Alternative Fuel Gap

There is always a crisis in the World somewhere and just pick up any newspaper and we can see that is fact. During the Russian and USA standoff which we conveniently called the; Cold War there was a "Missile Gap" and so we had to spend money to build more missiles and of course this is good news for Defense Contractors, as there is a lot less costs in building missiles than aircraft and since those missile may never be fired they would not need lots of pilots to fly them or fuel to put inside them and use up.

This means more money can be paid for the missiles themselves. Good deal, everyone wins, our nation is protected and all is well right? Sure one could argue it worked.

Now we have an alternative fuel gap and one, which we must close because we are addicted to foreign Middle Eastern Oil. Then only way to keep prices at acceptable rates for our civilizations economy is to threaten the Oil Cartel; OPEC with alternative energy sources and assure them that we are spending money, big money in Research and Development Costs to build alternative fuel vehicles, trucks, aircraft and etc.


So, we need to promote the Alternative Fuel Gap as a huge crisis and promote up and coming scientists and researchers to find ways to close that Gap and in doing so everyone wins. The Alternative Fuel Gap is serious, so consider this in 2006, because $3.00 per gallon is completely unacceptable you see?

Lance Winslow

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

There are over 50 Acupuncture Schools in the United States. Acupuncture laws differ from state to state, therefore, each acupuncture school entails its own philosophy and instruction outline. Acupuncture School education and training is approximately 3,000 credit hours. Because there are varying therories of Acupuncture, some schools teach the 5-Element style of acupuncture as opposed to the more familiar TCM style. While some acupuncture schools have mandatory herbal curriculum, other acupuncture schools list this course-study as an option.

The main purpose of attending an acupuncture school is to be educated and trained to be healers in the art, to learn the science and philosophy of acupuncture, and to be instructed in herbal and Oriental medicine. Attaining a professional license as an acupuncturist is rewarding in many ways. One not only learns to heal others but also learns to heal himself - spiritually, mentally and physically.

Fundamentally, all aspects of traditional Oriental medicine are introduced in the first year of academic instruction. This includes acupuncture, herbal medicine, anatomy, body therapy, biosciences and Tai Chi. This prepares the aspiring acupuncturist for clinical apprenticehsip. During the second year at an acupuncture school, classroom experience teaches in-depth philosophy of acupuncture practice, Oriental medicine and advance needling techniques.

Apprenticeship begins with licensed acupuncturists in a clinical setting. During the third year of acupuncture school training, students begin practicing on their own patients as interns. Acupuncture school classroom instruction is mainly comprised of clinical case discussions; thus, deepening acupuncture therapy understanding. If you'd like to learn more about acupuncture schools, please visit the link below or click on the directory button at the top of the Holistic Junction homepage for more targeted search by category and state.


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by C. Bailey-Lloyd/LadyCamelot in conjunction with Holistic Junction

About the Author

C. Bailey-Lloyd/LadyCamelot is the Public Relations' Director & Staff Writer for Holistic Junction -- Your source of information for Acupuncture Schools