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The grand tour, which made Italy and Greece familiar to a broader social base, accelerated the pace of importing marble statues and other such artifacts into England. Architects such as Robert Adam drew on this classical vocabulary to design houses like Kedleston Hall and Syon House in which these objects could best be displayed. By the 1760s collecting antique sculpture had become a branch of archaeology and the Society of Antiquaries in London flourished. An exhibition entitled Marble Mania: Sculpture Galleries in England, 1640-1840, which explores this subject, is on view at the Sir John Sonaes Museum in London until December 22. The exhibition demonstrates the scope and nature of the English sculpture gallery from the baroque ensemble created by Thomas Herbert, the eighth earl of Pembroke, at Wilton House to the Renaissance revival sculpture corridor devised in the 1840s at Osbome House on the Isle of Wight, Victoria and Alberts private villa. An accompanying catalogue written by Ruth Guilding, the curator of the exhibition.
Because theres no thyme or fenugreek in marble, they say, Lets go and play hide-and-seek in marble. There on the tower (our life, our life, our life)– watch the gull open and shut its beak in marble.

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Another North East dental practice is leaving the NHS to go private. In a letter to patients the dentists said: This decision has not been made lightly.
Are your teeth on edge today? It would not be surprising in the light of the consultation by the British Dental Association which found that 59% of dentists were planning to either cut their work for the NHS or quit the NHS in protest at what the Government describes as the most radical shake-up of the profession since 1948. Only 2% of dentists said they would increase the amount of NHS work they did on the back of the Governments proposals. A worrying 16% said they would stop providing NHS dentistry altogether.

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A CHARITY which helps children with emotional problems has been given a suite surprise. Mirfield-based Northorpe Hall Child and Family Trust was given a new bathroom by Ossett company Victorian Bathrooms. It was fitted as part of refurbishments to the building, which will be used for youth activities.
A poorly-designed bathroom often results in a somewhat less than user-friendly environment for a child with a disability. This article describes adaptations that can make a bathroom more accommodating for the child with a disability and for other family members as well. When planning a bathroom project, the first concern should be safety. A child should never be left unattended in the bathroom. Children need to learn that the bathroom is not a place to play. At an early age, children should be made aware of the possibility of household accidents and taught how such accidents may be prevented. It is important to remember that little children grow into big children. As children grow, they become heavier, their adaptive equipment becomes larger and they require more space.
Bathroom on a Stick is the latest addition to the Simply Furniture range from Shopkit Designs. It allows for a flexible and modular arrangement of bathroom fittings with a minimum of fixing points. Accessories such as mirror, toothbrush holder and soap dish can be taken from the existing Simply Furniture range, or can be made to order. Overall dimensions and finishes can be specified.

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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.
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).
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Business Editors TRUMBULL, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 21, 2002 Imagistics International Inc. (NYSE: IGI), formerly Pitney Bowes Office Systems, today announced the launch of its first nationwide advertising campaign to build brand awareness and national recognition for its office document equipment and solutions.
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.
MALVERN, Pa. — Stream Companies, one of the Philadelphia regions fastest growing marketing, advertising and promotions agencies, recently hired advertising industry veteran Marc Crusemire as the companys Director of Business Development. Crusemire joins the team at Stream Companies from his most recent position with Comcast Spotlight (Exton, PA). Previously, he was Advertising Director for The Trentonian (NJ) and Daily Local News (West Chester, PA) at the Journal Register Company. Earlier, Crusemire was the Business Development Coordinator, Major Accounts Manager and Display Advertising Manager for The Calkins Newspaper Group. He is a 1991 graduate of Temple University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, and a concentration in Advertising. Crusemire, his wife and two daughters reside in Chester County.

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If you can find that discarded cellular unit, a mall kiosk may have a deal for you At a kiosk in the Ocean County Mall in Toms River, Patrick Lynch pays people cash on the spot for their unwanted wireless phones. He will ante up anywhere from $3 for old models to $200 for fully loaded state-of-the-art phones. Thats natural since his kiosk, called Cell For Cash, is the first in New Jersey, and among the first in the country, to buy used cell phones. The business proposition is simple: There is strong demand for wireless phones in Latin America and the Caribbean, where dealers pay top dollar for used phones.

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The BYPS consortium has one of the 4 UK telepoint licenses. The company is in the final preparation stages of launching the UKs first public mobile data network.
* Freight Australia has formed a partnership with Specialised Container Transport (SCT), the Australian freight operator and forwarder, which will enable it to extend its services nationwide. Under the agreement, Freight Australia will manage services on the Melbourne–Perth route currently operated by SCT.
* Four bidders have been shortlisted to hid for Westrails freight business. Western Australian state government has selected Australian Railroad Group, Black Swan Rail Consortium, Freight Western Australia, and Western Freight to submit final tenders this month. Australian Railroad Group comprises Genesee and Wyoming Australia, and Wesfarmers; Black Swan comprises Railroad Development Corporation, United States, and Barclay Mowlem, Australia; Freight WA is owned by Rail America; Western Freight comprises GB Railways, Britain, and Amec Engineering, Britain.

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Growers in Holland and Israel have separately launched cherry tomato plants for the window sill. Producers believe the plants will appeal to people who buy potted herbs in supermarkets. Dutch growers look set to be first to the market with their Pick-a-Tom product. The first plants will be available from May until the end of August. The variety, is grown from a seed bred by the Japan-based breeder Sakata. Average yield is 40 fruit over three weeks.
It was on 24 October 1929 - 70 years ago today - that the roof began to cave in on the New York Stock Exchange. It was the start of the crash that lowered the curtain on the “Roaring Twenties” and ushered in the misery years of the Depression. By the end of that Thursday, $4bn had been wiped off the value of shares. The stories of pavements being knee-deep in the bodies of those who jumped have always been madly exaggerated. Only a handful took their lives this way. But the extent to which Americas confidence was damaged cannot be exaggerated. It was not a disaster that came and went away again. The stock market slide continued, with occasional breaks, for nearly three years. When the Dow Jones reached its low point in the summer of 1932, stocks were worth one tenth of what they had been at its height. By then the Depression was taking its cruellest toll. While it may be wrong to suggest that the 1929 crash caused the Depression, the two events are inextricable. No wonder Wall Street is less than keen to commemorate this particular anniversary.
Every brick building has windows and windowsills. Well-built windowsills are rarely thought of since they do their job–primarily to deflect rainwater from the window–quietly. Decorative sills are also available and can be a focal point in a variety of architectural styles. The majority of brick windowsills are built of brick rowlocks. Uncored brick at the ends of the sill look better than exposed core holes. Uncored brick also can be laid as headers. Special shapes–such as those in the photo–are used as windowsills to enhance a buildings appearance. All brick sills should be sloped so that rain is easily directed away from the window. A minimum slope of 3/4 inch, or 15 degrees, is recommended, Coursing should be laid out so that at least 4 3/8 inches are allowed from the top of the brickwork below the sill to the bottom of the window unit when using modular size brick. At least 3 3/8 inches should be allowed with queen and king size brick.

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Colorado Springs-area home construction continued its blistering pace in the first quarter, although one economist fears an oversupply could drive down prices in the next few years. Single-family home building permits totaled 1,392 from January through March — a 20.2 percent jump from the same period last year, according to figures released Friday by the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department. The number of permits this year puts Colorado Springs and El Paso County on pace to shatter the record of 5,059 single-family permits, set only last year.
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The number of new single-family homes under construction in El Paso County fell for the second straight month in February, but industry officials arent fretting yet. Construction began last month on 584 single-family homes - down 12 percent from the 664 homes started in February 1999. Combined with Januarys figures, which also declined from the previous year, single-family housing starts for the first two months of 2000 in the county were down 11.5 percent over the same period in 1999.

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PROVO — Habitat for Humanity of Utah County and Community Action Services are teaming up to offer a free home-maintenance course for first-time homebuyers and other interested community members. The course is eight sessions and will be held monthly the last Wednesday of every month starting Sept. 27. Each session will focus on different ways to repair and maintain your home. Participants are encouraged to attend all eight sessions but may attend only the sessions they are interested in, as well. Those completing the entire course will receive a simple, step-by-step manual and a completion certificate. The course will be offered in its entirety every eight months.
Home Warranty Association of California Offers Guidelines VENTURA, Calif. — California home buyers, approximately nine out of 10 of whom apply for home warranty contracts at the time of a resale home purchase, can maximize the benefits of this product by adhering to proper maintenance guidelines suggested by the Home Warranty Association of California (HWAC). Lightfoot noted that air conditioning, furnaces, heat pump condensers, and water heaters comprise the major equipment items on which home owners should focus. These are the most costly items in a home and the ones likely to require proper maintenance, he said.
PROVO — A free home-maintenance class for first-time homebuyers and other interested community members will be held Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Community Action Services, 815 S. Freedom Blvd. The class is part of a five-session course offered locally by Habitat for Humanity of Utah County and Community Action Services. The topics of this months class are interior wall repair and leaky roof repair. The course will be offered in its entirety every five months. No registration is required. Participants need only to come to the class. The course is sponsored by the Ashton Family Foundation.

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Many electrical accidents and fires happen in Utah County homes each year. Utah Power officials are encouraging residents to use common sense and take a little extra care when using electricity. Utah Power offers the following tips for electricity safety: Install outlet plug covers if you have small children.
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Electricity makes life easier and helps us to perform many tasks. While we have become accustomed to electricity, we must still respect its ability to cause injury and death. Electrical systems, circuits, wires and equipment have been designed for safe use in the intended environments, e.g. insulation, enclosed cases, and safety systems. Inspect electrical equipment for loose connections or frayed insulation. Make sure electrical equipment is grounded or double insulated.

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THREE people suspected of racing their cars were arrested yesterday after a woman of 80 was hit and killed in Maidstone, Kent.
The World Touring Car Championship is about to take over from the European Touring Car Championship, which has now provided gripping motorsport for eight years. The name change is to raise the profile of touring car racing up to the same level as the World Formula One Championship and the World Rally Championship. Alfa will run four cars in the 2005 WTCC for Gabriele Tarquini, who was European champion 2003, Fabrizio Giovanardi, who was European champion 2001 and 2002, Brazilian Augusto Farfus and James Thompson from the UK.

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Photography might just be the best way to capture New York Citys snappy charms. Certainly from the late 1930s to the early 1960s, photographers such as Diane Arbus, Weegee and Richard Avedon made their reputations by getting out and about on the citys busy streets, immortalising whatever they saw. Christened the New York School, these snappers always worked in a democratic vein, interested in everyone, no matter if it was a couple kissing in a cinema or two children pulling faces on a sidewalk. Michael Hoppen Gallery, London SW3, Thur to 7 Jun
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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Levine Builders announced that Nancy Colletta has joined the firm as senior property manager and asset manager. Colletta holds a B.A. from New York University.
Homeowners are being asked to put forward the names of their favourite builders for a contest which rewards quality.
The BuildersExpress.com site enables buyers, including contractors, architects and homeowners to conduct a search for products they need to complete a job. Searches can be conducted based on criteria such as manufacturer, size, style, or geographic location.

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Real estate is a popular investment among Canadians. There are several advantages to investing in real estate. Real estate is leveraged. You may pay only a fraction (as low as 10%) of what the property is worth when you buy it. Real estate has utility. If you buy stocks or bonds, you cannot do anything with them; but when you buy real estate, you can use it until you sell it. For example, you can live in a house.
Real Estate Brokers with the SRES designation help seniors make wise decisions about selling their home, buying rental property, managing the capital gains and estate tax implications of owning real estate, obtaining a reverse mortgage, moving to a senior community and other issues. The designation was introduced in 1997 and is nationally recognized.
Real estate practice is a broad and widely defined area of the law. In a pristine sense it deals with the esoteric subject of real property law and titles. In practice the subject matter handled by real property lawyers is much broader. Many of the areas of law within real estate practice are areas of specialty themselves. Real estate lawyers examine and evaluate real property titles, handle real estate sales, purchases and other transactions, foreclose mortgages, represent developers and contractors in drafting and negotiating development and construction agreements, handle real estate financing, structure and draft the governing documents for planned developments such as condominiums, serve as counsel to community and condominium associations, draft and negotiate leases, litigate title, boundary, and other land disputes, and advise clients respecting zoning and land: use matters. The examination of real estate titles requires knowledge of corporations and other forms of business organization, wills, trusts and estates, and a practitioner handling transactions must understand contractual, business, and tax subjects as well. The subjects that are tested on the certification exam attest to this diversity. They are title issues; real estate finance; environmental and land use; condominiums and homeowner associations; landlord tenant; closings; sellers, buyers, brokers, and title insurers; real property litigation; taxation of entities and other tax issues; and ethics. Some hold an impression that at least some aspects of the real estate practice are not challenging, that the practice is increasingly title company, form, and paralegal driven, and that when business is light any lawyer with a good paralegal can Ado real estate closings. This impression is not accurate. As with any area of practice, successfully representing clients in real estate matters requires knowledge, skill, and experience. The diversity in real estate practice may mean that no one lawyer can be an expert in each practice area encompassing the modern real property practice or that are tested by the certification program. That, however, is not a reason to not seek certification. The committee recognizes that few lawyers are likely to possess specific and detailed expertise in each of the many subjects that fall within the scope of real estate.

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Ratinoff as a director of fund investment management. Ratinoff will specialize in real estate acquisitions for the western United States. Ratinoff has held senior positions focusing on real estate investments with McDonald Investments, Chase Securities and BT Alex. The San Diego chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management has elected the following individuals as members of its 2005 Executive Council: Nancy Eagle, Harman Asset Management; Pele Wylde, Burnham Real Estate Services; Eddie Goldberg, Sea Property Management; Renee Savage, Capital Growth Properties; Harry Gersten, Union Bank; Carolyn Perriga, Transwestern Commercial; Jim Tostado, Hibiscus Investments; Wade Walker, Griswold RE Management; Sharon Eastman, Realty Executives; and Elizabeth Bzchmann, ConAm Management. The 2005 council members will be installed Nov. 11.
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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 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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BALTIMORE (JR) — Dolan Media on Monday acquired the assets of a real estate media company with publications and online services covering the Mid-Atlantic region from New Jersey to Virginia.
Johns Hopkins American financier and philanthropist Johns Hopkins (1795-1873) was the founder of Baltimore, Marylands Johns Hopkins University, as well as a free hospital to serve the people of the city where he spent his life. Johns Hopkins was born May 19, 1795, on his grandparents 500-acre tobacco plantation in Marylands Anne Arundel County. He was the second of eleven children born to Samuel and Hannah (Janney) Hopkins. His great grandmother, Margaret Johns, who married into the Hopkins family in 1700, came from a good family that owned a large estate in Marylands Calvert County, and Hopkins was the second relative to be given his unusual first name in her familys honor, the other being his fathers father. The Hopkins family had lived in Maryland since the mid-1600s.

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IT is hardly surprising there is a growing crisis in social housing with no new council homes having been built for two decades. Soaring property prices coupled with fewer homes available has led to local authorities being unable to meet demand. And regenerating existing stock cannot be done quickly enough to ease the problem in the short term.
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Theres no place like home, Dorothy said. Anywhere I hang my hat is home, goes the old Johnny Mercer standard. Both are true and both are different. Home is one particular place, not like any other, and home is a feeling that can be created many times in many places. But before the utopian future arrives when all design recognizes these realities, were here trying to make a home. MS is very likely to change a familys requirements–starting with the urgent need to save energy for the good stuff. At the same time, finances may be pinched and options limited. Still, the questions are nearly universal. Can your home be safer? Can cleaning it be easier? Do adaptations have to look medical or threaten to devalue property? Do they have to cost the earth? The National MS Society would like to be your ally as you work out your own answers to these questions. We have some helpful publications–in print and on the Web site. We also think there is much to be gained from sharing information with each other. And wed like to remind everyone that occupational therapists (OTs) are the specialists who know the most about practical changes at home or work to meet needs imposed by MS. Ask your physician for a referral.

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President Bush on April 20 signed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act into law, culminating an eight-year struggle for reform. “Community banks have a long history of working with borrowers who find themselves in dire financial straits. This legislation reinforces the ability of lenders and borrowers to work cooperatively in resolving financial difficulties before bankruptcy protection is sought, as well as during the bankruptcy process,” she added. “The legislation will also hold down the cost of home mortgage loans by once and for all prohibiting federal district courts from reducing the value of secured mortgage loans in bankruptcy proceedings.” Casey-Landry and Robert R. Davis, ACBs executive vice president and managing director of government relations, attended the signing ceremony.
Trade industry secretary Stephen Byers has published a consultation paper on changes to the laws surrounding personal bankruptcy. Many proposals would ease the bankruptcy provisions, but he also proposes a crackdown on those guilty of misconduct. Mr Byers said that bankruptcy law currently makes no distinction between those who fail for reasons beyond their control and those who deliberately set out to mislead and deceive. “Bankruptcy - a fresh start” - proposes: a much earlier discharge from bankruptcy - within six months of the bankruptcy Order - for the Large majority whose failure is honest;
THE GOVERNMENT is to review Britains bankruptcy laws as part of a drive to create a new “enterprise culture”, Peter Mandelson, the Trade and Industry Secretary, announced yesterday. Mr Mandelson admitted that changing the culture in this country would take 10 years, but said the Government was determined to encourage “serial entrepreneurs”. He promised to examine regulatory systems to ensure they did not deter businessmen, and questioned whether the bankruptcy laws created confidence in enterprise and commerce. “I think we need fundamentally to reassess our attitude towards business failure. Rather than condemning it and discouraging anyone from risking failure we need to encourage entrepreneurs to take further risks,”, he told the British American Chamber of Commerce. Mr Mandelson suggested that investors in the US were more prepared to support businessmen with one or more failures under their belt, because they recognised the experience that had been gained. In Britain, creditors were much more wary. He promised that the Government would seek to remove barriers to financing flexible accommodation, enlightened treatment by the taxman and unnecessary red tape. “We must build an economy that matches the productive strength and vibrancy of the United States,” he said. The Trade Secretary also pledged to create an environment in which businesses could learn more effectively from each other, saying “there is too great a gulf between the best and the average”. He will visit Pfizer, makers of the anti-impotence drug Viagra, during a five-day visit to the US that will also include a trip to Silicon Valley.

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Bankruptcies filed by El Paso and Teller county businesses:
Bankruptcies Beth E. Strader, Hiawatha, Chapter 7, case No. 01-40219. Liabilities, $127,722; assets, $79,611.

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Homeowners looking to refurbish their houses but unwilling to use expensive credit cards to finance it will soon be served by a new, locally based loan company specializing in home improvement loans. American First Mortgage Source Inc. will open Feb. 1 at 504 W. Mission Ave., in Escondido. Jess Chinchillas, founder of the company, recently returned to the county after serving as vice president for The Money Store, a Sacramento-based home lender. The home improvement loan is secured by a lien on the subject property, he added. Since the average home improvement loan is smaller than other kinds of home equity loans, but has just as much paperwork, the points charged are usually proportionally higher, he added.

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Homeowners looking to refurbish their houses but unwilling to use expensive credit cards to finance it will soon be served by a new, locally based loan company specializing in home improvement loans. American First Mortgage Source Inc. will open Feb. 1 at 504 W. Mission Ave., in Escondido. Jess Chinchillas, founder of the company, recently returned to the county after serving as vice president for The Money Store, a Sacramento-based home lender. The home improvement loan is secured by a lien on the subject property, he added. Since the average home improvement loan is smaller than other kinds of home equity loans, but has just as much paperwork, the points charged are usually proportionally higher, he added.
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