skateboard ramps

Posted by on 03 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

For information about the 2001 skateboarding camp, contact: Camp Wood YMCA, Route 1, Box 78, Elmdale, KS 66850
R. v Atchison 2006 ABCA 258
A 21-year-old E-2 is skateboarding when the wheels hit a rock, and he falls. He loses an estimated 90 workdays with a broken ankle. A 31-year-old E-6 trips and falls while skateboarding down a 3-foot wooden ramp. He loses 21 workdays with a broken leg. A 19-year-old E-2 loses his balance and falls while trying to slide down the handrail of a stairwell. He loses 30 workdays with a fractured ankle. The National Safety Council offers this guidance:

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cd duplication Boston

Posted by on 03 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

Business Editors, Technology Writers MARCAN, Inc., leading CD/DVD solutions provider, has announced that it is now providing full service, in-house collateral printing in conjunction with its CD/DVD duplication services. MARCAN can produce printed color jewel case inserts, tray cards, and other specified collateral to match any CD/DVD duplication project.
Contrary to some opinions, standalone CD duplication systems are not intended to be piracy factories. As the lowest common denominator writable format readable in any CD or DVD drive, CD-R has attained the privileged position previous held only by the floppy diskette and paper. Legitimate uses for making multiple copies of CDs include distributing everything from computer software to technical documents to church music to syndicated radio shows to the infamous Starr Report. At the heart of the standalone CD-R duplication system is the controller, which acts as the brains of the operation and point of interaction with the user. A number of proprietary controllers are commonly used in the various systems as well as some standardized models available to the industry from several manufacturers including JukeBox Information Systems (JIS), R-Quest, and Extreme Technologies. Capabilities vary widely between controllers so it is important for the prospective user to compare and determine the functions needed as opposed to superfluous features or downright gimmicks.

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Bike Accessories

Posted by on 03 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

Business Editors ALTADENA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 12, 2003 Best Bike Buys Now Has Largest Online Directory of Manufacturers of Bicycles, Bicycle Components and Accessories
SAN ANTONIO — The 3rd Annual South Texas Motorcycle Show is scheduled for March 17 - 19, 2006, at the Freeman Coliseum, 3201 E. Houston St. With over 19,000 attendees at last years show, the three-day event is quickly gaining popularity, fueled by the renewed interest in the motorcycle industry and culture through shows like the Discovery Channels American Chopper and World Biker Build-Off Its just incredible to see raw talent — true art — made from steel, says Quincy Barnes, show coordinator. There are some amazing talents in Texas when it comes to building choppers.
The Cycle World International motorcycle
Shows#174; presented by Toyota Trucks continues a 13-city nationwide series
in Chicago, February 10 - 12. This show offers attendees a close look at
hundreds of 2006-model street bikes, dirt bikes, cruisers, ATVs, concept
bikes, customs, vintage bikes and more. Featuring hundreds of the latest
bikes and ATVs, this motorcycle extravaganza will give enthusiasts of all
ages the opportunity to try out the latest gear and accessories from more
than 15 manufacturers all under one roof.

In addition to the latest motorcycles, the show offers numerous special
features such as concept bikes, pre-production bikes, vintage bikes, a
motorcycle stunt show, a special kids cycle center and much more.

The BOSS Stunt Show will thrill fans daily with high-flying,
gravity-defying motorcycle stunts. For the first time, the show will
feature motorcycle riders performing synchronized stunts on a specially
built quarter pipe. Tricks on a quarter pipe are traditionally done by
skate boarders and BMX riders.

Following are the details on additional special features:

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Wind Spinners

Posted by on 03 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

The second annual Family Day Kite
Festival featuring giant kites, stunt kites, antique and exotic kites,
acrobatic kite-buggies, super-fast kite boats and eight contests has
attracted an all-star line-up of World Champions and aerial artists to
perform, exhibit and compete throughout the weekend of September 15 and 16
from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on San Franciscos panoramic Marina Green.

The all-star case of performers will
include David Gomberg , vice
chair of the International Kite Federation and chairman of the World Sport Kite Championships ;
stunt-kite champions Troy Gunn, Chris Shultz and Brian Champie; Christoph
Riddle, eighteen-year-old kite surfing, kite ground boarding and kite buggy
phenom; kite buggy superstars David Sabilino and Slawek Krause; kite
performance artists Jose Sainz and Ron Gibian; kite boat and kite surfing
innovators Saul Griffith and Don Montague; monster and traction kite
inventors Dave Culp and (world record holder) Dean Jordan; giant kite
designer and flyer Pete Lynn; Indian fighter kite wizard Rakesh Bahadur.

A team of professional judges , lead by Chief Judge
Troy Gunn, will award prizes for the funniest, biggest, smallest, most
innovative, most beautiful, longest tailed, best looking on the ground and
best overall kites. Winners will receive kites from New Tech Kites.

ASIAN KITES (2005, $9.95), by Wayne Hosking. Tuttle Publishing, 364 Innovation Dr., N. Clavendon, VT 05759; peripluspublishinggroup.com/tuttle. Kites can be made of many different materials, from thin, veneered wood to feathers. This is a book that outlines the essential features of kites: frame (helps form and keep the kites shape); sail (the surface that catches and deflects the wind); kite line (the cord or tether); and tail (acts as a stabilizer for a kite in flight). The book then goes on to discuss how to fly a kite and where to fly a kite. What then follows are various projects with detailed instructions as to the making of specific kites: butterfly, back, Thai Cobra and fish. Sections are organized around kites from specific areas: China, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea and Japan. A useful listing of kite materials and supplies as well as a bibliography is included.–J.J.H. For information about this publication, circle No. 393 on the Reader Service Card.
Kites For Everyone The 1984 classic for beginners and experienced kitemakers now revised and expanded. Diagrams and instructions for 39 paper, plastic and fabric kites. Classroom kitemaking tips. 128 pages, paper, $15 + $2 shipping. More Kites For Everyone Challenging fabric kites and more classroom kites. Covers materials, work site arrangement, flying, safety, history, science. Instructions and drawings for 17 kites. To order contact: Margaret Greger, 1425 Marshall Richland, WA 99352 * (509 943-3951

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Patriotic Wall Decor

Posted by on 02 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

Right touches wrap up holiday home decorating With the frenzy of the holiday season, there is every reason to keep decorating simple. More than one-third (37 percent) of the women responding to the Coming Home survey by Lands End report they spend between six and 15 hours decorating for the holidays. Coming Home and Allana Baroni, author of “Simplify the Holidays,” have developed the following tips to keep holiday decorating simple and fun.
Trends in home decorating are constantly changing, and the choices today seem endless. This year at the 26th Annual Deseret Morning News Fall Home Improvement, Remodeling and Decorating Show, six local interior decorators will showcase their interpretation of the latest in furniture and home decor. Visitors to the show will be able to walk through and experience each of the decorated rooms. Dining rooms, bedrooms, great rooms and a room solely dedicated to holiday decor will not only give people a feeling of whats new but also plant ideas on some interesting and exciting things to do for the holidays.

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Debt Reduction

Posted by on 02 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Occidental Petroleum Corporation announced that it reduced its debt, net of cash accumulated in excess of ongoing requirements, by more than $1 billion in 1995, exceeding the goal set last April of reducing debt by $1 billion over two years.Occidental called today approximately $1 billion of 11 3/4% debt. This achievement will result in a reduction of Occidentals annualized interest expense by $112 million.CONTACT: Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Los Angeles
Business Editors BURLINGAME, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 15, 2002 The Gymboree Corporation (Nasdaq:GYMB) announced today that it has paid off the $7 million balance of an August 2000 three-year term loan from Back Bay Funding LLC. The payment was funded from the Companys cash balances. We are pleased that our turnaround and cash position has allowed us to prepay this loan 19 months prior to its maturity, said Lisa Harper, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

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personal injury lawyers baltimore

Posted by on 02 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

Back in the old days, when a lawyer or lawyers helper needed to bone up on a particular point of law, he or she would enter a place known as the “library” and consult something called a “book.” Thats the way it was in 1983 when Charles McCowan helped launch Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, DArmond, McCowan Jarman. Maybe law books arent that obsolete yet, but theyre close. Everythings gone electronic for crying out loud. “Now the bulk of people here use computerized research, except us dinosaurs who dont know how to do it,” McCowan says.
Lawyers, it seems, have discovered public relations, and it delights them to no end. When they write a press release, they dont have to prove anything they say. When their press release lands on an editors desk, the editor sees a hot little local story. Railroads, as a rule, dont comment on cases under litigation, so the story goes totally unchallenged even if the editor takes the time to ask for comment. Even if the railroad did try to comment, how can you keep on top of situations over tens of thousands of miles and respond promptly enough to meet an editors deadline? Taint easy, and the lawyers know it. An old dodge among lawyers is to harp constantly about irrelevant points to make a witness look bad. For example, a friend witnessed a crime. On the witness stand, the defendants lawyer pelted her with questions about exactly how many feet she was away from the road, the sidewalk, the nearest stop light and on and on. When she didnt have the distance down to feet and inches, he bellowed that she didnt even know where she was that day, so why should a jury believe her? By focusing on totally irrelevant or only slightly relevant points, the lawyer distracts from the real issues. And if lawyers can get away with that in a courtroom, just think how far theyre willing to stretch in a press release.

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communiekleding

Posted by on 29 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

Clothes IronA clothes iron is a household appliance used to press the wrinkles out of and creases into clothes. When the iron is turned on, the consumer moves it over an item of clothing on an ironing board. The combination of heat and pressure removes wrinkles.
Designing Clothes

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In ground Pool kits

Posted by on 29 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

Swimming PoolIn the design and manufacturing of pre-fabricated aboveground pools, the cost of fabrication continues to be a major concern. Pools have to be manufactured in a variety of styles and sizes to accommodate the available space requirements of the customer and the variety of components necessary for manufacturing is quite large. Designs that can incorporate this flexibility and reduce the necessary inventory required to accommodate a variety of sizes and structures have begun to arrive in the above ground swimming pool manufacturing marketplace creating easier systems to erect without sacrificing stability.
Swimming pools If any designer or specifier, owner or operator of a swimming pool wishes to know almost anything on the subject which is not covered in the book, the extensive reading lists provide authoritative guidance on where this may be found. Having worked with the author for some years in the Advisory Division of the Cement and Concrete Association, I am not surprised to find the meticulous care taken in providing important details on many aspects of pool planning, design and construction. Swimming pools have to function in an environment aggressive to many of the materials used in their construction and the text provides guidance on avoiding potential problems. The majority of pools have a basic reinforced concrete structure built below ground which, externally, is subject to earth and water pressure and is liable to attack from aggressive ground conditions. Detailed guidance is not provided on reinforced concrete design but pointers to references on design are listed and factors affecting the durability of reinforced concrete are presented in some detail.
Features: company manufactures vinyl-liner inground and aboveground swimming pools; 2-inch insulated wall, all-aluminum pool Contact: Trojan Pools, Albany, N.Y. (518) 434-4161; Booth 2501 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

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Peter Scardino prostate book review

Posted by on 28 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

C ANCER The scope of the problem in the United States is large. Some 1.2 million people were diagnosed with potentially fatal cancer in the year 2000. Of these, 59 percent were expected to live for at least five years (in some, the cancer may be continuously present for more than five years) with or without evidence of cancer. People of all ages, from birth to advanced age, can manifest cancer, making it the second-leading cause of death in the United States. In children cancer is unusual, but it has consistently been the leading cause of death from disease. As mortality rates from cardiovascular disease decline, the proportion of cancer deaths increases. It is anticipated that the mortality rate from cancer will surpass that from heart disease by the year 2050. Direct and indirect financial costs of cancer in the United States for the year 2000 were $178 billion.Developing countries represented 80 percent of the worlds approximately 6 billion people in the year 2000. In these countries, cancer has grown from a minor public health issue in the early 1990s to a rapidly expanding problem by the beginning of the twenty-first century. The emergence of a middle class, with attendant changes in lifestyle, increased longevity and exposure to potential carcinogens, and expectations of improved medical delivery systems have fueled the growing impact of cancer in the third world. The financial resources and socio-medical infrastructure needed to diagnose and treat, much less screen and prevent these cancers, are lacking in the developing world.
Cancer PO Box 189, Gabriola Island, BC, Canada, V0R 1X0

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article marketing

Posted by on 28 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

Internet Consultant
A review of the marketing literature in both the traditional (offline) and new era (online) environments was undertaken to compare and contrast marketings role in both types of organisation. Insights derived from this review formed the basis for a series of in-depth interviews with leading marketing professionals in Ireland. The paper draws conclusions regarding the overall effect of the Internet on marketing. In particular it notes that, while marketing has evolved into an all-encompassing role in the organisation, the marketer remains the focal actor. The paper looks to a future with two distinct kinds of marketer and highlights the importance of retaining the traditional commitments of marketing practice. The Internet is a significant global medium for communications, content and commerce. It is a powerful tool for building relationships with all of a companys communication targets. It is cheap, immediate and repeatable. With appropriate technology it can be personalised and is measurable. Building one-to-one relationships with customers online provides marketers with the ability to cut through the clutter that is characteristic of traditional marketing activities such as TV/radio and newspaper advertising, PR and outdoor, ambient media.

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BBQ

Posted by on 28 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

Now Rival has introduced its Crock-Pot brand BBQ Pit Countertop Slow Roaster so that true grillers can barbecue indoors. The two-model line includes an $89.99 and $99.99 model, the more expensive of which includes a bonus flat rack for large cuts of meat and a silicone basting brush or a set of accessories. A limited-edition model is airing on the Home Shopping Network.
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> Heres a super BBQ offer! This apron and matching mitt are 100% cotton in red, blue or green butcher stripes - great value at pounds 3.99 incl. P+P. To order, write how many sets you want, your colour preference and name and address on a piece of paper and send with a cheque or postal order for pounds 3.99 for each set (please write your name and address on the back) payable to MGN TP206.

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divx videos

Posted by on 28 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

San Jose-Entering the spring of 1998 Digital Video Express (Divx), a partnership between Circuit City and Los Angeles-based entertainment law firm Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca Fischer, was introduced to the public as an alternative to the traditional DVD format. Divx offers consumers the ability to purchase a Divx DVD movie at $4.50 for a 48-hour viewing period and then simply throwing the movie disc away, forever eliminating late charges or the requirement to return the disc to the video store. Thats a good thing, since the only place to buy Divx movies is at Circuit City and Good Guys retail stores. While promising, many have labeled Divx dead in the water, not having a chance in the market because it lacked the proper rental chain support that is now being given to the traditional DVD format.
DivX Inc (Nasdaq:DIVX), the company which created the DivX video compression technology, and Aricent, a communications software company, announced on Friday (31 August) a partnership for porting and optimizing DivX video products onto various mobile platforms for device manufacturers worldwide. The collaboration with Aricent allows DivX to extend its value into the product development process to guarantee seamless integration of the DivX media solution into products and services of the companys partners, DivX said.

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Mousepads

Posted by on 28 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

The writing half of the pad is furnished with a Dry-Erase pen, pen clip, and eraser cloth and has a one– year warranty. The adhesive backing on the pen clip allows it to be conveniently attached to the mousepad, keyboard, or monitor for easy access. Solve-It! Marketing-Reader Service No. 273
THE FDAS Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising and Communications (DDMAC) has told Johnson Johnsons Scios unit to stop distributing promotional computer mousepads and pens to physicians for its heart failure drug Natrecor. In a letter sent to Scios, the FDA said the mousepads and pens list the prescription drugs name and depict a man sitting in a hospital bed with water up to his shoulders. “Simply put, the image evokes the concept of a sedentary hospital patient drowning,” said DDMACs regulatory review officer Lisa Hubbard in the letter.

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Pest Control

Posted by on 28 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

Its been a long rime since I have reviewed gopher control in the vineyard. Its appropriate, given the time of year, so I thought we would take a look at it this month. All three rodents damage vines by chewing on them. New plantings and established vines are susceptible to both root damage and girdling. In addition to plant damage, these rodents will also move enough dirt to redirect water away from vines and literally into a hole in the ground. Ground squirrels specifically will chew drip lines and damage emitters. I have observed squirrels chewing things for no other reason than the fact that they are there. Control of these pests is broken into three fairly broad categories: biological, chemical and trapping.
HOW MANY would have thought that the pest control business could mean big bucks for entrepreneurs in the country? Well, hows this for starters? The estimated total business turnover of the pest control industry in Malaysia is about RM80 million. As Dr Lee Chow Yang, Associate Professor (Urban

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Coffee Machines

Posted by on 26 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

CoffeeA driving force behind coffees global popularity is its caffeine content: a six-ounce (2.72 kilograms) cup of coffee contains 100 milligrams of caffeine, more than comparable amounts of tea (50 milligrams), cola (25 milligrams), or cocoa (15 milligrams). Caffeine, an alkaloid that occurs naturally in coffee, is a mild stimulant that produces a variety of physical effects. Because caffeine stimulates the cortex of the brain, people who ingest it experience enhanced concentration. Athletes are sometimes advised to drink coffee prior to competing, as caffeine renders skeletal muscles less susceptible to exhaustion and improves coordination. However, these benefits accrue only to those who consume small doses of the drug. Excessive amounts of caffeine produce a host of undesirable consequences, acting as a diuretic, stimulating gastric secretions, upsetting the stomach, contracting blood vessels in the brain (people who suffer from headaches are advised to cut their caffeine intake), and causing overacute sensation, irregular heartbeat, and trembling. On a more serious level, many researchers have sought to link caffeine to heart disease, benign breast cysts, pancreatic cancer, and birth defects. While such studies have proven inconclusive, health official nonetheless recommend that people limit their coffee intake to fewer than four cups daily or drink decaffeinated varieties.
Coffee futures moved back above $1 in July, up from lows of 95 cents in mid-June. Prices likely will fluctuate because of the Brazilian weather for the next two months. There have been 17 freeze events in Brazil over the past 42 years, but only three in the past 21 years. Odds are we could see a significant price spike over the next six weeks. Traditionally, speculators bid up coffee prices ahead of the Brazilian winter, which runs from June through August. Then, if no frost damage occurs, prices tend to collapse by late August. John T. Barone is president of Market Vision Inc. in Fairfield, N.J. He can be reached at jbarone@mktvsn.com.

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resume writing service

Posted by on 26 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

A curriculum vitae, on the other hand, is a long document. It tells all the places you have shown up for work, all your publications, your education, everything you have done. We all need one to keep track of our professional lives, but it is not what you send a potential employer. Believe it or not, people doing the hiring do not want to read all about you. Theyre busy, lazy, or bored by too much information. If we become the ones doing the hiring, we dont want to read long documents either. So you write a short powerful resume to send to a potential employer–three pages, no more. That means you will have to pick and choose items from your curriculum vitae. Making it short forces you to put your best stuff down and leave out things you dont want to do again. Choose the activities that you have enjoyed in the past and would like to do more of. If you dont ever want to do work with computers again, dont show your next employer on your resume that you have the skill. Youll also choose activities that are appropriate for the job you are applying for. If you want a management position, you would tell about what you accomplished on a utilization review committee rather than about a great discovery you made in your clinical practice. At the top of the first page, type your full name, address, and home and office phone numbers (if it is all right for your office to know youre looking). Include zip code and area code; you do not want the employer to have to do the work of looking up that information. You provide all the information so they can easily get in touch with you.
I am someone who has always believed that the grass is greener on the other side of the circulation desk. Therefore Robert Newlens Writing Resumes that Work is a welcome addition to my library.The focus is on a series of steps that allows you to customize each resume once you have completed an extensive personal inventory of skills and accomplishments. While this part can require a bit of time and digging, once this inventory has been completed, it will serve as your basic resource for all subsequent resumes. The author emphasizes the importance of looking at ALL of your past experiences, professional and nonprofessional and analyzing how they can contribute to the position you want. This step is equally important to both the new M.L.S. graduate and the veteran looking to advance. The next steps involve ways to tailor your inventory for each position for which you apply. While the first part focuses on you and your abilities, this second part requires that you see the job from the employers perspective. Examples of different types of resume formats (chronological, functional, or a combination) are presented with the pros and cons of each discussed.As a result of reading this book, there was one definite step that I took to improve my resume writing. In the past, Ive had several versions of my resume on the computer, one for each type of library position that I may be applying for. It was difficult to keep them straight. Things would be dropped from one resume and then forgotten. I created a small database where I listed all of the various categories that a resume needs to draw on (accomplishments, memberships, professional, non-professional and volunteer experiences, education and training, hobbies, etc.) so that I could simply copy and paste them into a resume template as needed. I just hope that I wont need it for quite a while.
You do not need a crystal ball to know that the job market over the last year or so is tighter than it has been in a long while. In fact, many Fortune 500 companies report receiving over 1,000 unsolicited resumes each week. For this reason, you must apply yourself more diligently in your resume preparation in order to land interviews and sell yourself to prospective employers face-to-face.Scores of books have been written on the topic of how to create a “killer resume.” They all indicate the importance of designing resumes that are visually appealing. Here are some key pointers in this regard:

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International Calling Cards

Posted by on 26 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

TELECOMMUNICATIONSCommunication began as early as the existence of humankind. The evolution of communication systems has included primitive sign language, pounding drums, smoke signals, fire signals, the telegraph, the telephone, wireless communication, and satellite communication. To succeed in this world, communication has become a vital tool in everyday living. With telecommunications systems, individuals access information, bank, and shop online; and professionals are linked together by very complex computer networks. Communications technology has reshaped the world. Radio, television, computers, the Internet, and wireless networks have made it easier and more affordable to stay in touch. Communication has become a way of life. Communications technology has revolutionized the way people stay connected.Telecommunication messages are transmitted in a variety of ways. Messages are sent from one sender to a single receiver (point-to-point) or from one sender to many receivers (point-to-multipoint). Point-to-point transmission includes personal communications such as a telephone conversation or a facsimile (fax).
Telecommunications; proceedings. AICT/ SAPIR / ELETE (2005: Lisbon, Portugal) Ed. by Petre Dini et al.

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Microderm Abrasion Las Vegas

Posted by on 26 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

“If people have greasy hair or bad skin, they often take it for granted that that is how things are,” she says. “But theres no reason why you shouldnt look great: how you look on the outside relates to what you put in.” This concept may not be exactly revolutionary, but if most of us examined how we approach food in practice, Stewart believes, we would soon change our minds. Take the “spare tyre” stomach phenomenon, for instance. A genetic disposition towards fat settling in this area can make it difficult to lose, and when weight loss seems impossible, many people resign themselves to their fate. But this doesnt have to be the case, argues Stewart. Her book points to the fact that low oestrogen levels can be associated with this particular problem, and as a result it seems that certain food types can actually help to shift the bulk. Along with exercise (of course), Stewart suggests that sufferers top up on phytoestrogens, a type of oestrogen that mainly occurs in pulses, linseeds, and other plant food. Stewart also has plenty of suggestions for skin problems. People who suffer from eczema, for instance, can expect an improvement if they reduce their exposure to house dust mites, and replenish supplies of vitamin B, zinc and fatty acids, all of which can have an affect on the quality of skin. A couple of months of this, says Stewart, along with a boost of evening primrose oil, should reap its rewards.
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Consumers are spending more than ever on health and beauty treatments, a reflection of the increasing emphasis on looking young and attractive. If the market is to grow significantly in the future, operators will need to make treatments more affordable and accessible to a wider range of consumers, especially men.

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solar energy

Posted by on 25 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

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.
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.

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swim with dolphins

Posted by on 25 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

QI AM worried about the Airtours package I have booked for our familys annual summer holiday next July. I havent yet had to pay anything, but if I do and the company goes bust will I lose my money? - Kevin Tide, Bristol. Concern about the MyTravel group, which includes Airtours, started when auditors uncovered a pounds 50million accounting shortfall. To change arrangements now may result in difficulty getting the same dates, hotels and resorts. Different rules apply to flight-only deals so buy using a credit card to safeguard your ticket. QI FANCY pushing off somewhere warm for a few weeks before the Christmas season sets in. I have often been to Spain - are there any alternatives? - Mrs Susan Stevens, Eastbourne.

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rencontres perpignan

Posted by on 25 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

After slowing in 2007, growth is projected to average below 2% in 2008, with a weak first half but some rebound thereafter, and continuing at near potential rates in 2009. Job creation will continue, albeit at a slower pace, allowing for further slight declines in the unemployment rate. Following several years of budgetary consolidation, no further improvement in the budget deficit is expected, with a reduction in both revenues and spending in relation to GDP. Available information to date, including preliminary third quarter national accounts data, points to a modest slowdown of activity for 2007 as a whole. GDP growth is likely to average 1.9%, down from 2.2% in 2006. On the domestic side, the main sources of weakening activity are private consumption and residential investment. A softening of housing construction was to be expected following consecutive years of strong growth. It is also consistent with the flattening of housing prices. However, the weakness in consumer spending in the first half of the year is more surprising, considering the acceleration of real disposable income in 2007. As a result, the household saving rate has increased substantially. On the external side, real exports and imports have both decelerated: on balance, the external sector continues to exert a drag on GDP growth.
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Highlights and Key Issues * The upswing seen in much of Europe seems to have left the French behind, with France propping up the Eurozone growth league table in Q4. The reasons why French growth did not accelerate as much as elsewhere in the Eurozone lie within industry. * Although unemployment is not likely to fall as much as last year, its decline is boosting household demand. With growth of 2.3% in 2007, household consumption will be the mainstay of GDP growth of around 2.1%. A similar growth pattern is likely to be repeated in 2008.

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alloy wheel repairs

Posted by on 25 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

Why? a spat over a parking space.
ROY BRIZIO will walk therowsof cars at the annual hot rod show at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton this weekend, and he is 100 percent certain that he will be stopped in his tracks several times. The owner of Roy Brizio Street Rods in South San Francisco is considered by his peers as one of the best hot rod builders in the country. After three decades of rebuilding cars, he still hasnt seen it all. “Basically, we bring the past and the future together,” he said.

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elk hunting

Posted by on 25 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

It is difficult to write objectively and dispassionately of something about which one feels strongly, for or against. Tell me a mans a foxhunter and I loves him at once said Mr Jorrocks. Today he is more likely to be an object of censure, Mr Jorrocks too. The future of hunting hangs in the balance, a prospect unthinkable to Will Ogilvie who wrote in the twenties:
You must be able to give your PIN number, your list of players - and dont forget to give your name, address and a daytime telephone number.

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Hard Money Loan

Posted by on 25 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

(Editors Note: Banks and other financial institutions appear to be getting a bum rap from the public over the difficulty in getting loans for business expansion. This is the first in a series of quarterly articles intended to give the point of view of lenders. There is money to lend, but tougher banking regulations are posing problems for lenders as well as those seeking loans.)Banks apparently have more money to lend than William Enloe can ever remember.”Were in one of the most liquid positions weve been in,” says Enloe, president of Los Alamos National Bank and this years president of the New Mexico Bankers Association.
By Amy Bauer The Joint Economic Development Organization board on Wednesday authorized moving $210,000 from Go Topekas incentive fund to establish a new loan program for small, minority- and women-owned businesses called the First Connection Opportunity Fund. “At this point, these are not to be grants, they are to be paid back, low interest rate loans,” said Doug Kinsinger, president and chief executive officer of the Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce and Go Topeka.
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At any given lime during the day, an estimated 500,000 passenger vehicle drivers are talking on hand-held cell phones, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. As cell phone usage continues to climb, more and more studies have looked into the impact that talking on the phone while driving has on safety. In response to such findings, New York, New Jersey and the District of Columbia have banned the use of cell phones while driving and other slates are currently considering lull or partial bans ol their own. However, the debate continues because many ol these states still allow the use of hands-free phones while driving and opponents of hands-free use counter that the main cause of accidents is the distraction caused by a phone conversation, not the operation of a hand-held phone. Regardless of cell-phone ban details, many corporations are recognizing that a real risk exists concerning cell phone use and, in an effort to avoid costly litigation stemming from an accident caused by one of their own distracted drivers, are re-evaluating their own phone-use policies. As part of its own recommendation for companies to consider a ban on cell phone use while driving, the California Association of Employers has even put a sample cell phone policy on their website.
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Monday May 5, 2003 will go down in history as a day to remember in employment law. It was the day the long-debated amendments to the Health Safety in Employment Act finally came into effect. Why is this new legislation so important? The term “workplace stress” took on a whole new significance, with new obligations for employers, and potentially serious financial consequences for those who ignore them. Workplace stress is no longer simply a sad fact of life. It is now an officially recognised and legislated “workplace hazard”, with the amendments extending the definitions of “harm” and “hazard” to include physical and mental harm caused by work-related stress. A cursory reading of the new legislation might be enough to instantly treble employers workplace stress, but a deeper understanding goes some way to restoring mental equilibrium. The Occupational Safety and Health booklet, Healthy work, Managing Stress in the Workplace, tells employers that “there is only a requirement to manage work stressors or the individuals stressed situation where you can be reasonably expected to know about the stress. Even then the obligation is only to do what is reasonably practicable in the circumstances.”
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released its list of safest vehicles for the 2007 model year. This year, all winners must have electronic stability control. MIDSIZE CARS: Audi A-4, Saab 9-3, Subaru Legacy (with optional stability control)
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Posted by on 19 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

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HUTCHESONS Hall, with its hand-laid mosaics, encaustic tiles and Minton fireplaces, is the ideal location for a National Trust exhibition on Glasgows glorious tiles. As an architectural feature, they adorn civic buildings, churches and institutions, grand houses, shops, pubs and tenements. The “wally close” is surely one of the citys finest inventions. Tiles came from England, brought up via the expanding railway network. Some builders would buy in a job lot, explaining some spectacular tiles in quite unassuming locations. Photographer Ron Hills record of close and shop tiles, taken before door entry systems and redevelopment destroyed many tenements, takes us all over Glasgow and Paisley, down the way to Largs, Kilmacolm and the Clyde coast. A close tile from Glasgows west end has a twin in Greenock. Hill has captured J Duncan of Glasgows beautiful panels with scenes from the Firth of Clyde, featuring the Cloch lighthouse, the Cowal hills, yachts and paddle-steamers. His interior shots include not only the tiles. The theme is continued in the painted glass door panels, on landing windows, the bannisters and railings. Another National Trust property, the Tenement House, features tiled fireplaces, hearths, washstands and umbrella stands. They are not all original to the house but, as in any home, when things got broken they were replaced with what was available. Holmwood House, designed by Alexander “Greek” Thomson, houses a wonderful display of colourful encaustic tiles by Minton and Maw. Even the larder walls are lined in attractive blue and white tiles, possibly a Minton design. A lucky find came last October. A small toilet at the back of Hutchesons Hall was demolished, uncovering an impressive mock mosaic floor. Research revealed it had been upgraded when the City Chambers was being built, around 1888, and the Lord Provost used Hutchesons Hall for all civic functions. Many of the exhibits are on loan from Glasgow museums or from private collections which contain tiles salvaged from closes, shops and showrooms during the last two decades. They come from fireplaces, washstands, floors and wally closes. Some are encaustic tiles, others tube-lined, transfer-printed, hand-painted and relief-pressed. Designs and styles go to art deco and beyond, each a work of art in its own right. Identification has not always been possible. Many of the potteries had no mark or, if they did, these markings have long since disappeared. A few of the artists employed by the bigger potteries are instantly recognisable - both William Wise and Moyr Smith worked for Minton - but the vast majority remain anonymous. Their work, however, lives on. On The Tiles is at Hutchesons Hall, Ingram Street, Glasgow from April 24 until May 23. It is supported by Murray Johnstone. Carla Sparrow is property manager of Hutchesons Hall

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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.
Monday May 5, 2003 will go down in history as a day to remember in employment law. It was the day the long-debated amendments to the Health Safety in Employment Act finally came into effect. Why is this new legislation so important? The term “workplace stress” took on a whole new significance, with new obligations for employers, and potentially serious financial consequences for those who ignore them. Workplace stress is no longer simply a sad fact of life. It is now an officially recognised and legislated “workplace hazard”, with the amendments extending the definitions of “harm” and “hazard” to include physical and mental harm caused by work-related stress. A cursory reading of the new legislation might be enough to instantly treble employers workplace stress, but a deeper understanding goes some way to restoring mental equilibrium. The Occupational Safety and Health booklet, Healthy work, Managing Stress in the Workplace, tells employers that “there is only a requirement to manage work stressors or the individuals stressed situation where you can be reasonably expected to know about the stress. Even then the obligation is only to do what is reasonably practicable in the circumstances.”

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> Lexington Insurance Co. has announced a first-of-its-kind insurance policy to protect commercial and residential real-estate developers and lenders from losses due to changing zoning ordinances. Zoning Restriction Protector Insurance has been designed for commercial and multitenanted residential real-estate owners and lenders who may incur significant damage to their property and cannot rebuild to the same size due to zoning issues.
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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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By comparison, even the biggest of big-screen TVs are peanuts. Trite. Insignificant. Small potatoes. Cheap n nasty. One joins the really big league in home movie set-ups when you have a complete theater in your home, costing anything from $30,000 to upwards of a million dollars. Reeses company, A Creative Theater, is at the moment midway to finishing a Marco Island project that will have an Australian theme, with walls upholstered in crocodile-type fabric, a multiple-seat arena and full stage with motorized drapery for complete theater effect.
Audio/Video Interiors is positioning itself as a smart, souped-up shelter magazine for the nineties consumer.Since launching in 1989, the Woodland Hills, California-based title has seen ad pages climb from 289 as a bimonthly in 1990, according to Publishers Information Bureau figures, to 397 pages as a monthly last year. Through October of this year, the magazines executives note, ad pages are up 12 percent and ad revenues are up 16 percent. (East Coast revenues are up about 26 percent, reflecting the titles growing presence in that region, while revenues for the more mature West Coast market are up about 6 percent.) New advertisers Henredon Furniture, Pennsylvania House Furniture and Jasper Cabinet Co. are just a few of the dozen or so non-endemic players now appearing in the title. Moreover, circulation was up 14.1 percent for the first half of 1993, to 57,765, from 50,628 for the same period of 1992, according to the latest figures from Audit Bureau of Circulations.”The shelter books offer a broader scope and response rate, but the response to AVI has been incredible,” maintains Kathy Oswald, manager of graphic design and photography for Pennsylvania House (where she also oversees advertising).

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There was so much talk this summer about the death of movie theaters that one nearly expected a lynch mob of Hollywood studio heads to charge their enemies like villagers crashing a castle gate. The castle in this case, being the consumer electronics industry now benefiting from consumers interest in the home theater. That said, home theater has helped to kill the home audio category and the trend toward integrated systems shows little sign of letting up. There are, however, some products driving the upgrade cycle such as new advanced versions of DVD including the pending HD and Blu Ray formats. People are looking at adding to, or completing, their systems with new products, said Philip Abram, vp of marketing, home audio and home video, for Sony. Components will become more exciting again. but were still a year or so away from the point where the consumer wont have to be a computer scientist to get it to work.
High-end technology is about to get even better. Reclining in the technowomb of a high-end home theater with remote control in hand, its hard to imagine how things could get any more cutting-edge. Even consumer-grade home theater components bought at Best Buy can deliver relatively impressive results, but todays state-of-the-art home theater is a far more extraordinary -and expensive -beast. A high-end home theater, flexing seven channels of high-powered audio (at least 200 watts per channel), matched speakers, a top-notch, stand-alone surround sound processor, an outboard video processor, numerous source components, top quality interconnects, and comfy seating-installed by a certified professional-can drag you well into six figures. But dont flinch at the price, because in this exalted range you can expect to get what you pay for.
The phrase “home theater” used to be only a dream for most people, but the number of home theaters is growing. A theater-style setting would include speakers behind the viewers as well as in front, and a sound system sophisticated enough to provide separation from side to side and from front to rear. The intangible factor is the size and shape of the room; its easy to buy the wrong equipment for the setting. ONeil cites statistics showing that only about 7 percent of homes currently have home theaters, but that figure is expected to skyrocket to around 60 percent in the next few years. The Sony Showcase has nine different home theater displays set up in the store, at 4800 West Saginaw.

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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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FRISCO, Texas — Just off the ice at the Star Center rink, Jenafir Chant held a credit card against a vending machine. A second later, a bottle of Diet Dr Pepper tumbled into view. “We were all excited when these went in last week,” said Chant, who leads a team of girls who clean the ice between periods at Dallas Stars games. “I was scrounging around for $2 for a Monster. Now I dont have to scrounge.”
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The growth of construction activity was the in 15 years. This robust growth was again driven by the construction of motorways, in addition to the pick-up in the construction of non-residential buildings, which reached its highest level since 1999 The value of construction put in place surged by 15.3% over 2005. Growth in civil engineering totalled 16.8%. The construction of buildings rose by 14.0%, within that, non-residential construction was up 17.7% while residential construction increased by 2.6%. Based on detailed data about the issued building permits we estimate that the construction of wholesale and retail trade buildings and hotels picked up last year. In interpreting the data on the value of residential construction put in place we note that these figures exclude the activity of smaller companies (see the note under the table), in which, in our estimate, the construction of buildings is the main activity. The number of workers in the construction sector rose sharply in 2006, especially in the final quarter. The number of people employed in construction was on average 7.5% higher in 2006 than in 2005. In the fourth quarter alone, it increased by as much as 9.7% over the year before The number of employees by activity rose particularly in building completion, in the latter pari of the year it also increased in general construction In lerms of employee status, the number of individual private entrepreneurs and their employees rose the most last year. The number of planned dwellings and the total planned floor area of buildings continued to increase in the final quarter of 2006. The planned floor area of new buildings and extensions was 27.5% higher than in the same quarter of 2005 (43 8% for non-residential buildings and 16.9% for residential buildings) In 2006 as a whole, the total floor area of the planned buildings increased by 35.8%. within that by 19.7% for residential buildings and by 56 0% for non-residential buildings The building permits issued last year were granted for the construction of 8.260 new dwellings, which is 19.6% more than in 2005 and 47.0% more than the average of the previous seven years (since these data have been available)
After the robust growth in 2006, construction activity posted even higher growth rates in 2007. The value of construction put in place surged by 18.5% over 2006. Activity in civil engineering increased by 24.7% as a result of the construction of transport infrastructure. The construction of buildings grew by 15.5%; within that, non-residential construction was up 20.2%, whereas activity in residential construction decreased by 0.9%. Based on detailed data on issued building permits, the vigorous construction of hotels appears to have continued last year, probably along with the construction of wholesale and retail trade buildings. In interpreting the figure on the value of residential construction put in place we should bear in mind that these figures exclude the activity of smaller firms (see the note under the table), where the construction of buildings is the main activity. Stronger growth was partly linked to favourable weather conditions, especially in the first half of the year. This is corroborated by the business trends regarding the limiting factors in construction. The share of firms that reported bad weather conditions as a limiting factor was much lower in the first half of 2007 than in the previous year. The weather was also more propitious than the year before in the third quarter, but it was less favourable in the fourth quarter, which affected growth in the latter part of the year. The growth in the number of employees increased further last year. In 2007 the number of people employed in the construction sector was 11.3% higher, on average, than in 2006. The number of workers by activity rose particularly in building completion; in the latter part of the year it also increased in general construction. In terms of employee status, higher growth rates were recorded in the number of sole proprietors and their employees.
CONSTRUCTIONFor those companies that decide to expand via new construction, the experience can be an unsettling one, full of uncertainties. In fact, relatively few startup businesses choose construction as their mode of entry due to the higher costs associated with it and the greater length of time involved from the breaking ground stage to the day when the establishment opens its doors for business. Small- and mid-sized businesses, however, are far more likely to have the financial wherewithal to launch a new construction project. Such firms have a proven track recordwhich can help them with financingand already-productive operations that bring in revenue that can be used to defray the costs of construction.Owners of these businesses, however, should fully weigh the advantages and disadvantages of construction before moving forward. As the J.K. Lasser Institute indicated in How to Run a Small Business, Building has the advantage of giving you the space and arrangements which meet your needs, providing you know specifically and objectively what the needs are. The obvious disadvantages are the delay in occupancy while land acquisition, design work, and building are going on, and the cost of overruns and mistakes caused by forecasting errors and planning oversights.

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The fact of the matter is that for many applications, the use of a pistol lanyard has great merit. In the military, the pistol lanyard has seen a bit of a revival. If you are working around water, fast roping from a chopper, or climbing or repelling–keeping your handgun from leaving at an unexpected moment can have real virtue. Early in my SWAT team days, I lost my handgun on an entry and didnt even know it was missing until a little kid came up to me and said, “Dis U gun?” I looked down to see my M1911 pistol in his hand and quickly recovered it, said “Thanks kid,” and then looked to see if anyone had seen what had happened. Part of the problem was the nylon tactical holsters that were the standard of the day were notorious for not retaining handguns. Todays excellent Safariland M6004 series of holsters provide a level of speed plus security unheard of 15 years ago. But, after this particular incident, I noted there was a very good reason to have a lanyard on my pistol.
Im not a big fan of firearm lanyards. Yes, I thought they were pretty cool when the Marines first issued me one in 1964, but the cool factor only applied to the way they looked, not the way they worked. As long as I didnt actually have to draw my 1911, the lanyard worked fine, and it did look cool. However, once the pistol was drawn, the lanyard became a big pain in the six oclock. It snagged on everything and got in the way during reholstering. Now, Pistol Leash Unlimited comes to the rescue. This is a smart why didnt I think of that product. Designed by a federal agent, who I will not ID because he can and will hurt me, the Pistol Leash does what a lanyard is supposed to do: work. The cord is a snappy coil, like the one attached to your telephone, that permits full extension of the firearm, yet retracts when tension is released. Just as smart is the way the Pistol Leash is attached to the belt keeper. A small metal bar allows the cord to slide back, out of the way during the motion of reholstering. There is no need to use two hands to reholster, or worse, look down while you use the muzzle to brush the lanyard aside.

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