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Newspaper Page TextPAGE 8A FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sund.y, April 12,1898 New business s I -- I I BW Back w ■R To .] *;*■■■ Action R|B I R) II T JHFMiLcHIROPRACTI' ,j| xw \ Jk family cari -'' I HEADACHE Sk I Slioßi ■ * S§b» auto injurif ’SS «fiaMSftg% jjjScSwQRK injuri v£M£s»»fl Sfoms injuri ■ REH/ jfl HI rx PZgJ] KBBB^J W ( }l!7: PHIJHI ;J H 11111 INAI f _ . Photo/Jennifer Eskew Back to Action Dr. Daryl Schleifer and Dr. Judi Gerstung have opened Back to Action offering chiropractic health care along with other non drug, non-surgical health care. Located on 2393 Canton Highway, the center offers sports therapy and aromatherapy in addition to the chiropractic care. Schleifer is a board qualified chiropractic sports physician and previously owned a chiroprac tic center in Atlanta for five years. Some of the machines used at the center include an interferential machine, intersegmental traction table and hydrotherapy table. For more information about Back to Action, call (770) 888-8292. They are open Monday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 7 p.m., Tuesdays from 3-7 p.m., Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and weekends by appointment. Walk-ins are welcome. ’Net-based business opportunities: Beware of flop-portunities Ads promising big money from Internet-related business opportu nities: You’ve seen them on TV, in newspapers, and even in your e mail. Everyday, people make money using the Internet, and the commercial possibilities seem end less. Unfortunately, every entrepre neur who buys into an Internet “opportunity” doesn’t automatical ly find a pot of gold at the end of the digital rainbow. Scam artists are cashing in on the Internet’s potential by selling fraudulent Internet-related business opportunities. They say you can earn thousands of dollars selling machines that enable television access to the Internet or selling kiosks that provide walk-up access to the Internet. Or, they claim they can train you to be a high-paid “Internet consultant.” Many of these scams are targeted to individ uals who are not technologically savvy. Indeed, many pitches seem designed to take advantage of an entrepreneur’s “Internet inno cence.” Don’t let them fool you. The FTC urges you to investigate Internet-related business opportu nities as carefully as you would check out any business opportuni ty. Before you invest or buy into any business opportunity: • Realize that seminar “trainers” or “consultants” often are there to sell you a business opportunity, not teach you Internet basics. In fact, they may be counting on your lack of experience with com puters or the Internet. • Investigate all earnings claims. Talk to others who have purchased the opportunity to see if their expe rience verifies the claims. Visit them in person. • Demand to see the company’s claims in writing. In fact, get all promises in writing. • Keep your eyes and ears open for “shills” or phony references. Don’t accept a list of references selected by the company that offers the business opportunity as a sub stitute for a complete list of fran chise or business opportunity own ers. * Ask for a disclosure docu ment if you are interested in a fran chise. This document is required by law. It should provide detailed information to help you compare one business to another. Be skeptical of companies that do not have disclosure documents. For more information about fran chises, business opportunities, multi-level marketing plans or pyramid schemes, write to the Correspondence Branch, Federal Trade Commission, (202) 326- 2222; TDD: (202) 326-2502. It’s true - Parents who sign their kids up for Discovery Point Child Development Center’s full day Infant. Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, or Before/After School activity programs will get a full week FREE. Discovery Point offers: • Creativity Curriculum • Computer Instruction (ages 3+) • Certified Teachers • Modern Indoor & Outdoor Facilities rOINI • Nutritious Meals & Snacks Ch4d Devatopnwnt Center North Fulton Family Medicine & Baptist North Family Medicine Thomas E. Bat, M.D. Paul D. Ellis, M.D. David L. Hall, M.D. Irandy Rodrigo, M.D. announce the association of James R. Morrow, Jr., M.D. for the practice of Family Medicine. Beginning April 13,1998, in the Cumming office. . Most managed care plans accepted. Baptist North Family Medicine North Fulton Family Medicine 634 Peachtree Parkway 3400-A Old Milton Parkway Suite 200 Suite 500 Cumming, GA 30041 Alpharetta, GA 30005 (678) 947-6440 (770) 442-1911 BUSINESS New law: Local consumers can be included on ‘no call list’for telemarketing this July ’J Consumers who want to limit telemarketing calls will be able to place themselves on a “PSC No Call List” starting in July. For a one time $5 charge, con sumers are placed on a list which telemarketers are banned from calling. Included in the definition of a telemarketer are persons or companies that “encourage the purchase or rental of, or invest ment in, property, goods or ser vices...” HB 71, introduced by Speaker Tom Murphy last year, passed both chambers this ses sion after excluding calls from political pollsters and candi dates for public offices. Now Serving Forsyth County • FREE ESTIMATES 1 • FREE MOBILE SERVICE \ • INSURANCE CLAIMS \ • BUSINESS ACCOUNTS \ Family Owned & Operated \77° r -(NaturjftsXHerb Stere)- I -®Tmnwmrnß THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL! I HU 1 THERMO-CHI Thermo-Chi combines the best of Chinese and Western I |TTZ==Z~' herbalism in a conveniently packaged program with your busy lifestyle in mind. It’s easy to use. making it ■ IWWWFJM all the more appealing to people on the go who are also interested in weight management. g wocAMutM i 101 Atlanta Hwy. (Next to Dairy Queen) 770-889-8586j| “Simply the Best Party Ever” hORTH GEORgia MOONWALK (jBfWU *** ■ Backyard Parties Birthday Parties School Functions Church Events ' ' | Grand Openings Company Picnics rxncpM n M o ther Special Family Reunions I k\l KII UpS Occasion! (706) 26JUMPS or (706) 265-8677 Also exempt from the legisla tion are charitable or religious organizations and persons or entities that have a prior or current business or personal relationship with the sub scriber. “We are considering privatiz ing this effort to maximize the number of citizens who wish to subscribe to the no call list,” said Public Service Commi ssioner Bobby Baker. Telemarketers who fail to check their list against the “PSC No Call List” and call someone on the list can be sub jected to a $2,000 fine per call. The General Assembly passed CITIZENS fl OF FORSYTH COUNTY : *4 4 SAVE FOR YOUR FUTURE .-; WITH AN J INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT ( 12 Month IRA Certificate of Deposit* 6.25% Annual Percentage Yield Good Through 4-15-98 penalty for early « * taMMiaviM ti myn 501 Tri-County Plaza l Cumming, GA 30040 • (770) 886-9500 legislation imposing tougher penalties against telephone companies that switch con sumers local and long distance phone services without their consent - the practice known as “slamming.” Under provisions of HBII3O, telephone companies are given 90 days to resolve a con sumer’s slamming complaint. If the offending company has not issued a refund entitled to the consumer within that 90- day period, consumers can sue the company in their local courts for up to three times the amount the consumer lost in rate differences. # '"fl Agent For 1997f0r Forsyth, " J. Dawson and Lumpkin Counties GET THE POWER For All Your Real Estate Needs call PAM POWER Direct 844-5545 1-800-643-6395 Forsyth Native - DCZMfctf *' No one knows Forsyth and KDzMnR mg' surrounding areas better! N 4OQ/L«n!er a Each Office Independently Oumed and Operated Ml WE CAN HELP! □ Asthma/Hayfever Allergies to Insect Stings Hives Hr □ Chronic Cough W □ Sinusitis & Nasal Allergy F o' Wf-n 21 0 Dahlonega St. Paul S. Rabinowitz, M.D. _ ° W Mark D. Llvezey, M.D., Ph.D. Suite 104 r Gian l. Nadal, m.d. Cumming, GA 30040 1 i "" 1 • “We are supportive of any measure that gives consumers more power to combat the iso lated companies who engage in this practice,” Baker said. Slamming complaints at thi PSC have escalated from near ly 200 in 1995 to nearly 200$ last year. As a result of legislaj tion pushed by the PSC last year, telephone companies can now be fined up to $15,000 per slamming violation. Consumers who believe they have been slammed should report the incident to the Georgia Public Servict Commission by calling (800) 282-5813.