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134 Ethically Speaking
Diane Polseno answers your ethical
questions about selling and honoring first certificates.
By Dianne Polseno
 
140 Personal Computing
If your web site is lackluster, it might be
time to hire a professional to kick it up a notch.
By Reid Goldsborough
 
142 A Look Back
Dr. Puderbach's The Massage Operator shows some
unique practices massage therapists learned decades ago. By Patricia J. Benjamin
150 Book Reviews
Read reviews of a DVD version of Trail Guide to the Body,
understanding your EQ and energy medicine.
Compiled by Lisa Mertz
168 Love, Massage & Medicine
Sometimes, the best things can't always be explained.
By Bernie Siegel

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Directory of COMTA Schools 160
Calendar Of Events 162
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Official Publication of the
American Massage Therapy Association®
Winter
 2006 • Vol. 44, No. 4
(ISSN:0895-0814;USPS 0010-218)

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Valerie A. Danner Associate Editor

Contributing Editors
Ben E. Benjamin
Patricia J. Benjamin
Theodore Berland
Trudy Brown
Brian Coughlan
Jean Ives
Clare La Plante
Lisa Mertz
Dianne Polseno
Bernie Siegel

Douglas Kelly Design Director
Gretchen Kirchner Art Director

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Elizabeth M. Lucas Executive Director
Dean G. Vaeth Director, Communications & Marketing
Jerry Hossli Manager, Media Sales & Service
Christina Rompon Media Sales & Service

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