Bar...

 

Listen to your doctor.

Moving out...

 

The post office received 295,103 change of address requests from March 1 through Oct. 31, according to data obtained from the US Postal Service under a Freedom of Information Act request. While many city dwellers decamped to Long Island, New Jersey, Westchester and Connecticut, others scattered across the country.

The Postal Service data shows only the destination ZIP codes and counties where more than 10 New Yorkers forwarded their mail — and it points to places like Park City, Utah; Jackson, Wyo., and Brattleboro, Vt.

 Of New York City residents who earn $100,000 or more annually, 44% have considered moving out of the city in  the past four months. Looking ahead, 37% say that it is at least somewhat likely that they will not be living in the city within the next two years.

Bulletproof...

 

According to a growing body of research, some of the most influential factors shaping longevity don't cost a dime.    

Scientists called these factors soft health drivers. These include social networks, relationships, kindness, conscientiousness, optimism, and volunteerism.   

 They can make everyday living better  and add years to your life.

"Whereas diet and exercise are important, the social connection and the soft drivers of health — how you live your life, mentally, and socially — are even more important,

Luckily, having a healthy social and emotional life doesn't entail a bulletproof marriage or a hundred friends. It's just asking yourself: Do I have someone to confide in? 

Am I connected to my community?

Do I know my neighbors? Am I kind to others? 

Reported...

 

 Al Qaeda’s second-highest leader, accused of being one of the masterminds of the deadly 1998 attacks on American embassies in Africa, was killed in Iran three months ago, intelligence officials have confirmed.

Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, who went by the nom de guerre Abu Muhammad al-Masri, was gunned down on the streets of Tehran by two assassins on a motorcycle on Aug. 7, the anniversary of the embassy attacks. He was killed along with his daughter, the widow of Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza bin Laden.

The attack was carried out by Israeli operatives at the behest of the United States, according to four of the officials. It is unclear what role if any was played by the United States, which had been tracking the movements of Mr. al-Masri and other Qaeda operatives in Iran for years.

Slow...

 

Ambition...

 

The United Kingdom announced it would ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel vehicles by the year 2030, 10 years earlier than initially planned.

The sale of hybrid-electric vehicles, however, will be allowed until 2035.

The ambitious goal was unveiled by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as part of his "Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution" that he touted would create and support up to 250,000 jobs.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, a UK auto industry trade group, however, warned that this ambitious plan presents challenges for the industry.

"We share government's ambition for leadership in decarbonizing road transport and are committed to the journey. Manufacturers have invested billions to deliver vehicles that are already helping thousands of drivers switch to zero, but this new deadline, fast-tracked by a decade, sets an immense challenge," Mike Hawes, the group's chief executive, said in a statement.

The change started already, give it sometime. Just a thought.

Needed...

Quality of life in New York City before Covid-19

Late Friday, the Republican governor of North Dakota mandated face masks in public after increased pressure from doctors, nurses and other health care professionals to require face coverings.     

 U.S. hospitals expect to be better prepared if a second wave of Covid-19 cases hits in coming months, doctors and administrators say, after gaining a better understanding how to triage patients, which drugs to use and what supplies are needed.

When the new coronavirus first struck, beds filled up at record speed, ventilators were in short supply and proven treatments were scant.
Since.

Hospitals are getting better at treating COVID-19 patients, according to University of Washington's influential Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation model. Better treatments have helped decrease the disease's fatality rate by 30% since April, according to a model briefing.

المُخالفُ

 

تَمامُ العقلِ يحلو بالكلامِ كما الأجسامُ تحلو بالقَوامِ

وبعضُ الناس لايرضى بقَوْلٍ وإنْ قَدَّمْتَهُ بين الكِرامِ

ففي أنفاسِه كِبْرٌ ومَكْرٌ ولايرضى برأيٍ أو وِئامِ

يظنُّ كلامَه وحياً كريماً له قُدْسيَّةٌ بين الأنامِ

كلاماً صائباً من دون شكٍّ وما قال المُخالفُ للرُّكامِ

ومِن أمثاله خَلْقٌ كثيرٌ تراهُمُ بالحديثِ بلا زِمامِ

فلاتُتْعبْ دماغك يا صديقي وقلْ لهمُ سلاماً في سلامِ

Still...

 

Lonliness...

 

We’re living in a loneliness epidemic time. We hear that loneliness kills as much as obesity or smoking. 

Yes, loneliness is not great. It is also pretty prevalent at the moment, especially given the pandemic situation and the instructions to stay away. This is probably why there is so much being written and said about loneliness.   

 To address loneliness all we need is to ‘get out more’. Well, yes and no. 

Loneliness signals the need to reconnect and in this sense, indeed, to address it we need to ‘get out more’. But getting out more is neither always possible, nor the best way to address loneliness. So get out .......   and help someone in need.

We hear that social media is the devil. This one seems obvious to many, but it is never a missed point wherever to speak about loneliness. Is (increasing) loneliness a product of social media? 

Social media can be used in different ways, with different people. And it is how we use it that determines whether or not it makes us more lonely. In a nutshell, if we use it to extend our offline social relationships, rather than replace them, we are enriching our social life. We have to work with what we got at the moment.