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16-THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1982 Lifestyle Can' Affect Pregnancy Women who are plan ning to become pregnant should consider the ef fect their occupation, physical Fitness and diet may have on the out come of the pregnancy, according to doctors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Two members of the UNC-CH department of obstetrics and gynecology discussed the role a woman's lifestyle plays, both prior to and during pregnancy, at a recent Project Goodlife seminar on preconcep tion health and fitness. Project Goodlife is a health enchancement program presented as a community service by the School of Medicine and North Carolina Memorial Hospital. "Man as a species has adopted a posture that may be dangerous to its reprod net i ve outcome, ' ' said Dr. Watson Bowes, professor of obstetrics and gynecology. Bowes said occupations which require a woman to stand or walk for long periods of time seem to have an overall negative impact 011. pregnancy. "We think this has something to do with the decrease h blood flow to the uterus which occurs because of our upright posture," he explained, adding that demands on uterine blood flow and placental transfer in crease as a pregnancy progresses. "We do see a higher incidence of such things as intrauterine growth retardation and abnor malities of the placenta in women who have am bulatory occupations, such as nurses or stewardesses, compared with women who are sendentary or who are not working at all," Bowes said. "This does not mean everybody who works in these occupations will have a pregnancy com plication," he con tinued. "Most people will not. Fortunately, healthy women who receive good prenatal care, eat a good diet and have a good background of health will have a good outcome of their pregnancies 95 per cent of the time." Bowes advised preg nant women to look carefully at their occupa tion and investigate the possibility of limiting their activities so they can gel more rest, par ticularly in the last three months of pregnancy. He also urged women to discuss specific oc cupational hazards, such as exposure to . en vironmental toxins or radiation, with their physicians prior to mm Top Quality Service On All American-made cars Some Toyotas & Datsuns Also Radiator Repair 24 hour Tow Service 2 mechanics on duty 8-6 Calvin Dalrymple. Sr and James M. Crank DAL'S AMOCO 3101 Fayetteville St. 688-0237 "35 Years Experience HHS Class off '44 An organizational meeting of the Hillside High School Class of 1 944, will be held at Tapp's Chicken Hut, 3019 Fayetteville Street, on Sunday, November 21 , beginn ing promptly at 4 p.m. EVERY MEMBER OF THE CLASS whether you graduated or not, Is urged to be present. For further Information call: Ethelene Lyons Prayloe 682-2884 or 544-3553 . . 'or Willie Mae Stewart 688-3968 becoming pregnant. "Resources can be brought to bear o find out exactly what these hazards might in terms of the pregnancy," he said. Dr. William L. Koontz, clinical instruc tor in ' obstetrics . an gynecology, agreed that decreased uterineJlow is a major concern during pregnancy, particularly for women, who under take strenuous exercise. "Being pregnant is a physical endeavor," Koontz said. "It's a good thing to be in shape and any exercise done prior to pregnancy is to your benefit during pregnancy." He warned, however, that pregnancy is not the time to start a strenous exercise activity such as running. "Exercise dur ing pregnancy is a wonderful thing," Koontz said. "The train ed athlete can probably continue to run at the same level or close to that level, perhaps a little . slower. But pregnancy is not the time to decide you're going to run your first New York marathon. If you haven't done it before -4 don't. Stick to your (.amaze exercises on the floor and some walking after dinner." Koontz also advised women of reproductive age to take an iron sup plement to ensure that they're in optimum iron status before they begin a pregnancy. "The great majority of American women are iron deficient," he said. "It's very difficult to eat a diet that has sufficient iron intake without eating a tremendous overload of calories." He said vegetarian diets which include eggs and dairy products cause ho ' problems during pregnancy if they are followed properly, Koontz stressed that proper maternal weight gain during pregnancy is extremely important io the successful outcome Of the pregnancy. "Preg nant women who are underweight are a very high risk group and very prone to have babies that arc underweight, with all the problems that cn , tails," he said. Koontz urged underweight women to have any nutritional or medical problems corrected before becoming preg nant. Koontz also ; warned overweight women who are contemplating pregnancy not to.go any kind of starvation diet. "Try to get as close to your optimal weight as possible with a sensible diet," he said, "and then carefully watch your weight during pregnane cy." . : .;,: He explained that overweight pregnant women are more likely to develop high blood pressure and gestational diabetes and to have ex cessively large babies. LUCAS PEIilLlttilCV, Inc. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE" 688-1368 "DISCOUNT DRUGS 206 West Main St. me Although there Is still no cure, LUCAS PHAR MACY is doing It's share to help relieve the pain in the pocket book. For the next 30 days, Lucas Pharmacy will offer the follow ing prescription drugs for arthritis pain relief at unbelievably low prices. , Naprosyn Motrin (evsllcbla gsnerlcslly) NsHon " e ttedomen Indodn eFcldsna Anzprox e Cllnorll All strengths of these drugs are Included et large savings. 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Mayor Bradley's association with Governor Brown proved to an albatross he could not shed, or perhaps racist fears prevented California voters from establishing this political precedent. The task of President Reagan and the new Congress is to forge a coalition which, unlike President Reagan's coalition of the past two years, will put people issues first and money issues second. I urge the new administration to heed the signs of the limes or it too will find its wings clipped and on the course of the lame duck. mvM::.A':I Vj::':' ' jV J If " r 1 ,i nM ii Iivm !aii .J 3 . s- CONTRACT SK2NERS The signim- or a $43-million fund transfer in Columbus, Ohio recently permits the construction of a new steel mill in Anambra, Nigeria. ' Finalizing the agreement were, from left: Anambra Finanee Commissioner Sam Ifeka, Garland Enterprises President Howard Garland and Vice President Steve Garland. Pierce and Son Studio Photo) Black Construction Firm Signs $43 Million Contract With Nigeria Call & Post News Service COLUMBUS. OHIO The largest transac tion between a black owned company and a black nation was finaliz ed with the signing of funds transfer agreements in Columbus recently. The pact signed by black owned Garland Enterprises and Anam bra Slate of Nigeria sets in motion the const ruc tion of a $43-million steel mill in Anambra. After two years of negotiations the Nigerian government has agreed to terms as general con tractor for the multi million dollar venture which will involve the upgrading of an existing facility as well as con struction of a new one. Howard Garland, company president, says his firm will immediately set up offices in Anam bra to begin the con- The Chain Is Looking To Assist Black Contractors (Continued from Front) businesses secure this type of work, and the agencies are "hooked" into a "minority business network". The network enables these agencies to alert sub contractors of large pro jects such as the Little River reservoir. In addition, Allen con tinued, it takes away the excuse of not being able to find qualified black firms, often used by many large white com panies to not contract with ; black sub contractors . Allen said black sub contractors fare when the project is public, especially a federal one, because a notice of contract bid ding has to be made public. He said the "good ole boy" system often prevents black firms from hearing about large private pro jects until all the sub contracts are settled. . 'According to Slade, this should not happen with the city project. He said that late next year the city will call a pre-bid conference, that will allow interested contrac tors and sub-contractors to ask questions and get all the information they need to decide if they want to bid on the jobs available. . There are basically two categories of con tracts for this type . of work: a prime contract and a sub-contract. A prime or general contractor is usually a large firm with good cash flow and a big line of credit. They're able, in most cases, to bring in the equipment and per sonnel to do a job of almost any size. Sub contractors, the category that nearly all black firms fall into, are usual ly small firms concen trating in one area such as grading, paving or concrete finishing. 'Prime contractors usually bid to do the whole job, then they hire sub-contractors to do better . certain parts of the job. Prime contractors usually look for sub contractors that can per form a job to specifica tions at a cost that a pro fit can be realized. Specifications refer to re quirements put forth by th? owner, in this case, the city, and drawn up by engineers and ar chitects. Specifications question the contractor's capability to pave a road a specific length and width in so many days, or the capacity to haul several tons of dirt within a certain number of days; Specifications must be met because a contractor is usually penalized a portion of the contract's worth for each day ex ceeding the contract's time period. J' According to Henry Bordeaux, the . Chain's Contract officer, there are black firms in the state capable of doing everything that the reser voir construction will re quire. He said most of the sub-contracts to be awarded will be for pav ing, clearing and grubb ing (uprooting trees and shrubbery), grading, placing and tying rein forced steel, hauling and seeding. , Bordeaux continued, however, that the prime contract will probably go to a white firm because there aren't that many black firms with the money, personnel and expertise to do a job this size. So black firms have to position themselves to get a sub-contract, some of which are rather healthy. SOFT DR(NKSTA(NS If you or your family spill soft drinks on your clothing, don't waste any time before sponging the spot with cool water. Then launder. According to Harriet Tutterow, extension clothing specialist at North Carolina State University, some drink stains are invisible after they dry. st ruction project which will eventually raise Anambra's annual steel production capacity from 5.0(H) tons to 112,000. About 50 Americans will share modern technology with Anambra while training a Nigerian work force in the operation of the plants. Garland adds that negotiations are in pro gress for other projects which are part of a $25-million economic development package. Within the next two years he expects to begin construction of five other steel mills throughout Nigeria. Upon closing the deal for the first phase of construction Garland said, "It has been two years of hard work to cultivate the inroads to a successful African pro ject. We now know how to do business suc cessfully with our friends jn Nigeria." . Garland hopes his ef forts will serve as a role model for other black entrepreneurs to engage in commerce with Nigeria. His organiza tion is prepared to serve as an informational link between other businesses wishing to become "part of this international trade drama." Because Americans tend to conduct business at a faster pace than Nigerians, U.S. firms must learn to develop a great amount of patience in dealing with Nigerian officials. Now that Garland's organization has demonstrated how to effectively deal with Nigerians, he expects rt hr Mar'tf hncinpccAC tn take advantage of oppor tunities in resource-rich Africa. Joining Garland in the signing of the funds transfer were his son Steve and brother James, both of whom are com pany vice presidents. The Nigerian delega tion was headed by Anambra Finance Com missioner Sam Ifeka and Industries Commissioner professor Dennis N. Ekpete. Representing the tatc of Ohio were Deputy Development Direct 01 Sandra T. Bartly and Stale Senator William Bo wen. The Garland deal is one of the first major projects resulting from a sister-state agree ment between Ohio and Anambra. THE SHOE SPECIALIST SHOE REPAIR ORTHOPEDIC PRESCRIPTIONS SPORT SHOE RESOLE ffl RETAIL BOOT SALES - SAVE! Steel Toe , " High Top Work Boot Cowboy Style Boot v We also tiive Watktr Work Shoe ft ImIi $19.99-528.99 r0 VE'VB 1 GOT iOOTS! ' "Complete Shoe Care" ALL BOOTS AT NORTH OUKE MAIL 4774121 " . SOUTH SQUAU HALL GW4M SPECIALIZING IN MANAGING AND SELLING INVESTMENT PROPERTIES Bobby Inscoe Realty Company, Inc. . Bobby L. 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