Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Golf

Many people love a round of golf and many more love watching golf on television. There is so much that golf has to offer society. There is also a lot of money involved in golf and the professional golfers spend a lot of time and money on getting it right. So much effort goes into getting the golf swing right. Many who play golf at the professional level have a lot of medical advice, including the use of golf foot orthotics. The purpose of golf orthotics is to treat foot and lower limb problems.

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31 August 1888

The first of Jack the Ripper, Mary Ann Nichols is

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The DMOZ Web Directory

The Open Directory (ODP) or DMOZ is a huge web directory that lists almost 5 million websites. DMOZ is owned by AOL but run by a large group of volunteers. There is a lot of belief that having a website listed in the DMOZ directory will help a site rank higher in the search engines like Google. There is, however, no evidence that a DMOZ listing for a website actually helps or not when it comes to the search engines. Despite this lack of evidence many webmasters are determined to get listed in

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

The Diabetic Foot

Once diabetes becomes well established there are many complications that can happen. Once of the common complications is what has become known as the diabetic foot. The diabetic foot is a foot that has been placed at increased risk for damage due to the processes of diabetes. The processed that affect the diabetic foot are the poor circulation that develops. This means that when there is some damage to the diabetic foot, the blood supply needed for healing is very poor. Another factor in the

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29 August 2005

Hurricane Katrina killsmore than 1,836 and causing over $80 billion in damage as devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to

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Saturday, August 27, 2011

28 August 1845

The first issue of Scientific American magazine gets

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Cycling

Cycling is something that gets a lot of attention. As a spectator sport there are the Olympic Level cycling competitions and major events like the famous Tour de France. At that level, there is also a lot of controversy, especially considering given the level of money involved and the temptation to take performance enhancing drugs. Many a cyclists have been caught. At the other end of the spectrum is the use of cycling as a recreation, a means of transport and a means to increase fitness and

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Friday, August 26, 2011

Foot Health Practitioners

Foot care in the United Kingdom is becoming somewhat of a situation that defies belief. Originally there was chiropody and its changing its name to podiatry. There was those who had a university qualification and who can work in the NHS and there were those who did a short course and could only work privately. A number of years ago, the Health Professions Council put an end to this by grandfathering everyone under the one umbrella. From then on, only those grandfathered or with a university

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27 August 1776

British forces under General William Howe defeat the Americans under General George Washington in The Battle of Long

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

26 August 1920

The 19th amendment to United States Constitution comes into affect. It gives women the right to

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Cluffy Wedge

Foot orthotics are widely used to treat a wide range of problems in a wide range of different settings and different footwear conditions. There are a wide variety of types of foot orthotics and a wide variety of different modifications that can be done to foot orthotics. One of these modifications is known as the Cluffy Wedge. The Cluffy Wedge is an extension on the front of the foot orthotic device that is design to treat problems at the first metatarsophalangeal joint such as functional

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

25 August 1945

Possible tart of the Cold War. Ten days after World War II ends with Japan announcing its surrender, armed supporters of the Communist Party of China kill Baptist missionary John

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Cuboid Syndrome

The biomechanics of the foot is amazingly intricate. It is a collection of bone that are acted on by the muscles and tendons from the leg. Some of the bones act as pulleys or levers for these tendons. One of these is the cuboid bone located on the outside of the foot about half way down. The bone acts as a pulley for the peroneus longus tendon as it changes direction at the bone. As the peroneus longus is a powerful muscle, this small bone obviously has to be very stable in order for it to do

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Chi Running

Chi running is one of the many different ways currently being promoted as the best way to run. There are many different running forms and there is no one best running form for any one particular runner and for each runner there is probably one better technique for them to run. Chi running is a technique is which there is more of a midfoot strike compared to the more common heel strike technique. There is also more of a forward lean of the trunk in Chi Running compared to the other running

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Coca Cola Collecting

Coca Cola Collectibles and coca cola memorabilia are becoming increasingly popular hobbies. Coca Cola is such an icon brand that there a not many categories of products that have not seen the brand name added to them to make them a sort after collectible. Coca Cola Collectibles is such a wide ranging hobby, not only are there the bottle, there are years of advertising products, serving trays drink coasters and print advertisements. Collectors come from all walks of life and vocations and from

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24 August 79

The cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae are buried as Mount Vesuvius

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Monday, August 22, 2011

23 August 1939

Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, a non-aggression

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Sunday, August 21, 2011

The Foot Detox

How can up detox the foot? Simply you can’t. The foot detox is a scam. The foot detox is riding on the coat tails of the detox movement such as the liver detox diet. The whole idea of the foot detox is to attach some pads to the foot that are supposed to remove all sorts’ toxins from the body via the skin of the foot. The evidence for this is supposed to be the changes in the colour of the pads as the toxins are removed from the body. However, it has been well demonstrated that if you

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22 August 1911

Mona Lisa was stolen. It was found 3 years

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Foot Odor

Foot odor is an embarrassing problem that no one wants. Those that have a foot odour are always reluctant o take their shoes off due to the problems with embarrassment. The actual foot odor is caused by the action of bacteria breaking down fatty acids in the sweat. That is a big clue as to the best way to manage foot odour. The first approach to managing foot odor is to use excellent foot hygiene practice to keep the feet dry such as the use of absorbent socks and shoes, or even barefoot as

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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Corns on the Toes

Painful corns on the toes are common in females who wear tight shoes. Corns on the toes are due to increased pressure, so the pressure has to come from tight fitting footwear or from a toe deformity such as a hammer toe that can cause pressure even in good fitting shoes. Corns are a natural response to pressure. The skin thickens in response to repeated pressures which is a normal protective process of the skin. The problem is that when a corn on the toe develops, it becomes so thick that it

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21 August 1689

The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland between Jacobite clans and government

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Friday, August 19, 2011

Charcots Foot

Just what is Charcot's Foot? Imagine doing something like sprain your ankle and you are not able to feel any pain from it. Imagine what would happen if you kept walking on that sprained ankle. Imagine how much more damage you would do. This is exactly what happens in those with the nerve damage in diabetes and results in a condition known as Charcot’s Foot. The technical name for this is Charcot's neuroarthropathy. In the later stages of diabetes, the nerves lose the ability to feel pain, so

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Fish Pedicure

The use of the fish pedicure has been getting some more attention lately. The fish pedicure is something that sounds weird and is putting a lot of people of just at the thought of it. A fish pedicure uses live small fish in water that you put your foot into. The fish are supposed to eat away as the excessive dry and hard skin of the foot. Those who have had a fish pedicure describe a somewhat weird sensation but swear by it. They do however swear by its use and there are plenty of testimonials

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20 August 1988

A cease-fire is agreed after almost eight years of conflict in the Iran-Iraq

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The Circulation Booster

The Circulation Booster is the product that is starting to generate some controversy. The Advertising Standard Authority has asked them to withdraw some of the medical claims made for the product. Health professionals are sceptical about it actually working, but there are a substantial number of testimonials for the Circulation Booster. The Circulation Booster is a device that provides a small electrical stimulation to the bottom of the foot and this is supposed to stimulate the muscles to

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DMOZ

DMOZ is the largest web directory or collection of website links. DMOZ has over 5 million sites listed and is run by a large group of volunteer editors. DMOZ is also something that raises a lot of passion among webmasters as if they want to admit it or not, they all want DMOZ to list them in the directory. Most sites do not get listed as they are not good enough to meet DMOZ’s high standards. When they do not get listed they often rant in forums about how corrupt the DMOZ editors are. Its

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

19 August 1692

Five people are executed in the Witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts after being convicted of

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

18 August 1976

The "axe murder incident" in the Korean Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjeom kills two US

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Bunions

A bunion is that lump that you get on the side of the big toe of the foot. Bunions are way more common in females, probably because they tend to wear tighter fitting footwear and higher heel footwear that predispose the foot to bunions. Accompanying bunions is the big toe being pushed over to the little toes in a condition known as hallux valgus. Bunions are a problem for several reasons: they mainly cause problems with shoe fitting and do not look very attractive. Bunions can be painful. The

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17 August 2005

In Bangladesh, over 500 bombs are set off by terrorists at 300 different locations. Two people were

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Monday, August 15, 2011

Brooks Running Shoes

The Brooks Running Shoes are all the rage at the moment. They have just come out with their Pure Project range to supplement the shoes that they have in the range at the moment. Some of the more popular Brooks running shoes are the Brooks Adrenaline and the Brooks Beast as well as the Brooks Addicction. They are popular among the running community and are widely used. Brooks Sports, Inc. was started way back in 1914 by Morris Goldenberg. As a company they produce high performance brooks running

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Cracked Heels

Cracked heels are a common problem in those who wear open heel shoes and in those with dry skin and those who are overweight. Cracked heels occur when the fat pad under the heel extends out during weightbearing under the foot and the skin around the edges splits. Cracked heels are more common in those who wear open heel shoes as this allows the fat pad to spread on weightbearing whereas a closed in heel show helps keep the fat pad under the heel. Cracked heels are more common in those with dry

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16 August 1929

133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed during the 1929 Palestine riots break out in the British Mandate of Palestine between Arabs and

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Sunday, August 14, 2011

Cycling

One of the most popular viewer sports is that of cycling. Just witness the number of spectators and worldwide TV audience for events like the Tour de France and the amount of money that are involved. Cycling is also a sport that has a large crass root supports with many around the world using it as a means of transport and as a means of recreation for increasing fitness. There are a lot of cycling forums and on these forums there are lot of different topics from the tour de France, how to set

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Beauty Confidence

Beauty Confidence is a beauty therapy clinic in Mitcham Melbourne, Australia. They are for or women destined to master their own unique beauty and radiate it. They offer Phyris Premium Spa Cosmetics, a unique performance German skin care that create revolutionary younger looking skin. They use a non-surgical face lift, collagen infusions, microdermabrasion and skin consultations. Ring Beauty Confidence for a

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15 August 1914

The cargo ship, Ancon, becomes the first to go through the newly opened Panama

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Cluffy Wedge

Functional hallux limitus is a common problem that affects the function of the foot. There are many way to treat this problem. One more recent approach is the use of the Cluffy Wedge. This is a trademarked product that holds the hallux in a slightly dorsiflexed position so that the first metatarsophalangeal joint moves properly to deal with the functional hallux limitus The Cluffy wedge is often used as an extension to a foot orthotic which is often needed or the Cluffy Wedge can be used as a

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Saturday, August 13, 2011

14 August 2007

Bombings in Kahtaniya kills more than 796

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Asics Running Shoes

The Asics running shoes are probably the most popular in the market today. They are widely used by a lot of runners and have a lot of respect from the running medicine and coaching communities. The Asics running shoes are headquartered in Japan where they have a significant research and development programs. The Asics running shoes have been responsible for significant innovation in the market. There are many models in the Asics running shoe range designed to appeal to most of the different

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Friday, August 12, 2011

The Minimus Running Shoe

Because of the large craze towards minimalist or without shoes running it's not unexpected that most of the main running shoes manufacturers happen to be moving into this marketplace having a athletic shoes in order to support this specific desire. The actual New Balance Minimus is among these footwear that may be appearing favored. The New Balance Minimus is actually a more comfortable footwear that has virtually no variance in hindfoot height regarding the ball of the foot and hindfoot.

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The Minimalist Running Shoe from NB

Because of the substantial trend in direction of minimalist or without shoes jogging it is far from unpredicted that every one of the principle running shoes corporations are generally going into the marketplace having a running footwear to look after this specific demand from customers. The actual New Balance Mimimus is one of these footwear that is certainly appearing trendy. The New Balance Minimus can be described as more comfortable shoe that has hardly any distinction in heel height

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What is the NB Minimus

Given the large gimmick near minimalist as well as without shoes jogging it's not surprising that every one of the main athletic shoes corporations seem to be coming into the marketplace which has a athletic shoes to accommodate this specific demand. The actual New Balance Minimus is just one of these shoes which is proving sought after. The New Balance Mimimus is actually a comfy athletic shoe which includes not any distinction in hindfoot elevation amongst the front foot and rearfoot.

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The Minimal Running Shoe Made by New Balance

With the enormous wave in the direction of minimalist or without athletic shoes running it's not necessarily intriguing that each one of the main athletic shoes organizations really are entering this marketplace using a running shoe in order to take care of this specific marketplace demand. The New Balance Minimus is one kind of these shoes that may be proving to be accepted. The New Balance Mimimus is actually a comfy athletic shoe that's simply no big difference in back heel height between

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New Balance's entry into the minimalist market

Due to the enormous craze in the direction of minimalist or even without running shoes jogging it is far from unanticipated that every of the chief athletic shoes corporations really are moving into the marketplace which has a running footwear in order to take into consideration this market demand. The New Balance Minimus is just one of these shoes that is certainly proving to be sought after. The New Balance Mimimus is a more comfortable athletic shoe which includes basically no variance

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New Balance's Barefoot Running Shoe

With the large trend towards minimalist or even without shoes jogging it isn't unusual that every of the leading jogging shoes companies will be going into the marketplace with a running footwear to accommodate this specific desire. The actual New Balance Mimimus is one of these sneakers that is definitely proving preferred. The New Balance Minimus is a comfortable athletic shoe that's virtually no variation within heel height relating to the front foot and hindfoot. Although the New Balance

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New Minimal Shoe from New Balance

Given the big phenomenon in the direction of minimalist and also without footwear exercising it's not intriguing that all the principle jogging shoes manufacturers happen to be going into this market using a running footwear to be able to support this market desire. The actual New Balance Minimus is one of these sneakers that may be proving to be well-liked. The New Balance Minimus can be described as more comfortable athletic shoe that has certainly no distinction within back heel height

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Barefoot Running

Mention barefoot running around a group of runners these days, you no longer get the blank stares, you get hesitation as they know how controversial it is. Barefoot running does get some people emotions and passions going. Those who are into barefoot running do make some amazing claims about the benefits, but doctors who work in sports medicine clinic point to the very high injury rate from barefoot running. This is the opposite of what those who do the barefoot running claim. They claim

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Chi Running

There has been a lot of attention being paid to running form or technique lately with a lot of guru’s coming out and pontificating that there way is the best way. The ironic think is that how can they all be the best way to run? One of the techniques being touted is Chi running which advocates more of a midfoot rather than a heel strike, a more of a lean forward and also tries to incorporate more of a spiritual experience into the running. Like most methods, there is no evidence that Chi

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13 August 1937

The Battle of Shanghai

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Austin Buionectomy

Bunions are an enlargement of the big toe joint of the foot and hallux valgus is the deviation of the big toe that is associated with bunions. The only way to really get rid of these is with surgery. One of the common procedures used for this is what is known as the Austin Bunionectomy. The Austin Bunionectomy is used for mild to moderate bunions. The Austin Bunionectomy removes the lump of bone and then takes a wedge of bone out of the metatarsal to change the angle of the joint. Some soft

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Authority Websites

How many websites are authority websites? Probably less than what is considered an authority site by those that own them. Many webmasters think that he have an authority website, when they do not. An authority site tends to get and extra boost in the search engines. How might a search engine determine that a site is an authority website on a particular topic? Search engines are computer programs and there is no way they can actually determine the validity of authoritativeness of the content of

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Chilblains

Chilblains are a common problem of the foot in the more temperate climates. Chilblains are not really due to the cold, they are due to an abnormal reaction of the micro-circulation to the change in temperature from cold to warm. Chilblains are also not due to poor circulation as those with good health circulation still get them. Those with good healthy circulation could still have an abnormal response of the circulation to a change in temperature. When the foot gets cold the micro-circulation

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12 August 1985

The worlds worse air disaster, Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes into Osutaka ridge in Japan. 520 are

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Croydon Total Footcare

Croydon Total Footcare is a podiatry clinic in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. They service the Croydon, Ringwood, Heathmont, Kilsyth, Mooroolbark, Olinda and Wonga Park areas. They have been in business for over 15 years and provide a full range of podiatry services for a full range of foot and related lower limb problems. The staff at the clinic are fully proficient in all areas with each staff member have their own particular area of expertise. All the staff belongs to the Podiatry

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11 August 1965

The Watts race riots start in the Watts area of Los

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Charcots Foot

Charcots foot is a complication of the foot in those with diabetes mellitus. Technically, it is refered to as Charcots neuroarthropathy. The prevalence of charcots foot in those with diabetes is less than 1%. A common complication in diabetes is damage to the nerves, known as diabetic neuropathy. What happens when this develops is that sensation is lost so any trauma to the foot is not detected due to this reduced sensation. Imagine if you sprained your ankle. The pain will stop you moving it

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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Corns on the Toes

Corns on the toes are a common problem for those that wear more closed in shoes that fit poorly. The shoe causes pressure on the toe and the skin responds by getting thicker to protect itself. Eventually the skin gets so thick that it becomes painful. This results in the corns on the toes that are so painful. They are simply caused by too much pressure. Corns on the toes are easy to get rid of, but stopping them happening again is not so easy. Podiatrists can easily remove corns on the toes by

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Adidas Running Shoes

The Adidas running shoes are steeped in German tradition have been on the market for a very long time. They are popular with runners and widely used. They have a significant research and development program that is headquartered in Germany. The Adidas running shoes were the most popular shoe on the market before the market got swamped with so many other brands. They have a very popular following. There are a wide range of shoes in the Adidas running shoe range that are designed to fit a wide

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Foot Detoxing

I can’t believe that so many people are that gullible that they fall for the foot detox scam and I can’t believe that so many keep a straight face when they try and sell it. But it is selling well!

A foot detox is a bowl of water with some pads through which pass a small ion charge. You put the feet in the water and this is supposed to help rid the body of toxins. The evidence that it is doing this is the change in colour of the water as the foot detox takes place. It has been well

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Brooks Running Shoes

Brooks running shoes are not the market leader in the industry, but still are a very popular shoe in the running community and the Brooks running shoes are responsible for many of the innovations that are seen in the industry these days. Brooks Sports, as a company have been around since 1914 and are headquarters in Washington, USA. As well as the Brooks running shoes, they also make football boots.

There are many shoes in the Brooks running shoes range and most runners will find a shoe that

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10 August 1557

Spanish victory over the French in the Battle of St.

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Monday, August 8, 2011

APodC

Podiatry in Australia is organised on a state and national level. Each state has its own Australian Podiatry Association (APodA). Each state association is a member of the national body the Australian Podiatry Council (APodC). Individual podiatrists belong to their state association and not the national body. The state association deal with issues at the state level while APodC deal with issues at the national

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9 August 1971

Operation Demetrius is launched by The British security forces in Northern Ireland. In the violence that follows, hundreds of people are arrested and interned and twenty are

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The Circulation Booster

Does the circulation booster work? There is a lot of information on the web about the circulation booster, but very little information as to if it actually works and very little scientific research. If you search the web for circulation booster, you can find the company website and all the testimonials, you can find all the sites selling it. It is hard to find unbiased information on the circulation booster. The idea behind the product is that it stimulate the muscles in the legs to contract.

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Alexa Website Rankings

Alexa is a toolbar that users install in their web browsers. The toolbar collects information from users as to which web sites that they visit. It then sends this information back to Alexa who then use this information to compile a ranking for each website based on how much traffic that the website get. The Alexa website rankings are used by many webmasters to show how much traffic they get to sell advertising or sell their websites. Some people object to the Alexa rankings as they consider the

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Saturday, August 6, 2011

7 August 1461

A couo by the The Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin occues against the Tianshun

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Burning Feet

Burning feet are a chronic pain problem almost always due to some sort of nerve damage or neuropathy. The most common cause of burning feet is the nerve damage that occurs in diabetes. Those with a number of other medical conditions can also get burning feet. The most common problem that occurs with burning feet is the lack of relief from the pain, as it is constant – even at night in bed. As the burning feet are caused by a medical problem, then the treatment has to be aimed at that. The

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Friday, August 5, 2011

Bunions

Bunions are a common problem of the foot, more so in females. The fact that bunions are more common in female’s points to either a genetic or footwear issue, as females tend to wear more tighter fitting footwear. A bunion occurs when the shoe pushed the big toe towards the lessor toes and the big toe joint becomes enlarged creating the bunion. Bunions occur over a long period of time, so the bone adapts to this new position. The pain from the bunion is either due to the pressure from the shoe

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6 August 1917

Battle of M?r??e?ti between the Romanian and German armies starts during World War

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Thursday, August 4, 2011

5 August 1620

The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England fot its first attempt to get to North

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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Beauty Confidence

There are many way to get beauty treatment; one of the best is with Beauty Confidence in the suburb of Mitcham in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. They offer a wide range of services from microdermabrasion and a whole range of health and beauty products. They aim by creating revolutionary younger looking skin with non-surgical face lift and collagen infusions Beauty Confidence is for those women destined to master their own unique beauty and radiate it. Contact Beauty Confidence today for a

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4 August 1704

Gibraltar is captured by an English and Dutch fleet during the War of the Spanish

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Plantar Fasciitis

One thing that I have come to the realisation with recently is that plantar fasciitis is due to too much load on the plantar fascia (kind of simple when you think about it!). So to treat plantar fasciitis you need to reduce that load. You reduce that load with weight loss, strapping, stretching and foot orthotics. Pretty much none of the other treatments for plantar fasciitis reduce the load. That does not mean that they are not helpful, as they will help the tissues heal, but I have to ask

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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Barefoot Running Shoes

It does sound a bit weird to use the term barefoot running shoes as how can someone be barefoot and have running shoes. There is a huge trend towards barefoot running which has led to an increase in these so-called barefoot running shoes. They probably should not be called barefoot running shoes and be called minimalist running shoes. They get called barefoot running shoes as they are so minimalistic that they are supposed to mimic the action of running barefoot or without shoes. The most basic

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Sesamoiditis

Sesamoiditis is a common problem in athlete with high loads under the first metatarsophalangeal joint. It is not really a sesamoiditis, as it is an inflammation of the soft tissues around the sesamoid bones at this joint. The pain of sesamoiditis is usually on direct palpation of the area. Imaging is sometimes useful to rule out a fracture of the sesamoid bone. The reason for the higher loads is due to the structure of the foot, most common a higher arched foot with a plantarflexed first

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3 August 1914

Germany declares war against France early on in World War

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Barefoot Running

Barefoot running is all the latest running fad or craze these days. Many claims are made for the benefits of barefoot running such as less running injury and increased muscles strength and a more ‘in touch’ with nature experience when running. On the other side of the coin is that its becoming increasing clear that the injury rate in barefoot running is high and they creating a lot of extra work for podiatrist and other health professionals that treat running injuries. The entire barefoot

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Monday, August 1, 2011

2 August 1989

A massacre is carried out in Valvettitura by an Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka that killed 64 ethnic Tamil

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What is an authority seb site?

An authority website is a site that just seems to do better in the search engine rankings as it is deemed to offer something special that other websites to do not have. While the content of a website is extremely important in giving it the authority site status, the search engines are really just dumb computer bots and algorithms, so how can they determine the authority website status of a particular website. Probably and efficient way would be to assess the links to the site from other sites

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