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A Marina High School music teacher has been charged with sexually molesting six female students during private singing lessons at the school, authorities said Wednesday.
Victor Rodriguez, 49, is accused of assaulting the girls, ages 14 to 17, by touching their breasts while pretending to show them the locations of their diaphragms, officials said. School officials had formally warned Rodriguez two years ago against using the so-called diaphragm technique to teach singing.
If convicted, Rodriguez who is free on $50,000 bail could face up to three years and eight months in prison. His arraignment was continued to July 15.Nice, dude. I'd heard stuff about this last year but he had to go and do it again or something. Hail, Marina High!LOS ANGELES -- A 49-year-old high school music teacher was charged Wednesday with two counts of a lewd act upon a child and four counts of child annoyance for allegedly victimizing six of his students, according to police.
Authorities said Victor Rodriguez was accused of sexually assaulting six girls between the ages of 14 and 17. Authorities said the alleged assaults occurred during one-on-one singing lessons at Marina High School.The assaults occurred from February 2003 to December 2004, according to a news release from the Huntington Beach Police Department. Police said Rodriguez brought the students to a separate room to critique their voices, then touched them under their shirts while telling them he was pointing out the location of their diaphragms.
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Add / View comments | Discussion FAQI have visited 10 baseball stadiums around the country. Dodger Stadium is still the best, with the sole exception of McCourt's narrowing of the concourses which makes everyone exiting the stadium after a game feel like cattle going to slaughter. It sounds like Kasten is fixing that. To those of you who hate Dodger Stadium, stay home and watch the game on TV. In my opinion, Dodger Stadium is a jewel that should be given historical landmark status.
Number one consideration should be the comfort of the ultra-rich. If the existing deluxe suites are not big enough or plentiful enough then the old Stadium should be demolished and a new one built at public expense! You the bourgeosie should be grateful that you are allowed to purchase $50 nosebleed seats
I've been going to the Stadium since the 60's but sad to say the place is a dump and still will be. Especially compared to (most) ballparks around the country. As they say, putting a dress on a pig its still a pig. A downtown stadium would be perfect, one would not be "forced" to eat bad ballbark food or struggle to enjoy worn out Philippe's (what the heck to people see in that tired place, yuk). It would be great to be able to stroll around the park and enjoy restaurants and taverns like (shudder) @ Petco or A,T&T. It says it all when LA strives to match their experiences.


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ESHRE Istanbul, 4 July 2012: There is growing interest in a "freeze-all" embryo policy in IVF. Such an approach, which cryopreserves all embryos generated in a stimulated IVF cycle for later transfer in a non-stimulated natural cycle, would avoid any of the adverse effects which ovarian stimulation might have on endometrial receptivity during the treatment cycle. Ovarian stimulation has been shown to have adverse effects on endometrial receptivity and the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is also increased when embryo transfer is performed in the stimulated cycle. Freezing all embryos for later transfer might therefore improve implantation and pregnancy rates and increase the safety of IVF. Presently, the highest success rates in reproductive medicine are seen in the recipients of donor eggs. These are women who have not had ovarian stimulation - their endometrial tissue has not been exposed to high hormone levels, and they are not at risk of OHSS. However, while the theory of a freeze-all policy seems attractive - and the technique has been commonly employed as a safety measure when OHSS is a threat - no robust systematic studies have indicated whether the cryopreservation of all viable embryos with later frozen embryo transfer (FET) is associated with better outcomes than fresh embryo transfers.Now, the first meta-analysis on this subject indicates that the chance of a clinical pregnancy is around 30% higher when all embryos are frozen for later transfer than with fresh embryo transfer. The results were presented today at the annual meeting of ESHRE (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) by Professor Miguel Angel Checa from the Hospital Universitari del Mar in Barcelona, Spain. The study was a systematic review of the entire literature, which provided a pool of 64 relevant studies - with three randomised trials - performed before December 2011. The current review was based on information from 633 IVF/ICSI cycles in which 316 were randomised to fresh embryo transfer and 317 to FET. Results showed - based on a relative risk calculation - that the probability of a clinical pregnancy is significantly higher from freeze-all cycles than in fresh embryo transfers (a relative risk of 1.31, which was statistically significant). The miscarriage rates did not show significantly differences between the two groups. "The pooled data demonstrates that embryo cryopreservation and subsequent FET may improve the outcome of assisted reproduction treatment," said Professor Checa. The study recorded an ongoing pregnancy rate of 38% in fresh transfer cycles, and 50% in the FET cycles. Professor Checa also explained why FET in a later non-stimulated cycle might improve IVF results. He noted that the multiple eggs generated by ovarian stimulation will increase release of the hormone estradiol from the ovary, which affects the receptivity of endometrial tissue. In addition, some recent studies have shown that ovarian stimulation causes changes to the endometrial DNA pattern, which are not evident in the normal receptive endometrium. Professor Checa added that the results of his study were "preliminary", but statistically robust. However, with other groups known to be performing similar studies, he urged patience until their
results were known. "We are quite confident with our results," he said. "But in our view we should wait until the end of the year for results from other studies to confirm our data and recommend a
change in IVF policy." |
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EXCLUSIVE MUM HOLDS NEWBORN SHE NEARLY NEVER HAD Couple's joy after marathon battle Delighted Delina Tree has finally become a mum - after FIFTEEN attempts at IVF over TEN heartbreaking years.
Delina and hubby Simon spent a bank-busting £64,000 in their battle to have a baby.
But now all their pain and anguish has been rewarded with the arrival of their beautiful 6lb 11oz daughter Olivia. And overjoyed Delina, 40, said last night: "We are so happy - all that time, effort and money was definitely worth it in the end." Bank clerk Delina and carpenter Simon ran up massive debts and worked hundreds of hours of overtime in their epic struggle to become proud parents.
Speaking at their home in Sevenoaks, Kent, Delina said: "We have had to remortgage the house twice, taken out loans and asked our parents to help us financially. "I stayed in a job I hated as a cashier manager at the Abbey and Simon worked evenings and weekends just so we had enough money for the IVF. "Whenever a treatment failed we felt it was like pouring money down the drain." Each IVF cycle cost an average of more than £4,000 - but doctors were left baffled by Delina's failure to get pregnant. Delina first tried it after she had to have a fallopian tube removed when a natural pregnancy went wrong.
But she had problems from the very start. She said: "Each time I had the IVF treatment I couldn't relax. "On one occasion I fell pregnant but miscarried very early on. It was heartbreaking."
Dozens of IVF consultants across Britain studied her case. But they could not explain why eggs removed from her womb to be fertilised had not developed once they had been put back.
Three years ago, desperate Delina and Simon, 40, decided to adopt a child instead. But they backed out because they found the interviews too harrowing. Delina said: "It was worse than going through IVF. "I know they have to make sure you are a good family for the children but the grilling was not a nice process to go through." The couple decided to give IVF another go and went to an expert at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital two years ago. But Delina recalled: "He said because I've had so many treatments I would have only a five per cent chance of conceiving." However, her family doctor in Kent had other ideas. Delina said: "My GP told me if I was producing eggs there was still a chance I could have a baby. His words really encouraged me." Last March she started her 15th IVF cycle. And to Delina's astonishment, the treatment worked.
She said: "For the first four months I was terrified and when friends congratulated me it didn't sink in. I would even go for extra private scans to make sure that the baby was OK." Then on January 15 this year Delina was rushed to hospital with labour pains - and hours later Olivia was delivered by Caesarean. Jubilant Simon said: "It's taken a lot of time, a lot of patience and a lot of money but having our baby has made it all worthwhile.
"We hope other couples going through this are encouraged by our story."
Their IVF marathon is thought to be the longest ever in Britain. And last night top medics paid tribute to Delina for refusing to quit.
Fertility consultant Dr Geeta Nargund, of Create Health in London, said: "You have to admire her for going on so long.
"To put yourself through that so many times is amazing."
And Prof Stuart Campbell, former head of gynaecology at St George's Hospital, London, said: "She has been very plucky. Many fertility experts would want to call it a day before it reached double figures." Read more
A new study found that, if you're trying to get pregnant, your chances are better if you're overweight than too thin. But less you think that Twinkies and Cheetos are the next big thing in fertility treatment, keep in mind: The women who had the best chance of conceiving were those within the standard guidelines for healthy weight.
Researchers examined data from over 2,500 cycles of IVF treatment at the Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago, and found that women with a healthy weight had a 50% chance of conceiving; those considered overweight had slightly lower chances and those who were underweight had about a one in three chance of getting pregnant. Doctors have long known that being underweight can cause problems with hormones and the menstrual cycle, but they assumed that, because IVF treatment should override such imbalances or irregularities, weight shouldn't have such a significant effect on the results.
Richard Sherbahn lead study author, said:
There has been the suggestion from other observations that being too thin is not good for fertility. Women that are too thin sometimes don't always get periods or have irregular periods and it alters their hormonal situation. But that shouldn't impact on IVF because we're giving them hormones, we're making them ovulate and we're getting eggs from them. I was kind of surprised, I didn't expect these findings.
But guidelines in England and Wales say that women shouldn't be too thin or obese when they undergo IVF treatment. Charles Kingsland, a consultant gynaecologist at Liverpool Women's Hospital who sits on the executive on the British Fertility Society, told the Telegraph:
It's a general health issue – if a woman has a BMI of 16 and comes along with a fertility problem, IVF is not going to cure her fertility problem.
He also points out that it's considerably worthwhile to address health issues like weight prior to treatment, as IVF is an expensive undertaking. So what really is the ideal weight if you're trying to get pregnant? Here's a refresher on what's considered healthy according to the Body-Mass Index:
Underweight = Normal weight = 18.5–24.9
Overweight = 25–29.9
Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater
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Not to rush you, ladies, but your biological clock is probably ticking louder than you think it is. According to a new survey, most of us know that age is a major factor in infertility, but most women don't know exactly how much. In other words, we underestimate how easy it will be to get pregnant and long it will take–especially as we get past our 20s.
Funded by the bio-pharmaceutical company EMD Serono, their poll found that women today expect to be seven years older than their mothers were when they get pregnant with their first child. On top of that, we live in a society now where women are being told that having a baby later in life is better–best to get our careers going and not rush into marriage and a family. We see it all the time in the media–women getting pregnant in their 40s and even their 50s, making us believe that we will always be fertile when the time comes that we're ready to have a child.
But this new research claims that we may be more than a tad disillusioned.
When asked what our chances of becoming pregnant after one month of unprotected sex for a women in her 20s, women believed it was 80-89%, when in reality the answer is 20-29%. For a women in her 30s, respondents believed they had a 70-79% chance of getting pregnant after one month, but again, they really have a 20-29% chance. And for women in their 40s, people thought they would have up to a 39% chance of getting pregnant after one month, but in reality, it's less than 10%.
And when we keep trying to get pregnant? The survey finds many think we can get pregnant more quickly than it actually happens. For example, they thought it would take four months for a 30-something to get pregnant, but the correct answer is six months. They also didn't know that a 40-plus-year-old is considered infertile if she doesn't get pregnant within six months.
Barbara Collura, who co-authored the survey and heads Resolve, the National Infertility Association explained:
The first thing they say is, 'Why didn't anybody tell me this?' Let's be honest, women don't want to hear that they can't have it all," she says. "We can have a great job, we can have a master's degree, we don't need to worry about child-bearing because that's something that will come. And when it doesn't happen, women are really angry.
The bottom line? As Elizabeth pointed out in a post last month, just because women put off having children until a later date doesn't mean that they aren't well-informed about fertility facts. And yes, women are not that stupid that we don't realize that waiting until we get older can affect our chances of getting pregnant when we want to get pregnant. It just appears that we don't always know specifically how much it can affect our chances. There are plenty of good reasons to wait (including financial stability, emotional readiness, relationship stability, etc.), and research like this shouldn't make women feel like they have to have a baby before they are ready. Do what is right for you–even if that includes waiting until your 40s or never having a child.
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Fertility expert Zita West estimates that one in six couples face issues when trying for a baby – and the number having problems conceiving is growing.
There can be many reasons that may hamper falling pregnant, but often women find themselves in the frustrating situation of not being given any specific cause for their conception issues, despite the
various medical tests and assessment they have undergone. Understandably this can cause great stress and a Catch-22 situation: a pregnancy won't occur until you relax, which is nearly impossible
because you're worried you can't get pregnant. Worry and anxiety over not being able to have children can create the very physical conditions that prevent conception.
However, according to an increasing number of women who have been in precisely this situation, they have found that the ancient art of reflexology can make a difference. Many believe that regular
treatments helped them become pregnant.
Reflexology is based on the principle that certain reflex points on the feet are directly linked to different organs of the body. When the points on the foot are stimulated by massage, it is thought that this then stimulates the corresponding organ.
Reflexology may enhance fertility by improving blood circulation throughout the body, and encouraging the elimination of toxins. By massaging different points on the feet (such as the ovary reflex and fallopian tube reflex), therapists claim that they can unblock energy pathways in the body, helping to regain the body's natural balance and heal itself. Ultimately this can have a positive effect on balancing hormone levels and regulating menstrual cycles.
It's widely recognised too that reflexology is an excellent aid to relaxation, which, of course, alleviates stress and tension so that the body is in the best possible condition for conception to occur. Therapists believe that the energy released during a treatment gently stimulates the reproductive organs, thus promoting optimal hormonal and glandular functioning.
Louise Keet, Principal of the London School of Reflexology, is a huge advocate of specific pregnancy reflexology techniques, which appear to have some very positive outcomes, and which may help women ovulate and regain periods, and assist them to manage Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, endometriosis, fibroids and early menopause. Many women who have undergone these techniques go on to achieve a viable pregnancy, she says.
A treatment where the main objective is to conceive may focus on balancing all bodily systems, while also paying particular attention to a number of associated reflexes, such as that of the pituitary gland, which regulates hormones associated with reproduction. Along with this, the ovary, uterus and fallopian tube reflexes will require additional focus. There may be some focus on correlating areas of the spine reflex, too, as it's thought that compression to the spinal nerve route can affect the functioning of an organ, gland or part of the body.
In order to have maximum effect, the therapist must consider the patient holistically, identifying if anything else is happening that may be preventing pregnancy occurring. Stresses or worries at home or work, for example, can negatively impact on the body's equilibrium, and lifestyle factors – diet, exercise and water intake – must also be considered.
There's a big 'may' about all this, though, because the effect of reflexology treatments on fertility can't yet be scientifically proven. Some years ago a Devon-based reflexologist, Jane Holt, was
involved in the setting up of a randomised controlled research trial at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, 'to determine the effectiveness of reflexology in ovulation induction'. Around 30 women, from a
total of roughly 100, apparently became pregnant – but detailed results of this very small survey are sadly hard to come by, so anecdotal evidence is the best that we can do at present.
For those who are pregnant – naturally or otherwise – reflexology treatments have been known to relieve pregnancy symptoms such as back pain, nausea, insomnia, fatigue, headaches and swollen legs.
Many women enjoy reflexology throughout their pregnancy to help stay balanced during this time of great internal change – and many also use it to kick start labour if they have reached, or gone
beyond, their due date. It's thought that it may stimulate the release of oxytocin to encourage contractions and get labour started. Midwives and Health Care Professionals are warming towards the
benefits of reflexology for women past their due date.
As with many branches of complementary medicine, the results of this ancient form of healing can't easily be quantified, but there do appear to be some clear benefits – from relaxing future mums and dads to aiding conception and balancing out the hormonal fluctuations. The road to pregnancy and beyond can be long and hard – reflexology may just help you put your best foot forward…
Infertility can be
devastating, and it's time we openly acknowledged that. "You walk around with this feeling of a missing piece," says Paige Nolt,
29, in the video she posted for REDBOOK's "The Truth About Trying" campaign.
There's nothing the tabloids love more than a baby reveal. And lately, many of the celebs cradling adorable downy-haired infants are 40-somethings. We hear about their designer nurseries, the mini
couture outfits, and how they chose their exotic names, but we rarely hear about the fertility issues they endured. Going by the statistics, some certainly did: By age 40, a woman has only a 5
percent chance of conceiving during each cycle. "Regardless of how well you take care of yourself, ovaries age at a constant rate, and there's nothing you can do to halt it. That clock ticks on,"
says Robert Gustofson, M.D., medical director of the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine in Denver. "By 45, the chance of having a child with your own eggs is 1 percent."
Along with celebs, millions of unfamous women keep their baby-making challenges under wraps. Everyone has the right to privacy, of course, but that secrecy has left so many women to cope alone, in
pain, and often uninformed. "It's frustrating that our society is not more open about infertility," says Barbara Collura, executive director of RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association. "When
women dealing with infertility can communicate with others in their situation, they get through it in a much better state of mind and also share needed information about their options."
Those are some of the key reasons REDBOOK has joined forces with RESOLVE to launch "The Truth About Trying," an online video campaign to start an open conversation about infertility, which strikes
one in eight women in the United States. The message of those speaking out: It's not always easy to get pregnant, and there's no shame in that.
"It's crazy to me that this topic is still taboo," says participant Rosie Pope, 31, who talks about her battle to become a second-time mom — and her shock at all the denial out there — in her video.
The star of Bravo's Pregnant in Heels says, "A lot of
people who have gone through IVF and managed to have kids shove it under the rug and pretend it never happened. In Hollywood, you can talk about your drug addiction or divorce, but not infertility.
It's a real disservice to women."
Most of the fertility specialists and support-group leaders REDBOOK spoke with confirm that couples often conceal their fertility problems. Even when they find a community online, the exchanges are
largely anonymous; in real life, they are typically silent. Indeed, in a survey of couples having difficulty conceiving, conducted by the pharmaceutical company Merck, 61 percent of respondents hid
their infertility from family and friends. Nearly half didn't even tell their mothers.
It's time for infertility to come out of the closet. In their "Truth About Trying" videos, women put names, faces, and voices to this disease (yes, it's a disease). They are raw, brave, helpful, and
warm, and together they offer a powerful resource for you or a friend, sister, daughter — anyone coping with infertility.
What we're not saying (and hearing)
The official definition of infertility: an inability to get or stay pregnant after a year of trying if you're under 35, or six months if you're older. Twelve percent of reproductive-age American
women — about 7.3 million — are having trouble conceiving or carrying a baby to term, up from about 9 percent in 1988, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Some of that rise reflects the fact that more people are waiting longer to start families, and the older you are, the more likely it is that you'll have issues like early menopause or a risk of
miscarriage. Some 7 to 10 percent of men are infertile; in about 20 percent of situations, both partners have problems. And anywhere from 10 to 20 percent of infertility is "unexplained," as in,
there's no medical answer for why you're not pregnant, except that you're not. "I work out every day. I just did a triathlon. You think, If I'm healthy, this will happen," says Lori LeRoy, 39, of Indianapolis, who began trying to conceive naturally at 33. She went on to do in vitro fertilization
(IVF), and now she and her husband are in the midst of adopting a little boy.
A quick refresher course: With IVF, egg and sperm meet in a petri dish, then embryos are placed in the uterus, helping the process along. While the procedure improves on the 20 percent chance of
pregnancy women have when their fertility is at its peak, the success rates drop steeply with age. For women under 35, the odds of carrying a baby to term are 41 percent per IVF cycle. At 38, the
chance of birth is 22 percent; at 41, 12 percent; and at 43, 5 percent — slender odds that don't come cheap, given that most couples pay for treatment out of pocket. "When we started getting the
bills, I thought, If only I'd started sooner, I could've put the money toward my kids' college tuition,"
says Angelique Jones, 41, of Thorndale, PA, now pregnant with twins.
Lori and Angelique are open about their experiences but acknowledge they were unusually forthcoming. One reason infertility is considered hush-hush is that it's wrapped up in sex, a subject Americans
are notoriously squirmy about. "If you start discussing infertility, you have to talk about ovaries and semen and all kinds of things you don't usually discuss over dinner," says Paige Nolt, 29, of
Charlottesville, VA, who's been trying to get pregnant for two years. "Just dealing with my own emotions was difficult enough, so I didn't talk about it at all."
Many women dread hearing what family and friends might say, which is why
43 percent of 549 people surveyed by RESOLVE stayed quiet. "I didn't want people putting pressure on me; I already felt like a failure," says Fran Meadows, 38, of Queens, NY. "I'd grin through baby
showers, then cry my eyes out afterward."
The keep-it-on-the-down-low mentality only perpetuates more secrecy, says Sharon Covington, director of psychological support services at Shady Grove Fertility Center in Washington, DC. "Women think
there's something wrong with them while the rest of society has no problem getting pregnant."
That sense of being defective can be even stronger among women of "advanced maternal age" — those over 35. "I felt I couldn't do this thing women are supposed to do," says Anna Maynard, 43, of
Manassas, VA, who tried to conceive naturally for a year before opting for egg donation. "I thought maybe I shouldn't have moved around so much for jobs, and tried to meet someone earlier to settle
down with. I was angry at myself for waiting too long and wasting my fertile years, and jealous of the young girl who had plenty of eggs while I was like a beggar at her door."
The benefits of opening up
Paige Nolt suffered in silence for months. "I was overwhelmed by the loss of the family my husband and I envisioned," she says. "One day, coworkers were all cracking up about something that had
happened in the office. They looked at me and I was the only one not laughing. I came home and told my husband I couldn't be a victim anymore, so I started an infertility support group." Paige also
appears in a "Truth About Trying" video. "It's a hard issue to talk about, but it would have been so great if someone had told me early on, 'I know exactly what you're going through because I went
through it too.'"
Women who put their infertility out there often find instant connections — and comfort. "I felt like I was alone," says 36-year-old Anika Palm, of Orlando, FL, in her video. "To my surprise, after I
was open about it, people came to me and told me their experiences." When Keiko Zoll, 29, of Salem, MA, announced she was infertile on a Facebook update during National Infertility Awareness Week in
the spring of 2009, "I immediately received emails from three friends admitting they were facing similar issues," she says. "We gave up our anonymity for something better: mutual understanding and
More openness could also help families afford help. Only seven states require insurers to cover at least part of infertility treatment. "It's still beyond the means of most Americans," says Alice
Domar, Ph.D., executive director of the Domar Center for Mind/Body Health at Boston IVF. "We need to create a lot of noise to get more coverage."
Speak out to support other women and yourself, says Carla
Corbitt, 28, of Beaverton, OR. "I'm proud that I can look back on my journey to motherhood and know that not only did it strengthen my marriage and make me more resilient as an individual, but I was
also able to give hope to others," she says in her video. "I wish I had sat down a long time ago and started the conversation. I'm just glad that I eventually realized that infertility is not my
The latest fertility breakthrough
Breast exam, pap smear, banking your eggs: A new fertility technology called vitrification could become standard medical procedure in coming years. It allows women to flash-freeze their eggs so they
can implant them in their wombs years or even decades later. Unlike conventional slow-freezing, which often led to the formation of ice crystals in the eggs, this high-speed method greatly improves
success rates.
So, will women in their 20s or early 30s rush to put their eggs on ice? Not in the near future, thanks to the $10,000 to $15,000 price tag. And the procedure — which includes daily hormone shots for
two weeks to stimulate egg production, followed by egg-retrieval surgery — isn't fail-safe: "Freezing a batch of eggs when you're 30 gives you a 60 percent chance of a baby," says Jamie Grifo, M.D.,
Ph.D., director of NYU Fertility Center's division of reproductive endocrinology and infertility. "That means there's a 40 percent chance you don't get pregnant."
Costs should come down over time, and the odds may well improve. Ultimately, whether you bank your eggs as a hedge against potential infertility really depends on your life plans, says Erika B.
Johnston-MacAnanny, M.D., assistant professor of reproductive medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. "I wouldn't offer this to every 20-year-old who walks into my
office. But if a young woman has absolutely no intention of getting pregnant until she's 40, I'd be comfortable providing egg freezing. I'd want her to know her options."
"I'm not fat, I'm pregnant!" Actually, some women may be both but there are currently no UK guidelines to help midwives and women define how much is too much when it comes to weight gain during pregnancy.
In this week's Scrubbing Up, Bridget Benelam from the British Nutrition Foundation says there needs to be clear advice on weight control for pregnant women.
Nearly half of women of childbearing age are overweight or obese in the UK and this means there are increasing numbers of obese pregnant women. But spotting those mothers whose bumps are due to fat as well as baby is difficult, not least because there are no UK guidelines on how much weight women should gain during pregnancy.
Pregnancy weight gain varies and depends on many things - including the weight of the baby, the amount of amniotic fluid and the mother's increased blood volume - as well as body fat. Some additional fat is stored during pregnancy to provide a reserve for breast feeding when the baby is born.
But excessive weight gain during pregnancy carries health risks for the mother and child. It also makes the delivery of the baby more difficult, with caesarean sections and forceps deliveries more common. All this puts a strain on an already stretched maternity service.
Despite the common idea that women need to "eat for two" when pregnant, there is actually only a small number of extra calories needed in pregnancy.
No extra calories are needed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy and only an extra 200kcal per day are required during the last 12 weeks, the equivalent of two small slices of bread.
In a survey of over 6,000 women carried out by the Royal College of Midwives and NetMums last year, 61% said their midwife did not have enough time to discuss their concerns about weight management and nutrition, meaning many women may embark on pregnancy without having discussed how to manage their weight at this important time.
And whilst there is a clear need for readily available advice, guidance is lacking.
Current recommendations in England from NICE (National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence ) do not address the issue of how much weight gain is healthy in pregnancy. Indeed, they flag up the need for UK-specific guidance.
These guidelines, issued in 2010, do say that women who are overweight or obese should be encouraged to lose weight before trying for a baby.
However, they say once a woman is pregnant, she should not be encouraged to diet to lose weight as this may harm the health of the growing baby and so women should follow a healthy diet and be physically active.
But what does this mean in practice?
In the US, guidelines go further.
The Institute of Medicine sets out what is a healthy weight gain - 25 to 35 pounds (11.5 to 16kg) during pregnancy for women at a normal weight for their height.
And it says overweight and obese women should gain less weight during pregnancy than lean women. For example, no more than 20 pounds (9kg) for the most obese.
Pregnancy is a window of opportunity where women are particularly interested in looking after their health and that of their growing baby.
Getting the right help and advice about weight control to pregnant women (and those planning a pregnancy) could help to reduce the risks to both mums and their babies, and also help mitigate the strain that obesity in pregnancy puts on the health service.
But midwives need support in delivering this advice on weight control, something they may never have been trained to provide. Arming them with clear guidance would be a good place to start.
How are obesity and infertility related?
Recent findings show very clearly that fertility can be negatively affected by obesity. In women, early onset of obesity favors the development of menses irregularities, chronic low rate of ovulation and infertility in the adult age. Obesity in women can also increase risk of miscarriages and affect negatively the outcomes of assisted reproductive technologies such as IVF and other modalities as well as pregnancy, when the body mass index exceeds 30 kg/m2. The main factors implicated in the association may be insulin excess and insulin resistance. These adverse effects of obesity are specifically evident in women with PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome). In men, obesity is associated with low testosterone levels. In massively obese individuals, reduced spermatogenesis associated with severe hypotestosteronemia (low testosterone levels in the blood) which may cause severe infertility difficulties in the male. Moreover, the frequency of erectile dysfunction increases with increasing body mass index and the incidence of obesity. In summary, much more attention should be paid to the impact of obesity on fertility in both women and men. This appears to be particularly important for women before assisted reproductive technologies are attempted. Treatment of obesity may improve androgen imbalance and erectile dysfunction, the major causes of infertility in obese men, especially for those men in Middle East countries.
Do you feel that people in Oman and the Middle East in general are sufficiently educated on this link?
Obesity in the Middle East is a notable health issue. In 2005, the World Health Organization reported that 1.6 billion people were overweight Worldwide and 400 million were obese. It estimates that by the year 2015, 2.3 billion people will be overweight and 700 million will be obese. The Middle East, including the Arabian Peninsula, is no exception to the worldwide increase in obesity. Subsequently, some call this trend the New World Syndrome. The lifestyle changes associated with the discovery of oil and the subsequent increase in wealth is one contributing factor. Urbanization has occurred rapidly and has been accompanied by new technologies that promote sedentary lifestyles. Due to accessibility of private cars, television, and household appliances, the population as a whole is engaging in less physical activity. The rise in caloric and fat intake in a region where exercise is not a defining part of the culture has added to the overall increased percentages of overweight and obese populations. In addition, women are more likely to be overweight or obese due to cultural norms and perceptions of appropriate female behavior and occupations inside and outside of the home. Unfortunately people in Oman and the Middle East in general are not sufficiently educated on this link and an effort should be made of the consequences of obesity has on the overall reproductive health for both male and female.
Are there any other problems cause by obesity in the fertility process, ie passing on diseases and other illnesses onto newborns?
The most recent statistics on the general health of people are not encouraging. For example, current assessments indicate that over 60% of Americans meet criteria for being either overweight or obese. Those statistics are beginning to appear in locations around the globe including the Middle East and possibly Oman. Excess weight initiates a cascade of health problems through related conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, joint degeneration, sleep apnea and most recently, obesity has been linked to cancer.
In the USA, the
results of a recent research study found that overweight and obese people have medical bills up to $1500 greater a year than those not carrying excess weight. There is a domino effect
associated with dramatic weight gain: People become more sedentary and less able to tolerate exercise. The heart has to work harder to supply oxygen-rich blood to the extra tissue. (extra work due to
an increased body surface area). In some cases, the body becomes resistant to its own insulin, blood sugar levels begin to increase and Type II diabetes develops. In most cases, excess weight lends
itself to increased blood cholesterol levels and high blood pressure. This process presents us with the beginning of cardiovascular disease.
Weight gain for most people, is the result of increased energy intake and decreased energy output. Translation: We eat too much and do not exercise enough. This is where knowing and doing collide.
Exercising and being attentive to diet requires effort and long-term commitment. Our society demands" immediate gratification" with most things (Ex: Standing in front of a microwave and saying
"hurry-up"). Seemingly, if it takes too long, requires too much effort, or is uncomfortable, we will opt not to do it. We also factor in, that if anything goes wrong with our health, there is an
intervention or pill that will "fix us".
"If you are standing on the tracks and you see the train coming, common sense dictates that you get out of the way".
This same principle applies to a multitude
of topics and very appropriately to the cascade of health problems that will accompany excess body weight and obesity. We know that excess weight leads to a domino effect of health issues.
Interventions and medications do not fix things 100%. The only true fix is to prevent it from happening.
In general, loss of general health has negative implications on sexual performance and diminished reproductive capacity. As to passing on diseases and other illnesses onto newborns, this has never been observed directly but indirectly by attempting to reproduce
and raise a family using unhealthy modalities.
Is this a growing problem in Oman and out of infertility cases you deal with, how many of these are related to obesity?
As I mentioned previously, the Middle
East, including the Arabian Peninsula and Oman, are no exception to the worldwide increase in obesity. The lifestyle changes associated with the discovery of oil and the subsequent increase in wealth is one
contributing factor for the people of the Middle East and particularly those in Oman and the surrounding area. These adverse effects of obesity are specifically evident in women with PCOS (polycystic
ovary syndrome). In men, obesity is associated with low testosterone levels. In massively obese individuals, reduced spermatogenesis associated with severe hypotestosteronemia (low testosterone
levels in the blood) which may cause severe infertility difficulties in the male. Moreover, the frequency of erectile dysfunction increases with increasing body mass index and the incidence of
I have devoted more than 35 years studying and treating infertility in humans and I must admit that challenges are enormous for treatment of serious symptoms of infertility in countries around the
Arabian Peninsula. In men for example, obesity, erectile dysfunction, spermatogenic deficiencies and similar type of problems seem to have reached epidemic proportions and they seem to be getting
worse over time. One of my plans for the future is to establish a prominent center similar to the Andrology Institute of Andrology for the Middle East to treat severe male infertility
difficulties. I challenge my friends in the Middle East to assist me with such plan.
Which age group or sex is most susceptible to obesity-related infertility illnesses?
Obesity tends to have an impact on fertility in both women and men. Obesity in women can also increase risk of miscarriages and affect negatively the outcomes of assisted reproductive technologies such as IVF and other modalities as well as pregnancy, when the body mass index exceeds 30 kg/m. As I mentioned before, the main factors implicated in the association may be insulin excess and insulin resistance. These adverse effects of obesity are specifically evident in women with PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome). In men, obesity is associated with low testosterone levels. In massively obese individuals, reduced spermatogenesis associated with severe low testosterone levels in the blood can cause severe infertility difficulties in the male. Moreover, the frequency of erectile dysfunction increases with increasing body mass index and the incidence of obesity. In summary, much more attention should be paid to the impact of obesity on fertility in both women and men. This appears to be particularly important for women before assisted reproductive technologies are attempted. Treatment of obesity may improve androgen imbalance and erectile dysfunction, the major causes of infertility in obese men, especially in Middle East countries.
What can be done to tackle this problem and how does New Life work to tackle the issue?
The goal of any obesity treatment, like New Life and others is to achieve and maintain a healthier weight to reduce the patient's risk of serious health problems and enhance their quality of life. An obese individual, male or female may need to work with a team of health professionals, including a nutritionist, dietitian, therapist or an obesity specialist, to help them understand and make changes in their eating and activity habits. All together, they can determine a healthy goal weight and how to achieve it for anyone suffering from obesity. Any one's initial goal may be to lose 5 to 10 percent of their body weight within six months. General health brings about better reproductive performance, healthier sex life and better life styles.
Visit us online for information about NewLife Fertility Center and all of our services. We hope you will enjoy exploring our new website!
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All Posts Tagged With: "anti-intellectualism"
University isn't the real world?
This English professor begs to differ
Google "university" and "real world" and you'll see what you probably already know: to most people, they are very different things.
It's amazing to me how often and how easily this anti-intellectual smear is repeated in the media, and even by universities themselves—as in this piece from my own alma mater, the University of Waterloo. The implication is that, at best, education is an ethereal paradise where no one has challenges or stresses or the difficulties that one encounters in actual reality. Or, worse, that education is a waste of time—because nothing you learned in that cushy little classroom means anything out here where things get real.
Anyone who has ever been in university—or at least has been and has tried to be successful there—can attest to the falsehood of this notion. University life is full of both hard work and stress. It is very real. Deadlines are numerous and hard to change. Evaluation is rigorous and frequent and comes not just from one supervisor but by numerous instructors, and a whole new set of them the following year.
Professors: more than "guides on the side"
Pettigrew tells would-be reformers to knock it off
Follow the news and commentary around teaching in higher education these days are you will soon come across the little rhyme in the middle of this passage by Robert Mendenhall:
When faculty serve as lecturers, holding scheduled classes for a prescribed number of weeks, the instruction takes place at the lecturers' pace. For most students, this will be the wrong pace. Some will need to go more slowly; others will be able to move much faster. Competency-based learning shifts the role of the faculty from that of "a sage on the stage" to a "guide on the side." Faculty members work with students, guiding learning, answering questions, leading discussions, and helping students synthesize and apply knowledge.
One sees this little gem everywhere. The "sage on the stage" is the bad old way; "guide on the side" is where it's at! It is trotted out over and over again by those who fancy themselves innovators in education. They need to knock it off.
Stop attacking university research
If professors don't produce research, who will?
University research is under attack these days. This editorial in the Globe and Mail is just the latest call for "reform" of a system where university professors are, they say, too devoted to research, contemptuous of teaching, and wasting the public's money. If professors spent more time teaching and less time researching, taxpayers and students would get more bang for their buck, they argue. As a student and a young scholar, I always took the value of university research for granted.
Apparently I can't any longer.
One reason such editorializing is wrong-headed is that the anti-teaching prof is a myth. While those outside the academy like to represent today's professor as a hyper-nerd who can churn out papers but not explain anything, the stereotype simply doesn't hold up. In nine years as a student and eleven as a professor, I have met only a few professors who hated teaching, and not a single one who didn't work hard at it.


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Gun Control Groups Still Hopeful Despite Inaction
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Despite a year of setbacks, the parents of children lost in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre insist they won't lose the fight to reduce gun violence.
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Despite a year of setbacks, the parents of children lost in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre insist they won't lose the fight to reduce gun violence.
This video is all the proof I need to know that even birds like to have a little fun now and then. Maybe that's how they evolved wings, they just kept jumping off of stuff for the fun of it until they could eventually fly.
With a following of 1.2 billion people world wide, Pope Francis has a major influence on the world. Pope Francis is the 266th Pope and is the first Pope from the Americas. Watch a video here explaining why Time Magazine chose
I could barely believe this video when I saw it. These robots by Kiva Systems track down items in the Amazon warehouse and deliver the items to workers for shipping. It's magical to watch. The only thing missing are the bells on the tip of their shoes! If they had shoes that is.
It's actually somewhat surprising this doesn't happen more often.
This should help land some future MSU students...leading travel magazine, Travel & Leisure, recently named Bozeman one of the 20 best college towns in the U.S.
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David Dalla G is both the hardest working and the most well known rapper in Montana. If his latest song 'Homecoming' is any indication of his progression, we will be seeing a lot more of this young rapper in the future.
Our out of state friends got a good chuckle when we told them that parts of Montana were colder than Antarctica. These guys demonstrated with simple physics just how cold it got even in Bozeman, Montana.
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Doc Severinsen, who was the band leader of the Tonight Show Band for 25 years, is a shining example of a professional musician.
Severinsen remains at the top of his game while into his 70's. He practices his trumpet 3+ hours per day to maintain his technique and to learn new music.
A brass instrument requires uniquely physically demanding work in order for the player to maintain a high level of technique. This sort of practicing is a true workout, but Severinsen has maintained this rigorous practice schedule throughout his entire professional life.
Severinsen now performs regularly as a soloist with symphony orchestras. He conducts himself on stage with the utmost professionalism. He arrives at least an hour early for rehearsals and performances to warm up. He plays his hardest in rehearsal, and stays afterward to continue practicing his parts. He performs wonderfully in concerts.
As always, he is flashy in his clothes; people expect that of him and he does not disappoint. His stage persona engages the audience well, but he is not just an engaging personality -- he is a true professional who plays with the best of the best. And he is over the age of 70.
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Okay, now that I have your attention, let me say that a 5 minute orgasm is never a goal you should have in your mind. A big N-O on the outcome oriented orgasms. When you have expectations of any kind about what will happen during a sexual connection, you set yourself up for disappointment. This is part of the reason why we have over 60% of women who are sexually repressed. When you aren't having the experience you think you should, then you often hold sex as if it is another item on a long list of "to dos."
I can relate to this. When I was trying to get pregnant, which took me three long years, sex was literally a note marked on my calendar. It felt more like a science experiment than an orgasmic transfer of energy. I know women who look at engaging in sex as an obligation to their partners, with no regard for their own sexual energy.
This, my friends, is tragic. The true goodness of feminine sexual energy is that it is nurturing, nourishing, loving, sexy, passionate, and wowza juicy! Why are we repressing ourselves and depriving ourselves, our relationships, and the planet of this amazing goodness?
Bottom line…women, overall, are dried up, stressed out hamsters running in viscious cycles without the ability to relax and get out of their heads. I'm sorry, that was harsh. And yet, we have to get real with the truth before we can begin to make healthy changes.
In addition to these crazy schedules we keep, we are completely and utterly disconnected to our beauty. Only 3% of women worldwide (yes, that's worldwide) can comfortably refer to themselves as beautiful. And when we do not feel really beautiful, without any changes required, we have a more difficult time relaxing during sex. Thoughts, such as, "OMG, I hope he/she doesn't see my cellulite or pimples" are thoughts penetrating the mind instead of feeling into your body and letting something else penetrate through. Any worry about your beauty or body distracts you, keeps you in your head, and literally prevents you from enjoying the pleasure your body can bring.
The other main factor in how we prevent sexual pleasure is that our world is so unhealthy about the conversation of sexuality. Sex is all around us, on magazines and other visual media. We see it, desire it, but can't easily and openly talk about it. I live here in Northern California where people are still flinching when I use the word orgasm. It's rather crazy, wouldn't you say? We are all walking around on the planet as products of sex.
My body is so orgasmic that when I let go of my mind and feel into my body, I can achieve an orgasm instantly. It is effortless, and my ability to receive and surrender to the pleasure is almost automatic. Here is what I know.
*when I move into the sexual space of pleasure, I leave my "to do" list at the door
*I breathe deeply feeling the sensations of my body
*my thoughts become quiet, and I slow down the pace of life
*it is a sacred time I spend with ME (with or without a partner)
*I become 100% present with the moment
This wisdom can be applied to any woman with any body type or previous sexual experience.
And you don't even need to leave home to find your amazing orgasmic energy. It lives within you, and can be accessed throughout your day for all of your activities.
If I can heal chronic pain with orgasmic energy, just imagine what you can do with yours.


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nojustice_justus (Inactive) writes:
Many a regular poster did post congratulatory wishes when this story initially came out. The family of Hendrick posted appreciation. Keep in mind many a 'regular' post from work or don't log on during the weekend. FYI.
It is good to know these individuals grabbed the bull by the horns and achieved what they did. Two thumbs up.
It also goes to show the power of eating at Corrales Mexican food. Or had they come out of Casa de Soria? Either way the power of protein and adrenaline shows.
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gildediron2 writes:
Just sickening,if it didn't take nearly 20 years to put him to death,we wouldn't be having this discussion.
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Stars in finalSt. Albert plays Calgary Gators for Alberta Football League titleBy: Jeff Hansen | Posted: Wednesday, Aug 14, 2013 06:00 am The St. Albert Stars are one win away from going to the national final as the Alberta Football League champions after Sunday�s playoff triumph in Lacombe. Craig Carr, a former Canadian Football League running back, rushed for 78 yards on 15 carries and James Quigley caught two passes for 102 yards in the 15-3 semifinal win over the Central Alberta Buccaneers. Quarterback Troy Pappas scored two touchdowns on runs of three and two yards and was 8-for-15 in passing for 174 yards. The Stars were unsuccessful on three field-goal attempts but picked up a single point off one of the misses. �We had good ball control and didn�t have any offensive turnovers,� Pappas said. The Stars picked off four passes, led by linebacker Terrik Carter�s 46-yard return to the Bucs� 12-yard line. Linebacker Keith Matchem, the AFL�s leading tackler, cornerback Richard Daniels and halfback Devaughan Harper also recorded interceptions. Defensive end Aaron McComish gave the Bucs fits with eight tackles and three sacks. �Our defensive scheme, led by Michael Bryski, was unbreakable,� Pappas said. In league play the Bucs finished second at 5-1 and the Stars tied for third at 3-3. On the road the Stars beat the Bucs 29-27 in exhibition play and lost 46-14 in the regular season. The 5-3 Stars will challenge the 8-0 Calgary Gators for the AFL title Saturday. Kickoff is 4:30 p.m. at Genesis Place in Airdrie. The AFL champions will travel to play the Sault Ste. Marie Steelers or the Montreal Transit of the National Football Conference for the Canadian crown. The date for the big game had not been confirmed at press time. In the last game before the playoffs the Gators defeated the Stars 17-12 in Calgary. The Stars fell behind early at 14-0. Mike Goldring kicked a 45-yard field goal with six seconds left in the first half to put the Stars on the board. In the second half, Erik Kyler pulled off one of his three pick-six of the season. On the two-point conversion, Pappas hit Goldring in the back of the endzone. On the ensuing kick off Goldring booted the ball through the endzone for the single to make it 14-12. After the Gators added a field goal to go up by five, the Stars marched the ball into Calgary territory with time winding down. On third down at the 12 with 46 seconds to play, the Stars were unable to gain the first down to end the game. Comments
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Doesn't this conceptual rendering of the new Harry Potter Theme Park look like it was painted by Thomas Kinkade?
At first I thought it must be a strange coincidence and that it couldn't be by the Painter of Light™ since it depicts people in the picture. But then I was looking to see if he had ever painted a castle before and was surprised to find this:
If he painted "A New Day at the Cinderella Castle" I guess its not so inconceivable that he would paint Hogwarts too.
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Categories > Books > Harry Potter > The Darkest Hour
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2 ReviewsSixth Year!PostOOtp Its Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts and he has to make some hard decisions in order to survive. But will these decisions help him or make him weaker? Martial arts, dueling, anima...
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(#) Tenretni 2007-04-12 08:06:42 AM
Considering the actions to, or by, Harry is part of the main focus of the investigation, one would think he'd be involved in the proceedings.Author's response
He would have been there.. but there was enough evidence available without him needing to be there. Him leaving Privet Drive is always a risk at this point.


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Málaga will stay in sixth spot for another week after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Osasuna on Sunday afternoon. Pellegrini's side were on top right from the start, Isco, Toulalan, Duda and Monreal all failing to convert chances. However Ibrahima put the visitors ahead in their first attack with just over half an hour gone, poking the ball in on the near post after Nino's shot was blocked following a corner. Ibrahima came close to scoring a second shortly before the interval, but the locals regained control in the second half, with Cazorla, Rondón and the excellent Isco all shooting just wide. And with twenty minutes to go Isco found Sergio Sánchez for him to lay the ball across to set up Juanmi for the equaliser. The draw keeps the Andalusians in the European spots, two points ahead of their opponents in the table.
Espanyol are back up to eighth after they beat Atlético Madrid 4-2 in the last match of the evening. The game was all but over in the first twenty minutes as the Catalans scored three times, Verdú catching Courtois half asleep with a long shot to open the scoring and then adding a second after running through a passive defence, and Romaric making it three with an angled shot after picking up a return pass from Sergio García. Falcao got one back before the break, getting in front of Cristian Alvarez to force a header in to the net, but ten minutes after the restart Sergio García scored his side's fourth after battling past three or four defenders to beat Courtois again. The Belgian keeper made up for his mistakes to a certain extent with a good save from Thievy, and Arda Turan closed the gap a bit more with a second goal, but it was too late to prevent another disappointing result. With only one point from their last seven games away from home, coach Gregorio Manzano is firmly in the firing line.
Athletic Bilbao could only draw 1-1 against struggling Racing Santander, a result which left the Basque side still five points away from the European spots. The better chances in the first half fell to the locals, Arana having to clear off the line after Toño's clearance from a corner hit Colsa on the back, and Ander hitting the post with a shot from the edge of the area. Susaeta and Toquero tried their luck after the restart, but with Llorente still out injured, the long balls in to the box were going to waste until Aurtenetxe stole in on the back post to head in Toquero's centre. It seemed to be enough to win until the third minute of injury time, when Alvaro got on the end of Diop's long free kick to head the equaliser. Another draw for the Cantabrians to keep them off the bottom of the table, and since Héctor Cúper left two games ago they have picked up four points.
Mallorca are up to eleventh after a 0-1 victory over a Zaragoza side who, with Racing's draw, are now two points adrift at the foot of the table. Described by one commentator as the worst performance by a first division side in years, Javier Aguirre's team hardly troubled Aouate throughout the ninety minutes. Most of the play in the first forty five minutes was in the local half, Alvaro rattling the crossbar before Víctor Casadesús headed in a cross from Cáceres shortly before the interval. Lafita did finally test the visiting keeper with a long shot, but only some good goalkeeping by Roberto prevented Nsue and Víctor from increasing the lead later on. The Maños have only picked up one point now from their last eight games, and there were serious protests from the fans at the final whistle.
Racing and Zaragoza occupy the bottom two spots, but only one point separates seven sides fighting to avoid the last relegation place, currently occupied by Sporting Gijón despite a 1-3 win at Rayo Vallecano on Sunday lunchtime. Barral got between Cobeño and Labaka to head the ball on and round Arribas to score the first in only the ninth minute. Piti went close a couple of times at the other end, but Cobeño had to pull off saves from Nacho Novo and Barral before Novo ran on to a De las Cuevas through ball to score the second shortly before half time. Midway through the second half Novo took advantage of more slack defending by Labaka to make it three and Michu netted a late consolation for the home team after winning the ball back off a defender to beat Juan Pablo in the last minute. A fourth defeat in a row for Rayo, and they are now only a point above their opponents in the table having played a game more.
Sporting's victory meant that Getafe were down in the bottom three for a few hours before a 1-0 win against Granada took them back out and up to eleventh. It was, as they say, a game of two halves, with the locals dominating the first and the visitors coming back in the second. Sarabia and Miku both failed to hit the target early on and Michel brought a good save out of Roberto before the break, but after the restart Moyà had to be at his best to keep out Moisés Hurtado and then Ighalo on a couple of occasions. With ten minutes to go though Roberto could only push long cross back out to Casquero, who fired in a shot which took deflections off two defenders before finally entering the net. A third win in a row in the Alfonso Pérez stadium, and if anything is to save Getafe this season it will be their form at home.
Villarreal are dropping perilously close to the relegation spots as well, and they ended the weekend just above Sporting on goal difference after they were held to a 1-1 draw in the Madrigal stadium by Real Sociedad. After their humiliation in the Champions League, Garrido's side needed a good result, and Marcos Senna, Marco Rubén and Gonzalo all went close early on. Borja brought a great save out of Claudio Bravo later in the first half, but the visitors were starting to get back in the game, and early in the second half Aranburu picked up Vela's pass on the by-line and cut back to beat Diego López with an angled shot. Real were left with ten men though soon afterwards when Elustondo picked up a second booking, and the locals took advantage to level the scores, Rubén turning the ball in on the far post after Camuñas and Joselu combined to set him up. (11.12.11)
Barcelona are sitting on top of the table tonight after coming from behind to beat Real Madrid 1-3 on a rainy night in the Bernabeu stadium. For once Mourinho's side were favourites for the "clásico", and with only 23 seconds on the clock they seemed to be on their way to a victory when Benzema beat Valdés after the keeper had given the ball away to Ronaldo, his pass falling to Özil whose shot was deflected by Busquets in to the path of the French striker. But Casillas had to be at his best to keep out Messi five minutes later, and on the half hour mark Messi set up Alexis for him to level the scores with an angled shot past the keeper. After the restart an out-of-sorts Ronaldo failed to find the target with a couple of free kicks just outside of the area, and soon afterwards a speculative shot by Xavi hit Marcelo and bounced agonizingly past Casillas to give the Catalans the lead. Ronaldo headed the easiest of chances wide a few minutes later, and just a minute after that Fàbregas ran in to head a Dani Alves cross past the keeper to wrap things up. Another win for Guardiola's side in the Bernabeu to keep the battle for the title alive, although Madrid still have a chance to end the year in first place as they have a game in hand as Barça fly out to Japan for the Club World Cup. Not the result they expected though, and their run of fifteen wins in a row comes to a sad end.
Earlier in the evening third placed Valencia were beaten 2-1 by Betis, Rubén Castro scoring twice in injury time to give the Andalusians their first win in eleven games. If anything the Ches had the better of the first half, with Soldado going close a couple of times. Diego Alves had to be at his best though after the restart to turn a Beñat free kick round the post, and Castro fired a good chance over the top before Dorado deflected Mathieu's cross in to his own net. But when all seemed lost Castro levelled the scores after Juanma's cross fell kindly to him, and with the game coming to an end the striker got on the end of another Juanma pass to score the winner. Pepe Mel will be eternally grateful to him.
Fourth placed Levante close to within a point of their city neighbours after they beat the team below them Sevilla 1-0 in the first match of the evening. The Andalusians came in to the game unbeaten away in the league this season, hoping to snatch the last Champions League spot off their rivals. And they started well, Navas, Negredo and Trochowski all going close before the break, and Munúa having to be at his best to keep out Manu and Trochowski soon after the restart. Soon afterwards though Nano got what was to prove the only goal of the game after Javi Varas had blocked a Ballesteros header from a corner, the defender nipping in to score as the keeper and Negredo were hesitating between themselves. Juanlu almost added another with a wide shot which deflected off Spahic on to the post, but the visitors came close to saving a point after that, Munúa having to save again from Kanouté and Negredo and Spahic both missing the target. Another three points for Juan Ignacio Martínez's side though, and they continue to surprise us every week. (10.12.11)


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On January 12th 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the southern portion of Haiti. The poorest nation with one of the highest population density in the western hemisphere was left reeling with hundreds of thousands killed or injured and more than a million people left homeless. The NGO I work with, World Vision, was one of the first to respond. In addition to providing water and food, we took responsibility for shelter construction in a number of locations. In May of last year, I was helping out at a place called Corail Camp, about 10Km outside of Port Au Prince. This was land slated to become home to over a thousand families. I remember the stress, dust and arguments as we worked to get the camp ready. Corail seemed so desolate and far removed from the capital. Its remoteness was a worry to me and yet, it offered the potential to get some people out of the risky, congested tent-cities in the capital. Still, Corail would only be able to deal with a tiny fraction of population affected. Privately I wondered how we could ever make a difference just given the scale of the problems.
That was a year ago. As I start to get this dedicated site up and running, I thought I would briefly mention some of the good news that can be hard to come by when you are dealing with disasters and conflicts. At the beginning of this year, basic kits for proper hygiene and survival were handed to more than 350,000 people in Haiti. Our systems were used in a number of these distributions to make a real difference in speeding up the process, helping to ensure that those identified for aid; received it, and allowing aid workers to bypass the inefficient manner of paper data entry so that they could spend more time with those affected by the disaster. Today, we are helping people rebuild the livelihoods of more than 15,000 families (and growing!) with innovative cash-for-work programs in which LMMS is being integrated, helping to ensure that people get timely and safe access to money in exchange for their work efforts to improve on their own country's clean-up and reconstruction. More than 80,000 people have had LMMS help them directly in food and cash projects.
The humanitarian challenges have been enormous, not least of which being to move families into longer term, transitional shelters. Land shortages and land tenure have been two pressing issues that have hampered the work of the UN and aid agencies. But every journey begins with a single step. The good news that brightened my day today, is that this very camp, where I had my reservations and concerns a year ago, has witnessed the transition of over a 1000 families into safer homes that guard against hurricanes and offer a better future to people as they rebuild their lives. The Canadian International Development Agency and the Government of Taiwan helped fund this important work. And again our LMMS systems were used to plan distributions and in accounting for these homes as they passed into the hands of Haitians.


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He is so wrapped up in it that he can't relax and have a good time. Balance is key. I love to get my workout in everyday, but I also want to go out and enjoy a glass of wine and dessert once in a while.
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