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The Integrated Manual Physical Therapy is inviting physical therapists to attend a certification course in the Dorn Method. Only 40 participants will be accomodated on a first-come, first-served basis so early registration is encouraged. Course fee is PhP6,500.00, which is inclusive of certificate, course book, and CD/DVD.

What They Are Saying About The Dorn Method

The Dorn Spinal Therapy Practitioner Can Work Much More Effectively

“Dorn Spinal Therapy provides us with a unique way of treating the human body when it is in motion. While your body is gently moving, your muscles are able to relax, and the Dorn Spinal Therapy practitioner can work much more effectively towards correcting any joint or spinal imbalance.

“Dorn Spinal Therapy can be used for a number of conditions, some of which seem to have little connection with the back. For example problems such as headaches and dizziness, can be caused by nerve pressure around the cervical vertebrae.”

Good Medicine, April 2004: Dorn Therapy

Lecturer
VALENTIN C. DONES III, MSPT, PTRP, DMS, COMT, IMPT
Certified Dorn Teacher
Certified Dorn Specialist
Masters of Science in Orthopedic Physical Therapy
Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist
Mulligan Practitioner

When & Where
March 15 and 16, 2008
From 8 AM to 5 PM
Venue in Manila - to be announced

For more information, please contact Corazon B. Garcia-Dones at (63) 919-4077701.

The press snafu over the fake Facebook account of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari should not stop journalists from using social media sites in reporting. As a media reporter, I use social media sites like Facebook, Myspace, Friendster, and Twitter not only to get in touch with contacts and friends but also to monitor for breaking news and smell possible stories. It's just that when you use social media sites, do not forget to apply that old rule in journalism: Check and verify your facts.

As PBS MediaShift associate editor Jennifer Woodard Maderazo wrote in an article about the issue, with the ease of access to information and individuals these days comes an inherent risk. "Online communities — like villages and workplaces — are breeding grounds for rumors and speculation. And the nature of some of the tools we use might lead to inconsistent, incomplete and all-around incorrect information. Using social media tools to write a story has both its pros and cons, but with a little common sense and professionalism these tools can be very helpful."

"In the end," she wrote, "it boils down to knowing how to get the most out of these tools while being wary of them, and sticking to the rule that far pre-dates the Internet: find the truth behind the story and check your facts."

Read her article here.

Here's another interesting item from Slate. I do know, however, a number of good journalists who don't drink and/or smoke.

The Whiskey Rebellion
In praise of booze in the newsroom
By Jack Shafer
Posted Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008, at 6:37 PM ET

Every profession needs what academics call an "occupational mythology" to sustain it, a set of personal and social dramas, arrangements, and devices, as sociologist Everett Hughes put it, "by which men make their work tolerable, or even make it glorious to themselves and others." As hard drugs are to the hard-rocker and tattoos are to the NBA player, so booze is to the journalist—even if he doesn't drink.

The journalist likes to think of himself as living close to the edge, whether he's covering real estate or Iraq. He (and she) shouts and curses and cracks wise at most every opportunity, considers divorce an occupational hazard, and loves telling ripping yarns about his greatest stories. If he likes sex, he has too much of it. Ditto for food. If he drinks, he considers booze his muse. If he smokes, he smokes to excess, and if he attempts to quit, he uses Nicorette and the patch.

Read more here.