The Kerfkore Co. The Kerfkore Co. offers a new product catalog containing its Line of bendable substrates, including Kerfkore, Timberflex, Flexboard, FlexGreen and econoKORE, as well as Foamkore Lightweight rigid panels and architectural Beadboard products. The catalog features detailed product specifications such as product descriptions, characteristics, and classifications, core options, bending capabilities, item numbers and dimensions, rating and test data, and more.
Tyler Machinery Tyler Machinery has introduced its Cabinet End panel system, which incorporates the Model 4184 panel feeder, Model 4100 end panel machine and Model 4200 roe kick notcher. The panel feeder feeds panels from 12 in. by 12 in. to 25 in. by 42 in. The end panel machine is equipped with four adjustable dado heads which can be used invidually or in any combination. The toe kick notcher accepts workpieces from the end panel machine and produces roe kick notches.
Hardwoods Specialty Products Hardwoods Specialty Products introduces Dragon Ply cabinet-ready and structural panels. Dragon Ply features thick face and back veneers, as well as machine-dried, calibrated cores in multiple core options. Dragon Plys properties are the result of extensive on-site inspections and an attention to quality, the company says.

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Targeted at sheiks and other wealthy Muslim businessmen across the globe, Jeeva says we would like Kwantu to leave them spiritually and physically refreshed.
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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Dental surgeries, prisons and airports have one thing in common: people want to leave them as fast as possible. Jails and air terminals share a second characteristic: nobody wants one in their backyard. But this weekend two million Britons are flocking to underplanned and overcrowded airports in the first stage of their annual trek to a place in the sun. When the worlds first integrated airport was created in 1936, the journey from the centre of London to the centre of Paris took less time than the 21st-century jet-age journey via Gatwick or Heathrow, or on Eurostar. The key to speedy, seamless travel was a revolutionary new airport terminal just north of the village of Crawley. The Beehive, as the terminal at Gatwick racecourse soon became known, was a circular building with direct underground access from a specially built station astride the London-to- Brighton main line. Travellers could catch the 12.30pm from London Victoria, be airborne an hour later, arrive at Le Bourget airport in Paris just after 3.30pm local time and reach the Arc de Triomphe comfortably within three hours of leaving London. The stylish, spacious Art Deco design of the Beehive, and innovations such as telescopic covered walkways to the aircraft, made it a model for the great airport buildings of the future. Luton airport need not apply for inclusion in that particular list, because even with a pounds 100m facelift its carpet-warehouse appearance remains the antithesis of grace and the epitome of brutish utilitarianism. Consequently, the Bedfordshire airport is also a pretty grim place in which to while away a six-hour delay, with only the chance of a rant in front of the Airline docu-soap cameras - filming the everyday story of no-frills folk - to break the boredom. During a wrangle over funding the “improvements”, an easyJet insider told me that the airport operator was “building the Taj Mahal at Luton”. If only.
The MTS Airport Flyer (Route 992) departs downtown, seven days a week, every 10 minutes during the day and every 15 minutes until midnight, from dozens of bus stops form the east end of downtown to the west end of downtown, with connections to the Trolley, Amtrak, and the Coaster. And its spacious 22-passenger buses have racks inside for your luggage.

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Business/Entertainment/Sports Editors MARINA DEL REY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 14, 2000 Added to Expand Sports Entertainment Operation With
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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.
Prior to joining Hamilton Construction, Light was a project manager with Valley Construction Company for 23 years, primarily in the Warner Center complexes in Woodland Hills. Correa managed construction contracts at Point Mugu and Port Hueneme naval bases for Phillips National Company in Oxnard.
Kenny Williams has joined Enco Materials Inc. in North Little Rock as an outside sales person. Paul Ellis has been promoted to forming manager. Peggy Williams of Enco was named Woman in Construction of the Year in the Little Rock division by the National Association of Women in Construction.

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THERE are two places of pilgrimage in Palma,” said Ferran, the hotelier. “The cathedral and Zara. It is sad, but some people come to our city and only go to the shops. “But I am sure you ladies have been to the cathedral.” It had been suggested to me that Palma could be the perfect destination for a mum-and-daughter break. To investigate, I enlisted the help of my mother and we set off for a long weekend of indulging our shared enthusiasms of sun, shopping, food and, of course, Gothic churches of the 13th Century.
cheers Nawaab Restaurant prize winners Susan and Stephen Nuttall celebrate their Majorca prize with managers Mohammed Yasir (centre back) and Mohammed Asoraf A COUPLE of curry fanatics have won the chance to tuck in to their favourite dish in Majorca. Stephen and Susan Nuttall, of Meltham, won a prize draw run by Nawaab Indian Restaurants and are jetting off to Palma in February to sample the food at the companys Majorca branch. Susan, 56, and Stephen, 53, have been dining at Nawaab, in Westgate, Huddersfield, since its opening night 15 years ago.
THERE are two places of pilgrimage in Palma,” said Ferran, the hotelier. “The cathedral and Zara. It is very sad, but some people come to our city and only go to the shops. But I am sure you ladies have been to the cathedral.” It had been suggested to me that Palma could be the perfect destination for a mum-and-daughter break. To investigate, I enlisted the help of my mother and we set off for a long weekend of indulging our shared enthusiasms of sun, shopping, food and, of course, Gothic churches of the 13th Century. The first benefit of Palma that became obvious is how accessible it is from England - a mere two-hour flight. And, best of all, the airport is a simple 15-minute drive away from the city. So no gruelling transfers - in fact we had a driver waiting at the airport to whisk us to the hotel. It was, we agreed, an excellent start.

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B ULGARIA Bulgar, from the Bulgarian bulgar (Bulgarian person). In English, Bulgar is usually used only for the central Asian ancestors of the modern Bulgarians.
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Television Consumption (minutes per day):
78

Number of Cable Subscribers:
1,066,820

Cable Subscribers per 1,000:
130.1

Number of Satellite Subscribers:
160,000

Satellite Subscribers per 1,000:
20.8

Number of Radio Stations:
119

Number of Radio Receivers:
4,510,000

Radio Receivers per 1,000:
585.1

Radio Consumption (minutes per day):
40

Number of Individuals with Computers:
361,000

Computers per 1,000:
46.8

Number of Individuals with Internet Access:
430,000

Internet Access per 1,000:
55.8

Internet Consumption (minutes per day):
58

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This was the beginning of the Bulgaria we know today. (There are only two chapters devoted to the period before the 1820s.) Prof. Crampton writes clearly and gives us a text well grounded in wide research. He excels in showing how the development of Bulgaria as a modern nation was part of the complex web of Balkan politics and of the power struggles among the Ottoman Empire, the Russians and what would now be called the Western Powers. He carries his story up to the fall of Communism and the countrys entry to the EU which, he wonders, might end once and for all the instability caused by the countrys geographic location. Time will tell. (A.C.T.)

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PROVO — The monkey is finally off BYUs back. On Friday, the Cougars (2-12-1) ended their 12-game losing streak by knocking off the Boulder Rapids Reserves 2-1 in overtime. “I have a whole new appreciation for winning now,” BYU coach Chris Watkins said. “It is neat to be rewarded with three points at the end of the day. “Clearly we are getting better. We had our window of opportunity and we finally jumped through it.” It was BYU reserve Chris Lamb who helped the Cougars through that window.
A CAMBRIDGE University graduate has been trampled to death by an elephant while trying to photograph it during an overland expedition from Britain to South Africa. Second Lieutenant Edward Harrison, 28, a member of the universitys Officer Training Corps, is believed to have woken at dawn and wandered off on his own to photograph wild animals at the Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya on Sunday morning. Fellow travellers were woken by the sound of the elephant and later discovered his body outside the secure compound of the Sopa safari lodge.
Your own Lodge in a 4000ha Big Five Game Reserve with 10km of Crocodile River frontage within the Greater Kruger National Park Of relevance to investors is the fact that Mjejane Game Reserve is the last significant tract of pristine indigenous bush adjoining the highly sought after southern section of the Kruger. To put it bluntly, in this neck of the woods there simply is no more available land like it. This has created an unrivalled investment opportunity that can never be repaeted. Furthermore investors will find considerable comfort in the fact that Mjejane is a fully settled land claim. It is the first joint development of its kind with the local Mjejane community who invite you to become one of the select few to share the magic of this unspoilt African wilderness.

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Business/Entertainment/Sports Editors MARINA DEL REY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 14, 2000 Added to Expand Sports Entertainment Operation With
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B ULGARIA

Television Consumption (minutes per day):
78

Number of Cable Subscribers:
1,066,820

Cable Subscribers per 1,000:
130.1

Number of Satellite Subscribers:
160,000

Satellite Subscribers per 1,000:
20.8

Number of Radio Stations:
119

Number of Radio Receivers:
4,510,000

Radio Receivers per 1,000:
585.1

Radio Consumption (minutes per day):
40

Number of Individuals with Computers:
361,000

Computers per 1,000:
46.8

Number of Individuals with Internet Access:
430,000

Internet Access per 1,000:
55.8

Internet Consumption (minutes per day):
58

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Highlights and Key Issues * Bulgarias economy is one of the fastest growing in Europe. For the moment, foreign investment will help to sustain this pace - we expect GDP growth to remain robust, at 5.9% in 2007 and 5.6% in 2008. But in order to maintain rapid growth, Sofia needs to move ahead with structural reforms and tackle corruption. * April inflation fell to 4.2% after spiking to 7.2% in January, and the rate is expected to average 4.5% this year. This should not hurt consumers too much, as earnings are growing robustly, by 8.8% in April. Inflation is now, at least in theory, the last of the Maastricht criteria blocking euro adoption.
Highlights and Key Issues * Investment, stronger exports and healthy consumption are expected to keep GDP growth at 5.8% in 2008, in line with the rate seen in 2007- when growth slowed in H2 as a severe drought slashed agricultural production. The introduction of aflat income tax of 10% in January 2008 should continue to stimulate personal income and consumption. * Jitters in financial markets leave Bulgaria vulnerable as it needs to attract capital inflows. Strong FDI inflows have, up to now, supported the current account deficit of 20% of GDP. But the structure of investment in the first nine months of 2007 showed that 50% (or US$2.9bn) of the total went into real estate and construction, and another 40% (US$2.1bn) into financial services and trade, while manufacturing received a mere 2% of total flows (US$100m).

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Not a day goes by without yet another article extolling the virtues of the Internet. An estimated 30 million worldwide users to date and more logging on every day. To the small business owner, the real question is, Where does the hype end and the reality begin? Is the Internet really a viable proposition for the traditional small business, normally constrained by lack of time, staff and money? 10 questions to ask yourself The best way to determine whether or not the Internet makes sense for your business is to apply a simple “yes” or “no” answer to 10 important marketing questions: 1. Do my clients require specific product information before they can buy my product/service? 2. Do I spend a majority of my time selling the benefits of my product only to be asked, “Can you send me more information?” 3. Is my long-distance phone bill more than $100 per month? 4. Have I lost business as a result of playing phone tag with a potential customer because I was unable to “sieze the moment?” 5. Would a new employee handling sales paperwork free me to increase my companys revenues? 6. Is there an international market for my product? 7. Does my product have a story to tell? 8. Am I spending more than 20 percent of every dollar I make on marketing-related expenses? 9. Would instant customer feedback benefit my business? 10. Would the ability to capture orders 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, help my business? If you answered “yes” to just one of these questions, you should at least explore the possibilities that Internet commerce can offer. If you answered “yes” to five or more, you should dedicate some serious time and resources to finding out how the Internet actually works (and how it can work for you). If you answered “yes” to eight or more of the questions, you need a fast-track education about the Internet before your competitors claim the medium for themselves. The smart small business owner will make plans to explore the Internet, find out what the Web can deliver and then formulate a strategy to exploit it. As Jeff Vick, Marketing Specialist at Creative Video explains, “The Internet will do to business in the 21st century what the telephone did to business in the 20th century.” The Web — How does it work? According to Vick, the Internet works well as a commercial sales tool for businesses that need to exchange information in order to specify a particular products size, color, model, price, etc. Multiple orders can be booked, billed and fulfilled through a simple response mechanism included on an Internet site. Much of this information can be communicated through the Web. While it is actually only one portion of the Internet, the Web serves as an extensive reference library that can provide any level of additional information about a particular subject, issue, item or product. As in a spiders web configuration, the Web provides an ever-increasing source of interlocking information about the subject in question. Simply point and click and you can dive deeper into additional layers of information. The Web also has certain features that make it ideal for marketing. It can display pictures and massive amounts of text about your product as well as send and receive order information while at the same time generating a receipt. If your product requires a lengthy explanation in order to communicate its benefits, the Web is the place to do it. Customers and prospects can view that information at their own pace — in many instances, via sophisticated video and audio commercials. Since were talking digital information here, there is very little difference between one word and one thousand words. And if you feel that youre spending too much time processing paperwork and not enough time selling, a well-designed Web page may be one of the potential keys to your businesses future success. How important is e-mail? An important byproduct of the Internet is e-mail, or electronic mail. Once you learn to use this valuable tool, youll wonder how you ever got along without it. Forget about what time it is, or whether its “worth a call” — with e-mail, it costs no more to send a message to Sydney that it does to Syracuse (the actual cost is about $1.00 an hour). And time zones become irrelevant as well. You and the recipient can view the messages at your convenience, thereby eliminating the dreaded game of telephone tag. So get serious! How does the smart business operator approach the formidable and intimidating task of investigating the Net? First, gather your thoughts as to what you would like your Web site to accomplish. Imagine that your customer can ask you anything he/she wants to know about your company and product — anything from product price to employee birthdays — and in no particular order. Analyze each possible scenario and list all the information relevant to it. Then, and only then, begin to organize the scenarios into a flow chart. Once you have the flow chart polished, try to find flaws in it. If your customer is browsing through the pricing section of your flow chart, will he/she be more interested in going to shipping next or reading your companys mission statement? After you feel that youve developed a solid grasp of the different portions of the business that youd like to present to your clientele, you are now ready to interview potential agencies who are skilled in creating Web pages. According to Vick, there are 3 questions you should ask a potential Web page creator: 1. Have you done this before? 2. Who have you done this for? 3. May I call them? While creating some Web pages may require the skills of a computer Ph.D., most will not, and there are competent companies in most major markets capable of accomplishing the task in a cost-effective fashion. Prices for creating a simple Web site can range from a low of $2,500 to high of $20,000. In fact, some of the Fortune 500 marketers have created sophisticated and complex Web pages that can literally run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and in some cases, the millions. But for the average small business, the investment will probably be in the $5,000 to $10,000 range. And remember, you must keep your Web site content fresh, or your prospects will have no reason to come back. Seeing your own World Wide Web site up and running on the Internet can be a proud moment for any business owner. It also can mean the start of a whole new way of doing business. It has the potential to increase productivity by extending operating time to a full 24 hours a day. But this will only happen if your business really needs this technology and can use it effectively. Evaluate your situation honestly. If its right for you, acquire it. If its not, save the money. And if you want to see what its all about, contact a Web creator and ask to see a demonstration. One picture is really worth 1,000 words. Alf Nucifora is an Atlanta based marketing consultant. He may be contacted by e-mail zubicon
A Saskatchewan-based grain brokerage consulting firm is believed to be the first in Western Canada and perhaps the world to make such extensive use of the Internet to market grain for farmers. CGF Brokerage and Consulting of Saskatoon employs qualified graders who analyze grain samples from farmers and grade those samples based on Canadian Grain Commission standards. This detailed information is posted on the Internet along with digital photos of the bin run grain sample, the cleaned sample and the dockage. (See example shown at right.)
A review of the marketing literature in both the traditional (offline) and new era (online) environments was undertaken to compare and contrast marketings role in both types of organisation. Insights derived from this review formed the basis for a series of in-depth interviews with leading marketing professionals in Ireland. The paper draws conclusions regarding the overall effect of the Internet on marketing. In particular it notes that, while marketing has evolved into an all-encompassing role in the organisation, the marketer remains the focal actor. The paper looks to a future with two distinct kinds of marketer and highlights the importance of retaining the traditional commitments of marketing practice. The Internet is a significant global medium for communications, content and commerce. It is a powerful tool for building relationships with all of a companys communication targets. It is cheap, immediate and repeatable. With appropriate technology it can be personalised and is measurable. Building one-to-one relationships with customers online provides marketers with the ability to cut through the clutter that is characteristic of traditional marketing activities such as TV/radio and newspaper advertising, PR and outdoor, ambient media.

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The BWHS began in 1995 when 64,500 US African-American women 21 to 69 years old enrolled in a long-term health study of African-American women by completing mail health questionnaires. The present study is based on the 4-year follow-up period from 1995 to 1999. The final sample, 11,196 women, included 9966 who remained nulliparous, 598 nulliparous women who had a first child, 387 primiparous women who had a second child, and 245 women with two or more children who had another child during follow-up. Over a 4-year period of follow-up of women 21 to 39 years old at entry to the BWHS, BMI increased by an average of 1.6 kg/[m.sup.2], or 0.4 kg/[m.sup.2] per year, equivalent to a weight gain of approx.1.1 kg/year. The proportion of women who were obese increased from 24% in 1995 to 32% in 1999. Childbearing influenced BMI gain among BWHS participants. The BMI of women who had a child increased more than that of nulliparous women, and women who had a first child gained more weight than those who had a second or a later child. The weight gain associated with childbearing increased as baseline BMI increased and was appreciable among the obese women. For example, among women 25 to 29 years old with a baseline BMI of 36, the BMI increase of those who had a first child was an estimated 1.1 kg/[m.sup.2] more than the increase in nulliparous women, equivalent to a difference in weight gain of approx.3.0 kg. Low level of exercise was a strong predictor of weight gain in the BWHS, in accord with many studies. There was no association found between total caloric intake and the percent of calories from fat in 1995 with weight gain. In summary, the present data indicate that childbearing among African-American women increases weight gain. The childbearing-related gain increases as baseline BMI increases and accounts for an appreciable part of the total gain among heavier women. Interventions to prevent obesity in African-American women should discourage excessive weight gain during pregnancy and encourage weight loss after the pregnancy, particularly among women who are already overweight.
When goals are not reached or the progress toward them is unsatisfactory, people have impaired performance and often tend to abandon their attempt to achieve the unreachable goals. To improve the understanding of the weight loss expectations of obese subjects and of the factors that influence them, some Italian researchers analyzed the data of a large observational study that was recently established in Italy for a comprehensive measurement of health-related quality of life, psychological distress, and eating behavior in obese patients. A total of 1891 obese patients seeking treatment in 25 Italian medical centers were included in this study. Diet and weight history, weight loss expectations and primary motivation for seeking treatment (health or improved appearance) were recorded via a detailed case report and a set of questionnaires. Psychiatric distress, binge eating, and body image dissatisfaction were tested by self-administered questionnaires (Symptom CheckList-90, Binge Eating Scale and Body Uneasiness Test). In 1011 cases, the one-year expected BMI loss was gt; 9kg/[m.sup.2], dream BMI was 26 and maximum acceptable BMI was 29.3. The expected one-year BMI loss was significantly related to the maximum BMI loss during previous attempts. Age was also a strong predictor of weight goals. Psychiatric distress, body dissatisfaction and binge eating did not predict weight loss expectations. The primary motivation for weight loss was concern for future (33.4%) or present health (gt;50%), and only 15.2% wanted to improve appearance. Women seeking treatment to improve appearance had a lower grade of obesity, were younger and had first attempted weight loss at a younger age.
SLIMMERS across Ireland have lost an incredible 333,690Ibs to get to their ideal weight using the popular WeightWatchers programme. Thats the equivalent of 22 fully-grown elephants, 166,885 bags of sugar or 55,615 heavy house bricks. Another 47,000 people are also shedding thousands of pounds in their bid to beat the battle of the bulge.

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Many of the old rules and limitations no longer apply to this new form of marketing, which seeks to talk with, rather than at, the reader. At last count, the Internet links some 46,318 computer networks at sites in 91 countries worldwide. More than half (27,614) the networks are in the United States; not surprisingly, some 20% of these are in California. According to the Internet Domain Survey, conducted in January 1995 by Net Wizards, some 4,852,000 host computers were linked to the Internet. The greatest percentage of these computers were being used in business (27%) and education (23%). The Internet Society estimates an average of 10 users per host. Total users on the net are approaching 50 million, with another million or so getting connected monthly.
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A Saskatchewan-based grain brokerage consulting firm is believed to be the first in Western Canada and perhaps the world to make such extensive use of the Internet to market grain for farmers. CGF Brokerage and Consulting of Saskatoon employs qualified graders who analyze grain samples from farmers and grade those samples based on Canadian Grain Commission standards. This detailed information is posted on the Internet along with digital photos of the bin run grain sample, the cleaned sample and the dockage. (See example shown at right.)

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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Standard Fruit Company of Costa Rica, Inc. a division of Dole Food Company, Inc. and the Coordinator of Banana Unions of Costa Rica (COSIBA) announced today an agreement that reaffirms Doles commitment to labor, strengthens mutual trust between parties and furthers the companys long standing commitment to sound environmental practices. For COSIBA-CR and COLSIBA, the signing of this framework agreement with Dole in Costa Rica represents an opportunity to continue improving the mutually beneficial relationship between the parties, for the benefit of the workers and that of the country, said Gilberth BermAdez UmaSa of COSIBA. It gives us the opportunity to build trust, as well as take advantage of the opportunities that globalization offers in the present international economic context. The new agreement was ratified by Standard Fruit Company of Costa Rica, Inc. a division of Dole Food Company, Inc. and COSIBA on Tuesday, March 27, 2007, in San Jose, Costa Rica. Signatories included Jorge Luis Viquez Mendez, Juan Carlos Rojas Zeledon and Danilo Roman of Standard Fruit Company of Costa Rica, and Ramon Barrantes Cascante, Gilberth BermAdez UmaSa, Jorge Luis Barboza Jimenez, and Rene Garcia Miranda of COSIBA. Observers included: Sue Hagen, Dole Food Company, Inc., German Zepeda, COLSIBA and Magne Svartbekk of Bama.
Investors, companies and environmentalists hedge against global warming with tree options. JAY PRUETT LAST YEAR SPENT us$5.4 MILLION OF HIS COMPANYS money to plant a forest in Brazil. Hes not planning to cut timber or build a resort. But he means to put those trees to work. Driving the creative trade is concern over climate changes caused by the uncontrolled burning of fossil fuels, like gas and oil, which release heat-trapping carbon dioxide and other “greenhouse gases.”

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Wiki Angela Angela Beesley is founder of Wikia, a company hosting, supporting and maintaining over 3,000 wikis. Beesleys blog, Wiki Angela, covers the topic of wikis in their various incarnations, with Beesley also being chair of the Advisory Board of the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organisation responsible for Wikipedia, Wikibooks, Wikinews and other Wikimedia projects.
Knowledge Jolt Jack Vinson writes about knowledge management, personal effectiveness, theory of constraints and more. Knowledge Jolt provides consulting services to businesses and individuals with a focus on establishing effective work practices.
The editors of Wood Wood Products and Custom Woodworking Business are speaking their minds via weekly Blogs and welcome ISWwonline visitors to chime in with their own great thoughts. Recent postings include: AFTER THE LAYOFF, WHERE DO THE WORKERS GO?–Associate Editor Wade Vonasek takes note of the recent swell of layoffs occurring throughout the North American wood products industry and wonders, Where do they all go? Vonasek invites employers and employees alike to share thoughts on dealing with the trauma of layoffs.

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A recent investigation set out to test a novel approach to sustaining long-term contact with individuals after participation in a structured behavioral weight loss program. Two hundred and fifty-five (209 women and 46 men) overweight and obese adults were recruited through newspaper advertisements for participation in the study. Criteria for participation included age over 18, BMI greater than or equal to 25 kg/[m.sup.2], and a computer with adequate memory and connection speed. All subjects participated in an identical 6-month behavioral weight control intervention conducted over interactive television (ITV). Following weight loss, subjects were randomly assigned to one of three weight maintenance conditions: 1) Internet support (IS); 2) frequent in-person support (F-IPS); 3) minimal in-person support (M-IPS). All subjects were seen for assessment measures at baseline and at 6 months, 12 months, and 18 months. Main outcome measures included body weight, program adherence, and social influence components. There were no significant differences among the groups in weight loss (mean [+ or -] SD) from baseline to 18 months (7.6 kg [+ or -] 7.3 kg vs. 5.5 kg [+ or -] 8.9 kg vs. 5.1 kg [+ or -] 6.5 kg, p=0.23 for the IS, M-IPS, and F-IPS, respectively). Participants assigned to an Internet-based weight maintenance program managed similar weight loss over 18 months when compared with face-to-face counseling. It appears that Internet-based support is a viable means for promoting long-term weight maintenance.
Meal and snack replacement products helped participants in a German study lose weight-and keep it off. In phase one of the study, half the participants ate a control diet of 1,200 to 1,500 kcal/day (Group A); the other half ate two meal and two snack replacement products (vitamin- and mineral-fortified shakes, soups, and bars) and a 600 to 900 kcal meal containing 30 to 45 grams of protein (Group B). After 3 months, participants in Group A lost a mean of 1.5% of baseline body weight; they had no changes in their systolic blood pressure, plasma triacylglycerol, or glucose or insulin concentrations. Participants in Group B had a significantly higher weight loss-a mean of 7.8% of body weight. They also had signficantly reduced systolic blood pressure, tricylglycerol, and glucose and insulin concentrations.

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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Standard Fruit Company of Costa Rica, Inc. a division of Dole Food Company, Inc. and the Coordinator of Banana Unions of Costa Rica (COSIBA) announced today an agreement that reaffirms Doles commitment to labor, strengthens mutual trust between parties and furthers the companys long standing commitment to sound environmental practices. For COSIBA-CR and COLSIBA, the signing of this framework agreement with Dole in Costa Rica represents an opportunity to continue improving the mutually beneficial relationship between the parties, for the benefit of the workers and that of the country, said Gilberth BermAdez UmaSa of COSIBA. It gives us the opportunity to build trust, as well as take advantage of the opportunities that globalization offers in the present international economic context. The new agreement was ratified by Standard Fruit Company of Costa Rica, Inc. a division of Dole Food Company, Inc. and COSIBA on Tuesday, March 27, 2007, in San Jose, Costa Rica. Signatories included Jorge Luis Viquez Mendez, Juan Carlos Rojas Zeledon and Danilo Roman of Standard Fruit Company of Costa Rica, and Ramon Barrantes Cascante, Gilberth BermAdez UmaSa, Jorge Luis Barboza Jimenez, and Rene Garcia Miranda of COSIBA. Observers included: Sue Hagen, Dole Food Company, Inc., German Zepeda, COLSIBA and Magne Svartbekk of Bama.
Investors, companies and environmentalists hedge against global warming with tree options. JAY PRUETT LAST YEAR SPENT us$5.4 MILLION OF HIS COMPANYS money to plant a forest in Brazil. Hes not planning to cut timber or build a resort. But he means to put those trees to work. Driving the creative trade is concern over climate changes caused by the uncontrolled burning of fossil fuels, like gas and oil, which release heat-trapping carbon dioxide and other “greenhouse gases.”

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Wiki Angela Angela Beesley is founder of Wikia, a company hosting, supporting and maintaining over 3,000 wikis. Beesleys blog, Wiki Angela, covers the topic of wikis in their various incarnations, with Beesley also being chair of the Advisory Board of the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organisation responsible for Wikipedia, Wikibooks, Wikinews and other Wikimedia projects.
Few new words have been coined that are based on the original term, weblog, but now that blog has been clipped from the original, it has taken off with any number of derivatives. Blog is a synonym for weblog, but, unlike weblog, blog has also been verbed, meaning to create a new entry in a weblog, or simply to write, e.g., Here are some photos from the wacky, New York-based BDSM-themed workout that Gory blogged about earlier this week, or I talked with Dave Winer on the phone a little while ago, and I notice hes already blogged the conversation! As the examples show, usage of the verb form is not yet standard; does one blog an event (in the same way one would log it, or note it, or cover it in the journalistic sense), or does one blog about an event (as one would write about or talk about it)? People who keep blogs are known as bloggers as in how about we make tomorrow. a Bloggin Lovefest. Devote one post to a blogger you love. Blogger[TM] is also the name of one of the software tools that allows bloggers to update their weblogs easily mad save older posts automatically in an archive. With the proliferation of wireless networks in hotels and convention centers, it has become relatively easy for bloggers to post to their blogs using properly-equipped laptops while they are actually still witnessing the event they are writing about rather than waiting until later to sum things up. This is called liveblogging as in Donna Wentworth has been liveblogging the proceedings of iLaw Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Copyright. Liveblogged entries make up for in immediacy what they lack in spellchecking.

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Meal and snack replacement products helped participants in a German study lose weight-and keep it off. Losing a small percentage of body weight can make a big difference in reducing an obese persons risk of developing cardiovascular disease or diabetes. Yet maintaining weight loss over the long term can be a problem. A German study published in the August 2000 issue of Obesity Research reports that using one meal and one snack replacement product a day can help those whove lost weight keep it off.
When goals are not reached or the progress toward them is unsatisfactory, people have impaired performance and often tend to abandon their attempt to achieve the unreachable goals. To improve the understanding of the weight loss expectations of obese subjects and of the factors that influence them, some Italian researchers analyzed the data of a large observational study that was recently established in Italy for a comprehensive measurement of health-related quality of life, psychological distress, and eating behavior in obese patients. A total of 1891 obese patients seeking treatment in 25 Italian medical centers were included in this study. Diet and weight history, weight loss expectations and primary motivation for seeking treatment (health or improved appearance) were recorded via a detailed case report and a set of questionnaires. Psychiatric distress, binge eating, and body image dissatisfaction were tested by self-administered questionnaires (Symptom CheckList-90, Binge Eating Scale and Body Uneasiness Test). In 1011 cases, the one-year expected BMI loss was gt; 9kg/[m.sup.2], dream BMI was 26 and maximum acceptable BMI was 29.3. The expected one-year BMI loss was significantly related to the maximum BMI loss during previous attempts. Age was also a strong predictor of weight goals. Psychiatric distress, body dissatisfaction and binge eating did not predict weight loss expectations. The primary motivation for weight loss was concern for future (33.4%) or present health (gt;50%), and only 15.2% wanted to improve appearance. Women seeking treatment to improve appearance had a lower grade of obesity, were younger and had first attempted weight loss at a younger age.

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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — WagerWeb.com, one of the Internets largest sports betting sites, posted odds today for the trial outcomes of the Duke Lacrosse team players Collin Finnerty and Reade Sleigmann. Earlier this month, Wagerweb.com was the first to post odds on the number of DNA matches that investigators would make in the case. Though no matches were made, the prosecution still indicted two players and now bettors will have the chance to predict outcomes for their trials. Our customers have called and e-mailed us, requesting these odds be available to them during the trials. They are very interested in the outcome for these cases, says Dave Johnson, CEO of WagerWeb.com. He continues, Our customers like to bet on what they see and hear on television, and this case has no shortage of media attention and hype. Finnerty and Sleigmann are accused of first-degree rape, first-degree sex offense and first-degree kidnapping. The odds ask bettors if either of the men will be convicted of one, two or all three counts as well as the option to pick not-guilty on all three counts or a mistrial. Payouts for each player are as follows: Note: All bets have action when trial commences. If for any reason this does not go to trial all bets are deemed no action.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Standard Fruit Company of Costa Rica, Inc. a division of Dole Food Company, Inc. and the Coordinator of Banana Unions of Costa Rica (COSIBA) announced today an agreement that reaffirms Doles commitment to labor, strengthens mutual trust between parties and furthers the companys long standing commitment to sound environmental practices. For COSIBA-CR and COLSIBA, the signing of this framework agreement with Dole in Costa Rica represents an opportunity to continue improving the mutually beneficial relationship between the parties, for the benefit of the workers and that of the country, said Gilberth BermAdez UmaSa of COSIBA. It gives us the opportunity to build trust, as well as take advantage of the opportunities that globalization offers in the present international economic context. The new agreement was ratified by Standard Fruit Company of Costa Rica, Inc. a division of Dole Food Company, Inc. and COSIBA on Tuesday, March 27, 2007, in San Jose, Costa Rica. Signatories included Jorge Luis Viquez Mendez, Juan Carlos Rojas Zeledon and Danilo Roman of Standard Fruit Company of Costa Rica, and Ramon Barrantes Cascante, Gilberth BermAdez UmaSa, Jorge Luis Barboza Jimenez, and Rene Garcia Miranda of COSIBA. Observers included: Sue Hagen, Dole Food Company, Inc., German Zepeda, COLSIBA and Magne Svartbekk of Bama.

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The editors of Wood Wood Products and Custom Woodworking Business are speaking their minds via weekly Blogs and welcome ISWwonline visitors to chime in with their own great thoughts. Recent postings include: AFTER THE LAYOFF, WHERE DO THE WORKERS GO?–Associate Editor Wade Vonasek takes note of the recent swell of layoffs occurring throughout the North American wood products industry and wonders, Where do they all go? Vonasek invites employers and employees alike to share thoughts on dealing with the trauma of layoffs.
Few new words have been coined that are based on the original term, weblog, but now that blog has been clipped from the original, it has taken off with any number of derivatives. Blog is a synonym for weblog, but, unlike weblog, blog has also been verbed, meaning to create a new entry in a weblog, or simply to write, e.g., Here are some photos from the wacky, New York-based BDSM-themed workout that Gory blogged about earlier this week, or I talked with Dave Winer on the phone a little while ago, and I notice hes already blogged the conversation! As the examples show, usage of the verb form is not yet standard; does one blog an event (in the same way one would log it, or note it, or cover it in the journalistic sense), or does one blog about an event (as one would write about or talk about it)? People who keep blogs are known as bloggers as in how about we make tomorrow. a Bloggin Lovefest. Devote one post to a blogger you love. Blogger[TM] is also the name of one of the software tools that allows bloggers to update their weblogs easily mad save older posts automatically in an archive. With the proliferation of wireless networks in hotels and convention centers, it has become relatively easy for bloggers to post to their blogs using properly-equipped laptops while they are actually still witnessing the event they are writing about rather than waiting until later to sum things up. This is called liveblogging as in Donna Wentworth has been liveblogging the proceedings of iLaw Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Copyright. Liveblogged entries make up for in immediacy what they lack in spellchecking.
The editors of Wood Wood Products and Custom Woodworking Business are speaking their minds via weekly Blogs and welcome ISWonline visitors to chime in with their own great thoughts. Recent postings include: WHAT DOES GREEN REALLY MEAN?–How does the industry start getting educated on green? asks Associate Editor Wade Vonasek. Comprehending the various programs and certifications, and how they work together, can be a daunting task. The author offers a few resources while trolling the waters for suggestions from readers. FEMA AND FORMALDEHYDE–CWB Managing Editor Michaelle Bradford ponders the potential regulatory impact of the Federal Emergency Management Agencys plans to move Gulf Coast hurricane victims out of more than 35,000 trailers because tests indicate some of the temporary homes contain high levels of formaldehyde.

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Investors, companies and environmentalists hedge against global warming with tree options. JAY PRUETT LAST YEAR SPENT us$5.4 MILLION OF HIS COMPANYS money to plant a forest in Brazil. Hes not planning to cut timber or build a resort. But he means to put those trees to work. Driving the creative trade is concern over climate changes caused by the uncontrolled burning of fossil fuels, like gas and oil, which release heat-trapping carbon dioxide and other “greenhouse gases.”
This could be a very dicey situation for a Heisman winner, says Dave Johnson, WagerWeb.com CEO. It is also very interesting as Bush is expected to be the top pick in Saturdays NFL draft. If Bush is stripped of the trophy, Vince Young will get it by default. The odds ask bettors to predict whether Bush will keep or lose his Heisman trophy. Payouts are as follows: Yes, he will be stripped of the Heisman +1200 (Bet $100 to win $1200) or No, he will keep the Heisman -1500 (Bet $1500 to win $100).

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Wiki Angela Angela Beesley is founder of Wikia, a company hosting, supporting and maintaining over 3,000 wikis. Beesleys blog, Wiki Angela, covers the topic of wikis in their various incarnations, with Beesley also being chair of the Advisory Board of the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organisation responsible for Wikipedia, Wikibooks, Wikinews and other Wikimedia projects.
From Information to Knowledge Management Boston, Massachusetts-based Forrester Research is one of the most respected market analysis companies in the world, providing comment on the latest trends in business and technology. Here, the firms influential analysts turn their attention to a variety of subjects of interest to KM professionals, including content, collaboration, learning and social computing. http://blogs.forrester.com/information _management/
The editors of Wood Wood Products and Custom Woodworking Business are speaking their minds via weekly Blogs and welcome ISWonline visitors to chime in with their own great thoughts. Recent postings include: WHAT DOES GREEN REALLY MEAN?–How does the industry start getting educated on green? asks Associate Editor Wade Vonasek. Comprehending the various programs and certifications, and how they work together, can be a daunting task. The author offers a few resources while trolling the waters for suggestions from readers. FEMA AND FORMALDEHYDE–CWB Managing Editor Michaelle Bradford ponders the potential regulatory impact of the Federal Emergency Management Agencys plans to move Gulf Coast hurricane victims out of more than 35,000 trailers because tests indicate some of the temporary homes contain high levels of formaldehyde.

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The following paper represents the current state of research into the use and usage of the Internet for marketing purposes by small medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The paper discusses how the research was established, its design and development, and sets out the operational parameters addressed. It also identifies the factors that SMEs view as critical to the success or otherwise of their development of a web presence. * What is the main driver for an SME to develop a web site * What are the main, identifiable marketing benefits and drawbacks of a Web presence for an SME
E-commerce today is enjoying the fastest growth rate of any business sector because, among other things, it is fast, convenient and cost-effective! Consider just a couple of examples I heard a consultant from Arthur D. Little present recently on CNBC: 1) A typical banking transaction, which costs one dollar, will only cost one cent when conducted over the Internet! 2) A typical brokers transaction, which costs $150, will only cost $6 when conducted over the Internet!

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A recent investigation set out to test a novel approach to sustaining long-term contact with individuals after participation in a structured behavioral weight loss program. Two hundred and fifty-five (209 women and 46 men) overweight and obese adults were recruited through newspaper advertisements for participation in the study. Criteria for participation included age over 18, BMI greater than or equal to 25 kg/[m.sup.2], and a computer with adequate memory and connection speed. All subjects participated in an identical 6-month behavioral weight control intervention conducted over interactive television (ITV). Following weight loss, subjects were randomly assigned to one of three weight maintenance conditions: 1) Internet support (IS); 2) frequent in-person support (F-IPS); 3) minimal in-person support (M-IPS). All subjects were seen for assessment measures at baseline and at 6 months, 12 months, and 18 months. Main outcome measures included body weight, program adherence, and social influence components. There were no significant differences among the groups in weight loss (mean [+ or -] SD) from baseline to 18 months (7.6 kg [+ or -] 7.3 kg vs. 5.5 kg [+ or -] 8.9 kg vs. 5.1 kg [+ or -] 6.5 kg, p=0.23 for the IS, M-IPS, and F-IPS, respectively). Participants assigned to an Internet-based weight maintenance program managed similar weight loss over 18 months when compared with face-to-face counseling. It appears that Internet-based support is a viable means for promoting long-term weight maintenance.
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Standard Fruit Company of Costa Rica, Inc. a division of Dole Food Company, Inc. and the Coordinator of Banana Unions of Costa Rica (COSIBA) announced today an agreement that reaffirms Doles commitment to labor, strengthens mutual trust between parties and furthers the companys long standing commitment to sound environmental practices. For COSIBA-CR and COLSIBA, the signing of this framework agreement with Dole in Costa Rica represents an opportunity to continue improving the mutually beneficial relationship between the parties, for the benefit of the workers and that of the country, said Gilberth BermAdez UmaSa of COSIBA. It gives us the opportunity to build trust, as well as take advantage of the opportunities that globalization offers in the present international economic context. The new agreement was ratified by Standard Fruit Company of Costa Rica, Inc. a division of Dole Food Company, Inc. and COSIBA on Tuesday, March 27, 2007, in San Jose, Costa Rica. Signatories included Jorge Luis Viquez Mendez, Juan Carlos Rojas Zeledon and Danilo Roman of Standard Fruit Company of Costa Rica, and Ramon Barrantes Cascante, Gilberth BermAdez UmaSa, Jorge Luis Barboza Jimenez, and Rene Garcia Miranda of COSIBA. Observers included: Sue Hagen, Dole Food Company, Inc., German Zepeda, COLSIBA and Magne Svartbekk of Bama.
This could be a very dicey situation for a Heisman winner, says Dave Johnson, WagerWeb.com CEO. It is also very interesting as Bush is expected to be the top pick in Saturdays NFL draft. If Bush is stripped of the trophy, Vince Young will get it by default. The odds ask bettors to predict whether Bush will keep or lose his Heisman trophy. Payouts are as follows: Yes, he will be stripped of the Heisman +1200 (Bet $100 to win $1200) or No, he will keep the Heisman -1500 (Bet $1500 to win $100).

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Knowledge Jolt Jack Vinson writes about knowledge management, personal effectiveness, theory of constraints and more. Knowledge Jolt provides consulting services to businesses and individuals with a focus on establishing effective work practices.
From Information to Knowledge Management Boston, Massachusetts-based Forrester Research is one of the most respected market analysis companies in the world, providing comment on the latest trends in business and technology. Here, the firms influential analysts turn their attention to a variety of subjects of interest to KM professionals, including content, collaboration, learning and social computing. http://blogs.forrester.com/information _management/
Captains Blog, Stardate 20050501, Sunday: Im starting this blog so that I can record my feelings, tell of places we visit, give links to interesting sites, and experiment with a novel I am thinking of writing about a boss plagued by a rather superior second- in-command. You will be able to find out for yourself, as we find the most entertaining and present them, edited only for space and not for grammar, as they appear online. The search led us, on one day, to a dissident policeman, a transvestite designer, a self-confessed female sex fiend, and a glitter-splashed, Britney-loving lesbo. Just another day in cyber- space, then? Like homepages but with fewer inhibitions?

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Meal and snack replacement products helped participants in a German study lose weight-and keep it off. In phase one of the study, half the participants ate a control diet of 1,200 to 1,500 kcal/day (Group A); the other half ate two meal and two snack replacement products (vitamin- and mineral-fortified shakes, soups, and bars) and a 600 to 900 kcal meal containing 30 to 45 grams of protein (Group B). After 3 months, participants in Group A lost a mean of 1.5% of baseline body weight; they had no changes in their systolic blood pressure, plasma triacylglycerol, or glucose or insulin concentrations. Participants in Group B had a significantly higher weight loss-a mean of 7.8% of body weight. They also had signficantly reduced systolic blood pressure, tricylglycerol, and glucose and insulin concentrations.
SLIMMERS across Ireland have lost an incredible 333,690Ibs to get to their ideal weight using the popular WeightWatchers programme. Thats the equivalent of 22 fully-grown elephants, 166,885 bags of sugar or 55,615 heavy house bricks. Another 47,000 people are also shedding thousands of pounds in their bid to beat the battle of the bulge.
Researchers developed an approach that included education about the biological and psychological determinants of body weight, weight loss, and weight regain; cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) methods to enhance self-esteem and body image (independent of weight); and instruction in behavioral methods of weight control. These investigators report changes in weight, body image, and serf-esteem associated with a novel treatment after 40 weeks of treatment and at a 1-year follow-up (that is, week 92). They also compare these results with those obtained in published trials of standard behavior treatment. Subjects were 17 obese women with a mean age of 46.5 [+ or -] 9.7 years, a mean weight of 92.8 [+ or -] 9.1 kg, and a mean BMI of 34.7 [+ or -] 2.9 kg/[m.sup.2]. Thirteen were white (76.5%), and four were African American (23.5%). The program was designed to alter patients expectations and to promote the acceptance of realistic weight loss outcomes (that is, approximately a 10% weight loss). Subjects were treated in groups of 7 to 10 persons and attended 20 weekly sessions, 5 monthly sessions (over 20 weeks), and a 1-year follow-up visit. The 40-week intervention consisted of four phases. During phase 1 (weeks 1 to 4), the subjects were instructed to refrain from making any changes in their eating or activity habits to focus entirely on examining their weight loss goals and expectations. Phase II of the program (weeks 5 to 12) focused on the development of weight control skills. The subjects were instructed to consume a self-selected diet of 1200 to 1500 kcal/day and were trained in the standard cognitive behavioral methods of weight control. Phase III (weeks 13 to 20) focused on methods to improve body image and self esteem. And finally, phase IV of the program (weeks 24 to 40) focused on developing weight maintenance skills. Weight was measured at each treatment visit. Changes in weight, self-esteem, body image, and quality of life were assessed at the end of treatment and 1 year later.

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This could be a very dicey situation for a Heisman winner, says Dave Johnson, WagerWeb.com CEO. It is also very interesting as Bush is expected to be the top pick in Saturdays NFL draft. If Bush is stripped of the trophy, Vince Young will get it by default. The odds ask bettors to predict whether Bush will keep or lose his Heisman trophy. Payouts are as follows: Yes, he will be stripped of the Heisman +1200 (Bet $100 to win $1200) or No, he will keep the Heisman -1500 (Bet $1500 to win $100).
Investors, companies and environmentalists hedge against global warming with tree options. JAY PRUETT LAST YEAR SPENT us$5.4 MILLION OF HIS COMPANYS money to plant a forest in Brazil. Hes not planning to cut timber or build a resort. But he means to put those trees to work. Driving the creative trade is concern over climate changes caused by the uncontrolled burning of fossil fuels, like gas and oil, which release heat-trapping carbon dioxide and other “greenhouse gases.”
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — WagerWeb.com, one of the Internets largest sports betting sites, posted odds today for the trial outcomes of the Duke Lacrosse team players Collin Finnerty and Reade Sleigmann. Earlier this month, Wagerweb.com was the first to post odds on the number of DNA matches that investigators would make in the case. Though no matches were made, the prosecution still indicted two players and now bettors will have the chance to predict outcomes for their trials. Our customers have called and e-mailed us, requesting these odds be available to them during the trials. They are very interested in the outcome for these cases, says Dave Johnson, CEO of WagerWeb.com. He continues, Our customers like to bet on what they see and hear on television, and this case has no shortage of media attention and hype. Finnerty and Sleigmann are accused of first-degree rape, first-degree sex offense and first-degree kidnapping. The odds ask bettors if either of the men will be convicted of one, two or all three counts as well as the option to pick not-guilty on all three counts or a mistrial. Payouts for each player are as follows: Note: All bets have action when trial commences. If for any reason this does not go to trial all bets are deemed no action.

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The editors of Wood Wood Products and Custom Woodworking Business are speaking their minds via weekly Blogs and welcome ISWonline visitors to chime in with their own great thoughts. Recent postings include: WHAT DOES GREEN REALLY MEAN?–How does the industry start getting educated on green? asks Associate Editor Wade Vonasek. Comprehending the various programs and certifications, and how they work together, can be a daunting task. The author offers a few resources while trolling the waters for suggestions from readers. FEMA AND FORMALDEHYDE–CWB Managing Editor Michaelle Bradford ponders the potential regulatory impact of the Federal Emergency Management Agencys plans to move Gulf Coast hurricane victims out of more than 35,000 trailers because tests indicate some of the temporary homes contain high levels of formaldehyde.
Staffing In a recent blog post, Ann Borders says that when times are tough. spend! The president and CEO of Cummins Behavioral Health Systems lays out some reasons for investing in staff training even when money is tight (but isnt it always?).

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Business/Technology Editors BURLINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 19, 2000 Genuity Inc. (NASDAQ:GENU) today launches a $20 million global marketing campaign — including the companys first-ever television advertising — to support the introduction of its innovative new Network Services Platform (NSP), Black Rocket(TM).
Ads Highlight Ricohs Ability to Provide New Solutions for Production Printing Industry WEST CALDWELL, N.J., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ — Ricoh Americas Corporation announced today the launch of a new print and online advertising campaign for the RICOH Pro C900, the newest product from Ricohs Production Printing Business Group (PPBG). Created by Gigante Vaz Partners, Inc., the campaign highlights PPBGs ability to provide a new approach to production printing based on understanding and addressing customers specific printing needs. The ads are designed to reach key audiences within PPBGs core business segments: In-Plants, Data Centers and Graphic Arts. The new campaign features visuals of customers pondering various printing needs, with creative that touts the products quality and affordability. In order to encourage customers to consider Ricoh and the Pro C900 when choosing a production device, the campaigns Think Production. Think Ricoh slogan positions the RICOH Pro C900 as the solution for critical printing needs such as web-to-print, variable data printing, and document design and production. The affordability message is supported by the printers superior performance combined with its extremely low maintenance and ability to co-exist within the current production printing environment. In addition, the RICOH Pro C900 incorporates Trained Customer Replaceable Units (TCRU), which allows customers to replace necessary parts, minimizing downtime and maximizing productivity.
Unity PrintingOwner: John Wilkerson Address: 2024 W. 2nd St., Little Rock, 664-2223 Start-up date: June With 19 years of printing experience, John Wilkerson decided to open his own printing and typesetting business, Unity Printing.

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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.
In an otherwise unstable economy, the housing market has remained strong, with exceptionally low mortgage rates encouraging many to buy homes, driving up home prices, and enabling homeowners to refinance existing mortgages at lower rates. Even though many analysts believe that the mortgage rates bottomed-out in mid-June and the refinancing boom may have ended, rates are still low by historical standards, and although it is slower, the demand for housing is still present.
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CMI CMIs Extira Panels resist moisture, rot and termites and are essentially formaldehyde-free, the company says. CMI says to use them for pilasters, shutters, column wraps, fluting, rosettes, brick mould, exterior door-frames, door and window parts, garage doors and other specialty and decorative applications.
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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Discussions continue regarding decibel levels, night flights and the use of the military airport in Dubendorf. The bustling airport cannot seem to find peace.
Airports 2035 forecasts international, domestic and total passengers for the worlds biggest 600 airports from 2005 through to 2035. — the 833 airports are selected principally for their size

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The growth of construction activity was the in 15 years. This robust growth was again driven by the construction of motorways, in addition to the pick-up in the construction of non-residential buildings, which reached its highest level since 1999 The value of construction put in place surged by 15.3% over 2005. Growth in civil engineering totalled 16.8%. The construction of buildings rose by 14.0%, within that, non-residential construction was up 17.7% while residential construction increased by 2.6%. Based on detailed data about the issued building permits we estimate that the construction of wholesale and retail trade buildings and hotels picked up last year. In interpreting the data on the value of residential construction put in place we note that these figures exclude the activity of smaller companies (see the note under the table), in which, in our estimate, the construction of buildings is the main activity. The number of workers in the construction sector rose sharply in 2006, especially in the final quarter. The number of people employed in construction was on average 7.5% higher in 2006 than in 2005. In the fourth quarter alone, it increased by as much as 9.7% over the year before The number of employees by activity rose particularly in building completion, in the latter pari of the year it also increased in general construction In lerms of employee status, the number of individual private entrepreneurs and their employees rose the most last year. The number of planned dwellings and the total planned floor area of buildings continued to increase in the final quarter of 2006. The planned floor area of new buildings and extensions was 27.5% higher than in the same quarter of 2005 (43 8% for non-residential buildings and 16.9% for residential buildings) In 2006 as a whole, the total floor area of the planned buildings increased by 35.8%. within that by 19.7% for residential buildings and by 56 0% for non-residential buildings The building permits issued last year were granted for the construction of 8.260 new dwellings, which is 19.6% more than in 2005 and 47.0% more than the average of the previous seven years (since these data have been available)
Prior to joining Hamilton Construction, Light was a project manager with Valley Construction Company for 23 years, primarily in the Warner Center complexes in Woodland Hills. Correa managed construction contracts at Point Mugu and Port Hueneme naval bases for Phillips National Company in Oxnard.

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BRITS have always had a soft spot for Majorca. The largest of the Balearics has rarely been knocked off the top spot in the holiday chart since we discovered it as a package destination in the 1960s. Forty years on, this charming island has become a big hit with the stars too. Celebrities such as Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones have villa hideaways there. Although its best known for its sand and sea holidays, Majorca has so much to offer at this time of year too. With temperatures at a comfortable 50-60F its a perfect time for a leisurely walk in the islands rugged mountains or for exploring the quiet roads in a hire car.
THERE are two places of pilgrimage in Palma,” said Ferran, the hotelier. “The cathedral and Zara. It is very sad, but some people come to our city and only go to the shops. But I am sure you ladies have been to the cathedral.” It had been suggested to me that Palma could be the perfect destination for a mum-and-daughter break. To investigate, I enlisted the help of my mother and we set off for a long weekend of indulging our shared enthusiasms of sun, shopping, food and, of course, Gothic churches of the 13th Century. The first benefit of Palma that became obvious is how accessible it is from England - a mere two-hour flight. And, best of all, the airport is a simple 15-minute drive away from the city. So no gruelling transfers - in fact we had a driver waiting at the airport to whisk us to the hotel. It was, we agreed, an excellent start.

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OREM — Brooks Shankle, the Orem Owlz reserve first baseman, hasnt had many chances this season to deliver a game-winning hit. And playing in only 15 of Orems 37 games, he also has had much need for redemption. But for a short time Saturday he was looking like the goat after dropping a throw from pitcher Aaron Cook in the eighth inning, an error that resulted in a key run for the Idaho Falls Chukars and had the game knotted heading into Orems final at bat. Shankle entered the game hitting only .170 and was hitless Saturday prior to the clutch game-winner. It was only his third RBI of the season.
Newcastles reserves game against Wolves was in the balance today as a result of the weekend storms. Coach Tommy Craig said: We were a bit rusty and were looking forward to the Wolves game.

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Cosmic Slam is the first of four comic books featuring baseball players as superheros and will retail for $3.95.
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Television Consumption (minutes per day):
78

Number of Cable Subscribers:
1,066,820

Cable Subscribers per 1,000:
130.1

Number of Satellite Subscribers:
160,000

Satellite Subscribers per 1,000:
20.8

Number of Radio Stations:
119

Number of Radio Receivers:
4,510,000

Radio Receivers per 1,000:
585.1

Radio Consumption (minutes per day):
40

Number of Individuals with Computers:
361,000

Computers per 1,000:
46.8

Number of Individuals with Internet Access:
430,000

Internet Access per 1,000:
55.8

Internet Consumption (minutes per day):
58

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B ULGARIA Bulgar, from the Bulgarian bulgar (Bulgarian person). In English, Bulgar is usually used only for the central Asian ancestors of the modern Bulgarians.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Internet presents both opportunities and challenges for marketers of healthcare products. An advocate for the medium argues for its increasing value in a comprehensive media mix, offers advice on how to make programs more productive, and cautions on Internet pitfalls. A similar, dramatic increase is occurring in Internet advertising. For all industries, including pharmaceuticals, total 1997 online revenues reached $1 billion. The Internet Advertising Bureau projects this figure rising to $2 billion in 1998, $5 billion in the year 2000, and $9 billion by 2002.
Not a day goes by without yet another article extolling the virtues of the Internet. An estimated 30 million worldwide users to date and more logging on every day. To the small business owner, the real question is, Where does the hype end and the reality begin? Is the Internet really a viable proposition for the traditional small business, normally constrained by lack of time, staff and money? 10 questions to ask yourself The best way to determine whether or not the Internet makes sense for your business is to apply a simple “yes” or “no” answer to 10 important marketing questions: 1. Do my clients require specific product information before they can buy my product/service? 2. Do I spend a majority of my time selling the benefits of my product only to be asked, “Can you send me more information?” 3. Is my long-distance phone bill more than $100 per month? 4. Have I lost business as a result of playing phone tag with a potential customer because I was unable to “sieze the moment?” 5. Would a new employee handling sales paperwork free me to increase my companys revenues? 6. Is there an international market for my product? 7. Does my product have a story to tell? 8. Am I spending more than 20 percent of every dollar I make on marketing-related expenses? 9. Would instant customer feedback benefit my business? 10. Would the ability to capture orders 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, help my business? If you answered “yes” to just one of these questions, you should at least explore the possibilities that Internet commerce can offer. If you answered “yes” to five or more, you should dedicate some serious time and resources to finding out how the Internet actually works (and how it can work for you). If you answered “yes” to eight or more of the questions, you need a fast-track education about the Internet before your competitors claim the medium for themselves. The smart small business owner will make plans to explore the Internet, find out what the Web can deliver and then formulate a strategy to exploit it. As Jeff Vick, Marketing Specialist at Creative Video explains, “The Internet will do to business in the 21st century what the telephone did to business in the 20th century.” The Web — How does it work? According to Vick, the Internet works well as a commercial sales tool for businesses that need to exchange information in order to specify a particular products size, color, model, price, etc. Multiple orders can be booked, billed and fulfilled through a simple response mechanism included on an Internet site. Much of this information can be communicated through the Web. While it is actually only one portion of the Internet, the Web serves as an extensive reference library that can provide any level of additional information about a particular subject, issue, item or product. As in a spiders web configuration, the Web provides an ever-increasing source of interlocking information about the subject in question. Simply point and click and you can dive deeper into additional layers of information. The Web also has certain features that make it ideal for marketing. It can display pictures and massive amounts of text about your product as well as send and receive order information while at the same time generating a receipt. If your product requires a lengthy explanation in order to communicate its benefits, the Web is the place to do it. Customers and prospects can view that information at their own pace — in many instances, via sophisticated video and audio commercials. Since were talking digital information here, there is very little difference between one word and one thousand words. And if you feel that youre spending too much time processing paperwork and not enough time selling, a well-designed Web page may be one of the potential keys to your businesses future success. How important is e-mail? An important byproduct of the Internet is e-mail, or electronic mail. Once you learn to use this valuable tool, youll wonder how you ever got along without it. Forget about what time it is, or whether its “worth a call” — with e-mail, it costs no more to send a message to Sydney that it does to Syracuse (the actual cost is about $1.00 an hour). And time zones become irrelevant as well. You and the recipient can view the messages at your convenience, thereby eliminating the dreaded game of telephone tag. So get serious! How does the smart business operator approach the formidable and intimidating task of investigating the Net? First, gather your thoughts as to what you would like your Web site to accomplish. Imagine that your customer can ask you anything he/she wants to know about your company and product — anything from product price to employee birthdays — and in no particular order. Analyze each possible scenario and list all the information relevant to it. Then, and only then, begin to organize the scenarios into a flow chart. Once you have the flow chart polished, try to find flaws in it. If your customer is browsing through the pricing section of your flow chart, will he/she be more interested in going to shipping next or reading your companys mission statement? After you feel that youve developed a solid grasp of the different portions of the business that youd like to present to your clientele, you are now ready to interview potential agencies who are skilled in creating Web pages. According to Vick, there are 3 questions you should ask a potential Web page creator: 1. Have you done this before? 2. Who have you done this for? 3. May I call them? While creating some Web pages may require the skills of a computer Ph.D., most will not, and there are competent companies in most major markets capable of accomplishing the task in a cost-effective fashion. Prices for creating a simple Web site can range from a low of $2,500 to high of $20,000. In fact, some of the Fortune 500 marketers have created sophisticated and complex Web pages that can literally run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and in some cases, the millions. But for the average small business, the investment will probably be in the $5,000 to $10,000 range. And remember, you must keep your Web site content fresh, or your prospects will have no reason to come back. Seeing your own World Wide Web site up and running on the Internet can be a proud moment for any business owner. It also can mean the start of a whole new way of doing business. It has the potential to increase productivity by extending operating time to a full 24 hours a day. But this will only happen if your business really needs this technology and can use it effectively. Evaluate your situation honestly. If its right for you, acquire it. If its not, save the money. And if you want to see what its all about, contact a Web creator and ask to see a demonstration. One picture is really worth 1,000 words. Alf Nucifora is an Atlanta based marketing consultant. He may be contacted by e-mail zubicon

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Meal and snack replacement products helped participants in a German study lose weight-and keep it off. Losing a small percentage of body weight can make a big difference in reducing an obese persons risk of developing cardiovascular disease or diabetes. Yet maintaining weight loss over the long term can be a problem. A German study published in the August 2000 issue of Obesity Research reports that using one meal and one snack replacement product a day can help those whove lost weight keep it off.
Meal and snack replacement products helped participants in a German study lose weight-and keep it off. In phase one of the study, half the participants ate a control diet of 1,200 to 1,500 kcal/day (Group A); the other half ate two meal and two snack replacement products (vitamin- and mineral-fortified shakes, soups, and bars) and a 600 to 900 kcal meal containing 30 to 45 grams of protein (Group B). After 3 months, participants in Group A lost a mean of 1.5% of baseline body weight; they had no changes in their systolic blood pressure, plasma triacylglycerol, or glucose or insulin concentrations. Participants in Group B had a significantly higher weight loss-a mean of 7.8% of body weight. They also had signficantly reduced systolic blood pressure, tricylglycerol, and glucose and insulin concentrations.
A recent investigation set out to test a novel approach to sustaining long-term contact with individuals after participation in a structured behavioral weight loss program. Two hundred and fifty-five (209 women and 46 men) overweight and obese adults were recruited through newspaper advertisements for participation in the study. Criteria for participation included age over 18, BMI greater than or equal to 25 kg/[m.sup.2], and a computer with adequate memory and connection speed. All subjects participated in an identical 6-month behavioral weight control intervention conducted over interactive television (ITV). Following weight loss, subjects were randomly assigned to one of three weight maintenance conditions: 1) Internet support (IS); 2) frequent in-person support (F-IPS); 3) minimal in-person support (M-IPS). All subjects were seen for assessment measures at baseline and at 6 months, 12 months, and 18 months. Main outcome measures included body weight, program adherence, and social influence components. There were no significant differences among the groups in weight loss (mean [+ or -] SD) from baseline to 18 months (7.6 kg [+ or -] 7.3 kg vs. 5.5 kg [+ or -] 8.9 kg vs. 5.1 kg [+ or -] 6.5 kg, p=0.23 for the IS, M-IPS, and F-IPS, respectively). Participants assigned to an Internet-based weight maintenance program managed similar weight loss over 18 months when compared with face-to-face counseling. It appears that Internet-based support is a viable means for promoting long-term weight maintenance.

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