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WHEN WAS THE LAST time you did some career planning for yourself? Many people, unfortunately, believe that such an exercise should only be conducted before selecting an occupation or when seeking a promotion. Not true.Skeptics would argue that career planning is an oxymoron–a contradictory idea–since the best career-related opportunities cannot be planned but, rather appear out of the blue. While this may be the case in certain situations, these strokes of luck certainly become more apparent once we actively search them out. I liken great career opportunities to winning the lottery. As the marketing slogan aptly reminds the public, Youve got to play to win! * Ripe for the picking. You might be surprised at the number of both job- and profession-related opportunities that are ripe for the picking, just waiting fo the right laboratorians to snatch them up. All it takes is some initiative on your part. For instance, you could try your hand at chairing a committee for th local chapter of a professional organization or conduct a presentation at a professional meeting. How about participating in a high school career fair? Better yet, why not run for an elected office, start an Explorer Post or 4-H group on health careers, or write an article for MLO?
CAREER MANAGEMENT In this article the author discuss issues to think about if you are planning a career change, ways to continue what you are doing but change your environment so you will be more satisfied, and a technique for changing something about yourself if you want to. “The only people who welcome change are wet babies.” “Every change is perceived as loss by someone.” “You cant change others; you can only change yourself.” These words of wisdom remind us that change is not easy. What we may dislike most about change is the sense of being out of control. Some changes can be planned for. You can plan to change your career, move to another city, send your children to college, or buy a house. Other changes just come up and grab us, and then we learn to cope. You figure out how to survive the change of losing a loved one or being fired from a job. One of the great challenges of life is not to let the vulnerability we feel when change surprises us keep us from seizing the power we have and planning for the future.

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Although it may seem antithetical to progress, pulling back occasionally on the intensity of your workouts can actually be beneficial, especially when work or personal obligations cut into the time you normally allot for the gym. Periodically training with less intensity gives your muscles, tendons and joints a chance to rebuild and recover, much like a vacation from work gives your body and mind a chance to reenergize explains William Finney, a certified personal trainer in Washington, D.C. Next time you find yourself crunched for time, try this 10-minute total-body workout, designed by Troy De Mond, owner of Fitness on the Move Lifestyle Center in Fort Myers, Fla., as a means of maintaining what youve worked so hard for. Perform the routine at least two or three times a week with a days rest between each session, but for no more than four weeks, after which you should return to training with your regular intensity. Dont be surprised if youre actually stronger following your working vacation.
Whether youre in a “cube” or have a private office, turn your work space into a personalized gym with exercises you can do at your desk. Perform any of the moves below as a one-minute break or string five or 10 of them together to create a mini-workout; either way youll feel more refreshed and vital. Mix and match the activities, which provide benefits based on the following key: (c) cardio, (s) strength/core strength, (f) flexibility and mobility, (r) restorative and (a) awareness.

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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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We believe that manufacturing DVD players with the Divx feature gives our customers more versatility while broadening the choices available in DVD technology, Exec. Vp.-COO Harry Elias said. Terse statement said JVC will manufacture own Divx players for sale through authorized JVC dealer network.With JVCs endorsement, Divx officials have made good on prediction that additional hardware and software support was expected before national launch next summer. Hitachi is known to be studying possible Divx endorsement, but officials said immediately after CES that they hadnt made decision yet.
DivX Inc (Nasdaq:DIVX), the company which created the DivX video compression technology, announced on Wednesday (10 January) the release of the new software application, DivX Author, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, USA. DivX Author is a key piece of the companys strategy to build a common media language that spans platforms and devices, as interactive DivX files are fully compatible with DivX Ultra Certified DVD players, so users can playback their videos beyond the PC in a real home theatre environment, said the CEO of DivX.

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The Design Your Own Custom Shutters feature more than 100,000 combinations of sizes, styles and colors. Theses are available in 22 louvered and panel designs. Prices begin at $20 for a pair of shutters. Builders Edge Standard Shutters are available in 27 different sizes and 10 different colors.
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The two-year-old company, recently acquired by Nathan Newton, states its
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CHRISTINA KRUSE IS AN ARTIST/PHOTOGRAPHER WHO LIVES AND WORKS IN NEW YORK CITY.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (Bloomberg) — Sunglass Hut International, the worlds largest sunglasses retailer, said it closed 149 stores because they were unprofitable or werent meeting expectations and will close as many as 76 more by the end of January. Sunglass Hut has three stores in Oklahoma City. Sunglass Hut now operates 2,003 outlets worldwide, including kiosks and stores in malls and free-standing stores, which sell popular sunglasses brands like Oakley, Revo and others. Sunglass Hut also has 107 Watch Station stores, several of which are among the stores being closed in the fiscal year, Gargano said. “All the stores (being closed) are underperforming or unprofitable sites,” Sunglass Hut spokeswoman Lauren Gargano said. The company said its loss for the third quarter ended Oct. 31 narrowed to $4 million, or 8 cents a share, from $5.1 million, or 9 cents, a year earlier. Sales were little changed, rising to $122.8 million from $122.4 million.
SunglassesSunglasses were originally invented to reduce distracting glare and allow more comfortable viewing in bright light. Early sunglasses were simply tinted glass or plastic lenses that were primarily meant to reduce brightness. Darker lenses were considered to be better because they screened out more light. As our understanding of the damaging nature of sunlight evolved, the need for better eye protection was recognized, and technology was developed to help sunglasses better screen out the harmful rays of the sun, especially UV rays. From inexpensive models with plastic lens and frames to costly designer brands with ground glass lenses and custom-made frames, sunglasses are available in a staggering array of styles and prices. Unfortunately there is no way to tell from the color or darkness of the lens how well it will screen out UV light. Similarly, there is little relationship between price of glasses and their ability to block UV light.

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SHOPPINGConvenience goods are goods that consumers purchase frequently, immediately, and with minimal effort. People do not spend a large amount of time shopping for convenience items. They are usually purchases made routinely, such as buying groceries on a weekly basis, or habitually, such as purchasing a daily newspaper. Convenience products include common staples, such as milk and bread. Some convenience goods, however, are not purchased routinely or habitually. They are bought on impulse, such as an ice cream cone on a summer day. Many impulse items are displayed in a manner that encourages quick choice and purchase, such as the candy, magazines, and batteries that are routinely placed near the cash register at checkout counters. Other convenience products may be purchased as emergency items, when the consumers feel there is an urgent need, such as buying candles, water, or canned goods when preparing for a storm. Convenience products can be found in stores such as supermarkets, convenience stores, and department stores.
LONDONS famous Hatton Garden jewellery district is the centre of an extensive street crime racket. Muggers and gangsters from all over Britain are using some of its exclusive shops to pass on their ill-gotten gains - many of which have been stolen to order. In just one afternoon, the Sunday Mirror discovered three jewellery dealers who knowingly take expensive stolen goods. And two of them made it obvious they furnish muggers and thieves with high-class “shopping lists”.
BEST OUTDOOR STORE GO! CHOICE: (tie) Mountain Chalet and Gart Sports Mountain Chalet is locally owned, and Garts is part of a massive chain. Mountain Chalet has a staff made up of some of the regions most respected experts in outdoor recreation - climbing, telemark skiing, backpacking. Garts has the inventory that often cant be found anywhere else in town. Whether were searching for a specific item, or just out to buy some new, cool gear, we usually end up at both places. Mountain Chalet, 226 N. Tejon St.; Gart Sports, 3921 Palmer Park Blvd.

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NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 16, 1999–SFX Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFXE) and The Marquee Group, Inc. (AMEX: MRT) today jointly announced that, following the approval of the merger by Marquee stockholders, they have completed the merger of Marquee into SFX. Commenting on the merger, Robert F. X. Sillerman, Executive Chairman of SFX Entertainment, said, The completion of this transaction represents a major step forward for both organizations. Together, the combined companies represent one of the strongest and most diverse groups of entertainment and sports-related assets in the country. In particular, Marquee brings many important corporate contacts which have been carefully developed and which will be of immense value to our efforts at SFX Live. Furthermore, the combination of Marquee with our existing sports interests will give us a larger base of operations from which to take advantage of expansion opportunities as the sports marketing industry continues to expand. We would be remiss if we did not recognize the significant achievements of the many dedicated managers and professionals who have contributed to the success of The Marquee Group, We welcome the addition of Marquee to the SFX family and anticipate a prosperous future together.
UNION CITY — Always eager to bolster revenue, city leaders have teamed up with an Indian company to replace a broken electronic advertising billboard built into one of Union Landings two marquees along Interstate 880. A working billboard — not unlike the one that greets motorists at Haywards Southland mall — could carry dozens of advertisements and possibly net the city about $200,000 a year, a city official said. Its now a black space on the advertising marquee, between signs for Michaels and OfficeMax.
In the heart of Soho, on the hallowed site where people once crushed in to see the Who, the Stones and Clapton through a sea of sweat, stands Sir Terence Conran and his cast of thousands. What used to be the Marquee club has become a small corner of Conrans latest, greatest gastrodome. Its the biggest restaurant in London and it opens today.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and 11 bunk bed manufacturers jointly announced today a recall program for more than 320,000 wooden bunk beds. The bunk beds have openings on the top bunk which may present a potential entrapment hazard to young children. The spaces can be large enough for a childs body to pass through, but small enough to entrap the childs head. This recall program is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury and death. The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) voluntary standard for bunk beds requires that, in addition to having guardrails on both sides of the top bunk, any spaces between the guardrail and bed frame, and in the head and foot boards on the top bunk, be less than 3.5 inches. Bunk beds currently made by the companies listed below now meet the spacing requirement of the voluntary standard. The companies are also placing permanent labels on their beds to warn that children under the age of six be prohibited from the upper bunk. CPSC and the manufacturers continue to urge parents and caregivers not to put children under the age of six on the top bunk. The recalled beds were sold nationwide through furniture and specialty stores. The manufacturers and importers listed below are participating in this recall to improve the safety of these beds and to meet the requirements of the voluntary standard.
Washington, DC - As part of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commissions (CPSC) ongoing investigation of tubular metal bunk beds, CPSC, in cooperation with the following companies, is recalling approximately 11,000 metal bunk beds. The upper level of the recalled beds can separate from the frame causing the bed to collapse and possibly injure an occupant in the bed. The following companies are participating in this recall:
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in cooperation with Merit Furniture Distributors Inc., has announced a recall of three models of wooden bunk beds made in Brazil. Brooklyn, NY-based Merit, which imports the bunk beds, has not received reports of injuries. The company said the recall is being conducted to prevent such accidents. Brad Sobel, Merit president, said furniture dealers who have the bunk beds in stock should send them to his company for refunds. It is a violation of federal law to sell this product, as it does not meet U.S. (CPSC) standards, he said.

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A built-in swimming pool at a Norwegian familys mountain cabin has been stolen. The determined theives, who struck at some point between early November and last week, dug out the steel lining and also made off with the plastic liner, skimming system, filter system and numerous hoses and pipes.
Year-round swimming is at the heart of the design of this Modesto, California, house. The floor plan wraps around three sides of a 75-foot-long, 7 1/2-foot-wide lap pool. Architect Thom Torvends design keeps the pool room narrow by using one of the pools side walls as a foundation wall for part of the bedroom wing. The entry and living room are at one end of the pool, and the pool separates the kitchen-family room area from the bedroom wing. To make it easy to get around the house, two bridges span the pool, which lies about 2 feet below the interior floor level. A second-floor bedroom suite is hidden in the pitched roof at one side of the pool. From the street, theres little indication of a second floor and not even a hint of a swimming pool.

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DALLAS — A consensus conference was held February 17 through February 19 at the National University of Health Science outside of Chicago to focus on recommendations in a plan of action for the chiropractic profession as a whole. Leading the Chiropractic Strategic Planning Conference was John J. Triano, D.C., Ph.D., who focused on issues of credibility and appropriate utilization of chiropractic care by the public. Attending the conference were leaders in chiropractic education, research and practice who heard recommendations from experts in the study of health professions, health care futurists, medicine and federal research programs. Together, the group worked to come to a resolution on important issues related to the current and future state of chiropractic care. Among the issues discussed were the barriers to and opportunities for greater integration and interprofessional cooperation. From these discussions, two distinct priority areas emerged, integrity and trust and equitable public support for education and research. (please see below) Regarding the issue of integrity and trust, those in attendance focused on the inappropriate treatment and billing practices adopted by some members of the chiropractic profession that often place the economic interests of these chiropractors before the best interests of the patients. The attendees resolved that this treatment undermines public trust in all members of the chiropractic profession, whether they are participants in the practice or not.
PLANO, Texas FRISCO, Texas — Value Health Plus and Americare Services, Inc. will host a healthcare symposium and luncheon on Thursday, May 22 to provide Dallas-area small business owners with information on affordable healthcare plans and services for themselves and their employees. * Affordable healthcare plans at no cost to employer * Guaranteed issue health plans with no deductibles and no co-pays

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Names of Products: Bunk beds in the Albany Park, Swedish Accents, Mariners Landing and Chelseas Place youth bedroom groups.
Washington, DC - As part of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commissions (CPSC) ongoing investigation of tubular metal bunk beds, CPSC, in cooperation with the following companies, is recalling approximately 11,000 metal bunk beds. The upper level of the recalled beds can separate from the frame causing the bed to collapse and possibly injure an occupant in the bed. The following companies are participating in this recall:

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Celebrity bars BAR MANAGEMENT As an influx of celebrities attach their names to bars and restaurants, one has to wonder: How do they juggle a demanding career and a bar or food-service operation? Very few celebrities are actually involved in the day-to-day operations of the business, and most are either silent partners or investors. Even so, many celebrities have a say on how the operation is set up from the decor to the menu.
Energy Bars Flunk “For $50,000 or $100,000 you can be in the bar business,” Brian Maxwell, president and CEO of PowerBar Inc, told Food Processing magazine last year. To create a niche for a new bar in a dog-eat-dog marketplace, each manufacturer needs a new twist. Names like Ironman and Steel sell, but theyre no longer enough. Viactiv and Luna bars are targeted at women. Protein Revolution, Pure Protein, and Perfect Solid Protein push the nutrient that muscles are made of. GeniSoy and Soy Sensations stake a claim on soy. Clif and Boulder go the natural route. And Think! promises to boost your brain power with herbs and vitamins.

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Features: company manufactures vinyl-liner inground and aboveground swimming pools; 2-inch insulated wall, all-aluminum pool Contact: Trojan Pools, Albany, N.Y. (518) 434-4161; Booth 2501 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
A built-in swimming pool at a Norwegian familys mountain cabin has been stolen. The determined theives, who struck at some point between early November and last week, dug out the steel lining and also made off with the plastic liner, skimming system, filter system and numerous hoses and pipes.
Children love swimming pools. When used with proper supervision, swimming pools are safe. But when children decide to use swimming pools without supervision, they are dangerous. Each year over 250 children under five years old drown in backyard swimming pools. Most die because no one is watching them. Many of the children accidentally fall in, and no one is there to rescue them. Consumer Reports, 6/97 pp. 8-9.

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DALLAS, TX - At the annual ACA House of Delegates meeting on September 25, 2002, Parker College of Chiropractic student Janelle Whitehead was named national chairperson of the Student American Chiropractic Association (SACA). Her task is to oversee the SACA at chiropractic colleges in the U.S. and Canada. “Through chiropractic, I have the priceless gift of optimal health and a life of opportunities,” explained Ms. Whitehead. “Giving back to the chiropractic profession is the least I can do for this special gift.” Mr. Whiteheads life motto is expressed by the words of Reverend W.A. Nance: “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
PORTLAND, Oregon - William Dallas,DC, president of Western States Chiropractic College (WSCC) since 1986, has informed the schools board of trustees that he will not renew his contract at the end of the colleges fiscal year, June 30, 2003. His emphasis on research has extended to making the chiropractic curriculum more evidencebased.

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TRANSPORTATIONThe decisions a business owner must make regarding transportation of products are closely related to a number of other distribution issues. For example, the accessibility of suitable means of transportation factors into decisions regarding where best to locate a business or facility. The means of transportation chosen will also affect decisions regarding the form of packing used for products and the size or frequency of shipments made. Although transportation costs may be reduced by sending larger shipments less frequently, it is also necessary to consider the costs of holding extra inventory. The interrelationship of these decisions means that successful planning and scheduling can help business owners to save on transportation costs.
Within freight transport, railway transport rose substantially, while maritime transport dropped by a fifth. Transport of goods by railway surged by 14.9%, and the growth of road freight transport remained strong at 7%. The rapid expansion of land transport is explained by the robust domestic GDP growth and the high increase in harbour transport (10.6%). Roughly in the middle of 2006, the global growth of maritime transport eased off, which led to several quarterly decreases in the volume of this form of transport, including the first quarter of 2007, when the volume of Slovenian maritime transport fell by 19.9%. Over the past three years, the volume of road freight transport enjoyed the highest growth (by more than 50%) within freight transport (railway transport rose by 13.8%), while harbour and maritime transport rose by over 30%. Road freight transport is the main transport activity within the transport, storage, and communications sector, which has also seen the biggest expansion in the last few years. In 2006, the three main transport activities within the transport, storage, and communications sector were road freight transport, which employed 35.8% of workers in this sector, railway transport (15.2%), and the shipping industry (6.6%; both companies and sole proprietors are included, and the latter are also counted as employees). The corresponding shares of value added generated in these three branches are 23.3%, 12.0%, and 6.3%. Looking at the structure of workers employed in transport activities within the sector in 2003-2006, the highest increase of 3.2 p.p. was recorded in the share of road freight transport, while the shares of railway transport and shipping declined by 1.3 p.p. and 2.2 p.p., respectively (a similar direction and intensity of changes was also observed in the structure of value added; see graph). The number of employees in the transport segment of the transport, storage, and communications sector rose by 2,053 to 39,028. In 2006, road freight transport employed 18,807 workers, 2,425 more than in 2003. The number of workers in the forwarding industry fell by 950 to 3,445, while the number of railway workers declined by 326 to 7,985. The decline in the volume of the forwarding industry was largely caused by Slovenias entry to the EU. Data regarding both the volume of transport and the size of the activity are unfavourable in terms of sustainable development, since cargo is still largely being moved from railways to roads, rather than the other way around.
In the final quarter of 2007, passenger transport saw the largest increase in air transport and the largest decline in city bus transport. Within land passenger transport, the declining trend of bus transport continued. The annual decline in the number of passengers in intercity and city bus transport (-3.9% and -3.5%, respectively) was also similar to the average annual decrease in the last three years (5.9% and 3.3%, respectively). The volume of railway passenger transport in the final quarter of 2007 did not strengthen significantly year on year; the 2.4% growth recorded in 2007 was also only slightly above the three-year average (2.1%). Air transport and airport transport posted vigorous growth in the final quarter of last year (27.6% and 19.6% year on year, respectively). The increases in 2007 (13.7% and 13.3%, respectively) were also somewhat greater relative to the average annual rises in the last few years. In air transport, this also enabled an increase in aircraft fleet (lease of one and purchase of two new aircrafts) and in airport transport, the completion of the first phase of the new passenger terminal and arrival of two new airline companies, which started to fly regularly from Ljubljanas airport last year. Within freight transport, road transport has increased significantly, whereas maritime freight transport is still decreasing slightly, following the boom recorded in this branch two years before. In the final quarter last year, the volume of freight transport by rail decreased by 3.7% relative to the same quarter of 2006, whereas 2007 as a whole saw a solid 6.8% growth, which exceeded the average growth in the last three years (4.6%). Road freight transport strengthened by as much as 19.1% in the final quarter of 2007; the high 13.4% annual growth nevertheless fell short of the annual average of the last three years by almost 2.p.p. Against the background of favourable international trends, maritime freight transport increased by a respective 30.6% and 41.8% in 2004 and 2005, whereas it dropped by a respective 6.4% and 5.2% in 2006 and 2007. The fall in the volume of maritime transport in the final quarter last year (-8.7%) indicates that the slowdown continues. Harbour freight transport in the final quarter and in 2007 as a whole recorded only a slight increase, particularly compared to the high 22.5% growth in 2006 (average annual growth in the last three years totalled 9.5%). Road freight transport by domestic carriers recorded a much stronger increase than railway freight transport over the last few years, largely due to the increasing international transport (see graph). The volume of road freight transport (in tonne kilometres - tkm), which was almost as much as three times greater than railway transport in 2004, increased by 4,728 million tkm until 2007 (by 52.5%), whereas railway transport increased only by 454 million tkm (by 14.4%). In three years, road freight transport became almost four times greater than railway transport; the share of road transport within freight transport rose to 79.2%. Road transport growth strengthened particularly after Slovenias accession to the EU and mainly through increased international transport (see SEM 1/2008: 14). The largest increase was recorded in cross-trade transport and cabotage, by 2,161 million tkm (by 155.2%). International transport of goods loaded in Slovenia increased by 1,323 million tkm (by 49.4%) and international transport of goods unloaded in Slovenia by 937 million tkm (by 35.1%). National road transport in Slovenia increased by a mere 306 million tkm (by 13.5%).

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Business Editors Health/Medical Writers Denavir(R), the Leading Topical Anti-Viral Prescription Treatment for Cold Sores, Addresses a Market Worth over $230 Million
NEW YORK — There is a direct connection between oral health and overall health. Oral conditions can mirror your bodys health, according to Dr. Terry Gotthelf, who warns that preventable oral diseases such as gum disease may affect other conditions, including heart and respiratory diseases, diabetes, osteoporosis and stroke. Also, benchmarks of the female life cycle can be identified through benchmarks in the mouth. Dr. Gotthelf will conduct a seminar, The Mind-Body Connection, A Gateway to Womens Health, this Sunday, April 3rd, as part of the 92nd Street Ys Annual Womens Health Symposium that starts at 9:15 a.m. at the Y at Lexington Avenue and East 92nd Street. Call 212-415-5500 to register for the Symposium. Dr. Gotthelf warns that periodontal disease, a bacterial infection of the tissues which support the teeth, and affects three out of four people over 35 years old, is associated with:

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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.
Scott Burnett, licensed partner, Realtor and office administrator for the Jerry Long Real Estate Group at RE/MAX Associates of Topeka, has earned the nationally recognized e-PRO certification, a designation that is held by less than 1 percent of real estate agents nationwide. Burnett joined the Jerry Long Real Estate Group in March 1999. His primary responsibilities are general office management and client care, coordination of property showings, maintenance of current listing inventory, contracts pending and closing activities. Burnett is also actively involved in the creation of marketing and promotional materials. He attended Penn Valley Community College in Kansas City, Mo., and the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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The Profession Has Changed, but What About the Professionals? With all this running, are we really getting anywhere? Poet Henry David Thoreau said: “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Today, who has time to examine anything? For most responding to the study, salaries have increased only about 3.5 percent per year over the past 20 (from U.S. $24, 876 in 1980 to $46,000 today). Budgets are up from $250,000 to $300,000, representing about a 1 percent annual hike. While investments in technology have helped increase productivity and keep costs down, increases in salary have barely kept up with inflation rates and budget increases clearly havent even done that. And, for having larger staffs to help with the increased emphasis the communication function reportedly enjoys today, communication staffs have actually shrunk since 1980. To be fair, most staffs in all functional areas were downsized, especially at larger corporations.
Two new booklets offered by CPP Inc. focus on helping employers improve communication and resolve conflicts in the workplace. The booklets offer detailed and easy-to-follow advice on how to better understand personality differences and to use these differences to build strong and productive work relationships. These two new booklets, Introduction to Type and Communication by Donna Dunning and Introduction to Type and Conflict by Damian Killen and Danica Murphy, provide insights into the personality types defined by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator–a leading personality assessment tool for employers. Insight Quest Inc. has launched a new workplace feedback and communication system called PollQuick. This new polling and survey tool uses innovative hardware and software to create a fast and accurate method to conduct workforce surveys and analyze feedback. By connecting the PollQuick system to a personal computer, users can quickly generate text and spreadsheets and easily display survey questions and results onscreen. ThinkShed Inc. has released the new version of TeamFit, its software tool for analyzing organizational culture. This new software offers employers an objective method for analyzing corporate culture and demonstrates how to use organizational talent and human capital to build productive work teams. TeamFit is designed to give organizations an accurate picture of their existing culture and to help determine which job candidates are the best match for the organization. The software also is designed to help identify and bridge cultural gaps between organizations that are merging.
The Communications Department worked throughout the spring to promote League election projects in the media and the online world, spreading news about the great work of Leagues nationwide. The Communications team continues to build key relationships within the media industry and drive traffic to resources available on our Web sites. We have seen these efforts pay off with considerable media coverage by the Associated Press, USA Today, LA Times, The Hill, The Washington Post and The Retirement Living Network, as well as XM radio and media blogs.

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FOR THE uninitiated, medical and health insurance is a relatively new class of insurance in Malaysia compared to motor, fire or personal accident insurance. A lot has been written about it, but there continues to be confusion over what health insurance really is.
Health Alliance Medical Plans last month announced its coverage of two over-the-counter drugs formerly available by prescription only: Wyeths Alavert and Procter Gambles Prilosec OTC. Health Alliance will require members who have prescription drug benefits to obtain a written prescription from their physicians for the new over-the-counter drugs in order to receive coverage. The news at Health Alliance follows Medco Health Solutions expansion of its Generics First program in June to include Wyeths analgesic Advil and allergy remedy Alavert.

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Stiles Machinery Inc. A system capable of producing laminate flooring at a rate of 200 mpm is available through Stiles. The implementation of double-end tenoners with drive belt system transport systems capable of feed rates of up to 300 mpm doubles the output against previously available technology, according to the company. Additional features include a compact plant design relative to the high output, automatic optical inspection and plank packaging, and robotic stacking of finished planks. The system is capable of driving 21 raw panels per minute and packaging up to 50 shipment-ready pallets per hour.
Laminates luster still sparkles at record-breaking Surfaces 2000. FOUR YEARS HAVE passed since laminate flooring burst onto the North American flooring scene at Surfaces, the North American floor covering industrys most important annual event. Ever since, a few dozen companies of diverse backgrounds and makeups have fought arduously for their share of distribution and sales in an expanding but highly competitive market. Surfaces 2000 was characterized more by the expansion of individual companys laminate flooring line palettes than by any product design breakthroughs, a la the eye-catching grouted-tile look introduced by Uniboard, Formica and others at Surfaces 99. A notable exception was Manningtons introduction of iCORE, manufactured with a synthetic core and patent-pending Snap-and-Fit fastening system.
Laminate flooring remains one of the fastest-growing applications for composite panels. Laminate flooring has been the wunderkind of flooring products since it was introduced to the United States marketplace in the 1990s. Since then, several new factories have sprung up in North America dedicated to the production of laminate flooring planks, and in some cases, tiles. Curt Haffner, general manager for Wilsonart Flooring, Temple, TX, says his company uses particleboard, medium density fiberboard and high density fiberboard depending on the product. When moisture resistance is an issue, well use MDF or HDF, for example, he says.

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They argue that, if marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and other drugs were legalized, several positive things would probably occur: (1) drug prices would fall; (2) users would obtain their drugs at low, government-regulated prices, and they would no longer be forced to resort to crime in order to support their habits, (3) levels of drug-related crime, and particularly violent crime, would significantly decline, resulting in less crowded courts, jails, and prisons (this would allow law-enforcement personnel to focus their energies on the “real criminals” in society); and the drug production, distribution, and sale would no longer be controlled by organized crime, and thus such criminal syndicates as the Colombian cocaine “cartels,” the Jamaican “posses,” and the various “mafias” around the country and the world would be decapitalized, and the violence associated with drug distribution rivalries would be eliminated. By contrast, the anti-legalization camp argues that violent crime would not necessarily decline in a legalized drug market. In fact, there are three reasons why it might actually increase. First, removing the criminal sanctions against the possession and distribution of illegal drugs would make them more available and attractive and, hence, would create large numbers of new users. Second, an increase in use would lead to a greater number of dysfunctional addicts who could not support themselves, their habits, or their lifestyles through legitimate means. Hence crime would be their only alternative. Third, more users would mean more of the violence associated with the ingestion of drugs. These divergent points of view tend to persist because the relationships between drugs and crime are quite complex and because the possible outcomes of a legalized drug market are based primarily on speculation. However, it is possible, from a careful review of the existing empirical literature on drugs and violence, to make some educated inferences.
Some legal advice on aspects of the Internet. David Lewis (1) E-payment and e-money trends are you protected? The full potential of the Internet will only be realised when electronic payment systems are more secure. Currently the Internet lacks a fast, easy and secure way to let consumers buy and sell electronically, and theres no electronic money system on the market that is legal tender.
Consider adding a legal service plan to your employee perks A recent study found that three lawsuits are filed every second in the United States. That means most people are more likely to be involved in some sort of legal action over the next year than to be hospitalized. And, many of those people will be your credit unions employees. Employers struggling with a tight job market are learning that providing legal services as a benefit is a low-cost, low-hassle incentive for prospective and current employees. The plans cost $10-$16 per month for full family coverage and rarely increase in cost no matter how many employees use the services.

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Exercise shouldnt be based on the distance traveled, the amount of time involved or the physical workload; it should be controlled by the degree of physical effort as measured by physiological signs, especially pulse rate. The best way to monitor how fast your heart is beating is a heart rate monitor, which usually consists of a strap worn across the chest that sends an electronic signal to a wristwatch-like device that converts the signal into beats per minute. These monitors enable you to adhere to an exercise program based on heart rate by giving you immediate, continuous and reliable feedback. You are thus less likely to cross the line between healthy exercise for aerobic fitness (a target heart rate of 50 to 90 percent of maximum; see chart) and risky stressful exercise. You will also know if youre not training hard enough to get the full benefits of your efforts, since your workout will be more effective if you maintain a certain pulse rate within your target heart rate zone. Training below the minimum intensity level, youll burn mostly fat and wont see much improvement in aerobic capacity. Above the 90-percent level, youll build up lactic acid; that level of training will make you more susceptible to injury if youre not a highly-conditioned athlete.

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Proposed code changes should help improve fire alarm system design. Its not uncommon to hear fire alarm system owners complain about unwanted alarms, audibility problems, or acceptance test requirements-problems that many in the industry think start with the initial system design or installation. These complaints havent gone unheeded. In fact, the various technical committees responsible for developing NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code, are currently considering several proposals and comments that address these concerns. Among these are Proposal 72-99, which was submitted in an attempt to improve the quality of fire alarm system design. Proposal 72-99 would require that all fire alarm systems be designed by registered fire protection engineers or by National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technology (NICET) LEVEL III-certified technicians.
Afire alarm system may not work properly if the wiring isnt properly installed. “You can follow a careful design procedure. You can select a fire alarm system control unit, initiating devices and notification appliances from a quality manufacturer. But if you dont properly install the wiring that connects the system components together, the fire alarm system for your college campus or other protected property may not work reliably” As the least glamorous part of a fire alarm system, the wiring receives very little hype. Consumers may agonize over their choice of every other fire alarm system component, but very few shop carefully for the wiring that will connect those components.

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PYRAMID OF LIFE What: An exercise program designed to promote family and community physical activity and nutrition Where: Seaman High School, 4850 N.W. Rochester Road Next activity night: 6:30 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 7
Radio The new series of Radio Fours On the Ropes, featuring people whove been up against it, began in lively fashion this week (Tuesday) when John Humphrys introduced his guest with the words, `You dont see many insurance companies being promoted by its gay founder posing naked with his boyfriend but then you dont meet many businessmen like Ivan Massow. My first thought on hearing this was, maybe its just as well. After a difficult childhood, which he didnt wish to go into for the entirely sensible reason that his family was still alive, he became an insurance clerk in Bristol at a time when he was coming to terms with his homosexuality. He was horrified to find that insurance companies discriminated against gays by insisting that they take HIV tests, and then turning down their applications for insurance and mortgages. Whatever the rights and wrongs of this, and one can see both sides of it, he decided to set up his own insurance company specialising in policies for homosexuals.
A complete selection of heavy-duty fittings now is available from Industrial Specialties Mfg.; made from reinforced nylon; the chemically resistant fittings handle up to 200 psi and 140 degrees Fahrenheit; suitable for air, vacuum and liquid systems; comes in a variety of sizes and styles in connectors, tees and elbows [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

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Scott Burnett, licensed partner, Realtor and office administrator for the Jerry Long Real Estate Group at RE/MAX Associates of Topeka, has earned the nationally recognized e-PRO certification, a designation that is held by less than 1 percent of real estate agents nationwide. Burnett joined the Jerry Long Real Estate Group in March 1999. His primary responsibilities are general office management and client care, coordination of property showings, maintenance of current listing inventory, contracts pending and closing activities. Burnett is also actively involved in the creation of marketing and promotional materials. He attended Penn Valley Community College in Kansas City, Mo., and the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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EDITORIAL NAFAs guide is a complete source of information on staffing and organizing fleet maintenance operations. Now NAFA has developed a roadmap for fleet managers dealing with the increasing pressures to recruit and retain qualified technicians, while improving overall shop efficiency. The “Fleet Maintenance Staffing Guide” offers managers of internal maintenance operations practical guidance and data from leading fleet management consultants and peers.
Sean Willmot took a trip across the ditch to catch up on the latest thinking in fleet management. The watchword seemed to be “take control of your fleet and take control of your companyat the Australasian Fleet Managers Association (AfMA) conference held in Australia in March. For those not familiar with the organisation, AfMA is the organisation that works for the fleet manager right throughout Australia and New Zealand.
efleetmgmt inc., an online management, education, and information resource for fleet/transportation managers, is offering a series of online management courses designed specifically for fleet dispatchers, managers, and other transportation professionals. Courses cost $79 each and fleets signing up for multiple courses for several employees will receive discounts. Each course takes about two hours to read and test online. Online discussion forums will be set up for students to exchange ideas about course content, while members of efleetmgmts advisory board will be available to answer questions about the courses.

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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.
Real estate is a popular investment among Canadians. There are several advantages to investing in real estate. Real estate is leveraged. You may pay only a fraction (as low as 10%) of what the property is worth when you buy it. Real estate has utility. If you buy stocks or bonds, you cannot do anything with them; but when you buy real estate, you can use it until you sell it. For example, you can live in a house.

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Silicon is the second-most-common element on earth, led only by oxygen, and is the second-most abundant element in the Earths crust, where it is chiefly found in the form of silica or silicon dioxide (also called flint). A trace element, silica is critical for healthy: bone; cartilage; organ and connective tissues (aorta, trachea, artery walls, ligaments and tendons); and for beautiful: hair, skin, and nails. Thanks to research by E.M. Carlisle, K. Schwarz, D.B. Milne, A. Charnot, R.H. Monceaux, J. Looper, E.J. Rus, L.C. Kevran, A. Weiss, A.T. Diplock, and others, we now realize that this element exerts a giant influence on our health and life. Edith M. Carlisle, Ph.D., discovered that calcium and vitamin D alone are not sufficient for bone growth, density, strength, and flexibility. Other minerals, including traces of silica, are needed to strengthen bones and increase production of collagen, the tough, flexible connective tissue that binds everything together.
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WITH ninety per cent of dieters regaining all or part of their lost weight within five years, there is huge pressure to find new health and beauty regimes that last. And no matter how many times we tell ourselves that no one is perfect we still cant help hoping that one day we will be happy with our bodies. We model our dreams for our bodies on celebrities and people in the public eye but rarely do we hear about their imperfections such as bunions, wonky toes, cellulite or wrinkles.

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Electric GuitarFor years, the acoustic guitar was limited to a supporting role in large musical ensembles because of its volume. Thus, the major motivation that drove the creation of the electric guitar was instrumentalists desire for greater volume. Predecessors of the modern electric guitar were amplified acoustic guitars crudely modified by inventors who attached wires, magnets, and other pickup attachments. (Pickups are electromagnetic devices that increase volume.) However, as technology started advancing in the 1930s, newer versions became more complex, and the electric guitar became a solo instrument, a development that helped expand musical styles.
AVID classical guitarists were treated to an evening with the maestro of classical guitar, John Williams, on Oct 26, as part of the Dewan Williams (not to be confused with his namesake who composed the themes

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At some point in a working life-time, one in three Americans suffers an accident or illness that results in loss of income. Few have adequate long-term disability policies to protect.”The lack of disability income insurance policy is the biggest gap in most financial portfolios,” says Jonathan Pond, a Boston financial planner.Some companies offer short-term disability insurance that pays a benefit for 30 to 90 days. Others offer an accidental death and dismemberment policy that pays a flat sum if you lose an arm, a leg, or an eye.
women and disability To be a disabled woman is to be, in the eyes of many, somehow less of a woman, less of a person than the non-disabled people around you. This distinction is arbitrary, and is applied as soon as people find out that you are disabled. They do not need to know anything more-the knowledge that there is something “wrong” with you is enough. I dont think of myself in terms of my disability, so I find it difficult to deal with people who can only think of me in terms of it. Its an unchangeable part of who I am, just like the fact that I have blue eyes.

Public attitudes toward the disabled have changed. Since the 1970s, advocates for the disabled have won passage of numerous laws on the federal, state, and local levels aimed at making education, employment, and public accommodation more accessible through the elimination of physical barriers to access, as well as affirmative action in the hiring and professional advancement of disabled people. Whereas many people with disabilities were formerly confined to their homes or to institutions, the current trend is geared toward reintegrating disabled persons into the community in ways that enable them the greatest possible amount of independence in both their living arrangements and their jobs. Wheelchair access at building entrances, curbs, and public restrooms has been greatly expanded and mandated by law. Braille signs are standard in public areas such as elevators.

Two major pieces of federal legislation have protected the rights of the disabled: a 1975 law guaranteeing disabled children a right to public education in the least restrictive setting possible and the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which extends comprehensive civil rights protection in employment and access to public areas. Title I of the ADA, which prohibits discrimination by private employers on the basis of disability, is intended to ensure that the same performance standards and job requirements are applied to disabled persons as to persons who are not. In cases where functional limitations may interfere with job performance, employers are required to take any necessary steps to accommodate reasonably the needs of a disabled person, including adjustments to the work environment or to the way in which the job is customarily performed. The ADA also contains provisions ensuring nondiscrimination in state and local government services (Title II) and nondiscrimination in public accommodations and commercial facilities (Title III).

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For Your Information

• Davis, Lennard J. Enforcing Normalcy: Disability, Deafness, and the Body. New York: Verso, 1995.

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DEFENCE chiefs have NO plans to install smoke alarms in living accommodation owned by them - despite the fire deaths of Darren Hanley and Amanda Murphy on New Years Day. The couple died at an Army-owned property at the Curragh Camp. Initial investigations have shown there was no smoke alarm in the house. Fine Gaels defence spokesman said the party would look at forcing landlords to fit smoke alarms in properties if the party won the General Election.
Responding to the needs of the fire service, NFPA is considering new requirements to standardize icons on fire alarm panels, making them more firefighter-friendly. * Ann Freestone Unfortunately, fire alarm panels dont use universally, recognizable icons, so firefighters cant easily obtain the information they need. Beyond looking at a fire alarm panel to see where the fire is, the firefighter may not be able to extract any other data. But that should change if proposed requirements to provide standard fire service interface become part of NFPA 72, National FireAllarm Code. The initial proposal is due in November. The impetus for the proposed changes came from the fire service, whose members stepped forward and let us know that the panels werent particularly useful to them, according to Wayne Moore, chair of the National Fire Alarm Code Technical Correlating Committee and director of Operations for the New England office of Hughes Associates, Inc.

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John J. Volanski, the author of this reference/audio recording book, is an electrical and audio engineer who has operated his own home recording studio for more than 20 years. Relying mainly on his technical background (from a design and development angle) and personal experiences (from a user and musician angle), Volanski offers a complete reference manual for the home studio enthusiast or for those wondering how to get involved with home recording. The book reads very easily without most of the technical gibberish normally associated with this subject. The author takes care in pointing out what equipment to buy based upon the available budget; where to find the best deals on new and used equipment; the functions of various equipment in the studio; the setting up of microphones for recording musical instruments as well as vocals, and how to handle many of the problems in the studio when they arise. The book targets the aficionado who wants to establish a home recording studio to capture his or her own musical recordings or the recordings of friends and family. The book is also useful for those who already have some recording experience, but want to expand their existing home recording facilities and knowledge of the business. Chapters in the book include the basic fundamental elements of home recording such as the recording formats used in home studios, power and grounding, how to connect equipment together, how to monitor the sound, acoustics and wall treatments in the studio, how to bounce, mix and master audio tracks, and how to perform testing and troubleshooting. The recent markets of low-cost digital recording and digital signal processing equipment allow musicians and music enthusiasts the opportunity to produce high-quality multi-track audio recording at home on a budget. With the aid of this book (about $20 U.S.) anyone can start planning the construction of his or her own home recording studio.
We are pleased to have reached the manufacturing and deployment phase in our Companys history, stated Larry Ryckman, CEO of subsidiary Studio One Entertainment, Inc. After a significant engineering and development effort and extensive testing of our prototype, Studio One is now in a position to begin production of commercial studios. Shortly after the deployment of the first five studios, we expect to follow with a national rollout of studios in all 50 states.
Long Island City can now add Rocket Rehearsal to its growing list of production and recording studios. Sholom Zuckerbrot Realty LLC (SZ) has negotiated a 9,000 s/f lease for the studio at 33-06 37th Avenue, announces SZ chairman Sanford Zuckerbrot. When Rocket Rehearsals Manhattan landlord decided to convert the four-story walk-up industrial building on West 36th Street into a residential property, the firm set its sights on a clean, high ceiling, one-story facility in Long Island City, said SZ managing director Joseph Eliasoph, who represented the tenant.

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Yes, its early. But thats the fun of it. The presidential election of 2008 is still nearly two years away, but the race is already taking shape. We learned last week that John Edwards is in; we also learned that Evan Bayh is out. Edwards, of course, was on the losing end of the Democrats ticket as the vice presidential candidate two years ago when George Bush and Republicans still had the upper hand. Edwards proved an excellent orator, but he was unable to help John Kerry gain enough momentum to oust Bush.

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Cooking OilPeople in many regions began to process vegetable oils thousands of years ago, utilizing whatever food stuffs they had on hand to obtain oils for a variety of cooking purposes. Early peoples learned to use the sun, a fire, or an oven to heat oily plant products until the plants exuded oil that could then be collected. The Chinese and Japanese produced soy oil as early as 2000 B.C. , while southern Europeans had begun to produce olive oil by 3000 B.C. In Mexico and North America, peanuts and sunflower seeds were roasted and beaten into a paste before being boiled in water; the oil that rose to the surface was then skimmed off. Africans also grated and beat palm kernels and coconut meat and then boiled the resulting pulp, skimming the hot oil off the water. Some oils have become available only recently, as extraction technology has improved. Corn oil first became available in the 1960s. Cotton oil, watermelon seed oil, grapeseed oil, and others are now being considered as ways to make use of seeds that were, until recently, considered waste.
In the science section there were some marvelous products of a substance known as petroleum, a name which no one thought would cause a particular shudder in a few years time.” -Alistair Borne, The Fall of Paris, describing the Great Exhibition of Paris, 1867 Oil for the weed-eater, which works almost as well as a scythe. Oil for the leaf-blower, strapped on the back like a flame-thrower. Oil for black tires we still cart to the landfill, a few gallons locked inside each. They become a black hill, shift around like the coaltips of England. Oil for the van tugging the boat and for all the jet skis racing, ripping across yacht-bows, our lake crisscrossed and laced and the fumes hanging low like fog.
With so many cooking oils competing for our attention, its difficult to know which one to choose. This weeks special at the market may not be the best one for your needs. Instead, be guided by how and what you cook. Store oil in a cool, dark place at room temperature. Olive oil and peanut oil are more perishable and should be refrigerated if kept longer than a month. Never use an oil without smelling and tasting it first. A drop or two of rancid oil can ruin a dish. Let these tips help keep you out of a slippery situation. Corn oil has no real taste or odor. Its high smoke point makes it an excellent choice for frying.

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BOTHELL, Wash. — Get pampered and spoiled with go-today.coms new Golf and Spa Vacation to Cancun. With this five-night Cancun Golf and Spa Special enjoy a game of golf on the beautiful champion golf course of the Hilton Cancun and Golf Resort. After a round of golf head to Cancuns gorgeous beaches or relax at the Hilton Cancun Spa with a $50 per room spa credit. Space is limited so hurry and book today! Additional Gateways Include: Denver - add $25; Washington DC - add $30; New York, Newark - add $80; Houston, Phoenix - add $95; Boston - add $110; Philadelphia - add $120; Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco - add $125; Seattle - add $145 (additional departure cities available)
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)–Aug. 8, 1997– Golf enthusiasts with a hankering for a Hawaiian vacation will want to travel with Pleasant Hawaiian Holidays on its special “Grand Slam Vacation, which coincides with 1997 PGA Grand Slam on Kauai, Nov. 16-19, 1997. In addition to watching up close and personal some of golfs top players, Grand Slam Vacation travelers will have plenty of opportunity to soak up the sights, sounds and flavors of Paradise in beautiful, sun-drenched Poipu, Kauai. A three-night, land-only holiday starts at $549 per person, double occupancy. Nationwide airfares, additional room nights, car- rental options and extraordinary golf rates are also available.
Sports Editors/Business Editors HurricaneGOLF, offering a wide range of consulting, technology and marketing services to the golf industry worldwide, announced today a partnership with PGA Golf Professional, John Rider and his company, Golf Network Tours Inc., to market custom golf vacation packages nationwide. Designed for todays golfer, GNT gives individuals or groups the ability to cost-effectively and easily design the golf vacation of a life-time.

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Business Editors/Travel Sports Writers ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 19, 2000 World Golf Village announced the premier of its first golf vacation package for as little at $138 per person. In response to the numerous consumer and travel industry requests, World Golf Village has launched this affordable package that allows consumers to customize a golf vacation on Floridas First Coast.
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Providing that the economy stays strong, with inflation and unemployment low, the prospects for Generation Y to remain aggressive apparel shoppers remain excellent. Of an estimated $140 billion spent by kids in the 12 to 19 age group last year, more than one-third, about $46.7 billion, was spent on apparel, exclusive of another $14 billion spent on health and beauty care, according to research by Teen Research Unlimited and Channel One. The pattern of teen sales is ubiquitous within all tiers of retailing. Juniors and young mens departments are among the strongest at department stores and specialty chains. Retailers, such as Abercrombie Fitch, The Buckle, Wet Seal, Pacific Sunwear and Urban Outfitters, are registering some of the strongest overall and comp store sales increases of any apparel outlets. Will it be long before its the mass markets turn?
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Gus Alexander wonders whether too much Health and Safety is bad for youThe trouble with working for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is that once everything has been made safe, youre out of a job. For this reason the boundaries of what is not acceptable are being constantly extended.What this legislation said was that issues of health and safety had to be considered at the very outset of every (non-domestic) construction project, and a new role, that of Planning Supervisor, was created to monitor the whole process. Building a new airport? Right. Appoint a Planning Supervisor and instigate a Safety Audit immediately. Secondary consultants such as architects and engineers can come later.
Organizational climate differs from culture in its lack of permanence and stability. The safety climate in particular, is a snapshot of employees perceptions of a current environment or prevailing conditions, which impact upon safety (Mearns et al., 2000). Based on common themes in various definitions of safety climate. Wiegmann et al. (2002) derived the following definition of safety climate: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Safety professionals and organizational leaders cannot overlook the importance of safety climate within their organization. The safety climate can fluctuate with real-time influences, such as new leadership, organizational changes, and environmental impacts. Safety managers, and corporate managers in general, must be vigilant for climate changes, realizing the constant fluctuation. Through diligence and effort, the climate can possibly be controlled with incentives, training, and participative process. At the beginning of this chapter, the quote from General Eberhart pointed out that risk is inherent to an organization; the safety challenge is to identify hazards, eliminate or mitigate risks, and make smart decisions on what risks we will and will not accept. This applies to everyone and every activity, and determines if we are safe enough. Risk management requires prevention methodology: identify hazards, report them to appropriate people, assess the risks, choose the best solution, and monitor. Sometimes we must accept risk, but must accept it at the right level–strategically, operationally or individually. In managements effort to win the risk game, sound organizational structure and solid corporate processes that achieve prevention methodology will, in the end, effectively manage organizational risks, and provide a comforting answer to the question, Are we safe enough?

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Data protection and recovery management are
gaining in importance as more companies put a higher priority level on data
restoration by instituting Service Level Agreements (SLAs) that include
Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs) and Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs),
according to a recent benchmark report by Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks company
(NYSE: HHS).

Aberdeen surveyed more than 200 respondents and results showed that 82% of
Best-in-Class companies have a formal, written data protection and recovery
management policy in place compared to 51% of the industry average and 33%
of laggards. Furthermore, 57% of Best-in-Class organizations have
implemented its recovery management policy at the executive level compared
to 29% of industry average and 14% of the laggards.
“Data protection and recovery technologies have changed significantly in
the past few years. Once comprised solely of backup applications and tape,
todays data recovery processes are increasingly relying on evolving
disk-based backup and restore technologies,” says Avner Kedmi, Research
Director, Data Management Storage at Aberdeen.

Best-in-Class companies are ahead of the curve in laying the groundwork for
best practices when it comes to setting measurable RTOs and RPOs. “These
companies also have a better handle on whether such policies are
translating into a higher guarantee of data and application recovery,”
explains Kedmi.

Data recovery products and services supplier Ontrack Data Recovery has expanded into Spain with the opening of a new office in Madrid. The expansion will enable the company to offer its customers in Spain access to immediate and on-the-ground support, according to the company. A spokesperson for Ontrack Data Recovery said the new office was opened in response to an increase in demand for data recovery services across Europe.
Business Editors High Tech Writers CBL Data Recovery Technologies Inc. of Toronto, Canada, a leading provider of emergency computer data recovery services, has again expanded its service offerings by opening another global data recovery laboratory in Singapore — CBL Data Recovery Technologies Pte Ltd.

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Sir: Robert Willan makes some valid points about careers in scientific research (letter, 29 June), but spoils his case by smearing the plumbing profession. I know of no plumbers who charge anything like pounds 40 per hour. For a self- employed plumber running a one-man business an hourly rate of up to pounds 20 is about as much as the market will bear.
The Finnish plumbers and the employers in the industry have approved the proposal for a new collective agreement that will be in force until January 2005. ((Comments on this story may be sent to nbr.feedback@nordicbusinessreport.com))
A PLUMBER is to pay damages to a computer tycoon for botched work at his Scottish castle. A “substantial” part of a pounds 110,000 compensation claim over the work at Edinample Castle in Perthshire will be billed to Bob Rattray. The plumber was sued at Perth Sheriff Court by Surrey-based multi- millionaire John Britten who claimed the work - to install a heating system - left his castle so damaged he couldnt use it.

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Travelers can purchase the Go Maui Card in 2, 3, 5 or 7 calendar day increments. Once activated, the card grants unlimited access to the included attractions and activities for the number of days purchased. Visitors can use their days any time over a two week period. The card includes fully pre-paid admission to: Prince Kuhio Whale Watch, Molokini Snorkel Cruise, Catamaran Sail, Reefdancer, Americas Cup Sail, Haleakala Bike Ride, a guided Kayak Snorkel Tour, Maui Golf Sports Park, Maui Ocean Center, Coral Gardens Snorkel, Hawaii Nature Center, The Sugar Cane Train, Surfing Goat Dairy, Bailey House Museum, Wo Hing Museum, and Baldwin Home. Also included are rental packages at Maui Dive Shop, Maui Surf Clinics Lessons and surfboard rental, Maui Dive Shop boogie board rental, and one luau per customer at Waikapu Village Luau at Maui Tropical Plantation. The Go Maui Card comes with a color guidebook that includes maps of the island and describes each offer in detail to help travelers plan their Hawaii vacation. Its smartcard-enabled technology eliminates the need for paying with cash or waiting in line at each attraction. With 21 Maui activities, travelers can choose the things they want to do on their vacation while saving money over the cost of tickets purchased directly through individual attractions. There are hundreds of possible travel combinations, making the Go Card ideal for families, business travelers, and more.
With the tip of my snorkel gliding like the dorsal fin of a shark and my masked-face just below the surface, I swim among west Mauis coral reefs and enter an undersea world, abounding with bright, contrasting colors in breathtaking patterns, lines, and polka dots. Fish of all shapes and sizes glide i