Astrology with Needles by Ben Kavoussi, MS, MSOM, LAc The following is an excerpt of an upcoming article called “The Untold Story of Acupuncture.” It is scheduled to be published in December 2009 in Focus in Alternative and Complementary Therapies (FACT), a review journal that presents the evidence on alternative medicine in an analytical and impartial manner. It argues that if the effects of “real” and “sham” acupuncture do not significantly differ in well-conducted trials, it is because t
The Pack’s 4th round pick out of Eastern Michigan is getting a chance to work with the first team thanks to a somewhat unstable O-line situation in Green Bay. Packers.com posted an update on Lang’s work today. Here’s an excerpt. Although T.J. Lang’s work with the No. 1 offensive line on Tuesday morning was due to an injury and some veterans getting rest, the fact that he lined up at left guard after taking most of his snaps to date on the right side speaks to the versatility the rookie line
Ian Dunt of politics.co.uk asks, “Why Does Britain Sexualise Its Young?” – a very interesting article on contemporary (Western) society’s obsession with the seemingly contradictory notions of absolute childhood innocence, and the deep-seated and growing sexualization of youth. Here’s an excerpt: ‘British primary school children are becoming increasingly sexualised, while our over-emotional response to paedophilia grows by the day. When did we get so confused? Ofsted issued a warning tod
06.11.09 THE DIRTY ARMY: Philly hates this f’*ck face. You HAVE to check out this arseholes “Kade Scale” (the way he rates women, which is weird since he is clearly forgy) His real name is Arthur K*dyshes…Here is an excerpt of on article on him in Philly Mag: “The Journey” (his capitalization and punctuation) had been a long time in the making, the product of several converging events: an awakening timed to his 30th birthday in 2008, years of psychotherapy, the dissolution of a relationship w
