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Q: Given last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision affirming civil rights protections to the LBGTQ community, are there any lessons to apply for legalizing cannabis?
By John Kagia, Chief Knowledge Officer, New Frontier Data, and Allison Bass, Research Intern, New Frontier Data
A: The landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County represents the latest in a series of significant milestones achieved on behalf of lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender, and questioning (LBGTQ) communities in recent years. The court’s decision rejecting workplace discrimination against LBGTQ individuals seems particularly robust given that it was some 23 years ago that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was signed into law, prohibiting federal recognition of same-sex marriage.
Parallels between public support for LBGTQ rights and toward cannabis legalization are striking, since as social issues they ranked near identically in 1996, with sectors approximating one-quarter of the U.S. respectively supporting each issue. Likewise, support for each has grown nearly in step, with their now each garnering about two-thirds of the population’s backing.
Noting the similarities regarding social validation, there are valid lessons from the advent of LGBTQ acceptance which may be applied on behalf of the federal legalization movement for cannabis, and what the existing industry might anticipate in coming years:
Young People Drive Change: In 2019, support among Americans aged 18-34 for gay marriage stood at 81%, while their support of cannabis legalization was at 84%. The overwhelming support for each among young (and increasingly politically and socially active) adults underscores expectations of how those attitudes will remain durable generational trends. Furthermore, as younger adults tend to use such issues as general litmus tests for those politicians they seek to support, it will naturally (albeit gradually) lead toward more nominations and elections of known and trusted candidates and politicians who are likeminded in their causes and efforts.
Social Affinity Drives Change: Among the primary determining factors toward change in public acceptance of a social issue (i.e., whether for supporting LBGTQ equality or medical cannabis) was one’s having personal knowledge of a friend or family member directly involved with the issue. In the case of cannabis, knowing someone whether they benefitted from medical cannabis, or had been afoul with law enforcement for such use was commonly cited among reasons why nonconsumers lent their support to the causes. So long as advocacy on behalf of either LBGTQ rights or cannabis legalization continues, messaging to humanize and personalize those abstract concepts will keep appealing to a coalition of allies.
Popular Culture Helps Humanize Protagonists: In the spring of 1997, Ellen DeGeneres became the first openly lesbian actor to play an openly lesbian character on television. Since then, shows from ”The L-Word” (with the first lesbian ensemble cast, in 2004) to “All My Children” (which featured daytime TV’s first lesbian wedding, in 2009) and “Transparent” (the first show anchored by a transgender lead, in 2014) have presented humanizing portrayals of LBGTQ characters which served to erode social stigmas and misconceptions which had served as obstacles to LBGTQ equality. For cannabis, the modern media has played a slightly different role, transforming associations with cannabis from comically exaggerated stereotypes portrayed in “Cheech and Chong” films to the clear-eyed assessment of medical cannabis efficacy in CCN’s seminal cable-TV documentary series, “Weed by Sanjay Gupta”. Indeed, the CNN series has likely served among the most consequential media catalysts toward acceptance of medical cannabis for nonconsumers who had previously not considered the issue with similar gravitas.
National Institutions Follow, but Do Not Lead: On issues of transformative social change, recent history has demonstrated that both Congress and the Supreme Court are inclined to lag rather than lead public opinion. As recently seen in the stark light of George Floyd’s videotaped killing, quantum social leaps can lead to acute public pressure having not gained critical mass despite years of earlier accumulated examples of discontent. As such, advocates for both issues will continue to play critical roles in pushing the government for accommodations which likely would remain unrealized short of such external pressures.
While medical and adult-use legalization has swept across many individual U.S. states in recent years, national reforms have been slower to follow. However, if the transformative changes in the government’s position on LBGTQ equality are any indication, the next few years will likely see equally dramatic changes about the federal stance on cannabis. Gaining those necessarily mean greater social acceptance, normalization of industry business practices, and ultimately further acceleration in displacement of illicit markets with a nationally legal and federally regulated one.


TIGER WOODS is now only four short of Jack Nicklaus’s record of 18 Major golf championships.
In many people’s eyes, he is already the greatest golfer that ever lived.
But after winning the U.S. Open on one leg, the question has to be asked: Where is his competition?
Nicklaus had to contend with Gary Player (9 Major wins), Arnold Palmer (7), Lee Trevino (6), and later Tom Watson (8).
In comparison, Woods is up against Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh and Ernie Els, who have each won three Majors.
None of these three featured at the business end of this year’s U.S. Open. In the end, it was left to journeyman professional Rocco Mediate and little-known Englishman Lee Westwood to throw down the main challenge.
That Woods was able to overcome his obvious discomfort following knee surgery is further testament to his physical condition and sheer will to win. The golf writers ran out of superlatives to describe him a long time ago.
However, right at the moment, it’s a case of Tiger first, the rest nowhere – both on the course and in the World Golf Rankings.
Mickelson miles behind Woods in World Golf Rankings
He holds a bigger lead over Mickelson than the leftie does over the rest of the top 100.
Third-placed Adam Scott has yet to win a Major; neither has sixth-placed Sergio Garcia. Els hasn’t won one of the Big Four for six years while Singh’s last success came in the 2004 PGA Championship.
There are new pretenders in Trevor Immelman and Zach Johnson, but where were they all at Torrey Pines?
The TV moguls aren’t complaining. Tiger’s a big enough story himself to guarantee great prime time ratings.
But how much better would they be if Mickelson, or someone else for that matter, could regularly go head-to-head with Tiger down the stretch?
The truth is no one is consistently good enough to give Tiger a game; no one can match his determination, desire and downright doggedness.
That’s why it’s only a matter of time before Tiger Woods passes the record held by Nicklaus and statistics confirm what we already know: that he really is the greatest.


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With the increasing demand for industrial intelligent automation transformation, the application market of the industrial panel PC is expanding rapidly. The screen is one of the important factors that users will consider when buying industrial panel PCs.
When it comes to the LCD screen of an industrial panel PC, in addition to selecting some standard models, some users need to upgrade the screen for some specific use scenarios. This article will share about the upgrading points of the LCD screen of the Touch Think series industrial panel PC under the conditions without changing the basic framework.
First of all, it should be noted that the LCD upgrade is closely related to the screen size because the different sizes of the screen have different related parameters. Touch Think provides multiple screen sizes: 7-inch, 8-inch, 10.1-inch, 10.4-inch, 11.6-inch, 12-inch, 12.1-inch, 15-inch, 17-inch, 17.3-inch, 19-inch, 19.1-inch, and 21.5-inch. Different sizes have different brightness, wide temperature range, and visual angle.
Generally, if the industrial panel PCs need to use in direct sunlight outdoor environments, The LCD screen of the industrial panel PC would need to be upgraded in terms of brightness, only by doing this, the high brightness images can be displayed very clearly in outdoor scenes. The brightness of the general standard sizes on the market is mostly 300~400cd/m2.
For Touch Think industrial monitors, industrial panel PCs, and Android all-in-one tablet PCs, the brightness of 7-inch, 10.1-inch, 10.4-inch, 17.3-inch, and 19.1-inch products can be routinely upgraded to 800cd/m2, and 12.1-inch can be upgraded to 900cd/m2; 12-inch, 15-inch, 17-inch, 19-inch, 21.5-inch monitors and panel PCs can be upgraded to 1000cd/m2.
Wide temperature operation upgrade
If the industrial panel PCs need to use in harsh industrial manufacturing and high-temperature environments, the LCD screen would need to be upgraded in terms of wide temperature operation.
For Touch Think industrial monitors and panel PCs, 10.4-inch and 11.6-inch can be upgraded to - 10 ℃ ~ + 60 ℃; 7-inch, 8-inch, 10.1-inch, 15-inch, 17-inch, 21.5-inch can be upgraded to - 20 ℃ ~ + 70 ℃; 12-inch can be upgraded to - 30 ℃ ~ + 70 ℃; 12.1-inch can be upgraded to - 30 ℃ ~ + 80 ℃; and 19-inch can be upgraded to - 20 ℃ ~ + 85 ℃.
Viewing angle upgrade
Generally, there is less demand for the visual angle upgrade of the LCD screen. Most such upgrade demands most needed in ATM, self-service machines, and other scenarios that need good privacy. Most users prefer to choose a wide viewing angle or full viewing angle screen. Most sizes of industrial tablets can be upgraded to full viewing angle requirements.
To sum up, the conventional upgrade of the LCD screen of the industrial panel PC is closely related to the display size. Therefore, as long as the user selects the appropriate size, the manufacturer can follow you to upgrade the LCD screen in various aspects. For Touch Think products, these upgrades are carried out without changing the infrastructure of the standard products model, which has little impact on product delivery time.


European Trusted Cloud in the context of the Digital Single Market
Head of Sector Dirk van Rooy of the European Commission will speak about the Commission’s activities with European cloud stakeholders, the renewal of the cloud industry platform and the need for increasing cloud users’ engagement.
The Digital Single Market is a major policy initiative, adopted by the European Commission in 2015, with a mid-term review in 2017. It addresses consumers and businesses, innovative services and the continued development of the digital economy, including the data economy. Data has been dubbed, variously, as the oil or fuel of the digital economy. The mechanisms to exploit data to their full potential include high-performance networking and computing, cloud computing in a wide sense including edge computing, big data analytics, digitalization of industry and public sector, Internet of Things, and the all-important skills issue. Cloud computing is the subject of a long-standing European policy, and to reap the full benefit and avoid pitfalls its adoption has to be subject to strict security and privacy protective measures, and balanced and clear contracts. Data integrity, ownership and liability have to be ensured. Data have to be accessible and usable across the entire digital single market, within a global context.


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[Gray Days in Morgantown: The Story of the Great Confederate Civil War Raid of April 27 and 28, 1863, Morgantown, Virginia (West Virginia) by Clay Cale, Jr. (Monongalia Historical Society, 2013). Softcover, 2 maps, photos, illustrations, notes, appendices, bibliography. Pages main/total:46/111. ISBN:978-0-615-91293-6 $22]
Though fairly large in terms of numbers involved, destruction wrought, and miles traversed the Jones-Imboden Raid of 1863 has been far less documented that other mounted operations of similar scope. A recent raid history by Darrell Collins offers readers a fine comprehensive account, but Clay Cale's Gray Days in Morgantown: The Story of the Great Confederate Civil War Raid of April 27 and 28, 1863, Morgantown, Virginia (West Virginia) is a much more intimately focused work, recounting the raid's impact on a single community during two visits on consecutive days by Confederate cavalrymen from William E. "Grumble" Jones's command.
At less than 50 pages of narrative, Cale's study is a quick read. The first few chapters offer background information on the raid in general and Morgantown's role (its citizenry including individuals with prominent roles in the formation of the new state of West Virginia) in the war up to that point. In many ways, Cale's description of events is typical of countless small towns in the path of Civil War military operations, their direct experience of enemy armies limited to a single or small number of terrifying days. Beyond a pair of civilian bushwhackers being executed (with another, this one innocent, wounded but able to escape) there was relatively little violence involved. Local home guards/militia offered only token resistance before surrendering the town, and the raiders plundered stores and confiscated cattle and horses. The author deeply researched the raid's impact on a number of local families so the book has significant local history flavor and genealogical value.
Gray Days is also well stocked with illustrations. A very extensive gallery of period photographs is present in an appendix, as are two maps charting the course of the Jones-Imboden Raid. A map of the town itself would have been a nice tool, both for general orientation as well as in locating properties and events mentioned in the text. In another appendix, Cale also includes some historical documents reproduced in full: a letter, a memoir, and a pair of prewar and postwar town directories.
Cale's well researched account of Morgantown's experience of passing hostile occupation offers a detailed snapshot of what many unsuspecting towns and villages suffered when the Civil War suddenly "came home." Gray Days in Morgantown is not designed to appeal to the general reader but there is significant value in its pages for students of the raid and for present day Morgantown's local history enthusiasts. Not accustomed to encountering books about their town's comparatively obscure role in the Civil War, the latter will likely find Cale's study to be an eye opening one.


For Dalhousie student Anika Riopel, “Sharks vs Rays” is more than a game she developed to showcase how humans have a drastic effect on our ecosystem.
The second-year Theatre and ESS (Environment, Sustainability and Society) student’s play-based learning workshop is both a reflection and the motto of her academic journey.
She presented the workshop at last weekend’s East Coast Student Leadership Conference (ECSLC). The conference, now in its third year, was held at Mount Allison University; the inaugural conference took place at Dal in 2013. It brings together student leaders from across the Atlantic Region to meet, develop valuable relationships, reflect and share personal experiences.
The ECSLC provides students with the opportunity to present on topics they feel will help inspire and empower likeminded individuals. For Anika, that meant showcasing the value of learning through playful experience.
Her workshop is called “Learning and Leading Through Play” and included Sharks vs. Rays — an interactive activity was designed to have participants experience what it feels like to undergo change in an ecosystem. Dive a little deeper and Anika says the true concept of the game is to showcase the power of an experience.
“My concept of experiential learning is that each of us have our own unique experience,” she says. “The learning from those experiences tend to stick with us a lot differently than when we are told information.”
Case in point: the scuba diving experience that Anika credits with kickstarting her own academic career and inspiring her workshop.
Before coming to Dal in 2013, she spent a number of years traveling and exploring. After a six-year hiatus from school, her experience scuba diving in Thailand inspired her decision to take the Marine Biology and Environment, Sustainability and Society programs at Dal. (She recently switched into Theatre as her second major.)
“My first experience going underwater sparked my path back into academia,” she says. “It’s hard to put into words what it was like to see this whole different world. There’s nothing in my life that has been as powerful as that very first experience.”
Anika says it is moments such as this that can only be learned through your own personal experiences — and by learning and sharing experiences with others.
ECSLC wasn’t the first time Anika presented her “Learning and Leading Through Play” workshop.
At last year’s Dalhousie Student Leadership Conference (also known as Dal Lead!) she introduced the activity to a group of over 30 students. Similar to ECSLC, the one-day event is held each year in the Student Union Building on the last Saturday in January. She says up until that point she’d never considered the value or meaning of leadership.
“Dal Lead! really opened my eyes into this whole new field of thinking and learning,” she says, “But the most important thing I got out of that conference was meeting Lisette Muaror-Wilson of OCEANS NS.”
Oceans and Coasts Education Awareness Networking Society-Nova Scotia (OCEANS NS), affiliated with the Marine Affairs program at Dal, approached Anika following her presentation. The relationship that followed spurred multiple collaborations with the organization, including the design of an arts sculpture at this year’s Nocturne Event called the “Wave of Waste.”
“If I hadn’t been at Dal Lead!, if I hadn’t presented that workshop, if I hadn’t been part of the conference, I wouldn’t have met someone from OCEANS NS and I wouldn’t have had the connection that I have now, and that partnership and collaboration,” says Anika.
She’ll next be offering her presentation at this week’s Canadian Conference on Student Leadership in Winnipeg.
While it may come as no surprise that experiences and connections can help lead people down the right career path, Anika acknowledges that there are sometimes student misconceptions surrounding the benefit and value of events such as the ECSLC or Dal Lead!
“Although it sounds bad, I think sometimes leadership and pursing leadership seems a little phony,” says Anika. “It can feel like a lot of energy and effort for nothing.”
She says a lot of students may not fully understand the meaning of leadership, or the different forms of leadership. A leader isn’t just a politician who is out to change the world; it can be anyone working to make the world a better place.
“In university it’s really easy to get trapped inside that little bubble,” she says. “We have an amazing school with so many opportunities and so many innovative people, and by participating in conferences, you have the opportunity to meet people that you might not otherwise meet, or to see the world from someone else’s perspective.”
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I cannot imagine cutting off our wifi router. It runs every hour of every day, even when we're away. That's because there's always some sort of back-up running somewhere in the home and those cherished bytes float through the house all the way up to the cloud.
We also keep the fridge running--who doesn't? But we have learned to shut down the television and got a power strip that allows us to cut off digital receivers. And although at least one of our mobile phones is always turned on, it's rare to find both of iPod Touches powered off.
I'm trying to figure out how much all this costs to run but I doubt it's more than three kilowatt hours per month.
Photo shot of our long-serving Netopia router with my Sony Xperia Arc.


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Transformation of Political Islam in Turkey: Causes and Effects.
By Hakan Koni
Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018, 142 pages, [pounds sterling]58.99, ISBN: 1527507580
In Transformation of Political Islam in Turkey: Causes and Effects, Hakan Koni focuses on Turkish Political Islam's (TPI) transformation in terms of the movement's understanding of secularism and foreign policy. While the structure of the book is quite comprehensive in that it begins with the late Ottoman era, the author focuses on the era between 1960 and 2012. Koni's first argument is that the major ideal of TPI transformed from establishing an Islamic polity to a rather moderate model of promoting democracy for all segments of Turkish society.
Among many reasons behind the transformation of TPI, the author highlights two: the attitudes of the state elite and the influence of globalization. The state elite endorsed a rigid secularism, resembling the French model of laicism, and radically limited the scope of religion in the public sphere. Thus, "secularist state elites have traditionally been the most powerful agent determining the limits and space of action of political Islam in Turkey" (p. 3), as the traditional public sphere, where religion was free, was the ground on which political Islam was sprouted. Such a public sphere, devoid of religion, led to the development of TPI as a rather moderate ideology.
It should be noted that the conceptualization of secularism is missing in the text, making it difficult to make sense of the transformation of the system and the actors in Turkey. How the author defines secularism is a significant issue, because both the Ottoman and Turkish experiences of secularism have peculiarities. Preferably, the term "laicity" is more comprehensive in explaining the Turkish experience. Laicity expresses a public sphere owned by the state, in comparison to secularism where the public sphere belongs to the individual. The long-standing debates on the public sphere in Turkey are related to these diverse definitions of laicism/secularism. Furthermore, it can be argued that neither laicism nor secularism is suitable to explain the Ottoman experience. These concepts do not mirror the development of secularism in the Ottoman Empire. Conceivably, a more suitable concept is quasi-laicism, (1) referring to a laicity-like-phenomenon, a de facto laicism so to say.
Chapter one addresses the Ottoman sources of Turkish secularism. According to the author, Turkish secularism dates back to 19th century Ottoman secular bureaucracy. The elites of the new republic came from this class. Dividing the Ottoman rule into the classical and decline periods, Koni argues that the role of religion in the state diminished, especially after the Tulip Period (1718-1730). Accordingly, the "prevalent" (p. 7) belief of the reformists that religion was no longer influential in responding to the puzzles of the era inspired the secularization of the state and the society. The word 'prevalent' raises a valid question as to where the author places political Islam: reformist or conservative? Islamism had a reformist side, and yet, Islam is the central reference of the ideology. Islamists' criticism of the reformists, more precisely of the Westernizers, was that Europe (West) and the Ottoman Empire had vast differences, and if reforms were to be initiated, the reformists should have been aware of these ontological differences. (2)
Chapter two focuses on the secularism experience of the modern republic during the single-party and early multi-party eras. Turkish secularism is one of the most rigid secular models in the world (p. 23). The Kemalist elites saw religion as the main obstacle to the goal of reaching the level of contemporary civilizations, namely Western civilization. In Turkey, where religion was institutionalized in terms of socio-cultural terms, secularism should be as stiff as possible (p. 24). The secularist tendencies of the elites definitely had their ups and downs. The society witnessed a loosening of secularism during the Democrat Party (DP) era (1950-1960). The DP was not in favor of militant secularism (p. 27-28). Although the author focuses on a certain era, debates on secularism have always been popular in Turkish Politics.
Chapter three discusses the impact of the February 28 process on the transformation of TPI. Koni explains the shift in discourse and behavior of the National Outlook Movement (NOM) after the February 28 post-modern coup within the framework of party change. (3) Accordingly, there are three factors of party change: leadership, dominant party coalition, and environmental change. Environmental change towards political Islam was key in the changing discourse and attitude of the NOM. The rigid secularism adopted during the postmodern coup (1997) consequently caused further moderation of TPI in tone (p. 36).
Chapter four discusses the role of globalization in the transformation of TPI. Economically, globalization has meant the rapid spreading of liberal principles. In parallel, post-1980 Turkey had a flourishing neo-lib-eral economy. The accelerating neo-liberal developments should be read along with the integration of the Turkish market with global markets, and the widening of the Turkish middle class. Furthermore, increasing levels of education, and developing communication technologies and transportation facilities gave people the opportunity to follow the world and their access to services grew. These opportunities provided by globalization decreased the radical/extremist party discourse and behavior (pp. 3, 57-58).
Chapter five deals with TPI's approach toward issues of religion and politics from the 1970s to 2012. The relatively sharp rhetoric of the NOM was moderated, for it was a target of the "secularist establishment" (p. 73). The AK Party established its rhetoric on political norms and institutions such as democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, and pursued a more free public sphere by using the available legal and political context. The religious agenda of the AK Party was narrower than that of the NOM (p. 87). The NOM conceptualized secularism liberally, simply referring to freedom of religion, belief, and conscience rather than freedom from religion. The NOM took religion not as a matter of individual belief, but as a political program. The AK Party, on the contrary, does not consider Islam as part of a political program, while sharing the secularism definition of the NOM (pp. 4, 87).
The final chapter discusses the foreign policy perspectives of the NOM and the AK Party. TPI transformed "from a highly religio-cul-tural to a remarkably rational and pragmatist movement" (p. 4). While the NOM supported a foreign policy constructed on strong ties with Muslim countries and minimal interaction with the West, the AK Party tried to establish good relations with the West while also pursuing good relations with the Muslim countries. A more active role in the UN and NATO and willingness to become a member of the EU is part of this understanding.
The conceptual preferences and time period selection might leave the non-specialist reader with certain gaps in the narrative. It is worth noting that the PhD thesis (4) the book was derived from is more comprehensive in this sense. All in all, Transformation of Political Islam in Turkey: Causes and Effects is a concise attempt to present the transformation of TPI.
(1.) Ejder Okumus, Turkiye'nin Laiklesme Seruveninde Tanzi-mat, (istanbul: insan Yayinlari, 1999), p. 36-37.
(2.) Tarik Zafer Tunaya, Islamcilik Cereyani I, (istanbul: Cumhu-riyet Kitaplari, 1998), p. 87-94.
(3.) See Robert Harmel and Kenneth Janda, "An Integrated Theory of Party Goals and Party Change," Journal of Theoretical Politics, Vol. 6, No. 3 (1994), pp. 259-287.
(4.) See Hakan Koni, "Transformation of the Turkish Religious Right with Focus on the Impact of State Elites Globalization and Europeanization," unpublished Ph.D. thesis, ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University, 2012.
Reviewed by Muhammed Yasir Okumuj, Social Sciences University of Ankara
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NOPD says it is investigating a June 9 Lakeview burglary.
Police say a burglary occurred in the 5800 block of Louis XIV Street at about 1:30 p.m.
A man entered the victim’s back yard and took several pieces of lawn equipment before fleeing in a 2013 white four-door Dodge car with Louisiana license place N331599, police say.
The car was reported stolen in Lafayette in January, according to police.
Police describe the man as an African-American between 5 feet 8 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall with a medium build, dark complexion and bald head.
Click here to view a surveillance video capturing the burglary, police say.
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The likelihood of having an issue with utilized cars and yes it requiring fixes is expanded, just in light of the fact that it is uncertain what has gone on a long time previously. You may in any case, put resources into two or three year’s warrantee and individual protection approach before marking the papers and get the Used cars in fresno. Having not exactly consummate credit recorded past will most likely make it increasingly hard to purchase a vehicle. In any case, putting resources into a second hand car may be a more straightforward since the vender could be increasingly unmistakably all the more obliging and the car might be sufficiently modest were really it is conceivable to pay for it at the same time..
Entirely different car will depreciation forcefully soon after it is purchased, as opposed to a pre-claimed car. Directly after the initial three years, the estimation of the most recent vehicle can diminish 30 or 40%. A used vehicle has officially shed advantage and furthermore by and large misfortunes 10% to 15Per penny after the underlying 3 years, that is an extensive variety. A pre-possessed vehicle which was manufactured a long time is fundamentally not exactly the especially indistinguishable variant. Along these lines, in the occasion you could buy an auto appears to be new, appears to be new, safeguard a not too bad measure of money, would not you. Getting utilized autos can even demonstrated the chance to individual an auto that may have been out of your spending range whether it was new anyway is reasonable. Prior to purchasing used cars, make certain to look in the classifieds, craigslist and eBay, Craigslist, the need advertisements, alongside your nearby dealerships and always have a workman investigate. Know about your benefits just like a buyer and make certain that when you sign an agreement you know precisely what you truly are marking.
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Subsequent to perusing the rental understanding at the counter of your picked Scarborough car rental organization you might be looked with inquiries you had not thought of previously. Try not to ignore this critical perspective since it might happen that you meet with a mishap amid your rental period and harm the car. In this way, to abstain from paying additional for fix, ensure you have car rental protection. This does not mean you essentially need to buy the protection from your Scarborough car rental organization. Rather, see whether your ordinary protection arrangement covers a rental. Why pay additional on the off chance that you as of now have Check with your protection specialist to get affirmation about car rental protection in your own car protection approach. Utilizing your own protection can spare you a couple of dollars that the Scarborough car rental organization would more often than not charge you. Regardless of whether you don’t have rental car inclusion on your own car protection, you can check with your charge card organization.
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Chevy or Chevy because it is affectionately known as is probably the greatest selling vehicle companies in Americas and definitely the top marketing automobile brand name underneath the GM (General Engines) family members. In fact, the label Chevy is nearly symbolic of GM and each marquees are profoundly preferred all across the globe. The excitement of Chevrolet in America is unrivalled now that they produce a number of autos for all segments and driving a car demands. Chevy’s acceptance has offered it the label “United states Revolution” and correctly so.
Chevy cars, pickups, SUVs and Vans are present in almost every automobile marketplace across the globe and that is what gives Chevrolet its universal charm. This is a simple fact that Chevy types are thought to be one of the most trustworthy, affordable and comfortable autos worldwide. Each Chevy has characteristics unique on the manufacturer and credit history would go to Chevy for sustaining these kinds of high requirements in quality and gratification although discovering innovatively refreshing ideas practically constantly.
Chevrolet has come up with some extremely well-known versions since it was established in 1911 by Louis Chevy. Corvette is the perfect illustration of one particular famous vehicle design that set countless hearts and minds racing throughout the world. This is one particular vehicle brand recognized for top quality automobiles that happen to be supported by way of a thorough chevrolet cars dealership and service networks all around the world.
In the event you individual a Chevy, I am certain that you are a satisfied customer as well as a proud owner. It really is a reality that Chevy automobiles can easily attain a few of the maximum customer care scores among all key manufacturers all over Us. These kinds of outstanding details make Chevy one of the most highly regarded automobile brands about. If preserved effectively, a Chevy will probably be your devoted servant and friend for many years.
Constant consumption of any motor vehicle over a duration of time will definitely produce periodic deterioration and in the process you might need maintenance or simply some parts to be substituted. This can be a natural procedure and each and every other automobile will check out the very same levels. What to do when your Chevy demands certain parts to be changed?
Because GM discourages utilization of aftermarket pieces in their autos, you can either order new components from GM and Chevy retailers or depend on original used elements from scrap-back yards and salvage-yards. These options don’t void the warranty on your motor vehicle like the aftermarket pieces do.
It is obvious that brand-new car elements from your car dealership by itself would be the perfect match for your personal motor vehicle and setting them up as a replacement would certainly supply you with a far better performing vehicle. If you are not concerned about the costs associated with getting brand-new automobile parts then this is the most suitable option for both you and your automobile. In the event that, your car is not really completely new itself so you don’t want to invest excessive on substitute parts, apply for used car pieces.
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In hybrid automobiles, the battery plays a combination part. In metropolis driving a car with stop and go activity, you will primarily be employing energy dependent energy. On long road brings, the crossbreed car will strike into power. Essentially, the battery can change exactly what a car is considered. Swapping a car battery is among the less complicated tasks in maintaining a car’s engine. If the car is away from, just disconnect the negative and good cable connections having a wrench. Understand that red is optimistic, dark is adverse. Then, put in the new battery. It might be hard to get the cabling again whereby they are supposed to because of the limited confines of your generator, but with a little sweating, it is do-equipped. Place the old battery with your car and push over to where you acquired it so that they can get rid of it appropriately.
It may be beneficial to change your battery every couple of several years. Most men and women are going to stubbornly change it out when the battery dies. Motorists who happen to be positive inside their maintenance of automobiles expertise significantly less difficulties at terrible periods. Batteries will not be extremely costly, both. Most auto shops will give you a discount to get a good torque wrench exchange, you provide them your aged battery and so they supply you with a brand new one. One additional strategy would be to keep some jumper wires inside your car. Jumper wires enable the application of yet another car’s battery to assist the car with all the dead battery have a jump begin. These wires have red-colored and black color finishes to suit the car battery. These cabling can be obtained at any automobile portion retail store for 15 to 50 dollars, depending on the size. Don’t go along with the affordable cabling because they may well not job if you want them probably the most.
Utilizing an Car for the trip in a hazardous nation could be among the best focuses you absolutely can do, considering that it provides you not simply the flexibility to see where you such as at whatever factor you such as, yet is certainly an extremely strain complimentary and functional decision. One product which you certainly need to have inside your vehicle use package is day in and day out dissatisfaction address, as this might assist you spare an endless quantity of pressure in the occasion that you maintain running right into issue while the impact of a crash or a physical coming up short. Along with different address, validate that your Car mobile is completely guarded on the occasion that you simply have a crash.
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When Kim Godwin was appointed president of ABC News in April, one of her goals was to improve the culture of the division known for its snake pit atmosphere.
But the explosive allegations in a lawsuit filed Wednesday by a “Good Morning America” producer accusing her former boss Michael Corn of sexually assaulting her and another employee during her tenure with the network show just how Godwin will find it difficult to move. cheeky.
ABC News is now the fourth television news organization to find itself mired in a sexual harassment scandal in recent years. Fox News, NBC News and CBS News have all seen high profile presenters (Bill O’Reilly, Matt Lauer and Charlie Rose) and executives (Roger Ailes and Jeff Fager) lose their careers after subordinates go public with the allegations .
The Walt Disney Co. unit had escaped much of the harassment controversy until “GMA” producer Kirstyn Crawford filed her lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court on Wednesday. Along with the assault charges, the prosecution alleges
that three network news executives – Derek Medina, Tanya Menton and Heather Riley – failed to act after learning about her issues with Corn in late 2017.
Crawford did not file a formal complaint until February of this year; Corn left the company in May. Corn had been a senior executive producer of “GMA” from 2014 through April and previously oversaw “ABC World News Tonight,” where a former employee also alleged assaulting her twice.
Corn, now president of news for Nexstar Media Group’s NewsNation cable channel, has denied the allegations. He received a vote of confidence from his wife, Claudette, with a Facebook post showing them in an embrace. “I couldn’t love anyone more than that,” her post said. “A perfect human husband and father. Thank you for all you do for us.”
Inside ABC News there was anger and shock over the lawsuit, particularly that allegations of Corn’s actions were not immediately investigated when Crawford first discussed them. A few years ago.
Godwin, who joined CBS’s ABC News in May, said in a meeting with staff that she didn’t realize how broken the culture was at the company, according to a person who attended.
A Wall Street Journal article said Godwin wanted an independent investigation into the allegations, including the role of the three leaders. But a Disney representative has not confirmed that such an investigation will take place.
The division went through a heartbreaking time last year when Barbara Fedida, longtime ABC News chief business officer, left following an internal investigation into racist remarks she made about talent. on air, including “Good Morning America” star Robin Roberts.
Roberts was among the most upset with Crawford’s trial when it was discussed on a conference call Thursday, according to three people familiar with the matter. She said she would have “burned the place” trying to protect the victim if she had been aware of the situation.
Crawford said she spoke to “GMA” co-host George Stephanopoulos about the alleged incidents with Corn in late 2017.
Stephanopoulos urged Crawford to report the incidents to Menton, an ABC lawyer. He discussed the allegations with Menton; Riley, a communications manager; and Medina, then senior vice president of commercial affairs. He later told Crawford that Menton was waiting for his call.
Riley told Crawford that coming forward would be “messy,” depending on the costume.
But Crawford feared retaliation and the loss of her job if she came forward, according to the lawsuit.
Stephanopoulos continued to work with Corn after this period. Corn was known on ABC News for having a great relationship with on-air talent as he kept “GMA” the most-watched morning show during his run.
The Walt Disney Co. said in a statement Wednesday that the company is “committed to maintaining a safe and supportive work environment and to a process that thoroughly reviews and deals with complaints filed. ABC News is disputing them. claims against him and settle this matter in court.
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Rob Lowden and his team at the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum in Cairns are continuing to acquire interesting vehicles from around the globe – including plenty from the UK. In recent weeks they have taken delivery of a Leopard 1, an M4A1 Sherman and a very rare Matilda Dozer tank. Bruce Crompton of Combat Dealers fame was on hand to arrive on top of the Leopard 1 which helped the museum with some added publicity. This forward-thinking and very well-funded museum is running the Australian version of Tankfest, with their exciting AusArmourFest on September 2-3.
Work continues on the ex-Cadman brothers’ Panther tank being restored for the museum by Bruce Crompton’s restoration facility at Axis Track Services in Suffolk. Bruce’s well known Combat Dealers is now running the latest episodes and CMV’s Nigel Hay spent a very pleasant, but very cold, day with Bruce and the team in Normandy at an old cheese factory – absolutely crammed with military vehicle treasure.
Nigel said: “It really was great fun and the owner of the collection soon got the hang of filming – until Bruce discovered the hundreds of Wehrmacht bed bottles and we all kept subsiding into laughter on all but the final take.”
Two of the Jackson Five – the quintet of M36 Jacksons imported a few years ago from Slovenia are on the move. Having waited some months for the necessary import permits to get them back into the USA, they are currently en route to their new homes.
Each has gone to a major US collector. Currently fitted with T55 engines, it is hoped that Ford GAA power plants will be re-fitted to complete their restorations. A third, the last vehicle from the Normandy tank museum, is currently for sale at €270,000. It isn’t all leaving the UK fortunately.
The ever globe-trotting Mike Stallwood has just taken delivery of a very original and ready-to-swim Ford GPA amphibious Jeep he found in Brazil before Christmas. It shared a container with another M3A1 Stuart tank for an enthusiastic restorer. It has always been swum in fresh water and been lovingly cared for by its current owner for several decades.
Mike had actually swum it before buying it and hopes it will be swimming with the others at the Amphib rally in July on the river at Henley on Thames. The GPA is ready and for sale at RR Services in Kent.


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Tassimo vs Nespresso Coffee Makers
It’s true, Tassimo and Nespresso aren’t the only coffee / hot drinks machines on the market, but they probably are two of the most popular.
Like many well-known things, these coffee makers both have a very loyal following.
I am fairly new to the whole brewing machine experience and when I decided to buy a hot drinks machine I was amazed at how faithful my friends were to their favoured brand.
All in all it seemed a bit of a mine field, so I thought I’d share what I know with the coffee machine virgins out there, who are thinking of taking the plunge!
Tassimo or Nespresso - How to choose?
However, I don’t think most people will need to spend more than £200 for a counter top version of a coffee machine.
Essentially these hot drinks machines heat up water, drive it through a pod of beverage concentrate and into your waiting cup. Certainly some have more warning lights, a bigger water tank, water filter, cup warmer, cup holder light, but the basic function is the same.
So how do you choose which drinks machine is right for you?
For me the main considerations were a cross between price and drinks available. The real joy in the Nespresso and Tassimo machines is the vast array of hot drinks they produce. From standard Americano to a Latte Macchiato, you can have it all.
What swung it for me, however, was that Tassimo not only have a huge range of coffee, they also produce a variety of teas and hot chocolates.
Tassimo Charmy Coffee Machine
Nespresso Pixie Carmin Coffee Maker
It is a good value coffee machine and is available in 4 different colours.
If you still want value for money, but a whole range of hot beverages appeals to you, then consider the Bosch Tassimo T20. A simple to use machine and great value
Nespresso is fairly simple. You buy a pack of pods of your choice, insert one in the machine and then when the drink is ready, if required, add hot or cold milk. You can heat the milk yourself or if you prefer you can buy the Nespresso Citz and Milk machine with an Aeroccino milk frother attached.
As far as I am aware Nespresso pods aren’t available in high street supermarkets, although other brand “Nespresso type” pods are slowly becoming available. They can be bought direct from Nespresso or from other on line retailers such as Amazon.
The Gran Maestria by Magimix brings the coffee shop experience right into your kitchen!
However my Tassimo enables me to drink a range of hot beverages, the capsules are readily available in the supermarket and many of the drinks are considerably cheaper. I like the Intellibrew system, and the speed and temperature at which drinks are produced.

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Apple’s Macbook devices are some of the most well known products in the world at the moment and Apple is constantly striving to improve the devices. In the recent days, Apple has been rumoured to be considering a move from the Intel x86 chips that they currently use within the devices to ARM processors. However, analysts have said that despite this move being perfectly feasible, it is certainly not practical as there are technical and performance issues with the processors.
Analysts have said that the ARM processors would not be able to offer the same amount of performance to the Apple Macbook devices as the current Intel x86 processors that are used. Apple already uses ARM processors for some of their devices including the more mobile devices such as the iPad and the iPhone although it still uses the Intel x86 chips for its computers as they are more power hungry. Apple is thought to be looking at implanting the change from Intel x86 processors in their computing devices to the ARM processors as they are much lighter and thinner and would be perfect for devices such as the Macbook Air. However, the performance from the processors is not on par with Intel’s x86 processors.
It was thought that Apple was planning to make the move from Intel x86 processors to ARM processors over the next few years but analysts believe that it would be a large risk for small gain.

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Amtrak rail project keeps right on rolling
Governor Christie scuttled the "Access to the Region's Core" tunnel, and the chairman of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority this month effectively quashed an idea to extend the No. 7 subway to Secaucus.
But Amtrak's Gateway Project — the third of three multibillion-dollar proposals to construct a new pair of rail tunnels under the Hudson River – continues to simmer.
Although it has nowhere near the $14.5 billion needed to ultimately propel high-speed and commuter trains along the Northeast Corridor and into New York Penn Station, Gateway is gaining momentum as a project Amtrak is pitching as an answer to the region's need for rail congestion relief.
On Thursday, the project got a boost when the Senate Appropriations Committee approved $20 million for Amtrak to continue preliminary design and engineering work on the proposal. It still must be approved by the full Senate and House, but its survival in committee at a time when transportation programs are at risk for large funding cuts or elimination has encouraged backers.
"It's the most promising rail project at the moment," said Veronica Vanterpool, associate director at the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, a transportation watchdog group that advocated for the ARC tunnel project that Christie shut down in October 2010.
Among other things, she noted, Gateway calls for a second pair of rail tunnels that would provide backup for Amtrak's existing 100-year-old tunnels, which have been plagued with recent infrastructure breakdowns that have caused delays and left commuters stranded under the Hudson for hours. Amtrak shares the tracks with NJ Transit, which relies on it to get commuters into and out of New York Penn Station.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has said the project is critical to the region, while MTA chairman Joseph Lhota said earlier this month that Gateway — rather than Mayor Bloomberg's idea to extend the No. 7 subway into New Jersey — was the best option for cross-Hudson commuters.
Still, transit advocates say enthusiasm should be tempered with reality.
Beyond Congress, there has been no financial support for the project, and even if it does happen, Gateway will provide little relief for today's commuters.


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B-Complex is used in the metabolism of protein and fats, helps maintain muscle tone in the gastrointestinal tract and helps convert carbohydrates into energy. B-Complex also supports healthy nerve cells and helps promote the conversion of homocysteine, thus supporting heart health. B-Complex is an important tonifier in times of mild stress and fatigue.
Balanced High Potency B Vitamin Complex
Suggested Use As a dietary supplement Take 1 capsule per day, or as directed by your healthcare professional. - Or as directed by your healthcare professional.
Serving Size 1 Capsule
Servings Per Container 120
Amount Per Serving
% Daily Value***
Thiamin as thiamine HCl
Vitamin B6 as pyridoxine HCl
Folate as L-5-MTHF Metafolin
Vitamin B12 as methylcobalamin
Pantothenic Acid as calcium pantothenate
Riboflavin 5' Phosphate
Pyridoxal 5' Phosphate
*Daily Value Not Established ***Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Other IngredientsVegetable cellulose capsule, magnesium silicate, ascorbyl palmitate, leucine and silica.
Does Not ContainCoatings, binders, yeast, wheat, gluten, milk/dairy, corn protein, soy protein, eggs, sugar, hydrogenated oil, artificial coloring, artificial flavoring and preservatives.
WarningsKeep out of reach of children. As with all dietary supplements, consult your healthcare professional before use. See product label for more information. If pregnant, consult your physician before taking.


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Help for hay meadows in the Dales
4:42pm Wednesday 25th July 2012 in News
A NEW project has been launched to celebrate and restore hay meadows in one of the region’s most spectacular landscapes.
The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust’s Into the Measdows scheme will help residents and visitors of all ages learn about the natural, cultural and historical heritage of the meadows.
It will also involve a bid to restore 40 hectares of meadow in the National Park that have lost some of their botanical diversity due to intensive farming.
The project’s education officer Tanya St. Pierre, is providing a range of meadow-themed events and activities for local schools and the general public over the coming months.
At Reeth local primary school pupils recently learned to identify meadow flowers and insect species whilst conducting a mini-survey of their wildflower hay meadows.
The children also had the chance to put their new-found knowledge to the test, painting a range of colourful meadow flowers and insects onto calico. The finished collage will be on display at Reeth Show in August.
In addition to the education work, the trust will be co-ordinating meadow restoration schemes across the Dales during the coming months and in the summer of 2013 in a bid to restore 40 hectares of meadow.
Ripe meadow seed will be carefully harvested and spread on nearby meadows that are restorable using techniques that have been tried, tested and proven by the trust to successfully reintroduce wildflowers back into the meadows.
The project is scheduled to draw to a close late next year, but the education work will continue with the creation of resource boxes to help schools provide their own meadow-themed educational activities.
Project manager Don Gamble said: “We’re very pleased that we’ve been able to set up the new project, which builds on our experience of providing education and conservation work linked to the iconic flowery meadows of the Dales.”
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Hybrid wheelchair lifts are the gap between elevators and wheelchair platform lifts. Hybrid wheelchair lifts have the look and function of elevators, but use the lift functionality of platforms lifts. This makes them a more affordable option for home use or even commercial use. Hybrid wheelchair lifts do not have the full heavy-duty functionality of elevators, but they are capable of lifting 750 lbs. Also, they have over 200 colors and finishes so they can either fit in with existing home esthetics or future home building plans.
What sets hybrid wheelchair lifts aside are their safety features. The patented A.W.A.R.E. system is an on-board diagnostics system that manages and monitors every critical function of the lift. Other safety features include manual lowering in addition to an un-interruptible power supply for car lowering in the event of power failure. Safety features inside the cab include an alarm, emergency stop switch and a grab rail. To prevent any pets or household member from falling down the shaft when the car is on another floor, doors are locked with landing interlocks.
If this sounds like something that would help in your situation, Access Elevator can assist in your planning at all aspects. Access Elevator has many of the drawings and plans architects need for incorporating a hybrid wheelchair lift into architectural drawings. Access Elevator can also provide the answers that any compliance municipality or other type of planning committee may have. Hybrid wheelchair lifts are more of an investment than typical wheelchair platform lifts so they should be considered more of a permanent installation and solution. We understand there are many different options and it can be confusing. If you are thinking about an elevator but don’t need the typical strength and functionality of an elevator, then hybrid wheelchair lifts can be the solution for you.


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To use glitter and/or be inspired by this~
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The objective of the game is to try to guess correctly what other people are drawing. The faster you guess, the more points you score. When it's your turn to draw the roles are reversed. The quicker someone guesses correctly what you drew, the more points you get. After 10 rounds the winner is chosen.
I originally didn't know if it would be worth the $1.99 price tag but after the first game, I was convinced it definitely is. Sketch With Friends is a cross-platform game that pins you against Apple and Android users, as well PlayBook owners and that also brought an extra cool factor.
Right now, BlackBerry PlayBook users are pretty much dominating this game and hopefully that is evidence to other cross-platform devs that we are worthy of the investment. Make sure you check this game out!

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Unlike other areas in your home, the bathroom is the only premise where a person usually stays alone. Regardless, it should be well-equipped, functional, and comfortable. And if you are into aesthetics, you know that even the smallest detail, like the sink faucet, is crucial for the overall impression.
Bathrooms have a long history, which you can read about below:
When it comes time to replace your old faucet, you might think you’ll make the decision easily. However, modern taps come in different models, materials, and features that gives you significant freedom of choice when choosing fittings for your bathroom. Of course, the most important thing is that it matches your home needs, budget, and style.
The bathroom sink faucet looks like a simple piece of hardware, and you will surely be surprised when you come across a huge selection of these fixtures in the store. That’s good because you aren’t limited by options, so you can almost certainly find what you want. On the other hand, this variety can be confusing, so there’s also the chance to make a mistake in your choice. That’s why it’s important to learn bathroom faucet basics before buying.
Parts of the Bathroom Sink Faucet
This may seem like unnecessary knowledge when shopping for a bathroom sink faucet, but it’s very important because of its functionality. This fixture consists of several basic parts, and it’s good to be familiar with them in case they need a repair or replacement.
To start with, the basic things of any tap are a spout, handles (or a handle), and possibly a mount. A spout is an assembly with a cartridge that mixes hot and cold water. Handles control the ratio of hot and cold water and steam pressure. There are also some small parts such as aerators, which insert air into the water flow, thereby reducing its consumption, and valves, through which water comes from the supply lines.
When replacing an old tap in your bathroom, it’s a good idea to measure it and check the installation holes. That’ll help you choose a model with a similar installation type. That way, you won’t have to drill holes again and prolong your renovation project. In case of extra holes, you can add an escutcheon plate to your faucet and cover the openings you don’t need.
Essential measures when choosing a faucet are the distance between the handles based on which the spout center, spout height, and spout reach are determined. Measuring the height and reach will show whether the new faucet fits the surroundings. There’s nothing worse than when you install a spout and realize that it blocks a vanity cabinet.
Types of Faucets
Numerous models of faucets have certainly attracted your attention. In general, they can be divided based on whether the spout and handles are mounted together or separately, whether installed on the sink or the wall, etc. Also, it matters whether you need one or more holes for installation.
Single-hole faucets, as their name suggests, are mounted using one, possibly two holes. In these models, the spout and the handle are a whole. It means you can control the temperature and water pressure with one handle, which contributes to convenience and precision. Plus, these models are quite easy to install. These faucets look simple but elegant and are a good choice for small or minimalist bathrooms.
Three-hole or center-set models feature a separate spout and two handles. These can be completely separated or stand on a escutcheon plate and thus make a whole. Two handles mean that you can control the flow of hot and cold water separately, which makes temperature adjustment easier.
As for the place of installation, you can choose between a deck and a wall mount. All mentioned faucet models are installed directly on a sink or a bathtub. Wall-mounted models are more specific because they go on the wall, which requires a more complicated installation procedure due to additional plumbing adjustments. On this source, find out how to hire a professional plumber for this task.
Wall-mount taps always comes with two hands, and what makes it specific is the adjustable height. For example, you can install them in a higher position if you decide on a vessel sink rather than a traditional built-in.
Faucet Materials and Finishes
Faucets come in a variety of durable metals. The choice mostly depends on your personal taste, bathroom style, and finances. The most common options are stainless steel, metal alloys, and brass. They already have their aesthetics, which are additionally emphasized with various finishes such as chrome, nickel, copper, and even gold if you feel fancy and can afford it.
Stainless steel taps are known for their strength and rust resistance, which make them easy to maintain. With a polished chrome or brass finish, you get an elegant look at this hardware that doesn’t cost much. Chrome-plated models are shiny, timeless, durable, and resistant to tarnishing. Yet, it’s prone to water and fingerprint stains, so you’ll probably have to clean it more often.
Nickel provides a smooth and lustrous finish. It comes in different shades, thus being a popular choice for contemporary and traditional bathrooms. Both brushed and polished nickel polishes are corrosion resistant. What might be a con is that this material shows signs of wear and tear faster than others.
Matte brass and bronze are attractive finishes that make any bathroom look modern and elegant. These materials develop patina over the years, giving it a touch of vintage style. And what makes them even more desirable is that matte hides fingerprint and water stains perfectly.
Visit the source below for tips on faucet maintenance:
As you’ll have a regular contact with faucet handles, they have to be both stylish, comfortable, and easy to use. You can choose a faucet with one or two handles shaped like a knob or cross or opt for a lever or joystick. Modern faucets feature touchless and motion-sensitive controls, allowing more convenience and hygienic faucet control.
The beauty of every room is in details, so picking the right bathroom faucet should be assessed with attention. Keep factors such as style, finish, and durability in mind, as this fixture’s choice can make or break overall look and functionality of your space.


Tokyo Marui AK74MN Next-Gen (EBB) introduces a pinnacle in the world of airsoft guns. Manufactured by the renowned Tokyo Marui, this weapon offers not only high quality but also innovative technologies.This AK74MN assault rifle is equipped with a unique recoil system known as NGRS (Next-Gen Recoil Shock), bringing the recoil experience of electric AEG guns closer to that of long-barreled GBBR weapons. With the Tokyo Marui AK74MN Next-Gen (EBB), you’ll experience an authentic shooting feel, providing a more realistic and engaging airsoft experience. Beyond performance and technology, remember that Tokyo Marui is the king of quality among airsoft gun manufacturers.
In addition to its excellent internal components and advanced features, the main attraction of the gun is its exterior and maneuverability, offering maximum realism. The AK74MN is designed for durability and resilience, boasting a robust metal construction that withstands even the toughest conditions. The rifle also features a high-capacity magazine, allowing you to fire 74 rounds without the need for reloading. With an elegant black finish and the Tokyo Marui logo, this rifle will undoubtedly attract attention.This AK is the 74MN model, which includes a sturdy folding stock, plastic handguard, and grip with texturing for better shooter grip, and last but not least, the typical AK74MN muzzle brake.
Tokyo Marui guarantees compatibility with 7.4V Li-Po and Li-Ion batteries.
Material: Metal and polymerMagazine Capacity: 74 BBsLength: 700 mm / 943 mm (unfolded stock)Inner Barrel Length: 460 mmWeight: 3040 gSystem: Electric NGRS gearbox (atypical)Battery Type: 8.4V NiMH or 7.4V Li-Po/Li-IonFire Mode: Safe / Semi / Full AutoHop-Up: Yes, adjustableVelocity: 90-91 m/s (approximately 0.98 J with 0.2 g BB)
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June 13, 2006 – Members of Local 470 in Lake Charles, LA entered their third week on strike against PPG Industries with a multi-union rally, kicking off a week of activities to demonstrate community support and union solidarity in their fight for a fair contract.
“The other unions are out here supporting their brothers and sisters who are walking the picket line,” IAM Business Representative Terry Taylor told KPLC TV News. “They know the fight that we have today, could be the fight they have tomorrow.”
“Every time we go to the bargaining table we are all fighting for the same thing: better benefits, keep our health benefits and keep our wages,” said Katherine Hay, president of Communication Workers of America Local 3407.
“We are a family of union workers showing our solidarity and that what happens to one will happen to the other,” said Claude Syas, president of United Steelworkers Local 13-55.
PPG management is demanding unfair changes in wages, health care and pension benefits, including a two-tier, hire-in wage rate which would leave new hires without retiree medical benefits or a defined-benefit pension plan, even though the industrial chemical maker has had twelve quarters of record profits.


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In this work, triclinic WO3 nanoplates and WO3 nanoparticles were comparatively investigated as sensing materials to detect acetone vapors. Single-crystalline WO3 nanoplates with large side-to-thickness ratios were synthesized via a topochemical conversion from tungstate-based inorganic–organic hybrid nanobelts, and the WO3 nanoparticles were obtained by calcining commercial H2WO4 powders at 550 °C. The acetone-sensing properties were evaluated by measuring the change in electrical resistance of the WO3 sensors before and after exposure to acetone vapors with various concentrations. The WO3 nanoplate sensors showed a high and stable sensitive response to acetone vapors with a concentration range of 2–1000 ppm, and the sensitivity was up to 42 for 1000 ppm of acetone vapor operating at 300 °C. The response and recovery times were as short as 3–10 s and 12–13 s, respectively, for the WO3 nanoplate sensors when operating at 300 °C. The acetone-sensing performance of the WO3 nanoplate sensors was more excellent than that of the WO3 nanoparticle sensors under a similar operating condition. The enhancement of the WO3 nanoplate sensors in the acetone-sensing property was attributed to the poriferous textures, single-crystalline microstructures and high surface areas of the aggregates consisting of WO3 nanoplates, which were more favorable in rapid and efficient diffusion of acetone vapors than the WO3 nanoparticles.
Nanoplate , tungsten oxide , Chemical sensor , gas sensing , Nanoparticle , Acetone

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