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Chicago's Gary Ruderman was told by one neurosurgeon that prolonged periods of squatting would reduce pressure on the spine. Ruderman tried the posture while waiting for a bus, but found the view of passing knees and the stares of passers-by unnerving. Backaches are also an occupational hazard for photographers, who labor not only under stressful deadlines but also under large amounts of equipment. Bill Pierce, whose photos accompany the cover story, is typical. He threw his back out several years ago and now does special exercises regularly to avoid a recurrence. Says he: "If I backslide...
...graceful yet extremely strong doubleS shape, this natural architectural masterpiece consists of 33 building blocks, called vertebrae. So artfully are they sculpted that they fit neatly into one another. An intricate system of muscles, tendons and ligaments keeps the column from collapsing. The lower portion of the spine, known as the lumbosacral region, is the site of the pain that bothers most people. It can withstand pressures of hundreds of pounds. Yet the entire column is so flexible that it can be bent to form two-thirds of a circle...
...HELP WONDERING if this Fourth of July I'll feel that tingle down my spine when I hear the 1812 Overture and see Old Glory blazing in red, white, and blue fireworks against the black night sky. I'm not concerned with America's birthday this year. It may be selfish, but I'm thinking about my birthday and the fact it places me in the first group of 20 year-olds that must register for the draft...
...among the sheared trees and debris and only the sound of the train on the track." Susan Hobart, a reporter for Portland's Oregonian, added: "The living are not welcome here. The ground rejects you, trying to suck you into foot-deep mud. Chill winds knife into your spine. Ash floats in the air, killing your sense of smell. Every instinct, every emotion warns you to go away. I felt like we were trespassing, like we didn't have nature's permission to visit its ashen graves...
Every actor sends at least one memorable chill up the spine. Monica (Katharine J. Kean), with her pristine appearance and voice, looks a bit too pure to be a daughter of Baba, but is excellent as the innocent ghost of a dead child. When she sings as a false spirit, her clean, lifeless half-tones convincingly conjure up the image of a dead child searching for her mother...