Acupuncturist and author DR. WING-BENN DENG (M.A.T.C.M., PH.D., L.AC., DIPL.AC.) emigrated to the United States from Taiwan in 1995, intending to pursue a career in Western Medicine. Personal health problems shifted his focus toward the study of Eastern Medicine and the "mind, body, spirit" connection.
Dr. Deng studied Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine at Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (http://www.yosan.edu) in Los Angeles, California. After graduating from Yo San University, Dr. Wing-Benn Deng joined the clinical faculty at Yo San, first as the manager of the Herb Lab, then later as a full professor. Yo San University was founded by the famous brothers Dr. Daoshing & Dr. Maoshing Ni, 38th generation of healers from China's reknown Ni family and sons of Hua-Shing Ni.
Today, Dr. Wing-Benn Deng writes books, articles, and supervises the training of Clinical Interns at Yo San University where he specializes in Pain Management. He is also the author of the widely read "Ask Wing" column in the monthly publication Communi-Chi. There, Dr. Deng answers questions from readers about the complex practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Dr. Deng is the Chair of the Acupuncture Department at Yo San University (http://www.yosan.edu) and the Acupuncture Supervisor of the Chronic Pain Clinic at the Venice Family Clinic (http://venicefamilyclinic.org) in Venice, California, the largest free Community Clinic in the United States. In addition to being a licensed acupuncturist, he has a Ph.D. in Oriental Medicine, and holds the designation of Diplomate from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (http://www.nccaom.org).
Dr. Deng studied Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine at Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (http://www.yosan.edu) in Los Angeles, California. After graduating from Yo San University, Dr. Wing-Benn Deng joined the clinical faculty at Yo San, first as the manager of the Herb Lab, then later as a full professor. Yo San University was founded by the famous brothers Dr. Daoshing & Dr. Maoshing Ni, 38th generation of healers from China's reknown Ni family and sons of Hua-Shing Ni.
Today, Dr. Wing-Benn Deng writes books, articles, and supervises the training of Clinical Interns at Yo San University where he specializes in Pain Management. He is also the author of the widely read "Ask Wing" column in the monthly publication Communi-Chi. There, Dr. Deng answers questions from readers about the complex practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Dr. Deng is the Chair of the Acupuncture Department at Yo San University (http://www.yosan.edu) and the Acupuncture Supervisor of the Chronic Pain Clinic at the Venice Family Clinic (http://venicefamilyclinic.org) in Venice, California, the largest free Community Clinic in the United States. In addition to being a licensed acupuncturist, he has a Ph.D. in Oriental Medicine, and holds the designation of Diplomate from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (http://www.nccaom.org).
fasterplan is an online tool for collaborative planning. It allows a group of people to create a common virtual billboard which can be individually designed by all participants. Typical tasks that are solved with this site involve voting for a common date, voting for certain options or communication by text messages.
Snowdays Foundation is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to youth empowerment through snowboarding. We run a program that teaches snowboarding to young people in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area.
Our students come from middle and high schools in some of Portland's most challenging neighborhoods, with the lowest academic achievement, the highest poverty rates, and the highest percentage of single-parent households.
We are proud to be partnered with Self-Enhancement Inc., one of Portland's most well-respected youth mentoring organizations.
Mission
The mission is to provide life skills through snowboarding for middle and high school students.
By working through challenges on the mountain, students gain self confidence, strengthen friendships, and also have an opportunity to become more aware of their natural surroundings. The organizers of Snowdays have all reaped vast benefits from snow sports, learning to respect and care for the mountain environment, understanding the benefits of healthy lifestyle choices, and appreciating the joy that snow sports can bring. It is our hope to pass on this knowledge, excitement, and passion to the students.
Snowdays is 100% volunteer run by those involved in the snowboard industry or passionate about the benefits of snowboarding.
History
Snowdays was started in 2004 by Travis Parker and Patrick Edwards. Patrick teaches science at Jefferson High School in Portland, Oregon, and Travis is a world-class professional snowboarder.
Our students come from middle and high schools in some of Portland's most challenging neighborhoods, with the lowest academic achievement, the highest poverty rates, and the highest percentage of single-parent households.
We are proud to be partnered with Self-Enhancement Inc., one of Portland's most well-respected youth mentoring organizations.
Mission
The mission is to provide life skills through snowboarding for middle and high school students.
By working through challenges on the mountain, students gain self confidence, strengthen friendships, and also have an opportunity to become more aware of their natural surroundings. The organizers of Snowdays have all reaped vast benefits from snow sports, learning to respect and care for the mountain environment, understanding the benefits of healthy lifestyle choices, and appreciating the joy that snow sports can bring. It is our hope to pass on this knowledge, excitement, and passion to the students.
Snowdays is 100% volunteer run by those involved in the snowboard industry or passionate about the benefits of snowboarding.
History
Snowdays was started in 2004 by Travis Parker and Patrick Edwards. Patrick teaches science at Jefferson High School in Portland, Oregon, and Travis is a world-class professional snowboarder.
The Fat Bloke Sevens rugby tournament.
This tournament provides an opportunity for overweight, unfit, poorly skilled and generally wobbly rugby players to take part in a Sevens competition with like-minded, and bodied, individuals and teams. It was the first tournament of its kind and has spawned many falttering offspring. So much so that the RFU have shown great interest in this type of tournament and encouraged the growth of such events both within the UK and internationally.
tfairy.org.uk/images/fb2006/img602.jpg
The original tournament, organised by supporters of London Irish rugby team, has spawned many similar events over the World and has generated huge interest within the world of rugby as a format for including supporters and previous players in events which bring community and club together.
Originally set at Henley RFC, the tournament has been held in Reading at Abbey RFC for the last few years. Recently a womens rugby tournament has taken place at the same time as the mens and has included teams from London Irish Ladies, Leeds Ladies, Worcester, Marlow and Bristol.
For the mens tournament, teams come from all over the country and abroad, including Ireland, Holland, and Italy. Most of the Guinness Premiership teams provide a supporters team to take part and over a thousand rugby fans converge for a weekend of rugby, drinking and singing in a traditional rugby style in the middle of July each year.
The idea is to keep 'coarse' or 'grass roots' rugby alive in local clubs and at the same time raise funds for charities.
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Sources and articles:
Flatulent Fairies (Organisers): http://www.fartfairy.org.uk/fatblokes.html
CHP Consulting (Sponsors): http://www.chp.co.uk/news/press.php?press=74&author=0&publication=0
Jasons Leopards (Harlequins Team): http://www.rugbynetwork.net/main/s98/st77894.htm
Leeds Lardies (Leeds Tykes Team): http://www.photofitz.com/lardies/2003.html
Charity:
Wooden Spoon Society
--Eek the weeble 19:59, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
This tournament provides an opportunity for overweight, unfit, poorly skilled and generally wobbly rugby players to take part in a Sevens competition with like-minded, and bodied, individuals and teams. It was the first tournament of its kind and has spawned many falttering offspring. So much so that the RFU have shown great interest in this type of tournament and encouraged the growth of such events both within the UK and internationally.
tfairy.org.uk/images/fb2006/img602.jpg
The original tournament, organised by supporters of London Irish rugby team, has spawned many similar events over the World and has generated huge interest within the world of rugby as a format for including supporters and previous players in events which bring community and club together.
Originally set at Henley RFC, the tournament has been held in Reading at Abbey RFC for the last few years. Recently a womens rugby tournament has taken place at the same time as the mens and has included teams from London Irish Ladies, Leeds Ladies, Worcester, Marlow and Bristol.
For the mens tournament, teams come from all over the country and abroad, including Ireland, Holland, and Italy. Most of the Guinness Premiership teams provide a supporters team to take part and over a thousand rugby fans converge for a weekend of rugby, drinking and singing in a traditional rugby style in the middle of July each year.
The idea is to keep 'coarse' or 'grass roots' rugby alive in local clubs and at the same time raise funds for charities.
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Sources and articles:
Flatulent Fairies (Organisers): http://www.fartfairy.org.uk/fatblokes.html
CHP Consulting (Sponsors): http://www.chp.co.uk/news/press.php?press=74&author=0&publication=0
Jasons Leopards (Harlequins Team): http://www.rugbynetwork.net/main/s98/st77894.htm
Leeds Lardies (Leeds Tykes Team): http://www.photofitz.com/lardies/2003.html
Charity:
Wooden Spoon Society
--Eek the weeble 19:59, 12 October 2007 (UTC)