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Blessed be the Beer July 18th is St. Arnoldus Day. “Who’s that guy? and Why are we celebrating him?” you might be asking, and for good reason. Read onwards for a little bit of knowledge, history, and another excuse for us to raise our beer mugs in tribute.

Saint Arnoldus (also known as Arnold of Soissons, or Arnulf of Oudenburg) is the

Catholic patron saint of Belgian brewers and hop-pickers. Born in 1040 and dying in 1087, Saint Arnoldus, patron saint of Belgian brewers he was a soldier under the ranks of Henry I of France, who came to reside within the Benedictine St. Medard’s Abbey in Soissons, France, eventually rising in the ranks to become abbot (the head) of the monastery.

Legend has it, (or his Catholic legend, known as hagiography), he attempted to refuse the title of being abbot and fled the monastery, only being forced by a wolf to return.

It was there that he became a priest and then Bishop of Soissons, and in 1080 left St. Medard’s and founded the Abbey of St. Peter in Oudenburg, which is located in now present-day Belgium.

While at Oudenburg, Arnold developed a passion for brewing beer.

Beer was a staple in medieval times, many times, being a better option than water to drink for sanitary reasons. We know today that because water is boiled to create beer, it kills harmful pathogens, but people did not understand the science behind boiling during Arnold’s time on earth. Arnold was a vocal advocate, encouraging people to drink beer for its “gift of health,” stating, “From man’s

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sweat and God’s love, beer came into the world.” It is said that during one particular wave of illness (potentially the plague or cholera), Arnold advised his congregation and local people in his town to avoid water altogether, thus the illness disappeared altogether; his advice helping to save many thousands of lives. In some versions of this tale, he also plunges his crucifix into a brew kettle as well.

St. Arnoldus was canonized on January 6, 1121 by Pope Callixtus II after a number of miracles were attributed to him, both before – one being that part of the roof in the brewery section of the monastery collapsed and Arnold prayed to God to multiply the stores of beer left, which then occurred by divine intervention – and after death, at his tomb. His relics (bits of bone/hair/teeth usually)

“St. Brigid, female patron saint of brewers, a nun who worked with a leper-colony turned dirty bath water into beer when the lepers implored her to quench their thirst.”

are still contained within the Abbey (Church) of Saint Peter, in Oudenburg. The saint is often depicted holding a mashing rake and clothed in armor and on July 18th, he is honored with a feast and parade in Brussels, Belgium known as the “Day of Beer.”

There are several other Catholic saints associated with beer including: • S t. Arnulf of Metz, patron saint of brewers (Yes, another Arnold, with storylines and feast dates – August 14th, often getting mixed!)

• St. Augustine of Hippo, patron saint of brewers • S t. Amandus, patron saint of bar staff, bartenders, and beer merchants • St. Hildegardis, female patron saint of hop-growers • S t. Brigid, female patron saint of brewers, a nun who worked with a leper-colony who, as legend states, turned dirty bath water into beer when the lepers implored her to quench their thirst Bet they didn’t teach any of that within your local parish or Sunday School as a kid... Cheers!

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Exercise & Fitness

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How to Stay in Shape this Summer Summer is finally here! Are you as excited as I am? With the season in full-swing we can now take advantage of the beach, barbecues, ice cream stands and our favorite frozen cocktails.

No one really wants to workout in a stuffy gym on a beautiful summer day. After all, we have ample opportunity to take our workouts outside!

With the right strategy, you can turn the outdoors into your gym and stay fit all summer long. Here are a few tips to help you stay in shape this summer.

Exercise In the Morning

With so much going on this summer, finding the time to workout can be tricky. Set your alarm for an hour earlier and go for a walk, run or head to the gym for an early morning group fitness class. Don’t put it off for later in the day as it will be less likely to happen.

Bring Your Lunch

No matter what time of year it is, packing a healthy lunch is

always a good idea. When you wait until lunchtime to decide what to have, you’ll find yourself making bad decisions. Planning ahead will help prevent you from consuming empty calories.

Create A Balanced Routine

A fantastic way to get started with a summer workout plan is through an instructorled workout video. These videos are typically fifteen to forty-five minutes long and require little to no workout equipment, which makes it easy to get started. Most providers make them available for free, so don’t worry about the cost.

You can also run or jog for twenty to thirty minutes every other day. Mix it up with other moderate-intensity exercises such as bicycling, brisk walking and swimming. Add in three to four rounds of bodyweight exercises like squats, burpees, pushups or Russian twists after your cardio session for quicker results.

If you don’t have access to a gym, a personal trainer can help you design a strength program using bodyweight exercises, kettlebells and dumbbells that you can do at home.

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Full-body strengthening workouts and high intensity interval training (HIIT) are two of the best ways to get quick results.

This form of workout will build muscle and increase your aerobic capacity, allowing you to achieve fat burning and muscle sculpting all at once. High-intensity interval training alternates periods of intensive activity with periods of moderate exercise or rest.

Most trainers recommend doing HIIT three times a week, with a day off in between.

Do thirty to sixty seconds of moderate activity and alternate with thirty to sixty seconds of intense activity. Repeat this cycle for a total of twenty to thirty minutes.

If you have a treadmill, HIIT is done by doing one minute “all-out” sprints followed by two minutes of walking for a total of fifteen to twenty-five minutes. If you are just starting out, you can do the same interval pattern with intense power walking. Increase the walking speed or the incline slope for the high-intensity portion of the cycle.

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Another intense workout that can be done in a short period of time, is called circuit training. This is a fast-paced blend of cardio and weights. The most important component of circuit training is the decrease in rest periods. Performance improves as the number of repetitions is increased and the rest period is shortened.

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This is the best time of year to take advantage of the warm weather and soak up some vitamin D. Being outside is so therapeutic and has a huge impact on our mental health. Go for a hike, ride your bicycle, rollerblade, swim, kayak or grab a group of friends for a few games of volleyball.

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So, go ahead! Have that ice cream cone. I’ll have one too. Just remember that consistency is the key to reaching your health and fitness goals. A single workout will not miraculously transform your body, but committing to a summer workout will definitely help keep you in shape!

Whether you decide to try something new or take your routine outdoors, the two crucial elements to keep in mind are to move more and take precautions to stay safe during warm weather.

Remember, you are making decisions that will make you healthier and fit today, tomorrow and for seasons to come. Good luck to you!

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Summer Hits The summer blockbuster season is here, and a trio of established franchises that have already made their way into theaters this past June.

TOP GUN: MAVERICK is a sequel that has been nearly four decades in the making. The original has emerged as one of the most beloved action films of all time, one that still gets plenty of play on cable television and streaming services. Fans of Tom Cruise and gratuitous volleyball sequences have been clamoring for a follow-up since 1986 and after numerous delays, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Cruise) is finally flying high once again.

When a global threat emerges that threatens our entire way of life, the rebellious Maverick (Cruise) is called back into action. While he is as daring and controversial as ever, the prevailing thought is that he is the only man capable of training a new generation of pilots (Miles Teller, Scott Glenn, Monica Barbaro, Bashir Salahuddin) to take on the seemingly impossible mission. Though he would rather be part of the combat team, he reluctantly

“There are countless reasons why MAVERICK should not have worked, but it thrives on virtually every level.”

agrees to take on the task, even if it means putting the cadets in mortal danger. He is particularly torn by the inclusion of Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw, the son of his former co-pilot and best buddy Goose. Rooster is one heck of a flier, but Maverick is worried that he will suffer the same fate as his dearly departed dad.

There are countless reasons why MAVERICK should not have worked, but it thrives on virtually every level.

It is the rare movie that is better than the original in every conceivable way, even though I’m sure there will be some who think it is sacrilegious to say so. The performances are spot on, the storyline is more concise and feels as if it might actually be building to something (unlike the original), and it has the same air of playful exuberance that made TOP GUN an indelible delight since ‘86. Most importantly, the action sequences are absolutely stunning. For Tom Cruise, once again plays Maverick most of these moments,

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the performers were legitimately in the planes, setting up their own cameras to establish shots that place the audience directly inside the cockpit. The result is a litany of hyperrealistic, pulse-pounding sequences that truly beg to be seen on the big screen. Cruise was emphatic that audiences would be willing to wait until they could see this film in the theaters (as opposed to debuting on a streaming service) and his gamble paid off. As this article goes to print, the worldwide box office take is approaching a billion dollars and shows very little signs of slowing.

Speaking of billion-dollar franchises, JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION had the seemingly impossible task of slowing down the TOP GUN juggernaut. On paper, the sixth installment in the JURASSIC PARK catalog couldn’t possibly fail. Billed as the culmination of the gripping saga, it promised the return of original stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern and the incomparable Jeff Goldblum. It was going to pair them alongside Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Isabella Sermon to provide fans with a thrilling conclusion to this epic adventure.

Only, this isn’t exactly what happened.

The JURASSIC franchise is one that I want to love. The original film is one of the more influential movie-going experiences of my life (I was 11 years old and by the time velociraptors started opening kitchen doors I experienced true cinematic terror for the very first time) and ever since, I have longed for the chance to recapture the magic. Unfortunately, that’s not really how things played out. While I am overly enthusiastic every time an installment opens, the only chapter that has come close to the original was JURASSIC WORLD. This was the breath of fresh air that was needed, but in retrospect, this is likely because it so cleverly played off of Spielberg’s original masterpiece.

In DOMINION, dinosaurs are now a part of everyday life.

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Summer Hits continued from pg 9 becomes even more profitable than it ever has been and this forces Colin Trevorrow’s film to venture off into far too many subplots. This culminates in a storyline about genetically altered locusts that becomes the disappointing focal point of the entire film.

It was great seeing the old crew get back together, though the dialogue provided to Neill and Dern is downright cringey at times. To be fair, even in the original they weren’t exactly spouting Shakespeare, but it was never THIS bad. The best

“This culminates in a storyline about genetically altered locusts that becomes the disappointing focal point of the entire film.”

moments and lines are saved for Goldblum, which isn’t surprising, and his performance ends up being more fun to watch than the dinosaurs. That’s great news for Goldblum, but not so great for a film whose title contains the words “JURASSIC WORLD.” One of the other truly confounding things about DOMINION is how under-utilized Pratt became. In films like GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, JURASSIC WORLD, and LEGO MOVIE, he embodied the goofy yet infallible hero that seemed like an everyman, yet could save the world at every turn. This time around, he’s a shell of any of these characters, made all the more perplexing by the fact that he’s supposed to be the same guy from JURASSIC WORLD. Sure, he can outrun raptors on a motorbike and defy death in a towering inferno as a T-Rex tries to ingest him, but the charm that has always been there was simply nonexistent. If anything positive can be taken from this, it is that Howard emerged as the more

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believable and emotional hero, stopping at nothing to save her adopted daughter Maisie (Sermon) as an evil corporation attempts to harvest her DNA. Perhaps none of this would have mattered if the action sequences had dazzled in the same as they did in MAVERICK. While there is still an element of wonder when watching some of these fantastic beasts grace the screen, we’ve also gotten to the point where it is difficult to introduce anything new. There were a couple of sequences that thrilled, but there wasn’t anything truly breathtaking. In 1993, the iconic moment when Grant and Sadler see the creatures for the first time was a sequence that had to be seen to be believed. In 2022, when Tom Cruise is putting audience members in the cockpit of fighter jets, you’re going to have to do a whole lot more than deliver a CGI monster chasing a scowling dude on a scooter.

Though aimed at a much younger audience yet still hoping to emerge as one of the summer’s biggest films, is LIGHTYEAR. Before its release, many wondered how the movie would be connected to the TOY STORY universe, particularly with Chris Evans replacing Tim Allen as the voice of the titular hero. This mystery is solved in the opening seconds, when the audience is informed that “In 1995, Andy got a toy from his favorite movie. This is that movie.”

Stuffed with roughly a kajillion subtle and not-so-subtle TOY STORY references, and boasting Pixar’s typically endearing brand of storytelling, LIGHTYEAR may not rise to the level of the series that inspired it, but it is certainly a fun time at the movies.

After being marooned on a dangerous planet, Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear, who blames himself for the catastrophic events that resulted in their precarious predicament, strives to get his crew back home. Unfortunately, in order to do so, he must prove that they possess the ability to achieve hyper-speed in order to make it back. There is a lot of trial and error, and to complicate matters, a four-minute trip for him in space ends up being four years in real time on the planet he is leaving. Each time he fails, he comes back to discover that his friends and crew are growing older and moving on.

Despite the source material, LIGHTYEAR has more in common with adventures like STAR WARS than it does TOY STORY. You can plainly see where the inspiration and homages were born form, but it still forges its own path. In typical Pixar fashion, the animation is remarkable and there are laughs abound. The majority of these are derived from the fantastic robot companion cat SOX (Peter Sohn) but plenty are reserved for cadet-in-training Mo Morrison (the perfectly cast Taika Waiiti). The action sequences are engaging in a way that many in DOMINION were not, Lightyear has more in common with Star Wars and by the time Zurg (James Brolin) makes his first appearance, audiences will have already decided if they have bought in to the spin-off or not.

In its first week in theaters, the box-office numbers for LIGHTYEAR have fallen below expectations, and it seems impossible not to draw a direct correlation between this and the now infamous same-sex kiss that occurs between two characters in the film.

The controversy has been immense, with a theater in Oklahoma going so far as to “fast forward” through the moment in their showings. It is worth noting that after the justifiable backlash, they are no longer doing so, but the fact remains that at one point this was a policy they actually implemented. Ironically, as is often the case in overblown freakouts such as these, the kiss is a blink-and-you-will-miss-it moment that many may not have even realized was there if it weren’t for the absurd ruckus that it has caused. It is an absolute travesty that something so innocuous could be the reason that many won’t end up appreciating what is an entertaining animated adventure that would be beloved under any other circumstance.

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enjoy the food, music, and meeting friends, you’ll likely run into more than a few at an event that can draw as many as 90,000 visitors in its three-day run.

by Nancy Roberts Rob’s father, Bob O’Connor, was the original “car guy” behind the event.

“He’d go drag racing with my uncle back in the 60’s,” Rob explained. “He traveled to shows all over the country, and then finally The “Swap Meet” decided why not bring a When I was a kid, my dad had a name for each of our family cars – because each of them car show to Syracuse. So had a personality, and each was a “family member.” Memories. he started The Nationals in 2000 – and got 4000 cars the first year.”

Some high school friends and I got together recently, and reminiscing, we quickly The Nationals has a regular lineup of areas and “events within the event” that recalled the first car that any of us had owned – and people can’t wait to attend each year. The Swap Meet is where hobbyists and pros our many adventures that centered around that car. alike will find that “rusty gold” they need to complete a restoration project, or make a Freedom. repair on a classic car.

And as Rob O’Connor, president of Right Coast, At the Car Corral, they’ll Inc., the events organization that brings us the find beautifully refurbished Syracuse Nationals, tells me, his father decided he cars for sale. was going to build a street rod, so he went to a car And there are areas show. He returned with a steering wheel. When devoted to specific niches asked if that was it, he replied, “You have to start within the lore of older somewhere.” History. autos: Rockabilly, Women’s Cars are part of American culture. Most of us World, Memories on Main can recall our first car, or the first family car. Some Street, Nitro Row, and even of us have focused on cars as a hobby or for the the Mini-Nationals for history and lore.

Rob O’Connor model cars.

And all of us will find something to enjoy at The For those who like to Nationals! pick the winners or perhaps collect trophies, there are some presitigous awards given The Nationals, more than 2 decades old, draws fans, friends, and families from as many each year, including the Winfield Award, presented by Gene Winfield, who has over 60 as 40 states – and from as far away as California, Texas, Oklahoma, and Idaho. “We’ll get 8 years experience in customizing and racing hot rods – and movie credits to prove it, with thousand, 9 thousand cars – and each car will have a story to go along with it.” his cars being featured in more than 25 films. Now in his 90s, Gene will be at the show, This year, any car from 1992 and older is featured throughout the show (you might find inspecting the entries from top to bottom before selecting the winner and awarding the cars as old as 120 years!), with newer American muscle cars from 1993 displayed on Sunday. $10,000 prize.

Part of the charm, and the fun, of The Nationals is that it is one of those events that Maybe you enjoy getting to meet and greet celebrities? Each year The Nationals has, literally, something for everyone. Even if you just want to stroll the Fairgrounds, and invites stars who are connected to classic cars. This year featured guests include Shirley

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pleasure. Positive feed back from fellow musicians encourages me.

CS: How long have you been a musician, and how

by Chuck Schiele did your path in music begin?

BR: I have been playing out since the age of 11. When I was 11 I was fortunate enough to play at the Volney field days with a local band called The Country Showmen. They had just got back from Nashville and had a couple of records released.

I was introduced to Brian Rusaw by a mutual friend, Ron CS: Please share some of the history of your music life.

Castaldo, while playing an Oswego gid at the Bistro 197 a few BR: My mother taught me how to read music and play piano at years back. I was instantly aware of his generous outward spirit the age of 8. I then learned how to play guitar from my cousin Mitch as applied to being pals and robustly in the direction of music Motyka and took off from there. Played in many bands throughout from this area. I truly believe in people who roll up their sleeves the years that’s how I became friends with so many local musicians. and help to grow the garden to which we refer to as our music It was not until the last 6 years I started playing out again. Joined community. For any good endeavor. He is one of the guys who Kickin’ Up Dust and been having a blast. I have a small home studio understands the following idea:” If everybody did just half of where I create my own music on a daily basis. That’s how the what they expect others to do – what a scene this would be.”

Snippet idea started.

Sleeves rolled-up, he encourages the community to stay aware CS: Tell us about your band Kickin’ Up Dust and your two duos. of the good music rolling through the area by way of social media BR: Kickin’ Up Dust gave me an opportunity to get out and play networking. Most every day he sits in his studio and creates a new again. Five local guys who enjoy music as much as I do. We play piece of music to support his announcements. As a result, the mostly covers, classic rock, community IS more aware of the wealth of music culture existing country and oldies with in Oswego and Central New York. some blues mixed in. Chris Rusaw also plays Hood on lead vocals, Chuck avidly with his group Kickin’ Up Dust and Winterhalt on drums, also by playing in duos in and around the LOOKING FOR KITCHEN & Bob Breese on bass and Oswego area. I caught up with Brian at a SERVING STAFF newly added Morris Kuzio recent show at Dominick’s in Scriba where on keyboards. I play lead the venue was initiating their brand-new guitar. John Soukey was deck for the summer music season. our original lead player but Chuck Schiele: Hello Brian. Thank you for since has moved on. Kickin’ visiting with us here at Sounds of Syracuse.

Up Dust duo is Chris Hood Summer is underway, and, thus, so is the and myself.

We play all the local venues in our area.

We perform most of the same music. We’ll talk about your music in a material our band does with a few more sing along songs. minute, but first, I’d like to touch on the CS: Please share with us a highlight or two from your music career. way you encourage the culture of music in the Oswego area.

Brian Rusaw: I started posting some short pieces of music that I created around January of this year. Started slowly but I received a few comments asking for more. This slowly became a daily post.

I then began advertising our gig dates for Kickin’ Up Dust and then eventually started posting upcoming gigs for fellow muscians, including a shout out to the venues supporting us musicians. It’s slowly growing and I am looking forward to creating a Facebook page to show 6 Time State Champion Burger all my work and the work of other local musicians.

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BR: Working on Kim Simmonds computers has been my biggest thrill.

Kim has become my friend and we speak on occasion about the music business.

Kickin’ Up Dust played the State Fair in 2019 which was a great experience.

Playing music with my grand kids is another pleasure I enjoy. I have 6 and they all enjoy music!

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The Write Stuff

by Nancy Roberts

Born to Ride the Morning Star

by Dusty Rhoades Heer

It’s a particular joy to me to read and review a book by a local writer – if for no other reason than he or she did it. They wrote that book that, I heard somewhere, everyone has in them. Never mind notorious atheist Christopher Hitchens witticism that in them “is, in most cases, where it should stay.”

So far, of the local writers’ books I’ve been privileged to read, not one has failed to entertain, challenge, and involve me. Every one has owed it to their audience to get their book on paper so that we, the readers, could enjoy them.

This book is no exception.

Among the first things you’ll note embarking on this literary adventure is its free form.

The narrative moves, with surprising fluidity, from memories, to poems, to a year-byyear account of life from meeting “Sylvia” to the book’s publication (in 2020), to “Dusty’s Lunchtime Stories,” to laundry lists of bands, concerts and sporting events. While it follows a somewhat chronological storyline, the author will frequently dip into a series of memories, based on an activity or a person, that trace an interest or series of events that, as memories often do, occupy his thoughts – and our attention – for a time before resuming the narrative.

And the odd thing is, as a reader you simply (after a little logical rebellion), go right along with the writer’s style, dropping a thread there and picking up another one there – almost as if examining an intricate piece of embroidery an inch away from its surface, with an occasional pull back to remind you of the overall piece.

The book is one part far-reaching travelogue, in that much of each year he

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In another way, the book is the story of a generation – those children born at the close of World War II, who

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lived in a world of freedom, exploration, innocence, and seismic changes. Sometimes I’d stop reading and look up from the pages and wonder, “how did one person manage to do so much in only one lifetime?” and then, “and how did he remember it all? Was it in some kind of journal?” Many of the references, too, are to the music and movies that shaped the Baby Boom generation, and reveal the writer’s attention to the sounds and stories of his generation.

Surprisingly, the book is at once sweeping, painted in broad impressionistic strokes, and detailed, as if done with the use of carefully precise pen and ink. A year of work will go by in a sentence, at the same time every road trip, its mileage, weather, stops, meals, chance encounters and unexpected turns are recorded in loving detail, from the sky painted pink at a sunset to what Heer no doubt discovered as he recollected a walk around Green Lake (that it is meromictic) and perhaps did a little research out of what I’d guess is an abundance of natural curiosity. As Heer recites a few stops on a trip, and mentions a sight he’s seen or place he had dinner, I’d find myself thinking, Oh, I forgot! I’ve been there, too! Visits to Montreal, or Cape Cod; to the Adirondacks or Delaware; would get me thinking about the magical trips I’d taken – opening a whole internal dialogue on what my own visit was like, the things I saw, the adventures I had.

The book is also, of course, a love story. And while this story might be ultimately called sad, even tragic, it remains hopeful A walk around Green Lakes and a thing of beauty.

The object of Heer’s abiding love is Sylvia – the aptly named woman of an almost ethereal beauty and gentle nature who captures the writer’s heart almost at first glance. And from that moment forward, it is “Syl and I...”

“Syl said...” “Syl wanted...” “Syl and I, Syl and I, Syl and I...”

Dusty and Syl have a once in a million loves, and while I’m tempted to write “that drips off the pages,” it does no such thing. It both is, and is not, the dreamy kind of union or skywritten declaration of a relationship most love stories are about. Yes, there is that magical quality to it. And at the same time, it is fun, bright, interesting, and practical. Two young people meet, fall in love, and spend their time exploring the world together, because, after all, it’s there and they want to see it!

And while the story also includes loss and sorrow, it is bouyed up by the kind of character and bravery you’d love to find in your friends – The Adirondacks and, in fact, it is that very quality, the sense of

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having a conversation with a friend in which you’re catching up on the things he’s done, the places he’s visited, the unusual and amusing and even amazing things he’s seen and done, that make this book a fascinating journey.

And I’ll end with this thought that kept recurring as I breathlessly followed Heer from one adventure to the next: where the heck does that kind of energy come from?

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Word on the Street

by Bill McClellan

Part I –“The Plan”

Recognition of Purpose Fixing Our City

TO: MY FRIENDS AND OFFICIALS & THE MEDIA PRELUDE: “THE PLAN: enter – word on the street tablehopping.com – this brings you directly to my column – You are reading an updated PART I from December of 2020. Scroll down to January 2021 for PART II and February 2021 for PART III. PART II AND PART III will be reprinted this July and August. Part II and Part III are the essence of the plan.

Part I is the story of the girl that caused me to recognize the true evil of the drug trade from the street to the cartel. It has been re-enforced by the death of another that I love from the same scourge. Evil permeates this 15-square block area. I urge you to read this story and multiply it endlessly in our City. Please grasp this human pain.

TO: The 53 City Leaders I wrote to last year. (Readers: I furnished them all Part II of “The Plan” and explained where to find the rest) Your mission is to make Syracuse a great City. You have all the tools. Yet, it does not matter if you are vital Social Services or our extraordinarily elite Police Force you are being denied the paths and opportunities to be your best. You are guided to maintain decline rather than achieving and maintaining meaningful success. You have been denied the avenues to make this a great City. “THE PLAN” changes all that. It shows you how to work together as a formidable City fixing team. It is awesome stuff. Today I am asking you to please start thinking about preparations for a new “D-DAY.” Explained in the plan.

You are the government.

When people speak of American Greatness, it is to you they are speaking.

Whatever we are is due to how well you perceive and believe in the intent of the Constitution and our Founders hopes for our today. What I am about to say is not melodramatic.

It is you that gives this legitimacy. It is the way you should feel every day and the way I hope you feel as we address the problems

in our City. Please think about the awesome feeling and chills near tears of American Patriotism. Think about the Star-Spangled Banner written from a memory in a great battle, or the Battle Hymn of the Republic, or reading the deeds of a Medal of Honor winner, or thinking of the great sacrifice made by countless young men just blown apart in battle, with their dying last word “Mom.” The price is high for the beauty of freedom. What gives it worth is your work alone.

Please read this plan and be prepared to be “His Truth Marching On.” I am very serious.

Please invigorate that sense of what America was meant to be. Di Oppresso Libre. To Liberate the Oppressed. The motto of the Special Forces. (Green Berets) Let’s fix our City. I did not fight. Timing saved me. If not for that I would likely be dead. But if you just knew of those incredible warriors, (7th Special Forces and 173d Airborne Brigade) I served with you would know why I write like this. I am writing “American.” I am asking you to embark on an American mission with goals so worthy and striking that those chills of Patriotism will flow, inspiring elite success and unmatched pride as you are not only achieving, but greatness is your force, and the American way is your result.

Regular readers are aware that I have devised, and printed in Table Hopping, a plan to “Save our City.” December of 2020 is “Part I” which shows my motivation and the immense human suffering “The Plan” invades and removes. January of 2021 and February of 2021 are “Parts II and Part III of the plan which carefully outline design and explain how to circumvent every relevant concern including financing. What you are reading is “Part I” revised for 2022. It lets you know what the plan is about and provides incentive and esprit de corps which I hope will cause you to “want” to look up the plan and/or read the reprints of “Parts II and III” to follow the next two months.

I am not overly self-assured. I just know how to do it. We don’t simply rid the area of heroin. We develop systems to keep it that way. I show you how. After “Shock and Awe” (defined in the plan) it will instantly be known in the drug world that the village is off limits. Immediate arrest and swift efficient prosecution will become the greeting in the village for Drug Dealers.

One village at a time and this will take hold. Everyone from Police to Social Services and 50 departments in between must carefully and strategically develop “Sustaining” measures in virtually each deed you perform within the village. That is the essential ingredient throughout.

Success “requires” a Village (a Special Forces designation meaning a neighborhood or part of a neighborhood) at a time. I urge you to keep a record of plans and everything you learn. “The Plan” will work. We want a blueprint of each unique idea of what we do in each Village. As successes accumulate Departments should develop and “improve as you go” a draft pamphlet showing their contribution and how it is sustained. Together these pamphlets will show in detail how to fix and maintain quality of life in a City. Citywide efforts have too many clumsy and expensive drawbacks.

Councilors please note: There must be a starting place. The plan shows the best one. The Plan will reach every District as success is proven. Please jump on board as “removers” of bureaucracy. Said with every respect. But so very necessary. This is “Can Do” from you, the Mayor, the Police, Social Services and all Departments.

We rebuild our thinking and in turn the City, one Village at a time, into an attractive energized proud City that will attract and influence leadership in Business and set example for other Cities to follow. You do this and they will come. And suffering will be reduced a not exaggerated 90%. There are great advantages in being first. (Refer to “THE PLAN”) Remember, foremost, every improvement will have a sustaining mechanism. I am a former Green Beret. I was trained to cause Villages to participate in common goals and to become self-sustaining and I have never seen this application in Civilian Life. That is because money, bureaucracy and self-interest were not in play. “THE PLAN” shows you how to defer these success sucking weaknesses and cause justice for the people. Safety and quality of life in the village is the goal. Too seldom in life do opportunities present themselves that can really make a difference. Some of the best come from those without

“Our Politicians concentrate on pleasing a low percentage of our City as up to 80% of our City is submerged in the unspeakable horrors of a heroin epidemic.”

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fame or ceremony. Windows of massive opportunity are all too rare in this life. They must be grasped when open. If an unusual, unique and invaluable set of life saving wisdoms are suddenly presented, recognition is urgent less an era of untold value may die on the vine.

In these days of pervasive obsequious scrambling to please Political donors (many of whom are dispassionate) and algorithm news designed only for-profit, vital truths and by far most of the people, are being ignored. Our Politicians concentrate on pleasing a low percentage of our City as up to 80% of our City is submerged in the unspeakable horrors of a heroin epidemic. Who tells you that? No one. Every administration since the late 60’s has left the City a far worse place. Not because they are not capable but because a system evolved with money and self-interest more important than the people. This systemic design permeates our Country and greatness is failing. Who tells you that? No one.

“PART ONE” in December of 2020, is about reasons and my motivation to do this. It is about a lovely young girl. My good friend for 7 years. And my efforts to save her. And keep her alive. The original “PART ONE” is mostly her story. An example of the suffering that is permeating our City. And how drugs eventually put her on her deathbed. She survived

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and today has hope. Her sweetness in her plight was heartbreaking, to see someone so fragile and alone and deserving and so broken. Heroin made her recklessly suicidal, with severe weight loss, facial features drawn tight by heroin, beaten by ruthless drug dealers with no heart or regard for humanity. Her eyes and face blackened and discolored by the fists of scum. I want them. Miraculously, she is alive. She deserves a life. Her and her plight has become my charge. This must all end. This is about victims. So young. So much suffering and lost life. And minds stolen from young Moms and Dads of babies. So dirtbags can get money. This all happened in the first village I outline in the “THE PLAN.” Then this past August another that asked me for help and I love dearly overdosed on drugs bought in this Village. I was in the process of pulling every available emotional trigger to make her well. There was much progress and hope. She wanted out. One day she took that “tiny amount” between life and death, just a little too much heroin purchased in the village, and never woke up. Her story is of another human beauty of the finest kind consumed by the evil of the same damn Village. If we had begun on the first D-Day she and so many others would be alive. It still nearly breaks me to discuss.

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Buffalo Bills 2022 Schedule Breakdown Buffalo Bills expectations haven’t been this high since the 1990’s when the team went to four straight Super Bowls.

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They are loaded on both sides and as long as Josh Allen stays upright, anything is possible, including a Super Bowl win. The schedule is daunting but hey, those teams have to play Buffalo too. Let’s look at the 2022 campaign now.

AFC East Dominance.

The Jets and Dolphins got better, especially Miami, adding speedster wideout Tyreek Hill. The Patriots should be in for a tall climb. The division is Buffalo’s and anything less than 5-1 inside the division in 2022 would be unacceptable, despite the improved clubs mentioned.

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When you are good, you are challenged with an unbalanced, hard schedule with brutal travel.

Buffalo does get some breaks along the way in terms of when they get teams, but they will have to adapt to a lot of long trips and late nights. The Bills visit the Rams on 9-8 to kick off the season on a Thursday as Von Miller faces his old teammates and defending Super Bowl champs. The week after on 9-19, Buffalo seeks revenge against Tennessee on Monday Night Football. On 10-30 Green Bay visits Orchard Park for SNF. 12-1, a Thursday, has the Bills visiting New England. And to open the new year on 1-2, the Bills head to Cincinnati to face Joe Burrow and the defending AFC champs on MNF.

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have the quarterback. You have depth and balance and competition and versatility. You have the Most Underrated Game.

GM and the head coach (13 11-20 at home against Cleveland. The Browns seconds is still on you, Sean have a loaded roster and brought in QB Deshaun McDermott). You have the Watson, but will he even play? The NFL is still exploring suspending him as of this writing thanks best safety duo in the NFL. You have loaded defensive to over 20 sexual assault allegations with over 60 and offensive fronts. massage therapists he saw in a very short time.

The time is now. Win the They all say the same thing. And more have been AFC East, get home field added. It points towards Watson being guilty of horrible actions. If Watson isn’t in there, it’s a break advantage and roll the dice from there. If the Bills do for the Bills. More than that, however, the NFL should do the right thing and suspend Watson for those first two things, many like their chances to reach at least the entire 2022 season.

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Whatever the case may be we are caught rushing to by plr articles the golf course, getting to the course with 10 minutes to spare, jump out of the car, tying our golf shoes, get to the first tee with 5 minutes to spare, haven’t hit a shot or putted. Do I need to go on?

Probably not.

It is a situation that happens to us all, and I It is well known that in every professional sport athletes perform a series of am as guilty of it as you. flexibility exercises and drills to prepare them to play a game. The game of golf is no However as strong as different. Unseen to the general public, many PGA Tour players perform a series of golf I suggest performing flexibility exercises to prepare them to play golf. It is done prior to hitting the driving a good warm-up, and range or putting green. It is a process of getting the muscles and joints of the body putting yourself in the ready to swing a golf club. Most every golfer on the planet understands the benefit correct frame of mind for of a warm-up program to get the body ready to play golf or any sport for that matter. the round, life at times just Unfortunately for us the time required to perform a comprehensive golf warm-up does not allow us to do it. program with golf flexibility exercises is not reasonable. Not reasonable because of What are we to do in time restrictions on our busy lives. such situations?

For example, we set our tee time for Friday at 1:30. Our plan when we leave the I first would suggest not house in the morning is “I will get to course at 1:00, hit a few putts, chip for 10 minutes, utilizing the John Daly “grip head to the range, and be at the first tee with a few minutes to spare.” Unfortunately, and rip it” motto if you our plans sometimes do not play out as we intend. get to the first tee without warming-up. I have seen this (myself included) lead to a myriad of problems from the get go.

I can remember a few years ago I took this approach and I think made a triple bogey on the first hole. My drive went left into the rough, second shot to the right, approach shot over the green into the bunker, bunker shot rolled 20 feet past the hole. Need I go on?

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do this? Simply by putting together a series of golf stretches to “loosen” you up. Golf flexibility exercises will loosen the muscles and joints of your body. Preparing them to swing a golf club. They are simple to perform and can get your body and mind more ready to play than just a few practice swings with the driver. This will take a couple of minutes to perform, but it will help you get the body ready to swing the golf club.

Once we have gotten the body “loosened up” lets get the mind in the correct space. I have seen all too often the tempo of a swing is way out of whack when a golfer lacks the time to properly warm-up. Attempt to relax, take a few deep breaths, and get the body to slow down a little. This should definitely help create some better tempo in your swing from the start.

Also, take your time.

Once it is your turn to hit, take a little extra time.

Take a few extra practice swings, relax, find your tempo, and match your first swing to the tempo of your practice swing. This is a tip I learned from Dean Reinmuth (top 50 Golf Digest teaching pros).

If you are not comfortable over the ball, step away, take a series of practice swings until you find the “right” swing and then perform that same swing over the golf ball. It has done wonders for my Take a few extra practice swings game.

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I would also suggest continuing to take extra time on every shot until you feel comfortable and have found your swing. This might not occur until the second or third hole, but it is okay. It allows you to relax, make a good swing, and make a good shot.

Finally, when you are rushed I think course management can really help. Think about it for a moment. Why not on the first tee pull out 3-wood instead of a driver, even if it is a par five. Hit a nice shot into the fairway, lay-up, and play for par? Again, starting off with par or even bogey is a lot better than a double or triple, both for your scorecard and mental frame of mind.

So if you are rushing to the first tee to get your golf game going let’s review the protocol. First and foremost let’s be smart and utilize the time we have at hand. Let’s take the 5 minutes we have to warm-up the body for the golf swing. We will do this through the implementation of a series of golf flexibility exercises. These golf exercises will get your muscles and joints ready to swing a golf club. Once the body is ready the next step is taking your time. Take a few extra practice swings with the golf club.

This will allow you to find the tempo of your golf swing. Finally let’s be smart with our course management skills. Think about what is the best golf shot to make and play within ourselves until our body and mind are ready to go.

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Eddie’s In the spirit of Independence Day I hold these truths to be self-evident: Summer is the BEST season in Central New York, Nothing beats being by the WATER, Eddie’s makes the most DELICIOUS pie in the entire world, and Everyone should TREAT themselves to a hot ham sandwich! Summer is finally here again which means it’s time to get outside, get to a beach and get to Eddie’s Restaurant in Sylvan Beach. For those that have never

Pies displayed like scrumptious trophies strawberries, or blueberries! With so many delicious options the combinations are endless! You should also check out the new Sweet Potato Waffle Fries with Cinnamon Butter, this sweet and salty combination is the perfect intersection of meal and dessert, so enjoy it accordingly.

I also have to mention the most famous item on Eddie’s menu, and an absolute must order, The Original Hot Ham BBQ sandwich! The story of the “Original Hot Ham” BBQ Sandwich is as follows: on one busy summer day in 1946, Eddie Sr. the founder of Eddie’s, ran out of hot dogs! As the tourists grew hungry Eddie decided to make a sandwich that he only made for his family, a toasted seeded roll piled high with capicola ham! The tourists fell in love and the famous spicy sandwich was born! This sandwich is so famous that even celebrities come to Eddie’s just to try it! Eddie’s has been visited by many celebrities over the last (nearly century) including Frank Sinatra, Louis Prima, The Ink Spots, Liza Minelli and even George Foreman! For nearly a century Eddie’s has been happily serving scrumptious food to beach bums, celebrities and everyone in between!

I still remember walking into Eddie’s as a kid and being so impressed with the larger than life pies displayed like scrumptious trophies in a case up front and I am so lucky that I get to pass this experience on to my own little ones!

“Summer is finally here again which means it’s time to get outside, get to a beach and get to Eddie’s Restaurant in Sylvan Beach.” been – Eddie’s is located on the Eastern shore of beautiful Oneida Lake right in the heart of Sylvan Beach. This means that they are just a short scenic drive along the lake from Syracuse. Eddie’s restaurant is located at 901 Main Street, Sylvan Beach and they are open for dine in and take out seven days a week from noon to 8:30 pm. While you’re making your plans with your favorite furry friend remember that Eddie’s has a wonderful outdoor seating area that is PET FRIENDLY! For takeout orders and reservations give them a call at 315-762-4269.

Whether you are at Eddie’s for breakfast (served all day!), lunch, dinner, or even dessert there is certainly something on the menu for everyone! If you are a breakfast lover then Eddie’s just can’t be beat! They have added new and decadent breakfast items that you’ve just got to see to believe! Be sure to try the Stuffed French Toast, their classic French toast, stuffed with your choice of cheesecake or Nutella filling and that’s not all – next you get to choose your topping – warm cinnamon apples, raspberry,

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My family and I arrived on a beautiful Tuesday night. As we slowly walked in we watched as the motorcycles lined the streets because Tuesday is bike night in Sylvan Beach. We were quickly seated at a comfortable table that accommodated the four of us and the luggage that is required when you take two babies out of the house.

We eagerly looked over the menu and discussed the new items. For appetizers we ordered the Meatballs With Ricotta Cheese, this sharable dish is made up of three of Eddie’s Famous hand rolled Meatballs served with Ricotta Cheese and smothered with their Famous Meat Sauce and topped with fresh basil! Each bite of this dish was absolute perfection on a fork! We also couldn’t pass up an order of the Italian Greens, Eddie’s version of Utica greens featuring Eddie’s famous hot ham. These are amazing and an interesting way to make sure every trip to Eddie’s includes some hot ham! Even though I know Oneida Lake isn’t the ocean, something about sitting at Eddie’s always makes me crave seafood, so this evening I ordered the Fried Fisherman’s Platter with a generous serving of shrimp, scallops, haddock and clams fried to a golden brown. I had a Caesar salad (one of the best I’ve ever had) and garlic fries. This meal was a hit not only with me but also with the littles! Kyle was feeling adventurous so he ordered something he had never ordered before – Eddie’s Special Sub – Meatballs, sausage and peppers on a toasted bun with a drizzle of meat sauce and a side of hot peppers in sauce.

I’m not exaggerating when I tell you that he talked about how good it was the entire ride home. Even though we had to-go boxes we couldn’t pass up dessert. Pro Tip – ALWAYS get dessert at Eddies. We decided that we would split a monstrous and aptly named “Cookie Monster Sundae” a huge portion of ice cream and toppings and even whole cookies!

We also ordered a slice of banana cream pie to take home because I’m pretty sure that it is illegal not to order pie at Eddie’s.

Banana Cream Pie Generations of Central New Yorkers – including yours truly – would agree that it’s just not summer without a trip to Eddie’s Restaurant in Sylvan Beach. From humble beginnings, Eddie’s Restaurant started with a hot dog stand and a dream as the country was finding its way out of the Great Depression. Since its inception, Eddie’s Restaurant has been continuously ran by the Stewart Family through good times and bad, from depression, recession, and even a pandemic! This summer it’s time to bring your family, friends, and even your well behaved furry friend to Eddie’s (or Harpoon Eddie’s across the street for a different vibe but same great food and service) because after all – It wouldn’t be summer in Sylvan Beach without Eddie’s!

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The nylon hair brush is not recommended since it is rougher on your scalp and is no where as good as the boar bristle hair brush. The nylon bristles are usually by rudy silva sharp and will inflame your follicles and break your hair when you use it.

To maintain good hair growth you need good circulation to your scalp. You also need a clean scalp with little oil and dirt accumulating in your hair follicles. The boar’s hair brush helps you achieve Boar bristle hair brush this when you regularly Using the right kind of hair brush and brush your hair.

Brush your hair when keeping it clean is necessary if you it is dry. This prevents the want to have strong hair, which breaking of your hair. When will not fall out in the future. you brush, the gentle pulling of your hair stimulates your scalp bringing in more blood A natural bristle like to feed your hair. Also the slight pulling stimulates the release of oil from your follicles boar’s hair is a good which lubricates your hair. decision. The boar bristle Brush your hair with a boar’s bristle hair brush twice a day for the best hair care hair brush bristles are similar – morning and night.

For short hair brush for three minutes and for long hair brush to the keratin of your hair and five minutes. absorb the dirt and oil just By bending your head to the floor, when brushing, you will increase the blood like your hair. In addition the circulation to your scalp. Now, brush from your neck forward to the front of your scalp, tips of the boar hair brush are then, from sides to your crown. Lastly, brush from the front of your scalp to the neck. rounded and gently massage If possible, you should clean your brush every day. If you have two or more hair your scalp and hair.

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You can clean your brush every day when you shower. Clean it with shampoo and scrub the bristles with your hand back and forth. After cleaning, you can dry the brush with a towel and let it sit until the next day. By the next day, it is ready to use and your other brush is ready to be cleaned.

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the nascent USA was a Republic of thirteen contiguous, populated states, how could Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, and the other signers of the original Declaration of Independence, and designers of our tripartite government, have envisioned a fifty-state republic with low population states by debra Merryweather leveraging heavily weighted senatorial power over populous states in matters such as Supreme Court appointments? How could the framers of the Constitution have envisioned military style assault weapons when they wrote the Second Amendment to protect the George Washington citizen militias who, with muskets, defended their fellow colonists Independence Day on July 4 celebrates the thirteen colonies break from Britain in against dangers such as 1776. The Revolutionary War, and all the discussions and documents written, reviewed, British forces? and signed by the Founding Fathers, resulted from discussion, disagreement, and In 2022, people argue compromise. Some thought George Washington should be king. They disagreed about whether legal guns about institutional slavery. Thomas Jefferson, the primary author of The United States kill people or people kill Declaration of Independence, formally titled “The unanimous Declaration of the people. It is self-evident thirteen united States of America,” communicated his understanding of Jesus Christ’s that when people kill life and morals in “The Jefferson Bible.” people with guns, it is Jefferson’s Preamble to the Declaration of Independence states, “We hold these people who are firing the truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by guns. When one person their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and fires on a crowd, we call it a the pursuit of Happiness.” Ken Burns recent documentary about Benjamin Franklin states that Jefferson first wrote “we hold these truths sacred.” Franklin reviewed Jefferson’s document draft and substituted “self-evident” for “sacred.”

Years later, as Benjamin Franklin left the 1787 Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania State House, a woman asked him if America was to be a mass shooting, but when individuals republic or a monarchy. Franklin replied, “A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it!” When fire on other individuals in separate events, we call it crime. Often guns in gun crimes are illegal. Many

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The Fifth Edition of The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual describes approximately three hundred mental illnesses and disorders.

In 2009, under the guidance of NIMH Director Thomas Insel, MD, the NIH’s Human Connectome Project sought to better understand mental illness by mapping brain and neurological connectivity without reference to DSM labels. Some patients’ families found this biologybased approach unhelpful. Dr. Insel, a neuroscientist and psychiatrist describes an encounter with real world frustration with mental health care in his book was speaking to a group about the neurochemical components of schizophrenia; from the audience, the father of a schizophrenic son yelled, “our house is on fire and you’re telling me about the chemistry of the paint! What

“Books written about neurological function and age-related brain development provide all of us with the opportunity to understand, care for, and protect ourselves better.”

are you doing to put out the fire?” This father’s frustration shifted Dr. Insel’s focus from research to practical help. His book discusses the internal and environmental factors related to mental health; one’s ZIP code predicts one’s mental health more accurately than one’s DNA code.

If ZIP codes predict mental health, ZIP codes likely also predict how health policy and health care are planned and implemented throughout our republic. As with our nation’s 1776 declarations about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, modern health policy starts with conversations among people whose different behavioral chemistries developed amid differing educations and training early on.

The neurochemical-based behavioral and emotional constitutions of some of our leaders and fellow citizens are visible on the TV news; stable, unstable, and inflamed

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Neurochemical imbalances and brain injuries in humans affect cognition and emotional self-regulation. Books written about neurological function and age-related brain development provide all of us with the opportunity to understand, care for, and protect ourselves better.

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Brother Dege with special guest Adam Faucett at the 443 • 7pm 443 Social Club & Lounge, Syracuse

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St. Josephs Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse

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Alice in Chains with Breaking Benjamin • 5:30pm St. Josephs Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse

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Americans are not getting enough from their diet. It would be great to get all the Magnesium you need from your diet but studies have shown this is unlikely. America’s foremost expert on magnesium if not the world expert on Magnesium is Dr. Thomas Levy who’s also been extensively on vitamin C and on Calcium the former being beneficial and the latter not so much.

Magnesium is easy to measure in the blood but unfortunately the vast majority of magnesium is not in the blood it’s in the cells and in the mitochondria.

You can have a normal serum magnesium level and still have magnesium depletion. Experts say you really should check the red blood cell magnesium level to get a more accurate number but even that doesn’t reflect the true magnesium level. There is only one place to get a cellular magnesium level tested in America and unfortunately New York state does not allow that testing.

For reasons that continue to baffle me, New York state does not allow a lot of major laboratories to do business in New York. These companies are attempting to provide health insights that are not available from companies currently practicing in New York state. I have written repeatedly to the Department of Health questioning the policy and asked them to remove these hindrances and allow me to order tests from certified Labs that are important to my patients but so far the Silence has been deafening.

I guess they are busy with other issues but you would think at least a bug off letter and response would be appropriate.

Many patients are on diuretics for their blood pressure and many others are on proton pump inhibitors for indigestion and many patients are on both.

These medications are chief causes of hypomagnesemia. Low magnesium can have protean manifestations including weakness, poor sleep, numbness, nausea, muscle twitching or cramps, and even personality changes. Eventually when the magnesium level gets low enough you get irregular heartbeats and finally cardiac arrest.

Why is this element so important? Magnesium is the second most abundant cation, that is, positively charged ions, inside the cells of the body after potassium. It’s an essential cofactor for hundreds of Eventually low magnesium can lead to cardiac arrest critical enzymes and is

“Low magnesium can have protean manifestations including weakness, poor sleep, numbness, nausea, muscle twitching or cramps, and even personality changes.”

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known to be involved in roughly 80% of all known metabolic functions in the body. Not impressed yet ? It has been found to be critical for the metabolism of ADP which is one of the energy generating systems in each cell. It’s also required for protein DNA and RNA synthesis as well as for the synthesis of fatty acids and the conversion of vitamin D into its active form in the body. Magnesium may also play a critical role in the production of glutathione, the most important and most concentrated antioxidant inside the cells.

Inside the cell magnesium works to keep sodium and calcium levels lower and potassium levels higher. At the cellular level calcium is dangerous...when cells die they usually due so because they are flooded with calcium. Excess calcium intake has been associated with higher all-cause mortality. Magnesium is an intracellular calcium channel blocker and you recognize the term because so many blood pressure meds are calcium channel blockers. So magnesium, a natural substance, does the same thing those prescription drugs do.

Studies have shown that deaths from all causes jump 40% in subjects with the serum magnesium below 0.73 millimoles per liter which is found in about 25% of the population. As Dr. Levy points out, randomized double-blind clinical trials have shown that Magnesium supplementation is an effective treatment for metabolic syndrome.

Furthermore, higher dietary intake of Magnesium was associated with reduced cardiovascular mortality in a large Japanese study and a similar result was seen in the Hawaiian study with a 30-year follow-up. A study was able to demonstrate that increasing dietary Magnesium intake was significantly associated with reduced risk of heart failure and stroke diabetes and all-cause mortality.

Likewise magnesium plays an important role in both increasing and sustaining higher free plasma testosterone levels. Testosterone also increases cortisol levels and Vitamin D also appears to have an independent linear association with free testosterone.

Now there are many different forms of Magnesium supplements. The only one I don’t recommend is Magnesium Oxide because it’s so poorly absorbed. Liposomal magnesium probably has the best absorption but you have other options including magnesium citrate which also helps with insomnia and constipation. Magnesium sulfate also called epsom salts is great for baths and you can absorb magnesium through your skin that way.

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Magnesium taurate is easier on the bowels and the taurine is important for eye health.

Magnesium gluconate is also very well absorbed and also has properties that chelates heavy metals like calcium iron and copper. Magnesium chloride has anti infective properties. Magnesium glycinate is well absorbed and the glycine is a component of glutathione which is also used in synthesis of collagen and creatine. Magnesium threonate is best at crossing the blood brain barrier. If you are trying to use magnesium to lower your blood pressure your best bet is the liposomal magnesium. Liposomal means the magnesium is inside a fat globule which greatly increases its absorption.

Obviously I think Magnesium is very important but, of course, you should do nothing without checking with your healthcare provider. Unless your level is high (which, I can tell you from reviewing thousands of samples, is very rare) you should consider trying some supplement and see how you feel and how it affects your health. This is especially important if you are taking a water pill (diuretic) for your blood pressure which many people do and if you are one of those people who treat your indigestion with drugs like prilosec, aciphex, protonix etc.

Many people whom I have recommended Magnesium supplementation to have reported feeling better in many different ways.

Why not give it a try and see for yourself. There’s that N of 1 experiment I keep referring to. Until next month...get well and stay well.

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Computers & the Web

by Nancy Roberts

Metaverses This column isn’t an argument for or against any life choice – rather, an exploration of a concept that has been the stuff of science and fiction for a long, long time. That is, what is “real?” Would we know it if we saw it?

Put together, “science” and “fiction” gave us one of my favorite genres of literature: science fiction, or sci-fi.

When I was very young, my route to and from grade school took me by a branch of the Buffalo Public Library, and this charming former mansion was my introduction into many branches of literature – but, at least as I remember it, I read my way all the way through the science fiction section, starting with such greats as Asimov and Clarke, and all the way through Verne and Wells.

Jules Verne, often called “The Father of Science Fiction,” wrote “Journey to the Center of the Earth” in 1864, and while it would be perhaps dismissed by today’s sci-fi fans as primitive in execution, the concept – that there is another world waiting for us deep within the earth – is perhaps not so silly.

At least, not when you consider the metaverse.

We’ll get there in a moment.

Robert Heinlein, whose novel “Red Planet” was another one of my early discoveries, was also responsible for the famous “Stranger in a Strange Land,” introducing us way back in 1961 to the idea of a human raised outside the sphere of human influence, who has, as a result of his

“It’s both fascinating and alarming how some 30 years ago, Stephenson could foresee a world which would extend to anyone and everyone but might actually extend to the “real” world.”

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Martian upbringing, the ability to “grok,” or understand something on a sort of molecular level – a connection deeper than something merely emotional or physical. In other words, an experience that was beyond the “normal”

human one.

In 1999, the hit movie “The Matrix” was released. Its premise wasn’t entirely new in the sci-fi world. In it, the machines have taken over, and raise crops of humans in pods to exploit their physical selves to produce power to maintain the “lives” of the code-driven machines. This film explored the idea of reality given that all that the human “network” experienced was an endless dream supplied by the machine code to their sleeping minds; everything is perfect, they themselves are ideal. But they don’t know any better.

Way back in the 1800s Mary Shelley speculated in “Frankenstein” about what might happen if a human being were to create another human being – and the experiment went awry. Did this human being have a soul? Was it merely parts sewn together and a beating heart, or something more?

The “metaverse” was a word first used by author Neal Stephenson in his book “Snow Crash,” written in 1992, and exploring the possibilities of “what comes after the internet.”

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In Stephenson’s story, there is a parallel world, along the lines of what was then being called an MMO (massively multiplayer online game), in which users create an avatar to represent them as they explore. In other words, they are playing God to their own creation of self.

As with most worlds, there are soon social strata arranged in which those with technical know-how and access to superior tools become the nobility, and those who must log in to the “game” from a public access terminal or who lack tech skills are soon shoved down to the lowest rungs of the gaming ladder.

It’s both fascinating and alarming how some 30 years ago, Stephenson could foresee a world which would extend to anyone and everyone (think of online games for kids, where very young children are literally doing just as Stephenson predicted and not just creating People of any age can create an “avatar” avatars but dressing them up with extras in terms of hair, weapons, outfits, abilities like flying or getting extra “lives” – that is, if you have the deluxe package); but might actually extend to the “real” world – in which people of any age can create an “avatar,” which might mean something as simple as choosing one’s hair color or the shape of one’s nose; to something more at issue and being able to do this at will, and with the cooperation of first our social circles, and now, perhaps, our greater world at large – school, work, and beyond.

Today, we are, in a very real sense, more than the sum of our biological parts. We have, of course, for a long time, assumed that we had a “soul,” which was a layer of non-biological intelligence and purpose, which had merit and value – and presumably an eternity beyond its stay on earth in a body. Not that long ago, after platforms like Facebook presented a public face to our world online, the question arose: what happens when the account’s owner dies ITRW (in the real world)? The account would simply live on. And while that problem has been solved, there are many of these representatives of our living selves that will continue, without some fail-safe like account inactivity for some extended period of time, long after we’ve gone.

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Tote Your Wine in Style C’mon ladies have you ever rushed home after work exhausted as usual, only to be faced with getting your kids dressed, into the car and headed to baseball, soccer or whatever the sport du jour happens to be?

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Somehow the baby shower turned the corner and started to be much more interesting, if not even somewhat enjoyable. Five more baby blanket gifts opened and you’re laughing about last week’s office party!!

For the first time you are actually going to tag along with the boys at the Formula One races. The boys are off for the third time fetching their semi-cold beer all the while you are enjoying your ice cold favorite Italian Pino Grigo dispensed from your wine bag.

Why wait for a waitress or find your way through a sea of patrons while your drink becomes warm? Enjoy the comfort of your wine bag in your seat. Be that someone who is a justifiably complacent and happy racing fan, saving money and enjoying a favorite cold wine from your designer bag.

For anyone who ever wished for an easy way to take a beverage on the go, a GenieBag, designed by entrepreneur, Beth Walters will grant that wish. At first glance, a GenieBag looks like a designer handbag. But the unique design of GenieBags allows them to serve as stylish, discreet, and effective beverage carriers. A stylish one of a kind custom made Geniebag Wine Bag, handbag that discretely keeps your favorite beverage hot or cold.

For situations where it’s difficult to bring a drink, such as taking your wine to the ballpark, concert, or movie theater, a GenieBag can be the solution. The spout, cleverly hidden at one end of the wine bag – handbag pours discretely into your glass.

The bags currently feature three styles: Cosmo, NY Nights, and Pino. Each can hold two liters of the beverage of your choice in a discreet, safe, subtle carrier that can go from a casual summer baseball game to an elegant concert to a party at a friend’s house.

Beth Walters a consummate designer with a flair for innovation and also a consummate wine connoisseur targets several demographics, including busy moms, professionals looking to relax on the weekends, and friends gathering to catch up. The GenieBags team has learned that women love the look of the handbags, but are also impressed with both the concept and the practicality.

The motivation can be said to be, well, a desire for convenience while maintaining a large dose of class and dignity while saving massive amounts of money.

Having a glass of wine or some similar alcohol or non-alcohol equivalent when you want it takes a Genie Bag. There simply are times when it’s either unavailable or perhaps prohibited. Beth just wouldn’t stand for that – mostly!

The handbags are designed for fun and convenience. The distinctive, discreet design allows anyone to pull out a glass or two and share a drink without bothering anyone or making a scene. You and a few friends can enjoy your Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, any other favorite with ease.

What a better way to enjoy a beautiful afternoon...no messy clean up, no bottles to dispose of, just a discrete and entertaining way to spend a sunny afternoon with a BFF. Of course your friends are going to love it...and indeed, expect to make a bunch of new friends in the process.

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Adult Entertainment Club ...........................................

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Place For Chocolate ........................................................

Book Store ............................................................................

Health Food Store..............................................................

Body Art Shop .....................................................................

Hair Salon ................................................................................

Nail Salon ...............................................................................

Tanning Salon .......................................................................

Day Spa ...................................................................................

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Florist .........................................................................................

Place for Martial Arts ......................................................

Place for Massage ............................................................

Dance Studio.........................................................................

Music Store ...........................................................................

Smoke Shop .........................................................................

Liquor Store ..........................................................................

New Car Dealership .......................................................

Pre-Owned Car Dealership

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Local Band ..............................................................................

Live Music Venue ..............................................................

Dance Club ...........................................................................

Place for Karaoke ............................................................

Museum .....................................................................................

DJ Service ...............................................................................

Wedding Band .....................................................................

Festival .....................................................................................

Car Show ................................................................................

Haunted House ...................................................................

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Local Sports Team ..........................................................

Raceway....................................................................................

Local Gym ...............................................................................

Local Place to Ski/Snowboard ...............................

Public Golf Course ..........................................................

Miniature Golf ......................................................................

Country Club..........................................................................

Place for Horseback Riding ........................................

Place For Zumba ................................................................

Place For Yoga.....................................................................

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Local TV News .....................................................................

Weathercaster ......................................................................

Local Radio Station ..........................................................

Local Radio Personality/ies ......................................

Local Radio Personality/ies ......................................

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