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Roasted Asparagus with Tasso
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 ounces tasso or other smoked ham, finely diced
- 2 tablespoons minced shallots
- 2 pounds asparagus, trimmed
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Parmesan shavings
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the tasso and cook, stirring constantly, until browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the shallots and cook until just softened, about 1 minute. Add the asparagus and toss to coat. Remove from the heat and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Transfer to a roasting pan or baking dish.
Roast asparagus until crisp tender, turning occasionally, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and top with Parmesan shavings. Serve warm.
Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse, 2002
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While the brutal Covenant juggernaut sweeps inexorably through space, intent on wiping out humankind, only one stronghold remains: the planet Reach. Practically on Earth's doorstep, it is the last military fortress to defy the onslaught. But the personnel here have another, higher priority: to prevent the Covenant from discovering the location of Earth.
Outnumbered and outgunned, the soldiers seem to have little chance against the Covenant, but Reach holds a closely guarded secret. It is the training ground for the very first "super soldiers." Code-named SPARTANs, these highly advanced warriors, specially bioengineered and technologically augmented, are the best in the universe - quiet, professional, and deadly.
Now, as the ferocious Covenant attack begins, a handful of SPARTANs stand ready to wage ultimate war. They will kill, they will be destroyed, but they will never surrender. And at least one of them - the SPARTAN known as Master Chief - will live to fight another day on a mysterious and ancient, artificial world called Halo.
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"Great book and easy listen."
This book is obviously based on a video game. I'm not sure what some other reviewers were hoping to get out of the story, but I don't think it was meant to be thousands of pages of character development just to get to the inevitable ending that most anyone who played the game knew was coming. I do not think it is a rip off of Ender's Game at all, sure they start as kids learning to fight, but that's where the similarity stops. I found it very entertaining. It provides the back story for Master Chief and initially develops the canon of the Halo Universe very well. Because of this book I ended up listening/reading every other Halo book and have found the ones written by Eric Nylund to be the best. If they ever get around to making the Halo movie and want it to be successful, they had better not deviate much from this book.
"I'm a Halo fan and I liked listening to this story"
I've played the Halo games on Xbox360. I was told this book tells about the story before the 1st Halo game. I'm not sure how non-Halo fans would like this because without playing the game I wouldn't have felt attached to the people in the story. There's no reason to really care about them. But as a Halo fan I liked learning about the pre-game experience and how everything began, including why I wear a large green armor.
"Nylund is an outstanding Scifi author"
I am a fan of Scifi literature. Without a doubt this is one of the best audiobooks I have had the pleasure of listening to. Eric Nylund is one of the best writers I have encountered in this genre. If you were only going to listen to one SciFi book, you would be well advised to listen to this book.
"Fun book"
I was weiry of this title bought it strickly on reviews and that i had a 10 hour drive ahead of me and needed a book to get me through it. im a fan of military sci fi but im often turned off by the endless model numbers and specs some authors like to give. i would compare this to star wars books but better. they build up the characters in a way that you like them and stay interested in the development and take through a story that makes it so you can wait for the next book.
"Great for the Halo fan, but..."
the narrator mispronounces a lot of words and terms. Aside from that, it's a fun listen that really fleshes out the character of the Master Chief.
"He read the wrong dates in the last chapter"
The story is amazing, ive read the book three times and bought the audio book for my wife. Listening with her, I noticed that he said the wrong dates at the end of the book. He says 2540 instead of 2550 and 2542 instead of 2552.
"Video game storyline and physics"
And some really strange pronunciation. Sword... who pronounces the 'w'?
I was gratified that the author gave up on the usual American rehash of the dehumanising method the American military uses to beat its people in to their required, unthinking, shape.
The story is OK, while being way too video game. But whatever, it's a spin-off. Just accept it and it's not bad. But it really isn't 'good'.
But forget the physics making any sort of sense. The author obviously has zero understanding of the scale of space, even a solar system like ours, and the huge speeds that would be necessary to get around. If you can transit a system in a few hours then you are doing millions of miles per hour. So if you are at a range of a few miles you are within a microsecond of a collision. Conversely kinetic, unguided, weapons are almost entirely useless. If your ship is a mile long, then a microsecond difference is a total miss. Sub-light weapons, well you can see them coming thousands of miles away, and if you can see the things moving then there's loads of time to make a tiny course adjustment and miss by miles. It just doesn't make sense. You certainly can't collide with another ship at stellar speeds and survive. Even at orbital speeds a glancing impact releases fantastic energy.
SciFi for ignorant children.
Anm R.
"Amazing Audiobook, Amazing Novel"
So darn amazing.
Any good sci-fi read, they're just great.
Some great added character.
This is a great first start to an amazing series of tie-in novels.
The descriptions of how master chief became a spartan and hero of humanity
Master Chief and Jacob Keys
Amazing book. I am going to listen to it over and over again.
"Book And Narrator Go Hand In Hand"
Todd McLaren has become my new favorite Narrator. His vocal frequencies adjust accordingly to each character, situation, mood, energy, and stress of the story. Honestly, he made the story come alive.
I've listened to samples of other Narrators, and I fear Todd might have turned me off from listening to the other books now that I enjoyed this one so much.
I have not, I'm looking for other books and the other Halo book. It was too fun.
Goosebumps. The story is very serious and action packed, but Todd's tones sometimes sent shivers up my spine. A very good performance.
An excellent Sci-Fi book, however don't expect to understand everything unless you've had a visual reference first (eg, play the game or watch Halo: Forward Unto Dawn).
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Build your own TABLET: Tech lovers are building 'PiPads' using a cheap PC processor – but it'll still cost you £210
- The 10.75-inch PiPad is made from birch plywood and carbon fibre
- Powered by a Raspberry Pi computer it runs on Linux-based Raspbian OS
- Maker Michael Castor spent two weeks, and $350 building the device
- PiPad is fitted with a touchscreen, USB and Ethernet ports and audio jack
You can pick up a tablet for less than £30 these days, but very little separates one model from another.
In a bid to create 'something different', an Ohio-based inventor decided to build his own, complete with touchscreen, USB ports, and apps.
Called the PiPad, the 10.75-inch tablet is powered by a Raspberry Pi computer and runs on the Linux-based Raspian Operating system.
Ohio-based inventor Michael Castor spent two weeks building the PiPad device, pictured. The 10.75-inch tablet is powered by a Raspberry Pi computer and runs on the Linux-based Raspbian operating system
Price (for parts): $350 (£210)
Screen size: 10-inch
Dimensions: 10.75" x 7.5" x 1"
Operating system: Raspbian OS
Processor: Raspberry Pi B
Battery: 10,000mAh
This means it can run apps created for the Linux operating system.
However, the DIY tablet doesn't come cheap and all the individual parts will set you back around $350 (£210).
'It seems that every day a manufacturer comes out with a new tablet computer - thinner, lighter, faster, but it seems that they all look about the same and accomplish roughly the same things,' sad ' said designer Michael Castor.
'When I set out to build my Raspberry Pi tablet I wanted something different.
'I wanted an all-in-one system that was usable, portable, and Linux based. Additionally, it had to look good.'
The casing of the PiPad is made from Baltic birch plywood and carbon fibre.
The casing of the PiPad is made from Baltic birch plywood, pictured, with a carbon fibre back. Castor used a CNC machine to shape the wood to the correct shape
The PiPad is fitted with a 10,000aMh battery, which Castor claims provides up to six hours run time. It also has USB and Ethernet ports, plus an audio jack, so Castor can watch videos and listen to music. A Bluetooth chip lets users connect a wireless mouse and keyboard
The processor is the Raspberry Pi B model, pictured, and because it runs on the existing Raspbian operating system, the PiPad features a web browser and apps
It is 10.75-inch long, 7.5-inch wide and an inch thick, and because it runs on the existing Raspbian operating system, it features a web browser and apps.
The processor is the Raspberry Pi B model.
The PiPad features a capacitive 10-inch touchscreen, USB and Ethernet ports and an audio jack, so Castor can watch videos and listen to music.
By comparison the iPad Air has a 9.7-inch screen and is only 0.29-inch thick.
Elsewhere, the tablet is fitted with a 10,000mAh battery which Castor claims offers around six hours of run time.
The front and rear sections of the case, pictured top and bottom, clip together. In order to house the DIY parts, the PiPad is an inch thick. It is 10.75-inches long and 7.5-inches wider
The PiPad's 10-inch capacitive touchscreen, pictured, is just 0.3-inches bigger than the screen on the Apple iPad
Although Castor spent months designing the PiPad, and acquiring all the parts needed to build it, the construction only took two weeks.
Castor recently took the device to a Maker Faire in New York, where he met Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton, who praised the device and signed the rear casing.
'Overall I'm very happy with my Raspberry Pi tablet,' said Castor. 'It does what I want it to do and has been a great way to demonstrate the capabilities of the Raspberry Pi at Maker Faires [where] the device gets constant compliments from makers.'
Future versions of the PiPad could additionally feature a camera and infra-red sensors.
To prevent the padded Raspberry Pi and other components, pictured, from overheating, Castor bought Heatsinks from Amazon
Castor recently took the device to a Maker Faire in New York, where he met Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton, who praised the device and signed the rear casing, pictured
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Two 16-year-old Philadelphia boys were arrested in an undercover sting operation yesterday after holding a female college student's iPod for ransom since this past weekend. The iPod was recovered unharmed.
The BBC is reportedly planning to make most of its programming available for free on platforms such as the video-enabled 5G iPod for seven days after it has been broadcast.
Online search engine Guba is "set to offer vast amounts of pornography and other video files specifically tailored for Apple's new iPods," reports Reuters. Beginning this month, Guba will convert video files from Usenet newsgroups into H.264 format.
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The BBC is currently using a Windows Media Player based solution for its seven day Internet download service. This systems DOES NOT work on Macintoshes and it is not possible to transfer recordings to the iPod (even on a PC). The recordings are heavily protected using Windows Media Player DRM.
The BBC intends to provide a similar service to Mac users in the future (no time scale specified) but if they take the same approach it will still not be transferable to the iPod.
If the BBC had any sense what they would do is upload them all to the iTMS and use Apple's FairPlay protection. They could even have things set so that the UK iTMS offered the recordings FREE OF CHARGE (on the assumption that UK citizens have already paid via the TV License fee) and charge $1.99 per recording to the US and other countries.
This approach offers many benefits to the BBC.
1. It instantly provides a Windows AND Macintosh compatible solution
2. The BBC does not need to setup its own hosting infrastructure
3. The BBC could still provide a service to the UK free of charge but would be able to generate revenue from other countries
4. The installed base of iPods and iTunes dwarfs everything else (even added together) including the BBCs own iMP (see http://www.bbc.co.uk/imp/ )
Posted by LC Angell on November 2, 2005 at 12:40 PM (CST)
who holds an ipod for ransom? they could have just sold it to anyone on the street for $100 and not gotten arrested. those kids are idiots and deserve whatever they get.
Posted by LC Angell on November 2, 2005 at 4:22 PM (CST)
Maybe it had incriminating photos or documents on it or something.
Posted by LC Angell on November 2, 2005 at 5:00 PM (CST)
If only EVERY punk that robbed a Penn student were this stupid…
Posted by LC Angell on November 2, 2005 at 5:02 PM (CST)
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far UV light, which is different from the ultraviolet A or ultraviolet B light used in tanning beds or grow lights, so it's not harmful to humans. It is harmful to bacteria and pathogens and kills those organisms that are left on the surfaces of the lavatory… We believe that using the far UV is the key to making those surfaces cleaner… We position the lights throughout the lavatory so that it floods the touch surfaces like the toilet seat, sink, countertops, etc. with the UV light. This sanitizing even eliminates odors from bacteria so that passengers can have a more pleasant experience.
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I had just purchased a Nexus 5x which incorporates the new USB-C connector for charging and I was looking for a spare cable. Luckily I was offered the opportunity to check out the AluCable and figured that I'd scored a simple review and could crank out a couple of sentences and then I'd be done. It is only a cable after all. Well, it isn't that simple. [click to continue…]
There are few things in life better than food cooked on the grill. Whether it be a steak, chicken, burger, or hot dog, there is just something about being cooked on the grill that makes everything a bit more delicious.
Of course, not all grills have accurate temperature gauges built into them. This can be an issue when trying to attain grilling nirvana.
Fortunately, Cappec has you covered with their Blaze Bluetooth BBQ grill.
I was recently given the chance to review the Blaze and attempt to take my BBQ skills to the next level.
If you recently purchased a new laptop, it probably came with the new industry standard USB-C port. This port will eventually replace all older USB ports and you'll find Macs, PCs, and mobile devices alike using them – hooray for standardization! Ah, but since upgrading, perhaps you may have left behind a magnetic cable that only works on your old device or perhaps you would like to try using a magnetic power cable for the first time. No worries! Griffin Technologies is about to release the new BreakSafe Magnetic USB-C Power Cable for those of you who would like to have the ease of "snapping" on your charging cable. It not only charges your device faster, but it breaks away when placed under stress so that you don't accidentally pull your laptop off your desk after tripping on the charging cable. When you order, you will receive a connector (12.8mm deep) that will remain inserted in your USB-C port on your device as well as a six-foot power cable which can be used with the USB-C charger that came with your device. The cable is "compatible with USB Power Delivery and is rated up to 60 watts (20 volts @ 3 amps). Please note that BreakSafe is for charging power only; data and video are not supported."
The BreakSafe Magnetic USB-C power cable is due to be released in April 2016 (hopefully any day now) according to a Griffin Technologies press release and will cost $39.99. Apparently, their new USB-C products are the first to be covered by Griffin's new Guaranteed for Life warranty program so keep checking in at the Griffin website for availability.
There are many different folding keyboards on the market for mobile warriors, prepared travelers, coffee shop surfers and tiny house Gadgeteers. These small keyboards are designed to take up minimal space while still providing a comfortable way to touch type on your mobile devices. I've tried many different ones over the years and I usually find something about them that annoys me such as the key layout or size. So I wasn't too hopeful when I accepted an offer to review the iClever Tri-folding Bluetooth Keyboard (IC-BK05), but after using it it for the past week, I'm surprisingly impressed. Let's check it out. [click to continue…]
With the proliferation of cheaper Chinese phones from companies like OPPO, Xaomi and the recently reviewed verykool Spark LTE, there has been an increased popularity in the Western markets for these well specced but well priced phones. One of the questions you need to clarified before you put down your hard earned (not so big as buying mainstream players 🙂 ) dollars is how well that phone will work with your local wireless carrier. This can also apply to different worldwide region variations on the same model phone (ah the wonders of a global market). A phone that doesn't support your local wireless carrier properly will probably just end up being a paperweight 🙂
Willmyphonework contains a database of phones and worldwide wireless carriers. It gives you the compatibility between the two. If a handset isn't in the list (like the verykool Spark LTE), you can request it via a Contact Us form.This is a very useful tool if you're looking at purchasing a Chinadroid 🙂 and is well worth checking beforehand if you're going down this path.
I've been using a paper journal on a daily basis for the past year. I'd tried digital journals in the past, but I've always enjoyed using analog tools more than apps on my smartphone. The advantages to using a digital journal over an analog journal are the ability to archive them and the ability to search text. It's not to say that you can't do these things with your analog notebook. You can… but it requires that you snap a picture of the page and upload it to a service like Evernote. That works great, but it requires you to actually do it. I'm lazy, so it just never gets done. [click to continue…]
The verykool Spark LTE SL5011 Android phone is an affordable alternative to other Android smartphones in the market right now. We here at The Gadgeteer have received a few of these to review, so let's take a look at this Spark LTE SL5011 and what features are packed in this 5″ smartphone. [click to continue…]
Hey, all you superhero fans! Add a little superhero flare to your "batcave" with this decorative Batman bookshelf. This is a handcrafted item made of wood, measures 47 inches wide x 20 inches tall x 8 inches deep, and appears to come in two separate pieces. The Dark Knight Batman Bookshelf is available in three colors (black, white, and yellow) from Promacraft for $180 plus shipping (which for me in Texas was $43 – ouch). It is a made to order item and thus the processing time is one to two weeks. If you have any questions about it or would like to order one, please visit the Promacraft website on Etsy.
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This week's review updates are from Steve Holt and include a storage gadget, charging gadgets and Bluetooth headphones. The original posting date of the reviews range from a little over six months ago, to more than a year and a half ago. Let's see how well these gadgets have held up over time. Is Steve still using them or have they been discarded into a junk drawer. Click through to view a list of the updated reviews. The updates are located at the end of each review page.
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When I was a senior in high school I took a physics class and absolutely hated it. I struggled to keep up with the rest of the class and ended up dropping out halfway through the year.
A few years later I had to take a physics class in college. I immediately remembered my high school physics class and was panic stricken at the thought I having to go through that again.
This time however, I loved my physics class. My college professor made physics fun by teaching things like the physics of Superman. My professor was engaging and made me want to learn about a subject I previously hated, allowing me to excel in class.
I think I've come a long way since that high school physics class. I love everything science and hope to get my children enthused about science the same way I am.
With that in mind, I volunteered to review the Physics Simple Machines science kit. Hopefully, it's a first step on a long, scientific journey for my kids.
Sena, a company known for their high quality smartphone cases, is now offering a specially designed stand for the Apple Pencil stylus. Their new Apple Pencil stand is constructed of leather and has a non-slip base. The Apple Pencil can be positioned standing straight or horizontally for easy charging. It can even hold the Pencil's cap while you're using the stylus with your iPad Pro. The Sena Apple Pencil Leather Stand is priced at $29.99 and is currently available for pre-order through Sena's site, with shipping estimated for May.


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Building Relationships and Referral Networks with Allopathic Practitioners
Dr. Doug, an orthopedist of 20 years, had heard stories from patients who tried acupuncture. While he was able to address many of their complaints effectively, some appeared to gain additional benefit when their care included TCM.
Misconceptions & Opportunities With Medicare
As I speak around the country on how to properly document Medicare patient encounters, I get questions regarding opting out of Medicare. There are many misconceptions about opting out of Medicare, including just what it means to opt out.
Let's Streamline Your Front Desk
Your front office can be your greatest source of efficiency or a constant bottleneck. Increasing the productivity of this area without sacrificing the quality of patient interaction can be a little tricky.
Constructing Our Reality: The Primary Channels and Perception, Part 1
My favorite topic of discussion within Chinese medicine is the acupuncture channel systems. First of all, each of us have them. They are part of our bodies; not something external to us. To learn about the acupuncture channels is to learn about ourselves.
Roots in the Community, Branches Far Beyond
The Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine (JTS) was founded in 1998 by Sean Christian Marshall in Sugar Grove, North Carolina, a small community near Boone in the state's westernmost mountains.
Asking Patients the Right Questions
When was the last time you asked a patient a question? Maybe 30 seconds ago? But, are you asking the right questions to elicit valuable and useful information? As a healthcare provider, you've likely spent hundreds of hours learning to ask the right questions to gather critical health information from your patients.
Energy: For Life and For Death
Energy is a deep topic in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Qi is understood to underlie all of existence, animated or not, and the qi of the living is studied with special attention.
Day in the Life of an Advanced-Practice DC
Can you tell us a little about your background in the profession? Why did you want to become a DC? I studied at Boston University from 1968-1972 as a pre-med student majoring in biology.
An Alarming Lack of Accountability
Accountability seems to be a lost quality today. The simple act of taking responsibility and doing the right thing just doesn't happen as often as it should. Maybe it is the litigious nature of our society.
Identify & Adjust the Apex Posterior Sacrum
Low back pain involving an apex posterior sacrum (+θX-axis misalignment) typically presents with signs of lumbosacral joint impingement or facet syndrome.
An Interview with Amanda Shayle
JW: Can you share with us some of your history and how you became an acupuncturist? What did you do prior to becoming an acupuncturist? Where did you go to school?
The Value of Melatonin in Breast Cancer Prevention and Adjunctive Treatment
Although melatonin (MLT) is best known for its sleep-aid properties and as a natural remedy to prevent jet lag, extensive experimental studies suggest it possesses anticancer activity through several biological mechanisms.
Health and Wellness Partnership
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and The Wellness Center at the LAC + USC Historic General Hospital recently joined forces to extend care to the residents of Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles.
News in Brief
Northwestern Student Honored for Addressing Concussions Head-On; Northwestern Announces New CFO; Life U. to Provide Unique Opportunity.
Transparency is Key at ASA First Annual Meeting
On March 4th and 5th the American Society of Acupuncturists (ASA) held a successful first annual meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Art of Listening
One of the most important clinical concepts for me was voiced by the legendary physician William Osler. "Listen to your patient, he/she is telling you the diagnosis." After treating literally thousands of patients, it can become almost second nature to quickly discover clues which reveal the underlying diagnosis.
How Many of Your Patients Have Sarcopenia?
Figure 1 demonstrates the typical appearance of sarcopenia in the paravertebral muscles. Have you considered evaluating your patients for this problem? Sarcopenia is the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and function that affects the older population.
Designing a Fitness Plan (Part 4): Blending Pain Relief With Healthy Aging
Pain relief is still the No. 1 reason patients come to my office. However, most of my patients have other goals as well, such as: "I want to lose 10 to 20 pounds"; "I feel old and want to slow down the aging process"; "My doctor says I am becoming a diabetic and need to exercise"; or "I'm tired and want more energy."
Filling the Gap: The Role of Alternative Practitioners in a Broken Health Care System
I have been asked many times what got me into alternative medicine. My answer is simple: I want to truly help and make a difference in people's health.
NCCAOM Launches New Membership Organization
The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) recently launched a new national membership organization, the NCCAOM Academy of Diplomates.
Specialized Pro-Resolving Mediators: 21st Century Inflammation Fighters
Specialized pro-resolving mediators, or SPMs, are a portion of the omega-3 fatty-acid spectrum that have been shown to have a powerful effect on reducing inflammation.
The Rest of the Patient Story
I've written previously about allowing a patient to tell you their story – about taking the time to listen and engage all the aspects of their case history, the injury in question, and the related issues.
F4CP Launches New Social Media Campaign
The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress has launched a new service to help member doctors: a social media campaign called "Accelerator."
Excited to Share the Science of Chiropractic: An Interview With Dr. Heidi Haavik
Dr. Heidi Haavik has become known in the circle of chiropractic researchers as not only a rising star, but also one willing to do research that can have a major impact in the scientific world and how chiropractic is perceived.
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Creating Your Path to Success
By David Kent, LMT, NCTMB
To establish a reputation as a skillful massage therapist, with a talented array of techniques, requires consistency in a few areas over time. To become that therapist and design the practice of your dreams, you must be clear as to the knowledge, professional image and experience needed to achieve those long and short-term goals.This article will take you through the process by providing insightful questions and examples to help you clarify the steps and ignite the motivation to follow through on the actions necessary to create your path to success. Refer to "The SMARTER Approach to Achieving Your Goals" and "Practice Building: Taking Your Practice to the Next Level".
Your ability to assess your patients symptoms, communicate your findings and design and implement effective treatment plans is easy when you understand how the body works and have the professional support tools to do your job. Mastering these skills and support tools can greatly influence if a patient reschedules, upgrades services, purchases a multi-session package, refers others and in some cases the amount of your tip.
Specialized areas of study are an excellent way to create a reputation and set you apart from the other massage therapists in your area. For example, since 1992 to the present, my continuing education involves dissection seminars at the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa. The knowledge from these seminars is applicable to all forms of bodywork. The decision to make the investment was easy since the percentage of healthcare providers who perform a human dissection during the course of their education and training is relatively low. I understood taking part in this unique learning experience created a special bond among its participants in the healthcare community.
I have met many physicians over the years that attended the College of Medicine in Tampa. Sharing that I studied anatomy in the same dissection lab is a great icebreaker that gives me further opportunity to develop an ongoing professional relationship — and a referral network.
Therapists who have taken a human dissection seminar have a definite advantage over those who have not. For one, physicians and other healthcare providers know that if you have taken a dissection seminar, you are committed to learning. If you were a doctor and had a choice of therapists in which to refer patients, do you think knowing a therapist attended a dissection seminar might influence your decision? What if you were the consumer? Would that level of advanced training influence your decision to see him or her?
There will be situations when your current schedule, location or finances prevent you from taking the seminar of your dreams. Your next option is to order the home study materials for the course. This gives you the freedom to watch and review everything anytime, anyplace, before and again after attending the seminar. Invest in well-organized programs that include manuals and other visual aids like charts that make the learning process easy and support your treatment sessions.
Ask yourself, what specific seminars or home study programs must I invest in now to achieve my long and short-term career goals? Then write a list of the seminars and home study programs and next to each item write the date you plan to accomplish this goal.
Presenting a professional image takes place on many levels; from how you speak and dress to the assessment and education tools you utilize. Read "Practice Building: Getting Inside Your Patients Head".
Besides the many talented skills in your hands, one of the most powerful tools a massage therapist holds is in the palm of their hand: an iPhone, Android, Smart Phone, iPad or Tablet. They allow you to run your business. You can make calls, schedule appointments, email, research online, get GPS directions, take payments and watch videos.
The built in camera lets you take still photos to document posture or video for range-of-motion and gait. The large screens let you zoom in to instantly assess and educate your patients. We all know the saying "a picture is worth a thousand words." Doctors utilize X-rays, MRIs and other imaging to educate patients, design treatment plans and document progress. You must use tools to take postural analysis photos to document and educate patients regarding how the effects of their high shoulder and forward head posture does indeed create myofascial pain and trigger points. The camera allows you to record video footage documenting dysfunctional movement patterns assessing their entire body during gait (Photo 2). Read "The Initial Treatment: Generating Thousands to Your Practice".
This Charts are a powerful visual tool that demonstrate your ability to understand the patient's pain and develop an effective treatment plan. Charts help you instill a comforting level of confidence to your patients as you explain the connection between their pain, limited range-of-motion, posture, trigger points and how your treatments help.
Charts are a phenomenal way to introduce a clinical presence to any treatment setting. Charts are engaging and provide a perfect visual aid for patient education. Hanging in each treatment room of my clinic is a postural analysis, skeletal, muscular, range of motion and full set of trigger point charts. I even have the same group of charts hanging in my reception area and use them when answering questions for the public that stop to inquire.
If you're a mobile therapist you might want to invest in flip charts to educate patients and present a professional image during outcalls, chair massage, health fairs or any time wall space is not available.
Ask yourself, what specific visual aids must I invest in to achieve my long and short-term career goals? Then write a list and next to each item write a target date.
It will require a little practice getting comfortable presenting the image of a confident healthcare provider. Part of this involves wearing certain attire and answering questions while referencing specific visual aids.
Practice taking posture photos and zooming in on each image to assess a forward head or slumped rounded shoulder pattern. Postural photos show which muscles are shortened, and which are lengthened contributing to neck pain and or back pain and how your treatments can help.
Learn how to properly use your charts to educate patients so you can show visual pain referral patterns of trigger points for common complaints like headaches, neck and back pain. A skeletal chart will aid with correlating trigger points and posture.
Practice by going out and "cold calling" a few miles from your ultimate target area. Pick multiple plazas to go introduce yourself and tell them who you are, what you do, where you are located and how you can help. After a few days, you will be amazed how much better and comfortable you will be answering the questions and referencing your educational tools. Now it is time to target your market.
Congratulations, reading and completing the steps outlined in this article was a major step toward creating your personal path to success. There is big difference between knowing what to do and doing what you know. Keep this list close, review your list frequently and take daily action. Your professional career investments must be wisely focused to be effective. Enjoy making your practice unique and setting it apart.
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A new campaign to encourage voting is being launched as statistics show Palmerston North has the third lowest rate of voter enrolment in the country.
The Electoral Commission's campaign uses real people speaking from the heart about why voting matters to them.
"We want all New Zealanders to think about why voting matters, to think about what it means for them, their family and their community," commission chief electoral officer Robert Peden said.
About 82.7 per cent of eligible voters in the Palmerston North electorate are enrolled. The Rangitikei electorate fared slightly better on 84.4 per cent.
The city's candidates had the same explanation yesterday when asked why they thought enrolment was down. "Palmerston North has quite a transient population and maintaining enrolment has always been a challenge for us," Labour incumbent Iain Lees-Galloway said.
"Between the student population and the people who come to work here on fixed-term contracts, it's just the nature of the types of businesses we have here."
National Party challenger Jono Naylor also said Palmerston North had "quite a transient population" with students, Defence Force staff and academics passing in and out of the city. The city's mayor and National candidate said a high number of the students he met while campaigning had moved to Palmerston North to study but were still enrolled in their home electorates.
Another issue was the timing of the election, Naylor said. The September 20 election is less than two months away but a lot of people thought it was later in the year.
Lees-Galloway said that was a trend he had also noticed. "It's still a couple of months out from the election and a lot of people are only just starting to pay attention to it now."
Both candidates have been enrolling voters as part of their campaign. Lees-Galloway said 20 enrolment packs were filled out in one morning at his party's stall at UCOL on Wednesday.
"A lot of people assume they're enrolled but they're not," he said.
Registrar of Electors for Palmerston North and Rangitikei Moana Kaka said her team had been out and about enrolling voters.
Students were one of their key targets but it was important that everyone checked.
The worst performer for enrolment was Auckland Central, where only 66.86 per cent of voters were enrolled.
The new enrolment campaign, and details on how to enrol to vote, can be found at ivotenz.org.nz
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LACEY – Ryan Rogers scored 17 points, including the final four in a 73-69 upset for Saint Martin's over the 11th-ranked Seattle Pacific men's basketball team on Saturday in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference game at Marcus Pavilion.
Brendan Carroll's three-point play on a layup and free throw drew SPU even at 69-69 with 1:14 left to play. The Saints retook the lead on a basket in the lane by Rogers with 58 seconds left.
David Downs missed a potential tying three-pointer from the left corner for the Falcons with 13 seconds left, and Rogers secured the victory with two free throws with 9.5 seconds showing.
The Falcons (11-4) fell to 2-2 in GNAC play with their second straight setback. They lost 74-70 on Thursday at Western Oregon.
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The No. 15 Vikings fell to 9-3 overall and 3-1 in the GNAC.
They were led by senior center Austin Bragg with 21 points and 11 rebounds, both game highs.
Women's basketball
All-America guard Bobbi Knudsen scored a career-high 37 points as host Montana State-Billings defeated Western Washington, 82-69, in a GNAC game.
WWU, which was coming off an 84-77 upset of nationally No.9-ranked Seattle Pacific, fell to 5-6 overall and 1-2 in GNAC play.
The Vikings got a team-high 18 points from guard Katie Collard. Taylor Peacocke, a freshman from Inglemoor High, contributed 15 points and Tia Briggs had 14.
MSUB improved to 10-4 overall and 3-1 in conference action.
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Simon Fraser was led by the GNAC's third-leading scorer, Erin Chambers, who had 15 points.
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- Free continental breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking
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- Free continental breakfast
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|Name: _________________________
|Period: ___________________
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is his state after drinking?
2. What does Nate remember he brought along with his luggage?
3. Why is Nate roaming the streets?
4. Why does Jevy go searching for Nate?
5. What happens to an heir that contests the will?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to Nate and his guides on the river while exploring Pantanal?
2. What did Jevy do when Nate didn't show up at the boat?
3. Why is Josh Stafford meeting with Troy?
4. Basically, what did Troy's will say?
5. What was the effect of Troy's death on the media?
6. Why was the reading of Troy Phelan's will considered to be of interest?
7. How did Rachel come about and how did she end up adopted?
8. Why would Josh consider sending Nate to Brazil to find the Phelan heir?
9. How did Nate feel when he first came to Brazil and why?
10. What is Nate's life in rehab and how does he feel about it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In his delirium, Nate was convinced that Rachel had come to visit him. He heard her voice, saw her face, and was reassured that he would not succumb to this illness. Rachel seemed to know that God had planned a future for Nate. He returned to sleep and awoke after the fever broke.
1. Do you think Rachel actually visited Nate while he was delirious? Why or why not?
2. Do you think it is possible that Rachel knew Nate was ill and actually visited him in spirit to heal him? Why or why not?
3. Why do you think Nate focused on a woman, Rachel, he barely knew while he was ill?
Essay Topic 2
Unlike Rachel, Nate does want to return to the United States. She reminds him about what is good in life and offers encouragement. Their interactions leave Nate wanting to be a better man. This inner drive will eventually manifest itself as he overcomes his habits.
1. Why do you think Rachel would make Nate want to be a better man?
2. Do you think it is possible in the real world for someone who has messed up his/her life so badly to meet a person and all of a sudden want to turn his/her's life around? Why or why not?
3. Do you think a person has to have some sort of inner drive in order to change his/her life? What do you think is the inner drive in Nate?
Essay Topic 3
Nate is thankful for Rachel's friendship. He relies on her for the strength that he lacks. Nate must learn to be at peace with himself. It is only through inner peace that he will be strong enough to resist temptation and happy enough to move forward down a healthier path.
1. Do you think Rachel and Nate could have become friends in a few short days? Why or why not?
2. How do you think Nate being at peace with himself will help with his addictions?
3. Do you think Nate has ever experienced true friendship before? Why or why not?
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By John Churu, Gaboone, Botswana
The Botswana ICT Pitso 2012 has kicked off amid growing optimism that the local ICT industry is bound to grow in leaps and bounds. Keynote speakers at the 2012 conference, whose theme is "Innovative Service Delivery through ICT" said the country of Botswana has all the hallmarks of an ICT advanced country like USA, UK, Japan just to name a few.
Minister of Transport and Communication, Nonofo Molefhi said the creation of the Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) means that all eyes should be trained at the organisation "so that the flagship organisation indeed drives our lives in its social sense." He said as a society, we should thrive to ensure that technology is used well for the advancement of all in the country. "It is therefore detrimental to us as a society to refuse to harness the potentials of technology to improve our quality of life."
He added that government is aware of the steadily growing dependence of our society on technology for its daily survival. "This dependence suggests that societies without the right technologies will soon find themselves unable to trade in markets they compete to supply with goods and services simply because they are technologically not compliant."
He explained that if used innovatively, technology can help society realise improved efficiency and productivity in the provision of good and services, in both the public and private sectors of the economy.
The Japanese ambassador to Botswana, who was the keynote speaker, said Botswana like Japan is poised for a leap in the usage and application of ICT. "Japan ICT accounts for 9.2% of the GDP, which is about 10% of the overall GDP in the country. The ICT market in Japan has grown 400% and employs more than 3.8 million people of which a quarter of them are women."
In view of the ICT development in Botswana now, it is not a far-fetched assumption that the country is poised for the same growth which Japan has witnessed. The ambassador added that in the near future, it is possible for a Motswana to have a virtual cattle post in which one can monitor the movement of his/her livestock anywhere in the country without having to be at the farm.
The 2012 ICT Pitso has a lot on the plate for the participants to deliberate on. Issues to be tackled in this two day conference include: ICT and Women Empowerment, An analysis of existing ICT Legal and Regulatory Framework, Impact of cyber security on provision of e-services and also the Impact of Privatisation, Competition and Regulation on the ICT Sector.
The meeting also will witness the launch of the e-Government strategy and the launch of the WACS.
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By 2012, that was down to 51,200 acres.
Avery is a Mississippi State University Extension Service professor and director of the Southern Regional Aquaculture Center.
The Delta Democrat Times reports that he spoke to the Greenville Rotary Club on Thursday.
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House-hunters can now receive email alerts if a house comes up for sale in an exact area of their choosing, such as within a school zone or a block of streets they like the look of.
Thundermaps, a Wellington technology start-up, developed the free service, which works with Trade Me's property listings, to showcase its talents.
Home buyers visit Thundermaps' website, map out one or more areas of interest by "dragging and dropping" lines on a zoomable-map of New Zealand, and then ask for alerts to be sent to their email address whenever a property is listed inside those zones.
Managing director Clint van Marrewijk said people often tended to be quite specific about the area they wanted to live in. Its approach "brought the right listings to the buyer", instead of requiring they scan and filter advertisements themselves, he said.
About 80 per cent of Trade Me property listings had the information needed to accurately map them at least to the correct street, he said.
Thundermaps created the service using "an application programming interface" (API) provided by Trade Me. The API acts like a window into Trade Me's listings data and has allowed third-party developers to develop more than 1000 services that use the company's data, without Trade Me's direct involvement.
Trade Me property head Jimmy McGee said the site wasn't that familiar with Thundermaps, but the house-hunting alert service looked like a genuinely useful tool.
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Other free services in its "public library" of maps let people receive notifications of traffic hazards, earthquakes, feral cat colonies, sports events, graffiti and dolphin sightings in their areas of interest.
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