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Divorce doesnt have to be as antagonistic and expensive as it often is or take as long as it usually does, say some area divorce lawyers who are offering an alternative way to end a marriage. In the “collaborative-law” process, both husband and wife meet together with their lawyers to reach a settlement, which is then brought before a court for final approval. Lawyers, who have settled divorces using this method, say the process is shorter compared with traditional divorce litigation, and, therefore, less costly.
THE POPE has urged Roman Catholic lawyers and magistrates to refuse to handle divorce cases. He warned that divorce was “spreading like the plague” and lawyers should decline to use their profession for, “an end that is contrary to justice”. Pope John Paul II has in the past insisted that Catholic doctors not perform abortions or assist women with contraception. But this is the first time he has tried to tell the legal profession what to do. The reaction from politicians and advocates in Italy has been one of dismay at such open interference in civil issues.
(This story was originally published in Lawyers Weekly USA, another Dolan Media publication). When parents with children divorce, their relationship is rarely over. The plan - which was distributed in September to 1,600 members - is intended to be a road map for navigating potentially bumpy child- rearing issues. It covers everything from where children will live and who theyll spend holidays with, to what after-school activities they can attend and what their summer schedules will be. The plan also asks parents to agree on their childrens religious upbringing and to confer with each other about non-emergency medical, dental and psychological treatments.

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Business Editors The nations top limousine services were honored as Operators of the Year at the Limousine Chauffeured Transportation Show held at the Mandalay Bay Resort Casino, Las Vegas. Category winners included Concorde Limousine, Freehold, N.J. (Robert Bellagamba); Touch of Class Limousine, Fresno, Calif. (Deena Papagni); Two Step Limousine, Littleton, Colo. (Barbara and Walter Curtis); and the National Network Award to BostonCoach, Chelsea, Mass. (Russ Cooke). Award criteria included innovative services, customer service, staff training, safety records, and industry involvement. The awards are presented annually by industry magazine, Limousine Chauffeured Transportation.
TORRANCE, Calif. — In a special July issue, LCT Magazine has broken new ground in the limousine industry by naming not only the largest fleets in America, but also a Whos Who list in chauffeured transportation. LCTs Whos Who includes Mike Bedard of Ford and Vince Wolfington, chairman of the board of Carey International.
Business Editors LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 17, 2000 Whether you are running late for a meeting or need a ride to the airport, iQtaxi(SM) can make reserving ground transportation as seamless as surfing the Web. With the launch of iQtaxi, the nations largest Internet-based real-time taxi, sedan, and limousine reservation system, users can make reservations free of charge anytime, anywhere in the U.S. from any Internet-ready device including: phones, Palms and PCs, and will be featured as part of ATT Digital PocketNetsm service next month.

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This is the last in a series of articles summarizing certain of the federal, New York State and New York City tax consequences of real estate foreclosures, bankruptcies and workouts. The articles will serve as text for a seminar on the tax consequences of these transactions to be co-sponsored by the law firm of Ziegler, Sagal Winters and Real Estate Weekly on June 25 at the Grand Hyatt from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. These taxes often present the greatest obstacle to negotiating the surrender of property to a creditor because they require an immediate outlay of cash by the owner at a time when the owner is typically cash poor. Tax liability can result even though the owner suffers an economic loss on his investment and realized no cash proceeds. Furthermore, the taxing authorities — the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (the “New York State Department”) and the City of New York Deparment of Finance “New York City Deparment”) — have adopted interpretations of these that often have harsh consequences. Many of these interpretations by the taxing authorities have been or will be challenged by taxpayers. This area is very complex, and the real estate owner in financial difficulty should seek tax advice as early as possible to insure that settlements are structured to minimize tax. In addition, tax liability can result even though the owner suffers an economic loss on his investment and realizes no cash proceeds.
Editors Synopsis: The author examines how changes to the Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 relating to promissory notes secured by real estate mortgages may affect priority disputes between secured parties and the Internal Revenue Service. This analysis proceeds upon the following basic assumptions: First, the holder of a note and mortgage may transfer that holders rights in the instrument by a document of assignment without a physical delivery of either the note or mortgage. This concept is implicit in the Article 9 provision for automatic perfection of an absolute assignment of a promissory note.6 Otherwise, because possession is also a method of perfection,7 the provision would be superfluous. Second, attachment (i.e., creation) of a security interest8 in Article 9 collateral, including a promissory note, requires either (1) a security agreement authenticated by the debtor, or (2) possession of the collateral by the secured party pursuant to an agreement.9
Among the transactions funded on behalf of Corporate Properties Associates 15 Incorporated, part of the $6 billion W. P. Carey Group of income generating, publicly held, non-traded real estate investment trusts, were: The acquisition of a Belgian government office facility in Mons, Belgium, for 11.5 [euro] million ($14.7 million U.S.). The 90,000 s/f property will be leased for a period of 18 years. This is the first time the W. P. Carey Group has purchased a property in Belgium and it adds to its growing portfolio of properties in Europe. The $12.5 million acquisition of the corporate headquarters (two buildings) and primary call center from a leading business services company offering outsourced customer services and customer relationship management programs to Fortune 1000 firms. The 111,000 s/f facilities, located in Peoria, Illinois, will be leased under a 20-year, triple-net lease with two, ten-year renewal options. The purchase of two warehouse facilities from a leading supplier of plumbing repair products for $9.8 million.

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Making Money: An Insiders Perspective on Finance, Politics, and Canadas Central Bank, by John Crow. Etobicoke, Ontario: John Wiley Sons Canada. 2002. Cloth, ISBN: 0470831804, $25.50. 256 pages. The first part deals with the domestic role of monetary policy and the progressive elaboration of a coherent central banking policy in Canada. This part starts with a historical account of the role of the Central Bank of Canada since its creation in 1934. Then, the author develops an interesting chapter about the proper role of a central bank for financial stability by looking at the Canadian experience regarding bank supervision, settlement management, systemic and liquidity crises, and the lender-of-last-resort operation. The Central Bank of Canada never has been directly involved in the supervision of banks, and John Crow is rightly unhappy with this situation: “The Bank and what it knows cannot be ignored in supervisory decisions regarding financial institutions” (p. 77). The second part of the book analyzes the Canadian experience concerning foreign affairs. The most interesting part concerns exchange rate matters. Canada has a long tradition of a flexible exchange rate regime. The author shows the importance of communicating with financial market actors to limit disruptions in the exchange rate, but he also recognizes that the willingness to be transparent can lead “to confusion instead of clarity” (p. 120).
Business Editors Bank One Corp. (NYSE: ONE) today introduced Bank One MoneyManager(SM) - customized financial software that gives consumers unprecedented knowledge and control of their finances by bringing together their financial accounts in one location. Bank One is the first U.S. bank to customize Microsoft Corp.s (Nasdaq: MSFT) Money Explorer, a browser-enabled product built to empower financial institutions with enhanced functionality for their customers. Working seamlessly with bankone.com, Bank Ones existing online banking service, Bank One MoneyManager can retrieve and consolidate financial information from bank accounts, loans, 401(k)s and investment accounts from more than 2,000 financial companies. The software also helps consumers maintain accounts, pay bills, and create budgets and financial forecasts.

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“Open Press, a 15 Year Retrospective” is the largest show ever at the Gallery of Contemporary Art — at least by square footage. “Ive had more pieces in a show, but lots of them were tchotchkes,” says curator Gerry Riggs. “Lots of these are huge.” The exhibit showcases Denvers Open Press, the printing studio that opened in December 1988.

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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.
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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Infection Protection is a monthly column dedicated to education about infection control issues. This months column discusses surgical fire risks and how product selection may help minimize risk. Every fourth issue includes a QA forum to answer questions you have about the infection control information presented here. If you have a question, please submit it to jakridge@hpnonline.com or call (941) 927-9345 ext. 202.
Creighton Engineering Inc.s fire risk management business is ablaze, says company President Scott Creighton. From 1996 until 2004, Creighton Engineering completed about a dozen risk engineering projects in Washington state, he says. Since 2004, its range has increased, and the company has done work for 75 to 100 clients in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana, Creighton says. Risk engineering is used to obtain the lowest possible fire insurance rates through effective spending on fire-protection system installments, Creighton says. For a cost of between $500 and $5,000, the company evaluates both planned new construction and other buildings for potential improvements that can save money on insurance over time.
KEEPING A BUSINESS fire-safe takes more than just fire extinguishers and automatic sprinkler protection. It also takes educa!tion and training for building occupants. According to a 10-year study of fires at facilities insured by FM Global, people either directly or indirectly caused about 73 percent of them. The average cost per fire was $1.5 million. The “human element” poses risks even before a facility is built or a site selected. For example, some building designers might be using the same building materials and design features for all geographic locations, without regard to natural hazards. Wood is a good choice for a seismic area because it flexes. But in an area subject to windstorms, wood as a building material is a disaster. And when a property is damaged in any natural disaster - like an earthquake or a flood - it is more vulnerable to an ensuing fire.

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They have exotic names like Funk Pills, Amsterdam Gold, Kratom Leaf and Ayahuas-ca Sacrament and promise effects which range from the mildly euphoric to “ecstasy-style” energy rushes and hallucinogenic experiences. Ironically, the trade has been stimulated by the Governments decision last year to ban “magic mushrooms”, which contain the hallucinogenic psilocin, which had been sold openly through the internet and in places such as Camden market in north London. The ban left a gap in the market, with consumers and vendors looking for new products. Mark Evans, of every-onedoesit.com, one of the leading internet- based mail order operations, said the increase in trade since last year had been “massive”. He added: “There is a huge gap in the market. These consumers are not going to disappear, they are just looking for alternatives.” Mr Evans, whose company also sells cannabis seeds for growing, said there had been a change in the culture of people who consumed recreational drugs. “We do a lot of festivals and speak to people who say they are fed up with dealers and taking drugs - like ecstasy - where they cannot always be confident that they know what is in the pill. People want something which will not poison them and they [want to] know what they are buying.”
Despite all the bad stuff, its impossible not to be insistently impressed by the extremely potent blend of adventure, ingenuity and determination that has brought humanity thus far. And so it is today with our report that last years ban on magic mushrooms has stimulated a search and demand for legal alternatives that is, well, mushrooming. I can remember, too, experimenting with herbal cigarettes of the legal variety, about as exciting as those “new smoking material” ones, if clearly more effective in the lung-barbecueing area, and only marginally more enjoyable than reading Carlos Castanedas ramblings about warrior-travellers walking the impeccable path under the influence of cactus cocktails. So, while not wishing to exercise undue influence as you dither between Amsterdam Gold and Fly Agaric, I would like to reveal how I have achieved my most recent legal highs, the ones that have provided great gusts of chuckling delight: 1. The portly fellow playing croquet. 2. David Camerons choice of “Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)”. 3. The illegal cleaners at the immigration offices. 4. George Galloway. 5. Guy Goma. 6. Boris Johnson playing football. 7. Red wine stops you going deaf. 8. MI6s mobile Moscow rock. 9. Another crushing victory for St Helens against Wigan. 10. And there was that sunny day a few weeks back. Ah, yes: Life, the best stimulant.

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1928 ~ 2003 Adolf Niedermeier, 74, passed away July 22, 2003. He was born August 8, 1928 in Sasbach, Germany to Hilda and Karl Niedermeier. Married Alice Fetsch May 19, 1951.
Bob Annunziata has quickly pushed Global Crossing into the big league with a series of high-profile acquisitions. His latest deal, the planned merger with US West, will present him with an unusual management challenge, as he is to share the role of chief executive at the emergent company. Bob Annunziata, the companys then chief executive, grabbed his colleagues and an emergency generator from head office on Staten Island. He commandeered a port authority patrol car and insisted on an escort into the now restricted part of Manhattan. His team worked through to restore the crashed system for business customers by Monday morning. “He reconfigured the company that weekend,” remembers Robert Atkinson, at that time senior vice president, legal affairs, at Teleport, who “swept up and went out for pizzas.”
DENVER - Coloradans concerned about rising insurance prices, farmers needing more workers and developmentally disabled residents looking for services or a job were the primary beneficiaries of Gov. Bill Ritters bill-signing flurry Thursday. His focus Thursday, however, was on consumer protection, highlighted by the signing of a bill to allow the states insurance commissioner to reject unjustified rate increases by private companies. In a state where health insurance premiums have risen 98 percent in seven years, lower-income residents are being forced to drop health insurance, sponsoring Rep. Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, said. Ritter also signed a measure late Monday that will quadruple the fines the state can impose on insurers who unreasonably deny or delay payment of claims. Both bills take effect Jan. 1.

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A PATENTLY PERFECT PROFESSION Still, another option intrigued her-a law career. “I decided I wanted an entire change,” says Feeman, now a patent lawyer for the Silicon Valley law firm Howrey Simon. At the time Feeman looked at the move not as the next step in her engineering career but as a clean break, she says. In fact, she hadnt even planned on specializing in patent law, a route commonly taken by engineers because it allows them to apply their technical skills to the law. Feeman initially preferred more “touchy-feely” law and viewed patent law as merely a fall-back option. As a student at Boston College Law School, she developed a passion for civil rights and public interest work, and outside the classroom became involved in the petition process to get clemency for some battered women who had murdered their husbands.

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They streamlined counters, cabinets New lights and light colors brighten thisformerly dark-toned kitchen built in the 70s. Streamlined counters and cabinets offer an uncluttered look and help the remodel blend with the family area it faces. Replacing the original fluorescent ceiling,recessed down lights in a U-shaped soffit shine directly on work areas. In place of a gold and orange color scheme, mat-finish almond-tone plastic laminate covers counters and European-style invisible-hinge cabinets and drawer fronts. Below the counters, more space-efficient drawers replaced cabinets.
No shortage of storage in this kitchen remodel Chock-full of storage, this generous kitchen addition was annexed to the rear of the house. Among its space-expanding amenities are a 5 1/2-foot-long appliance garage, an eating and storage island, and a built-in desk for menu planning. Heart of the kitchen is a six-sided 9 1/2-foot-long island that provides storage for dishes, knives, and spices, as well as a cooktop and a snack counter serving four. For convenience, dishes are stored in the side of the island facing the sink and dishwasher. A U-shaped drawer for pots and pans pulls out under the cooktop.

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Limousine services are a vital part of daily life or many Central Pennsylvania companies. Just ask Barb Gabler, executive assistant to Stephen L. Gurba, president and CEO of Bulova Technologies in Lancaster, which manufactures electromechanical devices. “I think theyre a necessary feature in business life,” Gabler said. “When their services are needed, we rely on their availability and punctuality. When we need them, we need them to be there on time.”
Limousine has diverse meanings, from an inhabitant of the region around Limoges, once called Limousin, and which in the 18th century was looked at askance as home to “an old barbarous French, formerly brought into this country out of France”. The OED overlooks the limousine which was a cloak worn by the driver of a cart whose passenger section was shielded from the elements - hence the vehicle itself and all those gaudy, dark- windowed successors which could house nine cows.
M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Limo Louie: The Often Hilarious, but Always True Stories of What Really Goes On In the Back of Those Blackened Out Super-Stretch Limousines contains a wide-variety of true life limo tales. Limo Louie is published by 1stBooks Library and is available now.

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Tellkamp Systems Inc. recently expanded its finishing system product line to include powder coating on engineered wood, specifically MDF. The company says its powder coating systems are designed with the flexibility and consistency required in the powder coating on wood process.
Euro Quality Coatings have many years experience in applying decorative and functional coatings for the rail Industry. As a supplier to the UKs major train and rolling stock manufacturer, we are well versed in the needs to supply a comprehensive process which meets current and future legislation. Processes offered include low smoke and flame powder coatings and high visibility coatings for the partially sighted. Euro Quality Coatings are an approved applicator of Bonalux (Grafaway) anti graffiti coatings. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

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It can only be a matter of time before she ditches Blue Note classicism for the electro-clash rock of Klaxons (new at No 2), the garage-grime frontline rhyme of Jamie T (in at No 4), or the mockney rap of Just Jack (at No 6, innit).
In 2 randomly selected groups of healthy college students, mean sIgA increase was 32 mg/dl in the group experiencing 17 minutes of focussing on immune system imagery and a music tape vs. a rise of 16 mg/dl in quietly sitting controls (plt;.0001). Instances of tachycardia, breathing problems and bruxism decreased significantly in the imagery group vs. no change in controls. COMMENT: Immune measures changed quickly here in only 17 minutes. This emphasizes the lability of the responsiveness of the immune system. We also see here the influence of music. The influence of different types of music has also been extensively studied, with different varieties of music having different effects. We physicians should probably pay attention to the contribution to the healing atmosphere of our waiting rooms by carefully considering the background music.
Oasis, meanwhile, are set to receive an Outstanding Contribution to Music gong, endorsing a band of musical luddites whose excellent debut album inaugerated an era of lumpen pub rockers suspicious of anything vaguely musically adventurous. So can we put in an early bid for Showaddywaddy getting something next time round?

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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.
For women only Women can learn about heart disease, menopause, infertility and other health issues at a Womens Health Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Chapel Hills Mall. Sponsored by Memorial Hospital, the health fair will include $5 bone-density screenings for osteoporosis for the first 400 women. Women also may talk to a nurse about breast self-exams.

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Canadians born with a disability are likely to be happier than individuals who experienced a disability later in life, according to a study reported in Social Science Medicine. The study examines the factors that are related to people with disabilities and is based on Statistics Canada data. The study found that the sense of well being is independent of the type of physical disability.
The policy provides a way to focus coverage on the most serious conditions and offers a higher level of income protection at an affordable price.
Society and the Disabled IN THE LAST 20 YEARS and especially since 1981, the International Year of Disabled Persons, the integration of disabled young people into the ordinary education system has become widely accepted and is now a prominent goal of educational planning in many countries. The concept of “handicap has been greatly modified in the last two decades. It is now distinguished from that of “impairment or “disability and is defined as a disadvantage for a given individual, resulting from an impairment or a disability, that limits or prevents the fulfilment of a role that is normal, depending on age, sex, social and cultural factors, for that individual. Handicap is therefore a function of the relationship between disabled persons and their environment. It occurs when they encounter cultural, physical or social barriers which prevent their access to the various systems of society that are available to others. Thus, handicap is the loss or limitation of opportunities to take part in the life of the community on an equal level with others.

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Deciding to upgrade your data entry front end from Microsoft Access, Word, Paradox, Wordpierfect or some other program to a professional data entry software package will change the way your organization works. Off-the-shelf front-ends work well for small amounts of data, but can slow things down when volumes build up. Here are some questions to ask: How much data are you entering? There are many ways to measure your data, but the most relevant statistic is the amount of time it takes to key. Working this out lets you quickly calculate your costs and see how long the software will take to pay for itself. Professional data entry software costs about $1,000 a user. Assume your fullyloaded labor costs are $20 an hour. Divide $20 into $1,000. You must reduce your data entry time by 50 hours an operator to pay for the software.
Many companies claim that they no longer do data entry. This is a myth. Companies still do data entry, but most of it is hidden in other jobs. Not too long ago, the data entry center was a standard feature of most data processing departments - back when we had data processing departments. Today data processing is called information technology. And a lot of organizations will tell you they dont do data entry anymore. The answer is knowledge workers. Data entry is now disbursed throughout the enterprise.
IN A SURVEY OF OVER 100 DATA ENTRY OPERATORS AND MANAGERS, TAWPI HAS GLEANED VALUABLE INFORMATION REGARDING HOW DATA ENTRY PRODUCTIVITY IS MEASURED, REWARDED AND IMPROVED. THE RESULTS OF THIS SURVEY ARE BEING PUBLISHED IN A HANDBOOK PRODUCED BY TAWPI.Measuring and Improving Data Entry Productivity provides a set of tools for measuring the benefits of improved data entry and a means for measuring increased productivity, including ergonomic factors such as reducing eye movements and keystrokes. It tells how to set parameters and benchmarks for measuring these factors and provides a methodology for analyzing, valuing, and tweaking data entry productivity. It describes how to build a model for calculating productivity improvements and related benefits over various project lifecycles to determine the impact of measurable improvements on ROI and cash flow.

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In the past two years, Two Trees Management Co., the company that owns most of the Brooklyn neighborhood of DUMBO, has more than doubled in the amount of music related companies leasing offices. During 2002 there were seven musically based companies; Today, there are 17 companies, including recording labels, music studios, music engineers, and composers. Fat Beats, Statra Recordings, Complete Distribution, Turntable Lab, Oort Media, Stray Dog Music, Victor Calderones company Waveform, SpinArt, Witchdoctor, AM Only, Atomic Recording Company, 7H Recording, Stratax, Centaur Entertainment, Domino Recording Company, Tag Team Media, and Mos Defs company Big Small all hold multi-year leases with Two Trees Management Co.
BARTOK Royal Philharmonic / Gatti Conifer 75605 51324 2 Nothing if not a confident choice with which to celebrate your new orchestra, your new recording contract. If youve a mind to show off, then you do so in the best of company with Bartoks Concerto for Orchestra. Characteristically, though, Gattis Bartok is more about drama than display. And thats more of a novelty than you might think. Bartok so often gets left behind in performances of the Concerto. So often its about sound not because of sound. So often the music is subsumed by the special effects. The shows the thing. Not here. Gattis “Introduzione” at once opens magic casements on to the concerto beyond. Muted string tremolandi are drawn like a veil over the opening pages, the violas sul ponticello adding a touch of frost. The solo flute is pale and very interesting. Not a bar, not a note goes by that doesnt convey something. The intrigue of a first encounter, thats the spirit. So those little oboe and/or clarinet and harp diversions in the first movement come on like ancient airs and dances; so there is nothing remotely faceless about the woodwind “couplets” of the second movement; so the third movement “Elegia” stretches and intensifies the dynamic possibilities, suggesting a lake of tears to shame even Bluebeard, with ardent violins pulling more sound up from their bottom strings than Ill wager even they thought they had. When did you last hear the cor anglaiss plangent canon to the lyric main theme of the “Intermezzo interotto” sound this purposeful? And since when did Till Eulenspiegel get to play tag with the Shostakovich “Leningrad” theme? All right, so the finale sacrifices fire to the rustico character of the music (presto? hardly), so youre listening to the Royal Philharmonic thinking of the Chicago Symphony. But theres more music being made here than in the average Concerto for Orchestra - and thats a fact. The Divertimento, meanwhile, is further testament to Gattis work in progress with the RPO strings. Folk dance and fiddling are at the heart of this piece, the character once again dictating the sound. Which is just as it should be and so rarely is. Edward Seckerson
TORONTO — UOMO Media Inc. (OTCBB:UOMO), a multi-channel entertainment and media company, today announced the launch of its recorded music division, UOMO Recorded Music. The division is tasked with growing UOMOs catalogue of music master recordings through acquisitions as well as the signing of individual artists. UOMO Recorded Music will find opportunities to monetize these rights by selling artists albums, placing songs in films, television, video games and commercials.

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The 27th annual Music Evangelism Foundation Bible Conference will take place at two Colorado Springs locations June 23-27. The conference begins with a seminar 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 23 at Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2886 S. Circle Drive. The seminar, $20, features talks on faith and family by noted speakers including Ray Pritchard, former pastor of Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park, Ill. The conference also offers free music and talks at Village Seven Presbyterian Church, 4055 S. Nonchalant Circle.
Business Editors Altec Lansing(R) Technologies, Inc., the long-time leader in the design and manufacture of computer speaker systems, announced today that their XA3021 speaker system, will be one of the premiere products included in the prestigious celebrity gift bags distributed at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAS) on August, 29th in New York Citys acclaimed Radio City Music Hall.

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The New Jewelry
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.
As art jewelry comes into its own in America, galleries are clasping onto the trend and finding success with the art/jewelry mix. Throughout the world, body ornamentation is an ancient and time-honored art form. Yet in the United States, jewelry as art has only recently come into its own. The distinction between mass-produced jewelry and art jewelry is not just in the quantity but the design, said jewelry artist Gretchen Kubacky of Los Angeles. Ive seen some stunningly high-quality designs in a department store that wouldnt be considered fine art, and Ive seen $5,000 diamond earrings that have no design quality to them. Art is in the eye of the beholder.

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES - The After Lunch Bunch of the Topeka PC Users Club will meet at 1 p.m. in the Central Congregational Church, 1248 S.W. Buchanan. This is a solutions group for novice personal computer users who cant attend night sessions. Free and open to the public. Call 478-3164 for details.
IBC helps resellers attract new customers, expand their service offerings and take advantage of emerging communications capabilities As voice and data communications converge, the role of resellers and distributors is changing dramatically. It is no longer enough simply to offer-or understand-voice or data communications. Customers are attracted to “one-stop shopping” for both their data and telephony needs. Today most of these businesses already have basic telecommunications services and possibly a host of other, disparate technologies such as e-mail, data networking, and Internet access. Unfortunately, these systems are typically not coordinated. Resources are usually not shared; features and capabilities are often limited; management may be difficult; and the entire system may be costly. Additionally, the traditional arrangement does not provide a platform for taking advantage of new communications capabilities.

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A built-in swimming pool at a Norwegian familys mountain cabin has been stolen. The determined theives, who struck at some point between early November and last week, dug out the steel lining and also made off with the plastic liner, skimming system, filter system and numerous hoses and pipes.
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We studied peridural fibrosis in 16 dogs after laminectomies at the L2, L4 and L6 levels. They received either a free fat graft, a biodegradable mechanical barrier (polyethylene oxide (PEO)/polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) copolymer), or no treatment. The animals were killed after 4,12, 26 and 52 weeks. We conclude that up to one year a free fat graft is effective in reducing the amount of peridural scarring. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 1998;80-B:520-6. Received 27 May 1997; Accepted after revision 21 November 1997
This review focuses on the global and CIS markets for polybutylene terephthalate and other polymer products. The author describes their properties, production, processing, application areas, and brands. The review contains the information on their supply and demand, consumers, prices, Investment Projects etc.
QestPEX(TM) uses pipe extruded from cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) resin. The pipe is flexible and uses metal insert fittings with crimp rings, like the existing Qest(R) system. QestPEX(TM) has an NSF listing approving its use in potable water systems and has been used effectively in Europe for many years.Scott Arbuckle, President of U.S. Brass and Eljer Industries, commented: We are pleased that our program to develop this new product allows us to introduce the QestPEX(TM) system to our customers in such a timely manner. The Qest(R) polybutylene plumbing system was a major contributor to U.S. Brass sales and profits and we are optimistic that QestPEX(TM) will be an effective replacement. Eljer Industries, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and marketer of high quality building products, including plumbing, heating and ventilating products, for the residential and commercial construction, remodeling and repair, and do-it-yourself markets.

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Sir: I suspect that the earliest example of road rage is in fact that displayed by the Sumerian hero Gilgamesh, who predates Greek and Biblical offenders by hundreds of years. Just before the famous account of the flood, we read that as he is walking down the road towards the sea, looking for eternal life, a young woman tells him he cannot go on. “Seized with anger”, he snatches an axe and a dagger, rushes down and damages the boat. After “talking it over” with the boatman, however, he calms down and agrees to build a replacement craft. Is this the earliest reference to road rage counselling and community service for offenders?
Sir: More power to Adrian Morgan, his boatbuilding activities, and his hosts at Ullapool (”Boil in the bag boat, 30 March). It cant be pointed out often enough that wooden boatbuilding is not a dying craft; moreover it is one practised more widely than at a few outposts on the Celtic fringe.
From Mr D. B. Price Sir: Your correspondents views on the certainties of Heaven and Hell as the Church of England might have us believe it reminds me of a former vicar of St Davids Church, Brecon, South Wales. My father, chapel not Church of England, was then gravely ill. John Simons deeply regretted that he could give him no assurance that he would get to Heaven but did grudgingly concede that he might well get on that second boat. This, I believe, was because my father pruned his roses most skilfully. Well, would a man who could prune a rose really be denied entry to the Kingdom of Heaven!

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The Marquis TrimLine telephone will provide the solution for those areas in the hotel requiring a specialized telephone. The Marquis TrimLine can be used as a courtesy phone, guestroom phone or bathroom phone. Circle 335
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The Marquis TrimLine telephone will provide the solution for those areas in the hotel requiring a specialized telephone. The Marquis TrimLine can be used as a courtesy phone, guestroom phone or bathroom phone. Circle 349

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Brian Duke recently joined ABD Insurance and Financial Service, a risk management and employee benefit service provider. The companys new managing director. Dukes position will entail increasing business production and improving client services. He has served as an account executive at an independent broker in the Bay Area and he began his insurance career in 1986 as a claim adjuster with Aetna Casualty Surety. Pixar Animation Studios recently appointed Susan Decker to the companys board of directors. Previously the chief financial officer and executive vice president of Yahoo!, Decker has also worked as the global director of equity research for Donaldson, Lukin Jenrette, where she managed equity research. She then received the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst in 1989 and she was appointed to the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council by the trustees of the Financial Accounting Federation to serve from 2000 to 2004. She earned a bachelors degree in science and economics from Tufts University and later amasters degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.
All I had to do was take the psychological test, and I was in. “Do you ever have black, tarry bowel movements?” one of the questions asked, and I wavered, sure my answer would mean everything to New York Life. “Yes,” I decided, which couldnt have been the only reason I flunked. My father was disappointed and I ashamed. And now I think my failure was a kind of insurance-the best I ever fell into-against doing such work. Ever since, Ive tried to live my life so that living would be its own annuity, in its own time. Abet in the dark, the beneficiaries always in doubt.

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The Crystal Geyser Water Co. is totally excited about its newest and gnarliest beverage line, California Max, a non-carbonated fruit drink with no preservatives.This is a totally new concept for us, reported Kevin McClanahan, vice president of marketing for Crystal Geyser. Weve bottled a wild collection of fun flavors in single-serving 16-oz. bottles for the customer who wants a wallop of flavor in an exciting package.Initial distribution for California Max, which has a label that resembles a California vanity license plate, is targeted at California delicatessens and convenience stores. Anywhere we find people out and about, on the go, ready for fun, McClanahan said.
GEYSERS: What They Are and How They Work: Second Edition Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park is usually what people think of when the word geyser bubbles up. Geologist Bryan reveals the hidden characteristics of these rare, explosive phenomena in this short, easy-to-read, full-color guide. He explains the different types of hot springs that spawn geysers and related curiosities, such as mud pots and fumaroles. He informs readers about the special requirements needed to form a geyser and why theyre so rare, how geysers erupt, what distinguishes different types of geysers, and what factors influence geyser activity. The book includes a map showing all the known geyser fields in the world and an accompanying table describing each one. A brief glossary ends the text. Mountain Press Pub. Co., 2005, 67 p., color photos, paperback, $12.00.
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — When Ralph and Donna Friz came to Yellowstone National Park in 1949, their purpose was to work in the Hamilton Store near Old Faithful Lodge. This lasted until 1951 when something else started drawing the Ogden couple back to the park each year: geyser gazing. “(I love) the variety of being outdoors and the beauty everywhere,” Ralph Friz said. “Im fascinated with something coming up from the depths of the Earth and going 75-200 feet in the air.”

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Scottish Newcastles bid for Greenalls managed pubs estate willmake them a major player in the burgeoning budget hotel sector. Although the lions share of the #1.134 billion bid covers the 765 Greenalls pubs, if the bid succeeds Scottish Newcastle will pick up 61 Premier Lodge hotels and 19 prime development sites for a bargain #204 million. SN have needed to dig deep into their pockets to acquire new sites in a competitive market.
Its never too early to start preparing for a Ryder Cup, and at The Gleneagles Hotel that means spending money to make it. Named after the Hall of Fame golfer and course designer James Braid, Braid House is connected to the main hotel and revamped leisure club by an all-glass atrium. This addition brings Scotlands only Five Red Star hotel to 275 rooms, but the development wont stop here. Expansion is in the pipeline for the next 12 years, and when the Ryder Cup arrives in 2014 it will be on the 90th anniversary of the hotel. The beauty of Gleneagles is that modernization hasnt changed its old-world charm. The game may have outgrown the Kings and Queens courses that Braid sculpted in 1918, but the Jack Nicklaus-designed PGA Centenary Course, opened in 1993, will have matured nicely when the American and European teams convene for the 40th playing of the matches.
M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Hotel World by Ali Smith has won the inaugural Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Award. The GBP10,000 prize was awarded to Smith - who has been shortlisted for the Booker and the Orange prizes - at a ceremony in Edinburgh. The other shortlisted books were; The Machine Doctor by Peter Burnett; In the Blue House by Meaghan Delahunt; Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler; and Pure Dead Magic by Debi Gliori.

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Scotland spends more per capita on the NHS than England does, but by next year it will have Europes lowest life expectancy, says Fraser NelsonImagine a British National Health Service flowing with French or German levels of funding. This dream, we are promised, will soon be delivered in return for higher taxes. But for the impatient, there is a solution: visit Scotland.Gordon Browns motherland was strangely absent from the list of countries sized up by the Treasury when it examined health systems from around the world last year a study which predictably concluded that money, not organisation, was the problem. Yet only Scotland shows what happens when cash is stuffed into an unreformed state-run monopoly stamped with the DNA of the late 1940s. It is the only country in the free world to have tried what Brown is now aiming for.
Gregor Gall The Political Economy of Scotland: Red Scotland? Radical Scotland? University of Wales Press, 2005, 212 pp. ISBN 0-708-31944-0 (hbk) £60 ISBN 0-708-31973-4 (pbk) £20 It is the source of the hypothesis that Gall seeks to test with reference to as much empirical data on strikes, industrial disputes, protests, workplace organisation, collective-bargaining agreements, social structure, occupational distribution and more general political opinion as he could lay his hands on. The result is an intriguing study that sheds a lot of valuable light on political and economic struggle throughout Britain, especially during the last forty years. By putting these into the context of the rise to prominence of the national question in Scotland and Wales, Gall further enlivens his study by highlighting the salience of what ought to be regarded as the British state question.

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When the French aristocrat, Alexis de Tocqueville, was sent by the French government to America in 1831 to study the American prison system, he took copious notes on all aspects of American life. De Tocqueville published his observations as Democracy in America in 1835. He was particularly impressed by an American disposition for forever forming associations, whether religious, moral, serious, futile, very general or very limited. He observed that As soon as Americans have conceived a sentiment or idea that they want to produce before the world, they seek each other out, and when found, they unite. Thenceforward they are no longer isolated individuals, but a power conspicuous from a distance whose actions serve as an example; when they speak, people listen.De Tocquevilles American contemporary, Ralph Waldo Emerson, emphasizes the$vital importance of confidence based on self-trust in his essay Self-Reliance (1841). This finds an echo in modern self help manuals. The American psychiatrist, M Scott Peck, in his bestselling The Road Less Travelled (1978) advocates self-discipline, restraint and personal responsibility. So is there something culturally specific to America that made it the home of self help? And can it transfer to the UK mental health context?
Self-help groupsMost self-help groups are voluntary, non-profit associations open to anyone with a similar need or interest; however, spin-off groups also exist to meet the needs of particular types of people; for example, the elderly, women, or Hispanics. Usually, groups are led by peers, have an informal structure, and are free (except for small donations to cover meeting expenses). However, professionals of various kinds lead some self-help groups.

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At the beginning of this century, a new advertising industry came of age in the United States. Now, at the turn of the twenty-first century, new global media and audiences are reshaping this industry and the advertising we see. The next frontier is worldwide, and the new media are as open-ended as cyberspace. The tremendous growth of the Internet as an advertising medium has been widely documented in a variety of published articles and reports. Although advertisers still invest more than 45 percent of their media budget in newspaper and television, the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) estimates that more than $900 million was spent on Internet advertising in 1997 and projects that the end-of-year figures for 1998 will show an expenditure of at least $2 billion. Business Week predicts that ad spending on the Internet will be close to $8 billion by 2002.1 One important reason why revenue is increasing at such a rapid rate is that many ol the more established and popular Web sites are charging more for their ads. In general, advertisers pay for their ads on a “cost per thousand” (CPM) basis, i.e., advertisers pay a fee for every thousand times their ad is viewed. CPM rates for television range from $5 to $6 per thousand. Compare this tc Web site charges: the average cost for banner ads is $17, but more popular sites can charge a premium of $20 to $22 per thousand for access to their visitors. Advertisers pay more for Internet ads because these sites can deliver a more targeted audience.
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.

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The International Facility Management Association of NY (IFMAGNY) had a luncheon presentation at the OFS Showroom on Pest Control by Arthur M. Katz of Knockout Pest Control, an NY metro area leader in commercial pest management since 1975. Knockout Pest Control provides safe, modern control methods of the highest quality, which are also environmentally friendly. Katz pointed out some government regulations that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation regulates and enforces.
Pest controllers locate, identify, repel, and destroy pests. They use their knowledge of pests habits, along with an arsenal of pest management techniques-applying chemicals, setting traps, operating equipment, and even modifying building structures-to alleviate pest problems. The best known method of pest control is pesticide application. Pest controllers apply two different types of pesticides: common use and restricted use. Common use pesticides are the most widely used and are readily available; in diluted concentrations, they are available to the public. Restricted use pesticides are available only to professionals for the most severe infestations. Their application is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because of their potential harm to pest controllers, customers, and the environment.

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KF501 Title main entry. Ed. by Ron Brown and Laura W. Morgan.
Family Law and Family Values. Mavis Maclean, ed. Oxford, United Kingdom, and Portland, OR: Hart Publishing, 2005. Pp. xi+342. $80.00 cloth; $44.00 paper. It is the nature of expectations about family relationships, and the extent to which the values that are incorporated in family law coincide with these expectations, that is the subject of this rich collection of 18 essays edited by Maclean. Like the previous two volumes on family law that Maclean edited, this one is also based on meetings held at the International Institute for the Sociology of Law in Onati, Spain and, like its predecessors, the approach here is interdisciplinary and its scope is European and North American. The book is divided into five sections. The first presents different approaches to the study of the nature of family values alongside those values put in place by legal systems; the next three chapters deal with the regulation of the relationships between adults and children, adult couples, and adult children and elderly parents, respectively; while the final chapter deals with diversity and standardization in family values and family law.

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In addition, plastic surgeons have sought to develop better techniques for the treatment and repair of skin damage resulting from burns, and improved techniques for the repair of congenital deformities of the hand and craniofacial reconstruction for repair of cleft lip and palate , one of the most common plastic surgeries for babies, children, and adolescents

A relatively small percentage of plastic surgery procedures are performed on patients under 18 for cosmetic purposes. These procedures include otoplasty (correcting prominent ears) and rhinoplasty (reshaping the nose); and breast augmentation and breast reduction. Data from the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons on cosmetic procedures performed on patients under age 18 are shown in the accompanying table.

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In 1982, plastic surgeon William Magee and his social worker wife, Kathleen, founded the nonprofit organization Operation Smile. As of 1996, the organizations surgeons had performed surgery on 18,000 children in 15 countries. Surgeries performed included cleft lip and palate correction, and burn scar correction.

Further Reading

For Your Information

Books

• Hayes, Harry, ed. An Anthology of Plastic Surgery. Rockville, MD: Aspen Publishers, 1986.
  
• Smith, James D., and Robert M. Bumsted, eds. Pediatric Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Arlington Heights, IL: Lippincott-Raven, 1993.
  

Periodicals

• “Local Heroes.” Time 147, June 3, 1996, p. 20.
  
• Richard, M.E. “Common Pediatric Craniofacial Reconstructions.” Nurse Clinician in North America 29, December 1994, pp. 791-99.
  
• Sadove, A.M., and B.L. Eppley. “Pediatric Plastic Surgery.” Clinical Plastic Surgery 23, January 1996, pp. 139-55.

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This complete guide puts at your fingertips on-target explanations, examples, specimen clauses, ready-to-use forms, checklists, and tables, all designed to speed your work, plus tested methods for drafting tax-saving plans for divorced or separated clients. It spells out what to do to nail down top tax benefits for your clients under the most recent tax law rules, and it shows you exactly how to do it. You get clear, step-by-step guidance to help you minimize tax dollars and steer clear of hidden penalties. For example, you will discover: how to protect your clients rights to business or investment property during divorce or separation, how to set up a trust that can save your client thousands in child support payments, how to incorporate estate planning considerations into divorce tax advice, how to deal with retirement and fringe benefits in a property of the Retirement under the provisions of the Retirement Equity Act, and what specific clauses in a divorce agreement will assure the best tax treatment for your client. Because Divorce Taxation is designed in a looseleaf format, it will never go out of date. Monthly Report Bulletins rushes you the latest information on new laws and law changes, rulings and court decisions. When one of these developments calls for a change in the service itself, youll receive new or revised pages to place in the text at no additional cost.
Taxation and Representation In 1776 the colonies rallied around the cry, No taxation without representation! The colonies went to war and in victory received representation and, eventually, taxation. We are a small CPA firm located in a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As with many members of NSPA, we perform a variety of services for clients in various fields. Some of our clients are in the broadcast industry. The nature of this industry is such that our clients have a tendency to relocate frequently all across the country. In order to service our clients properly, we travel to their locations. This allows us to meet face-to-face with our clients and, by spreading the costs out per client, our fees remain affordable.
Must Uncle Sam Reimburse Your Personal Tax Liability? Maybe–If Youre a Subchapter S Corporation In the earlier case, the Court had recognized that, as a Subchapter S corporation, ISNs income tax liability is passed through to its sole shareholder (530) and held that state income taxes paid by the shareholder are allowed under the Taxes provision. (531) However, when ISN returned to Court to seek the same result for its fixed-price contracts, the Court easily dismissed its claim, pointing out the fundamental difference between cost-reimbursement and fixed-price contracts, with the contractor being responsible under the latter for all costs and resulting profit and loss. Additionally, the Court found ISN was not entitled to any lost profits under its cost-reimbursement contracts based on its claim that its negotiated fixed-fee for those contracts should have been greater because the costs should have included the state tax costs (which the earlier decision found to be reimbursable). The Court held that to do so would violate the prohibition against cost-plus-percentage-of-cost contracts (532) and would lead to a windfall. (533)

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Boardwalk Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BORD) (NASDAQ: BORDW), announced today that Boardwalk Banks formation of a bank holding
company has been completed, effective July 1, 2006. Boardwalk Bank is now
a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Boardwalk Bancorp, Inc., a newly-formed New
Jersey corporation. The bank holding company formation was previously
approved by shareholders at the 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on
April 27, 2006.

Boardwalk Bancorp, Inc. intends to mail to shareholders and warrant holders
a letter of transmittal and instructions related to the exchange of
certificates of Boardwalk Bank common stock and Boardwalk Bank warrant
certificates for holding company common stock and warrant certificates.

Business Editors PEMBROKE, Bermuda–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 9, 2003 AXIS announced today the formation of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (AXIS Capital). AXIS Capital is a newly formed Bermuda company that became the holding company for AXIS Specialty Limited and its subsidiaries on December 31, 2002. AXIS Specialty Limited continues to operate as a Bermuda domiciled Class IV insurance and reinsurance company.
Statements made in this release that are not historical, including statements made regarding costs, estimates of growth, and sales of Enzymatic Therapy products, may be considered forward looking statements within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. ETI Holdings, Inc., cautions that readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. ETI advises that various risks and uncertainties could affect its financial performance, and could cause ETI Holdings, Inc.s. actual results for future periods to differ materially from those anticipated or projected.

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Children dont come with instructions. But parents might long for some when a health problem arises. A free forum designed to make parents health-wiser by providing care tips and strategies is planned 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Pikes Peak East Library, 5550 N. Union Blvd. Lunch will be provided to those who R.S.V.P. by Monday. The forum is hosted by Resources for Young Children and Families Inc. To R.S.V.P. or for more information, call Robin Mitchell at 577-9190.
The things some people will do for a white Christmas.
Health is a measure of quality of life that is difficult to define and measure. In the 1940s, the World Health Organization (WHO) defined health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. At the first International Conference on Health Promotion in Ottawa, Canada (1986), the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion built on the WHOs concept and further defined health as a resource for everyday life. a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capabilities. Good health enables one to function independently within a changing environment.

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The International Facility Management Association of NY (IFMAGNY) had a luncheon presentation at the OFS Showroom on Pest Control by Arthur M. Katz of Knockout Pest Control, an NY metro area leader in commercial pest management since 1975. Knockout Pest Control provides safe, modern control methods of the highest quality, which are also environmentally friendly. Katz pointed out some government regulations that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation regulates and enforces.
Modern pest control is often termed IPM–which can be defined as a coordination of several management functions to: * Resolve these infestations with short-term control(s). * Reduce or eliminate the causes of infestation with long-term resolutions.

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CNC Software CNC Softwares Mastercam Router Version 9 has been updated and now offers a series of new tools and enhancements with greater flexibility and functionality based on feedback from Mastercam Router users, says the company.
CNC Software Inc. CNC Software announces that its Mastercam X software is capable of supporting 3Dconnexions full line of motion controllers. The softwares default configurations are part of the motion controller driver, CNC Software says, giving users increased productivity. The company adds that the controllers apply light pressure to the controller, translating the users sense of touch into 2-D and 3-D movements.
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Pest controllers locate, identify, repel, and destroy pests. They use their knowledge of pests habits, along with an arsenal of pest management techniques-applying chemicals, setting traps, operating equipment, and even modifying building structures-to alleviate pest problems. The best known method of pest control is pesticide application. Pest controllers apply two different types of pesticides: common use and restricted use. Common use pesticides are the most widely used and are readily available; in diluted concentrations, they are available to the public. Restricted use pesticides are available only to professionals for the most severe infestations. Their application is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because of their potential harm to pest controllers, customers, and the environment.
The Steritech Group, Inc., a provider of pest management services, has introduced a high-tech bar code monitoring program that helps eliminate excessive or unnecessary application of pesticides. Steritechs bar code technology tracks pesticide placement and usage, and allows Steritechs pest management professionals to track recommendations and degree of compliance, analyze pest activity, including seasonal trends, and make any necessary adjustments. CIRCLE 81 ON READER SERVICE CARD

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Eurosoft Inc. A brochure details optimization technology by Ardis, whose software is distributed by Eurosoft Inc. Literature lists benefits of the software, Ardis features, minimum hardware requirements and optional features.
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Morgan D. (1996). The principles of hypnotherapy. Bradford UK: Eilidon Press. The book is divided into three parts. Part A consisting of 9 chapters covers foundational material on systems theory and how that can be applied to organic systems and to hypnosis. It discusses positive feedback loops that amplify the process and negative feedback loops that subdue the process. Positive feedback amplification can be either beneficial or harmful depending on whether increasing the effect is desired, while negative feedback calming can be either beneficial or harmful depending on whether decreasing the effect is desired. Morgan focuses on the activity of a system, the activity of its component subsystems, or the activity of the supersystem of which the system is a component. His main theoretical focus is on whether the activity of the system is increasing, decreasing, or staying the same, as other components change in specified ways. Hypnosis is described in systems terms, not as a “state,” but rather in terms of what system or subsystem components are changed, either increased or decreased, during trance induction, deepening, maintenance, trance work, and termination. He uses simple symbols to represent activities in quasi-mathematical style, which is helpful. Some of the letter symbols are used for different activities in different parts of the book. It would have been easier to follow if given letter symbols had been used more consistently to represent single specific activities. Some of his textual references to others publications are found in the bibliography at the end of the book, but some are unfortunately not present in the bibliography. He goes through common hypnotic tests in Chapter 8 and inductions in Chapter 9 explaining them in systems terms. This does produce some greater conceptual clarity with respect to subsystem component activities during hypnosis. Part B consisting of 6 chapters is the central discussion on what the systems approach can teach us about hypnotherapy. Chapter 10 discusses the matter of diagnosis in systems terms looking at precursors, problems, and resultants, and how they change with respect to one another. Chapter 11 focuses on positive and negative feedback loops in organic systems including behavioral, emotive, and cognitive. The vicious circle is a positive feedback loop with harmful consequences. Thinking in systems terms may make needed changes clearer to the therapist. Chapter 12 looks at the consequences of symptom reduction. The remaining three chapters in this part examine making changes by choosing the appropriate positive feedback loops to amplify desired effects and the appropriate negative feedback loops to quiet undesired effects, planning the changes, and reinforcing the changes by selecting natural reinforces.
In therapeutic interviews described as either hypnosis or biofeedback, the patient must change mental imagery to achieve the desired state or physiologic change. If the therapists monitors physiologic measures while coaching a patient through a self-hypnotic exercise, invariably there will be changes in measures (e.g., increased peripheral temperature, decreased pulse rate). Regardless of the confusion, the benefit of adding physiologic monitoring (biofeedback) to hypnosis is the enhancement of a sense of personal control and competency. Children recognize that by changing their thinking, they can impact body processes. This makes the experience more concrete and provides trance ratification and gives a child increased confidence about achieving the desired therapeutic outcome. Address for reprints: Karen Olness, M.D., 111OO Euclid Ave., MS 6038, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. E-mail: kno@po.cwru.edu.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is common, with each UK GP seeing an average of about eight patients every week. It is unpleasant for sufferers, negatively affects quality of life, and is expensive for health services. A large proportion of patients do not do well with conventional therapy, and many seek unconventional alternatives. One of these is a form of hypnotherapy known as gut-directed hypnotherapy. It is based on relaxation to try to normalise gut function. Because there are claims that it works, some purchasers are tempted to provide a service. A systematic review of trials [1] suggests a large degree of caution is warranted. Authors sought studies, of any design, in nine electronic databases, and even contacted authors for information about any further studies.

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Gosse v. Navistar Intel Transp. Corp., 605 NW 2d 896 (Wis. Ct. App. 1999). A Wisconsin appellate court held that a consumer cannot bring a personal injury claim under the states lemon law. Affi-ming, the appellate court noted that the purpose of the lemon law is to give consumers a means to ensure that a new vehicle will conform to its warranty. The law is violated when a vehicle does not conform to its express warranty and the manufacturer fails to fix the nonconformity, replace the vehicle, or give the consumer a refund. Allowing consumers to bring personal injury claims under the statute, the court observed, would impermissibly expand its scope and run contrary to the laws purpose. If a vehicle is so defective that it causes personal injury to a consumer, the court concluded, the consumer can pursue lemon law remedies and bring a separate claim for personal injuries under the appropriate law.
The 53-year history of Rochester law firm Brenna Brenna changes today with the addition of personal injury attorney Sheldon W. Boyce. Robert L. Brenna Jr. said Thursday the name of the firm his father started should be changed to reflect Boyces joining: “I could not allow it to go forward without including his name.” “Its been Brenna Brenna for a long time,” Brenna said. “Im honored that [Boyce] is joining us.” Boyce begins practice today at Brenna, Brenna Boyce, PLLC, having left ChamberlainDAmanda, where he worked for 24 years.
Consumers can learn more about personal injury law through a new series of free educational pamphlets developed by the law firm of Faraci Lange. The firms Legal Education for Everyone series is designed to answer common questions for people who have been injured by negligence, know someone who has been injured or simply want to protect themselves from risk. In addition to explaining some of the legal issues that attorneys consider when deciding to handle a personal injury case, the brochures also provide information about choosing a personal injury attorney, adequate insurance coverage and statutes of limitations for person injury cases.

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WITH ninety per cent of dieters regaining all or part of their lost weight within five years, there is huge pressure to find new health and beauty regimes that last. And no matter how many times we tell ourselves that no one is perfect we still cant help hoping that one day we will be happy with our bodies. We model our dreams for our bodies on celebrities and people in the public eye but rarely do we hear about their imperfections such as bunions, wonky toes, cellulite or wrinkles.

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Shoppers are carrying nearly $1,000 less than last year in credit card debt, a sign they will be spending more this holiday shopping season. A recent survey by Rockville-based Myvesta.org, a consumer education organization, found Americans have an average credit card debt of $2,294 this year, down from $3,250 in 2002. One analyst believes the rise in mortgage refinancing is allowing consumers to pay off credit card debt.
MOST READERS of Malaysian Business are not poor. One of the hallmarks of the well-heeled in our society is having current issues of this magazine adorning the racks of their offices and the coffee tables of their homes. So, why am I writing here about defeating credit card debt? Ill tell you: Ive learnt over the years that quite a few individuals who earn hefty salaries or business profits tend to overlook gradually accumulating credit card balances on the personal front. This situation usually arises out of ignorance or distraction:
Commenting on the tragedy, Consumer Credit Counselling Service chairman, Malcolm Hurlston said: “In the past week, we have counselled one client with 39 cards and another with 37, so although 19 may be extreme, it is by no means exceptional. “Rather than focussing on the number of cards, however, we would like to see creditors paying more attention to how the customer is dealing with the debt. Any customer paying no more than the minimum amount each month on a number of cards is already over-indebted, with debts about to spiral out of control. “Minimum payment information needs to be shared among creditors so they can make better decisions.”

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Sylla came to music production through a friend from Ivory Coast who wanted to record Cuban songs in an authentic style. “I got into making suggestions about how to go about it, and how to arrange them,” he says. His recording break came with Orchestra Baobab in 1979 at the legendary Golden Baobab studio in Dakar, now part of Xippi studios, run by Youssou NDour. His production role has been shaped by his extensive terms of reference. “I travelled all round central Africa with my parents, and when I was in Paris I collected all these Cuban records, along with soul and other styles, and I think I bring this to artists. “With Baobab in the Seventies, everyone was doing rumba, but I was the man who actually had the huge record collection and was able to point them in the right direction. Salif Keita was looking for something revolutionary, so I suggested putting him in touch with someone from the West who had the same avant-garde approach. That was Francois Breant - and basically I let them get on with it.”
In the past two years, Two Trees Management Co., the company that owns most of the Brooklyn neighborhood of DUMBO, has more than doubled in the amount of music related companies leasing offices. During 2002 there were seven musically based companies; Today, there are 17 companies, including recording labels, music studios, music engineers, and composers. Fat Beats, Statra Recordings, Complete Distribution, Turntable Lab, Oort Media, Stray Dog Music, Victor Calderones company Waveform, SpinArt, Witchdoctor, AM Only, Atomic Recording Company, 7H Recording, Stratax, Centaur Entertainment, Domino Recording Company, Tag Team Media, and Mos Defs company Big Small all hold multi-year leases with Two Trees Management Co.
If ever a composer fell victim to the autonomy of a single interpreter, it was Delius. Beechams magnificent recordings have dissuaded all but the most tenacious rivals, and it is high time we turned a willing ear to such sympathetic Delians as Ormandy, Slatkin and - if this CD is anything to go by - Gennadi Rozhdestvensky. Sir Charles Grovess Appalachia scores by dint of its physicality and expert pacing; again, the playing has its rough edges, but the climaxes have real weight. With Sir John Pritchards aptly fluid account of Summer Night on the River as makeweight, this stimulating CD serves as proof that, as far as Delius is concerned, there is life after Beecham! ROBERT COWAN

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Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers Largest nonprofit provider of dental care to low-income individuals in North Texas celebrates National Childrens Dental Health Month with free screenings and low-cost treatments for local schoolchildren Community Dental Care is launching its new name and brand during a very special month - National Childrens Dental Health Month. In celebration of this month, and the organizations 40 years of service to the regions low-income children and adults, Community Dental Care recently screened and is providing low-cost treatments for students at Meadows Elementary in Plano. This is the most recent example of how the organization works with local school districts to treat children in need.
“From the beginning, Delta Dental has tried to get the message across that good oral health is an important part of overall health,” said Seitz. “Our goal has always been to improve oral health by making dental care more affordable to people throughout the state.” To help make his point about oral health and its importance, Seitz refers to statistics from the National Institute of Dental Research, which reveals that $1 spent on dental care now saves $4 in treatment costs later in an individuals life. Seitz also refers to research conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service which shows that dental and oral diseases that could have been prevented with proper dental care affect more than 50 percent of children in the U.S. The latter, he says, results in, among other things, missed school days–117,000 per 100,000 children, according to the Journal of Public Health. “Dental disease can keep a child from going to school and an adult away from work–just like other ailments have the potential to do,” said Seitz.

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Chelators added to pectinase-rich enzyme mixtures increase the efficiency of enzyme retting of flax. The multitude of available chelators requires research to optimize enzyme retting for cost and fiber quality. Of several chelators tested, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is the most effective in sequestering calcium from solution, with substantial activity even at pH 4 or 5. Phosphate is also effective, but only at high pH. EDTA and Mayoquest 200, a commercial product with -37% EDTA, in combination with Viscozyme L or Lyvelin, commercial enzymes with polygalacturonase activities, yield high Fried test scores, indicating efficient separation of fibers from core tissues. Neither chelator nor enzyme at the levels tested alone effectively rets flax at a pH of around 5. In contrast, EDTA at 20 mmol/L levels and alkaline pH yields high Fried test scores. The addition of BioPrep, a commercial pectate lyase, does not influence retting measured by the Fried test with EDTA at alkaline pH, but the enzyme does improve retting with the weaker chelator sodium tripolyphosphate. The quality of fibers, as determined by the yield of fine fibers obtained by passing retted flax through the Shir