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Broken Leg Needs Housecall
Mar 1, 2007
Client with broken leg is housebound in Baltimore, MD near Mt. Pleasant. If you make housecalls, contact member Tom Swiss for a client referral.

Washington, DC updating regulations
Feb 28, 2007
The committee in Washington, DC that regulates massage therapy has issued some proposed changes to the law that define more closely the education requirements of therapists. For a copy of the proposed changes you may contact the DC Board or ask for a copy from AOBTA-Chesapeake.

Ellicott City: Looking for Shiatsu Therapist
Feb 23, 2007
The Well (www.ellicottcitywellness.com) was introduced to the joy of shiatsu by Tom Swiss. He is planning a long trip to Osaka Japan, and they don't want to be without a practitioner while Tom is away. There is an opportunity for a recent graduate (or a former graduate looking for a good deal) to step in on a temporary basis. If you are interested, contact The Well.

Maryland Seeks to Form Separate Massage Therapy Board
Feb 16, 2007
A Bill has been written that proposes to create a separate massage therapy board to separate regulation of massage therapists from the current chiropractic board. It is still unclear what ultimate effect this will have on ABT practitioners as AOBTA continues to negotiate with the bill's authors. If you would like to read more about the proposed changes in Maryland, you may contact AOBTA-Chesapeake for a copy of the files.

Members Discussion Board Created
Feb 14, 2007
Member Brian Nutter had the brilliant idea to create an online private discussion group for AOBTA-Chesapeake members. If you are interested in participating in this private discussion group, please request an invitation from Paul Garcia, president@aobta-chesapeake.org http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/AOBTA_Chesapeake

2007: Year of the Red Fire Pig (4704)
Feb 4, 2007
Welcome to the year of the Pig.

Pig is a very lucky animal in the Chinese horoscope. The Chinese see that pigs eat food all the time, enjoy sleeping all day long and worry about nothing during their entire lives. Therefore, pig is a lucky animal.

According to Chinese Five Element astrology. the animal sign Pig contains Water and Wood. Pig doesn't fight with Metal, because Metal, Water and Wood have a Circulating Relationship. Pig doesn't fight with Fire, because Water, Wood and Fire together have a Circulating Relationship as well.

But the Water element will fight with the Earth element. Earth animals are Cow, Dragon, Sheep and Dog. Cow contains Earth, Metal and Water. Cow and Pig don't fight directly, because Earth, Metal, Water and Wood are in a circulating sequence. We can find the similar circulating relationships between other Earth animals with the Pig, so it doesn't have a face-to-face conflict with the other animals.

Snake and Pig have a Fighting Relationship. But Snake contains Fire, Earth and Metal. If we put Snake and Pig together, we can still find Water, Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal in a circulating sequence. This means that the fighting relationship between Snake and Pig is not that serious. The conclusion is that most of people born in year of Pig don't have any unyielding argument with other people. Since Pig-type people have more peaceful lifestyle than others, they are therefore luckier.

The past three years, Monkey 2004, Chicken 2005 and Dog 2006 are Metal cycles. Year of Red Pig 2007 is the beginning year of the Water cycle. Therefore the coming three years are favorable to people whose lucky element is Water.

Basically, Pig contains Water and Wood. Red is related Fire. In short, people will have better luck in 2007, if their Lucky Element is Water, Wood or Fire.