful and if you did, please give it thumbs up and subscribe.

And we would also like to encourage you to share the examples of unprofessional behaviour

that you experienced at work so we can have a very nice discussion in the comment section

below.

That's it for now and we shall see you in the next video. Bye

For more infomation >> Professional Behaviour at Work that is NOT professional at all - Duration: 10:00.

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What is Vita Living? - Duration: 3:54.

What is Vita Living?

The name might be confusing but our mission is clear.

Vita LIving provides vital living support and life-changing programs for

an underserved population in our community.

Those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Our clients are Houston's most

vulnerable citizens who cannot care for themselves

and are turned away by other caregiving agencies.

They simply have no other place to go.

Vita Living believes creative caring makes the difference and offers

three core programs

Residential

A day program

and case management services.

Vita Living was founded in 1982 by Renee and Stan Wallace as a care-giving

solution for their disabled son Ricky,

who was repeatedly turned away from

other organizations.

Renee believed creative caring would make a difference

and improve the quality of life for their son Ricky and others like him.

Vita Living's first home opened in 1985 it was the first of its kind in Texas to

be licensed for individuals with intellectual and developmental

disabilities marked by challenging behaviors.

Today Vita Living has grown

to 19 group homes housing 78 residents.

When the residents arrive, we want them

to experience the security of a lifelong home.

The vital living center day program

accommodates about 70 residents who spend weekdays in the company of

caregivers and volunteers.

At the day program clients work on social skills

life skills training and participate in recreational activities.

The Vita Living Center also provides a nursing department

in-house clinical and behavioral health services

and a streamlined transportation system.

Vita Living reaches out to 350 people in seven counties across Southeast Texas

through its community living assistance and support services.

Dedicated case managers advocate for effective educational plans, lifelong homes and more.

Our residents are low-income with no independent means.

Individuals can wait 12 to 14 years for a spot in a Vita Living group home.

Despite limited public funding Vita Living would not be able to provide the care needed without the

support of our generous donors.

Regardless of the size of your financial gift.

Each donation makes an impact.

Your donation enables our programs and

services to function smoothly and in accordance with our residents individual needs.

Your support is essential to our sustainability and vital to the lives of our residents

Under effective committed leadership, Vita Living is an excellent

steward for your generous contributions and grants.

We are driven by the mantra

through our residential housing day program and

case management services we remain committed to helping Greater Houston become a

warmer more welcoming place for individuals with disabilities to call "Home."

For more infomation >> What is Vita Living? - Duration: 3:54.

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Is Life Insurance an Asset? - Duration: 0:21.

Is life insurance considered an asset? Life insurance does carry cash value

and life insurance is considered an asset so when looking at your financial

portfolio and you look at the cash value that's in your life insurance policy it

is considered an asset.

For more infomation >> Is Life Insurance an Asset? - Duration: 0:21.

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Is The FBI Watching Us? - Duration: 5:14.

Hello and welcome back to Life's Biggest Questions, I'm Ron McKenzie-Lefurgey.

There has recently been a meme circulating, telling of how FBI agents are out there, monitoring

us through various means.

Some will jokingly claim to have received a text from the FBI offering homework help,

or else warning them against activities that may be illegal.

But is this just a harmless meme, or is the FBI really spying on innocent citizens?

Let's find out.

If you want more videos like this, check out our "Biggest Debated Topics" playlist

on the channel.

Now get ready, it's time to ask the question: Is the FBI Watching Us?

Of course, the FBI being an American organization, that studies domestic threats, this video

will focus on citizens of the United States.

So for the purposes of this video, "Us" will largely refer to American citizens.

Even though I'm Canadian.

Eh.

First of all, we should probably discuss what it is the FBI does.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is in charge of dealing threats to the United States

from within the country.

It employs both human intelligence gathering, or HUMINT, and Open-Source Intelligence gathering,

or OSINT with great success.

However, there are a number of covert methods used to obtain certain pieces of information,

and some claim that one of these methods is watching people through webcams.

So, is there an FBI agent watching everyone in the United States?

Of course not.

There simply wouldn't be the man power to keep tabs on hundreds of millions of citizens.

But even if it was logistically possible, it still wouldn't be a good idea.

The FBI cannot legally spy on citizens unless they have a warrant to do so, and they sometimes

get in hot water when they do watch someone without cause.

The FBI was recently under fire for the potentially illegal surveillance of Trump staffers, and

has had a good deal of trouble despite rather little evidence of wrongdoing.

If this much trouble comes of possibly watching a select few individuals without good reason,

then watching the American people would be all but a death sentence to them.

No amount of information about innocent civilians is worth dismantling everything the FBI and

government have worked towards over the years, making it rather unlikely that they would

risk so much for so little potential reward.

Of course, if there is reasonable cause to suspect someone of wrongdoing, then a warrant

can be issued, and they can be put under surveillance.

And yes, the FBI has been known to use remote administration tools, or RATs, to spy on those

suspected of serious crimes.

This is colloquially known as "ratting", and is reportedly used rather sparingly, due to

the potential risk of accidentally gaining information about innocent people.

The fact that the FBI sometimes elects not to spy on a suspect through their webcam for

fear of accidentally spying on an innocent person indicates that they don't intend

to spy on innocent civilians.

However, something important to note is that much of the information about FBI methods

comes from the FBI itself, so if they were engaging in illegal activities, they would

likely say very much the same thing.

But in this case, there seems to be little reason to be sceptical.

However, just because there's no evidence that the FBI is actively watching innocent

citizens, that doesn't mean there isn't anyone watching.

For years, hackers have taken to finding their way into other computers, so that they can

use the webcam and observe the user without their knowledge.

This often results in blackmail, using nude or incriminating images to force money out

of the person being spied on.

And as with most of these technology issues, there's a Black Mirror episode about it.

While this is relatively rare, some prudence can be useful.

Simply putting tape over your laptop webcam, or moving or disconnecting an external webcam,

can prevent them from watching you.

There is also some evidence that our phones do listen to us, even if this is not an effort

made by the FBI.

Many have reported discussing something, then later seeing advertisements for it on their

phone or computer.

For example, you might be talking about how you're looking to buy a bike, then soon

after you receive advertisements for bicycles.

Many believe this to be proof that our devices are recording and transmitting our conversations,

and selling them to advertising companies to make a buck.

This could well be the case, but it could simply be an instance of the Baader-Meinhof

phenomenon, where you notice something more when it's fresh in your mind, whether it's

a newly-learned word, or, in this case, a bike for sale.

However, the large number of such reports seem to indicate that something more sinister

could be afoot.

It should be noted that the FBI does engage in limited surveillance of phone records.

However, they abide by the policy of the Department of Justice, and reportedly do not collect

content.

This means that emails, texts, and images stored on the phone can't be used or collected,

but calls and texts being made can be intercepted, and location can be ascertained.

This, however, is not nearly as intrusive as someone watching you through your webcam.

And now we return to our question: Is the FBI Watching Us?

Well, yes and no.

The FBI is certainly keeping an eye out and monitoring those suspected of criminal activity,

and they do remotely access their webcams to gather information from time to time.

However, this is used sparingly, and if the FBI tried to watch every citizen of the United

States through their webcam, it would be both incredibly illegal, and logistically difficult.

It's possible that advances in AI could make this a more feasible option, greatly

reducing the required man-power.

However, this would still be a huge risk for relatively little reward, and would run contrary

to the claim that there are agents assigned to certain people.

As it stands, there simply isn't conclusive evidence that the FBI is watching us, so this

meme seems to be, as suspected, nothing but a joke.

Thank you for watching Life's Biggest Questions, I hope this was interesting and informative,

and maybe even inspired you to look into it further on your own.

If you liked this video, please thumbs up and subscribe to the channel down below.

While you're down there, let me know if YOU think the FBI is watching us in the comment

section.

Until next time, I'm Ron McKenzie-Lefurgey with Life's Biggest Questions, wishing you

the best of luck, on your quest for answers.