| Acupuncture lobby has point, says BC NDP
A bid by practitioners of Chinese medicine to convince the province to fund acupuncture treatments for people on low incomes has received support from the B.C. New Democrats. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, which has been regulated by a professional college since 1996, recently made its case to the health ministry. Health-care services such as physiotherapy, chiropractic and routine eye exams were delisted by the B.C. Liberals in 2002, which means most people now have to pay for those treatments unless they have extended medical coverage. Low-income people, however, earning less than $28,000 a year, can still access 10 such professional visits without charge. If traditional Chinese medicine were also covered, it could save the system money, according to NDP MLA Jenny Kwan.
Thirteen-Year-Old Egyptian Girl Dies During Female Circumcision
The father has been referred to the state prosecutor. The doctor involved also has been referred to the prosecutor and his clinic in rural Gharbiyah province has been closed down, state-owned al-Gomhoria daily reported. The reports could not be immediately confirmed as judicial authorities were not available for comment Saturday. In June, the death of 12-year-old Badour Shaker during a circumcision operation in the southern town of Maghagh sparked a public outcry, prompting the government to officially ban hospitals from performing female circumcisions. The Egyptian Health Ministry said violators would be punished, but did not specify the penalty. The ban is not as enforceable as a law, which requires passage in the national legislature.
p0232 BC-Deaths 07-19 1042 7/19/2007 Obituaries in the news
Eds: PMs. Ault and Fay moved separately on sports lines. Downing moved separately on general news lines. Hadley moved separately on entertainment and general news lines. By The Associated Press Cheng Shifa SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- Famed Chinese painter, cartoonist and calligrapher Cheng Shifa has died in his hometown of Shanghai, local media reported. He was 86. According to the Shanghai Daily newspaper, Cheng died Tuesday in a city hospital after an undisclosed illness. Although known early on as a cartoonist and illustrator, Cheng became best known for his traditional brush paintings of minority tribes from the southwestern province of Yunnan. Those works won both artistic praise and political favor for stressing the unity of all Chinese ethnic groups, winning Cheng numerous official awards and titles.
Exercise class puts the ‘fit' into ‘fight'
"Disco Dojo" sounds more like an exotic recipe than a fitness class, blending "a medley of martial arts with dance for the ultimate cardio workout." This, according to a fitness convention brochure, is "where ninja meets funk, tae kwon do meets salsa, and kickboxing meets jazz." First there was cardio fusion. Then spinning fusion and yoga fusion. Now meet martial arts fusion. Sparked by a growing infatuation with competitive mixed martial arts (featuring different fighting styles) and a desire for more athletically challenging classes, fitness instructors are blending traditional fighting moves with aerobic routines, dance steps -- even yoga. The lure of finessing a roundhouse kick or reverse punch is apparently hard to deny. "The younger generation coming into fitness," says Kathie Davis, executive director of San Diego-based IDEA Health & Fitness Association, "is the one more interested in other things," such as the mentally and physically demanding martial arts.
Obituaries in the news
Famed Chinese painter, cartoonist and calligrapher Cheng Shifa has died in his hometown of Shanghai, local media reported. He was 86. According to the Shanghai Daily newspaper, Cheng died Tuesday in a city hospital after an undisclosed illness. Although known early on as a cartoonist and illustrator, Cheng became best known for his traditional brush paintings of minority tribes from the southwestern province of Yunnan. Those works won both artistic praise and political favor for stressing the unity of all Chinese ethnic groups, winning Cheng numerous official awards and titles. Born in a village outside Shanghai in 1921, Cheng studied medicine before graduating from the Shanghai Art College in 1941. He staged his first showing a year later, then gained fame for illustrating an edition of short stories by Lu Xun, one of the best known Chinese writers and satirists of the 20th century.
Workout blurs line between fighting, dancing
'DISCO DOJO" sounds more like an exotic recipe than a fitness class, blending "a medley of martial arts with dance for the ultimate cardio workout." This, according to a fitness convention brochure, is "where ninja meets funk, tae kwon do meets salsa and kickboxing meets jazz." First there was cardio fusion. Then spinning fusion and yoga fusion. Now meet martial arts fusion. Sparked by a growing infatuation with competitive mixed martial arts (featuring different fighting styles) and a desire for more athletically challenging classes, fitness instructors are blending traditional fighting moves with aerobic routines, dance steps even yoga. The lure of finessing a roundhouse kick or reverse punch is apparently hard to deny. "The younger generation coming into fitness," says Kathie Davis, executive director of San Diego-based IDEA Health & Fitness Association, "is the one more interested in other things," such as the mentally and physically demanding martial arts.
Best 50 songs - ever
Talk among yourselves as to what it's actually about. 7. BORN IN THE USA (Bruce Springsteen, 1984) The most misunderstood hit song of all time and possibly Springsteen's finest moment. With an angry vocal and violent sound that pays homage to The Who, he rails against what happens when a man realises his country has lied to him. Since being claimed by both political parties in 1984, The Boss has continually searched for new ways to play the song, none of them coming close to the original. 8. WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN (The Who, 1971) Rock's greatest ever scream, pioneering synthesiser sequences from composer Pete Townshend and the world-weary declaration that the new boss was exactly the same as the old boss, has been feeding teenage depression since 1971. 9. ANARCHY IN THE U.K. (Sex Pistols, 1976) The first blast in the punk wars.
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