A dry walk to their garden shelter Enjoying a private garden can be a year-round event at this house in Vancouver, Washington. Even on a typically damp Northwestern day, owners Del and Eugene Blizard can walk 30 feet to a peak-roofed shelter and hardly a drop of rain will strike them. Projecting more than 2 feet past teh gutter, the extenders could have created a drip line at their outer edges. Long wedge-shaped shims, mounted to the tops of the extenders, tilt tha acrylic sheet so it drains back toward the gutter. Portland landscape architect John Herbst, jr., designed the remodel.
Three laboratory standards are used to measure the performance of protective clothing materials against liquid pesticides. These three standards were compared in a previous study to determine the suitability of the test methods to screen protective clothing materials against liquid pesticides. The results of that study, reported in Part I, showed that fabric performance was affected by the test methods used. For this study, the three test methods are modified so they can be used to measure the performance of fabrics based on different exposure conditions. The gutter method is modified to allow increased contact time between the pesticide formulation and the fabric. An additional volume is added to the pipette method to allow the test method to measure the performance of materials under high and low exposure levels. The atomizer method is modified to allow application of higher volumes and/or concentrations of the liquid pesticide. The results are used to determine the level of exposure(s) that the test methods represent while screening materials against liquid pesticides. Based on the results, the gutter method with a low angle of incline and rate of application as well as the pipette method with a higher volume are suitable for measuring performance for high exposure levels. The atomizer method and the pipette method with lower volume are more suitable for lower exposure levels.Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) is used by the agricultural industry to enhance the health and safety of individuals who handle and spray pesticides. PPE recommendations on pesticide labels are typically based on factors such as the task, the toxicity of the formulation, and the engineering controls used to apply the pesticide. For example, the PPE requirements for mixing and loading pesticides are more stringent than those for applying field strength mixtures. The PPE requirements for spraying class I (most toxic) pesticides are more stringent than those for classes III and IV. In addition to the toxicity of the formulation, the level of exposure is taken into consideration. The PPE requirements are lower when engineering controls (such as spraying from an enclosed tractor cab) are used when applying pesticides.Three national/international standard methods (gutter, pipette, and atomizer) have been proposed and used to measure the performance of PPE materials against penetration of liquid pesticides. In an earlier study we conducted to compare these three laboratory test methods [6], our results showed that evaluations of fabric performance were affected by the test method used. This was due to the differences in the approach taken to develop the test methods. The gutter method, EN 368 [4], was developed to measure fabric performance against splashes or accidental liquid spillage of pure liquids. To simulate these conditions, 10 mL of the formulation was dispensed in 10-seconds at a 45° incline, and the gravimetric method was used to measure repellency and penetration. On the other hand, the atomizer method, BBA-3-3/2 German guideline [2], was designed to measure the performance of textile materials against atomized liquid pesticide. To simulate field conditions, an atomized liquid that represented spraying with a tractor-mounted boom sprayer was used to contaminate the fabric, and penetration through the materials was determined by measuring the active ingredient of the formulation. The pipette method was developed as an accelerated test method to measure the performance of textile materials against a known volume of liquid pesticides (concentrate and field strength). For that method, the active ingredient was also analyzed to determine the performance of materials against liquid pesticides.

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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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SAN DIEGO — In pursuit of providing the highest sound quality and in-vehicle listening experience, Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. today released its Premier PRS-A900 4-channel reference amplifier and, in turn, redefines state-of-the-art with regard to mobile amplification. Following an unlimited design philosophy of performance and quality regardless of cost, this new amplifier surpasses the standard set by its spiritual predecessors, the critically acclaimed in-car amplifiers of the Pioneer Optical Digital Reference (ODR) system. Our engineers painstakingly over-engineered each section of the PRS-A900 to produce one of the most accurate and musical automotive amplifier ever created, while at the same time achieving excellent dynamics, power output or reliability. Virtually every aspect of the PRS-A900, from the components on the circuit board to the bottom of the chassis, were designed for reproducing incredible sound quality, said Larry Rougas, vice president of marketing and product planning for the mobile business group of Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. What resulted is an amplifier that can satisfy even the critical listener. The PRS-A900s reference audio quality begins with an independent, symmetrically isolated circuit board intended to prevent noise, both in the form of electrical interference and physical vibration, from entering the audio signal path. Copper shielding bars in a T-shaped pattern are used to isolate key components from the internal power supply section, blocking any potentially radiated electrical noise that may distort the signal. The copper shield layout design is also utilized in the output section, to isolate the left and right channels preventing any cross talk interference. All internal components used in the PRS-A900 were critically tested and selected for their performance and quality. Pioneer engineers conducted hundreds of listening sessions to evaluate each component selection, and even required specially designed, made-to-order capacitors when all others failed.
In addition to application-tuned silicon, IRs DirectFET packaging technology enhances performance in Class D audio amplifier circuits by reducing lead inductance, which improves switching performance and reduces EMI noise. Thermal efficiency enables 100W operation into 8ohms without a heatsink. Eliminating heatsinks shrinks circuit size and bulk, giving designers more layout flexibility and reduces amplifier cost. Critical MOSFET parameters determining Class D audio performance include device on-resistance and gate charge. These can parameters determine efficiency in a Class D audio amplifier. International Rectifiers expertise in synchronous rectification and power MOSFET switching circuits applies to Class D audio topologies. Combining IRs unique DirectFET packaging with our ability to tune device parameters for specific applications pushes the envelope of Class D audio performance for higher efficiency, improved EMI and higher power density, said David Tam, Vice President, Consumer and Industrial Sector Business.

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Marilyn Willms Marilyn Willms — has joined the Tom Lane Team as a Realtor associate, along with Tom Lane, Sharon Markley, Michele Loeffler, Wayne Wischropp and John Lane at Realty Executives of Topeka.
Real estate is a popular investment among Canadians. There are several advantages to investing in real estate. Real estate is leveraged. You may pay only a fraction (as low as 10%) of what the property is worth when you buy it. Real estate has utility. If you buy stocks or bonds, you cannot do anything with them; but when you buy real estate, you can use it until you sell it. For example, you can live in a house.
Terry Simnitt Terry Simnitt has joined Coldwell Banker Griffith Blair, Realtors. He will be active in real estate auction and residential sales with his wife, Ruth, who also is an associate at Coldwell Banker Griffith Blair.

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ThePublicityGuide.com announced today the launch of its newly
expanded and redesigned Internet business-to-business service. The website provides unique tools for the small businessperson and
other professionals to publicize their company, service, or product
at minimal cost. The brainchild of veteran publicist Julian Siminski
of Los Angeles, the web site also helps to determine if a business or
product is appropriate for promotion.”Many times I had to turn away small companies, struggling artists or
individuals who had exciting new products, talent and services,” said
Siminski. “They had everything going for them but the bank.”
Public relations involves knowing how to generate publicity. Perhaps you have wondered why your competitor has been getting the headlines in the local newspaper. If so, you should peruse this book, which will help you grab a few headlines of your own. The manual presupposes that you have absolutely no clue about where to begin your personal PR program. It tells you how to get started. Such basics as preparing the press kit, inviting the restaurant reviewer, setting up TV and radio interviews, working with the press and interviewing are covered. Especially useful are the sections on special events, a generator of publicity; creation of a holiday of your own - referring to Chases Directory of Annual Events will show you how - and ways to promote the event.

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WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.–(BW HealthWire)–Sept. 9, 1997–Health Net, one of Californias largest health maintenance organizations (HMOs), will offer direct access to acupuncture treatment as the next step in a planned expansion of its complementary and alternative medicine coverage, subject to California State Department of Corporations (DOC) approval. Certain complementary and alternative treatments have proven to be very effective for diagnoses such as chronic, intractable pain or musculoskeletal conditions, said Arthur M. Southam, M.D., Health Net president and chief executive officer. Our goal is to help our members be healthy and well, so we are enthusiastic about offering complementary medicine options that are safe and effective. Health Net has been a national leader in providing complementary and alternative medicine. It was one of the first HMOs to offer direct access chiropractic care beginning in 1990. Health Net is currently the second largest health plan nationwide providing a direct access chiropractic rider. Health Net provides the chiropractic rider to more than 600,000 members.
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Acupuncture prior to the administration of surgical anesthesia can reduce the intensity and length of postoperative nausea and vomiting by as much as half. Acupuncture alleviates nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy or pregnancy. It incontrovertibly works against the pain following dental surgery.A million Americans undergo acupuncture each year for an array of reasons, ranging from relief of pain and stress to immunity and fertility enhancement, smoking cessation and drug detoxification. The panel judged such treatments as often worth trying, especially in conditions where biomedical interventions do not solve the problem - for example, chronic pain.The panel based its recommendation on the observation that patients have been reporting benefits from acupuncture for millennia. Moreover, although most uses of acupuncture still lack firm support from randomized controlled clinical trials, other types of evidence point to possible efficacy. These include animal and human studies showing biochemical and blood circulatory responses to needling. Finally, even if a treatment does not work - either because the patient is a nonresponder or the technique is truly ineffective - the risk of adverse effects is small.

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With PTs pressing to make chiropractic a specialty of physiotherapy, the WFC is supporting the Brazilian Chiropractic Associations fundraising campaign to promote chiropractic legislation. At the heart of the battle is the right of Brazilian chiropractors to protect their title and their profession as a separate entity from physiotherapy. Currently, chiropractors in Brazil have no legal protection. The government-approved regulatory body that licenses and regulates physiotherapy, the Council of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists (COFFITO), has ruled that chiropractic is a specialty of physiotherapy. As a result, several part-time courses have started up (with the support of COFFITO) that provide a certificate in “chiropractic” to physical therapists after as few as 100 to 300 hours over a series of weekends. Graduates of these courses have formed the Brazilian Physical Therapists Chiropractic Association, hoping to legalize chiropractic, but as a specialty of physiotherapy. One of the ABQs (and the WFCs) biggest fears is that if chiropractic is only legally recognized as a specialty of physiotherapy, the trend may spread to other countries. A chiropractic specialty course is currently being developed in Chile by a physiotherapist, and PTs in Spain, Portugal and Egypt have been encouraged to push for chiropractic as a specialty in their own countries.
It is unlikely that you became a chiropractor to work in an ER. Imagine my surprise when members of our hospitals chiropractic department were asked to take a call in the emergency department (ED)! We are now in our second year of providing chiropractic coverage to the ED. In November 2000, Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus, New Jersey began offering chiropractic care in the ED. In an effort to satisfy the Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditations mandate to better address pain management, Meadowlands ED Director Gina Puglisi,MD, and Albert Cataffi,DC, former chiropractic department chief, developed and instituted a “chiropractor on-call” program. Dr. Puglisi readied the chiropractors with an orientation program to define the roles of the chiropractors and the rest of the ED in treating neck and back pain patients. Patients who present to the ED with neck or back pain are screened by the attending ED physician, who is responsible for ruling out serious pathology, fracture, neurological deficit, and other findings that might contraindicate spinal manipulation. The ED physician may order x-rays, blood work or other diagnostic tests. When a severe condition presents, orthopedists, neurologists or neurosurgeons are enlisted to take over the case. Historically, all patients without serious pathology were given prescriptions and discharged from the hospital, with or without adequate relief. With our chiropractor-on-call program, the ED physician now has the option of calling for a chiropractic consultation, which gives the patient the opportunity to receive additional relief.
Edward Bliss Jr. is a beleaguered chiropractor who adjusts by day and wrestles by night in director J. Todd Andersons The Naked Man. Not since Danny Aiellos portrayed a DC in Adrian Lynes 1990 film Jacobs Ladder has a chiropractor been the protagonist of a film. Back home, Edward has to confront his father, a pharmacist, who still hasnt forgiven him for not following in his professional footsteps. In one sequence, the father yells repeatedly, “Dont you see, Edward? Drugs are the answer.” Clearly, Edward is a nondrug prescribing innate kind of guy. According to one reviewer (we havent yet seen this “straight to video” production), the movie features “some of the most bone– jarring sequences of someone adjusting the spine that Ive ever seen.” (Not exactly the kind of exaggerated image the profession needs!)

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TODAY MARKS a significant anniversary in the history of recorded music. It was on this date in 1948 that CBS engineer Peter Goldmark demonstrated the first long-playing 33 rpm record — a development that revolutionized the music industry. In keeping with the occasion, I thought it might be fitting today to offer a few other bits of recorded-music trivia.. All the way back in the mid-1600s, a French author named Savinien de Bergerac wrote a fantasy tale about a trip to the moon — which included a description of a phonograph and earphones.
(The Fahnestock South Sea Expedition: indonesia). Rykodisc RCD 10315Gamelon music could be described as Hindu Dixieland Percussion Gospel. A performance is a village gathering an invocation of deities known to inhabit performers and audience, on instrument for inducing trance states. It is popular, vulgar entertainment and a sacred offering.Sailing the South Pacific in the 1930s, Bruce and Sheridan Fahnestock become convinced that tourism and alien musical influences (such as the Hawaiian guitar) threatened Indonesian musical traditions. In 1940 they returned in a 137-foot schooner equipped with a state-of-the-art recording studio, and spent eight months in the Marquesos, Tahiti, Samoo, Fyi, New Caledonia, and Indonesia.
The Best In Recorded Music Chante Moore returns from a long hiatus to deliver a new recording, This Moment is Mine (MCA), and in the process demonstrates that she still has one of the prettiest voices in the music business. Throughout the 14-track set, she hints of personal feelings and experiences. Among the standout tunes is the melancholy “I Cry to Myself,” which has a jazzy, bluesy feel. Then there are the fervent, passionate ballad “In My Life,” the easy-flowing, romantic “Easy,” and the self-assured title song, “This Moment is Mine.” On each of the songs, Moore serenades listeners with easyflowing tempos and beautiful vocals. Walt Whitman and the Soul Children of Chicago showcase their many talents with Generation X Celebration (CGI), a fitting title for an energetic recording that features a choir with members whose ages range from 7 to 17. The gifted Whitman brings out the best in his youth with fine writing and eompositions, and with fresh, energetic arrangements. “My Father Knows,” which features LeCresia Campbell, is a beautiful ballad, while Deitrick and Damita Haddon deliver stirring vocals on the anthem-like “Stop The Tears.” Theres also the jubilant “Power,” and the jazzy “Play On” instrumental interlude, written and performed by Aaron Lindsay. A standout is the timeless “His Eye Is On The Sparrow,” with Keisha MeFarland on vocals. Whitman does an excellent job as lead vocalist, arranger, choir director and mentor to this great cadre of youthful talent.

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Practice Standards set out requirements related to specific aspects of nurses practice. They link with other standards, policies and bylaws of the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia and all legislation relevant to nursing practice. Prescribing, compounding, dispensing2 and administering medications are part of an interdisciplinary process that includes the prescriber, nurse, pharmacist and client. Registered nurses will find more detailed information related to medications in CRNBCs Scope of Practice for Registered Nurses: Standards, Limits and Conditions (pub. 433). Nurse practitioners will find specific requirements related to medications and their stream of practice in CRNBCs Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners: Standards, Limits and Conditions (pubs. 430, 431, 424).
DefinitionMedical physics is the use of physics principles in the practice of medicine. It is most often used to describe physics applications related to the use of radiation in medicine-for example, the physics of diagnostic radiology, radiation oncology, and nuclear medicine. More broadly defined, medical physics may include the physics of other electromagnetic waveforms used in medical procedures such as electrocardiography (the study of electrical impulses in the heart) and laser surgery.
As I was completing my residency at Childrens National Medical Center, I, as many of my third-year colleagues, found myself wondering, where to go from here? Everything in our previous experience had been laid out in precise order, like check boxes waiting to be completed. Completing residency was the last check box on the list. We now had choices–fellowship, primary care, advocacy, etc. Enter Information Technology (IT). I can honestly say that, if I had been seriously considering a clinical job offer, I would probably be working in a clinic somewhere today. The lack of job, however, opened me to trying something new and different. When I heard about the informatics position, in which I would be able to help create a new computerized order entry system at Childrens, my hospital, I listened. and accepted the offer. Flash forward to Day One. My first day working in IT was definitely an experience to be remembered. I did not have to arrive at work until 8 am! I was able to sleep in! I actually had an office (cubicle) with my own phone and a laptop! As a resident, we had a lounge/classroom and had to vie for phone and computer usage wherever we went. In IT I had my own phone number and could give my new extension to whomever and could receive direct calls and messages.

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Not a day goes by without yet another article extolling the virtues of the Internet. An estimated 30 million worldwide users to date and more logging on every day. To the small business owner, the real question is, Where does the hype end and the reality begin? Is the Internet really a viable proposition for the traditional small business, normally constrained by lack of time, staff and money? 10 questions to ask yourself The best way to determine whether or not the Internet makes sense for your business is to apply a simple “yes” or “no” answer to 10 important marketing questions: 1. Do my clients require specific product information before they can buy my product/service? 2. Do I spend a majority of my time selling the benefits of my product only to be asked, “Can you send me more information?” 3. Is my long-distance phone bill more than $100 per month? 4. Have I lost business as a result of playing phone tag with a potential customer because I was unable to “sieze the moment?” 5. Would a new employee handling sales paperwork free me to increase my companys revenues? 6. Is there an international market for my product? 7. Does my product have a story to tell? 8. Am I spending more than 20 percent of every dollar I make on marketing-related expenses? 9. Would instant customer feedback benefit my business? 10. Would the ability to capture orders 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, help my business? If you answered “yes” to just one of these questions, you should at least explore the possibilities that Internet commerce can offer. If you answered “yes” to five or more, you should dedicate some serious time and resources to finding out how the Internet actually works (and how it can work for you). If you answered “yes” to eight or more of the questions, you need a fast-track education about the Internet before your competitors claim the medium for themselves. The smart small business owner will make plans to explore the Internet, find out what the Web can deliver and then formulate a strategy to exploit it. As Jeff Vick, Marketing Specialist at Creative Video explains, “The Internet will do to business in the 21st century what the telephone did to business in the 20th century.” The Web — How does it work? According to Vick, the Internet works well as a commercial sales tool for businesses that need to exchange information in order to specify a particular products size, color, model, price, etc. Multiple orders can be booked, billed and fulfilled through a simple response mechanism included on an Internet site. Much of this information can be communicated through the Web. While it is actually only one portion of the Internet, the Web serves as an extensive reference library that can provide any level of additional information about a particular subject, issue, item or product. As in a spiders web configuration, the Web provides an ever-increasing source of interlocking information about the subject in question. Simply point and click and you can dive deeper into additional layers of information. The Web also has certain features that make it ideal for marketing. It can display pictures and massive amounts of text about your product as well as send and receive order information while at the same time generating a receipt. If your product requires a lengthy explanation in order to communicate its benefits, the Web is the place to do it. Customers and prospects can view that information at their own pace — in many instances, via sophisticated video and audio commercials. Since were talking digital information here, there is very little difference between one word and one thousand words. And if you feel that youre spending too much time processing paperwork and not enough time selling, a well-designed Web page may be one of the potential keys to your businesses future success. How important is e-mail? An important byproduct of the Internet is e-mail, or electronic mail. Once you learn to use this valuable tool, youll wonder how you ever got along without it. Forget about what time it is, or whether its “worth a call” — with e-mail, it costs no more to send a message to Sydney that it does to Syracuse (the actual cost is about $1.00 an hour). And time zones become irrelevant as well. You and the recipient can view the messages at your convenience, thereby eliminating the dreaded game of telephone tag. So get serious! How does the smart business operator approach the formidable and intimidating task of investigating the Net? First, gather your thoughts as to what you would like your Web site to accomplish. Imagine that your customer can ask you anything he/she wants to know about your company and product — anything from product price to employee birthdays — and in no particular order. Analyze each possible scenario and list all the information relevant to it. Then, and only then, begin to organize the scenarios into a flow chart. Once you have the flow chart polished, try to find flaws in it. If your customer is browsing through the pricing section of your flow chart, will he/she be more interested in going to shipping next or reading your companys mission statement? After you feel that youve developed a solid grasp of the different portions of the business that youd like to present to your clientele, you are now ready to interview potential agencies who are skilled in creating Web pages. According to Vick, there are 3 questions you should ask a potential Web page creator: 1. Have you done this before? 2. Who have you done this for? 3. May I call them? While creating some Web pages may require the skills of a computer Ph.D., most will not, and there are competent companies in most major markets capable of accomplishing the task in a cost-effective fashion. Prices for creating a simple Web site can range from a low of $2,500 to high of $20,000. In fact, some of the Fortune 500 marketers have created sophisticated and complex Web pages that can literally run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and in some cases, the millions. But for the average small business, the investment will probably be in the $5,000 to $10,000 range. And remember, you must keep your Web site content fresh, or your prospects will have no reason to come back. Seeing your own World Wide Web site up and running on the Internet can be a proud moment for any business owner. It also can mean the start of a whole new way of doing business. It has the potential to increase productivity by extending operating time to a full 24 hours a day. But this will only happen if your business really needs this technology and can use it effectively. Evaluate your situation honestly. If its right for you, acquire it. If its not, save the money. And if you want to see what its all about, contact a Web creator and ask to see a demonstration. One picture is really worth 1,000 words. Alf Nucifora is an Atlanta based marketing consultant. He may be contacted by e-mail zubicon
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Internet presents both opportunities and challenges for marketers of healthcare products. An advocate for the medium argues for its increasing value in a comprehensive media mix, offers advice on how to make programs more productive, and cautions on Internet pitfalls. A similar, dramatic increase is occurring in Internet advertising. For all industries, including pharmaceuticals, total 1997 online revenues reached $1 billion. The Internet Advertising Bureau projects this figure rising to $2 billion in 1998, $5 billion in the year 2000, and $9 billion by 2002.

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Q Im tired of shaving every single day. Has laser hair removal improved at all over the past couple of years, and is it right for me? * Lasers work best on dark hair and light skin. The low-energy light targets pigment in the hair follicle, damaging it enough to slow down future growth. The light is attracted to color like a magnet, Gilmore explains. Since blonde hair doesnt have much pigment, the laser wont gravitate toward it as well as it would dark-colored hair. And if your skin is naturally dark or tanned (even from self-tanners), the laser wont detect dark hair against it. * You wont get instant results. Hair cycles through one growth phase and two dormant phases, usually within two to four months total. So as more hair grows in, youll need additional treatments, about four weeks apart.
Self conscious about unwanted hair growth? Youre not alone. In fact, last year laser hair removal was one of the five most popular cosmetic procedures in the U.S. with nearly one million people treated. More and more men are having unwanted hair removed from their backs, shoulders, chests and necks. Women frequently have hair removed from their faces, legs, arms and trunks. Hair can safely be removed from any part of the body. But dont expect the results to be permanent. You can make a very visible difference and significantly reduce hair growth through a series of laser treatments. The Gentlelase by Candela is one of the most advanced hair removal lasers available today. This laser emits a beam of light that penetrates three to five millimeters through the skin to the bulb of the hair shaft where it is absorbed by the melanin that gives hair its color. The heat from this laser damages the bulb of the hair shaft and its blood supply without affecting the surrounding skin. The hair follicle remains intact but becomes miniaturized. This thermal damage impairs hair re-growth over time.
I enjoyed Dare to Bare [July/ August, page 82] but was surprised there was no mention of threading, an ancient hair-removal technique from the Middle East that involves winding a thin cotton thread around unwanted hair and gently pulling it out at the follicle. As threading gains popularity, I thought it would have been listed as one of the top techniques. No chemicals required! Threading is a method we support at Natural Health. Since Dare to Bare focused on removing hair from legs and bikini areas, and threading is most often used for brows, we didnt feel it was a fit. We will cover threading in upcoming issues, though, so stay tuned.

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I recently took my daughter to shop for school clothes. I had to ask myself if the buyers of our local department stores are aware that our school district has a dress code. Jordan School District Policy AA419, #5, reads: Students shall not wear clothes that are immodest: e.g. short shorts, mini-skirts, bare midriffs, halter tops, spaghetti straps, tank shirts or similar clothing . . . skirts, dresses and shorts must be at least mid-thigh length or longer, when seated.

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People often ask me, “how relevant is the catwalk to the clothes most people actually wear?” As the spring/summer 97 round of shows gets under way, with London officially starting tomorrow, Milan next, then Paris and New York, the answer is that without designer level fashion, high street fashion would have no impetus to move forward. The clothes you see here are all available at a shopping centre or street near you, at prices that most people can afford. Yet they all owe their origins to the catwalks. Occasionally, a dress or shirt will be shamelessly copied. But on the whole, the high street looks to the catwalk for inspiration - for a mood or a look, if not an exact pocket detail or neckline. This autumn, the influence of the catwalks on the high street is as pronounced as ever. Walk into Miss Selfridge and you will be hit by a capsule collection of brightly coloured, zig-zag-patterned knitwear, a reflection of the Italian designer Missonis resurgence as a label to die for. Missonis knits are hand-crafted, life investment pieces with, of course, price tags to match. But if you want the look without the quality or the third mortgage, a cropped cotton/viscose Missoni-look sweater for pounds 25 is an effective one-season buy, guaranteed to update last winters wardrobe. Likewise, Gucci, the Italian label that has recently been resurrected from being synonymous with Eighties status dressing to the ultimate in high fashion. There is no suggestion that anyone would mistake the Gucci “look” for the real thing. A pure cashmere coat by the esteemed label is manufactured and tailored with absolute precision. To compare it with a coat of roughly similar design by Warehouse would be like comparing a Lamborghini to a Vauxhall Cavalier. Both are perfectly functional cars, but there the similarity ends. You get what you pay for. Gucci is in a league of its own; and the cream, pure wool, fake-fur-trimmed coat you see here is worth every one of its pounds 160. Another strong look for this autumn comes from New York and Ralph Lauren. The designer, who opens a flagship store in London later this year, took his influence from a street in London: Savile Row. When Claudia Schiffer walked down the runway in a midnight blue velvet tailored suit with shirt and gold tie, scores of fashion editors imagined themselves in her place. Of course, Ralph Lauren does not hold a monopoly on velvet suits. And Next might just as easily taken their inspiration from the Row as well. While the designer version can be altered to look as though it was made for you, out of the most luxurious silk velvet, Nexts suit costs a fraction of the price, at under pounds 150. And of course, good old mail order stalwart Racing Green has come up with the perfect fitted shirt, and its as much of a classic as the Ralph Lauren de luxe original. Back in Milan, Prada has been setting the pace, along with Gucci, for the past few seasons. The key look is minimal styling with quirky Seventies house-beautiful prints. For the Prada aficionado, there is no point if the label is not hand-sewn with the revered Milanese logo. But for anyone who just happens to like the abstract print look, there are numerous hommages on the high street. The best comes from Jane Norman, a family-run business owned by two sisters. They pride themselves on their awareness of catwalk trends. For them, the catwalk is extremely important. They respond to supplying and satisfying public demand, giving increasingly trend aware women catwalk looks at high street prices. The shirt dress pictured here hits just the right note. The transition from catwalk to high street does not always happen within the same season. Some trends take a while to filter through. The tiger- print kaftans from Dolce e Gabbanas last collection are no longer available in their Sloane Street store, but they have only just made their mark on the shop floor at the French chain Kookai. And for evening, the cowl- necked tiger-print tunic is a good buy, and will make as much of a statement across a crowded bar as the designer version. Cream floor-length coat in 100 per cent wool with fake fur collar, pounds 160, and trousers, pounds 35, both by Warehouse, 19-21 Argyll Street, W1; 92- 96 Argyle Street, Glasgow (inquiries, 0171-278 3491); viscose shirt, pounds 30, from selected branches of Marks Spencer; pendant, pounds 4.99, from Accessories, 123A Kensington High Street, W8; 15 Eastgate Street, Chester (inquiries, 0171-313 3000) Long-sleeved shirt dress with tortoiseshell-effect belt (bottom left), pounds 49.99, by Jane Norman, 59 Brompton Road, SW1 and 53 High Street, Meadow Hall Shopping Centre, Sheffield and branches nationwide. Inquiries, 0171- 437 0132. Tiger-print, cowl-neck tunic (right), pounds 59 by Kookai, 123 Kensington High Street, W8; 57-59 Buchanan Street, Glasgow; inquiries, 0171-937-4411 Single-breasted navy velvet jacket (top left), pounds 89.99, with bootleg trousers, pounds 44.99, from Next directory (0345 100 500), and selected Next stores nationwide; lilac cotton shirt, pounds 24, from Racing Green, 193-197 Regent Street, W1; 33 King Street, Manchester, and 16 Buchanan Street, Glasgow (mail order, 0345 331177); 100 per cent silk gold tie, pounds 8.99, from the Tie Rack, 295 Oxford Street; Palisades, Birmingham; The Marland Centre, Southampton, and branches nationwide (inquiries, 0181-230 2333) Stylist: Charlie Harrington Make up: Alex Babsky Hair: Steve Reina for Aveda Hair Products Model: Laura Farrar
SAINSBURYS are launching a new clothes range - made from its shoppers rubbish. The retail giant will crush plastic collected from bins outside its 500 UK stores and turn it into dresses, suits and trousers. Sold under the stores Tu fashion range, the waste fabric will feel like polyester or viscose. Tu marketing manager Josie Cartridge said: “We hope our customers will pop their plastics into the bins outside the shop and then come back and buy it in clothes form.”

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The trend towards replacing application-specific networks with converged networks continues, with IP telephony the one killer application that is driving sales. To underline the point, in 2000 there were fewer than 500,000 IP telephony ports installed worldwide. That figure was expected to have reached 11.5 million by the end of 2004, according to Avaya, a network equipment provider. Bandwidth is also becoming cheaper and more widely available. Advisory group Gartner predicts that from 2004 to 2008, companies will increase bandwidth by 40% to 100% each year, in the process changing the way that humans interact and removing location from the equation altogether.
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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are essentially closed-end real estate funds. They invest in commercial, office and/or residential properties. REITs typically generate high income (10%-to-15%) and some provide even higher returns. Because of their high yields, REITs are currently very popular. Lately, some REITs have been yielding over 10%. Here are some examples of REITs: Your stock broker should be able to provide more information. Money Digest publishes articles on REITs, income and royalty trusts on a regular basis.
Real estate is a popular investment among Canadians. There are several advantages to investing in real estate: * Real estate is leveraged. You may pay only a fraction (as low as 5%) of what the property is worth when you buy it. * Real estate has utility. If you buy stocks or bonds, you cannot do anything with them; but when you buy real estate, you can use it until you sell it. For example, you can live in a house.

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John Osbornes first play, Look Back in Anger, had its premiere in 1956 and he called it a formal, old-fashioned play. His second play, The Entertainer, was set during the Suez Crisis and opened in 1957. What was new about both was that the characters were real working-class people. No real parts had been written about working- class characters before - only “cheeky chappy” roles such as Doolittle in Pygmalion. When asked if I wanted to go to see The Entertainer I was uncertain. Why? I had worked backstage on a brilliant amateur production (by the Tavistock Rep) in 1969 and it had stayed in my mind, with few productions since to affect the fond memories. How wrong I was to hesitate. For me this production, under Sean Holmess direction, ticks all the boxes and putting it on 50 years after it was set is brilliant timing. So much of it resonates in 2007: a misguided war in the Middle East and young men dying needlessly; the obsession with skinny/size zero women; fading performers (or “personalities”) trying to reinvent themselves; feelings against politicians of either party; comments about the Poles and the Irish; and confusion over national identity.
This may be an unpopular position to adopt, but some of us are going to miss him, you know. Of course were aware of his disadvantages - hes got a bit of an obsession with abroad, for example, whether for holidays or invading - but you have only to clock his easy way with the bag containing his Fender Stratocaster to know this is a born entertainer. And he has brought his own unique gifts, whether showing the touch of a Sinatra over his retirement, the ease with a catchphrase - “pretty straight kind of guy”, “45 minutes”, “peerage?” - or the mastery of the telling, colourful and often intriguingly vague detail, whether it be working as a waiter in Paris, or his earlier bid for a free holiday when, as a teenager, he tried to stow away on a jet bound for the Bahamas. Such things cling to him. Fine details around the Miami trip include the hairy landing; the 24 imported privacy protecting palm trees; jamming with the Gibbs; the suggestion that Mrs Gibb, as a bisexual druid, disapproves of tennis, and now, the quiet (presumably in deference to Mrs Gibb) mass in ritzy Palm Beach, complete with Aston Martin. Come on: didnt you also feel an unworthy tinge of regret at promises from the Brown camp of a “humbler”, less showy premiership?
Derel Schrock is just your basic home cook — assuming your basic home cook regularly whips up meals for 40, cooks on an eight-burner stove, attends cooking classes as often as some people go to movies and buys special ingredients overseas. In person. So maybe hes more into food than the average home cook, but hes a home cook, nonetheless — a 60-something retired US Airways pilot and Air Force reserve officer who loves to travel and throw “wingdings” for his friends so he can whip up special dishes hes collected from cooking schools around the world. “The kitchen is where the party happens,” he says. “Thats why I have plenty of space for people to stand around, and a bar with stools overlooking the island cook top so you can sit down and watch the action.”

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During the second and third trimesters the developing baby is called a fetus and will begin growing rapidly in the womb. In the second trimester the heartbeat of the fetus is detectable by an ordinary stethoscope. By the third trimester fetal features are refined and the senses are alert.

During pregnancy a woman may experience fatigue, nausea, increased urination, and bloating, all normal signs that the body has begun the changes of early pregnancy. The fetus is most vulnerable during the organ system development phase of pregnancy. Inadequate diet, exposure to radiation, excessive heat, alcohol, smoke, or viruses increase the risk of genetic defects during this period.

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In the United States pregnancy and birth rates among teenage girls are higher than in any other developing country. The birth rate for young teens (ages 15-17) has been steadily rising. From 1986 to 1991, the rate increased by nearly 30%. In 1991 alone, nearly 4 in 100 girls ages 15-17 had a baby, according to the March of Dimes. Both the short- and long-term impact of teenage pregnancy on mother, child, and society indicate the enormity of this problem. Poverty and teenage pregnancy appear to be directly related. Teenage mothers tend to come from families of lower economic status and become more likely to drop out of school during or after their pregnancy (one in three teen mothers drops out of high school). Infants born to a teenage mother are more likely to be premature or of low birth weight. Frequently these premature babies will suffer developmental delays and serious physical problems that will require frequent care. The child of a teenage mother is at greater risk for health problems such as neural tube defects, respiratory distress syndrome, and low birth weight for the following reason: teens are the least likely to get prenatal care, which is important in educating the mother regarding nutrition , lifestyle habits, and the prevention of common birth defects.

Further Reading

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Books

• Johnson, Robert., ed. Mayo Clinic Complete Book of Pregnancy and Babys First Year. New York: William Morrow and Co., 1994.
  
• Simkin, P., J. Whalley, and A. Keppler. Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide. New York: Meadowbrook Press, 1991.

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Correct application of the covered call technique represents an excellent money making opportunity for traders and investors alike. This method returns large, consistent monthly gains while at the same time, is very conservative in nature. In Covered Calls: A Wealth Option, financial experts Joseph Hooper and Aaron Zalewski show readers how to use options to generate large monthly cash returns from a stock portfolio, regardless of market direction. The authors reveal the rules and techniques needed to be successful in the business of writing covered calls. The companion DVD provides additional expertise by highlighting actual client experiences using the technique. The combination of Covered Calls: A Wealth Option and the accompanying DVD will enable readers to generate significant monthly returns from a stock portfolio without reliance on rising markets. Options markets are a zero sum game. Someone wins only when someone else loses. If most speculators lose in the long run, who are the winners? Apart from the market makers and the small portion of speculators who win over the long term, money flows each and every month into the hands of option writers. Option writers are the people who are selling option contracts to the speculators. This is what readers will become. Covered Calls will show readers how to use options to make consistent, steady profits. It provides the rules and techniques needed to be successful in the business of writing covered calls.
Business Editors KANSAS CITY, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 13, 2004 Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE: EPR) today announced that the companys President and CEO, David M. Brain, is scheduled to be a featured guest on CNNfn The Money Gang, Friday, May 14, 2004. Mr. Brain will share his thoughts on the focus and expertise of the company and the opportunity it presents for investors.

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There has always been a search for a cure. Ancient remedies for baldness included dogs paws, asses hooves, urine, burned prickles of a hedgehog immersed in oil, boiling snakes alive, chicken dung and herbal concoctions. Centuries later, blistering of the scalp with acids, onion and honey massages, ground snail and horse leech potions, vacuum cap suction, electrodes, scalp popping and assorted other tortures. Modern times brought us vitamins, hormone injections and more elixirs and creams than hairs on the average head. Men have been willing to be gulled, deceived and deluded since the advent of society. American men spend 200 million dollars annually trying to combat the loss of the foremost symbol of strength and vigor. Celebrities and politicians have fallen under the spell of the magic cure. Products with names like Hair Again, Mo-Hair, New Generation, Growth Plus and Thrive have proliferated. America is awash with growth potions, prompting the FDA to remark, it is a lot of stuff that defies analysis. Thank goodness the medical professionals have stepped in to stem the tide of trickery. Beyond the familiar body-boosting hair care lines, there are medical solutions with clinically proven results including topical and oral medications and surgical hair transplantation. Ken Washenik, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director of Bosley and faculty member of the New York University School of medicine, one of the worlds most recognized research scientists in the field of dermatology and hair restoration, recognizes that we are embarking on a new era in the treatment and prevention of hair loss, including hair multiplication in the lab. The hair care industry must realize the need to look at the problem as a medical as well as aesthetic problem. While hair loss is not life-threatening, it is a `dis-ease, a life-affecting condition that causes discomfort and interrupts ones quality of life. Hair transplantation surgery is a good option for those who are unable to cope psychologically with hair loss.
Hair loss refers to the partial or total loss of hair from part of the body where normally it grows.
Its a problem most often associated with men, but hair loss affects
30 million American women. In fact, one in four women will experience
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MIRA LOMA, Calif.–(AutomotiveWire)–June 7, 1999– Herm Rosenman, chairman and chief executive officer commented, The Bikers Dream On-Line Superstore is the largest and most complete on-line offering in our industry. As a result of our industry experience, marketing strategy, significant buying power and the name recognition of our Bikers Dream retail brand, we are well positioned to become a dominant retail force in this growing industry.
STANTON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 28, 1996–Boyds Wheels Inc. (NASDAQ:BYDS) has launched a complete motorcycle accessory product line marketed under the name Boyds Motorcycle Accessories, as shown at the Dealernews International Powersports Dealer Expo in Cincinnati earlier this month.The new product line, which leverages the Boyds name in the specialty auto and aftermarket industries, features Boyds Motorcycle Wheels, Swing Arms, Cam Covers and five other specialty billet aluminum products and Boyds Ultraviolet Car Care Products.The motorcycle accessory market is a natural extension of our existing wheel business and is an ideal arena to leverage the Boyds Wheels and Hot Rods by Boyd brand names. Many car and hot rod enthusiasts also own a motorcycle — specifically a Harley-Davidson — and nearly all of them personalize their bikes.

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Utahs criminal libel law, which was struck down by the Utah Supreme Court five years ago because it was unconstitutional and overly broad, needs to be repealed. It would, admittedly, appear self-serving for a newspaper to advocate repealing a libel law. Our concern is on several levels, however. However, the U.S. Supreme Court in 1964 held that to hold the statement defamatory, it must be false and the person making it must know its false or have a “reckless disregard” for whether its true or not. The high court ruling rendered Utahs law unconstitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled.
A legal code in a complex society is designed to have several functions. First, it is designed to announce beforehand the rules by which citizens must conduct themselves, on pain of criminal punishment. Second, if a person violates one of these rules of conduct, the criminal law must determine whether the violator is to be held criminally liable. Third, another part of its adjudicatory function, where liability is imposed the law must determine the general range, or “grade,” of punishment to be imposed. It is the first function that is of interest to us here, the socalled ex ante function of the criminal law. The code announces in advance what actions count as criminal; thus the citizenry can use the announcement to guide their actions to avoid criminal conduct. The law, in other words, draws “bright lines” between allowable and unallowable conduct, and those lines enable the citizens to regulate their conduct so they do not break the laws. To use a familiar metaphor, the criminal law specifies what sorts of actions are “out of bounds,” and the penalties for those actions, so the players will “stay in bounds.” The criminal justice system relies on people knowing the law and knowing where the boundaries for their conduct lie. Ignorance does not excuse unlawful conduct, a fact summarized in the phrase “ignorance of the law is no excuse.” Such a rule is defended as a useful means of creating an incentive for citizens to learn the law. Citizens need to know these codes if these laws are to function successfully in an ex ante mode. If, for instance, the code requires that a person who is aware of the location of a felon report that location to the police, people need to know that the code requires such conduct. If the code requires that a person help another person whose life is in danger, then for the code to guide the behavior of the potential rescuer, he or she has to be aware that the code requires that helping action.
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In recent years, a number of significant changes have been made to the Criminal Code: sometimes to give the police new tools in the investigation of criminal offences; sometimes to define new crimes; and sometimes to change the formal legal processes by which the courts decide whether the criminal law has actually been violated, and if so, what the proper response might be. Rarely do the changes involve decriminalizing prohibited conduct or enhancing and protecting the rights of those accused of crime. Most of the recent developments reflect a stricter approach towards those who break the law and demonstrate a clear willingness on the part of government to listen to and accommodate the requests or demands of law enforcement, victims groups, and similar bodies and interests within society. One of the most significant changes in the last several years was the creation of a national DNA data bank containing the profiles of individuals convicted of the most serious criminal offences. In June 2000, legislation became effective which required convicted persons to provide blood or other bodily samples for the purposes of DNA data banking (the dates used in this article are usually those when the laws in question were brought into force even if they might from time to time be referred to as the dates of enactment). Now, persons convicted of the most serious offences–including murder, sexual offences, kidnapping, and various terrorism-related crimes–are required to provide samples from which their DNA may be extracted and then catalogued in a national data bank maintained by the RCMP in Ottawa. (Persons convicted of certain less serious offences may also be required to provide samples if a judge decides this is appropriate in the circumstances.) The information in the data bank is then used whenever DNA is found at a crime scene which cannot be identified as being that of a known offender, witness, or complainant. The unknown DNA can be compared to all of the samples in the data bank to determine whether someone previously convicted of an offence is somehow connected to the unsolved crime. Another tool even more recently handed to the police came with the December 2004 enactment of the Sex Offender Information Registration Act. Under this legislation, persons found guilty of having committed virtually any sexual offence will now be required to provide certain personal information about their history, whereabouts, and daily lives to the local police who will ill turn enter those details into a national database, which again, will be maintained by the RCMP. These offenders will have an ongoing obligation to keep the police informed of any changes to the personal details registered, and this obligation will continue for not less than five years and may last for the rest of the individuals life. The information collected will then be made available to police agencies that need it in the course of investigating a crime of a sexual nature.
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Wholesale changes are on the way in Oklahoma County for everyone involved in the practice of criminal law. Judges, lawyers, administrators, law officers, defendants and support staff will all be affected. The changes in criminal practice in Oklahoma County will be significant. This week Ill highlight some of the changes, which are intended to more efficiently utilize limited criminal justice resources. Over the decades, criminal dockets in the states largest county had become a hodgepodge of conflicting and confusing components. Court hearings requiring the appearance of lawyers and defendants included arraignments, pretrials, preliminary hearings, jury call dockets, motion dockets, plea dockets, revocation and acceleration dockets, cost dockets, sentencing dockets and trial dockets. Frequently, prosecutors, defense attorneys and even defendants were scheduled to be in two or more different courtrooms at the same time.

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Trading currencies may sound like something reserved for the likes of testosterone-addled traders on Wall Street and hedge fund managers like George Soros. Plainview-based COESfx Inc., however, is taking steps to open the playing field by giving individuals access to its software platform and offering managed accounts to those who seek help from a seasoned hand. Three-year-old COESfx is trying to do for currency trading what ECNs (electronic communications networks) such as Island and Archipelago did for stock trading.
BEDMINSTER, N.J. — GAIN Capital Group, a leading non-bank provider of foreign exchange (FOREX) trading and asset management services, today announced the opening of a new 44 Wall Street location in downtown Manhattan. The new office serves as the U.S. sales headquarters for FOREX.com, the retail division of GAIN Capital Group, Inc. The firms corporate headquarters are located in Bedminster, New Jersey. Currently staffed with a team of 16, GAIN is actively recruiting in the areas of sales and support and expects to double the existing team by mid year. With the explosive growth were experiencing on the retail side, the expansion to 44 Wall Street is a natural progression for the firm, commented Mr. Galant. A Wall Street presence will allow us to better support our client base through access to a larger talent pool of experienced capital markets professionals. As always, our goal is to provide our clients with the highest level of customer service.
It harkens back to the days when banks offered toasters and televisions for opening a Certificate of Deposit. Is this what the forex retail environment is coming to? This kind of account-opening incentive might be a passing phase for firms looking for a competitive edge, but the real contest in forex is not participating in some marketing game, but between the forex traders and themselves. Every day the forex trader pits his or her trading insight against the market and tries to achieve winning trades. Yet, if this daily trading contest was to be formalized into a series of competitions, what would it look like? First there would be the simulation phase, where the trader tests skills and strategies that would be used in real trading. After a period of simulation, there would be a mini-account process whore real money Wt)LiId be ut risk. Finally, mere would be a trading competition with big lots. At this level the adrenaline starts flowing when each pip can result in a win or loss of $10.00. It certainly adds up for any size account.

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The October Co. The October Co. offers the new Triple-Tier Jewelry System and the DeLuxe 32 Compartment Jewelry Tray (shown). The DeLuxe 32 Compartment Jewelry Tray offers more compartments for expanded storage of rings, earrings and more. Thirty storage compartments of various sizes and two foam ring pads accommodate jewelry of various sizes. The Triple-Tier System can be configured into one, two or three acrylic tiers with a suspended or sliding upper tray. Both products are available in black, blue, maroon and teal green velvet in standard and custom sizes.
Located in the heart of downtown Decatur in a original 1929 stained glass and marble storefront is a shop which stands out from all the rest: Eichhorn Jewelry. A full-service jewelry store, Eichhorns specializes in customer satisfaction. Not only does it offer quality products, it also gives customers quality time, educating them about their purchases. Customers can make evening appointments if they cannot visit the store during business hours. In addition to the areas finest collection of diamonds, gemstones, gold jewelry and watches, Eichhorns offers an extensive collection of unusual colored stone rings, pendants, earrings and bracelets.
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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Hardwoods Specialty Products Hardwoods Specialty Products introduces Dragon Ply cabinet-ready and structural panels. Dragon Ply features thick face and back veneers, as well as machine-dried, calibrated cores in multiple core options. Dragon Plys properties are the result of extensive on-site inspections and an attention to quality, the company says.
CMI CMIs Extira Panels resist moisture, rot and termites and are essentially formaldehyde-free, the company says. CMI says to use them for pilasters, shutters, column wraps, fluting, rosettes, brick mould, exterior door-frames, door and window parts, garage doors and other specialty and decorative applications.
With only days to go before Thursdays poll, we asked our panel how they will vote Jaqueline Berry, 22, recruitment consultant, Aberdeen “Im voting SNP. They have convinced me about improving transport and, although some of their other policies sound expensive, I wouldnt mind paying a bit more to improve the NHS and other services. However, wish all the political parties would be more positive instead of the usual backstabbing and slagging each other off.” Jim Cooper, 65, retired YMCA worker, Kirkcaldy “Im voting Labour. They have not done everything right, and I hope this election is a wake-up call for them to listen to the people more, but they have delivered a strong economy. The SNP have wriggled throughout this campaign - when independence was their central tenet I could at least respect them, but they really confused the public by making a referendum just an item on a wish-list.”

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During the early months of 2007, the Communications staff worked closely with the Advocacy department, taking advantage of many important visibility opportunities related to LWVUS legislative priorities to promote the League to the public and the media. The staff also worked to keep up the post-election momentum on important election reform issues, as well as other Education Fund activities. In addition, the team helped prepare President Wilson for a trip to Kentucky, where she visited with state officials, lawmakers, League members and the media to promote education for DC Voting Rights. During this time, the Communications team was successful in coordinating numerous television and radio appearances for President Wilson, arranging interviews with major media outlets such as The Washington Post, The Hill, and National Public Radio. In March, LWVUS Executive Director Nancy Tate was profiled by Washington DCs new daily, The Politico. The Communications staff also worked on several special events. In March, the LWVUS celebrated Sunshine Week 2007 with a kick-off event at the National Press Club; created a brand-new page on the LWVUS Web site with resources for Leagues and the public to highlight Womens History Month; and promoted the March 27 Women in the Americas all-day event.
The Profession Has Changed, but What About the Professionals? With all this running, are we really getting anywhere? Poet Henry David Thoreau said: “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Today, who has time to examine anything? For most responding to the study, salaries have increased only about 3.5 percent per year over the past 20 (from U.S. $24, 876 in 1980 to $46,000 today). Budgets are up from $250,000 to $300,000, representing about a 1 percent annual hike. While investments in technology have helped increase productivity and keep costs down, increases in salary have barely kept up with inflation rates and budget increases clearly havent even done that. And, for having larger staffs to help with the increased emphasis the communication function reportedly enjoys today, communication staffs have actually shrunk since 1980. To be fair, most staffs in all functional areas were downsized, especially at larger corporations.

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At the end of the nineteenth century landscape architects were voicing strong opinions about what might be suitable for a garden seat. William Robinson wrote: It is rare to see a garden seat that is not an eyesore. And by 1918 Gertrude Jekyll offered her opinion in her book Garden Ornament that for Gardens of lesser pretension we may have wooden seats, either of hard wood or painted. The common habit of painting garden seats a dead white is certainly open to criticism. She believed a shade of gray or some very quiet tone of green were better choices. Chelsea Excentrics is a line of garden furniture the design of which is overseen by Julian Chichester. It is manufactured by Henry Hall Designs. a firm founded in San Francisco in 1989. The furniture is based on several British sources. A group of designs dating to the Victorian era is derived from pattern-book illustrations found in the library of Edward John Barrington Douglas-ScottMontaga, third Baron Montngu of Beaulieu, in Hampshire. A chair (illustrated above) and matching bench known as the Leagrave, is drawn from a design created in 1900 for a garden by Jekyll. who would have appreciated the fact that these chairs and benches are fashioned from teak, which weathers to a beautiful silvery gray.
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. — In a move to better match domestic manufacturing capacity to demand, Hooker Furniture (Nasdaq:HOFT) announced today that it plans to close its Pleasant Garden, N.C. plant by October 2005. The 300,000 square foot plant, one of three wood furniture manufacturing facilities operated by Hooker in Virginia and North Carolina, employs approximately 280 employees, representing about 16% of the Companys total workforce, and produces some of the Companys home entertainment and home office furniture. The products currently manufactured in Pleasant Garden will be shifted to Hookers wood furniture plants in Martinsville and Roanoke, Va. With the closure of the Pleasant Garden facility, Hooker will operate 2.8 million square feet of factory and distribution space, including two wood furniture production plants, three upholstered furniture plants, two supply plants, a distribution center and several warehouses, all located in Virginia and North Carolina. The Company also utilizes a 210,000 square foot distribution center and warehouse in China that is owned and operated by two of the Companys vendors.

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SYRACUSE - Absolute Home Inspection, Inc. owner Thomas Sherman wants his clients to know all the important details about their future homes. The home inspector uses a software program to produce an inspection report on CD-ROM that incorporates digital pictures as well as text. Sherman had the software program created so he could deliver a professionallooking inspection report.”If you see my writing,” he says, “youd know why I dont do handwritten reports.”Sherman entered the home-inspection business five years ago after an injury limited his ability to work in the home-building business. He invested about $11,000 in training and equipment before starting Absolute Home Inspection, Inc. The inspection equipment includes a series of ladders, digital cameras, a computer, and a group of detectors that seek out carbon monoxide or other harmful gases inside a home.
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Designers, and people acting as designers, manage the application of technology. Its an important mandate, too often carried out to the detriment of people, society, and nature. We can do better. This article is the first in a series discussing how ecological designers develop the plans and artifacts of a durable global society.Engineering design is based in physics and chemistry. Engineers make things work. Performance-per-dollar comes first. Ecological concerns are attended only as necessary to meet legal standards. Some enlightened engineering schools now require biology courses — a good start, but useful only if integrated into every design class in the curriculum. There is a growing need for environmentally hip engineers. You could do worse.Environmental studies are based in biology. Professors teach ecology and environmental management skills while tacitly presenting technology as the enemy. This may be good for heart and soul, but it isnt realistic in an irrevocably techno society. Biology-based environmental planners need to know about the technology influenced by their decisions. Technophobia breeds technical ignorance (and ignoreance), which deters useful discourse. It also breeds the ridiculously extreme positions so easily and justifiably exploited by noisy anti-environmental half-truth mongers.
For this reason I recommend drawing a plan to scale on paper. Choose plants that like the soil and growing conditions you have to offer - it means less work in the long run - and dont plant too close. Check a plants ultimate height and spread on the plant label and add a few extra inches on either side. Finally, observe the movement of sun and shade through the garden. Use a camera to capture effects - youre looking for those magical spots that can be put in the spotlight with creative planting.
Nick Flaherty looks at how CEMs are succeeding as product designers Design is becoming an increasingly important part of the arsenal of contract manufacturers as they move to providing electronic manufacturing services (EMS). Companies such as Celestica have designed videophones for UK cellular network operator Orange without an equipment company in between, and more equipment makers are turning to EMS companies to handle part, or even all, of the design of their latest equipment. The move into design services came as the customers were engaging with Solectron earlier and earlier in the process, says Srinivas Rao, vice- president of technology at Solectron. But the variety of customers and the wide range of designs brings its own problems.

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Feature Editors/Business Editors It often falls to Dad to prepare pictures from the digital camera for viewing by the whole family. This Fathers Day, make his job as easy as pressing a button.
New Digital Media Frames from 7 - 10 Support Picture, Music and Video Playback POMONA, Calif. — Today Axion began shipping its new line of digital picture and digital media frames right on time for the 2006 holiday season. The new entry level AXN-9700 seven-inch digital frame supports JPEG picture viewing with photo rotation and the ability to store up to 20 pictures in its internal memory. The full featured AXN-9805M 8, AXN-9900M 9 and AXN-9105M 10 media frames support both JPEG photo viewing, music (MP3) and video (MPEG 4) playback*. The super slim remote controls viewing and music options to enhance your experience without leaving the sofa. Complete with USB cord to download media directly from your computer or other sources. Supporting SD, MC and Sony Memory Stick flash media types make the new Axion media frames a perfect solution for digital camera owners that do not have a computer. We are very excited about new digital frames joining our comprehensive entertainment product line for 2007, said Afshin Behrouz, Axions Director of Sales. It offers our customers new ways to enjoy technology that most people already have in their home.

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A house in Hampstead that has hidden its north London origins behind a new Japanese personality, has just come on the market. Two adjoining houses in Fitzjohns Avenue were replanned and redesigned with specially selected materials. A stream runs along the full length of the properties (which are reached by means of a slatted bridge) and a sunken Japanese garden is filled with pebbles, ferns and bamboo. One of the houses only is for sale at an asking price of pounds 435,000 through Goldschmidt Howland (0171-435 4404). The main bedroom has a low-level custom-made Japanese platform bed and sliding shoji cupboards made from yellow rice paper. Housebuilders have just had their busiest month for two years and the prospects look good, according to the latest report for the House Builders Federation. New homes have increased their market share to almost 13 per cent from the 10 per cent at which they had been stuck since 1988. John Stewart, an independent housing economist and author of the report, says they are managing to fill a gap in the market because of sensitive prices and attractive marketing. “When I did some research with the Halifax we found a lack of confidence among intending homebuyers: they were not sure they would be able to sell their present homes. In buying a new home the hassle-free factor is very important,” he said. This bears out evidence from builders such as Barratt of a new breed of buyer at the top end of the market who, frustrated by the lack of good property available, is turning to developers for the first time. The success of Barratts award-winning development, Lakeside Grange, in Weybridge, Surrey, looks like being matched by its latest enterprise on the River Thames at Chiswick. At the recent opening of Royal Thames Crescent, all but three of the 19 five-bedroom houses and 13 two-bedroom apartments, with prices ranging up to pounds 600,000, have been sold.
539-541 Merrimac St., Oakland * April 1999 — Daulet Bey buys a one-third interest in the duplex from Gregory W. Bloom for $135,000, according to property records. * April 1999 — Daulet Bey takes out a $101,250 loan from Evergreen Moneysource Mortgage. * November,1999 — Daulet Bey takes out another $27,000 loan on the property from Evergreen. * December 1999 — Daulet Bey gives the property to Madeeah Bey for free.
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.

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Some legal advice on aspects of the Internet. David Lewis (1) E-payment and e-money trends are you protected? The full potential of the Internet will only be realised when electronic payment systems are more secure. Currently the Internet lacks a fast, easy and secure way to let consumers buy and sell electronically, and theres no electronic money system on the market that is legal tender.
LEGAL SERVICESThe high costs of retaining a lawyer often make it seem as if competent legal services are out of reach of most small business owners. But there are reasonably priced methods of obtaining such services, such as pre-paid plans and legal software. In addition, experts emphasize the dangers of entering into legal agreements without first obtaining advice from a qualified attorney. In many cases, this attempt to cut corners can turn small problems into big problems for small business owners. Perhaps your tax structure is not to your best advantage, or you are not adequately protected from liability, Charles Poling noted in the New Mexico Business Journal. If youre in a regulated business, you might run afoul of the law simply because you havent gotten educated by your lawyer. Failing to consult with a securities or financial lawyer when youre raising capital can cause serious problems.The type of legal services a small business should obtain varies with the size and age of the business. Exactly what type of lawyer you need depends on what business youre in, and what stage its at, Poling wrote. A general business lawyer can help you as day-to-day questions come up, reviewing contracts and tax questions. But for more complicated matters, you might need a specialist. Just starting up? Find someone who specializes in forming corporations or partnerships. Going public? Find a securities lawyer. Other specialties include environmental law, banking, patenting, copyrighting, medicine, nonprofit corporations, employment law, and so on.

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LEGAL SERVICESThe high costs of retaining a lawyer often make it seem as if competent legal services are out of reach of most small business owners. But there are reasonably priced methods of obtaining such services, such as pre-paid plans and legal software. In addition, experts emphasize the dangers of entering into legal agreements without first obtaining advice from a qualified attorney. In many cases, this attempt to cut corners can turn small problems into big problems for small business owners. Perhaps your tax structure is not to your best advantage, or you are not adequately protected from liability, Charles Poling noted in the New Mexico Business Journal. If youre in a regulated business, you might run afoul of the law simply because you havent gotten educated by your lawyer. Failing to consult with a securities or financial lawyer when youre raising capital can cause serious problems.The type of legal services a small business should obtain varies with the size and age of the business. Exactly what type of lawyer you need depends on what business youre in, and what stage its at, Poling wrote. A general business lawyer can help you as day-to-day questions come up, reviewing contracts and tax questions. But for more complicated matters, you might need a specialist. Just starting up? Find someone who specializes in forming corporations or partnerships. Going public? Find a securities lawyer. Other specialties include environmental law, banking, patenting, copyrighting, medicine, nonprofit corporations, employment law, and so on.
IN the ever-changing world of business, legal intricacies are common. In fact, it is becoming ever more complex, making it challenging for executives not equipped with adequate legal knowledge. Providing solutions with an in-depth analysis of legalistic approach is one of the trainings given to graduates with legal degrees. Realising this, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysias (UKM) Faculty of Law, in collaboration with the Centre for Educational Extension (PKP) of UKM, offers a Master in Business Law (MBL). The programme is to fulfil the legal disparity of the executives in meeting the challenge of solving legal problems in an increasingly complex and dynamic international business environment.
The Alabama State Nurses Association has expanded its legal representation program to provide legal services for any ASNA member brought before the Alabama Board of Nursing on a matter affecting the nurses license.Previously, ASNA has provided members one hours free legal consultation but under the new program a nurse who receives a letter of investigation from the Board of Nursing will be provided a lawyer through the administrative hearing.ASNA attorney Don Eddins of Auburn said the Board routinely investigates complaints and even the most competent registered nurse is not immune from Board scrutiny.

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Terry Simnitt Terry Simnitt has joined Coldwell Banker Griffith Blair, Realtors. He will be active in real estate auction and residential sales with his wife, Ruth, who also is an associate at Coldwell Banker Griffith Blair.
Real Estate Brokers with the SRES designation help seniors make wise decisions about selling their home, buying rental property, managing the capital gains and estate tax implications of owning real estate, obtaining a reverse mortgage, moving to a senior community and other issues. The designation was introduced in 1997 and is nationally recognized.
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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Financial Statement Disclosures for Financially Troubled Enterprises Readers of financial statements of companies operating under chapter 11 generally recognize the financial statement disclosures required by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Statement of Position 90-7, “Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization Under the Bankruptcy Code” (SOP 90-7). As required by SOP 907, financial reporting during reorganization proceedings should distinguish transactions and events that are directly associated with the reorganization from those related to a debtors ongoing business operations. The distinction between the reorganization and the ongoi