Rolfing: Rolfers believe that when the body is structurally aligned, patients enjoy greater overall health, reduced stress and better posture. The technique, which is also called Structural Integration, involves deep manipulation of the connective tissue that covers the body’s muscles. When this tissue is left alone it can restrict movement, however manipulation of the tissue promotes proper movement and mental clarity.

(See also: Rolfing , Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Today, dealing with change is perceived as a huge challenge. In fact, 'change management' has become a major preoccupation of leaders in all walks of life, including in government, business and institutions.

Employees too are grappling with changes in the work place. More than ever before, the number of people individually striving to learn more and grow at a personal level is increasing by leaps and bounds. So they have to learn to adapt themselves to changing situations. Most of us are fairly quick at learning, at cultivating new tastes and fashions. Yet, our first reaction to change is always tinged with suspicion and caution, and in some cases, resistance.

(See also: Change , Faith and Belief, Spiritual Guidance, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

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Detoxification: Nutritionists, herbalists or other practitioners may recommend detoxification therapy to eliminate toxins from the body. Some detoxification therapies include a diet of fruits, vegetables, water and herbs. Others might include an enema or sweat bath. Detoxification is believed to help with respiratory and hormone problems, headaches, allergies and other ailments.

(See also: Detoxification , Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Worms

What thoughts come to mind when someone is called a worm? When we are dreaming about these animals, we may be reflecting on the more negative aspects of our own or someone else's personality. Worms are usually associated with weakness and sneakiness. They are blind and generally feed on decaying matter. To associate these characteristics with any individuals, including yourself indicates that you are seeing a very negative side of them and have a generally low opinion of them (or yourself). If you are dreaming about earthworms, the connotation is more positive because they make contributions to the general health of our environment. Old, superstition based dream interpretations say that dreaming about worms is a warning about poor health.

Source: Dream Lover Incorporated, http://www.dreamloverinc.com

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Worms , Meaning of Dreams about Worms , Dream Interpretation Worms )

Hippocrates health program (Hippocrates program): Variation of Nature Cure developed by wholistic health educator Dr. Ann Wigmore (1904-1994), author of Be Your Own Doctor, The Healing Power Within, The Hippocrates Diet and Health Program, Hippocrates Live Food Program, Recipes for Longer Life, The Sprouting Book, The Wheatgrass Book, and Why Suffer?. Wigmore founded the Hippocrates Health Institute in 1957.

The Hippocrates program encompasses brushing the skin, deep breathing, enemas, food combining, the Hippocrates Diet (see Living Foods Lifestyle), and exercises such as squatting. According to its theory, integration of body/mind/spirit is central to health. In Belief: All There Is (1991), Brian R. Clement, codirector of the Hippocrates Health Institute, in West Palm Beach, Florida, asserted: [B]elief can bring you anything that you desire (p. 41). He further stated that death is a sham (p. 67).

(See also: Hippocrates health program , Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Jesse and Mattea are two typical Indigo Children. Jesse, the older of the two, was born in 1987. He was "a ruler on another planet," but an accident caused him to fall into the womb of his mother Renee Weddle and thus he was born on Earth. Jesse prefers the name he was called in his previous life, Thomas, and is frequently in communication with people from that planet where he used to live. He is very sensitive to what other people are feeling, "sometimes to the point where it causes him anxiety" and can read their thoughts. Jesse's younger sister Mattea was born in 1990. Mattea remembers choosing Renee to be her mother so she could teach her "how to be goofy and silly." Mattea, too was probably royalty in a previous life. In this life she speaks with fairies and with gnomes and experiences unusual voices and lights. Jesse and Mattea both are often frustrated by their parents' inability to answer all of their spiritual questions. Sometimes, in fact, it seems that they have the wisdom to be teachers more than their parents do.

(See also: Indigo Children, What is Indigo Children, Parenting Indigo Children, Adult Indigo, Indigo Children Channeling)

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List of Los Angeles street gangs - Filipino Street Gangs. Akrho Pinoy (AKP)-W/S Los Angeles Akrho Pinoy (AKP)-Carson Akrho Pinoy (AKP)-Glendale Akrho Pinoy (AKP)-Eagle Rock Akrho Pinoy (AKP)-San Fernando Valley Akrho Pinoy (AKP)-Rowland Heights Bahala Na Gang? (BNG)-Los Angeles Bahala Na Gang? (BNG)-West Covina Bahala Na Gang? (BNG)-Glendale Bahala Na Gang? (BNG)-Hawthorne Bahala Na Gang? (BNG)-N/S Bahala Na G ...

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List of Los Angeles street gangs, List of Los Angeles street gangs - African-American, List of Los Angeles street gangs - Hispanic-American street gangs, List of Los Angeles street gangs - Chicano Street Organizations, List of Los Angeles street gangs - Sureños, List of Los Angeles street gangs - Asian-American/Pacific Islander street gangs, List of Los Angeles street gangs - Filipino Street Gangs, List of Los Angeles street gangs - Cambodian/Laotian Gangs, List of Los Angeles street gangs - Vietnamese Gangs, List of Los Angeles street gangs - Korean Gangs, List of Los Angeles street gangs - Chinese Gangs, List of Los Angeles street gangs - Mixed Asian Gangs, List of Los Angeles street gangs - Samoan Gangs, List of Los Angeles street gangs - Tongan Gangs, List of Los Angeles street gangs - Caucasian gangs, List of Los Angeles street gangs - Multi-racial gangs

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West 23rd Street carves through the heart of Chelsea. In the late 19th century West 23rd Street was the center of American theater, with the Opera House Palace and Pike's Opera House one block away and Proctor's Theater ("continuous daily vaudeville") across the street from the Hotel Chelsea. 23rd Street remained New York's main theater strip until The Empire opened on Broadway some twenty blocks uptown, ushering in a new era of theater. The Hotel Chelsea, New York's first co-op apartment complex, was built he ...

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23rd Street Manhattan, 23rd Street Manhattan - West 23rd Street, 23rd Street Manhattan - East 23rd Street, 23rd Street Manhattan - Public transit, 23rd Street Manhattan - Intersections from east to west

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Vanity Fair magazine revealed Felt was Deep Throat on May 31, 2005 when it published an article (eventually appearing in the July issue of the magazine) on its website by John D. O'Connor, an attorney acting on Felt's behalf, in which Felt said, "I'm the guy they used to call Deep Throat." After the Vanity Fair story broke, Ben Bradlee, the key editor of the Washington Post during Watergate, confirmed that Felt was Deep Throat. According to the Vanity Fair article, Felt was persuaded to come out by his family, who ...

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W. Mark Felt, W. Mark Felt - Early career, W. Mark Felt - Early FBI years, W. Mark Felt - After Hoover's death, W. Mark Felt - Watergate, W. Mark Felt - Contact with Woodward, W. Mark Felt - Code for contacting Woodward, W. Mark Felt - Nixon told Felt was leaking information, W. Mark Felt - Felt denies he was source, W. Mark Felt - Nixon passes over Felt again, W. Mark Felt - Tried for illegal break-ins, W. Mark Felt - Pardoned by Reagan, W. Mark Felt - Later years, W. Mark Felt - Family, W. Mark Felt - Deep Throat speculation, W. Mark Felt - Deep Throat revealed, W. Mark Felt - Notes

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If the Pokémon receives damage from a Water type attack, it will instead be healed by an amount of HP equal to the damage dealt, but no more than 1/4 of its maximum HP. Compare to Volt Absorb. Pokémon with this ability: Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Lapras, Vaporeon, Politoed, Mantine, Wooper, Quagsire Water Veil This Pokémon cannot be inflicted with the status ailment of burn. A Burned Pokémon acquiring this ability through use of mimicking techniques such as Skill Swap and Trace wi ...

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Pokémon Abilities, Pokémon Abilities - A, Pokémon Abilities - B, Pokémon Abilities - C, Pokémon Abilities - D, Pokémon Abilities - E, Pokémon Abilities - F, Pokémon Abilities - G, Pokémon Abilities - H, Pokémon Abilities - I, Pokémon Abilities - K, Pokémon Abilities - L, Pokémon Abilities - M, Pokémon Abilities - N, Pokémon Abilities - O, Pokémon Abilities - P, Pokémon Abilities - R, Pokémon Abilities - S, Pokémon Abilities - T, Pokémon Abilities - V, Pokémon Abilities - W

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A number of scholars perceive influences on Sufism from pre-Islamic and non-Islamic sources and schools of mysticism and philosophy. From Animism and Shamanism to Neoplatonic immanentism, from Gnosticism and Hermetic writings to the panvitalism of Paracelsus, from Zoroastrianism to the the concept of qi and transmigration found in Taoism, Vedic religions, and other forms of Eastern philosophy, the number of possible influences on Sufism ranges far and wid ...

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Sufism, Sufism - Etymology, Sufism - History of Sufism, Sufism - Origins, Sufism - The great Masters of Sufism, Sufism - Formalisation of Philosophies of Sufism, Sufism - Propagation of Sufism, Sufism - Modern Sufism, Sufism - Influences, Sufism - Basic beliefs, Sufism - Sufi Concepts, Sufism - Lataif-e-sitta The Six Subtleties, Sufism - Sufi cosmology, Sufism - Sufi practices, Sufism - Muraqaba, Sufism - Dhikr, Sufism - Qawwali, Sufism - Sama, Sufism - Orders of Sufism, Sufism - Traditional orders, Sufism - Non-Traditional Sufi Groups, Sufism - Traditional Islamic schools of thought and Sufism, Sufism - Sources

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It is usually estimated that at a given time there are at least 1,000 people living in Antarctica. This varies considerably with season. Generally, stations use their home country's time zone, but not always; where known, a base's UTC offset is listed. Although Antarctica has no permanent residents, a number of governments maintain permanent research stations throughout the continent. Many of the stations are staffed around the year. These include: Akademik Vernadsky Station, Galindez Island, (65°14′S 64°15′W), ( UKR) ...

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Antarctica, Antarctica - Antarctic climate, Antarctica - Geography, Antarctica - Population, Antarctica - Communications, Antarctica - Military

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LAH is usually produced by the reaction between lithium hydride (LiH) and aluminium chloride (AlCl3) 4LiH + AlCl3 LiAlH4 + 3LiCl which proceeds with a high yield of LAH (97 % w/w). LiCl is removed by filtration from an ethereal solution of LAH, with subsequent precipitation of LAH to yield a product with around 1 % w/w LiCl. ...

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Lithium aluminium hydride, Lithium aluminium hydride - Preparation, Lithium aluminium hydride - Inorganic reactions, Lithium aluminium hydride - Use in organic chemistry, Lithium aluminium hydride - Thermal decomposition, Lithium aluminium hydride - Solubility data, Lithium aluminium hydride - Crystal structure, Lithium aluminium hydride - Thermodynamic data, Lithium aluminium hydride - General references and further reading

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Andrew William Mellon (March 24, 1855–August 27, 1937) was an American banker, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector and Secretary of the Treasury from March 4, 1921 until February 12, 1932. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of the banker and Judge Thomas Mellon and Sarah Jane Negley Mellon and brother of Richard B. Mellon. He was educated at the Western University of Pennsylvania ...

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• Andrew W. Mellon - See Also
• Andrew W. Mellon - Books

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Located in the North of South America (4 00 N, 72 00 W) and part of Caribbean South America. The only South American country with coast in both oceans (Atlantic or Caribbean Sea with 1,760 km and Pacific Ocean with 1,448 km. Borders: North with the Caribbean Sea (sea borders with Jamaica, Haiti and Dominican Republic). West with Panama (225 km) and sea borders with Costa Rica both in the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean and Guatemala. South wit ...

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Colombia, Colombia - History, Colombia - Politics, Colombia - Geography, Colombia - Departments, Colombia - Most Important Cities Of Colombia, Colombia - Economy, Colombia - Demographics, Colombia - Religion, Colombia - Culture, Colombia - Miscellaneous topics

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The Maya calendar is actually a system of distinct calendars and almanacs used by the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. These different calendars tracked observable phenomena such as the solar year, the lunar year, and the synodic period of the planet Venus; others had a divinatory or ritualistic purpose without any known association to natural cycles. These calendars could be synchronised and interlocked in complex ways, their combina ...

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• Maya calendar - General overview
• Maya calendar - Maya concepts of time
• Maya calendar - Tzolk'in
• Maya calendar - Divination
• Maya calendar - Origin of the Tzolkin
• Maya calendar - Haab
• Maya calendar - Wayeb
• Maya calendar - Calendar Round
• Maya calendar - Long Count
• Maya calendar - Calculating Long Count dates
• Maya calendar - Calculating the Tzolkin date portion
• Maya calendar - Calculating the Haab date portion
• Maya calendar - End of the world?
• Maya calendar - Venus cycle

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Modern naval warfare makes extensive use of sonar. The two types described before are both used, but from different platforms, i.e., types of water-borne vessels. Active sonar is extremely useful, since it gives the exact position of an object. Active sonar works the same way as radar: a signal is emitted. The sound wave then travels in many directions from the emitting object. When it hits an object, the sound wave is then reflected in many other directions. Some of the energy will travel back to the emitting source. The echo will en ...

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Sonar, Sonar - History, Sonar - Active sonar, Sonar - Analysis of active sonar data, Sonar - Sonar and marine animals, Sonar - Passive sonar, Sonar - Speed of sound, Sonar - Identifying sound sources, Sonar - Noise, Sonar - Sonar in warfare, Sonar - Notes

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For all his PR problems of the time, Ince was still a regular choice for England squads, though he played few games for new coach Terry Venables in the long sequence of friendly and mini-tournament matches which were necessary as England were hosting the next major tournament (the 1996 European Championships) and therefore didn't have a qualifying campaign. With Ince now playing in Italy, it meant that Venables was unable to watch him play very often, though by everyone's admission Ince's two-year spell in Serie A, unlike many British footballers w ...

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Paul Ince, Paul Ince - West Ham United, Paul Ince - Manchester United & England, Paul Ince - Internazionale, Paul Ince - Euro 96, Paul Ince - Liverpool & World Cup 1998, Paul Ince - Middlesbrough & Euro 2000, Paul Ince - Wolves & Retirement

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The primary objectives of the Viking orbiters were to transport the landers to Mars, perform reconnaissance to locate and certify landing sites, act as a communications relays for the landers, and to perform their own scientific investigations. The orbiter, based on the earlier Mariner 9 spacecraft, was an octagon approximately 2.5 m across. The total launch mass was 2328 kg, of which 1445 kg were propellant and attitude control gas. The eight faces of the ring-like structure were 0.4572 m high and were alternately 1.397 and 0.508 m wide. Th ...

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Viking program, Viking program - Spacecraft design, Viking program - The Lander, Viking program - Mission End, Viking program - Results of the Biological Experiments, Viking program - External Link

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The Port of Boston, centered on Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest seaport in Massachusetts as well as a major seaport along the United States east coast. The port contains facilities located along Boston Harbor, notably in Charlestown, Massachusetts, East Boston, and South Boston. Port of Boston - Geography. The port facilities are located along Boston Harbor, 42.36° N 71.042° W, a major estuary in the northeastern United States near Boston. Constituting the western extremity of Massachusett ...

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• Port of Boston - Geography
• Port of Boston - Cargo and statistics
• Port of Boston - Port facilities
• Port of Boston - Ground transportation
• Port of Boston - Massport facilities
• Port of Boston - Non-Massport facilites
• Port of Boston - History
• Port of Boston - External link

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Since Calendar Round dates can only distinguish within 18980 days, equivalent to around 52 solar years, the cycle repeats roughly once each lifetime, and thus, a much more refined method of dating was needed if their history was to be recorded accurately. The Long Count employs the use of number series, roughly base 20 and is constructed by counting whole number of days alone. The Mayan name for a day was kin; twenty of these kins are known as a uinal; eighteen uinals make one tun; twenty tuns are known as ...

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Maya calendar, Maya calendar - General overview, Maya calendar - Maya concepts of time, Maya calendar - Tzolk'in, Maya calendar - Divination, Maya calendar - Origin of the Tzolkin, Maya calendar - Haab, Maya calendar - Wayeb, Maya calendar - Calendar Round, Maya calendar - Long Count, Maya calendar - Calculating Long Count dates, Maya calendar - Calculating the Tzolkin date portion, Maya calendar - Calculating the Haab date portion, Maya calendar - End of the world?, Maya calendar - Venus cycle

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On January 18, 2001, he addressed the nation one last time on television from the Oval Office of the White House, two days before handing over the presidency to George W. Bush, whose father he had defeated in 1992. Like many former American presidents, Clinton has engaged in a career as a public speaker on a variety of issues. In these, he continues to comment on aspects of contemporary politics. One notable theme is his advocacy of multilateral solutions to problems facing the world. Clinton's close relationship with the African Amer ...

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Bill Clinton, Bill Clinton - Early years, Bill Clinton - Arkansas political career and education, Bill Clinton - Presidency, Bill Clinton - Presidential campaign, Bill Clinton - Significant events, Bill Clinton - Legislation and programs, Bill Clinton - Cabinet, Bill Clinton - Supreme Court appointments, Bill Clinton - The economy, Bill Clinton - Trade, Bill Clinton - Foreign policy, Bill Clinton - Impeachment and controversies, Bill Clinton - Timeline, Bill Clinton - Public approval, Bill Clinton - Public image, Bill Clinton - Post-presidential career, Bill Clinton - Trivia

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