In situations where a single parent lives with someone outside of marriage, that person may be referred to as a co parent. Co-parent is also the name given to the partner in a homosexual relationship who shares the household and parenting responsibilities with a childs legal adoptive or biological parent.

The home which was owned by the family prior to a divorce or separation is referred to as the family home in many state laws. In court settlements of divorce and child custody issues, the sale of the family home may be prohibited as long as the minor children are still living there with the custodial parent. The sale of the home may be permitted (or required to pay the noncustodial parent his or her share of its value) if the custodial parent moves or remarries, or when the children leave home to establish their own residences.

The term extended family traditionally meant the biological relatives of a nuclear family; i.e., the parents, sisters, and brothers of both members of a married couple. It was sometimes used to refer to the people living in the household beyond the parents and children. As family relationships and configurations have become more complex due to divorce and remarriage, extended family has come to refer to all the biological, adoptive, step-, and half-relatives.

Government agencies and other statistics-gathering organizations use the term head of household to refer to the person who contributes more than half of the necessary support of the family members (other than the spouse); in common usage, the head of household is the person who provides primary financial support for the family.

Further Reading

For Your Information

Books

• Bernardes, Jon. Family Studies: An Introduction. New York: Routledge, 1997.
  
• Elkind, David. Ties That Stress: The New Family Imbalance. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1994.
  
• Eshleman, J. Ross. The Family: An Introduction. 7th ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1994.
  
• Kephart, William M. and Davor Jedlicka. The Family, Society, and the Individual. 7th ed. New York: HarperCollins, 1991.
  
• Strong, Bryan and Christine DeVault. The Marriage and Family Experience. 4th ed. St. Paul: West Publishing Co., 1989.
  
• White, James M. Dynamics of Family Development: A Theoretical Perspective. New York: Guilford Press, 1991.

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School physicals To celebrate National Community Health Centers Week, Community Health is offering a special rate for school and sports physicals. Through Sept. 1, the physicals will cost $25 - or less for those who qualify for further cost reductions. The usual charge is $71. The physicals are offered from 10 a.m.- noon and 3-8 p.m. weekdays at Community Healths Immediate Care Clinic, 2858 International Circle. No appointments are necessary. For information, call 630-6440, Ext. 6363.
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The Public Health programme 2003-2008 is a key strategic tool for the development of health policy within the EU. The programme provides the means to support actions in areas where the EU can make a difference, the ultimate goal being to contribute to a high level of physical and mental health and well-being throughout the EU. The programme is open to institutions, associations, organisations and bodies in the health field.

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MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. — Meeting with Manufacturer Leads to Possible Expansion of the Companys Product Offerings and Broadening of Potential Customer Base This week, executive management of JRC Global Products met with the president of the manufacturing company in order to finalize the agreement and discuss future plans. This company will become JRC Global Products exclusive manufacturer of the patented line of hair products, including the hair extension system, which is used to add volume, density and length, and the hair replacement system, which is designed mainly for women who are experiencing hair loss on the top of the head.
While it may be impractical for a chain drug store to stock such an extensive assortment, there is an emerging mass market line that offers the trade class a way to capitalize on demand for weaves and extensions.Vice president of sales Eileen Phillips says there is no reason chain drug stores should let beauty shops capture the entire hair weave and extension market. The Sun-Tec assortment requires very little space but can make a significant contribution to the profitability of the ethnic hair care category, she notes.African-American women are spending a lot of money on these products when they go to a salon or beauty shop, comments Phillips. When a chain drug store stocks these products it is giving them another reason to shop there. Weaves and extensions can be a very strong addition to the hair care section.
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. — Overwhelming interest in product and services enables Company to move forward with sales and marketing plans more quickly than anticipated Estanislao Raphael Ruiz (aka Raphael Basante), President of JRC Global Products, stated that inquiries, orders and requests for samples have increased tenfold since Mrs. Ruiz and I were hired by the Jackson Rivers Company. We have known that there was an immense interest in the product for some time, but were unable to get our message out to the public without help from an established company. The latest news released to the public (see Press Release 2/1/05) alone has generated even more interest than we had imagined. The initial order of top-quality human hair and the supplies used to apply the system has been placed and will be used to satisfy and fulfill these inquiries and orders as quickly as possible. The patented line of hair products and services, newly offered and distributed exclusively by JRC Global Products, include the extension system, which is used to add volume, density, and length, and the hair replacement system, which is designed mainly for women who are experiencing hair loss on top. It is an integration technique, which means the clients existing hair is pulled through openings in the center of the base of the extension or hair replacement. The clients hair is not completely covered by conventional hairpiece or wig, but rather is enhanced by the system. It is a system unlike any other currently offered. Opposed to the application of all products offered by our competitors, which causes damage to clients natural hair, ours does not, added Mr. Basante.

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This academic satire is about two professors and their families. Howard Belsey is a white secular liberal, a specialist in Rembrandt, who is engaged in ideological warfare with a visiting professor, Monty Kippes, a conservative Christian scholar from Trinidad. Each character in the story is undermined by his or her self-deceptions. Howards attachment to theoretical knowledge seems to preclude understanding or controlling his adulterous behavior. Smith brilliantly draws these and other characters and gently but wittily pierces their illusions and pretensions. Howards African-American wife, Kiki, is one of the few characters to offer emotional or moral ballast, along with her son Jerome, who rejects his parents secularism for a newfound Christianity.
IWe are at the Bargello in Florence, and she says, What are you thinking? and I say, Beauty, thinking of how very far we are now from the machine shop and the dry fields of Kansas, the treeless horizons of slate skies and the muted passions of roughnecks and scrabble farmers drunk and romantic enough to weep more or less silently at the darkened end of the bar out of, what else, loneliness, meaning the ache of thwarted desire, of, in a word, beauty, or rather its absence, and it occurs to me again that no male member of my family has ever used this word in my hearing or anyone elses except in reference, perhaps, to a new pickup or dead deer. By God, Henry, thats a beauty. This insight, this backward vision, first came to me as a young man, a boy really, as some weirdness of the airwaves slipped through the static of our new Motorola with a discussion of beauty between Robert Penn Warren and Paul Weiss at Yale College. We were in Kansas eating barbecue-flavored potato chips and waiting for Father Knows Best to float up through the snow of rural TV in 1963. I felt transported, stunned. Here were two grown men discussing beauty seriously and with dignity as if they and the topic were as normal as normal topics of discussion between men, such as soybean prices or why the commodities market was a suckers game or Oklahoma football or Gimpy Neiderland almost dying from his hemorrhoid operation. They were discussing beauty and tossing around allusions to Plato and Aristotle and someone named Pater, and they might be homosexuals. That would be a natural conclusion, of course, since here were two grown men talking about beauty instead of scratching their crotches and cursing the goddamned government trying to run everybodys business. Not a beautiful thing, that. The government. Not beautiful, though a man would not use that word. One time my Uncle Ross from California called my moms Sunday dinner centerpiece lovely, and my father left the room, clearly troubled by the word lovely, coupled probably with the very idea of California and the fact that my Uncle Ross liked to tap-dance. The light from the venetian blinds, the autumn, silver Kansas light laving the table that Sunday, is what I recall now because it was beautiful, though I of course would not have said so then, beautiful, as so many moments forgotten but later remembered come back to us in slants and pools and uprisings of light, beautiful in itself, but more beautiful mingled with memory, the light leaning across my mothers carefully set table, across the empty chair beside my Uncle Ross, the light filtering down from the green plastic slats in the roof of the machine shop where I worked with my father so many afternoons, standing or crouched in pools of light and sweat with men who knew the true meaning of labor and money and other hard, true things and did not, did not ever, use the word beauty.Late November, shadows gather in the shops north end, and Im watching Bobby Sudduth do piecework on the Hobbs. He fouls another cut, Motherfucker, fucking bitch machine, and starts over, sloppy, slow, about two joints away from being fired, but he just doesnt give a shit. He sets the bit again, white wrists flashing in the lamplight and showing botched, blurred tattoos, both from a night in Tijuana, and continues his sexual autobiography, Thats right, fucked my own sister, and Ill tell you, bud, it wasnt bad. Later, in the Philippines, the clap: As far as Im concerned, any man who hasnt had V.D. just isnt a man. I walk away, knowing I have just heard the dumbest remark ever uttered by man or animal. The air around me hums in a dark, metallic bass, light spilling like grails of milk as someone opens the mammoth shop door. A shrill, sullen truculence blows in like dust devils, the hot wind nagging my blousy overalls, and in the side yard the winch truck backfires and stalls. The sky yellows. Barn sparrows cry in the rafters. That afternoon in Dallas, Kennedy is shot.
Paul Heaton is back from his holidays in the Canaries where he writes the songs. The Beautiful South are back, too and they are at the Carling Academy Newcastle on Sunday and their new album, Superbi, is fresh, modern and pointed, like a brand new pencil. We always mean to be fresh, says Paul, but we never get around to it. In a career that has spanned nearly two decades, The Beautiful South may possibly have earned the right to lie back and go stale.

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Hunting and fishing, and all those recreational activities people like to do in the out-of-doors, will be highlighted this week at the ninth annual Utah International Sportsmans Exposition. The show opens today at the South Towne Exposition Center and will run through Sunday. It has become the largest presentation of outdoor goods, services and information in Utah. This year more than 500 outdoor-related companies will be present.
MINNEAPOLIS — Gander Mountains New Adventure Travel Service Relies on Experienced Associates to Give Customers Memorable Outdoor Vacations Whether its pheasant hunting in South Dakota or sail fishing in Costa Rica, outdoor enthusiasts will now have access to the best habitat, guides and equipment available, all in one place. Gander Mountain is proud to announce its new travel and guide service, Outdoor Expeditions. Outdoor Expeditions is another Gander Mountain service that will help us fulfill our vision to help our customers create outdoor memories, said Gander Mountain CEO, Mark Baker. Adventure travel is the fastest growing segment of the leisure travel business, grossing over $40 billion a year, therefore we see this as a clear opportunity to better serve our customer and at the same time grow our business. Our objective with the service is to offer our customers a value-added experience by utilizing our expertise to make sure every detail is covered - from what clothing to wear and which equipment is required, to providing access to the best locations around the globe.
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Insurance cover for dentists in the North East is to be made compulsory in efforts to protect patients. All dentists will have to take out full indemnity cover before registration as part of new powers for the General Dental Council (GDC), Health Minister Rosie Winterton announced. This will mean that dentists in the region who are found to have harmed patients are insured and able to pay compensation.
TWO new NHS dentists are set to be recruited in Whitley Bay. The move is as part of pounds 300,000 investment by North Tyneside Primary Care Trust to improve access to NHS dentistry in the borough. Details on how patients will be able to access the services will be announced once the dentists have been appointed. Chief executive Chris Reed said: Im really pleased to announce this additional investment in NHS dentistry for North Tyneside.
HEALTH Secretary Alan Johnson ordered an inquiry today into why many people still do not have access to an NHS dentist despite billions of pounds of investment. Experts have been drafted in to identify obstacles to seeing a National Health dentist in many areas of the country. The move follows continued criticism that the number of people seen by NHS dentists has fallen steeply since a controversial overhaul of services. Some 1.2 million fewer patients visited dentists in the two years to June than in the period before new contracts were introduced.

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Isnt there a typo in this headline? Shouldnt it read, “Medicine for Health”? A personal anecdote will explain. My first job out of graduate school was as a writer and editor for the New York City Health Department. One day, the head of the Bureau of Child Health, reviewing a radio script of mine touting the benefits of immunization, held up a graph depicting childhood mortality from measles. “Show me when a vaccine was first used,” he challenged me. I readily spotted the point where the curve took a dramatic downward dip.
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It will also assume about $2 million in liabilities. Westlake Village-based Guitar Center said the transaction is expected to close in February. Woodwind and Brasswind filed for bankruptcy protection in Indiana in November.
Byline: Val Javin , There will be a whole host of talents on show at the Holmfirth High School service of nine lessons and carols at Holmfirth Parish Church on Monday, December 13 at 7.30pm. The Vicar of Holmfirth, the Rev Keith Griffin, conducts the service which will feature the school chamber choir, its orchestra, brass group and pop choir.
A burst of sunny weather earlier this month has certainly put a spring in the musical steps of many musicians and singers. None more so than among the members of Hade Edge Band and Holmfirth Choral Society who will be sharing the concert platform at St Pauls Hall next weekend. The two get together in what promises to be an exhilarating concert in aid of Kirkwood Hospice called what else but Spring Into Summer.

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LIVERMORE — Cleanup crews from the Environmental Protection Agency contained a mercury spill Thursday that ended up in a carport and a gutter in a Livermore neighborhood. About 3 p.m. Wednesday, authorities received reports of metallic beads in the gutter in front of the 900 block of Olivina Avenue, said Glen Haendel of the Livermore Fire Department. Richard Martyn, an on-scene coordinator for the EPA, said that the thousands of beads were roughly the size of pinheads.
Unglamorous as it may be, your guttering system drains hundreds of gallons of water away from the walls, windows and foundations of your house, protecting it from damp and rot. An essential feature of the structure of your home, they require a balance of practicality and aesthetics. For a guttering system to outshine your neighbours, go for copper guttering. Its a joy to behold, developing a patina as it ages. It requires no painting and is immune to rusting, so it lasts indefinitely - but it is the most expensive choice. Whichever system you choose, maintenance must include regular clearing. Leaves and debris from the roof slopes can cause blockages and overflows. Sectional systems may also require attention to the seals. Check the warranty that applies to your chosen system (expect 20 years minimum) and ensure that you are offered at least a one- year coverage on labour contracts.

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The smaller contributions of the two industries which underpinned this years growth of manufacturings activity had a significant impact on the year-on-year decline in production. Most manufacturing industries recorded decreased production activity compared to May 2007, which was a result of one working day fewer than in May 2007, but also to the continuing decline in domestic as well as foreign demand. On average in the first five months of this year, the level of new orders was roughly 10% lower year on year. In addition to these two factors, low production activity also reflected weaker production growth in two manufacturing sub-industries, which were crucial for continued manufacturing growth in 2008. These are the manufacture of transport equipment and the chemical industry, which strengthened their production significantly in May and June 2007, respectively, so that in the following months their year-on-year growth rates are not expected to reach the high values of the first four months of this year. On average over the first four months, production volumes in these industries recorded 18.1% and 14.3% growth rates, respectively; in May, their respective production volumes were 4.1% and 7.5% higher than in May 2007. Production activity accelerated somewhat faster than in the previous months in the manufacture of machinery and equipment, which recorded 6.9% year-on-year growth in May, while it averaged 4.1% in the first four months of the year. In the first five months, the largest production volume declines were recorded in the leather, wood-processing and food industries. Perception of the business environment deteriorated in July, mainly due to the low level of new orders. The seasonally adjusted confidence indicator value decreased again in July (by 1 p.p.), which was largely related to the lower estimate of overall order books. According to the quarterly survey on the limiting factors to production, an increasing number of companies face insufficient domestic and foreign demand. On the other hand, the share of companies reporting a shortage of skilled labour as the main obstacle to production, which was characteristic of the previous year and a half, decreased. The level of capacity utilisation also decreased (by 1.9 p.p. to 83.6%), whereas the assessment of current production capacities improved.
Chuck Manning has joined Windsor Door in Little Rock as the vice president of operations. Mannings responsibilities will include management of Windsors manufacturing plants and the sales support centers. Manning has more than 10 years of experience as a business consultant, specializing in business process improvements.

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Now that Baby Bullet express service is off and running in the San Francisco Bay Area, Caltrains engineering and construction team is turning its attention to other improvements, such as upgrading station amenities and making stations safer and more accessible. Caltrain recently kicked off the next phase of construction on the first maintenance facility in Caltrains 142-year history. During the coming year, crews will complete the construction of the $140-million facilitys tunnel and will begin work on the repair shop, which will increase the speed of repair work, storage tracks with ground power and a new indoor train washer, which will replace the portable machine now in use. Currently routine maintenance is done at a small, outdated train yard in San Jose and at the San Francisco station. Construction crews are in the midst of digging a pedestrian tunnel, which will allow workers to move between the shop and a new operations building. The construction of the maintenance shop should begin this Summer. The final phase of CEMOF is the construction of a new three-story operations building and one-story control facility, which will accommodate train dispatchers and other key staff.
The construction of a new maintenance center will accommodate GOLs recent fleet expansion, reduce costs and centralize the Companys aircraft maintenance operations, said Constantino Junior, GOLs President. Currently, GOLs fleet is composed of 27 aircraft. In May 2004, GOL signed an agreement with Boeing, announcing the acquisition of up to 43 737-800 Next Generation aircraft, of which 21 aircraft are already firm orders for aircraft that will be delivered between 2006 and 2009, and 22 of which are purchase options. The construction of GOLs Maintenance Center will generate 250 jobs, attract new businesses to the region and increase the traffic to the airport. In addition, Tancredo Neves International Airport is one of the best airports in Brazil, with a superior runway, modern navigation instruments, and is primely located in a region with favorable weather conditions. The opening ceremony was held today at Palacio da Liberdade in the city of Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais State), and was attended by Minas Gerais States Governor, Aecio Neves; Minas Gerais States Economic Development Secretary, Wilson Nelio Brumer; International Affairs Subsecretary, Luiz Antonio Athayde; President of Minas Gerais States Development Bank, Romeu Scarioli; President of Infraero, Carlos Wilson; Vice President of Boeing, John Wojick; and GOLs President, Constantino de Oliveira Junior.

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AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Additional security measures will be introduced on charter flights in the US later this month. The new measures - which include the stricter screening of passengers and luggage applied to commercial flights following the 11 September terrorist attacks - may cause delays to professional sports teams who are accustomed to moving quickly from team buses to charter aircraft without passing through the same security checkpoints as commercial travellers.
New 2008 Aircraft Based at Jackson Hole Airport We are very excited to have the aircraft based for charter here in Jackson Hole, said Rick Colson, New Flight Charters President. It has terrific capabilities and is a great addition to our private charter availability, as well as the lowest cost charter option from Jackson. The company offers a variety of aircraft for charter from Jackson Hole and the region, including large cabin jets, midsize jets, light jets and executive turboprops. The new Cessna T206 is turbocharged and ideal for the mountainous area and high altitude airport. The aircraft cruises at 185mph and is certified up to 25,000 feet. It excels at regional flights within Wyoming and surrounding states, and its most popular charters are expected to be to and from Salt Lake City, with a flight time of just over 1 hour each way. With excellent short-field capability, the aircraft can also fly into most smaller local airfields where commercial and other aircraft are unable to land. It is professionally flown by multi-thousand hour, FAA commercial-rated pilots.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Demand for chartered jet flights is up sharply around the country as deep-pocketed travelers try to avoid new security delays at major airports. A charter service in Southern California reported a 110 percent increase in customer calls. A Wisconsin company said customers are booking longer interstate flights normally handled by commercial airlines. And in Brunswick, Maine, Adam Websters charter flight referral service has been swamped for a week. Charter companies — whose planes range from single-engine four- seaters to Boeing 737s with conference rooms and bedrooms — boast of smoother check-ins than larger carriers and a feeling of safety that comes with knowing everyone on a flight. The nations 3,000 charter companies rarely search passengers or their luggage.

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Its been a year since Lowes CEO Bob Tiliman, at the National Hardware Show, introduced the notion of Americas need for a new kind of HMO-the home maintenance organization. Its a concept that expands on the traditional definition of home improvement, by focusing on the recurring, and non-recurring need homeowners have to maintain their homes. For the past several months, National Home Center News has been investigating the answers to these questions, including conducting an exclusive nationwide survey of homeowners. The findings, contained in this issues special report (see page 21), should serve as a wake-up call for home improvement retailers. They suggest, among other things: * Home improvement retailers may be on the brink of losing billions of dollars in potential product sales as homeowners increasingly turn to non-retail, home maintenance and service providers for their home-upkeep needs.
PROVO — A free home maintenance class will be held Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Community Action Services, 815 S. Freedom Blvd. for first-time homebuyers and other interested community members. The class is part of a five-session course offered locally by Habitat for Humanity of Utah County and Community Action Services. The topic of this months class is basic landscaping. Brian Peterson from Built Right will be the instructor. The course is offered every five months. No registration is required. The course is sponsored by the Ashton Family Foundation.

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AFTER a poor year in the tourist industry, Scottish hotels could find themselves further hit if they are excluded from a small business rate relief scheme which could knock up to 75% off business rate bills. Details of the plan are to be announced later this year by Jack McConnell, Scottish finance minister, but the all-party local government committee has already recommended the implementation of a “tapered” relief scheme, probably based on employers national insurance. Last week, Gerry Dowds, director of the Forum of Private Business Scotland, wrote to McConnell and Henry McLeish, minister for enterprise and lifelong learning, to raise the matter. Dowds says: “With a tapered scheme, a ceiling is unnecessary. It means small businesses occupying highly rated premises, like most Scottish hotels, will be excluded. A ceiling such as this would also create disincentives for companies wanting to grow into bigger premises which would not qualify for any relief.”
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Hotel Review will launch the full version of its Scottish tourism website tomorrow. Including 500 hotels, the site will provide a one-stop shop for accommodation, holidays and hotel food. The Scottish firm, which is headed by director Andrew Broadley, also plans to launch the HotelReview format in Hong Kong, Ireland, the Channel Islands and New Zealand, containing editorially independent reviews by company writers.

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Waylan Cooper has joined the firm in the area of bankruptcy law.
Outstanding Lawyer award by the association. Judges John C. Ward and David B. Bogard received Lawyer Citizen awards. Ward has served as a Pulaski County Circuit Court judge since 1990. Bogard has served as a Pulaski County Circuit Court judge since 1983. Gregory S. Kitterman, Jeffrey Ellis and Heather R. Callaway received the Presidents Award from the association. Kitterman is in private practice in Little Rock. Ellis is an attorney at the Allen Law Firm in Little Rock. Callaway serves as executive director of the association.
Scott Lauck and Nina Samuel have joined Wilson Associates PLLC as attorneys. Skipper Ray has been promoted to supervising attorney in the eviction department for the firm. Causley Edwards was recognized by the Center for Arkansas Legal Services for exemplary volunteerism. Edwards is an associate with the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock.

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CHICAGO–The results of a national vending machine pilot test in middle and high schools released recently show that milk is a hit with kids as long as it is offered when, where and how they like it. In fact, the vending machine test shows that milk consumption in schools has the potential to increase up to 4%, or 16.3 million gallons of milk, per school year. Thats important news to an industry fighting a 30-year decline in milk sales, particularly among teen boys and girls. The test, a project of the National got milk?[R] Milk Mustache Campaign, included 86 high-tech vending machines dispensing a variety of flavored milks in plastic single-serve packaging. We found that if you make milk more accessible to kids during the day — and give them the flavored milks they love in single-serve, resealable plastic bottles — they will drink more of it, said Tom Nagle, v.p. of marketing for the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board. And nutritionally, thats a very good choice. Based on the test results, each student could potentially drink one additional gallon, or an average of seven to eight vended milks, during the 36-week school year, if it were available in branded, single-serve packaging, in a variety of flavors and fat levels, and in conveniently located vending machines.
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Shiseido executives said that the company now has a broader picture of the mechanism behind hair loss and will continue with additional studies. The companys goal is the commercial development of hair restoratives.
Hair loss refers to the partial or total loss of hair from part of the body where normally it grows.
Female pattern hair loss can occur in women as early as age 20 and it affects all races and ethnicities. This type of hair loss usually comes from a genetic predisposition inherited from either side of the family tree. By age 40, visible symptoms of female pattern hair loss are present in 40% of women. Determining female pattern hair loss. A receding hair line or balding spot usually characterizes hair loss in men, but female pattern hair loss rarely displays either of these symptoms. Women instead see an overall thinning of their hair. They may notice their center part gradually getting wider, a decrease in ponytail diameter or more hair than usual in the shower drain, on the pillow, or in a hairbrush. Identifying the cause of hair loss is the key to determining the best treatment. To diagnose hair loss, dermatologists will perform a thorough history, physical exam, laboratory evaluation, and in some cases, a scalp biopsy. This relatively simple procedure usually takes place in the office under local anesthesia and involves removing a small piece of scalp for microscopic examination, which can be extremely helpful in diagnosing the type of hair loss. Treatment options. Often a dermatologists first step is to use topical minoxidil, which is available without a prescription, to treat female pattern hair loss. It is applied to the scalp twice a day and must be used for at least 4 months before the patient will see results. Minoxidil actually works to help reverse the shrinking process seen in these hair follicles and stimulates new hair growth. It has been proven to regrow hair in approximately 60% of women with female pattern hair loss, and is the only hair regrowth treatment approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use by women.

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Eight of the 12 categories showed an ad spending increase in June compared to last year, including Automotive (+34.2%), Services/Direct Response (+22.6), Retail (+22.3) and Horticulture/Farming (+15.3). The Travel (-26.6%), Computers (-14.9), Software (-7.0) and Telecom (0.3) categories showed spending declines. Half of the categories showed an ad page increase, led by Horticulture/Farming (+87.9%), and half showed an ad page decline.
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Politicians are polishing up their information about local dentist services. Liberal Democrats in Gateshead and Washington have launched a survey of dental care. Low Fell councillor Frank Hindle is co-ordinating the survey.
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North East people are avoiding visiting the dentist because of a phobia, according to a new survey. The survey, sponsored by HealthSure, found that although treatment today is pain-free, one in five people across the country who dont visit the dentist regularly are simply too scared. The survey was conducted by the British Dental Health Foundation.

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A list of mortgages filed with the Oklahoma County Clerks office is published daily in The Journal Record. Information listed for each mortgage includes book and page numbers, names of the mortgagor and mortgagee, mortgage loan amount, property description, and (when available) the propertys street address. Listings of mortgagor and mortgagee do not necessarily include all those party to the transaction. B 7377 P 1867 — Willie Wood to Mortgage Link Corp dba MLC Mortgage Corp, $644,000, L1, pt L2 Oak Tree Addn, Edm; 1401 Oak Tree Drive, Edmond OK 73003.
A list of mortgages filed with the Oklahoma County Clerks office is published daily in The Journal Record. Information listed for each mortgage includes book and page numbers, names of the mortgagor and mortgagee, mortgage loan amount, property description, and (when available) the propertys street address. Listings of mortgagor and mortgagee do not necessarily include all those party to the transaction. B 6886 P 1557 — Francis Investments to Quail Creek Bank, $400,000, L13-21 B1 Wilshire Boulevard Industrial Addn, OKC, etc.
A list of mortgages filed with the Oklahoma County Clerks office is published daily in The Journal Record. Information listed for each mortgage includes book and page numbers, names of the mortgagor and mortgagee, mortgage loan amount, property description, and (when available) the propertys street address. Listings of mortgagor and mortgagee do not necessarily include all those party to the transaction. B 7369 P 720 — Sheryl A. Gravlin to Corinthian Mortgage Corp, $52,965, L16 B16 Meadow Cliff Sec II Addn, OKC; 2608 SW 77th Street, Oklahoma City OK 73159.

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Despite 2000s slow-motion finale, the home video category showed little sign of lost luster, thanks to a new format and the resilience of the entertainment industry. Old and new formats–VHS and DVD–vied for precious shelf space in drug chains. By the end of the year, VHS remained the dominant format, but as CVS spokesman Michael DiAngelis recently noted, the increasing affordability of the hardware has helped increase household penetration for DVD. More drug chain customers are buying DVDs, as was evident in a study by New York City-based research firm Alexander Associates, which tracks VHS and DVD products. Its latest study of store-data (excluding on-line and catalog sales) showed that in 2000 the drug channels DVD unit volume grew from 1.1 percent of all retail units sold in 1999 to 2.4 percent of units sold. Meanwhile, VHS unit sales in the drug channel declined slightly from 1.8 percent in 1999 to 1.7 percent of retail units sold in 2000, according to Greg Durkin, research director for Alexander Associates. As noted in a previous issue of Drug Store News, the five top VHS sellers for 2000 were mainly family titles, headed by bestseller Tarzan (Buena Vista), followed by Star Wars: Episode 1 (Fox), Toy Story 2 (Buena Vista), Stuart Little (Columbia TriStar), and Little Mermaid IV: Return to the Sea (Buena Vista), according to Video Business magazine.

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Garry Grant is the founder and chief executive officer of SEO Inc., a company he started in 1997 out of his kitchen, which quicMy grew to encompass his entire house. Every year since inception, SEO has seen profit and has not accrued any debt. Grant created SEOs proprietary methodologies and continues to do research to ensure the growth of the product and the company. SEOs revenues have grown from $1.5 million in 2003, to $5.6 million in 2006. Since his daughter was born blind, Grant has always been a contributor for causes with the visually impaired. Even though it is not required, all the work that SEO does is Section 508 compliant, meaning it can be accessed by the visually impaired. Grant started out as a rock star, playing guitar with the likes of Bruce Springsteen and John Bon Jovi, but he was always great with computers and started a Web design firm. After creating dynamic high-profile sites, Grant started to think about search engines, at a time when Googles search engine was gaining popularity. He concluded that great sites only had value if people could find them. He then took the time to research and fully understand how search engines work, and how to get a Web site to rank on a search engine, leading him to found SEO Inc.; a company whose sole purpose is search engine optimization.
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SEO Consult, the leading UK Search Engine Optimisation ( SEO ) Agency, has been ranked as the number one Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) company in the UK for December, 2008.

“Out of the 300 SEO firms that applied, over 80% failed to rank.” Matt Bullas, Managing Director of Click Consult, comments. “For the remaining 55 SEO companies that met the strict criteria and made the list, SEO Consult was deemed to be the best. When you consider that the SEO Consult website didnt even exist as recently as October 2007, then this really is a tremendous achievement.”

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ARMY EXPLOSIVES experts defused a pipe bomb left by loyalist paramilitaries yesterday at the home of a Catholic family near Coalisland, Co Tyrone. They carried out a controlled explosion on the device, which was inside a sweet tin left on the window sill of the house.

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In contrast to other commercial real estate markets throughout the country, the New Jersey commercial real estate market remains relatively strong. While there are soft pockets in the marketplace, low vacancy rates, stable rents, and limited new construction are positive signs for the commercial real estate market to remain stable throughout New Jersey. The first three quarters of 2001 have shown continued demand and growth among the pharmaceutical, logistics and insurance companies, this coupled with little new development, has caused rental rates to remain steady. While the technology sector has been weak, most of the economy is still showing signs of growth. One of the most exciting new development trends over the past year is the renaissance taking place in our states urban areas. In cities like Newark, Harrison, Trenton, Bound Brook, the Amboyis and, of course, the entire Hudson River waterfront, the developmental, political and cultural communities have converged to push growth back to the urban market. These initiatives are definitely sustainable which bodes well for new development opportunities. New construction projects are experiencing strong success with their pre-leasing efforts. A look throughout the state shows that there are very few spec office buildings remaining empty. Many developers are continuing to experience great success in redevelopment as well. These developments offer tenants virtually new space, with the advantages of modem construction at lower rental rates. This market should remain strong with potential new redevelopment sites still available. Older buildings are being upgraded in order to accommodate the technology needs of todayis tenants, thereby making them more marketable. Most buildings are being re-wired for high-speed voice, data and Internet usage, which makes them more attractive to new users.
In a transaction arranged by Newmark Company Real Estate of New Jersey, Emcore Corporation, a computer chip manufacturer, has purchased a 74,850 SF office facility at 394 Elizabeth Ave. in Somerset, N.J. The Newmark team of Seena Stein, president, Richard Madison, managing director, and Jane Greenblatt, senior managing director, along with James Kuhn and David Noonan, of the firms New York office, brokered the $4.5 million sale. Known as the Drew Building, 394 Elizabeth Ave. is a one-story office property owned by SKW Real Estate, LP. Newmark served as the buildings exclusive leasing and managing agent before selling the property to the Emcore Corporation. Paul March, of CB Richard Ellis, represented Emcore in the negotiations.
According to Insignia/ESGs Fourth Quarter Market Overview report, market indicators in northern and central New Jerseys 20 real estate submarkets showed signs of equilibrium during the fourth quarter of 2000 as demand from tenants continued to grow as well as the amount of supply for quality office space. This has provided a much-needed pressure release valve for the superheated New Jersey real estate market. Other leading indicators, such as available square footage and net absorption, pointed to an increase in market supply. The available square footage rose to 18.6 million SF, a 1.5 million SF increase from fourth quarter 1999. Net absorption totaled a negative 3.8 million SF for the quarter, indicating more office space was brought onto the market than was actually absorbed by tenants, which is contradictory to 1999s fourth quarter positive net absorption total of 1.1 million SF. The slowdown in the economy takes us out of a super-heated market, which ultimately represents volatility for the New Jersey real estate markets, and will create a more stable atmosphere for tenants and landlords alike, said Patrick Murphy, executive director.

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HEALTH Secretary Alan Johnson ordered an inquiry today into why many people still do not have access to an NHS dentist despite billions of pounds of investment. Experts have been drafted in to identify obstacles to seeing a National Health dentist in many areas of the country. The move follows continued criticism that the number of people seen by NHS dentists has fallen steeply since a controversial overhaul of services. Some 1.2 million fewer patients visited dentists in the two years to June than in the period before new contracts were introduced.
Politicians are polishing up their information about local dentist services. Liberal Democrats in Gateshead and Washington have launched a survey of dental care. Low Fell councillor Frank Hindle is co-ordinating the survey.

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Business Editors, Legal/Planning Writers The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers believes the court ruled correctly that the Washington statute was overly broad. The court noted that state statutes allowing nonparental visitation recognizes that the American Family has changed to the extent that there is no average American family and that States are seeking to insure the welfare of children is protected by continuing relationships that children form with third parties. The court also noted that children are not just chattel. The court did point out that the Washington Statute did not require that the trial court give the parents decision any presumption of validity or any weight whatsoever. The opinion also stated that there were no special factors that might justify the States interference with the parents rights. Unfortunately there appears to be little further guidance in terms of what grandparent and third-party visitation statutes may pass constitutional muster. We continue to believe, as we expressed in our amicus brief, that children who have formed significant relationships with non-parents (including grandparents, other relatives and even non-relatives) have a right not to suffer an arbitrary veto of this relationship at the hands of their parents. We believe the Constitution requires a carefully calibrated third-party access statute, where non-parents would have to first prove standing based on their relationship with the child to seek visitation. We believe that with such standing proven, the courts should have the ability to order third-party visitation and access if they find a parents denial of that access is arbitrary and against the best interests of the child.

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Insurance cover for dentists in the North East is to be made compulsory in efforts to protect patients. All dentists will have to take out full indemnity cover before registration as part of new powers for the General Dental Council (GDC), Health Minister Rosie Winterton announced. This will mean that dentists in the region who are found to have harmed patients are insured and able to pay compensation.
An mp has blasted dentists who hoodwink patients into paying for private services. Gerry Steinberg, MP for Durham City, said patients still entitled to NHS treatment were being misled into paying for private dental services. Mr Steinberg said: It is clear that more dentists are choosing to work entirely within the private sector, where the financial rewards are greater. However in establishing their private businesses, some dentists are misleading patients by failing to adequately inform them.
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Its no surprise with recent veterinary claims that most regular dog and cat foods do not provide all of the essential ingredients necessary for optimum pet health, and many of these same foods contain slaughtered animal by-products.
The convenience foods business is going to the dogs–and the cats, too. Some drug chains, including CVS, are carving out more space for broader pet care assortments where the pets are–more stuff for dogs in suburban stores, more for cats in cities. It appears that theyre on to something here. According to research Nestles Purina PetCare division compiled, drug stores havent been getting their fair share of the burgeoning pet care business.
This launch constitutes a strategic move as 45% of French families own at least one dog or cat, of which there are about 17 million. Chilled pet-foods are, however, non-existent in France, and this is likely to create a new niche in the F3,000m petfood market in France.

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No doubt this was a good grab for the Sales Marketing Executives Association of Arkansas, but the timing and the irony are worth noting. The statewide trade group for marketers has landed a speaking engagement featuring University of Arkansas at Fayetteville head football coach Houston Nutt for its 54th Annual Distinguished Sales Marketing Awards to be held March 13 at the Riverfront Wyndham in North Little Rock. Perhaps the Head Hog will give some insight into the hardship of selling and marketing the UA to recruits and donors in such turbulent times.
Earlier this fall, as I was checking out some of my regular Web sites, I came across some ideas worth consideration. Across the nation libraries are in trouble: not enough money; facing a personnel shortage; low pay for library staff because their value is not clearly understood, etc. * Make sure everyone is greeted with a smile and cheerful presence, be it in person or on the phone. * Consider adapting the Wal-Mart concept of a greeter.

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Making teams more productive is a constant issue for most managers, according to Marcus Goncalves, author of Team Building. “Productivity is, of course, the essence of what makes business competitive, but it is particularly important in times of economic slowdown such as the one we are currently experiencing,” the author says. This book is mainly designed for those who have been assigned team building and management responsibilities; for project and team managers, project and team leaders, or anyone performing in those roles. The book is divided into two sections. The first provides the fundamentals of team building, covering such topics as fostering a culture of change and mastering team building and management. The second section provides additional perspectives and tools for developing teams, such as valuing team diversity and team-building activities.
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CALIFORNIA ORIGIN OF STATE NAME: Probably from the mythical island California in a 16th-century romance by Garci Ord#xF3;nez de Montalvo. NICKNAME: The Golden State. CAPITAL: Sacramento. ENTERED UNION: 9 September 1850 (31st). SONG: I Love You, California. MOTTO: Eureka (I have found it). FLAG: The flag consists of a white field with a red star at upper left and a red stripe and the words California Republic across the bottom; in the center, a brown grizzly bear stands on a patch of green grass. OFFICIAL SEAL: In the foreground is the goddess Minerva; a grizzly bear stands in front of her shield. The scene also shows the Sierra Nevada, San Francisco Bay, a miner, a sheaf of wheat, and a cluster of grapes, all representing Californias resources. The state motto and 31 stars are displayed at the top. The words The Great Seal of the State of California surround the whole. COLORS: Yale blue and golden yellow. ANIMAL: California grizzly bear (extinct). BIRD: California valley quail. FISH: South Fork golden trout. MARINE MAMMAL: California gray whale. REPTILE: California desert tortoise. INSECT: California dog-face butterfly (flying pansy). FLOWER: Golden poppy. TREE: California redwood. ROCK: Serpentine. MINERAL: Native gold. FOSSIL: California saber-toothed cat. LEGAL HOLIDAYS: New Years Day, 1 January; Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., 3rd Monday in January; Lincolns Birthday, 12 February; Presidents Day, 3rd Monday in February; Memorial Day, last Monday in May; Independence Day, 4 July; Labor Day, 1st Monday in September; Admission Day, 9 September; Columbus Day, 2nd Monday in October; Veterans Day, 11 November, Thanksgiving Day, 4th Thursday in November; Christmas Day, 25 December. TIME: 4 AM PST = noon GMT.Situated on the Pacific coast of the southwestern US, California is the nations 3rd-largest state (after Alaska and Texas).
Mass transit will receive about $4 billion, with another $1 billion dedicated to transit safety and disaster-response planning. The measure is not project-specific. However, the Los Angeles region should get at least $1 billion, with another $1.8 billion to be spread throughout northern California. Among the possible projects for inclusion: an extension of the Los Angeles Red Line subway; expansion of light rail in L.A., San Francisco, San Diego, and Sacramento; and the proposed BART extension to San Jose.

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No News The much-talked-about devolution of government responsibilities from Washington, D.C., to the states should make the nations statehouses political centers of gravity, but Americas newspapers are missing the story-on purpose. Writing in the American Journalism Review, the studys authors contend that just 513 newspaper reporters and 113 wire service reporters cover state government full time. The authors note that more than 3,000 media credentials were issued for the last Super Bowl.
An MP has welcomed tenants decision to have their council homes transferred to a new company next year. He said: Now that the tenants have taken the decision, more funds will be available to improve the housing.

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If you are seeking relief for a medical condition, you probably want to find a health care professional-such as a physician, nurse, psychiatrist, psychologist or social worker-who is trained and experienced not only in hypnosis but also with your particular symptom or ailment. Always seek people who have had the maximum training possible in the area in which you are seeking help. Remember, it is your mind they will be working with. Finding a qualified hypnotherapist isnt that hard. Many health care professionals licensed in other fields practice hypnosis, so chances are good that your health care professional can give you a referral. Two major organizations that are recognized as having high professional standards are The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) and The Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (SCEH). Both can provide the names of qualified practitioners in your area:

Doctors also employ hypnosis as a method of pain management for chronic headaches, backaches, severe burns, and during childbirth. In cancer treatment, hypnosis is used to control the side effects of chemotherapy and as a self-healing adjunct to chemotherapy. Hypnosis is also used for autoimmune diseases, sleep disorders, and skin ailments, including warts and rashes. Some surgeons use hypnosis in the operating room, not only to reduce the amount of anesthesia patients need, but also to lessen anxiety and postoperative swelling and bleeding. A patient in an hypnotic trance can remain immobile for extended periods of time, avoiding aggravation of the injury. Victims under a state of shock are also more responsive to hypnotic induction. Dentists use hypnosis to complete dental work on a relaxed patient without the need for anesthesia. Some psychotherapists employ hypnotic induction to treat phobias, sexual dysfunction, stress, eating disorders, self-destructive habits (such as smoking and other addictions) and to improve progress on positive behavioral changes. Hypnosis is a primary tool to gain access to memories, a controversial issue in the mental health field. In working with children, psychotherapists use hypnosis for enuresis, thumb-sucking, behavioral problems and improving academic performance, among others. Psychiatrists and psychologists may also use hypnosis to learn more about the human mind, and to help patients understand their own emotional and personality development. This application of hypnosis is termed hypnotherapy. In law enforcement, victims of and witnesses to crimes are sometimes hypnotized to help them remember important clues.

Patients who are responsive to being hypnotized must, first of all, be willing participants in the hypnosis process. One psychiatrist, Dr. Herbert Spiegel, developed the Hypnotic Induction Profile (HIP) to determine whether an individual is a good prospect for hypnosis. When the subject rolls his or her eyes back into the head, Dr. Spiegel suggests that person is likely to be successfully hypnotized if a great deal of white is visible on the eyeball. Other qualities included in Dr. Spiegels profile include a trusting personality, preference for emotional rather than rational thinking, high empathy for others, and an intense capacity for concentration. Other researchers have studied the hypnotic situation and theorize that creating a setting where the subject is more likely to believe that hypnosis will work is a key to successful hypnosis. These scientists contend that the situation, combined with the subjects motivation, has greater influence than any personality trait or physical characteristic.

A number of professional organizations offer training and advanced training in hypnosis. Among these are the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, the American Board of Medical Hypnosis, the American Board of Psychological Hypnosis, the American Board of Hypnosis in Dentistry and the American Hypnosis Board for Clinical Social Work. The American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Dental Association have all endorsed the technique. Mental health professionals have used hypnosis to treat sexual dysfunction, eating disorders, smoking and other addictions, enuresis and thumb-sucking.

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> Roland Julian has been elected president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Arkansas in Little Rock. Julian is an owner of the Rogers Insurance Agency of Rogers. Other elected officers include Steve Buelow, Anderson Frazier Insurance of Hope, president-elect; Tim White, Dunn Murphy White Insurance of Russellville, vice president; Jeff Block, MF Block Insurance of Paragould, secretary/treasurer; Dan Troutt, United Insurance of Harrison, immediate past president; and Mike Moss, Mike Moss Agency of Siloam Springs, state national director.
> Insurity, a national provider of business-processing services and technology to the property-casualty insurance industry, has named JERRY MARKLAND to the position of chief technology architect. Markland comes to Insurity from Benefits Technology Group where he was chief technology officer, and he previously co-founded StarNex, a company that linked brokers and insurance companies online through BrokersPortal, an information and communications center for the insurance industry.

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A list of mortgages filed with the Oklahoma County Clerks office is published daily in The Journal Record. Information listed for each mortgage includes book and page numbers, names of the mortgagor and mortgagee, mortgage loan amount, property description, and (when available) the propertys street address. Listings of mortgagor and mortgagee do not necessarily include all those party to the transaction. B 7664 P 1455 — Peter J. Strauss to American Capital Mortgage Co Inc, $54,959, L6 B1 Southern Hills Addn, Edm; 216 SE 29th Street, Edmond OK 73013.
A list of mortgages filed with the Oklahoma County Clerks office is published daily in The Journal Record. Information listed for each mortgage includes book and page numbers, names of the mortgagor and mortgagee, mortgage loan amount, property description, and (when available) the propertys street address. Listings of mortgagor and mortgagee do not necessarily include all those party to the transaction. B 7369 P 720 — Sheryl A. Gravlin to Corinthian Mortgage Corp, $52,965, L16 B16 Meadow Cliff Sec II Addn, OKC; 2608 SW 77th Street, Oklahoma City OK 73159.

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YOU dont need fancy tools and equipment to grow a colourful garden from seed. A window-sill provides the ideal starting ground for most early bedding plants, such as begonias, lobelias, pelargoniums and petunias. But they need to be sown now if they are to be ready as soon as the frosts are over. Here are just a few rules you need to observe to be successful with seed.
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.
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Malone, Kenney tapped for SC Worlds. Pete Malone, coach of the Kansas City Blazers, and Skip Kenney, mens coach at Stanford University, have been picked as the USAs head womens and mens coaches, respectively, for the Short Course World Championships in Indianapolis next October.Blair Stricken with Cancer. Paul Blair, head coach of the Little Rock (Ark.) Dolphins, has been stricken with cancer. He is undergoing chemo and radiation treatment at the St. Vincent Hospital in Little Rock, where he also had successful surgery last month for the break in his neck that resulted from the tumor. Doctors placed a titanium rod in his neck during the fivehour surgery. They report that everything went well.Lutz Resigns. Jim Lutz, Michigan States head swimming and diving coach, resigned in October, citing chronic fatigue syndrome. Matt Gianiodis, the Spartans assistant head coach, will serve as interim head coach for the 2003-04 season.
Coaching is the process by which you help another person fulfill his or her potential. It requires that you judge when to intervene, and when to stay away. Coaching is what is required when someone in your group: * Asks for advice, assistance, feedback or support
Retiring. University of Michigan coaching legend, Jon Urbanchek, who has guided the Wolverines to 13 Big Ten Conference team titles and one NCAA crown in his 22 seasons, announced his retirement after the 2003-04 season. he will remain with the team through the entire summer swimming season, which includes preparation for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.In 1995, after winning the NCAA team title, Urbanchek was named the NCAA and ASCA Coach of the Year.Appointed. Leigh Nugent, the highly-respected former national youth coach, has been appointed Australias national head coach for 2004. Nugent is charged with the responsibility of preparing the Australian team for the Olympics and the 2004 FINA World Short Course Championships in Indianapolis.

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Health is a measure of quality of life that is difficult to define and measure. In the 1940s, the World Health Organization (WHO) defined health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. At the first International Conference on Health Promotion in Ottawa, Canada (1986), the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion built on the WHOs concept and further defined health as a resource for everyday life. a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capabilities. Good health enables one to function independently within a changing environment.
School physicals To celebrate National Community Health Centers Week, Community Health is offering a special rate for school and sports physicals. Through Sept. 1, the physicals will cost $25 - or less for those who qualify for further cost reductions. The usual charge is $71. The physicals are offered from 10 a.m.- noon and 3-8 p.m. weekdays at Community Healths Immediate Care Clinic, 2858 International Circle. No appointments are necessary. For information, call 630-6440, Ext. 6363.

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