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EDLD410:
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Six week series will use tools of
drawing, movement and journal
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Approaches to
Conflict Resolution
February 21-22 CRN: 22497
Two-day intensive experience that
will provide the opportunity to
explore concepts and skills related
to effective communication and
conflict resolution.
using the arts,
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Population statistics can’t distract
Michael, but woman in sreen can
Chapter 7.
Emerald eyes.
In Chapter 6, Michael met Monty,
who’s concerned with population,
and saw a woman in a green
sweater.
The Emerald is printing “And the
Dew is Our National Treasure” in
serial form, with an installment
every Tuesday in the Pulse Relax
section. Earlier installments can he
found at www.dailyemerald.com.
When I return to my seat, the
woman in the green sweater is still
asleep, and Monty studies his comput
er screen. As soon as I’m seated, Mon
ty nudges my elbow. “Look! This is
the best part. Here. The bottom of the
screen is time, and 10,000 years ago is
over here.” He points to the lower left
comer. “And in the lower right comer
is the present.”
I nod.
“Along the right side is population.
Do you see it?” Eyes wide; frozen
smile. “Based on archeological mins,
there were about 5 million people in
the world 10,000 years ago. The size
of one city now.” He turns his quizzi
cal face toward me. “Amazing,
hunh?” I nod. “You betcha.”
The woman on my right sighs, and
I turn to look. She’s reading.
“Here...” Monty pulls me back.
“For 8,000 years, from 8,000 BG until
the year zero, we were very success
ful, doubling every 1,300 to 1,600
years. By the year zero, we were 250
million.” Big nervous laugh. “Popula
tion explosion, don’t ya think?”
Where's
Kerensa?
I’m thinking of the woman to my
right. “Sure.”
“Wrong! 250 million is here, right
here, just barely off the bottom of
the screen!”
I want to hurry him: “And so
where are we now?”
“Guess. I mean, between the year
zero and the present we had plagues,
wars, wild animals, maybe an inqui
sition or two, more plagues and
wars, perhaps some floods, and do
you think we ever got to half a bil
lion?” I count the number of painful
seconds between freeze and reani
mation. “Don’t know? It was around
1650.1650!”
I nod wearily. “And where are we
now?”
“Hold on, hold on. Look. From
the year zero to the year 1650, the
population doubled. It took longer
than it did before the year zero!
Know why? Ummm?”
I flip an impatient hand.
“Ya, I already told you. Plague.
The plague.” I pretend to stretch,
putting one hand on the small of my
back and twisting to steal a look at
the woman.
“Hi,” I say.
She looks at me, says ‘Hi’ casually
and turns back to her book. Oh,
Fate, she has green eyes!
“Dramatic changes, dramatic
changes! ” Monty pulls at my arm. “Af
ter 1650 came big changes. The In
dustrial Revolution, migration to the
New World, better food, hygiene!
More children survive. It takes less
than 200 years to add the second half
a billion. We became a billion people
for the first time around 1830. Popu
lation grows another billion in the
next 80 years; it’s 2 billion in 1910.
And adds another billion in the next
40 years; 3 billion in the mid 1950s.
By the late 1960s, there are 4 billion.
And in the early ‘80s there are 5 bil
lion. And now we’re here.” He touches
the top right comer of the screen. “6
billion. 6 billion!” Freeze. Silence.
Puppy dog look.
I need to tell him he’s being intru
sive. “Population,” I say in a deliber
ately slow voice, “may not be the
problem so much as that some peo
ple cannot contain themselves to
their space.”
He pulls his head back, and his
eyes widen; I think he gets the mes
sage. He turns to his computer and
begins typing. I sit back and survey
the slender arms, graceful hands and
delicate fingers of this beautiful, be
guiling woman. I prepare to meet my
green-eyed destiny.
Peter Wright is a printer living
in Portland. He received his bachelor's
degrees from UC Berkeley, served
in the U.S. Navy, worked as a stock
broker and taught at Stanford University.
© Peter Wright, 2002. All rights reserved.
Massage
continued from page 5
metabolic waste from the system
— working toward an overall bal
ance of mind and body. This is
your all-purpose, any-day-of-the
week massage.
Then there’s the deep-tissue
massage. This technique is just
what the name implies, focusing on
the deeper layers of muscle tissue
and releasing chronic tension. It is
associated with soreness directly
afterward — but practitioners say it
ensures long-term wellness if ad
ministered correctly.
A sports massage combines ele
ments of Swedish massage, stretch
ing and pressure point work to en
hance athletic performance,
"She was very
emotionally stressed/
and had basically been
wandering the streets.
She came through the
door, and an hour later,
she left in a very joyful
state"
Rita Anne Hartmann
owner
Rejuvenation Health Spa
prevent injuries and promote in
jury recovery.
Beyond these general categories,
are the more obscure — but no less
practical — techniques. Eugene is
loaded with massage therapy estab
lishments, some of which include
the following treatment options:
Finding it difficult to quit smok
ing? Try a bioenergy detox foot
bath. This treatment helps release
toxins and chemical residues of cig
arettes from the system, helping to
curb cravings.
A craniosacral massage helps alle
viate pain associated with the head
and face — great for headaches.
Shiatsu is a full-body technique
using gentle pressure and rocking
motions to reduce backaches, di
gestive concerns, and symptoms
associated with PMS.
Massage therapy may point to
other problems that need address
ing in a client’s health. Flaccid
muscles can indicate specific nu
tritional problems. The therapist
can refer the client to an herbal
consultant or dietitian who can
address these needs. This is espe
cially beneficial for students, who
survive on a limited budget and
often don’t know how to make
that budget stretch while main
taining a healthy lifestyle.
However, if your body simply
won’t cooperate, Rejuvenation has
a number of programs to cure what
ails you. Owner and kinesiologist
Rita Anne Hartmann describes her
spa as “one-stop shopping.”
Hartmann said people “shop” at
massage establishments for many
reasons.
“Just this morning, we had a
woman come in after a romantic
breakup,” Hartmann said. “She was
very emotionally stressed, and had
basically been wandering the
streets. She came through the door,
and an hour later, she left in a very
joyful state.”
Contact the senior Pulse reporter
atryanbornheimer@dailyemerald.com.
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