Dec 4
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NORWALK, Conn. — Theres an old tradition in standard medical circles of dismissing so-called alternative medicine as everything from witchcraft to nonsense. The move, the first by a major U.S. health-care company, suggests that the industry is giving some credence to consumer claims that certain kinds of alternative medicine work. In fact, many insurers already cover some types of alternative medicine, such as therapy by chiropractors — although few cover less conventional treatments like herbology, in which herbs are used to treat diseases. “Its really driven by consumer demand,” said Hassan Rifaat, manager of Oxfords alternative-medicine division. Analysts and industry executives say the market for alternative medicine amounts to billions, though the exact amount is up in the air. Norwalk, Conn.-based Oxford pegs the market at about $50 billion; others estimate a more conservative $18 billion to $20 billion. Today, most of that money is paid out of pocket by consumers. Yet, the size of the alternative-medicine market doesnt necessarily translate into a boost for the bottom line of health- care companies or insurers. For example, employers that subscribe to Oxford plans can sign up to provide coverage for alternative treatments by paying a 3 percent increase in premiums, the company said. Even if all Oxford customers added that coverage, it would represent only a small portion of the $1.73 billion in premiums that the company collected in 1995. “Its not an area with any real commercial significance,” said Paine Webber Inc. analyst David Lothson. That could change — or thats what alternative-care providers hope. HMOs now cover 60 million Americans, while another 80 million are covered through other forms of managed care and traditional medical insurance. “As more services are covered, the more alternative treatments people will try,” said Neal Heller, chairman and chief executive of Natural Health Trends Corp., which runs schools that train massage therapists and operates clinics that offer alternative-health treatments. Plenty of people are already convinced that alternative treatments work. The American Chiropractic Association reports that about 20 million people visit chiropractors each year, though only half of the nations HMOs cover those services. Oxford said its recent decision was based on member demand after a tremendous response to an article on the subject in its member magazine. The company, which provides coverage to about 1.4 million people in the eastern United States through its HMOs and other plans, isnt just limiting coverage to treatments now widely seen as effective, such as visits to chiropractors. Included in its new network of 1,000 alternative-medicine specialists are acupuncturists, naturopathic doctors, massage therapists, yoga instructors, clinical nutritionists and registered dietitians, along with a division to sell herbs and holistic devices. It said it also plans to add other services, like the Chinese martial art taichi. Some other health care companies, such as American Western Life Insurance Co. and Kaiser Permanente Health Plans, offer a limited range of alternative-medical services, but none have developed a full network and benefits plan comparable to Oxfords. “Mainstream HMOs and insurers are skeptical,” said Natural Healths Heller. Indeed, more Americans have taken a greater interest in their own health and preventive care, particularly as HMOs strive to cut costs by placing limits on certain types of treatments. “They feel as though modern medicine has failed them,” Heller said. While coverage of alternative treatments is on the rise, it will take several years before theres wide acceptance among benefit plans and insurers, analysts and executives said. When that happens, Heller said, his clinics will be ready.
Business Editors/Health Medical Writers Access Health has agreed to acquire HealthCare, which had been previously announced and subsequently delayed due to financing issues, in a share exchange for 4 million shares of the common stock of Access Health. The President and Chief Operating Officer of Access Health are shareholders in HealthCare and will receive shares of Access Health upon completion of the acquisition. Based on its unaudited financial statements, HealthCare is believed to have generated revenues of approximately $2 million during 2000, with modest profits. In addition to the clinical locations, the acquisition includes management rights under the HMO and managed care contracts, access to a database of over 40,000 patient names, and practical operations within which to test and refine Access Healths programs, products and services prior to bringing them to regional and national markets.
Dec 4
Werving en selectiebureaus
Connecting with and tracking job candidates through a recruitment management system that makes full use of Internet technology can improve a companys hiring results. And, it even may lead to a re-engineering of the recruitment process. The applicant management system is geared toward mid-sized organizations hiring between 100 and 500 employees annually. It is a single-source solution; Hotjobs.com handles installation and maintenance of the necessary hardware and software items.
Experiencing recruitment and selection.
Dec 4
Cosmetic Dentistry in Manhattan
The things some people will do for a white Christmas.
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.
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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Merchant Cash Advance
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.
Budgeting and debt management; advice from finance industry experts about personal and family finances, banking, handling money, building and using credit.and directories for additional help and information.
The economics of money, banking and finance; a European text, 4th ed.
Dec 4
Credit Card Debt
SAVING money on your credit-card bill can be as simple as switching to a new card company. It is not just a question of playing the field for the lowest interest rate or the lowest annual fee. Some card issuers will trim your overall level of debt if you transfer your credit card business to them, even if you are still in the interest-free period and not yet paying any interest on that debt. Midland Bank also offers a 5 per cent rebate on a balance transferred from a rival credit-card company. But this rebate is only available to people who are already paying interest on at least some of the transferred debt. If you are simply transferring a balance that has not yet attracted interest, there is no rebate. The maximum saving in moving to a Midland Access or Visa card is pounds 100. The Bank of Scotland runs a similar scheme for new customers who consolidate their credit and storecard debt on to one of its cards. A sliding scale offers a maximum saving of pounds 60, for debt transfers of pounds l,250 or more.
CREDIT CARD DEBT IN AUSTRALIA has hit a new record. The average balance on an Australian credit card account rose by 70% from $1,445 in 1999 to $2,466 in 2003, according to research from independent market analyst Datamonitor. Datamonitor argues that further increases in the cash rate target later this year will place Australian borrowers under greater strain. However, according to the report, product choices made by borrowers are changing in favour of tower rate cards. As a result, the low rate end of the credit card market will be the key area of competition in 2004.
Dec 3
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David Fields, marketing channel manager of Hickory Hardware of Nashville, TN, was elected vice president of the Home Improvement Research Institute.
Energy Star(R) has announced its home improvement program, referred to as The Toolbox, to help homeowners increase energy efficiency during improvement projects. This saves home owners money, improves the comfort and value of the home, and helps protect the environment.
Dec 3
Christian Dating
WAS THAT a date. or not?” Gone are the days when a man and a woman meeting over a drink knew the outing was undoubtedly a first date. With lines blurring between the platonic and the romantic, defining what constitutes a first date has become a guessing game, as maddening as catching a gnat with chopsticks. The various intentions behind a first date, from finding a mate to bedding a casual-sex partner, has forced many singles to define exactly what it is.
The magical wedding date of the year — 07/07/07 — has passed us by, but to those who figure in figures when setting the date for a special occasion, all is not lost.
When the previous statement on foreign exchange was discussed at the Accounting Practices Committee we were of the view that the statement should include a definition of the date of the transaction due to the confusion surrounding this concept. We consulted with our legal colleagues and were informed that, if an order was placed for goods or services, the date the order was accepted was the date of the transaction. We attempted to get this entrenched in the statement but failed at the APB level. After much confusion, it was generally agreed that the cost of the inventory in the above example would be R65O if no cover contract was entered into or if cover was taken but hedge accounting was not permitted. It was also generally agreed that if cover was taken and hedge accounting was permitted, the cost of the inventory would be R6oo (the spot rate at the date the deal was made) plus RS (being the cost of the premium attributable to the inventory, i.e. Ri5-Rio) or R6o5. Then along came AC 133 with its embedded derivative in a host supply contract concept. It stated that if the deal was done in a currency that was not the currency of one of the parties to the transaction and the product subject to the transaction was not routinely bought and sold in the currency in which the transaction was entered into, there was an embedded derivative in the contract that had to be separated from the host contract. In the above situation, the embedded derivative would have been a liability of R45 (R6,6o - R6,is). The only way that could understand this concept was to see the embedded derivative liability as an expression of sadness that the deal was entered into in dollars and not in Rand. If the Rand went the other way, it would have been an asset, i.e. an expression of happiness. (A banker once asked me jokingly if he could lend money to a company based on the value of its embedded derivatives in its supply contracts!)
Nov 30
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Ready at Dawn Creates Video Games for Handheld Devices Its not all fun and games at Irvine video game developer Ready at Dawn Studios LLC. Workers zip around its new 17,000-square-foot office on Razor scooters.
REAL WORLD GOLF Format: PlayStation 2 Price: 34.99 (69.99 with GameTrak) Release date: Out now Its not exactly like being Tom Cruise in Minority Report manipulating virtual reality, but it works remarkably well, and the taut cord offers a tactile response lacking from the broadly similar EyeToy system. The latest release for the GameTrak, Real World Golf, allows you to pitch and putt your way round five unlockable courses rendered in basic but effective 3D. A tutorial introduces you to the principles of golf and once you get the hang of timing your swipe, it really feels like you can control where the ball is going. The only slight cop-out is when it comes to putting;
Nov 30
Orange County Personal Injury
Taxation of Personal Injury Awards Recent legislation, as part of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1989, may have settled some of the other areas of disagreement. The legislation provides that the exclusion for personal injury awards does not apply to any punitive damages in connection with a case not involving physical injury or physical sickness.(1) Thus, it would appear that all damages, both compensatory and punitive received for physical injuries will be excluded from gross income. Only compensatory damages received for non-physical injuries will be excludable from gross income. Punitive damages received for non-physical injuries will be taxable. The new provision is effective for amounts received after July 10, 1989, in tax years ending after that date, unless a binding agreement, decree or award is in effect before then. Despite the clarifying legislation, areas for disagreement between taxpayers and the IRS still exist regarding the nature of non-physical injury awards involving libel or defamation of character. Lets examine the statutory provisions, administrative pronouncements and judicial interpretations affecting the taxation of awards for libel or defamation of character.
Over 1,700 cases have been lodged this month alone - which is twice the number that was lodged in the same 21- day period last year.
Nov 30
kerstpakket
UNSOLICITED, UNWANTED or unforwarded Christmas cards and gift catalogs keep coming to my temporary abode in the presidents house at Minnesotas St. Olaf College. I paged through some of them the other day and found that the almost universal greeting now has nothing to say about Christmas. Just Happy Holidays! Tree of David terribly cut to ground lay in her ashes. In the catalogs, all the terror necessary to the plot disappears in an unthinking Happy Holidays! His Name shall be called Wonderful! Where can the wonder-filled, mysterious good news shock in a culture of well-meaning greeters who reduce everything to the jaunty prose of Happy Holidays!
Every continent and every ocean witnesses to Jesus”birth Among all the Christmases we have celebrated, this one is surely unique. It reminds us that the life and work of Jesus of Nazareth has influenced the world for 2000 years. We often think of that influence in terms of human lives, generation after generation. But consider how this holy season and its Gift have left their mark worldwide. Navidad, Chile; Navidad River, Texas; Isla de Natividad, Mexico, Natividade, Brazil; Mount Noel, British Columbia; Noel, Mo.; Noel, Nova Scotia; Christ Church, Barbados; Christchurch, England; Christchurch, New Zealand; Christian, Alaska; Cape Christian, North West Territories.
WILRE LANGMAID SINCE 1974, American musician Chip Davis has released an eclectic blend of instrumental music on his American Gramaphone label. The front act for this label is his ever-evolving unit of musicians Mannheim Steamroller.
Nov 30
diesel generators
H2Diesel Holdings Inc. has entered into a Test Burn Agreement with Mirant Energy Trading LLC, a subsidiary of Mirant Corp., to demonstrate its proprietary biofuel technology in utility scale power generation applications. The test program will include the evaluation of both technical and environmental performance characteristics of H2Diesels biofuel. If testing is successful, the parties intend to negotiate a mutually agreeable purchase agreement for H2Diesels biofuel technology, according to H2Diesel.
The power contribution of each cylinder of a diesel engine can be used to assess engine condition and assist in locating faults (i.e., fuel rack adjustment, injector fouling, valve seating, ring breakage, etc). In larger diesel engines, cylinder condition is usually assessed by measuring cylinder pressure during operation using permanently installed cylinder pressure access ports. Smaller high-speed diesel engines, such as the Lister-Petter HL-6, are not normally equipped with combustion pressure access ports and the cost of modifying cylinder heads made this approach unattractive to DND. Advanced Engine Technology Ltd. (AET), has developed an engine condition monitoring system for this application under contract with the North Warning System Office of DND. AET is a research, development and manufacturing company with diesel engine/fuels laboratory facilities located in Nepean, a neighboring city to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The AET Engine Condition Monitor (ECM) can detect any combination of cylinder faults in six-cylinder high-speed diesel generator sets under continually varying loads. The power balance of each cylinder can be predicted to within [+ or -]2 percent RMS and cylinder pressure measurements are not required. Operation of the ECM is fully automated, and engine data can be downloaded from the remote radar sites to a centrally located monitoring station.
Nov 30
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Cars. Dir. John Lasseter. Released by Disney-Pixar. Featuring the voices of Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, and Larry the Cable Guy. 116 min. Video release: Nov. 2006. This film is visually entrancing (the sequences set at the track are sufficiently stimulating, chaotic and noisy with furious angle cuts to engage your basic attention-deficient kid) and often slyly comic (because there are only cars in this world, tractors do the work of farm animals and one popular prank is tipping over tractors) and generously garnished with characters that can be personable (the wonderfully naive beat-up pick up voiced by Larry the Cable Guy is as endearing and appealing as any Disney character since Thumper). But it lectures, often heavy handedly, about a lost America, dated here to the mid-1950s, a world of caring neighbors, a slow down, small-town world of simple pleasures like a slow drive in the country, where love was expressed in batted eyes and stammering speech. Granted that 1950s is a confection of Hollywood and perhaps it is an exercise in pointless nostalgia to mourn something that never really existed, it works here. When Lightning McQueen, the showboat hot-shot race car (Owen Wilson), loses a big race (his daredevil antics on the track cost him the victory) and decides brashly to eschew his racing team to head alone to the season-ending showdown race for the Piston Cup, he gets lost on a stretch of back highway, the mythic Route 66, in the deserts somewhere on the way to California. He ends up in a lonesome town, Radiator Springs, itself a cross of intersections bypassed long ago by the interstate and now settling into dust. When Lightning ends up impounded in the town and then sentenced by an unforgiving old-timer judge (Paul Newman) to community service–he must repave the stretch of broken-down highway his race car has damaged–the young kid comes to understand, slowly, the simple values that his media-driven celebrity lifestyle and virtually impenetrable narcissism have never shown him: friendship, trust, honesty. Happily, the judge turns out to be himself a relic of past racing glory and with his help and his patient (although wonderfully gruff) instruction the kid learns a thing or two about handling cars. When Lightning returns to race, he does so richly educated in the importance of tradition, the value of modesty, and the sterling quality of friendship. I would not dream of spoiling the end of the film, but in the end we learn, as with all truly significant sports films, what happens in competition pales next to the significance of what happens off field. With Lightnings newfound sensitivity, the town finds its way to a renaissance that is as believable as it is heartwarming.
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Recruitment scouts have been appointed to help raise the number of young people joining vocational training schemes. CITB-ConstructionSkills has appointed Alastair Melvin from Blyth, Brian Myers from Wallsend and Tracey Bowles, from Durham City to help recruit apprentices and encourage employers to take them on. The CITB-ConstructionSkills recent Skills Foresight Report shows that over 3,500 recruits will be needed each year in the region over the next five years to enable firms to meet current and future orders.
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Nov 30
Yellowstone vacation rental
Huckestein joins Yellowstone Club World from Hilton Hotels Corporation, where he most recently served as chairman and chief executive officer of Conrad Hotels, the luxury brand in the Hilton Family of Brands, and as president of the Hilton Global Alliance. Tim and Edra Blixseth, co-founders, owners and developers of the Yellowstone Club in Big Sky, Montana and Yellowstone Club World said, With Yellowstone Club World, we are charting new and exciting territory by introducing the successful Yellowstone Club membership concept on a truly global scale. Dieter Huckesteins international hospitality experience coupled with his impeccable credentials, relentless enthusiasm and his exceptional management skills, make him the perfect leader for our new organization. As an extension of the renowned Yellowstone Club in Montana - the worlds only private ski, golf and residential resort community, Yellowstone Club World will soon become the worlds premier vacation membership club. Planned for introduction later this year, Yellowstone Club World will offer irresistible variety within its collection of the Perfect Ten destinations, each affording complete privacy and security while creating unique travel experiences at many of the worlds most desirable vacation venues. Life-long memories will be created by leisurely days to be spent exploring the miles of pristine private beaches, expansive estates, historic castles, championship golf clubs and world class spa facilities to be offered by Yellowstone Club World. Members will also have access to private yachts and a fleet of private jet aircraft that will enable their families and friends to travel in comfort and style.
UPPER GEYSER BASIN, Wyo. — A five-day trip to Yellowstone National Park cant cover everything, but it can string together a necklace of shining experiences. Baubles of intense hue — sapphire- blue for the sky, jade-green for the land, diamonds for glittering waterfalls, ochre, red and orange for the canyons — slip between crystal beads of ice. Perhaps youll use this guide to create your own jewel of a vacation. The itinerary allows time for activities and simply enjoying nature. Wildlife is our focus. Elk and bison are plentiful. A few are so attuned to motorists that they navigate traffic lanes and parking lots with ease. Elk bed down for the night on the lawns between ranger residences at Historic Fort Yellowstone. Their antlers get tangled in swing sets, a ranger tells me, so typically swings are put away until children are ready to use them.
The gang meets the “missing piece” in Yellowstone National Park.Cubby Bear hunched over a jigsaw puzzle, looking for a piece with yellow flowers in it. “Nuts–theres a piece missing,” he whined. “No wonder those campers threw this dumb old thing away.”"Come on, Cubby,” said Rick, “forget that puzzle. We have better things to do today.”
Nov 29
Fort bend church
- 1867 — English Lutheran Church organized. - 1869 — Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church organized.
Two European building projects may threaten traditional church architecture as we know it.In the Netherlands, the town of Edam is using its namesake cheese to fund repairs to St. Nicholas Church, a 15th century landmark with beetle and fungus damage. Volunteers are using 10,000 cheese rounds to build a 12-foot replica of the church. “As far as we know no church has ever been built from cheese before,” project spokesperson Nel Eijek told Ecumenical News International. For $11, each sponsor contributes a round of cheese to the project and receives a free visit to the completed Church of Cheese.
- Church column - Valley Falls United Methodist Church will have a clean-up day Oct. 27 and 28. Volunteers will meet at 10 a.m. each day and work until the church is cleaned. Both inside and outside work will be done. The church will provide drinks, but volunteers should bring their own lunches.
Nov 28
poedercoaten
Protech Powder Coatings Nuvocoat is Protechs line of UV-curable powder coatings, offered in a wide range of colors and textures. Nuvocoat powders show excellent chemical, stain and scratch resistance, the company says, and are formulated to provide a durable finish.
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]
Nov 28
kerstpakket
Whenever you are asked, “Are you ready
for Christmas” do you feel like the real question is, “Have you finished
your Christmas shopping?” Has the exchange of “presents” begun to interfere
with your ability to be truly “present” at Christmas time?
If your gift-giving list is so long that you secretly hope your recipient
isnt home when you drop off their gift, I encourage you to remember that
it is your presence that is most valued.
Giving the gift of presence allows you to be truly in the moment with the
one you are with.
Every continent and every ocean witnesses to Jesus”birth Among all the Christmases we have celebrated, this one is surely unique. It reminds us that the life and work of Jesus of Nazareth has influenced the world for 2000 years. We often think of that influence in terms of human lives, generation after generation. But consider how this holy season and its Gift have left their mark worldwide. Navidad, Chile; Navidad River, Texas; Isla de Natividad, Mexico, Natividade, Brazil; Mount Noel, British Columbia; Noel, Mo.; Noel, Nova Scotia; Christ Church, Barbados; Christchurch, England; Christchurch, New Zealand; Christian, Alaska; Cape Christian, North West Territories.
Vandross co-wrote and produced these new holiday songs, seven in all. He also offers three Christmas classics, the jazzy My Favorite Things, the soulful Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, and O Come All Ye Faithful.
Nov 27
slimline tanks
MORE homes are set for a facelift as part of regeneration plans. Gateshead Council has submitted an application for planning permission to carry out major works to homes in Watt Street, Telford Street, Hedley Street, Stephenson Street, Saltwell Road and Whitehall Road, in Bensham. Coun David Napier, right, cabinet spokesman for housing, says: This is a huge programme which will benefit thousands of local residents.
The alliance with Ace will help it supply its stores with more products, say Sodimac officials. Terms were not disclosed. An Ace company official says the deal will allow Sodimac to compete with The Home Depot.
Nov 27
botox
ITS the drug that showbiz just cant do without. It smooths wrinkles, banishes lines, eases furrowed brows. and allows some celebrities to tell great big whoppers about their age. The drugs name is Botox - and it owes its huge success to a Scot with an obsession for hill-climbing. Glasgow-born David Pyott, 53, is the man who made it a celebrity must-have and one of the biggest selling brands in the world. Hes head of eye-care giant Allergan, the firm which developed Botox - not bad for a man who couldnt even spell ophthalmology when he joined the firm.
A GIRL of five has been able to walk for the first time - thanks to Botox. Cerebral palsy sufferer Kira Glossops parents were told by doctors she would be wheelchair-bound for the rest of her life. But following treatment with Botox - used by A-list stars to smooth their wrinkles - she can stand and play with friends. And it meant she could walk down the aisle as a bridesmaid at her parents wedding last June.
Claire Thrift often starts the weekend with a takeaway pizza or curry, but she had never phoned for a Botox injection. This weekend she became one of the first people to make use of the UKs first home-delivery medical cosmetic service. Dubbed “Botox-on-a-bike”, a range of therapies is being offered by a London-based chain of clinics to be administered in homes by a doctor who comes to call on his motorcycle. Services include skin peels, Botox and injectable wrinkle fillers - administered Dr Cyrille Blum. The west London-based Botonics group of clinics says it has been inundated with inquiries since it launched the service last month: would-be clients include working mothers, professional models, businessmen and celebrities.
Nov 26
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Sir: If the Prime Minister and Mrs Blair wish to keep private the names of those who receive Christmas cards from them (Pandora, 8 March) the solution is very simple. They should pay for these cards and the postage on them out of their own taxed income, as other people do, and not charge the cost to the taxpayer. If the taxpayer pays, then the Freedom of Information Act must apply. Reading
CHRISTMAS shoppers will welcome the news that Barclaycard has teamed up this week with 17 retailers to offer discounts of 10 per cent or more to cardholders who use their Barclaycard for Christmas shopping. The retailers hope to persuade shoppers to spend money before Christmas rather than waiting for the sales. The offer should also help boost Barclaycard, whose share of the credit card market has been dropping steadily. This is not the first time credit cards have offered cashbacks and discounts instead of points and air-miles. Goldfish, the credit card run by British Gas and HFC Bank, offers users discounts on gas and electricity bills from British Gas Trading, or the chance to set savings against BT bills and the TV licence. It offers points for each pound spent, which can be swapped for vouchers at Asda, MS and Boots. Alliance Leicester broke new ground last March with their Moneyback credit card, offering a rebate of 0.5 per cent on spending up to pounds 3,000 a year, rising to 1 per cent on anything over that. In January, 400,000 cardholders will get average rebates of pounds 25. On top of that, eight retailers, including BP, MFI and Currys, give cardholders instant discounts equal to the rebates from the Alliance. The incentive seems to work: cardholders use their card 12 times a month, four times the industry average. The Birmingham Midshires discount card launched this year offers tiered cashbacks ranging from 0.33 per cent up to pounds 3,000 a year, to 0.75 per cent and then 1 per cent on spending over pounds 7,000. In May the Amex Blue card launched, offering 1 per cent cashback off the value of all purchases made with the card, which will rise to 5 per cent next month only. The annual pounds 12 fee takes a little icing off the cake. Barclaycards campaign ends on Christmas Eve. If it wins extra business for the retailers and Barclaycard it may lead to something more permanent. The other cashback cards may also decide to improve and extend their offers. If a recession really is on the way, there might just be a little silver lining for card-users. Barclaycard: 0151-473 (Trade Mark)6; Birmingham Midshires: 0800 0684466; Alliance Leicester: 0500 838383; American Express: 0800 700111.
Nov 26
Bluetooth Cell Docking
A new study funded by Motorola Corp. suggests that cell phones do not pose a cancer disk, reports Promotive Communications Inc. However, experts say its too soon to rule out a negative health impact of cell phones. A 13-nation study on the relationship between cell phones and brain tumors is under way. The results are expected to be released in 2004.
Cell phones beam RF energy that can penetrate the brain, which raised questions about cancers of the head and neck, brain tumors and leukemia. The Danish researchers compared phone records to the Danish Cancer Registry, which records every Danish citizen who gets cancer. Among those tracked through 2002, there were 14,249 cancers diagnosed, fewer than the 15,001 predicted from national cancer rates.
I think cell phones should be allowed in schools. There might be an emergency, or parents might need to get hold of their child. Taylorsville
Nov 24
furniture removals happy valley
Looking at freight transport, there was a significant increase in maritime and railway transport, while the volume of road transport remained roughly at the level from last years second quarter. After the volume of maritime transport fell by a fifth in the first quarter, it rose by 14.5% in the second quarter of 2007, year on year. The volume of transport has become more volatile in recent years, but the volume of goods carried has not contracted significantly relative to the global conjuncture witnessed in the industry in 2005. Maritime transport is one of the minor transport modes in Slovenia. Railway freight transport grew by 14.9% in the first quarter and continued to grow strongly in the second quarter. Harbour transport recorded a modest increase, while road freight transport did not increase in year-on-year terms in the second quarter, partly because of the very high volume of road transport seen in the second quarter of 2006. Data also show that the expansion in this mode of transport, boosted by the abolition of restrictions upon Slovenias accession to the EU, has moderated somewhat this year Slovenia is near the top among EU countries according to the volume of road freight transport per capita. The assessment refers to the volume of freight transport expressed in tonne kilometres, undertaken by freight vehicles registered in a given country. It measures carriage by domestic freight vehicles in the country of registration and abroad, and not the volume of transport within the territory of a given country. In 2006 by far the most per capita road shipments were performed by carriers registered in Luxembourg (18,766 tkm; see graph). Slovenian carriers (with three times lower freight transport per capita) were ranked second and performed 58.9% more transport than the average carrier in the EU. The high intensity of road freight transport in Slovenia is the result of the surging growth rates of road transport, particularly in 2004 and 2005 (27.9% and 22.5%). From the second quarter of 2004 to the second quarter of 2007, the volume of shipments carried by freight vehicles registered in Slovenia increased by 53.8%. Domestic transport rose by 23.9%, while international transport climbed by as much as 63.8%. Within international transport, the largest (3.2-fold) increase was recorded in cross-trade transport and cabotage (transport performed in another country). The well-developed shipping industry in Slovenia is attributable to Slovenias favourable position at the crossing of European corridors V and X. Transport on these corridors is increasing, and Slovenian carriers are exploiting new business opportunities. With Slovenias entry into the EU, a number of administrative barriers for carriage within the EU were removed for Slovenian carriers (especially the procurement of a limited number of licences). Slovenia also negotiated the possibility to perform cabotage in the EU-15 countries, which the Eastern European countries that joined the EU together with Slovenia will only be allowed to do after the end of a five-year period.
TRANSPORTATION: The state Conference of Mayors (NYCOM) has endorsed the $2.9 billion transportation bond act that will be on the Nov. 8 ballot. The Albany group said the projects it would fund would be good for the fiscal and economic health of communities NYCOM believes the bond act funding will expand the capacity and safety of NYs transportation system, while also promoting energy-efficient forms of transportation, said Peter Baynes, executive director of the mayors group. The Business Council of NYS has also endorsed it, despite voicing reservations about adding to NYs already high debt load. Half the funding will go to transit projects in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority region and the other half to bridges, roads, airports and other transportation facilities outside NYC.
TRANSPORTATIONTransportation systems move goods and people around the world. Physical distribution of goods is accomplished by various means: truck, railroad, airplane, ship or boat, and pipeline, or a combination of these methods. Surface and air transportation systems that are widely used to transport people include automobiles, bicycles, rail, air, ship or boat, bus, and rapid-transit systems.Railroads are a low-cost mode of transportation for large quantities of heavy and bulky items. Since rail lines are stationary, other forms of transportation move goods to
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No commentsNov 24
Pirate Costumes
PROVO — Halloween is getting bigger, and so are the budgets for costumes. The most popular costumes for both genders are pirates, due to the Johnny Depp influence, said Taylor Maid owner Rick Taylor. The costume store is stocking lots of choices in buccaneer costumes, hats, swords and even coins. Women are going for sexier costumes, Taylor said — Snow White or Little Red Riding Hood in a short skirt and ruffled tops. Of course, the traditional witch costume remains popular.
By Marylou Aguirre A glue gun, fabric, odds and ends and a great imagination are all Tracy Bohren needs to create a photo-worthy Halloween costume. The Clovis, Calif., resident has been making costumes for years. The former craft-store employee said inspiration is as close as your closet. She shared her ideas on how to create inexpensive costumes as clever as those priced much higher in stores.
Halloween is coming. Time to put on a costume and have some fun. But some animals get to dress up almost every day–not for fun, but for survival. Its a fish-eat-crab world out there. Octopuses, starfish, and lobsters also love to dine on crabmeat. But the decorator crabs pictured here have a tricky way to cover up and hide from their enemies. They simply “decorate” themselves with parts of plants or animals from the seafloor. And then, ta-dah! They can scurry along almost unseen. Other kinds of animals, too, use “dressing up” as a way to hide from predators.
Nov 23
Los Angeles Facelift
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.
Nov 23
Pregnancy Morning Sickness
Pregnancy Morning Sickness Caused By Thyroid Changes OSAKA, JAPAN: A team of Japanese researchers has found that changes in thyroid function occur during the first trimester of pregnancy that correlate with the severity of early-morning nausea and vomiting known as “morning sickness,” but that the changes are no cause for alarm and do not indicate thyroid disease. All women were free of clinically detectable forms of thyroid disease. The pregnant women were categorized based on the severity of morning sickness: no symptoms, nausea only, and nausea and vomiting. The researchers found that not only were blood concentrations of T4 significantly greater, and TSH levels significantly lower, in pregnant than in nonpregnant women, higher blood levels of T4 (and hCG) “were especially marked in subjects with nausea and vomiting.”
My best friend Joan had three agonizing pregnancies. The term “morning sickness” doesnt describe what she went through. The nausea and vomiting — not just in the morning but all day and for months — made her question each decision to have another child. Everyone knows of at least one woman like Joan who got nowhere near the recommended calories or nutrients during the first part of her pregnancy — the time, were told, when nutrition is most critical — but whose babies didnt seem to suffer any consequences. Why, then, all the nervousness about a vegetarian pregnancy? Even when vegetarians are eating far better than the Joans of the world, why are they routinely told that they should eat meat, fish, eggs or at the very least, dairy products — or theyll never get the full spectrum of nutrients they need for an uncomplicated pregnancy and a healthy baby? The answer is that there is no simple answer. Because nutrition is not an exact science, the uncertainty leaves room for personal bias, disagreement and even fear. The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDAs) say that you need a daunting 1,200 milligrams (mg.) of calcium every day; the World Health Organization (WHO) says you need only 500 mg. Why would international guidelines be less than half of the American guidelines? After all, were always given the impression that those Third World mothers are malnourished; dont they need more nutrients? Which guidelines does your doctor follow? Who can you believe? And how on earth can anyone consume the RDAs of 1,200 mg. of calcium, 30 mg. of iron and upwards of 80 grams (g.) of protein a day?
Nov 23
custom self inking stamps
Unity PrintingOwner: John Wilkerson Address: 2024 W. 2nd St., Little Rock, 664-2223 Start-up date: June With 19 years of printing experience, John Wilkerson decided to open his own printing and typesetting business, Unity Printing.
Eight of the 12 categories showed an ad spending increase in June compared to last year, including Automotive (+34.2%), Services/Direct Response (+22.6), Retail (+22.3) and Horticulture/Farming (+15.3). The Travel (-26.6%), Computers (-14.9), Software (-7.0) and Telecom (0.3) categories showed spending declines. Half of the categories showed an ad page increase, led by Horticulture/Farming (+87.9%), and half showed an ad page decline.
MALVERN, Pa. — Stream Companies, one of the Philadelphia regions fastest growing marketing, advertising and promotions agencies, recently hired advertising industry veteran Marc Crusemire as the companys Director of Business Development. Crusemire joins the team at Stream Companies from his most recent position with Comcast Spotlight (Exton, PA). Previously, he was Advertising Director for The Trentonian (NJ) and Daily Local News (West Chester, PA) at the Journal Register Company. Earlier, Crusemire was the Business Development Coordinator, Major Accounts Manager and Display Advertising Manager for The Calkins Newspaper Group. He is a 1991 graduate of Temple University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, and a concentration in Advertising. Crusemire, his wife and two daughters reside in Chester County.
Nov 23
allergy products
FOR THE uninitiated, medical and health insurance is a relatively new class of insurance in Malaysia compared to motor, fire or personal accident insurance. A lot has been written about it, but there continues to be confusion over what health insurance really is.
Health Alliance Medical Plans last month announced its coverage of two over-the-counter drugs formerly available by prescription only: Wyeths Alavert and Procter Gambles Prilosec OTC. Health Alliance will require members who have prescription drug benefits to obtain a written prescription from their physicians for the new over-the-counter drugs in order to receive coverage. The news at Health Alliance follows Medco Health Solutions expansion of its Generics First program in June to include Wyeths analgesic Advil and allergy remedy Alavert.
The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2002;187(3), Part 2, focuses on how and why womens health and gender-based competencies should be woven into the fabric of undergraduate medical education. It discusses appropriate components of the health and medical curriculum, and combining health care competencies with educational objectives and models for teaching reproductive health.
Nov 22
spy shop
BEST OUTDOOR STORE GO! CHOICE: (tie) Mountain Chalet and Gart Sports Mountain Chalet is locally owned, and Garts is part of a massive chain. Mountain Chalet has a staff made up of some of the regions most respected experts in outdoor recreation - climbing, telemark skiing, backpacking. Garts has the inventory that often cant be found anywhere else in town. Whether were searching for a specific item, or just out to buy some new, cool gear, we usually end up at both places. Mountain Chalet, 226 N. Tejon St.; Gart Sports, 3921 Palmer Park Blvd.
QUICK HITS BEST CONSIGNMENT SHOP: Broadmoor Consignment Store
Nov 22
mallorca property
Noonan has nine years of experience in sales and marketing, specializing in North County coastal neighborhoods.
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.
Ratinoff as a director of fund investment management. Ratinoff will specialize in real estate acquisitions for the western United States. Ratinoff has held senior positions focusing on real estate investments with McDonald Investments, Chase Securities and BT Alex. The San Diego chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management has elected the following individuals as members of its 2005 Executive Council: Nancy Eagle, Harman Asset Management; Pele Wylde, Burnham Real Estate Services; Eddie Goldberg, Sea Property Management; Renee Savage, Capital Growth Properties; Harry Gersten, Union Bank; Carolyn Perriga, Transwestern Commercial; Jim Tostado, Hibiscus Investments; Wade Walker, Griswold RE Management; Sharon Eastman, Realty Executives; and Elizabeth Bzchmann, ConAm Management. The 2005 council members will be installed Nov. 11.
Nov 22
cosmetic dentist
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Smith Restores Smile of 34-Year Old Domestic Abuse Survivor and Mother Although Ive been involved with GBAS for a number of years, Ive not had a case sent my way until recently, said Dr. Smith. When Gretchen saw her new smile in the mirror, she tearfully said, Now when I look in the mirror, Ill no longer remember the abuse. Thank you! I dont know who was happier — her or me! Dr. Smith went on to add, Through the GBAS program, AACD members like me assist survivors by treating their dental injuries sustained through domestic abuse. The program helps women reclaim their smiles, their self-esteem, and their lives. And, because more than five million people are affected by domestic violence every year in the United States and Canada, there is clearly a need for a program like Give Back A Smile to help survivors rejuvenate their lives through the caring hands of a local dentist. Im honored to be part of the Give Back a Smile program.
Nov 22
personal training london
Pentair Water Pool and Spas new fitting, Deck Jet, adds moving water to pools and other aquatic environments; streams can reach 8 feet; can produce single, double and triple water arches, blossom designs, fan sprays and more; can be cast in concrete decks or gunite pool walls, mounted in the side wall of an aboveground or vinyl-liner pool; designed for residential applications [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
BRIGHAM CITY — Heather Timbimboo Davis didnt know where she fit in as a young Shoshone girl. She spent little time on an Indian reservation because her tribe, the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, doesnt have one. Her trips to Fort Hall, the Shoshone-Bannock reservation in Idaho, were a curious adventure. “Going on to a reservation was different. I did dress different. I acted different. I went to the mall to get clothes. I thought it was a totally different world. The girls would look at me like they wanted to beat me up,” she said.
A complete selection of heavy-duty fittings now is available from Industrial Specialties Mfg.; made from reinforced nylon; the chemically resistant fittings handle up to 200 psi and 140 degrees Fahrenheit; suitable for air, vacuum and liquid systems; comes in a variety of sizes and styles in connectors, tees and elbows [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Nov 22
shipping containers
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Container Moodysson has made two great films–Together and Lilya 4-ever. This, though, is hardly a film. Its more an audio novel, a monologue about gender, religion and death. The arbitrary visuals in flickering, grainy monochrome show decaying food and buildings and two people, mostly in foetal postures. Its a draining, inert experience, an immersion in depression that offers no way out.
C ONTAINMENT If I was the author in 1947 of a doctrine of containment, it was a doctrine that lost much of its rationale with the death of Stalin and with the development of the Soviet-Chinese conflict. I emphatically deny the paternity of any efforts to invoke that doctrine today in situations to which it has, and can have, no proper relevance.While agreeing on the desirability of resisting communist expansion, Kennan and others disagreed on whether the doctrine remained relevant, and how and where to implement it. Their disputes have often rested on fundamental differences about the capacity of American power, about the extent of American interests beyond western Europe, and especially about the nature of the communist threat. The last issue has raised many questions. Was the threat subversion, revolution, military aggression, economic encirclement, or some combination? With the exception of Yugoslavia, was world communism controlled by Joseph Stalin even after the successful Chinese revolution in 1949? After the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953 and after the obvious Sino-Soviet split in the early 1960s, did the nature of the communist threat sometimes change, even well before the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989#x2013;1991? At times from the early 1960s, according to the proponents of containment, was the threat primarily China and wars of national liberation in the Third World, and not the Soviet Union mostly in the developed world? Was American policy in the 1990s and continuing into the twenty-first century in dealing with Cuba, North Korea, and the Peoples Republic of China often the policy of containment?Beyond these important issues, scholars, as well as politicians and policymakers, have raised other questions: whether the doctrine in 1947 was new or necessary, whether it was ultimately self-defeating, whether it was active or passive, and whether it did or should have endured as American policy into the late 1980s and early 1990s and perhaps later. Many of the questions about containment, if it is interpreted as the general course of American foreign policy, become the basic questions about that policy itself, from Harry S. Trumans administration to the first years of President George H. W. Bushs and possibly beyond.
Nov 22
sms advertising
Many web designers have been looking for good solutions for sending SMS
messages from web sites. Until now this has been very difficult due
to many different solutions from GSM network providers to access
their SMSC servers. Some providers use XML, others use X.25 and other
specific SMSC protocols: HERMES, UCP, CIMD, and SMPP. This problem
has been a severe obstacle for easy integration of Internet based
services to communicate with GSM phones.
Switzerland rang in 2005 with a monumental wave of text messages, 70.4 million of them to be exact. The messages sent by SMS (Short Message Service) and MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) were up a reported 6 per cent over last years figure. According to company spokespeople, the Swisscom, Orange, and Sunrise networks handled the high load placed on the equipment with minimal hitches, thus ensuring that millions of New Years greetings were received right as 2004 expired.
Amistar Sells Unit To SMS: Amistar Corp., a San Marcos-based public company traded on Nasdaq as AMTA, sold its contract manufacturing division to SMS Technologies, a San Diego-based firm thats in the same business, for an undisclosed price. Amistar President Stuart Baker said the company decided to get out of the contract manufacturing business and to develop its distributed delivery networks business that services the retail pharmacy industry. SMS and Amistar plan to make presentations to Amistars six largest customers in hopes of retaining them at SMS Sorrento Mesa plant. Privately held SMS has some 25 regular, large-volume customers, and many smaller customers that use the plant to produce new products.
Nov 22
house cleaning services
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Martha M. Doss, of Lexington, Virginia, writes, “When I finish cleaning up, I put the wet and soapy sponge (no metal on it, of course) on a paper towel in the microwave for one minute on HIGH. When its done, I use the wet paper towel to clean the microwave oven, which kills two birds with one shot. The sponge is now clean, and the oven is clean and odor free.”
Cleaning Master Cleaning Master is a versatile software program for the cleaning, medical, food, tourism, and hospitality industries. This tool helps compile a master cleaning and sanitizing schedule for an establishment, allocating detailed procedures for persons and supervisors at specified times. It is especially ideal for food managers who want to develop a cleaning and sanitizing program and incorporate it into a HACCP food safety plan. Cleaning Master can help create the following management tools for a restaurant or establishment:
Nov 22
full color catalogs
Unity PrintingOwner: John Wilkerson Address: 2024 W. 2nd St., Little Rock, 664-2223 Start-up date: June With 19 years of printing experience, John Wilkerson decided to open his own printing and typesetting business, Unity Printing.
Ads Highlight Ricohs Ability to Provide New Solutions for Production Printing Industry WEST CALDWELL, N.J., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ — Ricoh Americas Corporation announced today the launch of a new print and online advertising campaign for the RICOH Pro C900, the newest product from Ricohs Production Printing Business Group (PPBG). Created by Gigante Vaz Partners, Inc., the campaign highlights PPBGs ability to provide a new approach to production printing based on understanding and addressing customers specific printing needs. The ads are designed to reach key audiences within PPBGs core business segments: In-Plants, Data Centers and Graphic Arts. The new campaign features visuals of customers pondering various printing needs, with creative that touts the products quality and affordability. In order to encourage customers to consider Ricoh and the Pro C900 when choosing a production device, the campaigns Think Production. Think Ricoh slogan positions the RICOH Pro C900 as the solution for critical printing needs such as web-to-print, variable data printing, and document design and production. The affordability message is supported by the printers superior performance combined with its extremely low maintenance and ability to co-exist within the current production printing environment. In addition, the RICOH Pro C900 incorporates Trained Customer Replaceable Units (TCRU), which allows customers to replace necessary parts, minimizing downtime and maximizing productivity.
Eight of the 12 categories showed an ad spending increase in June compared to last year, including Automotive (+34.2%), Services/Direct Response (+22.6), Retail (+22.3) and Horticulture/Farming (+15.3). The Travel (-26.6%), Computers (-14.9), Software (-7.0) and Telecom (0.3) categories showed spending declines. Half of the categories showed an ad page increase, led by Horticulture/Farming (+87.9%), and half showed an ad page decline.
Nov 22
medical mexico
The Public Health programme 2003-2008 is a key strategic tool for the development of health policy within the EU. The programme provides the means to support actions in areas where the EU can make a difference, the ultimate goal being to contribute to a high level of physical and mental health and well-being throughout the EU. The programme is open to institutions, associations, organisations and bodies in the health field.
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.
Exercise and Cancers: Research Opportunities for Health-Related Fitness ScientistsRepresentatives from the American Cancer Society (ACS), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) will challenge AAHPERD members to contribute to cancer prevention and control, describing the most promising research opportunities and resources to support investigation of the relationships between cancers and exercise. The presentation will be based on a synoptic article being developed by the ACS and the Office for Health Promotion of Northern Illinois University. Ruth Corcoran of ACS will describe a proposed collaborative research agenda, suggesting that two sets of consensually developed guidelines are needed to promote such research: one set to facilitate dissemination of what experts already know to the public and providers (including exercise specialists); and a second set to facilitate further collaborative research. Speakers from CDC and NCI will outline what is known about these topics, and how exercise scientists can contribute to further development (see accompanying abstracts). Presenters will recommend a process to develop research priorities, involving cancer experts, public health scientists, and relevant interest groups in AAHPERD. Members will be asked to contribute ideas for a research agenda.The Cancer-Exercise Agenda: Opportunities in Applications Research
Nov 22
watch movies online
–Roger Ebert in the introduction to Roger Eberts Movie Yearbook 2005 ROGER EBERT, Americas premier movie critic, goes to the pictures at least 500 times a year. Now aged sixty-three, he has been doing this since he was twenty-four, when, as a graduate student at the University of Chicago, he was hired as a reviewer by the Chicago Sun Times. This marathon has not taken the edge off his enthusiasm. Ive watched him heading off to a new movie quite a few times. Invariably he is ebullient with anticipation. Ebert is the only movie critic to have been awarded a Pulitzer Prize. His reviews are syndicated to more than 100 publications and he is the co-star and principal owner of a weekly television show, At the Movies, that has some two million viewers. Ebert is, as well, probably Americas leading cinema scholar, specialising in frame-by-frame analysis of classic movies in jampacked, intellectually bubbling university lecture rooms. He is the author of twenty books that he regularly acknowledges, most of them about the movies and several of them best-sellers, and maybe another dozen he seems to have forgotten.
Spiceworld - The Movie (PG) Forget Arnie, Sly, Demi, Disney or even that Cruise geezer. With Christmas wrapped and their chart-busting Too Much predictably slotted in at No. 1, a very timely debut dose of big- screen Girl Power succeeds the Full Monty as this year-ends British film biggie.
MEN IN BLACK (PG) Theres a new golden rule in Hollywood: If you want to guarantee a major box-office movie hit, make sure you first sign up former Fresh Prince Will Smith. After Bad Boys and then Independence Day, charismatic Will helps make it a deserved hat-trick of blockbusters with this years most entertaining helping yet of special effects-driven sci-fi which makes The Lost World seem positively.well, prehistoric.
Nov 22
Christian Dating
The magical wedding date of the year — 07/07/07 — has passed us by, but to those who figure in figures when setting the date for a special occasion, all is not lost.
When the previous statement on foreign exchange was discussed at the Accounting Practices Committee we were of the view that the statement should include a definition of the date of the transaction due to the confusion surrounding this concept. We consulted with our legal colleagues and were informed that, if an order was placed for goods or services, the date the order was accepted was the date of the transaction. We attempted to get this entrenched in the statement but failed at the APB level. After much confusion, it was generally agreed that the cost of the inventory in the above example would be R65O if no cover contract was entered into or if cover was taken but hedge accounting was not permitted. It was also generally agreed that if cover was taken and hedge accounting was permitted, the cost of the inventory would be R6oo (the spot rate at the date the deal was made) plus RS (being the cost of the premium attributable to the inventory, i.e. Ri5-Rio) or R6o5. Then along came AC 133 with its embedded derivative in a host supply contract concept. It stated that if the deal was done in a currency that was not the currency of one of the parties to the transaction and the product subject to the transaction was not routinely bought and sold in the currency in which the transaction was entered into, there was an embedded derivative in the contract that had to be separated from the host contract. In the above situation, the embedded derivative would have been a liability of R45 (R6,6o - R6,is). The only way that could understand this concept was to see the embedded derivative liability as an expression of sadness that the deal was entered into in dollars and not in Rand. If the Rand went the other way, it would have been an asset, i.e. an expression of happiness. (A banker once asked me jokingly if he could lend money to a company based on the value of its embedded derivatives in its supply contracts!)
Nov 22
golf equipment
Boon Ruangkit of Thailand beat Australias Jeff Senior at the first hole of a sudden death play-off to win the Myanmar Open in Rangoon, the first professional tournament in Burma.
died suddenly yesterday at the age of 63.
Nov 22
freezer rooms
ABSTRACT This treatise concerning moisture precipitation under freezing conditions proceeds from similarity between the coil-frost formations of a recent coil-frost testing program and coil-frost formations frequently found in freezers coincident with frost accumulations around doorways or elsewhere within the room. Calculated data involving dehumidification alternatives applicable to the two (or more) temperature/humidity environments typical of freezer/anteroom complexes are presented, which reveal the paramount role of applied psychrometrics with respect to air-side engineering at freezer temperatures and which, in conjunction with modern control-system technology, prepare the way for a future treatise that promises significant logistics-related benefits through the integration of all refrigeration loads of these high-usage facilities into an overall refrigeration-system design within which coil-frosting need not occur. ASHRAE Technical Committee 10.8, Refrigeration Load Calculations, was formed from a Task Group circa 1983. Coincident with its formation, the ASHRAE director of technology directed questions to the new TC of contradictory refrigeration-system performance where snowlike coil frost was seen regardless of the location at which the ice-crystals first appeared. All questions involved freezer/anteroom complexes. Contradictory instances occurred where the addition of artificial sensible-heat load–with no other change–was accompanied by significantly lowered freezer temperature. Other contradictory instances of lowered freezer temperature occurred simply in response to raised suction temperature, sometimes dramatically, typically a week or so following the change. Such observations in conjunction with one member (Cole 1989) having recently published a paper describing aerosol emissions commonly seen during coildefrosting, which had expanded upon earlier coil-icing research (Stoecker et al. 1983), promrted an early decision by the new TC to prepare and ask the society to fund a testing program for the measurement of freezer heat gain due to coil defrosting under the various circumstances of coil design and operation customarily found in industry. Following forums, seminars, and symposia considering such a program, a Work Statement was eventually approved in 1997 that became ASHRAE RP-1094, A Study to Determine Heat Loads Due to Coil-Defrosting–Phase II.
New facilities meant that St Margarets Hospital, Swindon required the full extent of one refrigeration manufacturers expertise.Williams Refrigeration, part of Aga Foodservice Equipment, has delivered its latest refrigeration solutions to meet the demands of the recently refurbished kitchens of St Margarets Hospital, Swindon.The bulk of the refrigeration systems fitted in the hospitals kitchen are connected to Williams award winning Glycol Secondary Refrigeration System. This consists of an external unit that pumps a mixture of chilled glycol and water around a ring main to independently controlled refrigeration units.
Byline: Barry Gibson , upset Kevin and Susan Lynch, of Scholes, with their useless fridge-freezer which they keep in the garage HEARD the one about the fridge-freezer that doesnt work in the cold? Its no laughing matter for Holme Valley woman Susan Lynch, who spent more than pounds 300 on a fridge-freezer that doesnt work if the room temperature is less than 14AC (57AF).
Nov 22
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They argue that, if marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and other drugs were legalized, several positive things would probably occur: (1) drug prices would fall; (2) users would obtain their drugs at low, government-regulated prices, and they would no longer be forced to resort to crime in order to support their habits, (3) levels of drug-related crime, and particularly violent crime, would significantly decline, resulting in less crowded courts, jails, and prisons (this would allow law-enforcement personnel to focus their energies on the “real criminals” in society); and the drug production, distribution, and sale would no longer be controlled by organized crime, and thus such criminal syndicates as the Colombian cocaine “cartels,” the Jamaican “posses,” and the various “mafias” around the country and the world would be decapitalized, and the violence associated with drug distribution rivalries would be eliminated. By contrast, the anti-legalization camp argues that violent crime would not necessarily decline in a legalized drug market. In fact, there are three reasons why it might actually increase. First, removing the criminal sanctions against the possession and distribution of illegal drugs would make them more available and attractive and, hence, would create large numbers of new users. Second, an increase in use would lead to a greater number of dysfunctional addicts who could not support themselves, their habits, or their lifestyles through legitimate means. Hence crime would be their only alternative. Third, more users would mean more of the violence associated with the ingestion of drugs. These divergent points of view tend to persist because the relationships between drugs and crime are quite complex and because the possible outcomes of a legalized drug market are based primarily on speculation. However, it is possible, from a careful review of the existing empirical literature on drugs and violence, to make some educated inferences.
Some legal advice on aspects of the Internet. David Lewis (1) E-payment and e-money trends are you protected? The full potential of the Internet will only be realised when electronic payment systems are more secure. Currently the Internet lacks a fast, easy and secure way to let consumers buy and sell electronically, and theres no electronic money system on the market that is legal tender.
A room full of lawyers had the potential to become as hospitable as an aquarium full of piranhas. But conversation was polite when the managing partners, chairmen, and presidents of 21 Utah firms gathered in the boardroom of the Salt Lake Chamber for Utah Business magazines fifth Industry Outlook round table. Attendees included Robert Anderson, VanCott, Bagley, Cornwall McCarthy; Dennis Astill, Strong Hanni; Peter Billings, Fabian Clendenin; Lou Callister, Callister, Nebeker McCullough; Blaine Carlton, Ballard, Spahr, Andrews Ingersoll; Paul Durham, Durham, Jones Pinegar; James Duzan, Trask Britt; Ray Etcheverry, Parsons, Behle Latimer; Russell Fericks, Richards, Brandt, Miller Nelson; David Gee, Parr, Waddoups Brown, Gee Loveless; James Jardine, Ray, Quinney Nebeker; John Kirkham, Stoel Rives; John Lund, Snow, Christensen Martineau; Ralph Mabey, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene MacRae; Thomas Mecham, Kirton McConkie; Robert OConnor, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich Rosati; Jonathan Richards, Workman, Nydegger Seeley; Steven Snarr, the Williams Companies; Alan Sullivan, Snell Wilmer; Glen Watkins, Jones, Waldo, Holbrook McDonough; Gary Weston, Nielsen Senior. Special thanks to Scott Matheson, Jr., dean of the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, for serving as panel moderator.
Nov 21
Ottawa Traffic Tickets
Duane Morris LLP added P. Blake Allen as a partner to its San Diego office and Robert G. Copeland and Stuart L. Sorenson have been added to the firms corporate practice group. Alien concentrates his practice in the areas of securities law and public company representation, as well as mergers and acquisitions, gaming, and general corporate law. Copeland practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate and real property law. Sorensons practice is focused in the area of corporate law with an emphasis in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities offerings, joint ventures and general corporate matters. Steven Campanella has joined Junes Attorney Service, Inc. as a senior accounts coordinator. In his new position, Campanella will be responsible for new business development, as well as assisting with improving internal efficiencies and quality control. Gray Cary Ware Freidenrich LLP has announced that seven of the firms local attorneys have been elevated to partner. The new partners are: Ralph Barry, Tim Blackford, John Fitzsimmons, Paul Johnson, Ken Kecskes, Paul Reynolds and Christian Waage. Barry has a broad-based practice encompassing all aspects of employee benefits. Blackfords practice focuses on contract and commercial litigation. Fitzsimmons has a commercial litigation practice that includes securities and class action defense. Johnson represents emerging growth and venture-backed companies in capital-raising transactions and counsels clients on securities offerings and corporate governance matters. Kecskes practice focuses on real estate, construction, land use and subdivision law, real estate-secured transactions, commercial and industrial leasing, and mergers and acquisitions. Reynolds represents publicly traded companies and their officers and directors in securities class action litigation, shareholder derivative lawsuits, and other regulatory investigations. Waage is a corporate attorney who counsels companies, boards of directors and board committees on venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and securities offerings. Richard Campbell and Kenneth Tarbet have joined Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves Savitch LLPs intellectual property team as a partner and an attorney, respectively. Campbell has extensive knowledge and experience in the areas of telecommunications, electronics, software and semiconductors. Tarbets practice includes patent procurement, infringement and validity studies, licensing, and intellectual property management.
Cutter previously worked as a law clerk at the firm during her final year of law school. Temple previously worked for Beckley, Singleton, Jemison List and Chapin, Shea, McNitt Carter law firms.
Nov 21
San Francisco Industrial Space
Business Editors San Francisco-based ZEPHYR VENTILATION, one of the fastest-growing ventilation companies, is enjoying tremendous growth with sales up 65 percent from last year. Once a small company with only local distribution, the companys product is now distributed nationwide and ZEPHYRs high-end range hoods have made their mark on the home industry.
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 16, 1998–The most exciting technology for the retail industry will be featured when GERS Retail Systems displays its enterprise-wide relational database solutions during the WHFA San Francisco Summer Mart, July 24-28 in San Francisco.GERS will be exhibiting in its permanent booth space, no. 19-A and 19-B, at the San Francisco Mart, 1355 Market Street, in San Francisco.We look forward to this show every year and are proud to offer our technology to the Home Furnishings industry, said Dennis Conforto, GERS vice president. We know our prospects will be impressed by our advanced software and what our Sequel System can do in the way of saving them man hours and costs.Built within an Oracle relational database to facilitate optimal growth, the GERS Sequel System is a comprehensive management tool that alleviates retailers of manual tasks by providing real-time automation of integral daily tasks such as sales, inventory, merchandising, and accounting, with the flexibility to adapt the system to their individual needs.
San Francisco Industrial Space
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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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Nov 21
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World Travel 101 Want to travel on the cheap? Holly Ridenour of Hostelling International, Rocky Mountain Council, will talk about using hostels as inexpensive accommodations while traveling. Her free talk is 7- 8:30 p.m. Thursday at REI, 1376 E. Woodmen Road. Call 260-1455 for information.
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Hut! Hut! Hut!/ NOT JUST FOR WINTER ANYMORE The 10th Mountain Division Hut system isnt just for cross- country skiers. The huts are open all year around for hikers and mountain bikers, too. Learn more at a free program given by Jarod Trowe at 7 p.m. Thursday at REI, Academy Boulevard and Woodmen Road.
Nov 21
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Williams has been with JBIS for more than 13 years and has developed insurance products and programs for midsize to large organizations, including governmental entities and publicly and privately held corporations.
> Insurity, a national provider of business-processing services and technology to the property-casualty insurance industry, has named JERRY MARKLAND to the position of chief technology architect. Markland comes to Insurity from Benefits Technology Group where he was chief technology officer, and he previously co-founded StarNex, a company that linked brokers and insurance companies online through BrokersPortal, an information and communications center for the insurance industry.