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Baked slices enclose pork or carrot fillingSoft and creamy roasted eggplant slices replace traditional pasta wrappers in these cannelloni dishes. The key to success is evenly cut eggplant. If not uniformly thick, the slices brown unevenly. For even slices, use this technique.To slice eggplant, you need two narrow, unfinished, untreated wood strips. Each should be straight and relatively smooth, and measure inch thick, about 2 inches wide, and about 1 foot long.
The old school photograph scam is in danger of plunging us into debt once again. For the second time this year, my kids have come home, book-bags bulging with cellophane covered packs, desperate to show me the results of the latest photo shoot. “You are going to buy them, arent you Mum?” my daughter asks, accusingly. What can I say, “No, Im sending them back to be shredded”? I wouldnt mind if they were good photos. But even my son, not usually known for his self-deprecation, will concede that he looks pretty gormless in his. Admittedly, it must be a tough job. Imagine trying to create a pleasing portrait of a sulky seven-year-old wearing a baked-bean encrusted uniform (why do they take photos after lunch?) and a toothless grin.

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One of Kenyas finest game parks is under threat from uncontrolled development of hotels and lodges, conservationists claim. The building of four new hotels, which would more than double the number of beds in Samburu National Reserve, has been criti- cised environmental groups which warn that elephant migratory corridors and lion breeding habitats could be destroyed. “These current proposed developments are all along the river. There will be a huge impact on the area most heavily utilised by the wildlife,” she said. “We have to be very careful how we plan for the future. If landscape planning in Samburu is not managed it will have an adverse effect on the environment and the people who rely on tourism for their livelihoods.” Save the Elephants had been threatened with expulsion from Samburu, where the group carries out conservation work protecting the regions 5,500 elephants, at the end of April. The group was given until tomorrow to leave the reserve after being accused by Samburu County Council of “publishing malicious reports”. But the charity earned a last-minute reprieved after local councillors committed to protecting the reserve managed to overturn the order. Councillor Christopher Lalkalepi said Save the Elephants was now “in safe hands. They will not be chased away.”
BOTH NORTHAMPTON and Bristol are drawing on reserves and Academy players for tonights crucial Premiership encounter at Franklins Gardens. Northamptons head coach, Wayne Smith, has drafted in the Academy players Ian Vass, Darren Fox, Dan Richmond, Mark Tucker and Robbie Morris to start after injuries to Nick Beal, Chris Hyndman and Matt Lord. The game will mark Dan Richmonds last match for the Saints before he has knee surgery tomorrow, which will keep him out for the rest of the season.

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PLEASANTON, Calif. — ESS Data Recovery Inc., a worldwide leader in data recovery services, and Prosoft Engineering, Inc., award winning software developer, announced today that ESS will begin bundling free data backup software with its data recovery services. The most common question we get is, how do we stop this from happening again? said ESS President, Ben Carmitchel. Were glad that we can finally offer them a reliable data backup program that answers that question. Prosoft is proud to be a part of this unique and innovative offer from ESS Data Recovery, states Greg Brewer, CEO of Prosoft Engineering.
CBL Data Recovery Technologies Inc. (CBL) today announced a new service offering which shields computer users from the expense of data recovery when data loss disaster strikes unexpectedly. The CBL Data Recovery Service Protection Plan (DRSPP) provides three years of unlimited data recovery coverage of a hard drive for US$99.99.

Any make or model of new and existing internal or external hard drives are eligible for DRSPP coverage. The hard drive must be functional at the time of registration and accessible from a computer running a Windows(TM) operating system. The hard drives serial number is captured during online registration so when a DRSPP customer incurs data loss, they simply ship the registered hard drive to CBL.

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A home maintenance and repair conference for homeowners is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Oct. 23 at American Express Centurion Bank, 4315 S. 2700 West, West Valley City. “Protecting Your No. 1 Investment — Your Home” is being presented by Salt Lake Countys Utah State University Extension Office, Salt Lake Community Action, West Valley City Housing Authority, Community Development Corp. and American Express Centurion Bank.
PROVO — A free home maintenance class will be held Wednesday for first-time homebuyers and community members interested in learning more about basic plumbing. Keith Cornia from BC Plumbing will be the presenter. The class is part of a five session course that is offered by Habitat for Humanity and Community Action Services.

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DENVER - The real competition takes place at the foosball table, either the one at Steve Reinprechts place in Cherry Creek, or the one at Scott Parkers, not far away. No two Colorado Avalanche players are better than Reinprecht and Parker at manipulating a small ball through a maze of stout, spinning plastic men eternally suspended above the field by a metal bar through their torsos. For Parker, Colorados 6-foot-4 enforcer, it is a muscle game. “He goes with power,” Reinprecht said. “I break him down with finesse.”
* Features: three-model line of high-end tables employ performance-enhanced play components such as 3D-imaging-designed foosball men and unique QPC permeation-coated rods; tables play fast and hard like traditional American-style tables, but provide an extra measure of ball control and handling abilities like European models, according to manufacturer; men are constructed of quality ABS plastic; solid cabinet construction * Contact: Shelti Corp., Bay City, Mich. (989) 893-1739 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
When Michael Lansing was a boy growing up on a dairy farm in Iowa, a hired hand took him to town and taught him to play a pinball machine. As a grown man, Lansing spends almost every day with pinball machines - and hes making money doing it.A cruise through the 2,000-square-foot showroom on North Shore Street reveals a 1959 Stereophonic juke box; 1949 Dr. Pepper and Coca-Cola vending machines; a 1976 Elton John Captain Fantastic pinball machine; classic table games (Space Invaders, Ms. Pac Man, etc.); a Pachinko “slot machine” from Japan; and the justreleased, first sanctioned Elvis Presley pinball machine in which The King dances and sings.Logos - beers, sports teams, Jack Daniels and Harley-Davidson - abound on mirrors, neon signs (including a 19th hole Michelob sign in the shape of a golf bag bearing the PGA Tour logo), pub tables and stools, ice chests, and a display case resembling an old-style gas pump.

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SmartDraw.com has released its Healthcare Solution software, featuring more than 50,000 symbols with specialized healthcare templates. This software allows users to make diagrams and images for patient and staff education, case management, presentations, and more. The retail price of SmartDraw Healthcare Solution is $449, but it is being offered at an introductory price of $297. A free, 30-day trial version is available on the companys Web site.
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 3, 1999– I.S.G. Technologies Inc. (ISG) (Nasdaq:ISGTF) (TSE:ISO.) announced today that it has signed a five-year extension to its current agreement to supply Toshiba Medical Systems with ISGs IAP (Imaging Application Platform) software technology. ISG will supply IAP software to multiple divisions within Toshiba Medical Systems for use in medical visualization of 2D and 3D applications. ISG Chairman and CEO, Michael Greenberg, M.D., said, Were happy to provide software platforms and services in support of Toshibas custom software development for medical visualization. IAP software is extendable and adaptable, allowing developers to create reusable code, increasing productivity. The 400 person-years of experience built into the software will help Toshiba accelerate its development and meet its aggressive time-to-market targets.
Business Editors Somerset Medical Center is a nationally accredited 355 bed acute care and teaching hospital located in Somerville, NJ. Founded in 1901, Somerset serves the residents of the greater Central New Jersey area, with comprehensive emergency, general, and rehabilitative services. With a 490-member medical and dental staff, who practice over 34 specialties, Somerset has the highest percentage of board-certified physicians in the state of New Jersey.

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Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 4, 2000 eFax.coms two million subscribers can now access iPrint.coms business printing services via a link on the eFax.com Web site. iPrint.com lets eFax.com members easily create and order printing supplies such as custom stationery, business checks, and signs and banners at prices that are up to 50% less than traditional quick print shop rates. Members also get 25% off any other iPrint.com product when they order their free business cards or address labels.
For the past several years printing technology has been radically changing the printing industry, and while many printing companies are reluctant to invest in new, state-of-the-art equipment and software out of concern for their return on investment, Print Tech believes it is essential. Print Tech has always considered itself a leader in the quick printing area, and to grow within that arena the company understands that it must evolve within the industry. With that understanding, Print Tech is now offering its customers PrintFLEX(TM), a Web-to-print document customization technology. Print Tech has been working on this technology for the past two years and invested millions to bring its clients to the cutting edge of customized business and marketing communications. “Print Tech has developed PrintFLEX(TM), a technology that will set the benchmark for all print marketing customization, or as we like to say variable data printing on steroids,” says Russell Evans, CEO. “With traditional print, direct marketing returns of .5% to 2% are the norm. PrintFLEX(TM) customization, however, has proven results 10 times the norm and has seen response rates of over 20%. Its about helping our customers market and communicate more successfully to their current and potential clients.”
DESOTO, TX-Ennis Business Forms, Inc. (NYSE: EBR celebrated their 90th Anniversary this year. Among the largest privatelabel printed business products suppliers in the United States, Ennis has 17 manufacturing locations in 12 states across the country. This unmatched coverage allows Ennis to serve its national network of dealers. Ennis serves as a “one-stop” source for an extensive line of traditional as well as non-traditional printed business products. Products manufactured and offered range from laser or continuous bank checks and forms, stock or custom tags and labels, presentation products, receipt books, register forms and hospital menus to custom Post-it@ Notes, award ribbons and certificates, four-color commercial printing and advertising specialties. Ennis offers its customers an unlimited product line* specialized to any need. In addition to a complete product offering, Ennis has developed a comprehensive, cooperative marketing program. This program involves the development and distribution of product training and marketing literature for use in the education and training of both dealers and end-consumers.

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The MusicDar Williams discussed during her set the reasons why womyn should switch to organic, unbleached cotton tampons and other products such as sea sponges during our periods. The traces of dioxins found in grocery store tampons are hazardous carcinogens; at the same time, the male-owned “feminine hygiene product” industry is making an astounding profit off our bodies. Williams considered that the organic products are more expensive than mainstream ones, so she offered a few hilarious possibilities for overcoming the increased expense. One suggestion was to give female loved ones packages of woman-safe tampons for birthday and seasonal gifts. For her personal contribution, she stopped at every health food store and co-op on her way to the festival and cleared their shelves of boxes of unbleached tampons. At this point her traveling companions walked down the catwalk with an enormous basket full of tampons and began wildly flinging them into the audience. Gleeful womyn rushed the stage to scoop up flying tampons!Tribe 8 returned for the night stage this year. The audience was noticeably smaller than other nights because many women didnt attend the performance. I hadnt been to one of their shows before so I looked forward to seeing what all the fuss was about from previous years. Yes, Lynn Breedlove hacked off a dildo on stage in Hothead Paisan fashion. I had a visceral jolt of fascination and revulsion watching her saw at the big dildo with her huge, bright silver knife — an effect the whole show seems intended to engender. I enjoyed the show — it was energetic, joyful and participative even while it fiercely expressed their anger about being women in a patriarchal world. Many women can relate to their first song, “The Mens Room is Down the Hall.” In this song Breedlove challenges those who judge her for not conforming to patriarchal norms of how a woman should dress and act.
Tickets TOPEKA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, as part of its 2000-2001 MasterWorks Series, will present “Musical Portraits” at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. 8th. Under the direction of Dr. John Wesley Strickler, the orchestra will perform “Music of the Canvas” by David Ott, “A Lincoln Portrait” by Aaron Copland, and “Pictures at an Exhibition” by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky. Tickets are $24.50, $19.50 and $15.50 ($20, $15 and $10 for children and students through college). Tickets can be purchased through the TSO office, 232-2032, or Ticketmaster, 234-4545, and all of its outlets.

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Entertain children with an egg hunt and luncheon. Our easy, kid-pleasing menu gets a jump start with frozen potatoes and chicken breast strips. Hide plastic eggs and include a golden one; award a prize to the person who finds it.
By Lindsey Geisler The Governors Annual Easter Egg Hunt was anything but a sure bet this year. Storms that raged Friday night threatened to continue into Saturday. That would have forced the event to move to a downtown parking garage where candy would have been handed out.
Is your credit union on the hunt for a new core processing system? If so, be aware that nobodys going to make it easy for you. In fact, sometimes theyll do quite the opposite. If vendors arent going to tell you what you want to know, who is? You are, but youll have to do a little digging. Dont accept proclamations at face value. Unearth some skeletons. And never lose sight of the way you want to serve your members, because thats why youre looking for a core processor in the first place.

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Children dont come with instructions. But parents might long for some when a health problem arises. A free forum designed to make parents health-wiser by providing care tips and strategies is planned 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Pikes Peak East Library, 5550 N. Union Blvd. Lunch will be provided to those who R.S.V.P. by Monday. The forum is hosted by Resources for Young Children and Families Inc. To R.S.V.P. or for more information, call Robin Mitchell at 577-9190.
For women only Women can learn about heart disease, menopause, infertility and other health issues at a Womens Health Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Chapel Hills Mall. Sponsored by Memorial Hospital, the health fair will include $5 bone-density screenings for osteoporosis for the first 400 women. Women also may talk to a nurse about breast self-exams.

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Motorists worried about aggressive drives, terrorists and kidnappers may want to armor their cars. Squeegee men are annoying, but theyre usually not armed with anything more threatening than body odor and a surly disposition. Car jackers and other violent street types are another matter. Being polite rarely improves the mood of the average sociopath. OGara Security Associates in Fairfield, Ohio, can do for any car or truck what it has done for every presidential limo since the days of Harry S Truman — turn it into a rolling dreadnought complete with its own oxygen supply, gun portals and (no joke) oil-spray system. With crime on the minds of many drivers, OGara president Chip Lennon sees a profitable future in armoring the vehicles of business-people and other private citizens — not just heads of state.
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Included in this transaction is an existing company in the business of
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When the previous statement on foreign exchange was discussed at the Accounting Practices Committee we were of the view that the statement should include a definition of the date of the transaction due to the confusion surrounding this concept. We consulted with our legal colleagues and were informed that, if an order was placed for goods or services, the date the order was accepted was the date of the transaction. We attempted to get this entrenched in the statement but failed at the APB level. After much confusion, it was generally agreed that the cost of the inventory in the above example would be R65O if no cover contract was entered into or if cover was taken but hedge accounting was not permitted. It was also generally agreed that if cover was taken and hedge accounting was permitted, the cost of the inventory would be R6oo (the spot rate at the date the deal was made) plus RS (being the cost of the premium attributable to the inventory, i.e. Ri5-Rio) or R6o5. Then along came AC 133 with its embedded derivative in a host supply contract concept. It stated that if the deal was done in a currency that was not the currency of one of the parties to the transaction and the product subject to the transaction was not routinely bought and sold in the currency in which the transaction was entered into, there was an embedded derivative in the contract that had to be separated from the host contract. In the above situation, the embedded derivative would have been a liability of R45 (R6,6o - R6,is). The only way that could understand this concept was to see the embedded derivative liability as an expression of sadness that the deal was entered into in dollars and not in Rand. If the Rand went the other way, it would have been an asset, i.e. an expression of happiness. (A banker once asked me jokingly if he could lend money to a company based on the value of its embedded derivatives in its supply contracts!)
Q | Do I need to be concerned about the expiration date of eggs? * Eggs that carry an expiration stamp should be used within seven days after that date or thrown out (quality and freshness diminish rapidly after the expiration date). * Eggs should stay fresh for a few weeks after you purchase them.
WAS THAT a date. or not?” Gone are the days when a man and a woman meeting over a drink knew the outing was undoubtedly a first date. With lines blurring between the platonic and the romantic, defining what constitutes a first date has become a guessing game, as maddening as catching a gnat with chopsticks. The various intentions behind a first date, from finding a mate to bedding a casual-sex partner, has forced many singles to define exactly what it is.

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Business Editors/Real Estate Writers BELLINGHAM, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 30, 2003
LOOKING AT BRICKS AND MORTAR? BE SURE TO WORK THROUGH THE TAX IMPLICATIONS Given the recent increase in interest rates and the stabilisation in property prices, long-term investors in property will more closely evaluate the returns on their investment. Investors need to consider proper tax structuring to improve their returns. Of course, regardless of the climate in which we are operating, it has always been in our best interest to keep an eye on our returns. However, the constantly shifting tax regime ensures it is worth revisiting your investments, be they long- or shortterm, as often as practical.

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New Line Cinema relaunched its Lord of the Rings Web site earlier this month. In four days, the site had received more than 41 million hits. New Line has entered a four-year partnership with RealNetworks to promote the movie release trilogy of J.R.R. Tolkiens Lord of the Rings. The sites content includes the movies trailer, up-to-the-minute production information, interviews and an IPIX tour of the set. The Fellowship of the Rings, the trilogys first installment is poised to hit theaters Dec. 19. LordoftheRings.net will be updated weekly over the next four years. Meanwhile, hundreds of fan sites have popped up all over the Net, all eager for more info about the trilogy. The Lord of the Rings RealChannel will set a promotional benchmark that is unparalleled and marks the most significant entertainment Internet promotion to date, Gordon Paddison, SVP of worldwide marketing and business development for New Line Cinema, says in a release. More significant than Blair Witch Project? We shall see.
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Even in economic slowdowns, loans remain a major source of income for credit unions. Responding effectively to member loan requests requires credit unions to have sufficient quantity and quality of staff members to process and approve loans. This represents a substantial investment for any credit union; however, highly competent staff members in these positions can readily contribute far more than the cost of their salary and benefits. The key, of course, lies in having the right person in the job.
The 19,582 s/f property was built in 2006. is currently 100% occupied and sits on 1.52 acres. The 10 year fixed rate loan with a 30 year amortization was arranged through one of iCaps trusted capital markets sources.
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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Meridian Capital Group recently arranged $29,200,000 in financing for 29 West 35th Street, a 78,000 s/f office building that is currently 31% occupied. 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. The company is based in New York City with additional offices in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Illinois, Florida, California, and Texas. Working with a wide variety of lenders, Meridian finances transactions ranging from $500,000 to more than $500 million for multifamily, co-op, office, retail, hotel, healthcare, self-storage, industrial, and construction properties. Nationally, Meridian reported more than 2,500 transactions in 2006, totaling over $17 billion.
The 19,582 s/f property was built in 2006. is currently 100% occupied and sits on 1.52 acres. The 10 year fixed rate loan with a 30 year amortization was arranged through one of iCaps trusted capital markets sources.
Even in economic slowdowns, loans remain a major source of income for credit unions. Responding effectively to member loan requests requires credit unions to have sufficient quantity and quality of staff members to process and approve loans. This represents a substantial investment for any credit union; however, highly competent staff members in these positions can readily contribute far more than the cost of their salary and benefits. The key, of course, lies in having the right person in the job.

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Marilyn Willms Marilyn Willms — has joined the Tom Lane Team as a Realtor associate, along with Tom Lane, Sharon Markley, Michele Loeffler, Wayne Wischropp and John Lane at Realty Executives of Topeka.
Real estate 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.
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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Chelators added to pectinase-rich enzyme mixtures increase the efficiency of enzyme retting of flax. The multitude of available chelators requires research to optimize enzyme retting for cost and fiber quality. Of several chelators tested, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is the most effective in sequestering calcium from solution, with substantial activity even at pH 4 or 5. Phosphate is also effective, but only at high pH. EDTA and Mayoquest 200, a commercial product with -37% EDTA, in combination with Viscozyme L or Lyvelin, commercial enzymes with polygalacturonase activities, yield high Fried test scores, indicating efficient separation of fibers from core tissues. Neither chelator nor enzyme at the levels tested alone effectively rets flax at a pH of around 5. In contrast, EDTA at 20 mmol/L levels and alkaline pH yields high Fried test scores. The addition of BioPrep, a commercial pectate lyase, does not influence retting measured by the Fried test with EDTA at alkaline pH, but the enzyme does improve retting with the weaker chelator sodium tripolyphosphate. The quality of fibers, as determined by the yield of fine fibers obtained by passing retted flax through the Shirley analyzer, is substantially greater with EDTA plus Viscozyme at pH 5 than alkaline chemical retting with EDTA, sodium tripolyphosphate, or sodium oxalate without enzyme. EDTA is the most effective chelator at acidic pH levels for stimulating flax retting by various commercial pectinase-rich enzyme mixtures. However, other less expensive candidates require additional study for more cost-effective formulations and applicable fiber properties. Retting is the process by which fibers in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) stems and other bast plants are separated from the nonfiber tissues. This process, which is usually microbial, is the major limitation in producing linen fibers [25]. For commercial flax fiber operations, flax stems are pulled from the ground and dew retted, in which indigenous fungi colonize and degrade the nonfiher tissues to liberate fibers. After dew retting, the stems are mechanically cleaned to remove shive and other contaminants from fibers for use in linen yarns and fabrics. While currently the method of choice, dew retting is restricted to geographical regions with appropriate climates, and the resulting fibers are often inconsistent in quality with significant amounts of dirt and contaminants [21, 25]. Therefore, considerable research has focused on alternative chemical and enzymatic methods to improve the consistency of fiber quality [1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 14, 21, 22, 25]. Increasing U.S. interest in flax fibers for use as cottonized fibers in textiles [4] and for bio-composites [19] globally provides a strong impetus to improve flax retting. The importance of pectin as a binder between cells and the necessity to remove it during retting has been acknowledged for several decades [25]. Therefore, pectinases, and in particular endopolygalacturonases, are effective in retting flax [2, 4, 11, 12, 17, 25, 26]. However, pectin is a complicated polysaccharide that varies in structure [16]. In nonmethylated pectins, often Ca2+ binds carboxyl groups of adjacent molecules, thus stabilizing pectins and thereby plant structure [20]. In flax, recent research has indicated that acidic pectins and Ca2+ are located preferentially in the epidermal regions of flax [18], likely contributing to the structural integrity of the stem and bast fibers. Therefore, complex formers, e.g., chelators, such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) to remove Ca2+ have proven useful in retting flax and in facilitating enzyme retting [4, 7, 9, 11, 21].
Chelating therapies are not new, and acceptance varies from country to country. In my humble opinion, there are reasons for this discrepancy in acceptance: 1. If you speak Latin to the Chinese, expect miscommunication. 2. To receive medical acceptance, you must prove the therapys effectiveness.
The most recent USDA dietary surveys report that about half of women in childbearing years have iron intakes below the mean requirements and some 95% have intakes below the RDA. (1) In another study, the majority of the women surveyed did not achieve 70% of the RDA for iron, putting them at strong risk for deficiency. (2) Albion Laboratories makes an iron that is safe, bioavailable and a true chelate, Ferrochel[R]. Chelated minerals are minerals such as zinc, manganese, magnesium, copper, iron or calcium that are bonded to amino acids. In the bodys natural digestion process, amino acids chelate with minerals and help transport them across the intestinal wall, making the mineral bioavailable. Since Ferrochel is composed of iron and the amino acid glycine, Albion refers to it as a nutritionally functional mineral chelate. Irons role in hemoglobin formation is well known; glycines importance in the process is less familiar. Glycine and succinyl CoA are the starting materials for hemoglobin. Albion Laboratories contends that the other half of the Ferrochel chelate–glycine–is just as important in creating a nutritionally functional product.

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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
AND ITS JUST WAITING FOR ENTREPRENEURS TO SHOW UP WITH LOAN APPLICATIONS - BUT YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHERE TO GO. CHECK OUT THE TOP 186 ENTREPRENEUR-FRIENDLY BANKS. Thats the word from Jere Glover, chief counsel for the SBAs Office of Advocacy, who shared with us results from the offices Micro=Business-Friendly Banks in the United States 1999 Edition report. The thing that stands out most about this sixth annual survey of loans of $100,000 or less, says Glover, is that although business lending as a whole has continued an upward climb, the rate of actual dollar amount lent to entrepreneurs has slowed. This is not [as bad as it seems] for business, he says, because weve had rather robust growth through the year [3, 4 and 5 percent]. But now, [with this years 2.5 percent increase], its not growing as fast. Also, the surveys data doesnt indicate how many companies actually tried to get microloans. Consequently, Glover says its difficult to determine if this decrease portends a looming credit crunch.

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered that the blankets be swapped out for a less flammable type on Douglas-built jets, such as the MD-11 involved in the crash, and most recently ordered the same for Boeing jets, although they do not feature the metallized coating. Just like Douglass Mylar, Boeings insulation fails the flammability test. To be specific, it is prone to catch fire and continue burning when adjacent wiring arcs or sparks. The airframe thermal and acoustic insulation blankets are fabricated by encapsulating a sheet of insulating medium (typically non-flammable or fire retardant glass-fiber or foam plastic) within a thin reinforced plastic bag, tailored to fit the appropriate local structure. One of the functions of the bag is to seal the insulating medium against the ingress of water, grime and oil, etc., to both enhance the fireworthiness of the blanket and to avoid an unacceptable increase in weight.
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THE number of people having antiageing plastic surgery increased dramatically in 2005. Figures to be published tomorrow by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) show that 2279 patients had face or neck lifts in 2005, up 42.1-per cent on 2004. There was a 50.2-per cent increase in the number having eyelid surgery - some 3415 patients - and a 34.8-per cent increase in the number of people having brow lifts, a total of 580 patients. Eyelid surgery is the second most popular procedure after breast augmentation.
Blepharoplasty or its more layperson term-eyelid surgery-removes fat and excess skin from the upper and lower eyelids. It can correct drooping upper lids and puffy bags underneath the eyes, resulting in a more alert and youthful look. Dr. Jochen is an expert on this procedure and has performed hundreds of blepharoplasties. According to Dr. Jochen, “The best candidates for this surgery are men and women who are in good physical health and have realistic expectations. Most of the blepharoplasty patients I see are age 35 or older, but if droopy or baggy eyelids run in the family, the patient may opt for surgery at a younger age.” Blepharoplasty generally is performed on an outpatient basis, under local anesthesia-which numbs the area round the eyes-along with oral or intravenous sedation. The procedure takes one to three hours. Dr. Jochen will make incisions that follow the eyelids natural lines, in the creases of the upper lids and just below the lashes in the lower lids. Through these incisions, he removes excess fat and trims any sagging skin and muscle. The incisions are closed with very fine sutures.
Amniotic Membrane (AM) transplantation appears to shorten healing
time and, in some cases, prevents scarring in those afflicted with
certain, potentially blinding, corneal conditions. These are the
results of two studies appearing in Ophthalmology, the clinical
journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Eye M.D.
Association.In another study, from the Cornea Center at the L.V. Prasad Eye
Institute in Hyderbad, India, AM transplantation, along with surgery,
was used to treat seven eyes of four patients for nonhealing shield
ulcers, a serious vision-threatening complication of vernal
keratoconjunctivitis, a severe form of allergic conjunctivitis.
Although nonhealing shield ulcers are a fairly rare condition, they
can be difficult to manage with conventional therapy, such the use of
steroid drops. The results showed the AM transplants promoted rapid
healing time and reduced scarring.According to Stephen Pflugfelder, M.D., Academy spokesperson and
Professor of Ophthalmology at the Baylor College of Medicine, in
Houston, AM transplantation offers a new modality for treating ocular
surface diseases. “In the case of cicatricial entropion repair, its
use speeds healing and may spare patients from the need to obtain
tissue from other parts of their bodies for grafting on to the back
surface of their eyelids,” he said. “Amniotic membrane also appears
to be an excellent material for promoting healing of inflamed or
damaged corneal tissue resulting from conditions such as non-healing
shield ulcers.”

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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%).
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.
The Business Council of NYS has also endorsed it, despite voicing reservations about adding to NYs already high debt load. Half the funding will go to transit projects in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority region and the other half to bridges, roads, airports and other transportation facilities outside NYC.

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Calling all ethnic and cultural organizations Cultural Festival 2000 is renting booth space to local ethnic and cultural organizations for $20. The space includes one 8-foot table, table linens, two chairs, a sign and program listing. Organizations can offer free food samples or charge for them, if they wish. Commercial organizations, such as ethnic restaurants, can rent a booth for $100 and offer free food samples or charge for them. The festival will be 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 19 at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. For more information call 632-7490.
ONE of the cooks who had the greatest influence on me in my girlhood was not a cook at all, or even a real person. She was Lady Addle, that wonderful fictional character of the Forties, a distressed noblewoman struggling against the austerities of the Home Front in the second world war, whose exploits I discovered on the bookshelves at home. I feel rather like Lady Addle about salmon. Salmon, as she might have said, is not what it was. Once an expensive delicacy, it has now, like chicken, become flavourless, factory-farmed fast food. Yet supermarket salmon is an essential staple food; it is cheap, nutritious, neatly packaged in fillets and steaks and is on every list of the ten healthiest things you can eat, along with broccoli, brazil nuts and dried Hunza apricots. So, the domestic cook must bring the resolution of a Lady Addle to those sad, artificially orange little bits of fish. My favourite method is to cook salmon fillets, individually wrapped in foil, for about 15 or 20 minutes in an oven heated to about 180C. It is quicker to roast them uncovered in a hot oven for about 8-10 minutes or to grill them on a hot metal sheet or Le Creuset (or similar) dish for 6-7 minutes. But baking in foil is the simplest method, the least smelly and the least likely to make the salmon dry. I think the fish actually improves by waiting for a while in its foil parcels, if you take it out when still slightly underdone. This leaves plenty of time to do something about the rest of supper and even about some sort of sauce - always the problem for the hard-pressed domestic cook, who has no time for serious sauces.

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Newspaper and media company Mirror Group appointed Mr Victor Blank as its chairman yesterday, replacing Sir Robert Clark who is retiring after six years with the company. The move was welcomed by analysts who said that Mr Blanks arrival could herald a period of change at the group, which has seen its shares underperform the market in recent months. The Mirror Group, which publishes The Birmingham Post, The Mirror and Sunday Mirror, said that Mr Blank, former chairman and chief executive of Charterhouse bank and deputy chairman of Great Universal Stores, would start work today.

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Unwanted facial hair is a common condition that often goes untreated. Women most often seek treatment, but men may also have concerns about this problem. (1) In most cases, a severe underlying medical condition is not the cause of unwanted facial hair. Its presence, however, causes significant psychologic stress and may lead patients to resort to uncomfortable and often expensive means of removal. During the anagen phase, mitotic activity in the hair bulb and dermal papilla resumes and forms the new hair shaft, pushing out the old inactive hair, or club hair, as the new hair advances. The matrix cells, which form the new hair, multiply rapidly and ascend into the follicular canal, dehydrate, and form the growing shaft. The visible hair shaft is composed of an outer cuticle, the cortex and, sometimes, a core of compact, keratinized cells, all of which are made of protein. (2-5)
Q Im tired of shaving every single day. Has laser hair removal improved at all over the past couple of years, and is it right for me? * Lasers work best on dark hair and light skin. The low-energy light targets pigment in the hair follicle, damaging it enough to slow down future growth. The light is attracted to color like a magnet, Gilmore explains. Since blonde hair doesnt have much pigment, the laser wont gravitate toward it as well as it would dark-colored hair. And if your skin is naturally dark or tanned (even from self-tanners), the laser wont detect dark hair against it. * You wont get instant results. Hair cycles through one growth phase and two dormant phases, usually within two to four months total. So as more hair grows in, youll need additional treatments, about four weeks apart.

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Bourgets of Arizona owner Tim Halmekangas commented: By the addition of the Blue Sky rental program to our existing custom motorcycle sales, service, parts and clothing, we believe we have hit a home run for our Scottsdale customers and also for our business. The rental program has added thousands of dollars in rental income and gift certificate sales in just our first week on the Blue Sky rental program. Enabling our customers to rent the most sought after motorcycles in the industry has enhanced our entire business. We are looking forward to a long-term and prosperous relationship with Blue Sky Motorcycle Rentals. Blue Sky CEO Wayne (Lumpy) Ordakowski commented: By the addition of Scottsdale to our Phoenix footprint, Blue Sky now has two stores in Phoenix that work together to fill all of our customer needs. Our Avondale, Ariz., store is moving to within two blocks of Sky Harbor Airport and will offer free airport pick-up and return and will also offer ATV rentals. The participation of Bourgets of Arizona in Scottsdale expands Blue Skys coverage to the northern and eastern Valley areas of the Phoenix region. It is an absolute win-win-win situation for all involved. Blue Sky is also in active negotiations to expand its operations to a major West Coast destination which will be announced once finalized. Bourgets of Arizona motorcycles are built by Bourgets Bike Works Inc., a privately owned custom/production motorcycle manufacturer in Phoenix. Operating out of a 36,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, Bourgets is a leader in the production of top-of-the-line luxury custom motorcycles. Blue Sky Motorcycle Rentals is a Founding Member of the National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA) and a partner company of MBA Holdings Inc. (MBAH).
Motorcycle clothing maker Fairchild Sports has a message for men: Chicks dig bikes, too. The company, a unit of McLean, Va.-based Fairchild Corp., is going after women with a line of clothing dubbed “G.” The company added the word “online” to the Web address to prevent folks from taking a wrong turn, said Jennifer Pantle, account executive for the G line, which is made by Fairchild Sports Tustin-based IFW unit.

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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.
- 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.
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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Former Hollywood hellraiser CHRISTIAN SLATER not only relaunched his acting career, but also fell for wife RYAN HADDON while trying to shake off his dependency problems in 1998. The actor is said to have instantly fallen in love with the television executive and actress. They now have a three- year-old son, Jaden Christopher. ANTHONY HOPKINS risked his marriage after falling for his Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor, actress JOYCE INGALLS (right) at a meeting in Hollywood. He said: I am feeling a love for life because of Joyce. Though he returned to his wife it wasnt for long, as hes now with Stella Arroyave (left). Fickle man.
A typical punishment used to be “six of the best” from the house captain in front of the whole school, and for really serious crimes, instant expulsion. But now Eton College, the most famous public school in the world, has decided to alter its approach to one of the worst of schoolboy crimes - drug-taking. From next month, the school that since its foundation in 1440 has educated generations of royalty and produced 19 prime ministers, will launch a Priory-style drug rehab programme for its well-heeled teenage pupils. “In the past year, we have lost a couple of boys to drugs. I have no doubt that drugs are a significant temptation to our pupils,” said Mr Little. “We are revising our policy so that pupils of concern can attend counselling and rehabilitation programmes.”

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How does it work? Lets compare it with a typical scenario. Mom and Dad are getting a divorce, and they cant agree on anything. Each of them goes to a lawyer to find out what their rights and obligations are. First, the lawyers explain the law, and then send them to mediation to see what they can settle. Mediation is unsuccessful, and the parents go back to the lawyers. Second, the lawyers try negotiating between themselves, but still cant resolve the issues. So, the lawyers launch into the third stage — the litigation process. They hold examinations for discovery and may bring interim court applications. Both sides may hire experts to support their positions. They line up the witnesses, and everyone heads down to the courthouse. There, a judge hears about the family for a few hours or a few days, and makes a decision everyone has to live with for the rest of their lives. The litigation process is expensive, time-consuming, and emotionally draining, with no guarantee that either party will be happy with the outcome. In CFL, the process stops short of the litigation stage — both parties and their lawyers sign a written contract confirming that none of them will go to court under any circumstances. They must negotiate their own settlement. Instead of using their resources to do battle against one another, they jointly hire a team of experts to help them solve their problems. Mom and Dad may meet with a therapist to help them put aside the emotional issues of the divorce. The therapist may work on improving their communication skills so that meetings are more productive. Mom and Dad may also hire a child specialist to identify their childrens needs, and help them build a parenting plan that meets those needs. Mom and Dad both agree to make full financial disclosure, and they may hire a financial planner to help them sort out the dollars and cents of their divorce. The financial planner might present budget alternatives, or present a range of financial planning alternatives. All these experts are neutral third parties and do not favour one side over the other. The lawyers serve several functions in the CFL process. They must make sure each client sticks to the contract and negotiates in good faith. For example, if one learns that his/her client is withholding information, he or she must advise the other side that the process is at an end (to preserve solicitor-client privilege, they reveal no details of the problem). The lawyers also supervise the process, and coordinate the joint hiring of the third party experts. They set the agenda for the four-way meetings with the other party. They familiarize themselves with their own clients needs and fears, and give him or her independent legal advice. When the process is successful, they write up the terms of the negotiated settlement.
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Family Law and Family Values. Mavis Maclean, ed. Oxford, United Kingdom, and Portland, OR: Hart Publishing, 2005. Pp. xi+342. $80.00 cloth; $44.00 paper. It is the nature of expectations about family relationships, and the extent to which the values that are incorporated in family law coincide with these expectations, that is the subject of this rich collection of 18 essays edited by Maclean. Like the previous two volumes on family law that Maclean edited, this one is also based on meetings held at the International Institute for the Sociology of Law in Onati, Spain and, like its predecessors, the approach here is interdisciplinary and its scope is European and North American. The book is divided into five sections. The first presents different approaches to the study of the nature of family values alongside those values put in place by legal systems; the next three chapters deal with the regulation of the relationships between adults and children, adult couples, and adult children and elderly parents, respectively; while the final chapter deals with diversity and standardization in family values and family law.

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OREM — Fifteen-year-old Katie Arrington began reading graphic novels about two years ago and was inspired. “I just picked up one one day and I said, Hey, this is pretty cool. I dont have to read a lot of words. The pictures are right here for me.” Arrington is among millions of Americans drawn to a 30-year-old genre of literature thats entering the mainstream.
Step Up Love Story: Futari Etchi. By Katsu Aki. Japanese edition: Tokyo: Hakusensha, 1997-. Paper, $10.99/ volume. French edition: Boulogne: Senpai/Pika Edition, 2004-. Paper, 7.1 Euro/volume. Step Up Love Story is a Japanese graphic novel (in Japanese, manga), now up to volume 19 in Japan. So far, volumes up to 11 have been translated into French and a good many into Spanish and German. It has not been translated into English. This review is based on the French edition. Why are we reviewing a Japanese-language manga series readable to us only in French? Because its something most pointedly NOT available in America: a unique, engaging, and quite intriguing blend of sex manual and erotic soap opera.
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Marilyn Willms Marilyn Willms — has joined the Tom Lane Team as a Realtor associate, along with Tom Lane, Sharon Markley, Michele Loeffler, Wayne Wischropp and John Lane at Realty Executives of Topeka.
Real estate 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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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.
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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Simply being here, at the bottom of the driveway, just beyond the verge of the property line, feels like a trespass of some kind. This is not just private property. It is the property of the most private man in America, perhaps the last private person in America. The silence surrounding this place is not just any silence. It is the work of a lifetime. It is the work of renunciation and determination and expensive litigation. It is a silence of self-exile, cunning and contemplation. In its own powerful, invisible way, the silence is in itself an eloquent work of art. It is the Great Wall of Silence that J D Salinger has built around himself. It is not a passive silence; its a palpable, provocative silence. Its the kind of silence people make pilgrimages to witness, to challenge. Its a silence we both respect and resent, a lure and a reproof. Something draws us to it, makes us interrogate it, test it. Theres a line in Mao II, Don DeLillos novel about a Salinger-like reclusive writer who wonders: Why are so many so obsessed with my invisibility, my hiddenness, my absence?
Clock is running — Legislators convened Wednesday for the 31st day of their session, out of 90 allotted by the state constitution. Property taxes — The House Taxation Committee heard testimony on two proposals designed to limit the annual increases in property taxes. Park fees — The House agreed to charge the elderly and disabled to enter state parks but dumped the idea of charging them for hunting and fishing licenses.

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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.
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.

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Business/Technology Editors SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 12, 2000 With this appointment, Curry is reunited with his former colleague, David I. Beatson, Chairman, president and CEO of SupplyLinks. Curry and Beatson have worked together for over 12 years in various capacities and are best known for the financial turn around of Emery Worldwide. After being appointed president and CEO of Emery in 1991, Curry brought Beatson on board as vice president of sales and marketing. Working closely together, they repositioned the companys focus and developed new vertical marketing and business development strategies that led to a return to profitability in 1992. SupplyLinks is employing a similar vertical marketing strategy in its business plan.
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PLUS workshop examines hard market for legal liability, jump in law suits Lawyers malpractice insurance rates are on the rise, primarily due to a prolonged soft market that had to flatten out sooner or later, and partly due to a legal system that is growing more complex every day.
Lawyers, it seems, have discovered public relations, and it delights them to no end. When they write a press release, they dont have to prove anything they say. When their press release lands on an editors desk, the editor sees a hot little local story. Railroads, as a rule, dont comment on cases under litigation, so the story goes totally unchallenged even if the editor takes the time to ask for comment. Even if the railroad did try to comment, how can you keep on top of situations over tens of thousands of miles and respond promptly enough to meet an editors deadline? Taint easy, and the lawyers know it. An old dodge among lawyers is to harp constantly about irrelevant points to make a witness look bad. For example, a friend witnessed a crime. On the witness stand, the defendants lawyer pelted her with questions about exactly how many feet she was away from the road, the sidewalk, the nearest stop light and on and on. When she didnt have the distance down to feet and inches, he bellowed that she didnt even know where she was that day, so why should a jury believe her? By focusing on totally irrelevant or only slightly relevant points, the lawyer distracts from the real issues. And if lawyers can get away with that in a courtroom, just think how far theyre willing to stretch in a press release.
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Marylanders have access to some of the finest health care in the country from internationally renowned institutions, top-quality community hospitals and private-sector providers in every specialty. Marylands 48 acute hospitals in 2003 admitted 639,534 patients, treated 2.14 million patients in emergency rooms and assisted in 64,660 births, according to the Maryland Hospital Association. People whose jobs are related to health care provide an enormous economic boost for Maryland, said Nancy Fiedler, senior vice president for communications for the hospital association.
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The joys of flying on your birthday have been much discussed in this column: cakes, champagne and even upgrades can be laid on for the celebrant. But Kate Thorman of Oxford found that becoming 12 provided her with a Catch-22 problem. “So, on the one hand Kate is old enough to pay the adult fare, but on the other hand she is too young to travel without a paid escort,” says her exasperated father. At this point, Mr Thorman gave up and booked with another airline; then poor Kate found her birthday flight delayed by four hours at Birmingham airport. “Come back, Gorbachev, all is forgiven,” pleads Philip Robinson of Sheffield. “The last time I visited my friend in Minsk, this city was in the USSR. I flew to Moscow, took a train to Minsk, and all was well.”
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.

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Sales of home entertainment software will have a bright future if theres a theater in every home. If current sales trends hold true, quite a few homes in United States will have their own little theaters, thanks largely to DVD video. Powered by DVD video player sales, sales of home theater hardware jumped 11% to $9.5 billion in 1999, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. Sales of DVD players grew faster than any other CE product in 1999, rocketing up 170% to $1.1 billion for 1999 from $407 million in 1998.
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In Print THANKSGIVING WITH THE PILGRIMSWhen Stevie decides he doesnt believe in Santa and publicly says so, worldwide naughtiness surges. So Santa decides to make a believer out of Stevie by taking him on a behind-the-scenes look at Kringle Industries. Author James Solheim and illustrator Barry Gott fill Santas Secrets Revealed: All Your Questions Answered About Santas Super Sleigh, His Flying Reindeer, and Other Wonders with lots of humor and imagination. For ages 5-8. 40 pp. $15.95 from Carolrhoda Books. To order call 800-328-4929.

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Now that weathers nice, what better way to let the kids get air and keep them out of their parents hair than to let them play in their very own inflatable bounce house? The inflatable bouncers come in various themes such as jungle gyms, castles, sports arenas and even a SpiderMan 2 bouncer, available for $199.99 at Target.com. Each is made with heavy-duty puncture-resistant material and mesh walls for child safety. Retailers such as Wal-Mart, Target and Kmart offer a variety of inflatable bouncers in stores and on their Web sites. Prices range from $24.73 for smaller-sized bouncers, such as the Jump-o-lene Jump-n-gym, to $488 for the LittleTikes Super Spiral bouncer.
Feature Editors Whether you like to build, get wet, play with dolls or pretend youre a superhero the Toy Wishes Spring Hot Dozen has something for you! Toy Wishes, The Ultimate Guide to Family Entertainment, today announced the much-anticipated Hot Dozen in its latest Spring issue.
Global Licensing Leader Delivers Innovative, First-of-Its-Kind Programs With Emerson, Cougar Golf, Buster Brown, Fortune Fashions and More As the words premier toy company - today and tomorrow - Mattel Brands has been a first-mover across many categories and media platforms to further extend our brands outside of the traditional toy aisle and engage kids and families with innovative brand experiences, said Richard Dickson, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing, Media and Entertainment, Mattel Brands. Our portfolio of brands - including brands with generations of heritage and success, as well as the toy industrys hottest emerging brands - is among the strongest in the industry and continues to grow with best-in-class partners, unprecedented strategic programs and unique retail experiences that benefit our consumers and retail partners. Always a leader in forging new trends, Mattel Brands proudly announces exciting news spanning across a myriad of licensed product categories, including apparel, footwear, accessories, home decor, electronics, sporting goods, publishing, automotive, outdoor play products and personal care and beauty.

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Get a shot in the arm If you cant remember the last time you got a tetanus shot, you might want to celebrate next weeks National Public Health Week with a visit to the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment, 301 S. Union Blvd. The department is offering free tetanus shots to adults next week, April 3-7. A tetanus booster is recommended every five to 10 years for adults.
Monday May 5, 2003 will go down in history as a day to remember in employment law. It was the day the long-debated amendments to the Health Safety in Employment Act finally came into effect. Why is this new legislation so important? The term “workplace stress” took on a whole new significance, with new obligations for employers, and potentially serious financial consequences for those who ignore them. Workplace stress is no longer simply a sad fact of life. It is now an officially recognised and legislated “workplace hazard”, with the amendments extending the definitions of “harm” and “hazard” to include physical and mental harm caused by work-related stress. A cursory reading of the new legislation might be enough to instantly treble employers workplace stress, but a deeper understanding goes some way to restoring mental equilibrium. The Occupational Safety and Health booklet, Healthy work, Managing Stress in the Workplace, tells employers that “there is only a requirement to manage work stressors or the individuals stressed situation where you can be reasonably expected to know about the stress. Even then the obligation is only to do what is reasonably practicable in the circumstances.”

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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.
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Police to offer course — A one-day class offered by the Topeka Police Department in January and February will enable motorists to improve their defensive driving skills and possibly lower their vehicle insurance rates. Police will offer the course from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays Jan. 15 and Feb. 19 at police headquarters, 320 S. Kansas Ave. Participation costs $10 and is open to people 15 years and older. Each participant must have a valid drivers license and bring it to the class. Registration forms may be picked up in the police department lobby. Applications will be accepted through Jan. 7 for the Jan. 15 class and through Feb. 11 for the Feb. 19 class.
By Hal Lockard A half dozen drivers took advantage Saturday of a defensive driving course offered by the Topeka Police Department. Lt. Ron Brown said drivers signed up for the class, and because the session coincided with a Kansas State University football game, they opted to skip their lunch break and get through the class in time for the end of the game.

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The English Golf Union has been awarded pounds 650,000 from the National Lottery towards the construction and development of the teaching academy at its National Golf Centre at Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire.
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CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA Whether you have your sights set on an ideal location for a large automotive facility or a regional headquarters, the Central South Carolina region can help turn your vision into reality. With a wide variety of sites, including the largest certified megasite on the Eastern Seaboard at approximately 1,263 acres, the Central South Carolina region is fertile ground for companies looking for abundant access to intellect, interstates, incentives, and infrastructure. Santee Cooper was established in 1934 by state enabling legislation to provide power to stimulate South Carolinas rural, agrarian economy. Today it is the source of power for more than 2 million South Carolinians. This number includes more than 156,000 retail customers in Berkeley, Georgetown, and Horry counties, the municipalities in Bamberg and Georgetown counties, more than 30 large industries, a major military base, and customers of all 20 electric cooperatives in the state.
DESTINATION. The automotive industry is zooming in South Carolina, its acceleration boosted by government-sponsored initiatives designed to bolster the states economy. The Governor challenged the Department of Commerce to keep the momentum going by creating 25,000 new jobs this year. He outlined several proposals to stimulate new growth, including the creation of a fund using $40 million of lottery proceeds to develop centers of excellence at South Carolina universities and the enactment of legislative incentives for a $100 million venture capital pool for growth and development of new technology companies. One new center of excellence is expected to be an automotive center at Clemson, where the latest automotive technologies and designs can be tested by top engineers and students. He hopes that as a result of this center, South Carolina will become a leader in new automotive engineering jobs.

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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.
But insecurity can be turned into opportunity, at least for small and medium-sized enterprises. Of course there has to be the usual disclaimer that every trade is different, but there are several common themes. The general principle that links them is that uncertainty helps the small and nimble at the expense of the large and sluggish. For example, one of the effects is for larger companies to outsource more. The greater the insecurity about future demand, the greater the need to reduce fixed costs. This creates opportunities for smaller firms to spring up to service the larger ones. Another effect is that new niches emerge. Changing technology has created lots of opportunities for companies that service the new technologies - help on websites has been perhaps the most obvious example - but the greater the uncertainty the more all businesses need to find niches where profitability will not be savaged. They cannot necessarily find these niches themselves, so they need help.
Colm Kelly and Caitriona McCarthy of PricewaterhouseCoopers on the opportunities and pitfalls of doing business in China Other businesses are investigating ways of improving the competitiveness of their Irish operations by outsourcing production or sourcing raw materials and components. There are significant opportunities both for foreign businesses seeking to establish a presence in China and expand their existing operations. However, despite these opportunities, unprepared businesses continue to face serious challenges and therefore, remain cautious about expanding into China. China has a unique legal, political and business environment and foreign investors should understand what to expect before doing business there. Not only are rules and regulations subject to change and interpretation, there may also be local practices to consider. Companies should understand whether their proposed business operations are encouraged, restricted or prohibited under current Chinese regulations, as this will impact the type of investment vehicle used to enter the Chinese market. Although vast, the Chinese market is regional, highly fragmented and has a poor transportation network which may cause difficulties for foreign investors trying to sell their products nationally. Furthermore, tax rates and policies vary as numerous designated zones throughout China offer preferential tax rates and incentives. As a result, many investors start in one location and then expand to other locations as required.

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SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 26, 1998–DigitalThink Inc., the leading producer and distributor of Web-based training for information technology professionals, today announced that it has expanded its Microsoft technical courses to include a complete track for students who are preparing for the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) exams. Students can now prepare for the MCSE certification exams using DigitalThinks tutor-supported Web-based training. The emergence of online training providers, like DigitalThink, offers another solid training solution to meet customers needs for the way they want to learn, said Nancy Lewis, general manager of worldwide training and certification at Microsoft. DigitalThinks training courses for the MCSE track are both effective and convenient and let IT professionals learn from wherever they have a Web connection.
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