PROTECTING YOUR PRIVACY ON FACEBOOK - Part 1

Here are some helpful hints:

• Think before you type - Even if you delete an account (which takes Facebook about a month), some information can remain in Facebook's computers for up to 90 days.
• Regularly check your exposure - Each month, check out how your page looks to others and review your individual privacy settings.
• Protect basic information - Set the audience for profile items such as your town or employer.  And remember that sharing information with "friends of friends" could expose it to tens of thousands of viewers.
• Know what you can't protect - Your name and profile picture are public.  To protect your identity, don't use a photo, or use one that doesn't show your face.
• "UnPublic" your wall - set the audience for all previous wall posts to just friends.

Source: Consumer Reports

Next month - more privacy tips! . . .



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HOW TO DO YOGA WITHOUT WRECKING YOUR BODY - Part 2

(continued from 4/9/12 post)

Here are more tips for safe yoga practice:

- If you have a preexisting injury, ask your yoga teacher about his/her experience
with it.  For example: "Have you ever worked with a student who has had a
shoulder injury?"

- Many yoga-related injuries are chronic, the result of microscopic trauma
happening over time due to ongoing repetition of poor technique.  It's better to
practice a partial pose with good form than a full pose with poor form.  Try to
focus more on your breathing rather than how far you stretch.

- Don't compete -- many yoga students get hurt trying to keep up with the
instructor or other students.

- Listen to your body.  Beyond a good stretch, if something hurts, back off.

- Ask questions.  If you're unsure of a position or movement, stop and ask your
instructor for more explanation.  And check with your healthcare provider if you
have any medical issues.
Source: American Council on Exercise




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