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Whose winter is this anyway?
It's not winter as we know it up here on the tundra, where the birds are chirping and the sun is out and the weatherman babbles foreign phrases like "Tomorrow we'll see a high of 61."
Whose winter is this anyway?
It's not winter as we know it up here on the tundra, where the birds are chirping and the sun is out and the weatherman babbles foreign phrases like "Tomorrow we'll see a high of 61."
It's not winter as they know it down in Florida, a sultry orange-perfumed paradise recently savaged by tornadoes.
It's not winter as they know it out in sunny California either, where week in, week out, rain falls to earth like shrapnel.
What are we to think of this El Nino winter up here in Club Med Chicago? The Sunshine State's in mourning. The Golden State sinks into mud. The president shuttles from coast to coast along disaster's trail, dispensing hope and help, none of which will fully restore the ravaged homes or resurrect the dead.
Meanwhile, we laze up here on the balmy tundra like islanders sipping margaritas on the beach and squinting at distant boatloads of the drowning.
We feel a certain glee. We feel a certain guilt. Thank God that's not us out there. But isn't it kind of tacky to congratulate ourselves?
El Nino glee. El Nino guilt. Our minds swivel between the two while we're working on our tans.
They warned us moons ago about El Nino--Spanish for "the child"--but who was paying attention to the details? Even now, a lot of us aren't quite sure what El Nino is. A giant wind? A giant wave? A Latin punk rock band?
All we know for sure is what this little prankster's done. He's turned winter inside out and upside down, and we citizens of the tundra are the beneficiaries of his global tricks.
Thanks to El Nino, down jackets sit in our closets growing mold. Our bicycles have rolled out of hibernation weeks ahead of schedule. We remember snow shovels as relics of an ancient icy past.
"How 'bout this El Nino?" we crow to each other. "Aloha!"
Unfortunately, our pleasure is someone else's misery. That's where the guilt comes in.
Blame it on El Nino: Floods in Bolivia. Drought in New Guinea. Forest fires in Indonesia. Famine in North Korea. Outbreaks of cholera, bubonic plague and rattlesnake attacks in assorted distant lands. Hundreds of millions of dollars of damage in California. Hundreds injured and dozens dead near Orlando.
Sixty-one calm degrees forecast in Chicago.
No wonder the good citizens of the tundra are suffering survivors' guilt. No wonder the bad ones know they should at least try to moderate their glee.
Up here on the tundra, we know a truth that usually eludes residents of warmer climes--winter is just another word for pain. Even so, up here it's pain that is likelier to wreck our hair than our homes. It's a predictable kind of pain, the kind you can prepare for, the kind you can even be perversely proud of.
As veterans of too many winter wars, we could for a while take unapologetic pleasure in sailing pain-free through this wacky winter.
"I can't stand these endless days of gray!" moaned a friend in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago.
"Welcome to what we call winter," I cackled. I stretched like a cat in the eerie springlike sun that washed across my sofa. "Not that we're having anything like what we'd call winter."
The calamities of recent days, however, have made such El Nino hubris unacceptable.
El Nino is a kind of Robin Hood, robbing from L.A. to give to Chicago, stealing from Orlando and granting to Milwaukee. El Nino's law is a cruel one: There will never be enough kind weather to go around.
In ordinary times, no matter where you live, weather tends to be an odd source of civic pride. If you live in chronic sunshine, you congratulate yourself. If you survive brutal winters, you congratulate yourself. We act as if we helped create the weather that we live in. El Nino reminds us we are not in charge.
Up here in Club Med Chicago, we'd be fools not to enjoy our windfall of winter warmth. But we're also fools to gloat, and even greater fools to think this pleasure will go unpunished.


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The Life And Times Of Rosa Ponselle
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 7:00pm
Merrick Lecture Hall 1021 Dulaney Valley Rd, Towson, MD 21286, USA
This multimedia presentation commemorates the legendary singer who lived in the Baltimore area as we observe the 30th anniversary of her death. Elayne Duke, director of the Rosa Ponselle Charitable Foundation, will present video and audio memories of this great artist.
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Do you rely on TweetDeck to access Twitter on your mobile device? If so, you may want to find an alternative. Twitter is pulling the apps from their respective stores in early May, and they will stop working shortly after that.
Here's their explanation from the Tweetdeck blog:
In many ways, doubling down on the TweetDeck web experience and discontinuing our app support is a reflection of where our TweetDeck power-users are going. Over the past few years, we've seen a steady trend towards people using TweetDeck on their computers and Twitter on their mobile devices.
I used TweetDeck in the early days but switched to Hootsuite for the scheduling feature. Scheduling is a vital part of my Twitter experience, and I even use the feature on my mobile devices. The native Twitter apps still don't support scheduling.
What about you? Will you miss TweetDeck, or have you moved on to other apps?


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The flu (influenza) viruses
Influenza viruses cause the flu and are divided into three types, designated A, B, and C. Influenza types A and B are responsible for epidemics of respiratory illness that occur almost every winter and are often associated with increased rates of hospitalization and death. Influenza type C differs from types A and B in some important ways. Type C infection usually causes either a very mild respiratory illness or no symptoms at all; it does not cause epidemics and does not have the severe public-health impact of influenza types A and B. Efforts to control the impact of influenza are aimed at types A and B, and the remainder of this discussion will be devoted only to these two types.
Influenza viruses continually change over time, usually by mutation (change in the viral RNA). This constant changing often enables the virus to evade the immune system of the host (humans, birds, and other animals) so that the host is susceptible to changing influenza virus infections throughout life. This process works as follows: a host infected with influenza virus develops antibodies against that virus; as the virus changes, the "first" antibody no longer recognizes the "newer" virus and infection can occur because the host does not recognize the new flu virus as a problem until the infection is well under way. The first antibody developed may, in some instances, provide partial protection against infection with a new influenza virus. In 2009, almost all individuals had no antibodies that could recognize the novel H1N1 virus immediately.
Type A viruses are divided into types based on differences in two viral surface proteins called the hemagglutinin (H) and the neuraminidase (N). There are at least 16 known H subtypes and nine known N subtypes. These surface proteins can occur in many combinations. When spread by droplets or direct contact, the virus, if not killed by the host's immune system, replicates in the respiratory tract and damages host cells. In people who are immune compromised (for example, pregnant individuals, infants, cancer patients, asthma patients, people with pulmonary disease and many others), the virus can cause viral pneumonia or stress the individual's system to make them more susceptible to bacterial infections, especially bacterial pneumonia. Both pneumonia types, viral and bacterial, can cause severe disease and sometimes death.
Antigenic shift and drift
Influenza type A viruses undergo two kinds of changes. One is a series of mutations that occurs over time and causes a gradual evolution of the virus. This is called antigenic "drift." The other kind of change is an abrupt change in the hemagglutinin and/or the neuraminidase proteins. This is called antigenic "shift." In this case, a new subtype of the virus suddenly emerges. Type A viruses undergo both kinds of changes; influenza type B viruses change only by the more gradual process of antigenic drift and therefore do not cause pandemics.
A diagram that illustrates both antigenic shift and drift can be found at http://www.medicinenet.com/swine_flu/page5.htm and shows how both mechanisms can lead to antigenically diverse virus strains. The 2009 pandemic-causing H1N1 virus is a classic example of antigenic shift. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has indicated that novel H1N1 swine flu has an RNA genome that contains five RNA strands derived from various swine flu strains, two RNA strands from bird flu strains, and only one RNA strand from human flu strains. They suggest mainly antigenic shifts over about 20 years have led to the development of novel H1N1 flu virus.
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BRITISH cruiserweight champion John-Lewis Dickinson intends to make the boxing world sit up and take notice during the first defence of his title.
Newcastle's Dickinson aims to retain his coveted belt when he is challenged by Sunderland's David Dolan in a North-East derby and pride will play a big part at the Rainton Meadows Arena on Friday, February 15.
Dolan, whose career needs a lift, said: "If I lose this contest it will be the last time I step in to a boxing ring, I have come close to winning this title before and I am going to give it everything I have."
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But Dickinson is keen to use the contest as a springboard.
He said: "I have won the Prize-fighter, the English title and the British title and my two losses have come because of injury.
"I am looking for a sensational victory to make the boxing public sit up take note that I am one of the best fighters in the country."
Dickinson has only lost two of his 14 pro bouts and inflicted one of Dolan's four defeats from 21 contests at the Stadium of Light in 2011.
Chief support will see undefeated Scottish heavyweight Gary Cornish punching for win number 13 when he takes part in his first eight-rounder.
Local stars Paul Archer, Craig Dixon, Shafiq Asif, Peter Cope, Gary Fox, Anthony Nelson and Ben Jackson round off a show which will be screened on Loaded TV (Sky channel 200).
* Tickets, priced £75 and £35, can be purchased from North-East Boxing on 07747-611020 or online at frankmaloney.com


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The rise and fall of Canadian technology giant BlackBerry is a well known story. But what you might not know is that BlackBerry's climbing back up into popular culture once again with the release of its brand new phone, the BlackBerry KEYone.
The phone is BlackBerry's first new offering I've paid attention to since I ditched my old Curve about ten years ago. Can it woo back business users and those for whom physical keyboards are a must have? I received one of the brand-new devices to test and review. Continue reading "BlackBerry KEYone smartphone review"


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The excise department is mulling to appoint cost accountants for calculation of cost data for the auto sector. The development has left the auto industry worried, reports CNBC-TV18's Ronojoy Banerjee quoting sources.
The excise department is mulling to appoint cost accountants for calculation of cost data for the auto sector. The development has left the auto industry worried, reports CNBC-TV18's Ronojoy Banerjee quoting sources.
The auto industry has very little option at present. The auto sector is hoping that there is going to be a clarification on this contentious issue in the Budget. Following the Supreme Court judgement on Fiat in August last year there were slew of notices that were issued to other carmakers.
HDFC Bank cuts auto loan rates by upto 0.5%
At that point in time the feeling in the industry was that there will be an end to this because they had led a senior level delegation to the Finance Ministry as a part of the pre-budget consultations. They were hoping that there will be no notices that will be issued following the first set.
Sources say about a week ago also the excise department has been sending follow-up notices wanting companies to really expedite the information that they had sought for. One of the letters to one of the really big Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in the country said that they were also being asked by the higher officials to cull out the information at the earliest.
All of this has got the industry very concerned and auto industry sources add they have written a letter to the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) where they have essentially said to restrain their local geographical Excise Departments to stop issuing such notices.
Senior Tata Motors official and Pawan Goenka, President of Mahindra & Mahindra are all very concerned because their principal worry lies in the fact that if they give this cost data which was very, very sensitive what guarantee is there that this data will not again be leaked to some other carmaker?


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Real Salt Lake will look to bounce back after suffering its first defeat of the 2014 season last week against Seattle. RSL travels to Columbus on Wednesday to face the Crew at 5:30 p.m. MT at Crew Stadium.
Here are a few storylines to watch ahead of Wednesday's clash:
How will RSL react after suffering its first loss of the season?
With Real Salt Lake ending its 12-game unbeaten run last Saturday with a disheartening 4-0 loss at Seattle, many will be looking to see how the team responds after its first non-result. With only three days between Seattle and Columbus, the Claret-and-Cobalt hasn't had much time to dwell on the defeat. With the focus now on the Crew, RSL will have an opportunity to showcase its character in the way the team comes out on Wednesday night.
How will RSL's toughest stretch of games – three in eight days – affect Wednesday's lineup?
Real Salt Lake is currently facing its toughest stretch of games this year, playing a total of three matches in eight days. The Claret-and-Cobalt face Columbus only three days after playing a tough road match in Seattle. RSL will have another quick turnaround after Wednesday, hosting Western Conference rival Portland Timbers on Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium. Head Coach Jeff Cassar will have to choose whether or not to rest some tired legs in Columbus ahead of what always tends to be a heated and physical affair between RSL and Portland.
RSL currently facing a lack of options at midfield and forward
With Captain Kyle Beckerman, goalkeeper Nick Rimando and forward Alvaro Saborio's absences continually looming over RSL, it couldn't have been a worse time for the injury bug to bite. RSL forward Joao Plata, who has scored six goals and notched three assists in nine appearances this year, reinjured his hamstring against FC Dallas a little more than a week ago. The dynamic and speedy Ecuadorian did not travel to Seattle and is still doubtful for Wednesday's match at Columbus. Cassar's only option could be the up top pairing of Devon Sandoval and Olmes Garcia – the same duo that started against Seattle.
Will RSL be able to find the back of the net?
With a scoreless draw against FC Dallas and getting shutout at Seattle, Real Salt Lake has now gone 219 minutes without finding the back of the net. With the news of RSL forward Alvaro Saborio's broken foot (which will keep him out 3-4 months) and the ongoing recovery of Plata, RSL's forward depth will be tested for longer than originally planned for. Wednesday's match against the Crew couldn't be a better time for Devon Sandoval and Olmes Garcia to gain a little confidence and find the back of the net for the Claret-and-Cobalt for the first time this year.


text: Aker Yards and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. have reached an understanding regarding the basis on which Royal Caribbean will order a fourth ship in the Freedom class -- currently the world's largest cruise ship. The vessel would be delivered in the second half of 2011. The placement of the order is still subject to a number of conditions, including board approval and finalization of terms and conditions. Aker Yards, has previously delivered two of these record breaking cruise ships, and will deliver the third ship in April this year from its yard in Turku. This fourth vessel is scheduled to be delivered second half 2011. The Freedom class vessels will be 126 x 1,112 ft. and will stand 18 decks high. Their gross tonnage is 158.000. The ships will carry 3,600 guests, and 1,400 crewmembers.


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Labor Dispute at Israel Discount Bank Apparently Nearing an End
Bachar: Talks "have reached an advanced stage"
The labor dispute that was announced at Israel Discount Bank a few weeks ago, accompanied by strike threats, is basically over, even if it has not ended officially.
The negotiations between the head of the union, Riki Bachar, and management have reached an agreement whereby employees would stop objecting to the extension of the branches' operating hours until 8 P.M.
The union claimed that workers were not able to implement the planned longer workday due to a lack of manpower. However, the new agreement will allow implementation without hiring new people.
Bachar refused to comment yesterday on the agreement itself, but did say that "the talks in the matter have reached an advanced stage." He added that there was no agreement that workers would receive a salary increase for implementing the plan.
This will be part of a larger deal, including bonuses for 5,000 workers for 2006. However, these bonuses will be based - for the first time - on the workers' contribution to the bank, and not just on their salary levels.
Each worker will receive the equivalent of 1.5 monthly paychecks as a bonus for 2006, and those whose efforts are considered above average will receive up to another 1.5 paychecks, according to criteria set by their division heads. Until now all employees received the same bonuses.
Senior management bonuses will be computed according to different formulas, and will be significantly higher.
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Heisman balloting, mostly by sportswriters, can be a complex subject to unpack. The most accurate year-to-year comparisons of voting results are probably done by the Stiff Arm Trophy website, which bases things on a percentage of total votes tallied to calculate election margins. Here are the closest finishes based on the website's calculations.
2009: Alabama RB Mark Ingram over Stanford RB Toby Gerhart (1.01 percentage differential)
1985: Auburn RB Bo Jackson over Iowa QB Chuck Long (1.43 differential)
1953: Notre Dame RB Johnny Lattner over Minnesota RB Paul Giel (1.49 differential)
1961: Syracuse RB Ernie Davis over Ohio State RB Bob Ferguson (1.62 differential)
1956: Notre Dame QB Paul Hornung over Tennessee RB Johnny Majors (1.82 differential )


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By Tammy L. Hensel
(This is a tribute to both my grandmother and one of our shared favorite authors, Grace Livingston Hill.)
Bittersweet memories fill my mind today. The sort of memories you have when you realize it's the birthday of a loved one who is no longer on earth to celebrate. The person filling my mind today is my maternal grandmother.
Among other things, my grandmother and I shared a passion for reading. (I was also her cooking and gardening buddy.) She introduced me to many authors without even realizing it as I browsed her overflowing book shelves.I first read Shakespeare from a volume I found there when I was still in grade school.
I remember vividly the day she purposely introduced to an author I enjoyed much more. When I was about 14 years old, she handed me a well-worn paperback—Rose Galbraith by Grace Livingston Hill. It was the perfect book for a young teenage girl. I will always be grateful to my grandmother for giving that book to me as an alternative to the more worldly paperback romances directed at young teens.
Grace Livingston Hill (1865–1947) wrote more than 100 books, mostly contemporary Christian novels. She developed a formula for Christian romance that endures today of characters who faced real-life problems with courage and faith.
It's hard for a girl to imagine her grandmother as a young woman. But reading books set in time periods that were contemporary to her helped to bridge the generation gap. I'm not sure when my grandmother began reading Hill, but I suspect it was as a teenager. I know it was before my mother was born because she told me she named her after the title character in Dawn of the Morning—another one of her favorites.
If you love Christian romance, but have never read Grace Livingston Hill, I highly recommend her. If you have one or more favorites among her books, please share in a comment. It's hard for me to pick a favorite because I love some many. My top 10 (in alphabetical order because I can't rank them) are:
1. All Through the Night (1945)
2. Crimson Roses (1928)
3. Dawn of the Morning (1911)
4. Happiness Hill (1932)
5. Partners (1940)
6. The Patch of Blue (1932)
7. Rainbow Cottage (1934)
8. Rose Galbraith (1940)
9. Time of the Singing of the Birds (1944)
10. White Orchids (1935)


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Building Strength in Your Third Trimester22 March 2017, 12:00 am
This article originally appeared on Sonima.com
Activate key muscles for a healthy and safe delivery with this 20-minute workout.
By the third trimester of pregnancy, typically the stomach will be quite large, and the sickness of first trimester feels like a distant memory. The goal of all activity in this trimester is to prepare the body for an easy and uneventful delivery. In this video, follow along as alignment expert Pete Egoscue walks you through a very simple yet highly effective workout, that is both low-impact and restorative. The activation of the inner thighs, the contraction of the gluteal and scapular muscles, along with the articulation of the spine, will help with posture, easeful sleep, and a strong, healthy body for the delivery process.
QUESTION: What has been the most challenging aspect of your pregnancy?
As always, thanks for sharing these posts with your friends and family (it's easy, just click below)! Don't forget to join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. You can follow Pete on Twitter, and you can follow me there as well. You can also follow me on Instagram, too! Let's connect!
Four Exercises for a Pain-Free 2nd Trimester4 October 2016, 12:00 am
I think it's safe to say that childbirth is a miraculous event. From conception through delivery, the body does remarkable things to provide a safe environment in which the baby can grow and develop.
For many of you ladies out there, you might consider the "miraculous" part making it through your pregnancy pain free! Your body goes through a tremendous amount of change from Week 1 to Week 40 and the combination of hormonal changes and postural changes can wreak havoc on the body if you're not prepared for it. Most of the women we work with start to experience difficulties in their 2nd Trimester as the baby starts to grow and their body begins changing.
My wife and I have three boys, and each of my wife's pregnancies got progressively better from a pain standpoint. The reason for improvement was the fact that she was much more diligent with her Egoscue menus with each pregnancy. She really struggled with sciatica during her first pregnancy, and she was determined to not let that happen again with the next two! I'm sure some of you can relate! I know many of you are struggling with sciatic pain right now and are constantly searching for answers. The key lies in maintaining balance and neutrality in your pelvis, but that can be extremely tough while pregnant, especially if your body didn't start that way. Your body most likely wasn't in balance when you got pregnant, and the bodily changes (and growing baby) experienced throughout the gestation period only add fuel to the fire.
If you are pregnant and close to one of our clinics, I'd recommend contacting them TODAY to get an evaluation either in-person or via webcam! Your body will thank you for it! Another great resource is Pete Egoscue's Pain Free for Women. It has an incredible amount of information in it, and not just for those of you who are pregnant!
But for those of you who are pregnant and hurting, help is on the way! Try these four simple exercises designed to restore proper function to your hips and balance out your body. Make sure you do them in order and once per day!
1. Start down on the floor on your hands and knees with your major joints aligned (i.e. shoulders directly above elbows and wrists, hips directly above knees).
• Hands should be placed shoulder width apart, palms flat with fingers pointed straight ahead.
• Arms must remain straight, elbows locked.
2. Walk your hands 4-6 inches forward and then move your upper body forward so that your shoulders are again above your wrist but now your hips are forward of your knees 4-6 inches.
3. Relax your low back allowing it to arch with the movement coming from the tilt of your pelvis.
4. Collapse your shoulder blades together and drop your head down.
• Your shoulders should be directly above your wrist.
• If your low back begins to hurt, back your hips up toward your knees; this will make the exercise a bit easier.
5. Hold as directed.
1. Start on your hands and knees, hands directly below your shoulders, knees under your hips.
2. Tuck your toes under and lift your knees off the floor into the piked position.
3. Try to place a small arch in your lower back.
4. Keep your elbows straight, more weight should be on your thumbs and index fingers.
5. Keep your thighs tight and then let your heels drop toward the floor.
3 sets of 20 repetitions
1. Sit in the middle of a chair with your feet pointed straight ahead, 4-6 inches apart.
2. Place a strap around your knees.
3. Roll your pelvis forward to place a small arch in your low back and hold this position throughout the e-cise.
4. Press outward against the strap then release.
5. Repeat as directed.
3 sets of 20 repetitions
1. Sit in the middle of a chair with your feet pointed straight ahead, 4-6 inches apart.
2. Place a pillow between your knees.
3. Roll your hips forward to place an arch in your low back and hold this position throughout the e-cise.
4. Squeeze and release the pillow with your knees.
5. Repeat as directed.
QUESTION: What has been the hardest part of your pregnancy?
As always, thanks for sharing these posts with your friends and family (it's easy, just click below)! Don't forget to join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. You can follow Pete on Twitter, and you can follow me there as well.
The Key to a Pain-Free Pregnancy14 July 2015, 12:00 am
If you're like a lot of women, you might believe (based on your own personal experience) that the words "pain free" and "pregnancy" don't have any business being in the same sentence with each other. For many of you, pregnancy has been anything but pain free. Many of you have experienced back pain, sciatica, headaches, and sleepless nights. Your body is screaming at you, and you're really having second thoughts on this whole kid thing.
But it's not supposed to be that way! We all know that the female body is designed to give birth, but have you really thought about the fact that your body is designed to give birth? We all know that the pelvis plays a major role in the gestation and birthing process, but what you might not realize is just how big of a roll it plays. Check out what Pete has to say about the female pelvic position in his book, The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion:
Anatomically, the body is very democratic: All men and women are created equal.
A few years ago, I told a group of young women who were training to run in the New York Marathon about this anatomical equality and they didn't want to believe it.
"We've been hearing since we were little girls," one of them said, "that we're built differently."
"Think of it this way," I replied, "if form follows function what is the one function that men and women do not share?" It took less than a nanosecond to get an answer.
"Right. The female anatomical form primarily differs from the male in the pelvis and the hips. A woman's pelvis is slightly wider than a man's, but this alone has no functional consequences. The big difference is where the femur bone fits into the socket of the hip joint. It goes in at a reduced angle compared to a man's. The difference in angle allows a woman's pelvis to flare into the birthing position and return to normal once the child is delivered."
While the femoral head angle is different from men to women, the anterior/posterior tilt (when looking at the pelvic position from the side view) is no different. Both men and women should have a pelvis that, when viewing it from the side, is in a neutral position. In short, the pelvis should be level from front-to-back.
However, when a woman loses this designed tilt, she's headed for trouble. If the pelvis is tilted too far under (a posterior tilt) in what we call the Condition III posture, the pelvis isn't allowed to move into the proper birthing position, the baby isn't allowed to drop into the birth canal, and the birthing process gets delayed. If the pelvis is tilted the opposite way (an anterior tilt), in what we call the Condition I posture, we end up on the other end of the spectrum; her body will interpret the anterior pelvic position as a signal that "All systems are go!" and she'll be ready to give birth long before her due date. Either way, mom and baby are headed for potential trouble, and mom is most likely in pain.
We at Egoscue often refer to the pelvis as the "second brain" of the body. It's the locomotor for the lower half and the basis of support for the upper half, so it has two very important jobs! It's also home to the iliopsoas, or primary hip flexor, the only muscle in the body that connects your upper, middle, and lower sections of your body. If the hip flexor is too tight, too loose, too strong, too weak, or any combination of those traits, your pelvic position will be impacted. I always tell clients that having a hip flexor that isn't functioning properly is similar to the saying, "If momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy." If your hip flexor isn't functioning properly, everything else gets impacted. Just like an unhappy momma, no one else is happy either!
So, what's the key?
What's the secret to a pain-free pregnancy?
The answer is the pelvic position. If you keep the pelvis aligned--which is tough to do anyway with all the pelvic movement that happens during pregnancy--you'll have a much better chance at a pain-free pregnancy. Not only that, but you'll give yourself a chance at a healthy and safe pregnancy as well!
If you're ready to find out what you need to do to maintain a neutral pelvic position throughout your pregnancy, contact us to be put in touch with one of our therapists!
Thanks for reading and sharing our articles. As always, you can join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter!
QUESTION: What was your biggest pain struggle during pregnancy?


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* McAlpine says angry at being wrongly named as paedophile
* Lawyer opens prospect of action against Internet users
* UK regulator investigates BBC, ITV over abuse reports
* British police arrest man in BBC abuse investigation
By Matt Falloon and Guy Faulconbridge
LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - A former treasurer of Britain's Conservative Party, wrongly accused of child sex abuse, edged closer to a settlement with the BBC on Thursday and his lawyer said those who had sullied his client's reputation should get in touch and reach deals.
The threat may ensnare hundreds of Twitter users and bloggers who wrongly named Lord Alistair McAlpine, an ally of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, as the unidentified Conservative accused in a BBC report of abusing boys in social care.
The flawed report sparked one of the worst crises in the broadcaster's 90-year history and claimed the scalp of Director General George Entwistle, after the abuse victim central to the BBC investigation said McAlpine was not one his attackers.
"What we're basically saying to people is, look, we know - in inverted commas - who you are, we know exactly the extent of what you've done," McAlpine's solicitor, Andrew Reid, told the BBC.
"And it's easier to come forward and see us and apologise and arrange to settle with us because, in the long run, this is the cheapest and best way to bring this matter to an end."
The BBC has apologised for the McAlpine report and Reid said he hoped to reach an out-of-court settlement with the corporation on Thursday.
The controversy convulsed the national broadcaster just as it was trying to grapple with revelations that a former star presenter, the late Jimmy Savile, was one of Britain's most prolific sex offenders.
Police investigating child sex abuse claims against Savile, who died last year aged 84, said on Thursday they had arrested a fourth man. Police did not disclose the name of the man, who is in his 60s.
The BBC's much-criticised handling of the Savile allegations and the mistaken child abuse report on Newsnight prompted BBC Trust Chairman Chris Patten to warn that the world's biggest broadcaster was doomed unless it reformed.
Patten, a former Conservative minister who is best known for handing back Hong Kong to China in 1997, was due to meet the 11 other BBC trustees on Thursday in an attempt to plot a way out of the crisis and find a successor to Entwistle, who quit on Saturday.
McAlpine, who is 70 and in poor health, said in a BBC interview it had been a "horrendous shock" to find out that he was being linked to a claims of a high-level paedophile ring.
"It gets into your bones... it makes you angry. And that's extremely bad for you to be angry. And it gets into your soul and you just think there's something wrong with the world."
McAlpine said the BBC should have called him about the allegations before airing the report.
"They could have saved themselves a lot of agonising and money, actually, if they'd just made that telephone call," McAlpine said. "I would have told them exactly what they learnt later on... That it was complete rubbish."
At the height of the frenzy following the Newsnight show on Nov. 2, a presenter on an ITV chat show brandished a list of alleged abusers during an interview with Prime Minister David Cameron.
Britain's media regulator said it was investigating both the BBC Newsnight report and ITV.
The regulator, known as Ofcom, could theoretically fine ITV a maximum of up to five percent of annual turnover while the maximum fine for the publicly funded BBC, which is not an Ofcom licensee, would be 250,000 pounds ($396,200).
Other penalties open to Ofcom are directing the broadcasters not to repeat the allegation, or to issue a correction.


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Here's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Wearing A Darth Vader Mask And Posing With Katherine Webb
If we wanted to, we could probably track down information that would add context to this photo. But we aren't going to do that, because context does not matter in this case. All that matters is that this photo exists and that it makes us laugh, as do all photos of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar posing with shorter women.


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The iPod and iPhone are great devices for watching video on the go, that's never really been much of a secret. But, what about when you want to watch that episode of "30 Rock" on a large screen rather than the max 3.5 inch screen on the touch and iPhone? Sure, you could just watch it on your computer, or stream it to tv, but that would be boring, and make for a decent picture. Wouldn't you much rather project that video with a size of 50 inches?
The iJector, due out in Japan on July 17th will do just that. It will project a 50 inch video with a resolution of 557×234, which most likely will not look very good at all. It will also play back the sound in amplified stereo, so there's no need for extra speakers. It will work with just about every iPod that supports video from the fifth generation iPod up to the iPod touch and iPhone, so there should be few compatibility problems. It will even come with composite cables to show video from other sources in low resolution.
The iJector just doesn't seem like a great idea. There might be an audience that wants to project video from their iPod for others to see, but it would just make a lot more sense to get an tv and to stream all that media to a projector or HDTV. Especially considering that the iJector will ship at the US equivalent of $670, it seems like even more of a bad idea.
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This past summer, 47 Fortune 1000 companies discovered opportunities for saving a combined $350 million through energy efficiency measures. Across all projects, these savings represent an opportunity to reduce over 400,000 metric tons of annual greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions. These figures are enough to catch the attention of any business manager looking to improve the economic and environmental performance of their organization. But what's most interesting about these figures is how they were discovered…
Through Environmental Defense Fund's Climate Corps program, 51 green MBA students were placed at industry leading companies for 10 – 12 weeks with the goal of identifying energy efficiency savings for their host company. This summer, participating companies included Verizon, Xerox, Target, Pepsi and McDonald's. For companies such as eBay, Cisco and Yahoo!, this wasn't their first time hosting a Climate Corps fellow. Christina Page, Director of Climate and Energy Strategy at Yahoo! told the press, "We are saving tens of millions of kilowatt hours per year of energy from previous projects identified by our first Climate Corps fellow, so we jumped at the chance to sign up again. Our 2010 fellow uncovered even more opportunities for saving energy in our data centers and building systems."
Started in 2008 with only 7 fellows, Climate Corps grew to include 26 fellows during the summer of 2009 and 51 during 2010. To date, the program has provided leading companies with energy efficiency recommendations giving them 557,000 metric tons of annual potential avoidedghg emissions while also saving a combined $439 million in energy-related expenses. Although it's up to the company to decide whether or not they implement the recommendations, 84% of the potential energy saving projects identified by previous fellows are either completed or in progress.
The 2010 Climate Corps cohort included MBA students from top business schools such as the University of Michigan, Duke University, Yale University and the Presidio Graduate School. After receiving specialized training from EDF and industry experts, the fellows begin their work to develop detailed energy efficiency investment and implementation plans for their host company. Along the way, the fellows work to institutionalize internal systems for identifying and implementing efficiency strategies over the long-term within the organization. But, the job of a Climate Corps fellow is not an easy one.
Developing thorough recommendations in a short timeframe requires that the Climate Corps fellows deeply embed themselves within the organization and create collaborative partnerships with facility managers, operations managers, IT staff and business leaders throughout the company. Furthermore, the fellows look for strategies to save wherever possible including lighting, IT infrastructure and HVAC, which requires a broad knowledge base of energy efficiency potential.
It seems that participating companies couldn't be happier with their work.
John Schinter, Executive Director of Energy at AT&T was recently quoted in a press release as saying, "Our EDF Climate Corps fellow had the skills and training to dive deeply into projects. Her pilot project identified the potential for up to an 80% reduction in electricity costs for AT&T across more than 100 million square feet of space."
The commercial buildings that Climate Corps fellows focus on are the source of 18% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. During this past summer alone, these MBA students identified opportunities to reduce energy consumption by 678 million kilowatt hours, which is enough to power 60,000 homes. Imagine what businesses could save if they had their own team of efficiency detectives working for them year round…the results would be amazing.
For more information about the Climate Corps program, visit: http://edfclimatecorps.org/


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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUTTERFLIES - Sia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is my first tab so forgive me if it's not 100% correct. I couldn't find any for song anywhere on the net so i decided to try to write one. Guess it's not very popular, it's still nice. Should be simple to learn because it's pretty much one riff throughout whole piece. Enjoy!! Tabbed by: Shaun Reid (Concepts) Tuning: Standard (INTRO) e|------------------------------3----0-1-0---1-------------------------------| B|------1---------------1------------------1---3-1-----1---------------------| G|----2---2----2-----2-------------------------------2---2---2-------5-------| D|-----------------2---------------------------------------------------5-----| A|-0---------0---0--------0------------------------0-------0-------7-----0---| E|-------------------------------------------------------------5\8-----------| e|--3----0-1-0---1--------------------------------| B|-------------1---3-1-----1----------------------| G|-----------------------2---2---2-------5--------| D|-----------------------------------------5------| A|---------------------0-------0-------7------0---| E|---------------------------------5\8------------| (x 2) Song starts at this point but the riff is played throughout the whole song. LYRICS We've been to the top, we've been to the bottom We've known everything and forgotten, yeah You've kicked me around, you've wrapped me in cotton You've carried our load, and you've shot 'em Oh yes the butterflies are still there Oh yes the butterflies are still there We've argued by the baggage claim We've accepted and we've laid blame We've drank Sangthip in monsoonal rain We've felt separate and felt the same Oh yes the butterflies are still there Oh yes the butterflies are still there Oh yes the butterflies are still there Oh yes the butterflies are still there [Instrumental + Bridge] We've shared joy and we've shared pain We've shared guilt and we've shared shame We've bought into the stupid games We've freed each other and we laid claim Oh yes the butterflies are still there Oh yes the butterflies are still there Oh yes the butterflies are still there Oh yes the butterflies are still there Because we came from the same cocoon *Additional Info* Keyboard enhances the song by emulating a xylophone, harmonica and an organ as well as some chords from a synthesizer and a clarinet at various points of the bridge. | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================


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Bamboo Blade is one of the most unique sports anime on the market. We've seen all manner of other series involving baseball, boxing, karate, tennis, and even basketball, but can you think of one that revolves around kendo? I sure as heck can't. That's one of the things that makes Masahiro Totsuka's franchise stand out so much. The first half of the series infused a great deal of humor into the show as well as various other elements to create a version of kendo that popped. It was fun to watch and left you wanting more. Now that the second half has arrived, was the wait worth it?
The short answer is "Yes" as those who enjoyed the first half can expect more of the same with these 13 episodes. The difference here is that the show gets a little darker at points with some dramatic moments that really have an impact on the lives of its characters. It goes in some interesting directions and much of what happens here will take you by surprise. Ultimately it's still endearing and hilarious though, so it's nice to know that even in its darkest moments the show hasn't lost any of its charm. Before we get into what happens in this half, however, let's bring newcomers up to speed.
Bamboo Blade is all about an economics teacher named Kojiro who also happens to lead Muroe High School's kendo team. Well, when I say lead, I mean he kind of doesn't do anything with it. The team used to be good, but several of the members were upperclassmen and now that it's a new year there's really nobody on the team. At the beginning of the show a buddy of his makes him a bet that if Kojiro's kendo team can beat his, then Kojiro can eat free at his father's restaurant for a year. Naturally since Kojiro is poor and goes hungry every other day this is a godsend. With new vigor and motivation he begins scheming to build a team strong enough to defeat his friend's.
Soon enough Muroe High School has a solid enough kenda team and there may just be some hope that Kojiro will lead them to victory. The first half of the show saw the building of the team and inevitable training they underwent. The cast of characters was quite eclectic with Tamaki the kendo genius, Miya Miya the psychotic girlfriend of one of the male members, Kirino the energetic captain, and Sayako the flighty inconsistent member. During the latter parts of the first half tension built up as they began training against other kendo students, and you got the sense that it was all building to something.
In this volume the show picks up roughly where it left off with the Muroe team working on finding a solid fifth member. They track down a girl named Azuma and attempt to convince her to join. There's some funny moments during this, but ultimately they are successful in their efforts. Shortly thereafter the girls are sent to into training again and everyone's getting ready for the upcoming tournament.
Tamaki gets some development here as her otaku-like infatuation with her Braver show comes to a boiling point when a quiz contest comes around. She and a new friend, Rin, share a common bond in this regard and the TV series within this show gets front and center for a while. It's a little off-putting in some respects, but charming in others. This element really feeds into Tamaki's personality so there's quite a lot of development here.
Other things that transpire in these episodes include Miya Miya in a conflict against an American kendo student and the bullies from the first episode giving the kendo team a bad name. In between the little episodic events the show really revs up the drama towards the end. Many of the components of this series do not play out in a manner you think they would, and that more or less works for its benefit. I did get the impression that the producers of the series weren't really comfortable with the direction they took some of the events, but ultimately they come together smoothly enough and leave you wanting more.
Bamboo Blade was a fun show that was definitely worth going out of the way to see. The characters were fun, the story was engaging, and all around the series had a load of charm backing every event. You simply do not see kendo featured in anime to this extent and that only adds to the reasons you should check this show out. There may be some inconsistencies along the way, but overall it's strongly recommended from start to finish.
Bamboo Blade is presented on DVD with a 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen image. The show has a very nice look to it and it's not often you see a kendo-themed anime, so some of the designs are pretty unique. With that being said the characters are fairly generic and the backgrounds aren't exactly impressive. Technically speaking the show looks pretty good as well with solid colors, clean lines, and an all around crisp presentation. There were some elements of grain here and there, and compression artifacts can be spotted at times, but I didn't spot a drop of aliasing anywhere. All around this is a good looking show, but not completely flawless.
Part 2 of this series hits DVD with an English 5.1 surround mix and Japanese 2.0 stereo. I enjoyed both and felt the dubbing casts for each performed admirable, though I leaned towards the Japanese track for my preference. As far as the presence on the soundstage is concerned the quality is about what you'd expect. The 5.1 mix offers some nice immersive moments during kendo sparring and events, though little else in terms of other aspects of the show. The 2.0 is fairly flat by comparison and doesn't pack much of a punch.
Textless animation and some trailers are all you're going to find on this release for Bamboo Blade.
Bamboo Blade is another strong title in FUNimation's recent lineup of titles. The show packs in a lot of personality, some fun characters, and an interesting premise. It's unique in some respects, but familiar in others, and I'd have to say that the series leaves the door open for fans of different genres. The first installment was lighthearted and fun, and the second installment is too for the most part. There are some surprising developments here and the drama is ratcheted up a bit towards the end. If you enjoyed the first 13 episodes you'll love what's here, and if you haven't seen the show, well, considering it a solid watch.
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6:45am | Alfredo's Ultimate Beach Party over the weekend offered a family-friendly, action-packed weekend of fun in the sun for attendees. In addition to bands and Djs, a food court sponsored by SuperMex and a beer garden sponsored by Joe Jost's, the event included an arts and crafts fair, local artist's village, sports expo and kids interactive fun zone, all of which was held in downtown Long Beach at the Marina Green.
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's office is getting slimmer again.
But this time, it's not a personal choice, as it was for press secretary Nathan Ballard and other staffers. Instead, Newsom did something he's not known for doing -- firing an employee.
Newsom pulled a blindside and asked the City's executive of the Film Commission, Stephanie Coyote, for her resignation.
The Chronicle's Matier and Ross found out that the resignation was a surprise to Coyote, wife of actor Peter Coyote. She will leave behind a $132,000 a year position.
City Hall sources say the mayor felt Coyote could have been doing more to lure filmmakers to the city. They also cite Coyote's less-than-PR-conscious ways - as evidenced by the Fox News flap her office generated a couple of years back when it made the Marines jump through hoops to film a recruiting ad in the city.
Perhaps Newsom was a bit peeved at Coyote's husband's support of Newsom's former rival in the run for governor, Attorney General Jerry Brown. But now that Newsom is out of the race, why would he care about that?
Published at 8:14 AM PST on Nov 25, 2009 | Updated at 8:45 AM PST on Nov 25, 2009