�Henry Schein, Inc., the largest supplier of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners in the combined North American and European markets, today reminded customers that its catastrophe relief hotline stands ready to help dentists, physicians, veterinarians and healthcare facilities that may experience operational, logistical or financial issues as a result of hurricanes or other natural disasters. The toll-free number for all dental, aesculapian and veterinary customers - 800-999-9729 - is operational and is being staffed from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. CDT, and monitored 24 hours a day.
"Henry Schein is ready to help support our dental, medical, and veterinary customers whose practices may be adversely affected by rude disasters," aforementioned Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Henry Schein. "We want to make certain that our customers ar aware that as their valued business partner, Henry Schein is here to help. We encourage our customers in areas that may be affected by tropical storms, hurricanes, or other natural disasters this season to call our hotline for assistance."
About Henry Schein
Henry Schein, a Fortune 500� company and a member of the NASDAQ 100� Index, is recognized for its excellent customer service and highly militant prices. The Company's four-spot business groups - Dental, Medical, International and Technology - service more than 550,000 customers world-wide, including dental practitioners and laboratories, physician practices and animal wellness clinics, as well as government and other institutions. The Company operates through a centralized and automated distribution web, which provides customers in more than 200 countries with a comprehensive pick of more than 90,000 national and Henry Schein private-brand products in stock, as well as more than 100,000 additional products available as special-order items.
Henry Schein also offers a wide-eyed range of innovative value-added practice solutions for healthcare professionals, such as ArubA�, the Company's electronic catalogue and order system. Its leading practice-management software solutions have a user base of more than 52,000 practices, including DENTRIX�, Easy Dental�, Oasis� and EXACT� for dental practices, MicroMD� for physician practices, and AVImark� for animate being health clinics.
Headquartered in Melville, N.Y., Henry Schein employs over 12,000 people and has operations or affiliates in 20 countries. The Company's cyberspace sales reached a record $5.9 billion in 2007. For more information, visit the Henry Schein Web site at hTTP://www.henryschein.com.
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Sunday, 24 August 2008
Mp3 music: Turin Brakes
 Artist: Turin Brakes: mp3 download Genre(s): Indie Metal Alternative Rock: Folk-Rock Turin Brakes's discography:  Dark on Fire Year: 2007 Tracks: 12  Jackinabox Year: 2005 Tracks: 12  Ether song Year: 2003 Tracks: 16  The Optimist LP Year: 2001 Tracks: 12 Turin Brakes is a modern kin pop duad that hails from Britain. Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian were friends in elementary school and decided to try out for the cathedral choir because it would perform in social movement of the Queen of England, which it eventually did. The 2 childishness friends formed a band together and would record player recording their freewheeling grind away sessions. One of those sessions became their beginning liberation, the EP The Door, which was released on Anvil Records in 1999 and only in the U.K. Among the influences of Turin Brakes' early old age were Sebadoh, Truman's Water, Prince, and the Black Crowes. The State of Things EP followed in August of 2000 (U.K. only). Turin Brakes began playing full-band unrecorded shows at the Reading and Leeds festivals. A one-third U.K.-only EP followed in October when the band opened for bands including Kathryn Williams, Doves, and Lowgold. The band's debut uncut album, he Optimist LP, was released world-wide in May of 2001 on Astralwerks. EMI released the LP, which includes some songs from the earlier EPs, with a bonus disc in France. The successful Ether Song from 2003 brought the grouping more fans and was followed by the more polished Jackinabox 2 onetime age later. Turin Brakes has frequently been compared to such quietcore bands as Coldplay, Travis, and the Norwegian band the Kings of Convenience, whose 2001 record album entitled Quiet Is the New Loud describes Turin Brakes well in any case. |
Thursday, 14 August 2008
Big Changes In Public Attitudes Toward Different Industries Since Last Year
�Every year at this time, The Harris Poll� measures public attitudes more or less 20 different industries. Specifically, we ask whether each industry is generally doing a good or a bad job of serving consumers. This year's survey finds many big changes, up and down, since last class.
These ar some of the results of a nationwide telephony survey conducted by Harris Interactive� among 1,010 U.S. adults between July 8 and 13, 2008:
Industries with the Best Reputations
Supermarkets continue to get punter scores than any other industry; in full 90 pct of all adults think they do a proficient job and only six-spot percent suppose they do a short job, gift them a net positive score of 84. Next in the list of industries with the best reputations ar online search engines (65), computer hardware companies (64), computer software system companies (59), hospitals (53), and Internet service providers (52).
Industries with Worst Reputations
Tobacco companies (43) and oil colour companies (xxxii) come at the bottom of the list, far below the other 19 industries. The two other industries with negative wads are managed care companies (-14) and health insurance (-9), which are now more or less synonymous.
Three former industries have low grade below 20: cable companies (14), pharmaceuticals (15) and airlines (18).
Industries that Have Improved since Last Year
Five industries take seen their reputation heaps improve by six points or more than since last year: cable companies (+15), health insurance policy (+12), sprightliness insurance (+8), Internet serving providers (+6) and managed care (+6).
Industries that Have Lost Ground since Last Year
Six industries have seen their gobs get worse this year. Investment and brokerage firms have missed the most ground (twenty-one). Also sir Joseph Banks lost 10 points. These changes reflect the problems triggered by the sub-prime mortgage crisis.
Other industries to go down are online search engines (twelve), packaged food companies (-9), car manufacturers (-9), and pharmaceuticals (-6).
Changes since 1997
Three industries let seen really massive declines in their reputations since Harris kickoff asked these questions xI years ago in 1997:
- Oil companies have fallen 56 points from 24 point positive to 32 negative;
- Airlines have fallen 48 points from 66 positive to 18 positive since 1998 (they were not included in the 1997 appraise);
- Pharmaceutical companies have fallen 45 points from 60 positive to 15 positive this year.
Three other industries have suffered declines of more than 20 points since 1997: managed care (blue 27 points), telephone companies (down 24 points since 1997), and health insurance (down 22 points).
So What?
Our experience teaches us that this question is more than than a measure of how well industries are serving their consumers. It also reflects the overall reputation of the industries measured.
A review of why industries have gained or helpless popularity makes it clear there are at least three factors at work:
- Personal experiences (e.g., higher oil or drug prices or misfortunate airlines service);
- Other real world events (e.g., the banking and mortgage crisis); and
- Media coverage.
Of course, these ar all linked. Real world events, forged service and bad experiences can lead to bad media coverage. But thither are besides cases where personal experiences are relatively positive and media coverage tends to be negative (such as health indemnity). Clearly industries need to focus on good customer service and running their business successfully with a strong focus on the public interest. When the price of an industry's goods and services rises sharply, the quality of their services decline or they have a bunch of unfavourable press reporting, they should expect to become more unpopular.
Harris Interactive measures corporate and brand reputation through its EquiTrend� and Reputation Quotient studies. For more information, please visit http://www.harrisinteractive.com.
Methodology
The Harris Poll� was conducted by phone within the United States between July 8 and 13, 2008 among a nationwide cross section of 1,010 adults (aged 18 and over). Figures for age, sex, race, education, number of adults, number of voice/telephone lines in the household, region and size of place were weighted where necessary to coordinate them with their actual proportions in the universe. However, only approximately five hundred people were asked about each industry. Full information tables and methodology for this study can be found at http://www.harrisinteractive.com. These statements conform to the principles of disclosure of the National Council on Public Polls.
About Harris Interactive
Harris Interactive is a global leader in usance market research. With a long and rich account in multimodal research, powered by our science and technology, we assist clients in achieving business results. Harris Interactive serves clients globally through and through our North American, European and Asian offices and a network of independent market enquiry firms.
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These ar some of the results of a nationwide telephony survey conducted by Harris Interactive� among 1,010 U.S. adults between July 8 and 13, 2008:
Industries with the Best Reputations
Supermarkets continue to get punter scores than any other industry; in full 90 pct of all adults think they do a proficient job and only six-spot percent suppose they do a short job, gift them a net positive score of 84. Next in the list of industries with the best reputations ar online search engines (65), computer hardware companies (64), computer software system companies (59), hospitals (53), and Internet service providers (52).
Industries with Worst Reputations
Tobacco companies (43) and oil colour companies (xxxii) come at the bottom of the list, far below the other 19 industries. The two other industries with negative wads are managed care companies (-14) and health insurance (-9), which are now more or less synonymous.
Three former industries have low grade below 20: cable companies (14), pharmaceuticals (15) and airlines (18).
Industries that Have Improved since Last Year
Five industries take seen their reputation heaps improve by six points or more than since last year: cable companies (+15), health insurance policy (+12), sprightliness insurance (+8), Internet serving providers (+6) and managed care (+6).
Industries that Have Lost Ground since Last Year
Six industries have seen their gobs get worse this year. Investment and brokerage firms have missed the most ground (twenty-one). Also sir Joseph Banks lost 10 points. These changes reflect the problems triggered by the sub-prime mortgage crisis.
Other industries to go down are online search engines (twelve), packaged food companies (-9), car manufacturers (-9), and pharmaceuticals (-6).
Changes since 1997
Three industries let seen really massive declines in their reputations since Harris kickoff asked these questions xI years ago in 1997:
- Oil companies have fallen 56 points from 24 point positive to 32 negative;
- Airlines have fallen 48 points from 66 positive to 18 positive since 1998 (they were not included in the 1997 appraise);
- Pharmaceutical companies have fallen 45 points from 60 positive to 15 positive this year.
Three other industries have suffered declines of more than 20 points since 1997: managed care (blue 27 points), telephone companies (down 24 points since 1997), and health insurance (down 22 points).
So What?
Our experience teaches us that this question is more than than a measure of how well industries are serving their consumers. It also reflects the overall reputation of the industries measured.
A review of why industries have gained or helpless popularity makes it clear there are at least three factors at work:
- Personal experiences (e.g., higher oil or drug prices or misfortunate airlines service);
- Other real world events (e.g., the banking and mortgage crisis); and
- Media coverage.
Of course, these ar all linked. Real world events, forged service and bad experiences can lead to bad media coverage. But thither are besides cases where personal experiences are relatively positive and media coverage tends to be negative (such as health indemnity). Clearly industries need to focus on good customer service and running their business successfully with a strong focus on the public interest. When the price of an industry's goods and services rises sharply, the quality of their services decline or they have a bunch of unfavourable press reporting, they should expect to become more unpopular.
Harris Interactive measures corporate and brand reputation through its EquiTrend� and Reputation Quotient studies. For more information, please visit http://www.harrisinteractive.com.
Methodology
The Harris Poll� was conducted by phone within the United States between July 8 and 13, 2008 among a nationwide cross section of 1,010 adults (aged 18 and over). Figures for age, sex, race, education, number of adults, number of voice/telephone lines in the household, region and size of place were weighted where necessary to coordinate them with their actual proportions in the universe. However, only approximately five hundred people were asked about each industry. Full information tables and methodology for this study can be found at http://www.harrisinteractive.com. These statements conform to the principles of disclosure of the National Council on Public Polls.
About Harris Interactive
Harris Interactive is a global leader in usance market research. With a long and rich account in multimodal research, powered by our science and technology, we assist clients in achieving business results. Harris Interactive serves clients globally through and through our North American, European and Asian offices and a network of independent market enquiry firms.
Harris Interactive
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Wednesday, 6 August 2008
Robin Hood Movie Postponed Over Leaf Issues
Production on Russell Crowe's upcoming Nottingham film has been postponed because of fears the leaves in Sherwood Forest will be the wrong colour. The Ridley Scott movie
Friday, 27 June 2008
A Guy Called Gerald feat. D.S.
Artist: A Guy Called Gerald feat. D.S.
Genre(s):
Drum & Bass
Discography:
Protechshon (PROTECH01)
Year: 2005
Tracks: 2
Michael Gira
Thursday, 19 June 2008
Armstrong Just Doesn't Get It
Here's a lesson in Sexual Innuendo 101 -- When we say, "Are you back on the bike?", what we really mean is "Are you gettin' any from Kate Hudson?"
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Friday, 13 June 2008
Dave Edmunds and Jeff Lynne
Artist: Dave Edmunds and Jeff Lynne
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Riff Raff
Year: 1984
Tracks: 10
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Year: 1983
Tracks: 11
Honour to the max
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