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British Pharma Company Seeks FDA Approval for Marijuana Drug

Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(LONDON) -- A British pharmaceutical wants the F.D.A. to approve the world's first "prescription" drug developed from key ingredients of marijuana.

It would be a medical milestone that would give some legitimacy to a plant that's caused so much controversy in this country. GW Pharmaceuticals of Britain has developed a mouth spray called "Sativex", that contains marijuana's two best known psychoactive ingredients, Delta-9 T-H-C and cannabinoids. The drug has already been approved in Canada, New Zealand, and eight European countries for relieving muscle spasms in patients with multiple sclerosis.

The drug company is in advanced trials to get the spray approved in the U.S. as treatment for severe cancer pain.

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Study: Racial Disparities in Bankruptcy Filings

Comstock/Thinkstock(TUCSON, Ariz.) -- Racial disparities in bankruptcy filings last year show African-Americans are more likely to file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy than people from other races, says a new study.

The study, "Race, Attorney, Influence, and Bankruptcy Chapter Choice" was conducted by Jean Braucher of the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona, Dov Cohen of the University of Illinois and Robert M. Lawless of the University of Illinois College of Law and is forthcoming in the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies.

The study discussed the two forms of bankruptcy, "The chief feature of a chapter 13 bankruptcy case is a plan under which the debtor must devote all of his or her disposable income to creditor repayment over a 3- to 5-year period. Chapter 7, in contrast, requires only that the debtor turn over all nonexempt assets, with over 90% of chapter 7 debtors having no assets to turn over."

Chapter 7 costs less than Chapter 13. The study showed that bankruptcy lawyers tended to suggest African-Americans file Chapter 13 bankruptcy while recommending Chapter 7 filing for white clients with a similar financial history.

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Road Warriors: Mayors Bringing Back Our Roads

iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- "See the USA in Your Chevrolet" the iconic 1956 musical sales pitch went, beckoning us to the great American road and heralding in a new chapter in the 20th century.

Those words, that call, were built on the Eisenhower expansion program, which created the best and biggest highways and roads in the world, and came to symbolize America's postwar vitality and promise -- 4 million miles of freedom bringing Americans from front porches to drive-ins to national parks.

But in the decades since the highway-building heyday, America's once celebrated roads are now ranked 20th -- behind Cyprus' and Malaysia's.

Today, one-third of America's major roads are in poor or mediocre condition, according to Building America's Future Educational Fund, a bipartisan organization of politicians dedicated to investing in infrastructure. The rundown roads contribute to half of all auto accidents because of things like narrow shoulders and frayed asphalt.

But enter a group of road warriors, the nation's mayors, shaking up Congress, saying, let's fix those potholes and clogged highways.

ABC News spoke with Mayors Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles, Michael Nutter of Philadelphia and Scott Smith of Mesa, Ariz., about the steps they're taking to bring America back.

"If they pass the surface transportation bill and America Fast Forward, it will allow us to accelerate the building of that 30-year project in a 10-year period of time, creating 166,000 jobs," Villaraigosa said. "These are the kinds of innovative things that the Congress has an opportunity to do that they haven't done up to now. ... Their failure to address the No. 1 issue in America, the jobs issue, is akin to the captain of the Concordia jumping off the ship before the passengers had been rescued. This Congress needs to get back on that ship and do their job."

While the mayors would like the support of Capitol Hill, they aren't waiting to take action. Even in an economic downturn these mayors have managed to convince their constituents to raise revenue to build better roads and create jobs.

Smith passed a quarter of a penny sales tax in Mesa. Villaraigosa passed a similar tax in Los Angeles.

The mayors are also using public-private partnerships to get results and control costs. In Philadelphia, more children are able to ice skate because of a partnership between the city and Flyers owner Ed Snider.

"We have five ice rinks in the city that we operate. Unfortunately, I had to announce that in the next budget year, we would only be able to operate two of those five," Nutter told ABC News. "Ed Snider partnered with the city of Philadelphia, agreed to operate the other three that we were not going to be able to open. And ultimately, signed a lease with us to now operate all five."

These mayors say investing in the infrastructure of cities is the secret to jump-starting the economy.

"Ninety percent of the country's GDP happens in cities and metro areas," Nutter said. "If you have a company where 90 percent of your output was coming from one place, you wouldn't cut that area, you'd invest. You'd invest in research and innovation. You'd put more resources in that particular area."

It's a secret Villaraigosa said the rest of the world is acting on, and he argues it's about time America did too.

"If you go to China, Japan and Korea ... you don't have to tell any of those countries that modernizing their airports, building their ports and their roads are what you have to do if you want to compete around the world."

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Cruise Survivors Consider Legal Action, Piece Lives Back Together

ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- One week after the Costa Concordia cruise ship crashed off the coast of Italy, leaving at least 11 people dead and 21 missing, newlyweds Benji Smith and Emily Lau said they were still trying to get their lives back together as they figured out how to hold those determined responsible for the accident accountable.

"When we first got off the ship we had the adrenaline to keep us pumping and moving," Smith said. "It's hard for us to imagine even working. This is all we can focus on."

The couple believes the cruise company, Costa Concordia, and not just the ship's captain, should be held responsible for the 11 deaths, and the emotional and physical injuries of the survivors. But Smith and Lau also voiced anger at Italian authorities and the U.S. Embassy for what they believed was their unresponsiveness after the escape on the island of Giglio.

More than 120 U.S. citizens were reportedly on the cruise ship, including a missing couple from Minnesota, Jerry and Barbara Heil.

Since returning to their Cambridge, Mass., home this week, Smith and Lau said they had been busy with doctors' appointments, and obtaining new driver's licenses, documentation and replacement car keys.

Smith, a computer scientist, and Lau, a musician, survived the crash by climbing down a rope on the side of the sinking ship. They said they still struggled with their physical and emotional well-being. Lau said she lost access to the entire upper range of her voice, which is problematic for a singer.

The couple had been married 14 days before the accident, which the CEO of the cruise company attributed to "human error" by Capt. Francesco Schettino. Authorities are investigating Schettino for suspected manslaughter and abandoning his ship, among other possible charges.

Under house arrest, Schettino told a judge he had tripped into a lifeboat and did not abandon his ship. Domnica Cemortan, a potential witness, said on Moltovan TV that Schettino was a hero and "the captain saved 3,000 to 4,000 people."

According to the Italian navigation code, a captain who abandons a ship in danger can face up to 12 years in prison.

Costa Crociere S.p.A., doing business as Costa Cruises, owned the cruise ship that carried about 4,200 people. Its parent is British-American company Carnival Corp., the largest company in the cruise industry, with more than 100 ships in service and 11 international brands.

Carnival Corp. did not respond to ABC News' requests for comment, but Carnival's CEO said in a statement: "This tragedy has called into question our company's safety and emergency response policies and procedures."

Morningstar, an independent investement research firm, has estimated the company will face an $85 million to $95 million loss in revenue while the ship is out of service. The capsizing cruise ship could cost its owners $130 million if the ship can be salvaged. If the $650 million luxury liner is too badly damaged, Costa and Carnival will have to absorb that cost too.

Survivors Arthur Beach, a civil defense lawyer, and his wife, Alex Beach, of Albuquerque, N.M., said they would not pursue any legal action, but seek compensation for their lost items.

Oscar Rosales and his family of El Paso, Texas, said they had not yet had the chance to consider whether they would participate in a legal response. Rosales, his wife, daughter and family friend, who all chose to stay in Rome for a few days after the accident, are returning to the U.S. Friday.

"For starters, I don't think they've done enough for the passengers, and so we'll just have to see what they're going to do next," Rosales said, who said the directions to hotels and flights home were "poorly mismanaged."

John H. "Jack" Hickey, a maritime trial attorney in Miami, said passengers seeking to bring claims against the Costa Concordia cruise company would have to do so in Genoa, Italy, where Costa is based, according to Carnival's ticket contract. Hickey represented passengers who suffered severe injuries in July 2006, after the Crown Princess cruise ship tilted nearly 24 degrees.

The ticket contract is about eight pages of legal terminology, which states "the Passenger assumes responsibility for his or her own safety and the Carrier cannot guarantee the Passenger's safety while on or off the Vessel," Forbes reported. If the cruise line had touched a U.S. port, passengers would be able to sue in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Hickey said.

Hickey said he is considering whether to become involved in legal action. Four or five survivors of the recent crash have contacted his law office, and he has begun working with a lawyer in Italy. Hickey said those with physical and emotional injuries could potentially receive compensation in the Italian legal system, and all death claims should be pursued.

A class action has been initiated by an Italian consumer defense group, Codacons. About 70 passengers have reportedly joined the suit.

Carlo Rienzi, Codacons head, told the Agence France-Presse he hoped to get each passenger at least $12,774 in compensation for material and emotional damage.

Benji Smith and Emily Lau have said they are working on how to pursue legal action and which legal opinions to trust. The couple said they were reluctant to trust the cruise company even with the reimbursement of their lost luggage.

"We've just been failed, neglected and abandoned over and over again," Smith said.

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California Woman Sues OJ Giant Tropicana Over Flavor Packs

Tim Boyle/Getty Images(VACAVILLE, Calif.) -- A California mother is taking on orange juice giant Tropicana, alleging in a lawsuit that the company's not-from-concentrate Pure Premium juice is "heavily processed" and not a "natural" product.

In a class-action suit filed Jan. 6 in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Angelena Lewis, 32, of Vacaville alleges that the addition of aromas and flavor packs "changes the essential nature" of the juice.

"While Tropicana claims that 'making Tropicana orange juice is truly art,' it is far more a science," the lawsuit alleges.

If the class action moves forward, the lawsuit would represent anyone in the nation who had bought Tropicana Pure Premium, which is made by Tropicana Products, a division of Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo Inc.

They allege that advertising claims are misleading and that Tropicana Products has violated consumer fraud statutes in various states, including California's false-misleading advertising law.

Lawyers have also made their claim under California's Legal Remedies Act and the Unfair Competition Law.

The lawsuit cites the packaging of the Pure Premium brand, "an illustration of an orange with a straw stuck into it, which is meant to convey the message that [not-from-concentrate] juice is fresh from the orange. This reinforces the '100 percent Pure and Natural Orange Juice' claim in large prominent type."

"It is not natural orange juice," according to the complaint. "It is instead a product that is scientifically engineered in laboratories, not nature, which explains its shelf-life of more than two months."

Tropicana spokesman Michael Torres would not address allegations of false advertising, but instead provided a written statement to ABC News.

"Our juice is safe, nutritious and Tropicana remains committed to offering great-tasting 100 percent orange juice with no added sugars or preservatives," Torres wrote. "We take the faith that consumers place in our products seriously and are committed to full compliance with labeling laws and regulations."

Tropicana holds about 40 percent of the market share of all orange juice sold each year and had worldwide retail sales of about $5 billion in 2010, according to the lawsuit.

On its website, Tropicana said each 59-ounce container of Pure Premium has "16 fresh-picked oranges squeezed into it."

"Angelina purchased Tropicana for her family based on the representation Tropicana made on its product label," Lewis' lawyer, Sarah N. Westcot, said. "I think they know people have a preference for natural products and capitalize on that. ... She wouldn't have bought the product if she knew what went in to making the juice."

Under California law involving class action suits, the litigants are seeking an aggregate of at least $5 million, she said.

Tropicana has 21 days to file their response.

The lawsuit comes on the heels of news that trace amounts of the fungicide carbendazim was recently found in some Minute Maid orange juice made by Coca Cola and juices of some of its competitors.

The juices in question were made of oranges imported from Brazil, where that fungicide is legal, and Coca Cola alerted the FDA of the trees had been sprayed with the chemical.

The FDA found no chemicals in Tropicana brands and the company has subsequently said it will use only Florida oranges going forward.

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Penn State Still Paying Big Salaries to Dismissed Officials

Justin K. Aller/Getty Images(UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.) -- Penn State University continues to pay lucrative salaries and foot the legal bills of five officials it fired, suspended or forced out of office over the school's sex abuse scandal, but refuses to make public what the former administrators are making.

The university's Board of Trustees, meeting Friday for only the second time since the scandal broke, has insisted that the financial arrangements with former school president Graham Spanier and legendary football coach Joe Paterno are confidential.

Spanier was forced to resign and Paterno was dismissed after a grand jury indicted former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky on charges of molesting boys over a 15 year period. The grand jury report suggested that school officials failed to act on witness accusations about Sandusky's alleged behavior.

Two other school officials, former vice president for finance Gary Shultz and former athletic director Tim Curley, were charged with perjury and failure to report sexual abuse of a child. Curly was put on administrative leave from the university and Shultz resigned.

Assistant coach Mike McQueary who witnessed the alleged sexual assault of a boy in a Penn State lockerroom, has been put on paid leave. He reported the incident to Paterno, but critics have questioned why he didn't intervene to stop the assault, waited a day to tell Paterno and never went to police.

Multiple board members and the board's attorney did not return calls for comment on this story.

Michael Boni, the attorney representing Victim 1 in the case against Sandusky, said Penn State's continued compensation and refusal to discuss it doesn't surprise him.

"Penn State appears to continue to seem to care more about its own than the victims, as demonstrated by this conduct," Boni said.

Spanier, who was the president of Penn State until he handed in his resignation the night the board met to fire Paterno, was paid $813,855 in 2009, the most recent record available. He remains employed by the university despite stepping down as president.

According to school spokeswoman Lisa Powers, Spanier is a tenured faculty member in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, with the additional title of president emeritus.

Powers said that she could not comment on Spanier's current compensation because of a confidentiality agreement in his contract, despite his salary previously being made public on the school's website.

Paterno, who was fired as head coach by the Board of Trustees after Sandusky's arrest, also continues to be employed at the university, where his last publicized salary was more than $1 million, according to financial records and university statements.

Paterno is a tenured member of Penn State's faculty in the college of Health and Human Services, Powers said.

Powers said she couldn't release Paterno's current compensation because his "continued service" to the university has not yet been determined, and will be publicized once a retirement package is finalized.

According to the Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System, Paterno will receive more than half a million dollars per year in retirement, not including any separate arrangement worked out with the university.

Curley continues to receive the same compensation he was getting before he was charged criminally, in addition to his legal defense costs, including any civil suits that arise. His salary has never been made public and is excluded from a publicized list of the 25 top salaries at the university, meaning he makes less than $427,494 a year.

Shultz, the former vice president of business and finance, is no longer on the payroll, though he is part of the State Employee Retirement System, through which he makes $330,699 a year, and has a retirement agreement with the university, which Powers said is not public information.

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Mixed Stocks to Close the Week on Wall Street

Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Strong earnings reports pushed the Dow Higher Friday. The Dow surged just over 96 points. Meanwhile, the S&P remained nearly unchanged, and the Nasdaq lost about two points Friday.

The Dow's positive close was driven mainly by stronger than expected earnings reports from tech giants Microsoft and IBM. But Google missed its mark and the stock plunged eight percent, pulling down the Nasdaq. Still, all three indexes ended the week with gains of two percent or more.

Oil prices have slipped under the $100 a barrel mark after falling more than $2 on new concerns about Europe's financial problems that could hurt the global economy. The American Automobile Association (AAA) says the national average for gasoline remains unchanged this week at $3.38 a gallon -- 18 cents higher than a month ago and 27 cents more than a year ago.

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Boehner Sees Election as Referendum on Obama?s Economic Policies

SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Taking a break from the GOP’s annual issues conference in Baltimore on Friday, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio predicted that the election this fall will be a referendum on the president’s economic policies and the divided Congress provides his Republican colleagues an opportunity to draw a stark distinction with Democrats in the next 10 months.

“President Obama’s policies have not helped our economy,” Boehner said. “As a matter of fact, his policies have made our economy worse. It’s pretty clear to the American people that these policies are not working and when you look at this election that’s coming up, it’s pretty clear it’s going to be a referendum on the president’s policies regarding our economy.”

To paint a clearer picture of what Republicans consider the failed policies of the White House, Boehner said he has asked all House Republicans to examine the effect of the administration’s policies in order to make sure Americans “understand the devastating impact of these policies on our economy.”

“When it comes to oversight, it’s pretty clear to me that there are a lot of members of Congress who really don’t have a good understanding of how our economy works,” Boehner said.

The speaker added that with “more extensive oversight focused on these policies, we’d be able to educate members of Congress on both sides of the aisle, which, frankly, would be the best path forward in order to get any of that changed.

“Maybe we can convince some of our colleagues across the aisle, maybe we can even convince the president of the United States that these policies are not only not helping, but they’re hurting the ability of small businesses to create jobs in our country,” Boehner said. “Our focus over the course of this year will be on the economy and on jobs and making sure that hard-working taxpayers have a real opportunity at a good job in our country.”

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Plouffe Promises an Obama ?Blueprint? for the Middle Class

ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday evening will include specific details on how to return jobs to the middle-class, David Plouffe, one of Obama’s top advisers, said Friday.

Plouffe told a gathering of mayors in Washington, D.C., that Obama would lay out plans on energy, manufacturing, education and other “reforms.”

He used words such as “concrete ideas” and “blueprint” to describe the portion of Obama’s speech that would zero in on the middle class. Obama would be “putting some flesh on the bones there,” he said.

“He’s working on it as we speak,” Plouffe added.

But Plouffe also asked his audience at the mayors’ conference to help the administration out. “Seriously, if you’ve got ideas, send them our way,” Plouffe said.

Plouffe’s message wasn’t political, and the former campaign manager repeatedly downplayed the presidential election that is dominating the headlines. He brushed aside a reporter afterward who asked about Thursday night’s Republican debate.

“The election is still 10 long months away,” he said in his speech.

Plouffe addressed a sprawling ballroom at the Capital Hilton Hotel, although it was only about half-full, with fewer than 100 people (mayors and their staffs) listening.

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...te and a Danish and they`ll serve the beverage in a cup with their logo on the side and more than likely you`ll be given a napkin that has undergone the same type of treatment. You can`t blame eateries for having personalised paper goods because it provides them with a great advertising opportunity. A bold design can leave a lasting impression on the customer`s mind and when establishment want Custom napkins printing they know exactly where they can turn. They`ll make enquiries with specialist firms who provide a host of print services for their customers. Many of these specialist firms concentrate on the catering industry and they supply printed products that are suitable for cafes, coffee houses, restaurants and fast food stores as well as goods that are destined for unique one-off promotional events. The Custom napkins printing firms opera...
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Gas Training Courses - Gas Training Courses
...for Corgi registration can enroll on a number of gas training courses that can help them with the process. The training that is provided on the comprehensive training courses is of the highest level and candidates will soon be armed with new skills and experience to enhance their future career prospects. A variety of gas training courses are now available and the prices and the duration of the training that is received will vary depending on which course is being attended. Re-assessment packages are available that can provide refresher training and courses can be found that cater for boilers and other domestic appliances such as cookers, fires and water heaters. The more qualifications that you obtain as a gas fitter the more your skills will be in demand. As a fitter that has attended as many gas training courses as possible, you`ll be widely knowle...
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Drain Survey Portsmouth - Drain Survey Portsmouth
...ant the repair and maintenance of your drainage system is until some thing goes wrong with it! Because of this it is very important to have a Drain survey Portsmouthperformed on your drains to make sure there are no problems such as fractured pipes, tree roots blocking drains, fence post through a pipe, collapsed drains or even vermin living with in your drains. Using small closed circuit television cameras, this company will examine the under ground drains to find the causes of any blockages or structural failure with in your drain system. The CCTV equipment used for the Drain survey Portsmouthis highly portable and can survey pipe diameters from as narrow as 75mm (3`) upwards. The camera provides you with a high definition colour picture of the interior of your drainage system. This allows an effective diagnosis to be made of any problem...
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Office Air Conditioning - Office Air Conditioning
...many years ago that didn`t have any type of air conditioning fitted. Talk about hot, during the summer months I would literally be a puddle at my desk trying to cope with the humidity that was created. The problem is a large group of people, a wide variety of electronic machinery and a lack of air conditioning are hardly a great mix. In today`s buildings it can essential to have office air conditioning up and running because workers would wilt without such services. Due to their designs most contemporary office buildings have their office air conditioning built in because there is a real lack of natural ventilation. It can be essential that workers are given good quality air to breathe at work because they can become ill without such facilities. With decent office air conditioning at work a worker will thrive in their work setting. Looking back, it was crazy ...
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Birth Announcements - Birth Announcements
...our friends smile at the wonderful news that you`ve just given them. Anyone that cares about you will be delighted when the birth announcements arrive and they deliver the fantastic news about your beautiful baby. As proud parents you deserve your special moment, so why not send out birth announcements when junior enters the world?...
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Leasehold Enfranchisement - Leasehold Enfranchisement
...don properties can take professional advice about the Leasehold Enfranchisement . If they own a leasehold house they might want to buy the freehold on the property but many won`t have a clue as to where they can begin the set the wheels in motion. They might want to extend the lease on the property and if a number of residents are living in a communal block of apartments they might want to collectively buy the freehold on their building. All of these situations can seem a little daunting at first but the world of Leasehold Enfranchisement doesn`t have to be complicated. Practices have been established in the London area and they cater for properties in and around the capital city. Clients that own large houses or flats in the area can make contact with the practices with regards to the Leasehold Enfranchisement . Methodical advice and a...
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Blu Ray Duplication - Blu Ray Duplication
...ns that are available. Replication processes can be undertaken for large orders but for smaller types of orders blu ray duplication should be more than adequate. It`s normal for runs of less than 500 to use the blu ray duplication process. This proves to be the best option available and it certainly works out to be the most cost effective. Choosing the right company to carry out the duplication process will be essential and if you are based in London a local firm can comfortably cater for your needs. Swift can provide you with a high quality blu ray duplication process regardless of the amount of discs that you need duplicating. Using the latest technology this experienced company will deliver your discs within the allocated time. If you need help or advice about blue ray technology they will be more than willin...
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Confidential Waste - Confidential Waste
... and hope that the refuse people ensure that it is disposed of correctly. This is hardly a secure procedure is it and it could lead to your private paperwork falling into the wrong hands. What would happen if one of your business rivals could lay their hands on sensitive information? How damaging could this be to your firm? Bags of Confidential Wasteshould be disposed of in a secure manner and the services of waste management firms will ensure that your data is shredded and disposed of in an efficient and secure manner. No longer will you need to worry about sensitive data being made available to third parties because it will be destroyed beyond recognition. This can include materials such as bank statements and planning documents, contracts or proposals to name but a few items. CDs, mi...
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Drain Repairs - Drain Repairs
...ins can ask qualified companies to complete Drain Repairs for them. Both private and commercial customers can benefit by the services of the drain engineers who provide high levels of customer satisfaction regardless of what site they attend. A number of problems can arise with drains and it`s only when the engineers attend the site that they can establish what type of Drain Repairs will be suitable for each individual case. One thing you can rely on is the drain engineers will carry out a highly professional service when they are called into action. They respect their customers and want to provide them with a service they will be happy with. Problems with drains can soon be dealt with once the engineers have been on site. They`ll carry out the Drain Repairs with the minimum of fuss and leave you with drains that remove waste water wi...
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Photocopiers - Photocopiers
... types of photocopiers? These machines would take up massive amounts of space within the office setting and they were ugly, awkward and in constant need of attention from a photocopier engineer. Switch them on they would lazily whirr into life and it would feel like an absolute age until they were warmed up and ready to copy your documents. Modern photocopiers are nothing like the antiquated relics of old; they are more powerful, slim and streamlined and operate with greater efficiency. Desktop versions are now available that suit the smaller type of office settings and these hardly take up any room whatsoever. Switch one of these machines on you`ll get an instant reaction as the unit will be ready to go to work in hardly anytime. Designed specifically for quick and easy integration with the office network everyone in the department can gain ...
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Digital Printer Bath - Digital Printer Bath
... you think that it`s the best one that your company has designed. You can`t wait to see the brochure in printed format and without haste it will be sent to the Digital printer Bath that takes care of all of your print requirements. For the past 15 years you have been using the same print firm and due to this you have established a great working relationship. When you require stationery and company literature printing you give the Digital printer Bath a call and they cater for all of your print requirements. They provide exemplary printing and have a quick turnaround time which helps when you drop orders on their toes at the very last minute. Both wide format and lithographic printing services can be provided by the Digital printer Bath. They are equally happy to provide print process for local custom...
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Ricoh Photocopiers - Ricoh Photocopiers
...and print, scan, fax and copy could be high on your list of priorities. Go back a few years and the humble office photocopier could just about manage to copy a few documents before it fell ill and needed some TLC from its favourite engineer. Today it`s a different story as modern ricoh photocopiers like nothing more than a decent day`s hard work. Place one of these modern marvels in your office setting and you can manage your documents far more efficiently. One of the many drawbacks of the machines of old was their painfully slow warm up times. You`d be eager to crack on but your copier would be yawning as it tortuously began its sleep-inducing warm up process. State-of-the-art ricoh photocopiers warm in hardly anytime at all and you can print 50 pages per minute with one of these amazing machine...
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Weighbridge Scale - Weighbridge Scale
... On certain sites the truck can be weighed when it`s empty and again when it has a full load. In quarries and other environments where large and heavy loads might need to be moved a Weighbridge scale can be installed on the site. This task will be a fairly complex operation and it will involve the help of companies who manufacture all types of weighing equipment. Surface mounted weighbridges can be installed by such companies so that vehicles can easily be weighed to check their loads. With a Weighbridge scale in place companies won`t have any excuses for not ensuring that their vehicles stick to the law and keep their loads within their prescribed weight limits. ...
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Buy Freehold - Buy Freehold
...ty to buy freehold if they possibly can. As he says, if they buy freehold, they are not going to be bothered by people asking for ground rent every year and, if they buy freehold, they know that the property is theirs through and through. I think that the fact that he gives this extra advice to his clients really helps make his business the most popular estate agency in the area. After all, he knows that the clients he has on his books looking for property to buy are one day going to sell their houses. He says that if he gives them that extra service now then he is much more likely to get their business than another estate agent would. This personal touch certainly seems to work for him and he has so many people giving him repeat business whenever they move. He also has a lot of recommenda...
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Explosive Detection Training - Explosive Detection Training
...ng to boost the security of your company in line with the current terrorism ratings, but have no idea where to start. There is one company who specialize in supplying top quality training for security staff in all fields of security. They can provide you with training in all areas including such areas as explosive detection training, and counter terrorism training to name just two. All searchers are ex-police or military trained search personnel. Strings Security provides explosive detection training to corporate organisations and government agencies in counter terrorism, search, bomb awareness and EOD / IEDD. Additional services include specialist operations, security penetration testing, security audits, contingency and evacuation planning. So whether you just want your security staff to refresh their skills or whether you want your team to under go explosive detection tra...
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Kitchen Ventilation - Kitchen Ventilation
...the vegetables that will be on the boil. Without effective kitchen ventilation a host of kitchen workers will be feeling the heat. One can only imagine what it must be like to work under constant pressure inside the kitchen of a busy eatery. The head chef will be barking their orders and woe betide anyone who can`t keep up with the pace. At least with decent kitchen ventilation in place the worst of the heat and fumes can be kept at bay. Powerful systems will extract steam, smells and fumes and release them gently outside. Bespoke systems can be installed inside kitchen areas and technical teams can work with the customer to ensure that they acquire the right type of ventilation for their needs. Things can get pretty heated within a kitchen setting if adequate levels of kitchen ventilation aren`t up and runnin...
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Foam Insulation - Foam Insulation
...unced that their bills might rise once more in the very near future. This leaves us home owners with plenty more food for thought as we wonder what other cutbacks we can make. Making the home more energy efficient is one way that we can save money in the long run. Having the roof insulated is a clever idea as heat can be lost through the tiles. A foam insulation system is proving to be popular at the moment and many council and local authorities are putting it to good use. Domestic homes can also benefit by the foam insulation process and it could save them fortunes when they get their next fuel bill. So how does this clever system work and is it a messy process to undertake? A team of foam sprayers will visit your home and spray foam to the underside of your roof tiles. This foam hardens to form a solid foam structure that s...
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Dvd Replication - Dvd Replication
...ovide a fast, efficient and totally reliable dvd replication and cd replication service then you have come to the right place, if you are currently searching on line. Experienced cd and dvd replication business usually have more than 25 years experience under their belt. They will offer you every service you require to make sure your important project is completed on time every time AND within your budget, no matter how big or small that may be, they are fully aware that time scales need to be adhered to at all times. This is done with at the top quality you would expect. Their customer base range from large multinational businesses right, through to small business and individuals. CD Replication and dvd replication is the process used when the size needed is usually 1000 units or more. When a CD or DVD is replicated an inj...
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