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My friend Christopher McDougall has really nice feet. "Here, feel them," he said recently, proffering a meaty sole. This was a big jump for us, friendship-wise, but he was right: His feet were smooth, supple, and surprisingly clean, given the fact that he runs 40 to 50 miles per week, predominantly on pavement – and barefoot.

We'd been meaning to go for a run together for a year now, but he'd been a little busy. Last May, he published the surprise bestseller 'Born to Run,' which popularized the barefoot-running craze and made him the most controversial figure in running; every time we were supposed to go, he'd get called to New York for 'The Daily Show' or something to explain why, as he wrote in his book, "running shoes may be the most destructive force ever to hit the human foot."

That sentence attacked the way we run and touched off heated debate on internet message boards and in shoe stores. The discussion spilled over into the streets, where impassioned barefooters began sacrificing their soles for what they believed was a healthier run. Major manufacturers such as New Balance and Nike moved swiftly to capitalize on the trend with "minimalist" shoes meant to address concerns like broken glass and rusty nails while offering runners a near-barefoot footfall – none more profitably than Vibram, which repositioned a water sock called the FiveFingers and saw its sales skyrocket.

Inevitably a backlash followed as entrenched shoe companies, alarmed podiatrists, and the running "establishment" cautioned that the legions of barefoot converts risked lacerations, stress fractures, and worse. "If a lot of runners – or all the runners out there in America – [went barefoot] tomorrow," 'Runner's World' editor David Willey warned NPR listeners, "the vast majority of them would get hurt very quickly and would have to stop running for a very long time."

All the debate lacked was scientific evidence: No studies have conclusively shown that running in shoes is somehow better than barefooting, or vice versa. But fascinating new research suggests that McDougall may be on to something – just not quite what he thought.

"The wrong debate has been promulgated by journalists," says Daniel Lieberman, a professor in human evolutionary biology at Harvard whose January study in Nature sheds a different light on the potential benefits of barefooting. "It's not about barefoot versus shoe running – that's a lifestyle debate. It's really a debate about stride technique."

McDougall had been preaching the barefoot gospel to me for months. His own "conversion" took place over the past couple of years, after he investigated why he – and more than half of all runners – sustains so many injuries from simply jogging. Despite all the high-tech innovations, like gel-filled insoles, air cushions, and midfoot plates, built into today's near orthopedic shoes, research suggests that 40 to 80 percent of runners will get injured in any given year. So he was excited when he stumbled upon some loose research about the potential benefits of running barefoot, with one particular study citing the way the Tarahumara, an indigenous Mexican tribe, run (in leather sandals) without getting hurt.

McDougall made a good case, but I remained skeptical. I had a hard time believing that my 6-foot-4, 200-pound friend – whose running style resembled that of a drunken grizzly bear – truly ran well on pavement without shoes. This I had to see.

When I showed up, McDougall insisted I lose my shoes too. I immediately realized that running barefoot on pavement actually feels kind of nice. More surprisingly I began to run differently: Instead of pounding on my heels, the way I would in my cushy running shoes, the pavement forced me to land gently on the center of my foot and even slightly forward, so that my foot and lower leg could absorb the shock from the road.

Even more amazing was Chris's stride. In the past, he'd pound out the miles while emitting grunting or wheezing sounds that he'd compared to "Elvis's last shit." Now he lightly padded along, taking short strides, his feet hitting the ground almost silently, then flicking up behind him.

It felt so exhilarating to run barefoot that we cranked out three and a half hilly miles. But then the next day I woke up feeling like someone had driven six-inch nails through each of my calf muscles.

A couple of days later, my calves still throbbing, I walked into the lab of Irene Davis, a biomechanics professor at the University of Delaware. "Three miles is too much!" she scolded. "You should start with no more than a quarter mile."

I'd made a common barefooting mistake: too much too soon. But I hadn't come for a lesson. I wanted to understand why barefoot-style running might actually help me suffer fewer injuries.

Davis explained how muscles and ligaments come into play when we run – nearly all of them are essentially immobilized in modern running shoes. "I think we've trained our feet to be lazy," she said.

"To me, [running] shoes have changed the way we run," Davis said. "If you can change your stride to a more forefoot-oriented pattern, then you will reduce your risk of injury."

Davis had me run on a treadmill that measured my impact on the ground over each stride. "This is what causes injury," Davis said, circling a spike on a graph illustrating my foot strike with shoes on. "It represents the sharp impact of your heels hitting the ground. It's like a shock wave traveling up your body."

That shock wave was linked to knee and leg injuries, as well as plantar fasciitis, which is what inspired McDougall to give up his running shoes in the first place. The heel strike also causes pronation, the torquing of the foot that many of us buy special running shoes to try to correct. Corrective shoes, says Harvard's Lieberman, "solve the problem that they create." (Davis and Lieberman recently coauthored a study showing that barefoot runners experience a gentler impact.)

And yet, as my calves testified, going without shoes comes with its own pain.

"You're in shoes all of the time, and all of a sudden you're gonna run barefoot?" says champion ultrarunner Scott Jurek. "You need to graduate into it. A training period has to occur."

Jurek uses barefoot running as a part-time training tool. Once or twice a week, he'll add some barefoot running to his usual track workouts, jogging a mile in the infield or a couple of miles on a beach. "I look at it as strengthening as well as technique training," he says. "I'm not trying to run hard when I'm doing it. It's more of a warm-up kind of effort level."

Still, it's tempting to want to do more. That's what Leon Kelly did. A 33-year-old Manhattan lawyer and fitness buff who became curious about barefoot running last April, Kelly started slowly at first (or so he thought), jogging 20 minutes on grass three times a week. After a month he included pavement in his runs. Even then, he kept to a modest 20 miles per week. But by early July he had to stop running altogether due to knee pain. "It felt so right; I think I ran too hard too soon," he says. "In hindsight I didn't allow my body sufficient time to adapt."

"Anytime you make a change like that, you're just changing the kinds of injuries you're going to get," says Joseph Hamill, a biomechanics professor at the University of Massachusetts. "People are looking for a silver bullet, but there's no panacea."

"If you're doing fine, and you're not getting injured, I'm not going to tell you to change how you run," adds Davis. "Most of the people who've switched to barefoot have done so because they got injured."

"The fact of the matter is we have very poor data on what causes people to get injured," says Lieberman. "It's research that should have been done a long time ago." That research is soon under way: Brooks Sports Inc. recently announced two major studies on running motion and injuries, one to be conducted by Hamill. At least one large study from the American College of Sports Medicine has shown that runners who use shorter strides and land more gently – as barefooters tend to do – are less prone to stress fractures. And other research suggests that heavily cushioned running shoes tempt runners to pound harder.

So what does this all mean for everyday runners? As McDougall can attest, barefooting certainly can improve your stride. But most experts agree that people should ease into it over a period of months or even years to allow the muscles and ligaments time to adapt.

One fact remains undisputed even by most barefooters: Shoes help you run fast. "Barefoot technique gets you to think, gets you to become aware of what your body is doing in space," says Jurek. "That's the first element of getting better at any sport. But if you want to win a race, you're gonna wear shoes."

Related links:

Barefoot Running: How to Achieve Your Optimal Stride

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The hype of affordable surplus power for all categories of consumers in Punjab is not based on reality. Sufficient but costly power is likely to be made available in Punjab for about 10 months in a year after the commissioning of all the thermal units in private sector.

The over dependence on private sector for power generation in Punjab may lead to tariff hike and monetary gains for private companies but the consumers are not going to get cheaper power. The consumers will have to bear the brunt of fixed capacity charges of three private sector thermal plants in case of forced outage of units.

In Punjab all the three new thermal plants at Goindwal Sahib, Rajpura and Talwandi Sabo have come in private sector and no new thermal plant has been set up in state sector. All the three thermal plants can be expected to run at 80% plant load factor as the Punjab Government has got coal linkages for these plants as per their capacity.

It is being pronounced by state politicians and PSPCL that with the addition of 3920 MW power by private sector the power will be available to all categories of consumers at affordable prices and rather tariff will be reduced with the availability of surplus power. The surplus power will attract more  attract capital investment leading to fast industrialization of state and moreover  tube well connections pending for a decade will become a thing of past.

The fall out of this surplus power for about 10 months of year will be forced closure of state run thermal units to pave way for private sector generators. In case of state run units PSPCL is not incurring any expenditure in case of forced outage or backing down of units on less demand due to weather vagaries. However, In case private sector units PSPCL will be paying fixed charges of more than Rs. one per unit to these companies for any  forced outage of  units.

PSPCL has anticipated in its tariff petition that  with the surrender of 12994 million units of   surplus power of  12994 MU from private sector thermal units the fixed charges to be paid to private companies will be  Rs.1706 crore. The burden on consumers on this account is likely to  be  44 paisa per unit. PSPCL has been forced to go for short term power purchase due to delay in commissioning of these units.

It may not be out of context that despite this good performances of three state run thermal plants in the last decade Punjab Government has approved only one 1320 MW thermal plant in state sector at Mukerian in October 2011 that too after the persistent follow up by state power engineers. This power plant is on papers only the project is yet to take a concrete shape.

The next thermal plant  at Mukerian can be expected after four  years and by then partial power surplus state may be back to power shortage position with the increase of annual 10% power demand rise. There is urgent need to add generation capacity in state sector so that a balance between state and private sector generation can be maintained.

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A Hamburger Today addresses the phenomenon of the undying McDonald's burger using SCIENCE!. As seen previously on Metafilter.
posted by Dim Siawns (21 comments total) 18 users marked this as a favorite

Mmm, burger-jerky. Damn interesting, and we were just talking about this at work last week!
posted by Old'n'Busted at 12:10 PM on December 9, 2010

I don't have a dog in this fight either way. I really couldn't care less whether or not the McDonald's burger rotted or didn't. I don't often eat their burgers, and will continue to not often eat their burgers. My problem is not with McDonald's. My problem is with bad science.

I love you, J. Kenji Lopez-Alt.
posted by Greg Nog at 12:14 PM on December 9, 2010 [1 favorite]

Best part:
At this point, it's been 25 days, 23 calm, cool, and collected discussions with my wife about whether that smell in the apartment is coming from the burgers or from the dog, and 16 nights spent sleeping on the couch in the aftermath of those calm, cool, and collected discussions.
posted by nomadicink at 12:19 PM on December 9, 2010

Kenji's Burger Lab articles are always really interesting reads. See also: cheese sauce, animal-style double-double, and how to make a delicious turkey burger (spoilers: eggplant, anchovies, soy sauce, marmite)
posted by specialagentwebb at 12:32 PM on December 9, 2010

Interesting. Of course if the meat he used in the experiment is sourced from the same suppliers as McD's meat, one might expect similar outcomes.

And still, it doesn't explain what's going on with the 1996 burger. Is that person lying or what? I mean obviously burger's aren't "chemical food," or whatever nonsense she's got going on there, but either she's lying about the age of her burger, or something isn't right with the experiment in the OP.
posted by r_nebblesworthII at 12:32 PM on December 9, 2010 [1 favorite]

And still, it doesn't explain what's going on with the 1996 burger. Is that person lying or what?

Considering the dogma at the link, I'm voting for "crazy with a bit of fibbing thrown in".
posted by nomadicink at 12:37 PM on December 9, 2010

Lopez-Alt's theory is that there's not enough moisture in the burger to foster mold growth. Hanrahan's burger is a lot older, but that doesn't mean it's any moister. I have wooden furniture from '96 that also isn't molding, despite being made from 100% non-chemically-treated organic material. Mold rots things that have higher moisture content than wood, or, in this case, a largely-dehydrated burger.

posted by Greg Nog at 12:38 PM on December 9, 2010 [1 favorite]

I'm not following you, r_n. How is the post linked in the OP inconsistent with the 1996 burger?
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 12:40 PM on December 9, 2010

Crying on the Inside: A Clown's Journey from the Cotton Fields of Kansas to Global Imperial Icon.

In 1924, Ronald McDonald was born a poor rural carnival clown in a tent behind the midway, somewhere on the outskirts of Dubuque, Iowa. His parents, Lithuanian immigrants Ida Mae McDonald, and her husband Theobold Dexter McDonald were itinerant clowns on the early mid-west rodeo and carnival circuit, during the corn-shucking off-season, touring frequently with Dr. Troubador's Majickal Tincture Remedy and Amazing Festival of World-Renowned Exotic Delights.

Ronald followed in his parents' footsteps from an early age, joining their Miniature Pony act at the tender age of four-and-a-half. But even in those tender years, young Ronald, the humble son of immigrant clowns, wanted more. Though his early education consisted entirely of Bible instruction at the knee of his stern and uncompromising mother, and the occasional "instructional ass-whupping" at the hands of his often drunken father, the yearning teen Ronald soon found succor under the tutelage of master hypnotist and sleight-of-hand artist, The Invincible Gugliermo, who also toured for a time with the DTMTR & AFWRED. As fate would have it, he was soon to befriend the young Ray Kroc, himself the son of a Latvian immigrant freak-show barker, who also labored under the mystical tent as assistant to the aforementioned Invincible Gugliermo. Encouraging one-another in their interest for the Arcane Arts, the two teens thenceforth set upon a plan for world domination.

Their plans would soon be interrupted by World War II, during which Ronald was drafted and served without distinction as a galley-mate on the Naval supply and troop-carrier, USS Incunabula. This would prove fortuitous, though, as it was in the Navy where Ronald had his first opportunity for incorporating his knowledge of the Arcane Arts into the production of foodstuffs. Under the watchful eye of esteemed naval chef Sam "Greasy Jack" Krawczyk, the maturing Ronald would achieve mastery of shredded, frozen beef by-product preparation. From deep within the bowels of the Incunabula, Ronald would soon be working his gastronomic majick over shipload upon shipload of greenhorn troops, who, if they survived the depredations of Okinawa or Guadalcanal, would find themselves returning home to American soil with an inexplicable craving.

During the war years, young Mr. Kroc was no idler, either. In fact, some say that it was his devotion to the Black Arts, blindly and without distraction during this period that allowed him to eventually gain the upper hand over Ronald upon their reunion in early 1946. What seemed to be a partnership at first, born of their mutual greed and desire to do evil, soon saw Kroc gaining the upper-hand over Ronald, when he perfected his hypnotic monument, the Golden Arches. All across the land, returning war veterans found themselves drawn moth-like to the broiler flame below them, but it was Kroc who would reap the rewards, while Ronald found himself relegated to the task of playing clown for the sake of hypnotizing the children of their adult customers.

Despite his global influence upon impressionable adolescents, in the end, Ronald's deep-rooted desire for power and global pre-frozen foodstuffs domination was denied him by the one man he had ever called a friend, and his life ended tragically under the wheels of a dry goods delivery truck in 1972, in the dirty suburbs of South Chicago. With his fleeting dreams thus crushed, Ronald, the happy-faced clown, was forever destined to be crying on the inside.
posted by Devils Rancher at 12:42 PM on December 9, 2010 [19 favorites]

Whoa it's almost like salt preserves food
posted by hamida2242 at 1:22 PM on December 9, 2010 [4 favorites]

But now how will I feel superior to other people by being "scientifically" dismissive of their food choices? </snark>
posted by hijinx at 2:02 PM on December 9, 2010 [1 favorite]

Whoa it's almost like salt preserves food

In general yes, especially if large amounts of salt are used. In this particular instance, RTFA:

"Well, here's another piece of evidence: Burger number 6, made with no salt, did not rot either, indicating that the salt level has nothing to do with it."
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 2:21 PM on December 9, 2010 [1 favorite]

Odd, I'm not exactly shocked the meat doesn't rot, but no mold on the bread? All my bread gets covered in mold in a week, they could make a fortune on that shit!
posted by Ad hominem at 6:42 PM on December 9, 2010

Given that he's suggesting dehydration to be the cause of preservation, I think the climate and season plays a large role. Carrying out the experiment at this time of the year will probably result in faster dehydration since the air is probably dryer (especially indoors with the heater on). I should try this out here in the tropics; pretty sure the burger will get moldy in a few days given the humidity.
posted by destrius at 7:31 PM on December 9, 2010

And that's why my one inch thick prime rib jerky never took off.
posted by furtive at 9:02 PM on December 9, 2010

Interesting how a couple commenters lost their shit over this little experiment. How invested does one have to be in the notion that McDonalds is teh evil, to start accusing the Serious Eats blogger (and a mycologist blogger who got similar results) with being paid goons for Big Hamburger?
posted by 2N2222 at 10:32 PM on December 9, 2010 [2 favorites]

Wow, tough crowd.
posted by Devils Rancher at 7:56 AM on December 10, 2010

We don't mold.
posted by nomadicink at 8:11 AM on December 10, 2010

Well, see if I write you any more burger myths.
posted by Devils Rancher at 10:33 AM on December 10, 2010

This is the burger that breaks the mold.
posted by zippy at 5:15 PM on December 10, 2010 [1 favorite]

DR, I was wondering how it is that the OP burger had mold within a few weeks; yet the 1996 burger has apparently not developed any mold at all.
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At Andú Restaurant & Lounge in Brickell, they’re forgoing the muddled mint found in countless cocktails for snappy cilantro.

D’s Cilantro Martini, named for creator and bar manager Damien Rivadeneyra, is "not your ordinary martini," he says. "It’s very light and has a slight spicy taste."

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War Horse has come galloping back to South Florida for a way-too-brief run at Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. After Sunday evening’s final performance, it will be off and running to yet another city.

Anyone who caught the National Theatre of Great Britain’s visually stunning, moving production last spring at the Broward Center already knows that the touring War Horse is a treasure. The folks at the National, in concert with Adrian Kohler and Basil Jones of South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, know how to conjure theatrical magic in a way that plenty of calculatedly formulaic, wildly expensive Broadway productions do not.

Based on British author Michael Morpurgo’s novel for young readers, War Horse is hardly a show aimed only at kids. Presented in a deceptively simple folk art style, the play resonates on different levels with audiences of all ages (though little ones would likely find it loud and frightening).

Playwright Nick Stafford’s adaptation, with original direction by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris staged for the tour by Bijan Sheibani, depicts the horrors of World War I battlefields in such an emotionally wrenching way that audiences gasp at the thunderous sound of an exploding bomb or wince at the sight of a beloved horse with its legs entangled in barbed wire.

Not to take anything away from the dozens of talented humans involved in bringing War Horse to life, the extraordinary stars of the show are the life-sized horse “puppets,” sculptural marvels by Kohler and Jones. Inanimate without the humans who manipulate them, the regal horses Joey and Topthorn are so quickly and completely brought to life by actor-puppeteers that you forget you’re watching creatures crafted from cane, fabric, aluminum and glass. Their suffering and reactions to danger feel palpably, distressingly real.

Though the story of War Horse focuses on the human-animal bond between 16-year-old Devon farm lad Albert Narracott (Michael Wyatt Cox) and the half-thoroughbred Joey, the play also explores familial betrayal. Albert’s father Ted (Gene Gillette) is an angry alcoholic, a man so jealous of his brother Arthur (Chad Jennings) that he risks the family farm to beat Arthur in a bidding war for Joey. Ted also makes and breaks promises to Albert, actions that send Joey and later Albert off to combat — and, quite possibly, death — in France.

The company at the Arsht is a fine one, with a strong performance by Cox as the loving, loyal Albert and an appropriately valiant one by Brendan Murray as Lt. James NichollsCQ, the officer who promises a heartbroken Albert that he’ll watch over Joey.

In 2011, Steven Spielberg turned War Horse into a lavish, realistic movie. What is now onstage at the Arsht requires the imaginative participation of the audience, as a few horse puppets and some artful actors stand in for the millions who perished during World War I. Simpler? Yes. But the emotional payoff is far greater.

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Greek Students Suggest Changes to Refocus on Key Values

The Summer Greek Task Group has released recommendations to increase the awareness of personal and social responsibility and to strengthen the discipline procedures for group misbehavior.  The policy revisions include hiring two security officers for every off-campus event, designating a person to monitor behavior, and reinforcing the goals and ideals of Greek life and activities.  To view the report click here.

Strategic Priorities Task Force (SPT) Draft Report Available
A committee of 18 professors and administrators, as well as the associated student government president, spent the summer assessing future university wide budget constraints.  The committee’s draft report is accessible online to the Miami community.  A letter from the task force co-chairs Chris Makaroff, chemistry and biochemistry; and Steve Wyatt, finance; and related supporting documents are on the SPT website click here.  Alumni can email their comments to

Students Taking Advantage of Study Abroad Experiences
Three women’s soccer student-athletes travel with 11 other students to Nepal for their senior capstone course, Health and Culture, USA & Asia.  Faculty-sponsored trips such as this are one way the university is accomplishing its goal of having 50 percent of our students study abroad before graduation.  Currently 44 percent of Miami students study in a foreign country. On average only 2 percent of college-age students study overseas.  To view additional study abroad programs offered at the university, click here.

Fiske Guide to Colleges 2011: Miami Among ‘The Best and Most Interesting Institutions’
Miami is described as “the honors public university in one of the nation’s largest states,” where undergraduate research is encouraged and “professors are lauded for their knowledge and willingness to help.”  The Fiske Guide listed Miami as one of 20 “Public Universities Strong in Architecture,” one of 25 “Major Universities Strong in Music,” and one of 36 “Public Universities Strong in Business.”

Miami Featured in 2011 College Access and Opportunity Guide
Produced by the national Center for Student Opportunity, this comprehensive guidebook for low-income, first-generation, college-bound students highlights Miami’s outreach efforts, financial aid opportunities, and student support services.  One of the programs mentioned, Bridges: A Plan for Excellence, serves outstanding students who are interested in studying at Miami.  Students come for an all-expenses-paid overnight trip and participate in college preparation workshops.  Students completing the program receive a $4,000 renewable scholarship to Miami.  Click here to learn more about the Bridges Program.

Miami Recognized as a Leader in Recruiting/Graduating Low-Income Students
Washington Monthly 2010 lists Miami 12th in national university college rankings for social mobility – recruiting and graduating low-income students.  This publication looks at nearly 260 schools for their contribution to the public good, rating them in three categories: social mobility, research, and service.

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Kaddu, a fifth round selection (155th overall) in the 2012 NFL Draft, was with the team during training camp prior to being waived on September 1, 2012.

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You might have big dreams that you are going to work at Pixar, Disney, Dreamworks, Bungie, or Blizzard. I totally agree with you. Shoot as high as you can! But then you need to reel it back a bit and think realistically. Working at one of these studios 99% of the time is going to require at least a few years of experience, unless you are some 3D prodigy (probably not the case).

So how do you find a job that requires experience with no experience? This truly is the question every single new graduate faces at graduation in pretty much any field. The truth of the matter is, you are almost certainly not going to land a job at Pixar right out of school. Although many of the great high end studios do have internship programs. But keep in mind there are 100s of other artists that also want that internship. This doesn’t mean to give up and not give it a shot. Go for it! You might be exactly what they have been searching for.

Now I know you’ve heard that studios do not hire based on degrees or experience and yes sometimes this is true. Then you go searching online for that dream position, but every site you go to has a requirements list similar to the Blizzard one below.

Blizzard Requirements

Of course you can get a job at Blizzard, Pixar or some other huge company, but usually not right out of school or with no schooling or experience. Start out small. Search locally for a commercial studio, a small startup, or even the local TV Station. Starting out your main goal is to get a job, get experience, make connections. You will start to build contacts and experience that will make you less invisible to major studios.

You can also take courses at Gnomon and CGWorkshop to gain connections. They are usually taught by industry professionals that you may have even heard of before. Take a look at Wikipedia’s Entertainment Companies of the US list, or the gamedev map. If you aren’t in the US there are lists for other countries as well. See what is in your local area and start from there.

If you have any questions I will do my best to answer them! Comment below and let’s start a conversation!

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  1. Jay Sanchez
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    Mexican here, Tried to get a job as close to game development as possible and ended up spending 12 years as a newspaper designer… I’m trying to correct that now.

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Where to start The most accessible section of this shore extends from the Indiana line 175 miles north to Ludington.

Worth noting A yearlong state-park vehicle permit ($30.50 online or at any park entrance) is the cheapest way to experience some of the best beaches, protected in more than 30 state parks. (517) 373-9900; michigan.gov/dnr

Southern shore

From New Buffalo to St. Joseph, enjoy sandy beaches and easy access to inland fruit farms and wineries.

What to do

Hickory Creek Winery Lush flowerbeds greet visitors at this quality-over-quantity spot offering dry wines. Sample up to five for $5, then stroll through the vineyards. (269) 422-1100; hickorycreekwinery.com

Lemon Creek Winery and Fruit Farm In Berrien Springs, visitors purchase a $5 keepsake glass and sample any five of 26 wines, including Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc. Also enjoy you-pick apples, berries and peaches. (269) 471-1321; lemoncreekwinery.com

Warren Dunes State Park Dunes rise as much as 260 feet above the lake in Sawyer to provide great views and frame busy beaches (arrive early on weekends to claim a spot). The park is a popular hang gliding site. (269) 426-4013; michigan.gov/dnr

Where to eat

Bentwood Tavern Dine on a pretty lakeside patio at this New Buffalo favorite. The menu features steaks and seafood (and burgers), plus seasonally inspired desserts. (269) 469-1699; bentwoodtavern.com

Milda’s Corner Market This Lithuanian deli and market has a cultlike following. The deli serves soups, sandwiches and kugelis—a casserole of potatoes and bacon. Imported goods stock the market. (269) 469-9880; Milda's Corner Market on Facebook

Oink's Dutch Treat Kitschy pig and ice cream decor fills the building, and 50-plus flavors (like Cotton Candy Confetti and Marion County Blackberry) fill the coolers. (269) 469-3535

Redamak’s It’s the place to go in New Buffalo for burgers. Fresh beef ground on-site and, yes, Velveeta cheese turn simple into wonderful. Expect a wait. (269) 469-4522; redamaks.com

Rosie’s A homey New Buffalo diner serves classic breakfast dishes, including eggs, hash browns, and biscuits and gravy. (269) 469-4382

Where to stay

Gordon Beach Inn The historic Union Pier inn has 20 rooms with private baths, an art gallery, beach and the popular seafood spot Timothy’s Restaurant. (269) 469-0800; gordonbeachinn.com

Harbor Grand Hotel The 55-guest-room New Buffalo boutique hotel encourages indulgence. We love the 24-hour Ben and Jerry’s ice cream delivery, free beach towels and beachside lounge chairs, and breakfast-in-bed service. (888) 605-6800; harborgrand.com

For information: Harbor Country Chamber of Commerce (269) 469-5409; harborcountry.org

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St. Joseph/Benton Harbor and Saugatuck bookend this region.

Worth noting Many visitors stay in vacation-home rentals, which range from simple and rustic to plush and beachside.

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Blossomtime Festival Michigan’s oldest and largest multicommunity festival celebrates blooming orchards each spring with a 5k run, a vintage baseball game and a parade. (269) 982-8016; blossomtimefestival.org

Box Factory for the Arts A rehabbed factory on the east side of downtown St. Joseph houses three art galleries, live music, more than 40 artists’ studios and classes. (269) 983-3688; boxfactoryforthearts.org

Curious Kids’ Museum In St. Joseph, 100 hands-on exhibits invite kids to make giant bubbles, create a newscast and more. (269) 983-2543; curiouskidsmuseum.org

Jean Klock Park Dune grass, wide beaches and recently installed sculptures draw visitors to this scenic Benton Harbor park. swmichigan.org

Krasl Art Center This surprising little gem features sculptures on the grounds and three galleries. Special exhibits updated every two months. (269) 983-0271; krasl.org

Saugatuck Dunes State Park A 2.5-mile sandy beach and dunes more than 200 feet tall draw nature enthusiasts, bird-watchers and hikers. Trails lead over steep slopes to secluded beaches. (269) 637-2788; michigan.gov/dnr

Silver Beach County Park The park includes St. Joseph’s clean, wide, family-friendly beach. Nearby, the Silver Beach Center features a fantastic indoor carousel. (269) 982-0533; berriencounty.org/parks

St. Joseph shopping State Street has gift shops and several clothing and shoe stores, such as Moxie’s Boutique. FuzzyButz Pet Bakery’s selection lives up to its fun name. Harbor Town Interiors sells unique home decor, such as funky lighting. stjoetoday.com

Water Street Gallery You’ll find paintings, sculptures and glass on Center Street in Douglas. Watch the website for events like the annual glass show. (269) 857-8485; waterstreetgallery.com

Weko Beach In Bridgman, a campground with six log cabins and a summer concert series (performances are held some Sunday evenings at 7 p.m.) make this a better-than-average beach. (269) 465-3406; bridgman.org

Where to eat

Golden Brown Bakery A small-town bakery and cafe on South Haven’s main drag offers both delicious baked goods (many with local cherries and blueberries) and full breakfast options. (269) 637-3418; goldenbrownbakery.com

The Livery In a 100-plus-year-old former stable in Benton Harbor’s Arts District, this microbrewery-cafe keeps handcrafted beers on tap, and live music entertains. (269) 925-8760; liverybrew.com

Piggin’ N’ Grinnin’ Here’s Benton Harbor’s best barbecue. A Big Mama Sampler gives you a taste of just about everything you’d want. (269) 934-7675; piggin-n-grinnin.com

Schu’s Grill and Bar The St. Joe dining institution, with some outdoor lakeview tables, is known for great burgers and potato soup. (269) 983-7248; schus.com

Sherman’s Dairy Bar What you get isn’t fancy, but it’s delicious and wallet-friendly. A single-scoop cone looks more like a double, so if you don’t want to overindulge, ask for a “baby scoop.” (269) 637-8251; shermanicecream.com

Silver Beach Pizza Good pizza. Fun atmosphere (it’s inside an old train depot). Friendly waitstaff. What else can you ask for? When you sit down, you get a disc that’s green on one side and red on the other to signal servers. (269) 983-4743; silverbeachpizza.com

Tello Italian Bistro In South Haven, local ingredients flavor dishes such as pan-seared scallops and butternut squash ravioli. (269) 639-9898; tellobistro.com

Thornton’s Home Town Cafe The standby breakfast joint serves Bob’s Big Bomb. Eat the giant omelet filled with corned beef hash, bacon, sausage, ham, mushrooms, onions, peppers and cheese, and you get your name on the wall of fame. (269) 983-0932

Where to stay

Bella Vita Spa and Suites In Saugatuck, six modern suites overlook downtown and have flat-screen TVs. (269) 857-8482; bellavitaspaandsuites.com

The Boulevard Inn and Bistro A French-influenced bistro in St. Joseph offers a spectacular wine list. Try the duck confit and the risotto of the day. Some of the guest suites have lake views. (800) 875-6600; theboulevardinn.com

Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites The family-friendly St. Joseph hotel has a pool. (269) 982-0004; hiexpress.com/stjosephmi

For information: Saugatuck/Douglas Convention and Visitors Bureau (269) 857-1701; saugatuck.com

South Haven/ Van Buren County Convention and Visitors Bureau (800) 764-2836; southhaven.org

Southwestern Michigan Tourist Council (269) 925-6301; swmichigan.org

Holland area

The shore towns west of Grand Rapids have Dutch heritage and pretty boardwalks.

What to do

Grand Haven State Park A 48-acre recreation area has a popular beach and views of the Grand Haven pier and lighthouse. (616) 847-1309; michigan.gov/dnr

USS Silversides Submarine Museum Tour a World War II submarine and a U.S. Coast Guard cutter permanently moored along Muskegon’s waterfront. (231) 755-1230; silversidesmuseum.org

Holland shopping Boutiques, galleries, gift shops and cafes line 8th Street downtown. Tikal displays handmade jewelry and funky fashion; Reader’s World stocks best sellers and magazines (and sells hardcover best sellers at a discount). (800) 506-1299; downtownholland.com

Holland State Park Eight miles west of Holland, this Lake Michigan park has an expansive beach and great views of nearby Big Red, a much-photographed lighthouse. A boardwalk and stairs access Mount Pisgah’s towering sand dune.  (616) 399-9390; michigan.gov/dnr

Ludington State Park Walk from the shady campground through the dunes to the Lake Michigan beach and Big Sable Point Lighthouse. Rent a canoe and trace the shore of inland Hamlin Lake. (231) 843-2423; michigan.gov/dnr

Veldheer Tulip Gardens The largest tulip farm in the Holland area also has a delftware factory on-site. Admission charged to the gardens. (616) 399-1900; veldheer.com

Windmill Island Gardens In Holland, a 250-year-old working windmill, with the only female Dutch-certified miller in North America, towers above a 36-acre island. (888) 535-5792; windmillisland.org

Where to eat

Alpenrose Restaurant and Cafe Austria, Germany, Switzerland and France influence the dinner menu. Diners select entrees such as pretzel-crusted walleye. (616) 393-2111; alpenroserestaurant.com

Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant Overlook the lake while you dine on seafood and other specialties at this Holland restaurant. The family-friendly place serves breakfast on Sundays. (616) 396-0600; boatwerksrestaurant.com

Butch’s Restaurant Relax at downtown Holland’s restaurant-slash-wine shop. Dinner options include grilled Alaskan halibut with sticky rice. (616) 396-8227; butchs.net

DeBoer’s Dutch Brothers Bakery Visitors stop into the bakery-restaurant combo in Holland to pick up fresh breads and buttery kraklingen cookies or to nosh on pigs-in-a-blanket and pea soup. (616) 396-2253; deboerbakery.com

Morning Star Cafe This Southwestern-style breakfast and lunch spot in Grand Haven bakes its own foccacia, biscuits and pastries. (616) 844-1131

Old Boys' Brewhouse An exceptional budget meal awaits at this Spring Lake stop. Artisanal beers and specialty sodas accompany build-your-own pizzas on brewer's malt crusts. (616) 850-9950; oldboysbrewhouse.com

Where to stay

Haworth Inn Cherrywood and burgundy accents deck tasteful guest rooms. Walk to downtown Holland or stroll the campus of nearby Hope College. (616) 395-7200; haworthinn.com

Serendipity Resort Visitors craving privacy enjoy this Grand Haven cottage resort, which includes six vacation homes. (888) 205-7677; serendipityresorts.com

For information: Grand Haven Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (800) 303-4092; visitgrandhaven.com

Holland Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (800) 506-1299; holland.org

Ludington Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (877) 420-6618; pureludington.com

Muskegon County Convention and Visitors Bureau (800) 250-9283; visitmuskegon.org

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Arrow 30 and SOLO VJ big ENG and DV hits at NAB

Miller ENG and DV feature at NAB

Miller launched the SOLO DV  big brother tripod  - the 100mm SOLO VJ, to a rousing chorus of approval during this year's new NAB.

Designed for 10 – 40lb camcorders, SOLO VJ boasts an amazing 1.9m (74”) maximum height, and, due to its spreaderless design, goes down to a ground-hugging 22cm (8.7”). Existing telescoping tripod users will notice that Miller SOLO tubes do not rotate when tightened, making SOLO VJ both quicker and easier to deploy.  solovjlow

SOLO VJ weighs only 3.1kg (6.8lb) yet offers the typically high torsional rigidity of standard dual tube 2-Stage tripods. Neoprene upper tube covering provides excellent grip and weather protection, while spike/rubber feet, Air Cell carry strap and impact resistant soft case are included with each tripod.

Arrow 30 hits DV/ENG

In the highly successful Arrow tradition, Miller is also launching the Arrow 30, a fully featured 100mm ball levelling fluid head for 10-30lb DV/ENG camcorders. Based on the higher capacity Arrow ENG head, Arrow 30 supports the new breed of lighter ENG camcorders from PD-170 through DSR-390 to Sony’s new XDCAM PDW-530.

Featuring 7+7 selectable pan/tilt drag (plus ‘0’) Arrow 30 offers smooth feather-light or ultra-heavy resistance drag to suit all shooting conditions. Selectable 4-position tilt counterbalance and 70mm sliding platform allow for the widest range of camera, lens and battery options, while the quick release camera plate ensures high speed tripod-to-shoulder re-positioning.

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Make every day a record store day with Oxfam

Oxfam: In the groove

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On Saturday, fans of vinyl records will flock to independent record stores across the country, for the annual Record Store Day.

It’s a chance to get mitts on special releases, and rather fetching re-issues, aimed at bolstering the vinyl market, and increasing interest.

But vinyl records aren’t just for one day, they are for life, a fact that - thankfully for the vinyl junkies among us - not everyone realises.

When people have a tidy up, a spring clean or simply want to ‘make some space’ the inoffensive record is one of the first things shown the door, and a good proportion of them end up at charity shops, piled up in corners and scuffed up by shoppers with their trolleys and their lively kids.

But not at Oxfam’s fabulous Books and Music store in Olney, they don’t.

The small but perfectly formed shop, a stones throw away from the High Street, cares for its vinyl.

It looks after it, and celebrates it.

On Sunday, the shop is hosting a playback of the Ziggy Stardust album Hunky Dory, from start to finish. And they’ll be pushing up the volume dial for the experience.

If you like what you hear, you can take part in the silent auction and try to ‘Bag a bit of Bowie.’

Oxfam will use the occasion to showcase its vast collection of vinyl, CDs, books and DVDs, and with hundreds of vinyl records currently on the shop floor, there will be no shortage of goodies to be had.

“We are grateful for every item that people take the time to donate to us and to be able to have this record fair is a testament to the hard work of the volunteers involved and the generosity of the donors,” said shop manager Linda Hart-Jones, “Come and grab a bargain!”

For more details, call the Olney branch of Oxfam on 01234 714592.


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Mindanao hospital receives new eye care equipment

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/21 October) — The Southern Philippines and Medical Center (SPMC) received on Tuesday afternoon a brand new retinal camera equipment worth USD $125,000 (approximately PhP 5.25 M) to support the efforts of this medical institution to prevent blindness caused by a condition called retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

The machine is the first of its kind in Mindanao and the fifth outside of Metro Manila.

According to the website of the National Eye Institute of the United States, ROP is “a potentially blinding eye disorder that primarily affects premature infants weighing about 2¾ pounds (1250 grams) or less that are born before 31 weeks of gestation.”

According to kidshealth.org, ROP “causes abnormal blood vessels to grow in the retina, the layer of nerve tissue in the eye that enables us to see. This growth can cause the retina to detach from the eye , leading to blindness.”

The SPMC was chosen as the recipient because of its efficient eye care facility with trained eye specialists and resident doctors, said Dr. Pearl M. Tamesis, chair of the technical working group of the Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Leopoldo Vega, SPMC chief, said the donation will complement the existing equipment of the hospital’s eye care facility, including the two lasers used in treating eye conditions that may result in blindness.

Vega thanked Apl de Ap’s Campaign for Filipino Children for choosing SPMC, one of two government hospitals in Mindanao that has an eye care facility.

Fil-American rapper Apl de Ap of The Black Eyed Peas, whose real name is Allan Pineda Lindo, explained that helping visually-impaired children became his advocacy, having suffered from the same eye condition.

“It’s already hard enough growing up normal in the Philippines but imagine being blind, that’s 10 times hard growing up in the Philippines,” he said.

Vega said the new equipment will further improve services to the patients with eye conditions and at the same time harness the skills of resident doctors.

“Training and serving must be of the same coin,” he said.

Dr. Abdullah Dumama, director of the Department of Health (DOH) in Region 11, said blindness leads to an enormous human suffering “due to the loss of functional ability and self-esteem and contributes to significant reduction of quality of life and shortens life span.”

He said the World Health Organization has projected that the number of visually impaired patients worldwide may reach 76 million by 2020, if interventions are not implemented.

“The Philippines is a signatory to the global elimination of avoidable blindness

‘Vision 2020: The right to sight’,” he said.

He said the worldwide campaign is aimed at developing a sustainable comprehensive eye health care system to ensure an improved quality of life by reducing the risk of developing an eye condition, which may result in economic implications that will “manifest in the loss of productivity and income, and also can lead to social dependency.”

The DOH, he said, has scaled up its activities on public awareness on the importance of eye care to prevent blindness.

“Capability building activities for eye programs are being conducted and eye health teams are currently being established per province,” he said.

Tamesis said 80 percent of the major causes of blindness is preventable. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)


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Short Interest Divergence

I know, I know, but WHEN will it matter?

NYSE short interest for the period between mid-May and mid-June declined 1.89%, the first decline after six straight months of gains. NASDAQ short interest rose 2.08%, the fifth straight month of gains. In the last year, 700,000 new short shares have been added. 1.2 billion have been added in the last two years.

The graph I've been using appears below. It uses January 2003 as an index year (for no reason than that was a complete year bull market and the first year where I collected data. I'm not certain the graph is anything more than informational, but I think it is worth pointing out the pattern of the indexed NADSAQ Comp (in dark blue) after each time it was eclipsed by the indexed value of the NASDAQ short interest (light blue).

Beginning last month, I started tracking short interest in biotechnology stocks that ended up on the Regulation SHO Category A and B lists (read more about this here). These stocks were selected because they were members of the NASDAQ Biotech Index (NBI) at the time the SHO Part Two rule was initiated. Short interest in these stocks increased in the last measurement period, corresponding to an overall increase in short interest in biotech.

I must note that the measurement of overall short interest in NBI stocks was confounded in this measurement period by the rebalancing of the index. Several stocks were removed, but more were added taking the total stocks in the index from 157 to 163. The fact short interest increased in the NBI could be due to this rebalancing. I will note that the average short interest also increased. I'll note further that the Reg. SHO NBI list, whose membership I held constant, also increased.

Short interest in the IBB, the iShare ETF for the NASDAQ Biotech Index (NBI), rose 7.62% to 9.76M shares last month. Last month, short interest in the IBB was down 9.2%. The BBH, a HOLDr ETF approximating the AMEX Biotech Index, saw short interest drop 4.24%, the third straight monthly drop.

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Markets, movers and more.

Toddo's on Yahoo's Tech Ticker discussing where the market could go after yesterday's historic bailout of Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE). He says it's possible for the rally to last, but it's "first down and billions to go." Yesterday's action -- particularly in the dollar and stocks like Lehman (LEH), which got out of the gate in a hurry but reversed for a big loss on the day -- tells of more issues coming down the pike.

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Ex-Prime Ministe rTony Blair has denied having an affair with media tycoon Rupert Murdoch’s wife Wendi Deng.

Mr Blair was dragged into the mystery over the decision by billionaire Murdoch and third wife Ms Deng to file for divorce after unfounded rumours swept the internet on both sides of the Atlantic.

After he was linked to Wendi by the outrageous claims, a spokesman for Mr Blair told the Hollywood Reporter: “If you are asking if they are having an affair, the answer is no.”

Mr Blair is godfather to the Murdochs’ daughter Grace. Giving evidence to the Leveson inquiry into Press standards he said he had only a “working relationship” with the tycoon as PM but became close to him after leaving office.

News Corp chairman Murdoch, 82, revealed on Thursday that he and Wendi, 44, were divorcing after 14 years.

Speculation about why they split reached fever-pitch after BBC business editor Robert Peston wrote on Twitter: “Am also told that undisclosed reasons for Murdoch divorcing Deng are jaw-dropping – and hate myself for wanting to know what they are.”

Murdoch’s biographer Michael Wolff claimed the full story behind the divorce could be revealed as early as this weekend.

He wrote: “I’m hearing the why – the big reveal, the scandal details – could come.”

He added: “I think Rupert loved her. Everyone is wondering what went wrong.”

A spokesman for Murdoch revealed divorce papers filed in New York said the relationship had broken down irretrievably”.

Murdoch married Wendi in 1999, two years after they met at a party in Hong Kong.

She is best known for punching a protester who threw a foam pie at her husband during a parliamentary hearing into phone hacking.

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He was wed to Anna for 32 years and their £1billion divorce was one of the most expensive ever.

Wendi is understood to have signed pre-nuptial and “post-nup” deals.


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Day 1. Hoek van Holland to Egmond aan Zee.

Distance Cycled 110km. Average 18.3km/h Max 39.4km/h.

We awoke early, to the dawn chorus of the toilet flushing at six thirty. So an early breakfast it was to be. We had plenty of time and had decided to take the 08-37 train to Rotterdam and the first stop train to Hoek van Holland. We entered Utrecht Centraal via the taxi rank as usual, and headed towards the ticket machines. Damae checked that it was a 'feestdag' for the NS which meant we could take our bikes on the trains before nine in the morning, and also get cheap tickets using our 'Voordeelurenkaart' (reduction pass). It was so and we duly bought three singles and three bike tickets to Hoek van Holland.

Space in most Dutch trains, for bikes is at a premium except when the special summer bike carriages are brought into use. Whilst Karen's tiny mountain bike went in fine with bags on, Damae and Stan had to pull all their bags off and throw them in around the bikes. This was not a major problem and we fortunately found seats with a view through to the cycle space.

So there we were on a commuter train to Rotterdam. I used to work in Rotterdam and travelled back and forth whilst they were busy doubling the number of lines. This is now mostly finished and it was nice to see the progress that has been made. Forty minutes later we arrived in Rotterdam Centraal and lifted the bikes out and Stan and Damae threw their Ortliebs back on the bikes.

We walked to the lift to find it was covered in 'Defect' stickers. So a minus point to the Nederlandse Spoorwegen, and we had to wheel our bikes down the stairs using the bike grooves at the side of the stairs. Once down we found platform 1 and chose to use the escalators to get up. Going up an escalator with a fully laden bike is rather less exciting than going down.

At the top of the stairs was an OV-chipcard (an electronic smart card for tickets) enabled set of barriers reminiscent of the London Underground. After pushing tickets into slots we got the doors to open and were on the platform.

The train arrived a few minutes later, and we were pleased to see a large bike compartment in the stopping train. Our three bikes went in easily with the bags on and we settled down for the trip to the Hoek. The journey passed uneventfully and on arriving we quickly got the bikes off the train and found the route immediately, the signs being visible from the platform. We were underway and it was only a quarter past ten.

The first section ran through suburban areas. I recognised the road into port having used the ferry a few times before. Then into unknown terrain. Soon after leaving the town we ended up on a dyke and discovered that we had a good tailwind and the sun was shining. We stopped to remove clothing as we all had warmed up somewhat. After this short stop, we raced on through the Dutch countryside, past greenhouse complexes and farms. I noticed one farm where they specialised in radishes with a small stall facing the cycle path. Well I suppose you have to have your unique selling point.

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No one can live without air as one can without water for a few days and without food much longer. Therefore, nature has surrounded us with air on all sides so that we can get it without any effort.
We take in air through our nose into our lungs. The lungs act as a sort of bellows. The atmospheric air which we breath in has a life-giving substance- a gas known as oxygen. The air that we breath out contains poisonous gases. These can kill us if they are not immediately allowed to spread out and get diluted by the atmospheric air. Hence the necessity of proper ventilation.
The air comes into close contacts with blood in the lungs and purifies it. Many people do not know the act of breathing. This defect prevents an adequate purification of their blood. Some people breath through their mouth instead of their nose. This is a bad habit. Nature has so designed the nose that it acts as a sort of filter for the ingoing air and also warms it. In mouth breathers the atmospheric air reaches the lungs without the preliminary filtration or warming. It follows therefore that those who do not know how to breathe should take breathing exercises. They are as easy to learn as are useful. I do not wish to go into a discussion of the various asanas or postures. I do not mean to say that these are not important or useful. Bu I do wish to emphasize that a well-regulated life outweighs the advantage of studying elaborate postures that ensure breathing through the nose and free chest expansion is enough for our purposes.
If we keep the mouth tightly close, the breathing would have to be carried out by the nose. Just as we wash our mouth every morning, the nose should be also be cleaned. Clean water, cold or Lukewarm water is the best agent for this purpose. It should be taken in a cup in the palm of the hand and draw up through the nostrils. It is possible to draw the water up through one nostril, the other remains closed, and expel in through the other by opening it and closing the former. The process should be carried out gently so as to avoid discomfort. In order to cleanse the back portion of the nose known as nasopharynx, water should be brought out by the mouth or even swallowed.
We must see that the air that we breath in is fresh. It is good to cultivate a habit of sleeping in the open under the star. The fear of catching a chill could be dismissed from the mind. Cold can be kept out by plenty of covering. This covering should not extend beyond the neck. If cold is felt on the head, it can be covered with separate piece of cloth. The opening of the respiratory passage - the nose - should never be covered up.
The day clothes should be changed for loose night clothes before retiring. As a matter of fact no clothes are necessary at night when one sleeps covered with a sheet. Tight-fitting clothes should be avoided even during day.
The atmospheric air around us is not always pure, neither it is the same in every country. The choice of the country does not always lie in our hands but the choice of a suitable house in a suitable locality does rest with us till some extent. The general rule should be to live in a locality which is not too congested and insist upon the house being well lighted and well-ventilated.