| A marketing Rx for medical practices
Doctors and other medical professionals have been allowed to market their services for more than 30 years. But they don't always do it effectively, says a business executive whose Newark-based company specializes in educating patients and doctors on spinal injuries and helps physicians build their own Web sites. "It's important to take a real pro-active marketing approach to the practice, to use multiple channels," including local newspapers and the Internet, said Bill Paquin of Ho-Ho-Kus, chief executive of SpineUniverse.com. .
Maineville Man Sentenced For Importuning
Warren County Prosecutor Rachel A. Hutzel announced that a Maineville man convicted of importuning was sentenced in a Warren County Courtroom on Monday. T. Wayne Loux, 71, was sentenced to five years of community control where the conditions prohibit him to have contact with the victim or the victims family and that he is not permitted to be alone with any child under the age of 18. Loux was also designated a sexually oriented offender and was given credit for the six days he served in jail. Court records state that on May 15, 2007 Loux met a male juvenile as the juvenile was attempting to get onto a school bus. Loux reportedly waited for the juvenile later that day as the juvenile got off the bus. Investigators say Loux asked the juvenile if he wanted a job, then made sexually explicit comments to the juvenile inside of Loux's house.
Trial Date Set For Mother Accused Of Leaving Her Children At Home ...
An Avondale mother accused in a case compared to the Marcus Fiesel tragedy had a trial set in court on Wednesday morning. Police say Beverly Fears left her five-year-old son locked in a closet and a 20-month-old boy in a portable crib while she went to work. Police also said the five-year-old was surrounded by his own waste while locked in the closet. A jury trial was set for November 7 at 9:00 a.m. .
LASIK and Astigmatism
LASIK (Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis) is laser vision correction which reshapes the cornea to correct myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia, or astigmatism. LASIK can definitely help people with astigmatism. In fact, LASIK is the eye surgery most often used to correct astigmatism.
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Richmond civic workers vote to accept contract
Richmond's unionized civic workers overwhelmingly accepted a new five-year collective agreement, giving them an 17.5 per cent wage increase over five years. “It's the best contract we've ever had," said Dave Shapiro, president of Canadian Union of Public Employees local 394, which represents public works yard workers. Along with CUPE 718, representing city hall staff, the city's 1,250 unionized workers voted 97 per cent in favour of the longest deal ever reached with the city. “The city...said they wanted to get through the 2010 Olympics and that they didn't want to be bargaining in 2011, which is a municipal election year," said Robert Gilchrist, president of CUPE 718, representing city hall workers. Gilchrist said the union was also able to work out a letter of agreement that provides protection for future workers at the oval, recognizing Olympic organizers want to use volunteers and bring in specialists.
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