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Published at Saturday, March 31st, 2018 - 19:11:17 PM. Hiking And Camping. By DONALD ANTHONY.
Hiking Trails in Campgrounds - As you already know these two activities just seem to work. The major reason behind this is because hiking trails are typically found in campground and state park where people camp out at. The reverse is also true when it comes to them working out together. There are hiking trails in establishments often referred to as hiking parks. These hiking parks often have their own campground site. Experts in both hiking and camping will pair the two without thinking them both a part. This is a sign that both activities just go together like peanut butter and jelly which you can bring on the camping trip.
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GEBCO_08 Source Identifier (SID) Grid released
News and events — 2009
The GEBCO_08 Grid is a 30 arc-second interval global terrain model and was first released in January 2009 and updated in November 2009. The grid has been generated by combining quality-controlled ship depth soundings, with predicted depths between the sounding points guided by satellite-derived gravity data.
To accompany the GEBCO_08 Grid a 'source identifier' (SID) grid is now available to download from the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC).
This is a 'metadata data set' that identifies which grid cells in the GEBCO_08 Grid are based on bathymetric soundings or bathymetric depth values from grids and which cells contain predicted depth values.
For future releases, it is planned that the SID grid will contain an identifier code, which will identify the individual surveys and data sets used to generate the grid.
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I was wondering why 4G needs to automatically disable when the device in question is connected to a Wi-Fi network. I was wondering in part out of curiosity, but also wondering if it's for some commercial reason (i.e. for the developers/manufacturers to somehow make more money), or if it will damage the device to have both active at the same time.
As long as it doesn't damage the device or any of its infrastructure, and if there is some benefit of doing so if at all, I would like to find out how to activate both 4G and Wi-Fi at the same time.
Device: Samsung Galaxy S III
Carrier: Verizon Wireless
Operating System: Android 4.1.2
But hang on, I can do that. I set my smartphone up as a WiFi hotspot and connect through that from my tablet computer to use the phone's data connection for internet.
OK that's a different scenario. You are asking about when connecting the phone to a WiFi hotspot (rather than it acting as a hotspot) and using 2G/3G/4G at the same time. I guess that's simply because if you had both connections active and requested data, how would the phone "know" which to use?
I guess you could try to have some kind of "intelligence" layer in the software that arbitrated between options - but the decision gets be too complicated - like: "use WiFi if its free but if it's paid and you have unlimited mobile data contract use mobile data but if both are paid (or capped) then use the cheaper unless close to the cap for that service... etc". You see the decision process probably needs your knowledge about the 2 types of data service available to you at any time & place.
Also if both were active then you'd use battery faster, that's what I find when using my phone as a hotspot for the tablet.
At a time, device can only use 1 network and it is not only with 4G. The same thing happens with 3G and 2G. If 2G or 3G network is enabled and you connect to a Wifi network you won't be able to use 2G or 3G.
It is same as opening 2 text editors on PC and typing in both editors at the same time. When you type in one text editor the other one loses focus. The same thing happens with networks. If Wifi is enabled, you won't be able to use 4G.
Ok. That's interesting. Thanks for letting me know.
if you shutdown 4G you will probably not able to call, mms...
check if there is an option disable network data under disable on wifi
Significantly increase your 4G Android's battery life
I don't think you understand. My phone automatically disables 4G when it is connected to a Wi-Fi network. I've had three other smartphones before the one I have now, and they all did the same thing so I think it's normal. What I'm wondering is whether it is a technical reason (i.e. it would damage the phone if both were on at the same time), or a commercial reason (perhaps to get them to make more money or something), etc.


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Going to the dark side: How to reduce light pollution to help wildlife
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Roadside assistance: How to help the millions of animals who die in the road every year
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Lead Ammunition: Toxic to Wildlife, People and the Environment
Spent lead ammunition poisons and kills millions of animals, contaminates the environment and threatens human health. Though excellent alternatives to lead ammo exist, it remains the most common form of ammunition used by hunters. Learn more and see if your state has any restrictions on lead ammo.
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It's Not for the Birds: Feeding Ducks, Geese and Other Waterfowl Can Be Harmful to Their Health
A healthy diet for ducks, geese and other waterfowl includes insects, grasses and aquatic plants. Feeding them bread, crackers and popcorn does not provide them with the proper nutrients and may lead to a condition called angel wing.
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You can help pass laws that protect animals in your state. Humane Lobby Day is easy, fun and guaranteed to make you feel like a powerful animal activist. We'll help you find the Humane Lobby Day in your state.
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Actress Alicia Silverstone Discusses Her New Book, The Kind Mama
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Birds On the Move! Help Migrating Birds this Season
Why do so many birds migrate such long distances? It allows them to be where food is abundant and increases the number of offspring they can have, but they brave many hazards (often human-caused) along the way. Here's how you can help them out.
July 2, 2014
Canada Geese Rounded Up and Killed by Candlewick Lake Association
About 60 Canada geese and goslings were rounded up and killed at Candlewick Lake on Friday. The Humane Society of the United States is calling on the Candlewick Lake Association to adopt a more humane and effective program for resolving conflicts with geese.
May 13, 2014
How to Find a Wildlife Rehabilitator
Found an orphaned injured, or sick wild animal? Once you're sure the animal needs help, contact a local wildlife rehabilitator. Find a wildlife rehabilitator using our state-by-state listing.
February 20, 2014
Carolina Waterfowl Rescue Receives Grant to Improve Lives of Birds in Need
The Carolina Waterfowl Rescue in Charlotte, N.C., received $5,000 for repair and improvements after heavy snow and ice destroyed three aviaries.
January 27, 2014
Court of Appeals Rejects Bid to Reconsider California's Foie Gras Ban
Absent intervention by the United States Supreme Court, California's landmark ban on force feeding ducks to produce foie gras will stay in effect. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied another request by a handful of foie gras proponents to reconsider the law.
July 5, 2013
Humane Solutions Ignored as Nearly 300 Canada Geese Killed in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
The killing of resident Canada geese at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge should be halted immediately in favor of more effective and humane long-term management.
July 3, 2013
Canada Geese Rounded Up and Slaughtered in Forest, Va.
The Lake Vista Property Owner's Association in Forest, Va. had sixty-six geese gathered and euthanized by the United States Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services.
May 7, 2013
Four Reasons Not to Feed Wild Animals (Plus Four Ways to Help Them)
We know they're cute and they might seem hungry, but feeding wild animals—whether in your own backyard, a local park, or while on vacation—just isn't a good idea. With the exception of feeding backyard birds, giving food to wildlife causes problems for animals and people.
April 5, 2013
Reward Offered for Goose Shooting in Napa, Calif.
The Humane Society of the United States and The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for illegally shooting a Greylag goose with an arrow in Napa, Calif.
March 5, 2013
"Wild Neighbors" Book Can Help Solve Your Wildlife Problems
The updated Wild Neighbors book is the place to go for useful, humane solutions to conflicts with wildlife, inside or out.
February 20, 2013
Five Ways to Help Birds
Watch "Rio" star Jesse Eisenberg's video explaining why it's a bad idea to buy birds like parrots. Then find out 5 things you can do today for pet birds.
November 26, 2012
Winter: Migrate, Hibernate, or Tough It Out
Wonder how your wild neighbors cope with winter's woes? Learn about their survival strategies.
October 24, 2012
Wayne's Blog: 55 Actions to Help Animals and The HSUS
HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle lists 55 things you can do to positively impact animals.
September 19, 2012
Judge Rules to Keep California Ban on Force Feeding Ducks in Effect
A federal court in Los Angeles denied a group of restaurants and foie gras producers' motion to block enforcement of California's ban on force feeding ducks to produce foie gras.
August 30, 2012
Faces of the Animal Protection Movement, Page 2: Rebecca Stritt Goes All Out for Geese
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LOGANVILLE - The mother who fought to ban Harry Potter books from her children's suburban Atlanta school district said her work on the case has allowed her to find her calling - ministering to children and young adults.
"I never understood why I was involved with Harry Potter in the first place," said Laura Mallory. "I never expected all of that to happen, but I'm called, and my husband is called to this generation. We want to see them delivered from drugs, alcohol, the occult and sexual perversion."
J.K. Rowling's wildly popular Harry Potter books tell stories of children with magic powers. The first six books have sold more than 325 million copies and they are the most challenged texts of the 21st century, according to the American Library Association. The last book in the series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," went on sale at midnight Friday, heralded by parties in thronged bookstores across the world.
Gwinnett County school board members have said the books are good tools to encourage children to read and spark creativity and imagination.
But Mallory says the books "open the door to the occult and the demonic," saying there are 11 actual witchcraft occult practices in the books, including spell casting, numerology, spirit channeling and astrology.
Mallory began challenging the use of the books in 2005 after she found they were being taught in her son's classroom at J.C. Magill Elementary School.
In May, Superior Judge Ronnie Batchelor upheld a decision by the Georgia Board of Education to let the fiction series remain in Gwinnett County libraries. The education board had supported local school officials.
Mallory said she may consider filing a new case in federal court but has been spending the summer with her four children and working with her husband on developing a youth ministry instead.
She said she never expected the media attention that followed her protest against the books.
"I think I've actually handled it surprisingly well," she said. "It hasn't really bothered me. I knew I was speaking the truth."


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Scottish separatists' bomb causes jitters in Britain
Scottish nationalists said they bombed a London barracks early Saturday and threatened a wave of bombings in Britain. The Scottish National Liberation Army, which claimed responsibility in September for letter bombs sent to two Cabinet ministers, made the warning. Police said the blast slightly injured five people.
Meanwhile, police in Belfast warned Christmas shoppers that IRA terrorists were planning a series of firebomb attacks against Northern Ireland shopping areas. The head of Scotland Yard's antiterrorist squad said the squad was on ''full alert.''


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LOS ANGELES — When she was a little girl growing up in Quitman, Texas, actress Sissy Spacek says she was always captivated by women in adverse situations who find strength within themselves to get over life`s hurdles.
She would read, as a schoolgirl, about Clara Barton and Helen Keller and Joan of Arc. Now, she looks for that same kind of heroic women in film scripts.
It appears she has done pretty well, having starred as Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner`s Daughter, Beth Horman in Missing and Marie Ragghianti in Marie.
That`s why her latest movie, Violets Are Blue (directed by husband Jack Fist), seems a peculiar departure. Here, she plays a woman who returns to her hometown after spending many years away. She meets up with her high school sweetheart and discovers that her feelings for him haven`t changed.
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The UCLA Art Council and Bullocks Wilshire are collaborating on a "Night and Day" dinner-dance July 13 to honor David Hayes, one of First Lady Nancy Reagan's designers. During the black-tie evening, Hayes will present his first collection of evening clothes and preview his designs for fall. The whole affair takes place in the landmark Bullocks Wilshire building.
Heading up the Art Council's benefit are Mrs. Gerald Aronson, Mrs. Robert S. Berger, Mrs. Paul Selwyn, Mrs. Charles Speroni, Ann Straus and Peter Strauss. And heading up the Council's executive committee are, among many more, president Mrs. Stephen J. Stern, president-elect Linda Brownridge, vice president Robert H. Given, Mrs. Gerald Oppenheimer, Mrs. Franklin D. Murphy, Mrs. Edward W. Carter and Mrs. Lazare F. Bernhard.
It was exactly 20 months ago, director Richard Koshalek tells us, that the Museum of Contemporary Art began its public programming at the Temporary Contemporary, the warehouse space architect Frank O. Gehry converted into handsome galleries. And how the word has spread. Even to the exalted contemporary art world of New York.
Tuesday night in New York, Koshalek and MOCA supporters had a chance to talk about MOCA plans for the future--the Indian redstone-faced new museum on Bunker Hill, designed by Arata Isozaki and set to open late next year; details of major exhibitions scheduled over the next two years and more. "MOCA made a big splash," enthused Robin Green who helped plan the party in developer Charles Shaw's penthouse in Museum Tower atop the Museum of Modern Art. "And the art world turned out in force." Among the evening's honorary hosts were Cesar Pelli, the architect, Jean Riboud and Brendan Gill. Gill spoke and so did William Kieschnick, Atlantic Richfield's president and CEO who is chairman of MOCA's board.


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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's record with the city's parents appears to be only getting worse. After catching grief for making children trek to school during a blizzard earlier this month, the New York Post reports that the parents of children slain in traffic accidents are not amused by de Blasio's SUV speeding through the city.
The group Families for Safe Streets called on de Blasio to urge his caravan to drive him through streets more safely, for the sake of the children of the city. The local CBS affiliate caught de Blasio's caravan speeding and running through two stops signs on video earlier this week. The incident occurred the day after de Blasio announced an initiative to lower speed limits in the city and more aggressively pursue traffic violators. The New York Post also caught de Blasio breaking traffic laws personally, jaywalking on his way to the gym on a weekday morning.
"Obviously, everybody needs to obey traffic laws, including the mayor and the police," said one of the group's organizers, Amy Cohen, who lost a child to a reckless driver. She noted that she did not want de Blasio's personal transgressions "overshadowing what's really important," supporting his plan to make the streets safer but hoping the mayor follows his own laws. Cohen also criticized the mayor for announcing a plan to make the streets safer without any logistics to prove the mayor was serious about his plan. "We are demanding a timeline for rapid implementation," Cohen added. "We demand change now."
Another member of the group, Dana Lerner, thought the plan to make streets safer didn't go far enough. For one, the plan would not ban taxi drivers involved in deadly accidents from returning to their jobs. Lerner also criticized City Hall for being distant from the victims of reckless drivers. "I've heard from strangers all over the world," she told the Post, "I have heard nothing from [de Blasio] and nothing from the TLC." Lerner lost a nine-year old son to a reckless cab driver.
The complaints that Mayor de Blasio's plan is lofty but appears to have no follow-through is no surprise to those following criticism of his mayorship. De Blasio's city hall has been the target of much criticism for lack of logistical strategy. Staffers have claimed under anonymity that they are never given detailed orders and are never sure how to carry out the basic demand to "be progressive" without any policy order behind it.
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Forget what you've heard—size doesn't always matter.
As analysts call for retailers to shrink their store counts, store sizes or sometimes both, the CEO of a major retail real estate firm said it's important to remember that there are no real estate maneuvers that can bail out a bad retailer.
Instead, DDR CEO Dan Hurwitz said, too much blame gets put on what the store, or "box," looks like, when often it's what's inside the box that's the problem.


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For as long as she can remember, Katherine Lawry has always held a curious fascination for water and just about everything that lives and thrives in it. The 23-year-old graduate student spent most of her childhood splashing in puddles, streams, rivers, quarries and wherever else she could find water.
"My dad would strap a life jacket on me and be like, 'Okay, there you go,'" said Lawry, who just wrapped up her first semester of graduate studies at the School of Natural Resources at UNL.
As long as she was snugly tucked into her blue life jacket — and escorted by her dog, Cinder, an imposing mix of wolf and German shepherd — she was free to pedal wherever her flaming orange bicycle could take her.
Lawry, who completed her undergraduate degree in fisheries and wildlife at SNR in May 2012, found ways to expand her range beyond the limits of her single-speed bike pedals.
While still an undergraduate, Lawry pieced together a patchwork of scholarships and grants totaling nearly $23,000 — a windfall that helped pay for exotic research and study-abroad programs to places like the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and southwest Africa's Namibia.
Lawry said the volume of scholarship opportunities was among the principal reasons she switched majors from biology in Arts and Sciences to fisheries and wildlife at SNR.
"Having those outside scholarships," she said, "and really being able to take advantage of those at SNR has definitely allowed me to have opportunities I may not have been able to afford otherwise."
Lawry's academic career may have begun when she first enrolled at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, but the roots go back further — back to those days on her bike, with Cinder at her side.
"I've known her a long time," said Rick Stasiak, a biology professor at UNO for more than 40 years. "I ran into her fishing at a sand pit lake where she grew up. She always seemed to be out there."
The two eventually developed a friendship, and by her junior year of high school she was working with Stasiak in the Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program, a summer mentoring program sponsored by the American Fisheries Society.
"That was the tipping point," she said. "I knew for sure it was going to be fish and aquatic stuff after that."
As an undergraduate at UNL, Lawry worked in Trinidad alongside graduate students and UNL's Steve Thomas, associate professor of stream ecology, on "The Guppy Project." The Guppy Project, or Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research, is an experimental program out of the University of California-Riverside and partnered with UNL.
Lawry investigated how land-dwelling insects such as ants and other critters can be a regular part of stream-dwelling fish diets. Lawry said a small portion of insects might fall from trees, but not nearly enough to explain the surprisingly large amounts of terrestrial insects found in fish guts. Her research, funded by grants from UNL's Undergraduate Creativity and Research Experienc, examined the possibility that storm run-off sweeps them into streams.
"How cool, you know, to be just an undergrad and getting to go to Trinidad and do a full scale project, and rubbing elbows with Ph.D. students from Cornell?" Lawry said. "The opportunities are here, you just have to find them."
Lawry's graduate research will be part of a larger biodiversity research project based at Colorado State University, EVOTRAC. Partnered with UNL, and in collaboration with graduate students at Cornell University, EVOTRAC studies the impacts of climate change on biodiversity by examining the ecology of streams in Colorado and Ecuador.
Although the project primarily focuses on insects and amphibians, Lawry said she will add a fish component. Advised by UNL's Steve Thomas, Lawry's master thesis will focus on native fish populations in high-elevation Andes streams.
"She's going to have a lot of experience under her belt by the time she gets her masters," said UNO's Stasiak. "A lot more than I did, that's for sure…That can happen if you let it. And in her case, she's right on the cutting edge."
— Charlie Litton, School of Natural Resources
Exotic world opens up for Lawry who pursued dreams, and scholarships
For as long as she can remember, Katherine Lawry has always held a curious fascination for water and just about everything that lives and thrives in it. The 23-year-old graduate student spent most of her childhood splashing in puddles, streams, rivers, quarries and wherever else she could find water.


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Last night we had the Beef and Scallion Stir-fry. It starts out with slices of beef fried in oil on high. This made me nervous and with good reason. I had some major splash back even though I patted the meat dry. The entire stove top is a oil speckled mess! Once I got over that hurdle the rest of the meal came together super fast. Almost too fast, you don't have time to do anything but throw your prepped ingredients in minute to minute or you may burn the garlic, over cook the scallions and risk drying out the sauce. But I luckily avoided that by reading this recipe ahead (which I admit, I don't always do).
The best ingredient in this recipe is hoisin sauce. I've made many Asian flavoured dishes with hoisin, such as moo shu pork, and it's a great way to add a ton of flavour with no effort. I've even used it as a sauce on wraps, it's the HP brown sauce of the East! The recipe also call for red pepper flakes. I ended up adding twice the amount the recipe called for because it's a wonderful dish to have red pepper flakes stand out. Oh, I also added quite a bit more salt than the recipe called for. Sorry Martha, your Everyday Food recipes aren't always seasoned enough.
Consensus: it was good but not great. At least I've managed to put one beef recipe behind me.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
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Five 'Strictly Come Dancing' professionals could face the chop from the next series of the BBC One show in what is expected to be a "bloodbath" of its existing stars
Five 'Strictly Come Dancing' professionals could face the chop from the next series of the BBC One show.
After programme boss Moira Ross quit to take charge of the channel's upcoming big-budget talent show 'The Voice', a new team of producers are expected to wield the axe in what could be a "bloodbath" of its existing stars.
An insider told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "The new producers will have new ideas and new faces they want to bring in. There have been changes to the professional dancers before and there will be again this year.
"It is looking like there will be a bloodbath with as many as four or five changes. It's important the show stays fresh. If you are a dancer and haven't had a call by the end of May you should start looking for other work."
Several of the established dancers associated with the show admitted they are "very nervous" about the potential changes.
James Jordan - who, alongside his wife Ola, was axed from the recent 'Strictly' tour - said: "If they want to change it, there is nothing we can do. We survived before 'Strictly' so we just have to keep our fingers crossed. We really want to stay on."
Kristina Rihanoff added: "It is the thing we want to do - but you do get nervous because it is a thing you love and you want to be there."
However, following the recent defection of 'Strictly' judge Alesha Dixon to rival ITV1 show 'Britain's Got Talent', James hopes "someone sexy" will be brought in to join "ugly" panellists Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood.
He joked: "Let's hope it's someone young and beautiful who comes in because if you've got those three ugly blokes on there it's not nice to look at. We need someone sexy."


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New York City, New York, United States / July 27, 2010
Morgan Murphy created 46 fart sounds over a one minute clip of Sarah Palin's audio book 'Going Rogue.' She used the iFart application on her phone to set the record.
Murphy set the record at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Joe's Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses.
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I can't take much of the announcers for the Blazers, either on TV or radio. They're all embarrassing homers, and when they're not screaming "The ref missed that call!" they alternate between amateur hour and funeral parlor. I won't get started on a list of particulars, but that might make for an interesting post at some later date.
Anyway, the reason I'm thinking of this right now is that I'm feeling serious bloggy admiration for a reporter who's assigned to cover a Blazer game and yet finds a way to work stuff like this in:
5:10There's also a splendid rant on Greg Oden Penisgate. We need a whole lot less of "The Blazers are on an 8 to 2 run" and a whole lot more of this.
Jerryd Bayless to the line. The Blazers are not getting this down to 10, barring some of that miracle three-point shooting and a lot of dumb Utah turnovers. And I just noticed my leg shaking uncontrollably. At some point I saw an advertisement for pills that treat "shaky leg syndrome" or "irritable legs" or whatever they called it, and I think the side-effects involved vomiting, etc.. I'd rather have a shaky leg than vomit. I'm on a no-vomit streak that started before I even moved to Portland. Sometimes it has been rough—I remember a few times laying on the bathroom floor or leaning up against the wall of the Sandy Hut, waiting for the dizziness to pass—but I have not caved since eating bad chicken at Red Robin in like 2000 or 2001. I'm coming up on my tenth anniversary of quitting puking and I intend to celebrate it. By puking my guts out. In any case, I don't want any medication that involves barfing. Or "suicidal thoughts and actions," which I saw on some pill ad recently. Terrifying.
Speaking of "suicidal thoughts or actions," the Blazers are down 24. It's 61-37. The crowd is chatty (and, funny enough, they seem too worn-out to boo at bad calls anymore).


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O2 is to launch a new marketing campaign focusing on their perks programme and association with live events.
The campaign, titled #FollowTheRabbit features a blue rabbit and a narrator urging audiences to take part in 'unforgettable live experiences' in music, sport and entertainment.
The network is to use a range of channels including London Undergound, Snapchat lenses,TV spots, cinema adverts, in-store material and six foot tall giant blue rabbits.
O2 last week announced their renewed tenure as the Millennium Arena's sponsor, while their England rugby sponsorship was also renewed six months ago, making it one of the longest running sport sponsorships.
Ian Cafferky, director of brand and marcomms at O2, said, Life doesn't come with catch up and through our new campaign we want to demonstrate how everyone with O2 can have unforgettable live experiences. Building on our 'More for you' platform, #FollowTheRabbit taps into the natural curiosity that we all have to seek out and do new things.
'Whether it's watching comedy or sport at The O2, going to a gig at one of our 19 O2 Academy venues nationwide or getting access to exclusive tickets via Priority, O2 is uniquely placed to offer something for everyone. Follow the rabbit and experience the best night of the year.'
The new campaign continues O2's habit for using our smaller mammalian family members to lead their advertisements, with their previous 'Be More Dog' campaign detailing the life of felines that act like canines.
Though traditionally O2 have been the only UK network to offer a rewards scheme, Three last month announced Wuntu, an app for their customers which tailors the rewards to suite the user's preferences. In a not-so-subtle message to O2, Three's announcement read, 'Unlike existing reward programmes from other networks, Wuntu has a smart function that allows it to gradually cater the different rewards it offers to customers based on the way they have used the app in the past.'
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LDWF announces return to normal fishing acitivity east of the Mississippi River, LA Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries, September 23, 2010:
Today, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, in coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, has ordered an emergency reopening of all fishing in 559 square miles of state waters east of the Mississippi River previously closed due to the BP oil spill. With today's action 92 percent of state waters are open.
Commercial fishing will reopen immediately today, September 23, to the harvest of finfish, crabs and shrimp in all state waters east of the Mississippi River north of the northern shore of Pass a Loutre and 29 degrees 12 minutes 40 seconds north latitude. The openings also include the recreational harvest of shrimp and crabs.
LDWF Secretary Robert Barham ordered these openings following the completion of comprehensive testing by the FDA. The FDA has advised that following extensive sensory testing and analytical chemistry results, the fish tissue samples tested from these previously closed areas are safe for consumption.
Comprehensive testing by the FDA? Watch 'FDA admits not testing seafood for heavy metals':


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Webster's Dictionary defines "Trove" as a valuable collection of treasures. That is what we aim to provide to men at A Gentleman's Trove. For far too long, men have been getting the short end of the stick when it comes to gifts. It has come to a point that many men feel that they are just an afterthought, and that no one really cares about getting them a great gift. We know that's simply not true. That's why we created A Gentleman's Trove in 2016; to create a better gift, that men will appreciate.
But we don't just aim to look out for the guys. We also aim to create an easy shopping experience for you, the shopper as well. Most people who have had to buy presents for men would acknowledge that it can be quite challenging to find a great gift for guys, so they end up purchasing the same old, clichéd presents which most men are also understandably sick and tired of receiving. Ties , belts, and tools are old, and nothing screams last minute more than a gift card. Our goal is bring you a themed collection of quality products that are relevant to a man's hobby or lifestyle.
Rather than focus on making outrageous margins with a bunch of filler items, our focus is on making your gift buying experience as simple as possible, while providing quality, unique gifts that a man would appreciate. We would rather provide 4-6 useful, quality items, than 8-10 items that he may never use. We put a lot of time into the process of curating our boxes. We only select suppliers whose focus is putting out quality products. We try each and every product ourselves, get expert opinions, as well as those of the average consumer. In other words, we do all of the hard work for you. Whether you're shopping for Christmas, Father's Day, birthdays, graduations, or groomsmen gifts, A Gentleman's Trove is your premier choice in gifts for the modern man.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Teemu Selanne had two goals and two assists Saturday to help make Cory Schneider's first NHL season-opening start a short one and the Ducks thumped the Vancouver Canucks 7-3.
Daniel Winnik added two goals for the Ducks while Sheldon Souray, Corey Perry and Kyle Palmieri also scored.
Schneider was pulled from the Vancouver net after allowing goals to Perry and Palmieri just 11 seconds apart early in the second period that capped a trio of Ducks goals about three minutes apart.
Winnik started the scoring spree with his second goal of the game.
Schneider, who signed a three-year, $12 million contract last summer, allowed five goals on 14 shots.
Roberto Luongo, who was expected to be traded after he was replaced as Vancouver's starter in last spring's playoffs, stopped 10 of 12 shots in relief.
Dan Hamhuis, Daniel Sedin and Alex Edler scored for Vancouver.
Jonas Hiller made 26 saves for the Ducks.
The Ducks converted all three of their power-play chances, while Vancouver was 2 for 4.
The one-sided loss spoiled a festive pregame atmosphere as the NHL returned to Vancouver following the lockout.
The work stoppage had no effect on Vancouver's attendance as the Canucks drew their 409 th consecutive sellout crowd, which let out a loud roar once the national anthems were performed.
Before the game, Vancouver general manager Mike Gillis thanked fans for their patience, support and loyalty, but did not apologize for the 119-day lockout.
Canucks captain Henrik Sedin made similar comments and vowed: "We'll do our best to make this a season to remember."
Winnik opened the scoring at 6:31 of the first as he deflected Saku Koivu's shot past Schneider.
Hamhuis tied the score 1-1 at 9:53 off a pass from Jannik Hansen, who got credit for another assist on Daniel Sedin's power-play goal at 11:23.
The 42-year-old Selanne, who started his 20 th season, was off for holding at the time but made up for his miscue with an assist on Souray's goal at 15:23 of the first.
Winnik gave the Ducks a 3-2 lead at 3:33 of the second as he completed a three-way passing play with Koivu and Andrew Cogliano. Perry and Palmieri staked the Ducks to a 5-2 lead as they scored just 11 seconds apart.
That was it for Schneider and Luongo held the off the Ducks until the final minute of the second period when Selanne scored on a shot from the side of the net.
The veteran winger added his second goal only 22 seconds after Edler had scored to make it 6-3.


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Patients and family caregivers rely on physicians to help them fully understand what is likely to happen when facing a life-limiting illness and how best to plan.
Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) January 15, 2014
One-third of cancer patients die in the hospital. Only one-half of them use hospice and that's for an average of eight days. Ten percent of all Medicare dollars are spent in the last month of life and the current system can't sustain new expensive treatment.
Ways to help oncologists and other specialists make earlier referrals to hospice care will be the topic kicking off the 2014 Webinar Series offered by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
Thomas J. Smith, MD, FACP, FASCO, FAAHPM, Director of Palliative Medicine for Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, is the esteemed faculty for this special Webinar, "Persuading Physicians to Engage Palliative and Hospice Care Earlier - The Anti-Death Panel Approach," being offered on January 28, 2014 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET.
An all too familiar scenario in the US finds a patient leaving the ICU (or not), and dying at home after three days of delirium. The family struggles with regrets and with thoughts of what they wish they had or had not done.
"Patients and family caregivers rely on physicians to help them fully understand what is likely to happen when facing a life-limiting illness and how best to plan," said J. Donald Schumacher, president and CEO of NHPCO. "They deserve honesty, compassion, and the time to say good-bye – and hospice can help make this happen."
Recent media attention has focused on hospice patients with long lengths of service yet those individuals that fail to access hospice or receive care for only a couple of days are often overlooked.
This Webinar, taught by Dr. Smith, will look at compelling data about quality of life, quality of care and cost containment. Strategies to help hospice and palliative care professionals engage with physicians and encourage earlier referrals to palliative care and hospice will be explored as well.
To learn more or register for this NHPCO Webinar, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/NHPCOwebinar.


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Brownfield Network Interview
If you ever wanted to hear what I sound like , check out the audio interview here that we did back in March. Anyone that knows me will agree that I have a face for radio.
The Brownfield Network is the largest agricultural radio network in the United States and we are very happy to work with them.
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Sri Lanka's bowlers had a decent work-out, after their batsmen, led by Tillakeratne Dilshan, plundered more easy runs against the Guyana Cricket Board President's XI on Tuesday at the Guyana National Stadium.
Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath captured five wickets for 67 runs from 19 overs and Thilan Thushara took two for 31 from 10 overs, as the GCB President's XI were dismissed for 248 just before stumps were drawn on the second day of the three-day (non-first class) tour match.
Shamarh Brooks, captain of the West Indies Under-19s to this year's Youth World Cup in Malaysia, hit the top score of 68 for the home team, and left-handed compatriot Jason Haynes supported with 61.
This followed Sri Lanka's declaration on 492 for five in their first innings about half-hour before the lunch interval with Dilshan undefeated on 101 and Chamara Silva unbeaten on 51.
The GCB President's XI then benefitted from a bright start from the left-handed opening pair of Jason Haynes and Kieran Powell.
They carried the GCB President's to 25 without loss at lunch and proceeded to put on 52 for the first wicket after the interval before he was caught behind off Nuwan Kulasekera for 27.
His dismissal triggered a slide which saw Shemroy Barrington caught behind off Thilan Thushara for five, GCB President's XI captain Patrick Browne bowled by Herath for 13, and Steven Jacobs, vice captain of the West Indies Under-19s, caught at cover off Thushara to leave the home team on 95 for four.
Brooks joined Haynes and they stemmed the fall of wickets, but the GCB President's XI suffered a setback just prior to the tea break.
Haynes, who hit nine fours and a six from 93 balls in close to 2-1/2 hours, was run out on the stroke of tea looking for suicidal single to cover to leave the GCB President's XI on 135 for five at the break.
After tea, Brooks distinguished himself, when he struck four fours in the eighth over of off-spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan, including three off successive deliveries.
But the GCB President's XI stumbled, when Krishna Deosarran and Rajendra Chandrika both fell for ducks as the hosts subsided to 159 for seven.
Brooks continued to play with enterprise and so too Christopher Barnwell towards the end to show there was some sting in the tail of the home team's batting.
Earlier, Sri Lanka continued from their overnight total of 343 for five, and Dilshan, in particular, and Silva tore into the inexperienced GCB President's XI attack.
The pair scored at close to two runs-a-minute and added an unbroken 149 before Dilshan clipped Barnwell a boundary to post his century and prompt the declaration.
The first Test between West Indies and Sri Lanka will be contested from March 22 at this same venue, and the second Test will be from April 3 at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad.
The first two One-day Internationals will be on April 10 and 12 at Queen's Park Oval, and the third ODI will be a day/night affair at the Beausejour Stadium in St. Lucia on April 15.
Herath leads Lanka bowling after batsman end run feast
Sri Lanka's bowlers had a decent work-out, after their batsmen, led by Tillakeratne Dilshan, plundered more easy runs against the Guyana Cricket Board President's XI on Tuesday at the Guyana National Stadium.


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BERGEN COUNTY — Cafe Matisse, in Rutherford, and Local Seasonal Kitchen, in Ramsey, made a list of the best 100 restaurants in the U.S. serving American cuisine.
OpenTable, a restaurant reservation website, announced the winners of its 2013 Diners Choice Awards Wednesday.
Diners who used OpenTable submitted more than 5 million reviews between Nov. 1, 2012 and Oct. 31, 2013, to determine the award winners. Cafe Matisse and Local Seasonal Kitchen were among six winning restaurants in New Jersey.
OpenTable reviewers also selected Cafe Matisse in January as one of the most romantic restaurants in the country.


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Snowdonia training exercise turns into rescue
Mountain rescuers taking part in a training exercise had to put their skills to the test for real after a walker needed help in Snowdonia.
The man had to be carried down from Bochlwyd Buttress on a stretcher by members of the Ogwen Valley team after he slipped on wet grass and then put his foot down a hole.
The wet weather caused problems for a number of hikers on Saturday.
The team also helped a man who slipped while coming down from Tryfan.
A 47-year-old woman from Wirral sprained her ankle while walking with her family at Cwm Croesor in mist and rain and needed help from the Aberglasyn and South Snowdonia rescue teams in an operation lasting six hours.
She had to be taken off a steep hillside on a stretcher and was transferred to hospital in Bangor.


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For homeowners considering refinancing, the recent one-half of a percentage point reduction in interest rates should help keep mortgage rates low - but is unlikely to push them down any further, experts say.
The reason, according to Phil Colling, an economist with the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) in Washington, is that the Fed action - as helpful as it was - affected mainly short-term interest rates, not long-term rates, which are the primary rates linked to the US housing market.
In fact, if the purpose of this rate cut - to rev up the economy - is realized, then long-term rates could even be nudged up months from now, Mr. Colling says.
Still, for now, the latest rate reduction is seen as having a positive ripple effect throughout the economy, helping many borrowers, including those taking out personal loans, car loans, and quite likely some home-equity loans. And the psychological impact of a low-interest economy is seen as helping many of those who are considering refinancing to do so now, before long-term rates edge back upward.
Currently, 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages are at their lowest levels in nearly 40 years, running about 6.03 percent, according to the MBA.
Still, rates will likely trend higher as the economy slowly rebounds, although "not significantly higher," says Colling.
So anyone considering refinancing still has time to take advantage of the low rates, he says.
Roughly half of the $4.8 trillion real estate market in the United States has been refinanced since the current boom in refinancing began in the late 1990s, Colling says.
So far this year, more than $1.1 trillion in property has been refinanced. Last year, more than $1.4 trillion was refinanced.
For anyone contemplating refinancing, it is important to make certain that your total transaction costs - all closing costs - will actually pay off for you in terms of lower expenses over time, says Brad Scriber, housing coordinator for the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), in Washington.
A lower interest rate, attractive as it may seem, may not by itself be enough to get your actual costs down in a refinancing, Mr. Scriber says.
What homeowners need to do, says Scriber, is consider all the points and fees they have to pay to refinance their mortgage and then determine how many years it will take to recoup those fees. (A "point" is a one-time charge, typically 1 percent of the value of the mortgage. In return, the borrower receives a lower interest rate. Some lenders charge multiple points.)
Unfortunately, many homeowners seeking refinancing are clobbered with excessive fees when they go to close on their new mortgage.
"I call them 'junk' fees, and they can sometimes get into the $2,000 to $2,500 range," James Nutter Jr., president and chief executive of James B. Nutter Co., a mortgage banker in Kansas City, Mo., told the Associated Press.
Loan officers will tell clients, "these are standard fees; everyone charges them." But "that's not the case," Nutter said.
Clients have to know what's in their closing costs - and whether or not they are being charged excessive fees, he added.
The problem, according to Scriber of the CFA, is that the estimate of expenses given clients before going to closing does not always match the real closing costs. Unfortunately, many consumers simply sign on the dotted line - and incur unusually large transaction costs as a result.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is currently revising disclosure rules in an effort to give consumers more accurate information on refinancing costs. But until the new rules are announced, consumers must do their own monitoring - and comparison shopping, Scriber says. (HUD offers information on closing costs on its website at www.hud.gov.)
Typically, there are four main fees for closing - an application fee, a processing fee, an underrating fee, and document charges.
Some charges are unavoidable, such as appraisal and title searches, plus recording fees.
Still, fees can vary sharply among lenders, Nutter notes. A credit report, for example, may cost a company $15 to get. But what are they charging the borrower - $15, or much more?
If prospective fees seem unreasonable, remember that a borrower has the right to cancel a home-equity loan or a refinanced mortgage package within three days of closing, unless the loan comes from a state agency, or the loan is a closed-end refinanced mortgage from the same lender as the loan you are refinancing, Scriber notes.
Finally, says Scriber, look out for "deceptive or abusive" practices, such as financed-credit insurance (you can get cheaper insurance through a life insurance policy); debt-cancellation agreements, balloon payments, prepayment penalties, mandatory arbitration clauses, or negative amortization. Negative amortization is a payment schedule that doesn't lower your balance due.


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Our company Somerset Carpenters As a Carpentry Business we have a rich history in Carpentry as Floor Specialist Fitters, Kitchen Fitters and everything that includes timber/wood but we also move with the times. Since our company was founded, we have had a proud record of satisfied customers, and we aim to meet your demands to the utmost of our abilities. Please feel free to view our Customer Testimonials and Feedback and we can provide many more customers we have worked for recently and have worked with over the many years. Thanks to our many years of experience in providing versatile solutions in Carpentry installations, Door hanging, timber construction, Kitchen upgrades, technically demanding installations, project planning and realisation as well as outstanding ecological quality, we are in a position to offer you a truly exceptional level of craftsmanship. We pay close attention to the quality of all our craftsmanship and are passionate about every customer project/job, making sure it is completed on schedule or designed to your specifications.
New Era Property Solutions
New Era Property Solutions are a small family business with more than thirty years experience in construction and hard landscaping. We provide a wide array of high quality services for home and garden throughout Somerset, Devon and Dorset allowing us to maintain quick response times and competitive pricing. We specialise in small scale property development and refurbishment, barn conversions, extensions, garage conversion, conservatories and general repairs. We also undertake all aspects of hard landscaping including fencing, decking, pergola's, feature and retaining walls, patios, block paving, pond construction and water features. If you need additional help turning your ideas and dreams into reality we can introduce you to a highly regarded designer/draughtsman and an outstanding landscape garden design service. We pride ourselves on our reliability, quality workmanship and attention to detail, much of our work is from repeat customers or recommendation. So if your not happy neither are we! We provide free estimates, detailed transparent quotations and comprehensive advice with a no quibble twelve month guarantee on all work undertaken,with no job too big or too small.
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Taylors Etc Design Ltd
Elite estates property services ltd
We have all the trades to complete a new build or extension .We are professional listed building craftmans that has worked with english heritage and churches. We can project manage your build from start to finish, and can help with planning and architects. If its a small wall to 5 bedroom house we have the team to help. Please visit my web page for more information
Cv building & maintenance ltd
Seamless resin and concrete polished look floor/ microcement
Digger hire, driveways and Groundworks in Somerset. J S Morris Groundworks
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KD Build
We are a family run business based in the heart of Wiltshire and we offer a cost effective property maintenance and cleaning service to domestic and commercial customers.
CKL Build Group
Architectural design - planning- pre-app designs - 3 D design CAD design - build and maintenance - supply of structure - installation - heating plumbing - air source heat pumps - solar tiles - ground source heat pumps - underfloor heating - screed - final floor finish - tiles and engineered timber - full project management or part for self build
PLP Building Development Limited
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Ezrie builders
Homestyle renovations
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ECO home improvements (roofing & driveways)
Family run business with over 35 years experience in roofing And Driveways Free Quotes - free on site inspections - no deposit Required After working with my dad for over 15 years I have now set up my own business although says he will help from time to time
D Wall Construction Services LTD
D Wall Construction Services are reinforced concrete specialists based in the South West. We undertake a wide range of works from ground beams to multi storey concrete frames. DWCSL are happy to quote for any size project.
Cricket Turf of Weston
Address: 2200 N. Commerce Parkway Suite 200-101 Weston FL 33326, USA CricketPavers is your best source of paving supplies from a variety of travertine pavers and brick pavers in the South Florida market. We also offer paver installation services in Weston, Florida so that you can assure to have experienced paver installers that will install the brick pavers or travertine pavers of your choice.
M I Works
M I Works are a trustworthy, highly skilled family run business based in the Cotswolds, who specialise in refurbishments and barn conversions. Our passion lies in full refurbishment projects, we use this passion and expertise to make our client's dreams come to life whilst taking a lot of the stress usually associated with such projects away with our full project management service. We offer the complete package for all your home refurbishment needs both internally and externally. Our service is professional, caring, and high quality. Our customers rate us highly for our ability to stick to deadlines, and for the quality of our workmanship. We provide a professional service from the initial free quotation to the end high standard professional finish. We pride ourselves on being passionate about the work we do from start to finish.
Steve's Custom Canvas & Upholstery
Address: 1805 Tebor Rd Webster NY 14580, USA No one knows boats better than Steve Palis. For more than 25 years, Steve's Custom Canvas Upholstery has been producing custom canvas, upholstery, and awnings for boat owners in the Webster, New York, area. Using high-quality materials and fittings backed by the manufacturer's warranty, Palis and his team of experienced craftsmen willconstruct anything you need, from tonneau and mooring covers to upholstery and awnings. A full-service year-round custom canvas, upholstery, and awning manufacturer, Steve's Custom Canvas Upholstery offers many services, including: Custom Marine Canvas: The highly trained team specializes in tops and covers. Simply pick a fabric and a color,and Steve's Custom Canvas Upholstery will create a custom marine canvas for you. The team also repairs and replaces vinyl windows, zippers, woodworking, and upholstery. Steve's Custom Canvas Upholstery offers a wide variety of accessories, too, including carpeting, windshield and console covers, screens, cushions, and storage boots. Auto, Truck, RV Canvas: Steve's Custom Canvas Upholstery creates protective coverings for trucks, cars, RVs, and motorcycles. In addition to commercially produced coverings, the team specializes in custom-designed and custom-fitted solutions. Custom Awnings: Steve's Custom Canvas Upholstery can handle anyfixedframe or retractable awnings. In addition to constructing new awnings, the craftsmen are also experts when it comes to awning repairs. Upholstery: Whether you need seating,cushions, carpeting, or full interiors, Steve's Custom Canvas Upholstery can outfit your boat, truck, or camper. Commercial: For commercial clients, Steve's Custom Canvas Upholstery offers a number of services, including design and prototypes, industrial covers, custom enclosures, industrial curtains, custom bags, waterproofing, and repairs. The team at Steve's Custom Canvas Upholstery iscommitted to their workmanship and their customer service. The friendly and knowledgeable staff takes the time to make the right measurements, walk you through the different material and color choices, go over all the details, and make sure your job is done on schedule. For more information about the full-service year-round custom canvas, upholstery, and awning manufacturer, visit Steve's Custom Canvas Upholstery'sor call the production facility at (585) 217-9703.
Clegg Associates
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Profurb Maintenance
We are family business with over 20 years experience in the building sector. From plastering, tiling, bathroom refits, fencing & patio's. We can under take all aspects of maintenance works. We also specialise in Resin floors & hygienic wall coatings
ADR Home & Garden
ADR Home & Garden are a family run business with a combination of two brothers and a son who have been established in Swindon for 4 years, befor starting are own company we where working in London for a renavation building firm. we offer many years experience in the property maintenance industry from different parts of the country, then coming back together in Swindon. We cover all along the M4 corridor. We offer a full design and build service for both domestic and commercial work
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At Red's Building Services, we take pride in what we do, and you can have confidence that our work will leave you to enjoy your beautiful home for years to come. I'm Edward Redko and, through my company, I specialise in providing quality building services to people in Bristol and the surrounding areas. We carry out all kinds of general building work and specialise in Plastering, Carpentry and Tiling. If you'd like to talk about your own project, please browse our website to find out more about us, and get in touch so we can discuss what you need.
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Building Site
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Entire building
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Less than 500
Are there any features that need to be taken into account?
What is the current flooring in place?
What kind of concrete finish do you want?
Basic smooth trowel finish
Will you purchase the materials?
Yes, but I will need guidance from the professional
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Within 2 months
Any additional details?
Floor screed for 2 x new homes with approx floor of 57m2 each home. 100mm insulation and 100mm screed.
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Commercial premises
What kind of work is needed to be done?
What is the scope of the concrete flooring project?
Entire floor level
What size area is the concrete needed for (in sq ft.)?
Are there any features that need to be taken into account?
None - new building
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None, None
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Will you purchase the materials?
Yes, I will provide the materials and parts
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Within 3 months
Any additional details?
i wish to have laid a new reinforced concrete floor of 150mm thickness it will be laid in two sections each of 17m x 5,5m both section could be laid on the same day as form work will be in place for both sections. i can supply the concrete and all formwork and re-bar etc


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Choosing the Right Elevator Company for your Building
If you are a building owner and your building consists of a couple of floors then you should have an elevator or you are expected to have an elevator as one of your main facilities inside of your buildings because of obvious and given reasons. But, a lift or an elevator is more useful if it would provide easier and safer transport than stairs or walking. These are the qualities that your elevator should have.
Inside this article, you are going to read some advice and tips about maintaining your elevators inside your building so that its life span will be longer and that you will be able to provide easier and safer ride for your staff any time of the day in their working hours.
The first thing that you should remember is that you should always maintain the condition of your elevator. Depending on the country that you are in, there are many qualifications that you should meet in order for your lift to be open to people because the state is concerned with the people and their welfare and this is one way of maintaining their safety and security.
There are maintenance measures and you should make sure that you find the right people who know how to properly maintain and care for the elevator because the professionals are the only ones that you should rely on when you want to maintain the mint condition of your elevator. If the professionals say that there is something wrong in your lift then you should not open this to anyone's use and you should make sure that you find a way on how to repair it. For accidents and repair, you could avoid this if you do the maintenance properly. Prevention is always better than cure, by the end of the day.
Next, you have to keep in mind that it starts with hiring the best company. You should find the right manufacturer of elevators and that make sure that their products are worth every cent that you are going to spend on it. You could ask other building owners of their opinion in this matter, they could advise you with their trusted company and you should ask those people who have had a first-hand experience on the services and quality of the company that produces lifts. These companies will also be the one to install it but before anything else, you should know that you should get a company who is going to adjust to your needs and the one that could offer you a great deal.
Lastly, do your own research. Since technology is so much more advanced today, you could log in to your computer and search for the companies that are near you. There are so many companies today like elevator installation Newport and many others that are near you.
Choose the one that offers you the things that you are asking for because you are the one who is paying for it and they should be able to impress the owner of the building to meet your standards.Read More
Choosing a Real Estate Brokerage
We are sure that you are someone who wants a real estate agent that you could trust. With the many people that you could see from different kinds of advertisements anywhere but the real question is how you would be able to identify the right real estate brokerage out of the many people that you could contact through all sorts of advertisements.
The article that you are currently reading is devoted to helping you in finding the right real estate agent for you and your home. You are going to spend your dollars with them so you have to make sure that you get the best out of the so many choices that are flashed in your television screens or online advertisements. We are always glad to be of help. In fact, we would also like to tell you that there are a lot of companies and group of people like dallas real estate broker and others that you could trust.
You need to know a lot about the real estate broker so this means that you have to know him or her better. Thus, we are going to present to you how you are going to know the real estate agent more. Please follow through our list to be knowledgeable as well.
REFERENCES – a good real estate broker should be open to tell you the list of clients they have other the last year and a half or earlier. The agent should be able to give you a list of their past clients necessarily because this is a proof of their legitimacy. Also, do not forget the details. You should ask the agent about the important details about their past sales. You should ask this because the important thing about this is that you have to make sure that the past sales that the client have had sold are pretty similar to the property that you would like to sell because this would be an assurance for you that you will have high hopes that your property will be sold in no time.
LICENSE OR CERTIFICATES – check the rules of your country first because there are countries that would require real estate brokers to have license in what they do because this is just a way to be able to avoid scammers. There is a part of your government that deals with this so you have to know the flow of your government first. If there is license that is going to be required for real estate brokers then you should find one for the agent that is willing to be of your assistance. In order to make sure about the rules and regulations of your state, you have to do all the things necessary like checking the needed information online. Everything is now available online and there is no harm in trying.
These two go hand in hand in determining the right real estate broker for you and your property. Be sure that you do not settle for something less and that you do everything that you can to make sure that you get the best.Read More
The Purpose of Counseling
Everyone is dealing with problems and therefore, we are all struggling. We all need guidance in our life, and we may choose to find and get guidance in different ways. Be it through a close friend, family member, and even a counselor. Counseling has been here for a long time, and it is one of those timeless practices that will be here forever because it will never run out of clients. Everyone has problems and because of that everyone wants to solve their personal problems, so they look for guidance to fix it. Here are some of the purposes of counseling and why it is important.
One of the primary purposes of counseling is to solve people's problems. Counselors are equipped with the knowledge and education to help their clients cope with the problems they are going through. They try to understand what the patient is going through and give him or her the right advice which would lead to solving the problem of that person. They provide a setting wherein the clients will be able to talk about their feelings freely and not worry about being judged in any way.
There will be no holding back between the client and the counselor because the counselor has no right to judge the customer and the client should not be scared to pour out his or her feelings because doing that will be able to help him or her solve the problem or any obstacle that he or she is going through in their life.
Of course, counseling is a process. It cannot be overnight when after one session and the counselor will be able to solve all your problems. Counseling requires a commitment from the client because to fully understand the client the counselor will have to spend time with him and give a realistic solution that will be tailor fit to the client.
If he just gives a general solution to the problem to the client then most likely the client will not be able to solve it and will just be creating more problems because problems invite problems unless you face it head on.
Once the getting to know you stage has passed then and only then can the counselor give advice that would lead to the solution to your problem. Then you would be able to set goals with the counselor to start living your life in the right direction or attain even more while you are on the right track. By clicking http://www.russellkauitzsch.com, you will surely be taking the right steps towards the right tracks.
Everyone wants to excel in life no matter what they are doing because that is just human nature. We have an innate urge to be perfect, and that is not bad at all.
Getting to know your true self and admitting that you have problems is the first step in fixing that problem. However, it would be hard to do it on your own which is why counselors are out there to help you cope with these problems if you allow them to. In the end, it will all be up to you because it is all about you. These are some of the purposes of counseling and why it is important.Read More


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Worn wood floors groan under the weight of customers as Milo Rendon serves up another frozen treat.
A steady stream of Nogalians seeking refuge from the scorching Sonoran desert sun duck into the old, dusty building that houses Finitos, the Rendon family business.
As Rendon prepares a lemon-flavored shaved ice, he asks, "Do you want a saladito?"
A customer accepts the offer and a dried, salted plum is tucked into her snack and topped with another scoop.
Finitos served as a house before it was converted into a business, and a faint air of neglect mixes with a whiff of success at the 21-year-old bustling hole in the wall less than two miles from the Mexican border.
The same can be said for most of the city of about 25,000.
More than $18 billion worth of trade with Mexico passes through Nogales' two ports of entry each year, and the city exhibits the mixed bag of its benefits.


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The New York Times reports that Fabrice Tourre, the Goldman Sachs trader accused of misleading clients over a controversial mortgage deal, is no longer working at the firm.
In 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission accused Goldman Sachs and Tourre of misleading a handful of clients by not disclosing that a hedge fund helped select the bonds for an investment product and also bet that those assets would fall in value.
Goldman settled, but Tourre, who had been on unpaid leave from Goldman for some time and has not been working for the firm since the end of 2012, is still fighting the civil case.
The self-named 'Famous Fab' hit the headlines in 2010 when Goldman published some of the rather embarrassing email exchanges Tourre had with a couple of his girlfriends on the subject of CDOs and the mortgage market in general.
Here are some of the e-mails
1. 'Just made it to the country of your favourite clients (Belgians)!!! I have managed to sell a few Abacus bonds to widows and orphans that I ran into at the airport, apparently these Belgians love synthetic ABS CDO2!!!!'.
'Not feeling too guilty about this, the real purpose of my job is to make capital markets more efficient and ultimately provide the US consumer with more efficient ways to leverage and finance himself, so there is a humble, noble and ethical reason for my job.....amazing how good I am in convincing myself!!!'.
2. 29/01/2007
'Yup. work is still as laborious, it's bizarre I have the sensation of coming each day to work and re-living the same agony - a little like a bad dream that repeats itself....
In sum, I'm trading a product which a month ago was worth $100 and which today is only worth $93 and which on average is losing 25 cents a day.....That doesn't seem like a lot but when you take into account that we buy and sell these things that have nominal amounts that are worth billions, well it adds up to a lot of money.
When I think that I had some input into the creation of this product (which is by the way a product of pure intellectual masturbation, the type of thing which you invent telling yourself: 'well, what if we created a 'thing', which has no purpose, which is absolutely conceptual and highly theoretical and which nobody knows how to price ?') it sickens the heart to see it shut down in mid-flight......It's a little like Frankenstein turning against it's own inventor :)'.
3. 07/03/2007
'I will give you more details in person on what we spoke about, the summary of the US subprime business situation is that it is not brilliant.
According to (head of Goldman's subprime business Daniel) Sparks, that business is totally dead, and the poor little subprime borrowers will not last long!!
All this is giving me ideas for my medium term future, insomuch as I do not intend to wait for the complete explosion of the industry......'
4. 'I have 'to mentor' the others, in view of the fact that I am now considered a 'dinosaur'. In this business (at my firm the average longevity of an employee is about 2-3 years!!) people ask me about career advice. I feel like I'm losing my mind and I'm only 28!! Ok, I've decided two more years of work and I'm retiring'.
Trader Accused of Misleading Clients Leaves Goldman Sachs
The Goldman 'Girlfriend' E-Mails - How To Ruin A Career & Compromise Your Firm
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Dr. Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705[1]] – April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
- A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.
- Franklin was always proud of his working class roots
- An accomplished diplomat, he was widely admired among the French as American minister to Paris and was a major figure in the development of positive Franco-American relations.
You may delay, but time will not. ~ Benjamin Franklin


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A common meme lately, especially as advice to young people wondering what to do with their lives, is to ask "If money were no object, what would you be doing?" The answer is what one should be doing because it's what they truly desire.
It's a good question, and a great way to think about how you're spending your life.
But, what if I ask myself a different question…
"If time were no object, what would I want to get done every week?"
How many things do I wish I could have down but didn't? How many could I have done, if I'd just done them instead of worrying about if I had the time?
So, I jotted down the things I'd like to do on a weekly basis. Maybe more than a few times a week, but I figured a week was a good measure.
Here's my list:
- Go on a date with my wife
- Build something in the workshop – furniture, stationery cases, or whatever
- Network with people – stay in touch, write some letters
- Draw/sketch/paint
- Play with the kids
- Grocery shopping
- Write great content for the blog
- Read – finish one book per week
- Run (at least 3 times)
- Write – on the various projects I have going
- Practice guitar or tin whistle
So I put down estimates of how much time each one would reasonably require in a week. Then I totaled the time required for sleeping, work, overhead (eating, showering, etc.) and subtracted it all from the 168 hours in a week.
To my surprise, there was time left over.
So…how is it I'm not getting to all of the things I want to get done because I feel like I don't have time, but I have enough time?
Clearly I'm spending time on things that aren't on the list, and I need to manage my time better.
What would be on your list?