Petula Dvorak, The Washington Post Published 11:14 am PST, Thursday, February 21, 2019 Fabiola Caal Choc, 35, right, of Guatemala arrives Feb. 19, 2019, at Casa Ruby, a bilingual LGBTQ organization and shelter in Washington, D.C. Fabiola Caal Choc, 35, right, of Guatemala arrives Feb. 19, 2019, at Casa Ruby, a bilingual LGBTQ organization and shelter in Washington, D.C. Photo: Washington Post Photo By Sarah L. Voisin Photo: Washington Post Photo By Sarah L. Voisin Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 Fabiola Caal Choc, 35, right, of Guatemala arrives Feb. 19, 2019, at Casa Ruby, a bilingual LGBTQ organization and shelter in Washington, D.C. Fabiola Caal Choc, 35, right, of Guatemala arrives Feb. 19, 2019, at Casa Ruby, a bilingual LGBTQ organization and shelter in … [Read more...] about In DC, finding acceptance and love at the end of a 1,800-mile walk
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How fast is a ‘brisk’ walk? Researchers offer a simple way to measure walking intensity
Health officials are always encouraging those of us who can to lace up our walking shoes and go for a stroll. And with good reason. Walking has been linked to a variety of health benefits, including a lower risk of dying prematurely from heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and breast and colon cancer. It can also help improve our mood. We’re told to do our walking at a “brisk” pace. That way we can meet the minimum exercise recommendations of many U.S. health guidelines: either 150 minutes of “moderate-intensity” physical activity or 75 minutes of “vigorous-intensity” physical activity weekly. But what exactly does “moderate” or “vigorous” — or even “brisk” — mean in that context? And how do we know if we’re achieving those levels of intensity when we’re walking — without, that is, having to do all those pulse measurements and math calculations to figure out our “target … [Read more...] about How fast is a ‘brisk’ walk? Researchers offer a simple way to measure walking intensity
For several reasons, Democrats cautious about the ‘I’ word
By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Democrats who will take the House majority in January are willing to say that President Donald Trump may have committed impeachable offenses. But that doesn’t mean they will try to impeach him — at least not yet. For several reasons, Democrats have been extremely cautious about the “I” word. They know it could backfire politically, and many of them were in office during President Bill Clinton’s impeachment 20 years ago. New York Rep. Jerry Nadler, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee and the panel’s likely incoming chairman, has called impeachment a “trauma.” Nadler told CNN on Sunday that if it is proved that Trump directed his former lawyer to commit campaign finance violations, as was suggested by special counsel Robert Mueller in a new court filing, he believes it would be an impeachable offense. But Nadler added, “Whether they are important enough to justify an … [Read more...] about For several reasons, Democrats cautious about the ‘I’ word
Here are 5 easy day trips for when you’re about to lose your 2018 vacation time
The end of 2018 is near, and there's a decent chance that you, like many other Americans, have failed to use up all those precious paid time off days you were allotted. Lack of vacation in the U.S. is a real thing, with a recent study from Expedia reporting that the country's workforce is currently at a five-year high when it comes to what it terms "vacation deprivation." According to Expedia, the average U.S. worker who is granted 14 vacation days a year takes an average of just 10 of those days. Many surveyed cited budget limitations, or that they were saving up for a bigger trip, while about 13 percent said they felt guilty for requesting time off. Forty percent said they had to cancel a vacation because of work. As a shameless taker of PTO days and an anxiously meticulous planner of trips, I am here to tell you: DO NOT LET THE PTO GUILT HAPPEN TO YOU. If you find yourself with a collection of days off and nothing to do with them, consider a day trip out of … [Read more...] about Here are 5 easy day trips for when you’re about to lose your 2018 vacation time
The ACLU vs. Boston police: What to know about the ‘paper warriors’ Facebook flareup
The Boston Police Department usually doesn’t comment on active litigation. However, that apparently doesn’t apply to Commissioner William Gross’s personal Facebook page. A surprisingly combative post has publicly recast the city’s recently sworn-in top cop into the middle of an ongoing fight with the American Civil Liberties Union over the department’s treatment of people of color, as local elected officials pick sides in the dispute. Gross, who became Boston’s first black police commissioner in August, chastised the ACLU’s “paper warriors” in the recent Facebook post, which the civil liberties group says was an attempt to “divert attention” from the more pressing issues at stake. With the back-and-forth over Gross’s post now spilling over into its second week, here’s a look at how the controversy has unfolded. The lawsuit On Nov. 15, the ACLU of Massachusetts and several other local legal advocacy and … [Read more...] about The ACLU vs. Boston police: What to know about the ‘paper warriors’ Facebook flareup