Construction starts
Pit & Quarry, August, 2009 by Brian Richesson
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May’s strengthening was led by a substantial increase for public works, which featured a major pipeline project as well as gains for bridges, sewers and water supply systems. Highway construction was up 12 percent. Housing stayed flat and nonresidential building resumed its downward trend after a brief upturn in April.
Year-to-Date green construction los angeles Construction Contract Value
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Gym doctor
Flex, Oct, 2009 by Jim Stoppani
Symptoms To boost your intensity and minimize training time, do supersets by training antagonistic muscle groups back-to-back, such as chest and back. However, leaving the bench press unattended while you do seated cable rows is a good way to ensure that the bench won’t be available when you head back for superset number two.
Rx A good plastic surgery reno nevada chest and back superset that you can do right at the bench press is bench presses superset with barbell rows. Do a set of bench presses, and then set the bar on the bench. Straddle the bench while performing barbell rows
Wines from Spain's Great Match: Wine & Tapas 2009 Tour to Visit Chicago, New York and Houston
Market Wire, April, 2009
Wines from Spain , a division
of the Trade Commission of Spain, will commence its 16th annual Great Match: Wine & Tapas tasting
tour in Chicago on May 7, followed by events in New York and Houston in
October. The Great Match presents an opportunity to sample and learn about
more than 200 of the world’s most sought-after wines, paired with a variety
of traditional Spanish and international tapas or small plates, to
demonstrate the versatility of Spain’s food-friendly wines.
Each event will include trade and consumer tastings. The daytime trade
portion from 1:30 to 5 p.m. is open exclusively to media and wine industry
professionals. Prior to each trade tasting event, wine experts will lead
hour-long seminars highlighting various wine producing regions of Spain.
The public is invited to an evening benefit event from 6 to 8:30 p.m.,
featuring culinary creations from some wine tour in napa of the city’s most acclaimed
restaurants, with a portion of proceeds benefiting a local charity.
Charity partners and featured chefs will be announced prior to each event.
– Thursday, May 7 — Chicago
The Ivy Room at Tree Studios ,
12 E. Ohio, Chicago, IL 60611
Seminar: 12:30 to 1:30p.m. (Trade and media only; seating is limited),
trade tasting: 1:30 to 5 p.m., consumer tasting: 6 to 8:30 p.m. — a
benefit for the Greater Chicago Food
Depository , Chicago’s food bank.
Award-winning author, writer, speaker, wine consultant and television host,
Leslie Sbrocco will lead an
educational seminar titled, “Spanish Solutions.”
– Tuesday, Oct. 6, New York
The Metropolitan
Pavilion , 125 W
FirstAgain Partners with Blue Haven Pools & Spas to Finance Swimming Pool Installations Nationwide
Business Wire, July 28, 2008
Online Consumer Lender and Nation’s Largest Pool Builder Team Up to Make AnythingLoan Available to Customers with Excellent Credit
SAN DIEGO — FirstAgain[R] LLC, an online consumer lender focusing exclusively on individuals with excellent credit, has partnered with Blue Haven Pools & Spas[R], the nation’s largest pool builder, to provide fast and convenient financing for custom, in-ground pools and spas. As a result of the agreement, FirstAgain’s AnythingLoan, a revolutionary, unsecured loan that combines low rates with an unparalleled customer experience, will be offered to “superprime” borrowers.
At a time when adverse credit and housing market conditions have forced many lenders to scale back the availability of home equity loans and other traditional forms of home improvement financing, FirstAgain is a welcome funding alternative so market leaders like Blue Haven can offer their customers an independent source of hassle-free financing.
“Blue Haven’s customers have come to expect the very best in service,” said Gary Miller, co-founder and CEO of FirstAgain. “That’s something they’ll also get from FirstAgain. We not only provide low-interest, unsecured financing, but we’re truly relentless about creating a better loan experience for borrowers with excellent credit.”
Blue Haven Pools, a recognized industry leader with 75 offices in the U.S. and more than 250,000 customers from coast to coast, has been ranked as the nation’s largest pool builder every year since 2003 by Pool & Spa News Magazine.
“We always strive to provide our clients with a variety of lending sources for swimming pool loans,” said Larry Katz, president of Blue Haven National Management, Inc. “Our partnership with FirstAgain is one more avenue that will make it much easier for them to finance their backyard dreams.”
A completely paperless loan allowing customers the convenience of signing loan documents online using a computer mouse, the AnythingLoan provides between $10,000 and $100,000 for any purpose, including any type of home improvement project. In addition to swimming pools, borrowers have used the AnythingLoan to finance home expansions, kitchen and bath remodels, landscaping projects and more. Interest rates for home improvement loans are fixed as low as 6.99 percent and do not require liens against borrowers’ homes.
About Blue Haven Pools & Spas
A trusted name since 1954, Blue Haven Pools & Spas builds affordable, custom, in-ground pools with exclusive high-tech features that automate pool care; enhance comfort, beauty and safety; conserve water and energy as well as purify with virtually no chlorine. With 75 offices serving markets in 29 states, more Blue Haven pools will be built this year than any other pool
Tanning beds not so safe
Youth Studies Australia, March, 2007 by Kate Gross
> The International Agency for Research on Cancer has warned against the use of tanning beds by teenagers and young adults following the results of their study indicating that people who begin using tanning beds in their teens and 20s face a 75% increase in their risk of developing melanoma. Research from the France-based organisation also found that tanning beds have no positive health effects, such as protection against solar damage to the skin and vitamin D deficiency (Herald Sun, 30/11/06, p.36; Sunday Territorian, 10/12/06, p.43).
Ragdoll names licensees for ‘Boohbah’.(Licensing)(Brief Article)
Home Textiles Today, December, 2003
New York — Ragdoll has announced several licensees for soft goods for its new preschool television show, “Boohbah,” including Jay Franco for bedding, beach and bath.
Other new licensees include Accessory Network for backpacks and luggage; Children’s Apparel Network for master apparel; Fruit of the Loom for underwear; Christy’s for Halloween costumes and dress-up; SG Footwear for footwear; Wormser for sleepwear; and Berkshire Fashions for seasonal apparel and accessories.
These new licensees join master toy licensee Hasbro; master publishing partner Scholastic; and Hallmark for social expressions.
“Boohbah” is the brainchild of the same company that created “Teletubbies,” and is aimed at children aged 3 to 6
Colorful cookware
Ebony, Sept, 2006
STAUB presents the Coq au Vin Cocotte, which is available in six rich colors featuring a rooster knob. Shown in sunflower, the 6-quart French oven is ideal for cooking poultry. (www.staubusa.com)
TOP TIPS
Sunday Mirror, Jul 26, 2009 by Anonymous
TO CLEAN a mattress try this tip from the 1930s: Mix a tablespoonful of starch with liquid detergent into a paste. Apply, leave to dry and brush off. Any marks can be removed with a damp cloth sprinkled with a few drops of ammonia. – James Debens, Ilfracombe, Devon
A STAINED ceramic or enamelled bath can be cleaned with equal quantities of turpentine and linseed oil
Dentists survey
Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England), Dec 12, 2008
HEALTH Secretary Alan Johnson ordered an inquiry today into why many people still do not have access to an NHS dentist despite billions of pounds of investment.
Experts have been drafted in to identify obstacles to seeing a National Health dentist in many areas of the country.
The move follows continued criticism that the number of people seen by NHS dentists has fallen steeply since a controversial overhaul of services.
Some 1.2 million fewer patients orthodontists in mesa visited dentists in the two years to June than in the period before new contracts were introduced.
The Department of Health says investment has paid off with improvements in certain parts of the country but acknowledges that “access remains a problem in some areas”.
A review team, including oral health professionals and led by Prof Jimmy Steele of Newcastle’s School of Dental Sciences, will study current provision and report in the spring.
Mr Johnson said: “We are committed to improving access to NHS dentistry. In the past year have increased funding for dentistry to over pounds 2bn and increased undergraduate training places for dentists by 25%.
“It is disappointing that despite this investment there remain areas of the country in which people are unable to find an NHS dentist.
“I have appointed the independent review team to help us understand what more needs to be done.”
Curtain up
Dance Magazine, July, 2009 by Wendy Perron
One of the sweet paradoxes about Janie Taylor is that her dancing is both old and new. She has the whiff of mystery of a truly romantic ballerina as well as the physical fearlessness of a totally contemporary dancer. No wonder she has been a muse to Peter Martins for many of his ballets! But she has been dropping in and out of casting the last three years, due to a confounding medical problem. During the cover shoot, I asked Janie if she identified with Tanaquil Le Clercq, the original fatal figure in Balanchine’s La Valse who later tragically contracted polio. Very quietly, she said, “I’ve had my share of …” Read Astrida Woods’ “Ballerina, Interrupted,” to find out about Janie’s harrowing medical tale–which she has come through magnificently. Her sublime performances onstage now seem even more miraculous.
On a practical note, it may sound like fun to get a job on a cruise ship or an amusement park, but what is it really like? The first part of the attraction–getting a steady paycheck–is undeniably fun. Plus, you get to visit all those exotic places. But there are drawbacks you might not be prepared for