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Understanding wind turbine obstruction lighting procedures and responsibilities outlined by the FAA.
Andy Rudolph
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The U.S. Department of Energy established its Wind Powering America (WPA) initiative in 1999 with the goal of increasing the installed wind capacity, then around 2.5GW, to 5GW by 2005 and 10GW by 2010. It also set goals for wind generation capacity at the state level and renewable energy consumption at the federal level of 5 percent by 2010.
In fact, by 2005 the national installed wind capacity had reached over 9GW—far surpassing the original WPA goal. During this same time, the average generating capacity of mass produced wind turbines increased by more than 40 percent. Wind turbines were getting taller and wind farms were growing larger. Until this time FAA Advisory Circulars had treated wind turbines much like communication towers, requiring prescribed lighting on each structure. Wind turbine farms represented a new type of obstruction, not a lone structure like a communication tower, and not multiple structures closely spaced together like "antenna farms," but many tall structures spread over large distances. The FAA's William J. Hughes Technical Center took on the task of studying how best to mark wind turbine farms. The study took over four years to complete and included eleven wind turbine sites in five separate states. The result of the study, a report authored by James W. Patterson, Jr., titled "DEVELOPMENT OF OBSTRUCTION LIGHTING STANDARDS FOR WIND TURBINE FARMS" was published in November, 2005. FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K Obstruction Marking and Lighting was updated in February of 2007 and incorporates many of the recommendations of the Patterson report with the addition of Chapter 13. Marking and Lighting Wind Turbine Farms.
Marking and Lighting of Wind Turbine Farms
The following is brief summary of FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, Chapter 13, Marking and Lighting of Wind Turbine Farms. The complete Advisory Circular is available at www.faa.gov. Red flashing obstruction lights (FAA Type L-864) are the preferred lighting system for wind farms. Light fixtures should be placed as high as possible on the nacelle for increased visibility. Wind turbines around the periphery of an array of turbines should be lit. Unlighted gaps of less than one half statue mile are allowed in many instances, however, a wind turbine located apart from the grouping of turbines should be lit. The array of flashing obstruction lights should be synchronized to flash simultaneously. For daytime conspicuity turbine structures painted in a bright white or light off-white color are effective. Other colors, such as light gray or blue are less effective.
Monitoring Obstruction Lights
Section 47 of FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K addresses monitoring of obstruction lights. This brief section covers both visual and automatic monitoring. Figure 1
Visual Monitoring
The AC states "It is extremely important to visually inspect obstruction lighting in all operating intensities at least once every 24 hours on systems without automatic monitoring." Since the release of 70/7460-1K in February of 2007 most wind turbine farms have used the "preferred L-864 red flashing lights." L-864 lights have only one operating intensity so a single visual inspection every 24 hours performed when the light is operating is all that is required. Prior to the 2007 revision of the AC, wind turbine farms may have used white lighting systems (L-865) or dual red/white lighting systems (L-864/L-865), both of which have two operating intensities. Both of these types of lighting systems have different operating intensities for day time and night time operation. Dual lighting systems are also commonly used on meteorological towers (MET towers). Lighting systems with two operating intensities require visual inspection of day intensity operation and night intensity operation, requiring two inspections daily. It can be argued that a single visual inspection where the photocell is stimulated (covered to block light or illuminated with artificial light) to force the system to change operational intensity would be an acceptable alternative, however, visual verification of night time intensities during day can prove to be difficult. The AC also requires that a log be maintained for each lit structure in which the daily operational status of the lighting system be maintained.
•Visually inspect all L-864 red flashing obstruction lighting systems at least once every 24 hours.
• Visually inspect all L-864/L-865 obstruction lighting systems during day intensity operation and during night intensity operation.
• Maintain a log of each lit structure noting the operational status of the lighting system for each 24 hour period. Note all operational intensities inspected.
Automatic Monitoring
While the FAA Advisory Circular does allow for visual inspection of obstruction lighting systems, the size and location of wind farms is rapidly making visual inspection impractical. The Advisory Circular addresses this in stating "In the event that a structure is not readily accessible for visual observation, a properly maintained automatic monitor should be used." Wind turbines are typically equipped with remote monitoring capability such as SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition). Wind turbine obstruction lighting systems provide dry-contact alarm points that can be easily interfaced to monitoring equipment such as SCADA for alarm notification. All available dry contact alarms on the obstruction lighting system should be monitored. During installation, the latency of the alarm reporting should be measured to verify that it happens quickly enough to allow reporting within the 30-minute time window. Similar to visual monitoring, the AC similarly states that "When using remote monitoring devices, the communication status and operational status of the system should be confirmed at least once every 24 hours."
• Verify the communication status of the system at least once every 24 hours.
• Verify the operational status of each obstruction light at least once every 24 hours.
• Maintain a log of each lit structure noting the operational status of the lighting system for each 24 hour period.
Section 23 of FAA AC 70/7460-1K addresses light failure notification or reporting. The AC states "Any failure or malfunction that lasts more than thirty (30) minutes and affects a top light or a flashing obstruction light, regardless of position, should be reported immediately." The AC includes the basic information required for reporting an obstruction light outage, however, it refers the reader to the "telephone book" or to www.afss.com (Automated Flight Service Station) web site for information on who to contact to report outages. Unfortunately, neither of these resources provides quick access to the contact information for reporting an outage. A valuable resource that clearly presents this information is the FAA's Obstruction Evaluation / Airport Airspace Analysis (OE/AAA) web site (https://oeaaa.faa.gov). In the left side bar of this the page there is a link for "Light Outage Reporting." The Light Outage Reporting page lists the toll free numbers for reporting, 877-487-6867, for Alaska 800-478-3576, as well as detailed information that will be required to complete the report. This site has many other useful resources in the sidebar so it is worth spending some time exploring. When you call the toll free number, you will be connected with Lockheed Martin Flight Services. An automated system will ask you "What state are you departing from?" You should answer will the name of the state in which you wish to report the outage. You will then be directed to Flight Service Specialist who will ask you for information regarding the outage. The list below is an example of the minimum that should be recorded for an obstruction light outage report. This list also contains much of the information the Flight Service Specialist may request. Figure 2
• Your name and the name of your company or organization
• Your phone number
• Name or identification number of the structure.
• The type of Structure
• Location of structure (latitude/longitude)
• Height of structure above ground level (AGL)/above mean sea level (AMSL)
• Nearest Airport to the structure with the outage.
• A return to service date (usually assumed to be 15 days)
• Your initials (usually given using the NATO phonetic alphabet, ie. "Alpha-Zulu")
• Flight Service Specialist initials for the outage report
• Date and time of the outage report
The Flight Service Specialist will issue a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) describing the outage. NOTAMs are associated with airports so you may be asked for the airport nearest the structure with the outage. You may also be asked for the "ASN" or "ASR." For telecommunication structures this is the Antenna Structure Registration Number, but for wind turbines and MET towers you will not have such a number. The Flight Service Station processes an average of 13,200 obstruction light outage NOTAMs each month. Since most of these NOTAMs are issued for communication and broadcast towers it is often assumed you are reporting on a structure that is regulated by the FCC.
A NOTAM will be issued that will last 15 days after which time it will automatically be canceled. If additional time past the 15 days is required to repair the outage, call before the NOTAM expires and request to extend the NOTAM. Rather than let the NOTAM expire, call and cancel the NOTAM when a repair has been completed and the lighting system is functioning correctly. Allowing NOTAMs to expire is at least considered bad housekeeping. In the world of telecommunications, FCC licensees risk fines when a NOTAM is allowed to expire. In addition to the information listed above the date and time that the NOTAM was canceled should be recorded as well as the initials of the Flight Service Specialist who canceled the NOTAM.
• Flight Service Specialist for NOTAM cancellation
• Date and time of NOTAM cancellation
Keeping an up-to-date database of information on each structure equipped with obstruction lighting is essential to facilitating the timely and accurate reporting of light outages.
Reporting via the Internet with e-NOTAM II
At a time when everything is changing through internet connectivity one might wonder why you have to pick up a telephone and call a toll free number to report a tower light outage. The FAA has undertaken the Federal NOTAM System (FNS) modernization initiative and it is approaching completion. Companies providing tower light monitoring services, like my employer International Tower Lighting, LLC (www.i-nocc.com), already use FNS NOTAM Origination Service (FNS NOS) to electronically file NOTAMs, and "Sponsors" such as wind farms, broadcasters, and wireless infrastructure providers are being provided with access to e-NOTAM-II (EN-II) Web Application to request NOTAMs using a web portal. The EN-II web site contains a new user registration link that can be used to request access. EN-II accounts must be individual so each person who will need to file NOTAMs must register at https://notams.aim.faa.gov/en2/.
While the FCC does not have regulatory authority over wind farms, it may be of benefit to review some of their requirements. FCC rules in 47 CFR §17.47 require quarterly light Inspections.
47 CFR §17.47 "The owner of any antenna structure which is registered with the Commission …. Shall inspect at intervals not to exceed 3 months all automatic or mechanical control devices, indicators, and alarm systems associated with the antenna structure lighting to insure that such apparatus is functioning properly."
Performing and documenting quarterly light inspections would be an appropriate practice for wind farm operators to consider adopting.
While the majority of this article has dealt with FAA Advisory Circular 70/7560-1K requirements for reporting light outages and filing NOTAMs, a NOTAM is not a substitute for a properly functioning obstruction lighting system. The Advisory Circular makes this point well:
"Sponsors should keep in mind that conspicuity is achieved only when all recommended lights are working. Partial equipment outages decrease the margin of safety. Any outage should be corrected as soon as possible."
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Longechaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Geography
The commune is  from Vercel on a plateau near a forest.

Population

Economy
Agriculture and the dairy industry remain the principal activities of the village.

See also
 Communes of the Doubs department

References

External links

 Longechaux on the intercommunal Web site of the department

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Q: How to slow a function that types a random string from an array when it comes across a period or comma? I have a typewriter function as such:

var myArray = [
  'sentence. another sentence.',
  'this sentence. yet another sentence.',
];
var rand = myArray[Math.floor(Math.random() * myArray.length)];
var i = 0;
var speed = 55;

function typeWriter() {
  if (i < rand.length) {
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}

typeWriter();

How can I have the typewriter function speed change to say, 80ms, if the character it's currently typing is a period or comma, then return to 55ms when it's typing normal letters? This would help me to imitate the rhythm of speech with the typing function and improve readability. Thanks for your help.

A: Just change speed or the 2nd param to setTimeout.
While you're at it, you may as well make the code cleaner by:
1) using await instead of setTimeout,
2) name your delays (e.g. DELAYS) as opposed to a bunch of inline constants
3) use a proper for loop instead of a reinventing the for loop with if statements
4) use proper local variables and function params instead of global variables.
5) Use Element.textContent instead of innerHTML
6) Use single quotes in JS unless necessary to do otherwise.

let el = document.querySelector('div');

let wait = delay => new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, delay));

let typeWriter = async sentence => {
  const DELAYS = {'.': 500, ',': 200, default: 55};

  for (let c of sentence) {
    el.textContent += c;
    await wait(DELAYS[c] || DELAYS.default);
  }
};

typeWriter('sentence. a comma, another sentence. this sentence. yet another sentence.');

A: Just check the current character inside typeWriter, and set the next character's timeout accordingly.
To achieve this, it's practical to use the conditional (ternary) operator (? :):
var myArray = ['sentence. another sentence.',
              'this sentence. yet another sentence.',
           ];
var rand = myArray[Math.floor(Math.random() * myArray.length)];
var i = 0;
function typeWriter() {
  if (i < rand.length) {
    document.getElementById("question").innerHTML += rand.charAt(i);
    setTimeout(typeWriter, ['.', ','].includes(rand.charAt(i)) ? 80 : 55);
    i++
  }
}

A: You already have a variable called speed, so why not change its value when the current character is a comma or a period? (Don't forget to change it back later!).

var myArray = ['sentence. another sentence.',
              'this sentence. yet another sentence.',
           ];
var rand = myArray[Math.floor(Math.random() * myArray.length)];
var i = 0;
var speed = 55;
  function typeWriter() {
    if (i < rand.length) {
      document.getElementById("question").innerHTML += rand.charAt(i);

    if(rand.charAt(i) == '.' || rand.charAt(i) == ',') {
      speed = 1000;
    }
    else {
      speed = 85;
    }
    i++;
    setTimeout(typeWriter, speed);
  }
}

typeWriter();

A: This is how I'd do it (makes it more modular, also in ES6 style)
const typeWriter = (str, writeTo, charDelays) => {
  if (!str) return; // Empty
  const nextChar = str.charAt(0);
  writeTo.textContent += nextChar;
  setTimeout(
    () => typeWriter(str.slice(1), writeTo, charDelays), // typeWriter rest of the string
    charDelays[nextChar] || charDelays.DEFAULT || 55 // Custom delay per character
  );
}

Then you can do this:
typeWriter('my, very awesome, string!?', document.getElementById('question'), {
  '!': 80,
  ',': 80
});

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Home » CUNA's GAC is can't-miss
CUNA's GAC is can't-miss
When 5,000 people rally around a united cause, anything feels possible.
Jim Nussle
Right now, I should pause and take stock of the year that's almost over.
After all, it's been a momentous one. Together, we've achieved many lasting accomplishments on behalf of the credit union movement we fight for every day.
We won big legislative victories, stopped bank attacks, preserved our tax status at the state and federal levels, and ran a record-breaking campaign strategy to elect a credit union majority to Congress.
But I don't feel like slowing down. Maybe it's just the way I'm wired, but I'm too excited about the next big things we're going to do together.
I'm already looking forward to CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC). As president and CEO of CUNA, maybe that's not surprising. But I know it's not just me.
Come March 10-14, more than 5,000 credit union people will arrive in Washington, D.C., for GAC, the credit union industry's largest event.
These are passionate, dyed-in-the-wool credit union people arriving in our nation's capital fired-up and ready to march our movement forward.
I think back to earlier this year, standing on the stage at GAC as a sea of attendees in the general session pulled out their phones and sent messages to their legislators live in the conference hall.
Between those of us at the conference and everyone watching at home via the livestream, we inundated our representatives with thousands of messages urging them to vote "yes" on the bipartisan, common-sense regulation bill, S. 2155.
We followed that up with Hike the Hill visits, telling policymakers exactly how their decisions affect credit unions and their more than 110 million members.
A delegation of credit union people even met with President Donald Trump.
You know what happened next: Shortly after GAC, S. 2155 passed the Senate and was signed into law in May.
GAC matters. When 5,000 passionate credit union people come together to rally around a united cause, anything feels possible. That feeling is electric, and I guarantee you'll return to your credit union reinvigorated.
More than advocacy happens at GAC. The conference offers keynote speakers and breakout sessions from renowned speakers, the largest exhibit hall of any event in financial services, and a wide range of networking opportunities with leaders from around the country.
This year, former Massachusetts senator and Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver the keynote address. As the first sitting Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman to serve as secretary of state in more than a century, Kerry drew from this experience to provide the State Department with global stewardship on issues ranging from nuclear nonproliferation to radical extremists to humanitarian challenges and the rising threat of climate change.
His insights into our current political environment and America's role on the world stage will be fascinating.
At the conference, you'll take away best practices and glean wisdom from political, business, and media thought leaders; expand your credit union networks; and gain access to cutting-edge vendors in financial services.
But more than that, you'll participate in an event that shapes our industry.
At last year's GAC, not only did we help pass S. 2155—bringing real, lasting regulatory relief to all of America's credit unions—we unveiled the Awareness Initiative's show-stopping Open Your Eyes to a Credit Union creative campaign.
It's in those moments—where you can feel our movement taking a step into the future right in front of your eyes—that you realize GAC is unmissable.
JIM NUSSLE is president/CEO of CUNA.
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GAO-11-564R: Published: May 26, 2011. Publicly Released: May 26, 2011.
Our recent reviews of U.S counternarcotics programs in Mexico and Afghanistan highlighted the need to improve the programs' performance measures to track progress. The Department of State (State) received over $1 billion in its fiscal year 2010 appropriation for international counternarcotics assistance programs. The vast majority of this funding--about 90 percent in fiscal year 2010--supports counternarcotics programs in five countries--Mexico, Afghanistan, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia. State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is primarily responsible for implementing U.S. assistance programs involving eradication of illicit crops, interdiction of drug trafficking, and drug demand reduction, which represented about 85 percent of State's counternarcotics appropriation in fiscal year 2010. INL implements a large share of its funding through contractors, primarily for aviation support for eradication and interdiction efforts. Congress asked us to review State's performance measures for its counternarcotics programs. On March 10, 2011, we briefed congressional staff on our preliminary findings in which we described State's performance management system, including State's standard indicators for measuring the performance of counternarcotics assistance in recipient countries and requirements for posts to develop project-specific performance measures. Following the briefing, in subsequent correspondence with your office, we agreed to provide to you the information presented in the briefing, updated with additional material, that describes (1) how State measures the performance of its international counternarcotics assistance efforts, and (2) the nature of its counternarcotics contracts and whether these contracts are linked to State's performance management system. This report provides a summary of the observations conveyed at this briefing.
State measures the performance of its counternarcotics activities based on information provided by the Narcotic Affairs Sections (NAS) at overseas posts on both high-level indicators and project-level indicators. State currently has nine standard indicators for its eradication, interdiction, and drug demand reduction programs, which overseas posts report on, if applicable, to the Office of the Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance in annual Performance Plans and Reports. These reports include targets and results, and form the basis for State's annual reporting of results to the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). In addition to these standard indicators, INL requires posts to develop project-specific performance measures and include them in letters of agreement (LOA) with recipient countries. According to State officials, INL is developing new guidelines for monitoring and evaluation, which would require posts to develop a performance management plan that defines each project's performance measures and establishes an approach for periodic monitoring. INL also reports results of its counternarcotics efforts for each country in its annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), although this report does not necessarily identify performance targets in its country narratives. According to INL officials responsible for contract management, INL generally does not link the performance of individual contracts to its overall program performance assessments, in part because performance measures in contracts relate specifically to fulfillment of contract requirements rather than broad program goals. For example, performance measures in the aviation equipment and support contracts define targets for availability of aircraft and the number of flights to be conducted, not drug interdiction or eradication targets. In addition to aviation equipment and support, which constitute the bulk of contract obligations related to counternarcotics efforts, other INL counternarcotics contract activities include meal services and lodging for counternarcotics personnel, and commodities, such as fuel and vehicles. According to INL officials, State does not have a centralized inventory of counternarcotics contracts. Instead, contract data at State are disaggregated between the Narcotics Affairs Sections at overseas posts and the governmentwide FPDS. An INL official noted that INL has begun the process of developing its own database of counternarcotics contracts. Overseas posts are generally responsible for setting contract requirements and conducting contract oversight of counternarcotics activities.


To the best of our knowledge, any attempt to replace the current Army APFT has been halted. We have lined through the text on this page until we know more.
Along with rolling out a new Phsyical Fitness Test for Soldiers called the Army Physical Readiness Test (APRT), the Army is recommending that Soldiers complete the Army Combat Readiness Test (ACRT). According to a recent news article, the ACRT "incorporates warrior tasks and provides a more accurate assessment of the physical readiness training program and the Soldier's individual capability".
The Army Combat Readiness Test includes the following and will be completed with the Soldier wearing the Army Combat Uniform, Advanced Combat Helmet and weapon.
Sample Diagram of how an Army Combat Readiness Test (ACRT) Course may be set up at unit.


A study of more than 1.6 million adults treated in the emergency department after fainting -- medically known as a "syncope" -- found less than 1 percent had a blockage in an artery leading to the lungs, or pulmonary embolism.
The implication is that when patients seek care in an ER following a fainting episode, they do not need hospital admission or unnecessary invasive testing, said study lead author Dr. Giorgio Costantino.
Simple observation and heart monitoring is usually all that's called for, said Costantino, a cardiology researcher in Italy.
"We think that it is very important to do the right tests for the patients that need them," he said. "But performing diagnostic tests can also be dangerous, and cause more harms than benefits."
Only when fainting can be linked to palpitations (rapid or irregular heartbeat), shortness of breath, chest pain or other major disorders is more aggressive medical attention warranted, added Costantino, of the Ospedale Maggiore in Milan.
However, one U.S. expert voiced more caution.
Dr. Gregg Fonarow noted the new study also found that among certain groups of patients, blood clot risk was as high as one out of every 25.
That "could not be accurately described as rare," said Fonarow, director of the University of California, Los Angeles Cardiomyopathy Center.
While Fonarow agreed that fainting often has "entirely benign" causes, he said some cases are "life-threatening." He therefore stressed the continuing "critical" need to consider blood clots as a possible cause when diagnosing fainting patients.
Fonarow played no role in the study.
Pulmonary blood clots have long been recognized as one cause of fainting, but research on its prevalence has been scanty, the study authors said.
By definition, fainting occurs when patients experience a temporary loss of consciousness "caused by a global brain reduction in blood flow," said Costantino.
Fainting is common, with one in every four people fainting at least once in their lifetime, according to background research with the study.
Costantino said young people are particularly prone to a type of fainting known as "reflex syncope." This can be brought on by a drop in blood pressure or heart rate in reaction to pain or particularly stressful emotions.
Still, fainting is not usually a cause for undue alarm, he said.
When someone faints, have the person lie down, try to take a pulse, and raise the legs, "since most faintings are due to hypotension (low blood pressure)," Costantino said.
However, he agreed with Fonarow that some fainting spells have a more serious cause. These can include a heart rhythm abnormality, a rupture of the aorta blood vessel or a blood clot, he said.
To determine the prevalence of lung blood clots among fainting patients, Costantino and his associates pored over 2000-2016 data from hospital emergency rooms. The hospitals were in four countries: Canada, Denmark, Italy, and the United States.
In the end, pulmonary blood clots were found to have occurred in up to 0.55 percent of all patients seen by ER staff after fainting. Among hospitalized patients, between 0.15 percent and 2.10 percent had blood clots that traveled to their lungs.
The findings were published online Jan. 29 in JAMA Internal Medicine.


One of the things I love most about fall decor is that it can be rustic and natural, but not look like you got it out of your backyard….even if you did!
I like to sort through what I already have when decorating for fall. It's way more fun shopping in your own home than shelling out cash for decor that will only be around for two months out of the year. Just add some outside elements and you've got yourself some magazine worthy decor for free!
So, this first centerpiece is great for a kitchen table or even a coffee table as long as you don't have small children…I've made that mistake before!
Basket – I love this basket for so many reasons. It's simple, rustic and aged. It was holding our mail, but it is the perfect size for this centerpiece.
Fabric – Using fabric in your centerpiece adds texture and warmth. This is one of my favorite tablecloths folded with a couple corners hanging over the sides. This tablecloth pulled double duty because it filled the basket to give the other elements lots of height. Otherwise, everything would hide in the bottom of the basket.
Tiny Basket – Do you remember my basket of river rocks? I decided to repurpose it for a couple months. It's quite small, and I didn't want it to disappear, so I added something underneath for some additional height. Any ideas what I used? A magic eraser. It was the perfect size!
Acorns – You may have an oak tree in your yard that provides you with hundreds of adorable acorns each fall. If so, grab em up! I don't, but found some at my kids' T-Ball field. Keep your eyes open when you are outside. You never know what you may stumble upon.
Candle – Any candle will do, but as you probably saw in my previous post, I have some favorites that I like to use. My candle is a beautiful pumpkin orange. I tied some twine around the top to add a bit of fall-ish whimsy.
Foliage – I borrowed some berries and faux green hydrangea out of a bouquet I had saved from my sister's wedding last year. If you don't have an old bouquet lying around, you could easily use mums from your garden, or even sticks. Use it to fill in the holes around your bigger elements.
Pumpkin – This will probably surprise you, but I don't actually have a pumpkin patch in my backyard. So, I had to break down and buy this cutie for 69 cents at the grocery store. I kinda feel like it was worth it though!
These next two photos were taken of the centerpieces at our wedding. We were married on a gorgeous day in October, and the fall colors were plentiful.
I love the base of this centerpiece. It's a lid from a crab basket! Only in Maryland.
It also has lots of grassy foliage and an unraveled grapevine. Simple and beautiful.
That bright, orange pumpkin makes me smile. There are really no rules when it comes to making a fall centerpiece. Keep it cheap and go wild!
I have to share one more centerpiece. This shows how much our little kiddos are watching and learning from us. After I finished my centerpiece, my five-year-old daughter put this one together.
It is humbling realizing God has given me the underserved gift of parenting my sweet little girl. These moments are precious.


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Harley-Davidson Museum; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Client: Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Design Architect: Pentagram Architecture
Architect of Record: Hammel, Green & Abrahamson
Engineers: Hammel, Green & Abrahamson; Graef Anhalt Schloemer & Associates
Contractors: The Sigma Group; M.A. Mortenson Companys
Consultant: Hammel, Green & Abrahamson
Category: Design - Institutional
Located just to the south of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, along the Menomonee River, the Harley-Davidson Museum celebrates the rich legacy of the company, those who ride, and their enthusiasm for Harley-Davidson motorcycles. The Museum, which opened in July 2008, has brought a breath of green back to a derelict industrial site.
Long ago occupied by a salt manufacturing plant, the site has been renewed through thoughtful, sustainable site design. Grading strategies were balanced against the technical limitations of the existing seawall structures to top the site's contaminated soil with fresh earth, giving rise to restoration opportunities reminiscent of the Menomonee River Valley riparian landscape. The Museum's sustainable aspects stretch out into the overflow parking lots, nicknamed as 'Parking Gardens,' which include a series of grass parking stalls and large planting beds intended to minimize stormwater runoff.
In spite of its freshened appearance, the museum is contextually grounded in the industrial heritage of the area through the use of reclaimed site features and the design of custom elements such as I-beam benches and steel planters. The vernacular of Harley-Davidson inspired the visual design details. Stainless steel rivets were abstracted as a unique design component to create a texture within the site and provide a memorial opportunity for dealers and enthusiasts to mark their connection to the company's history.
From the beginning, the entire site was considered 'The Museum' allowing visitors near and far to extend their museum experience to outdoor spaces connected by riverwalks, to mingle in a natural setting, and to enjoy the waterfront atmosphere. A public space, the riverfront has also become a popular destination for walkers and bicyclists. This revitalized green space has already become a part of the city's urban fabric-a place for the City of Milwaukee to enjoy for generations to come.
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Since the opening of the sea ban policy, Taiwan's yachting leisure has gradually emerged, and a complete industry development must have a full range of hardware and software. ARGO Yacht Club, the largest yachting leisure leader in Taiwan, is now working on a well-known "secret" in Tainan, the Tainan Anping Yacht City.
Tainan Anping Yacht City, covering a total of 12 hectares of land and water, is composed of a members-only yacht club, a marine academy, a restaurant with ocean views, a resort by Singapore's famous hotel group, Banyan Tree Group, and berth properties. It will become the first and the largest yacht living town in Taiwan, among which the construction of Anping ARGO pier has made many boat owners and people who enjoy boats look forward to it.
The ARGO Yacht Pier is located in Anping, the first city in Taiwan and the ancient capital full of humanities. The continuous coastline along the southwestern coast has been rated by the Port Authority as the most suitable place to build a yacht pier: Anping ARGO Yacht Pier is nestled next to Yuguang Island, which is a small island that serves as a natural wave barrier and provides excellent safety for the pier, forming the most stable yacht pier in Taiwan.
Construction of Anping ARGO Yacht City started in March 2018, and the first phase of 62 berths (including 33 40-foot berths, 11 50-foot berths, 17 60-foot berths, and 1 150-foot berth) has been completed in the pier area. 200 berths will be completed in the future, and the pier will gradually become the largest and best yacht pier in Taiwan.
International Professional Yacht pier
This first large international professional pier in Taiwan has three firsts:
It is a green yacht pier: 95% of the pier materials are recyclable
Both American and European power supply systems are available
Yacht pier with storage space, fire and emergency facilities, and surveillance system
The land area near the berth has an exclusive clubhouse for ARGO Yacht Club members and a restaurant with sea view, adding to the diversity of yachting life in this area. In addition to the tranquil island scenery, the location is close to the downtown area of Tainan, providing convenience for living and having fun at the same time.
ARGO Yacht Club and Singapore's Banyan Tree Group plan to make this area the largest yacht town in Taiwan, with the aim to become Asia's Miami.
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Address: No. 777, Sec. 2, Xingang Rd., Anping Dist., Tainan City 708, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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The arrival of Fall means crisp Autumn temperatures, crunching through the leaves, and pumpkin flavored everything. Along with these fall favorites, the start of school herald the beginning of cold and flu season.
Most common viruses find their way into our bodies via our eyes, nose, mouth, or ears. The pathogens either hitch a ride on our hands, or are spread through minute airborne droplets that are easily spread from person to person.
Common colds are actually a good way for our bodies to build up its defenses against bigger viruses and infections. If your child recovers from a common cold within seven days with no complications, chances are that your child has a well functioning immune system.
If your child seems to catch every sneeze and sniffle that's making the rounds among your child's daycare buddies and play dates, your child may be showing signs of a weak immune system.
Your child's immune system can be compromised by food allergies, preservatives, additives, and sugar. In children with food allergies, the digestive system is taxed, and inflammation becomes an issue, making warding off even common viruses and bacteria a difficult task.
The same goes for excess preservatives and additives, your child's body simply isn't equipped to deal with the toxic overload. Research has shown that sugar impacts your child's immunity. The best thing you can do to boost your child's immunity, is to eliminate additives, preservatives, and sugar wherever possible.
Apples, oranges, carrots, and berries give your child's body a boost of vitamin C, which kicks the body's production of white blood cells into high gear. White blood cells are the body's soldiers that help fight off sickness. Another benefit of this vitamin C boost, is the increase of the body's production of interferon, a powerful antibody that coats the cells and blocks out viruses.
Healthcare professionals recommend five servings of fruits and veggies each day to help keep your child's immune system in tip top shape.
Probiotics are helpful bacteria that naturally live in our guts. They help with digestion, help flush out toxins, and protect our bodies from harmful viruses and bacteria. Any disruption in the ideal levels of these friendly bacteria can cause issues in the way that the body wards off infection.
Over the counter probiotic supplements for children are readily available at your local health food store, or pharmacy. Depending on your child's age, a daily dose of five to twenty billion colony forming units can help keep illness at bay.
Between school, daycare, and activities more and more children are becoming sleep deprived. Excess caffeine and sugars, too much screen time, and simply not making quality sleep a priority are just a few of the contributing factors.
A lack of sleep not only affects your child's mood, it can have an effect on how well his or her body is able to fight off disease and infection.
Sleep deprivation reduces the natural killer cells in the body, which in turn makes your body more likely to succumb to illness, due to impaired immune system function.
Studies show that children who are in daycare are especially at risk for becoming sleep deprived, due to the inability to nap in a strange setting.
Newborns require up to eighteen hours of sleep a day, toddlers require twelve to thirteen hours, and preschoolers and school aged children need ten hours of sleep a day for optimal health.
Electromagnetic frequency has been proven to have a detrimental affect on the quality of sleep people in today's technology obsessed world are getting, the same is true for our children. Limit exposure before bed, and remove devices from sleeping rooms whenever possible to avoid sleep disturbances.
Today's parents are overscheduled and overstressed, and the effects of their hectic lifestyles spill over into their children's lives as well. Stress causes the body to release cortisone and adrenaline, and, over a period of time, overactive stress hormones cause damage to the immune system.
Make sure to limit your child's exposure to stress wherever possible. Keep your schedule manageable so that your family has plenty of downtime to recharge. Keeping your stress levels low will help your family's emotional health as well.
To help protect your child from allergies, diarrhea, ear infections, pneumonia, SIDS, and urinary tract infections, choose to breastfeed your baby for at least the first year of life. Mother's breast milk is packed full of antibodies and immune boosting white blood cells and antibodies that will protect your child from disease now, and help him or her to avoid diabetes, Crohn's disease , and cancer later in life.
Even if you can't commit to breastfeeding baby for a year, healthcare providers urge mothers to nurse their newborns for at least three months to help supplement the natural immunity babies receive from their mothers at birth.
It's no secret that exercise is a vital part of living a healthy lifestyle. Incorporating regular movement into your child's life benefits his or her entire body. A healthy body makes it easier for your child to fight off infection and disease. By establishing an active lifestyle at a young age, your child will also decrease his or her risks for heart disease, diabetes, and depression later in life.
Making exercise a family activity is the best way to incorporate consistent activity into your lives. Just thirty minutes every day can make a difference in the entire family's health profile.Exercising as a family can be fun!
Limiting your child's exposure to germs doesn't actually help his or her immune system, it keeps your child's immune system from becoming overstressed. Healthcare professionals agree that proper handwashing goes a long way towards keeping children and adults healthy.
Hand Washing is necessary before and after meals, after playing outdoors, or playing with pets, after blowing their nose, or using the bathroom. You may want to have your child wash his or her hands after coming home from daycare as well. For quick clean ups on the go, carry antibacterial wipes or hand sanitizer.
To encourage hand washing, have your child pick out child friendly soaps, towels, hand sanitizer, and wipes.
If your child becomes ill, you should throw away their toothbrush as soon as the illness has passed. While your child isn't able to catch the same virus more than once, germs can easily be spread from household member to household member via the germs that are on a toothbrush. If your child has a bacterial infection, he or she can repeatedly become reinfected from the germs that remain on their toothbrush. Be sure to change the glass that you use in the bathroom as well. Better yet, use disposable paper cups in the bathroom to avoid cross contamination.
Another way to keep germs at bay is to disinfect doorknobs, light switches, remotes, telephones, and any other surface or object that frequently comes into contact with your hands or is vulnerable to aerosolized droplets from your mouth or nose.
If either your or your spouse smokes, quit immediately. Cigarette smoke harbors over four thousand toxins that can cause irritation or even kill the cells in the body. Because a children breathe at a faster rate than adults, they are especially susceptible to the toxins contained in cigarette smoke. A child's natural detoxification system is still immature, intensifying the effects of exposure to toxins.
As a parent, you should tell friends and family who smoke that you do not allow smoking in your home. If you or your spouse feels unable to quit smoking to better your child's health, smok outdoors. This doesn't completely remove your child's exposure to toxins, but it is better than smoking anywhere near your child.
While hygiene is definitely important to overall health, but researchers have proven that exposure to some dirt and germs is good for a child's developing immune system.
Think of it this way, just as a baby's brain needs stimulation and interaction to function at optimal levels, your child's immune system requires interaction with germs and microbes to help it to learn to defend itself against the everyday invaders that we are all in contact with every day.
Studies show that children who live on farms, or attend daycares often have less instances of allergies, asthma, and autoimmune diseases as children, and later in life. It seems that giving your child's immune system the opportunity to flex its muscles, within reason, offers life long benefits.
Fevers can actually be beneficial in building your child's immune system and helping them to get over illness more quickly. Having said that, anytime that a child presents a fever of 102 or higher, some form of treatment is needed.
Low grade fevers, below 102, are a sign that your child's immune system is working well to attack whatever illness may be present in the body. Bacteria and viruses thrive in normal body temperatures, higher temperatures actually help the body to get rid of illness quicker than if you treat a low grade fever.
Using ibuprofen or acetaminophen to treat a fever can be risky. Both have been known to cause liver failure when given regularly. Both medicines introduce foreign substances into the body, and the body has to use valuable energy to filter out toxins and harmful ingredients that could be used to heal the body and flush out illness.
There are certain conditions where antibiotics are indicated to effectively treat an illness. But more often than not, the use of antibiotics is not indicated. In fact, many doctors prescribe them at the insistence of concerned parents, often to the detriment of the child's overall health.
When your child's healthcare provider indicates that a course of antibiotics may be necessary to treat illness or infection, request that a culture be collected to show whether or not the issue is viral or bacterial.
Besides the risk of dangerous side effects and allergic reactions, antibiotics wreak havoc on the bacteria in the gut. Antibiotics can't distinguish between healthy and unhealthy bacteria, and destroying the delicate balance of bacteria in the gut opens your child up for repeated illness due to decreased immunity.
If your child legitimately needs a course of antibiotics, it's necessary to take measures to restore balance to the bacteria in the gut. The gut makes up roughly seventy percent of our immunity, and the use of antibiotics kills off eighty percent of the beneficial bacteria found in the gut. This leave your child wide open to repeated illnesses, due to a compromised immune system.
Supplementing with probiotics helps to restore the balance of bacteria in the gut, and reactivates the immune system. Without supplementation, it can take up to eighteen months for normal bacteria balance to be restored.
The body was created to protect itself from disease, bacteria, and viruses. Modern diets have been depleted of the nutrients that the body requires to heal itself. GMOs, pesticides and modern farming practices have allowed our food supply to become void of nutrition, and our children are suffering for it. Naturally restoring the body's ability to heal itself is just one step towards restoring our families to the health that our ancestors enjoyed a generation ago.


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Georginio Wijnaldum and Virgil van Dijk took satisfaction from the fact Liverpool overcame a difficult afternoon at Sheffield United to collect three more points.
A hard-fought Premier League contest at Bramall Lane was settled by Wijnaldum's 70th-minute volley which squirmed through Dean Henderson's grasp.
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It was the 16th consecutive league win for the Reds as Jürgen Klopp's men further extended a club-record streak in the top flight and consolidated their position as leaders.
They were made to work for it, but Wijnaldum was encouraged by the team's ability to grind out a result at this fledgling point in the campaign.
Asked if the win could be significant come the end of the season, the Dutchman told BT Sport post-match: "It could be.
"In the beginning of the season it's good if you collect as many points as possible because normally during the season you progress – so hopefully we're not at our best now but at the end of the season we will be.
"That's why it's really good if you collect a lot of points right now and that's what we're doing.
"We didn't start the game well. The manager showed us back what we did in the first half; we slowed the game down too much and that's why they could stop our attacks. It was difficult.
"In the second half we tried to do it better but even then it was not the best game we had. But another win, that's the most important thing. A few years ago we were struggling to win games like this. This season – and last season also – it's going quite well."
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Van Dijk admitted Liverpool lacked the trademark pace in their football for periods of the encounter but felt the Blades' tactics and the home atmosphere added to the challenge for the visitors.
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Yugoslavian war: Vukovar - people fleeing from the Yugoslav army. Vukovar is a city and municipality in eastern Croatia, and the biggest river port in Croatia located at the confluence of the Vuka river and the Danube. Vukovar is the center of the Vukovar-Srijem county. The city's registered population was 30,126 in the 2001 census, with 31,670 in the municipality. Vukovar was completely devastated during the Croatian War of Independence. The town had for months warded off the JNA-supported Serb military attacks on the city. 2,000 self-organised defenders (the army of Croatia was still in an embryonic stage at that time) defended the city for approximately 87 days against approx. 36 000 JNA (Serbian) troops aided with 110 vehicles and tanks, and dozens of planes when it was eventually overrun, with the city destroyed almost beyond recognition. It is estimated that 2,000 defenders of Vukovar and civilians were killed, 800 went missing and 22,000 civilians were killed or forced into exile. Vukovar is notorious for the devastation it suffered, the worst in Europe since World War II, drawing comparisons with the World War II–era Stalingrad, although Vukovar was on a much smaller scale. The watertower riddled with bullet holes, was retained by city planners to serve as a testimony to the events of the early 1990s. On 18 November 2006 approximately 25,000 people from all over the country gathered in Vukovar for the 15th anniversary of the fall of the city, where they commemorated those who were killed. A museum dedicated to the siege was opened in the basement of the hospital that was attacked, which has now been rebuilt. On 27 September 2007, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia convicted two former Yugoslav Army officers and acquitted a third of involvement in the hospital massacre.
Yugoslavian war: Vukovar - Serb volunteer soldiers with chetniks flag Vukovar is a city and municipality in eastern Croatia, and the biggest river port in Croatia located at the confluence of the Vuka river and the Danube. Vukovar is the center of the Vukovar-Srijem county. The city's registered population was 30,126 in the 2001 census, with 31,670 in the municipality. Vukovar was completely devastated during the Croatian War of Independence. The town had for months warded off the JNA-supported Serb military attacks on the city. 2,000 self-organised defenders (the army of Croatia was still in an embryonic stage at that time) defended the city for approximately 87 days against approx. 36 000 JNA (Serbian) troops aided with 110 vehicles and tanks, and dozens of planes when it was eventually overrun, with the city destroyed almost beyond recognition. It is estimated that 2,000 defenders of Vukovar and civilians were killed, 800 went missing and 22,000 civilians were killed or forced into exile. Vukovar is notorious for the devastation it suffered, the worst in Europe since World War II, drawing comparisons with the World War II–era Stalingrad, although Vukovar was on a much smaller scale. The watertower riddled with bullet holes, was retained by city planners to serve as a testimony to the events of the early 1990s. On 18 November 2006 approximately 25,000 people from all over the country gathered in Vukovar for the 15th anniversary of the fall of the city, where they commemorated those who were killed. A museum dedicated to the siege was opened in the basement of the hospital that was attacked, which has now been rebuilt. On 27 September 2007, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia convicted two former Yugoslav Army officers and acquitted a third of involvement in the hospital massacre.
Yugoslavian war: Vukovar - wounded and dead at the hospital Vukovar is a city and municipality in eastern Croatia, and the biggest river port in Croatia located at the confluence of the Vuka river and the Danube. Vukovar is the center of the Vukovar-Srijem county. The city's registered population was 30,126 in the 2001 census, with 31,670 in the municipality. Vukovar was completely devastated during the Croatian War of Independence. The town had for months warded off the JNA-supported Serb military attacks on the city. 2,000 self-organised defenders (the army of Croatia was still in an embryonic stage at that time) defended the city for approximately 87 days against approx. 36 000 JNA (Serbian) troops aided with 110 vehicles and tanks, and dozens of planes when it was eventually overrun, with the city destroyed almost beyond recognition. It is estimated that 2,000 defenders of Vukovar and civilians were killed, 800 went missing and 22,000 civilians were killed or forced into exile. Vukovar is notorious for the devastation it suffered, the worst in Europe since World War II, drawing comparisons with the World War II–era Stalingrad, although Vukovar was on a much smaller scale. The watertower riddled with bullet holes, was retained by city planners to serve as a testimony to the events of the early 1990s. On 18 November 2006 approximately 25,000 people from all over the country gathered in Vukovar for the 15th anniversary of the fall of the city, where they commemorated those who were killed. A museum dedicated to the siege was opened in the basement of the hospital that was attacked, which has now been rebuilt. On 27 September 2007, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia convicted two former Yugoslav Army officers and acquitted a third of involvement in the hospital massacre.
Yugoslavian war: Vukovar - shot houses, ruins Vukovar is a city and municipality in eastern Croatia, and the biggest river port in Croatia located at the confluence of the Vuka river and the Danube. Vukovar is the center of the Vukovar-Srijem county. The city's registered population was 30,126 in the 2001 census, with 31,670 in the municipality. Vukovar was completely devastated during the Croatian War of Independence. The town had for months warded off the JNA-supported Serb military attacks on the city. 2,000 self-organised defenders (the army of Croatia was still in an embryonic stage at that time) defended the city for approximately 87 days against approx. 36 000 JNA (Serbian) troops aided with 110 vehicles and tanks, and dozens of planes when it was eventually overrun, with the city destroyed almost beyond recognition. It is estimated that 2,000 defenders of Vukovar and civilians were killed, 800 went missing and 22,000 civilians were killed or forced into exile. Vukovar is notorious for the devastation it suffered, the worst in Europe since World War II, drawing comparisons with the World War II–era Stalingrad, although Vukovar was on a much smaller scale. The watertower riddled with bullet holes, was retained by city planners to serve as a testimony to the events of the early 1990s. On 18 November 2006 approximately 25,000 people from all over the country gathered in Vukovar for the 15th anniversary of the fall of the city, where they commemorated those who were killed. A museum dedicated to the siege was opened in the basement of the hospital that was attacked, which has now been rebuilt. On 27 September 2007, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia convicted two former Yugoslav Army officers and acquitted a third of involvement in the hospital massacre.
Yugoslavian war: Vukovar - military trucks and soldiers Vukovar is a city and municipality in eastern Croatia, and the biggest river port in Croatia located at the confluence of the Vuka river and the Danube. Vukovar is the center of the Vukovar-Srijem county. The city's registered population was 30,126 in the 2001 census, with 31,670 in the municipality. Vukovar was completely devastated during the Croatian War of Independence. The town had for months warded off the JNA-supported Serb military attacks on the city. 2,000 self-organised defenders (the army of Croatia was still in an embryonic stage at that time) defended the city for approximately 87 days against approx. 36 000 JNA (Serbian) troops aided with 110 vehicles and tanks, and dozens of planes when it was eventually overrun, with the city destroyed almost beyond recognition. It is estimated that 2,000 defenders of Vukovar and civilians were killed, 800 went missing and 22,000 civilians were killed or forced into exile. Vukovar is notorious for the devastation it suffered, the worst in Europe since World War II, drawing comparisons with the World War II–era Stalingrad, although Vukovar was on a much smaller scale. The watertower riddled with bullet holes, was retained by city planners to serve as a testimony to the events of the early 1990s. On 18 November 2006 approximately 25,000 people from all over the country gathered in Vukovar for the 15th anniversary of the fall of the city, where they commemorated those who were killed. A museum dedicated to the siege was opened in the basement of the hospital that was attacked, which has now been rebuilt. On 27 September 2007, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia convicted two former Yugoslav Army officers and acquitted a third of involvement in the hospital massacre.


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OK all I give Lowes,home depot,Kroger,food lion,sears.Target.K-mart, doesn't carry it any More I got on the net all I can find is 5 Gallons in Calif,,,local pick up (ONLY) well i'm in southern VA..NO ONE HAS it.
someone find a source please.
Sparky1 ZEP Wet look floor finish is the same product as RedMax Pro #3. Home Depot in Lynchburg VA shows 5, 1 gallon bottles in stock, Lowes in Madison Heights, VA shows the 1 gallon bottle in stock as well.
Sparky1 ZEP Wet look floor finish is the same product as RedMax Pro #3. Home Depot in Lynchburg VA shows five 1 gallon bottles in stock. Lowes in Madison Heights, VA shows the 1 gallon bottle in stock as well.
Both Lowes and Home Depot have "buy online for store pickup". Before I drove that far, I would make sure they have it by buying it before leaving the house. Did you check Jamerson Building Supply? They are a Do It Best affiliate and may either carry it or be able to get it.
Our Lowe's only had the 5 gallon Red Max in the clearance section. They did have the Zep; a regular finish for $16 and a "Wet Look" for $24.
Looking about, I ran into what appears to be the same thing at Wal-Mart on clearance, called Armstrong floor finish if I recall. There seem to be several different brands touting the same thing. Are they similar or is Red Max/Zep the only good one?
Has anyone been bold enough to use on their car?
Just checking our local Lowe's - they only have the "High Traffic" and the "Wet Look" in the Zep. There is some Red Max but only in 5 Gallon buckets.
Thanks for this very timely information. Today I lay eyes on my new [to me] 1300 Trillium. It will likely need some cleaning and a good finishing before I start the summer season. There are Lowes stores here in Ontario [Canada] and I will try to get a gallon of that Red Max on the way home to Newfoundland.
Does anyone know if the "Bartender's Friend" is available in Canada?
P.S. Had to get off the road and take a hotel in Riviere du Loup last Saturday night due to blizzard conditions. Only in Canada eh!
My Scamp is on the road to me being delivered. I wanted a shiny trailer when I got it, so dropped by Lowes this morning. They had plenty in stock of all of it.
Yes, I got BarKeeper's Friend at the Home Hardware store, which is the only retailer I have seen it at in Alberta. They had both liquid and powder versions. Liquid worked well for me, but others on this thread feel that powder is better.
I found Barkeeper's Friend at Bed Bath and Beyond at CrossIron Mills Mall in Balzac, AB. I would imagine that they carry it in all their stores.
I can't wait to try this and am wondering how much of the zep you guys have used for 4 coats. Where I'll be doing it I won't be near a lowes or home depot and want to make sure I have enough. Thanks! Also sounds like you just rub it in with a cloth? No wiping off? And should I be wearing gloves?
Also one more question. Some people have been talking about the paint on their fg I don't know that mine is painted. Is that possible?
You just wipe it on and let it dry, it does not take much, 2 coats used about 8 oz so a gallon will give you 16 coats.


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This detached property at 6 Wilkinson Place, Aurora, L4G6K2 is currently for sale for $1,890,000. This property has been listed on Home.ca for 5 weeks and can be financed with an estimated mortgage of $6,403 per month*. Yearly property taxes for this home are approximately $9,500.
6 Wilkinson Place is a Brick Detached 2-Storey home with frontage to the East. The home's closest main intersection is St. Johns & Willow F. The lot dimensions of this property are 67.48 x 156.92 Feet. The property is located in the Hills of St Andrew neighbourhood in the city of Aurora, in the regional municipality of York. Nearby neighbourhoods are Aurora Estates, Rural Aurora, Aurora Village, Bayview Wellington, Bayview Northeast.
This home has 4 beds and 5 bathrooms and is 16-30 years old. The main level contains the living room, dining room, family room, office room, kitchen room. The 2nd level contains the master room, 2nd br room, 3rd br room, 4th br room. The bsmt level contains the rec room, games room, 5th br room.
This home has a finished basement. Laundry is located on the Main floor of the property. Things of note for this property include Grnbelt/Cons, Park, Ravine, School. The garage is attached and there are 2 parking spots. This home does have a fireplace. The property has central air for air conditioning and does have a central vacuum.
6 Wilkinson Place has a total of 9 rooms. Date of possession for this property is Tba. This home was listed by AIMHOME REALTY INC., BROKERAGE according to MLS® Reciprocity.
This home is located at 6 Wilkinson Place, Aurora, L4G6K2 and is situated in the neighbourhood of Hills of St Andrew.This property is a two storey home. Taxes are approximately $9500 on an yearly basis. This home has a fireplace. Air conditioning is provided via central air. It's located near St. Johns & Willow F has of land and was built aproximately 16-30 years ago. This home has 0 Attached garage spaces. Property taxes in 2018 were $9500 per year. Lot depth is 156.92 and width is 67.48. Possession date is Tba.
6 Wilkinson is a residence the community of Hills of St Andrew of Aurora. While Wilkinson Place has 1 homes currently available, the district of Hills of St Andrew has 18 postings available. That's just 3.7% of the 492 total properties for sale in the city of Aurora.
Homes in Hills of St Andrew are listed for an average asking price of $1,974,878, or an estimated monthly mortgage of $6,690. That is 1.5 times the average list price of $1,325,498 in Aurora. Hills of St Andrew listed properties average 1694 sq ft, 4.2 beds, and 4.6 baths. Apartments make up 0% of homes for sale in the neighbourhood around 6 Wilkinson Place. If this home is not to your liking check out other condos for sale in Hills of St Andrew or in other areas of Aurora. *Monthly mortgage payments are an estimate based on a 20% down payment on a home.


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What is Crystal Meth?
What Does Methamphetamine Look Like?
What is Meth Made From?
A Worldwide Epidemic of Addiction
The Deadly Effects of Meth
How Methamphetamine Affects People's Lives
The Stages of the Meth "Experience"
History of Methamphetamine
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THE TRUTH ABOUT CRYSTAL METH
A crystal meth laboratory
Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
Meth is commonly manufactured in illegal, hidden laboratories, mixing various forms of amphetamine (another stimulant drug) or derivatives with other chemicals to boost its potency. Common pills for cold remedies are often used as the basis for the production of the drug. The meth "cook" extracts ingredients from those pills and to increase its strength combines the substance with chemicals such as battery acid, drain cleaner, lantern fuel and antifreeze.
These dangerous chemicals are potentially explosive and because the meth cooks are drug users themselves and disoriented, they are often severely burned and disfigured or killed when their preparations explode. Such accidents endanger others in nearby homes or buildings.
The illegal laboratories create a lot of toxic waste as well—the production of one pound of methamphetamine produces five pounds of waste. People exposed to this waste material can become poisoned and sick.
"Welfare money was not enough to pay for our meth habit and support our son so we turned our rented home into a meth lab. We stored the toxic chemicals in our refrigerator not knowing that the toxins would permeate [go into] the other food in the icebox.
"When I gave my three-year-old son some cheese to eat, I did not know that I was giving him poisoned food. I was too stoned on meth to notice, until twelve hours later, that my son was deathly ill. But then I was so stoned it took me two hours to figure out how to get him to the hospital five miles away. By the time I got to the emergency room my boy was pronounced dead of a lethal dose of ammonia hydroxide—one of the chemicals used to make meth." —Melanie
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Statistical Bulletin 2008
Interpol report on Methamphetamine, 27 September 2005
"Methamphetamine Facts & Figures," Office of National Drug Control Policy, 2008
Narconon International information on methamphetamine, www.narconon.org
Newsweek, "The Meth Epidemic: Inside America's New Drug Crisis," 8 August 2005
State of Hawaii, Office of Lt. Governor news release, 31 October 2007
"County knocks meth use," 9 July 2008, SignonSanDiego.com
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration news release, 15 February 2008
United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime report on Methamphetamine, 1998
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System 2007 study, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration report on Methamphetamine, October 2005
U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse report on Methamphetamine, May 2005
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime World Drug Report 2008
"National Methamphetamine Threat Assessment 2008," National Drug Intelligence Center, U.S. Department of Justice
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The Rock Art on Paper Collection is a creative investigation of ancient images in modern media.
Our forebears are often thought of as creatures living on the edge of survival. Yet in their art, which dates as far back as 22,000 BC, we are reminded that creative expression is undeniably a part of the human condition. The re-creation of primitive art by studio cool is intended to remind viewers that it means more to be human than to simply survive. By re-creating the images on paper, this art—and this message—is made accessible to all.
Great care is taken to be faithful to the original, yet where time and the elements have disrupted the continuity of an image, some "interpolation" is exercised. Images attributed to contemporary cultures have been avoided by the artist, who is seeking, instead, to bring to our modern esthetics the sensitivity of archaic peoples.
The Hueco Tanks Pictograph Etching Series re-creates 30 painted rock art images found at Hueco Tanks State Historic Site, Texas. Pictographs at the park are thought to date from the Desert Archaic Period, four to six thousand years ago.
Tribune writes about Deborah Cool-Flowers.


Another giveaway, this one is for 16 various classics.
Oh, nice collection, love to win that.
Some very lovely covers. Definitely count me in.
Great books, count me in!
These would be lovely. Thanks so much for doing these giveaways!
Those look delish. Count me in!
Old books are my favorite!
thanks for having give aways!
Lord, I'm in with every fiber of my being.


This month's installment of Tybee City Limits, the Best in Live Local Music, brings you a bluesy feel with the Jeff Beasley Band and The Main Street Trio as headliners. And Matt Eckstine, of The Accomplices takes a turn as our opening singer-songwriter on this special night.
Jeff Beasley began performing as a one-man blues band more than a decade ago. He adds an upright bass and sax to create a trio with a sound they call a fusion of blues, ska, funk, swing and rock 'n roll. James Lee Smith's band, Main Street Trio, finishes the show, with Smith on guitar, Robert Britton Saunders on drums and Rufus Bryant on keys and key bass creating a jazz fusion, neo soul and rock sound. This show is going to be one-of-a-kind!


Exercising can be a strenuous task. What makes it harder is always doing the same typical exercises that can easily get boring. So, try something different this summer.
Drumming exercise is everything someone would expect from the title. The workout involves actual drum sticks and a group of people pounding to a song or an original beat. It's a great way to get fit by the power of rhythm and is accessible to all age groups.
This full body workout provides the cardio you need while exercising. Drummers pound the floor and clink overhead in an upbeat fashion to different types of music. They're also constantly moving from side to side and back and fourth, working their core to burn fat.
Having some similarities to Zumba and Aerobics, the drumming exercise gives participants more of an edge and is a great opportunity to relieve stress. Although it's not very well known, it's been receiving a lot of buzz for introducing a new way to lose weight. Now, a lot of fitness facilities are integrating the drumming exercise into their fitness programs.
"The drumming exercise is effective because the movement patterns associated with the class include everyday functional movement patterns," Kane says.
Barb Kane, a health, wellness and fitness coach at the Maplewood Recreation Center in Garden City, MI, conducts drumming exercise sessions every Monday and Thursday at 6:15 p.m. During these sessions, Kane targets the upper, lower and core portions of the body. She receives a ton of positive responses from her workout sessions, as participants feel that it is fun because it doesn't seem like exercise at all.
Kane enjoys conducting the class because music is as a universal language that everyone can enjoy and have fun working out too.
"So much can be communicated by strengthening the mind, body, and soul," Kane shares.
Connect with your community by combining drumming, rhythm, music, and movement. Search for drumming classes at a fitness center near you or visit the Maplewood Center in Garden City, Mich. to participate in a class and meet Barb Kane.
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Glad you love it, Wendy! We love that drumming exercise gets people moving in a unique and fun way, too. Thanks for sharing!
I would do this if they were at a earlier time…because I work night shift hopefully you guys can figure out times for the night shifters!
Looking for our daughter Lisa in these pics!
Very cool! I'll have to tell my band mates we need more practice/gigs! I am a drummer -but surely need more exercise!
If you're interested in a class this is the website to check out, where you can find individual class costs: http://www.meetup.com/Garden-City-Cardio-Drumming/. Hopefully you can attend and let us know how the class is!
First class is free but it costs $5 to rent the equipment. After the first class it is $5 per class and $5 to rent the equipment. You can buy your own equipment for around $20 if you decide to continue to come to class.
We've been doing these cardio drumming classes in the Upper Peninsula since the Fall of 2015. They are awesome! Love the different things you can do to keep moving. I've lost 17 pounds and have kept it off, thanks to drumming!
Is there a DVD to use for classes? I'm living in a Senior Park in Florida for the winter and want to start an exercise drumming class at our park.
Hi Marilyn, thanks for your interest! Unfortunately, we don't have any drumming DVD's to share, but we do have some other exercise options that might fit your needs. Simply follow the links below for more information. Hope these help!


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Hughes left disappointed after North Middlesex fail to finish off Brondesbury
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North Middlesex's Evan Flowers enjoys a break during his batting innings (pic: George Phillipou/TGS Photo).
Captain Joel Hughes praised the performance of his team at Harman Drive even though they failed to claim a victory
North Middlesex captain Joel Hughes was frustrated not to see his team pick up a win at Brondesbury in the Middlesex County League Premier Division on Saturday.
After being stuck into bat and declaring on 278-9, the visitors then reduced the hosts to 114-6.
Unfortunately they could only claim one more scalp as Brondesbury batted out for the draw and finished on 219-7.
Hughes said: "From the position we were in, it was pretty disappointing not to win because we had 25 to 26 overs to get the last four wickets.
"The performance on a whole was good as we were put in on a wet wicket and a surprisingly wet wicket compared to the rest of the ground.
"In those situations, the toss becomes really important and having fought our way up to 278-9, I thought it was a great effort."
Tom Nicoll top scored for North Middlesex with 67 off 65 balls as they recovered from 159-6 to set 279 to win.
Evan Flowers (40) and James Parslow (61) also continued their fine form with pivotal scores at the top of the order.
When Brondesbury collapsed from 93-1 to 114-6, North Middlesex scented blood, but just couldn't get through the tail despite the best efforts of Izhan Khan (4-59)
"It was still doing a bit for us with the new ball, so on reflection we needed to get into them a bit more there," said Hughes.
"Izhan bowled really well again to pick up four wickets and I was proud of the way we played, so it just added to the disappointment we couldn't get the win.
"The wicket was pretty flat at the end, so it was a real shame we weren't able to bat on it then."
Hughes went on to praise the addition of Khan to the squad with the bowler catching the eye in recent weeks.
"Izhan has been a great find. He got five wickets for us in the cup against Shepherds Bush and another four on Saturday," said North Middlesex's captain.
"There are good signs, but to have outplayed Brondesbury in all areas and not won was disappointing."
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« If I Were President, On The Day After Vote for Brexit...
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Citizens United Haters, Is This Really What You Want? John Oliver Brexit Segment Forced to Air After Vote
A lot of folks, particularly on the Left, despise the Citizens United decision that said it was unconstitutional to limit third party political speech, particularly prior to an election (even if that speech was made by nasty old corporations). The case was specifically about whether the government could prevent the airing of a third-party produced and funded documentary about one of the candidates just before an election. The Supreme Court said that the government could not put in place such limits (ie "Congress shall make no law...") but Britain has no such restrictions so we can see exactly what we would get in such a regime. Is this what you want?
As Britain gears up to vote in the EU referendum later this week, broadcasters are constantly working to ensure their coverage remains impartial. One such company is Sky, which has this week been forced to delay the latest instalment of John Oliver's Last Week Tonight HBO show. Why? Because it contains a 15-minute diatribe on why the UK should remain part of Europe.
Instead of airing the programme after Game of Thrones on Sky Atlantic on Monday night, like it does usually, Sky has pushed it back until 10:10pm on Thursday, just after the polls close. Social media users are up in arms about the decision, but in reality, Sky appears to be playing everything by the book.
Sky's decision allows it to adhere to Ofcom rules that come into effect during elections and referendums. "Sky have complied with the Ofcom broadcasting restrictions at times of elections and referendums that prohibit us showing this section of the programme at this moment in time. We will be able to show it once the polls close have closed on Thursday," a Sky spokesperson told Engadget.
In March, the regulator warned broadcasters that they'd need to take care when covering May's local elections and the subsequent Brexit vote. Section Five (which focuses on Due Impartiality) and Section Six (covering Elections and Referendums) of Ofcom's Code contain guidelines that are designed stop companies like Sky from influencing the public vote. Satirical content is allowed on UK TV networks during these times, but Oliver's delivery is very much political opinion based on facts, rather than straight humour.
By the way, the fact vs. satire distinction strikes me as particularly bizarre and arbitrary.
When will folks realize that such speech limitations are crafted by politicians to cravenly protect themselves from criticism. Take that Citizens United decision. Hillary Clinton has perhaps been most vociferous in her opposition to it, saying that if President she will appoint Supreme Court judges that will overturn it. But note the specific Citizens United case was about whether a documentary critical of .... Hillary Clinton could be aired. So Clinton is campaigning that when she takes power, she will change the Constitution so that she personally cannot be criticized. And the sheeple on the Left nod and cheer as if shielding politicians from accountability is somehow "progressive."
Tags: Citizens United, Europe, Hillary Clinton, media, Section Five, So Clinton, supreme court, UK
Category: Individual Rights
Excellent last paragraph.
herdgadfly:
Diatribe is exactly the right word but Sky is dead wrong about there being any "facts" contained therein. and the complex financial arrangement is a big problem.
"How can broke economies lend money to other broke economies who haven't got any money because they can't pay back the monies the broke economy lent to other broke economies and shouldn't have lent to them in the first place because the broke economies can't pay it back?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thSTpGnWEAs
Mercury:
"So Clinton is campaigning that when she takes power, she will change the Constitution so that she personally cannot be criticized."
You're sounding naive here. The Constitution will never be amended again, just like Congress will never declare war again. We've "evolved" beyond the need for that.
Behold, Milo Yiannopoulos urging Brexit. I wonder if this Londoner would be so brave if he weren't standing on Alaskan soil...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJJZLwkcEhU
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"... Sky, which has this week been forced to delay..."
No it was not 'forced' to do anything. It made a voluntary decision based on its interpretation of Ofcom code of practice which deals with balance, not preventing broadcast, that would require Sky to provide some means of presenting the opposing point of view to Oliver's rant.
Sky is owned by Murdock whose UK newspapers have come out in favour of Brexit, and Sky TV will also be sensitive to annoying a large section of its audience - according to the polls In or Out is neck and neck. So the decision could be attributed to several factors.
joe - dallas:
Stephens dissent in CU was based on the concept that corporations do not have rights.
Look at the damage you can do when you extend Stephens rationale to other parts of the Bill of Rights (BOR)
Corporate/partnership/estate assets can be seized without due process for both legal and illegal activities because they dont have rights.
Your parents home can be seized by the government after their death without due process because the home is now owned by the Estate, not the individual, and estates dont have rights.
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Actually, there is a partial solution.
Take a subset that is discussed: Italy owes Spain $42B, Spain owes Italy $27B.
If this is actual government held debt rather than accumulated debt held by multiple banks and other private entities, they could do a debt exchange. Italy writes off the $27B it is owed by Spain in exchange for Spain writing off $27B of the $42B that Italy owes Spain.
In the end Italy owes Spain $15B and it cost both governments nothing.
markm:
Even if that's only applied to the 1st Amendment: Most churches are non-profit corporations, just like CU. How else would you organize them? You still have freedom of religion, but only if you hold the church services in your living room.
OK, let's apply it only to freedom of speech and the press. Soros and the Koch brothers still have these freedoms. The New York Times and MSNBC have it only if some government official certifies them as "the press".