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- Real estate - B.J. McGivern was honored as Valley Inc. Realtors top sales associate for the month of September. For more information about McGivern, call 233-4222 or B.J. McGivern.realtor.com. - Harold Herrick has joined Countrywide Realty Inc. of Topeka, specializing in commercial and residential real estate.
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Scott Burnett, licensed partner, Realtor and office administrator for the Jerry Long Real Estate Group at RE/MAX Associates of Topeka, has earned the nationally recognized e-PRO certification, a designation that is held by less than 1 percent of real estate agents nationwide. Burnett joined the Jerry Long Real Estate Group in March 1999. His primary responsibilities are general office management and client care, coordination of property showings, maintenance of current listing inventory, contracts pending and closing activities. Burnett is also actively involved in the creation of marketing and promotional materials. He attended Penn Valley Community College in Kansas City, Mo., and the University of Missouri-Columbia.

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In July 1993, a pretested questionnaire and a letter describing the purpose of the study were mailed to all dentists employed by IHS (n=389) and FBoP (n=120). IHS dentists provide clinical services in 200 dental clinics in IHS/tribal hospitals or ambulatory health centers in 33 states. Within the FBoP, inmates receive dental treatment at 107 dental clinics. Of the 509 dentists who were mailed the questionnaire, 489 (96% [372 IHS and 117 FBoP]) responded. Of the 489, 194 (40%) dentists had practiced clinical dentistry in the IHS or FBoP for lt;3 years; 183 (37%), 3-9 years; and 112 (23%), [equal to or greater than] 10 years. The mean years of clinical practice were similar for dentists in both groups (5.9 years for IHS and 5,6 years for FBoP dentists; p=0.7, two-tailed t-test); 438 (90%) reported that they were practicing clinical dentistry at the time of the survey (87% IHS and 97% FBoP), and the remainder were in nonclinical positions. Almost all (474 [97%]) respondents reported ever having received a TST (365 [98%] IHS and 109 [93%] FBoP); 92% of those tested reported always having a negative test result (Table 1). Of 36 dentists who reported ever having a reactive TST, 17 (47%) reported the first reactive TST occurred after graduation from dental school. Of these 17 dentists, 14 (11 IHS and three FBoP) reported converting from a negative TST to a reactive TST.
OKEMOS, Mich. — Think your medical history isnt important to your dentist? Think again. According to the Academy of General Dentistry, patients should mention everything about their health, even if it they think it doesnt relate to the mouth. Forgetting to share information about medications and health conditions can result in serious health consequences, said Dr. Jed Jacobson, vice president of Professional Services and dental director at the affiliated Delta Dental Plans of Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. It is important to consider the dentist a key member of your personal medical team and be open about your health history.

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A home maintenance and repair conference for homeowners is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Oct. 23 at American Express Centurion Bank, 4315 S. 2700 West, West Valley City. “Protecting Your No. 1 Investment — Your Home” is being presented by Salt Lake Countys Utah State University Extension Office, Salt Lake Community Action, West Valley City Housing Authority, Community Development Corp. and American Express Centurion Bank.
PROVO — 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.

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OKEMOS, Mich. — Think your medical history isnt important to your dentist? Think again. According to the Academy of General Dentistry, patients should mention everything about their health, even if it they think it doesnt relate to the mouth. Forgetting to share information about medications and health conditions can result in serious health consequences, said Dr. Jed Jacobson, vice president of Professional Services and dental director at the affiliated Delta Dental Plans of Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. It is important to consider the dentist a key member of your personal medical team and be open about your health history.
NEW YORK — There is a direct connection between oral health and overall health. Oral conditions can mirror your bodys health, according to Dr. Terry Gotthelf, who warns that preventable oral diseases such as gum disease may affect other conditions, including heart and respiratory diseases, diabetes, osteoporosis and stroke. Also, benchmarks of the female life cycle can be identified through benchmarks in the mouth. Dr. Gotthelf will conduct a seminar, The Mind-Body Connection, A Gateway to Womens Health, this Sunday, April 3rd, as part of the 92nd Street Ys Annual Womens Health Symposium that starts at 9:15 a.m. at the Y at Lexington Avenue and East 92nd Street. Call 212-415-5500 to register for the Symposium. Dr. Gotthelf warns that periodontal disease, a bacterial infection of the tissues which support the teeth, and affects three out of four people over 35 years old, is associated with:

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Joseph F. Mangan is a consultant in Scotch Plains, N.J. An informal survey of risk management and insurance professionals turned up some information thats hardly surprising. The survey asked respondents to rank frequently overlooked property exposures, and the clear winner was contingent business interruption.
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INVESTMENT advisers say the best returns for the year are likely to come from the property market. And real estate investment trusts (REITs), which offer dividends from rental income derived from buildings invested in or owned, should become a very interesting investment option.

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Does the level of spirituality of a superintendent contribute to his or her survival and success? John D. Kammerud, a doctoral candidate at Edgewood College, explored that question in a 2005 dissertation titled Spirituality and Superintendent Survival. He surveyed superintendents in Wisconsin with 10 or more years of experience on their perspective of their spirituality as well as their projected perception of how their employer, employees and family members noted their spirituality. In his principal findings, Kammerud, a former superintendent in Wisconsin, viewed:
We are very aware of the influence of gender identity on spirituality. Many spiritual directors working with lesbian and gay directees are becoming aware of the special influence of sexual orientation on ones spiritual life. Lesbians and gay men, because of their sexual orientation and its implications for their lives, will relate differently to Christ and to God than will their heterosexual counterparts. Anthropologists note that in many primitive cultures, gays and lesbians play a strong role in spiritual leadership. For example in American Indian tradition, the berdache or the heyoehkah who gave spiritual leadership to the tribe were usually drawn from among the gay members of the tribe. Gays and lesbians also have played a leading, if hidden, role in Western monastic tradition. Matthew Kelty, the Trappist monk, speaks of a special spiritual quality in his life as a hermit and contemplative that he attributes to his homosexuality: “The reason [for this special quality], as I have worked it out, is that (homosexuals) are more closely related to the anima than is usual. The man with a strong anima will always experience some inadequacy until he comes to terms with his inner spirit and establishes communion - no small achievement.” (Flute Solo: Reflections of a Trappist Hermit Double-day, 1980.)

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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.
Rebounding from a B-month low, total housing starts surged 5 percent, up from 1.54 million units in April to 1.96 million in May. Single-family starts were up 2.1 percent in May as well. The National Association of Home Builders reported increases in new home and apartment construction in May for three regions: West, up 15.8 percent; South, 8.5 percent; and Northeast, 1.7 percent.

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Documentum recently hosted a free online seminar on how customers can automate and accelerate paper-based business processes with Documentums scanning and imaging capabilities. The one-hour seminar took place on December 11.The companies claim that, using Documentum and best-of-breed scanning and imaging solutions, customers from high-volume production environments to distributed workgroups can transform paper-based content, such as invoices, application forms, contracts, insurance claims and employee records, into electronic content that can be accessed and easily managed enterprise wide.
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — IPIX, a leader in visual interactive imaging solutions, today launched an expanded image hosting service, Host@IPIX(TM), which gives real estate professionals the option to upload links of their IPIX-hosted virtual tours to Realtor.com, the official Web site of the National Association of Realtors. With Host@IPIX I can easily upload my tours, post them to Realtor.com and immediately send links to potential buyers or use the links provided to embed in my own Web site. The real estate-specific template gives my tours the professional look and feel that my customers expect, said Mike Mackillip, Digital Magic, Littleton, CO. IPIX technology gives potential buyers the visual interactive content needed to virtually walk through a home and make informed buying decisions. According to a Pew Internet American Life Project November 2004 survey, on a typical day more than two million people are using the Internet to take a virtual tour.

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Sports Editors/Business Editors WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 12, 2003 Fairway Fantasy Vacations announces the premier of the annual Fantasy Classic Golf Tournament to be held at Orlandos Grand Cypress Resort in December.
Former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Clinton spent a vacation on Hawaiis Kauai Island with their daughter, Chelsea, doing what most tourists do — shopping, eating out and golfing, albeit with a movie star. The Clintons have been spotted hiking the Kalalau Trail on the Na Pali Coast and golfing at Princeville with “James Bond” actor and Hanalei resident Pierce Brosnan. The Clintons also shopped and dined in local restaurants. “Theyve been doing the things most vacationers do,” said Al Joaquin, special agent in charge at the Secret Service office in Honolulu.

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A survey of management holidays in the Wall Street Journal last week claimed that there is a Catch-22 for senior workers: “The enhanced mobility of wireless communications is making it harder for people to disconnect.” According to the report, numerous European high-flyers are spending the beach bars Happy Hour talking to colleagues back home on their mobiles. Technology, naturally, is to blame. The simultaneous arrival of the mobile phone and laptop means theres no escape. The only solution for hard-pressed senior executives is to switch their phones off and claim they are in a location too remote for a signal. But deputies remember - bosses deserve it, thats what they get paid for.

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The Journal staff Waukesha Shawn Sanders dropped out of school in the ninth grade to help her mother raise younger siblings. The fourth of 12 children, Sanders says she thought she knew it all when it came to parenting. She found out differently after attending the Families Learning Together program at Waukesha County Technical College. The program celebrated its one-year anniversary earlier this week, as Sanders and her 3-year- old daughter, Kayla Heartz, joined other moms and kids in a celebration at WCTCs Waukesha campus, 327 E. Broadway.

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Jim Summers, owner of Summers Winery in Calistoga, Calif., has been leasing equipment since 1997, a year after his winery began operation. Initially, we leased everything we could lease, Summers said, mainly presses, pumps, tanks and barrels. Now that the winery is up and running, he said, he continues to lease barrels through Hansel Leasing in Santa Rosa, Calif. Barrels are a quickly depreciating product, so it makes sense to lease instead of purchase, he explained. We spread the payments out over three years; that way we can expense them each month and write off the costs faster. This makes sense, especially since it costs about $900 per barrel to buy. Leasing is something Summers knows a thing or two about; he started out in the leasing business 35 years ago, long before he opened a winery. Leasing fits a couple of different needs, he said, the first of which is helping new wineries get started. In the beginning, you look for any kind of capital you can. Leasing is basically an installment payment program–a conditional sales contract. It also helps established wineries keep going during hard times. Anytime theres a downturn in the economy, traditional sources of finance start to dry up, Summers continued. Leasing companies arent as demanding as banks, theyre more liberal–they borrow money from banks and then lend it to you. Its not Las Vegas–theyre not just handing out money–but if you didnt make a profit last year, that wont preclude you from leasing. Its a way to conserve your cash capital and manage your cash flow program.
Equipment leasing is expected to increase an estimated 5 percent in 1993 to about $126 billion. Rates of leasing growth will vary among equipment types, but demand for the leasing of office machines, small computer systems, and railroad and telecommunications equipment should be strong. This industry is in transition. Before reading this chapter, please see “How to Get the Most Out of This Book” on page 1. It will answer questions you may have concerning data collection procedures, forecasting methodology, sources and references, and the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. For other topics related to this chapter, see chapters 5 (Construction), 27 (Computer Equipment and Software), 21 (Aerospace), 20 (Electrical Equipment), and 45 (Medical and Dental Equipment and Supplies). Equipment leasing growth was flat in 1992, reflecting the effects of the economic downturn. The cost of equipment added through leasing, measured by original cost of the equipment, is estimated at $120 billion for 1992, unchanged from its 1991 level. During the past several years, leasing has been estimated to represent about 32 percent of private, nonresidential purchases of producers durable equipment. According to an industry survey, growth in new leasing business in 1991 was led by containers at a rate of 500 percent, followed by project financings at 260 percent, fresh and salt water transportation at 75 percent, and aircraft at 55.8 percent (Table 1). Equipment leasing companies are leaner and have more strategic focus. They have weathered a very difficult period; they feel stronger even though they recognize that many challenges exist. The weak companies are gone. Because of the unstable condition in which many banks find themselves, bank leasing companies have established higher credit standards and are staying away from markets where there is any perception of significant risk. Captives continue to remain focused on a clear role, being part of the core business strategy of their parent. Independent and financial service companies are being negatively affected by the requirements of lenders for lower leverage on their balance sheets. The requirement for an independent to secure higher pricing with a product that has become more commodity-driven, in order to provide adequate profits, has proven to be a real challenge. The current competitive environment and profit pressures are increasing the focus on operating efficiency including the need for the use of technology to drive processing costs down and improve customer service.

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THE FINAL vacation days of summer are rapidly approaching. Traveling with pets can be great fun, but if your dog or cat hates to travel, the trip could be your worst nightmare, and hers, too. What arrangements do you need to make? Some dogs and cats do perfectly well in a boarding facility, while others do better when they stay in their own home. For a pet who will stay at home, a reliable friend or family member who can sleep over in your home is best for a dog. A cat will be OK alone for a short time with someone regularly visiting to give her food, water and some human companionship. If you dont have a friend or family member who can come do this for you, numerous bonded and insured pet sitting services are available.
The joys of flying on your birthday have been much discussed in this column: cakes, champagne and even upgrades can be laid on for the celebrant. But Kate Thorman of Oxford found that becoming 12 provided her with a Catch-22 problem. “So, on the one hand Kate is old enough to pay the adult fare, but on the other hand she is too young to travel without a paid escort,” says her exasperated father. At this point, Mr Thorman gave up and booked with another airline; then poor Kate found her birthday flight delayed by four hours at Birmingham airport. “Come back, Gorbachev, all is forgiven,” pleads Philip Robinson of Sheffield. “The last time I visited my friend in Minsk, this city was in the USSR. I flew to Moscow, took a train to Minsk, and all was well.”

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Scott Burnett, licensed partner, Realtor and office administrator for the Jerry Long Real Estate Group at RE/MAX Associates of Topeka, has earned the nationally recognized e-PRO certification, a designation that is held by less than 1 percent of real estate agents nationwide. Burnett joined the Jerry Long Real Estate Group in March 1999. His primary responsibilities are general office management and client care, coordination of property showings, maintenance of current listing inventory, contracts pending and closing activities. Burnett is also actively involved in the creation of marketing and promotional materials. He attended Penn Valley Community College in Kansas City, Mo., and the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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Chelators added to pectinase-rich enzyme mixtures increase the efficiency of enzyme retting of flax. The multitude of available chelators requires research to optimize enzyme retting for cost and fiber quality. Of several chelators tested, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is the most effective in sequestering calcium from solution, with substantial activity even at pH 4 or 5. Phosphate is also effective, but only at high pH. EDTA and Mayoquest 200, a commercial product with -37% EDTA, in combination with Viscozyme L or Lyvelin, commercial enzymes with polygalacturonase activities, yield high Fried test scores, indicating efficient separation of fibers from core tissues. Neither chelator nor enzyme at the levels tested alone effectively rets flax at a pH of around 5. In contrast, EDTA at 20 mmol/L levels and alkaline pH yields high Fried test scores. The addition of BioPrep, a commercial pectate lyase, does not influence retting measured by the Fried test with EDTA at alkaline pH, but the enzyme does improve retting with the weaker chelator sodium tripolyphosphate. The quality of fibers, as determined by the yield of fine fibers obtained by passing retted flax through the Shirley analyzer, is substantially greater with EDTA plus Viscozyme at pH 5 than alkaline chemical retting with EDTA, sodium tripolyphosphate, or sodium oxalate without enzyme. EDTA is the most effective chelator at acidic pH levels for stimulating flax retting by various commercial pectinase-rich enzyme mixtures. However, other less expensive candidates require additional study for more cost-effective formulations and applicable fiber properties. Retting is the process by which fibers in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) stems and other bast plants are separated from the nonfiber tissues. This process, which is usually microbial, is the major limitation in producing linen fibers [25]. For commercial flax fiber operations, flax stems are pulled from the ground and dew retted, in which indigenous fungi colonize and degrade the nonfiher tissues to liberate fibers. After dew retting, the stems are mechanically cleaned to remove shive and other contaminants from fibers for use in linen yarns and fabrics. While currently the method of choice, dew retting is restricted to geographical regions with appropriate climates, and the resulting fibers are often inconsistent in quality with significant amounts of dirt and contaminants [21, 25]. Therefore, considerable research has focused on alternative chemical and enzymatic methods to improve the consistency of fiber quality [1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 14, 21, 22, 25]. Increasing U.S. interest in flax fibers for use as cottonized fibers in textiles [4] and for bio-composites [19] globally provides a strong impetus to improve flax retting. The importance of pectin as a binder between cells and the necessity to remove it during retting has been acknowledged for several decades [25]. Therefore, pectinases, and in particular endopolygalacturonases, are effective in retting flax [2, 4, 11, 12, 17, 25, 26]. However, pectin is a complicated polysaccharide that varies in structure [16]. In nonmethylated pectins, often Ca2+ binds carboxyl groups of adjacent molecules, thus stabilizing pectins and thereby plant structure [20]. In flax, recent research has indicated that acidic pectins and Ca2+ are located preferentially in the epidermal regions of flax [18], likely contributing to the structural integrity of the stem and bast fibers. Therefore, complex formers, e.g., chelators, such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) to remove Ca2+ have proven useful in retting flax and in facilitating enzyme retting [4, 7, 9, 11, 21].
American College for Advancement in Medicine Update ACAM and FAIM (the Foundation for the Advancement of Innovative Medicine) speedily joined forces to oppose the chelation ban. Under the leadership of Dr. Allan Magaziner — President-Elect of ACAM — New Jersey physicians quickly mobilized. The press was alerted, money raised, and an attorney and a lobbyist hired. Loyal chelation patients turned out en masse at the next Board of Medicine meeting, wearing buttons saying “Im elated — Ive been chelated!” According to Dr. Magaziners account: “We never expected what happened next. Surprisingly, [New Jersey Board of Medicine] President William V. Harrer, MD announced that he would open the floor for discussion and invite the attendees to speak on matters of their concern, i.e. chelation therapy. He stated since there were so many attendees with the same intention, he would ask that we choose 5 speakers to speak on behalf of the others attending. It was not hard to find 5 people ready to speak their mind concerning the benefits chelation has made in their lives. The panel listened. President Harrer said he would bring todays proceedings up at the next meeting and forward our concerns to the Executive Committee.”

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LAWYERS who had wanted General Pinochet extradited were still trying early last week to decide what “legal steps” they could take to stop him going to Chile. For some reason I found myself thinking of the sad advertisements one used to see occasionally in the personal columns: “Public school man seeks interesting job, anything legal considered.” But of course I was confusing two different functions of the word legal. Ethical began by meaning “to do with ethics”, and only later came to mean being good. The purist in me still winces when someone says “aesthetic” when they mean “in good taste”. (Aesthetic originally meant “to do with the science of perception”, then “to do with taste”, good, bad or indifferent.) But there was never any need for legal to carry two meanings, because theres a perfectly good alternative that takes half the burden off it: lawful, a nice old word from the late Middle Ages (its parent word, law, appears to be of ancient Scandinavian origin). Everyone understands the difference between “legal business” and the “lawful business” that most of us spend our lives going about. Why couldnt those job-seekers have put “anything lawful considered”? Lawyers use lawful, too; they speak of a “lawful killing”. They dont say “a legal killing” (which, if it meant anything, would presumably refer to their fees).

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ONE OF Britains biggest garden centre companies is selling furniture made from teak sold by the oppressive Burmese military regime. Tables, chairs and other goods made from the wood are on sale at dozens of branches of Wyevale Garden Centres around the country. The revelations come ahead of the biggest weekend for garden centres, with millions of pounds expected to be spent over the Easter holiday. Many of Wyevales 114 stores sell furniture sets made by Neptune. Some of the teak used to make Neptunes garden furniture is bought directly from the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), which rules Burma.
These great estates and surrounding landscapes were designed by notable architects, and some of the largest properties were manicured by as many as three dozen gardeners. One such house, in the shingle style, is Weatherend in Rockport, built for the John Gribbel family about 1900. In 1913 a Norwegian-born landscape architect named Hans Heistad (d. 1945), the son of a shipbuilder, was hired by Gribbel to improve the grounds around Weatherend. He divided the land around the house into garden rooms delineated by masonry walls and built tables, chairs, and benches to furnish these open-air rooms.About 1905 Heistad had been hired by Olmsted Brothers of Brookline, Massachusetts, founded by Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903). In 1910 he was introduced to Maine while employed by the firm at Chatwold, the Joseph Pulitzer estate in Bar Harbor. He worked on many other Maine estates as well and finally moved permanently to the coast of Maine in 1913.In 1983 the late William Fisher, who grew up summering at Weatherend, was inspired to form a company he named Wcatherend[R] Estate Furniture in Rockland to design and manufacture garden furniture inspired by Heistads pieces. He hired ship-wrights to create an introductory group of seven reproductions. Today the firm has expanded its offerings to more than sixty products, some of which are interpretations based more loosely on Heistads pieces.

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Medical coverage for seniors STRONG POINTS: major medical/surgical services, cancer and heart care, rehabilitation services WHAT IS NEEDED: more primary-care physicians in general, geriatricians in particular, and doctors who will accept Medicare patients (problems that also face many U.S. communities) THIS SAYS IT ALL: “If you move aging parents to this community, the No. 1 block is that they dont have a primary-care doctor.” - Max Morton, director of prevention and wellness services for Penrose-St. Francis Health Learning Center.
For women only Women can learn about heart disease, menopause, infertility and other health issues at a Womens Health Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Chapel Hills Mall. Sponsored by Memorial Hospital, the health fair will include $5 bone-density screenings for osteoporosis for the first 400 women. Women also may talk to a nurse about breast self-exams.

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Money, Finance, and Capitalist Development, edited by Philip Arestis and Malcolm Sawyer. Northampton, Mass.: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2001. Cloth, ISBN: 1840645989, $95.00. 269 pages. John and Wendy Cornwall begin the essays by outlining what they call an “evolutionary-Keynesian” analysis of capitalist performance (p. 11). They correctly note that economic change cannot be adequately analyzed within the neoclassical framework, which assumes a self-regulating system always tending toward a full-employment equilibrium. Their alternative stresses aggregate demand and its institutional determinants. It also stresses endogenous structural change and the impact of history upon capitalist development. Although the Cornwalls approach is promising, their brief description of how this applies to advanced capitalist nations is somewhat disappointing. Their explanation for the demise of the postwar “golden age” of high employment stresses both a wage-determination system driven by unions exercise of market power and the rise of labor militancy in the late 1960s and early 1970s; it is neither new1 nor convincing. A more comprehensive application of the evolutionary-Keynesian approach seems warranted, one bringing attention to other factors including corporate businesses practices, the rise of global competition, and the spread of financial fragility.
CHARLIE Parker said, “Romance without finance is a nuisance.” And whether youre just married, just moving in, or just starting out, you know that making romance and finance work can be a frustrating and confusing experience. Navigating the mess is critical because financial problems can strain some relationships to the breaking point, says author Nick Chiles. The South Orange, N.J., resident has written a series of relationship books with his wife, Denene Millner, including What Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know About Sex: The Real Deal on Passion, Loving and Intimacy. “When we start thinking about spending the rest of our lives with someone, security becomes the prominent necessity. For both sexes, when we think about loving someone, we think about what our lives will be like with this person,” says Chiles, an award-winning journalist who has a psychology degree from Yale University. “So money pops up pretty immediately.”

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> Modeling firm Eqecat Inc. has unveiled its Offshore Energy Model to help insurers manage and quantify their exposure in the offshore energy market. The model is expected to be released in the second quarter of 2007. It covers a range of risk in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas platforms, pipelines and other offshore infrastructure, and can account for the removal of debris, business interruption and contingent business interruption.
Computer ModelingModeling, in the technical use of the term, refers to the translation of objects or phenomena from the real world into mathematical equations. Computer modeling is the representation of three-dimensional objects on a computer, using some form of software designed for the purpose. Among the uses of computer modeling are war games and disaster simulations, situations in which computers offer a safe, relatively inexpensive means of creating or re-creating events without the attendant loss of life or property.Mathematical modeling dates to advances in geometry and other disciplines during the late eighteenth century. Among these was the descriptive geometry of French mathematician Gaspard Monge, whose technique was so valuable to Napoleons artillery that it remained a classified defense secret for many years. Nearly one and a half centuries later, at the end of World War II, mathematicians and scientists working for the United States war effort developed a machine for readily translating mathematical models into forms easily grasped by non-mathematicians.
Molecular ModelingA model is a semblance or a representation of reality. Early chemical models were often mechanical, allowing scientists to visualize structural features of molecules and to deduce the stereochemical outcomes of reactions. The disadvantage of these simple models is that they only partly represent (model) most molecules. More sophisticated physics-based models are needed; these other models are almost exclusively computer models.Atomistic modeling can be done in two ways: by applying theory or by using fitting procedures. The fitting procedures are attempts to rationalize connections between molecular structure and physicochemical properties (quantitative structure property relationships, QSPR), or between molecular structure and biological response (quantitative structure activity relationships, QSAR). Usually, a molecules biological response is regressed onto a set of molecular descriptors.

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WASHINGTON — Concentrations of mercury in the rainwater of several southeastern and Gulf Coast states exceed the safe level established by the Environmental Protection Agency for lake water by as much as 96 times, an environmental group reported Thursday. The National Wildlife Federation said EPA mercury sampling stations in Georgia, Texas, Florida and five other Southern states showed mercury levels that would make fish toxic to humans who consumed them. The federation, largest environmental organization in the country, called on the EPA to crack down on the sources of mercury in the atmosphere, especially coal-burning electric power plants.
UNION CITY — In the old Decoto district, excess rainwater gets whisked away in much the same way it was when railroad workers populated the neighborhood well more than a century ago: through gravity and evaporation. The district is the only one in Union City, and one of only a few in the Bay Area, that does not have rainwater drainage pipes underneath its streets. Some of the water evaporates, said Public Works Director Mintze Cheng. Other water goes downhill and eventually drains into Alameda Creek. It just takes much longer.
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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.

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For women only Women can learn about heart disease, menopause, infertility and other health issues at a Womens Health Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Chapel Hills Mall. Sponsored by Memorial Hospital, the health fair will include $5 bone-density screenings for osteoporosis for the first 400 women. Women also may talk to a nurse about breast self-exams.
Get a shot in the arm If you cant remember the last time you got a tetanus shot, you might want to celebrate next weeks National Public Health Week with a visit to the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment, 301 S. Union Blvd. The department is offering free tetanus shots to adults next week, April 3-7. A tetanus booster is recommended every five to 10 years for adults.
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.

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HypnotherapyHypnotherapy is a combination of hypnosis and therapeutic intervention . The therapist leads the patient to positive change while the patient is deeply relaxed in a state of heightened suggestibility called trance.
Hypnosis is widely used and accepted as an adjunct to treatment for pain control, habit disorders, symptom reduction, and many medical problems. Although in the past the application and effectiveness of hypnosis have been questioned by the medical community, the clinical disciplines that use hypnotherapy have grown to include the medical specialties, psychiatry, psychology, and social work. In the last 20 years over 100 review articles have been published by a diverse membership in both the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis and the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, which are the respective journals of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and the Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. The International Society of Hypnosis is composed of individual members from more than 20 national constituent societies. The use of hypnosis is widespread in various areas of clinical medicine, and family physicians are in an ideal position to address questions about the indications, misconceptions, and contraindications for the use of hypnosis. The physicians understanding of the history, theory, and clinical application can help guide the patient to this alternate therapeutic modality. Education in basic and advanced hypnosis can also enhance the family physicians armamentarium in diagnosing and treating many common ailments.

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Insurity, a provider of business-processing services and technology to the property/casualty insurance industry, has hired Sergio Menard will serve as client executive for Insuritys compliance reporting services business and will focus on the Massachusetts auto product line. Previously, Menard served in a sales and sales support role for AIG Technologies where he was responsible for selling automobile liability insurance reporting services. Before working for AIG Technologies, Menard was a senior business analyst at Trust Insurance Company in Taunton, Mass., focusing on project management.
> 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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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.
There were 45 attendees including agents from Prudential Greater Topeka REALTORS, Topeka, Manhattan, Salina and Overland Park. Janice Price, of Munster, Ind., was the trainer for Prudentials University on Tour.

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Equipment leasing is expected to increase an estimated 5 percent in 1993 to about $126 billion. Rates of leasing growth will vary among equipment types, but demand for the leasing of office machines, small computer systems, and railroad and telecommunications equipment should be strong. This industry is in transition. Before reading this chapter, please see “How to Get the Most Out of This Book” on page 1. It will answer questions you may have concerning data collection procedures, forecasting methodology, sources and references, and the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. For other topics related to this chapter, see chapters 5 (Construction), 27 (Computer Equipment and Software), 21 (Aerospace), 20 (Electrical Equipment), and 45 (Medical and Dental Equipment and Supplies). Equipment leasing growth was flat in 1992, reflecting the effects of the economic downturn. The cost of equipment added through leasing, measured by original cost of the equipment, is estimated at $120 billion for 1992, unchanged from its 1991 level. During the past several years, leasing has been estimated to represent about 32 percent of private, nonresidential purchases of producers durable equipment. According to an industry survey, growth in new leasing business in 1991 was led by containers at a rate of 500 percent, followed by project financings at 260 percent, fresh and salt water transportation at 75 percent, and aircraft at 55.8 percent (Table 1). Equipment leasing companies are leaner and have more strategic focus. They have weathered a very difficult period; they feel stronger even though they recognize that many challenges exist. The weak companies are gone. Because of the unstable condition in which many banks find themselves, bank leasing companies have established higher credit standards and are staying away from markets where there is any perception of significant risk. Captives continue to remain focused on a clear role, being part of the core business strategy of their parent. Independent and financial service companies are being negatively affected by the requirements of lenders for lower leverage on their balance sheets. The requirement for an independent to secure higher pricing with a product that has become more commodity-driven, in order to provide adequate profits, has proven to be a real challenge. The current competitive environment and profit pressures are increasing the focus on operating efficiency including the need for the use of technology to drive processing costs down and improve customer service.
In 1993, equipment leasing grew about 3 percent, a little better than 1992s growth, but still modest by historic standards. Expansion was hindered by the economys sluggish performance (see Trends and Forecasts for Equipment Leasing table). Leasing is a financial mechanism involved in about 32 percent of private, nonresidential purchases of producers durable equipment; the percentage has been relatively constant for the last several years. In 1992, according to an industry survey, growth in leasing was led by containers, with a 150 percent increase over the previous year. Furniture, fixtures, and equipment was second with a 100 percent increase, while materials handling increased 60 percent. Computers replaced aircraft as the largest leasing sector in 1992, following a 33 percent plunge in aircraft leasing because of commercial airlines economic difficulties (Table 1). Before continuing this chapter, please see “Getting the Most Out of Outlook 94″ on page 1. It will answer questions you may have concerning data collection procedures, forecasting methodology, sources and references, and the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. For other topics related to this chapter, see chapters 5 (Construction), 18 (Electrical and Renewal Energy Equipment), 20 (Aerospace), 26 (Computer Equipment), 35 (Motor Vehicles), and 44 (Medical and Dental Instruments and Supplies).
EQUIPMENT LEASINGThe two primary types of leases are operating leases and long-term leases. Operating leases are characterized by short-term, cancelable terms, and the lessor bears the risk of obsolescence. These leases are generally preferable when the company needing the equipment needs it only for a short period of time. Under the usual terms of such agreements, a lessee can usually cancel an operating lease, assuming prior notice, without a major penalty. Long-term, noncancelable leases, which are also known as capital, full payout, or financial leases, are sources of financing for assets the lessee company wants to acquire and use for longer periods of time. Most financial leases are net leases, meaning that the lessee is responsible for maintaining and insuring the asset and paying all property taxes, if applicable. Financial leases are often used by businesses for expensive capital equipment.

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If youre taking the kids, we have a few suggestionsAH, THE PLEASURES of a Sunday downtown–a sumptuous brunch in an elegant hotel, a stroll through an art museum, perhaps a walk with the kids through the park to a childrens museum. Sounds like San Francisco, you say? Try downtown San Jose.If you havent yet seen the changes that have remodeled the heart of San Jose, Sunday is the best day of the week to do so–parking is plentiful (meters are free), and traffic is light.
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San Jose: HistorySan Jose Begins as Agricultural Center for StateAs a supply station for prospectors during the gold rush, San Jose underwent a population explosion; upon incorporation in 1850 the citys inhabitants numbered 5,000 people. San Jose was the state capital from 1849 to 1851, and then became an important stage and boat link on the route to San Francisco until the advent of the railroad in 1864. Growth continued through the 1880s, reaching a culmination with the real estate boom and bust of 1887 when land sales totaled $2 million per day before the market collapsed. By the turn of the century San Jose was a major center for the cultivation of apricots, prunes, and grapes; with rail connections to other cities, it was also an important regional shipping hub.
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Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks releases its latest innovative models. The new 3,000 to 6,000 pound capacity electric cushion tire forklift series (FBC15K-FBC30K) offers performance-boosting choices while minimizing acquisition, operating and maintenance costs. Features include a hydraulic system with a revolutionary valve, transistorized drive controller featuring proportional regenerative braking and an interactive LED display.
The new incentive program, which will operate in 41 counties, offers propane-powered forklift owners a variety of options to upgrade or replace existing equipment to reduce emissions. Because forklifts have a life of 15 to 17 years on average, early retirement of older forklifts could bring ultra-low-NOx forklifts into the state 10 years sooner than without the program. Rebates under the program can be as high as $7,500. RRC Chairman Victor Carrillo said the program is further evidence that sound business decisions are environmental stewardship need not be mutually exclusive. The RRCs propane consumer rebate program, created a decade ago, has operated continuously to issue over 41,000 rebates worth more than $9 million while substantially reducing emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and carbon dioxide.

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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.
Marilyn Willms Marilyn Willms — has joined the Tom Lane Team as a Realtor associate, along with Tom Lane, Sharon Markley, Michele Loeffler, Wayne Wischropp and John Lane at Realty Executives of Topeka.
There were 45 attendees including agents from Prudential Greater Topeka REALTORS, Topeka, Manhattan, Salina and Overland Park. Janice Price, of Munster, Ind., was the trainer for Prudentials University on Tour.

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LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 2, 1996–An intriguing world of murder and mystery unfolds for computer sleuths when Activisions latest CD-ROM thriller, The Elk Moon Murder, reaches retail shelves the week of July 1.A clever tale of suspense, The Elk Moon Murder plunges players into the role of a rookie detective who has only five days to investigate and solve a brutal crime before the FBI steps in and takes over the case.To launch the unique mystery, Activision has developed an innovative marketing campaign — an online mystery-adventure titled Missing in Santa Fe that allows Internet detectives to whet their appetites for the challenge and suspense of the CD-ROM game.
The games developer has changed some key facts, including the murderers identity, and thrown in a variety of puzzles to improve gameplay. This good-looking game captures much of the suspense of the story, though the emphasis tends to be on adventure rather than mystery as play progresses. HHH
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Society and the Disabled IN THE LAST 20 YEARS and especially since 1981, the International Year of Disabled Persons, the integration of disabled young people into the ordinary education system has become widely accepted and is now a prominent goal of educational planning in many countries. The concept of “handicap has been greatly modified in the last two decades. It is now distinguished from that of “impairment or “disability and is defined as a disadvantage for a given individual, resulting from an impairment or a disability, that limits or prevents the fulfilment of a role that is normal, depending on age, sex, social and cultural factors, for that individual. Handicap is therefore a function of the relationship between disabled persons and their environment. It occurs when they encounter cultural, physical or social barriers which prevent their access to the various systems of society that are available to others. Thus, handicap is the loss or limitation of opportunities to take part in the life of the community on an equal level with others.
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Carlyle W. Hall Jr. has joined the Los Angeles office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer Feld LLP, where he will be a partner in the firms project and infrastructure development department. He will assist the law firm in expanding its land use and project development practice in California and the western United States. Hall is a co-founder of the Center for Law in the Public Interest and has been in private practice since 1988.
The aim is only to allow diplomats to carry out their functions with security and confidentiality, and also to recognise diplomats function as representatives of their country. It does not grant them freedom to flout local law, although they may be immune to local jurisdiction to enforce such laws. Contrary to a widespread belief, a diplomatic mission is not “extra-territorial”: it is, however, given the protection of inviolability within the receiving state. This rule refers to its premises and diplomatic dispatches. But all privileges and immunities are solely directed towards facilitating performance of diplomatic missions.
Rodi Pollock Pettker Galbraith Cahill has hired Alfred Klein as a principal, focusing on labor and employment law and Andrew Bodeau as an associate in the property tax department. Klein was previously a sole practitioner while Bodeau specialized in family law at Buter Buzard Dunaetz. Carroll Burdick McDonough, a Los Angeles mid-sized litigation and business law firm, has added Craig Kline as partner and Alex Tarkian as an associate in the firms Insurance Practice Group. Both came from the Los Angeles office of Arter Hadden, where Kline was a partner focusing on direct insurance and reinsurance litigation while Tarkian focused on insurance coverage, defense and bad faith business litigation and environmental law.

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If clients were asked what they want from the estate planning process, their answers would no doubt include, “achieving control over financial and family issues,” “certainty of future income” and “avoidance of transfer taxes,” among other objectives. Why, then, is the estate plan usually initiated by a clients trust and estate attorney, tax accountant or trust officer? Why do clients seldom ask to go through the estate planning process? Sophisticated estate planning can quickly look like a maze of legalities. Clients are told to wade through reams of documents that they must approve and make official. We ask them to analyze incomprehensible spreadsheets for alternative estate tax savings concepts. At the end of this process, I doubt that clients can explain to anyone the specifics of what they have just finished. For the client, the process probably feels out of control. Based on our experience working with clients, here are four rules that should empower them with the sense of greater control:
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Free gardening classes Mark your calendars: The Colorado State University Extension Service offers free gardening classes this month. Choose between daytime and evening sessions, Tuesdays 2-4 p.m., or Wednesdays 6:30- 8:30 p.m. in the Extension Service conference room, 305 S. Union Blvd. Classes include: “Native Plants,” Tuesday and Wednesday; “Perennials, Groundcovers and Bulbs,” March 21 and 22; “Vertical Gardening for Small Spaces,” March 28 and 29; “Annuals and Container Gardening,” April 4 and 5. To register, call 636-8923.
Meredith Corp. surprised many in the magazine world when it ripped Home Garden from the marketplace in March, casting doubt on the long-term viability of the much-hyped gardening field. But other publishers and advertisers were quick to argue that the titles demise had more to do with Merediths failed execution than a category-wide problem.Our basic philosophy is, if you cant do it both ways [ads and circulation], its probably not a franchise that fits us so well, Little explains. We were using up money that ought to be going into other start-ups.Little also questioned whether the fragmented gardening category could support such a big magazine. Others, though, wonder why Des Moines, Iowa-based Meredith didnt tinker with the product before killing it. Renewals are a function of the magazine, not the market, suggests one publisher. But Little says the company was happy with the titles design and editorial content.

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Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 19, 2000 By giving people the ability to purchase professional printing products over the Internet, Yahoo! can save small businesses time and let them focus on running their enterprises, said Tony Surtees, vice president and general manager, Yahoo!. We are committed to providing small businesses with services that allow them to conduct everyday operations more efficiently.
Printing is a competitive business and an expensive operation. When government subdivisions are competing against the private sector for the same business, it makes it even more competitive, said Jim Grammer, owner of Gowdy Printcraft Press. The main printing production headquarters of the U.S. Government Printing Office is the largest information processing, printing and distribution facility in the world. Many of our nations most important information products, such as the Congressional Record and the Federal Register, are produced at the GPOs main plant, a 1.5 million square-foot complex in Washington, D.C., said Bruce James, the chief executive officer of the GPO. The GPO is the federal governments primary centralized resource for gathering, cataloging, producing, providing and preserving published information in all its forms. However, James said the majority of the governments printing needs are met through a long-standing partnership with Americas printing industry, dating back to the beginning of World War II.
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Custom Accents Custom Accents showcases its Simplicity storage drawer. The product combines hanging file and pencil drawer functionality into one unit. Custom Accents Snaprack CD holder can be added for media storage. The unit is available with black ball bearing sides.
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 29, 1996–The United States Department of Commerce has increased the anti-dumping duty rate that may be applicable to imports of Chinese pencils to 53.65 percent, and may apply this increase retroactively to goods imported during 1995.When the increase is implemented, importers of Chinese pencils, who believed that their anti-dumping liability was fixed, could face substantially higher customs bills on their 1995 importations.Despite the increase, the domestic pencil industry believes that Commerce continues to understate the extent of Chinese dumping, and has requested the court to direct the Commerce Department to impose even higher duties.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Market Scan Information Systems launched a new product for its Desking Module called mPencil(TM). Market Scans mPencil(TM) gives sales staff and customers a starting point by offering customers a multitude of payments. mPencil(TM) displays payment options for multiple terms based on different amounts of customer cash. mPencil(TM) also provides side-by-side comparisons of finance and lease payments over multiple terms. mPencil(TM) calculates payments from lenders lease and finance data, then displays results through the familiar touch-screen interface. Previously, we had not been using a software package for the closing process. Using the mPencil(TM) product presents a much more professional look and feel. Its a far cry from the hand written pencils we were using before. It makes the finance and lease options much easier to explain to our customers and has dramatically increased our lease penetration. Aside from increasing our lease penetration, it has simplified my job of coaching our sales staff. I cant say enough about mPencil(TM), said Bryan Baer, GSM/MIS Director of Budd Baer Automotive Group in Washington, Pa. Previously, we were using ePencil(a). ePencil(a) is a great source of information, but its a little too complicated. mPencil(TM) takes us exactly where we need to be and simplifies the process by cutting down the number of software packages we have to use. It also allows us to tailor our quotes to exactly what our customers want to see without confusing them with too many facts, said Safi Nabi, GSM of Keyes Lexus in Van Nuys, Calif.

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In individual therapy sessions, the therapist may model anxiety-producing behaviors while the client, remaining relaxed, first watches and then imitates them. In therapy involving social skills and assertiveness training, this technique may take the form of behavioral rehearsal, in which the therapist models and then helps the client practice new, more socially adaptive behaviors.

Beyond phobias, modeling has wide application in therapy. Therapists use the modeling technique to illustrate healthy behaviors that clients can learn by example and practice in session. With children, the therapist models a variety of responses to difficult situations. In the situation of dealing with a classroom bully, the therapist models alternate responses in the context of a role play, where the therapist acts as the child initially and the child assumes the role of the bully. Then roles reverse. The child practices the behavior and responses modeled while the therapist portrays the bully. In couples therapy, modeling is used to teach listening and communications skills. With quarreling couples, the therapist models responses to facilitate resolution rather than spiral the discussion downward into name-calling. Modeling has also been used effectively in anger management and in abuse cases.

Schools offer one of the largest arenas for modeling where teachers first demonstrate the behavior they seek, be it classroom decorum or how to work a long division problem. Bandura maintains that self-efficacy may be influenced by modeling. A behavior modeled increases the students belief about what is possible, enhancing the students ability to accomplish the task set forth.

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For Your Information

• Bandura, Albert. Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control. New York: W. H. Freeman, 1997.
  
• Decker, Phillip J. and Nathan, Barry R.Behavior Modeling Training: Principles and Application. New York: Praeger, 1985.

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