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BRINGING up a child to the age of 18 can cost pounds 90,000.and thats before youve paid for any further education. So it makes sense to turn their child benefit into a nice little earner and watch their money grow with them. The benefit for a first child is pounds 14.40 a week. Invested over five years this could be worth pounds 8,700. Over 10 years it could mount up to pounds 33,000.
Money market securities are short-term investments usually issued with maturities from approximately one month to one year. There is a wide range of securities and maturities that fall under this heading, ranging from the high quality, very liquid, Government of Canada Treasury Bills to the fixed term Guaranteed Investment Certificates issued mainly by banks and trust companies. Money market securities are ideal for investors needing liquidity or for those with cash who are unsure of what long-term investments to make. The money market is a good place to `park funds until a more permanent investment can be made. * Government of Canada Treasury Bills are marketable debt instruments issued by the Federal Government. T-Bills are highly liquid, offer the highest security, and are ideal for investors seeking a short-term investment of one to 12 months.

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Located in the heart of downtown Decatur in a original 1929 stained glass and marble storefront is a shop which stands out from all the rest: Eichhorn Jewelry. A full-service jewelry store, Eichhorns specializes in customer satisfaction. Not only does it offer quality products, it also gives customers quality time, educating them about their purchases. Customers can make evening appointments if they cannot visit the store during business hours. In addition to the areas finest collection of diamonds, gemstones, gold jewelry and watches, Eichhorns offers an extensive collection of unusual colored stone rings, pendants, earrings and bracelets.
The October Co. The October Co. offers the new Triple-Tier Jewelry System and the DeLuxe 32 Compartment Jewelry Tray (shown). The DeLuxe 32 Compartment Jewelry Tray offers more compartments for expanded storage of rings, earrings and more. Thirty storage compartments of various sizes and two foam ring pads accommodate jewelry of various sizes. The Triple-Tier System can be configured into one, two or three acrylic tiers with a suspended or sliding upper tray. Both products are available in black, blue, maroon and teal green velvet in standard and custom sizes.

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Assembling cabinets yourself can free up money for other kitchen detailsCabinets devour kitchen budgets. So cutting comers with them can allow you to upgrade other parts of a remodel. While aesthetics, not low cost, drove the design choices in architect Jon Stoumens kitchen in Healdsburg, California, the remodel also shows how this creative trick can work for limited budgets.First, Stoumen and his family rigorously studied the Ikea catalog. Once they had measured out and triple-checked exactly what they needed and how it would all fit together, they borrowed a track and made a weekend run to Los Angeles. With unassembled frames, doors, hinges, pulls, and other accessories in tow, they headed back north to put the parts together.
They streamlined counters, cabinets New lights and light colors brighten thisformerly dark-toned kitchen built in the 70s. Streamlined counters and cabinets offer an uncluttered look and help the remodel blend with the family area it faces. Replacing the original fluorescent ceiling,recessed down lights in a U-shaped soffit shine directly on work areas. In place of a gold and orange color scheme, mat-finish almond-tone plastic laminate covers counters and European-style invisible-hinge cabinets and drawer fronts. Below the counters, more space-efficient drawers replaced cabinets.

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Meridian Capital Group LLC announced the following transactions: * Meridian Capital Group negotiated a new share loan of $12 million on 345 unsold coop apartments in Bayside, NY. The loan featured a rate of 5.375% and a 10 year term. * Meridian negotiated a new mortgage in the amount of $9.3 million on a 272 unit, co-op complex on Brady Avenue in the Bronx. The co-op is 64% sold and the loan featured a 10 year fixed rate and 40 year amortization schedule. Joseph Taub negotiated this transaction.
Meridian Capital Group LLC announced the following transactions: * Meridian Capital Group procured a new mortgage of $9.5 million with a $2 million credit line on a 446 unit, 15 story co-op building on 97th Street in Rego Park, NY. The loan featured a rate of 5.84% and a 10 year term. Samuel M. Spinner negotiated the transaction. * A new mortgage of $7.075 million was arranged by Meridian on a 54 unit, 6 story building on 1st Avenue in Manhattan. The loan featured a rate of 4.31% and a 10 year term. Avi Weinstock and Josh Rhine negotiated the transaction.
Meridian Capital Group LLC announced the following transactions: * Meridian Capital arranged financing of $13.35 million on a 98,500 square foot 8-story loft building, with 9 tenants, on W. 32nd Street in New York City. Avi Weinstock Moshe Majeski negotiated the transaction. * Meridian negotiated new mortgages totaling $6.15 million on (2) elevator apt. buildings with 196 units on Duncan Ave./Kennedy Blvd. in Jersey City, NJ. The loans featured rates at 5.95% with 10 year terms. Israel Schubert Elliot Treitel arranged for the financing.

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The so-called hard money lenders-mortgage lenders who for a price will finance real estate properties that dont meet the specifications of prime lenders have gone mainstream in a way that was virtually unthinkable only a year ago, say executives at Pergolis Swartz Associates. Hard money lenders played a key role last fall when borrowers lost their commitments from Wall Street and needed quick money to rescue their deals. In numerous cases, these hard money lenders stepped into the breach and saved the day. Hard money lenders also have been instrumental in bringing a class of properties to market that prime lenders avoid. Thanks to their financing, millions of square feet of renovated problem properties have been put back into productive use and economic viability. The hard money lenders have become almost institutional at this point, said Jerry Swartz, a principal of Pergolis Swartz Associates. There are so many viable deals our there today that just dont meet the criteria of the prime lenders or the Wall Street conduits, that the hard money lenders have become an extremely important part of the mortgage financing scene.
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Making Money: An Insiders Perspective on Finance, Politics, and Canadas Central Bank, by John Crow. Etobicoke, Ontario: John Wiley Sons Canada. 2002. Cloth, ISBN: 0470831804, $25.50. 256 pages. The first part deals with the domestic role of monetary policy and the progressive elaboration of a coherent central banking policy in Canada. This part starts with a historical account of the role of the Central Bank of Canada since its creation in 1934. Then, the author develops an interesting chapter about the proper role of a central bank for financial stability by looking at the Canadian experience regarding bank supervision, settlement management, systemic and liquidity crises, and the lender-of-last-resort operation. The Central Bank of Canada never has been directly involved in the supervision of banks, and John Crow is rightly unhappy with this situation: “The Bank and what it knows cannot be ignored in supervisory decisions regarding financial institutions” (p. 77). The second part of the book analyzes the Canadian experience concerning foreign affairs. The most interesting part concerns exchange rate matters. Canada has a long tradition of a flexible exchange rate regime. The author shows the importance of communicating with financial market actors to limit disruptions in the exchange rate, but he also recognizes that the willingness to be transparent can lead “to confusion instead of clarity” (p. 120).

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As art jewelry comes into its own in America, galleries are clasping onto the trend and finding success with the art/jewelry mix. Throughout the world, body ornamentation is an ancient and time-honored art form. Yet in the United States, jewelry as art has only recently come into its own. The distinction between mass-produced jewelry and art jewelry is not just in the quantity but the design, said jewelry artist Gretchen Kubacky of Los Angeles. Ive seen some stunningly high-quality designs in a department store that wouldnt be considered fine art, and Ive seen $5,000 diamond earrings that have no design quality to them. Art is in the eye of the beholder.
Located in the heart of downtown Decatur in a original 1929 stained glass and marble storefront is a shop which stands out from all the rest: Eichhorn Jewelry. A full-service jewelry store, Eichhorns specializes in customer satisfaction. Not only does it offer quality products, it also gives customers quality time, educating them about their purchases. Customers can make evening appointments if they cannot visit the store during business hours. In addition to the areas finest collection of diamonds, gemstones, gold jewelry and watches, Eichhorns offers an extensive collection of unusual colored stone rings, pendants, earrings and bracelets.
At first look, Eichhorn Jewelry store in downtown Decatur looks like hundreds of other jewelry stores in hundreds of other communities across the country with brightlylit show windows on either side of the front entrance to entice customers. On closer examination, however, its not youre typical jewelry store, it is a very special place. Patrons first impression of the 35 yearold store is “WOW!” One-hundred yearold vertical display cases with huge windows that slide up on the north wall are expertly lit to highlight eclectic groupings of jewelry. Unlike most stores, the main showcases, the ones John Eichhorn started his business with in 1965, are situated in the center of the showroom rather than along the sides and are also antiques. The floor cases are from 1929 when Keller Jewelry was located in the Eichhorn building. The diamond sorting table in a back room is a 100-year-old wooden library table that was left behind by the previous owner of the building who was also a jeweler. From the showroom one can peer down a short hall at the end of the store to the large steel door of the vault where the company places its valuable inventory every evening. The vault used to be part of the First National Bank in Adams County, which was the only one that didnt shut down in the crash of 1929.

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INVESTMENT advisers say the best returns for the year are likely to come from the property market. And real estate investment trusts (REITs), which offer dividends from rental income derived from buildings invested in or owned, should become a very interesting investment option.
539-541 Merrimac St., Oakland * April 1999 — Daulet Bey buys a one-third interest in the duplex from Gregory W. Bloom for $135,000, according to property records. * April 1999 — Daulet Bey takes out a $101,250 loan from Evergreen Moneysource Mortgage. * November,1999 — Daulet Bey takes out another $27,000 loan on the property from Evergreen. * December 1999 — Daulet Bey gives the property to Madeeah Bey for free.

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School physicals To celebrate National Community Health Centers Week, Community Health is offering a special rate for school and sports physicals. Through Sept. 1, the physicals will cost $25 - or less for those who qualify for further cost reductions. The usual charge is $71. The physicals are offered from 10 a.m.- noon and 3-8 p.m. weekdays at Community Healths Immediate Care Clinic, 2858 International Circle. No appointments are necessary. For information, call 630-6440, Ext. 6363.
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.
Monday May 5, 2003 will go down in history as a day to remember in employment law. It was the day the long-debated amendments to the Health Safety in Employment Act finally came into effect. Why is this new legislation so important? The term “workplace stress” took on a whole new significance, with new obligations for employers, and potentially serious financial consequences for those who ignore them. Workplace stress is no longer simply a sad fact of life. It is now an officially recognised and legislated “workplace hazard”, with the amendments extending the definitions of “harm” and “hazard” to include physical and mental harm caused by work-related stress. A cursory reading of the new legislation might be enough to instantly treble employers workplace stress, but a deeper understanding goes some way to restoring mental equilibrium. The Occupational Safety and Health booklet, Healthy work, Managing Stress in the Workplace, tells employers that “there is only a requirement to manage work stressors or the individuals stressed situation where you can be reasonably expected to know about the stress. Even then the obligation is only to do what is reasonably practicable in the circumstances.”

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Specialty Lighting introduces its new PTL Series Under-Cabinet Task Light. Attractive and affordable, the task light fixture features a sleek, profiled-edge design and is ideal for office furnishings. Offering the flexibility to fit most any project, the PTL comes in 18-in., 24-in., 36-in., 48-in. and 60-in. Lengths. This all-steel fixture is available in black and metallic silver finishes. For further information, contact:
Custom Service Hardware introduces a wide variety of canister and curio lights, which are available in a large selection of styles, sizes, finishes/colors and wattages. Canister lights are designed for use in top panels of curio cabinets, china hutches, in light panels and more. All meet new UL standards and are available CSA registered. Curio lights meet new UL standards and come complete with 10-ft power cords and detachable plugs.

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I am so glad you covered these important developments in airsoft. Kids around here dont have BB guns–they shoot full-auto MP5s! Airsoft, of course. Tuscon, Ariz.
There is no denying the fact airsoft guns–some folks call them softair guns–are a rather unprecedented phenomenon within the world of guns and shooting. These days one can hardly avoid encountering airsoft guns, for they are almost everywhere: in mail-order catalogs, at the mega mart, in gun shops, gun shows and, of course, on the Internet. First and foremost, airsoft guns are stunningly faithful look-alikes of modem firearms. Currently, the vast majority fire plastic 6mm (.24) round pellets ranging in weight from just under 2 grains to about 4 1/2 grains. Without exception, airsoft guns are smoothbores. Despite their smooth tubes, round projectiles and relatively low power, airsoft guns can be surprisingly accurate within their limited effective range. They are called airsoft because most of these guns produce muzzle velocities in the 150 to 350 fps range, depending upon their type (handgun, rifle, subgun, etc.) and power plant. The latter ranges from the basic manual-cocking, spring-piston repeaters to truly awesome gas- and battery-operated select-fire models.

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According to Angela Creasy, perfume buyer at Harrods, the key to buying perfume for someone else is identifying the family from which their preferred perfumes come. If they wear floral fragrances like Anais Anais or Diorella then look for something with similar notes. The four main families are floral, oriental, chypre and fougere. Most of the following shops will be able to advise you. Jo Malone is the current star of the fragrance world and her little shop in Londons Walton Street is the perfect place to start your search for the perfect Christmas scent (they also supply mail order). The shop specialises in colognes, which are lighter than full-blown perfumes, and bath oils and body lotions to enable customers to layer their chosen fragrances. Chic Chanel-esque bottles are filled with unlikely sounding, but superb smelling combinations: Nutmeg Ginger (pounds 28, 100ml), Lime Basil Mandarin (Jos signature fragrance) and Amber Lavender. Malone is also the pioneer of fragrance combining, which allows the customer to create his or her own signature scent. Fragrance Combining Kits start at pounds 33.50 and include a choice of seven different 30ml colognes. To combine a fragrance you either apply the stronger cologne, let it dry on the skin and then spray the lighter one on top, or, when using more than two, you simply spray them on different parts of the body; the aromas combine as they warm on the skin. If its a whiff of tradition youre after, then Penhaligons is the place to go. Try Hammam, their oldest aftershave - an unusual blend of lavender, sandalwood and Eastern rose. Penhaligons range of colognes, scents and aftershaves also includes a number of single flower fragrances which are exceptionally true, with none of the cloying sweetness associated with floral perfumes. Most unusual of all is Bluebell, (pounds 28, 50ml). Of their blended fragrances Cornubia should find favour with women who like warm, spicy perfumes from the oriental family (pounds 36, 50ml). Like Jo Malone, Penhaligons also sells selection packs, but these are for the indecisive and are not designed for mixing (pounds 18 for four miniature colognes). Their latest creation, Quercus, is fresh and clean and should appeal to men and women who like androgynous scents like CK1, but want something that wont be instantly recognised. The perfume halls at all the large department stores are the perfect hunting ground for those difficult types whose tastes, although adventurous, lie firmly within designer label territory. And top of the designer charts is Chanel No5, arguably the worlds most famous perfume, and Harrods annual Christmas best seller. But, although delicious, No5 is one of the block-busters. Better then to visit a Chanel boutique and try something rather different without forfeiting the label status: No22, Cuir de Russie, Gardenia, or Bois des Iles all come in the trademark black on white livery, and are only available direct from Chanel. Most infamous is Cuir de Russie which is an extraordinary and heady mix of leather, bergamot, mandarin and jasmine. When it was first launched in 1924 it was considered far too exotic and sensual for nicely brought-up young ladies. A bottle of the eau de parfum (pounds 86, 14ml), or eau de toilette (pounds 74, pounds 200ml) should make you or someone else very happy indeed. If money is no object, hurry to Harrods and snap up one of the last bottles of Guerlains Djedi which has been re-issued for Christmas. Harrods unpacked eight bottles at the start of the month and there are only a couple left. Jo Malone, 154 Walton Street, London SW3 (0171-581 1101). Jo Malone mail order, Sent-a-Scent - 0171-720 0202. Penhaligons customer enquiries - 0800 317332. Harrods - 0171-730 1234. Chanel - 0171-235 6631. Charlotte Packer
ALL PERFUMES should be labelled with their contents to stop the widespread slaughter of musk deer for their scent pods, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) says in a report it will release today. The WWF is calling on the EU and the perfume industry to stop imports of wild musk from Russia until more research is carried out on their decline. It wants all perfume products to be clearly labelled to make it clear if they use “natural” musk. The report blames over exploitation and poaching for the “massive” decline in numbers. The trade is fuelled by a demand for the deers musk pods which can fetch pounds 28,000 per kilogram - making it one of the costliest products in the world. Stuart Chapman, international conservation officer forWWF-UK, said: “Consumers of perfumes have no way of knowing what they are buying.”

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- Church column - A Childrens Sabbath will be celebrated Oct. 22, at North Topeka Baptist Church, 123 N.W. Gordon. The service will focus on children, youths and the response the community of faith makes to their needs. It is celebrated annually by congregations all over the United States.
Some educators are being politically correct to the point of having no common sense. Why would you remove a cross from a church? I am a Christian and if I were to attend a service/function at a synagogue, I would expect Torah Scrolls to be there, some men to wear yarmulkes, songs to be sung in Hebrew and to be surrounded by Judaic symbolism. It isnt about me! To put it simply, a church is a church.

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Kitchen Sink Concert 363 Badminton Rd., Nidley, Bristol UK, BS37 5JF
Shaped like a boats bow, this kitchen bay protrudes dramatically from the side wall of a hillside house. Measuring almost 12 feet across and cantilevered 6 feet outward, the extension accommodates the sink, dishwasher, and an expansive tiletopped counter with cupboards underneath. With so much counter space beyond the main walls, the 11- by 13-foot kitchen seems very spacious. Architect Robert Anderson of Santa Rosa, California, designed the kitchen.

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Targeting a market now served largely by Omnipoint and expensive satellite phones, Nextel Communications is offering a new wireless phone that can be used around most of the world with one phone number. Its not cheap: The phone costs $350, or $250 under a launch promotion. And calling prices range from $1 a minute in Western Europe up to $5 in some African, Southeast Asian, and Eastern European countries. To use the service, subscribers must buy a Motorola i2000 phone. It is a “dual mode” phone that works on Nextels iDEN network system in the United States and Latin America, and on the GSM standard that dominates in Europe, Asia, and much of the rest of the world.
If you can find that discarded cellular unit, a mall kiosk may have a deal for you At a kiosk in the Ocean County Mall in Toms River, Patrick Lynch pays people cash on the spot for their unwanted wireless phones. He will ante up anywhere from $3 for old models to $200 for fully loaded state-of-the-art phones. Thats natural since his kiosk, called Cell For Cash, is the first in New Jersey, and among the first in the country, to buy used cell phones. The business proposition is simple: There is strong demand for wireless phones in Latin America and the Caribbean, where dealers pay top dollar for used phones.

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Located in the heart of downtown Decatur in a original 1929 stained glass and marble storefront is a shop which stands out from all the rest: Eichhorn Jewelry. A full-service jewelry store, Eichhorns specializes in customer satisfaction. Not only does it offer quality products, it also gives customers quality time, educating them about their purchases. Whether shopping in the store or over the phone, their customers have given them the best referrals. In addition to the areas finest collection of diamonds, gemstones, gold jewelry and watches, Eichhorns offers an extensive collection of unusual colored stone rings, pendants, earrings, bracelets, and estate jewelry.
As art jewelry comes into its own in America, galleries are clasping onto the trend and finding success with the art/jewelry mix. Throughout the world, body ornamentation is an ancient and time-honored art form. Yet in the United States, jewelry as art has only recently come into its own. The distinction between mass-produced jewelry and art jewelry is not just in the quantity but the design, said jewelry artist Gretchen Kubacky of Los Angeles. Ive seen some stunningly high-quality designs in a department store that wouldnt be considered fine art, and Ive seen $5,000 diamond earrings that have no design quality to them. Art is in the eye of the beholder.

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If you want to know what Ind of employee someone is, look no further than the top of his or her desk. So says a study by Pilot, one of the largest pen manufacturers in the world. Do you need to increase retention? Take a hint from the Pilot study: Only 12 percent of people who had six or more pens at their desks said they were looking for another job, compared to 21 percent of the overall workforce. Whether those numbers are simple correlations or credible data is up to you. More findings:
THE NEXT TIME YOUR DOCTOR whips out his pen to write a prescription, consider this new take on nosocomial, or hospital-acquired, infections: His pen is likely to carry at least one strain of bacteria that could make you sick. Although there is no evidence to date that bacteria-laden pens cause infections in hospital patients, the authors of the study suggest that doctors regularly wash and disinfect their pens to avoid passing around harmful bacteria. *
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SQUIRREL: Grey squirrels have proliferated almost without check and driven the red squirrel to the point of extinction. Although they damage trees and property, many enjoy watching them. BADGER: Badgers are seen by nature lovers as gentle creatures that bring benefits to their environment. Farmers say they should be culled because they spread bovine tuberculosis. MOLE: Unpopular with gardeners and farmers, moles create untidy hills. Yet, thanks partly to The Wind in the Willows, they have attracted a loyal following.
A bacterial protein called Bt toxin makes a safe and effective pesticide. But Bt-proof bugs could render the agricultural resource useless. So researchers at North Carolina State University are helping to develop a test kit that gives farmers early warning of Bt resistance, allowing them to give the affected area a break from Bt before a “super pest” emerges. Each well holds insect food mixed with an indicator dye that turns bug feces blue. Bt susceptible pests sickened by the toxin dont eat - and therefore dont defecate. But resistant bugs produce blue droppings - a quick, colorful warning for the farmer, who would otherwise have to wait a week or so for the insects to die. A large-scale field study of the test kit, sponsored by Cotton Inc., should be completed this spring. (Technology Review, January/February 1999)
Its been a long rime since I have reviewed gopher control in the vineyard. Its appropriate, given the time of year, so I thought we would take a look at it this month. All three rodents damage vines by chewing on them. New plantings and established vines are susceptible to both root damage and girdling. In addition to plant damage, these rodents will also move enough dirt to redirect water away from vines and literally into a hole in the ground. Ground squirrels specifically will chew drip lines and damage emitters. I have observed squirrels chewing things for no other reason than the fact that they are there. Control of these pests is broken into three fairly broad categories: biological, chemical and trapping.

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In todays increasingly high-paced, high-tech world, many business owners believe the formula for business success stems solely from the ability to increase production efforts and boost the proverbial bottom line. Others, however, choose a somewhat different approach. Owner Lucas Amodio says his laser engraving business lends itself to a diverse assortment of products, including custom ornaments, plaques, refrigerator magnets, engraved metal crosses, personalized wine glass tags, coasters, toasting flutes, cake toppers, board game pieces and more. Wood, metal, glass, stone, acrylic and leather are good platforms for a large number of the pieces that Amodio and his design team create on a regular basis. “If you cant come up with something new, we can,” he says. Amodio says many people are intrigued by the idea of creating something that is truly unique. “Custom products seem to be in high demand among areas residents,” he says, “and Dragonfire Laser Crafts can satisfy the desire to create personalized pieces that truly reflect the individual tastes and design preferences of its customers. Were willing to try anything.”
RENELLIE INC. introduces the worlds first interracial wedding cake topper. Hand-crafted, interchangeable bride and groom figurines are available in Asian, Black, Latino and Caucasian ethnicities. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

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Monday May 5, 2003 will go down in history as a day to remember in employment law. It was the day the long-debated amendments to the Health Safety in Employment Act finally came into effect. Why is this new legislation so important? The term “workplace stress” took on a whole new significance, with new obligations for employers, and potentially serious financial consequences for those who ignore them. Workplace stress is no longer simply a sad fact of life. It is now an officially recognised and legislated “workplace hazard”, with the amendments extending the definitions of “harm” and “hazard” to include physical and mental harm caused by work-related stress. A cursory reading of the new legislation might be enough to instantly treble employers workplace stress, but a deeper understanding goes some way to restoring mental equilibrium. The Occupational Safety and Health booklet, Healthy work, Managing Stress in the Workplace, tells employers that “there is only a requirement to manage work stressors or the individuals stressed situation where you can be reasonably expected to know about the stress. Even then the obligation is only to do what is reasonably practicable in the circumstances.”
Medical coverage for seniors STRONG POINTS: major medical/surgical services, cancer and heart care, rehabilitation services WHAT IS NEEDED: more primary-care physicians in general, geriatricians in particular, and doctors who will accept Medicare patients (problems that also face many U.S. communities) THIS SAYS IT ALL: “If you move aging parents to this community, the No. 1 block is that they dont have a primary-care doctor.” - Max Morton, director of prevention and wellness services for Penrose-St. Francis Health Learning Center.

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In 1935, the Committee on Educational Standards was formed, the result of a joint effort by the National Chiropractic Association and the Council on State Examining Boards. Shortly after this committee was formed, it began to evaluate chiropractic schools, with the intent that all chiropractic education essentially become equal by meeting specific educational standards.The Committee on Educational Standards later became the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE), and the fight continued - between those who wanted improved educational standards and those who did not. The straight schools fought the introduction of the 4,000-hour curriculum, just as they fought the introduction of the first professional degree and its requirement for two years of undergraduate education as a prerequisite to the chiropractic degree program.Through the years, the majority prevailed and eventually, in 1974, the CCE became recognized by the U.S. Office of Education (now the U.S. Department of Education) as the accrediting agency for the chiropractic profession.
Sports Chiropractic EDITORS: ROBERT D. MOOTZ, DC, AND KEVIN MCCARTHY, DC PUBLISHER: ASPENPart One of this book is devoted to conditioning and exercise injury prevention with articles on the health benefits of exercise, aerobic conditioning related to injury prevention and rehabilitation, weight training, and chiropractic spinal care of the athlete. The articles are well-written and supplemented appropriately with illustrations and photographs. This section has extensive appendices covering topics from readiness questionnaires to examinations to consent forms and recommendations for preventing injuries to major components of the musculoskeletal system. They will provide the practicing doctor of chiropractic with some ready-made forms to use in a sports chiropractic practice.The second part of this compilation addresses injury care. There are sections on assuring quality of care, diagnosis and management of common injuries to the knee, lower leg, and foot, and sections on spinal stabilization and myofascial pain syndromes. In addition to excellent photographs demonstrating most of the procedures, these sections-like others in the book-have accompanying algorithms. TICC is well known for its extensive use of quality algorithms. These most definitely enhance and facilitate the learning experience. For those not familiar with these wonderful tools, they provide a step-by-step approach to making clinical decisions and deciding which procedure should follow. They take the clinician through some complex processes in a logical, easy-to-follow manner.
Gene Veno: DCs Person of the Year Of course, unity is nothing new to Gene Veno. As executive director of the Pennsylvania Chiropractic Association, he helped unify the chiropractic profession in the Keystone State; then he helped do the same for chiropractors in neighboring New Jersey. In June 2005, he began addressing the need for a unified purpose and message on a national level. According to Mr. Veno, the Campaign for Chiropractic is a three-phase project:

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Private Investigator210 Huntington St. Bangor, ME 04401
When F.M. Chris Rey moved back to St. Louis after a career elsewhere in the military and federal government, he set out to get licensed as a private investigator — and was astounded to learn that licenses were not required in his home state. He quickly got involved with the Missouri Association of Private Investigators and has worked for years to get a state law passed requiring licensure. This year, the bill finally succeeded. The law is already on the books, but licensing is not expected to begin until early 2009. More than 30 other states, including neighboring Arkansas, Kansas, Illinois and Iowa, already require licenses. That, Rey said, was part of the problem. Investigators from other states could come into Missouri and act as they pleased, but with Missouri having no license requirement, private eyes often couldnt technically work in Illinois, for example, without getting that states license. Thats because there cant be a reciprocal relationship unless both states require licenses.
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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.
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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An amendment that would similarly restrict gun sales online, however, was declared out of order. (Half the House Judiciary Committee didnt turn up to vote, including chairman Henry Hyde.) Microbrews are apparently more deadly than AK-47s. Bottoms up.
Prosperity in the U.S. construction industry was again on the house, as the residential segment continues to exhibit most of the recent growth in the domestic building industry. The construction industry appears to be hovering at a level close to last years pace, says Robert A. Murray, vice president of economic affairs for McGraw-Hill Construction. Housing remains very healthy, and the upturn for non-residential building in February was a welcome development after a sluggish January. Murray says that higher steel prices could be putting a crimp in the nonresidential segments. Over the course of 2004, its expected that nonresidential building will see a modest strengthening trend. Admittedly, though, this years sharp increase in steel prices has made the nonresidential upturn less certain, given the impact that higher costs and materials shortages may have on individual construction projects. At this juncture, it appears that the nonresidential upturn will be dampened but not derailed, assuming steel prices settle back by midyear, but the situation clearly bears watching.

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OREM — Whether its conquering the monster under the bed or the monstrous pile of clothes on a childs floor, two Utah County entrepreneurs have created products designed to empower kids and relieve parents. The shiny metal can of “I Am Not Afraid Monster Spray” gives kids the freedom to spritz away monsters lurking under the bed, rug or in the closet. “As a mother of three, the need to sleep is very important,” said Ashley Richins, an entrepreneur from Pleasant Grove. “If my kids arent sleeping, Im not sleeping.”
The best thing about being a kid is I get to go to my friends house. The best thing about being a kid is that my brothers play with me. The best thing about being a kid is that I get to play with my friends. I dont like being a kid because I cant do the big-kid stuff. I dont like being a kid because I dont like making my bed. — BRODWRICK BATTLE, first-grader at Custer Elementary, Ft. Riley — ROBERT HILBERT, first-grader at Custer Elementary, Fort Riley

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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A hypnotherapist working in this eastern Idaho city has pleaded guilty to fondling two female patients while they were under hypnosis. Edward Barry Tegeler, 60, pleaded guilty on Friday in 7th District Court. He had been charged in 2006 with four misdemeanor counts of battery, but two were dropped in exchange for the guilty pleas. “I dont remember the event, but I plead guilty,” Tegeler said in court.
HOW refreshing to read an article on the positive benefits of hypnosis, “Out for the count”, (Real Life, 19 April). However, a word of caution: anyone can set themselves up as a hypnotherapist with no training at all. The National Council for Hypno- therapy can supply regional contacts of trained practitioners who adhere to strict guidelines. London SW18
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Paul Hoffman, a deputy assistant secretary with the Department of the Interior, is looking to take Yellowstone Park off the list of “endangered cultural sites” kept by the United Nations. Yellowstone was placed on the list in 1995 when the area was threatened by a proposed New World gold mine. Hoffman said the gold threat is now gone, therefore the distinction is no longer needed.
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In 2004, the EMS team identified its first large-scale initiative–solid waste management. Some of the guidelines introduced include: * Recycling opportunities for visitors. There are currently 63 recycling bins in the park, and it is estimated that there has been a 50 percent increase in the amount of commodities collected in the park, particularly plastics. * Recycling propane cylinders. Through a partnership with Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone and Grand Teton concessionaires, the Yellowstone Park Foundation and various private entities, there is now a program of collecting and recycling propane cylinders in the greater Yellowstone area. The Propane Bottle Recycler (PBR), a mobile propane recycling unit, is now being used to recycle the estimated 3,000, one-pound propane cylinders discarded in the park each year.

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Business Editors, Technology Writers MARCAN, Inc., leading CD/DVD solutions provider, has announced that it is now providing full service, in-house collateral printing in conjunction with its CD/DVD duplication services. MARCAN can produce printed color jewel case inserts, tray cards, and other specified collateral to match any CD/DVD duplication project.
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Leading CD/DVD solutions provider, MARCAN, Inc., announced today that its duplication services division has recently added general purpose DVD copying to its roster of capabilities. MARCAN can now capture virtually any type of media format including audio, video and data, and duplicate it to the DVD-R format.

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The MusicDar Williams discussed during her set the reasons why womyn should switch to organic, unbleached cotton tampons and other products such as sea sponges during our periods. The traces of dioxins found in grocery store tampons are hazardous carcinogens; at the same time, the male-owned “feminine hygiene product” industry is making an astounding profit off our bodies. Williams considered that the organic products are more expensive than mainstream ones, so she offered a few hilarious possibilities for overcoming the increased expense. One suggestion was to give female loved ones packages of woman-safe tampons for birthday and seasonal gifts. For her personal contribution, she stopped at every health food store and co-op on her way to the festival and cleared their shelves of boxes of unbleached tampons. At this point her traveling companions walked down the catwalk with an enormous basket full of tampons and began wildly flinging them into the audience. Gleeful womyn rushed the stage to scoop up flying tampons!Tribe 8 returned for the night stage this year. The audience was noticeably smaller than other nights because many women didnt attend the performance. I hadnt been to one of their shows before so I looked forward to seeing what all the fuss was about from previous years. Yes, Lynn Breedlove hacked off a dildo on stage in Hothead Paisan fashion. I had a visceral jolt of fascination and revulsion watching her saw at the big dildo with her huge, bright silver knife — an effect the whole show seems intended to engender. I enjoyed the show — it was energetic, joyful and participative even while it fiercely expressed their anger about being women in a patriarchal world. Many women can relate to their first song, “The Mens Room is Down the Hall.” In this song Breedlove challenges those who judge her for not conforming to patriarchal norms of how a woman should dress and act.
If anyone should be an inspiration to the legions of non-Latin Europeans dutifully signing on for GCSE salsa classes, Larry Harlow should. Jewish, and the son of a band leader and an opera singer, Harlow veered abruptly towards Latin street music, rather than jazz or the classics at the Music Art High School in New York in the 1950s. “We were right beside Spanish Harlem - I used to listen to the music in the Latino grocers shops.” In the 1960s and 1970s his novel rearrangements of trombone, trumpet, violin and flute sections moved him to the centre of New Yorks Latin scene, working with artists like Johnny Pacheco, Ray Barreto and Willie Colon, the generation whose tough new hybrid sound first came to be called salsa. Harlow was the first artist to be signed by the seminal Fania label, co-wrote the Latin rock opera Hommy (Mark 2 version on the way), played for the famous Mohammed Ali-George Foreman fight in Zaire (a fiasco: everyone came for the fight, not the concert). The last decade has been spent with his own band touring the world. Last year conga ace Ray Barreto had the idea, inspired by the “fantasy band”, an ad hoc group of jamming jazz stars, of reconvening Harlow, himself, singer Adalberto Santiago and cuatro player Yomo Toro as the Latin Legends Band. Thus Harlow makes his first ever London appearance on Saturday (Barreto is a regular performer and Santiago was here last year). No longer a breath- bating prospect, perhaps, but a most intriguing one.
The Good, the Bad and the Queen, Damon Albarns latest act of musical reinvention, enters the chart at No 2 and is evidence of the Gorillaz mans genuinely questing musical spirit; may The View prove to have a similarly far-sighted outlook.

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When the previous statement on foreign exchange was discussed at the Accounting Practices Committee we were of the view that the statement should include a definition of the date of the transaction due to the confusion surrounding this concept. We consulted with our legal colleagues and were informed that, if an order was placed for goods or services, the date the order was accepted was the date of the transaction. We attempted to get this entrenched in the statement but failed at the APB level. After much confusion, it was generally agreed that the cost of the inventory in the above example would be R65O if no cover contract was entered into or if cover was taken but hedge accounting was not permitted. It was also generally agreed that if cover was taken and hedge accounting was permitted, the cost of the inventory would be R6oo (the spot rate at the date the deal was made) plus RS (being the cost of the premium attributable to the inventory, i.e. Ri5-Rio) or R6o5. Then along came AC 133 with its embedded derivative in a host supply contract concept. It stated that if the deal was done in a currency that was not the currency of one of the parties to the transaction and the product subject to the transaction was not routinely bought and sold in the currency in which the transaction was entered into, there was an embedded derivative in the contract that had to be separated from the host contract. In the above situation, the embedded derivative would have been a liability of R45 (R6,6o - R6,is). The only way that could understand this concept was to see the embedded derivative liability as an expression of sadness that the deal was entered into in dollars and not in Rand. If the Rand went the other way, it would have been an asset, i.e. an expression of happiness. (A banker once asked me jokingly if he could lend money to a company based on the value of its embedded derivatives in its supply contracts!)

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Weddings
Leann Sondra Maceau and Steven James Frank, both of Cudahy, were married Feb. 11. She is the daughter of Donald Joseph Maceau Jr., Milwaukee, and the stepdaughter and daughter of Albert and Justine Cheever, Milwaukee. He is the son of Peter John and Judith Ann Frank, Hartland. Incomplete forms will not be used.

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Leann Sondra Maceau and Steven James Frank, both of Cudahy, were married Feb. 11. She is the daughter of Donald Joseph Maceau Jr., Milwaukee, and the stepdaughter and daughter of Albert and Justine Cheever, Milwaukee. He is the son of Peter John and Judith Ann Frank, Hartland. Incomplete forms will not be used.
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Major realignments and re-focusings are leading to a new globalization of the mortgage and finance industries, according to Michael Landau, president and chief executive officer of Hampstead Financial Corp., Fort Lee. The rash of recent consolidations among industry giants is based on the belief that combined size and technological prowess will lead to a larger market share of direct consumer originations, thereby, in principle, creating market efficiencies, Landau points out. The reality, however, is that borrowers will continue to seek the advice of their broker, attorney or other professional, who will in turn direct them to a mortgage professional in who they have confidence. As a result, he predicts, the more than 60 percent of mortgage originations currently rendered through the mortgage broker or smaller mortgage banker will not drastically change for the balance of the century.
WASHINGTON — The forced departure of Franklin D. Raines as chief executive of Fannie Mae hardly ends the turmoil at the nations second-largest financial institution. Civil, criminal and congressional investigations are under way as the mortgage giants interim managers begin what could be a lengthy process of cleaning up the books and re-establishing its credibility. “The impact on the average homebuyer will be imperceptible,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Economy.com. “The mortgage market is very deep, large and liquid with many global participants who will fill any void created by a less-aggressive Fannie Mae.” Fannie Maes board of directors announced Tuesday the departures of Raines and chief financial officer Timothy Howard following intense negotiations.
“We know that housing booms dont last forever, and that rising interest rates will push debt service higher for borrowers relying on some of these emerging mortgage products,” Powell said. “Credit losses are very low now, but mortgage lenders need to be prepared for higher losses. Homeowners taking on these types of mortgage product need to understand how their obligation may grow when their low introductory interest rates expire.”

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Registration is open for the World School of Massage and Holistic Healings nine-month Holistic Health Practitioner training program. The academic year begins on Wednesday and leads to state certification as a holistic health practitioner, who incorporate mind, body and spirit in their practices. Located at 699 Peters Ave., Pleasanton. Call 925-461-2533 or e- mail worldschoolpl@yahoo.com.
In traditional HR thinking, there are salary budgets and then there are benefits budgets. But in what might be the leading edge of a trend, 17 percent of the companies surveyed recently by Mercer Human Resource Consulting say they are lowering their 2003 salary increases–or are considering doing so–to offset health-care cost increases. Employers are now taking a holistic view of reward programs, says Philadelphia-based Mercer consultant Steven E. Gross. Two years ago, companies operated in silos: they made independent decisions for salaries and benefits, Gross says. But as the economy weakened, profits flattened, and health-care costs made double-digit jumps two years in a row, companies began to rethink that approach. Gross says the trend will grow in the years to come. This year, 17 percent are saying, This is on the table. Three years ago, you would have gotten under 5 percent.

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LIGHT
The new Orange Series from Leucos USA were designed by architects Renato Toso and Noti Massari. This comprehensive collection, including the Golf wall light series, features hand blown glass diffusers in a glossy orange that meets a broad range of lighting needs. Also featured are table and pendant lights. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Specialty Lighting introduces its new PTL Series Under-Cabinet Task Light. Attractive and affordable, the task light fixture features a sleek, profiled-edge design and is ideal for office furnishings. Offering the flexibility to fit most any project, the PTL comes in 18-in., 24-in., 36-in., 48-in. and 60-in. Lengths. This all-steel fixture is available in black and metallic silver finishes. For further information, contact:

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OAKLAND — In response to a fire last week that engulfed Sun Hop Fat Supermarket in the Eastlake district near Chinatown, local merchants will host a community meeting today to discuss fire prevention. Representatives from the city of Oakland, the Oakland Police Department and Oakland Fire Department have been invited to share methods and techniques for preventing fires in commercial spaces. Organizers say the meeting will serve as a forum to share information on reporting arson-related incidents and facilitating communication between the Eastlake neighborhood and local agencies.
Dear Abby: Over the past 25 years, Americans have done a great deal to prevent fires in their homes. Home fire fatalities in the United States have dropped 50 percent since the 1970s, thanks in part to public awareness and education. Technology such as smoke alarms has helped, too — by alerting home occupants when fires start and giving them time to escape. Candles have become such popular decorative accessories that during the past decade in the United States, fires caused by candles have tripled in number to 18,000 per year. Forty percent of these fires begin in the bedroom, causing one-quarter of the deaths associated with candles! (December has almost twice the number of home candle fires as any other month.) Extinguish candles when leaving the room or before going to sleep. Make sure all candles are placed in sturdy holders, large enough to collect dripping wax. Keep them out of reach of children or pets. And use a flashlight — not a candle — for emergency lighting. I hope everyone who reads this will take the necessary steps to guard against fire in their homes. 51; James M. Shannon, president, National Fire Protection Association
The fire service faces the challenge of breaking language barriers and educating new immigrants, particularly children, on fire-safety behaviors.NFPA has played a lead role in reaching out to immigrants, particularly the fast-growing Latino community.”We need to look at the U.S. and at the demographic changes happening here,” says Sharon Gamache, executive director of NFPAs Center for High-Risk Outreach. “We have a responsibility to make sure that were inclusive of all people and that everyone can learn.”

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Customers can also create customized gifts, including mugs, aprons and magnets.
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The New Jewelry
Just as some animals will offer in courtship a morsel of food, the bowerbird and others make gifts of feathers and flowers and all manner of colorful trifles. There can be tittle doubt that the first tokens of human affection were of a simitar nature and were worn as treasured souvenirs. With the recognition of the intrinsic qualities of shelfs and stones, the evolution of jewely had begun. In the Middle Ages patronage was largely in the hands of the church, and a good proportion of medieval jewelry is of a devotional nature. Not until the second half of the fifteenth century was there an emphasis on the aphrodisian themes of antiquity. The refinement of Italian Renaissance jewelry was a result of the broadly based apprenticeship of artists, which required a mastery of drawing, engraving, chasing, casting, enameling, and niello work. Thus Donatello and Ghiberti became sculptors, Ghirlandaio and Andrea del Sarto became painters, and Pollaiuolo and Verrocchio worked in several mediums, returning to goldsmith work and jewelry at will. The fashion for decorative emblems and badges was taken up with enthusiasm in the courts of Europe during the Renaissance. Both devotional and amorous allusions are common in these decorative devices, which closely echo contemporary jewel work. One of the most charming designs for an emblem shows Cupid rashly pursuing the sweetness of the honeycomb only to be stung by the bees who have made it (Pl. XIII), a poignant allegory of the pleasure and pain of love. The Netherlandish hat badge in Plate IX is an emblem depicting a woman choosing between two suitors surrounded by a motto that can be translated “love is something but money is everything.”

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Business Editors TORRANCE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 25, 2000 Mayor Oscar B. Goodman will welcome attendees and exhibitors to the Limousine Chauffeured Transportation Show at 11:00 a.m. at the Paris Hotel Casino in Las Vegas on February 7, 2000.
Business Editors Limousine Chauffered Transportation (LCT) Magazine has developed a new eClassifieds website that will allow buyers and sellers to make transactions online. Customers will now have the opportunity to browse the latest vehicle, business, job, service and software listings. Along with the user-friendly format, LCT has also launched an eAlert system, where buyers can receive instant notification on new listings. To maximize effectiveness and impact, sellers will have the option to include special features and make adjustments to the ads posted.
TORRANCE, Calif. — In a special July issue, LCT Magazine has broken new ground in the limousine industry by naming not only the largest fleets in America, but also a Whos Who list in chauffeured transportation. LCTs Whos Who includes Mike Bedard of Ford and Vince Wolfington, chairman of the board of Carey International.

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Business Editors Vancouver B.C. based bireM (builders international real estate Marketing corp.) has announced that this May it will open its newest office in Seattle, specializing in condominium marketing, sales, research and design services. The office will serve the Pacific Northwest and Northern California markets.
PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 18, 1995–Cronin Caplan Realty Group Inc., one of Portlands leading residential real estate companies, has reached an agreement to join the network of Seattle-based Windermere Real Estate, after five months of discussions, officials from both firms announced.The affiliation was effective Jan. 17, said Jim Raze, co-managing broker of Cronin Caplan Realty Group, who emphasized, there will be no change in the ownership or operation of the company, only the addition of some very impressive programs to assist our sales associates and their clients and customers. Windermeres expansion in the state of Washington over the years has involved the opening of wholly owned offices plus a variety of partnership arrangements as well as the affiliation of many independent brokerages. Our arrangement falls in the latter category and is strictly an exclusive right to the Windermere name and the benefits that go with it.When you blend the kind of success and spirit of cooperation both Cronin Caplan Realty Group and Windermere have had individually over the years, you create the best possible representation for buyers and sellers throughout Oregon, said Raze.
Business Editors/Real Estate Writers New Portfolio Includes Nine Institutional-quality Properties

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Overall about 17 percent of Americans are either very or moderately worried about not being able to make the minimum payments on their credit cards. Another 22 percent say they are not too worried, and 46 percent say they are not worried at all.
TIS THE SEASON of giving. For many, its also the season of credit card debt. Holiday shopping seems to come out of nowhere, catching shoppers financially unprepared for the extra expenses and turning to their credit cards. That leads to whats known as a “holiday hangover” in January, when consumers open up their credit card statements.
Shoppers are carrying nearly $1,000 less than last year in credit card debt, a sign they will be spending more this holiday shopping season. A recent survey by Rockville-based Myvesta.org, a consumer education organization, found Americans have an average credit card debt of $2,294 this year, down from $3,250 in 2002. One analyst believes the rise in mortgage refinancing is allowing consumers to pay off credit card debt.

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Competing against the big box retailers is a challenge for Kansas small-town businesses, but state programs can help their owners work toward success. “There are so many challenges that face small mom-and-pop or individual business owners,” said Jeanne Stinson, state coordinator for the Kansas Main Street Program. “Theyre faced with huge competition from the big box stores and most of them, I think, in Kansas have learned to live with that competition. Its not going to go away.” “Promotional activities are one of those four points,” she said. “We also look to the organization itself — their group. Who is doing this work and making sure that its adequately funded, that they have the ability to do their advertising and to make assistance to businesses.”
37-year Topeka business to close John Swan, owner of Swans Formal Wear at 2010 S.W. Ashworth Place in Topeka, will close the store at the end of June. Swan said his formal wear business never recovered from its move to west Topeka from its location at 1025 S.W. Kansas Avenue three years ago. Debt: Owners of Swans Formal Wear say enforced move from downtown location to blame

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The Finnish deputy finance minister Ulla-Maj Wideroos yesterday (6 November) presented a compromise proposal for the management of the Bank of Finlands money. Both the bank and the parliament have criticised a proposal to transfer funds from the bank to the state coffers and the European central bank has also criticised the idea.
Like Mike Christopherson (Readers Forum, Dec. 1), I wondered why the state of Utah was accumulating such a big sum of money when the roads around the state badly need fixing and schoolteachers are underpaid. I read his letter to my husband. He said, “I know the reason. Theyre just like me. I would rather have the money in the bank than buy a new suit.” Spanish Fork

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Higdon Furniture offers the industry a variety of guestroom furniture styles from which to choose. The furniture has the look of luxury at a practical price. Headboards, credenzas, nightstands, desks, chairs, armoires, sofas and tables are available, directly delivered on the companys trucks. Circle 326
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Hafele America Co. Hafele says its U-Furniture allows for creative and innovative furniture designs. The sliding door fittings are designed in L and U shapes which can be either wall-mounted (L) or freestanding (U). This furniture is fitted with an I aluminum track with no hardware visible. A dampener can also be added to soften the sound of the doors.

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Marilyn Willms Marilyn Willms — has joined the Tom Lane Team as a Realtor associate, along with Tom Lane, Sharon Markley, Michele Loeffler, Wayne Wischropp and John Lane at Realty Executives of Topeka.
- Real estate - B.J. McGivern was honored as Valley Inc. Realtors top sales associate for the month of September. For more information about McGivern, call 233-4222 or B.J. McGivern.realtor.com. - Harold Herrick has joined Countrywide Realty Inc. of Topeka, specializing in commercial and residential real estate.

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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.
Business Editors, High Tech Writers Cyber Digital, Inc. (OTCBB: CYBD), a leading manufacturer and software developer of fixed wireless Digital Central Office Telephone Exchanges and Private Automatic Branch Exchanges (PABX) announced today that it has signed an agreement with Omomia Associates of Nigeria to establish distributors for its CSX PABX in the seven states of Nigeria.
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.

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There were 45 attendees including agents from Prudential Greater Topeka REALTORS, Topeka, Manhattan, Salina and Overland Park. Janice Price, of Munster, Ind., was the trainer for Prudentials University on Tour.
Terry Simnitt Terry Simnitt has joined Coldwell Banker Griffith Blair, Realtors. He will be active in real estate auction and residential sales with his wife, Ruth, who also is an associate at Coldwell Banker Griffith Blair.

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WILTON, Conn. — For the third consecutive year, BrandLogic will be hosting sessions of the Conference Boards Corporate Image Conference to be held in New York City, January 25-27, 2006. This conference draws over 150 senior executives from Fortune 1000 global corporations to share ideas on building value in their brands. This year, Bill Engler, SVP Strategy for BrandLogic, will kick off the event with a pre-conference work session entitled Building a Powerful Brand and Meaningful Proposition Seminar. Engler will help participants develop strategies for aligning their corporate brands with both their internal organizations and the marketplace. Englers years of experience as the head of brand strategy at Interbrand, and prior to that as a business strategy consultant at New England Consulting, as well as his specialization in organizational dynamics, offer substantial, actionable insights to executives who are in the process of building corporate identity programs.
IMAGE Worldwide, Inc.s (PINKSHEETS: IMGW)
subsidiary planned and hosted a concert for Diana Reyes, an award-winning
singer with three gold records since 2004.

The talented singer performed live at IMAGEs wholly owned subsidiary Club
Oasis. Approximately 1000 people enjoyed singing and dancing to the
popular Latin songs as ticket sales and bar revenue for the night of
February 23, 2008 totaled $61,806.

According to Paul Sorkin, CEO, “This is another example of the success our
venue has achieved by hosting events for well-known artists. In fact, we
have booked a variety of talent at the venue and are working on expanding
our concert revenues at Club Oasis for all types of music genres in 2008.”

Additional mainstream concerts IMAGE has been involved in include:

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Copper sculptures that spray out unique designs of water are almost too artistic to be called sprinklers. Theyve made the transition from functional to fashionable, and retailers as well as vendors expect these products to capture consumers attention next spring. The Garden Garnish line by Nelson features whirling copper sprinklers with circular designs incorporating a raindrop, hummingbird, sun face, flower and gazing ball. Retail prices will range from $59 to $79. “Its a sculpture as well as a piece that is functional,” said Shelley Gullifor, an assistant sales manager for Nelson, during an interview at the Hardware Show in Chicago last month.
Products to accessorize the yard, from patio sets and grills to elaborate fountains, planters and garden art, continue to be hot sellers in the lawn and garden department. The newest items launched at the National Hardware Show in Chicago Last month gave retailers a taste of whats in store for next spring: decorative copper sprinklers in unique designs, classic Italian-style pottery, patio heaters, colored and upscale looks in landscape lighting, lantern-style candle holders and bird feeders galore. But with all this decor, the yard and garden must be kept in respectable shape: Items that make gardening easier and save time are becoming more important. They range from easy-cut, expandable tree pruners to gardening soil infused with fertilizer or pesticide. In tools, the focus has shifted toward designing products for women, who account for an estimated 60% of gardeners.
A smooth, closely shaven surface of grass is by far the most essential element of beauty on the grounds of a suburban house,” landscape designer Frank J. Scott wrote in 1870. “Let your lawn be your homes velvet robe, and your flow- ers not too promiscuous decorations.”Americas love affair with lawns has its roots in the early English landscape-garden movement, according to Robert Grese, associate professor at the University of Michigans School of Natural Resources and Environment. But Englands green carpets are sustained by its wet climate; they do not require extra watering or chemical applications. “We have developed an aesthetic taste with no biological basis,” Grese says.In the United States, lawns often demand heavy watering and regular doses of fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides. U.S. homeowners used 32 million pounds of pesticides on their lawns in 1994, according to the Environmental Protec- tion Agency. “People should be aware of the hazards of using chemicals,” says Jay Feldman, head of the nonprofit National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides in Washington, D.C. “Children, the elderly, pets and wildlife are all at risk.”

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PHOENIX — Plenty of mystique surrounds the phrase “pitchers and catchers report.” But on a team like the Oakland Athletics, where there arent any superstars making grand entrances or players denying what Jose Canseco wrote about them in his book, the day is mostly about shoes. Showing off new shoes. Trying on new shoes. Complaining the wrong shoes arrived. So it went on an overcast Saturday morning with light rain for the As at their Papago Park facility, where just as many position players have already arrived as pitchers and catchers.
SHOE shops are selling thousands of children badly fitting footwear, a report reveals. Parents feel they are getting a poor deal from stores which have axed their fitting service. The poll of 500 parents by shoe chain Brantano found more than a third of children lied their shoes fit correctly and one in five chose their own footwear - often leading to rows.

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No Fences Land Company, Inc., Participating with Cabelas Trophy Properties, Specializes in Recreational Properties for the Devoted Outdoorsman Mr. Pettigrew has spent his life hunting, fishing, and enjoying all the outdoors has to offer. He also has an extensive background in real estate and land development. When he heard Cabelas, The Worlds Foremost Outfitter of hunting, fishing, and outdoor gear, had a division of their organization dedicated to farm and ranch real estate, he knew he had found his dream career. With No Fences, he is not only able to continue the outdoor life that he loves, but he can now share that love and enthusiasm with others who are looking for recreational properties. And to top it off, he has the strong Cabelas Trophy Properties brand behind him. I am so excited about the opportunity of helping people fulfill their dream of the perfect recreational get-away property. I cant imagine a more fulfilling career for me, said Mr. Pettigrew.
Clock is running — Legislators convened Wednesday for the 31st day of their session, out of 90 allotted by the state constitution. Property taxes — The House Taxation Committee heard testimony on two proposals designed to limit the annual increases in property taxes. Park fees — The House agreed to charge the elderly and disabled to enter state parks but dumped the idea of charging them for hunting and fishing licenses.
Actor Harrison Ford is drawing the line — right at his property - - against Wyoming efforts to thin the elk herd. Elk living near Fords ranch belong to the larger Fall Creek Herd, which numbers 5,100, exceeding the states population objective of 4,400 animals. Ford has created a private elk refuge of sorts with elk summering o