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Business/Travel Editors Health/Medical Writers Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has introduced a new special assistance vehicle to transport passengers with disabilities or special needs between passenger terminals and remote gates located on the airports west end.
With more than 50 million Americans suffering from chronic ailments ranging from minor aches to severe arthritis, just getting in and out of a vehicle can be difficult. But automakers are determined to make personal transportation easier and more accessible to everyone. A report from General Motors (NYSE:GM). If you have any questions about the story, or about Newstream.com, please write to us at info@newstream.com.
Under a $3 million program, Washington State is doubling its incident response trucks (IRTs) from 19 to 38, beginning in July 2002. Washingtons legislature authorized the Washington State Department of Transportation to borrow money from the States paving program to expand the incident-response team. Since January 1, 2002, the States IRTs have responded to nearly 3,000 incidents. The sooner an IRT can get to an incident, the sooner the traffic can flow once again.

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However, growth opportunities are seen in certain property types. These include warehouses in major transportation hubs, offices in established 24-hour markets, and apartments and grocery-anchored shopping centers. The top-five markets to watch are Washington, D.C.; New York City; Southern California; Chicago; and Boston.
The news: The Federal Reserve Board cut interest rates down to 3 percent in January, largely because of growing concerns about a home mortgage crisis. Despite a drop in the real estate market nationwide, Chicagos market is still thriving.

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SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 5, 1996–Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco researching the impact of banking consolidation on lending to small business find that banking mergers should have little effect on small business credit availability, and that even with mergers, looking to the future, the banking industry probably will continue to be a mix of large and small banks.Loan-to-asset ratio statistics used by Levonian and Soller show that small business loans figure most prominently in the portfolios of banks in the $50 to $100 million asset range, and are just a tiny fraction of assets for the largest banks. Small banks with assets of under $1 billion hold 24 percent of the banking industrys assets, but provide almost half of the small business lending.Smaller banks, each with assets less than $300 million, do 35 percent of small commercial lending, even though they account for only 15 percent of total U.S. banking assets.
Small business Maple Hill restaurateur recalls storm that damaged business.
Plastics firm Bermar and Associates is another small business in Michigan that faced trouble in the wake of NAFTA, losing bids to firms in Canada and Mexico. We were getting underbid by 25 to 40 percent, company president Jan Roncelli told Detroit Business reporter Terry Kosdrosky. We lost jobs because we could not compete. Thats into the profit margin. U.S. manufacturers dont reap the benefits of free trade. The anecdotal evidence that NAFTA presents substantial problems for small business corresponds with the real trend of lost market share across the board for U.S. companies. According to the U.S. Business and Industry Council (USBIC), a group that represents small- and medium-sized firms, 111 out of 114 U.S. industries saw market share shrink in the years after NAFFA. According to Paul Johnson of the North Carolina High Point Enterprise, the USBIC data show that during an eight-year post-NAFTA period, the level of import penetration at least doubled in 26 industry sectors. By 2005, 24 industries had lost 50 percent or more of their U.S. market to imports? For small businesses, NAFTA has meant both the loss of existing clients and future income opportunities. And because many Americans depend on small businesses for jobs, the NAFTA hit on small business means hard times for the middle class.

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The second annual Family Day Kite
Festival featuring giant kites, stunt kites, antique and exotic kites,
acrobatic kite-buggies, super-fast kite boats and eight contests has
attracted an all-star line-up of World Champions and aerial artists to
perform, exhibit and compete throughout the weekend of September 15 and 16
from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on San Franciscos panoramic Marina Green.

The all-star case of performers will
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stunt-kite champions Troy Gunn, Chris Shultz and Brian Champie; Christoph
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phenom; kite buggy superstars David Sabilino and Slawek Krause; kite
performance artists Jose Sainz and Ron Gibian; kite boat and kite surfing
innovators Saul Griffith and Don Montague; monster and traction kite
inventors Dave Culp and (world record holder) Dean Jordan; giant kite
designer and flyer Pete Lynn; Indian fighter kite wizard Rakesh Bahadur.

A team of professional judges , lead by Chief Judge
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innovative, most beautiful, longest tailed, best looking on the ground and
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ASIAN KITES (2005, $9.95), by Wayne Hosking. Tuttle Publishing, 364 Innovation Dr., N. Clavendon, VT 05759; peripluspublishinggroup.com/tuttle. Kites can be made of many different materials, from thin, veneered wood to feathers. This is a book that outlines the essential features of kites: frame (helps form and keep the kites shape); sail (the surface that catches and deflects the wind); kite line (the cord or tether); and tail (acts as a stabilizer for a kite in flight). The book then goes on to discuss how to fly a kite and where to fly a kite. What then follows are various projects with detailed instructions as to the making of specific kites: butterfly, back, Thai Cobra and fish. Sections are organized around kites from specific areas: China, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea and Japan. A useful listing of kite materials and supplies as well as a bibliography is included.–J.J.H. For information about this publication, circle No. 393 on the Reader Service Card.
200 B.C.-A.D. 200. Kites were used by military of the Han Dynasty. 1749 Alexander Wilson and Thomas Melvil, Scotland, used kites to record air temperatures at different altitudes. 1752 Benjamin Franklin used a kite and a key to prove there was electricity in lightning. 1804 George Cayley developed the idea of heavier-than-air flight using a modified arch top kite glider.

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES - The Center on Violence and Victim Studies at Washburn University will present the Victims Assistance Program today through March 30 at the Washburn University campus, 1700 S.W. College. The program is an advanced level, multidisciplinary professional development course for practitioners who interact with crime victims. Social, psychological, legal and physical aspects of crime victimization are addressed in the course.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES - The After Lunch Bunch of the Topeka PC Users Club will meet at 1 p.m. in the Central Congregational Church, 1248 S.W. Buchanan. This is a solutions group for novice personal computer users who cant attend night sessions. Free and open to the public. Call 478-3164 for details.

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The increase in construction activity was higher in civil engineering. According to seasonally adjusted data, the value of construction put in place in civil engineering rose substantially for the fourth consecutive quarter (by 9.8% in Q1 alone) and was 67.4% higher than in the same quarter of 2006. This vigorous growth is estimated to reflect the accelerated construction of motorways. Activity in the construction of buildings declined according to seasonally adjusted data. The value of construction put in place in the construction of buildings rose steadily from quarter to quarter last year to reach a record-high level in Q4. The value of construction put in place decreased by 2.0% in the three months to March this year but was still 21.0% higher than in the same period last year. Seasonally adjusted activity declined both in the construction of residential and nonresidential buildings. Otherwise, activity rose considerably in the construction of non-residential buildings while it fell in the construction of residential buildings compared with the same period of 2006. In the latter, it even reached the lowest level in two years, according to seasonally adjusted data. In interpreting the value of residential construction put in place we note that these figures exclude the activity of smaller companies (see the note under the table) in which, in our estimate, the construction of buildings is the main activity. The increase in the number of employees continued in Q1. The number of people employed in the construction sector in 2006 was 7.5% higher than in the year before. In the first quarter of 2007, the number of employees rose by as much as 11.3% over the year before. The number of employees by activity rose particularly in building completion and general construction, similarly as last year. In terms of employee status, sole proprietors and their employees recorded higher growth rates (also see p. 10).
CONSTRUCTIONFor those companies that decide to expand via new construction, the experience can be an unsettling one, full of uncertainties. In fact, relatively few startup businesses choose construction as their mode of entry due to the higher costs associated with it and the greater length of time involved from the breaking ground stage to the day when the establishment opens its doors for business. Small- and mid-sized businesses, however, are far more likely to have the financial wherewithal to launch a new construction project. Such firms have a proven track recordwhich can help them with financingand already-productive operations that bring in revenue that can be used to defray the costs of construction.Owners of these businesses, however, should fully weigh the advantages and disadvantages of construction before moving forward. As the J.K. Lasser Institute indicated in How to Run a Small Business, Building has the advantage of giving you the space and arrangements which meet your needs, providing you know specifically and objectively what the needs are. The obvious disadvantages are the delay in occupancy while land acquisition, design work, and building are going on, and the cost of overruns and mistakes caused by forecasting errors and planning oversights.

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At the end of 1998 it was estimated that around 171.8 million people had access to the Internet throughout the world. Canada and the US held the largest share of the Internet market with 56 per cent in 1998. However, the combined percentage share is set to decline considerably as Europe and the Asia-Pacific region catches up with 24 per cent and 18 per cent, respectively, by the end of 1999. In the Asia-Pacific region, Japan has the largest share of the market.

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- 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.
> Lexington Insurance Co. has announced a first-of-its-kind insurance policy to protect commercial and residential real-estate developers and lenders from losses due to changing zoning ordinances. Zoning Restriction Protector Insurance has been designed for commercial and multitenanted residential real-estate owners and lenders who may incur significant damage to their property and cannot rebuild to the same size due to zoning issues.

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Wizzard Software, a speech recognition technology provider, developed a talking pill bottle that will be used by pharmacies to provide customers a test-to-speech (TTS) representation of the text on the labels of their prescription bottles. The technology is expected to reduce the risk of patients, especially the elderly and sick who have difficulty reading the fine print on labels, from taking the wrong medication. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
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year round. We hope to revolutionize modern medicine and eliminate the
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us and all of our clients so that all ideas can be expressed freely and
without reservation. We plan to release a Retail Version of this software
for Medical Database input in the third quarter of 2008 that will support
XP and Vista. The Linux version will follow in the Second Quarter of
2009,” stated Patrick Burke.

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Loans are an important part of your business. You want to encourage your loan officers to generate increasing numbers of quality loans for your credit union. What can you do to boost performance, raise the numbers and invigorate your staff? Many credit unions turn to incentives. * A flat, per-file incentive. “I like it because its easy to track, but I dont like it because it doesnt reward them for selling up a higher loan amount. * A percent of the average yield. “This ensures they dont give away rate if you allow some rate matching flexibility or if they can barter buying down rate with points. The only problem with this is that they might try to sell a higher rate to get more incentive and that isnt in the members best interest. If we give loan officers some discretion to match a competitors rate, the loan officer might be tempted to always reduce our rate and give the member a lower rate all the time rather than only when they need to match a rate. If we pay incentives based on the average yield, they would be affecting their incentive by matching rates all the time. This structure would ensure that they offer our posted rates and only match rates when there really is a competitive offer.”
David Hayum and Rael Gervis of Meridians New York headquarters negotiated to secure a rate of 7.47% over a two-year term. The loan was over 95% of the purchase price.
Southwestern Bank and Trust Co. plans to open a loan production office in the Waterford Office Complex this week to boost its presence in north Oklahoma City. That branch “has actually been very successful, and thats the reason for opening this Waterford office — to give us more of a presence in north Oklahoma City,” said Thomas W. Parrish, president and chief executive officer of the bank. Southwestern Bank “has a number of customers out in that area. Our MegaMarket branch was designed to accommodate the loans and deposit needs in that area of Oklahoma City. This (Waterford) office gives us additional room where we can have more of a private banking relationship with our professional and business customers in north Oklahoma City,” Parrish said. The bank will not be allowed to take deposits or close loans at the Waterford office. Customers must go to a branch to do that. The loan production office will focus on business and professional customers, alternative investments and residential mortgages, he said. The banks alternative investment department, in coordination with PrimeVest Inc. of St. Cloud, Minn., will focus on selling annuities and mutual funds. PrimeVest represents more than 800 banks throughout the U.S. in investments. The Waterford office will have two employees. Suzanne Baxter will be the office manager of the Waterford location. The new office will be a place “where we meet our clients and customers to discuss their banking business,” he said. Southwestern Bank, with headquarters at 6000 S. Western Ave., also has an in-store branch at 7501 S. Walker Ave. People Robert P. Flack has been elected as a director of Lincoln National Bank. Flack is president and chief executive officer of Kona Restaurant Group Inc., the operator of Kona Ranch Steak House and Carinos Italian Kitchen with restaurants located in six states. He also serves as director for International Franchise Systems, Red Hot Concepts Inc., Red Hot Pacific, Business Development Services and advisory director for the School of Human Sciences of Oklahoma State University. Flack is a graduate of Hamilton College and attended law school at Syracuse University. The FM Bank Trust Co. in Tulsa has elected Robert R. Gilbert III as president and chief operating officer. Gilbert succeeds Bruce Raines, who recently retired after 15 years in that capacity with the bank. Most recently Gilbert served as executive vice president/commercial lending of the bank and its parent, FM Bancorp. He also serves on both boards. Gilbert began his banking career in Tulsa with the First National Bank Trust Co., serving various roles in his 14-year tenure including acting chief executive officer. He moved to the First National Bank Trust Co. in Oklahoma City in 1979. He became chairman and CEO of First City Bank of Dallas. Three years later, he returned to Oklahoma to serve as chairman and CEO of Western National Bank of Tulsa, which merged with Bank IV Oklahoma in December 1993. In 1994, he became executive vice president of Bank IV. Robert W. Bishop has been named vice president in the commercial services department with The First National Bank of Midwest City. Bishop has more than 23 years of sales, finance, loan origination, marketing and customer service experience. Marilyn F. Chambers has joined Local Federal Bank as vice president and regional manager. Most recently, Chambers was vice president and regional manager for MidFirst Bank in Oklahoma City, where she worked for more than 12 years. In her new position, she will oversee and manage production and service of most of the Oklahoma City metro, Elk City, Edmond, Clinton and Weatherford branches. Kelly Nemecek has joined the loan department at McClain County National Bank in Purcell. He will specialize in Small Business Administration and student loans. OBA Compliance School Fifty-two bankers recently completed the Oklahoma Bankers Association Compliance School at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. The school, held Aug. 18-23, was designed to help students cope with a variety of laws and regulations that impact bank lending practices and deposit functions. Students learn how to plan, implement and manage compliance programs and prepare for compliance examinations by regulators. The school covered compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act, real estate regulations and requirements related to financial privacy, truth-in-savings, fair debt collection and credit reporting. Area bankers who attended were: Dana Roten-Hornbeck, BancFirst, Guthrie; Kelly Foster, Vicki Gibson, Keith McIlhaney, Sheryl Parizek and Cathie Wythe, BancFirst, Oklahoma City; Rick D. Davenport, Kenny Josey, Kay Hobbs Turpin and Shelly L. Whitney, BancFirst, Stillwater; Rhonda Coffman, Bank of Commerce, McLoud; Cynthia E. Green, First National Bank of Midwest City; Steven McDaniel, Republic Bank, Norman; Sherry Boland, Union Bank and Trust, Oklahoma City; and Shelley Jones, First American Bank Trust Co., Purcell. Other attendees were: Ann Roberson and David N. Young, Citizens Bank of Ada; Glenda Howard, Farmers State Bank, Allen; Arline Nelson, First National Bank, Antlers; Aaron Jackson, First National Bank Trust Co., Ardmore; Keith Estes, Arkansas Valley State Bank, Broken Arrow; Shaila Day, First State Bank, Camargo; Penny Clift, Security State Bank, Cheyenne; and Channing Graft, The Bank of the West, Clinton. Others were Pam Foster, BancFirst, Coweta, Jenks and Glenpool; Michael O. Williams, First Bank Trust Co., Duncan; Linda Brezina and Lori Miller, The Security National Bank of Enid; Carla Kromer, Great Plains National Bank, Hollis; Michael Ray, City National Bank Trust Co. of Lawton; Katharina Stahl, Security Bank Trust Co., Lawton; Jason Hendrickson, Bank of Locust Grove; Amanda Few, BancFirst, McAlester; Rhonda Edmonds, First National Bank Trust Co., McAlester Rhonda Farrimond, BancFirst, Madill; Vickie Counts, The Morris State Bank; and Pam Hinkle, Okemah National Bank. Others were: Barbara Bailey, Citizens Bank and Trust, Okmulgee; Mary Ann Dorton, First National Bank Trust Co. of Okmulgee; Lori Pierce, Exchange Bank Trust, Perry; Jean Whigham, Poteau State Bank; Lisha D. Scifres, Ringling State Bank; Sandy Johnson, BancFirst, Seminole; Linda Robison, Southwest State Bank, Sentinel; Amy Prather, BancFirst, Sulphur; Carla Hulsey, First State Bank, Tahlequah; Connie Cope, Dewey County State Bank, Taloga; Dianne R. 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Love and Quiches Desserts introduces the 10-inch Double Pumpkin Cheesecake, gently spiced with pumpkin and swirled with pecan-toffee filling and topped with caramel, whipped cream and crunchy pecans in a graham-cracker crust. Circle 008 on Reader Service Card

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GREAT food, cheap wine and an unspoilt landscape make France the most popular destination with Britons for short breaks and longer holidays. JACQUI THAKE takes a trip through the countryside of Limousin. AS we planned the morning hike across the countryside of Limousin our French hostess urged us: “Make sure you wear your baskets.” Confusion turned to hilarity when we realised that baskets in French meant trainers. Anyway, suitably booted for our expedition round the magnificent Lac du Causse in the Couze Valley, we set off in high spirits as the sun had come out at last.
Its not every day you see the pick-up variety of limousines. But according to Brad Hollar, president of Accente Limousines, theres a need for the 20-passenger vehicle with a bed in the back. We live in Oklahoma and half the people here have pick-up trucks, Hollar said of the $125 to $150 an hour ride. A company in California custom-made the $80,000 vehicle that Hollar claims is the only one of its kind in the Oklahoma City area. Weve only had it for about 60 days. And its leased out at least every Friday and Saturday night and often during the week.

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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is common, with each UK GP seeing an average of about eight patients every week. It is unpleasant for sufferers, negatively affects quality of life, and is expensive for health services. A large proportion of patients do not do well with conventional therapy, and many seek unconventional alternatives. One of these is a form of hypnotherapy known as gut-directed hypnotherapy. It is based on relaxation to try to normalise gut function. Because there are claims that it works, some purchasers are tempted to provide a service. A systematic review of trials [1] suggests a large degree of caution is warranted. Authors sought studies, of any design, in nine electronic databases, and even contacted authors for information about any further studies.
Hypnosis is widely used and accepted as an adjunct to treatment for pain control, habit disorders, symptom reduction, and many medical problems. Although in the past the application and effectiveness of hypnosis have been questioned by the medical community, the clinical disciplines that use hypnotherapy have grown to include the medical specialties, psychiatry, psychology, and social work. In the last 20 years over 100 review articles have been published by a diverse membership in both the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis and the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, which are the respective journals of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and the Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. The International Society of Hypnosis is composed of individual members from more than 20 national constituent societies. The use of hypnosis is widespread in various areas of clinical medicine, and family physicians are in an ideal position to address questions about the indications, misconceptions, and contraindications for the use of hypnosis. The physicians understanding of the history, theory, and clinical application can help guide the patient to this alternate therapeutic modality. Education in basic and advanced hypnosis can also enhance the family physicians armamentarium in diagnosing and treating many common ailments.
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AN ITALIAN who claims to be a qualified criminal lawyer was asked yesterday to explain himself to three Court of Appeal judges. Giovanni di Stefano, who has represented some of Britains most notorious criminals, including Kenneth Noye, Jeremy Bamber and Harold Shipman, was questioned by the court over his right to practise law in Britain. Mr Lynch replied: “Mr Di Stefano. I dont believe he is a representative of Paul Martin.” But the judge said that Mr Di Stefano, who said he worked for Italian law firm Studio Legale Internazionale, had signed written legal advice in connection with the appeal.
THE SOCIETY of Black Lawyers yesterday demanded the setting up of a new race-hate register so that racist criminals could be more closely monitored by the police. Peter Herbert, the societys chairman, said research had shown that racist attacks were rarely spur of the moment incidents and were often carried out by perpetrators from identifiable problem estates or families. He said because there were identifiable patterns, resources could be targeted. The society wants to see the subject of racism introduced into the national curriculum for primary schools. Mr Herbert said this month had been dedicated “Black History Month” yet only a handful of schools were taking part in the exercise. The Society of Black Lawyers is organising the first international conference on race-hate crimes, to be held in London in December. The high-profile black American lawyer Johnnie Cochran and the United States deputy attorney general, Eric Holder, will attend along with Stephen Lawrences parents and their lawyers. Mr Herbert said the evidence of bad practice which has emerged at the Lawrence inquiry had been received with dismay in the US, where Scotland Yard has legendary status. “The British police and Scotland Yard have a reputation for dogged thoroughness and it is something that has tarnished their international reputation,” he said. The other groups giving evidence yesterday, the last day of this phase of the inquiry, were the Justices Clerks Society and the anti- racist 1990 Trust. Today, the inquiry team begins a tour of the regions before retiring to produce its report, expected early in the new year.

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A total of 91 women, aged 30-69 years, participated in the study; 50 were nonsmokers and 41 were smokers. The subjects completed questionnaires on smoking status and dietary habits and provided blood samples for nutrient analysis. Serum levels of [alpha]-carotene, [beta]-carotene, cryptoxanthin, and lycopene in smokers averaged only 71-79% of the concentrations found in nonsmokers. Dietary differences could not account for this effect. Mean serum concentrations of vitamins C and E and lutein/zeaxanthin were only slightly, and not significantly, lower among smokers, and concentrations of vitamin A were actually higher. The results for carotenoids are generally consistent with those of other studies. The lack of an association between smoking and serum vitamin C levels may reflect the relatively high vitamin C intake of this study population. The authors observe that the negative effect of smoking on serum concentrations of antioxidant carotenoids may pose a serious health risk in low-income populations already at higher risk for many chronic diseases.
This study, performed in Bonn, Germany, evaluated the effect of four weeks of supplementation with folic acid (400 [micro] g/day), vitamin [B.sub.6], (2 mg/day), or both on homocysteine levels in 106 healthy young women. As compared to women receiving placebo, those receiving folic acid, with or without vitamin [B.sub.6], showed a significant reduction in plasma homocysteine levels (17% in the group receiving both vitamins, 11.5% in the group receiving folic acid alone, with no significant difference between these two groups). Vitamin [B.sub.6], administered alone, had no significant effect on homocysteine levels. The results of this study indicate that supplementation with physiologic doses of folic acid can reduce homocysteine levels within the normal range. Since even moderate elevations in homocysteine concentrations are a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the reduction in homocysteine produced by supplementation might have long-term health benefits. Additional studies are needed to determine whether similar effects on homocysteine can be produced with dietary folate rather than folic acid supplements. Jutta Dierkes, Manfred Kroesen, and Klaus Pietrzik, Folic Acid and Vitamin [B.sub.6] Supplementation and Plasma Homocysteine Concentrations in Healthy Young Women, International J Vitamin Nutrition Research 68(2):98-103 (1998) [Correspondence: Professor Klaus Pietrzik, Institute of Nutritional Science, Department of Pathophysiology of Human Nutrition, University of Bonn, Endenicher Allee 11-13, 53115 Bonn, Germany]

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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.
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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Southwestern Bell is hoping to meet the needs of small and home- based businesses with a new product designed to allow customers to use their computers like a telephone. The company Tuesday announced it has launched its new software, PC Phone Manager, in Oklahoma to offer its customers a way to integrate computers and telephone service. This marks the companys entry into the growing computer telephony integration market — an industry expected to account for $3.3 billion in 1996, according to Rick Wilson, product manager for Southwestern Bell.
The Internet has made shareware the computer enthusiasts hottest commodity. Dont you think its time to cash in on these near-free utilities? Downloadable software comes in two flavors: shareware, which is sold on the honor system and requires you to send a check to the creator if you use it; and free ware, which, as the name implies, provides a program that you can use without charge. There is a third type of downloadable software also available. Termed demoware, these are downloadable demos of commercial software that you can use to test a programs basic functionality. Typically, these programs omit key features and disable after a time. Its not recommended that you use shareware to outfit your entire computer–although its likely youll be able to find almost everything you need in shareware form. Shareware is often a great adjunct to the programs you use on a daily basis. Additionally, shareware often gives your computer functionality you never knew it could have. Because a shareware application is typically developed by a dedicated software designer with a strong personal vision, youll find utilities that supplement your current suite of programs in ways youve never imagined.

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IBC helps resellers attract new customers, expand their service offerings and take advantage of emerging communications capabilities As voice and data communications converge, the role of resellers and distributors is changing dramatically. It is no longer enough simply to offer-or understand-voice or data communications. Customers are attracted to “one-stop shopping” for both their data and telephony needs. Today most of these businesses already have basic telecommunications services and possibly a host of other, disparate technologies such as e-mail, data networking, and Internet access. Unfortunately, these systems are typically not coordinated. Resources are usually not shared; features and capabilities are often limited; management may be difficult; and the entire system may be costly. Additionally, the traditional arrangement does not provide a platform for taking advantage of new communications capabilities.
While every franchise is a business opportunity, not every business opportunity is a franchise. To be a franchise, a business opportunity must meet three criteria set by state and federal law: The franchisee must: 1) pay a fee to the franchisor for the right to offer certain products or services; 2) use the franchisors name, trademark and service mark; and 3) operate and market the business according to processes and standards set by the franchisor. A business that does not meet all three of these requirements is considered a nonfranchise business opportunity.Franchises generally offer a lot of assistance; they also insist you follow specific rules and strict operating methods. Business opportunities offer more freedom; they let you run the business any way you desire. However, that also means less support. While most business opportunity sellers will answer your questions over the phone - and some even provide as much assistance as a franchisor - in most cases, after the seller gives you basic guidelines and enough product to get started, youre on your own.Because business opportunities generally cost much less than franchises, they can be a great way to get into business on a budget. And you wont have to worry about ongoing royalties or other continuing fees that franchisees are usually subject to.

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ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH The sheer scale of the devastation wrought by the First World War is not always easy to take in. This exhibition, focusing on 12 “soldier poets”, is simultaneously easier to understand and harder to bear. The words of these 12 - among them, Wilfred Owen and Robert Graves - are placed alongside their personal effects. Abigail Sanderson Until 27 April. Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road SE1. 020 7416 5320
1920S: THE DECADE THAT CHANGED LONDON For its first exhibition, the Museum of Londons Linbury Gallery is hosting 1920s, which reflects the vibrant period that was filled with traffic chaos, debates about public services, and the Americanisation of advertising. Its 400 exhibits, several of which havent been seen in the capital for more than 80 years, cover the fields of art, architecture, fashion, politics and culture. Get a closer look at items as varied as the ballet costumes of Anna Pavlova, the golden lifts in Selfridges, letters from Gandhi and Bolshevik propaganda posters. Until 18 July. Museum of London, London Wall EC2. 0870 444 3852 The British Museum is currently playing host to the first major national exhibition of British archaeology for more than 20 years. Buried Treasure features the Mildenhall tableware in its entirety, and the Lewis Chessmen (last seen in the first Harry Potter film). It aims to draw attention to the important contributions made by the public and their metal detectors, who now account for 90 per cent of all treasure discoveries. Until 14 March. British Museum, Great Russell Street WC1. 020 7323 8000
1920S: THE DECADE THAT CHANGED LONDON For its first exhibition, the Museum of Londons new Linbury Gallery is hosting 1920s, which features 400 exhibits covering the fields of art, architecture, fashion, politics and culture. Get a closer look at items as varied as the ballet costumes of Anna Pavlova, the golden lifts in Selfridges, letters from Gandhi and Bolshevik propaganda posters. Until 19 July 04. Museum of London, London Wall EC2. 0870 444 3852 Throughout history, sovereign states have claimed the right to produce and issue their own coins. The British Museum has brought together the most impressive examples from 16th to 18th-century Europe, for its exhibition Cityscapes, which shows the independence and power of some of the greatest cities. Until 18 January 04. British Museum, Great Russell Street WC1. 020 7323 8299

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I HAVE an image of perfect health: a young woman, sparkling white teeth, thick glossy hair, clear skin, thin and muscular. This “picture of health” has been produced and refined by my 10- year diet of the front covers of womens health magazines featuring beautiful young women with their flat stomachs and tanned bodies. It is also possible to be beautiful and unhealthy, of course, but the links between health and beauty are now so intertwined that it is difficult to distinguish between the two. For many of us going to the gym or attempting to drink two litres of water a day, “to be healthy”, is just a cover up for the relentless pursuit of beauty.
“If people have greasy hair or bad skin, they often take it for granted that that is how things are,” she says. “But theres no reason why you shouldnt look great: how you look on the outside relates to what you put in.” This concept may not be exactly revolutionary, but if most of us examined how we approach food in practice, Stewart believes, we would soon change our minds. Take the “spare tyre” stomach phenomenon, for instance. A genetic disposition towards fat settling in this area can make it difficult to lose, and when weight loss seems impossible, many people resign themselves to their fate. But this doesnt have to be the case, argues Stewart. Her book points to the fact that low oestrogen levels can be associated with this particular problem, and as a result it seems that certain food types can actually help to shift the bulk. Along with exercise (of course), Stewart suggests that sufferers top up on phytoestrogens, a type of oestrogen that mainly occurs in pulses, linseeds, and other plant food. Stewart also has plenty of suggestions for skin problems. People who suffer from eczema, for instance, can expect an improvement if they reduce their exposure to house dust mites, and replenish supplies of vitamin B, zinc and fatty acids, all of which can have an affect on the quality of skin. A couple of months of this, says Stewart, along with a boost of evening primrose oil, should reap its rewards.

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Consumers are spending more than ever on health and beauty treatments, a reflection of the increasing emphasis on looking young and attractive. If the market is to grow significantly in the future, operators will need to make treatments more affordable and accessible to a wider range of consumers, especially men.
“If people have greasy hair or bad skin, they often take it for granted that that is how things are,” she says. “But theres no reason why you shouldnt look great: how you look on the outside relates to what you put in.” This concept may not be exactly revolutionary, but if most of us examined how we approach food in practice, Stewart believes, we would soon change our minds. Take the “spare tyre” stomach phenomenon, for instance. A genetic disposition towards fat settling in this area can make it difficult to lose, and when weight loss seems impossible, many people resign themselves to their fate. But this doesnt have to be the case, argues Stewart. Her book points to the fact that low oestrogen levels can be associated with this particular problem, and as a result it seems that certain food types can actually help to shift the bulk. Along with exercise (of course), Stewart suggests that sufferers top up on phytoestrogens, a type of oestrogen that mainly occurs in pulses, linseeds, and other plant food. Stewart also has plenty of suggestions for skin problems. People who suffer from eczema, for instance, can expect an improvement if they reduce their exposure to house dust mites, and replenish supplies of vitamin B, zinc and fatty acids, all of which can have an affect on the quality of skin. A couple of months of this, says Stewart, along with a boost of evening primrose oil, should reap its rewards.
Among those responding to this statement, 70% agreed that “supermarkets are generally too high for health and beauty and household items. (52% of those responding and 48% of all survey participants agreed strongly.) Forty-two percent of all respondents agreed that supermarkets “need less health and beauty and more unique groceries.” (25% agreed strongly.)

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Smith Restores Smile of 34-Year Old Domestic Abuse Survivor and Mother Although Ive been involved with GBAS for a number of years, Ive not had a case sent my way until recently, said Dr. Smith. When Gretchen saw her new smile in the mirror, she tearfully said, Now when I look in the mirror, Ill no longer remember the abuse. Thank you! I dont know who was happier — her or me! Dr. Smith went on to add, Through the GBAS program, AACD members like me assist survivors by treating their dental injuries sustained through domestic abuse. The program helps women reclaim their smiles, their self-esteem, and their lives. And, because more than five million people are affected by domestic violence every year in the United States and Canada, there is clearly a need for a program like Give Back A Smile to help survivors rejuvenate their lives through the caring hands of a local dentist. Im honored to be part of the Give Back a Smile program.
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In addition to providing the industrys best veneers and aesthetics to the top cosmetic dentists in the field, MicroDental and the MACVENEERS team are absolutely committed to partnering with them to take their practices to the next level, said Fred Walke, CEO, MicroDental Laboratories. We provide valuable benefits that no other lab can — from pre-qualified leads through our Referral Program to customized marketing materials and co-marketing programs to increase awareness and elevate the image of their practices. We know that helping each of our clients helps to further the industry as a whole. The VIP-only MicroDental Public Relations Marketing luncheon (Thursday, May 18th during the AACD Scientific Session from 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.) will provide strategic insights and practical knowledge on how to successfully raise the public profile of and grow a cosmetic dentistry practice. Featuring a luncheon keynote address from Andrew Getsey, founder of Atomic Public Relations, a top national PR firm, lectures from leading marketing professionals, key clinicians, and a representative from InStyle, the countrys leading style magazine, the luncheon will cover best practices in public relations, advertising, web marketing, direct mail and more. MicroDentals annual party is always a highlight at AACD, and this year is no exception. On Friday, May 19th, MicroDental and MACVENEERS will be hosting the White Party at San Diegos hottest downtown nightclub, Thin. Doors open at 9 p.m. for this white attire only event for VIP dentists and select guests. Attendees are encouraged to dress to impress.

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A dermatologist at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston is warning that laser hair removal is a surgical procedure with potential problems and consumers need to find out the experience and training of anyone they choose to perform that procedure on them. Those complications include scarring or skin pigmentation changes. And they can occur even with someone who is well-versed in the procedure. But that person should be able to deal with them better if they do occur. Finding someone who has recent fellowships in either laser surgery or additional training in cosmetic surgery is a plus, Markus said.
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By Jim Ramberg Right down to the wire was what it was. Cheryle Sanders was fishing at Perry last week, the finale of the Capital-Journal Fishing contest, casting a jig when something big happened. It turned out to be an 8-pound, 12-ounce walleye, the biggest turned in this season.
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“There are [more than] 30 million Americans who have no health insurance and another 20 million who have inadequate health insurance,” says Rep. Louis Stokes (D0Ohio), chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Brain Trust. “It is mandatory that we begin to try and give Americans–particularly minorities–adequate health care as a right.” The Bush plan would give people not covered by Medicaid tax credits, and families making less than $80,000 a year tax deductions to pay for medical costs. He would also pass laws to ensure that even chronically ill patients could receive health insurance. The plan has received a cool reception on Capitol Hill, and alternate proposals, including a full-scale, government-paid national health insurance plan, are under development. But what does America really want for its health care system? The views are many.
The national survey of more than 2,000 adults was conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality The survey also showed that Americans rely on the recommendations of friends and family more than standardized quality indicators when selecting a health care provider, and people have little confidence that employers will give reliable information about the quality of health care providers. And despite the undeniable draw of the Internet, people still trust doctors and pharmacists more than advertisements and the Web for information on prescription medications, the survey shows.
Editors note: This article is adapted from Menke and Bobbins Integrative Chiropractic, scheduled for release in 2007 by Elsevier Health Sciences. “The medicalization of early diagnosis not only hampers and discourages preventative health care, but it also trains the patient-to-be to function in the meantime as an acolyte to his doctor. He learns to depend on the physician in sickness and in health. He turns into a lifelong patient.” “Medicalizing” is forcing conditions into familiar diagnostic categories for medical management.1 Every complaint has an antidote, whether it needs one or not. ; Treating natural consequences of living as diseases that must be vanquished, leads to too much treatment and too much dependence on the authoritative “professional.” We tend to grant most, if not all of our decision-making authority to an expert in highly complex technologies. In the case of medicine, this often complicates the commonplace condition and prolongs selflimiting ones. Today, diseases and drugs are way oversold.

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Perfumes have played an essential part in the lives of t he people of the Middle East for thousands of years. In markets as far afield as the Khan el Khalili in the old city of Cairo to the five acre site of covered stalls in the ancient walled city of Kano in northern Nigeria the odour of attar of roses, sweet jasmine and the spicier ambience created by oud, frankincense and sandalwood, encapsulate the very spirit of Islamic culture. The perfumes of Arabia represent the vibrant texture of Islamic life, with all its religious, medical and scientific ramifications. So, although these exotic fragrances are prized for their obviously sensuous and heady allure, their hold over such a widely disparate public speaks volumes of a long history of use, with functions that go deeper than merely whispering improbable promises. One of the earliest fragrances of which we remain aware was used by the ancient Egyptians about 4,000 years ago. This is myrrh, a thick, yellow, gummy resin extracted from a shrub found in Dhofar in southern Oman, in Somalia and Ethiopia.
EVER WALKED away from a perfume counter trailing a haze of woody, citrusy and floral smells, with mysterious phrases such as “top notes” and “base notes” ringing in your ears? Youre not alone, especially this month of the year when more people buy perfume than at any other time. However, the UK market for female and male fragrances is relatively stagnant, causing manufacturers to introduce new products designed to steal rival market share. Body sprays including Impulse and Boots 17 brand are a big hit in Britain, particularly with teenage girls. A recent report from European Cosmetics Markets also highlights a growing trend towards youth fragrances (Tribe, So . . . ?, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Thierry Muglers Angel); fragrances for children (Fleur dInterdit from Givenchy, Petit Guerlain, Miss Arpels); and unisex scents such as CKone. The market is further fragmented by discounting by such groups as Superdrug and Perfume Shop. Perfumes for women and men are commonly classified in seven olfactory families: Citrus, Floral, Fougere, Chypre, Woody, Amber and Leather. Useful knowledge when selecting a gift in a department store perfume hall five minutes before closing on Christmas Eve: if you know which family of scent your intended enjoys, then choose one from the same family. A new brand will have the “notes” which appeal to the wearer, yet will differ sufficiently to make an impact.

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While many Westerners find the idea of dining on mans best friend revolting, Asian countries point out that much of the world eats lamb, the French still eat horse, and Americans 0o crazy for pigs, although many scientists consider them to be among the most intelligent animals.

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The Lying Game James W. Loewen, a guy obsessed with the dissemination of misinformation (”Lies My Teacher Told Me”) is back with “Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong” (Touchstone, $15). Its not precisely a travel guide, but its a good guide for travelers who visit historic sites. Did you know the Traditional Lincoln Birthplace Cabin in Kentucky is a composite of several old cabins, none of which are where the late great president was born? Some examples he gives are lies by omission, others an attempt to be politically correct - but inaccuracies are rife, nonetheless.
THE FINAL vacation days of summer are rapidly approaching. Traveling with pets can be great fun, but if your dog or cat hates to travel, the trip could be your worst nightmare, and hers, too. What arrangements do you need to make? Some dogs and cats do perfectly well in a boarding facility, while others do better when they stay in their own home. For a pet who will stay at home, a reliable friend or family member who can sleep over in your home is best for a dog. A cat will be OK alone for a short time with someone regularly visiting to give her food, water and some human companionship. If you dont have a friend or family member who can come do this for you, numerous bonded and insured pet sitting services are available.
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In the last column (Medical Malpractice: The First Stage, The Physician Executive, January-February, 2008) I discussed the importance of proper documentation to avoid a lawsuit or gain an edge if one is filled. Now, assume your best efforts failed and a lawsuit is under way. I cannot describe the feeling of opening an envelope with your name on a long legal document with the words: breach. standard of care. damages. wrongful death written in black and white. Your first instinct is to vomit. Now begins the discovery phase of the litigation process, where the plaintiff and defense have an opportunity to test the strength of their cases by taking depositions and submitting evidence to be used at trial.
Democrats, however, are more likely than Republicans to say they have heard enough about the issue of reforming the medical liability system. The survey was commissioned by Americas Health Insurance Plans and conducted by Public Opinion Strategies.
Was the emergency room physician careless in treating a bus boys cut finger? Was the laceration severe enough to indicate the need for more significant examination and treatment to prevent pain and stiffness? Although other physicians later identified a partially lacerated flexor tendon, the court determined that the emergency room doctor used adequate and accepted procedures even though the tendon injury was not initially discovered. Without evidence of substandard care, the court dismissed claimants case.

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In this paper f briefly summarize how to improve the quality in chiropractic health care, explore the most common causes of the problems, and discuss the most important obstacles to improvement. Our profession must recognize the crucial role that visible and effective leadership might play in accomplishing this goal, and the potential sources of such leadership. 1. Patients do not get beneficial health services.
Direct Access Is Next Step”This is a great victory for veterans and an historic new opportunity for doctors of chiropractic across America,” said Donald Krippendorf, DC, president of the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and a U.S. Navy veteran. “Secretary Principi always makes certain that veterans come first. Hes done so today by acting decisively to bring chiropractic care into veterans hospitals from coast-to-coast and to make doctors of chiropractic full partners in providing care to all those who answered our countrys call to serve.”Since the creation of the DVA health system, the nations doctors of chiropractic have been kept outside the system and all but prevented from providing proven, cost-effective and much-needed care to veterans, including those among the most vulnerable and in need of the range of health care services DCs are licensed to provide.

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The authors note that there have been 13 studies which used prospective randomized control designs which compared hypnosis either to baseline level noiception or to a control condition of some sort. These studies consistently demonstrate that hypnosis can assist patients with chronic pain with a reduction in their pain experience and pain related coping for a variety of chronic pain conditions. Hypnosis was generally found to be more effective than other nonpharmacological interventions such as physical therapy, attention, and psychoeducative strategies. The intervention which was most commonly employed was training in self-hypnosis. The authors provide a critique of these studies in that there appears to be a lack of standardization in the uses of hypnotic interventions in these clinical trials and also that the treatment group numbers tended to be lower than one might desire. The authors also provide a number of very useful suggestions for future research and clinical application of hypnosis to assisting patients with chronic pain syndromes. Address for reprints: Gary Elkins, Ph.D., Baylor University, Waco, TX. Email address: Gary_Elkins@baylor.edu.
Cognitive Hypnotherapy. Thomas E. Dowd. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson (2002). 240 pages, $40. Reviewed by: Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D., ABPP, Philadelphia, PA. Until recently, there has been little in the CT literature on the use of hypnosis (Golden et al., 1987). In the language of the laterality of brain functions, cognitive therapy has emphasized “left brain” thinking as opposed to “right brain” creativity and imagination. In Cognitive Hypnotherapy, Tom Dowd successfully changes this emphasis-adding “right brain” to what was mostly a “left brain” art. For CT and CBT practitioners, Cognitive Hypnotherapy offers options for expanding the scope and flexibility of their practice by adding hypnosis to it. For clinical hypnosis practitioners, this book models efficient ways of integrating cognitive restructuring and reframing techniques with direct and indirect, permissive, hypnosis trance induction and therapeutic suggestion techniques.
OREM — A hypnotherapy lecture at Utah Valley State College that had been scheduled for last week has been changed. The lecture will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in the Liberal Arts Building, Room 105. It is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Aaron Wood at 801-592-7912.

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We created this program to help people learn more about how to lose weight while boosting their energy, said Rosemary Ellis, editorial director of Prevention. In addition, The Sugar Solution is an important concept in the prevention and treatment of obesity and its related diseases, especially diabetes. This is a great diet for anyone who wants to stay fit, healthy and happy. Scientists have discovered that blood sugar imbalance can lead to a number of hard-to-diagnose health problems, including difficulty losing weight, depression and moodiness, lack of restful sleep, sluggishness, and even forgetfulness. A blood sugar imbalance can also trigger pre-diabetes, a condition in which blood glucose levels are above normal but not high enough to be medically defined as diabetes. Today, pre-diabetes affects 41 million Americans ages 40 to 74, and if current trends continue, by the year 2030, an additional 30 million people can expect to be living with this developing stage of diabetes. Of those diagnosed with early diabetes, half will have full-blown type 2 within ten years, raising their risk of nerve damage, amputations, blindness, kidney failure, bone fractures and depression.
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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.

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If you are seeking relief for a medical condition, you probably want to find a health care professional-such as a physician, nurse, psychiatrist, psychologist or social worker-who is trained and experienced not only in hypnosis but also with your particular symptom or ailment. Always seek people who have had the maximum training possible in the area in which you are seeking help. Remember, it is your mind they will be working with. Finding a qualified hypnotherapist isnt that hard. Many health care professionals licensed in other fields practice hypnosis, so chances are good that your health care professional can give you a referral. Two major organizations that are recognized as having high professional standards are The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) and The Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (SCEH). Both can provide the names of qualified practitioners in your area:
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Q:ON DEC. 25, 2006, my wife and I gave our daughter and A: I called the Bank of America media relations in Charlotte, N.C., the banks headquarters, and was referred to San Francisco. When I called San Francisco, I was referred back to Charlotte and after three days of phone-tag with a spokeswoman (not totally her fault), she referred me to a Web site covering the Uniform Commercial Code, which supposedly explains the now-famous rules and regulations. The spokeswoman didnt seem to know how to access the Web site, so told me to call Google.
THE big four banks lag far behind their Internet competition in service and value for money, say their customers. More than half think the big four - Natwest, Lloyds TSB, HSBC and Barclays - run accounts for their own advantage and almost half think the banks make excessive profits. Independent market researchers Taylor Nelson Sofres found that just under half those surveyed feel that the banks rip them off.
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.

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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.
A small and powerful group of Arab American financiers have learned that helping others make money is very profitable for the bankers themselves “Banking was too boring and slow,” says Ziad Abdelnour, president and CEO of Blackhawk Partners in New York and the founder and president of the U.S. Committee for a Free Lebanon. These Arab American financiers have the commonality of heritage, but the diversity of every ethnic and minority group in America. Some have moved up the corporate ladder; others have gained fortune-if not fame-building their own financial empires. Some came from
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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.
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Meridian Capital Group LLC announced the following transactions: * Meridian Capital Group negotiated a new mortgage in the amount of $18.3 million on a 431 unit, 22 story luxury co-op building on Henry Hudson Parkway in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The co-op is 48% sold and the loan featured a rate of 6.04% with a 15 year interest only term. Allan Lieberman and Michael Kesselman arranged for the financing. * Meridian placed a new mortgage of $3.52 million on a 84 unit, 6 story apt. building on Kenilworth Place in Brooklyn, NY. The loan featured a rate of 5.03% and a 7 year term. Jeffrey 3. Weinberg David Ostrov negotiated the transaction.

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In producing some two dozen multi-projector slide shows and a dozen video presentations on our travels my wife and I have learned some valuable pointers about making successful travelogs. First, we find video to be most fascinating to use, easier to present and very much more interesting to an audience. Second, we must give sufficient attention to all three stages of the process: preparation before departure; taping during the journey; postproduction editing after you get home. Study all the information you can obtain about the places to be visited. For USA motor travel, the AAA and State Departments of Tourism are prime sources. For PSA members the “Travel Aids” listed by the Photo-Travel Division Directory can be quite useful. For foreign travel your travel agent can get all sorts of current literature and information including the addresses of Tourist Travel Bureaus maintained in the US by most foreign nations. We have found Fodors Guides most useful in many parts of the world and Michelin Guides good for Europe. Use the information to plan what locations to tape and how to reach them.
Franklin Certified Legal Videography today
announced the opening of its new legal videography studio at
375 Middle Road in Hudson, NY. The firm specializes in criminal, civil and
personal injury videography. The announcement was made by company
president, W. Franklin Aultman, CCVS.

Aultman, an experienced professional videographer and certified court
videographer specialist (CCVS) is a fellow of the American Guild of Court
Videographers (AGCV). His firm offers full-service legal videography
using state-of-the-art video technology to law firms, institutions,
government agencies and contractors.

Some of his services include videotaping depositions, and producing
day-in-the-life and settlement documentaries. He also videotapes crime and
incident scenes, evidence of damages, mock trials, insurance fraud, will
execution ceremonies, and pre-construction surveys. In addition, Aultman
plans to offer video display services, where his firm will travel to the
courtroom and display video evidence during a trial.

The Canadian portion of the natural gas Alliance Pipeline, which is now under construction, has a mainline lineage of 1,656 km plus several hundred more kilometers of lateral feeder lines. The Alliance Pipeline Limited Partnership of Calgary, Alberta, Canada is the company that will operate this section of pipeline. The engineering company responsible for routing, design and construction is Singleton Associated Engineering Ltd. (SAEL)–also of Calgary. Houston-headquartered and Saskatoon, SK Canada-based Petris Technology Inc. was chosen, based on its extensive North American and overseas experience, to perform the aerial videography. The pipeline corridor had been previously selected by multiple-manned (SAEL) airborne exploratory flights and supporting environmental, landowner, existing pipeline and many other data. SAEL had also captured excellent, high-level, black-and-white aerial photography of the right-of-way for alignment sheet production. The low-level videography is a very strong complement to the black- and-white alignment sheets. Some of the complementary rationale is as follows:

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has started an email list anyone can join, to provide AIDS-related information from the Agency. The official announcement, below, gives details. Note: The sign-up process shows users confusing options — but they can be ignored. Just stay with the defaults provided, unless you know you want something else. The purpose of this e-mail list is to give patients, industry, academia, other government agencies and other interested parties one source for FDA HIV/AIDS related information. Information such as product approvals, significant labeling changes, safety warnings, notices of upcoming public meetings and alerts to proposed regulatory guidances for comment will be distributed through this e-mail list.
Business Editors Launching its first initiative since forming barely six weeks ago, the Interactive Advertising Bureaus (IAB) Email Committee has announced an Ethical eMail Guarantee, a set of suggested guidelines to be applied to the manner of obtaining and use of eMail lists by IAB member companies. The guidelines will assure advertisers and agencies that proper list sourcing efforts have been adhered to and that disclosure is articulated on insertion orders by IAB member companies.

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Cement use in the historic cemeteries of the French Quarter Although most concrete crypts and mausoleums are built in low-lying areas, where water could easily destroy a coffin, its not entirely true for the city of New Orleans. Basically, the majority, if not all, of the crypts and mausoleums in the cemeteries of New Orleans were built along the lines of traditional European cemeteries and to represent the architecture of a French city. In fact, many visitors to New Orleans have stated that these cemeteries do look like a miniature city-a “city of the dead”1 (Fig. 2 and 3). Most of the crypts and mausoleums in New Orleans are constructed of brick covered with a cement plaster (see Fig. 4). Even when these crypts and mausoleums need repair work done, workers use a mixture of both lime and cement. This combination does not detract from the original structure.2
No retrospective would be complete without remembering the contributions of leading figures who have helped shape the industry. In this issue recognizing todays top contractors (see page 27), it is fitting to salute some of the pioneers from CONCRETE CONSTRUCTIONS early days. It was Corbettas dedication to the development of a strong concrete industry, however, that earned him the moniker Mr. Concrete. He was instrumental in founding several organizations, starting in 1950 with the Concrete Industry Board of New York City, which brought together concrete contractors, producers, architects, engineers, testing labs, cement manufacturers, and reinforcing steel producers.

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The book opens with an overview of pet therapy. The first chapter outlines the values of pet therapy programs using examples from previous pet therapy programs. The contribution that pet therapy can make to quality of life is addressed. According to editors Margaret N. Abdil and Denise Juppe, individuals who interact with pets begin to trust and use positive affection more freely. Pet therapy also promotes socialization, improves self-esteem and security, and provides entertainment and acceptance. Chapter 2, The Masonic Home of New Jersey, presents an in-depth case study that outlines a successful pet therapy program. It discusses the implementation process and emphasizes the continuous growth possibilities of this particular program. In addition, this chapter briefly discusses patients with Alzheimers disease and the positive effects from a pet therapy program.
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> Lexington Insurance Co. has announced a first-of-its-kind insurance policy to protect commercial and residential real-estate developers and lenders from losses due to changing zoning ordinances. Zoning Restriction Protector Insurance has been designed for commercial and multitenanted residential real-estate owners and lenders who may incur significant damage to their property and cannot rebuild to the same size due to zoning issues.
Real Estate Brokers with the SRES designation help seniors make wise decisions about selling their home, buying rental property, managing the capital gains and estate tax implications of owning real estate, obtaining a reverse mortgage, moving to a senior community and other issues. The designation was introduced in 1997 and is nationally recognized.
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