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Q: I am 39 weeks pregnant and was wondering if you do acupressure massages to induce labour? I'm desperate and my doctor has given the go ahead.
A: This topic, at least for acupuncture rather than acupressure, was the cause for a very heated debate inside the profession a few years ago. We had received a number of enquiries from women who wanted to choose the time of their delivery, and one in particular who wanted to speed up the labour process so that she could give birth before, rather than during, her holiday. On the one side were practitioners who argued that a woman had a right to control her own health, and that this extended to choosing when she wanted to go into labour. On the other side were those who argued that childbirth is a natural process and it is not appropriate to interfere with its timing. Indeed, many argued that you couldn't force a natural process to speed up anyway, only make sure that there were no sticking points in the transitions which held things up.
In the event, as a regulator our decision was much more prosaic and driven by medical concerns. In conventional medicine no consultant, doctor or midwife would agree to any attempts to a medical induction of labour until the baby was at term and already overdue, usually at least 41 weeks, and our members were entitled, with the express permission of the person in charge of the delivery, to attempt to help the labour to start if and only if a medical induction was pending and acupuncture was tried to see if the use of drugs could be avoided.
At least some of the argument which kicked off was about trust. If someone says 'my doctor has said it is OK', then in 99 times out of a hundred, this is likely to be the case. The retort, that 'this is what someone would say, wouldn't they?', was correct in at least one case we were made aware of where the mother chose not to involve her care team but told her practitioner that she had done. We had to tell members that for their own protection they had no choice but to ensure that they spoke directly for the midwife or consultant. Our view was that if anything went wrong it was extremely likely that the mother's permission would exonerate them from liability.
We think that you could usefully talk to one of our members who spends a great deal of time working with late stage pregnancy for personal advice. We do not keep a database of members who have expert skills in this area (not until we have finally agreed standards for what counts as being an expert) but if you google 'acupuncture' and 'childbirth' together with where you live we are certain that you will find a BAcC member local to you from whom you can get face to face advice on what to do for the best. The fact that your doctor has given the go-ahead suggests that there may be reasons to expedite labour, but formally at 39 weeks we have to say that this decision rests with him or her and that our member would not proceed unless and until this consent had been gained.
Q: My daughter is expecting a 2nd baby in Jan. Her first delivery was by 'C' section as she was so slow to dilate the baby became distressed (3cm after several hours) She is convinced that a 2nd delivery would be similar and is considering an elective 'C' section. I wonder if acupuncture before/during labour may assist dilation & help labour progress at a more reasonable pace. If this is the case, how many sessions & how close to due date. Would an acupuncturist attend the birth & would this be tolerated in an NHS hospital.
A: A growing number of our members now offer treatment around the late stages of pregnancy and during childbirth itself, and there are several sub-organisations and interest groups within the BAcC which have sprung up which network to share best practice. We cannot name individual groups because of our commitment to our members as a whole to maintain a level playing field, but a google seach of 'acupuncture', 'childbirth' and the place where you live should quickly generate a few useful leads. The advice you get from these groups will be much more specific than we can give here.
Broadly speaking, acupuncture treatment helps to ensure that the stages of delivery follow their natural pace more easily, and especially help during the transitions which occur. We have to be a little cautious in our advice because the research evidence for this is not available, not because there is no evidence but because the format of the trials which count as evidence which we could cite are not well suited to areas like childbirth. There are many confounding factors in play which make it difficult to establish that 'x causes y'. Word of mouth has meant, however, that a growing number of women now actively seek out practitioners who are ready, willing and able to assist at the birth. Most NHS hospitals and childbirth units have no objection to the presence of a practitioner, and most practitioners who undertake this kind of work know how to work around, and keep out of the way of when necessary, the staff dealing with the delivery.
The number of sessions is impossible to determine. Generally speaking, the practitioner does the least possible to achieve the most effect, and intensive treatment would be unusual. Since the treatment is aimed at ensuring the transitions between stages are as smooth as possible, there would be times during the labour when treatment might have to be more specific, but in the absence of any direct cause and effect relationship between treatment and effect (i.e. no point which directly causes dilation), the practitioner's judgement and professional skill would determine how much treatment and when.
It is very, very important that your daughter feels entirely comfortable if she chooses to have acupuncture treatment, however. If she is worried about whether she is doing the right thing when the labour kicks off, this might be counter-productive and end up in the same result as the last time. The practitioner would also have to work very closely with the midwives as well. There would have to be a point where treatment ceased and a C-section take place if the baby becomes agitated, and a trained practitioner will know when to draw a line.
On the positive side, though, many hundreds of women every year now report very good outcomes from having treatment near or at the birth, and there is every reason to hope that your daughter will be able to benefit too.
Q: I have been having accupunture for birth preparation. I would like to know how accupunture during labour could be helpful for labour other then as pain relief. I am also wondering if it is difficult to have the needles inserted during labour and contractions, and if it reduces mobility since the needles are in?
A: The received wisdom of using acupuncture during labour is that as well as providing some pain relief it helps to facilitate the transitions through the various stages. This is, of course, only based on the experience of members who regularly attend and assist at births, and women who have had both acupuncture assisted and unassisted births. This could hardly count as research for the purpose of making authoritative claims, but as out fact sheet shows
there is a small amount of evidence supporting claims for pain reduction, and studies such as this one
repeated on a larger scale may make the treatment more acceptable and accordingly more available.
One of the groups which has organised itself to provide this service to women puts the overall perspective far more eloquently than we can:
Traditional acupuncturists believe that labour should be a natural process in which the progression is directed by the flow of energy in the mother's body. Ideally labour should move smoothly from one stage to another. This does not mean that the labour is painless, but that the contractions are efficient, so that the mother does not become exhausted and can remain calm and in control. We believe that the woman in labour should enter a state in which she can focus totally on what is happening in her body, supported by birth attendants and free from distractions. Acupuncture in labour also works towards this ideal. In the early stages of labour, the insertion of needles and massage of acupuncture points can be used to smooth the flow of energy to support the efficiency of contractions. Acupuncture can also be used during the transition between the first and second stages of labour. Once the baby has been born, acupuncture can be used to assist the physiological third stage. Treatment in labour often requires that a few needles are inserted into points, and then left in place. Common sites include the ear, the lower back and the hands and feet. Deep massage of energy pathways or acupuncture points may also be used to help smooth the flow of energy and support the mother during contractions. An additional role of the acupuncturist is to encourage the mother to stay in a focused and calm state throughout the labour. Acupuncture treatment in labour can be used in conjunction with conventional methods of pain relief and will often complement their effectiveness. We are not aware of anyone reporting difficulties with movement after the needles have been inserted. The practitioner would ensure that they were never placed anywhere where sudden movement might cause physical injury, and we are equally sure that it is unlikely that a fear of needles being displaced would prevent someone from moving pretty much as the contractions made them move. There are now several groups of BAcC members working around the country who offer specialist support in this area, and while we are unable to make individual recommendations, it is a relatively straightforward matter to google acupuncture, childbirth and your geographical area to locate practitioners who attend births. Even if you choose not to go ahead with an acupuncture assisted birth, we are certain that anyone involved in these groups would be more than happy to offer you advice.
Q: Iam 34 weeks pregnant but because my waters broke when I was 30 weeks, I will need to be induced at 36 weeks. I would like to know whether inducing labour with acupuncture could work that early. If so, can you please advise me on when is good time to start and whether I can go to any acupuncturist or shall I look for a specialist for inducing labour?
A: The issue of early induction has been the subject of some very heated debate within the profession in the last few years, brought about by a request made to a member to try to induce a birth pre-term because it would be more convenient for someone's holiday arrangements to be carrying a baby than a large bump. The issue boiled down to whether someone could exercise their own right to have a baby whenever they chose, or whether the medical team retained control of the pregnancy to birth and afterwards.
Our decision was very clear. The only basis on which our members are allowed to use acupuncture to help to facilitate or speed up the delivery process is when it is medically necessary, when the medical team are considering either a drug-driven induction or a C-section and when the medical team have given someone express permission to go ahead. In this last condition it is important that the practitioner is able to speak to the midwife or consultant directly. I'm afraid this caution is a direct result of one patient telling one of our members that the doctor had OK'd an intervention when they hadn't.
We are always a little cautious too about the evidence for acupuncture and induction of labour. It is a matter of terminology. Acupuncture treatment can facilitate or speed up a natural process, but this is not quite the same as a direct causal relationship between a specific set of points and a defined outcome. The research studies which have been done, and most of which are inconclusive or report no effect, tend to be based on formula treatments which may not be appropriate for all of the subjects in the trial.
In an earlier response to a question about the safety of acupuncture as a potential inducer of labour we wrote:
There was considerable debate inside the BAcC some years ago about whether this could or should be done independently of the medical team looking after the mother, but our view was that it is far better for all efforts to be co-ordinated at this point than to have someone operating outside the system. In our experience most conventional teams are happy for the mother to have acupuncture as a means of avoiding medical induction or C-sections, and the crucial things is that if the labour does kick in then all of the next steps are already in place for the birth to take place.
Acupuncture for the induction of labour is a very gentle process and if it works is probably a little less of a jolt to the system than drugs which tend to kick in very quickly, so we would always recommend using it first if the medical team are OK with this. Many of our members now focus their work very much on treating pregnancy and late-stage pregnancy, and checking the websites of a few BAcC members local to you will quickly reveal who has this focus and often what postgraduate training they have had in this field.
This advice still holds good. Although we do not yet recognise specialisms, we have spent a great deal of time trying to define what counts as expert practice for those members who spend most of their time working with pregnant woment and who have undertaken postgraduate training in the field. When we ahev finally agreed standards we may be able to make definite recommendations, but in the interim a google search of 'BAcC member' with 'pregnancy' and the area where you live will almost certainly generate a number of options.
We wish you a safe and happy delivery, and a healthy baby!
Q: I am wondering if accupunture is recommended for the last trimester of pregnancy and if it helps dialation and to get the baby into a good position for birth. Also is it safe to do at the same time as osteopathy?
A: Acupuncture treatment is perfectly safe throughout all stages of a pregnancy when undertaken by a properly trained and qualified practitioner. However, the majority of BAcC members tend not to treat in the later stages of pregnancy unless they have undertaken postgraduate training specific to issues surrounding pregnancy. There are now an increasing number of courses available for members who want to work with the pregnant woman from pre-conception to post-birth, and many advertise on their personal websites that they offer this focus of treatment. There are also a number of well-known training courses whose details and whose graduates are easily identified on the internet, although we are unable to provide direct referrals or namechecks.
We understand that the techniques trained in these courses are intended to facilitate the later stages of a pregnancy, and are based on a Chinese medicine understanding of the energetic changes taking place at this time. However, all acupuncture treatment is aimed at enhancing the natural energetic processes, and in theory all treatment should help the pregnancy to progress as it should. However, many women find it reassuring to seek treatment with someone who has undertaken specialist training in this area and is completely au fait with the conventional medical understanding of what is happening.
It should be relatively straightforward to find a suitably qualified practitioner by using the BAcC search function for practitioners in your area and running a rapid google search on keywords like pregnancy and their names. Even 'acupuncture' and 'pregnancy' with your own area should find you a practitioner who can help you.
We know of no reason why someone should not have osteopathy treatment at the same time as acupuncture and often find that the two treatments are complementary to each other, with osteopaths often reporting that acupuncture treatment allows for easier manipulation of the joints and tissues.


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Bloomberg News -- West Texas Intermediate declined for a third day after U.S. crude inventories increased while tension in Ukraine continued to ease. Brent was little changed.Futures dropped as much as 0.6 percent in New York, extending a 1.8 percent loss yesterday, the most in two months. Crude stockpiles gained for a seventh week while supplies at Cushing in Oklahoma, the delivery point for WTI contracts, slid to the lowest level in two years with the opening of a new pipeline. U.S. and Russian ministers met yesterday in Paris to try and resolve the stand-off in Ukraine."Crude has been falling since Monday as the geo-political risk drops off," Thina Saltvedt, an analyst at Oslo-based Nordea Markets, said by phone. "The Ukraine risk premium has disappeared for now as we are at least getting dialogu (go to article)
GasBuddy Blog -- When the federal government mandates even tighter fuel efficiency standards for pickups, the industry's market leaders say they'll be ready...GM says it will follow Ford and move to aluminum body pickups. Following a recent announcement by Ford to switch to aluminum for its 2015 F-150, General Motors says it will have aluminum-bodied pickup trucks by 2018 to reduce weight and improve fuel efficiency. According to the Wall Street Journal, GM has made agreements with Alcoa Inc and Novelis Inc and these suppliers are preparing more supply to meet GM's pending demand. Prior to Ford's announcement for the F-150 which is due around October this year, GM's executives were reportedly on the fence about going to more... (go to article)
The Tennessean -- Federal safety officials Wednesday ordered General Motors to provide specific information on why it took so long to recall 1.37 million cars in the U.S. for a faulty ignition switch that could shut off the engine and disable safety systems.The "Special Order" lists 107 specific requests the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants answered by April 3, starting with why the automaker didn't fix the switches in 2004 when it first noticed a problem.The questions are the next step in NHTSA's "timeliness" investigation of the recall. Federal rules give automakers five business days to report a safety defect to the agency or face up to a $35 million fine, as well as a possible criminal investigation. Among NHTSA's questions what prevented GM from notifying the safety agency muc (go to article)
Star Tribune -- Halliburton, a leading oil field services company, is giving $3 million to the University of Wyoming in support of a major new energy research complex and research.Halliburton's contribution puts UW within $2 million of the total of $15 million in private funds it needs for construction of the 60,000 square-foot High Bay Research Facility. The building will provide an area for large-scale energy research projects.The state will match the $15 million in private donations once the total is reached.Of Halliburton's donation, $2 million will help fund construction of the research complex and $1 million will support research.Halliburton has more than 77,000 employees in more than 100 countries, including 1,500 in Wyoming."Wyoming is a very important place to us," Lesar said, "Giving l (go to article)
WSJ -- But even as crude gushes from the state's Bakken Shale at a rate of nearly 1 million barrels a day, some pipeline companies are abandoning proposed projects, and it is becoming clear that rail transport won't be a temporary phenomenon.In January, Koch Pipeline Company walked away from a project because of what it said was tepid interest by local oil producers. A year earlier Oneok Partners canceled plans for a $2 billion pipeline from North Dakota to Oklahoma for the same reason.Rail is almost always a more expensive way to transport crude than pipelines—as much as twice the price a barrel over similar distances. But in North Dakota's case, rail's greater flexibility to ferry oil to where it fetches the highest price trumped the economics of pipelines, said energy experts. (go to article)
abcNEWS-AP -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said Wednesday that he has filed criminal charges against Chesapeake Energy Corp. and Encana Corp., accusing them of colluding to avoid bidding against each other for Michigan oil and gas leases.Schuette said the antitrust violations happened in 2010, when Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake and Calgary, Alberta-based Encana bought natural gas leases in Michigan."I will aggressively prosecute any company who conspires to break the law," he said.In a statement, the attorney general's office said it suspects collusion was responsible for a steep drop in the price of drilling rights auctions in Michigan."In the five-month period following the state's May 2010 auction, this alleged conspiracy may have been a key driver behind the state-held lease... (go to article)
CNN -- Russia is threatening to retaliate against any steps the United States and its European allies might take to impose sanctions over the crisis in Ukraine with measures of its own.Europe would stand to suffer most. Russia is the EU's third biggest trading partner after the U.S. and China, with goods and services worth more than $500 billion exchanged in 2012. And about 75% of all foreign direct investment in the former Communist country originates in EU member states, according to the European Commission. Russia is the single biggest supplier of energy to the EU, and that's reflected in close links between Russian and European oil and gas companies. British energy firm BP (BP) would be particularly vulnerable to any move by Moscow to seize Western assets. BP is the second-largest sha (go to article)
Bloomberg -- The British oil giant has signed on to take at least 80 percent of the capacity of a new $360 million mini-refinery in Houston that will process crude just enough to escape restrictions on sales outside the country.Amid a flood of new U.S. oil, the demand for simple, one-step plants capable of transforming raw crude into exportable products such as propane is feeding a construction boom along the Gulf Coast. If the new processing units continue to multiply, they could render moot the politically sensitive debate over whether to ease the restrictions in place since the Arab oil embargo of 1973.Kinder Morgan's plant is designed to help BP in "creating more valuable products or getting to where we could export," said Ronald McClain, the company's president of products pipelines. (go to article)
Canadian Press -- OTTAWA -- Federal Industry Minister James Moore has given the green light to a deal under which a subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas will acquire the Montney gas holdings of Talisman Energy Inc. (TSX:TLM) for $1.5 billion.The properties in the Farrell Creek and Cypress areas of British Columbia are being sold to Progress Energy Canada Ltd., which Petronas acquired in 2012."I can confirm that I have approved Progress Energy Canada Ltd.'s application to acquire control of natural gas assets from Talisman Energy Inc.," Moore said in a statement issued Wednesday after reviewing the deal under the Investment Canada Act."Foreign investment transactions are reviewed on their merits based on the overall economic benefit for Canada," he said."In making my determination, I careful (go to article)
York News-Times -- Central Nebraska residents don't support the Keystone XL pipeline due to concerns about the health hazards of the type of oil this pipeline would transport. Diluted Bitumen or DilBit is a blend of gooey tar-sand which is too thick to pump without diluents of lighter petroleum products. The diluents make up 30 to 50 percent of the mixture and are known to cause cancer and birth defects. Millions of gallons of this poison will be traveling under great pressure just one-half inch away from soil and water. When DilBit gets out of the pipe, it would sink into the Ogallala Aquifer and contaminate the public water supply. (go to article)
CBC News -- Experts say security crisis in the Ukraine is partially to blame (go to article)
NJ.com -- This site recently ran a timeline on why New Jersey has full-service gas.It began with this observation: "The Garden State self-service gas station ban dates back to 1949, when the New Jersey Legislature passed the Retail Gasoline Dispensing Safety Act, primarily over concerns about the safety of consumers pumping petroleum themselves."Well, that's the cover story the legislators gave at the time. What they were really up to is a lot more devious - and corrupt as all get out.I first started studying this issue back in 2000, during the Whitman administration. Back then it wasn't easy to do research on the internet. That meant I had to go to the morgue. (go to article)
The Canadian Press | The Canadian Press -- TORONTO - Ontario said it was blindsided by Chrysler's abrupt decision to bail on a potential deal that could have seen hundreds of millions of government dollars invested in two of its plants — a move that could hurt the province's hard-hit auto industry. (go to article)
Reuters -- Far less Canadian oil sands crude reached the Gulf Coast by rail last year than the U.S. State Department had been expecting, according to data that could flavor the final stages of the Keystone XL pipeline debate.In March 2013, a U.S. State Department report cited industry projections that about 200,000 bpd of oil from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basis would be arriving at the Gulf Coast by rail before the end of 2013.But even in December, when deliveries were near their highest for the year, that tally did not top 40,000 bpd, according to a Reuters analysis of data released by the EIA last week.Official data suggests only between a quarter and a half of Canadian crude reaching the Gulf Coast is arriving by train. Most of the rest is arriving by pipeline. (go to article)
Reuters -- Mexico's energy reform initiative will spark competition with Canada in terms of supplying the United States with oil and natural gas, further fueling the major oil producer's efforts to diversify export markets, Canada's minister of natural resources said on Tuesday.Currently, the United States is Canada's sole customer for oil and natural gas. Oliver said the U.S. is quickly moving toward self-sufficiency "and will soon be a competitor."But Canada has three potential new pipelines to move oil to its west and east coasts for export to other countries, Oliver said.If the U.S. is the only market for Canadian crude, "then price is the victim," he said, as Canadian crude trades at a discount to U.S. crude, which is cheaper than other global crudes in light of the U.S. oil production boo (go to article)
Siemans - Process News -- The power-to-gas energy storage process from ETOGAS offers a compelling approach to what is currently the greatest challenge of the energy transition: the storage of renewable energy....In Werlte in Northern Germany, the world's largest power-to-gas plant has been developed, constructed, and put into operation. The plant has a connected electrical load capacity of 6 MW and converts excess renewable energy into hydrogen and methane. (go to article)
Detroit News -- The number of Michigan drivers texting behind the wheel doubled to one in six, according to a statewide phone survey conducted for the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning. Despite a Michigan law prohibiting drivers from reading, typing or sending a text message while driving, 16.3 percent of drivers who were surveyed admitted to texting and emailing while driving — twice the number of the 8.2 percent who admitted to sending texts and emails in a 2012 survey. The survey was funded by the OHSP with federal traffic safety money. The survey asked about driving habits, traffic laws, drinking and driving, cellphone use and texting while driving. "These kinds of surveys give insight on driver's knowledge of traffic safety laws, illustrate gaps in knowledge and the extent of unsafe drivi (go to article)
Product Design and Development -- A new study shows that the top 10 global automakers amassed more than $221 billion (161 billion euros) in cash by the end of 2013 to invest in new products, strategic alliances and other growth strategies. (go to article)
Yahoo! Autos -- There are many great car choices today, just as there are many models that are not competitive with the best the market has to offer. Such vehicles score below our threshold to be recommended in our comprehensive road tests. And while these underperformers can sometimes be relatively popular models, perhaps with their own distinct virtues, there are better alternatives for most shoppers.To that, we highlight here our disappointing dozen—the cars Consumer Reports has recently tested with the lowest test scores.In perusing these models, you'll find a wide range of car types, counting small cars, sedans, SUVs, and pickups. Likewise, there are several brands represented, with Jeep and Toyota each appearing three times. (go to article)

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Will Big Nicks Become Another Casualty of UWS Hyper-Gentrification?
Big Nick's might not be to everyone's liking, but it has certainly made an effort to suit everyone's tastes. In a city of increasingly "curated" dining experiences and foraged vegetable tasting menus, Big Nick's offers not only hamburgers, pizza and assorted Italian favorites, a vast assortment of sandwiches, chicken barbecued, fried and broiled oreganate, but also Greek standbys, salad platters, a full breakfast menu and a surf-and-turf shack selection of seafood.
So it will come as sad news to many an Upper West Sider that Big Nick's, which has been open for 24 hours a day for the last 50 years at 2175 Broadway Avenue may soon be no more, reports The West Side Rag. The reason is not a lack of fans—although the Upper West Side's DNA has changed considerably since the greasy spoon opened—but, you guessed it, a rent hike. Read More


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A few notes from Fenway Park
Greetings from Fenway Park, where it's a beautiful day and the Red Sox are going through a spring training-type workout in preparation for Game 1 of the Division Series on Friday.
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John Farrell declined to name his rotation but did say that Clay Buchholz and Jake Peavy will be pitching in the intrasquad game on Wednesday. So it's pretty obvious that Jon Lester and John Lackey will pitch the first two games.
No clarity on the roster yet. But INF Brock Holt and RHPs Allen Webster, Brayan Villarreal and Steven Wright were sent home. The other players not on the roster will either hang around the team or head to Fort Myers to stay fresh just in case.
The intrasquad game will have an umpire and will be played like a regular game, although probably not nine innings.
Farrell said he texted congratulations to Terry Francona for getting into the playoffs. They have not spoken yet, however.
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New Pennsylvania legislative maps were approved Friday afternoon keeping Sen. Rich Kasunic in Somerset County and moving Rep. Frank Burns and Sen. John Wozniak out.
The Legislative Reapportionment Commission approved the maps with a 4-1 vote Friday after maps that were approved in December were ruled unconstitutional four months ago. The new maps will go into effect for the 2014 election.
In the maps that were ruled unconstitutional Kasunic was moved out of Somerset County, Wozniak kept a small portion of the county and Republican state Sens. Don White and Kim Ward were each given parts of the county. Now Kasunic is the only state senator representing Somerset County.
Four state representatives will cover Somerset County under the new maps. Republican state Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar was assigned the middle of Somerset County and parts of Bedford County.
"I wish I could have had all of Somerset and all of Bedford," he said.
Metzgar said he has always treated Somerset County as if he represented the entire county and he plans to continue to do that.
"We'll do whatever it takes to cover the area we've been drawn into," he said. "Everyone is always going to be welcome in my office. I will treat all of Somerset County as home."
Metzgar will share Somerset County with Republican state Rep. Mike Reese and Democratic state Reps. Timothy Mahoney and Bryan Barbin.
Reese was given part of Somerset County in the original maps, but now his district includes the northern part of the county instead of the southern portion. Reese said he is still excited about covering part of the county.
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Nutzerbericht - LibraryThingEach installment of The Lord of the Rings escalates over the previous one: The Ring Sets Out sees very little action happening in the Shire, The Ring Goes South features the Fellowship in some encounters, and The Treason of Isengard moves us to the scale of battles. The War of the Ring, as the title promises, brings us up to all-out war. (However, there's no Ring, oddly enough.) The entire book depicts one long battle, beginning with its buildup, spending several chapters on its actual duration, and then its aftermath. As someone who is not super-into heroic fantasy, I was trepidatious when I realized this, but it turned out to work (more on that later). The other way in which each installment has shifted is viewpoint characters over time. The Ring Sets Out is driven by Frodo, while The Ring Goes South adds the other members of the Fellowship. The Treason of Isengard removes Frodo and Sam so we just have Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli, with occasional peaks at Merry and Pippin. The War of the Ring largely removes Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli as viewpoint characters-- meaning it's largely the Merry and Pippin show! This was what really made this big epic battle work, to tell it from the perspective of two ordinary hobbits. The War of the Ring's best moments are, as a result, the ones in Pippin's plotline. Pippin has come a long way from the "fool of a Took" that Gandalf used to berate in The Ring Goes South; his service in Minas Tirith comprises one of the best subplots in The Lord of the Rings so far. I was impressed with the newfound maturity he demonstrates in offering his service; it's a very touching moment. All of his interactions with the Gondor military men are great (I love the rumors that spread about warrior-hobbits) and his struggle to stop Denethor from killing Faramir is fantastic. Poor Faramir! You're still the best, no matter what your dad says. The scenes were Denethor tries to kill Faramir and then dies himself are chilling, and though the films let me know that Faramir wouldn't be dying, I can't deny a sensation of suspense at the whole sequence. Merry gets his own action, of course, contributing to the death of the Witch-King of Angmar. Can I say, though, that the revelation that Éowyn is secretly riding with the Rohirrim is kinda anticlimactic in the novels? She's had like three lines of dialogue as herself. And those happened two books ago. And then Pippin gets in again at then, which layers a couple good cliffhangers: have Frodo and Sam been killed over in The End of the Third Age, which is happening simultaneously? Is Pippin about to die (even though he's just killed a troll, the little bad-ass)? There are times where it's men riding horses in manly ways (though Tolkien subverts that) or Aragon talking to ghosts or pirates or something (seriously what was that?), but on the whole The War of the Ring makes an enjoyable masterpiece of fantasy warfare, and I am looking forward to the conclusion. Can't believe I'm there already! (So is it just a coincidence that Denethor and Théoden are near-anagrams? They're like the same guy. In that they're both old kings.)
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Nutzerbericht - LibraryThingReading this as my last installment on my The Lord of the Rings voyage is even more of an anticlimax than the second half of The End of the Third Age; the whole thing is polished off with a series of facts and figures. I'm glad this book exists in the abstract: it reveals the staggering amount of thought Tolkien put into his fully-realized fantasy world, which was definitely a first and probably never surpassed (who would have guessed how Shire pronouns would contribute to the perception of Pippin in Minas Tirith?). But I don't know if it actually needed to be published. Well, I'm sure it did, but it definitely didn't need to be read by me. I know there are people who loved this, but it reads like a less realistic if more consistent version of the History of the Kings of Britain. Which king went to which mountain range to fight which raider when is chronicled lovingly. I did like the snippets of the Aragorn/Arwen romance; too bad that couldn't have been in the actual book.
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See It In Action!: The UroClub Commercial
We posted on the awesomeness that is the UroClub last year. And now, there's a commercial that explains just how easy and convenient it is to use (read: screw cap off, piss in it, screw cap on). Best quote: "The UroClub comes with a towel and appears that you're just checking out your club." Also, I loved how the last five seconds of the commercial featured three guys standing side by side pissing on a tree and pretending they're not trying to sneak a peak at each others' johnsons. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it common courtesy to leave at least one tree between you and another pisser? Just sayin'.
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Thanks to iron angel for hitting me with the follow up. Now hit me with those digits, girl! That is, if you are a girl. Otherwise, forget that number I gave you.
This is a commercial for LG's new 21:9 UltraWide monitor that's allegedly so lifelike that if it plays a video of some chicks looking at you while you're trying to pee it makes it super hard to open your floodgates. Presumably the guys all knew they were being filmed because r... / Continue →
This is Bubba's Hover, a collaboration between pro golfer Bubba Watson and Oakley, and allegedly the world's first hovercraft golf cart. I find it hard to believe some other rich golfer hasn't zipped down the fairway in a hovercraft already which is why I looked it up on Youtu... / Continue →
Certainly brings new meaning to 'shooting the green', amirite?! No? God I hate myself. Own an assault rifle and tired of shooting bullets? Enter the $20 golf-ball launching nozzle. Your neighbors'll never suspect you shot their f***ing windows out while hiding under a recy... / Continue →