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I guess someone should check the mental state of our government officials. Are we living in some kind of crazylandia here?

But really, what can you expect from government officials who, instead of answering allegations of corruption, resort to racist and illogical remarks against whistleblowers?

Fil Chinese community slams 'racist' remarks of Apostol
Source: ABS-CBN News

The Filipino Chinese community slammed the remarks made by a top Palace official Friday on Rodolfo "Jun" Lozada Jr. after the resource person testified in the Senate hearing on the investigation of the controversial national broadband deal between the government and China’s ZTE Corp.

"He is a crying witness like a crying lady. Di ba sabi niya ‘probinsyanong Iintsik?’ Intsik pala siya eh. Kung ako ipapa-deport ko na 'yan. Magulo ka dito," said chief presidential legal adviser Sergio Apostol.

(He is a crying witness like a crying lady. Did he not say he is a Chinese from the provinces? So he’s a Chinese. If it were for me I’ll have him deported. He’s unruly here.)

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Thursday, February 21– Sunday February 24, 2008Minneapolis Airport Marriott Hotel
Bloomington, Minneapolis, USA

Scheduled Topics and Speakers

NOTE: Unless noted, all sessions begin at 8:30 and end at 4:30.

Sessions A - Oral Motor Assessment and Treatment and L - Foundations of Pediatric Kinesio-Taping® begin at 8:00 and end at 5:00 both days.

Registration begins 30 minutes prior to session start.

Oral Motor Assessment and Treatment
Debra Beckman, MS, CCC-SLP

Vestibular Activation: Therapeutic Movement to Optimize Physical, Social and Cognitive Occupation
Mary Kawar, MS, OTR

Sleepless in America: Discovering the Critical Link Between Sleep and the Arousal System
Christina Spaeth, OT/L & Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, MA

Achieving Functional Outcomes with the Baby Young Child
Gail E. Ritchie, OT/L

Update on Neuroplasticity and Motor Control and Learning: Applying Evidence to Clinical Practice in Pediatrics
Patricia Montgomery, PhD, PT, FAPTA

Creative Movement Groups for Learning Disabled Children
Geraldine Borrelli Shae, OTR/L, MFA

School Based Occupational Therapy: Are We Missing the Forest for the Trees? Pt 1
Cheryl Colangelo, MS, OT/L & Molly McEwen, MHS, OTR/L

Treating the Neck as a Foundation for Oral Motor Function, Sensory Motor Processing and Motor Development
Irene Ingram, OT/L

Essentials of Praxis Intervention for Children with Autism
Teresa A. May-Benson, ScD, OTR/L

School Based Occupational Therapy: Are We Missing the Forest for the Trees? Pt 2
Cheryl Colangelo, MS, OT/L & Molly McEwen, MHS, OTR/L

Treating Children Utilizing Sensory Integrative and Neuro-Developmental Treatment Approaches
Patricia Oetter, MA, OTR/L, FAOTA and Madonna Nash, OT/L

Foundations of Pediatric Kinesio-Taping®
Deanna Wanzek, LPT, CKI Certified Kinesio Taping® Instructor

Introduction to Brain Gym®
Judy Grant, JD, MAPA, OTR/L, Brain Gym™ Instructor/Consultant

Do-It-Yourself Therapy Materials Pt 1: Toys Cleverly Disguised as Household Items
Kathleen Brandt, OTR/L

Do-It-Yourself Therapy Materials Pt 2: Homemade Gadgets for Elementary School
Claudia McClannahan, MPH, OTR/L

Evidence Based Practice of Sensory Integration
Teresa A May-Benson, ScD, OTR/L

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