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A pleasant environment is vital in increased employee production. The focus of an interior designer is to create such an atmosphere. Through research, the designer interviews workplace managers and employees, then suggests specifications that can meet employee needs. “Its creating an environment that supports the way people work,” said Laura Brett Tribble, owner of Tribble Design Associates. “Youve got to create an environment that is pleasing.” “I view what I do as gifting people with an environment that supports the way they work or live,” Tribble explained. “Its a gift. Thats why I enjoy my job and love what I do, because I create an environment that makes them feel better, makes them work better.”
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.
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Self Hypnosis
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Hypnosis, a medium or modality through which you may become more alert to your own thoughts and feelings, can be appropriate for a number of health conditions, especially ones with emotional or psychological components. While the success rate varies, many health care professionals recommend considering hypnosis for the following: Asthma: Studies suggest that hypnosis may be one effective treatment for asthma, especially when there are emotional and psychological factors involved. Childbirth: Hypnosis can help ease the stress and pain of childbirth. The ASCH estimates that for some women, hypnosis can work as the sole analgesic for childbirth. It not only eliminates the risk posed by drugs, but it may reduce labor time by two to four hours. (It can be used in conjunction with natural childbirth approaches.)

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Self Hypnosis
Hypnosis, a medium or modality through which you may become more alert to your own thoughts and feelings, can be appropriate for a number of health conditions, especially ones with emotional or psychological components. While the success rate varies, many health care professionals recommend considering hypnosis for the following: Asthma: Studies suggest that hypnosis may be one effective treatment for asthma, especially when there are emotional and psychological factors involved. Childbirth: Hypnosis can help ease the stress and pain of childbirth. The ASCH estimates that for some women, hypnosis can work as the sole analgesic for childbirth. It not only eliminates the risk posed by drugs, but it may reduce labor time by two to four hours. (It can be used in conjunction with natural childbirth approaches.)

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ADVICE ON PATIENT MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION Therapeutics before and after surgery can enhance your patients outcomes. The formulary for laser– assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) includes relatively few medications, but theyre very important. Taken preoperatively, they can prevent problems later. Postoperatively, they can treat complications such as diffuse lamellar keratitis (DLK). Here, Ill tell you what the important drugs are and when to use them.
Is their care being taken out of your hands? As the public learns about the wonders of refractive surgery, advertisements boasting rockbottom prices for LASIK surgery are transforming some potential patients into sale-searching bargain hunters. Scores of patients have crossed the border to Canada, prompted by the favorable currency exchange rate. To add injury to insult, some patients are led to believe that the surgery fee covers your care!
BY EILEEN WOO, RN, BSN Nurse-Consultant Center for Devices and Radiological Health Food and Drug Administration Rockville, Md. A MAN CONSIDERING laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery, which is done to correct nearsightedness or astigmatism, asked the ophthalmologist about possible complications. The physician told him they occur in rare cases but go away naturally or can be corrected by follow-up “enhancements.” He said the man was an ideal candidate for surgery. Although the LASIK procedure is relatively safe, complications can occur. Having received reports of resulting eye injuries and complications, the FDA looked into the issue and launched a Web site to bring unbiased information to consumers. If your patient is considering LASIK surgery, tell him to take these precautions:

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In the face of e-mail, Internet commerce and voice mail, writing instruments posted moderate to strong growth this year, retailers said, thanks mainly to effective merchandising and a proliferation of products offering consumers a higher perceived value than they got from traditional wood case pencils and stick pens. This type of growth does not surprise anyone in the business. Drug stores are reaping the benefits of higher rings in other categories, such as refillable shaving systems, the Advanced Photo System and smoking cessation products. In many cases, as Deimling noted, the trend makes sense in writing instruments because the growth of sophisticated pens and pencils is driven largely by an aging population, which responds to efficient features in home-office products and ergonomic items, especially the consumers with arthritis or carpal tunnel syndrome. Thats consistent with the drug store shopper, Deimling said.
Pilot Pen Corporation of America, one of the nations leading manufacturers of writing instruments, is launching what it says is the worlds first full line of earth-friendly writing instruments. Selling for the same price as non-recycled counterparts, Pilots BeGreen writing instruments–including ballpoint pens, rolling balls pens and mechanical pencils–are all made from recycled content and packaged in recycled materials.

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Unglamorous as it may be, your guttering system drains hundreds of gallons of water away from the walls, windows and foundations of your house, protecting it from damp and rot. An essential feature of the structure of your home, they require a balance of practicality and aesthetics. For a guttering system to outshine your neighbours, go for copper guttering. Its a joy to behold, developing a patina as it ages. It requires no painting and is immune to rusting, so it lasts indefinitely - but it is the most expensive choice. Whichever system you choose, maintenance must include regular clearing. Leaves and debris from the roof slopes can cause blockages and overflows. Sectional systems may also require attention to the seals. Check the warranty that applies to your chosen system (expect 20 years minimum) and ensure that you are offered at least a one- year coverage on labour contracts.
Theres a whole lot of shedding going on, and many of the downed leaves are piled up in the gutters of Colorado Springs streets. In the old days, people heaped leaves in an alley or road and burned them. But burning was outlawed years ago because it contributes to air pollution. Now some people pile leaves in the gutters or roads and hope for a strong gust of wind to make them someone elses problem. Turns out thats illegal, too, because the leaves can plug the citys stormwater system.
Ever wonder if all those never-need-cleaning gutter covers and devices really work? Take a crash course in gutter systems, and compare the pros and cons.The four most common gutter materials are aluminum, copper, galvanized steel, and plastic. Aluminum K-styles are the least expensive and wont rust. Copper is durable, but its also the most expensive. Steel gutters require a galvanized process and industrial coatings that can run up the cost. Stick components are generally plastic or vinyl. ROBERT MARTIN

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BIG RAPIDS, Mich.–(HealthWire)–March 28, 1996–Nova Media Corp., developer of Social Concern Software, today announced the release of Thomas J. Rundquist art for t-shirts and prints for both drug culture-related education and the general public.Drug culture-related material is connected with Rundquists art, which is called psyche expressionism.Rundquist is also the editor of the HORSE IS BOSS (DRUG CULTURE) COMPUTER GAME for education and prevention; AIDS TRIVIA PC Windows version 1.0; and THE RACIAL ATTITUDE SURVEY PC Windows version to be released in May. Additionally, he is the editor for DRUGS, SEX in RELIGIONS: AN UNCENSORED BIBLIOGRAPHY.
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BRANCH EVENT David Pratt, managing director and founder of consultancy Redcap Associates, will explain that “Life is one big negotiation” when he speaks at next months Beds and Herts branch event. Why is it that some people are able to easily convey their message and get colleagues on board, while others struggle to be heard? Pratt will reveal what it is about gifted communicators that makes them effective.
Business Editors FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 18, 2000 There is recognition that old patterns among managers and subordinates are occurring and the subconscious level and require recognition for change, according to Thomas R. Cutler, President of TR Cutler, Inc., and founder of the Manufacturing Executive Coaching Systems. NLP, Neurolinguistic Programming, has been around for more than thirty years and used mostly among the technology and progressive manufacturing firms. Anchoring more productive and efficient processes is agreed to by most manufacturing firms. NLP plants a pattern process of results yielding both customer and employee satisfaction and retention.
Russell Shaw, contributing editor, will examine Web sites with lodging-industry relevance in each issue.

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MPS FROM all sides called for an urgent statement on the state of NHS dentistry. As revealed in The Independent, dentistry is close to collapse, with complaints rising from patients who cannot find a health service dentist. MPs BACKED legislation to set up a Disability Rights Commission, which would represent the interests of the disabled. Andrew Smith, the Employment minister, said the Bill was “historic and long overdue”.
Dentistry For Babies There are some areas of dentistry that constantly change, and there are other things you simple cannot tell people often enough. Dental care should begin during pregnancy. A healthy mother means a healthy child, and proper prenatal nutrition is just as essential to the formation of teeth as it is to the formation of muscles, bones and brain cells. Many obstetricians now recommend that their pregnant patients take vitamins with flouride added. It can be shown that children who had this added protection in the womb have fewer cavities (dental caries) than children who did not.

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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.
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.
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.

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Commercial Print Provider Brings Capabilities of Digital Print to Michigan Marketing and Advertising Companies Print-Tech, which will use the imagePRESS C7000VP primarily for variable data printing (VDP) and short run color printing, also plans to accelerate its production of specialty advertising and marketing media, such as posters, post cards, and business cards thanks to the efficiencies already realized with the imagePRESS C7000VP. These services will supplement Print-Techs existing range of commercial, lithographic and offset print solutions. When we reviewed similar digital presses, the Canon imagePRESS C7000VP clearly stood out in output quality and throughput efficiency, said James Ceely, president, Print-Tech, Inc. As the market for digital print services continues to grow in our region, we wanted to provide customers with the most current offerings in the industry, and continue to show our commitment to quality and helping improve their businesses.
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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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(Received April 1, 2003; accepted July 14, 2003)Key words: Flip-chip, electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI), finite-element modeling (FEM), stress-strain curve, bulk solder, reliability
A vacuum spiral orbit tribometer (SOT) was used to determine the relative lifetimes of a branched perfluoropolyalkylether (PFPAE) on 440C stainless steel. The effect of varying the mean Hertzian stress (0.75, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 GPa) and the use of TiC coated balls on lubricant lifetime was studied. Other conditions included: ~ 100 rpm, -50 (mu)g of lubricant, an initial vacuum level of Aerospace Tribology; Ball Bearings; Perfluoropolyalkylether

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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.
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No retrospective would be complete without remembering the contributions of leading figures who have helped shape the industry. In this issue recognizing todays top contractors (see page 27), it is fitting to salute some of the pioneers from CONCRETE CONSTRUCTIONS early days. It was Corbettas dedication to the development of a strong concrete industry, however, that earned him the moniker Mr. Concrete. He was instrumental in founding several organizations, starting in 1950 with the Concrete Industry Board of New York City, which brought together concrete contractors, producers, architects, engineers, testing labs, cement manufacturers, and reinforcing steel producers.
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ERNIE Els maintained his two-shot lead over Richard Kaplan after the third round of the Alfred Dunhill PGA. His round was an object lesson in accuracy for Nick Faldo who earlier this week missed the cut. As in the second round Els carded a 69 that included five birdies and two bogeys to put him on 11 under par 205. “I couldnt quite make the score I wanted. But I kept the ball in play, and stuck to my game plan,” said the South African.
Deciding to take some golf lessons is easy enough. Any medium-size city has at least a dozen qualified instructors. But how do you find the right teacher for the job? Lessons can cost $100 an hour, so its important that you make a good decision. Most people start with three criteria–cost, reputation and convenience. Those are considerations, but secondary ones. These things should be most important to you:
Improve your golf at the course that taught Sean Connery, with a video Golf Academy lesson for two at Gleneagles. The academy provides a 320-yard double-ended driving range, video viewing rooms for analysing your swing, plus a video illustrator to provide a computerised printout of your swing sequence. Three custom-built greens, with variable pin positions and seven bunkers, offer the ideal setting to develop your short game - from pitching through to putting. For more information on breaks at Gleneagles, call 0800 704 705. For your chance to win our competition, complete the entry form answering the set question, and send it to: Gleneagles Competition (Golf), Sunday Herald, Marketing Department, 195 Albion Street, Glasgow G1 1QP. All entries must be received by Monday, June 14. Terms Conditions 1. The Editors decision is final in all matters relating to the promotion and no correspondence will be entered into. 2. The prize is a Video Golf Academy lesson for two at Gleneagles, to be taken before October 31, subject to availability 3. The winner will be the first correct entry, drawn at random from the assembled mail. 4. The prize is not transferable. There is no cash or any other alternative. 5. Entrants must be aged 18 years or over. 6. Acceptance of rules is a condition of entry. 7. Photocopied entry forms will be disallowed. 8. The question will be published in Sunday Herald Magazine June 6 1999. 9. No purchase necessary. The question is available from Front Counter, 195 Albion Street, Glasgow, G1 1QP, Monday to Friday 9.30 am to 4pm. 10. All entries are subject to scrutiny and validation. Entries must be legible. 11. No responsibility can be taken by the Sunday Herald for entries destroyed, damaged, stolen or lost in the post. 12. Proof of postage is not proof of delivery. 13. Closing date for the competition is noon on Monday June 14, 1999. 14. Employees of Gleneagles, the Sunday Herald and the subsidiary companies of Scottish Media Group are ineligible to take part. 15. Winners will be notified in writing and may be required to take part in publicity deemed appropriate by the Sunday Herald, including photographs. 16. The Editor reserves the right to disqualify entrants and change the rules at his discretion. Q: In which city is Happy Valley Racecourse? A: Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms Forename Surname Address Postcode Daytime Tel. No. Do you read The Herald Yes / No If you do not wish to receive further mailings from Scottish Media Newspapers or companies approved by us, please tick this box.

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> Lexington Insurance Co. has announced a first-of-its-kind insurance policy to protect commercial and residential real-estate developers and lenders from losses due to changing zoning ordinances. Zoning Restriction Protector Insurance has been designed for commercial and multitenanted residential real-estate owners and lenders who may incur significant damage to their property and cannot rebuild to the same size due to zoning issues.
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.

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Banking giant Lloyds TSB is still on the lookout to buy a mortgage lender or insurer, chief executive Mr Peter Ellwood said yesterday. Mr Ellwood, speaking after addressing the annual meeting of the British Chambers of Commerce, said the insurance market in Britain was “very fragmented”. While Lloyds TSB was a big player, it had less than ten per cent of the market. “Therefore that is one of the areas where we have been looking for some time and we continue to look,” he said, adding that the mortgage business was also “under the microscope”. Asked if Lloyds TSB had made an approach to Birmingham Midshires Building Society - the subject of a pounds 780 million bid by Halifax but also rumoured to be a Lloyds TSB target - Mr Ellwood said he could not comment on specific firms but it had “looked at everything”. He said the European single currency would bring “a greater level of consolidation in mainland Europe among financial services companies” and that this could subsequently lead to mergers between continental firms and their British neighbours. But Mr Ellwood said the development of pan-European banks would be in the medium to long term rather than the short term and Lloyds TSB had “no imminent plans to do a deal there”, although it always looked at opportunities. Lloyds TSB has been widely rumoured as a potential bidder for private medical insurer BUPA. It already owns the Cheltenham Gloucester building society. Apart from specialist niche markets such as health, Lloyds TSB is also seen as a possible contender for a tie-up with a larger life insurance group, industry sources said. Mr Ellwood dismissed recent newspaper reports that Lloyds TSB planned to merge its Lloyds Bank and TSB branches, explaining that the group was rearranging its structure, with changes to a number of area offices planned for next year. “The thing we were talking about was to say there will be a different number of area directors, this is how we are going to configure the branches from next year. It was not about the closure of branches,” he said. While Lloyds TSB is always closing branches - 150 shut their doors last year — Mr Ellwood said there were no “immediate plans for a huge reduction in the branch network”. Machines and computers will also continue to reduce the number of jobs in the industry. “We will see further contraction in the financial services sector, as a result principally of greater automation and greater use of technology,” he said. He also predicted greater consolidation in Britains financial services industry, with banks, insurance companies and building societies all in the frame. But while players were constantly sizing each other up as possible merger or acquisition targets, the numbers had to add up and create value for shareholders, Mr Ellwood said. And unless the Government had a change of heart about the rules governing market share, there was little prospect of large scale banking consolidation. Mr Ellwood admitted that while Lloyds TSB was confident of maintaining its market share, he was looking over his shoulder to new competitors such as computer firms, US-style brokerages and the supermarket borrowers.
WASHINGTON — The forced departure of Franklin D. Raines as chief executive of Fannie Mae hardly ends the turmoil at the nations second-largest financial institution. Civil, criminal and congressional investigations are under way as the mortgage giants interim managers begin what could be a lengthy process of cleaning up the books and re-establishing its credibility. “The impact on the average homebuyer will be imperceptible,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Economy.com. “The mortgage market is very deep, large and liquid with many global participants who will fill any void created by a less-aggressive Fannie Mae.” Fannie Maes board of directors announced Tuesday the departures of Raines and chief financial officer Timothy Howard following intense negotiations.

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Cameras, MiniatureConcealment is often a concern for intelligence operatives using cameras. Sometimes a camera larger than miniature can still be concealedeven when in plain view. For example, the lens cap may be in place, so that observers would not think the camera was even taking pictures, but in reality the operator could be shooting exposures through inconspicuous holes in the lens cap, using a concealed shutter release. Or the apparent lens of the camera might be a dummy, and the real lens could be off to the side, at a 90-degree angle to the apparent lens.
All the major brands, from Nikon to Canon and Pentax to Sony, offer point-and-shoot digital cameras. Even Hewlett-Packard has jumped on the digital camera bandwagon. According to Justin Porterfield, manager of the ZCMI Center Inkleys, the cost ranges from $100 to $1,000. One in the $500-price range will get you near single lens reflex quality, he said. According to Allred, most digital cameras have a small LCD monitor on the back that is ideal for composing and reviewing images. It also lets you magnify the images to check for accurate focus and small details. Most digital cameras use compact flash type I memory cards that allow easy downloading to a computer or printer through a USB port on the camera. This allows easy transmission of photographic data to a PC or Mac. Most digital cameras can record movies in AVI format with a duration of up to 30 seconds. The low-quality movies are really for e-mailing and not for television viewing.

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Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers FastComm Communications (OTC BB:FSCX) today introduced the R2Adapter(TM), a small, low cost signaling appliance designed to enable PABX vendors to penetrate international markets where protocol conversion is a must. Using existing technology based on the FastComm SignalPath(TM) Signaling Gateway, the R2Adapter(TM) is equipped to handle multiple country-specific R2 variants that are deployed throughout the world.
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 an agreement with Omomia Associates of Nigeria to establish distributors for its CSX PABX in the seven states of Nigeria.

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Children love swimming pools. When used with proper supervision, swimming pools are safe. But when children decide to use swimming pools without supervision, they are dangerous. Each year over 250 children under five years old drown in backyard swimming pools. Most die because no one is watching them. Many of the children accidentally fall in, and no one is there to rescue them. Consumer Reports, 6/97 pp. 8-9.
Invention There are about 10Om residential swimming pools worldwide, and a South African pool-cleaning company wants a slice of them. APMl Holdings has developed a system called PoolCop to take up the hard work required to keep garden swimming pools sparkling clean. PoolCop is attached to a swimming pools filtering system where it automatically backwashes and sanitises the water, monitors and adjusts the pH level, chlorine content, temperature and water level.
Year-round swimming is at the heart of the design of this Modesto, California, house. The floor plan wraps around three sides of a 75-foot-long, 7 1/2-foot-wide lap pool. Architect Thom Torvends design keeps the pool room narrow by using one of the pools side walls as a foundation wall for part of the bedroom wing. The entry and living room are at one end of the pool, and the pool separates the kitchen-family room area from the bedroom wing. To make it easy to get around the house, two bridges span the pool, which lies about 2 feet below the interior floor level. A second-floor bedroom suite is hidden in the pitched roof at one side of the pool. From the street, theres little indication of a second floor and not even a hint of a swimming pool.

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Green, 32, says his work doesnt have a signature style, but often includes “cartoonish” elements and tongue-in-cheek humor. “People say they can identify a consistent something in my work - theyll say that looks like your stuff - but then they cant quite put their finger on it,” he says. He cites tattoos as an inspiration, which is reflected in the way he uses illustrations as an integrated part of graphics, rather than something that is merely added on. In addition to print, Web projects and packaging, Green is moving into work on environmental graphics - in this case wall murals, as well as logos and signage - for a new bowling alley that is about to open in Jeffersontown. He also designed props and graphics for the locally made feature film Keep Your Distance.
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WHAT IS GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR? STEP contributor Alice Twemlow just comes right out with it and poses this interesting question in her newly released book-an ambitious task, to say the least. Beginning with an outright list of the roles of graphic design, Twemlow puts to rest any fears that this profession is a useless one: “Its for selling things and ideas to make money or to further political agendas. But then you realize its also for critiquing such behaviors. Its for making things clear-saving lives even-but its also for enriching our everyday lives through the addition of layers of complexity, nuance, and sublety. Its for helping people find their way and to comprehend data, but its also for helping them to get lost in new ideas, fantastical narratives or landscapes, and to question and contest what information is presented. Graphic design is enmeshed within all aspects of social life. From the signs that tell car drivers to stop at intersections and the nutrition label that clearly shows a consumer how much cholesterol is contained in a piece of food to the title sequence that graphically encapsulates the atmosphere and themes of a movie to speed the viewers suspension of belief-it is the sheer diversity and pervasiveness of graphic designs products and outcomes-as well as their inherent contradictions-that resists their being corralled into a list for analysis.”

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FIRST-TIME buyers are having to earn more and borrow more than ever before to get on to the first rung on the property ladder. The average income of first-time purchasers jumped to pounds 18,503 in April, the highest level ever, according to figures published by the Halifax last week. These new buyers are also having to borrow at record levels, taking on an average pounds 52,846 mortgage debt to fulfil their home- owning dream. And while average house prices are rising by 3.7 per cent, first- time buyer home prices are rising even faster, by four per cent in April to pounds 53,874.
Theres never been a better time to buy a home, with mortgage rates at their lowest for 30 years. Kenneth Clarkes 0.25 per cent cut in interest rates last week prompted an immediate response from the countrys biggest lender. The Halifax dropped its standard mortgage rate to 6.99 per cent. And the second-largest lender, the Abbey National, cut its rates to 7.04 per cent for loans below pounds 60,000, 6.99 per cent above. The lowest rates are still offered by the direct lenders, with Direct Line charging 6.25 per cent and Bradford Bingley Mortgages Direct charging 5.99 per cent.

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Perhaps no industry has come farther, faster, in the past 25 years than the medical industry. Innovations such as artificial hearts, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines, virtual surgery, pacemakers, and countless other technologies have evolved into the realm of the commonplace. And in todays environment of feared bioterrorism, the medical industry has been forced to advance even faster with new detection techniques and treatments for airborne bacteria and poisonous gases. Along with industry, federal, and university laboratories, NASA has consistently been in the forefront of innovative medical developments. Ingestible thermometers, microencapsulated drugs, insulin delivery systems, cool vests, laser angioplasty, and heart pumps can all trace their roots to NASA-developed technologies. One of the most important innovations of the past two decades was developed by world-famous heart surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBakey, of the Baylor College of Medicine, who is known for having performed the first successful multiorgan transplants. Having previously developed a crucial component of the heart-lung machine and having paved the way for open-heart surgery, Dr. DeBakey teamed with NASA for another invention in the 1990s.
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).
There is no easy way around taking responsibility for mistakes EDITOR–The case commented on by Singer, Wu, Fazel, and McMillan is chilling in that the patient died in pain and suffering, and in the way it was handled by the senior attending physician–swept under the carpet information falsified, and given a high minded sort of dismissal with let this be a lesson.[1] That is almost obscene. The commentaries addressed most of the important points except discussing the fear of litigation and the fact that there are no easy answers when it comes to making mistakes. That needs to be said outright lest someone, especially someone in training who is less experienced, think that admitting a mistake stops at quality control or sharing responsibility, and that there is then some way around the difficult task of actually taking responsibility for the mistake. Within the culture of medicine and even more broadly in modern society there seems to be a drive for finding the easy way out. In this case there is none, and it needs to be made very clear that this is a defining moment in the life of a physician with regard to integrity and professionalism. That must be included in the discussion of how a supervising physician deals with a trainee who has made a mistake, which was relayed with such insight and sensitivity by Wu.

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What he does: Rodriguez runs Diamond Golf International, a course construction company with more than 500 employees. How he got started: After a flood washed out the San Diego course where Rodriguez was assistant superintendent, he served as construction manager for the rebuilding job, then stayed in the business. Rodriguez worked two years for Jack Nicklaus Golden Bear/Paragon Construction, then started DGI in 1997. Courses hes built: Cabo del Sol and Cabo Real in Los Cabos and PGA West in La Quinta, Calif., among others. Show us the money: DGI is doing $70 million in construction at 10 sites. Rodriguez travels 260 days a year. Best part: Seeing someone pay to play a course weve built. Carl Vigeland
NAME: Sebert Walker. JOB: Assistant golf professional at the Ritz-Carlton Rose Halls White Witch Golf Course, Montego Bay, Jamaica.

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Sound is usually the last thing we think about when watching TV or a movie. We probably dont think that much about it when were listening to the radio either, but the sounds coming through on a TV or radio broadcast have many elements that either reinforce or replace the need for visuals. Music, voiceovers, and Foley are all mixed together to create a unique feel. “Put the same cup of coffee there with some romantic music and suddenly its oh someones made someone a coffee, isnt that nice. Its evocative but so subtle.
Sonsub ROVs Assist with World Record Pipe Lay. Sonsub Innovator ROVs(R) 110 and 111 provided assistance during a world record pipe lay set at 2,175 meters. This record was set during the Canyon Express project in the Gulf of Mexico, operated by TotalFinaElf E P USA Inc. Both Innovators, working off SaiBoss FDS, conducted over 200 dives, logging over 3,500 hours between the two. The longest dive of Innovator 110s was 143 hours and the longest dive of Innovator 111s was timed at 201 hours. Various tasks for the Innovator ROVs during this portion of the project included touchdown monitoring as far as 650 meters behind the vessel, bathymetry and pipe tracking survey, and supporting the setting of mud mats and inline sleds. United States Receives First Russian Oil Shipment. The United States has taken delivery of its first shipment of Russian oil. The shipment arrived in Houston, Texas, early last month. This delivery is the first of five or six that will be sent to the United States this year. This shipment has been purchased by Exxon Mobil Corp. and another buyer, who has yet to be identified. Yukos, the Russian company that is supplying the oil, announced back in May that it would send its first tankers to the United States sometime this summer. That announcement followed a summit meeting in Moscow, at which United States President Bush and Russian President Putin signed an energy cooperation statement. Russia currently supplies a tiny percentage of U.S. imports. Oil being its chief export. High oil prices drove Russias economic growth in 2000 and 2001 and lifted Yukos and other Russian oil companies. In Memoriam. Sea Technology magazine regrets to announce the passing of Eric Knudsen on June 25, 2002. A founding and active member of Knudsen Engineering Ltd. since 1981, Knudsen played a significant role in the growth and success of the company.
)) Ocean Commission: Third Public Meeting. The commission held its third public meeting, the southeast regional meeting, January 15-16, 2002, at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. This was the first in a series of nine regional public meetings the commission will hold around the nation. The southeast regional meeting provided regional, state and local government agencies and non-governmental organizations the opportunity to discuss with the commission ocean and coastal issues of interest or concern to the southeastern region of the United States, encompassing the area from Delaware to Georgia. In addition to the public meetings on January 15 and 16, the commissioners spent January 14 gaining first hand knowledge of important regional issues through site visits in Annapolis, Maryland, and Charleston, South Carolina. The commission will use the information received at the meeting to help formulate its recommendations for a coordinated and comprehensive national ocean policy, as required by the Oceans Act of 2000. )) Coast Guard Runs Ship Interception Drill; U.S. Navy Plays Key Roll. The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy recently tested the process for intercepting a rogue ship trying to enter San Diego Bay. The drill significantly improved the protection of the port. The test involved two Coast Guard Auxiliary volunteer vessels testing the port security system by posing as hostile vessels heading for San Diego Bay. The Navy identified and tracked the vessels as they approached the bay. The 110-foot Coast Guard Cutter Long Island then intercepted each vessel, boarding one and simulating the use of force to stop the other vessel. Since September 11, the Coast Guard and Navy have improved the port security procedures to protect San Diego Bay from a rogue ship attack. According to the Coast Guard, this drill tested these improved procedures to ensure that the necessary level of force can be used in time to defend against a hijacked commercial vessel being used as a weapon against the port. Lessons learned from this drill will be applied to further improve port security. The results of the drill and the details of the Navys involved units cannot be released for national security reasons. )) Northrop Grumman Announces Completion of Merger With Newport News Shipbuilding. Northrop Grumman Corp. recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of the shares of Newport News Shipbuilding Inc. common stock not previously purchased in its tender offer that expired on November 29, 2001. As a result of the statutory merger completed, Northrop Grumman now owns 100 percent of Newport News. Northrop Grumman is an $18 billion global defense company with its worldwide headquarters in Los Angeles.

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Appliance garages have little doors that flip up, open up, or roll up. They fit between base cabinets and wall cabinets, and theyre used to hide a coffeemaker, mixer, and other kitchen clutter. Its a great concept, except the garages usually take away valuable counterspace.Three, 25-inch-wide doors flip up and slide back out of the way on tracks. The tracks are a standard cabinet hardware item.)For extra countertop space and to accommodate a warming oven mounted below, the center portion of the base cabinet and counter is pulled forward an extra 4 inches.
A widowed mother was found dead in her fume-filled car in the garage of her home with the body of her seven-year-old son in a bedroom above the garage in Penrith, Cumbria. Police said they did not believe Deborah Carruthers, 30, intended to harm her son Callum. An inquest was adjourned.
Garage Olimpo directed by Marco Bechis Garage Olimpo is set in Buenos Aires sometime during the military dictatorship. Then, between 1976 and 1982, 7,000 `opponents of the regime `disappeared. Many were drugged and dumped alive from military transport planes into the southern Atlantic. Director Bechis is one of the more fortunate victims of the regime — he escaped abroad. With co-writer Lara Fremder hes produced a claustrophobic and disturbing political drama. Maria is a literacy teacher and political activist. She lives with her mother and their lodger, Felix, who works at a garage. Felix is infatuated with her. When Maria is arrested shes taken to a prison and interrogation centre — the converted Olimpo garage — where torture is routine, degrading and brutal, designed to extract information quickly so that others can be arrested. There she encounters Felix, who is in fact a covert `counter-terrorist soldier. He is assigned to interrogate her. The film tracks their relationship: he exploits the situation to possess and control her; she uses his obsession as a means of survival. The portrayal of the torturer, not as monstrous or psychotic, but as spiritually impoverished, a man who is emotionally isolated and imprisoned, resists the dehumanization that is implicit in torture. Maria, meanwhile, parodies the traditional social role of women, but ultimately affirms endurance and enduring human values. Garage Olimpo is well-made, politically complex and hard-hitting. A fine film.

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- 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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GALES of up to 65mph are expected to hit parts of Britain today. Forecasters said people in northern areas should brace themselves for “unusual summer weather” with high-wind storms and heavy rains. The weather would be at its worst in northern England, north Wales and lower parts of Scotland.
By rights camp sites in Scotland should be empty. It is a cool, damp country in which sleeping outside seems foolhardy- in the past I have awoken in my sleeping bag in a newly formed stream, and returned to my tent to find it torn in two by the wind. And considering Scottish hotels now provide everything from gourmet dining and world- class spa facilities to low-cost self-catering apartments, it is surprising that camp sites up and down the country are more popular than ever. But camp sites themselves have remained fairly basic. They havent kept pace with our urbane lifestyles if you arrive without your straight-to-wok noodles youve had it - on-site shops can usually provide you with egg rolls at 8am, baked beans for lunch and 20- minute pasta for tea. Shower blocks are often draughty and dingy, and I found a site once where the toilet lights were controlled from the local farmhouse - when the farmer went to bed at 10pm, out went the lights. Sometimes, just sometimes, a few concessions for us 24-hour townies would be nice. I recently arrived at a site to find a locked barrier with a sign reading “No entry after 10.30pm”. It was 10.30pm on the nose and, to my relief, the site manager appeared. But then he said, “I cant let you in. That barrier doesnt open unless its an emergency.”

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Investigative photography.
Visual storytelling; videography and post production in the digital age. (DVD included)
Franklin Certified Legal Videography today
announced the opening of its new legal videography studio at
375 Middle Road in Hudson, NY. The firm specializes in criminal, civil and
personal injury videography. The announcement was made by company
president, W. Franklin Aultman, CCVS.

Aultman, an experienced professional videographer and certified court
videographer specialist (CCVS) is a fellow of the American Guild of Court
Videographers (AGCV). His firm offers full-service legal videography
using state-of-the-art video technology to law firms, institutions,
government agencies and contractors.

Some of his services include videotaping depositions, and producing
day-in-the-life and settlement documentaries. He also videotapes crime and
incident scenes, evidence of damages, mock trials, insurance fraud, will
execution ceremonies, and pre-construction surveys. In addition, Aultman
plans to offer video display services, where his firm will travel to the
courtroom and display video evidence during a trial.

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WASHINGTON — The housing market is still booming, with construction of new homes rising 0.2 percent in May. Builders rushed to break ground on new projects to meet strong demand fueled by low mortgage rates. While the May increase was slightly below the 0.6 percent gain that had been forecast, economists blamed a decline in the South on the temporary effect of unusually wet weather in Florida and other parts of the South. They noted that permits for new construction, a key indicator of future strength, came in at a solid annual rate of 2.050 million units. “We still have a red-hot housing market,” said David Seiders, chief economist of the National Association of Home Builders. “Surveys of both lenders and builders are showing tremendous ongoing strength with little or no hints that anything is starting to fall.”
Construction of new homes, primarily in La Quinta, continues to dominate the Coachella Valley construction industry.With La Quinta issuing permits for 103 homes valued at $18,020,040, the valley toted up $58,789,335 in building valuations during November, a slight increase of .07 percent over last November.Again, La Quinta stood at the top of the chart, followed by Palm Desert with a $16,452,036 November total.In all, permits for 196 homes totaling $42,079,097 in valuations were issued.

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British admen learn fast in America. They learn that advertisings an altogether different game, not just a vastly bigger one - actually not a game at all, nor a branch of arts and entertainment, but a business, almost as mainstream as, say, accountancy. If they stay its because the trade-off between British culture shock and the chances of learning and earning works for them. They become proselytisers for the sheer scale and professionalism of American advertising, its focus on the client and his profits, its lesser interest in doing original clever- dick work. They start implying that English advertisings rather up itself. They become like Tom Wolfes mid-1960s British advertising character, Mid- Atlantic man. You could blame the Saatchis or the USs Christian Fundamentalists for the difference. You could blame Lord Reith or the Samuel Smiles American culture of relentless optimism and self-improvement. What is certain, however, is that British advertising agencies, giant and medium-sized, independent and globally owned, have two things in common. They are honour bound to believe in that difficult dirty word creativity and - lets take this sensitive one straight on - if they matter, theyre in London. Not in the British equivalent of LA or Portland, Oregon, or Miami. This means theyre in the metropolitan club. Theyre in Groucho-land, the Soho House catchment. They play together. Theyre very social and they relate to the London chattering class agenda.
BANNER ADVERTISEMENTSAlthough purchasing advertising space on Web sites can be expensive, it is an increasingly important marketing tactic for small businesses seeking to establish an online presence. Experts suggest that Internet advertisingwhether through banners or through smaller, sponsored by notes on Web sitesis the easiest and most effective way to encourage potential customers to visit your companys Web site. In addition, sophisticated new Web technology allows small businesses to focus their advertising dollars on specific geographic or demographic groups. Web-page sponsorship quickly increases traffic at your site by giving you almost instant access to the established viewer bases of other sites, Paul J. Dowling wrote in Web Advertising and Marketing. Your company canand shouldsponsor as many Web sites as it can afford, but you should be somewhat selective about the sites you sponsor. Be sure the sites you choose are of a general nature or are in some way related to your field of business. And make absolutely certain they dont conflict with the goals and/or themes of your site.

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WEDDINGS. Il. with photographs. ISBN 0-688-13272-3. New York: Lothrop, Lee Shepard. 1995. 32 pp. $15.00. This collection of lovely, full-color photographs enables readers to experience the pageantry and splendor of weddings around the world. An index allows readers to interpret each picture, and a simple map of the world is also included. Another wonderful thematic book by Morris is Shoes, Shoes, Shoes. Ages 3 up.

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The $1 million campaign from TBWA/Chiat/Day, Los Angeles, connotes celebrity status for the upscale Samsonite 735 Series, an assortment of tote, commuter, garment and wheeled bags that accommodate laptop computers, suits and other necessities for business trips. The Nadia Comaneci 735 ad shows the Olympic gymnast, arms only, doing a handstand on top of a totebag as copy states that the bag can expand to provide enough room for a medal or two. The James Bond 735 execution, sporting a bowtie on the handle and a womans arms embracing it across the front, says the ballistic nylon skin is akin to a bulletproof vest. Basketball star Lisa Leslies tote bag has a handle that rises to the top of the page while a Japanese gong dangles from the handle of sushi chef Nobus 735. The ads run October through December in The Wall Street Journal, in-flight magazines and lifestyle books like GQ, Food Wine and Travel Leisure. The luggage maker has landed a role for a 735 and a briefcase in The World is Not Enough, due Nov. 19 with Pierce Brosnan in the Bond role (Brandweek, July 19). Cross marketing includes luggage and travel sweeps. Samsonite also will place signs on New York City buses when the movie breaks to further the tie to 007. Along the lines of marketing itself as a travel brand as well as a platform that destinations can use to carry their message, Samsonite partners with Californias statehood celebration next year. The state will use the historic event to promote tourism, including via an IMAX movie called Wild California due for release in April.
Acme Made today announced the launch of
“The Tote” computer bag, one of the first true designer tote bags developed
specifically to protect your laptop. The Tote, which is available in a
variety of contemporary colors and fabrics, is available at upscale
boutiques around the country including Fred Segal in Los Angeles, Per Tutti
in New York, and Friend in San Francisco.

Like “The Slim,” the companys highly lauded laptop case, the Acme Made
Tote demonstrates its unique flair by combining high style with practical
functionality to create what the company refers to as “designed
protection.”

Beautifully crafted, The Tote uses some of the finest textiles and
materials in the world sourced from Italy, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
Hidden behind its attractive styling are more technical materials such as
closed cell foam and lightweight structural materials, used to provide the
necessary protection for a laptop.

The Tote has ample room for carrying files and daily work materials and
also has a zippered accessory pocket to securely store other, more
important, items.

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The History of Japanese Photography by Anne Wilkes-Tucker, Dans Friis-Hansen, Kaneko Ryuichi, and Takeba Joe with essays by Iizawa Kotaro and Kinoshita Naoyuki Yale University Press in association with the Museum of Fine Arts, 2003 / 432 pp. (356 color+ 36 b/w illus.) / $56 (hb) and $50 (sb).
Recently named “Americas Best Curator” by Time Magazine, Anne Tucker has directed the museums photography department for all of its 25 years.
HOUSTON — Exhibit Takes New Perspective on Todays Global Oil and Gas Industry BG Group, one of the worlds leading players in the global energy market, and Harrison Lovegrove Co. Ltd., an international oil and gas advisory firm, today announced the exhibition of Gas, Oil, Man, a photo perspective on the global gas and oil industry by renowned British photographer Simon Townsley. The two-year photography project, sponsored by BG Group and Harrison Lovegrove, was completed at the end of 2004. It includes 28 color photographs, printed in large scale, of the gas and oil industry at work in California, Canada, Gabon, Louisiana, Liverpool Bay, Mongolia, the North Sea, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Siberia, Sudan, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia and Vietnam. With the support of BG Group and other international oil and gas companies, Townsley was given unlimited access to oil and gas operations around the world.

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HAAB, Sherri. The hip handbag book; 25 easy-to-make totes, purses, and bags. Watson-Guptill. 95p. illus. c2004. 0-8230-2263-3. $9.95. JSA * The book shows how to take items such as (usually free) cosmetic bags and decorate them in your own dynamic fashion. There are simple little bags, made out of old jeans pockets; there are ways to transform small inexpensive tote bags by covering them with photographs. The sock coin purse is whimsical; the laminated newspaper bag would make a great birthday present for all ages. The patterns and instructions are complemented by great graphics. This is a must purchase for all libraries that would like to introduce pre-teens and teenagers to crafts and their magic. Sherri Ginsberg, Chapel Hill, NC J–Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescent and their teachers.
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FotoFest 2002
Recently named “Americas Best Curator” by Time Magazine, Anne Tucker has directed the museums photography department for all of its 25 years.
HOUSTON — Exhibit Takes New Perspective on Todays Global Oil and Gas Industry BG Group, one of the worlds leading players in the global energy market, and Harrison Lovegrove Co. Ltd., an international oil and gas advisory firm, today announced the exhibition of Gas, Oil, Man, a photo perspective on the global gas and oil industry by renowned British photographer Simon Townsley. The two-year photography project, sponsored by BG Group and Harrison Lovegrove, was completed at the end of 2004. It includes 28 color photographs, printed in large scale, of the gas and oil industry at work in California, Canada, Gabon, Louisiana, Liverpool Bay, Mongolia, the North Sea, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Siberia, Sudan, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia and Vietnam. With the support of BG Group and other international oil and gas companies, Townsley was given unlimited access to oil and gas operations around the world.

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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.
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.

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One electrical switchgear manufacturer facility has addressed this problem by using the Electrak 2000 linear actuator, which was designed for operation in hazardous duty locations. The actuator is being used to open and close the doors of a booth in which the switchgear casings are painted. Air handling equipment removes virtually all paint fumes from the booth. Although there is a relatively small risk of the remaining fumes igniting, hazardous-duty equipment still is required in this location. The actuator is equipped with a step motor that can handle a dynamic load of up to 625 pounds at 1.5 inches per second, and has a speed of up to 20 inches per second at 50 pounds. For constant-speed motion and cycling applications where programmability is not required, the actuator can include an ac synchronous motor. The ac motor version can handle a dynamic load of up to 650 pounds at 0.2 inches per second and has a speed of up to 0.6 inches per second at 250 pounds.
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Appropriate for assembly automation and for handling weights 10 45 lbs, Schunk Inc.s Lirax-M LD is constructed of an aluminum profile. This profile features integrated roller guides and is actuated by a linear motor. The linear actuator has a standard stroke length to 2,000 mm.

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Illumination tools are better than theyve ever been, and the future looks even brighter–sorry, couldnt resist. Having been present for the transition from the Eveready plastic light to the high tech lights of today, its interesting to see the changes in equipment and techniques. Since I teach low-light techniques almost daily, Ive seen some odd quirks over the years. If you dont use a light often, you might pay attention now. Typically the flashlight lanyard of today is about 30 of parachute cord, folded in half with an adjustable plastic keeper. Often theres a snap hook attaching the lanyard to the light.
Available in a single or twin-leg configurations, the FP Diamond lanyard keeps fall arrest forces below 900 pounds. This lightweight lanyard features a strong, durable sheath for increased abrasion and UV resistance. circle 3 on the reader service card
Im not a big fan of firearm lanyards. Yes, I thought they were pretty cool when the Marines first issued me one in 1964, but the cool factor only applied to the way they looked, not the way they worked. As long as I didnt actually have to draw my 1911, the lanyard worked fine, and it did look cool. However, once the pistol was drawn, the lanyard became a big pain in the six oclock. It snagged on everything and got in the way during reholstering. Now, Pistol Leash Unlimited comes to the rescue. This is a smart why didnt I think of that product. Designed by a federal agent, who I will not ID because he can and will hurt me, the Pistol Leash does what a lanyard is supposed to do: work. The cord is a snappy coil, like the one attached to your telephone, that permits full extension of the firearm, yet retracts when tension is released. Just as smart is the way the Pistol Leash is attached to the belt keeper. A small metal bar allows the cord to slide back, out of the way during the motion of reholstering. There is no need to use two hands to reholster, or worse, look down while you use the muzzle to brush the lanyard aside.

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Buying sex should be made legal, according to Peter Althin, a lawyer and member of the Christian democrats in Sweden. According to Althin, people should be allowed to do as they want. Althin is reportedly a candidate for his party in the next parliamentary elections and is seen as having a good chance of getting into the parliament.
Gov. Mike Leavitt has nominated C. Dane Nolan, a prosecutor for the Salt Lake County Attorneys Office, and Mary Noonan, a division chief of the Utah Attorney Generals Child Protection Division, to fill two juvenile court judgeships. Nolan was nominated to serve on the bench in juvenile court in the 3rd District, while Noonan was nominated to serve in the 4th District. They must be confirmed by the Utah Senate. Noonan has headed the Child Protective Division in the Attorney Generals Office since May 2002, a position that required her to supervise staff and attorneys statewide in child-related matters, along with caseload management of child welfare issues in the 4th Juvenile District Court. Before that, she worked for four years as the section chief of the southern division of the Child Protective Division.

California Sex Crimes Lawyer

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The following paper represents the current state of research into the use and usage of the Internet for marketing purposes by small medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The paper discusses how the research was established, its design and development, and sets out the operational parameters addressed. It also identifies the factors that SMEs view as critical to the success or otherwise of their development of a web presence. * What is the main driver for an SME to develop a web site * What are the main, identifiable marketing benefits and drawbacks of a Web presence for an SME
Marketing on the Internet is broken up into six chapters packed full of information from online marketing strategies to online media relations. Although the book does give you a few examples of company stategies it concentrates more on the psychological methods behind marketing on the web. There is even the odd picture in there just to explain the text and make things that little bit easier to understand. Throughout the book the author will mention some websites which can be very beneficial as these can help you understand your site and your company on a more reliable basis.
A review of the marketing literature in both the traditional (offline) and new era (online) environments was undertaken to compare and contrast marketings role in both types of organisation. Insights derived from this review formed the basis for a series of in-depth interviews with leading marketing professionals in Ireland. The paper draws conclusions regarding the overall effect of the Internet on marketing. In particular it notes that, while marketing has evolved into an all-encompassing role in the organisation, the marketer remains the focal actor. The paper looks to a future with two distinct kinds of marketer and highlights the importance of retaining the traditional commitments of marketing practice. The Internet is a significant global medium for communications, content and commerce. It is a powerful tool for building relationships with all of a companys communication targets. It is cheap, immediate and repeatable. With appropriate technology it can be personalised and is measurable. Building one-to-one relationships with customers online provides marketers with the ability to cut through the clutter that is characteristic of traditional marketing activities such as TV/radio and newspaper advertising, PR and outdoor, ambient media.

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IRVINE, Calif. — Taco Bell Corp., in preliminary estimates of the retail value of some 5 million Border Lights items given away systemwide May 8, said throngs drawn by the free-lunch promotion consumed between $4 million and $8 million worth of the reduced-fat products.Taco Bell chairman John Martin has predicted that Border Lights will yield a tremendous second-quarter increase in the chains samestore sales, which dipped 2 percent in the first quarter. Martin was among the 800 staffers from Taco Bells Irvine headquarters who worked at local units during the event, which was supported by $3.5 million in TV advertising.
TV-Promoted Auto Items Get Rehauled in Discount Stores If more proof is needed about the power of direct response TV promotion, the history of Tripledge Lifetime Wipers should provide it. Kmart, for instance, carries Tripledge wiper blades everyday at $17.47, and featured them in its December 5 to 8 circular at $15.47 - still above the 1985 retail price that didnt excite customers three years ago. ShopKo and Prange Way offer them for about $17 on ad, while Target puts Tripledge on ad at $17.95, against $19.95, everyday. Venture promotes it on ad at $17.99. Wal-Marts everyday price is $17.49.
The launch of the Hummers accompanies a front-of-the-house merchandising campaign designed to help Venturas customer restaurants promote the trans-fat-free items on their menus.

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The Mystical Guide To Home Inspection
Win Home Inspection announced it has opened a new franchise in Midvale. Win has 230 franchise locations in 33 states. For more information about the Fort Union location, call 801-953-0064.
OAKLAND — Firefighters with Oakland Fire Station 23 pulled up to a home on Sunkist Drive and immediately made a checklist of what was wrong with the property around the dilapidated white house. Weeds on the land near the road were knee high, dry and brown. The red brick chimney on the roof did not have a spark arrestor. A pile of dead and rotting vegetation was laying against a wall and there was no address number in sight. Firefighters from every station in the hills are going from house to house this month inspecting property for fire safety. They want homeowners to maintain a “defensible” space around their homes, a 30- to 100-foot space clear from overgrown grasses, weeds and tree limbs. Fire consumes this sort of vegetation first, then spreads to larger trees and homes.

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The things some people will do for a white Christmas.
School physicals To celebrate National Community Health Centers Week, Community Health is offering a special rate for school and sports physicals. Through Sept. 1, the physicals will cost $25 - or less for those who qualify for further cost reductions. The usual charge is $71. The physicals are offered from 10 a.m.- noon and 3-8 p.m. weekdays at Community Healths Immediate Care Clinic, 2858 International Circle. No appointments are necessary. For information, call 630-6440, Ext. 6363.

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Q I bought exercise videos for the arms, legs, abs and buns that guarantee results in just eight minutes a day. Can you really work each muscle group in such a short time? Also, since the workouts are so quick, do I need to wait 48 hours between workouts? You definitely need to rest 48 hours between videos for each muscle group. If youre doing your sets properly — lifting heavy-enough weights so that you near fatigue between eight and 12 repetitions — then your-muscles need those two days to repair and recover. If you feel ready to work the same muscle group two days in a row, you havent used enough-resistance. You may want to do two of these eight-minute videos per day, alternating legs and buns with abs and arms. If you do just one video a day, Cunningham advises against doing the legs and buns videos on consecutive days because there is likely some overlap in the muscles worked. For instance, exercises for your butt, such as the squat and lunge, also work your front and rear thigh muscles. A good rotation would be legs on Day One, arms the next, butt on Day Three and then abs on Day Four.
But Blahnik has the solution: a butt-kicking, circuit-style strength routine that works your entire body in 10 minutes using one piece of equipment. The device is the Smith machine: safe, simple to use, incredibly versatile and ideal for all fitness levels. The routine, adapted from Blahniks Serious Results video (Collage video, 1999), features five powerhouse moves that work several major muscle groups at once, burning more calories than most typical weight-machine moves and delivering tremendous toning and strength benefits. To round out the program, Blahnik has also included a series of 10-minute mini cardio blasts. But theres nothing small about any part of his program — except, of course, for the time commitment. how it works Youll combine a Smith machine with a flat bench. By using both ends of the bench, varying the bar height and lifting your body weight rather than weight plates, you can move quickly from one exercise to the next.

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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.
Jerry Long

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The Senterra Real Estate Group is pleased to welcome Becky Kurtz as the new Director of Real Estate for The Villas of Mirada in Rancho Mirage. Kurtz most recently was part of the team for new home development at Stone Creek Ranch for Dyson Dyson. “We are delighted to have Becky on our team,” says Neil H. Tofsky, President Chief Executive Officer and founding partner of Senterra. Real Estate Group. “She shares a commitment to excellence with Senterra, and her knowledge of the desert and luxury real estate is a tremendous asset.” Before joining The Villas of Mirada sales team, Kurtz worked for five years at Dyson Dyson where she specialized in general real estate and new home development. Prior to Dyson Dyson, she served as Director o