Rockism.

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You come on over right through my front door
Strapped with all your baggage
What you bringin’ that for
Don’t want no disrespect cuz we all know the score
But you need to put time in
At the common sense store

Yes yes y all you’re brain washed all in your head
Let’s make one thing crystal clear
We don’t want no ism here

How you say you hate me and you’re not ashamed
It’s just insecurity that’s causing you pain
Well if you can’t get past that we are not the same
Then realize that ism is a part of the blame

Racism - we don’t want it here
Sexism - we don’t need it here
Fascism - we don’t want it here
Keep that ism out of my ear
Terrorism - we don’t want it here
Leftism - we don’t need it here
Fakeism - we don’t want it here
We don’t want it we don’t need it

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Nominate new directors! It's time for AHTA to begin its annual elections process. This year we will appoint five new directors-at-large for three year terms (2005-2008). We're looking for dedicated and committed persons who want to advance the mission and goals of AHTA. Read more about the qualifications and download a nomination form here.

The University of Minnesota announces its 2005 lecture series Healing by Design: Therapeutic Health Benefits through Landscape, Garden, and Interior Design. More information is available on our events page.

AHTA Annual Awards
In an effort to recognize significant contributions in the field of horticultural therapy, AHTA presents awards annually for professional service, community service, humanitarian service, publications, and academic achievement. These awards promote awareness of and professional growth in horticultural therapy. Complete descriptions of the awards are available here.

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Tennis Elbow
Dr Tracey Lambert

What is it?

Tennis elbow is a painful condition affecting the outside part of the elbow. Its medical term is lateral epicondylitis (the lateral epicondyle being the bony prominence at the outer part of base of the humerus or upper arm bone), and it was first described as long ago as 1873.

A similar condition affects the 'medial epicondyle' (the bony prominence at the inner part of the base of the humerus) and is termed 'golfer's elbow'.

What causes tennis and golfer's elbow?

The epicondyles are where the muscles that cause extension and flexion of the forearm originate (as musculotendinous attachments on the bone). The pain of tennis and golfer's elbow is thought to result from tiny (and not-so-tiny) tears of the muscle origins at the junction between muscle and bone, which occur with repetitive overuse of the elbow. There is then only slow healing, which is further delayed by continued use of the forearm. In fact, symptoms are probably related to the poor healing process than to any original injury.

Who gets tennis and golfer's elbow?

These conditions are both related to repetitive overuse of the elbow. Tennis elbow occurs where a strong grip of the extended wrist is involved - as in tennis (especially where there is poor backhand technique) and knitting. Golfer's elbow is related to overuse of the muscles causing flexion of the forearms; it is associated with certain manual or household activities, racquet sports, bowling, and occasionally golf. Both conditions typically affect people aged 35-50 years, and both men and women equally. (Pain at the sites of muscle origin is uncommon in people under 30, probably because the healing ability of the musculotendinous tissues is better below that age.)

How do I know I have it?

As noted above, tennis and golfer's elbow are associated with pain about the outside and inside of the elbow, respectively. Certain tasks produce the pain, such as picking up a cup of coffee (tennis elbow). There is usually tenderness over the lateral epicondyle in tennis elbow (and over the medial epicondyle in golfer's elbow).

What should I do if I think I have tennis or golfer's elbow?

If you're concerned that you may have either of these conditions, you should consult your family doctor, to have the diagnosis confirmed and to commence treatment.

Your doctor will examine the elbow for tenderness over the relevant epicondyle, and try to reproduce the pain by asking you to perform certain tasks (e.g. resisting extension of the wrist). Blood tests are generally unnecessary, and other tests such as ultrasound and x-rays of the area are usually normal.

How are tennis and golfer's elbow treated?

The initial treatment of these conditions is conservative and similar to that of any muscle/tendon injury: rest, ice applications, and compression. A specific wrist and forearm support splint may be helpful in resting the forearm. Such splints differ from 'tennis elbow bands' or straps, which are of limited usefulness.

Painful activity should be avoided (including racquet sports, shaking hands, unscrewing jars, use of a screwdriver and hammering); however, it is important that the range of motion of the elbow and forearm is maintained. Once there is no further pain about the lateral epicondyle, there should be gradual resumption of specific activities to strengthen the affected muscles, for which a course of physiotherapy may be best.

There is some debate about the use of anti-inflammatory drugs in tennis elbow. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are often prescribed for this condition, but a recent study in patients with new tennis elbow showed no difference in pain at 4 weeks in the groups given placebo (inactive tablet) or naproxen (a commonly used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent).

Occasionally, a local steroid injection into the affected area is used. Whilst many doctors advise reserving such treatment for patients whose tennis (or golfer's) elbow does not resolve with 6-8 weeks of conservative treatment, others have suggested using steroid injections at the outset. In the same study mentioned above, a third group of patients was treated with a steroid injection into the painful area. Patients in this group had significantly less pain at 4 weeks compared to the other two groups. However, by 12 months, over 80% of patients in all three groups had little pain (including those who received no active drug treatment). Thus, whatever drug or treatment is used initially, the long-term outcome is good.

Rarely, surgery to release the muscle origin from the lateral (or medial) epicondyle is performed in patients who have had continuing pain for at least 6 (and preferably 12) months.

Can I prevent tennis or golfer's elbow?

The key to preventing further episodes is to complete a proper course of stretching and strengthening exercises of the affected muscles. If the condition is related to tennis or elbow, an analysis of swing and form by the local professional coach may be of benefit.

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"Your Source for Thanksgiving Recipes"

Walnut Crunch Pumpkin Pie Recipe

1 unbaked 9-inch deep-dish pie shell
1-1/4 C. coarsely chopped walnuts
3/4 C. packed brown sugar
1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin puree
1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk
3/4 C. granulated sugar
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1-1/2 t. pumpkin pie spice
1/4 t. salt
3 T. butter, melted

Preheat oven to 425°F. Combine nuts and brown sugar in small bowl. Place 3/4 cup nut-sugar mixture on bottom of pie shell.

Combine pumpkin, evaporated milk, granulated sugar, eggs, pumpkin pie spice and salt in medium bowl; mix well. Pour into pie shell.

Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce temperature to 350°F. and bake and additional 40 - 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.

Combine butter and remaining nut-sugar mixture; stir until moistened. Sprinkle over cooled pie. Broil for 2-3 minutes or until bubbly. Cool before serving.

Makes 8 servings.

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Breeds : Barbados Blackbelly

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Breeds : Black Hawaiian

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* Cascabel Painted Desert Sheep - Black Hawaiian sheep are available occasionally. For the real scoop on the origins of these sheep, check out the article coming soon to my website. Painted Desert, Texas Dall, and Corsican sheep are also available. We breed for quality and horn mass.
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Breeds : Corsican

* Cascabel Painted Desert Sheep - Corsican sheep are available at all times. Our rams are trophy class and we breed for quality and horn mass. For the real scoop on the origins of these sheep, check out the article coming soon to my website. Painted Desert, Black Hawaiian, and Texas Dall sheep are also raised at Cascabel.
Anita Garza - 11819 Puska, Needville, TX 77461
Phone: (979) 793-4207
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Breeds : Mouflon

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Breeds : Painted Desert

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Breeds : Suffolk

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Breeds : Texas Dall

* Oasisfarms Trophy Sheep - Raising pure European Mouflon, Black Hawaiian, Texas Dall, and Corsican (Barbado). Our breeding goals are for sheep with fast, uniform, and large horn growth, as well as impressive coloration and markings. Located on the South Plains of Texas. Check our web site.
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* Cascabel Painted Desert Sheep - Texas Dall of all ages are available year round at Cascabel. Our Texas Dall flock sire is a gold medal class ram siring excellent lambs. We breed for quality and horn mass. For the real scoop on these sheep, check out the article coming soon to my website.
Anita Garza - 11819 Puska, Needville, TX 77461
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Club Lambs

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* QB Club Lambs - We have over 100 lambs on the ground. Check out our web page and see the lambs we have posted. I post new lambs several times a week, so keep checking our site!! If you need breeding stock or show lambs give us a call. Look for our ad in the April/May AgYouth magazine. And as always "Visitors Welcome and Friends Expected."
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Beyond the narrow eastern corridor where the majority of the population is concentrated, Botswana is a largely roadless wilderness of savannas, deserts, wetlands and salt pans. Skinflints and softies beware: This remains a destination for the intrepid, well-heeled traveller.

Botswana is an African success story. It achieved independence from Britain in 1966 and immediately thereafter, in a mad stroke of luck, discovered three of the world's richest diamond mines. Today it enjoys a relatively enlightened government, and good health, educational and economic standards.

To ensure the country's natural assets are preserved, Botswana's government has embraced a policy of courting primarily high-cost, low-impact tourism, although recent years have seen options for independent, budget-minded travellers grow.

Full country name: Republic of Botswana
Area: 600,370 sq km
Population: 1.6 million
People: Batswana (60%), Bakalanga, Basarwa, Bakgalagadi
Language: Setswana, English
Religion: indigenous beliefs (over 50%), Christian (30%), other
Government: parliamentary republic
Head of Government: President Festus Mogae

GDP: US$5.25 billion
GDP per capita: US$3,300
Annual Growth: 6%
Inflation: 9%
Major Industries: diamonds, copper, nickel, coal, salt, soda ash, potash, livestock processing, sorghum, maize, millet, pulses, groundnuts (peanuts), beans, cowpeas, sunflower seed, livestock
Major Trading Partners: EU, Southern African Customs Union (SACU), Zimbabwe

Bryant's Stove Museum

As Joe Bryant finished the last chorus of the old time classic in as authentic a "Down Maine" accent as could be, the crowd's spontaneous cheers and applause drowned out the final tinny notes of the player piano. Joe had managed to keep this crowd of jaded journalists enthralled, awed, amazed and, above all, entertained, for the last hour; not an easy task with people who travel for a living.

Before we go any further, it is necessary to point out -- because it is essential to the understanding of the rest of this story -- that there are two types of people in the world: those who are packrats, and those who are not. Joe Bryant and his wife Bea, rule as King and Queen in the kingdom of the former. The proud proprietors of Bryant's Stove Museum in Thorndike Maine, Joe and Bea oversee the largest antique stove showroom east of the Mississippi.

But Bryant's Museum is much more than the hundreds upon hundreds of gorgeous, meticulously restored antique wood burning stoves from the 1750s - 1850's. It is so much more that I actually procrastinated writing about it for well over a year - not because I didn't enjoy my visit, not by a long shot. I procrastinated because I didn't know how I could write about such a place and do it justice. I still don't.

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Captain Craig "Blackjack" Jones.

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Diane stows her weapons.

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Steve A. on the lookout for more guests.

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The captain is pleased.

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Craig and Diane

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Craig and Diane's friend, Keely.

Maybe Rockism is for Dummies. There is a good chance it isn't though. Once I figure out what it is (or isn't) then I will be able to decide.