Filed under: Science on 30 January 2011 @ 16:27
Models and simulations of many kinds are tools for dealing with reality; they are as old as humanity itself. Humans have always used mental models to better understand reality, to make plans, to consider different possibilities, to share their ideas with others, to try out changes and alternatives, to develop blueprints for realization of some […]
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Filed under: Business, Massage Therapy on 23 January 2011 @ 12:51
California does not require state licensing to practice massage therapy, but instead offers, via the California Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC), a state-law authorized, voluntary certification that exempts the holders from local licensing laws. In return, certificants undergo education verification and extensive background checks. Because of this voluntary regulatory structure, there’s no centralized means of reliably […]
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Filed under: Education, Health, Science on 23 January 2011 @ 3:38
I recently had a massage teaching colleague ping me about: 1) Why we need mitochondria? and 2) How many molecules of ATP are used per second in typical muscle contractions? Both questions are a matter of energy, thus piquing my underlying physicist nature. Glucose to ATP The first question really was really along the lines […]
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Filed under: Community, Politics on 20 January 2011 @ 18:58
Remembering on both sides, that civility is not a sign of weakness and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate. Let both sides explore what problems unite us, instead of belaboring those problems which divide us. Let both sides, for the first […]
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