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OREM — Brooks Shankle, the Orem Owlz reserve first baseman, hasnt had many chances this season to deliver a game-winning hit. And playing in only 15 of Orems 37 games, he also has had much need for redemption. But for a short time Saturday he was looking like the goat after dropping a throw from pitcher Aaron Cook in the eighth inning, an error that resulted in a key run for the Idaho Falls Chukars and had the game knotted heading into Orems final at bat. Shankle entered the game hitting only .170 and was hitless Saturday prior to the clutch game-winner. It was only his third RBI of the season.
BOTH NORTHAMPTON and Bristol are drawing on reserves and Academy players for tonights crucial Premiership encounter at Franklins Gardens. Northamptons head coach, Wayne Smith, has drafted in the Academy players Ian Vass, Darren Fox, Dan Richmond, Mark Tucker and Robbie Morris to start after injuries to Nick Beal, Chris Hyndman and Matt Lord. The game will mark Dan Richmonds last match for the Saints before he has knee surgery tomorrow, which will keep him out for the rest of the season.
Every year, a local group looks for new ways to educate the community about the living conditions on impoverished American Indian reservations. One Nation Walking Together is recreating games that have been played on reservations for hundreds of years. Volunteers are making sticks and stones and dice games that will be played — and sold — at the groups annual fundraiser, which will be held 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on May 21 during an Armed Forces Day celebration at Memorial Park.

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We Must Take up the Challenge of Research After 20 years of research, writing, and teaching on the subject of cervical spine trauma, its clear that chiropractic offers whiplash victims probably the best opportunity for full recovery. On the other hand, its also clear that our voice is not as authoritative as it should be. Weve all seen a steady encroachment by big business to attempt to limit patients access to our care. Chiropractic is viewed as a luxury rather than as a necessity. Individually, we are helpless to alter this course, but collectively we have a tremendous untapped power and potential, and thats where the Center for Research into Automotive Safety and Health (CRASH) comes in. I believe the time has come for us to move away from the putting out fires approach weve traditionally followed when faced with difficult challenges, and to begin looking toward the future with preemptive and long-term strategies.
In this paper f briefly summarize how to improve the quality in chiropractic health care, explore the most common causes of the problems, and discuss the most important obstacles to improvement. Our profession must recognize the crucial role that visible and effective leadership might play in accomplishing this goal, and the potential sources of such leadership. 1. Patients do not get beneficial health services.
As the chiropractic profession emerges from “alternative care” to becoming part of mainstream health care, its methods of practice will also change. Today, most doctors of chiropractic are still in private practice. A few work at academic institutions. Fewer still work in other types of environments (consultants, industry, government institutions, etc.).Most chiropractors currently practice in a primary or direct access model of care; patients access their doctors of chiropractic without a referral. This model has advantages and disadvantages. The main advantage is autonomy; the doctor of chiropractic is the case manager. The disadvantage of direct access is isolation; most chiropractors in primary practice lack daily interaction with other specialists. Another disadvantage in the direct-access model is that even a good chiropractor may fail in practice if he or she is not also a good entrepreneur.In the secondary model of care, a doctor of chiropractic receives patients through referrals from primary care providers. So, rather than connecting with patients through practice promotion to the community, secondary-tier practitioners establish a referral base with primary care providers. Secondary care is usually provided in specialty clinics or hospitals. Interaction with other professions for opinions and insight is common at this level of care.

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This report describes six cases of hypovitaminosis D in women who had immigrated to The Netherlands from Morocco (two cases), Pakistan (two cases), Surinam, or Turkey. In all six cases, there was a long delay (7 to 103 months) between the onset of symptoms and the correct diagnosis. All of the women were subjected to multiple diagnostic tests, X-rays, and treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and other medicines, four underwent extensive physiotherapy, and one with stomach pains underwent unnecessary surgery because her symptoms were believed to be due to gallbladder disease.The authors conclude that hypovitaminosis D osteopathy in women who have immigrated to Western Europe may remain undiagnosed for an unacceptably long time. A higher degree of suspicion in this patient group should shorten the delay and may reduce the number of undue investigations.Jeannine FJB Nellen, Yvo M Smulders, PH Jos Frissen, Ed H Slaats, and Joseph Silberbusch, Hypovitaminosis D in Immigrant Women: Slow to Be Diagnosed, BMJ 312(7030):570-572 (2 Mar 1996) [Correspondence: Dr Jeannine FJB Nellen, Dept of Internal Medicine, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, 1e Oosterparkstraat 279, PO Box 95500, 1090 HM Amsterdam, The Netherlands]
Low blood levels of antioxidant nutrients such as vitamin E and the carotenoids have been observed in some older people. It has been suggested that the lack of these protective factors may increase the risk of chronic diseases in this age group. It is uncertain, however, whether low levels of circulating antioxidant nutrients are an inevitable accompaniment to aging. Plasma levels of vitamin E and most carotenoids in the elderly nuns were similar to those reported in middle-aged populations; lycopene levels, however, were lower. Plasma levels of most antioxidants did not decrease with age in the nuns; lycopene was an exception. These data suggest that, with the exception of lycopene, plasma levels of antioxidant nutrients do not inevitably decrease with aging. The relatively high antioxidant status seen in this population may reflect the fact that the sisters had regular access to a nutritious diet, with assistance in eating provided for those who needed it, and the fact that they did not smoke and seldom drank alcohol. It is possible that the low antioxidant levels reported in some other elderly population groups may reflect poor diets and/or the presence of factors which deplete antioxidants, such as cigarette smoking.

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Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 19, 2000 By giving people the ability to purchase professional printing products over the Internet, Yahoo! can save small businesses time and let them focus on running their enterprises, said Tony Surtees, vice president and general manager, Yahoo!. We are committed to providing small businesses with services that allow them to conduct everyday operations more efficiently.
Gary Morin envisages the day — in the not-too-distant future — when a scanner monitors his household refrigerator and prints out a shopping list. For a man whose business life revolves around printing, the concept is appealing. Morin is executive vice-president and chief financial officer of Lexmark, which with Hewlett-Packard is engaged in a two-horse race to rule the global printing industry. In this age of the Internet, the pace of growth shows no signs of abating.

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Printing is a competitive business and an expensive operation. When government subdivisions are competing against the private sector for the same business, it makes it even more competitive, said Jim Grammer, owner of Gowdy Printcraft Press. The main printing production headquarters of the U.S. Government Printing Office is the largest information processing, printing and distribution facility in the world. Many of our nations most important information products, such as the Congressional Record and the Federal Register, are produced at the GPOs main plant, a 1.5 million square-foot complex in Washington, D.C., said Bruce James, the chief executive officer of the GPO. The GPO is the federal governments primary centralized resource for gathering, cataloging, producing, providing and preserving published information in all its forms. However, James said the majority of the governments printing needs are met through a long-standing partnership with Americas printing industry, dating back to the beginning of World War II.
After completing the acquisition of three commercial printing companies at the end of April, Teldon International became one of the largest printers in lower mainland British Columbia. This current success is ironic because when the company was founded in 1969, and for close to 20 years after, it didnt own a single press.In the 1980s, Teldons management began researching the printing industry. “We decided that a large part of our program was on printed paper, like calendars. We decided to manufacture it ourselves,” says Michael McAdam, general manager and COO of Teldon International. To begin its internal printing capabilities, the company purchased a sheetfed press in the early part of the decade, then a Miller 66 half web press in 1989. Even after this printing expansion, the company still did not consider itself a printer. The presses were only used to manufacture the printed promotional products in the Teldon line.”Weve always viewed our promotional product side as our primary business,” says McAdam.
[Graph Not Transcribed]”I urge you to think about your business plan,” says Charlie Corr, director of the research group CAP Ventures. Before continuing, he pauses just enough to drive the point home to a small crowd of printing business owners. “Working with print service suppliers, I would say that in general you are optimistic by nature, which is a good thing. If you are in business and you are an entrepreneur youd better be optimistic.”

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In Japan, textile products in a new category helpful to beauty and health have made their appearance. Fuji Spinning Co., Ltd. (Fujibo) has commercialized its vitamin-finished fabric “V-UP” and that was the start of this phenomenon. Subsequently, each firm has presented textile products with aromas to create a good feeling or with special ingredients to make the burning of fat easier. Later, this boom disappeared. Then in 2001, Fujibo announced “V-UP”. Its catch phrases in selling were “wearing vitamins” and “Vitamin C-formulated fabrics.” Vitamin C keeps the generation of melamine in the human body under control and exhibits skin whitening effects. Vitamin C functions to promote the synthesis of collagen and to restrain the decomposition of collagen, while it is effective in preventing wrinkles on the skin. The anti-oxidation effects exhibited by the sebum can also ward off sunburn. Even so, Vitamin C itself is unstable because it is weak against heat and oxidizes against light. Consequently, a pro-vitamin which precedes Vitamin C is used in manufacturing. Being oil -soluble, a pro-vitamin fixed onto fabrics is absorbed into the skin. The following mechanism is the change of the pro-vitamin into Vitamin C by various internal enzymes after its entry into the human body.

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Acne FulminansAcne fulminans is a rare skin disorder with multisystem involvement. The most severe presentation of acne, the condition most commonly occurs in white adolescent males.[1] Clinically, nodulocystic acneiform lesions develop on the face, torso and upper extremeties. The lesions are highly inflamed and tender, and eventually ulcerate. Systemic manifestations include fever, weight loss and musculoskeletal complaints. Leukocytosis, mild anemia and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) are typical laboratory findings. Since family physicians and other primary care physicians evaluate and treat more skin conditions than do dermatologists,[2,3] it is essential that this potentially catastrophic form of acne vulgaris be generally recognized and promptly treated.
Acne is associated with heavy sebum secretion caused by hormones Androgens (male hormones) stimulate sebum secretion and estrogen (a female hormone) reduces sebum production.

While the tendency to develop acne is passed from parent to child through genetics, certain practices can aggravate acne outbreak. Acne can be caused by mechanical itrritation, including pulling or stretching the skin, as often happens in athletic activities. Taking steroids can also aggravate acne because steroid drugs contain androgens. Adolescent women who use oil-based cosmetics and moisturizers can also have an aggravated case of acne.

The inflammation that defines acne results from the plugging of the sebaceous ducts, which lead from the sebaceous gland to the surface of the skin. Once plugged, the duct becomes inflamed and pustular. In some individuals the acne pustules are few, infrequent, and isolated. In others the condition is pronounced, with widespread pustule development.

Acne is not a debilitating medical condition, but people find it unsightly and may be unduly embarrassed and worried about their appearance. Since the pustules principally appear on the face, they are quite noticeable. Teenagers tend to be more self-conscious than older people, and so even mild acne can be quite distressing.

Manipulating or squeezing acne pustules can cause deep and permanent scarring. Washing the affected area with a germicidal soap and an abrasive sponge will help dislodge the material plugging the duct. Because estrogen inhibits the development of acne, taking birth control pills may alleviate acne in young women. A topical antibiotic may also prove helpful. For deeper acne, injected antibiotics may be necessary.

Recommended dosage: acetaminophen

Age of child	Weight	Liquid dose	Elixir	Chewable tablets
nbsp;	nbsp;	80 milligrams of medication in 0.8 ml	160 milligrams of medication in 5 ml	80 milligrams of medication per tablet
0-3 months	6-11 lbs. (2.7-5 kg)	0.4 ml	nbsp;	nbsp;
4-11 months	12-17 lbs. (5.5-7.7 kg)	0.8 ml	frac12; tsp.	1 tablet
12-23 months	18-23 lbs. (8.2-10.5 kg)	1.2 ml	frac12; tsp.	1frac12; tablets
2-3 years	24-35 lbs. (10.9-15.9 kg)	1.6 ml	1 tsp.	2 tablets
4-5 years	36-47 lbs. (16.3-21.4 kg)	2.4 ml	1frac12; tsp.	3 tablets
6-8 years	48-59 lbs. (21.8-26.8 kg)	2 tsp.	2 tsp.	4 tablets
9-10 years	60-71 lbs. (27.3-32.3 kg)	2frac12; tsp.	2frac12; tsp.	5 tablets
11-12 years	72-95 lbs. (32.7-43.2 kg)	3 tsp.	3 tsp.	6 tablets

What is acne? Acne happens when the inside of a hair follicle becomes sticky and forms a plug. Every strand of hair grows from a follicle under your skin. Oil glands in your skin keep making a greasy substance called sebum (say: see-bum). This sebum gets stuck behind the plug in the hair follicle. Bacteria get inside your hair follicle or oil gland and cause swelling, redness, and pus. Finally, a bump forms on your skin. Acne is most common on the face, neck, back, and arms. There are three kinds of acne: mild, moderate, and severe.

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Product: Solar Collectors Features: companys solar collectors come in new terra cotta and gray colors, in addition to the standard black; individual tube design was created for easy installation and to withstand hurricane-force winds Contact: Heliocol Solar Pool Heating, Clearwater, Fla. (800) 797-6527; Booth 619
by Aqua Distribution Plus Features: new quick-heat line of pool heat pumps combines aesthetics with proven heat transfer technology; line features a microprocessor to control the pool water temperature and includes a service analyzer that makes the user aware of current functions; equipped with high-efficiency compressor for low operating cost, an expansion valve for constant performance at low temperatures and en external bypass for easy connection to the pool water line Contact:. Aqua Distribution Plus, Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada (450) 746-7909
Solar panels heat the pool, which heats the house When they scaled down from a large family house to a smaller two-person version, Jeannette and Will Koch regretted having to leave their swimming pool behind. So they liked architect George Sheldons suggestion to included an indoor pool in their new house plans. When the house was built in 1981, panels for the 10,000-gallon, 15-foot-square pool added $7,000 to building costs, but the Kochs received a Federal Energy Conservation tax credit.

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Scott Burnett, licensed partner, Realtor and office administrator for the Jerry Long Real Estate Group at RE/MAX Associates of Topeka, has earned the nationally recognized e-PRO certification, a designation that is held by less than 1 percent of real estate agents nationwide. Burnett joined the Jerry Long Real Estate Group in March 1999. His primary responsibilities are general office management and client care, coordination of property showings, maintenance of current listing inventory, contracts pending and closing activities. Burnett is also actively involved in the creation of marketing and promotional materials. He attended Penn Valley Community College in Kansas City, Mo., and the University of Missouri-Columbia.
- Real estate - B.J. McGivern was honored as Valley Inc. Realtors top sales associate for the month of September. For more information about McGivern, call 233-4222 or B.J. McGivern.realtor.com. - Harold Herrick has joined Countrywide Realty Inc. of Topeka, specializing in commercial and residential real estate.

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When Annie and Frankie pounce to the front door of Big Bark Bakery, it is not to warn off intruders. Its to welcome them with open paws. Annie, the elder of the two dogs, had bad allergies, which prompted a nopreservative search. “The doctor said we needed to feed her good food and treats. We found food, but good biscuits didnt exist. So we started baking our own. She loved them,” says Jennifer. “There are a lot of people who wont feed anything to their pets that they wouldnt eat.” As proof, she bites the panhandle off a peanut-butter Texas. Jennifer and Greg launched the store in July of 1998 after the business outgrew their garage. “We got rid of our house and jobs and dedicated our time to our dogs; says Jennifer. Big Bark Bakery is now retail store, bakery, and home (they live in back).
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While many Westerners find the idea of dining on mans best friend revolting, Asian countries point out that much of the world eats lamb, the French still eat horse, and Americans 0o crazy for pigs, although many scientists consider them to be among the most intelligent animals.

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES - The After Lunch Bunch of the Topeka PC Users Club will meet at 1 p.m. today at Central Congregational Church, 1248 S.W. Buchanan. Free and open to the public. Call 478-3164 for details. - The Desktop Publishing Group of the PC Users Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. today in a members home, to discuss computer use in producing documents for print. Call 228-9692.
Our lead story in this issue deals with new business formation, a trend that has been affected by the dynamics of a changing economy in the Quadstate region. With a strong economy, fewer people are looking at starting a business because they feel secure in their jobs. And with a soaring real estate market, in which home values have increased by upwards of 100% in the last five years, local entrepreneurs no longer have to max out their credit cards to start a business; they can tap into the equity in their homes. While this may not be the best strategy-betting the proverbial farm on a new business-it certainly provides an alternative source of start-up capital, one that wasnt available several years ago. The changing demographics of the region, caused by an influx of welleducated and skilled commuters from the east in search of a lower cost of living and a better quality of life, has created new business opportunities. Taking advantage of this trend means an entrepreneur must find a market niche to cater to people who are used to spending discretionary income on such things like personal services, wines, day spas and fine dining.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES - The After Lunch Bunch of the Topeka PC Users Club will meet at 1 p.m. in the Central Congregational Church, 1248 S.W. Buchanan. This is a solutions group for novice personal computer users who cant attend night sessions. Free and open to the public. Call 478-3164 for details.

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The Bed Scarf is a new, cost-effective bed accessory designed by KONI for KOJO Worldwide. The Bed Scarf comes in a variety of colors, fabrics and configurations. From embroidered and applique, to quilted or woven, there is a design solution for every theme and decor. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Bed SheetThe bed sheet may be made of a variety of fibers, including linen, cotton, synthetics (often blended with natural fibers such as cotton) and occasionally silk. Bed sheets are made of a wide variety of fabrics. Particularly popular is percale, a closely-woven plain weave of all cotton or cotton-polyester blend that is smooth, cool, and comfortable against the skin. Also of plain weave but more coarsely woven than percale is muslin. In winter months flannel sheets, which are woven with nappy cotton fibers, provides additional warmth. Silky, satiny bed sheets, generally woven of synthetics (silk is very expensive) are a novelty. Linen is also occasionally used for bed sheeting but is not generally commercially available in this country as linen is not processed in the United States. Linen sheeting is either imported from Eastern Europe or Britain.
Down Lite International is a premiere manufacturer of quality down and down-alternative filled bedding products for retailers and the hospitality industry. The company has built its reputation on delivering high-quality products, offering unparalleled customization and innovation, the best customer service, on-time deliveries and competitive pricing. The product offering includes comforters, filled blankets, bed pillows, feather beds and mattress toppers and decorative pillow inserts. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

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OAKLAND — Its 2 oclock in the morning. People in need of health or human services help are calling one of two dozen Alameda County departments, agencies or community- based organizations. What if they speak only Dimli or Karo-Dairi or Gogo?
OAKLAND — Its 2 oclock in the morning. People in need of health or human services help are calling one of two dozen Alameda County departments, agencies or community- based organizations. What if they speak only Dimli or Karo-Dairi or Gogo?
Hospitals in Alameda County offer basic translation services to patients who dont speak English, but the quality and depth of those services vary, according to a county report released Thursday. More than 235,000 county residents speak limited English, and about 40 languages are spoken in the region. Nearly 500,000 people in the county — 37 percent of the population — speak a language other than English at home, according to the 2000 U.S. Census. The 14 hospitals in the county were mailed surveys with 27 questions about language services. All but one hospital — San Leandro Hospital — participated.

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October 18, 2007 Homeland Security Presidential Directive/ HSPD-21 Subject: Public Health and Medical Preparedness
“There are [more than] 30 million Americans who have no health insurance and another 20 million who have inadequate health insurance,” says Rep. Louis Stokes (D0Ohio), chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Brain Trust. “It is mandatory that we begin to try and give Americans–particularly minorities–adequate health care as a right.” The Bush plan would give people not covered by Medicaid tax credits, and families making less than $80,000 a year tax deductions to pay for medical costs. He would also pass laws to ensure that even chronically ill patients could receive health insurance. The plan has received a cool reception on Capitol Hill, and alternate proposals, including a full-scale, government-paid national health insurance plan, are under development. But what does America really want for its health care system? The views are many.

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INVESTMENT advisers say the best returns for the year are likely to come from the property market. And real estate investment trusts (REITs), which offer dividends from rental income derived from buildings invested in or owned, should become a very interesting investment option.
More than Meets the Eye Risk managers dont have to satisfy a formal education requirement to get their jobs, but they still ought to be conversant with the content of insurance contracts. That familiarity, however, has a downside because it can be the source of a false sense of security. When they talk about appraisal under the terms of a property policy, textbooks, instructional materials and, instructors have, always had a tendency to presume that the parties have resolved all coverage issues before they resort to appraisal. Thats probably the effect of common sense lurking in the subconscious and exerting a powerful influence over what gets written or spoken. An appraisal is an expensive proposition and each party has to bear a share of the cost. Because the appraiser cant consider coverage issues, the thing to do is resolve them before incurring the expense of an appraisal. Thats just common sense.

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“There are [more than] 30 million Americans who have no health insurance and another 20 million who have inadequate health insurance,” says Rep. Louis Stokes (D0Ohio), chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Brain Trust. “It is mandatory that we begin to try and give Americans–particularly minorities–adequate health care as a right.” The Bush plan would give people not covered by Medicaid tax credits, and families making less than $80,000 a year tax deductions to pay for medical costs. He would also pass laws to ensure that even chronically ill patients could receive health insurance. The plan has received a cool reception on Capitol Hill, and alternate proposals, including a full-scale, government-paid national health insurance plan, are under development. But what does America really want for its health care system? The views are many.
Over the years the concept of medical necessity has evolved to encompass a multitude of medical management strategies. Essentially, in terms of the contract language, medical necessity has become a workhorse concept to determine coverage eligibility. In the process, the interpretation of the term has taken on various guises and a variety of processes have been used to define medical necessity. The following discussion highlights the variable uses of the concept of medical necessity. 1. Determining the most appropriate intensity of service and place of service
FOR THE uninitiated, medical and health insurance is a relatively new class of insurance in Malaysia compared to motor, fire or personal accident insurance. A lot has been written about it, but there continues to be confusion over what health insurance really is.

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PROPERTY OF THE WEEK WHATS OUTSIDE? An outstanding formal garden extending to 1.75 acres. Landscaped with a glazed gazebo, ponds, a stream, waterfall, deck and barbecue area. Views northwestwards take in Loch Lomond, Ben Lomond and the Arrochar hills.
More than Meets the Eye Risk managers dont have to satisfy a formal education requirement to get their jobs, but they still ought to be conversant with the content of insurance contracts. That familiarity, however, has a downside because it can be the source of a false sense of security. When they talk about appraisal under the terms of a property policy, textbooks, instructional materials and, instructors have, always had a tendency to presume that the parties have resolved all coverage issues before they resort to appraisal. Thats probably the effect of common sense lurking in the subconscious and exerting a powerful influence over what gets written or spoken. An appraisal is an expensive proposition and each party has to bear a share of the cost. Because the appraiser cant consider coverage issues, the thing to do is resolve them before incurring the expense of an appraisal. Thats just common sense.

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The Lying Game James W. Loewen, a guy obsessed with the dissemination of misinformation (”Lies My Teacher Told Me”) is back with “Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong” (Touchstone, $15). Its not precisely a travel guide, but its a good guide for travelers who visit historic sites. Did you know the Traditional Lincoln Birthplace Cabin in Kentucky is a composite of several old cabins, none of which are where the late great president was born? Some examples he gives are lies by omission, others an attempt to be politically correct - but inaccuracies are rife, nonetheless.
World Travel 101 Want to travel on the cheap? Holly Ridenour of Hostelling International, Rocky Mountain Council, will talk about using hostels as inexpensive accommodations while traveling. Her free talk is 7- 8:30 p.m. Thursday at REI, 1376 E. Woodmen Road. Call 260-1455 for information.
Ask an expert A Colorado Springs woman who decided to drive to Denver instead of flying the first leg of her trip to Chicago showed up at DIA only to find her entire trip had been canceled by the airline. How did this happen? Local travel agent Tim Lange gets asked questions like this all the time. Hes a member of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Society of Travel Agents, and if he doesnt have an answer, hell find one.

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This is not your grandmothers bandage category anymore. The past few years have seen a plethora of technology-driven product introductions, and 2002 should prove to be no different. Advances in wound care technology has driven price points in the category higher, from an average of $2 to $4–which may explain why dollar sales are outpacing unit sales almost across the board. Bandages featuring comfortable or medicated backings, better-sticking adhesives that dont hurt when bandages are taken off and waterproofing are just some of the concepts introduced in the past year. Childrens licensed products continue to be popular among bandage manufacturers, accounting for about 15 percent of the category, according to one supplier. 3M/Nexcare currently is gearing up for a new bandage launch that will tie in with Disneys animated film Lilo and Stitch, which hits theaters June 21, and will follow with a Mickey Friends later this summer. Beiersdorf recently licensed Clifford The Big Red Dog from Scholastic Entertainment, and Johnson Johnson has tie ins with both Nickelodeon and Warner Bros. characters. Looking further forward, hydrocoloid technologies–substances that gel when they come into contact with water–figure to take on a larger presence in the category. Johnson Johnson launched in March its Band-Aid Liquid Bandage brand.
PocKIT Paks, four new wallet-sized first aid kits from Health Care Logistics, are individually packaged with the tools to treat everyday first aid needs. Choose from General First Aid, Bum First Aid, Mini Travel First Aid and Skin First Aid. Also new from HCL is an attractive Retail Display Box designed specifically to promote PocKIT Pak sales. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Fear of catching AIDS may make potential rescuers unwilling to assist an injured person. Yet it could be tragic if anxiety about infection deters people from giving first-aid or saving a life. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) responsible for AIDs and hepatitis B (HBV) viruses have been identified in the blood, breastmilk, sputum, tears and urine of infected people. Does this knowledge make first-aid risky business? The answer is no. No-one should hesitate to give first-aid for fear of getting AIDS. There is no recorded instance of any rescuer being infected with HIV through giving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), mouth-to-mouth ventilation or other first-aid assistance. Before worrying about the risks of contracting an infection, ask yourself whether you know how to recognize an emergency and what to do. Remember that you are most likely to need first-aid or CPR skills for someone you know, and often a loved one. Sudden cardiac arrest is a major killer. And more than 70 per cent of heart attacks happen at home, in the presence of a close relative or friend. Yet many heart attack victims who die before help arrives or en route to hospital could have been saved if relatives, friends or bystanders had recognized the symptoms and known what to do. One family or household member should learn CPR/first-aid in case of need. Dont let (unwarranted) concern about the risks in providing these skills stop you from learning how to save the life of someone you know, or of a stranger. Risk of AIDS infection minimal 10 casual first-aiders

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Thanks to a pharmacological breakthrough, The “polypill” will soon be with us. Combining six different heart medications in one supercharged tablet, its the latest in a line of pharmaceutical attempts to banish heart disease. What a sad indictment of our attitude to health that we could consider such mass medication as a solution for a health epidemic whose causes are clearly apparent and could be virtually eradicated through education and personal responsibility. The Western “cardiovascular crisis” could be consigned to history with a change in attitude and a willingness to implement what we already know. Why wait for the polypill when you can make a real difference to your heart health, starting today. When it comes to preventing a heart attack or stroke, little changes will cumulatively pay big dividends.
Medical coverage for seniors STRONG POINTS: major medical/surgical services, cancer and heart care, rehabilitation services WHAT IS NEEDED: more primary-care physicians in general, geriatricians in particular, and doctors who will accept Medicare patients (problems that also face many U.S. communities) THIS SAYS IT ALL: “If you move aging parents to this community, the No. 1 block is that they dont have a primary-care doctor.” - Max Morton, director of prevention and wellness services for Penrose-St. Francis Health Learning Center.
Get a shot in the arm If you cant remember the last time you got a tetanus shot, you might want to celebrate next weeks National Public Health Week with a visit to the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment, 301 S. Union Blvd. The department is offering free tetanus shots to adults next week, April 3-7. A tetanus booster is recommended every five to 10 years for adults.

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CASE DESCRIPTION The primary subject matter of this case concerns the operational philosophy and actions of a small retail jewelry store. Secondary issues examined include the nature of the jewelry and diamond market, selecting an appropriate target market, developing a merchandise mix to satisfy target customers, pricing and promotion strategies for a small retail jeweler, and store location decisions. The case has a difficulty level of four, appropriate for senior level. The case is designed to be taught in one class hour and is expected to require one hour of outside preparation by students. Jack Adams owns and manages an independent jewelry store in Florida. He is facing a number of issues concerning the stores competitive effectiveness in the local jewelry market. The immediate decision is whether he should move from his long-established store location. Although his store is not very up-to-date, it is in a high-traffic location and receives a lot of exposure. He caters to a middle class clientele, but fancies his business as a higher quality, upscale operation. Thus, there are issues of image and positioning in the local jewelry market among competitors. Other questions concern his lack of effective promotion activities and hours and days of operation. All of Jacks decisions relate to the issue of his customer service and marketing orientation. The case also incorporates global dimensions as it describes the nature of the diamond market.
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In one emergency department (ED) in Atlanta, Ga., white patients with fractured bones were significantly more likely to receive analgesics than black patients with similar injuries and complaints of pain, according to a recent study. These latest findings support those of similar research in Los Angeles, Calif., which was reported in JAMA in 1993. In that study, white patients were 64% more likely than Latino patients to receive pain medication for fractured limbs. Source: “Ethnicity and Analgesic Practice,” The Annals of Emergency Medicine, K. Todd, et al., January 2000.
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FILM The makers of The Corporation, could not have timed the film any better, coming as it does in a year when using cheap suppliers abroad and corporate social responsibility (CSR) have been big issues in supply chain management.
There is a vast amount of material that will shock and challenge even those who thought they knew the depth of corporate malfeasance. From Bolivia (where Bechtel claimed rainwater as their property) to Nazi Germany (where IBM and Coke found ingenious ways to continue business as usual) the film ranges over numerous case studies that leave little doubt about the brutal amorality of the corporate world. There are interviews with not only the usual suspects–Michael Moore, Vandana Shiva, Noam Chomsky and Naomi Klein–but also a variety of characters from the corporate world, many of whom may now regret having been interviewed. Free-market guru Milton Friedman is there, as is the thoughtful CEO of Interface Carpet, Ray Anderson–that rarest of birds, a genuine corporate reformer. At two-and-a-half hours long The Corporation could have stood a tighter edit. But corporate wrongdoing provides such a rich vein that it must have proved too difficult to leave much on the cutting-room floor.

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“With search queries growing exponentially, high organic ranking and online
visibility are imperative for improving traffic and, ultimately, sales. The
Top SEO ranking is indicative of our dedication to effective, quality work
for our clients,” said David Skinner, president of WHITTMANHART
Interactive. “WHITTMANHART has a unique focus on balance and value — and
we continually raise that bar.” WHITTMANHART is one of the few firms that
combine search strategies and other media activity with brand and ROI
objectives. A few notable WHITTMANHART Interactive clients that benefit
from these strategies include: Johnson Johnson, Sherwin Williams and
Assurant.

TopSEOs.com evaluates the top internet marketing and services candidates
based on a rigorous selection process. Each internet marketing and services
vendor is evaluated in terms of its competitive advantage, superior
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efficiency and overall performance.

“An internet marketing strategy should compose of multiple layers of
activity — including organic optimization,” says Bill Peden of
TopSEOs.com. “The process of choosing the right design company, the right
development firm, the correct hosting company, all the way through to the
best firm that can handle pay per click campaigns can be a daunting one.
Top SEOs.com makes it easier for companies looking for those services.”
TopSEOs.com, a trusted and well-respected resource for evaluating internet
marketing and services, makes the process of researching and selecting best
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companies and consultants in nine different categories.

Alan Knecht, a prominent SEO expert and the
president of Knechtology Inc. , a
Toronto search engine optimization and search engine marketing company, is
scheduled to address the CICA National IT
Conference Showcase for Accountants on Tuesday, June 13, at the
Hilton Toronto Hotel.

Frank Colantonio, Director of Continuing Education for CICA, said, “Search
engine optimization is an area that is generating plenty of hype from our
members and others who want to help clients and their organization by
leveraging the power of SEO into significant ROI gains from web sites.
Alan Knecht is an SEO expert and were excited to have him on the program
this year.”

Knecht said, “I look forward to the opportunity to address the financial
and technical decision-makers directly on the benefits of effective and
professional search engine optimization and how SEO can improve the
corporate bottom line. Its a different audience than the ones that
usually attend my search engine optimization training seminars and
workshops. At most conferences, Im preaching to the choir and showing
them how to do it and how to justify the cost to their employers. This
time, I get to address the CFOs, CTOs and other decision makers directly.”

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LYON, France — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Worldwide home improvement industry is now available to its catalogue. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Laminate Flooring in Million Square Meters. The major End use segments analyzed are New Residential Construction, Residential Replacement (Including DIY Inst.), and Commercial Sector.
Laminates luster still sparkles at record-breaking Surfaces 2000. FOUR YEARS HAVE passed since laminate flooring burst onto the North American flooring scene at Surfaces, the North American floor covering industrys most important annual event. Ever since, a few dozen companies of diverse backgrounds and makeups have fought arduously for their share of distribution and sales in an expanding but highly competitive market. Surfaces 2000 was characterized more by the expansion of individual companys laminate flooring line palettes than by any product design breakthroughs, a la the eye-catching grouted-tile look introduced by Uniboard, Formica and others at Surfaces 99. A notable exception was Manningtons introduction of iCORE, manufactured with a synthetic core and patent-pending Snap-and-Fit fastening system.
Snapped together, FreeStyles interlocking edges become invisible and can be walked on immediately. FreeStyle tiles contain an antimicrobial agent that resists bacteria, fungi, mold, and mildew formation, and moisture does not remain trapped beneath the tiles. Tiles can be easily removed and replaced if damaged without cutting, as well as moved and reused for a variety of temporary or seasonal applications. Patterns include slate-look Classic Stone, available in six colors, and wood-grain Natures Wood, available in Red Oak, Cherry, Maple, and Pear. Custom FreeStyle colors, patterns, and logos are also available.

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by Honey Tubs Features: manufacturer offers hot tubs and portable spas with sound systems and remote controls Contact: Honey Tubs Inc., Mohnton, Pa. (610) 856-6051
by Beachcomber Hot Tubs Features: available options on the Beachcomber 750 include the Aquacoustic surround sound system, 39 water ports, digital controls, turbo, hush pump and more Contact: Beachcomber Hot Tubs, Vista, Calif. (800) 663-6557
Beachcomber Hot Tubs Features: company offers model 578 and 720RI hot tubs, featuring Aquacoustics Surround Sound Offerings: quarterly factory promotions; marketing support; protected operating districts; co-op advertising program; national branding program; retail environment design program; private-label credit card Contact: Beachcomber Hot Tubs Inc., Surrey, British Columbia, Canada (800) 663-6557

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Young Hope is excited about her familys annual get-together at Aunt Poogees house. This years dinner will be extra special for Hope because she is bringing a surprise dessert-peppermint pickles! Readers will enjoy this poignant and delightful family tale grounded in the theme of acceptance. A sequel to her first childrens book, Hope, Monks Family is clearly another “must-have” title. Porters glorious illustrations delight. Ages 5-8. Reviewed by Eileen Shultz, Kutztown University of PA

In some cases, a stepparent will legally adopt his or her spouses children from a previous marriage. The biological father or mother must either be absent with no legal claim to custody, or must grant permission for the stepparent to adopt.

In situations where a single parent lives with someone outside of marriage, that person may be referred to as a co-parent. Co-parent is also the name given to the partner in a homosexual relationship who shares the household and parenting responsibilities with a childs legal adoptive or biological parent.

The home which was owned by the family prior to a divorce or separation is referred to as the family home in many state laws. In court settlements of divorce and child custody issues, the sale of the family home may be prohibited as long as the minor children are still living there with the custodial parent. The sale of the home may be permitted (or required to pay the noncustodial parent his or her share of its value) if the custodial parent moves or remarries, or when the children leave home to establish their own residences.

The term extended family traditionally meant the biological relatives of a nuclear family; i.e., the parents, sisters, and brothers of both members of a married couple. It was sometimes used to refer to the people living in the household beyond the parents and children. As family relationships and configurations have become more complex due to divorce and remarriage, extended family has come to refer to all the biological, adoptive, step-, and half-relatives.

Government agencies and other statistics-gathering organizations use the term head of household to refer to the person who contributes more than half of the necessary support of the family members (other than the spouse); in common usage, the head of household is the person who provides primary financial support for the family.

Further Reading

For Your Information

• Bernardes, Jon. Family Studies: An Introduction. New York: Routledge, 1997.
  
• Elkind, David. Ties That Stress: The New Family Imbalance. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1994.
  
• Eshleman, J. Ross. The Family: An Introduction. 7th ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1994.
  
• Kephart, William M. and Davor Jedlicka. The Family, Society, and the Individual. 7th ed. New York: HarperCollins, 1991.
  
• Ohio Cooperative Extension Service. Changing Families, Challenges and Opportunities. Columbus, OH: Ohio Cooperative Extension Service: The Ohio State University, 1988. (Four sound cassettes, covering the subjects of latchkey families, single-parent families, strengthening step-families, and two-income families.)
  
• Strong, Bryan and Christine DeVault. The Marriage and Family Experience. 4th ed. St. Paul: West Publishing Co., 1989.
  
• White, James M. Dynamics of Family Development: A Theoretical Perspective. New York: Guilford Press, 1991.
  

  Further Information

  
  
• Family Service Association of America (FSA), formerly the Family Welfare Association of America), 11600 West Lake Park Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53244; Phone:(414) 359-1040; Phone:(800) 221-3726
  
• Step Family Foundation (SFF), 333 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10023; Toll-free:(212) 877-3244; (Disseminates information on step families, provides counseling and training service, and publishes informational materials.)

The Real Florida: Myakka River Park Family Trip. March 28-April 2. Bring the family on spring break to the land of sunshine, swamps, and surf. From our base camp near the river well explore by canoe, bicycle, and foot. Well search for fossilized shark teeth and visit a bird sanctuary and a marine lab with manatees. Canoe, bike rental, and admission fees not included. Suitable for children six and older. Leaden Marty Joyce. Price: adult $450, child $325; Dep: $50. [99441A] Donner Pass Discovery, Clair Tappaan Lodge, Tahoe Forest, California. April 4-10, The historic Donner Pass, located near the California-Nevada border, provides families with abundant opportunities to explore trails, lakes, and cultural features. We will be staying at the Clubs rustic mountain lodge which offers hot meals, hot showers, and a hot tub. Activities will be suitable for children five and older. Leaders: Jennifer Taddei and Pam Mason. Price: adult $525, child $425; Dep: adult $100, child $50. [99442A] Canyon Country Family Raft Adventure, San Juan River, Glen Canyon Recreation Area, Utah. June 17-20. See the Raft section on page 88 for more details. Five and older. Leader: Margie Tomenko. Price: adult $775, child $665; Dep: $100. [99271A]

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing the creation of new regulations that expand the hunting of Canada geese in hopes of reducing the current resident population of 3.5 million by 1.2 million. As a result, the agency wants to allow states to undertake approved population control strategies, such as nest and egg destruction, trapping and culling programs and expanded hunting opportunities. “The service believes that the problems caused by resident Canada geese can be best addressed at the state level,” said agency director Steve Williams. “To that end, we are committed to providing state wildlife management agencies with as much flexibility as possible to address the issue.”
No Fences Land Company, Inc., Participating with Cabelas Trophy Properties, Specializes in Recreational Properties for the Devoted Outdoorsman Mr. Pettigrew has spent his life hunting, fishing, and enjoying all the outdoors has to offer. He also has an extensive background in real estate and land development. When he heard Cabelas, The Worlds Foremost Outfitter of hunting, fishing, and outdoor gear, had a division of their organization dedicated to farm and ranch real estate, he knew he had found his dream career. With No Fences, he is not only able to continue the outdoor life that he loves, but he can now share that love and enthusiasm with others who are looking for recreational properties. And to top it off, he has the strong Cabelas Trophy Properties brand behind him. I am so excited about the opportunity of helping people fulfill their dream of the perfect recreational get-away property. I cant imagine a more fulfilling career for me, said Mr. Pettigrew.

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Business Editors, High Tech Writers Cyber Digital, Inc. (OTCBB: CYBD), a leading manufacturer and software developer of fixed wireless Digital Central Office Telephone Exchanges and Private Automatic Branch Exchanges (PABX) announced today that it has signed financing and sales agreements with Yaweh Corp. of Nigeria.
Business Editors, High Tech Writers Government Institutions to receive state-of-the-art

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> Insurity, a national provider of business-processing services and technology to the property-casualty insurance industry, has named JERRY MARKLAND to the position of chief technology architect. Markland comes to Insurity from Benefits Technology Group where he was chief technology officer, and he previously co-founded StarNex, a company that linked brokers and insurance companies online through BrokersPortal, an information and communications center for the insurance industry.
Brian Duke recently joined ABD Insurance and Financial Service, a risk management and employee benefit service provider. The companys new managing director. Dukes position will entail increasing business production and improving client services. He has served as an account executive at an independent broker in the Bay Area and he began his insurance career in 1986 as a claim adjuster with Aetna Casualty Surety. Pixar Animation Studios recently appointed Susan Decker to the companys board of directors. Previously the chief financial officer and executive vice president of Yahoo!, Decker has also worked as the global director of equity research for Donaldson, Lukin Jenrette, where she managed equity research. She then received the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst in 1989 and she was appointed to the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council by the trustees of the Financial Accounting Federation to serve from 2000 to 2004. She earned a bachelors degree in science and economics from Tufts University and later amasters degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.

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AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Qantas Airways has announced an interim schedule, effective from November 2002, aimed at redirecting capacity from some of its Indonesia services to holiday destinations where demand is increasing. Following the Bali bombing - after which the airline helped to fly people home - a number of customers scheduled to travel to Bali have changed their destinations to places such as Fiji and Queensland.
In our ongoing effort to provide customers with new and different experiences in the ecological, cultural and historical realm of travel, Pleasant Holidays and Distinguished Resorts will offer the most comprehensive travel program to Costa Rica, featuring the worlds best airlines and more than 20 resorts in the top six tourism regions of the country, says Jack E. Richards, President CEO of Pleasant Holidays. Included in our program will be eight all-inclusive resorts - plus the luxurious Four Seasons Guanacaste - nearly 70 activities and sightseeing tours, as well as a 2008 product brochure with travel tips and other destination information to enhance our customers experience to this magnificent tropical paradise. The resorts which Pleasant Holidays and Distinguished Resorts will use include: GUANACASTE: Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo; Paradisus Playa Conchal Resort; Occidental Grand Papagayo; Hilton Papagayo Resort Costa Rica; Allegro Papagayo; Barcelo Langosta Beach; Flamingo Beach Resort.

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Empire International and CLS Worldwide will continue to market their own
independent brands, but will utilize and share the operational efficiencies
of both companies. The combined organization will operate as GTS Holdings,
Inc., and will be based in Norwood, NJ. Mr. Seelinger, currently President
and Chief Executive Officer of Empire, will serve as CEO and Chairman of
GTS. Mr. Reitzenstein, President and Chief Operating Officer of CLS, will
continue in the same role for GTS.

Empire International, based in Norwood, NJ, is one of the industrys
leading companies, serving the travel needs of major corporations, both
domestically and internationally, through one of the largest worldwide
affiliate networks. Empires Global Network Partners enable Empire to
provide quality service in over 550 cities around the world. CLS, based
in Los Angeles, is widely recognized as the preeminent provider of
chauffeured transportation for the private aviation industry and 5-Star
hotel properties worldwide. Through the integration of existing resources
combined with the network of company-owned offices, GTS will be uniquely
qualified to provide a superior level of chauffeured transportation
services throughout the United States and will significantly broaden the
companys global capabilities.

“We are truly excited about this historic event for both of our companies,”
said Mr. Seelinger, the majority stockholder and Chairman of the new
company. Mr. Seelinger began his career with Empire in 1981 and has
received numerous industry and personal awards during his 24-year tenure.
“To my knowledge, this is the most significant transaction that the
industry has ever witnessed. We are harnessing the power of two of the
industrys most trusted brands, which will enable us to provide an
unprecedented level of service and geographical coverage to our customers.”

TORRANCE, Calif. — In a special July issue, LCT Magazine has broken new ground in the limousine industry by naming not only the largest fleets in America, but also a Whos Who list in chauffeured transportation. LCTs Whos Who includes Mike Bedard of Ford and Vince Wolfington, chairman of the board of Carey International.
Business Editors Limousine Chauffeured Transportation (LCT) magazine announced its Operators of the Year at the LCT Show in Las Vegas Tuesday night.

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CAREER MANAGEMENT In this article the author discuss issues to think about if you are planning a career change, ways to continue what you are doing but change your environment so you will be more satisfied, and a technique for changing something about yourself if you want to. Some changes can be planned for. You can plan to change your career, move to another city, send your children to college, or buy a house. Other changes just come up and grab us, and then we learn to cope. You figure out how to survive the change of losing a loved one or being fired from a job. One of the great challenges of life is not to let the vulnerability we feel when change surprises us keep us from seizing the power we have and planning for the future.
WORD reaches me that Sinn Fein TD Aengus OSnodaigh could now be travelling the World if he hadnt been elected in the May 2002 General Election. Aengus tells me he hasnt a note in his head but could have a career as a roadie if the next election doesnt go to plan.
CAREER PLANNING AND CHANGINGBut a change in career can also be a time of great opportunity and personal freedom. Careers are linear in foresight but circuitous in hindsight, and chance favors the prepared mind, Richard Ream wrote in Information Today. What you need as you plan yours is to sustain curiosity, optimism, flexibility, and open-mindedness. The casting off of old ways can be a liberating experience, for it frees people to consider a variety of professional and personal avenues that were previously closed to them because of their work attachments. Some choose to return to school to pursue courses of study that can lead into whole new careers, while others use their skills and experience to take a position similar to their previous one, but in a fresh environment. Many others, howeverand especially those who have voluntarily changed their career pathchoose to join the ever-growing ranks of small business owners in America.The decision to launch a small business is one that should not be arrived at in hasty or haphazard fashion. Indeed, any entrepreneur faces obstacles that have to be addressed, whether those obstacles take the form of capital shortfalls, tough competition, problems with location, management issues, or arriving at a satisfactory balance of work and family time. Those who neglect to investigate or anticipate these barriers to business success are far more likely to flounder. Conversely, the well-prepared, realistic entrepreneur who takes the time to lay the groundwork for his or her business initiative is significantly more likely to be ultimately successful in his or her endeavor. Give yourself every chance to succeed, wrote the editors of How to Run a Small Business. Successful entrepeneurs, aware of the various chances for failure in a new venture, work hard to shift the odds in their favor by thorough investigation at the outset. The person destined for failure is the one who is carried into a business on the euphoria of going it alone without doing the essential preparatory work.

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This is the last in a series of articles summarizing certain of the federal, New York State and New York City tax consequences of real estate foreclosures, bankruptcies and workouts. The articles will serve as text for a seminar on the tax consequences of these transactions to be co-sponsored by the law firm of Ziegler, Sagal Winters and Real Estate Weekly on June 25 at the Grand Hyatt from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. These taxes often present the greatest obstacle to negotiating the surrender of property to a creditor because they require an immediate outlay of cash by the owner at a time when the owner is typically cash poor. Tax liability can result even though the owner suffers an economic loss on his investment and realized no cash proceeds. Furthermore, the taxing authorities — the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (the “New York State Department”) and the City of New York Deparment of Finance “New York City Deparment”) — have adopted interpretations of these that often have harsh consequences. Many of these interpretations by the taxing authorities have been or will be challenged by taxpayers. This area is very complex, and the real estate owner in financial difficulty should seek tax advice as early as possible to insure that settlements are structured to minimize tax. In addition, tax liability can result even though the owner suffers an economic loss on his investment and realizes no cash proceeds.
The building currently has a rent roll of more than $1 million.

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Geoffrey Beene, well known to the ladies for his fashion designs, is almost as well known to men because of the clothes he creates for their lifestyles. Beene, as practical as he is creative, has done a collection of shirts for summer. Were not sure he had an Oklahoma summer of 103 degree temperatures or not, but he does know what New York Citys like this time of year — miserable in the 90s. Beene also does a shirt strictly for sport, a refined polo model woven of ribbed cotton ottoman. This shirt can do business with a jacket when needed. Another shirt maker, Van Heusen, also is turning on the lights for summer. The somber, deep colors dominating the winter and spring seasons are giving way to a lighter, brighter palette. Van Heusen, too, brings forth discreet patterns — mini-houndstooth checks and slim stripes. Cotton chambray is a favored fabric and cool, too. Highlighted in the summer collection are rayon blends.
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That paves the way for Nike and Reebok to fight it out for the contract expected to be the biggest in football.

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The constant need to increase sales At an export meeting recently I heard a trader say that he never knew when one of his big customers would fail or perhaps move their production abroad to save costs. We hear downbeat stories regarding the economy every day. For example, in the week this column was being written, it was announced that “Power House” had gone into administration with a large loss of jobs. This leads me to an old adage of mine: “Dont try to export when trading conditions are difficult in the domestic market. Exporting should always be part of your regular sales mix.”
Export successes At a time when a number of exporters have said to me that the high pound and the euro are affecting their sales, I thought that it might be useful to give a few examples of successes in exporting where there is considerable competition.
Governments, where is the stability? With the latest election result in Italy, (our eighth biggest export market), there will be further uncertainty even after a new Government is formed. We have seen Germany (our second biggest export market) struggle towards its Grand Coalition. It suffers high unemployment, its economy is sluggish, but its export sales are high.

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Monday May 5, 2003 will go down in history as a day to remember in employment law. It was the day the long-debated amendments to the Health Safety in Employment Act finally came into effect. Why is this new legislation so important? The term “workplace stress” took on a whole new significance, with new obligations for employers, and potentially serious financial consequences for those who ignore them. Workplace stress is no longer simply a sad fact of life. It is now an officially recognised and legislated “workplace hazard”, with the amendments extending the definitions of “harm” and “hazard” to include physical and mental harm caused by work-related stress. A cursory reading of the new legislation might be enough to instantly treble employers workplace stress, but a deeper understanding goes some way to restoring mental equilibrium. The Occupational Safety and Health booklet, Healthy work, Managing Stress in the Workplace, tells employers that “there is only a requirement to manage work stressors or the individuals stressed situation where you can be reasonably expected to know about the stress. Even then the obligation is only to do what is reasonably practicable in the circumstances.”
Smokeout help available The American Cancer Society, the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment and Memorial Hospital are presenting free “Getting Ready to Quit” programs on Thursday as part of the Great American Smokeout.

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By Bill Blankenship John Diebboll redefines the term “piano artistry.” Although Diebbolls avocation is music, his vocation is architecture.
Included on the website are downloadable lesson plans and worksheets along with online games and activities that focus on how a piano creates sound. Designed for all ages, the activities feature everything from animations of a piano hammer striking a string to a build your own origami piano. Also included on the website is information covering all aspects of piano maintenance, resources for finding qualified technicians and more than 500 links to piano-related websites. Marketing materials for teachers, including coloring books and posters, are also available for purchase.

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Daimler-Benz yesterday decided not to let its German rivals leave it in the dust in super-luxury cars, approving plans to go ahead with production of a limousine to compete with Rolls-Royce. As Volkswagen and BMW reached a settlement on taking over Rolls brands, Daimlers management board gave the go-ahead for production of the Maybach, which it has previewed at auto shows for the past year. “With the positive decision for the production of the Mercedes- Benz Maybach, we are underscoring once more our claim to represent the absolute top in every market segment,” said Daimler chief executive Mr Jurgen Schrempp.
PLEASANTON — From the moment Bill Wheeler told his friends and family that he was serious about getting into the limousine business, few took him for his word. Wheeler was the last person they could picture going into a business that revolved around punctuality. “I had never been on time anywhere in my life,” Wheeler said. “What people didnt understand is that if I were paid to be on time, then thats an entirely different matter.”
M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Limo Louie: The Often Hilarious, but Always True Stories of What Really Goes On In the Back of Those Blackened Out Super-Stretch Limousines contains a wide-variety of true life limo tales. Limo Louie is published by 1stBooks Library and is available now.

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This second-floor balcony off the master bedroom offers a good example of a very desirable feature that happened in a roundabout way. “The effect is so romantic,” says Houston architect Tom Wilson, who designed this new home. “But the reasons for it were practical.” Sun control on the first floor was also a consideration. There a large, south-facing window in the living room needed shading from the noonday sun. The architects solution was to design a master bedroom balcony that projects over the living room window below and acts as a canopy.
He woke them up at about 4.15am and demanded the keys of their car which was parked outside their house in Dunmurry.

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ADVERTISING MEDIAAUDIORadio stations feature many different programming emphases. These range from music-oriented formats such as country, adult contemporary, classic rock, and alternative rock to news-or talk-oriented formats. Since these different formats attract different demographic segments of the total audience, business owners can take appreciable measures to reach their target audience simply by buying time on appropriate stations. Another major advantage of radio advertising is that it is inexpensive to place and to produce, allowing small business owners to place advertisements on more than one station in a given market. In addition, radio advertising content can be changed quickly to meet changes in the market or to reflect new business objectives. Finally, radio reaches large numbers of commuters, income-generating people who often pay more attention to radio advertising than to other advertising media, especially if they are driving alone.
Business Editors TRUMBULL, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 21, 2002 Imagistics International Inc. (NYSE: IGI), formerly Pitney Bowes Office Systems, today announced the launch of its first nationwide advertising campaign to build brand awareness and national recognition for its office document equipment and solutions.
The What It Takes television spot focuses on how it takes a person with truly special and unique qualities — from patience and dedication to a sense of humor — to handle the day-to-day challenges of running a small business. Recognizing small business owners are stretched for time and lack the resources of large corporations, the MasterCard ad captures real-life small business moments such as working odd hours and dealing with faulty office equipment. MasterCards What It Takes commercial salutes people in business for themselves, while also demonstrating why MasterCard business cards are the most effective way to pay for all the things a small business needs. A corresponding print ad is slated to break later this summer in publications such as Fortune, New York Times Magazine, TIME and The Wall Street Journal. The creative used in the print versions will follow the What It Takes theme leveraged in the new television commercial. Both the television and print ads are designed to build awareness of MasterCards suite of solutions created specifically for small business owners. To address the needs of this target market, MasterCard developed MasterCard Working for Small Business, a comprehensive global program that provides small businesses with payment cards, online tools and other resources that deliver financial control, data management, analysis and reporting, along with rewards and benefits.

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Staff writer Beautiful surroundings, fresh air and great exercise all combined into one activity sounds too good to be true. Yet thats exactly what mountain bike riders get when they take that fat-knobby- tired steed off the road and onto the trail. If you own a mountain bike and only ride it on the road, you may be missing half the fun. Wisconsin riders are especially lucky. The rural nature of the state provides at least 695 miles of marked off-road trails on state and county lands, said Bill Moorman of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
34-year-old captures first place in biking event after earlier win in Governors Cup Cylcists competing in the Sunflower State Games mountain bike races make ground on the flatland portion of McLennan Park, the site of Sundays races.
THIS week Fort William braces itself for yet another invasion of thousands of spectators who will witness 500 adrenaline junkie mountain bikers spend two days crashing through woodland. The Mountain Bike World Cup, which kicks off on Tuesday, is part of a series of up to 10 events taking place in Europe, Canada and Australia from April to September. Scotlands fantastic terrain, lots of natural trails and enlightened land access laws set the scene and then, in 2001, the Forestry Commission started to develop some of the best single- track trail centres in the world. The Commission had to become more inventive in how to bring people back to the countryside after the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease hit the rural economy, and mountain biking seems to have done the trick.

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Watson Land Co., a private real estate investment trust and developer, has elected Edward A. Landry to its board. Landry is a senior partner at law firm Musick Peeler Garrett in Los Angeles.
There were 45 attendees including agents from Prudential Greater Topeka REALTORS, Topeka, Manhattan, Salina and Overland Park. Janice Price, of Munster, Ind., was the trainer for Prudentials University on Tour.

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“Dozens of the machines have popped up in suburbs and rural areas around New York City in the last two years,” the Times reveals, “and Daniel M. Bartholomew - a Hudson Valley, New York farmer turned worm tycoon has quickly become the countrys second largest operator of the devices.” Starting with one machine last year on his front lawn (which was generating $900 a month) Bartholomew now has 28 with plans to have 100 by the year 2000. Worms can stay alive for as long as 10 days on the mix of peat moss and powered newsprint in the cups. Machines have a thermostat that keeps the bait at 40 to 45 degrees in summer and warmer in winter to serve the needs of ice fishing. Bartholomew has set up machines at marinas and small convenience stores near boat docks, where people can “pick up beer, ice and bait in one place.” About his future with worms and vending machines, he enthuses: “The skys the limit.” Over the years, in these pages, we have written about commercial developments of vending machines that accept recycled containers and give the correct coins back to the recycler. The machines were specifically manufactured for use at deposit centers (supermarkets, for example) in states that had passed mandatory deposits on soda bottles, cans, etc. Unlike the worm vending machines, the ones for bottles have taken a slower route to commercial success. But latest reports indicate continued progress.
If you think of vending machines simply as dispensers of soft drinks, snack foods, and items such as combs and painkillers, Kent Savage wants you to think again.Savage is president of Cincinnati-based Vertex Technologies, Inc., and he sees vending machines as miniature retail stores for sales and distribution of everything from cameras and blue jeans to tools and manufacturing equipment. The skys the limit, he says.Since that trip, Savages company has been developing vending machines for both the industrial and retail markets. Businesses can benefit from vending machines because they distribute or sell items without sales workers having to be present.
Of the 12 patients who survived, ten received fractures of the limbs and pelvis. One individual sustained a skull fracture with intracerebral bleeding and was still comatose at follow-up. Other injuries that were sustained by these individuals included nerve damage and ligament injury. All of the 12 patients who survived required hospitalization and eight required surgery. (JAMA, November 11, 1988, vol. 260, p. 2697.)

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