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When they woge, their skin turn slimy and electric blue with black stripes, like naiads they grow fin-like skin on their arms and in between their fingers and toes with their feet becoming flipper-like giving them the ability to swim like fishes, gills grow on the sides of their necks and their eyes lose colour, becoming pitch black and their teeth and nails become sharp enough to tear flesh into shreds.
Fischbeins can use their gills to breathe underwater for hours at a time, unlike their cousins, they can stay out of the water for much longer without drying out, up to 1 week at least. They are very intelligent and formidable at hand-to-hand combat and archery, making theme good hunters and fighters. But their most noticeable abilities are their tactile telepathy and psychometry, able to see the past and discover peoples secrets, thats why they often work for the police in modern times.
They're also very sweet and generous, always volunteering for a good deed and giving what they can, but they're also very cautious, almost a bit paranoiac when it comes to strangers and danger and they are very protective of their loved ones.
When a Fischbein reaches the age of 14, they must go through an ancient ritual known as the ''Givos del Powo'' spanish for ''the Giving of Power'', a ritual that helps the psychic powers of a Fischbein to manifest (For its only at the age of 14 that their bodies and minds are strong enough to take the power without causing permanent physical or psychological damage).
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A deadly species of Anglerfish-like Wesen that are known for being 'maneaters'. While the majority of these Wesen are females - there are males, but males are usually shorter than them. Males mainly serve to be part of their mating rituals to be absorbed into the females body.
These Wesen are extremely fast and agile and are skilled swimmers. Females are known for their mating rituals in which the males are drained of energy and fluid and are infused into their bodies.
When woged these Wesen develop mottled, scaled brownish skin, fin-like ears, their eyes widen and become quasi-demonic and their teeth sharpen, lengthen and extend to make them more pointed - they also develop a bump on their forehead which extends into an appendage with a light formation at the top.
These Wesen also give off pheromones that attracts males to them, which is giving off in the form of sweat glands. They're not evil in any sense but are very promiscuous and know how to lure in potential prey.
Towards Grimms, they are suspicious and knowing - and try their best to stay out of their reach, these Wesen only come out at night and are seen within dark or murky places, it requires quite the amount of skill in order to track them down.
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Bluttrinker (German for ''Blood Sucker'') is a mosquito-like wesen how like the vampires in wordly folklore, most feed of fresh blood, human and wesen, to survive.
Whene they woge, Their skin turns ash grey with patches of dark hair on their bodies, their eyes grow bigger and pitch black with their teeth becoming sharper, big transparente and symmetrical wings grow on their back giving theme the ability to fly. Their nose grow longer and pointyer like a mosquito's nose but its not with their nose that they suck the blood from their victims, form that they use retractable skewers that are in their upperarms, whene the empale the victims with it, the skewers acts like pompes, sucking the blood from the victims till the last drop. These skewers also acts as sword-like weapons for attacking and defending. Their also very fast, almost as fast as jinnamuru xuntes.
These creatures are excellent hunters, they often feel no remorse for killing people because they kill for their survival, but they are not completly evil and will do almost anything to protect and pleased their loved ones and friends. The female Bluttrinker, whene carying a child, most drink twice as much blood to stay healthy or th'el miscarriage. Whene the female is to big and week to hunt, their compagnion does the hunting for theme. And their also very good in painting and drawing, often working as artistes and independante drawers.
They share a particular hatred for grimms, for they have hunted their kind like animals whene all their killing is done only for their survival and not for evil or greed, but grimms don't care.
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Location of Loughinsholin, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
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Loughinsholin (from Irish Loch Inse Ui Fhloinn, meaning "lough of O'Lynn's island"[1]) is a barony in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.[2] Its southeast borders the northwest shore of Lough Neagh, and itself is bordered by seven other baronies: Dungannon Upper to the south; Strabane Upper to the west; Keenaght and Coleraine to the north; Kilconway, Toome Upper, and Toome Lower to the east.[2]
The Sperrin Mountains rise to the west of Loughinsholin, with Slieve Gallion and Carntogher the two most notable mountains of the range in the barony.[1] The Ballinderry River flows along the southern boundary of the barony, with the River Moyola cutting through the middle, both emptying into Lough Neagh.
The area of land that forms Loughinsholin has changed control several times throughout history. During the first millennium, it was part of the Cruithin over-kingdom of Ulaidh. It would then become part of the over-kingdom of Airgialla, founded by the Three Collas from their conquests in Ulster. One of the under-kingdoms of Airgialla was Ui Tuirtri, named after Fiachu Tuirtri, son of Colla Uais (one of the Three Collas), which stretched from the River Blackwater south of Dungannon to the River Bior (meaning water, modern day Moyola River[3]), located half a mile north of Tobermore.
The Ó Floinn sept (English: O'Lynn) would come to prominence in Ui Tuirtri, with their power-base situated on a crannog just outside the modern village of Desertmartin. The lake this crannog lay in became known as "Lough Insholin" and was preserved as the name of the barony of Loughinsholin upon its creation. Centuries later, Shane More O'Hagan, once owner of Calmore Castle within the parish of Kilcronaghan in the barony, later married a lady from these O'Lynn's and took up residence at "Lough Insholin".[4]
With the expansion of the Cenél nEógain into Airgialla, the territory of Ui Tuirtri west of the river Bann eventually passed into the overlordship of Tir Eóghain.[5] By the 1350s, the Clandeboye O'Neills had stepped into the power-vacuum left by the collapse of the Earldom of Ulster,[6] and expanded to encompass all of Ui Tuirtri.
The last recorded lord of Loughinsholin was Brian Carrach O'Neill from a branch of the Clandeboye O'Neills. Brian Carrach's residence along the border of the parishes of Kilcronaghan and Ballynascreen became known as Dún Tí Bhriain (preserved as the townland of Duntibryan).[7] His daughter Anne, was the second wife of last prince of Clandeboye, Shane MacBryan O'Neill of Edenduffcarrick, later known as Shane's Castle, Antrim. Brian Carrach died in 1586.[4] The Line has supposedly been kept in existence by a lower branch of the family, although this claim has never been proved. The current claimant to the title is Peter O'Neill of Ballynascreen.
On 15 July 1591, County Tyrone was divided into eight baronies, of which one was "Loghynisolin", containing the districts of Cloncankayne (Glenconkeyne) and Kilytraghe (Killetra).[8][9]
Charter of Londonderry[edit]
The barony of Loughinsholin upon creation was originally part of County Tyrone, and in the survey of 1609, the map for the area shows it divided into two sections; the first of which contains the ancient Irish districts of "Killetragh" (Killetra), "Tomlagh", "Tarraghter", and "Melannagh" (Melanagh). The second of which contained the ancient districts of "Glanconkeyne" (Glenconkeyne) and "Clandonel" (Clandonnell).[10]
In 1613 however as part of the Charter of Londonderry, most of the barony except for the south-western portion consisting of Tarraghter and Melanagh, was incorporated into the new county of Londonderry. The remainder, which remained in County Tyrone, along with the barony of Mountjoy was amalgamated with that of Dungannon.[11][12]
Prior to 1613 and the creation of County Londonderry, the barony of Loughinsholin, like that of Coleraine, Keenaght, and Tirkeeran, was divided up into "proportions" for the survey carried out in 1609. The names and extent of these proportions were recited in the grant of the new county to The Honourable The Irish Society.[10]
In most instances each proportion lay within one of the ancient territories that consisted the barony, in which each proportion consisted of a number of townlands.[10]
- Ballinemanagh - A middle proportion consisting of 1,500 acres, besides glebe land.[10]
- Drumrott - A small proportion consisting of 1,000 acres, besides glebe land.[10]
- Tirnafessy - A small proportion consisting of 1,000 acres, besides glebe land.[10]
- Gortconra - A great proportion consisting of 2,000 acres, besides glebe land.[10]
- Ballymacrossy - A small proportion consisting of 1,000 acres.[10]
- Moysaden - A small proportion consisting of 1,000 acres.[10]
- Cohoire - A small proportion consisting of 1,000 acres, besides glebe land.[10]
- Cynah - A small proportion consisting of 1,000 acres, besides glebe land.[10]
- Balleletrim - A great proportion consisting of 2,500 acres, besides glebe land.[10]
Other proportions[edit]
- Corramony - A small proportion split between Clandonnell and Glenconkeyne consisting of 1,000 acres, besides glebe land.[10]
- Lackah - A small proportion split between Killetra and Tomlagh consisting of 1,000 acres.[10]
- Tyrassan - A small proportion consisting of 420 acres.[10]
- Lands in Killetra that in all make up two proportions consisting of 420 and 560 acres respectively.[10]
List of settlements[edit]
Below is a list of settlements in Loughinsholin:[1]
- Ballyronan
- Bellaghy
- Castledawson
- Clady
- Desertmartin
- Draperstown
- Inishrush
- Kilrea
- Knockloughrim
- Maghera
- Moneymore
- Swatragh
- Tamlaght
- The Loup
- Tobermore
- Upperlands
Hamlets and population centres[edit]
- Ballinderry Bridge
- Ballymaguigan
- Ballyneese
- Churchtown
- Glen
- Herveyhill
- Tamlaght O'Crilly
- The Six Towns
List of civil parishes[edit]
Below is a list of civil parishes in Loughinsholin:[13]
- Arboe (split with barony of Dungannon Upper)
- Artrea (split with barony of Dungannon Upper)
- Ballinderry (split with barony of Dungannon Upper)
- Ballynascreen
- Ballyscullion (split with barony of Toome Upper)
- Derryloran (split with barony of Dungannon Upper)
- Desertlyn
- Desertmartin
- Kilcronaghan
- Killelagh
- Kilrea
- Lissan (also partly in barony of Dungannon Upper)
- Maghera
- Magherafelt
- Tamlaght (split with barony of Dungannon Upper)
- Tamlaght O'Crilly (split with barony of Coleraine)
- Termoneeny
- ^ a b c d Logainm - Barony of Loughinsholin
- ^ a b PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
- ^ Magherafelt Parish
- ^ a b Statistical Reports of Six Derry Parishes 1821, John MacCloskey
- ^ Ireland's History In Maps
- ^ Medieval Ireland: An Encyclopedia. Editors Seán Duffy, Ailbhe MacShamhráin, and James Moynes
- ^ Mr. John O'Donovan's Letters from County Londonderry (1834)
- ^ Reeves, William. Acts of Archbishop Colton in his Metropolitan Visitation of the Diocese of Derry, A.D. MCCCXCVII. Dublin: printed for the Irish Archaeological Society, 1850.
- ^ "Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae Asservatarum Repertorium". 1829. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p The Conquest of Ireland - County Londonderry Lands and Families in Northern Ireland, page 388, Rev. George Hill
- ^ - A New History of Ireland, pages 111-112
- ^ Map depicting the baronies that were part of the Plantation of Ulster
- ^ Map of the baronies and civil parishes of County Londonderry


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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful:good but needs more episodesThe characters are the strong point of the show with hachiman and yukino w/ the most unique personalities. The characters were really top notch and realistic and made me fall in love w/ this show. i initially thought this show would be some kind of boring harem (which is why it took me so long to finally watch it) but really it's not. It's a rom-com (with a love triangleISH) and a pretty good ...Read more
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful:A refreshing take on the Rom com genre.Trying to take the typical approach to the Rom com genres this anime actually doesn't go that in depth with the actual romance, but it worked well and the anime was a solid watch. To be honest I always hate the idea of a stand alone Rom com anime due to the fact that there are never any interesting characters, or character development for that matter, but this anime surprised me with its tone, it ...Read more
Fantasic show. Great dialogue and character interactionsLet me preface by saying this show isn't for everyone. It tells a story about loners helping people and learning about themselves and each other in the process. There isn't much of a story arc and the character development comes at a leisurely pace.Read more
That being said, this series is all about unique characters and the dialogue between them. Each character is complex and at their cores they all ...
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful:Romantic Comedy Done RightDespite the series' low popularity, "My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU" really caught me by surprise. I didn't expect this anime to be so enjoyable to watch, and expected it to all be over by the time the season ended. Thankfully, there is another season coming out and I can't wait for it. Why am I so hyped-up about this show? Let me tell you why.Read more
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful:PDR Reviews // My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFUMy Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU is the 10th anime I've fully watched. I found myself hungry for more anime after catching up with all the Kill La Kill episodes, so I browsed around Crunchyroll for something to watch. I was in the mood for some light heartedness - a change of pace from the heavy action in KLK. I saw that My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU's thumbnail featured two cute girls, so it was ...Read more
Certainly Was Not A DisappointmentAlthough this anime could of been alot better. I enjoyed the happiness this anime brings. I wouldnt really consider this a romance but more on the friends/comedy side. This show definelty couldve been better, theres alot of questions wondering in my head at the ending. Not bad of an anime, i would definelty watch it again.
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful:Five stars because it's uniqueIt seems that today anime have staring with Moe things for appeal for the audience, indeed the fan service is everywhere except here.Read more
This anime put us in a situation that any mature anime critic could have been. The protagonist is indeed antisocial but he still critic all the aspect of society in his point of view that many of us don't see. He is a little too far with critics but the ...
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When I first saw this anime I thought, where is this show going to go? All I knew was that there was a pessimistic protagonist Hachiman and a society that sees him differently than how he sees them.
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The Iron Duke was speaking of Waterloo.
And for the United States, it was a damn near-run thing that we are not now in a major war -- with an enraged Arab and Muslim world viewing sickening videos of dead and dying Syrian women and children from U.S. missile strikes.
Next time, we may not be so lucky. Next time, we may not have Vladimir Putin to pull our chestnuts out of the fire, as he did by seizing on yet another gaffe by John Kerry and converting it into a Russian plan to have Syria identify and surrender its chemical weapons.
Putin pulled President Obama back off the ledge. He saved Obama from having either to ignominiously climb down from his "Assad must go!" and "red line" bluster -- or act on his ultimata and plunge us into a war the American people and U.S. military do not want to fight.
Putin was acting in Russia's interests. But in preventing a U.S.-Syrian war, Putin's interests and ours are one.
Russia does not want a confrontation over U.S. missiles falling on its Syrian ally. Do we? Russia does not want a wider Mideast war, which is what a U.S. strike would bring, with Russia and Iran racing to support and re-equip their stricken Syrian ally. Do we want that wider war?
Russia does not want Assad to fall, not only because that would mean a defeat for Russia, but because of the awful consequences.
Is Putin wrong when he writes in the New York Times of the rebels:
"The United States State Department has designated Al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, fighting with the opposition, as terrorist organizations.
"Mercenaries from Arab countries fighting there, and hundreds of militants from Western countries and even Russia, are an issue of deep concern. Might they not return to our countries with experience acquired in Syria? After all, after fighting in Libya, extremists moved on to Mali. This threatens us all."
Is Putin wrong? Even Obama seems to fear what Putin fears.
Thus Obama says any U.S. strike would not be intended to bring down Assad. But if he does not want regime change, why is Obama funneling weapons to rebels who are fighting for regime change?
Almost no one fears Assad would use chemical weapons on the United States. But if he falls, some of these weapons would surely fall into the hands of jihadists who would relish dispatching suicide bombers with nerve gas against Americans.
Putin's policy makes sense. It is Obama's policy that is incoherent.
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Sunday's discovery was in the 400 block of Collyer Street. The dog's owner said "about a half-pound of d-CON-laced meatballs were scattered around our front yard" Saturday.
Longmont animal control officers recovered several meatballs laced with poison. The meatballs have not been tested, but the animal control officer said it was obvious poison had been added to the meatballs.
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This post is essentially just a tip, but considering the great usage of the doctrine/cache library (now included in
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doctrine_cache.providers.test is a generic implementation of a doctrine cache, its name is based the predefined DoctrineCacheBundle naming system.
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Age: 25-29
Skin: Acne-prone, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
This product is nice with a low cost budget. Though it hide imperfection, it will fade after 3-4 hours of use. It is not cakey and it does not crease on my eyelid even if I have an oily skin. You'll feel a little oiliness or slippery upon application but you can cover it up by your setting powder especially a matte setting powder. It does not have a strong odor. The packing is bacteria prone because of its wand applicator. Afterall, it is a good product especially in price with its performance.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Very Oily, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Green
I just left a review praising Wet n Wild for their Come Correct concealer, but I'm going to have to leave a 1 lippie review for their Coverall version. Because it is awful.
The formula is drying, it doesn't cover much (despite the name), and the shade selection SUCKS. I bought the lightest shade, and it's probably dark enough for someone between NC15 & NC20. Obviously I'm much paler than that. Even if they did offer a pale enough shade for me in this line I'd still rate it low, because the formula is leaves so much to be desired. I probably should have known I'd hate this based off how much I hated their overhyped Coverall foundation, but I wanted to give Wet n Wild the benefit of the doubt. Because the company *does* have some awesome products.
Save your money and get the Come Correct concealer instead if you're really set on purchasing a drugstore concealer.
Age: 36-43
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
This is a medium coverage concealer. Works pretty good to hide blemishes and other imperfections. Doesn't settle into fine lines or cake up. However the formula could be a bit longer lasting but still a good product from a bargain cosmetic line.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I have the wet n' wild concealer stick and I have been using it for as long as I can remember! I read the many horrible reviews but I decided to buy it for about a buck or two! The packaging could easily be opened if you just twist the cap the plastic will come off. After I bought it, I put it on my hand I got the shade buff. I have a super olivey skin tone and this matched perfectly it is kind of thick when you first apply it. The color matched me perfectly! I have the everyday blueish tones under my eye and this covers it in seconds it does amazing on blemishes too! I don't see what everyone's problem is mine was perfectly fine I use this along with the wet n' wild cover all foundation which I totally recommend! They were very well together and I make sure to set it and it stays through all of school and my 6 hour choir practices right afterwards I don't have time for touch ups and this is just a life saver! I got tired of the stick form I still use it sometimes on big blemishes that come every month or so but this is magnificent and dirt cheap too! One of my howly grail concealers!
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Horrible concealer. It disappeared as I was dabbing it in. I even tried dragging the product.
To the person that said not to expect a miracle for a cheap concealer, I beg to differ. Just because a product is cheap, does not mean I can't expect it to work just as high end concealers do. Hard candy glamoflauge is cheap and the quality is up there with high end concealers. Even E.L.F.'s $1 concealer is better than this.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Coarse
Eyes: Blue
I only recently starting wearing concealer as it has never been needed, but for some odd reason I developed a very weird redness problem around my eyes and my eyelids often look very sore and red. Leaving it just like that is unbearable so I need something to cover it up. My first concealer was from Essence and I sorta felt meh about it. Recently Wet n Wild landed in South Africa (yay!) and I was excited to see this in store at a very very cheap price. Like literally, this brand is SO affordable, even in my currency! I couldn't believe it, and seeing as my Essence concealer is up, it was fate for me to buy this. It comes in the typical concealer packaging, the liquid comes out very easy and it's easy to work with. I don't need to use a concealer brush or anything else other than my hands in order to make this work. It covers everything that I personally need to be covered, lasts well and comes at a great price. I have no complaints and can't really ask for more. I don't cover anything else on my face with concealer besides under my eyes and above my eyes so I can't tell how well this covers ace. For my use, it works fab. Oh and the color match (812 light) is perfect for my light beige/sand skin tone.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Medium
Eyes: Brown
This concealer does not cover at all. I bought this because I thought that it would provide some decent coverage, but I found that for me, it didn't really show at all. Would not repurchase. :(
Age: 30-35
Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Cool
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Blue
This is a cheap concealer. Don't expect a miracle! The light shade matched my skin fairly well. It covered my pimples decently. Would I use it as my sole concealer? No. Would I repurchase? Yes. It's easy & cheap. I think it dries out too quickly. It fades quicker than other concealer a. But it's super cheap. Seriously, what did you expect.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
Sigh... This is one of those "I should've known better" purchases. I was on the search for a creamy, moisturizing concealer for my increasingly darker dark circles. When i swatched this in the car after purchasing, it looked promising. Thicker consistency with good opacity. When I rubbed it into my hand it still looked good. Dried somewhat but covered fairly well. On the face - totally different story. I could apply half a tub under each eye and still not get any definitive coverage. It's weird...it looks like it's going to be very opaque, but when you blend it in, it just *POOF* disappears. I also do not recommend it for the face if you're break-out prone. I used it around my nose, on my chin and jawline and shortly thereafter was the not-so-proud owner of a few newly hatched pimples.
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Black, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
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Medical massage
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Medical massage is outcome-based massage, primarily the application of a specific treatment targeted to the specific problem(s) the patient presents with a diagnosis and are administered after a thorough assessment/evaluation by the medical massage therapist with specific outcomes being the basis for treatment. It is also known as clinical massage or treatment massage.
There are many massage schools and programs that teach 'Medical Massage' as a technique. Though Medical Massage is any massage treatment used to treat specific medical conditions. There is no one technique that is medical massage. Medical Massage is taking whatever style of massage the practitioner knows and applying that technique to specific conditions to bring about specific outcomes.
Massage has been used as a medical treatment dating back to the Chinese over 5000 years ago. More recently Professor Silas Weir Mitchell (1829-1914), a neurologist in Philadelphia, PA in the US, is thought to be the first to bring massage to the attention of the US Medical Community. In 1884, Douglas Graham, MD of Boston Massachusetts wrote A Practical Treatise on Massage which focuses on the treatment of specific diseases and disorders by using massage as a treatment. In 1885, Dr Harvey Kellogg published the classic textbook The Art of Massage,Its Physiological Effects and Therapeutic Actions. During the nineteenth century, massage in Europe was described in the medical literature and was taught at institutions and also offered by lay practitioners. In 1886, William Murrell, an English Physician wrote a book Massage as a Mode of Treatment. In Russia, M.Y. Mudrov, MD used massage and movement exercises in his medical practice with adults and later applied it to the development of children. [1]
Massage has been popular as a form of medical treatment in Russia since the late 1700s.[2]
The American Medical Massage Association[3] (1998) and The United States Medical Massage Association (1999) followed with similar goals of lifting the profession to higher standards and, in turn, giving patients a better outcome. The AMMA has worked [according to whom?] with the standard medical community to bring massage therapy into the mainstream; they have done this through a board of advisers that includes massage therapists, physicians, chiropractors etc.
The term "Medical Massage" has grown in popularity because of its unique ability to bring massage therapy into the mainstream and present massage therapy in a positive way to doctors and patients. Everyday more good massage therapists are raising their education levels and integrating the term medical massage into their routines.
The term "medical massage" was birthed By Pete Spairring owner of Cedar River Medical Massage (CedarRiverMedicalMassage.com) as away to convey to patient that Massage was legitimate form of treatment for soft tissue injuries. As mentioned above Massage was recognized as a form of medical treatment dating back 5000 by the Chinese. The term Medical Massage did not exist.
Thus the term "Medical Massage" was birthed when Pete Spairring put the name on his business and displayed it for everyone to see. The term caught on after much fighting by therapist and doctors. There were some who realized immediately that the term conveyed everything the public needed to understand that massage was legitimate treatment. Some Doctors felt that massage therapist would use the term to go beyond the scope of their license. Some therapist were worried that massage therapist would use the term to boost their credibility. Due to the diligence and hard work of all the therapist who started using the term "Medical Massage" and their relentless use of good chart noting and communication with the Doctors the fears were removed and currently the term seems to have caught on is being recognized for what it is. A way to convey to the public that massage is a legitimate form of medical treatment.
The public had a need for highly skilled, hands-on therapist and a way to find them. The Term "Medical Massage" made it easier for the public to find what they were looking for. It helped separate massage in to 2 categories.
1.) Treatment 2.) Relaxation.
Much of the present explosion of information in the injury-rehabilitation field can be credited to the work of Dr. Janet G Travell (1901–1997,)[4]
Any Licensed Massaged Therapist is qualified to do medical massage if they have training on how to treat specific problems. State Licensure is the only qualification need to bill for massage therapy. In Washington State and many other states part of the state licensure includes some treatment massage training but the amount of training varies greatly. Massage customers should ask, Therapist about their training and experience in treating the specific conditions that they have. Washington State and Florida are currently the only states that mandates that Massage Therapists be allowed to be contracted providers with health insurance companies. Currently, the Affordable Healthcare Act of 2010 does make provisions for every type of provider to be covered in insurance plans. It is possible that massage will be covered by insurance under this new Act.[5]
Medical massage is useful in addressing conditions such as:[citation needed]
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Sciatica
- Piriformis syndrome
- Rotator cuff injuries
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Sardus (also Sid Addir or Sardus Pater, Σάρδος in ancient greek) was an ancient mythological hero of the Nuragic mythology. Sardus appears in the writings of Sallust and Pausanias.
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According to Sallust, Sardus son of Hercules, left Libya along with a great multitude of men and occupied the island Sardinia, the island later called by his name. Later Pausanias confirms the story of Sallust and in the second century B.C. writes that Sardus was the son of Makeris (identificable with Melqart, the Libyan Hercules) and that the island of Sardinia changed its name from Ichnusa to Sardinia in honor of Sardus.


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Barack Obama, the US president, has rolled out a new defence strategy to shrink the country's armed forces at a time of tight budgets, but also promised to maintain his country as the world's dominant military power.
"Our military will be leaner but the world must know - the United States is going to maintain our military superiority with armed forces that are agile, flexible and ready for the full range of contingencies and threats," Obama told a news briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday.
Emphasising the US presence in the Asia-Pacific region, where there is growing rivalry with an increasinglyassertive China, Obama also said the military would remain vigilant in the Middle East.
US troops last month completed their withdrawal from Iraq, which was invaded in 2003 to topple Saddam Hussein, and are winding down their presence in Afghanistan.
"We'll be strengthening our presence in the Asia Pacific, and budget reductions will not come at the expense of this critical region," he said.
"As we look beyond the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - and the end of long-term, nation-building with large military footprints - we'll be able to ensure our security with smaller conventional ground forces."
Reliance on unmanned drones
Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan, reporting from Washington, said: "We are going to see a shift after more than 60 years of the US being very concerned about security issues in Europe with an eye on the former Soviet Union.
"Even though the US is not going to leave NATO, it is going to be shifting much of its security posture away from Europe and more towards Asia Pacific region."
Alexander Huang, a professor at the Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies at Taiwan's Tamkang University, told Al Jazeera that the new US defence strategy would definitely have an effect on Chinese-US relations.
"The new focus on Asia-Pacific is targeting China for sure and the Chinese leaders would definitely understand that," he said.
"Some sectors in Beijing may see this move as the US viewing China as an enemy, which will further complicate relations between the two."
Huang said that over the last few years China had greatly improved its capability in anti-access and aerial denial, "which is a direct challenge to the US forces in the Western Pacific".
Jordan said: "We are also going to see much more reliance on unmanned drones used both for surveillance and for attacks because it doesn't take nearly as many people to operate drones and to carry out those sort of missions as it does to have a full-scale ground force taking part in some sort of military action."
South Korea on Friday said that it supports the new US defence strategy, claiming it was a clear signal of US commitment to the region.
"The US defence ministry will put boosting economic and security benefit of the Asia-Pacific region as its first priority, and will recognise South Korea and other allies as the core nations for security in the Asia-Pacific region and strengthen security cooperation," said Kim Kwan-bin, deputy minister for National Defence Policy at the South Korean Defence Ministry, during a news briefing in Seoul.
Ron Matthews, from the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies in Singapore, told Al Jazeera that the defence strategy announced by Obama was not something fundamentally new.
"This is a policy which has been progressing over the last two or three decades," he said. "What we're looking at now is the recognition of the difficulty of financing war on a global scale, and rationalising down-sizing their forces."
Regarding the US focus on Asia Pacific, he said: "What you'll be looking at is the Americans seeking to expand the technology gap which they have and enjoy already against China, and other emerging nations, that also are seeking to pursue this new type of doctrinal warfare.
"If you consider that in Asia-Pacific where, in the future, the majority of trade and national income is going to be generated, then the Americans have a responsibility to project their sources of energy and trade, along with their allies, and they'll do this by focusing much more on naval and air capabilities, rather than land-based forces."
Restore balance
Obama, focused on boosting economic growth and curbing stubbornly high US unemployment as he fights for re-election in November, said that ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan was an opportunity to rebalance national spending priorities after a decade of conflict.
Noting the defence budget had witnessed "extraordinary" growth after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the US, Obama said that pace of spending would slow but continue to grow.
"I firmly believe, and I think the American people understand, that we can keep our military strong, and ournation secure, with a defence budget that continues to be larger than roughly the next 10 countries combined," he said.
Obama has already earmarked defence budget cuts of $489bn over 10 years. The defence budget faces an additional$600bn in cuts after Congress failed to agree to broad deficit reduction after an August 2011 debt ceiling deal.
The president's budget proposal for 2013 will be published in early February.
"Some will no doubt say the spending reductions are too big; others will say they're too small," Obama said.
"After a decade of war, and as we rebuild the sources of our strength - at home and abroad - it's time to restore that balance."
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This one is just a practice piece. I really want to get better at landscapes and backgrounds in general and so I have downloaded some foliage brushes, hence, this cam into being. Looks like it's going to rain any moment now haha, and I think these three lads know it.
Hope you like them.
Hope you like them.
that a damn good landscape! Landscapes always seem to throw me. Did you use any references?
Cheers. Yeah landscapes are really hard sometimes. Surprisingly I didn't use a reference for this. But for most of my other practice studies I tend to.
Incredible background!
Amazing work on background - looks really impressive!
Awesome background mate! I actually prefer the version without the foxes more
Very nice BG!
lovely background Matt
this looks gorgeous
Yeah, landscapes are a pain as I am descovering for myself. You did pretty well heer, though. And you took the same approach like Holland artists of 16th century who would dedicate at least 3/4 of the canvas to sky did. That really shows how nailed down those three guys are against all-powerful forces of natur. Very nice!


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I think this pyjak is getting in trouble with our beloved (or not) dark sided Liara...
Liara and pyjak are Bioware's.
Liara and pyjak are Bioware's.
Priceless!!! Run little pyjack, run ^_^
hahahaha!!with my mind.........
Humor on a new level!
space cake!!! xD
ROFL! Liara FTW!
Turn it into a hat!
GOLDEN! lol
ha ha ha thanks Glad you like it !
I always thought that Space Cake was just a lie...
Hahaha! Great job!
This made me laugh so hard!
i wonder what the last thing to go though the pyjak's mind will be
i shouldn't have done that , or liars's fist
i shouldn't have done that , or liars's fist
LMAO exelent, laughed so hard I cried
Ha-hs-hs-hs-hs-ha-ha-ha-ha-a-hah-a! Oh that`s rich! Nice witty parody my friend! Fave is assured!
wery wery nice and unique
xD Brilliant!
NOT THE SPACE CAKE oAo
My money is on the pyjak!
*Howls with laughter and falls flat on her rear*
Space cake!!!
LOL don't mess with Liara you poor pyjack
Don't mess with Liara's snack. She will mess you up......
Cute :3
bahhahahahahahah! XP
ha! *laughs* lovely.
So I take it she'd "fillet" him with her mind?
yay Liara the Pyjack Slayer!
The solution to the krogans' problems: bring an asari to Tuchanka.
well time for the monkey rat thing to die... >D
cute nonetheless ^_^
Warp the unscrupulous beast!
omg she'll flay ya with her mind. mu haha. go go (beloved) Liara!
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Ah, Hoshi, this is a such a great idea! I love how you've drawn each one. Sorry it took me so long to reply to you -- I got distracted by the site stuff.
thanks XD iv been meaning to do this for ages since i saw the frist 2 disguises, just never got ronud to it XD
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Consumers Really Want Options in Utility Rate Plans
Sacramento Municipal Utility District is moving toward putting all of its customers onto time-of-use electricity rate schemes by 2018.
In most utility territories, the very mention of default time-of-use pricing would have consumer advocates up in arms. Even though demand pricing is increasingly common in every other facet of our lives, utilities provide an essential service and pushback is intense, even though well-designed rates likely would not raise monthly bills, even for low-income customers.
At the National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid in Washington, D.C., Jennifer Potter, principal market analyst at SMUD, presented some of the findings from the two-year pilot. SMUD found that whether customers chose a time-of-use or critical peak pricing rate scheme themselves or were automatically enrolled in it, they were happier than customers on a standard flat rate.
"This is really significant for us," said Potter.
The slides above show not only that consumers are more satisfied with variable rate schemes, but that they also find these rates to be easier to understand and perceive them as being more fair. Additionally, SMUD found that customers felt as though they saved money when they weren't on the flat rate scheme, even though the pilot provided no feedback on how much (or whether) the customers were actually saving.
"People like choices. A lot of people wanted to stay on the rates," said Potter. SMUD will allow customers to stay on the rates while it rolls out the program to the rest of its district in a few years.
There are a few important caveats. The flat rate is not truly flat. It is a tiered rate that automatically goes up after 700 kilowatt-hours have been used in a billing period. For customers on the other rate schemes, however, this approach gave them more flexibility to shift load over the course of each day, which is more empowering than having to stay within a specific amount of energy use across the entire month. "You're not going to stop doing laundry when you hit 700 kWh," said Potter. Customers on the time-of-use rates were not provided with any technology by the utility, such as smart thermostats, to help them shift energy use.
Also, although the rates will be the default offering in 2018, customers will still be able to opt back into a standard rate scheme if they so choose. SMUD and Nexant are finalizing a full report on the pilot.
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Below are the top Runs Created* totals in the Pittsburgh Pirates' farm system from the last week. The rankings include every hitter who had an at-bat for a Pirates' minor league affiliate, not including DSL teams, and with no limitations on whether the hitter has prospect eligibility. Players who spent time at different levels are counted multiple times, once for each level, rather than combining their stats. Notes on the top ten players from the last week can be found below the chart. *Runs Created is a stat created by Bill James used to estimate how many runs an individual contributes to his team. There are many formulas for runs created. For these purposes the basic formula is used. That formula is ((H + BB) * (1B + (2*2B) + (3*3B) + (4*HR))) / (AB + BB). Mel Rojas has been hitting well since the second week of May. The jump to Double-A can be difficult. For hitters, it is the most difficult jump to make. When a hitter starts off slow after making that jump, few consider the initial adjustment period. Alex Dickerson and Mel Rojas were two guys that struggled initially this year. Dickerson had a .587 OPS in April, and Rojas had a .628 OPS that same month. Both were making the jump to Double-A, although there was additional reason for doubt in each case. Dickerson didn't exactly dominate high-A in 2012, hitting for a .295 average and an .803 OPS. Those numbers would look good in the majors, but not for a college power hitter in A-ball. Rojas was extremely inconsistent, struggling for a .245 average and a .657 OPS on the year last year. Both hitters got off to rough starts in Altoona, but both hitters have been fantastic since the second week of May. It's an arbitrary end-point to use the second week of May. I use it for Rojas because he had a three hit game on May 9th, and hasn't slowed down since. I used it for Dickerson because I'm using it for Rojas. Dickerson's stats would actually be better if I went from the start of June, but I wanted to keep things even. Since that second week of May, Dickerson has a .328/.375/.568 line in 183 at-bats. Rojas has a .316/.387/.475 line in 177 at-bats. Dickerson has been showing some power with eight homers in that span, while Rojas has been showing gap power with 13 doubles and 6 triples. Both guys continued their hitting this week. Dickerson went 11-for-21 with three doubles and two homers to be the top hitter in the system. He was also named the Eastern League Player of the Week. Rojas went 9-for-22 with three doubles and a triple to be the third best hitter in the system. In our mid-season rankings, both guys ranked just outside of the top 30, with each getting just one top 30 vote. If they both keep this up for the rest of the year, they will be locks for the top 30, and might have a shot at the strong top 20. Harold Ramirez is another guy who started off slow this year. The 18-year-old made the jump to Jamestown this year, and hit for a .204/.268/.306 line in 49 at-bats in June. He's been outstanding in July, hitting for a .480/.559/.660 line in 50 at-bats. Ramirez was the second best hitter this week, going 14-for-30. He would have been the top hitter if it wasn't for the fact that all 14 hits were singles. Ramirez has hit for some power this year, and has a quick bat with a line drive stroke, so the lack of extra base hits this week isn't a long-term concern. Keeping with the theme of players struggling initially at a new level, we go next to Stetson Allie. The first baseman looked completely overmatched in June, hitting for a .205/.304/.308 line in 39 at-bats in Bradenton, while striking out in 18 of those at-bats (46%). So far in July he has a .300/.417/.550 line in 40 at-bats, with four doubles and two homers. The strikeouts are also down, with just 12 this month (30%). He still needs some work on the strikeouts, but Allie is starting to adjust. He was the fourth best hitter this week, going 7-for-21 with two doubles and a homer. One guy who didn't need an adjustment period was Reese McGuire. The first round pick has recorded a hit in all seven games he's played in this year. He was the fifth best hitter in the last week, going 7-for-16 with three doubles. McGuire has been hitting the ball hard, and his defensive skills have been as advertised. He's playing every other game behind the plate, and in the two games I've seen him he's been 2-for-2 gunning down runners, both with strong and accurate throws. Adam Landecker and Luis Urena were the other two GCL hitters who finished in the top ten this week. Landecker went 8-for-19 with two doubles for the sixth best score. His bat hasn't impressed me much this year, but his defense at third base has been outstanding. Urena went 7-for-16 with two doubles for the ninth best score. He has always been frustrating to watch. He'll go on stretches where he crushes the ball and shows future potential, only to be followed by stretches where he waves at bad breaking pitches out of the zone. Brian Bocock was added as depth this week, with the Indianapolis Indians losing a lot of infielders in a short time period. Bocock ended up finishing with the seventh best score, going 6-for-20 with two homers. He's not a prospect, and should only be an option to fill out the Indianapolis roster with Chase d'Arnaud hurt and Josh Harrison in the majors. Andrew Lambo went on a cold streak recently, but broke out of it this week, going 7-for-31 with two doubles and two homers for the eighth best score this week. The two homers give him 23 on the year. That's the most any Pirates minor leaguer has hit since Pedro Alvarez hit 27 in 2009. Alvarez had a 17.22 AB/HR ratio between high-A and Double-A that year, while Lambo has a 15 AB/HR ratio between Double-A and Triple-A. 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By Cheryl Rodewig
Your students get regular report cards; now, their schools will, too.
Thanks to an initiative launched this month by the Department of Defense Education Activity, parents can check the progress of their children's schools with online, school-based report cards.
The report cards feature the school's TerraNova and SAT scores, demographics and improvement goals for the year.
"It's so 21st century - it opens DoDEA up to the world," said Debra Alexander, instructional systems support for Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools.
"I believe this is going to be an excellent tool for parents and students," Alexander said. "It's an effort for transparency and accountability, informing parents of our schools' goals, overall student achievement and continued growth DoDEA-wide. Parents may now arrive at their new assignments well-informed about the schools their children will attend."
The web-based program lets users assess individual schools and entire districts. Officials are planning to expand the site's features to include graduation and attendance rates.
"It is our duty and responsibility to educate the 'Soldier's child' to the highest level possible," said Dr. Dell McMullen, Fort Benning Schools superintendent. "We take this very seriously. And in that light, we are honored to provide this report card to our stakeholders as well as to the public.
"The Soldiers have entrusted us with their greatest asset - their children. The time has come that we openly and honestly show our ongoing results. The annual report card is the perfect accountability tool to do this."
One of the major benefits of the online report cards is that they allow parents to preview a school by its standards before PCSing to a new installation, Alexander said.
"Parents are consistently interested in the quality of our schools," she said. "What is the mission' Does every school have school improvement goals' Are they schools of excellence' Do they have high standards' No longer will parents have to wait for those answers."
Alexander reminded parents and guardians that more information, including steps to enroll students, contact details, curriculum standards and links to individual school Web sites, is always available at www.dodea.edu.
To see your school's or district's report card, log onto https://webapps.dodea.edu/SRC.