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020HandymanCertificate of Excellence 2015
We are a seasoned team of quality Tradesmen and operating in London and South East for the past 9 years. We have an experienced and disciplined team who have worked on hundreds of projects from small handyman jobs to larger more complex tasks such as renovations and kitchen installation, building bespoke wardrobes. We pride ourselves on our impeccably high standards and always strive to deliver on time and within budget. Having specialists in Carpentry, Electrical, Plumbing and Painting, 020Handyman provides you with all the necessary support for your domestic and commercial projects. Call us now on 07881 524 592 to discuss how we can help you. 020Handyman quotes are always FREE!
Brickson Construction Ltd
Brickson Construction is a construction company with vast expertise in residential and commercial development. Located in London, we have been committed to delivering professionalism and cost efficiency to each and every project for over 15 years. Brickson Construction delivers unparalleled craftsmanship, professionalism and value backed by a strong standard of work. During the last decade we've asked many clients what is important for them (in addition to good quality, on time and within budget). Almost all of them explained the utmost importance of establishing good relationships prior to undertaking the project; forming a friendship enables a mutual level of trust between both parties enabling the project to proceed as smoothly as possible. Whether you are building from scratch, renovating or redecorating, creating a beautiful home takes time and commitment. With its experience, Brickson provides exceptional aesthetically and structurally sound solutions often to unique design challenges. Quality is important to us, and Brickson has long dedicated itself to meeting the highest possible performance standards.
Bromley and Fitch Ltd
A dedicated and reliable company which is passionate about tiles and design, delivering unrivalled customer service. Direct importers of Porcelain / Ceramic , Natural stone and Clay Tiles, handpicked from many factories. Free personal service, including home consultations for design ideas and tile layout with out obligation. A full installation service provided if required. Please look at our web site for ideas and inspiration, they are all priced.
Fantastic Furniture Assembly
Fantastic Furniture Assembly provides professional third-party services. Flat pack assembly Flat pack dismantling and reassembly Furniture Pickup & Delivery Ikea assembly service Ikea delivery We are proud to be a part of the Fantastic Services family. All fantastic assemblers are fully experienced, trained and insured. All ready to assemble furniture and units are guaranteed to receive knock down fitting despite their brand. RTA furnishing is known to be frustrating and the lack of experience does often lead to damaged flat pack kits, which end up as waste.
Job Done Maintenance & Handyman Service
I offer low prices by comparison with half-hourly rates from £8 Discount rates for residential care homes & senior citizens Over 20 years experience Painting, carpet fitting, gardening, basic plumbing, basic carpentry, door locks changed and various odd jobs No job too small Special packages for landlords. New home special deals to get that property painted before you move in Furniture restoration, shabby chic & painting
Focus Carpentry
Specialising in residential Carpentry & Joinery, Structural roofing, walls, joists & floors To fine finish work like bespoke shelving and built-in furniture, wardrobes etc. Platforming from working for the best fitting companies around London & home counties Focus carpentry has honed a solid skill base employing the best techniques to design & solutions to suit every clients needs.
Your local painter ltd
Painting and DIY company offering services such as pest control and gardening too. London based company and reasonable rates. We pride ourselves in offering a great service thats friendly and punctual.
SPD Handy
In SPD Handyman we provide everything; construction of the whole building, planning, building, decoration, carpentry, painting, cleaning, removals, moving man + van, office works, installing shelves, assembling DIY products, landscape, gardening, roof cleaning, carpet cleaning, special moving package, door fixing, plumbing, electricity works, etc. There is nothing we cannot do.
MB Painting & Decorating & Handyman work
Int.& Ext. Painting Service and Basic Handyman work. Our work is 90% for residential houses and flats. I have 3 years trade scholol Painter decorator at Czech rep. I do have State Contractor Licence of Painting - Decorating from California,I have worked at San Francisco and Bay area for 15 years I,m working at Uk London area from 2016. I,m owner worker,with one professional partner painter 7 handyman as well. We serve to the customers with high quality job including cleaning after painting. We serve south,east and west London area Price for labor: Painting & Decorating by Price cod - Written Estimate Handyman and other work charge minimum 4 hours = 80£ for one man including fuel and milage. Additional hours 15£ each hour or otherwise
KZ PCSCertificate of Excellence 2015
KZ PCS is a professional company and our clients can be assured of an efficient, integrated and professional service at every stage of the project - from inception and planning through to completion. All work and materials are fully guaranteed. On any stage of the project you have one KZPCS Team instead of many uncontrollable subcontractors. On a daily basis our client receives updates of the project's progress. With years of experience we are committed to deliver a top quality product and service, carrying out a wide variety of work from small domestic projects to larger commercial undertakings. Our team of friendly hard working builders take the job seriously and handle with care. We aim to give you the best possible product with our promise that every project goes as smoothly and stress-free as possible, no matter the size. We are happy to provide you with a free quote and professional advice. Call us today.
Blenheim Property ServicesCertificate of Excellence 2015
Blenheim Property Services offer the full range of trade services from Electricians painters and decorators to Land scape Gardening or Garden maintenance to Property cleaning. If your property needs a make over or some simple decoration or repairs we are happy to help, likewise with your garden we offer the full range of services. For any project large or small we will visit you discuss and plan out the job and your requirements and specification and help provide solutions and a simple cost effective service No matter the size of the job, we take great pride in every job we do.
We offer bespoke kitchen, bedroom and study furniture. We design, make and fit
Diamond Handyman
Work undertaken: General household repairs Specialising in bathroom installation Plumbing and Tiling Engineered wood and laminate flooring Light switches and socket replacements Doors refurbishment renovation Curtain rails, Blinds and shutters Security and Lock replacement Window and Glass replacement Skirting boards and architrave Fascia and Soffit boards Catches and door knobs Painting and decorating Shelving, flat pack furniture Hanging large televisions/mirrors if its not listed ! Please call me ...
EM FlatPack
Our team of dedicated flat pack assemblers will assemble all types and ranges of flat pack furniture, from Argos through to Vogue Interiors and IKEA through to Next. So in conclusion, if you buy it, our assemblers will assemble it. We currently employ the best flat pack assemblers in London and we assemble any item from any retailer on any day. We are a full-service flat pack assembly company with a wealth of experience. We can help with all phases of your home or office re-modelling program. We also pride ourselves on the assemblers we employ, so you can have peace of mind in the fact that your flat pack furniture will be assembled to the highest standard and most importantly assembled as laid out in the flat pack instruction manual. We are Flat pack furniture assembly service London. In addition to our flat pack assembly service we also carry a large variety of flat pack fittings and spares, so should the odd screw be missing from the flat pack fittings don't worry we've got it covered. NEW!! We have just introduced our brand new un-assembly and delivery service, if you have an item of flat packed furniture that needs to be un-assembled and delivered to a new location then re-assembled - we have a flat pack assembly team ready and waiting. We'll also collect your flat packed furniture from your retailer and deliver and install it in your home or office. Give us a call and ask about our buy, deliver and assemble service.
UnflatpackCertificate of Excellence 2015
Established in 2005 Unflatpack is one of the UK's leading national flat pack furniture assembly companies. We have been building every type of flatpack furniture for years and we can guarantee you that our team will build your furniture perfectly. Furniture assembled by a professional, the way the manufacturer intended, will last longer and stay looking its best for years. Our team of friendly expert furniture fitters take all the hassle and stress out of your new furniture leaving you to enjoy your purchase safe in the knowledge that it has been assembled correctly and safely.
LumenaCertificate of Excellence 2015
Flat Pack Professionals
Welcome to Flat Pack Professionals, We are a professional family run flat pack assembly & disassembly service based in East London servicing the following areas listed below. We have assembled over 16,000+ flat packs from all major companies from a simple Bedside Table to a Complex IKEA PAX System! Why not check out our gallery and see a small selection of our work! There are several reasons why you should book with us, here is a few... There is no middle-man so there is no added commission or no lack of communication, however you wish to get a quote either by calling or using the quote form you will be in direct contact with the fitter straight away! We live by our name Flat Pack Professionals by finishing every job to perfection, We never leave a job half done and we always make sure you are 100% satisfied before we leave. Remember your home is our workspace so we make sure we leave it exactly how we found it and clean up all of the left over packaging and dispose of it where it is convenient for you. All of our quotes are based on a £30 per hour per fitter basis, What you are quoted is all you will pay, Even if the job takes longer than expected you will still only pay the original quote, Unless more items of flat packs are added on is the only time the quote will be changed. Professional/Highly Experienced fitters all charge on average £30 per hour. If you find someone cheaper please be careful as you could be hiring someone who may damage and assemble your flat packs incorrectly and they could possibly not be insured which could leave you out of pocket. Not that we have ever had to use it but all of our fitters have Public Liability Insurance and are insured up to £1,000,000. Which covers your home and furniture so you can put your mind at rest knowing we have you covered. To this date we have never had a single customer complain or have a problem with our service. We are highly recommended and constantly used by regular customers. No matter what if we are working in your Home, Office, Shop, Work Place or even your Garden we will always treat it like we would treat our own.
Handyman and Furniture Assembly
Give us a call on 0796 707 8118 or contact us online. Tell us the name of the product(s) you need assembled - it's helpful to have the product's item code, retailer or web link if possible. If the item is listed in our database, we will give you an exact price quote plus an estimate of how long this will take. If have a bespoke item we will return with a quote as soon as possible. Once a price is agreed, we will arrange for a convenient date and time to visit you and assemble the furniture, leaving you to put your feet up and not worry about screws and hammers.
ERDAL Construction LTDCertificate of Excellence 2015
We offer a wide range of building services: - Groundworking - Foundations - Brickleying - Plastering - Painting & Decorating - Plumbing - Carpentry - Landscaping
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Focus Furnishing
Focus Furnishing supply and fit all types of flooring, both domestic and commercial, carpet, vinyl and wood, all types of window dressings (Nets curtains and all types of blinds) all types of furniture for the home, garden and office, We supply and fit new appliances aswell as repairs to appliances, We are a Gas Safe registered company. We have a decorations team, and carry out cleaning services. Free quotes are available upon request.
Stone Home Improvements
Stone Home Improvements is a residential based service that originally catered for carpentry and joinery, with a customer base re using us we gradually incorporated additional trades to enable a single call from a customer to cover a wide span of services that negated the need for customers to ring round to other trades of which they had no knowledge. Consequently the use of plumbers , heating engineers, electricians and wet trades allowed a single customer quotation without several different trades attending and accessing, the business is still carpentry based but comprehensive in services where necessary. All general works covered include kitchens, bathrooms,wardrobes,internal/external doors (in wood, composite, and Upvc) wood flooring, stairs,windows any purpose made project or non standard application. Its our policy to ask customers if they would allow any future customers to contact them in order to obtain an unbiased referral of the service provided and only retain and use that information with their permission.
Liam's manly man furniture assembly company
Hi folks, i offer my humble flatpack furniture skills to you all at very reasonable rates. i serve southampton most days of the week and weekends. i have several years of building experience and have found nothing i cant build! i wall fix, i do vertical builds and have fun while doing it. i build from all the major suppliers: IKEA, Bensons for beds Next, Argos, Habitat, Maison du monde. I build beds, wardrobes, hang mirrors and pictures, chests of draws and everything else in between. if your looking for a friendly reliable handyman look no further!
Simple Assembly
Simple Assembly is a furniture assembly company in London, United Kingdom. Our services are most hired by locals who like to shop at IKEA and other large furniture shops, but lack enough time or tools to put their new items together. We do: Item delivery, furniture assembly and furniture disassembly. All the technicians we work with are specially trained and highly experienced to assemble all kinds of furniture regardless of its age or complexity. They also carry their own tools for every assembly/ disassembly job, so all you need to do is provide access to your furniture. We work with all large furniture manufacturers such as: Peter Jones, IKEA, Homebase, Dwell, Furniture 123, Mamas & Papas and many more. You can count on us to send a team of specialists to buy the flat pack furniture of your desire and put it toghether at your London home. Call us now and get your free quote.
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Bailey Moulding and Interior
Bailey moulding and interior Hi we do MF CEILING also we do our own moulding and coving products. ..Also we provide interior design services..we have qualified interior designer,web design, web developing,graphic designs .we will Help with your all aspects..painting and decorative, floors tiling,bathrooms and kitchens etc.
Flat Pack Builder
Established for 20 years, we are a professional furniture assembly company based in London. We provide a wide range of services including: Garden Furniture Childrens Furniture Bedroom Furniture Dining Room Furniture Office Furniture
Redhill Handyman
Most types of small general handyman works within a 15 mile radius of Redhill
Fast Assemblers
We know IKEA is a preferred furniture retailer in London, but their delivery and assembly service is still underdeveloped. We have assembled all and any type of flat pack from IKEA as well as all other big furniture retailers around the UK. Whether it is a PAX wardrobe or a bathroom cupboard you want to fit, we will do it with affordable prices and diligence.
Over ten years flat pack assembly experience, currently working for a big flat pack furniture company. I am a fully trained carpenter
Dell Deep Cleaning + Handyman
HI All I'm Howard Smith, Owner of Dell Deep Cleaning + Handyman Services. Trustworthy Hard working Deep cleaner Over 10 + years plus experience covering Office cleaning,Bank cleaning key holder and alarm entry code system entry. House/Flat/ cleaning working for various estate agents & Landlords doing end of Rental Cleans In and around London/ Surrey. Carpet & Upholstery cleaning,Window cleaning,Car valeting inside carpets/seats/boot. Also Handyman Service's please ask what job you want done ill be happy to give you a Free Quote. Reference on request. Kind Regards, Howard Smith. CEO. "WE DONT CUT YOUR'E CORNERS.............WE CLEAN THEM. " ALWAYS WILLING TO GO THAT EXTRA MILE WITH A SMILE :)
MPS Handyman Services
We at MPS Handyman Services in London are qualified to deal with a range of tasks – whether it's the odd job of hanging a mirror or a large electrical or refurbishing project, no job is too small or big for us. Our first and foremost priority is your comfort, and because we know how important your time is, we offer same-day booking availability, including on weekends, late evenings, early mornings and bank holidays. Our handymen are experienced in providing all the services we offer and you can expect of them nothing less than professional and friendly attitude, high-quality and competent performance, as well as fair and affordable prices. MPS Handyman also has public liability insurance that fully protects your property from any possible damage for a full peace of mind that doesn't cost the Earth.
Kingman Cleaning Solutions
We provide exceptional cleaning and maintenance services in and around London. We pride ourselves on providing professional and reliable service for all our clients. Our services include but are not limited to: Domestic and Commercial cleaning Laundry and Dry cleaning Carpet and Upholstery cleaning Garden maintenance Outdoor surface cleaning Events set down assistance Wallpapering Tiling Bathroom and Kitchen Fitting Plumbing Electrical work Painting and Decorating Carpentry Furniture assembly Kingman is committed to providing long term solutions to daily domestic and commercial property issues. We strive to provide the utmost care and attention to your property, ensuring you feel your property is at its best.
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Don Cheadle in Miles Ahead
Don Cheadle worked for years to get his Miles Davis biopic, Miles Ahead, made. Part of the uphill battle was that he not only wanted to star as Davis, he wanted to write and direct as well. Well his long slog to the finish line paid off, as Cheadle makes his feature film directorial debut with Miles Ahead, in which he stars and also co-wrote (with Steve Baigelman, who also worked on the James Brown biopic, Get On Up). Full Story
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How Don Cheadle spent his Iron Man money
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For years Don Cheadle has been working on a biopic of legendary musician Miles Davis, fighting not only to get the movie made—always an uphill battle—but to direct it himself. Finally, after slogging uphill through the snow both ways, Cheadle premiered his film, Miles Ahead, at Sundance. Full Story
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Hoof Anatomy & Physiology
Hot Topics in Hoof Care, Part 4: The Abnormal Horse Hoof
Hoof care experts discuss common equine foot issues, including club feet, underrun heels, and mismatched feet.
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Hot Topics in Hoof Care, Part 3: The Role of Imaging
Find out how veterinarians and farriers rely on imaging to evaluate the horse's hoof.
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Hot Topics in Hoof Care, Part 2: Shoeing the "Normal" Hoof
A farrier explains what a "normal" horse hoof is supposed to look like and how it affects shoeing.
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Hot Topics in Hoof Care, Part 4: The Abnormal Horse Hoof
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Nestled comfortably between the electric green hills of Kohala and the breathtaking summit of Mauna Kea sits Waimea. It's a country town with ranching at its core.
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"A lot of people would say Waimea is Parker Ranch. Without Parker Ranch, there would be no Waimea," said Nahua Guilloz from Parker Ranch.
Parker Ranch started small. A two-acre purchase by John Palmer Parker -- a young man from Massachusetts in the early 1800s.
"He was a smart guy. He married the granddaughter of the king," said Guilloz. "Because she was ali'i, he got 600 acres and then another 1,000 acres because of her ali'i status. And then from that, they were actually able to grow the ranch."
Ranching meant cattle.
"They were a present to the Hawaiian people and cattle been roaming these lands forever," said Parker Ranch Cowboy Jesse Ho'opai.
Ho'opai and Scott Spence's fathers and grandfathers were paniolos. Now, they, too, carry on that tradition.
"You feel like you have a purpose," said Spence. "Here, you actually really do look forward to going to work."
"You know, something to keep going. Keep perpetuating this cowboy lifestyle. This uniqueness in Hawaii," said Ho'opai.
To call Parker Ranch enormous is a bit of an understatement. It's the fourth largest landholder in the state. Only the federal government, the state itself and Kamehameha Schools own more.
At more than 130,000 acres, it's one of the largest privately-owned ranches in the world.
"When you're standing here at Pu'u Opelo from one end of the horizon of Mauna Kea to the other end of the horizon, that is Parker Ranch," said Guilloz.
Twenty years ago, Parker Ranch helped to bring in one of the most modern aspects of this community -- the Keck Observatory. Parker gave Keck the land.
"We are the most scientifically productive telescopes on the earth. Period," said Debbie Goodwin of the Keck Observatory.
Still, it's the legacy of farming in Waimea that runs deep.
"If you study the history of this place, this is the breadbasket of the state, and at one time a lot of agriculture that went on in the state, the products came from this place," said Roen Hufford of Honopua Farm.
Homesteaders remain an active part of this community.
"I think they're a voice for maintaining this place, and the character of this place," said Hufford. "Maintaining open space, maintaining a family lifestyle that thrives on being able to take resources form the ground or from the forest or from the ocean and that's what makes our life interesting here."
Always of interest to the people of Waimea -- rancher, scientist or farmer -- is the majesty of Mauna Kea -- the world's largest mountain from base to summit.
"When we have a bout of bad weather and the rain is high, we'll walk around and we'll say, 'That's snow on the mountain. Rain. That's the rain that's gonna make snow on the mountain.' And when the clouds finally part and we see the snow up there, everybody is really happy," said Hufford.
"We have so much for a small population, be it culture, education, science. I think there's a lot going on in this town, and yet it's still a small town," said Goodwin. "We call it small town, Big Island!"
That small town feel radiates at the weekly homesteader's farmer's market.
It began with five Hawaiian homestead families, including Hufford's, 20 years ago. Today, you can find her here smiling every Saturday morning.
"My satisfaction is immediate. People come and they buy my stuff right away and they go away and they're happy and they tell me how great it tastes, or how lovely it is," said Hufford. "So, I hope that young people will stay in this community and do this kind of work, because I think it's important, you know. I like feeding the community."


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Corporate Cranks
It's not a good day to be a Lehman Brothers shareholder nor the manager of the Milwaukee Brewers. You know it and I know it: these headlines are certainly not good for we average US American joes trying to scrape by in an ever-fleecing state of economic emergency. The DOW fell over 500 points which doesn't bode well for my retirement funds (at this rate I'll be able to retire after fifty years of being dead!) and the firing of Ned Yost means that the Brewers are playing badly enough to warrant a major change in the clubhouse — a solidly blaring sign that the Cubs got this one in the bag.
Great. Just great.
But hey, guess what! Not all is bad in the world of corporate cranks! The Minnesota Twins, today, announced the name of their new ballpark scheduled to open in 2010. Target Field! Yes! I'm just so… so elated that I can… I can hardly stand it! I'm sooooo glad that Target got the naming rights. I was hoping a big box corporation that exploits its employees to work for minimum wage and frowns upon engaging in talks with union organizers would get that precious opportunity to spread its grimy message of "exploit, exploit, exploit!" Enough of these big banks and cell phone moguls getting all the attention.
Join me in saying: To hell with that!
Yes, dear readers, we have the real deal with Target Field. I know. I know what you're thinking. Target Field. Sounds kind of like Tiger Stadium, which is remembered as an abomination of a ballpark that reeked of urine, beer and stale hot dog buns. I know. But don't worry. I'm positive that Target will do all it can to ensure that its employees won't be able to afford actually going to a game, so there should be no worries regarding those dreaded undesirables.
Hm. Just feels good, doesn't it? I like nothing more than to be a forgotten cog in the wheel of a greedy, predatory economy. Makes me feel… oh, I don't know… it makes me feel…
Don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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Here's the difference between you and me. You believe John McCain, a man who completed 22 successful missions, served his country for many years, retired as a captain, served in the US Congress for 26 years, and lead his men into battle countless times is a failure? Calling him a hero is an understatement.
You should forget your blind-hatred of John McCain. What has NObama ever done for his country? Voted 'present' in the Illinois State Legislature 130 times? Organized a community? Flip-flopped his stands on important issues a few times?
When you compare the two, there's really no comparison.
cfan4ever, you forgot the BIGGEST difference between you and me: You actually fall for the "he's a hero so he'll be a good president" b.s. Sure, he's a hero. I admitted that. But he's also someone who has sided with the Bush administration on 95% of the issues. You like living during rough times? I don't. If you do, go ahead, be one of the drones who falls for the comforts of war and religion to validate your patriotism. Go ahead. I'm ready to end this atrocity of a government and I'm not alone. "Blind hatred"? Believe what you want. I don't judge and I don't preach. I just say what I believe.
Target field? That sounds like crap. Not excited for that one.
Just do like the rest of us low rents do: pronounce it with a French accent – Tar-szje Field.
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Wow, Target Field. The downside to the whole naming rights thing is the possibility of a bad, nay horrible, name… but it gets you a hell of a lot of money so there's that.
And you've got to get the clip from the daily show yesterday up. "Sarah Palin Doesn't Blink"… hilarious.
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Everyone Was Kung-Fu Fighting!
Tired of the Barbara Boxer v. Carly Fiorina bad-hair-day feud? Are you sick of the back-and-forth budget battle between Senate democrats and republicans? Has your patience been tested with Joe Lieberman's unending political bed-swapping?
I have a solution.
And I learned it from the Taiwanese.
It's called… fist fighting; and though we at RSBS would never condone violence as a foolproof solution to conflict, we do admit that a quick, controlled and monitored brawl will go a long way in fixing an otherwise needless argument. Why do you think my nefarious and oft-rattled colleague, Mr. Allen Krause, has been so passive in his literary retorts lately? Uh… yeah. 'Cuz he knows not to mess with these guns.
It worked for Nolan Ryan (not so much for Robin Ventura). It worked for Pedro Martinez (again, not so much for Don Zimmer). It worked for Carlos Zambr — wait, okay, maybe it doesn't always work.
But, as was the case in Taiwan's parliament session yesterday, it did provide plenty of laughs (not to mention plot lines for future Michael Bay films):
Still not convinced?
Imagine Saxby Chambliss dueling to the death with Kristen Gillibrand!
No? Okay, imagine Saxby Chambliss dueling to the death with Kristen Gillibrand… in jello! Think of what wonders that could do for our country! People might actually vote!
So yeah, go ahead and hate me, folks… just don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
Happy Friday!
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What a great idea for the next RSBS video: you and Allen bitch-fighting over things like the DH rule, Tigers vs. Cards, and bringing back wool unis. You could yell at Al in Chinese, he could retort in Arabic… entertainment GOLD!
I think life needs to be more like pro wrestling. Differences should be settled in a 15 ft. steel cage or a latter match. After all, wrestling is real…people are fake…
'Minoring In Baseball'
Jonestein — Don't tempt me man…. the idea factory is hard at work trying to get that one recorded!
Mike — Totally. Couldn't have said it better myself.


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He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Bartley Alton Matheson; and three sisters, Dorothy May Leffingwell, Ida Clarice McGuffin and Anna Verline Luthringer.
Survivors include his wife, Willie Mae Naylor Matheson; a daughter, Marjorie A. Matheson Beyer; two sons, Kenneth Ross (Cindy) Matheson and Randel Phillip (Katheryn) Matheson; seven grandchildren, Billy R. Beyer, Stacie M. Tonne, Meredith J. Thoms, Mark R. Matheson, Matthew J. Matheson, Lauren E. Braddy, Rebecca A. Matheson; and eight great-grandchildren.
Visitation was held Monday, July 22, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Oak Park Memorial Funeral Chapel.
A chapel service was held there at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, with Rev. Homer Hanna officiating. Music was provided by organist Roy Cox and vocalist Lynn Broadway. Interment followed at Glenwood Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Billy Ray Beyer, Mark R. Matheson, Matthew G. Matheson, William "Brady" Bednorz, Charles D. Tonne, Wayne Thoms, Flint Braddy and David Kinkler.
Honorary pallbearers were Jerry Leffingwell, Monroe Sheive, Wayne Dirks, Robert Lynn Luthringer, Jimmy Hayes, Johnny Lynch, Trey Naylor, James Ellis Naylor, Jim Bednorz, Mariano Munoz, Archie Roberts, Dudley Thoms, George Graham, Bud Rankin, Stanley Tegge, James Riggle, Garland Harrison, Edward Polasek, J.D. Tindol and Herman Hernandez.
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Home List of Titles The long and the short of it: modelling double neutron star and collapsar galactic dynamics
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- Title
- The long and the short of it: modelling double neutron star and collapsar galactic dynamics
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- Kiel, Paul D.; Hurley, Jarrod R.; Bailes, Matthew
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- Understanding the nature of galactic populations of double compact binaries (where both stars are a neutron star or black hole) has been a topic of interest for many years, particularly the coalescence rate of these binaries. The only observed systems thus far are double neutron star systems containing one or more radio pulsars. However, theorists have postulated that short-duration gamma-ray bursts may be evidence of coalescing double neutron star or neutron star-black hole binaries, while long-duration gamma-ray bursts are possibly formed by tidally enhanced rapidly rotating massive stars that collapse to form black holes (collapsars). The work presented here examines populations of double compact binary systems and tidally enhanced collapsars. We make use of binpop and binkin, two components of a recently developed population synthesis package. Results focus on correlations of both binary and spatial evolutionary population characteristics. Pulsar and long-duration gamma-ray burst observations are used in concert with our models to draw the conclusions that (i) double neutron star binaries can merge rapidly on time-scales of a few million years (much less than that found for the observed double neutron star population), (ii) common-envelope evolution within these models is a very important phase in double neutron star formation and (iii) observations of long gamma-ray burst projected distances are more centrally concentrated than our simulated coalescing double neutron star and collapsar Galactic populations. Better agreement is found with dwarf galaxy models although the outcome is strongly linked to the assumed birth radial distribution. The birth rate of the double neutron star population in our models ranges from 4 to 160 Myr-1 and the merger rate ranges from 3 to 150 Myr-1. The upper and lower limits of the rates result from including electron-capture supernova kicks to neutron stars and decreasing the common-envelope efficiency, respectively. Our double black hole merger rates suggest that black holes should receive an asymmetric kick at birth.
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- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies. Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
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- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 406, no. 1 (Jul 2010), pp. 656-672
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- 2010
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- 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
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- Close binaries; Gamma-ray bursts; Neutron stars; Pulsars; Stellar evolution; Stellar content
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- Wiley-Blackwell
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Along with the cooler weather, a Thanksgiving holiday, and way too much pressure to spend for the upcoming year-end holiday season, November has historical been a good month for investors.
At the close of business on Nov. 1, the Dow was up over 19 percent; the NASDAQ ahead nearly 30 percent and the S&P 500 had gained well over 23 percent. So far, 2013 has clearly been a great year for investors whose choice has been simple index investing.
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Home List of Titles The optically unbiased GRB host (TOUGH) survey VI: radio observations at z less than or equal to 1 and consistency with typical star-forming galaxies
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- The optically unbiased GRB host (TOUGH) survey VI: radio observations at z less than or equal to 1 and consistency with typical star-forming galaxies
- Author(s)
- Michalowski, M. J.; Kamble, A.; Hjorth, J.; Malesani, D.; Reinfrank, R. F.; Bonavera, L.; Castro Ceron, J. M.; Ibar, E.; Dunlop, J. S.; Fynbo, J. P. U.; Garrett, M. A.; Jakobsson, P.; Kaplan, D. L.; Kruhler, T.; Levan, A. J.; Massardi, M.; Pal, S.; Sollerman, J.; Tanvir, N. R.; Van Der Horst, A. J.; Watson, D.; Wiersema, K.
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- The objective of this paper is to determine the level of obscured star formation activity and dust attenuation in a sample of gamma-ray burst (GRB) hosts, and to test the hypothesis that GRB hosts have properties consistent with those of the general star-forming galaxy populations. We present a radio continuum survey of all z < 1 GRB hosts in The Optically Unbiased GRB Host (TOUGH) sample supplemented with radio data for all (mostly pre-Swift) GRB-SN hosts discovered before 2006 October. We present new radio data for 22 objects and have obtained a detection for three of them (GRB 980425, 021211, 031203; none in the TOUGH sample), increasing the number of radio-detected GRB hosts from two to five. The star formation rate (SFR) for the GRB 021211 host of ~825 M ☉ yr–1, the highest ever reported for a GRB host, places it in the category of ultraluminous infrared galaxies. We found that at least ~63% of GRB hosts have SFR < 100 M ☉ yr–1 and at most ~8% can have SFR > 500 M ☉ yr–1. For the undetected hosts the mean radio flux (<35 μJy 3σ) corresponds to an average SFR < 15 M ☉ yr–1. Moreover, gsim 88% of the z lsim 1 GRB hosts have ultraviolet dust attenuation A UV < 6.7 mag (visual attenuation AV < 3 mag). Hence, we did not find evidence for large dust obscuration in a majority of GRB hosts. Finally, we found that the distributions of SFRs and A UV of GRB hosts are consistent with those of Lyman break galaxies, Hα emitters at similar redshifts, and of galaxies from cosmological simulations. The similarity of the GRB population with other star-forming galaxies is consistent with the hypothesis that GRBs, a least at z lsim 1, trace a large fraction of all star formation, and are therefore less biased indicators than once thought.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies. Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
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- Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 755, no. 2 (Aug 2012), article no. 85
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- 2012
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- 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences; 0305 Organic Chemistry; 0306 Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural)
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- Dust; Extinction galaxies; Galaxy evolution; Gamma-ray burst; ISM galaxies; Radio continuum; Star formation
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- Institute of Physics Publishing
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- Copyright © 2012. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. The American Astronomical Society does not allow Swinburne Research Bank to archive either the accepted manuscript or the published version of the article. However you can find an earlier version of the full text here: http://arxiv.org/abs/1205.4239
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Counterfeit Drugs: A Growing Global Health Crisis
A resistant strain of bacteria –created by partially effective counterfeit antibiotics – doesn't need a VISA and passport to get to the U.S.
– Paul Orhii, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria
I attended a conference in DC yesterday called, "The Global Impact of Fake Medicine." Although I had initially wondered if homeopathy and the supplement industry would be the subjects of discussion, I quickly realized that there was another world of medical fraud that I hadn't previously considered: counterfeit pharmaceuticals.
Just as designer goods have low-cost knock-offs, so too do pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Unfortunately, counterfeit medical products are a higher risk proposition – perhaps causing the death of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide each year.
It is difficult to quantify the international morbidity and mortality toll of counterfeit drugs – there have been no comprehensive global studies to determine the prevalence and collateral damage of the problem. But I found these data points of interest (they were in the slide decks presented at the conference):


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As the figurative saying goes, men are from Mars and women are from Venus. A chemist though argues that all life might actually be from Mars literally.
Professor Steven Benner, founder of the Westheimer Institute for Science and Technology in Gainsville, Florida, will present evidence to geochemists at the Goldschmidt conference that supports the origins of earthly life beginning on Mars.
Read More>http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013...-all-martians/
This explains the 52% that voted for Obama and he really did travel to mars!
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VIDEO: Fire engulfs Giddings Equipment in PittsfordSubmitted By| October 11, 2012
PITTSFORD - Flames consumed a garage at Giddings' Kubota tractor dealership on Route 7 today.
No one was injured in the fire, which started in a building at the back of the property just south of town.
But the yellow-sided, tin-roofed garage, which housed a number of tractors and snowmobiles was completely destroyed before firefighters from four towns were able to bring the conflagration under control.
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We do this rather than having expensive parties and receiving little trinkets, baubles, and toys from people. Any birthday money is put into a savings account, and we have memories of family trips together that last longer than any toys they might receive.
We still have cake and birthday dinners, but toys get broken and thrown away, while family memories of places we have visited tend to last. They have become more articulate and they embrace life fully.
I am not saying they never get any "goodies," because they do. In fact, the back end of my vehicle is full of "goodies" they no longer want, that they cleared out of their rooms.
These trips can be camping trips, picnics, and we even spent part of their break "camped out" on the bedroom floor in sleeping bags watching movies until late at night.
The relational aspect of our beings has been satisfied in this way. We come away with, "Remember when we ...? Can we do that again?"
They come up with things that we can do together as well. Even a walk on the hike-and-bike trail is transformed into an adventure when they run ahead and back and find bugs and sticks and so on. We take drinks and snacks to enjoy or head to a local spot for some treat afterwards.
We have a Father in heaven who desires a relationship with each and every one of us. In fact, He came in the form of an infant that we might "have life more abundantly."
"I come that they might have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." (John 10:10)
He did not say we would have more stuff. I know the saying he who dies with the most toys, wins, but that is not what God would have for us. He wants us to "store up (our) treasures in heaven."
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." (John 6:19-21)
He is not asking us to be of "this" faith or "that" congregation, but that we have a relationship with Him and we do that when we come to the Father through Jesus Christ.
"I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6)
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Bon Appetit
Local cooks shared their favorite recipes while helping support a good cause Sunday.
Nineteen crock pots filled with tasty fare, including chicken and dumplings, chili, soup, meatballs and pulled pork were prepared by local hopefuls anticipating being crowned as the winner of the Community Crock Pot Cook Off.
The event took place Sunday at St. Brendan Catholic Church in Elkins. Attendees were each given a ticket to cast their vote for their favorite dish; however, additional votes could be purchased. All funds generated during the cook off and silent auction will go to help Catholic Charities' West Virginia food pantry.
Catholic Charities West Virginina regional director Cindy Hammer said she was pleased with the event.
"This is a great fundraiser for the food pantry, and there is no cost to us," Hammer said. "Cooks bring their dishes, attendees can buy additional votes for their favorite dishes and bid on auction items donated by our generous businesses and friends. All proceeds go directly to purchase food for the food bank."
Hammer said more than 50 silent auction items were donated by residents and local business owners along with more than 30 raffle items.
"We even received homemade duct tape wallets, glasses cases and a tie from youngsters Ella and Addie Berdine," Hammer said. "As always, local businesses and individuals have stepped up with wonderful donations and lots of items for the event."
"We got some new duct tape and decided to make some items for the auction," said Ella Berdine. "We wanted to help raise money for people who need help and have no food."
The Rev. Anthony Dcruze, associate pastor of St. Brendan Catholic Church, said he enjoyed every one of the dishes.
"I think my favorites were the meatless chili and the taco soup," Dcruze said.
Jim Jackson and Elkins Fordland sponsored the cook off, where more than 100 attendees picked their favorite entries. Carol Meader's taco soup took first place, followed by John Vallelonga's chicken and dumplings. Third place winners were John and Eleanor Sainato, who made pork and sauerkraut. Winners each received a gift certificate to a local restaurant.
"Catholic Charities does so much for our community," Meader said. "We all need to support their efforts, and that is why I participate in the event. It is important to give back to our community; that is what it is all about."
St. Brendan Church member Frank DeMarco said he always brings his family to this event.
"We are busy, so we strive to sit down and share a meal after we go to church," DeMarco said. "Whether it is lunch or brunch, we have always shared this meal and enjoy the Crock Pot Cook Off. I appreciate that we have functions like this where families can come together and we can teach our children to give back to our community. You can't go wrong where there is good food."
DeMarco shared the event with his daughters, Tennyson and Grace.
"Our favorite dish of the day was the Mexican meatballs," DeMarco said.
Catholic Charities West Virginia operates the Wellness Works Food Pantry and is located at 103 Randolph Ave. in Elkins. Additional information about Catholic Charities is available by calling 304-636-4875.


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William Reichenstein's research is the foundation of the leading Social Security claiming strategy software for practitioners, SSanalyzer.com. Reichenstein is known as one of the leading authorities in Social Security education and strategies, and has published his prolific work in top academic journals. He is well known for his research that focuses on the interaction between investments and taxes, and advocates calculating an individual's aftertax asset allocation that is based on aftertax balances in each savings vehicle. He is the author of "In the Presence of Taxes: Applications of After-Tax Asset Valuations" (FPA Press, 2008), and coauthored "Integrating Investments & the Tax Code" (John Wiley & Sons, 2003) with William Jennings. He is an associate editor of the Journal of Investing and served two three-year terms as associate editor of the Financial Services Review. He is a TIAA-CREF Institute fellow, past president of the Southwestern Finance Association, and served on the Private Wealth Advisory Committee of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts. Additionally, he has written more than 150 articles for professional and academic journals. He is a frequent contributor to the Journal of Financial Planning, Journal of Investing, Financial Analysts Journal, Journal of Portfolio Management and Journal of Wealth Management. His book "Social Security Strategies: How to Optimize Retirement Benefits," co-written with William Meyer, has sold over 10,000 copies.
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Individuals who are withdrawing assets in their golden years face a relatively complex issue: Which accounts should they withdraw from first, taxable or tax-deferred? A look at alternative withdrawal strategies, and how they affect a portfolio's longevity.
November 2006 | Journal
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Recommended Reading: Four Books That Cover It All
Where can you get sound financial advice and avoid the costs of attaining it? Reading the right books is an obvious choice. A recommended list of easily readable books.
July 2006 | Journal