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okwithmydecay

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East London dweller, cyclist, swimmer, runner powered by plants and great tunes. 時々日本語でつぶやきますよ。

  • Just Stop Oil activists who attempted to spray paint Taylor Swift's private jet spared jail

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  • I found this statement by the judge to be very problematic.

    The judge said Kowalski's actions were "affected by your neurodivergence", and also noted Macdonald's autism diagnosis.

  • British Airways pulls Louis Theroux podcast sponsorship after Bob Vylan interview

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  • It also depends on whether you take the word "death" literally, or simply meaning the end of. For example, when people say "death to America!" they aren't necessarily advocating for the death of every single American, but rather the collapse of the United States in its current form.

  • Plan for secure children’s home progresses despite opposition from Save Lea Marshes

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  • I feel quite conflicted by this story, as I have donated to the East London Waterworks Park, and I would love to have more swimming spots in the area. Yet, I don't want it to come at the cost of denying vulnerable children accommodation, if no other suitable sites are available.

  • Inside The New Campaign For Women-Only Carriages On London Tube Trains

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  • Dear people who are voting down this article, could you please explain why?

  • One Fetish After Another: PTA Exploits Black Women and Averts Revolution

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  • Jezebels, race kink and Cardi B: in One Battle After Another, Black women are still stereotypes

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  • My favourite part of the article is where she writes:

    Sorry to complicate your enjoyment of your new favourite film. I know pointing this out risks upsetting those Letterboxd loyalists who can brook no challenge whatsoever to their favourite film-maker. To them I say: please don’t worry yourselves unduly about Anderson’s feelings. He’s a big boy. I promise you; he can take it.

    I still think it's a great film, with one of the greatest cinematic car chase scenes, but having read the article, I can see why it has problematic depictions of black women.

  • One Fetish After Another: PTA Exploits Black Women and Averts Revolution

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  • Controversial UK oil field reveals climate impact if approved

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  • I'm finding it quite depressing reading through the comments on the BBC website. Hopefully, they don't reflect the UK population as a whole.

  • £6 million repaid to workers as Government cracks down on employers underpaying their staff

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  • Strava Bends To Garmin’s Branding Rules Amid Ongoing Lawsuit

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  • Good question, I just had a look at Garmin's API brand guidelines, and it sounds like all API consumers will be affected, as it states the following:

    All uses of Garmin device-sourced data within dashboards, activity feeds, overview cards or summary views must include a “Garmin [device model]” attribution. This attribution ensures brand clarity and traceability. Access the device model information as instructed in the applicable API documentation. If the device model is not provided or unknown via the API, list Garmin as the data source.

  • Minister ‘appalled’ at Muslim charity run in London that excluded women

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  • How do you explain the existence of professional female Muslim athletes then?

  • Running on empty: why are so many marathon runners so miserable?

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  • I'm not a fan of how the article is written, but as someone who runs marathons, I do think it offers some conversation points.

    For me, training for a marathon is like preparing for a moon landing. It takes a lot of time and commitment, and it's sometimes hard to fit in. Then on race day, if you don't get the time you've been training for, you can feel quite dejected afterwards.

  • Running on empty: why are so many marathon runners so miserable?

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  • Not an advert, and I didn't know the Guardian has a paywall. In any case, here is the article text:

    Name: Marathons.

    Age: The first modern Olympic marathon was run in 1896, inspired by the 490BC tale of Pheidippides and his 240km run to ask the Spartans for help battling the Persians.

    Maybe 240km should be my next training goal. I love endurance running – I'm just back from a four-hour fartlek, actually. I don't need to know that. And you might want to consider cooling it. A new study suggests marathon runners don't enjoy particularly good mental health.

    Nonsense – I'm happy as a clam. Is this some stupid survey by a sofa shop or slipper seller? No, it's a serious academic study and the first author, Leo Lundy, is actually a multi-marathoner himself: he's done more than 400.

    He must have calves of steel. And what has Lundy found? Multi-marathoners generally "experience slightly higher levels of depression and anxiety compared to the general population" and a subset show "clinically significant mental health issues". Lundy told the Times that while 94% of the runners he interviewed thought running was good for them, testing revealed "worryingly high" levels of anxiety and depression in 25% of subjects.

    But decades of research show exercise is good for your mental health! There's exercise and exercise, I suppose. It's not that surprising the kind that demands intense levels of commitment over many months, minces your nipples, gives you the runs and can make you pee blood might not make you the happiest.

    What about the famed runner's high? I'm euphoric after long races – the endorphin buzz is incredible! But how long does it last?

    I must admit a certain … emptiness does creep in after a while. That tracks – another study from Linnaeus University found that endurance athletes experienced "varied post-race emotions that were both physically and mentally challenging", including "loss of energy, ambivalence and melancholy".

    It's OK – when that happens, I just start training for another race. Hmm. "For some runners, the habit becomes more of a coping mechanism than a joy," as Lundy put it. How are your relationships?

    Amazing! I love trading PBs with my running club buddies and fitness app pals. I mean intimate relationships – do you have a partner?

    For now – but last week they did say: "There are three of us in this marriage and one of them is your Strava." That's another emotional downside to endurance running. Partners can feel excluded and alienated by a loved one never being around or being utterly exhausted when they are. It's an identity transformation that can potentially jeopardise relationships, research suggests. Some call it "divorce by marathon".

    But Harry Styles runs sub-three-hour marathons and he's dating Zoë Kravitz! That's your argument in favour of multi-marathoning, is it?

    If I stop, I'm going to have to confront what I'm running from … There, there. It's OK. There's this thing called "therapy".

    Do say: "Marathon runners should prioritise enjoyment, recovery and relationships to protect their mental health."

    Don't say: "You do know Pheidippides died at the end?

  • European marathons with a flat course in late November and December

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  • Great suggestion! I have run Valencia a few times, and it's a great course for a PB. However, it sells out very quickly!

  • Being a more effective ally for women runners

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  • Thank you for clearing that up. I appreciate the explanation, and I will refrain to linking to articles that are behind Substack paywalls.

  • Being a more effective ally for women runners

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  • Those of you that are voting down this article, could you please explain why? I don't understand why four women discussing how to make running better is such a divisive or problematic topic.

  • The Side Effects of Artificial Food Coloring and Dyes: Cancer and ADHD

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  • Where in the transcript does he say this? The opening sentences is:

    Nearly 50 years ago, Cedars-Sinai chief of pediatrics Ben Feingold, published heresy, suggesting that artificial food colors could induce behavioral disturbances.

  • The Side Effects of Artificial Food Coloring and Dyes: Cancer and ADHD

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  • The article is not claiming that food colouring causes neurodiverdancy. The summary of the article states:

    Excluding artificial food colors from children’s diets can improve ADHD symptoms.

    It then goes on to explain that food colouring can affect the behaviour of young children, including those with ADHD.

    This time, researchers found that artificial colors and other food additives in processed foods appeared to exacerbate hyperactive behaviors—inattention, impulsivity, and overactivity—among young children, with more pronounced effects in three-year-olds relative to eight-or nine-year-olds.

    But what happens in children already diagnosed with ADHD if you remove artificial food colors? In a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials for dietary interventions for ADHD, excluding artificial food colors from the diet significantly improved behavior.

  • ‘It made my day more meaningful’: the Japanese gen Zers attempting a two-hour limit on smartphone use

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  • Good point, though I'd argue even federated social media can prove addictive.