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11/23/2008
Golf carts may be a viable alternative (The Potpourri)
The city of Magnolia may begin serious discussions about allowing golf carts on it streets. Councilwoman Patsy Williams and Planning Commission Director Jo Ann Schermerhorn are active proponents of the idea. Both ladies say it would be a good alternative to allow residents to reduce energy use and costs in the city limits. The City Council may consider the item as early as next month when it ...
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11/23/2008
Generics gain popularity as cheaper alternative to brand names (Copperfield Sun)
Rising health care costs and the price of prescription drugs can be a hard pill to swallow, literally, but Americans could give themselves a break in their pocketbooks by utilizing a cheaper alternative – generics.
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11/23/2008
Fleet Foxes aim to be timeless with alternative brand of folk (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Though Fleet Foxes are worlds away from Nirvana and the 90s grunge launched by Sub Pop, the indie label that signed them, the Seattle-based group is wooing unlikely critics worldwide with its unique pastoral folk sound.
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11/23/2008
Comics round up: The archaeology of alternative comics (Independent)
Good grief, what a book this is – a hyperactive, periodically insane dive into the archaeology of alternative comics; the sort of book you long to present to people with no interest in the medium and watch as it removes the top of their heads and gives their brains a good stir.
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11/22/2008
Obama economic plan focuses on job creation, public works projects, alternative energy sources (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama promoted an economic plan Saturday he said would create 2.5 million jobs by rebuilding roads and bridges and modernizing schools while developing alternative energy sources and more efficient cars.
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11/22/2008
An Alternative Christmas For Negative Space and Others (antiMUSIC)
A top story from this week. Alternative Addiction is releasing 'An Alternative Christmas' CD compilation to raise money for charity.
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11/21/2008
Sector Snap: Alternative energy sector advances (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Shares of alternative-energy companies gained as Wall Street rebounded Friday, although JPMorgan analysts said the sector's 2009 outlook will depend on new government energy-conservation measures.
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11/23/2008
Avenged Sevenfold headlines alternative rock show at Coliseum (The Pantagraph)
Earlier this fall, the Creation Festival Tour promised to weigh down Bloomington’s U.S. Cellular Coliseum stage with its most amperage-laden bill to date, with eight acts slated to appear.
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11/23/2008
Obama plan aims for 2.5 million new jobs by 2011 (AP via Yahoo! News)
President-elect Barack Obama, who is set to announce his economic team, promoted an economic plan Saturday he said would create or save 2.5 million jobs by spending billions of dollars to rebuild roads and bridges and modernize schools while developing alternative energy sources and more efficient cars.
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11/23/2008
Students set fuel-cell airplane flight record :U-M undergrads got involved to show potential of alternative energy. (South Bend Tribune)
MILAN, Mich. -- In late October, a University of Michigan student group zoomed into the world record book for launching the longest flight by a fuel cell-powered airplane.
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  • American Association for Health Freedom - The political voice for health care practitioners who use nutritional and other complementary therapies in patient care.
  • American Association of Alternative Therapists (ASAT) - Information about the profession, ASAT C.O.R.E. counseling, certification courses, and Elfinstone College.
  • American Herbalists Guild - Non-profit educational organization representing herbalists. Provides peer-review in U.S. for professional herbalists specializing in the medicinal use of plants. Based in Canton, Georgia.
  • American Holistic Nurses Association - Provides membership, certification and conference information, online chat and message boards.
  • Artemisia: Anthroposophically Extended Medicine (AEM) - Promotes a holistic approach to medicine beginning with fundamental medical and therapeutic training, then adding spiritual scientific studies outlined by Rudolf Steiner. Members are medical professionals striving for greater insight and therapeutic skill in the light of anthroposophy.
  • Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB) - Non-profit organization created to advance the development, dissemination and utilization of knowledge about applied psychophysiology and biofeedback. Based in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
  • Association of Vision Educators - National organization of natural vision improvement professionals. Information on natural vision improvement methods, conferences and seminars, journal and member practitioners.
  • Australian Natural Therapists Association (ANTA) - Association of professional natural and traditional therapists working in the area of health care and preventative medicine. Search member practitioners list.
  • Certified Natural Health Professionals of North Carolina - Promotes balanced living and disease prevention in North Carolina.
  • Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America (CSTA/NA) - Non-profit organization created for the support, recognition, registration, and as a referral service for certified Craniosacral Therapists and students.
  • European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy - Includes registration for a free online journal, details of the E/S/C/O/P, membership, legislative issues, publications and links.
  • Health Action Network Society - Non-profit consumer organization investigates all methods, types and systems of preventative health care and natural therapeutics (including natural remedies in alternative medicine and health care). Based in Burnaby, BC, Canada.
  • Integrative Medicine Alliance - Non-profit dedicated to raising the quality of healthcare in New England by bridging the gap between alternative and conventional medicine. Online membership directory.
  • International Association of Reiki Professionals (IARP) - Supports Reiki practitioners. Based in Winchester, Massachusetts.
  • International NLP Trainers Association (INLPTA) - Dedicated to upholding standards of quality, professionalism and ethics at all levels of NLP Certification training.
  • International Union for the Natural Health, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Professions (IUNHCAMP) - Organization dedicated to improving the working conditions and the health of American workers. Based in West Hills, California.
  • MedBioWorld - Links to alternative and complementary associations and databases.
  • Mind Body Spirit Connected - Association for holistic practitioners based in Cleveland, Ohio, offers member events and member contact information.
  • Physicians' Association for Anthroposophical Medicine (PAAM) - Sponsors lectures, conferences and educational events to promote Anthroposophical Medicine. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  • Psychophysical Therapists Guild of Australia - Association of health care professionals offering psychophysical healing and hypnotherapy in Australia.
  • Touch for Health Kinesiology Association - Classes and instructors, books, charts. Based in New Carlisle, Ohio.
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