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A new finish in decorative hardware is now available from Valendrawers. In addition to the look of aluminum, these fittings incorporate many features such as knobs with black rubber 0-rings, handles with a recessed feel and pulls with convex areas for mounting screws.

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We hope that this decision will encourage home schoolers across the country. Relatively few states have restrictive home-schooling laws, and hopefully this decision, and the attention it brought to home schooling, will prove to be a significant step toward home-schooling freedom for everyone.
Kudos to Jodie Gilmore for her article on home schooling in your August 22, 2005 issue (Keep the Home-school Fires Burning). Six of our seven grandchildren are home-schooled, and all are doing quite well. The oldest two will be high school seniors this fall and have already taken ACT tests, with one scoring a 31. Since the seventh celebrates his first birthday next week, his home-schooling adventure will have to wait awhile. Odessa, Missouri

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Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 30, 2004 Dr. Paul Kemp, CEO of Intercytex, commented: We are pleased to collaborate with the leading practitioner in surgical hair-loss solutions. Intercytex will now be able to share information with Bosley about TrichoCyte, a cell-based approach to the next generation of hair transplant technology. We are confident that TrichoCyte will have a revolutionary impact on the hair-loss market and that Bosley will play a key leadership role in its development.
Inhibiting the protein may help hair to grow thicker and to stay longer, according to one scientist involved in the project, who added, Hair loss results from many different factors, and this research has identified one of them.
CHICAGO — Hair transplant surgeons have pharmacologic allies in the hair-loss war, Dr. Robert Haber said at the annual meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Scientific evidence supports the ability of several products to reduce the appearance of hair loss, said Dr. Haber, a hair transplant surgeon in private practice in Cleveland and president of the society. * Copper peptide. In a study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, type 1 5[alpha]-reductase was inhibited by copper peptide. Although those results are intriguing, many copper peptide products base their claims on systemic activity despite the topical application of the product.

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The TV-programming business in New Jersey is adding another competitor. Bethesda, Md.-based CloseCall America has signed a deal to be a distributor for direct broadcast-satellite operator DIRECTV in 14 states, including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. A subsidiary of MobilePro, CloseCall is a local telephone-service provider that typically competes with established carriers. Launched in 1999 and acquired by MobilePro in 2004, CloseCall offers an amalgam of telecommunications services including long distance, local, wireless and Internet service to residential and small businesses in the Mid-Atlantic states.
Business Editors LITTLETON, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 2, 2003 EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) announced today that its DISH Network(TM), Americas fastest growing subscription television service, now offers local TV channels by satellite television to Memphis, Tenn. The following local TV channels are now offered: ABC Ch. 24 (WPTY), CBS Ch. 3 (WREG), NBC Ch. 5 (WMC), FOX Ch. 13 (WHBQ), UPN Ch. 30 (WLMT) and PBS Ch. 10 (WKNO).
Business Editors ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 17, 2003 EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) announced today that its DISH Network(TM) now offers local TV channels by satellite television to Lansing, Mich. The following local TV channels are offered: ABC Ch. 53 (WLAJ), CBS Ch. 6 (WLNS), NBC Ch. 10 (WILX), FOX Ch. 47 (WSYM) and PBS Ch. 23 (WKAR).

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Author: William Cheung Publisher: AVA Publishing, distributed by Sterling [c] 2002

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Malignant mesothelioma is an often-fatal cancer of the pleura or peritoneum. Occupational exposure to asbestos is a known risk factor for this disease. Little is known about the relationship of diet to the risk of malignant mesothelioma, but one small study found a decreased risk among people with a high intake of vegetables.After adjustment for occupation, subjects who consumed carrots once a month or more had a significantly lower risk of malignant mesothelioma than those who never ate carrots (odds ratio 0.2, 95% CI 0.1-0.8). Carrots are rich in the carotenoids [alpha]-carotene and carotene, which are precursors of vitamin A. Subjects who consumed tomatoes or tomato juice also appeared to have a reduced risk of mesothelioma, but the relationship was not statistically significant (odds ratio 0.5,95% CI 0.2-1.4). Tomatoes are the principal dietary source of the carotenoid lycopene. Other foods rich in vitamin A or carotenes (cantaloupe, spinach, sweet potato, broccoli, orange juice) were not associated with a reduced risk of mesothelioma.These results provide some support for the hypothesis that foods containing provitamin A or certain carotenoids may decrease the risk of developing malignant mesothelioma.
Mesothelial proliferations can present with different architectural forms in the serosal membranes. Most commonly, mesothelial tumors are found in the pleura and peritoneal cavity. Of these lesions, approximately 75% are epithelial, and approximately 25% are biphasic. The epithelial masses usually display a papillary or tubulopapillary architecture. This pattern is typical of well-differentiated papillary mesothelioma of the peritoneum most often seen in females.1 Rarely, a similar proliferation is encountered in the tunica vaginalis of the testis.2 We present a case of papillary mesothelioma of the paratesticular region that demonstrated features placing it in a borderline diagnostic continuum between benignity and malignancy.
There is general agreement that the microscopic characteristics of an adenocarcinoma involving the pleura and an epithelioid mesothelioma overlap in the hematoxylin-eosin-stained slide. Additional studies such as electron microscopy and immunohistochemical stains are needed for proper identification.1 We describe a pleural tumor with “typical” features of mesothelioma in the hematoxylin-eosin stain slide that with further studies was reclassified as adenocarcinoma. A 75-year-old male retired biology teacher with a history of hypertension, transient ischemic attack, and depression and a remote history of smoking presented with dry cough, respiratory distress, and weight loss of several months duration. A chest radiograph showed left side pleural effusion. The patient underwent thoracentesis. Cytology of the pleural fluid was positive for malignant cells, with a differential diagnosis of epithelioid mesothelioma versus adenocarcinoma. Subsequently, the patient underwent partial pleurectomy. The pleurectomy specimen was characterized by fragments of fibrous connective tissue lined by mesothelial cells with focal papillary area. Normal mesothelium was found in continuity with hyperplastic stratified and papillary structure without invasion of the underlying fibrous connective tissue. The cells were cuboidal in the hyperplastic and papillary areas, with an increased nucleocytoplasmic ratio, round bland nuclei with low mitotic activity, and inconspicuous nucleoli (Figure 1). Thus, a diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma, epithelioid type was rendered. However, additional clinical inflammation challenged the diagnosis of epithelioid mesothelioma. The patient had a 4.4-cm perihilar mass; furthermore, the patient also had a probable brain mass (2 small enhancing lesions evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging), bony metastasis (multiple areas of increasing uptake evaluated by bone scan) and a 3-cm lesion in the right kidney (based on computed tomographic scan). All this additional clinical information favored a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma rather than malignant mesothelioma. Subsequent studies of this tumor showed that it stained positive for Leu Ml, CK7, D-PAS, and alcian blue (hyaluronidase resistant) and negative for calretinin, carcinoembryonic antigen, and CK20 (Figure 2). Electron microscopic study showed tumor cells with short, widely spaced microvilli and some cells forming ductlike lumen and apical junction complex (Figure 3). All of these studies supported a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma.

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For customers who want to store setpoint data for the machine on a centralized ODBS (Open Database Connectivity) database, Monforts offers the Q-soft central process control system software.
Last year, when the FCC awarded licenses for local multipoint distribution services (LMDS), some saw a potential bonanza for revenues . LMDS gives wireless operators the opportunity to offer high-speed data and other services to business and residential customers, as well as to competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs). However, deploying LMDS is going to take time and it is still unclear just how big a splash the technology will make in local-loop competition. Some analysts are backing away from their previously rosy forecasts. Others say that LMDS will be nothing more than a niche category - and a relatively small niche at that. Regardless, the market for business in the local loop is huge and encompasses customers currently said to be relatively poorly served by ILECs - that is, small- to midsize businesses.
Q As more hotels implement wireless high-speed Internet access, what is keeping them from leveraging that investment across other guest-facing applications? A The drawbacks are the cost of the wireless network and a lack of killer wireless applications to drive the return on investment. –Tom Litchford, industry manager, retail hospitality, Microsoft Wireless interoperability and how it ties back into the hotel property-management system. Projects get dead-ended because they are not perceived to be worth it. You have to be able to do it cost effectively.

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For customers who want to store setpoint data for the machine on a centralized ODBS (Open Database Connectivity) database, Monforts offers the Q-soft central process control system software.
Q As more hotels implement wireless high-speed Internet access, what is keeping them from leveraging that investment across other guest-facing applications? A The drawbacks are the cost of the wireless network and a lack of killer wireless applications to drive the return on investment. –Tom Litchford, industry manager, retail hospitality, Microsoft Wireless interoperability and how it ties back into the hotel property-management system. Projects get dead-ended because they are not perceived to be worth it. You have to be able to do it cost effectively.

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Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 30, 2004 Dr. Paul Kemp, CEO of Intercytex, commented: We are pleased to collaborate with the leading practitioner in surgical hair-loss solutions. Intercytex will now be able to share information with Bosley about TrichoCyte, a cell-based approach to the next generation of hair transplant technology. We are confident that TrichoCyte will have a revolutionary impact on the hair-loss market and that Bosley will play a key leadership role in its development.
Number of Manchester United players tested by the UK Sport drugs unit on Thursday. Cristiano Ronaldo, Ryan Giggs and Carlos Tevez were chosen at random; it is not thought any are using hair-loss products (see Bad Week), but they may have had hairdryer treatment from their manager last week.

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Aquarium Pharmaceuticals of Chalfont, Pa., has introduced Rena Flow Water Pumps designed for use with fountains, waterfalls and filters. The pumps are available in seven models ranging in size from 80 gallons-per-hour to 1,250 gallons-per-hour. The completely submersible pumps can be used either inside or outside the pump. The pumps feature high-output head pressure for maximum pumping height, an oil-free magnetic drive with ceramic shaft and an impellar cover that twists off manually for easy cleaning. Each pump comes with a strainer to keep foreign material from entering the pump and fish from coming in contact with the impellar.
The Ocean at Home–An Illustrated History of the Aquarium, by Bernd Brunner. Princeton Architectural Press, New York 2005 (our copy from Birkhauser Verlag, Viadukt-strasse 40-44, CH-4051 Basel, Switzerland). 143 pp., ill. Price: 24-50 Euro. The author is a German journalist who has worked for German and French television, and his book was first published in German in 2003 by Transit Buchverlag. So it was not until the second half of the 19th century, the age of the great International Exhibitions, that substantial displays of marine animals were presented at the Jardin dAcclimatation in Paris in 1860, the Paris World Exposition of 1867, the Berlin Aquarium of 1869, the New York Aquarium of 1876, the International Fisheries Exhibition in London in 1883, and the Swiss National Exhibition in Zurich in the same year.

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WineWine is an alcoholic beverage produced through the partial or total fermentation of grapes. Other fruits and plants, such as berries, apples, cherries, dandelions, elder-berries, palm, and rice can also be fermented.The theory that wine was discovered by accident is most likely correct because wine grapes contain all the necessary ingredients for wine, including pulp, juice, and seeds that possess all the acids, sugars, tannins, minerals, and vitamins that are found in wine. As a natural process, the frosty-looking skin of the grape, called bloom, catches the airborne yeast and enzymes that ferment the juice of the grape into wine.
Gluhwein has more alpine connotations than mulled wine, especially since it actually means glow-wine, a concoction which has warmed many a cold alpine skier. A multitude of herbs and spices can be used, with everyone having their own favourite blend. Most common are cinnamon, orange peel and cloves infused into red wine, but some people even add their own brandy and honey. This practice was originally employed to hide the faults in lesser quality wine. If this seems a little daunting, there are a host of pre-prepared examples now available to help bring a glow. Just reheat and enjoy. Rating: 8/10 Stockist: Safeway Price: (pounds) 1.99 Good with: Apple pie Mulled punch One for the drivers, this non-alcoholic punch has all the flavours of red berries and citrus without any of the alcohol. You might wish to add your own dash of spirit or just enjoy the soft fruit flavours on their own. Rating: 7/10 Stockist: Marks SpencersPrice: (pounds) 2.49 Good with: Danish pastry gluhwein This authentic Gluhwein contains a host of secret herbs and spices. A big warm mouthful of savoury cherry fruit and rich winter spice, long and warming.
For better than everyday wines, three of the best ranges of stemware come from Spiegelau, Schott-Zwiesel and Riedel. Georg Riedel, the Austrian glass manufacturer, is well-known in wine circles for encouraging wine consumers to drink out of a decent wine glass, albeit preferably his own. He designs glasses for different styles and grapes, from the obvious bordeaux and burgundy to chianti classico (a personal favourite), port, sauvignon, pinotage and even a special black glass to confuse blind tasters. On one evangelical occasion in London, Georg Riedel clanged two of his giant balloon glasses together like cymbals. His father apparently used this theatrical gesture regularly to advertise his stemwares durability. Now Riedel and Zwiesel have locked horns over whose glasses are less breakable, but I still wouldnt recommend trying the Riedel trick at home. In fact, disillusioned by glasses that break constantly, I (and Georg Riedel) recommend using the dishwasher to significantly prolong the shelf life of your glasses. Now, two companies have come up with new technology which, if the claims are true, should put an end to breakage problems and allow us to get even more from our wines.

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A colleague was recently told by his dean that to be promoted to professor, he needed to have more publications in the top three finance journals. Another colleague, an assistant professor at another university, was told that only articles in the top three journals would count towards his promotion and tenure decision. But the top three journals were not the same in these two cases. Assistant professors are often told that they need publications in the top three journals or top N journals. The purpose of this article is to investigate whether a top N journals approach provides a reasonable decision rule in terms of identifying top articles in the finance literature. I use Type 1 and II errors to evaluate the accuracy of these decision rules. I define a Type I error as one when a top article is rejected by the decision rule. I call this a Reject Top Article (RTA) error. 1 define a Type ]I error as one when a non-top article is accepted as a top article. I call Type II errors an Accept Non-Top Article (ANTA) error.
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During any 6-month period, 9 million American adults suffer from a depressive illness. The cost in human suffering cannot be estimated. Depressive illnesses often interfere with normal functioning and cause pain and suffering not only to those who have a disorder, but also to those who care about them. Serious depression can destroy family life as well as the life of the ill person. Unfortunately, many people do not recognize that they have a treatable illness. Read this flyer to see if you are one of the many undiagnosed depressed people in this country or if you know someone who is. The information briefly presented here may help you take the steps that may save your own or someone elses life.
One of the most common modern emotional complaints depression is sometimes referred to as “the common cold of psychiatric illness.” In its everyday usage the word “depression” describes a feeling of sadness and hopelessness a down-in-the-dumps mood that may or may not be directly attributed to an external cause and usually lasts for weeks or months. Sometimes it is used casually (”That was a depressing movie”) and sometimes it is far more serious (”I was depressed for six months after I got fired”). Though depression has been recognized as an ailment for hundreds of years the numbers of people experiencing symptoms of depression has been steadily on the rise since the beginning of the twentieth century.The cause of depression is a controversial topic. Current psychiatric thinking treats depression as an organic disease caused by chemical imbalance in the brain while many social analysts argue that the roots of depression can be found in psychosocial stress. They blame the increasing incidence of depression on an industrial and technological society that has become more and more isolating and alienating as support systems in communities and extended families break down. Though some depression seems to descend with no explanation more often depression is triggered by trauma stress or a major loss such as a relationship job or home. Many famous artists writers composers and historical figures have reportedly suffered from depressive disorders and images and descriptions of depression abound in literature and art.

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I am both saddened and frustrated to see the comments of fellow E Magazine readers against hybrid cars over recent issues (Advice and Dissent, March/April 2005 and July/August 2005). Editors Note: Potential hybrid buyers should take a look at the consumer guide to them in this issue.
IS the cost of gas keeping you off the roads? Consider a hybrid electric car. Running on a combination of rechargeable batteries and a conventional fuel engine, hybrids deliver excellent mileage that can add up to considerable savings if most of your driving is done in stop-and-go traffic. Hybrid batteries are designed to last the lifetime of the vehicle, and are covered by eight- to ten-year warranties by their manufacturers. Hybrid-car owners may qualify for tax deductions of up to $1,500 for vehicles purchased in 2004, and $1,000 for those purchased in 2005. Some states also offer tax credits.
Home furnishings group Ikea has unveiled plans to switch its fleet of company cars as part of a drive to cut the companys carbon emissions. Ikea has pledged to cut its carbon emissions by 9% by 2010. It is also distributing some 60,000 low energy light bulbs to its 9,600 workers in the UK. The move to hybrid cars, which combine an electric motor with conventional fuel use, does not include the firms delivery vehicles, although the group said it will be trialling electric vehicles at its new town centre store in Coventry, due to open later in the year. The low emission cars produce significantly less carbon dioxide than European targets, which require new cars sold in Europe to produce no more than 120 grams of carbon per kilometre by 2012. The Honda Civic Hybrid produces 109 grams per kilometre.

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Norms Byrd, interior designer and artist, has been elected president of the San Diego chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers for the 2008-2009 term, which begins Oct. 1. Byrd has more than 21 years of experience in commercial and residential interior design, including five years as an independent contractor to Kachay Homes of Rancho Santa Fe where she designed interior architecture, cabinetry and detailing for custom homes.
THE Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers (IPDM) has launched the Malaysian Interior Design Awards 2004. This year, the awards will honour excellence in the interior design industry in three categories, namely Interior Builders, Interior Products and Service Excellence. IPDM will

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To address the teacher shortage, some states have developed special associates degrees in teacher education. This article explores the prevalence and structure of these specialized associates degrees and presents a case for their development to smooth the transfer pathway for community college students who wish to become teachers. Keywords: associate of arts in teaching; teacher education; community colleges; articulation; transfer Most states today are grappling with a teacher shortage. The U.S. Department of Education has estimated that the demand for teachers in the nations public schools will reach 4 million by 2015, an increase of 17% from 2003 (Hussar Bailey, 2006). The latest figures available show that 74% of all public schools reported teaching vacancies during the 2003-2004 school year (Strizek, Pittsonberger, Riordan, Lyter, Orlofsky, 2006, p. 39). The demand for new teachers is especially intense in states that attract high numbers of immigrants, such as Florida, Georgia, and Texas. Even if the number of children attaining school age as a result of the baby boom echo declines by 2008, the teacher shortage in many parts of the United States will continue because of population growth and immigration patterns.
Oklahoma City Community College has applied with the Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education to offer an associate degree in applied science in alternative energy. The proposed degree would include wind energy, compressed natural gas and biodiesel, said Cordell Jordan, media relations coordinator in the OCCC Marketing and Public Relations Department “It is not just a wind program but an overall alternative energy degree program,” he said. Curriculum is ready for the two-year program pending approval by the regents.
Salt Lake Community College placed fifth in the nation for the number of associate degrees conferred last year. The rankings were released Wednesday as part of the 2007 Top 100 Associate Degree Producers list, compiled by Community College Week magazine with information and data from the U.S. Department of Education. Information reflects the 2005-06 school year. “It says something about our efficiency when you look at our size, which is small compared to other institutions,” said Joy Tlou, SLCCs spokesman.

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POWER OF ATTORNEY B 6725 P 895 _ Kenneth D. Washington to Donna T. Burns, .
POWER OF ATTORNEY B 6743 P 593 _ Hazel Viola Skrinar to Hazel A. Wintz.
Power of attorneyPower of attorney, also known as durable medical power of attorney, is a legal mechanism that empowers a designated person to make medical decisions for a patient should the patient be unable to make the decisions due to incapacitation.

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POWER OF ATTORNEY B 6734 P 1648 _ Elaine Hess to Dianna Sucher, .
BUTCH FELKER Mayor Butch Felker, right, leaves the office of District Attorney Robert Hecht with his attorney, Mike Francis, after Fridays meeting.

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Health and fitness is a lifestyle trend that has taken fierce hold in Germany. The trend spawns markets for non-foods products directly related to fitness activities, a wide range of specially grown or prepared foods, food supplements, formal and informal organizations such as health clubs, and schools for learning various health promoting activities. Currently, the health and fitness industry in Germany is the second biggest in Europe. Most important for marketers it promotes a health-oriented mindset that affects consumption patterns that are not necessarily directly related to enhancing health, or health club membership. According to Deloitte Touche, the health and fitness industry in Germany has four separate trade associations. In 2002, 5.1-million Germans belonged to a fitness club, which amounted to 6.2 percent of the population. If the rate of growth has held steady since then, approximately 7-million Germans are members of health clubs today, or 8.4 percent of the current population.
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The “renovation solutions” feature by Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon on adding a detached garage to the rear of your home is missing a very important element. You cannot do it anymore! Salt Lake City has responded to complaints about monster house remodels by limiting the size of a garage to one-half the size of the original home. The square footage required for a double garage is well over 600 square feet, which would require the main house to be 1200 square feet or larger. Most homes that size already have garages. The people who need a detached garage in their back yard are just out of luck.
Not every remodel is a total success. Roughly eight years ago, this little Sacramento farmhouse underwent a front-side remodel that gave the former owners neede floor space but destroyed its charming bunglow character. To restore a bit of the houses original style while creating a new garage and maste suite, designer Brent Smith of Loomis, California, developed the facade you see on the facing page. Current owners Susan and Tim Bloom added a few of their own ideas and did much of the finish work themselves. Borrowing from heavily framed Craftsman-era facades, Smith designed an unusual and striking pergola of round wooden poles–used as columns and overhead–to accent and stretch the horizontal plane of the house and better define the entry. He also added a broad, fenced-in entry deck that wraps around one side of the house, and two new gables–one above the existing bay window and one sheltering the front door. To puntuate the layers of adornment, Smith and the Blooms settled on a bold combination of blue and red stains for the pergola and trim. They also reclad the house in shingles, its orginal exterior.

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The Egyptian governmentAEs decision to renege on its promise to establish free market exchange rates for the national currency (the pound) earlier this year will cause a bottleneck in foreign exchange (forex) activity and put downward pressure on international trade. Concerns about the forex situation will batter Egyptian capital expenditure this year. Local industries will hold back on capital expansion plans due to their inability to predict the availability and cost of obtaining foreign currencies. The value of orders for imported industrial equipment and plant fixtures will show year-on-year contraction of 1 to 3 percent into the third quarter, with anemic growth of 1.5 to 3 percent setting in toward the end of this year. Orders for industrial inputs will also be depressed this year because the majority must be purchased abroad. Demand for inputs will be stagnant into the third quarter of 2003 but growth in the range of 2 to 4 percent could emerge during the fourth quarter. Wherever possible, Egyptian companies will substitute local inputs for imports.
The classic tools of trading are valuable as indicators in their own right, but also are important to study because they can spark ingenuity that can give you a unique edge. In technical analysis, with rapidly evolving technology, there is an expectation that the new is advanced over the old. For the emerging field of forex trading, time can only tell if new ideas of neural networks, chaos theory, fractals and computerized pattern recognition tools will become the classics for the conduct of future technical analysis. Before traders employ the latest technical indicator or signal generator, they should have a perspective on the classic technical analysis tools and techniques. What is a classic is debatable. For simplicitys sake, our demarcation line between classic and modern will be the widespread adaptation of computers. Before computers, indicators were developed based on the acute observation of price action and accumulated wisdom of traders. They can be considered classics because they also are robust and have persisted beyond the ebb and flow of fads in technical analysis. Classic tools have been proven in direct experience, not computer simulations.
A fairly new set of trading and diagnostic tools in the form of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are now available to the forex trader. ETFs are becoming an important asset category and provide investors and traders wirh new opportunities to participate in targeted markets. For the forex trader, ETFs can be used to derive supportive information about the direction of currencies. Many ETFs also offer options providing even more potential for shaping trades. ETFs that are related to currency trading include dollar sentiment ETFs, ETFs on economic sectors (housing, real estate, etc.), ETFs tracking currency pairs and ETFs on commodities. All of these categories can help the forex trader in deciding direction, especially ETFs that track dollar sentiment. The forex trader can use the Powershares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP) to detect a shift in the dollar sentiment. UUP employs a bullish dollar strategy. The ETF is long the dollar against several currencies including the euro, yen, British pound, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona and Swiss franc. Obviously this has not been a profitable fund recently, but this ETF can indicate the mood of the market. Changes in its price will alert the forex trader when there is a shift in dollar sentiment. In contrast the Powershares U.S. Dollar Index Bearish Fund (UDN) is an ETF with a bearish strategy. An effective way to use these ETFs is not necessarily to trade them, but rather to evaluate their relative performance. UUP and UDN are a good pair to look at because they are nearly perfectly negatively correlated at -0.96 (see “Dueling dollars”). Comparing these two sides of the coin on U.S. dollar sentiment is an effective way of deriving further insights.

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HOT BUTTONS 2001 is shaping up to be the year of the sequel, and the year of the licensable all-family movie
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.
Kinnerton new lifelike moulded character chocolates are taking the sector by storm, as is the companys licensing of major movies this year. Marketing director Rachel Grice says: We have signed a number of high profile licenses to add to our current portfolio of favourites such as Barbie, The Simpsons, and Fimbles. Following the success of 2002s first Spider-Man movie and Kinnertons equally successful Spider-Man confectionery, the company will be developing a number of Spider-Man 2 products to follow the films release in July 2004.

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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.
Get a shot in the arm If you cant remember the last time you got a tetanus shot, you might want to celebrate next weeks National Public Health Week with a visit to the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment, 301 S. Union Blvd. The department is offering free tetanus shots to adults next week, April 3-7. A tetanus booster is recommended every five to 10 years for adults.

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Lots of animals make good pets. Can you guess what kind of pet each kid has? Sallys pet feels cool and dry and likes to eat insects and vegetables. It has a long tail. Richards pet has lots of fur. It eats hay and gets a carrot for a treat. Jamal has a pet that likes to swim. Sometimes it hides in the pirate ship.

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TAKE ATARI, HALO 2, AND DUNgeons and Dragons, and put them together in a big ballroom–thats a lot of gaming. But its also a lot of communicating, according to administrators at Creighton University, a Jesuit school of 6,000 students in Omaha, Neb. This month, Creighton is hosting its third annual GameFest, a 12-hour marathon of gaming for students, faculty, staff, admissions prospects, and K-12 students from the region. Creighton has worked to make GameFest inclusive by adding older games such as Pong to the mix. Corporate sponsors make the event nearly cost-free by donating hardware and software supplies.
(ProQuest Information and Learning:. denotes formula omitted.) The first way MCOs game their participating chiropractors is by holding them to either an arbitrary maximum number of treatments or a maximum number of treatments that comes from internal proprietary data. We have all heard from some colleague who has been reprimanded, put in a more restrictive provider tier or even removed from a panel because his or her average number of visits is higher than the MCOs average. I heard this from a colleague who only had five patients, with an average of nine visits per patient. I started thinking about this from a statistical standpoint. For example, if an MCO says it finds that its doctors have an average of six visits per patient, then would having an average of nine visits be out of line? If the way one compares the doctors average to the MCOs average is to say, “nine is larger than six,” the answer is clearly that the doctors average is larger than the MCOs. However, this is not proper statistically because the doctors average is for a sample, and that is being compared to the MCOs population. Sample data cannot be directly compared with population data.

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The large intestine is the last section of the digestive tract and consists of the colon and rectum. The colon is five to six feet long, the last 12 to 15 centimeters or 7 to 9 inches of which is called the rectum. After food is digested in the stomach and nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine, waste from this process move into the colon, where it solidifies and remains for one or two days until it is passed out of the body. Sometimes the body, for reasons unknown to us, produces too much tissue, ultimately forming a tumor. These tumors can be benign (not cancerous) or malignant (cancerous). In the large intestine, these tumors are called polyps. Polyps are found in approximately 25 to 40 percent of the general population by age 50. There are actually several different types of polyps. Inflammatory polyps, hyperplastic polyps, and lymphoid polyps are not believed to develop into colorectal cancer. However, researcher have shown that the polyps called adenomas can undergo cancerous changes. It is believed that 6 percent of adenomatous polyps will undergo this change. Furthermore, patients who make these polyps in their colon tend to continue to make them even after all existing polyps are removed. Besides adenocarcinomas, there are other rare types of cancers of the large intestine, including carcinoid tumors found in the appendix and rectum; gastrointestinal stromal tumors found in connective tissue in the wall of the colon and rectum; and lymphomas, which are malignancies of immune cells in the colon, rectum and lymph nodes.
Surgery is often required for the treatment of colorectal cancer. The surgical procedure used for colorectal cancer depends on where the cancer is located. If the cancer is invading the muscles that help you control your bowels, those muscles then have to be removed and a permanent colostomy created. A colostomy (stoma) is where a piece of the bowel is brought to the abdominal wall and a bag is kept over this piece to collect the stool. Occasionally, temporary stomas are created until the bowel has a chance to heal. The post-surgical use of colostomy bags is declining, however. Today, stomas do not restrict daily activities in any way. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines recommend that people with rectal cancer be referred to an enterostomal therapist (a health care professional, often a nurse, trained to help people with their colostomies) as part of their initial work-up. The enterostomal therapist can address concerns about how a colostomy might affect daily activities.

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Water garden meeting The Topeka Area Water Garden Society will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, at Ward Meade Park, 124 N.W. Fillmore. Dont let garden cleanup chores become an overwhelming source of dread; the garden should be a place to enjoy. Simply work a little bit every day, filling a small plastic bag with debris with each visit to the garden and soon enough the job will be done.
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Homeowners looking to refurbish their houses but unwilling to use expensive credit cards to finance it will soon be served by a new, locally based loan company specializing in home improvement loans. American First Mortgage Source Inc. will open Feb. 1 at 504 W. Mission Ave., in Escondido. Jess Chinchillas, founder of the company, recently returned to the county after serving as vice president for The Money Store, a Sacramento-based home lender. The home improvement loan is secured by a lien on the subject property, he added. Since the average home improvement loan is smaller than other kinds of home equity loans, but has just as much paperwork, the points charged are usually proportionally higher, he added.
Nursing home care in Utah is improving, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported Wednesday. Many of those improvements were linked directly by care center administrators to a quality improvement project through HealthInsight, Medicares Quality Improvement Organization in Utah. The organization is part of the national Nursing Home Initiative, which focuses on raising standards of care in nursing homes across the country and giving consumers more comparison information.

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Byline: By Louise Redvers Sixteen charities are in the money this Christmas, thanks to the MetroCentre. The Gateshead shopping emporium has donated more than pounds 10,000 to a variety of groups to help them further their vital community work. And last week representatives from the charities all visited the MetroCentre to collect their cheques in a special handover.
This money revolution can also be viewed on a larger canvas; for those effects in everyday settings are reflections of changes at a global level. The myriad of transactions on global money markets, as Alan Roberts emphasises in this section, overwhelm the capacity of central banks to stabilise the flow. Mobile capital courses around the globe, seeking only a temporary (profitable) haven. This capital surge is one of the costs of globalised industry. And we need only glance at the news over the last three months or so to know of the pain for our Asian neighbours of the withdrawal of this global capital from their shores. Most likely this is a pain we will all come to know. It is the strongest expression yet of a new phenomenon: a crisis of global money. Money is everywhere, and we increasingly do not know what stands outside of it. Politics is overwhelmed by it–under the name of economic rationality. The future of the nation is even hung around quick money fixes like casinos. Our relationships increasingly are mediated by it. So, too, is our sense of who we are. As our lives and social institutions are increasingly defined by money, our sense of commitment towards the other person–whether in our locality or on a broader canvas–diminishes. The anonymity of money allows distance from others to conceal our unavoidable social being as well as core moral obligations. This is the context for the last decade of global tax wars. Nations have sought to develop at the expense of other nations by offering tax havens to capital. They pursue development at the expense of the development of others. And within nations, tax avoidance and evasion is another expression of a growing indifference towards others. The coming federal election will have two main thrusts for conservative policy: the rejection of justifiable claims by indigenous Australians on the one hand, and a `debate over tax reform on the other which barely conceals a tax grab in support of ever widening social divisions. In the hands of the coalition the `tax debate and the Wik debate stand in for the dissolution of all social compacts except one: that shaped by the dominance of rampaging money. In this section aspects of these issues are taken up. John King discusses the assumptions behind the tax debate and how these conceal options which are then ignored. Alan Roberts takes up the question of the so-called Tobin tax which was proposed to control speculative global capital and has re-emerged because of the crisis in Asia. Ted Wheelwright runs through the issues of concern relating to the Multilateral Agreement on Investment which threatens to put the seal on the capacity of sovereign nations to control their fate in the face of global capital and Brent Howard analyses some of the meanings of tendencies for us to become a `nation of shareholders. All four articles address the emerging realities of economy in the era of globalisation.
Ralph Waldo Emerson said it all in a short sentence — “money often costs too much.” The euro, as you know, is the future European currency. But when push comes to shove, what do we really think about money, and how does it affect our values? To find out Joshua Halberstam, a professor of philosophy at New York University, poses this dilemma to his students every semester (as reported in his book Everyday Ethics): “I make the following offer to the students in my ethics class. Ill give any of them $500 if theyll break some young womans arm (I point to a student in the back of the room). Im always shocked by the number of my students who say they would accept the arrangement. For double the money they would agree to break both of their classmates arms. The guilt-ridden ones promise to share some of their earnings with the victim. Sweet kids. “I then try to buy their dignity. I offer $500 if theyll go to the next classroom, knock on the door, excuse themselves, walk over to the professor, bend down and lick her shoes, thank her and return to class. A few agree to this deal, but interestingly, fewer than the number who are willing to enter into the arm breaking arrangement. (I shouldnt be surprised that so many are willing to compromise their values and dignity for money. In a recent study, 23 percent of American women said they would prostitute themselves for a week for $2 million and 25 percent of men said theyd abandon their families for the same amount.)” So whats your price? Money can compromise our values if we do not set a vigilant guard. The power of compromise is well illustrated in the story about a man and woman talking at a party. The man asks, “Would you go to bed with me for $5,000?” The woman blushes but says, “Why, yes, I would.” “Would you do it for $5?” the man replies. “Of course not!” she responds, indignant. “What kind of woman do you think I am?” “Weve already established what kind of woman you are,” says the man coolly. “Now were just haggling over the price.” So whats your price? They say everyone has one. Each day we establish the “haggling amount.” Some of us go cheap. Others of us up the bidding but finally give in. Still others will not be bought at any price. I was reminded of this kind of person while watching the holiday movie classic Its a Wonderful Life. The hero, George Bailey, is given the opportunity of a lifetime to “sell out” to the evil Mr. Potter. “Youd like to buy your wife some fine dresses, take a trip to Europe, live in the finest house in Bedford Falls, wouldnt you George?” hisses Potter. George almost takes the bait. He says he wants to go home to “think it over,” but then, at the last minute, throws down the expensive cigar Potter has given him and rejects the integrity bribe. “I dont need to think it over, Mr. Potter. I know what the answer is. Its no. Not now, not tomorrow, not ever.” I always want to stand and cheer during that part of the movie. Watch the road Sometimes the lure of money doesnt make a frontal assault like Potter. Sometimes its more subtle. Like the temptation to stay just a little later at the office each evening while you quietly and slowly sell out your family. Or a little compromise on your taxes that no one else needs to know about. Or a chance to make a buck by withholding information you know should be divulged to your customer. C.S. Lewis once warned, “the road to hell is not a steep drop off but a gentle slope underfoot, without sudden turn or warning.” We need to keep a sharp eye on the road. This year, as you wade into new transactions, new deals, new opportunities to compromise or sell out, think of the students in Professor Halberstams class. Think of the woman at the cocktail party. Then think of George Bailey and C.S. Lewis. Not now, not tomorrow, not ever. Dont sell out your values at any price. Keep a vigilant eye on the road you tread. Jim T. Priest, a trial lawyer and partner in the Oklahoma City/Tulsa law firm of McKinney Stringer, welcomes your comments and questions. You may reach him via e-mail at JPriest1

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Get a shot in the arm If you cant remember the last time you got a tetanus shot, you might want to celebrate next weeks National Public Health Week with a visit to the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment, 301 S. Union Blvd. The department is offering free tetanus shots to adults next week, April 3-7. A tetanus booster is recommended every five to 10 years for adults.
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As previously stated, many business owners currently borrow money to grow their business. But what about investing your borrowed dollars into other peoples businesses, and why on earth would you ever want to do such a thing? The simple answer is to increase your personal wealth, or turn some of your bad non tax-deductible debt into good tax-deductible debt.
Effective January 1, 2001, Treasurys Bureau of the Public Debt revised formats, titles, and column headings in the “Monthly Statement of the Public Debt of the United States,” Table I: Summary of Treasury Securities Outstanding and Table II: Statutory Debt Limit. These changes should reduce confusion and bring the publication more in line with the publics use of terms. Treasurys Financial Management Service (FMS) compiles data in the “Treasury Bulletin” tables FD-2 and FD-6 from the “Monthly Statement of the Public Debt of the United States.” Effective June 2001, FMS revised procedures and categories in these tables to agree with the Bureau of the Public Debts publication changes. * Table FD-1 summarizes the Federal debt by listing public debt and agency securities held by the public, including the Federal Reserve. It also includes debt held by Federal agencies, largely by the Social Security and other Federal retirement trust funds. The net unamortized premium and discount also are listed by total Federal securities, securities held by Government accounts and securities held by the public. The difference between the outstanding face value of the Federal debt and the net unamortized premium and discount is classified as the accrual amount. (For greater detail on holdings of Federal securities by particular classes of investors, see the ownership tables, OFS-1 and OFS-2.)

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AN elderly woman has been reunited with her missing garden gnomes. Police have returned the ornaments to their delighted owner, who is on disability allowance. Gateshead magistrates heard the ornaments had been decorated by her daughter and granddaughter and were of great sentimental value. They were snatched from her garden in Teams to decorate the garden of another resident.
Home And Garden: Brown thumbs and green thumbs alike, handy around the house, or maybe all thumbs–the 17th annual Fall Home/Garden Show, returning to the Del Mar Fairgrounds from Sept. 15 through 17, wants you to drop on by. Also on tap, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of San Diego will be raffling off a Dream Playhouse, furnished with a 15-inch LCD flat screen TV, a DVD player, and Corian countertops, among the other deluxe d6cor. The winner will be drawn at the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl on Dec. 19 at Qualcomm Stadium.

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Homeowners looking to refurbish their houses but unwilling to use expensive credit cards to finance it will soon be served by a new, locally based loan company specializing in home improvement loans. American First Mortgage Source Inc. will open Feb. 1 at 504 W. Mission Ave., in Escondido. Jess Chinchillas, founder of the company, recently returned to the county after serving as vice president for The Money Store, a Sacramento-based home lender. The home improvement loan is secured by a lien on the subject property, he added. Since the average home improvement loan is smaller than other kinds of home equity loans, but has just as much paperwork, the points charged are usually proportionally higher, he added.
Nursing home care in Utah is improving, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported Wednesday. Many of those improvements were linked directly by care center administrators to a quality improvement project through HealthInsight, Medicares Quality Improvement Organization in Utah. The organization is part of the national Nursing Home Initiative, which focuses on raising standards of care in nursing homes across the country and giving consumers more comparison information.

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A list of mortgages filed with the Oklahoma County Clerks office is published daily in The Journal Record. Information listed for each mortgage includes book and page numbers, names of the mortgagor and mortgagee, mortgage loan amount, property description, and (when available) the propertys street address. Listings of mortgagor and mortgagee do not necessarily include all those party to the transaction. B 7664 P 1455 — Peter J. Strauss to American Capital Mortgage Co Inc, $54,959, L6 B1 Southern Hills Addn, Edm; 216 SE 29th Street, Edmond OK 73013.
A list of mortgages filed with the Oklahoma County Clerks office is published daily in The Journal Record. Information listed for each mortgage includes book and page numbers, names of the mortgagor and mortgagee, mortgage loan amount, property description, and (when available) the propertys street address. Listings of mortgagor and mortgagee do not necessarily include all those party to the transaction. B 7369 P 720 — Sheryl A. Gravlin to Corinthian Mortgage Corp, $52,965, L16 B16 Meadow Cliff Sec II Addn, OKC; 2608 SW 77th Street, Oklahoma City OK 73159.
A list of mortgages filed with the Oklahoma County Clerks office is published daily in The Journal Record. Information listed for each mortgage includes book and page numbers, names of the mortgagor and mortgagee, mortgage loan amount, property description, and (when available) the propertys street address. Listings of mortgagor and mortgagee do not necessarily include all those party to the transaction. B 7873 P 195 — Mary B. Byerly to American Dream Mortgage, $30,720, L7 B2 Wileman Addn; 5400 N. Hudson Avenue, Oklahoma City OK 73118.

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Business Editors HANOVER, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 28, 2000 Intelliquis International Inc. (OTC BB: INTQ), a premier provider of personal computer and Web site enhancement software, today unveiled its Web Site Traffic Meter software product at CeBIT, the worlds largest computer trade show, currently being held in Europe.
With the advent of electronic commerce solutions comes the need for load balancing of Web traffic. Companies who place business-critical e-commerce applications on their Web sites should seriously consider implementing a load balancing solution, says Donna Scott, vice president and research director for the Gartner Group (Stamford, Conn.). Without one they could be courting serious business interruptions.
HEADLINES Understanding Web site traffic patterns is a crucial component of marketing. Information in these logs is collected as visitors find and move around a site. The data collected is “market research that cannot lie,” according to Web marketing expert Phillippa Gamse. Thus, log data provides unprecedented insights that can help strategize not only the future development of the site, but also for overall business and marketing plans. Gamse believes the most important sections of the log report for analyzing a site include:

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A dump truck blocked both the north- and south-bound carpool lanes for two hours on I-15 at the 284 mile marker Friday morning after colliding into the concrete median separating the lanes. The incident occurred at 8:30 a.m. near the Alpine/Highland exit. The dump truck struck the median after the driver swerved to avoid hitting two vehicles which collided immediately in front of the dump truck, said Preston Raban, a Department of Public Safety spokesman. No one was injured in the incident, Raban said.
OAKLAND — A bicyclist was killed instantly this morning when she was hit by 13-ton dump truck in West Oakland. Police are trying to determine the womans identity. The fatality happened about 8:25 a.m. at the intersection of San Pablo Avenue and West Street. Police said the bicyclist, who had on a helmet, was riding northbound in a marked crosswalk. Police said she was struck by the dump truck that had just turned on to West Street from the southbound lanes of San Pablo. The impact pulled the woman under the truck, where she was run over by its wheels before the truck was able to stop about 20 feet farther on. The incident is still under investigation.
By common consent, the biggest dump truck out there. This [pound]2m Swiss baby can carry about 360 tonnes, and reach 40mph fully laden, powered by a 3,650bhp engine. Crushes Hummers. Deserves a top spot, thanks to its uncompromisingly Stalinist appeal. From Belarus, it boasts a 320-tonne capacity and has 3,600bhp at its disposal. You could carry 40 African elephants in its trunk. Another huge automotive sumo wrestler. The 930E is a special- edition model, fitted with a 3,500 horsepower engine but, disappointingly, it can “only” lug about 290 tonnes around. The Americans say that this beast of burden can carry 380 tonnes and develops only a little less power than the world champs, at 3,550 horsepower, courtesy of a 117.1-litre turbocharged diesel.

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The rapid pace of evolution in the personal computer industry guarantees that todays cutting-edge personal computer will be dull in about two years. And at the rate computer prices are falling, better and faster computers will be available in two years — or two months, for that matter — at lower prices. So whats a PC buyer to do? Some are turning to personal leases as a hedge against obsolescence. For entry-level to midrange PCs, leasing usually costs hundreds of dollars more. For top-of-the-line computers, the kind many people will consider leasing, the difference can easily top $1,000.
According to Henderson Ventures, a Los Gatos, California research firm, “The pervasiveness of the personal computer will be the single most important factor in the long-term data communication growth. Literally millions of corporate users will provide grass-roots support for efficient and sophisticated intra-corporate data communication networking.” The personal computer industry has made incredible strides in a short time. Since its emergence in 1977, the personal computer marketplace has spawned literally hundreds of entrants. Some have already passed from the scene, but as each one has folded, dozens more appear, offering still greater capabilities at a lower cost.
PERSONAL COMPUTER PRODUCTS INC. Founded in 1982, Personal Computer Products Inc. develops software embedded in memory chips (called firmware), circuit boards and software for use in personal computer peripheral devices. Its primary products are a line of laser printer controllers, which the company integrates with laser printer engines purchased from other manufacturers to produce a complete laser printer package. While revenues were up slightly for fiscal 1990, the company suffered a net loss for the sixth consecutive year. The net loss for 1990 was $929,900, or 30 cents a share, on revenues of $10.45 million, compared to a net loss of $924,400, or 33 cents a share, on revenues of $9.45 million in 1989. Company sales have increased steadily over the past few years. In 1990, the increase was from steady growth in the laser printer market, which helped boost sales of the companys LaserImage products, and from sales of $1.3 million on products from its new ImageSoft subsidiary. ImageSoft distributes and publishes a variety of desktop publishing and other software products including software development tools. For fiscal 1990, ImageSoft sales were 10 percent of the companys total sales. What hurt the companys profit line in 1990, and threatens its future stability, are interest payments owed on an original debt principal of 6,450,000 Swiss francs, or $4.8 million as of December 31, 1990. Net losses for 1990 were further damaged by foreign currency transaction losses due to the rise of the Swiss franc against the U.S. dollar. Meanwhile, in January, as PCPI searched for sources to borrow another $4 million in private overseas equity financing to satisfy its note creditors, the companys placement agent, Global America Inc., went out of business. The shock waves from Globals demise hit PCPI hard. Not only was the financing halted, but because Global had acted as the companys primary market maker for its common stock, Globals end caused a dramatic decrease in the public trading price of PCPI stock. PCPI stock has gone from a high within the last year of $5.13 to its current price of $1.12. Global was also the companys investment banker and principal adviser. The company faces a payment of $1.2 million for principal and interest on the notes by March 29. While the company continues its efforts to raise the necessary funds, company officials say it is unlikely it will be able to make the payment. If note holders choose to enforce their remedies, the company would likely file a petition for reorganization under the U.S. Bankruptcy code. In June 1990, PCPI signed an agreement to acquire Office Automation Systems of Sorrento Valley. In January, the two companies agreed to terminate the merger agreement because of current economic conditions and the end of Global, which undermined the assumptions on which the proposed merger had been based. As a result, the company charged about $430,000 in costs from the proposed merger against its second quarter 1991 operations. The company had a net loss of $1.3 million in the second quarter 1991, versus a net loss of $185,700 in the same quarter in fiscal 1990. Table :

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We are also proud to be part of the San Diego Grown 365(TM) Program of the San Diego County Farm Bureau. This is a program that promotes products and produce locally grown in San Diego County. Furthermore, Cape Flower Fields is pleased to continue our relationship with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF). We donate 10% of the retail price of every #1 Select Designer Grade Protea Bouquets sold to help research efforts to find a cure for diabetes. JDRF is the nations leading nonprofit nongovernmental funder of diabetes research. In a typical year JDRF donates 85% of dollars raised directly to research and education.
As you travel the country lane through farmland east of Watsonville, California, nothing prepares you for the surprises at roads end. Not the green patchwork of strawberry or lettuce fields, or the chocolate squares of freshly churned soil between them, or even the distant golden hills. Nothing, except maybe a sign near the gate that modestly announces Country Essences Flowers, the 10-acre ranch that floral designer Linda Arietta calls home.But on the patio behind the 100-year-old farmhouse, just past the barbecue area where guests gather for yet another of Ariettas memorable Saturday evening parties, the palette ignites. Brilliant blooms are everywhere: in pots, in beds, in vases, even on exterior walls. Ariettas bouquets for the party are floral fireworks, color-matched to vases and dishes, and as vividly rendered as still-life paintings. On one table, an arrangement of blue larkspur, bright salmon-pink godetias, and white lilies echoes the colors of watermelon slices on a cobalt blue platter. On another table, asters in pink, rose, white, and lavender play off the Caribbean beach colors of the striped umbrella above them.Ariettas flower beds, like her bouquets, are joyful expressions of color and fantasy. An old watering can and a fruit crate filled with magenta petunias are among the many personal touches that embellish her garden.

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COSTA MESA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 2, 1999– You can better measure windows for blinds when you double or even triple-check your measurements. Too many people make cursory measurements, run to a home store, buy blinds or shutters and sadly find that they dont fit. And if theyve been altered or cut, the store wont take them back. Here are a few tips to help you do better measuring:
LIVONIA, Mich. — Software developer Stardock Corp. released WindowBlinds 4.5 today. WindowBlinds is a program that enables users to change the look and feel of Microsoft Windows by changing the title bars, push buttons, radio buttons, scrollbars, Start bar, and other elements of the Windows user interface by applying system wide themes known as skins. WindowBlinds is the worlds most popular desktop enhancement utility. With a user base estimated at around 10 million, WindowBlinds is used by both consumers and corporations who want to change the way the Windows user interface looks and feels. Windows XP includes a single visual style known as Windows XP Style. By installing WindowBlinds, users can add thousands of other visual styles that are freely available on websites such as WinCustomize.com. Software companies such as Microsoft have used WindowBlinds to release additional visual styles such as their XBOX visual style. PC Manufacturers such as Alienware have used WindowBlinds to create a branded Alienware look and feel for their PCs. Millions of consumers have used WindowBlinds to make Windows look like an alternative operating system, their favorite holiday season, their latest computer game, or something tailored just for them.
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Stardock announced WindowBlinds 4 today. WindowBlinds is a program that extends the Windows user interface to be fully skinnable. Once installed, users can change their title bars, scrollbars, push buttons, Start bar, and virtually every other aspect of the Windows GUI using visual styles that the user can make or download from the Internet.

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The following paper represents the current state of research into the use and usage of the Internet for marketing purposes by small medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The paper discusses how the research was established, its design and development, and sets out the operational parameters addressed. It also identifies the factors that SMEs view as critical to the success or otherwise of their development of a web presence. * What is the main driver for an SME to develop a web site * What are the main, identifiable marketing benefits and drawbacks of a Web presence for an SME
A Saskatchewan-based grain brokerage consulting firm is believed to be the first in Western Canada and perhaps the world to make such extensive use of the Internet to market grain for farmers. CGF Brokerage and Consulting of Saskatoon employs qualified graders who analyze grain samples from farmers and grade those samples based on Canadian Grain Commission standards. This detailed information is posted on the Internet along with digital photos of the bin run grain sample, the cleaned sample and the dockage. (See example shown at right.)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Internet presents both opportunities and challenges for marketers of healthcare products. An advocate for the medium argues for its increasing value in a comprehensive media mix, offers advice on how to make programs more productive, and cautions on Internet pitfalls. A similar, dramatic increase is occurring in Internet advertising. For all industries, including pharmaceuticals, total 1997 online revenues reached $1 billion. The Internet Advertising Bureau projects this figure rising to $2 billion in 1998, $5 billion in the year 2000, and $9 billion by 2002.

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Christine Dowd, formerly chef de cuisine at Bistro 110 in Chicago, is executive chef at that citys Mossant Bistro. Trotters To Go, a gourmet takeout and retail store in Chicago operated by Charlie Trotters restaurant, hired Jeff Felsenthal to head up the kitchen. Previously he was chef de cuisine at Vong in Chicago. Mark Hagenbach is executive chef at The Oberoi Lombok in Indonesia. Previously, he was executive chef at Lizard Island, an Australian luxury resort on that countrys Great Barrier Reef. Shingo Inoue, most recently of Nobu-Malibu in Malibu, Calif., is the master sushi chef at Shoji Sushi in Miami Beach, Fla.. Joy Jessup, who for the past year has been teaching at the Culinary Institute of Americas Greystone campus in Napa, Calif., is pastry chef at the Grill Room at Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans. Douglas Keane was promoted from chef de cuisine to executive chef at Jardiniere in San Francisco. Chef and co-owner Traci Des Jardins will continue to collaborate with Keane on menu items and will oversee the development of an employee-management program. Keith Maurizi, formerly the executive chef at Redbones in Somerville, Mass., is corporate chef of The Good Life, a restaurant and jazz bar with two locations, in Boston and Cambridge, Mass.. Harlee Morrow, who was previously at Baldoria in New York, is pastry chef at Five Points, also in New York. Sami Signorino was named executive chef of Frasca Hospitality Group in Chicago, which operates Club Creole, Kinzie Chophouse and Mambo Grill in the River North area. Signorino formerly owned Piatti in Chicago. Serge Torres is pastry chef at The Castle At Tarrytown in Tarrytown, N.Y. Most recently, he was pastr y chef at the Sheraton Hotel in Manama, Bahrain. Guillermo Veloso, formerly executive chef of Yuca in Miami Beach, Fla., is the chef at Cuba Libre in Philadelphia.
He was most recently corporate chef at Chicagos Zarrosta Grill. Anthony Keenan, formerly executive sous chef at Ditkas Iron Mikes Grille in Chicago, is the new chef and general manager at Strega Nona, also in Chicago. Pastry chef Toby Matasar has moved from the Lobster Club to Celadon. Both restaurants are in New York City. San Diegos Terra restaurant has promoted Reid Sinderud to executive chef from sous chef. Ezra Wansley is executive chef at Union Station — a Wyndam Grand Heritage Hotel in Nashville. He was previously a line chef at Arthurs, a privately owned restaurant at Union Station. Celeste Zeccola, who trained at a number of Chicago-area restaurants before taking charge of her own pastry shop in Pawleys Island, S.C., is back in Chicago as the pastry chef at Gordon.
Gilbert Levine, former executive chef at Tapenade in La Jolla, Calif., was named executive chef at Terra in San Diego. Katie Lewis was named pastry chef at Della Femina in New York. She was pastry chef at Montrachet, also in New York. John Wabeck, former executive chef at New Heights restaurant in Washington, D.C., was named executive chef at Brix Restaurant Market in Napa, Calif.

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GE COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION GE Commercial Distribution Finance provides financing programs to manufacturers, distributors and dealers that are custom-designed to help businesses grow. Specialized programs include: * Inventory financing helps move product from manufacturers and distributors to dealers and resellers * Financing programs for used, trade-in inventory and parts and accessories enable you to stock sufficient inventory
FINANCEDividend policy is the decision regarding funds to be distributed or returned to the equity investors. This can be done with common stock dividends, preferred stock dividends, or stock repurchase by the business of its own stock. The aim of this decision is to retain the resources in the business that are required to run the business or make additional investments in the business, as long as the returns earned exceed the required return. In theory, management should return or distribute all resources that cannot be invested in the business at levels in excess of the required return. In practice, however, dividends are often maintained at or changed to certain levels in order to convey the proper signals to the investors and the financial markets. For example, dividends can be maintained at moderate levels to demonstrate stability, maintained at or reduced to low levels to demonstrate the growth opportunities for the business, or increased to higher levels to demonstrate the restoration of a strong financial (capital) structure (debt and equity capital) for the business.Capital is the total of financial resources invested in the business. In terms of the sources, there are two types of capital: interest-bearing debt funds, such as loans, bonds, short-term notes, and interest-bearing payables to trade suppliers; and equity, such as common and preferred stock and the earnings retained in the business that add to stockholders share of the entities. In terms of uses, there are also two types of capital: net working capital, such as operating cash, inventory, and receivables, less interest-free payables to trade suppliers; and fixed capital, such as property, plant, and equipment. Capital is managed to maximize wealth by maximizing the rates of return on investments of capital and thus maximizing the total net present value of the business. This can be done by minimizing the amount of capital used for given business investments with given business returns.Weighted average cost of capital is the weighted average of the returns on investment or future dividends for the stockholders and interest rates on debt for the creditors. This average return should be used as the required return for investments, as mentioned earlier, because it represents the weighted average of the required returns of all the different debt creditors and equity investors. It also represents the weighted average of the costs that can be saved by the business if the resources or financial funds are returned to the creditors and investors instead of being used for investments within the business.
Economic development and business financing rolled into one In addition, under the Resources Links section, you can find several Web sites of national organizations that provide financing services. For example, links are provided to the Community Development Venture Capital Alliances and The Coalition of Community Development Financial Institutions–two groups that provide business financing and investments in an economic-development context.

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Legislators have responded to criticisms from citizens as well. An environmental equity law was adopted in 1993, which restricts development of certain high environmental impact facilities such as landfills, municipal and medical waste incinerators, and commercial hazardous waste facilities within 12 miles of an existing high impact facility. This was a direct response to a perception that facilities with environmental impacts tend to be located in the same socio-economic areas. And in response to criticism that the Commission was dominated by members with allegiances to special interests, the Commission was expanded to 13 members, the majority of whom are now appointed at large, representing the four congressional districts. The Commission has appointed subcommittees who take it upon themselves to investigate issues that come before it. Monthly Commission meetings have been held throughout the State, which provides more opportunity for the public to present its concerns, and to become familiar with the manner in which environmental policy is established in Arkansas. The result has been a better informed and a more responsive Commission.In 1995, the legislature formalized a procedure to authorize certain industrial operations to take place while a permit application is being processed. This enables industrial operations to proceed when compelling circumstances require immediate attention, and provides a formal process to authorize these necessary activities, a process that includes public comment. ADPCE is able to avoid procedural bottlenecks when the circumstances warrant prompt action.Contaminated properties often become wastelands because environmental laws make new owners responsible for past contamination, thereby stifling redevelopment. The 1995 legislature addressed this issue at the request of ADPCE. In order to encourage the economic development of these abandoned industrial properties, purchasers may now enter into an agreement with ADPCE prior to the sale an agreement that will clearly define the scope of a purchasers responsibility for remediation. The goal is to foster economic development at abandoned industrial properties by enabling prospective new industries to quantify exposure to environmental liability.
Total Green House Gas Emissions Emissions of greenhouse gases pollute the environment and contribute to climatic change, specifically global warming. The negative impacts of the emissions of such gases on the environment are so severe that they could affect the main targets of the Lisbon Process, namely sustainable growth. Emissions have effect locally, regionally and globally. Reducing these emissions require in general international cooperation. The EU has agreed to an 8% reduction in the emissions of its greenhouse gases by 2008-2012, compared to the base year 1990. Furthermore, reductions for each of the EU15 countries have been agreed under the EU Burden Sharing Agreement, which allows some countries to increase emissions, provided these are offset by reductions in other Member States.
friendly Shipley Europes manufacturing plant at Coventry has been accredited to the environmental standard ISO 14001 by the British Standards Institution (BSI). Following ISO 14001 accreditation of the Warrington site, Shipley focused on implementing the Environmental Management System (EMS) at the Coventry site to ensure all environmental issues were addressed. The EMS has provided Shipley with a systematic approach towards addressing environmental issues associated with the business. Paul Bracegirdle explains: A contributing factor in gaining the accreditation was the internal environmental training which staff attended during the implementation stage.

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ACNE TREATMENTS remain a cornerstone of the therapeutic segment of the skin care category. While not as strong as they were a year ago when they turned in an almost 20% increase in drug stores, sales of products aimed at fighting blemishes, blackheads and pimples continued to move forward in 2004, helping retailers across the mass market bolster their volume. Category experts say the continued sales gains can be traced to two factors: Manufacturers are making stronger and more effective formulations, and women are using the products well past their teenage years. The best-performing brands in drug stores in 2004 showed some movement. While Johnson Johnsons Clean Clear was the category leader in 2003, Boots Healthcares Clearasil has moved into the top spot in 2004. The category also saw a recent shift in ownership of a major brand when Mentholatum Co. acquired the Oxy line from GlaxoSmithKline PLC.
ACNE TREATMENTS have long been a cornerstone of the therapeutic skin care segment and this past year was no exception. Showing their strongest growth in years, products aimed at fighting blemishes, blackheads and pimples continue to be strong sellers in the nations mass retail outlets. While still anchored by such recognizable brands as Johnson Johnsons Clean Clear, Proctor Gamble Co.s Clearasil and Glaxo-SmithKlines Oxy, retailers report that new products and small brands made inroads over the past 12 months and are performing as well or better than their established counterparts. Category experts say the strong performance of acne treatments can be traced to two factors: manufacturers have made their formulations more effective, and more women are finding that what was once primarily a teenage problem is increasingly lasting into early adulthood.

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Diarrhea: eat moderate amounts of fresh fruits, vegetables, concentrated sugars, juices, and milk; increase intake of cereal fiber.
Constipation: drink plenty of fluids; increase fiber in the diet; increase physical activity.
Fatigue: eat regular meals; limit sweets and caffeine; drink plenty of fluid.
anticonvulsants (divalproex)
certain types of antidepressants ( amitriptyline )
antipsychotic medications ( clozapine , olanzapine , quetiapine , and risperidone)
all aged and mature cheeses or cheese spreads, including foods made with these cheeses, such as salad dressings, casseroles, or certain breads
any outdated or nonpasteurized dairy products
dry fermented sausages such as summer sausage, pepperoni, salami, or pastrami
smoked or pickled fish
non-fresh meat or poultry
leftover foods containing meat or poultry
tofu and soy products
overripe, spoiled, or fermented fruits or vegetables
sauerkraut
fava or broad beans
soups containing meat extracts or cheese
gravies containing meat extracts or nonfresh meats
tap beer
nonalcoholic beer
yeast extracts
soy sauce
liquid powdered protein supplements
chocolate
cocoa mix and powder
chocolate ice cream, milk, and pudding
coffee
cola beverages
tea
flavor extracts, such as vanilla, almond, or rum flavorings
cooking wines
candies or cakes prepared or filled with liqueur
apple cider
cider and wine vinegar
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Saul Ewings sales development program, which began in April 2002, has trained six groups of about 12 to 15 senior associates and junior partners — roughly 70 of the firms 250 lawyers in its six offices. Two more training groups are scheduled for September and October. Although the majority of trainees, whose department heads recommend them for training, are from Baltimore or the firms Philadelphia headquarters, the firm tries to ensure a good “spread” to make sure the training “percolates through the law firm,” said Managing Partner Stephen S. Aichele. But its not about pushing the lawyers to bring in more work, he said.
PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 20, 1998–Arthur Alan Wolk, the lawyer and aviation expert who immediately revealed the flaws in the conduct of the flight crew of Swissair 111 and the serious electrical safety defects in the MD-11 within hours of the crash, has filed his first lawsuit for a victim of the crash, a New Jersey resident, who lost her husband. Wolk also faults Boeing and McDonnell Douglas for knowing that the aircraft had wiring deficiencies and flammable insulation, and failing to provide the flight crews with either a means to fight the fire or isolating various systems so that the crew would not be flying blind as a result of electrical failures as a complication of the fire. Wolk also faults Boeing and McDonnell Douglas for failing to provide adequate instructions and manuals to the flight crew so that they would recognize immediately the seriousness of the problem and their complete inability to deal with it. Finally, Wolk faults the flight crew for apparently failing to know where they were and how close they were to the nearest airport so they could effectively get the aircraft on the ground before a fire made control impossible.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRIV), a global leader in e-commerce outsourcing, today announced that the company and its business unit, Direct Response Technologies, Inc., will exhibit at ad:tech San Francisco 2007. The exhibition and conference is being held April 24 - 26, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The booth also will feature affiliate marketing services from Direct Response Technologies, including its KeywordMax([TM]) paid search bid management tool, DirectTrack([R]) CrossPublication([TM]) community and DirectTrack([R]) BidManagement service. The DirectTrack CrossPublication community is an affiliate network that enables affiliates to exchange advertising and affiliate offers. The DirectTrack BidManagement service is the first integrated offering in the affiliate market to combine an affiliate platform with a paid search tool. Both services, as well as oneNetworkDirect, are powered by the DirectTrack affiliate platform, which supports the sale of physical and digital goods across a wide variety of affiliate models, including sales, clicks, leads and impressions.

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