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The study found that chick embryos exposed to alcohol had eight times the number of cancer cells than those exposed to saline. The alcohol-exposed embryos also developed larger, denser tumors.
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Marketing Consultancy BUSINESS PLAN This plan describes an effort to launch a business on an international scale. Because of the nature of the business, the plan considers the businesss positioning in the world marketplace and the heavy competition already in the arena. This plan was compiled using Business Plan Pro, by Palo Alto Software .
BUSINESS MARKETINGNATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BUSINESS MARKETThe first obvious difference is that there are significantly fewer customers in the business market than in the consumer market. These customers also buy in significantly larger quantities (e.g., tires by the thousands) and the prices of some of their single item purchases far exceed those of an individual consumer (e.g., millions of dollars for a new bridge). Finally, business customers in the same industry often tend to be located in a concentrated geographic region. For example, the Silicon Valley in California has a high concentration of firms in the high-tech industry.
Posted by on 02 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Columbia University Medical Center has
launched the first clinical trial of a possible herbal preventative for
prostate cancer. The Phase I study will determine whether Zyflamend#174;, an
herbal supplement commonly used as an anti-inflammatory, can prevent
prostate cancer in patients with prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN).
“Zyflamend has shown an ability, in vitro, to reduce prostate cancer cell
proliferation by as much as 78 percent and to induce cancer cell death or
apoptosis,” says Aaron E. Katz, M.D., associate professor of urology at
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Director of the
Center of Holistic Urology at Columbia University Medical Center and
principal investigator of the study. “These results are exceptionally
promising and have led us to initiate this clinical trial.”
The herbal supplement, made by New Chapter, Inc., is composed of 10 herbs
which inhibit the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inflammation pathway. Long-term
chronic inflammation contributes to carcinogenesis in many organ systems
(the origin of certain cancers); inhibiting this pathway appears to be key
to preventing cancers like prostate and colon cancer. An herbal supplement
such as this herbal supplement may inhibit this pathway without causing the
adverse gastrointestinal side effects associated with the long-term use of
other COX-2 inhibitors. The preparation of this herbal supplement differs
from many herbal products in that it is not standardized to isolated
chemicals. It delivers herbs in concentrated form, but the herbs retain
their “food” status.
In this, the year Paul McCartney turns 64, a new wave of senior citizens is upon us. Dont use that term, though. Seasoned citizens, is the new label du jour for aging Baby Boomers and members of the Silent Generation? And its true: look at Madonna, who has fewer crows feet and fat rolls than a 20-year-old club hopper. And what about Mick Jagger, prancing around on stage at the Superbowl with more vitality than a sex-starved teenager? It makes sense to begin with something basic: food. Simple changes can make a big impact on health, says Karen Collins, a spokesperson for the American Institute for Cancer Research (MCR). For example, eat five fruits and vegetables every day and cut your cancer risk by 20 percent. Grains, fruits and vegetables should cover two-thirds of the plate, according to the organizations brochure, Nutrition After 50. The other third should be protein (preferably not red meat).
NEW YORK — Data from the Columbia University Department of Urology demonstrates that Zyflamend(R), a unique herbal extract preparation, suppresses the growth of prostate cancer cells and induces prostate cancer cells to self-destruct via a process called apoptosis. The research confirms Zyflamend(R) has COX-1 and COX-2 anti-inflammatory effects, although its anti-cancer affects against prostate cancer were independent of COX-2 inhibition, supporting the postulation that some prostate cancer cells are not affected by COX-2 inflammation. These results were particularly surprising and show great promise in the fight against prostate cancer, said researcher Dr. Debra L. Bemis of the Columbia University Department of Urology. We hope that the magnitude of benefits shown in this research will be confirmed in the larger scale trial already in progress.
Posted by on 29 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
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Overheard at the Reform Club dining room the other day, as a lady diner was ordering her pudding: Diner: Please can you bring coffee with my pudding. Waitress: Im afraid coffee is only served in the lounge. D: Then can you send someone to the lounge to get a cup of coffee and bring it in here with my pudding. W: Im afraid coffee is only served and drunk in the lounge.
CoffeeA driving force behind coffees global popularity is its caffeine content: a six-ounce (2.72 kilograms) cup of coffee contains 100 milligrams of caffeine, more than comparable amounts of tea (50 milligrams), cola (25 milligrams), or cocoa (15 milligrams). Caffeine, an alkaloid that occurs naturally in coffee, is a mild stimulant that produces a variety of physical effects. Because caffeine stimulates the cortex of the brain, people who ingest it experience enhanced concentration. Athletes are sometimes advised to drink coffee prior to competing, as caffeine renders skeletal muscles less susceptible to exhaustion and improves coordination. However, these benefits accrue only to those who consume small doses of the drug. Excessive amounts of caffeine produce a host of undesirable consequences, acting as a diuretic, stimulating gastric secretions, upsetting the stomach, contracting blood vessels in the brain (people who suffer from headaches are advised to cut their caffeine intake), and causing overacute sensation, irregular heartbeat, and trembling. On a more serious level, many researchers have sought to link caffeine to heart disease, benign breast cysts, pancreatic cancer, and birth defects. While such studies have proven inconclusive, health official nonetheless recommend that people limit their coffee intake to fewer than four cups daily or drink decaffeinated varieties.
Posted by on 29 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
SAN LEANDRO — Flying sausages, steel silos and fire trucks shared the spotlight Monday in the award ceremony for San Leandros 2003 Planning and Design Awards. A total of seven San Leandro businesses and organizations, including Vatrans Flying Sausages, Olson Co. Steel, Fire Stations 10 and 11, the Creekside Plaza Office Building, Thierry Medical Plaza, United Rentals and the Merced Corporate Center, garnered awards. Creekside Plaza Office Building scored the downtown development award. The four-story Mediterranean-style office building by architect Kevin James of MCG Architects is the first of what will be three office buildings on the site.
At Edison Electric Institutes (EEIs) Annual Minority Business Development Seminar Trade Show last May, three shareholder-owned electric utilities were singled out for awards for their work with minority- and women-owned businesses. Cinergy garnered the Minority Business Development Chairpersons Award for innovation in MBD activities. Its corporate policy is internally focused, documents the involvement of senior management, and is regularly reevaluated and disseminated throughout the company. Cinergys processes assure that MBD opportunities are a focus of all levels of the organization, rather than merely the procurement area. Another Chairpersons Award went to PEPCO, which was also recognized for its corporate policy commitment by senior management and organization-wide activities. The company was singled out for its investment in minority- and women-owned enterprises, particularly in areas such as fuels purchasing, where minority businesses did not previously find inroads.
SEDAYA International College, a local private college, recently captured the Company of the Year Award from the Malaysia Canada Business Council. Datuk Peter Ng, the colleges president and chief executive, received the
Posted by on 29 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Although were still analyzing the proposals, theres no question that a fair reading is that they would be extremely damaging to telemarketing, says DMA VP, government relations Jim Conway. Its almost as if the FTC were drawing a line in the sand–trying to regulate telemarketing out of business. These proposals will be a rallying point for the industry. DMA president and CEO Robert Wientzen stressed that the proposals jeopardize more than 6 million telemarketing jobs and $668 billion in annual U.S. sales. Magazine Publishers of America, which was also still studying the proposals, stated that its comments, when released, would seek to insure that the right balance between consumer protection and efficient business practices is maintained. However, the MPA did note that, during the Congressionally mandated TSR review process that began in 2000, it had expressed its view that the existing TSR works well, that major changes are not necessary, and that the current, company-by-company do-not-call mechanism provides maximum choice to consumers. Written comments are due to the FTC by the end of this month, with public forums slated for June 5-7. A final ruling could be issued by the end of the year, with implementation starting as early as next year.
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Posted by on 29 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
SYLVANIA 300
It was red faces all round when Electronics Times sales exec Jason Saunders won the Formula 1 driving competition on Siemens stand at the Embedded Systems Conference earlier this month. That the conference was run by ETs publisher was bad enough. What made Saunders win worse is that, in his spare time, hes a professional racing driver! “I was showing off,” said the repentant exec, “but I didnt tell them who I was or what I did.”
Saturday is the last day to register — either in person or online — for the Deseret Morning News/KJZZ TV Marathon/10K/5K Fitness Walk, which is July 24. Cost is $15 for the 5K walk, $25 for the 10K and $47 for the marathon. (There is a small additional fee for those who register online.) There will be no registration on the day of the race.
Posted by on 28 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Business Editors/Legal Writers Cozen OConnor, one of the top 100 law firms in the country, is continuing to expand its national commercial litigation practice group. Five litigators from Hill, Betts Nash recently joined the firm and are now practicing in its New York office, bringing the national practice group to nearly 90 attorneys.
The first question a landlord asks his or her landlord/tenant counsel is what are your billing rates? The second question is Can I recover those fees from the tenant?Paragraph 19 of the REBNY form office lease refers to landlords right to recover attorneys fees.As discussed in Part I, the current form has evolved so as to broaden landlords rights - but additional clarification may still be advisable. (Part I will also note that, even though the standard paragraph 19 does not limit landlords recovery to only reasonable fees, the courts have read such a restriction into the lease.)
DALLAS, June 17 /PRNewswire/ — Four attorneys from the national law firm of McKool Smith, PC, once again have earned spots among the countrys top lawyers in the 2008 edition of Chambers USA. Firm founder Mike McKool, Dallas principal Douglas Cawley and Austin managing principal T. Gordon White are profiled for their work in intellectual property law, while Mr. McKool and Dallas principal Lewis T. LeClair earned recognition for their commercial litigation work. Our firm is built on our expertise in commercial and intellectual property litigation, so it is great to be honored in both of these categories, says Mr. McKool. We are humbled that attorneys and business leaders around the country recognize the good work our firm does for clients.
Posted by on 28 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
American Airlines is offering 300 frequent flyer miles for each shirt purchased through Huntington Clothiers and Shirtmakers from now until July 31. These are quality mens dress shirts in a wide variety of styles and colors, with prices beginning at $23.50 and a minimum order of two shirts. Call 24 hours at (800) 848-6203 to order or for a free 56-page catalog. What happens if you arrive at an airport, rental car reservations in hand, and discover that due to a large convention or other event, there are no rental cars anywhere? If youre forced to take cabs everywhere as a result, or if you booked an inexpensive suburban hotel (thinking youd have a car to bring you to meetings downtown) and need to stay in a more expensive downtown hotel as a result, then the rental car company you made reservations with should reimburse you. After all, the company breached its contract with you, and should make good for any reasonable expenses you incurred as a result. Taxi! Visitors to the nations capitol are in for smoother taxi rides. The current confusing zone fare system will be replaced, at a date to be determined, with metered fares. Beginning in June 1998, drivers applying for new licenses cannot have a vehicle older than six years old. Faster European trains If youre planning a visit to Switzerland and Italy this summer, RailEurope has good news for you: the Swiss rail system has expanded the use of super-fast “Pendolino” trains between Milan and Geneva, Basel, Bern and Zurich. These ultra-modern trains tilt slightly when going around curves, which means that the train neednt slow down (it also means that your coffee wont spill). With speeds up to 150 miles per hour, the new trains shave up to an hour off previous schedules, making the train an even better way to view spectacular Alpine scenery. Your Eurailpass is good on these special trains, although you may have to pay a small supplement to reserve a seat. To buy an Eurailpass call (800) 4EURAIL or (800) 438-7245 or see a travel agent. Ron Perry is the president of Prime Time Travel in Oklahoma City. You may call him at 340-1120 if you have any questions or issues you would like to address in “Travel News.”
The thermal, henley-style shirt features waffle-knit construction of 100 percent cotton.
Posted by on 28 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Hidden Kitchens
[1] Kitchen Faucet Watermark introduces the new Loft kitchen faucet. The faucet features a spout that swivels a full 180 degrees and can come with different size projections. The Loft faucet is available in 35 finishes.
Custom Kitchens
Posted by on 26 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
This is like an episode of Seinfeld. This is a column about nothing. What is there? No major college football. No baseball. No NFL or PGA or NASCAR. What in the wide world of sports is there to write about?
Why am I doing this instead of shopping or having kids? Something inside makes you keep giving yourself to sport England captain puts football first
Posted by on 26 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
ONTARIO, Calif., July 8 /PRNewswire/ — Avalon Shutters, a leading manufacturer of custom wood shutters, announced its new transferable limited lifetime warranty today. Effective immediately, the new warranty can be retroactively applied to all Avalon wood shutters built and installed since the companys inception 22 years ago. The decision to upgrade our warranty reflects our whole-hearted commitment to the overall quality of our wood shutters, said Bob Marcynyszyn, co-owner of Avalon Shutters. Given that shutters become real property once installed and adds permanent value to a home, we believe our customers deserve a warranty that can be transferred to the next homeowner, added Marcynyszyn. Its not uncommon for wood shutters to remain in homes for decades.
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“We worked with the designers to select window coverings that would enhance
their d#233;cor; this is a service we offer to all of our customers. It was
rewarding to work with the professionals at Ladies Home Journal and see
our work in print,” said Nathan Newton, owner of Shutter Classic.
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RAMSEY, NJ–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 21, 1997– Second largest UK source of PABX equipment to distribute Bogen Communications International Inc. (AMEX: BGN) (Bogen) today reported that its European subsidiary Speech Design GmbH entered into an agreement with Siemens GEC Communications Systems Ltd. (Siemens GEC) for distribution of its PABX peripheral product lines in the UK.
Microtel has launched its latest version of its Voice Highway product. The VH7400 is said to provide low-cost interfacing between Cisco voice routers and PABXs with AC15A signalling. The compact adapter, developed jointly with Cisco, links Legacy AC15A analogue voice nodes to Cisco packetised voice networks. The system represents a plug-and-play alternative to approaches such as current generation converters which can involve complex link configuration and require mains power, wall mounting and special wiring to the Cisco equipment. The small (115 x 67 x 24mm) inline adapter provides two independent AC15A channels on RJ45 sockets for the connection of PABX circuits. Leads are provided for direct plug-in connection to the VIC EM interface on Cisco routers of Types 1750, 2600, 3600 and 3810.
Posted by on 20 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
PROVO — A free home-maintenance class for first-time homebuyers and other interested community members will be held Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Community Action Services, 815 S. Freedom Blvd. The class is part of a five-session course offered locally by Habitat for Humanity of Utah County and Community Action Services. The topics of this months class are interior wall repair and leaky roof repair. The course will be offered in its entirety every five months. No registration is required. Participants need only to come to the class. The course is sponsored by the Ashton Family Foundation.
PROVO — A free home maintenance class will be held Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Community Action Services, 815 S. Freedom Blvd., for first-time homebuyers and other interested community members. The class is part of a five-session course offered locally by Habitat for Humanity of Utah County and Community Action Services. The topic of this months class is weatherization and home decorating. Brian Peterson from Built Right Construction and Julie McHood from Brigham Young University will be the guest instructors. The course will be offered in its entirety every five months. The next round of classes begins in September. No registration is required.< Participants need only to come to the class. The course is sponsored by the Ashton Family Foundation.
A home maintenance and repair conference for homeowners is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Oct. 23 at American Express Centurion Bank, 4315 S. 2700 West, West Valley City. “Protecting Your No. 1 Investment — Your Home” is being presented by Salt Lake Countys Utah State University Extension Office, Salt Lake Community Action, West Valley City Housing Authority, Community Development Corp. and American Express Centurion Bank.
Posted by on 20 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Business Editors Limousine Chauffeured Transportation (LCT) magazine announced its Operators of the Year at the LCT Show in Las Vegas Tuesday night.
Integrated newly announced Diva Limousine brand image and marketing strategy
Posted by on 20 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
The Finnish plumbers and the employers in the industry have approved the proposal for a new collective agreement that will be in force until January 2005. ((Comments on this story may be sent to nbr.feedback@nordicbusinessreport.com))
Sir: So for plumbers, “only the time on the customers premises {is} chargeable” (letter, 1 July)? Around here, plumbers and washing-machine repair men charge a pounds 30-40 call-out fee. At the two-to-three jobs per day quoted by Lois Wakeman, this “reality” sounds better than marking exam scripts, in spite of all the other benefits enjoyed by teachers in their well-paid, well-resourced, high status profession. ROLAND MILES Redhill, Surrey
The case of the incontinent plumber has caught the public imagination this week. In a rather dashing sting operation, some Trading Standards officers from Surrey have secretly filmed a number of tradesmen at work and have found that a quarter were involved in something dodgy. There were cases of massive over-charging, fake documentation and dangerous work. One engineer was filmed looking for a gas leak with a naked flame. Perhaps for mucky, Freudian reasons, we tend to be fascinated by the plumbing business. A family gathering in the country a few years back was made particularly memorable by the moment when a blocked pipe between the house and the septic tank caused a foul bubbling to issue from the earth in a scene that might have come out of an old horror movie. The local plumber - retired but happy to help out at such times - was called out. As, puffing on his pipe (he was a genuinely happy plumber), he went about his work with plungers and brushes, the family gathered around the window to watch. It was a satisfying, oddly purging experience.
Posted by on 20 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
FILM The makers of The Corporation, could not have timed the film any better, coming as it does in a year when using cheap suppliers abroad and corporate social responsibility (CSR) have been big issues in supply chain management.
S CORPORATIONIn Choosing a Legal Structure for Your Business , Stuart Handmaker explains that Essentially, there isnt any difference between a C corporation and an S corporation. Each of them is a corporation, and each one has the same characteristics, shareholders, directors, officers, records, minute books, problems, and the like. The only real difference is that the S corporation has filed a special form with the Internal Revenue Service stating that it wants to be an S corporation.What makes the S corporation different from the C corporation, then, is that it has special status in the eyes of the IRS. In short, the S corporation is viewed as a partnership or sole proprietorship for taxation purposes. This means that the corporation itself is not taxed, as C corporations are; rather the S corporations profits are passed on to its shareholders, who pay income tax on that money. In nearly all other respects, though, the S corporation is essentially the same as the C corporation. Most importantly, S corporations receive the benefit of limited liability that goes along with being a corporation. The combined benefits of limited liability (the lack of which is the main drawback of partnerships or sole proprietorships) and avoidance of double taxation (the main drawback of C corporations) makes the S corporation the most popular legal structure amongst small business owners.
Posted by on 20 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Faced with the rapidly shifting, often harsh realities of managed care, medical educators across the nation are training more doctors outside of hospitals and adding new courses in economics, ethics, law, and even how to document treatment decisions. “Its an interesting phenomenon because medical schools in the past have not generally been about economics and business,” said John McCahn, associate dean of academic affairs at Boston University Medical School. “All of a sudden we have to deal with the notion that students cannot walk out of our doors totally naive about the world in which they will be working.” Mary Lee, dean of educational affairs at the four-year-old Managed Care Institute of the Tufts University Medical School, said the change has a philosophical dimension as well. “The students coming in today understand there is a shifting and expanded role for the physician,” she said. “We have a responsibility to. get them thinking about what ideal managed care should be, so they can go out and try to attain that goal.” The changes take many forms. A course in public health at BU for first-year medical students, for instance, now includes a section on law and medicine taught by a researcher in health-care economics. At Harvard Medical School, among many other institutions, there is an emphasis on “health- policy training” and on teaching ethics because todays doctors routinely have to weigh costs against benefits in ways that previous generations did not. And at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, all third-year medical students must attend a two-day symposium at which issues relating to managed care are taught and discussed. Comparable course additions and alterations are becoming commonplace across the nation. Moreover, in a strong indication that the new approach is taking hold, the American Association of Medical Schools last year began sending out recommendations for broad curriculum changes that incorporate many of the fiscal, ethical and procedural realities of managed care. “This certainly is the biggest shift in medical education in decades, at least. and maybe since the early part of the century,” said Gregory Pawlson, associate director for health affairs at George Washington University Medical Center. In one telling departure from the past, a growing number of medical students — including at BU — are now taught to document their decisions and actions in detailed ways, and for reasons, that didnt exist before. In managed-care practices, such records typically become part of a communal pool of data that can be used for medical purposes by other doctors — a practice praised even by critics of managed care. But there is concern about another use for such records: Insurance firms and corporate executives review them, in part to help assess the performance and set the salaries of individual doctors. The most dramatic changes in medical education are taking place in on-the-job training, as students spend more time learning at outpatient facilities like managed-care offices, rather than in emergency rooms and elsewhere in hospitals.
AN EXTRA 1,000 medical school places are to be created over the next seven years to head off a projected shortage of doctors in the millennium, ministers announced yesterday. The increase of a fifth - equivalent to a new medical school - will take the annual number of new doctors being trained in Britain from 5,000 to 6,000. The committee estimated that the demand for doctors will rise at 1.7 per cent per year over the next 20 years, similar to the trend in the last 20 years. It said that an increase of 1,000 in the annual medical student intake would not produce a domestic oversupply by the year 2020 “under any realistic scenario”.
Posted by on 19 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Jerry Long
- Real estate - B.J. McGivern was honored as Valley Inc. Realtors top sales associate for the month of September. For more information about McGivern, call 233-4222 or B.J. McGivern.realtor.com. - Harold Herrick has joined Countrywide Realty Inc. of Topeka, specializing in commercial and residential real estate.
Posted by on 19 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
“The Network Marketing industry is
difficult to navigate. It is very easy to find yourself in a business that
leaves you disappointed. Knowing what to look for is critical,” says Bo
Short. Short is the president of the American Leadership Foundation and
formerly CEO of a network marketing company.
Among his many activities, he has authored two highly acclaimed books on
leadership and has spoken in 20 countries on the topics of leadership, team
building and success. He has also been involved in the Network Marketing
industry for 15 years and has built a network of distributors that has
spanned the globe.
“People oftentimes blame themselves for failing in a network marketing
business even though they do not understand the possible negative aspects
of the company they may be involved with. Just because you had a bad
experience does not mean that there is something wrong with you nor is
every company in the industry flawed. Dont give up. Educate yourself and
reengage,” Short states.
After attaining the diamond level in Amway/Quixtar he resigned his position
and income. Short said, “I refused to represent a business I no longer
believed in.” He subsequently appeared on “Dateline NBC” in a national
television expose discussing his insights and experiences in that business.
Optical networking market ($ billions) See article on page 7
The trend towards replacing application-specific networks with converged networks continues, with IP telephony the one killer application that is driving sales. To underline the point, in 2000 there were fewer than 500,000 IP telephony ports installed worldwide. That figure was expected to have reached 11.5 million by the end of 2004, according to Avaya, a network equipment provider. Bandwidth is also becoming cheaper and more widely available. Advisory group Gartner predicts that from 2004 to 2008, companies will increase bandwidth by 40% to 100% each year, in the process changing the way that humans interact and removing location from the equation altogether.
Posted by on 19 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
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.
Understanding your legal obligations in an increasingly regulated business environment. Theres probably never been more attention paid to concerns raised over many of the legal issues facing small and medium business enterprises; but while the Government is listening to SMEs, and Small Business Minister John Tamihere has promised changes in a number of areas, these wont happen overnight. Gillian Spry, associate at Hamilton law firm Norris Ward McKinnon, leads the firms employment and compliance team. Michael Jones is an associate on the commercial business team. Both lawyers deal with the legal challenges confronting SMEs on a daily basis. And both point out that many of the issues which see SMEs seeking legal advice, are as much related to business management as they are to the law.
IN the ever-changing world of business, legal intricacies are common. In fact, it is becoming ever more complex, making it challenging for executives not equipped with adequate legal knowledge. Providing solutions with an in-depth analysis of legalistic approach is one of the trainings given to graduates with legal degrees. Realising this, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysias (UKM) Faculty of Law, in collaboration with the Centre for Educational Extension (PKP) of UKM, offers a Master in Business Law (MBL). The programme is to fulfil the legal disparity of the executives in meeting the challenge of solving legal problems in an increasingly complex and dynamic international business environment.
Posted by on 19 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
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Posted by on 17 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Thousands of cancer sufferers are being denied life-saving drugs because of delays and bureaucracy in making them available on the NHS. The hold-ups are a matter of life and death for desperate people who have been diagnosed with cancer of the breast, colon or lung, or with a brain tumour. Doctors are furious that drugs such as Avastin, which is used to treat colon cancer, and Ce-tuximab, a treatment for head and neck cancers, are being blocked by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice), a government-appointed quango set up to decide which drugs should be routinely prescribed on the NHS.
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C ANCER The scope of the problem in the United States is large. Some 1.2 million people were diagnosed with potentially fatal cancer in the year 2000. Of these, 59 percent were expected to live for at least five years (in some, the cancer may be continuously present for more than five years) with or without evidence of cancer. People of all ages, from birth to advanced age, can manifest cancer, making it the second-leading cause of death in the United States. In children cancer is unusual, but it has consistently been the leading cause of death from disease. As mortality rates from cardiovascular disease decline, the proportion of cancer deaths increases. It is anticipated that the mortality rate from cancer will surpass that from heart disease by the year 2050. Direct and indirect financial costs of cancer in the United States for the year 2000 were $178 billion.Developing countries represented 80 percent of the worlds approximately 6 billion people in the year 2000. In these countries, cancer has grown from a minor public health issue in the early 1990s to a rapidly expanding problem by the beginning of the twenty-first century. The emergence of a middle class, with attendant changes in lifestyle, increased longevity and exposure to potential carcinogens, and expectations of improved medical delivery systems have fueled the growing impact of cancer in the third world. The financial resources and socio-medical infrastructure needed to diagnose and treat, much less screen and prevent these cancers, are lacking in the developing world.
Posted by on 17 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Smokeout help available The American Cancer Society, the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment and Memorial Hospital are presenting free “Getting Ready to Quit” programs on Thursday as part of the Great American Smokeout.
Thanks to a pharmacological breakthrough, The “polypill” will soon be with us. Combining six different heart medications in one supercharged tablet, its the latest in a line of pharmaceutical attempts to banish heart disease. What a sad indictment of our attitude to health that we could consider such mass medication as a solution for a health epidemic whose causes are clearly apparent and could be virtually eradicated through education and personal responsibility. The Western “cardiovascular crisis” could be consigned to history with a change in attitude and a willingness to implement what we already know. Why wait for the polypill when you can make a real difference to your heart health, starting today. When it comes to preventing a heart attack or stroke, little changes will cumulatively pay big dividends.
Posted by on 17 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
National Semiconductor Inc., Santa Clara, Calif., has taken one step closer to making its long-awaited WebPad handheld internet devices a reality. At Fall Comdex 99, the company introduced a reference design for OEMs to use to build full-featured WebPads. The WebPad could be Nationals first successful venture into the world of information appliances. The company is focusing on this area and has targeted three segments — set-top boxes, thin-client servers and Internet-access devices. We are pushing toward making information appliances the next big thing in electronics, said James Colgan, marketing manager for the Internet Access Device Business Unit at National.
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Three blue bin-bags containing severed human limbs have been found in a Cologne suburb in the space of two days. Police said there was no evidence of any link with a suspected serial killer in Belgium who recently terrorised Mons, where bin-bags containing body parts have also been found. Reuters - Cologne
“If we were to forbid everything, then wed never get things under control. To stop it entirely would be crazy. Im sure that there would be much more rape.” “Relaxation around the clock” is promised at the Eros Centre in a quiet street just north of the city centre. A notice in six languages warns: “The carrying of drugs or weapons in the establishment is forbidden. Offenders will be handed over to the police.” A DM5 entrance fee ( pounds 2) allows the customer through the turnstile into the low-lit lobby-cum-bar. A couple of dozen women sit chatting, waiting for customers.
WHY GO NOW? Eating, drinking and shopping: those seem to be the main interests of the locals in what is arguably Germanys friendliest big city. The breadth and depth of cuisine overturns the notion that eating out in Germany can be a bleak prospect, and the local beer should win over the most devoted oenophile. Colognes cultural wealth, also transcends the citywide reconstruction that is taking place.
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By selecting the proper plants, bloom can be scheduled over an extended period. This progression can be provided by using bulbs, perennial flowers, annual flowers and woody ornamentals (trees, shrubs, vines). Hardy bulbs and early spring flowering trees and shrubs provide early season interest. There are not many summer blooming woody ornamentals to complement other flowering plants — but there are a notable few. Best known of the summer flowering trees is the golden-rain tree. It is noted for its large, conspicuous yellow flower clusters that appear in July. These flowers are followed by showy fruit that hangs like clusters of small Chinese lanterns until late in the fall. Because of its spreading habit of growth, the golden-rain tree is one of the best small shade trees. It is adapted to many soil types and has few insect or disease problems (but it is a favored host plant for the red-shouldered box elder bugs that can be a seasonal nuisance in spring and fall).
Based on examples from history, ethnography, religious studies, the classics, folklore, ethnobotany, and medicine. The geographic area covered is vast, extending from Europe through the Near East, to India and China. Plants covered include holy basil (Hinduisms most sacred plant), fig trees (sacred in India), pipal, banyan, urd, mandrake, ginseng, garlic, and onions. Physical characteristics that contribute to the plants ritual roles are identified and discussed. Extensive bibliography and index.
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In the eyes of our lawmakers, computer software is considered an intangible asset. Under our tax rules today, the cost of all intangible assets acquired by a sales agency as part of the purchase of a business are now amortizable as intangible assets. Previously, those intangible assets were required to be capitalized but could not be claimed as a tax deduction unless they had a readily determinable life. However, when it comes to the costs of developing software (for the sales agencys own use or for sale or lease to others), the agency has a choice: those costs may either be deducted as an immediate expense or amortized over a five-year period (or shorter if it can be established as appropriate). Remember, however, the key is that the costs must be treated consistently. For purchases of computer software, specifically those costs which are not amortizable over 15 years as a Section 197 intangible asset, costs are depreciated using the straight-line method over three years beginning in the month it is placed in service.
This paper, then, addresses educational software and its earliest entries - those made for mainframe computers, and follows its discursive growth to that of the personal computer and its runic lustihood. Those products that exploit the computer chip to its fullest, like interactive, hypermedia authoring software, stand out. But other, more mundane products, like spreadsheets, word processing programs and databases, also have their place in the tableau. The third great revolution - computers and high technology (the first being agriculture and the second the industrial revolution) - has already fundamentally altered life for the better, at least for people in the post-industrialized world. This dramatic shift, as complex and challenging as it is, is really only an elaboration of the Babylonian-developed abacus (The New Encyclopedia Britanica, 1992). The abacus, in use for several millennia, automated arithmetic calculation. That the development of the abacus into its electronic counterpart took one or two millennia points out the sea change of scientific and technical innovation that was needed for such growth.
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POWAY — Ted Waitt had his eureka moment over a baccarat table two years ago at Comdex, the technology trade show in Las Vegas. His computer company, Gateway Inc., was hemorrhaging money and becoming an also-ran against Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. Waitt and a longtime supplier began talking about the flat-panel TVs that were turning up in high-end consumer electronics showrooms. They were sleek enough to hang on living-room walls like paintings and offered sharper images than standard tube TVs. But with prices starting around $5,000, few people could afford them.
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Phoenix Trade Show Display Company Joins Green Marketing Trend with Exclusive Rights to Resell Eco-Systems Sustainable Exhibits in Arizona EE Exhibit Solutions recognizes the growing need–and in some cases requirements–of our clients to seek out green marketing ideas, such as eco-friendly manufactured products, in the production of their exhibit materials, said President Daniel Chaddock. Our relationship with Eco-Systems is the first step in our goals to partner with eco-friendly manufacturers to offer our clients a variety of quality, green exhibit products. Eco-Systems Sustainable Exhibits are built using a variety of materials including rapidly renewable materials, materials derived from recycled content, and recyclable materials with a legitimate after-market application. These include aluminum, bamboo plywood, sorghum board, cork and PET board (created from 100-percent recycled post-consumer soda bottles). Eco-Systems Sustainable Exhibits feature bamboo cabinets, recyclable aluminum extrusion, LED lighting systems, eco-graphics, and recycled plastic shipping cases.
Orange County is a hub for chipmakers, auto companies, medical device makers and apparel designers. The county is home to some five big makers of trade show exhibits and a handful of smaller ones. They generate more than $250 million in yearly sales and employ about 5,000 workers directly and as contractors. The county “is the strongest area in the country for this type of work,” said Herbert Hite, president of Mice DisplayWorks in Irvine, part of Britains Mice Group PLC. “Its terrific what there is here.”
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After seeing the picture on page 75 of the October 2005 issue, I beg the question, What on Earth were you thinking?! publishing such a spectacle for the world to see. The photo of target practice to end the life of a defenseless and otherwise benign beast sends all the wrong messages about guns and those who own and use them. I was particularly dismayed because it gives gun owners and users the reputation as senseless takers of life for no other reason but for target practice. Shame on the ones using their weapons this way!
Is your credit union on the hunt for a new core processing system? If so, be aware that nobodys going to make it easy for you. In fact, sometimes theyll do quite the opposite. If vendors arent going to tell you what you want to know, who is? You are, but youll have to do a little digging. Dont accept proclamations at face value. Unearth some skeletons. And never lose sight of the way you want to serve your members, because thats why youre looking for a core processor in the first place.
By Lindsey Geisler The Governors Annual Easter Egg Hunt was anything but a sure bet this year. Storms that raged Friday night threatened to continue into Saturday. That would have forced the event to move to a downtown parking garage where candy would have been handed out.
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)) Ocean Commission: Third Public Meeting. The commission held its third public meeting, the southeast regional meeting, January 15-16, 2002, at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. This was the first in a series of nine regional public meetings the commission will hold around the nation. The southeast regional meeting provided regional, state and local government agencies and non-governmental organizations the opportunity to discuss with the commission ocean and coastal issues of interest or concern to the southeastern region of the United States, encompassing the area from Delaware to Georgia. In addition to the public meetings on January 15 and 16, the commissioners spent January 14 gaining first hand knowledge of important regional issues through site visits in Annapolis, Maryland, and Charleston, South Carolina. The commission will use the information received at the meeting to help formulate its recommendations for a coordinated and comprehensive national ocean policy, as required by the Oceans Act of 2000. )) Coast Guard Runs Ship Interception Drill; U.S. Navy Plays Key Roll. The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy recently tested the process for intercepting a rogue ship trying to enter San Diego Bay. The drill significantly improved the protection of the port. The test involved two Coast Guard Auxiliary volunteer vessels testing the port security system by posing as hostile vessels heading for San Diego Bay. The Navy identified and tracked the vessels as they approached the bay. The 110-foot Coast Guard Cutter Long Island then intercepted each vessel, boarding one and simulating the use of force to stop the other vessel. Since September 11, the Coast Guard and Navy have improved the port security procedures to protect San Diego Bay from a rogue ship attack. According to the Coast Guard, this drill tested these improved procedures to ensure that the necessary level of force can be used in time to defend against a hijacked commercial vessel being used as a weapon against the port. Lessons learned from this drill will be applied to further improve port security. The results of the drill and the details of the Navys involved units cannot be released for national security reasons. )) Northrop Grumman Announces Completion of Merger With Newport News Shipbuilding. Northrop Grumman Corp. recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of the shares of Newport News Shipbuilding Inc. common stock not previously purchased in its tender offer that expired on November 29, 2001. As a result of the statutory merger completed, Northrop Grumman now owns 100 percent of Newport News. Northrop Grumman is an $18 billion global defense company with its worldwide headquarters in Los Angeles.
First, a warning: If youre an ad agency or sound production house and youre not sure if the sound-alike version of Smells Like Teen Spirit youve just recorded (because the client didnt want to pay for the song rights) steps over the line of copyright breach, then err on the side of caution and check it out. Truth be told these copyrights are the only thing that the labels can count on for long-term cashflow and they will protect their rights aggressively. And you dont even need to misappropriate their music to cross the line, just the lyrics will do. Witness Whitcoulls using the line, How many stores would have an offer like that? Not many, if any in a recent campaign. While it appears to be an adaptation of Scribes line, How many dudes you know roll like this? Not many, if any, Whitcoulls, remarkably, argued that they had not infringed copyright.
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There has always been a search for a cure. Ancient remedies for baldness included dogs paws, asses hooves, urine, burned prickles of a hedgehog immersed in oil, boiling snakes alive, chicken dung and herbal concoctions. Centuries later, blistering of the scalp with acids, onion and honey massages, ground snail and horse leech potions, vacuum cap suction, electrodes, scalp popping and assorted other tortures. Modern times brought us vitamins, hormone injections and more elixirs and creams than hairs on the average head. Men have been willing to be gulled, deceived and deluded since the advent of society. American men spend 200 million dollars annually trying to combat the loss of the foremost symbol of strength and vigor. Celebrities and politicians have fallen under the spell of the magic cure. Products with names like Hair Again, Mo-Hair, New Generation, Growth Plus and Thrive have proliferated. America is awash with growth potions, prompting the FDA to remark, it is a lot of stuff that defies analysis. Thank goodness the medical professionals have stepped in to stem the tide of trickery. Beyond the familiar body-boosting hair care lines, there are medical solutions with clinically proven results including topical and oral medications and surgical hair transplantation. Ken Washenik, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director of Bosley and faculty member of the New York University School of medicine, one of the worlds most recognized research scientists in the field of dermatology and hair restoration, recognizes that we are embarking on a new era in the treatment and prevention of hair loss, including hair multiplication in the lab. The hair care industry must realize the need to look at the problem as a medical as well as aesthetic problem. While hair loss is not life-threatening, it is a `dis-ease, a life-affecting condition that causes discomfort and interrupts ones quality of life. Hair transplantation surgery is a good option for those who are unable to cope psychologically with hair loss.
The scalp also appears normal in children with alopecia areata, but this condition produces a clearly circumscribed area of complete hair loss bordered by pathognomonic exclamation point hairs that are wider at the tip than close to the scalp. Hair loss that is secondary to dermatophyte scalp infection (tinea capitis) is associated with inflammation and scaling of the scalp with broken infected hairs either at the scalp level or close to the hair root. The scalp may appear to have black dots, which are caused by the stubble of broken hairs. Alopecia that is present from birth may result from in utero scarring (aplasia cutis) or nevus sebaceous, which has an orange, velvety appearance and becomes more prominent and wart-like during adolescence because of increased sebaceous activity.
Posted by on 15 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
By Lindsey Geisler The Governors Annual Easter Egg Hunt was anything but a sure bet this year. Storms that raged Friday night threatened to continue into Saturday. That would have forced the event to move to a downtown parking garage where candy would have been handed out.
Camilla Parker Bowles backed fox hunting by riding with the Duke of Beaufort Hounds, which is also a favourite with the Prince of Wales.
Entertain children with an egg hunt and luncheon. Our easy, kid-pleasing menu gets a jump start with frozen potatoes and chicken breast strips. Hide plastic eggs and include a golden one; award a prize to the person who finds it.
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> DYING TO SAY THIS TO YOU Mix two parts Blondie, one part We Got the Beat–era Go-Gos, a twist of Erasure-style electronica, and a whole lotta punk-rock attitude and youve got the Sounds–the hottest band to come out of Sweden since, well, ever. Helmed by the same production team that helped put the Killers Hot Fuss on the map last year, the Sounds sophomore CD blends infectious pop hooks, dark lyrics, and a beat you cant help but tap your foot to.
* First Navy Cruiser to Begin Full Modernization. Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) recently became the first guided-missile cruiser to begin combined hull, mechanical and electrical (HME) and combat systems upgrades as part of the U.S. Navys Guided Missile Cruiser/Guided Missile Destroyer Modernization Program. Twenty-two Ticonderoga -class cruisers and 62 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers will undergo a significant modernization to ensure these warships reach their projected 35-year service life, the Navy said. These ships will be fitted with stateof-the-art combat systems, HME and quality-of-life upgrades that will dramatically improve all areas of the ships functionality, officials continued. “Bunker Hill pulled into dry dock at BAE Systems [London, England] in San Diego [California] early in the morning of February 13,” said Evan Littig, senior surface combatant class manager for Team Ships. “The ship will get new software, systems and equipment that will modernize the ships combat capabilities, as well as improve crew working and living conditions.” Bunker Hill is scheduled to be in the shipyard for approximately one year. * U.S. Department of Transportation to Recycle Three More Ships. The U.S. Department of Transportations Maritime Administration has signed contracts totaling $1,136,106 for the recycling of three obsolete ships from its reserve fleets. All three ships will be recycled at the Esco Marine facility in Brownsville, Texas. Two of the ships, Cape Catoche and Cape Carthage, are in the James River Reserve Fleet site at Fort Eustis in Virginia. When they depart the James River site for recycling, they will be the 68th and 69th ships to do so since January 2001. The third ship, Del Viento, is in the Beaumont Reserve Fleet in Texas. “Each time we move an obsolete ship out, we make an important contribution to maintaining the local ecosystem,” said Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton. The Cape Carthage and Cape Catoche are both break-bulk freighters, built at the Avondale shipyard in Alabama in 1963. The Del Viento, also a break-bulk freighter, was built at the lngalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, in 1968. The Maritime Administration keeps ships in three National Defense Reserve Fleet sites to support Armed Forces movements and to respond to national emergencies. * Crew Saves Fishing Vessel, Coast Guard Provides Escort to Dutch Harbor. Responding to a mayday call in late February, 136 miles northeast of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, U.S. Coast Guard cutter Alex Haley arrived on the scene as crew members from the fishing vessel Pacific Glacier were battling flames. After working through the night, the fire was reportedly contained at approximately 5 a.m. the next morning. “This appears to be an excellent fire response where the right training, proper equipment and never-give-up attitude came together with some good weather to keep this accident from becoming a tragedy,” said Kenneth Lawrenson, commercial fishing vessel safety coordinator for the 17th Coast Guard District. A Coast Guard H-65 Dolphin helicopter deployed aboard the Alex Haley, a Coast Guard H-60 Jayhawk helicopter deployed in St. Paul, Alaska, and a C-130 from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak also responded. An investigation of the incident is being conducted by Coast Guard sector Anchorage. “The Coast Guard wants to insure that other fishing and processing vessels are able to learn lessons from this accident and keep themselves safe,” said Lawrenson.
Sound is usually the last thing we think about when watching TV or a movie. We probably dont think that much about it when were listening to the radio either, but the sounds coming through on a TV or radio broadcast have many elements that either reinforce or replace the need for visuals. Music, voiceovers, and Foley are all mixed together to create a unique feel. “Put the same cup of coffee there with some romantic music and suddenly its oh someones made someone a coffee, isnt that nice. Its evocative but so subtle.
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ITS a hairy problem! Dogs and cats lose their hair. Some shed a little, others shed a lot. But shedding is a fact of dog and cat life. Animals in the wild usually go through predictable hair growth cycles. They shed in the spring and grow a summer coat. Then in the fall they shed again and grow a winter coat. Hair is a non-living, protein-structure produced by hair follicles within the skin. Dogs and cats have three types of hairs. Their outer coat is made of long, coarse, “guard” hairs. These pigmented guard hairs produce the color of the animals coat and are also coated with water-repelling sebum.
Its a problem most often associated with men, but hair loss affects
30 million American women. In fact, one in four women will experience
hair loss by age 40–60 % by menopause. And until now there havent
been many options to treat hair loss for women. There are many causes of hair loss including heredity and illness and
as men and women age our bodies produce more DHT. Commonly know as
the bad testosterone, DHT in effect clogs our hair follicles causing
our hair to thin or fall out as we get older. Another cause of
thinning female hair: using harsh treatments such as tight braids,
bleaching and permanents. The effects of hair loss can be emotionally
devastating for some women, but there are ways to prevent hair loss
before it becomes a problem.
- Dont Over style– Use blow dryer, straightening iron sparingly
- Watch stress levels: Get enough sleep and exercise
- Change diet– Make sure to eat a diet rich in fruits and
vegetables.
- Try an Herbal Supplement— Recent Clinical trials shows that
natural supplement can prevent and improve hair loss.
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The combination of summer temperatures, a hot car overhead and lack of air movement make the pit an uncomfortable work environment. Except for summer temperatures, the new lift system eliminates those issues and Chad Sanders, store manager at a recently opened super-center in Palmetto, Fla., where the lifts are in place, said he expects employee morale in the Tire and Lube Express to benefit.
Sir: The RAC would be delighted to see more car sharing on non- tube-strike days (Letters, 31 July), however, our research shows there is a problem with the “Not in my front seat” syndrome. Our surveys suggest that car sharing is a good idea for everybody else but when it comes down to it the NIMFS mentality wins the day. For car sharing to work on a wider scale we need more incentives such as “high occupancy vehicle” lanes, preferential office parking for car sharers and a change of attitude. When I walk to work on the next strike day with a sign for “Trafalgar Square” hopefully some drivers will overcome the NIMFS syndrome and give me a lift.
The new car booster seat law doubled the rate of underlying sales growth at Mothercare in the past three months as families rushed to comply with the regulations. Without the lift from extra sales of car seats, like-for-like sales growth would have tailed off sharply during the retailers first half. Shares in the group fell 5.25p to 353p. “Given how difficult the retail environment is, we think this is a really strong performance,” Mr Gordon added. He said the groups prospects for Christmas depended on “whether the consumer plays or not”. In the first 28 weeks of its financial year, underlying sales rose 1.9 per cent.
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Thanks to a pharmacological breakthrough, The “polypill” will soon be with us. Combining six different heart medications in one supercharged tablet, its the latest in a line of pharmaceutical attempts to banish heart disease. What a sad indictment of our attitude to health that we could consider such mass medication as a solution for a health epidemic whose causes are clearly apparent and could be virtually eradicated through education and personal responsibility. The Western “cardiovascular crisis” could be consigned to history with a change in attitude and a willingness to implement what we already know. Why wait for the polypill when you can make a real difference to your heart health, starting today. When it comes to preventing a heart attack or stroke, little changes will cumulatively pay big dividends.
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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Waterloo Furniture Components introduces the portable mouse pad (PMP). The adjustable mouse pad fits into steel receptacles on either side of the keyboard tray for right or left hand use. The 8-in, by 8-in, polystyrene tray contains built-in mouse cord managers.
NEW YORK — Looking for ways to promote his companys new rotary saw blades, Dave Fortin considered having Frisbees printed with the firms logo or getting some electronic greeting cards that sounded like a saw when opened. “We were looking for something that is a novelty item that our customers could use and would stay around for a while,” said Fortin, merchandise manager for Raleigh, N.C.-based Cooper Tools, maker of Nicholson saw blades. “They get a million pens and pads,” he said. “We were looking for something that would have that kind of lasting power.” Thousands of companies have gotten the same idea, turning the mouse pad into one of the most popular items sold by advertising novelty companies these days. “Im inundated with them,” said Herb Edelstein, a data networking consultant in Potomac, Md. “Its moving out from just the technology vendors into much more general advertising because everybody uses a computer.” There is no precise market research on mouse pads, apparently dismissed by statisticians because of their ubiquity. But the Advertising Specialty Institute, a promotional products industry group, informally estimates a doubling of mouse pad sales both this year and last. “Some early suppliers almost stumbled into this,” said Marvin Spike, president of the Langhorne, Pa.-based group. “As it became popular and established, suppliers who manufacture with similar materials just added it to their line.” Several large manufacturers said their business grew even faster in 1993 and 1994, but they note that more competitors have since jumped in. “Were seeing a lot more people come into the business,” said Roger Laudy, president of Image Matters Inc. in Winston-Salem, N.C., the firm that made the Cooper Tools mouse pad. The ASI counts 116 mouse pad makers. The most basic are simply a colored piece of foam rubber, in thicknesses from 1-16th- to 1/4-inch thick. More common are versions made with Neoprene, the stuff in diving suits, that are topped with polyester and printed with full-color graphics and even photographs. In the past two years, a new kind has emerged with a hard plastic called Lexan on top, which allows for higher-quality printing and fast traction. The most elaborate are cut in special shapes, such as the Cooper Tools saw or a wristwatch for Guess?, a tire for Goodyear and a stadium for the Phoenix Suns. “Were in the process of doing one shaped like a double burger,” said Mike Meath of Precision Line Inc., a mouse pad maker in Plymouth, Minn. Other variations have built-in calculators, transparent pockets to stow a photo or another document and inch-high wrist rests in the front. Office suppliers sell $20 mouse pads topped with leather and ready for a monogram. And some consumer gift catalogs offer to convert a persons photograph into a mouse pad for about $30. With the growing use of the World Wide Web as a marketing tool, companies from the makers of Jack Daniels whiskey to QVC have used mouse pads to keep their Web addresses in front of people. “Every company suddenly has a new need to create, buy and distribute advertising that constantly remind prospective clients of a new address thats not on a street but on the Internet,” ASIs Spike said. Though a mouse will usually work just fine without a mouse pad, many people like them because they set aside a regular place where the mouse can always be reached. In addition, a mouse pad can make a statement about a persons interests, becoming, like a screen saver, one of the few ways to personalize a PC. China Books, in San Franciscos Chinatown, sells a $9.95 Maos Pad, featuring a picture and quotations of the late Chinese leader Mao Tse-tung. It is also a popular item on the stores Web site, manager Godwin Chu said. Pleased by its success, Chu had a mouse pad made to commemorate the current Chinese year — the Year of the Rat.
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by Vidsonix Design Works Features: high-fidelity rock speakers for patio, garden and spa: combines audio entertainment with decorative sensibility, per maker; each includes 6.5-inch woofer with separate 2.5-inch dome tweeter; available in gray and tan Contact: Vidsonix Design Works, Valencia, Calif. (661) 775-2760
Dont get me wrong. I like politics, I even like politics on television. At midnight I like nothing better than watching Andrew Neil chuckling over the events of the day with hollow-eyed MPs and hacks. Theres much to be enjoyed in Prime Ministers Questions on Wednesday afternoons, even though at the moment we have a Leader of the Opposition who isnt especially good at asking questions and a Prime Minister who is especially good at not answering them. But I welcome the BBCs decision to remove live coverage of party political conferences from terrestrial television. For years, these annual tribal gatherings of the politically committed have turned viewers off politics, on to opposing parties, or on to another channel. During their long years in the wilderness, and for decades before that, the Labour Party had vibrant, argumentative debates in which a group of people, all espousing belief in the brotherhood of man, viciously attacked everyone and everything they did not happen to agree with. Year after year, stern trade unionists condemned even sterner party leaders; one wing of the party flapped at the other. Fear and loathing in Blackpool or Brighton.
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A survey of management holidays in the Wall Street Journal last week claimed that there is a Catch-22 for senior workers: “The enhanced mobility of wireless communications is making it harder for people to disconnect.” According to the report, numerous European high-flyers are spending the beach bars Happy Hour talking to colleagues back home on their mobiles. Technology, naturally, is to blame. The simultaneous arrival of the mobile phone and laptop means theres no escape. The only solution for hard-pressed senior executives is to switch their phones off and claim they are in a location too remote for a signal. But deputies remember - bosses deserve it, thats what they get paid for.
QI AM worried about the Airtours package I have booked for our familys annual summer holiday next July. I havent yet had to pay anything, but if I do and the company goes bust will I lose my money? - Kevin Tide, Bristol. Concern about the MyTravel group, which includes Airtours, started when auditors uncovered a pounds 50million accounting shortfall. To change arrangements now may result in difficulty getting the same dates, hotels and resorts. Different rules apply to flight-only deals so buy using a credit card to safeguard your ticket. QI FANCY pushing off somewhere warm for a few weeks before the Christmas season sets in. I have often been to Spain - are there any alternatives? - Mrs Susan Stevens, Eastbourne.
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Business Editors/Health Medical Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BW HealthWire)–July 29, 2002 Dr. Nidhi D. Sikka has acquired the dental practice of Dr. David N. Bench. The practice is located opposite San Jose Regional Medical Center (formerly Alexian Brothers Hospital) in San Jose.
Dr. Ayoubs selection is the result of a rigorous selection process that
includes an in depth look at the doctors collegiate and post-graduate
education, clinical skills and overall integrity. In order to be selected,
the dentist must have completed a minimum of 120 hours and three levels of
advanced clinical training from accredited post-graduate programs. “What
distinguishes our Mentors,” comments Garrett Caldwell, President of CCADS,
“is their comprehension and use of advanced clinical protocols for veneers
including all types of indirect all-ceramic and ceromer composite
restorations and their overall commitment to excellence in their
practices.”
Mentor-Instructors for CCADS have many responsibilities, including
conducting their own local study groups in their offices and instructing
nationally and internationally at seminars and live patient hands-on
programs. However, more important than their clinical duties is their
responsibility to the public and to any doctor who seeks assistance or
mentoring in the field of cosmetic dentistry.
Dr. Samir Ayoub graduated from the University of California, San Francisco
Dental School. He is a former student at the California Center for Advanced
Dental Studies (CCADS) hands-on aesthetic continuum where he is currently
the Course Director of the San Francisco program. He also instructed at
the Rosenthal Groups Aesthetic Advantage programs at NYU and London. He
maintains his private aesthetic practice in San Francisco, California.
GlamSmile[TM] is a revolutionary cosmetic dental system that substantially expands the consumer and professional dental market for veneers. To produce the veneers, Remedent utilizes high-tech scanning, CAD/CAM design technology, and a proprietary fabrication technique. They are then delivered to a dentist already prepared for a simple, single-motion veneer placement. This patent-pending delivery system not only dramatically lowers the dentists cost of installation, but also significantly reduces the amount of time patients spend in the dental chair. The result is unprecedented pricing for veneers which previously were only within the reach of affluent patients. Guy De Vreese, Chairman of Remedent, stated, We are very excited about this strategic relationship because our two companies share a common goal: quickly and effectively enhancing consumer smiles. It is extraordinary to witness the effect that whiter, more beautiful teeth can have on ones overall appearance and confidence. We are looking forward to working with the BriteSmile spas and the tens of thousands of consumers who seek their services every year. Dr Julian Feneley, CEO of BSML, said, The BriteSmile Professional Whitening Centers are uniquely positioned to accomplish the revolution of the veneer market that Remedents technology now offers. The customer response to date has been outstanding and we are excited to be able to offer perfect smiles to all those clients for whom veneers were previously unaffordable.