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Leftâ€"wingers mislead on ‘pay equity‘ Ontarians are being seriously misled by leftâ€"wing activists who want to impose "pay equity‘"‘ on the province‘s private sector. In setting wages, these activists want to substitute government central planning for the free market, which operates on the law of supply of demand. LETTERS The activists‘ central premise to ‘"pay equity‘" is that the free market isn‘t operating fairly â€" that it discriminates against women in setting wages. _ Haven‘t they learned anything from the rent control fiasco? However, these activists refuse to face the fact that there are very powerful market factors associated with the famiâ€" ly, the most fundamental unit in our society. These neutral market factors include interruption of work and aversion to overtime, shift work, travel, etc. These factors affect all workers. However, because of the way Canadians have chosen to structure their families, women are more affected by these market factors than men. If the market discriminates against women, one would expect it to discrimiâ€" nate against neverâ€"married women as well as married women. What do independent studies show? A 1979 Statscan study of 1971 Census data showed that neverâ€"married women earned 99.2% of what neverâ€"married men make. You still have a week to consider testing your fitness level. The annual Mayâ€"Tenâ€"Kay 10â€"kilometre run will be held Sunday, May 3 at 10:00 a.m. Sanctioned by the Ontario Track and Field Association and sponsored by Shopper‘s Drug Mart, this race has been a popular favorite with local runners. The route is fairly flat and has not changed from previous years, giving a real sense of familiarity which makes most runners more comfortable. A 1984 Statscan study showed that neverâ€"married women aged 4554 years earned 13% more than neverâ€"married men in the same age bracket. A 1985 Statscan study showed that neverâ€"married women aged over 55 earned 18% more than neverâ€"married men in the same age bracket.. Though I have not run in a Mayâ€"Tenâ€" Kay race yet, and I do mean yet, I fully support the hard efforts of the Kitchenâ€" erâ€"Waterloo Women‘s race year after year. For some time this past year running has taken a beating. The harsh critiâ€" cisms of high impact activities such as running have not gone unnoticed in this community. A lot of women were turned away from running and opted for the "safer, less stressing" lowâ€"impact acâ€" tivities such as walking, cycling, swimâ€" ming, rowing and lowâ€"impact aerobics. I have seen fewer women pounding the pavement this year than any other year I have lived in Waterloo Region. -â€"itâ€"’sâ€"siwfnfpil; impiiulble to have these results and at the same time maintain Running is a difficult sport and not mainly because of the running itself. The consistency and regularity of running is hard for many people to control. Even for recreational purposes, a good run should be accomplished at least once a week. This should be accompanied by other types of activities which strengthâ€" en and stretch, making the run safe and fun. Feedback is on page 8 * | cFitness Forum Kathy Hammond Fitness Instructor If proper warmâ€"up techniques are adhered to, running will not have to be feared or avoided. Rather than stretch the legs the moment you hit the road or race site, do the majority of your warmâ€"up at home. It takes at least 20 to 30 minutes to properly warm an even wellâ€"prepared body. The first half of your warmâ€"up should contain loose, fluid, rhythmic moveâ€" ments to get fresh oxygen and nutrients to the muscles which will be in dire need once the run begins. The last 15 minutes of the warmâ€"up can be spent stretching the feet, ankles, calves, shins, hamâ€" strings, quadriceps and hip joints. (If you prefer, stretching can and should be done after the race when the muscles are Valready warmed and more resilient to stretching. â€" â€" _ A good strength and stretch exercise for the feet and shins is to squat on the floor, keeping the heels FLAT on the floor. By putting a little pressure by leaning forward the stretch will be enâ€" hanced. Standing on a thick book with heels hanging over the edge will help develop the calf muscles, another area of concern for runners. Just drop the heels down and lift up repeatedly until a stretch is felt along the calf muscle at the back of the leg below the knee. Being prepared and taking injury precautions will provide years of good running. The high impact will help develop denser bones, reducing the risks of osteoporosis; calories will be burned; and the competitiveness of a race will make the heart beat even faster! that the market discriminates. Finally, the 1985 Statscan study showed that all neverâ€"married men earned only 42% of what all married men earned. Are these leftâ€"wing activists going to push for "pay equity" for neverâ€"married men as well? Book Sale committee thanks community The 290 members of the Canadian Federation of University Women, Kitchâ€" enerâ€"Waterloo, would like to thank the community for their generous support of its 23rd annual Used Book Sale, April 3â€"4 at First United Church, Waterloo. The donations of books, records and magazines were much appreciated and the response of those attending the sale provided net sales of over $13,000. This money is to be returned to the community in the form of scholarships, bursaries and support of various community groups. Unsold books were donated to the Mennonite Central Committee, the Alexâ€" andra Campus of Operation Open Door, the bhospital Auxiliary and Anselma House. We would also like to thank the members of First United Church for their support in permitting us to rent Hilliard Hall which has become a landmark for our sale. We look forward to the continued support of the community. Challenge ‘discriminatory‘ poopâ€"scoop law After reading last night‘s paper I felt compelled to write this letter. Tg: article I am referring to was the report on Waterloo Council adopting a policy to fine dog owners $50. if they do not clean up after their dogs. I hope the first person charged takes their case to the Supreme Court. I believe President, National Citizens‘ Coalition Doreen Janicek coâ€"chairman Projects Committee David Somerville, they would win as they are, as dog owners, being discriminated against. A cat owner is allowed to let their animal roam, destroy birds and ruin gardens and nothing is done. I wish the Mayor and her Council would com to Sunview St. and just spend one day or night and witness for themselves what we have to put up with. The cat population in our area has become so bad that people are resorting to traps in order to catch the felines and take them to the Humane Soâ€" ciety. _ We are pet lovers. We do have a dog. She does not leave our fenced in yard. We do clean up after her as we feel it is our responsibility as a pet owner. I am not a "cat hater‘‘. I feel sorry for the cats that are allowed to roam and have no one worry about them. We do have owners in If there‘s anything human beings don‘t want to do early in the morning, it‘s exercise. If there‘s work to be done, that‘s all right â€" but exercise? Accusations at Open Door reach wrong target They stand blinking at themselves in the bathroom mirror, limp, droop, still heavy with sleep, mentally arguing with themselves whether or not they should exercise. Why, they ask themselves, should they take time out and go to the trouble to engage in such a ridiculous ceremony in narcissism? After all, what is daily exercise but a secret ritual of vanity? This is the age of pushâ€"buttons and computers, the age of the brain and overthink. Muscles have become an anachronism like the horse. In response to the article ‘"Blast levelled at Operation Open Door," 1 must disagree with the comments made by Ann Josling. I also have been a student at Open Door since January and was shocked by the accusations levelled not only against the school but also its very competent staff. Her statement that students reâ€" ceived "secondâ€"hand supplies" is false and the staff works overtime trying to supply students with extra materials. Many classes have either new books or books that have been recently pubâ€" lished. As far as supplying students with materials for research, Kitchener and Waterloo both have libraries with extenâ€" sive information and they are accessible to all students whether they have their own transportation or ride public tr}zn- sit. Quality education at Open Door has nothing to do with the availability of a school library. _ It‘s an effective argument and has a lot to recommend it. But then, the devious, cunning mind jumps to the other side. This entire line of reasoning is exactly why daily exercise is so imâ€" portant. With virtually all physical labor a thing of the past â€" with power steering and power brakes, radioâ€"controlled garage doors, power mowers, escalators and elevators, electric toothbrushes, can openers and carving knives â€" what‘s going to happen to a person‘s body if it‘s not exercised every day? It‘s not a very pretty picture to contemplate. Yet, we have to conâ€" template all too many of these pictures every day â€" human creatures who depend almost entirely on their boneâ€" structure and ligaments for animation, ambulatory only because of their sense of balance and years of habit. Many sacrifices have been made by not only the staff but also the students at 3«: Door to ensure the quality of ucation. If Ann Josling had been one of the original students four years ago at Bluevale collegiate there would not be And then, looking at themselves, they WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1987 â€" PAGE 7 Geoffrey Fellows Sure, there‘s vanity involved, but, as they begin their first exercise, they think to themselves, grimacing into the mirror, they would rather look like someonge of vigor and vitality in their later years with the buiges where the bulges ought to be and hollows where there ought to be hollows, than a skinful of sagging flab. realize they need to exercise. Also, they see that if they put it off today, they might put it off tomorrow, in which case they might put it off permanently. They have to remind themselves every day that success in anything depends on doing what the failures don‘t like to do. They‘re the same things that successful people don‘t like to do either, but it‘s all a matter of where you place the emphasis. Successful people are willing to do things they don‘t like to do because they‘re interested in pleasing results. Failures, on the other hand, won‘t make the effort and are willing to settle for whatever results this sort of attitude brings about. There is nothing pleasing about exerâ€" cising every day, but for those who are willing to make the effort, the results are well worth it. Daily exercise â€" even if you don‘t like it, and few do â€" can do wonders for your appearance, relieve stress, give you a sense of wellâ€"being and even add years to your life. It‘s a small price to pay. When these people are approached about their cats they feel they are within their rights. It really does not matter to them that birds are killed and we must put up with their mess. It is the cat and the cat owner‘s right to behave in this manner‘ * Good luck to the first person charged under this new Bylaw. I hope all dog owners will stand up and be counted and flood City Hall with their complaints. YÂ¥vonne Woelfe Waterloo, Ont. (Mr. Fellows is the founder of the Human Resource Development Instiâ€" tute, P.O. Box 642, Cambridge, NiR 5W1) our area that just put their cat out to fend for themselves â€" even in the winter snow storms and the spring and fall rains and at times been left outside while the people are on holidays. These cats are not pets as they are never treated to a warm and comfortable home. Puffing steam over Open Door article I am literally puffing up steam over the article published April 8 about Operation Onen Door. The title of the article is ‘"‘Blast levelled at Operation Open I am currently a student at OOD and I disagree with Miss Josling as for her point that we are getting a "secondâ€"hand" education. I have not heard any thing so preposterous in all my life. Miss Josling has been at Open Door one semester so she can‘t judge the level of education we‘re getting. April 15 is the start of my sixth semester here and I think we are getting a better education here than where we went before. The teachers are patient, understanding and extremely caring towards the students. an Open Door today, because accusaâ€" tions such as her‘s do not strike at the real problem â€" the slowness of the school board to recognize the imporâ€" tance of an adult school, but at her fellow students, and the supportive staff, who do not deserve such accusations levelled at them. Arlene Smith Kitchener, Ont. Kitchener, Ont.