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* How often should I see my health care professional during pregnancy? * What kinds of regular diagnostic tests can I expect to have during my pregnancy? The tests at your regular monthly visits with your health care professional likely will include blood tests to check for your blood type, Rh factor, anemia, immunity to rubella (German measles), hepatitis B virus and some sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Your health care professional may ask whether youve been tested for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. If you havent been tested, they might suggest you have one, regardless of whether you are in a high-risk category or not. A urine test may be a routine part of every prenatal visit. Results from urine tests give information about sugar (which could be a sign of diabetes), protein (which could signal potential kidney problems) and signs of infection. The first visit also may include a Pap test to detect changes in the cervix that could be an early sign of cancer.
A revolutionary device that tells anxious mothers-to-be exactly when they are about to give birth could be on sale within the year. The labour prediction kit promises to end the agonising uncertainty experienced by expectant women in the final weeks of pregnancy. Its backers claim the labour predictor will one day be as commonplace as the home pregnancy test. It will be available over the counter in chemists for between pounds 20 and pounds 70.

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Free gardening classes Mark your calendars: The Colorado State University Extension Service offers free gardening classes this month. Choose between daytime and evening sessions, Tuesdays 2-4 p.m., or Wednesdays 6:30- 8:30 p.m. in the Extension Service conference room, 305 S. Union Blvd. Classes include: “Native Plants,” Tuesday and Wednesday; “Perennials, Groundcovers and Bulbs,” March 21 and 22; “Vertical Gardening for Small Spaces,” March 28 and 29; “Annuals and Container Gardening,” April 4 and 5. To register, call 636-8923.
Study unusual plants Tour four private Broadmoor gardens July 8 for ideas on growing unusual trees, shrubs, grasses, perennials and annuals. Cost is $20, with discounts offered for groups. For information, call The Broadmoor Garden Club, 471-2148. Tickets can be purchased the day of the event at the Bank at Broadmoor, 155 Lake Ave. Garden locations will be provided with the tickets.
DO YOUR FLOWERS SEEM:/ Out of place? When you plant flowers and shrubs, do they seem out of place or unnatural? Then you may be interested in the annual Horticulture Magazine Symposium on Landscape Design, titled “Fitting in Naturally - Garden Designing with a Sense of Place.” The event Tuesday is sponsored by and held at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York St., Denver. Cost is $95 for Denver Botanic members, $99 for Horticulture magazine subscribers and $109 for nonmembers. Call (800) 395-1901 to register. Theres more going on in Denver: Feb. 5-13, the 41st annual Colorado Garden Home Show will feature more than 10,000 blooming flowers among the 900 booths filling the Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St. One of the highlights is right at the entry - a 5,500- square-foot “Millennium Gold Mine Garden,” featuring a 50-foot-long mineshaft visitors can walk through and look down on a waterfall. There also are many how-to clinics.

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The combination of summer temperatures, a hot car overhead and lack of air movement make the pit an uncomfortable work environment. Except for summer temperatures, the new lift system eliminates those issues and Chad Sanders, store manager at a recently opened super-center in Palmetto, Fla., where the lifts are in place, said he expects employee morale in the Tire and Lube Express to benefit.
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Voice and data enterprise equipment dominated with the largest dollar value in the equipment category in 1999. Computer-telephone integration hardware and software was up more than 66 percent from 1998 figures, and groupware was up 31.8 percent. High-speed data transmission technologies remained a fast-growing category.
British Telecommunications (BT) has chosen CrossKeys Networks Ltds Resolve Ni software to manage the performance of its telecomms network.
Despite its recent dramatic downturn, telecommunications is poised for a revolutionary resurgence, thanks to four technologies that will make it more personal and decentralized. The winners will be you and those companies that dont cling to the past. Four concurrent, very different but strong trends will combine to force a shift as big as Bells invention in the first place. Unlicensed spectrum, ad hoc networks, things that link, and asynchronous communications will turn telecommunications upside down. It is too easy to dismiss the current and dramatic downturn in the industry as a combination of overbuilding, flattened growth, license fees, badly managed debt, and inflated valuations. These reasons are so plentiful that it is natural to assume the underlying industry and technology would be stable, if only we could manage it right. That is not true. In parallel with these tumultuous socioeconomic times, there are less evident but deeper technological changes ahead.

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THE father-in-law retired from the health service after over 40 years in the job. But as much as Ive squinted in the past couple of days I figure I still have a good 25 years to go yet.

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Where Creativity and Capital Meet Using Untapped Collateral and Nontraditional Payment Terms Three significant requirements are needed for a client to utilize monetization financing: 1) an assignment of/or an absolute and unconditional promise to pay from an investment-grade obligor or an acceptable substitute financial instrument backing the transaction, 2) a predictable cash flow, and 3) a date-certain payment. An investment-grade obligor for this program is typically rated by SP and Moodys with an acceptable rating. There are exceptions and substitutes, however, for these rating criteria. If a company is not rated, there are alternate procedures to qualify said obligor. An obligor is typically a customer or other third party who has contractually agreed to make payments to the client or guarantee payments for the client within a term of 1-30 years. In one sense, monetization financing can be viewed as a longer-term variation of factoring without the high cost and other major differences associated with factoring.

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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.
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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OREM — A hypnotherapy lecture at Utah Valley State College that had been scheduled for last week has been changed. The lecture will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in the Liberal Arts Building, Room 105. It is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Aaron Wood at 801-592-7912.
HypnotherapyHypnotherapy is a combination of hypnosis and therapeutic intervention . The therapist leads the patient to positive change while the patient is deeply relaxed in a state of heightened suggestibility called trance.
Cognitive Hypnotherapy. Thomas E. Dowd. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson (2002). 240 pages, $40. Reviewed by: Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D., ABPP, Philadelphia, PA. Until recently, there has been little in the CT literature on the use of hypnosis (Golden et al., 1987). In the language of the laterality of brain functions, cognitive therapy has emphasized “left brain” thinking as opposed to “right brain” creativity and imagination. In Cognitive Hypnotherapy, Tom Dowd successfully changes this emphasis-adding “right brain” to what was mostly a “left brain” art. For CT and CBT practitioners, Cognitive Hypnotherapy offers options for expanding the scope and flexibility of their practice by adding hypnosis to it. For clinical hypnosis practitioners, this book models efficient ways of integrating cognitive restructuring and reframing techniques with direct and indirect, permissive, hypnosis trance induction and therapeutic suggestion techniques.

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Water, water everywhere was the unpleasant sight that greeted Elaine and Ralph Giuffre whenever it rained. Their rear garden lies downhill from a neighboring house, and runoff turned their lawn into a perpetual bog in winter. Its a problem that faces many homeowners with hillside lots. This style of drain is a trench up to 2 feet wide and 4 feet deep, with 4-inch perforated pipe running along the bottom. Gravel or decorative stones fill the trench to ground level. The idea is for water to move quickly down to the pipe and be carried away before it has a chance to enter the adjacent soil. To keep dirt from clogging the drain, Rogers used a fiberglass cloth soil separator over the pipe. Close to the hillside, rogers added a rtaining wall and brick planters to make a level site for the drain. Beneath the steps between the planters, one surface-mounted drain ties into the main line. For additional protection, he ringed the lawn with a shallow concrete trough that leads into the main drain. Bricks cover the trough, but openings between the bricks allow water to reach it.
CHICAGO — With the largest group of lawn and garden product exhibitors at the National Hardware Show composed of decorative accessory vendors, theres no doubt that consumer interest has evolved beyond basic lawn care. Outdoor living trends have quickly made their mark on this $33.5 billion industry, blurring the lines between home improvement and decor. The largest supplier, Pennington Seed, has seen sales double within the past year, and the category as a whole grow in the range of 12%. New from the company were specialized bird feeders, such as the Quik Feeder, which dispenses different sized seeds, and decorative feeders that combine wood and plastic. The Hayes Company, which showed off several new feeders using colored glass, specializes in garden decor.
Copper sculptures that spray out unique designs of water are almost too artistic to be called sprinklers. Theyve made the transition from functional to fashionable, and retailers as well as vendors expect these products to capture consumers attention next spring. The Garden Garnish line by Nelson features whirling copper sprinklers with circular designs incorporating a raindrop, hummingbird, sun face, flower and gazing ball. Retail prices will range from $59 to $79. “Its a sculpture as well as a piece that is functional,” said Shelley Gullifor, an assistant sales manager for Nelson, during an interview at the Hardware Show in Chicago last month.

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1928 ~ 2003 Adolf Niedermeier, 74, passed away July 22, 2003. He was born August 8, 1928 in Sasbach, Germany to Hilda and Karl Niedermeier. Married Alice Fetsch May 19, 1951.
GREELEY — Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Johns Catholic Church here for Jai Lickteig, 28, Greeley, who died Friday, March 5, 1999, at the home of a relative in Garnett. A coroner was notified and investigation is continuing. He was a member of St. Johns Catholic Church in Greeley. Survivors include a son, Ethan Lickteig, at home; a daughter, Ashlynn Lickteig, at home; his stepfather and mother, Lonnie and Diane Pebley, Elizabeth, Colo.; brothers, Brandan Lickteig, Denver, and Bryan Lickteig and Sean Lickteig, both in Greeley; and sisters, Nicole Lickteig, Denver, and Elizabeth Lickteig, Greeley. Burial will be in St. Johns Catholic Cemetery in Greeley. A wake service will be held at 7 p.m. today at the church. Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel, a funeral home in Garnett, is in charge of arrangements.
SARASOTA, Fla. DENVER — Clockwork Home Services, Inc. (Clockwork), one of North Americas fastest growing operators of home services franchises, today announced the promotion of George Donaldson to vice president of operations - plumbing and electrical. Mr. Donaldson will be based in Denver, Colorado, and will work with the following company-owned franchises: Benjamin Franklin Plumbing[R] in Denver, Indianapolis and Nashville; Mister Sparky Americas On-Time Electrician[R] in Atlanta and Denver; and One Hour Heating Air Conditioning[R] in Denver and Nashville. In his capacity as Vice President of Operations, Mr. Donaldson will also serve as the general manager of Candlelight Service Company in Denver, a Clockwork-owned company. Candlelight was acquired by Clockwork in September 2007 and operates under the Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, One Hour Air Heating Conditioning and Mister Sparky franchise brands. Prior to his new promotion, Mr. Donaldson worked at Candlelight for the last nine years and, under his leadership, helped the company realize double-digit annual sales growth. We are excited to welcome George to Clockworks team and, given his impressive accomplishments in the home services business, we know hell make significant contributions to Clockworks future growth and to our customers, said Jim Abrams, CEO, Clockwork Home Services, Inc.

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AbstractKey words: Reservation gaming, land tenure, wealth acquisition, tribal entrepreneurial activity, entrepreneurial adaptationThe Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA) was inspired by a desire to increase tribal employment and educational opportunities, thus reducing the chronic poverty of reservations while maintaining a degree of tribal self-governance. Research indicates some short-term benefits. Reservations with casino gaming have increased tribal employment, reduced tribal welfare rolls, increased childrens educational levels (Vinje, 1996; Blackwell, 2001), and in a few cases, such as the Foxwoods Resort and Casino of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe in Connecticut, have made tribal members wealthy (Eisler, 2001). The long-term economic benefits of Indian casinos, however, are still hotly debated within both the tribal structure and the community of academic researchers (e.g., Harvey, 1996; Mezey, 1996).
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Every year, a local group looks for new ways to educate the community about the living conditions on impoverished American Indian reservations. One Nation Walking Together is recreating games that have been played on reservations for hundreds of years. Volunteers are making sticks and stones and dice games that will be played — and sold — at the groups annual fundraiser, which will be held 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on May 21 during an Armed Forces Day celebration at Memorial Park.

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POWER OF ATTORNEY B 6734 P 1648 _ Elaine Hess to Dianna Sucher, .
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BUTCH FELKER Mayor Butch Felker, right, leaves the office of District Attorney Robert Hecht with his attorney, Mike Francis, after Fridays meeting.

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FOR attorneys Scott Weston and Robert Nachshin, theres no such thing as a last word on pre-nuptial agreements. Last week, Weston and Nachshin issued a second edition of their 2004 book, I Do, You Do. But Just Sign Here: A Quick and Easy Guide to Cohabitation, Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements. My view is everybody should at least explore whether or not a prenuptial agreement would be right for them, Weston said, noting that tangible assets arent the only thing at stake. Intellectual properties, like a screenplay or business idea, can manifest themselves into future earnings, he said.
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Climb Everest, become a lion tamer, or buy a car. Statistically, whats the most dangerous thing that you could possibly do? You wont be surprised to hear it is probably buying a used car. Just think of what could go wrong - it could fall apart, or break down, or maybe just not be an appropriate vehicle. Whatever happens, it will cost a fortune to sort out. That is why used-car warranties were invented. “You only get what you pay for,” says Mark Barton, RAC marketing executive, who is adamant that a cheap warranty means spartan protection if something goes wrong. “Consumers have to read the small print and negotiate longer- term cover. Some dealers fob customers off with three months, but you should negotiate for 12 months or more. Of course, anything backed by the RAC is a first-class warranty.” Hes right of course - if you dont read about the level of cover before you take the car, you cant moan if it breaks down and youre left in the lurch. Legally, when buying from a dealer there is an implication - provided you pay the retail price and provided phrases such as “sold without warranty”, or “sold as seen” are not used - that the dealer will ensure the car survives satisfactorily for three months. If a dealer includes a warranty in the price - “free” warranties do not exist - then it is a mechanical breakdown insurance (MBI) package. The insurance is based on variable factors such as the age and mileage of the car cross-referenced with maximum claim limits and all sorts of complicated exclusions. Technically, then, an MBI is not a warranty and dealers should not describe it as such, but they do.
`NOW is the best time to buy a used car, says Federation of Motorcar and Credit Companies of Malaysia President Datuk Tony Khor. He believes current used-car prices are at their most competitive. Of late, a few used-car buyers have been slashing prices. Apparently, used-car sales have tapered off recently. Has the National Automotive Policy (NAP) framework made used cars suddenly more affordable and competitive? Or can the recently announced tariff make an impact on used- car prices? `There is no direct correlation, Khor says of the used-car industry and the NAP. If new car prices are not or only marginally affected, then the demand for used cars in Malaysia would not be significantly different.

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CLEVELAND, June 16 /PRNewswire/ — Internet marketing continues to both expand and mature, offering several cost-effective strategies for entrepreneurs trying to build their business. These Internet marketing tips for entrepreneurs leverage the evolving online landscape, connecting entrepreneurs with customers and investors alike. Online visibility is critical to entrepreneurs engaged in fundraising, marketing and management team building activities. Search engine marketing (SEM) is one strategy for increasing web visibility and connecting with customers. SEM includes both pay-per-click (PPC) and search engine optimization (SEO).
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The aim is only to allow diplomats to carry out their functions with security and confidentiality, and also to recognise diplomats function as representatives of their country. It does not grant them freedom to flout local law, although they may be immune to local jurisdiction to enforce such laws. Contrary to a widespread belief, a diplomatic mission is not “extra-territorial”: it is, however, given the protection of inviolability within the receiving state. This rule refers to its premises and diplomatic dispatches. But all privileges and immunities are solely directed towards facilitating performance of diplomatic missions.
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government to boost debt relief for the worlds poorest countries. Gerhard Schroder, the new German Chancellor, proposed measures in line with earlier proposals by Gordon Brown, and offered more German funds to allow the IMF to speed up the international debt relief programme.
The African Development Bank president Omar Kabbaj and the Ugandan Minister of Sate for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Sam Kutesa, recently signed a debt relief agreement in Abidjan. Uganda is the first country to receive money under this initiative since it was established bi-laterally in 1996. The debt relief assistance is, according to the ADB, in recognition of Ugandas strong track record of economic management and policy reforms, which have, over the past decade, turned the country into one of the strongest performing economies in Africa.
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Data for June and July show the first signs of softening in the construction sector. According to seasonally adjusted data, the value of construction put in place in July was approximately at the same level as in June and thus 7.4% lower than in May. In the five months to May, the value of construction put in place was 38.7% higher than a year ago; in June and July the difference narrowed to 16.7%. Employment in the construction sector continued to rise. In 2006, the number of workers employed in the construction sector was 7.5% higher than in the previous year. In the first seven months of 2007 it surged by 11%. The hiring of foreign workers has also been on the increase (see SEM 7/2007: 11). The number of workers rose particularly in building completion and general construction, similarly as last year. In terms of worker status, sole proprietors and their employees recorded higher growth rates. Increasingly many firms face difficulties in finding labour. According to business trends in construction, 51% of construction firms reported “a shortage of skilled labour” as a limiting factor to production. If answers are weighted by the number of employees, this share is even higher (58%) - the highest in five years (since these data have been available). The shortage of skilled workers became a significant limiting factor in the second half of 2006 (see graph), coinciding with the boom in construction activity in that period.
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If you want to know if you have a marketable product, and a serious business on your hands, the local market is a good place to test the waters. Liz Light reports. Hundreds of start-up businesses in New Zealand have their first go at reaching customers when they take a stall at the local Saturday or Sunday market. The customers are there, feedback is immediate, and the costs of a stall and set-up are minimal. Many remain market size, some grow into tidy little businesses, and others turn into multimillion-dollar companies. The path-finding Otara Market in Auckland, inspired by the retail habits of local Pacific Island residents, was one of the first off the block, beginning in 1977 when a cluster of people formed to sell goods from the boots of their cars. The concept became so popular that others quickly joined in to sell a broader range of produce including vegetables, clothes and crafts. The market is now a Manukau City icon, a multicultural tourist attraction, and a bonding point for the Otara community.
Business Editors DUBLIN, Ireland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 23, 2004 The Rise of the Sports Marketing Industry: the 1990s Saw Sport Go Through a Renaissance with Increased Viewing Figures and Attendances Which Lead to Increased Money in Sport Through Sponsorships or Purchasing Broadcasting Rights
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Is your son climbing the walls, begging you to let him be Spiderman for Halloween this year? If so, youre not alone. Once again, the webbed superhero is one of the most popular costume choices for the Halloween season. But if you dont have an outfit ready, you may be out of luck. Stores across Utah Valley are selling out of popular costumes like Spidey. Here are some popular alternatives that can be quickly thrown together with clothes and items lying around the house:
In the game Katamnri Dnmacy, the King of All Cosmos, left (who is at least three kilometers tall), has destroyed all the stars in the sky and sent the Prince, right (who is five centimeters tall), to Earth to gather material to make new stars by rolling around a katamari, a magical sticky ball. The katamari picks uf> increasingly larger objects: push pins, ice cream cones, TV cameras, lamp posts, sumo wrestlers, bulldozers, sperm whales, and mountains. Fun, quirky, and surprisingly addictive, despite worlds stupidest premise.
A pirates sash, a musketeers blouse and a 1920s flapper girl fringe are some of the many costumes created out of Thad Hansens love of reading about the past. Hansen is owner of Salt Lake Costume, and in his business, researching history is a necessity in designing wardrobes for different time periods. As a youngster Thatcher read Hardy Boys books along with John Jakes “American Bicentennial Series,” which follows a family line through a number of centuries and adventures. But now some of his favorites are J.R.R. Tolkiens “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” as well as Alexander Dumas “Man in the Iron Mask” and “Count of Monte Cristo.” “Those books (Tolkiens) are well-done, and I kind of like fantasy- type books with different words,” said Hansen.

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The GNA History Committee is still looking for nurses caps for a permanent display at Headquarters. Before the tradition is forgotten, we want to preserve this bit of our history. We plan to exhibit the caps with the identity of the donor and the name of the School of Nursing. If you happen to be a nurse who wore a cap, then you know that each school had an identifiable and unique design. Please help us with this project! The caps that have been donated thus far include the following:
Children shouldnt put paper roll caps, ring caps, or strip caps in their pockets. Friction can ignite the caps, causing burns. Toy caps contain a small amount of a pyrotechnic material that ignites when struck and creates a loud noise and sparks. Toy caps also pose a noise hazard. Currently CPSCs regulations limit the decibel level of caps to no more than 158 decibels. A warning label is mandatory on caps in the 138 to 158 decibel level stating “WARNING - Do not fire closer than 1 foot to the ear. Do not use indoors.”

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PROPERTY OF THE WEEK WHATS OUTSIDE? An outstanding formal garden extending to 1.75 acres. Landscaped with a glazed gazebo, ponds, a stream, waterfall, deck and barbecue area. Views northwestwards take in Loch Lomond, Ben Lomond and the Arrochar hills.
More than Meets the Eye Risk managers dont have to satisfy a formal education requirement to get their jobs, but they still ought to be conversant with the content of insurance contracts. That familiarity, however, has a downside because it can be the source of a false sense of security. When they talk about appraisal under the terms of a property policy, textbooks, instructional materials and, instructors have, always had a tendency to presume that the parties have resolved all coverage issues before they resort to appraisal. Thats probably the effect of common sense lurking in the subconscious and exerting a powerful influence over what gets written or spoken. An appraisal is an expensive proposition and each party has to bear a share of the cost. Because the appraiser cant consider coverage issues, the thing to do is resolve them before incurring the expense of an appraisal. Thats just common sense.

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Up to one-fifth of people who have depression in England need help their GP cannot give, according to an estimate published by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.The Neglected Majority, a web site paper by Alan Cohen and John Hague, calls for a new type of service to meet the needs of this group.Alan Cohen, director of primary care at SCMH, said: Lord Layard recently described mental health as “Britains biggest social problem” and called for 10,000 new therapists to offer cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to people with depression and anxiety. Intermediate care offers a practical way of delivering those extra talking therapies while also helping people with their day-today needs such as work and housing.
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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are essentially closed-end real estate funds. They invest in commercial, office and/or residential properties. REITs typically generate high income (10%-to-15%) and some provide even higher returns. Because of their high yields, REITs are currently very popular. Lately, some REITs have been yielding over 10%. Here are some examples of REITs: Your stock broker should be able to provide more information. Money Digest publishes articles on REITs, income and royalty trusts on a regular basis.
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McLEAN, Va. (Bloomberg) — U.S. 30-year fixed home mortgage rates fell this week as the economy continued to grow at a steady pace with low inflation. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage decreased to 7.53 percent in the week ending Sept. 5, from 7.58 percent the previous week, Freddie Mac said Thursday. “Mortgage rates were down slightly with no compelling economic news to move the bond market,” said Robert Van Order, chief economist at Freddie Mac.
REFINANCED GRANDFATHERED DEBT QUADS AS grandfathered debt if the mortgage proceeds do not exceed the balance of the old mortgage prior to refinancing. Home mortgage interest expense is deductible if certain requirements are met. In general, mortgage interest expense is deductible only if the home is collateral for the debt (secured debt). If the borrower cannot pay the debt, the lender can use the home to satisfy the loan. Interest expense paid on home acquisition debt, home equity debt, and grandfather debt is generally considered deductible. A mortgage taken out after October 13, 1987, to acquire, build, or substantially improve a qualified residence is classified as home acquisition debt. Qualifying debt is limited to $1 million ($500,000 each for married filing separately). The $1 million limitation is reduced (but not below zero) by any grandfathered debt. If home acquisition debt is refinanced, the new debt will qualify as home acquisition debt only up to the balance of the old mortgage prior to refinancing. The interest attributable to the additional debt will be nondeductible personal interest unless it qualifies as home equity debt.
Housing experts are predicting that any increase in mortgage rates in 1997 will be more than matched by a rise in property prices. TSB says mortgage rates will have hit 8.25 per cent by the end of the year, pushing homebuying costs up to pounds 30.70 of every pounds 100 of take-home pay - pounds 5.10 more than we pay now. Mortgage broker John Charcol is even more pessimistic and expects mortgage rates to hit 8.75 per cent. But the costs, says leading housing analyst Rob Thomas of City firm UBS, should be more than met by soaring house prices.

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School physicals To celebrate National Community Health Centers Week, Community Health is offering a special rate for school and sports physicals. Through Sept. 1, the physicals will cost $25 - or less for those who qualify for further cost reductions. The usual charge is $71. The physicals are offered from 10 a.m.- noon and 3-8 p.m. weekdays at Community Healths Immediate Care Clinic, 2858 International Circle. No appointments are necessary. For information, call 630-6440, Ext. 6363.
Get a shot in the arm If you cant remember the last time you got a tetanus shot, you might want to celebrate next weeks National Public Health Week with a visit to the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment, 301 S. Union Blvd. The department is offering free tetanus shots to adults next week, April 3-7. A tetanus booster is recommended every five to 10 years for adults.

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Stop spending your nights grinding out hand-written proposals. Better bidding is just a click away. Estimating can make or break a business. Aim too low, and you wont make ends meet. Too high, and youll price yourself out of a job. Price it right, but take too long with the bid, and youll lose the job anyway. The fact is, the days of pencil-and-paper “eye it and ballpark” estimating are disappearing. Increasingly, todays contractors are turning to estimating software for this critical piece of their business.
People Logic Software Corp. A fact sheet about People Softs estimating software, Takeoff Classic, is available. The company says product items from millwork company catalogs can be selected and organized into rooms and elevations on the computer screen for easy navigation. The program calculates material and labor costs.

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For Alexander Rodchenko, the years following the Russian Revolution heralded not only vast social upheaval, but also a sea- change in how the photographer and graphic designer viewed his art. More than half a century after his death, the Hayward Gallery presents Revolution in Photography, a major retrospective of this hugely influential innovator. Shot from unexpected angles that challenge the perception of the viewer and pull the abstract from the everyday, Rodchenkos photographs charted the shifting dynamics of life in the Soviet Union. Birds-eye views capture collective shapes thrown by gathered demonstrators; surprising close-ups catch taut bodies stretched in the sun. Hayward Gallery, London SE1, Thur to 27 Apr Warren Howard
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Overall about 17 percent of Americans are either very or moderately worried about not being able to make the minimum payments on their credit cards. Another 22 percent say they are not too worried, and 46 percent say they are not worried at all.
NEW regulations are to be brought in to force credit card companies to make their charges to customers clearer. Chancellor Gordon Brown has ordered the crackdown after research revealed that more than a million new debt cases each year are largely due to credit cards. The average Brits card debt is up to pounds 11,000. We can choose from a staggering 1,300 credit cards all offering different rates, fees, terms and conditions.

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Tighten thighs and buttocks by standing with you chair in front of you. Hold back of the chair, keep feet hip distance apart and ensure your hips and shoulders are above one another. Lower your bum as if sitting. Hold for five seconds and squeeze the buttocks. Repeat 15 times. Using a stable chair, place your hands next to your hips at the edge (fingers facing forwards) and move hips to the edge of the chair. Bend elbows back (not to side), lowering your body until the line of your hips and knees is at 90 degrees to the chair. Repeat ten times Try push-ups, sitting in your chair twisting from the waist. Incorporate weights by using water bottles to do biceps curls and straight arm lifts.
Q I bought exercise videos for the arms, legs, abs and buns that guarantee results in just eight minutes a day. Can you really work each muscle group in such a short time? Also, since the workouts are so quick, do I need to wait 48 hours between workouts? You definitely need to rest 48 hours between videos for each muscle group. If youre doing your sets properly — lifting heavy-enough weights so that you near fatigue between eight and 12 repetitions — then your-muscles need those two days to repair and recover. If you feel ready to work the same muscle group two days in a row, you havent used enough-resistance. You may want to do two of these eight-minute videos per day, alternating legs and buns with abs and arms. If you do just one video a day, Cunningham advises against doing the legs and buns videos on consecutive days because there is likely some overlap in the muscles worked. For instance, exercises for your butt, such as the squat and lunge, also work your front and rear thigh muscles. A good rotation would be legs on Day One, arms the next, butt on Day Three and then abs on Day Four.

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The pin-hole camera picks up the man knocking on the door of a council flat. The fuzzy edge of the circular image lends a covert feel to the scene, which is being taped for use as evidence. The on-screen time stamp ticks over as the bearded man bends to call through the letter- box. A moment later a man opens the door and ushers in the visitor. Is this a buyer visiting his drug dealer? Or just one friend calling on another? The time-lapse video monitors the flat 24 hours a day. A neighbour has complained of slamming doors at all times of the day and night. The council has to check the allegation and gather evidence to use in court, if necessary. The complainant is too scared to testify against the tenants, so the council is using private detectives to search for information. Phil works for Burgess PDQ, a detective agency that his father, Steve, runs from a three-room office suite near Manchesters main shopping area. The agencys first taste of council work came 18 months ago when Salford wanted to gather information on a nuisance case. Since then the agency has investigated cases involving drugs, noise, harassment and car crime.
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At odds with the current despondency surrounding the white fish industry, Highlands CorrespondentAlan Crawford finds signs of hope on the horizon for the communities tied to the sea Out of Aberdeen on the road to Peterhead a thick, salty haar descends upon the countryside, obscuring the boundary between land and sea in this northeast stronghold of Scotlands fishing fleet. But there are signs that the age-old association between the region and its fishing heritage may be adrift. Incomes are falling and recruits to the industry are at such a low level that it is difficult to get crew. After much hand wringing over European Commission cuts imposed in February on the number of days whitefish trawlers can spend at sea, 177 boat owners have applied to decommission their vessels. Last week European fisheries Commissioner Franz Fischler announced his plans for an extension of the cod recovery scheme in the North Sea for up to 10 years, signalling many more years of restrictions on Scottish boats fishing efforts.
FishAt least 20,000 species of fishes live in the worlds lakes, streams, estuaries , and oceans. Adult fish may be very small, such as the guppies that many people keep in their home aquariums, or extremely large, such as whale sharks that can weigh over 15 metric tons and reach 12 meters (about 40 feet).
By Jim Ramberg Right down to the wire was what it was. Cheryle Sanders was fishing at Perry last week, the finale of the Capital-Journal Fishing contest, casting a jig when something big happened. It turned out to be an 8-pound, 12-ounce walleye, the biggest turned in this season.

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Letter: Sir: Roger Dobson states that the job of counsellors and therapists is to solve the problems of others (”Therapists seek help to handle multiple stalkers”, 15 March). This is not the case. Our job is to enable others to solve their own problems. A seemingly small, but significant, difference.
Self-help groupsMost self-help groups are voluntary, non-profit associations open to anyone with a similar need or interest; however, spin-off groups also exist to meet the needs of particular types of people; for example, the elderly, women, or Hispanics. Usually, groups are led by peers, have an informal structure, and are free (except for small donations to cover meeting expenses). However, professionals of various kinds lead some self-help groups.
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Roger Knight Construction also has completed the building of Wes Quick Lube in Heber. The 1,800-square-foot facility is located at 1240 S. Main at the intersection of Highways 40 and 189 in downtown Heber.
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WASHINGTON — Construction of new homes and apartments plunged by 17.6 percent in March, the biggest decline in 14 years and another possible indication that rising interest rates are beginning to take a toll on the economy. Meanwhile, wholesale inflation shot up 0.7 percent as energy prices soared. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that builders started construction on new homes and apartments at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.84 million units in March, down from 2.23 million units in February. “This is a bit of a shocker,” said David Seiders, chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders. “But I dont think this represents a fundamental downshift in the housing market. There were special factors behind it.”

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At any given lime during the day, an estimated 500,000 passenger vehicle drivers are talking on hand-held cell phones, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. As cell phone usage continues to climb, more and more studies have looked into the impact that talking on the phone while driving has on safety. In response to such findings, New York, New Jersey and the District of Columbia have banned the use of cell phones while driving and other slates are currently considering lull or partial bans ol their own. However, the debate continues because many ol these states still allow the use of hands-free phones while driving and opponents of hands-free use counter that the main cause of accidents is the distraction caused by a phone conversation, not the operation of a hand-held phone. Regardless of cell-phone ban details, many corporations are recognizing that a real risk exists concerning cell phone use and, in an effort to avoid costly litigation stemming from an accident caused by one of their own distracted drivers, are re-evaluating their own phone-use policies. As part of its own recommendation for companies to consider a ban on cell phone use while driving, the California Association of Employers has even put a sample cell phone policy on their website.
I love my cell phone! I try to use it as little as possible when driving. But the more I drive, I see more and more cell phone abuse. In the last month, three vehicles have crossed into my lane, all the drivers on cell phones. Not long ago, someone hit me from the rear, pushing me into the car ahead. As they took her to the hospital on a stretcher, the cell phone was still being used for casual conversation. The best is this one: I followed a driver with a cell phone to her ear while holding a cigarette in the other hand. I figure she had three fingers on the steering wheel.
The news is sobering. Driving while talking on a cell phone is the same as driving drunk. Motorists who use a cell phone are just as distracted, slow to react and as easily confused as motorists tipsy from drinking. And a drunk driver using a cell phone is more dangerous than a runaway train. The implication is clear. No more “one last call for the road” for Americas habitual phoners. The concern is that, like alcoholics, chronic cell phone users are in denial. They dont believe their “habit” has a negative effect, mostly because it doesnt feel that way. Once a person is off the phone, the cell phone driver immediately “sobers up” and returns to normal alertness and reaction times. Its those few minutes when that phone is off the hook, or even being voice activated, that is the killer — quite literally.

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The main parties last week published their manifestos. We asked our panel what they thought. Robert Fagan, 75, retired engineering manager, Airdrie “The SNP want to scrap Trident, but I am definitely not for an anti-nuclear line. The Liberal Democrats are talking about building new schools, but where are they going to put them? The Conservatives want to put money into mental health which is good, but I think they will spend it wrongly.” Jaqueline Berry, 22, recruitment consultant, Aberdeen “I agree with Labours plans to raise the school leaving age. But I think it is a bit contradictory for them to say we need a new Forth crossing and then talk about carbon emissions. The SNP manifesto proposals sound costly. I still do not think there is a party for me.”
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A house in Hampstead that has hidden its north London origins behind a new Japanese personality, has just come on the market. Two adjoining houses in Fitzjohns Avenue were replanned and redesigned with specially selected materials. A stream runs along the full length of the properties (which are reached by means of a slatted bridge) and a sunken Japanese garden is filled with pebbles, ferns and bamboo. One of the houses only is for sale at an asking price of pounds 435,000 through Goldschmidt Howland (0171-435 4404). The main bedroom has a low-level custom-made Japanese platform bed and sliding shoji cupboards made from yellow rice paper. Housebuilders have just had their busiest month for two years and the prospects look good, according to the latest report for the House Builders Federation. New homes have increased their market share to almost 13 per cent from the 10 per cent at which they had been stuck since 1988. John Stewart, an independent housing economist and author of the report, says they are managing to fill a gap in the market because of sensitive prices and attractive marketing. “When I did some research with the Halifax we found a lack of confidence among intending homebuyers: they were not sure they would be able to sell their present homes. In buying a new home the hassle-free factor is very important,” he said. This bears out evidence from builders such as Barratt of a new breed of buyer at the top end of the market who, frustrated by the lack of good property available, is turning to developers for the first time. The success of Barratts award-winning development, Lakeside Grange, in Weybridge, Surrey, looks like being matched by its latest enterprise on the River Thames at Chiswick. At the recent opening of Royal Thames Crescent, all but three of the 19 five-bedroom houses and 13 two-bedroom apartments, with prices ranging up to pounds 600,000, have been sold.
INVESTMENT advisers say the best returns for the year are likely to come from the property market. And real estate investment trusts (REITs), which offer dividends from rental income derived from buildings invested in or owned, should become a very interesting investment option.
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A dermatologist at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston is warning that laser hair removal is a surgical procedure with potential problems and consumers need to find out the experience and training of anyone they choose to perform that procedure on them. Those complications include scarring or skin pigmentation changes. And they can occur even with someone who is well-versed in the procedure. But that person should be able to deal with them better if they do occur. Finding someone who has recent fellowships in either laser surgery or additional training in cosmetic surgery is a plus, Markus said.
I enjoyed Dare to Bare [July/ August, page 82] but was surprised there was no mention of threading, an ancient hair-removal technique from the Middle East that involves winding a thin cotton thread around unwanted hair and gently pulling it out at the follicle. As threading gains popularity, I thought it would have been listed as one of the top techniques. No chemicals required! Threading is a method we support at Natural Health. Since Dare to Bare focused on removing hair from legs and bikini areas, and threading is most often used for brows, we didnt feel it was a fit. We will cover threading in upcoming issues, though, so stay tuned.

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COSTA MESA, Calif.–(BW HealthWire)–May 10, 1999– Over 150 leading Sterilizer/Disinfectant manufacturers and contract sterilizing service providers have been named to a new Top 150 list published exclusively by Biomedical Market Newsletter(R). The list is included in a comprehensive 88-page Special Issue (Part IV; March 31 1999) on Sterilization problems. Parts I-III may also be purchased.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mesa Air Group Inc (Nasdaq: MESA) has revealed that it received a NASDAQ Staff Determination letter last week stating that the company does not currently comply with the filing requirements for continued listing. This means that Mesas securities are subject to delisting from The NASDAQ Global Select Market.
COSTA MESA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 16, 1997–PRISCOMM, Inc., a full-service advertising and marketing communications company headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, today announced the addition of two new agency team members. Jim Young joins the agency in a newly created position as Copy Supervisor. Prior to joining PRISCOMM, Young was senior writer/copy chief for Penny, Ohlmann, Neiman, Inc., where he specialized in consumer and trade print and broadcast copy. Young has also composed music scores for numerous independent films, affiliate PBS productions and jingles for regional and national advertisers. Young will handle copywriting duties and related creative activities for PRISCOMMs growing client roster. The new staff here at PRISCOMM expands our capability to provide clients with superior service and outstanding creativity, said vice-president and agency principal Allan F. Karl. Talented people working together make great things happen.

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American Airlines is offering 300 frequent flyer miles for each shirt purchased through Huntington Clothiers and Shirtmakers from now until July 31. These are quality mens dress shirts in a wide variety of styles and colors, with prices beginning at $23.50 and a minimum order of two shirts. Call 24 hours at (800) 848-6203 to order or for a free 56-page catalog. What happens if you arrive at an airport, rental car reservations in hand, and discover that due to a large convention or other event, there are no rental cars anywhere? If youre forced to take cabs everywhere as a result, or if you booked an inexpensive suburban hotel (thinking youd have a car to bring you to meetings downtown) and need to stay in a more expensive downtown hotel as a result, then the rental car company you made reservations with should reimburse you. After all, the company breached its contract with you, and should make good for any reasonable expenses you incurred as a result. Taxi! Visitors to the nations capitol are in for smoother taxi rides. The current confusing zone fare system will be replaced, at a date to be determined, with metered fares. Beginning in June 1998, drivers applying for new licenses cannot have a vehicle older than six years old. Faster European trains If youre planning a visit to Switzerland and Italy this summer, RailEurope has good news for you: the Swiss rail system has expanded the use of super-fast “Pendolino” trains between Milan and Geneva, Basel, Bern and Zurich. These ultra-modern trains tilt slightly when going around curves, which means that the train neednt slow down (it also means that your coffee wont spill). With speeds up to 150 miles per hour, the new trains shave up to an hour off previous schedules, making the train an even better way to view spectacular Alpine scenery. Your Eurailpass is good on these special trains, although you may have to pay a small supplement to reserve a seat. To buy an Eurailpass call (800) 4EURAIL or (800) 438-7245 or see a travel agent. Ron Perry is the president of Prime Time Travel in Oklahoma City. You may call him at 340-1120 if you have any questions or issues you would like to address in “Travel News.”
Caption: SUPER SHIRTS: To be ready to cash in on sports championships, companies that make sports paraphernalia regularly create items that prematurely celebrate a teams victory. If the team ends up losing the big game, the merchandise is usually destroyed. But World Vision, an international Christian aid organization, is distributing these clothes to needy people, like these Zambians whose shirts celebrate a Bears 2007 Super Bowl championship that didnt happen.
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Daimler-Benz yesterday decided not to let its German rivals leave it in the dust in super-luxury cars, approving plans to go ahead with production of a limousine to compete with Rolls-Royce. As Volkswagen and BMW reached a settlement on taking over Rolls brands, Daimlers management board gave the go-ahead for production of the Maybach, which it has previewed at auto shows for the past year. “With the positive decision for the production of the Mercedes- Benz Maybach, we are underscoring once more our claim to represent the absolute top in every market segment,” said Daimler chief executive Mr Jurgen Schrempp.

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TWO millionaire property speculators plan to open a network of 500 drive-in dental clinics in response to the desperate shortage of NHS dentists. Judith and Fergus Wilson want to open - clinics near motorway junctions with dentists from Eastern Europe. Record numbers of Brits now fly to countries such as Hungary and Poland because they cannot afford private treatment here.
The crisis in NHS dentistry is set to continue as the Government yesterday announced reform plans that will further curtail dentists clinical freedom and threaten their income. Gerald Malone, Minister for Health, said that the “prior approval” scheme, under which dentists must seek permission for certain expensive or complex treatments, is to be extended and made “more rigorous”. Dentists leaders, said they were “disappointed” with the proposals. They claimed that Mr Malone had missed an opportunity to resolve the three- year dispute with the profession which has seen thousands of dentists leave the NHS or turn away new patients. Nearly a million adults and children have been deregistered by their dentists in the past four years.

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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.
Looking at freight transport, there was a significant increase in maritime and railway transport, while the volume of road transport remained roughly at the level from last years second quarter. After the volume of maritime transport fell by a fifth in the first quarter, it rose by 14.5% in the second quarter of 2007, year on year. The volume of transport has become more volatile in recent years, but the volume of goods carried has not contracted significantly relative to the global conjuncture witnessed in the industry in 2005. Maritime transport is one of the minor transport modes in Slovenia. Railway freight transport grew by 14.9% in the first quarter and continued to grow strongly in the second quarter. Harbour transport recorded a modest increase, while road freight transport did not increase in year-on-year terms in the second quarter, partly because of the very high volume of road transport seen in the second quarter of 2006. Data also show that the expansion in this mode of transport, boosted by the abolition of restrictions upon Slovenias accession to the EU, has moderated somewhat this year Slovenia is near the top among EU countries according to the volume of road freight transport per capita. The assessment refers to the volume of freight transport expressed in tonne kilometres, undertaken by freight vehicles registered in a given country. It measures carriage by domestic freight vehicles in the country of registration and abroad, and not the volume of transport within the territory of a given country. In 2006 by far the most per capita road shipments were performed by carriers registered in Luxembourg (18,766 tkm; see graph). Slovenian carriers (with three times lower freight transport per capita) were ranked second and performed 58.9% more transport than the average carrier in the EU. The high intensity of road freight transport in Slovenia is the result of the surging growth rates of road transport, particularly in 2004 and 2005 (27.9% and 22.5%). From the second quarter of 2004 to the second quarter of 2007, the volume of shipments carried by freight vehicles registered in Slovenia increased by 53.8%. Domestic transport rose by 23.9%, while international transport climbed by as much as 63.8%. Within international transport, the largest (3.2-fold) increase was recorded in cross-trade transport and cabotage (transport performed in another country). The well-developed shipping industry in Slovenia is attributable to Slovenias favourable position at the crossing of European corridors V and X. Transport on these corridors is increasing, and Slovenian carriers are exploiting new business opportunities. With Slovenias entry into the EU, a number of administrative barriers for carriage within the EU were removed for Slovenian carriers (especially the procurement of a limited number of licences). Slovenia also negotiated the possibility to perform cabotage in the EU-15 countries, which the Eastern European countries that joined the EU together with Slovenia will only be allowed to do after the end of a five-year period.

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The Lying Game James W. Loewen, a guy obsessed with the dissemination of misinformation (”Lies My Teacher Told Me”) is back with “Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong” (Touchstone, $15). Its not precisely a travel guide, but its a good guide for travelers who visit historic sites. Did you know the Traditional Lincoln Birthplace Cabin in Kentucky is a composite of several old cabins, none of which are where the late great president was born? Some examples he gives are lies by omission, others an attempt to be politically correct - but inaccuracies are rife, nonetheless.
Ask an expert A Colorado Springs woman who decided to drive to Denver instead of flying the first leg of her trip to Chicago showed up at DIA only to find her entire trip had been canceled by the airline. How did this happen? Local travel agent Tim Lange gets asked questions like this all the time. Hes a member of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Society of Travel Agents, and if he doesnt have an answer, hell find one.

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The drama of mergers, acquisitions, downsizing, and the managed redirection of health care resources away from acute care hospitals and high-technology medicine has overshadowed another change in the contemporary health care culture (Duva, 1990; Edmonds Hallman, 1995; Gabel, 1997; Salmon, 1995). The purpose of this article is to discuss the growing interest in alternative health care and offer an explanation for this phenomenon. Alternative health care is not easily defined. Often it is explained by describing what it is not — the scientific practice of nursing or medicine as it has come to be understood in first world countries during this century. Physicians who are sympathetic to the movement say that alternative therapy encompasses a broad spectrum of practices and beliefs (Eisenberg et al., 1993), and reflects a holistic world view of health and illness that is outside the biomedical mainstream of medicine (Rauckhorst, 1997). Other writers compare and contrast traditional and alternative medicine as a way of defining its practice. Western medicine is specialized; alternative care is holistic. Scientific practice is evaluated by its outcomes and its coherence with protocols; alternative therapy is not in conformity with the standards of the medical community and is considered to be unorthodox. Little is known about its safety, efficacy, or effectiveness (Gevitz, 1988; Lohr, 1997; U.S. Congress, 1990). The science of medicine is taught and practiced in universities and hospitals; alternative care is not widely taught is U.S. medical or nursing schools and is generally unavailable in American hospitals (Eisenberg et al., 1993; Engebretson Wardell, 1993). Insurance companies and federal and state governments pay for traditional medical care. With few exceptions (acupuncture and chiropractic medicine), alternative therapy has not been included as a health benefit by health insurance companies (Eisenberg, 1997). Recently, however, Oxford Health Plans announced its intention to offer coverage for alternative health care and provided its enrollees with a list of providers and services (Oxford Launches, 1998). There is an elaborate certification and licensing system for health care providers and hospitals; the world of alternative therapy is unregulated and its practitioners are usually unlicensed and uncertified (Eisenberg, 1997).
Sir: The risks of unregulated and irresponsible alternative medicine are rightly highlighted in your report of the article in the New England Journal of Medicine (”Alternative medicine a health risk, say experts”, 17 September). The public may be unaware that in many areas the evidence base for orthodox medicine is non-existent, and the potential for harm substantial. The evidence base for medical homeopathy is far from complete. However, one example of the many supportive studies is as follows. Of a group of 506 outpatients at the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital with a range of conditions including back pain, arthritis and allergies, 81 per cent improved with regard to their main problem and 80 per cent in their overall well-being. Of the 300 who were on conventional drugs at the outset, two- thirds reduced or stopped them.

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