In Health-Conscious Denver, Limits on Group Exercise.

Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/11/us/in-health-conscious-Denver-limits-on-group-exercise.html?hp&_r=0


Well, personally, i hate exercising but these people who are restricting exercise in the public is just cruel. In Denver Colorado, no exercise groups of any kind are allowed in public parks nor open spaces. I think that the city is restriction workout groups because it may make the city look bad by having moms stretching and exercising with their stroller in groups. I mean i can see this acting up in other cities but in the most healthiest cities in the country where money is spent more on road bikes than cars is surprising.

The city started to require permits and licences for all fitness and body instructors to practice in the public. At the busiest hours of the park, the city charges $1,200 per month. I believe it is ridiculous to charge for exercising, especially since it is in a country with the highest rate of heart disease and obesity. The government should be doing everything possible to promote fitness.

     “You can smoke pot, but you can’t exercise,” many of the citizens and fitness trainers are furious and dislike the fact that smoking is prohibited at the parks but the act of staying healthy by running is not? People from Denver are trying to counter argue by saying, “It’s not like we’re bumping into other groups. We’re not going to play chicken with bikes. We’re not going to push other people off the path.”

     I can infer that the city is using the opportunity to charge for fitness since it is one of the most healthiest city in the U.S. Because the city has fitness groups and exercising teams everywhere and every day, they will try their best to get some money out of it. 

Asiana Flight 214 was traveling slower than recommended on landing

Article: http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/08/us/asiana-airlines-crash/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

     So, in this unfortunate plane crash in San Francisco CA, two teenagers from china died. The two teenagers Ye Mengyuan and Wang Linjia, were among 35 Chinese students headed to California to attend West Valley Christian School's summer church camp. Both girls were seated at the rear of the plane, which suffered the most damage. 


     After reading this article, my heart was ripped from the core, thinking about what it would be like for the parents of these kids to send their children on a plane across the ocean to a summer program. and later receiving a call saying that your kid had died from a plane crash. There is a possibility that one of the girls may have been run over by an emergency vehicle. which is even more tragic than death by the plane crash. 


     Flight 214 was a Boeing 777 and the cause of this tragic plane crash was because the plane was flying far below the recommended speed and they were about 35 MPH slower while landing. The crew realized that the landing wouldn't be successful so they tried to go back up and retry their landing but there were not enough room to recover. The tail of the plane hit the ground first and then the plane started spinning and scarred the pavement. many of the plane parts like the tail portion that flew off went in the ocean and were retrieved at low tide.

     Investigators are still focusing on the cause of the crash. They are investigating what the crew was doing the past 72 hours, and conclude if the crash was due to fatigue or other complications.