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New fitness class
Tuesday June 8, 2010
North Adams Transcript
WILLIAMSTOWN — Every day, about 17 million women in the United States suffer in silence — their secret shame caused by urinary incontinence, pelvic pain and prolapse.
About one in three women suffer from urinary incontinence — leaking after they sneeze, cough or laugh. Another 14 million suffer from prolapse — the sagging and sometimes collapse of the bladder, uterus or anus into the vaginal cavity.
“It’s often a neglected topic of discussion — a lot of people tolerate the symptoms of it because they’re too embarrassed to talk about it,” Dr. Alison Hastings, an obstetrician/gynecologist with Northern Berkshire Obstetrics and Gynecologists at North Adams Regional Hospital, said Monday. “It affects women at a variety ages, not just those who are older or who have had children.”
Nick Caro singles out WPT
WILMINGTON, MA — December 10, 2009
Williams wide receiver Nick Caro was presented as the winner of the prestigious Nason Award at the annual New England Football Writers (NEFW) Captains and Awards Banquet at the Casa Di Fior in Wilmington, Mass.
The award, presented by the NEFW annually, is named for the longtime Boston Globe sports editor Jerry Nason, honors “seniors who have persevered against all odds to succeed in football.”
Williams head coach Mike Whalen introduced Caro and presented the award. Read the rest » » »
The Donkey
One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the donkey.
He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s amazement he quieted down.
The Farmer
There was a farmer who grew superior quality and award-winning CORN. Each year he entered his CORN in the state fair where it won honors and prizes. Once a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors’. “How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked. “Why sir, “said the farmer, “didn’t you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior, sub-standard and poor quality corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.”
The Mountain Story
A young son and his father were walking on the mountains. Read the rest » » »
Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams: “AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”
To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain:”AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”Curious, he yells: “Who are you?”
He receives the answer: “Who are you?”
Angered at the response, he screams: “Coward!”
He receives the answer: “Coward!”
