the examiner Friday Dec 30 1977 15 The faces of these two musicians show that putting on concert is serious business On the left playing bass is Susan brown 12 grade student ller assistant is twelveyearold Tanya Edwards also tirade student Both girls are members of the Maple irore Senior Choir Examiner lhotol Nurse Theresa Keevil says she enjoys working liiistmas on the childrens ward at ltoyal Victoria Hospital lot of the children have gone home so we can spend more time with those who are here Weve been able to relax and have lot of fun Robert Murdock 11 months isnt too sure whether he wants to be there or not but ltose Hall 11 is doing her best to make him feel at home ltose is from Woodbridge and has been in hospital since October when she fell off horse and injured her leg Examiner lliotol The bodies of two men were discovered by police in riiidtown apartment in Saint John Wednesday the third and fourth victims of violent crime Saint John in the past 11 days Police would not say how the men died only that they were victims of foul play lleloise llowles author of the syndicated newspaper col umn llints from lleloise lied iii San Antonia lexas hospital Wednesday She was 58 AP Photo stalled sports car is pushed out of 25 feet of water near the Garfield exit of the Santa Ana Freeway in the city of om merce near Los Angeles Wednesday Traffic was brought to standstill on the freeway due to the water accumulation from the last few days of rainfall Al Laserphoto The doctor says By THOSTESON Ml Dear Dr Thosteson Would you please tell me if anything can be done to prevent dowager hump We have had this in two generations of my family It ap pears in the early 705 becom ing quite severe by the late 805 have feeling it is not result of improper posture Mrs lS You appear to have inherited family genes for long lifespan If you have theres no need to spend later years with the dowager hump dont think posture plays much of role to begin with The problem usually develops gradually from loss of bone density which is related to decreased amount of calcium being absorbed from food The bone weakness can lead to poor posture It is usually due to osteopo rosis Women are more rone to this than men We usua ly think of this thinning as affecting the obvious areas as the legs but the spinal vertebra too are af fected usually those of the up per spine lwherc the hump de velops You dont tell me your age if you are relatively young there are several things you can do to minimize the problem Women in pregnancy or while breastfeeding need extra cal cium If they dont get it at these times the bones are bound to suffer along with the fetus Prolonged immobility can add to the problem which is why some exercise is im portant during pregnancy lf you are near middle age you should be aware of the so called postmenopausal osteoporosis There is evidence this is caused by the older womans decreased estrogen production Since you say other women in your family have had this hump other factors may be in NORTH m98752 ¢Im963 EAST AKQ875r Aouaug socrn J1062 Vulnerable EastWest Dealer East pening lead Seven of hearts West North East South Pass iv rum 7v NT Double lnss Pass Pass The greatest sacrifice bid of the year 1977 occurred in duplicate game in Mukluk Alaska South was that Eskimo expert Mr nymous We will let Mr Onyrnous describe the reasoning that led to his sacrifice bid of seven notrump When East bid seven 10 for top score volved For example defi ciencies of certain glands in volved in calcification of bones You are wise to be looking ahead Continue to be active and be sure to have diet ade quate in protein and the neces sary vitamins and minerals 1hese steps can go long way toward preventing the problem An xray of your spine will tell whether osteoporosis has begun These humps can also be localized accumulation of fat Dear Dr Thosteson Every morning my daughter who is 18 blows her nose pretty hard often for the first hour or so af ter awakening ldont think its good for her to blow all the fluids out of the nose She says she does it so it doesnt go down her throat Im afraid shes go ing to so some real damage Am off base or should forget it Mrs FZ Well when youve got to blow youve got to blow Id be interested in the cause more than in the effects although continuous harsh blowing can force material into the sinuses She may be allergic to her il low The constant need to ow is not normal Have this checked Dear Dr Thosteson Please comment on blood donating its effects if any on the arteries etc Im 60 years old in good health weigh 135 pounds and am feet inch tall Im donating blood about every three months rs EJ There is no ill effect from donating blood every three months if you are healthy You get certain routine tests before each donation as you know Any changes in blood pressure would be spotted at that time You are to be commended both for your apparent good health and for your donations Blood is sorely needed The age limit for donors is or years Osivvadane Jimsleéoby hearts my first thought was to double Then thought of just passing Finally took another lllllK oi cuiiuou whiskey and decided that since the temperature out side was 67 below Fahrenheit or 55 below Cel sius if you want to go metric that any slam bid at that temperature had to be cold Then did little computing and saw that seven hearts bid and made vulnerable counted 2210 while eleven down not vul nerable was only 2100 So took another swig and bid my seven notrump As Mr Onymous said seven hearts was cold and would have been worth 2210 lie got out for down 10 or just 1900 at seven notrump and received welldeserved top SCOFC An Alaskan reader vants to know if it is ever good to take 10trick set llis letter inspired todays article If any of you ever get this same hand in match point game you can afford that sort of set Otherwise will find such sacrifice bids losing proposition daily crossword ACROSS 47 Fortas Answer to Prewous Puzzle 50 Eye covering 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