| Kamau Kokayi, M.D., Appointed Medical Director at New York’s Olive Leaf Wholeness Center |
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Kamau Kokayi, M.D., has been named Medical Director of the Olive Leaf Wholeness Center, New York’s largest independent, integrated wellness center.
Kamau Kokayi, M.D., has been named Medical Director of the Olive Leaf Wholeness Center, New York’s largest independent, integrated wellness center. Making the announcement, Claire Haaga Altman, who founded the holistic health care facility in June 2001, said: “We could not have made a better choice. Dr. Kokayi is an extraordinary physician and healer, one with a passionate commitment to the well-being of patients and the greater community. His groundbreaking multidimensional approach has proven highly effective, and, in the almost two years that he has worked here, Dr. Kokayi has become the heart and soul of the Olive Leaf family of practitioners, allopathic and alternative. All of us welcome his leadership.”
Dr. Kokayi, a graduate of the Yale University School of Medicine, has been in private practice as a holistic physician for the past 20 years. Creator and host of the popular radio talk show “Global Medicine Review,” which airs Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on WBAI 99.5 FM, Dr. Kokayi previously served as Medical Director for 13 years at the Kings County Hospital Acupuncture Clinic for Substance Abuse until joining Olive Leaf in 2003.
Using an integrated medical approach, Dr. Kokayi has developed novel, individualized protocols to assist clients suffering with a wide range of acute and chronic ailments. These include hypertension, diabetes mellitus, community acquired infections, arthritis, asthma, allergies, depression, anxiety, musculoskeletal disorders, common childhood ailments, stress-related complaints, PMS, endometriosis, dysmenorrhea, eczema, recurrent infections in adults and children, headaches of all type, gastrointestinal imbalances from acid reflux to colitis and constipation, chronic hepatitis, sexual neurasthenia, auto-immune diseases, thyroid and adrenal imbalances, sarcoidosis, environmental illness and certain forms of cancer.
At the Olive Leaf Wholeness Center, where he will guide a multidisciplinary team of 16 health practitioners, Dr. Kokayi has developed a four-tier model to evaluate each client’s health challenges. From his perspective as a medical doctor, he looks at a client biochemically within the context of allopathic medicine, clinical nutrition and herbal medicine. He also looks at a patient biomechanically, with a focus on structural alignment and integrity, and bioenergetically, as would an acupuncturist, Qi Qong practitioner, or kinesiologist. Finally, on the spirit and consciousness level, Dr. Kokayi brings to bear his extensive experience in the areas of meditation, classical homeopathy, and traditional African cosmogonical systems. In fact, he is particularly interested in traditional African medicine and is now completing a film on this topic based on his trips to seven African nations since 2000.
Dr. Kokayi’s multifaceted approach is especially potent in working with clients who have experienced orthodox medical treatment failures as well as people with chronic illnesses and mind-body imbalances. Says Dr. Kokayi: “I am proud to serve as Olive Leaf Wholeness Center’s first Medical Director. This is an immense opportunity to make a greater difference in raising the consciousness of the wholeness concept of healing. and enhancing well-being throughout the New York community.”
About Olive Leaf Wholeness Center
Olive Leaf Wholeness Center is New York’s largest integrated wellness center, and includes a synergistic full-service spa facility. Olive Leaf’s treatment model stresses collaboration between practitioners and clients to form a wellness partnership on behalf of the client. Practitioners include MDs, RNs and DCs as well as the foremost specialists in areas ranging from Feng Shui for health to oncology consultations. Clinical services available include holistic medicine and nursing, homeopathy, Chinese medicine including acupuncture and herbs, pain management, holistic nutrition and whole foods counseling, couples counseling, yoga and meditation, reflexology, Reiki and other energy work, Alexander Technique, fer
tility treatment and holistic gynecological services, physical therapy, chiropractic care, holistic podiatry, and cancer care. Olive Leaf also maintains collaborative training and healing alliances with universities and medical institutions. Founded by Claire Haaga Altman, Olive Leaf is an outgrowth of her work over the past 12 years developing and managing innovative health facilities, including the Highbridge-Woodycrest Center, an integrated health residence. For more information on Olive Leaf Wholeness Center, please visit www.oliveleafwholenesscenter.com, call 212-477-0405 or send an e-mail to e-mail protected from spam bots.
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| The American College for Advancement in Medicine Commentary on the Meta-Analysis - Nov 26, 2004 13:32 IST |
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In November of 2004, a pre-publication release of a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine study destined to appear in the Annals of Internal Medicine created a stir about the safety of vitamin E. The research, simultaneously released on the website of the Annals of Internal Medicine and reported at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2004, states that daily vitamin E doses of 400 international units (IU) or more can increase the risk of death and should be avoided. From this, headlines luridly touted the supposed finding that Vitamin E Increases Death. What’s the truth about the study, and how does it impact integrative physician’s recommendations for this supplement?
First of all, the study is nothing new. A meta-analysis is simply a study of studies that have already been performed. It involves a set of statistically analyses based on manipulations of existing data. Even statisticians outside the vitamin community criticized the study as being too far-reaching in its conclusions that vitamin E might be unsafe. For example, the New York Times of November 11, 2004 wrote: Their paper, however, failed to convince some statisticians, who noted that is notoriously difficult to pool data from disparate studies with different populations and weak results. Dr. David Freedman, as statistician at the University of California at Berkeley said in the Times: As a statistician, I find this paper unpersuasive.
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| True Story of Top Runway Model and Serious Painter Goes to Entertain Our Troops Overseas in “USO’s Care Package” - Nov 26, 2004 13:30 IST |
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North Carolina author Mildred Harris has donated six autographed copies of AFTER ANAÏS, A Second-Hand Memoir, to USO’s “Care Package” of books for the enjoyment of our troops overseas.
AFTER ANAÏS is the true story of a young woman from Southeastern North Carolina who became a model in demand on two continents -- beautiful, intelligent. bewitching. And a serious painter, too. She refused to accept injustice as “just the way things are”.
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| TraumaCad Digital Preoperative Orthopedic Solution is selected by Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH)) - Nov 26, 2004 13:23 IST |
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TraumaCad enables orthopedic surgeons to utilize digital images, tools and templates for planning a full range of orthopedic surgeries, providing an easier and more accurate alternative to traditional preoperative planning using hard copy film and overlays. TraumaCad displays PACS images from a full range of modalities. It enables preoperative plans to be archived with patient files and viewed in the operating room.
A second-generation, fully Web-driven PACS, IntegradWeb employs server-centric, open architecture to deliver a consistent user-friendly working environment to any Internet-enabled PC. Referring physicians and other authorized users access the same image archive, databases and toolsets wherever they are located. Functionality can be customized for individual users and user groups. IntegradWeb leads the industry with its advanced 3D image processing and analysis functionality—and now its orthopedic surgical planning tools--which are all fully integrated into the primary reading environment.
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| JK Harris: Tax Treatment for Theft Losses a Well-Kept Secret - Nov 26, 2004 13:20 IST |
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The advantageous tax treatment available for theft losses related to a non-business, for-profit transactions, is one of the best-kept Internal Revenue Code secrets, according to Bart Siegel, an independent investment and tax expert retained by JK Harris 165 Services, LLC.
JK Harris 165 Services, LLC, is a division of JK Harris and Company, the nation’s largest and most successful tax resolution firm.
According to Siegel, instead of taking a loss using the more familiar IRC § 1211 capital loss treatment, commonly at the rate of 15 percent, victims of investment fraud may qualify to reduce their ordinary taxable income, which may be taxed at rates up to 35 percent, by using the IRC § 165(c)(2) theft-loss provision.
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| $200,000 Reward for evidence of vote fraud in the presidential election - Nov 26, 2004 13:10 IST |
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On November 6, 2004, Justice Through Music, www.jtmp.org, posted a $100,000 reward for specific evidence of vote fraud in the presidential election. On November 16, that reward was doubled to $200,000 in light of the rampant voter irregularities reported online and in the media over the past two weeks which has resulted in the recounting of votes in various states.
Specifically, the reward will be given to the person or persons who provide concrete evidence of hacking, tampering, implanting improper software codes, miscounting votes, or vote rigging in one or more states that would change the result of the election. JTM is seeking evidence from insiders, whistleblowers and others in the know who have information about vote fraud. There have been over 30,000 documented instances of voting irregularities in the election, which include improperly tested voting machines and people having access to the machines in unsecure areas.
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| America’s Image In Sports: NBA suspends Artest for Season; NFL Terrell Owens apologizes for MNF Skit, South Carolina Clemson Players Brawl - Nov 26, 2004 13:1 IST |
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The amateurism of today’s professional athlete was played out in the newspaper and on television this past two weeks. Prior to the rivalry match of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns, the major fist fight between Joey Porter and several Cleveland Browns resulted in his ejection from a key game for the Steelers. Terrell Owens add insult to injury with his public display with a naked Nicollette Sheraden prior to the Monday Night Football Game. The saga continued with the Pacers and Piston Brawl that resulted in suspension of Artest for a season, and several other players for several games that will probably cost the NBA and players millions of dollars in lawsuits.
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| EESI Finalizes Negotiation For Acquisition of American Eagle Realtors - Nov 26, 2004 12:50 IST |
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CEO Robert Baker said, We are very pleased with the acquisition and that Steve Bloecher agreed to sign a one-year contract to move forward as the president/broker of this newest EESI subsidiary. The company has a solid team of 12 professionals working together to produce $20,000,000 in house values/listings. Additionally, we will be adding business brokerage services to the mix by the same date.
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| Announcing New Book to be Published by PublishAmerica - Nov 26, 2004 12:38 IST |
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Bruce Goldwell is proud to announce that his book The Door to Super Achievement will be published by PublishAmerica. He has already received endorsements from Barry Spilchuk, Co-Author Cup of Soup for the Soul and Jill Lublin, Author Guerilla Publicity and has endorsements coming from Joan Gustafson and several other best selling authors. Goldwell expects his book is going to make a major impact on readers because his book offers a simple step-by-step approach to success that even the lay person can understand.
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| Code Red Launches 802.11 Wireless Solution for Industrial Environments - Nov 26, 2004 12:37 IST |
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Industrial companies today are more vulnerable than ever to wireless attacks, with the majority not even realizing the severity of the problem. Despite security precautions such as surveillance cameras, barbed wire fences, Firewalls, and Intrusion Detection Systems, most industrial companies are still dangerously exposed to security risks through the use of devices such as wireless barcode readers and forklift mounted computers. These devices pose a real threat since they cannot be fitted with current state-of-the-art wireless security solutions and are left to operate in an insecure manner. Coupled with the number of Centrino based wireless laptops being shipped daily, it is only a question of when, and not how, these networks will be compromised.
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| ClickBank Affiliates Discovering Bigger Checks With 1stPromotion - Nov 26, 2004 12:33 IST |
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ClickBank affiliates in over 110 countries are discovering that members of 1stPromotion have a definite advantage over other ClickBank affiliates. Through a single web site, 1stPromotion members can earn commissions of up to 75% on over 10,000 products and services offered through the ClickBank Marketplace.
1stPromotion offers the finest searchable ClickBank storefronts (online mall) available on the market today, and is an ideal solution for those that are looking to learn how to profit online.
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| Crossware Releases Flash Programming Software for Freescale ColdFire Boards - Nov 26, 2004 12:28 IST |
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Crossware (www.crossware.com), a leading embedded tools developer, has released flash programming software that can be used to program Freescale ColdFire® boards using its FireFly USB BDM (background debug mode) interface. This can save developers considerable amounts of time as FireFly can program flash more than 8 times faster than via a parallel port interface.
The flash software – available free of charge to users of Crossware’s FireFly interface - will simultaneously control up to 127 USB ports each connected to a separate ColdFire board. A single click of the mouse will program the selected software file into any or all of the connected boards.
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| Helping Computer Novices Build High Profit Websites - Nov 26, 2004 12:16 IST |
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This is a brand new website which I feel has potential in teaching anyone to build high quality websites that can attract many people. From teenagers to old age pensioners can do this, there are many tools and guides to building the perfect site with simplicity. Simple type and click programs that can add different features to your website.
I would like to recruit many people because I would like to see more websites made by regular people with regular jobs because I believe the internet is the biggest place to get something you want to share out to other people with less knowledge.
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| Freedom Bands Wristbands Support Our Troops. Get Yours - Nov 26, 2004 12:7 IST |
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Kib and Lisa Jensen and their four children Stephanie age fourteen, Brady twelve, Jacob ten, and Justin who is nine wanted a family project they could do together to help others. Because of their great love for America they decided to do something to help the troops and their families. Inspired by the success and popularity of Lance Armstrong’s LIVESTRONG bands that they have been wearing for months, they created a similar wristband that is red named Freedombands. The red wristband is similar to the yellow LIVESTONG and has the words LIFE, LIBERTY, and FREEDOM inscribed with each word separated by stars.
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| Mission: Coffee for Our Troops - Nov 26, 2004 11:53 IST |
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American troops serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) will soon be receiving a strong message of support from Sacramento.
Hundreds of pounds of ground coffee are being shipped as part of the “Coffee for Our Troops” program. The program is a partnership between two Sacramento-based entities: non-profit Move America Forward (www.MoveAmericaForward.org) and premium coffee roaster, Cornerstone Coffee (www.CornerstoneCoffee.com).
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| Police Auctions Professional Resource Information at http://DEAauctions.COM - Nov 26, 2004 11:49 IST |
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Police Auctions Information: No, a police auction is not where you go to buy a policeman. Most people do not realize that police agencies, including local police departments, county sheriff departments, as well as state and federal law enforcement agencies end up with a lot of confiscated, lost, or abandoned property. This property ends up in the agency’s possession as the result of arrests, forfeitures, and just plain carelessness on the part of the property owner who sets a camera down in some public place and walks away.
Once the agency has accumulated enough property they will hold a police impound auction. The purpose of the police impound auction is two-fold. First, they want to empty out their property rooms which, in the case of some state and federal agencies, may be the size of a warehouse.
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| New Tax Guide Available - Nov 26, 2004 11:48 IST |
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Publication 17, called Your Federal Income Tax. This is a comprehensive tax guide the IRS publishes each year. Use it to find out what’s new for your 2004 tax return and some of what to look forward to in 2005.
It also includes information on other critical issues such as how to file an individual tax return, what to include as income and whether a you should take the standard deduction or itemize. It covers your federal income tax from A-Z.
And the best part about Pub. 17? It’s free. Get it at www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p17.pdf
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| Chartwell Launches New ETF Global Advisory Platform to fix America Only Retirement Nest Eggs. - Nov 26, 2004 11:42 IST |
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It’s not even close. The brainy investment gurus managing billions for Harvard, Princeton and Yale are way ahead of the average American investor in building balanced global portfolios using new tools like exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
While these Ivy League endowments have more than 50% of their investments in international investments like ETFs, the Financial Times reports that the average American 401(k) investor has a mere 4% in international stocks or bonds.
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| Corrosion Control VCI Products Distribution Firm Exhibits at Pack Expo in Chicago Supporting the Newly Merged - Nov 26, 2004 11:38 IST |
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Corrosion Control products firm exhibits at Pack Expo in Chicago at the Daubert-Cromwell display booth. Pack-Expos was attended by over 50,000 attendees seeking industrial/commercial packaging solutions.
Kpr Adcor VCI Corrosion Control is a veteran of industrial corrosion protection packaging, VCI devices and VCI temporary coatings. VCI stands for vapor corrosion inhibitors, sometimes referred to as volatile corrosion inhibitors.
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| United States Coast Guard Signs Agreement With Wizzard Software - Nov 26, 2004 11:34 IST |
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To ensure coverage of different ocean areas for which the United States has responsibility and ensure all ships of every size and nationality can receive safety information, the U.S. Coast Guard broadcasts different types of maritime safety warning messages and uses the RADABS with a variety of radio systems. Most of these broadcasts, except those over VHF and MF radiotelephone, are now made by computer. The RADABS software allows the Coast Guard to broadcast weather and hydrographic information, such as storm warnings, to mariners, the boating public as well as other government agencies.
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| Adria Airways Joins Star Alliance and is Offering 7% Commission to Agents in the USA - Nov 26, 2004 11:32 IST |
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Adria Airways, the Slovenian national airline, links Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, with more than 40 destinations, mainly in Europe. Adria Airways offers about 185 scheduled weekly connections to major European cities, like Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, Frankfurt, London, Moscow, Munich, Paris, Sarajevo, Vienna, Zurich and many more.
Adria Airways was able to increase the number of its scheduled flights by 7% this year.
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