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Tree ID?? is it elm?
ospreynnJuly 8, 2013
I saw this tree growing in Santa Fe, NM... seems to be doing fine around the city... is it elm?
Thanks... it is the first time I see a native (US) elm in New Mexico... Ulmus pumila is all you see around here.. I didn't touch the leaves, so I cannot comment on that... which of the two species (slippery or American) is most likely to survive in NM?
Planted by the city...... It's not Siberian elm for sure... I can distinguish the other two species... but it seems like the general consensus is American elm... thanks

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The Light is On is an initiative of the Diocese of Arlington and the Archdiocese of Washington where all Catholic churches across the DC metro area are open for quiet prayer and Confessions on Wednesday evenings throughout Lent.
Welcome to Holy Trinity Catholic Church!
On behalf of our priests and entire parish family, I would like to extend a warm welcome to you and your family. Holy Trinity serves the communities of Bristow, Gainesville, Haymarket and Nokesville. We have a strong religious education program for children and adults, social outreach program, Mom's group, Men's groups, family and youth activities. Sincerely in Christ, Father Vander Woude
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Bishop Paul Loverde's piece, "Porn Goes Mainstream," available at First Things, discusses the effect the pornographic content of Fifty Shades of Grey will have on our culture, and beckons us to call the industry to produce nobler forms of entertainment.
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Ugh, I especially hate the 'mistake' question or comment, even when it's posed as a joke.
My DD will be almost 14 when my DS is born!!! At first, she was devastated. She cried and cried and it was NOT a fun time. She told me she was scared I'd forget about her when the baby came. Once she realized that I would NEVER do that..and ALWAYS love her...she very quickly warmed up to the baby idea..and now she's borderline obsessed!! She's always looking at baby things and wanting to buy bibs and socks, etc. She has an ultrasound pic hanging on her bedroom wall. She even picked out his name :-) It's really awesome. I'm sure a lot of her reaction is because she IS so much older.....so she's almost a little mother hen, in a way. I wish you the best of luck...


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How to properly plug a hole - exterior garage wall
I have a wooden garage wall with a round hole drilled through it 1 1/4" wide. I found a plastic plug that fits into the hole very tight and perfect size, but I don't know if that is a good fix for it or not. It doesn't let any light or air through and it looks ok from the outside. If that isn't acceptable, what should I plug the hole with? Thanks! (This is being done after a city inspection had me remove a light that was considered a fire hazard. They will be back out for a 2nd inspection, so it has to pass their inspection, and I don't know what is good enough for them.)
"and I don't know what is good enough for them".
Ask them before your 2nd inspection. That's what they are there for and the requirements as simple as plugging a hole could vary. You need to find out from them what they are looking for. Explain the current plug you are using, it might be fine. Typically it needs to be plugged as a fire code reason for whatever that's worth. Not communicating with your building dept., especially when it comes to inspections, is the main reason projects get delayed by failed inspections. Always ask them when you have questions, they are not the bad guys and is part of what they get paid for. Sometimes you just have to get past there "holier than thou" attitude but in the grand scheme of things, they are "public servants". They dont like hearing that though!
Thanks for that advice. I am actually working with them but when I email them it takes them a few days to reply. I'd rather get it "right" now while we have dry weather rather than wait until they email me when it's pouring rain for me to fix the problem outside. I just assumed there might be a standard in the home repair trade for repairing something like this. I'll wait and see what they say. Thanks again.
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A carrier for transporting silicon semiconductor wafers during semiconductor wafer processing operations including an enclosure, a door and a flange structured to interface with a machine so that the carrier can be lifted by the machine. A lift saddle connects the flange to the container so that the load on the flange is transferred to a part of the enclosure other than the top of the enclosure to prevent distortion of the enclosure to maintaining seal integrity between the enclosure and the door.
1. A carrier for transporting semiconductor wafers, the carrier comprising:
a container portion comprising a top, a bottom, lateral sides with sidewalls, and a back wall defining an enclosure closed except for an open front, the container portion configured for supporting the wafers horizontally;
a U-shaped lift saddle and robotic flange extending over the top of the container portion and extending down the sides of the container portion with the robotic flange located above the top of the container portion, the lift saddle including a pair of straps, each strap having a plurality of spaced apart fastening structures, the sidewalls of the container portion having a plurality of strap engagement brackets, each fastening structure selectively engagable with a separate one of the strap engagement brackets to attach the U-shaped lift saddle and robotic flange to the sidewalls of the enclosure portion, wherein the U-shaped saddle with the robotic flange is not rigidly attached to the top or bottom of the container portion such that lifting of the container portion by the robotic flange will transfer loading to the sidewalls of the container portion rather than the top of the container portion thereby minimizing distortion of the container portion.
2. The carrier as claimed in
3. The carrier as claimed in
4. A method of maintaining seal integrity while transporting silicon semiconductor wafers in a carrier having an enclosure with a front opening and a door during semiconductor wafer processing operations, the seal being between the enclosure and the door, the enclosure having a top, a pair of opposing lateral sides and a bottom, the method comprising the steps of:
operably connecting a flange to a lift saddle, the flange being structured to interface with a machine operated end effector such that the carrier can be lifted by the machine via the flange;
operably connecting the lift saddle and robotic flange to each of the pair of lateral sides of the enclosure at a plurality of spaced apart locations on each lateral side and not rigidly attaching the lift saddle and robotic flange to the top of the enclosure whereby distortion of the enclosure is minimized under loading thus maintaining seal integrity between the enclosure and the door.
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8. A carrier for transporting silicon semiconductor wafers during semiconductor wafer processing operations, the carrier comprising:
a front opening container comprising an enclosure and an openable door, the enclosure having a top, lateral sides and a bottom;
means for interfacing with a machine operated end effector, the means including a robotic flange and lifting saddle not rigidly attached to the top of the container such that the carrier can be lifted by the machine via the means for interfacing; and
means for interconnecting the means for interfacing to the enclosure such that the load on the flange is transferred to a part of the enclosure other than the top of the container whereby distortion of the enclosure is minimized thus maintaining seal integrity between the enclosure and the door.
9. The carrier as claimed in
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This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/514,040 filed Oct. 24, 2003, the same being incorporated herein by reference.
This invention relates to semiconductor wafer processing equipment, and more particularly to silicon wafer carriers used to protectively house a plurality of semiconductor wafers for automated handling during semiconductor wafer processing operations.
The manufacture of an integrated circuit involves a plurality of operations on wafers of semiconductor substrates. Some of the operations may include processing steps such as photolithography, etching, exposure, as well as inspection and testing of the wafer as it is being formed into the desired end product. Some of these operations involve automated material handling and processing using robotic end-effectors. Many of these operations require a clean room environment devoid of airborne particulates and other contaminants which would seriously compromise the quality of the end product.
Specialized equipment, such as standard wafer pods, have been developed to provide the requisite contamination-free storage environment for the wafers during transfer and processing. For example, Front Opening Unified Pods (FOUPS) provide a protective, sealed, contamination-free enclosure for the wafers. Other versions of containers such as Standard Mechanical Interface (SMIF) pods may also be used for handling of semiconductor wafers both inside and outside of clean rooms depending on the size of the wafers. Commonly assigned U.S. patent application entitled �Transport Module�, Ser. No. 08/891,644, filed Jul. 11, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,010,008 ('008), as well as U.S. patent application entitled �Wafer Carrier with Door�, Ser. No. 678,885, filed Jul. 12, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,711,427 ('427) disclose wafer containers that have features exemplifying such a FOUP. The specification of these applications is incorporated herein by specific reference.
For wafers in the range of 200 mm and smaller, SMIF pods have been utilized to provide a clean sealed mini-environment. Examples of these pods are shown in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,532,970 and 4,534,389. As discussed in the '008 patent, such SMIF pods typically utilize a transparent box-shaped shell with a lower door frame or flange defining an open bottom and a latchable door. The door frame clamps onto processing equipment and a door on the processing equipment and the lower SMIF pod door closing the open bottom are simultaneously lowered downwardly from the shell into a sealed processing environment in said processing equipment. A separate H-bar carrier positioned on the top surface inside of the SMIF pod door and loaded with wafers is lowered with the pod door for accessing and processing said wafers. In such pods the weight of the wafers would be directly on the door during storage and transport.
With the advent of the larger and heavier wafers, specifically the 300 mm wafers, the transport modules for such wafers have evolved so that they now utilize a front opening door for insertion and removal of the wafers as opposed to a bottom door that drops downwardly from the module. The door cannot support the load of the wafers, rather a container portion which includes a clear plastic (such as polycarbonate) shell and other members for supporting the wafers molded from a low particle generating plastic (such as polyetheretherketone) carry the load of the wafers. Such container portions necessarily are made from multiple components assembled together. Because electrostatic discharges can damage or ruin semiconductor wafers, static electricity is a continuing concern in the handling and processing of such wafers. To minimize any such generation of potentials which may cause static electric discharges, the carriers are typically manufactured with conventional static dissipative materials such as carbon filled polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and polycarbonate (PC).
Industry standards for such modules require that the module be capable of interfacing with external processing equipment. For example, the module may need to repeatedly and with precision align with a robotic handling means which engages the door on the front side of the module, opens the door, and with the necessary amount of precision grasps and removes specific horizontally arranged wafers. It is critical that the module and the wafers contained within the module be positioned at a particular height and orientation with reference to an external equipment machine interface such that the wafers will not be located and damaged during the robotic withdrawal and insertion of said wafers.
Additionally, due to the high susceptibility of wafers to contamination by particles, moisture or other contaminants it is ideal to have a minimal number of potential entry paths to the interior of the module. Paths or breaks in the plastic between the interior and exterior of the pod such as for fasteners or at the junction of separate component parts of the module are to be avoided, and, if required, the breaks or openings in the module between the interior and exterior are sealed such as by elastomeric seals. Furthermore, the use at any location in the pod of metallic fasteners or other metal parts are highly undesirable in semiconductor wafer carriers or containers. Metallic parts generate highly damaging particulates when rubbed or scraped. Assembly of a module with fasteners causes such rubbing and scraping. Thus, the use of transport modules requiring metal fasteners or other metal parts are to be avoided. Such modules have a path to ground from the wafer shelves to the equipment interface through several different components including metallic screws.
Typically, such containers are constructed by assembling several plastic parts. However, due to inconsistencies in molding plastic parts, assembly of such plastic parts lead to inconsistencies, such as open cracks between parts and the stacking of the tolerances of each individual part leading to undesirable variations in critical dimensions. Additionally, a handle attached to the top of the container provides the means to lift and transport the container. This handle may be used for manual lifting or, as in the case of the heavier containers, adapted for being lifted by a robotic end-effector. In either case, lifting the container using the handle induces stresses in the top wall of the enclosure. If the handle does not distribute the load over a larger area of the top wall, the stress distribution is likely to be localized over a small area near the points of attachment of the handle to the top wall. Depending on this stress profile, the resulting strains could cause a deformation mode of the top wall which distorts the dimensions of the opening on the front side of the module where it engages with the front door leading to the burping of the FOUP/FOSB seal and a breach of the sealed enclosure.
One of the primary purposes of a FOUP/FOUS is to provide a protective, contaminant-free, sealed enclosure for the wafer cassettes containing the semiconductor wafers. Additionally, as described above, industry standards require the container to be capable of accurately and repeatedly interfacing with external material handling and processing equipment. In particular, the FOUP/FOUS needs to be transported from one location to another without breaching the sealed interconnections that are essential to maintaining the protective, dust-free environment within the enclosure.
The instant invention utilizes a single, monolithic shell with a top wall, an opposed bottom wall, a back wall opposite a front opening sized to receive a door and opposed lateral walls coterminous with the top, bottom, and back walls. On assembly of the door into the front opening, the shell comprises a substantially enclosed, sealed wafer container for the wafer support members. The walls of the shell may be provided with structures defining interface means to allow the container to be interfaced with external processing machines or robotic end-effectors for transport or transfer. In a preferred embodiment, the bottom wall is in supported relationship with a conductive plate which in turn is preferentially connected to ground.
Unlike prior art containers which utilize a robotic-flange attachment at the top wall of the container, interfaces with a robotic end-effector for lifting the container during transport or transfer, a feature and advantage of the instant invention is the robotic flange, although located on top of the container and forming an interface via which the robotic end-effector lifts the wafer container, in a preferred embodiment the flange is not rigidly attached to the top wall of the container. Instead, the robotic-flange is a component of a lift-saddle. The lift-saddle is comprised of a pair of straps, each strap is fixedly attached to a lateral side of the robotic flange and drapes along a lateral wall of the container. Each strap has a plurality of strap engagement members configured to engage with corresponding support brackets on the lateral side walls of the container shell whereby the load on the robotic-flange is transferred, via the straps, to the lateral side walls of the container. This arrangement prevents the load induced distortion of the top shell wall and eliminates the consequent FOUP/FOSB seal burping.
In an alternate embodiment, the container is provided with a wafer support column which has an overmolded conductive artery array to dissipate static charges. Conductive tabs electrically connected to the conductive artery protrude from the side of the container shell as well as from the bottom of the container. There is at least one conductive side tab protruding from each lateral side wall and in electrical connection with a support bracket on the side wall such that on engagement of a strap engagement member with a support bracket, the strap and the robotic-flange comprise an electrically conductive path to the conductive plate.
In another alternate embodiment, each strap of the lift-saddle is provided with at least two spaced apart �U� shaped ribs configured to snap-fit into corresponding, spaced apart, �U� shaped hoops on the shell. On engaging the �U� shaped ribs with the �U� shaped hoops, the straps form a graspable loop handle between the two hoops. The loop is suitable for manual lifting of the container.
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The container portion 25 is comprised principally of a shell 50 which has a top wall 55, a bottom wall 60, an open front side 70, a left side wall 74, and a right side wall 76 both with lift-saddle receiving portions configured as �U� shaped loops 78 and 80 extending outwardly from each side wall. The sidewalls are continuous and solid.
The lift-saddle 30 includes a robotic lifting flange 110 shown in
In a preferred embodiment, exemplified in
In another preferred embodiment, each strap 120 of the lift-saddle is provided with at least two spaced apart �U� shaped ribs 130 configured to snap-fit into corresponding, spaced apart, �U� shaped loops 170 on the container side walls. On engaging both �U� shaped ribs with the corresponding �U� shaped loops on the side walls, the straps form a graspable loop handle between the two loops suitable for manual lifting of the container as shown in
A third preferred embodiment of the invention, the container 25 is provided with a wafer support column 38 as exemplified in
The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the central attributes thereof, therefore, the illustrated embodiments should be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being made to the appended claims rather than the foregoing description to indicate the scope of the invention.
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BOSTON, Feb. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Overall confidence among finance and accounting workers dropped by 1.0 point to 61.3 in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to the Randstad Professionals Finance & Accounting Employee Confidence Index. The online study, conducted among 143 finance and accounting employees by Harris Poll on behalf of Randstad Professionals, which measures overall confidence among finance and accounting workers, showed a boost in employees' optimism about their ability to find a new job, with 59 percent of respondents feeling confident they would be able to find new employment, a 10 percentage point increase from the previous quarter.
Finance and accounting workers, however, reported lower levels of optimism about the future of their employers and the security of their current jobs. That said, nearly one-third (31%) stated they are likely to job search over the next 12 months.
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Increased Confidence in Finance and Accounting Workers' Ability to Find New Jobs
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This application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 2004-21147, filed on Mar. 29, 2004 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to hierarchical motion estimation of video data, and more particularly, to a middle level motion vector generation method and apparatus capable of reducing an amount of operations applied to a macroblock adaptiveframe-field (MBAFF) mode. 2. Description of the Related Art In motion estimation, which is a process for encoding video data, a macroblock in a past frame most similar to a macroblock in a current frame is searched by using a predetermined measurement function, so that a motion vector representingdifference between positions of the macroblocks is generated. The criterion used to determine the most-similar macroblock is a matching reference value, which is a value of a predetermined measurement function. In general, the largest amount ofoperations is needed for the determination of the most-similar macroblock in the process for encoding video data. The search process is a process for searching a block in the past frame most similar to the block of the current frame to be encoded in accordance with a predetermined search range and a predetermined block size. The search process isclassified into a full search process and a local search process. The full search process is performed on all the portions of frames, and the local search process is performed on some portions of the previous frames based on a predetermined referencepoint. Similarity between blocks of the past and current frames is determined by using all the pixel values in the past and current frames. A matching reference value is calculated by using the predetermined measurement function. The measurementfunction includes a Sum of Absolute Difference (SAD) function for obtaining a sum of absolute difference, a Sum o
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So where do you have us now with the trade? Just wondering. I'm hoping we made a move up in everyone's eyes. I know many were saying we could use a PG to get the ball to our bigs + some ship experience. We got both and we replaced some of the lost shooting by drafting Hedo.
To me, the division is wide open after the first 2 spots. I could easily see LA, you, now Minny and Toronto all being the 3rd seed.
Hey man, I'm curious what you thought of the Pr's in general and perhaps a review of my squad?
Hey, so I know you were questioning our clutch scoring but we've sort of addressed that: http://webuns.chez-alice.fr/finals/1979.htm
I'm surprised the guy was available this late. He did play in a weaker era but he still stepped up in the Finals and against a more talented team I would probably say (well at least based on rep). He's actually remarkably similar to Isiah Thomas. If you've seen my posts in the NBA Forum all-time threads, you've probably seen me rant about this but in all honesty, I think the similarity in #'s just shows how overrated Isiah was (and perhaps how underrated Gus was). And he was the best player on that team if you look at regular season WS/48 or PER (combined with overall WS). And he led the team in playoff WS, playoff WS/48 and PER. Did the same exact thing the year before when they lost to the Hayes, Unseld led Bullets in 7 games.
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Then you took those 2 and built them around with the perfect role players who compliment them. Your team also has nice length and size which can cause problems for many teams in this redraft which is why I think your a top tier team.
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cearbhaill, tell me about your duct cleaning
In your pictures, there is a picture of something full of lint and your caption says something about how much came out of the ducts.
Did you hire a company to do that, or is that something you did yourselves? I would like to have our ducts cleaned but dh thinks they won't be able to do more than clean a foot or two inside each duct, or if they stick a brush in there, that they will tear up the ducts.
Our house smells musty and emits and unbelievable amount of dust for such a small house. I want an end to the dust and a fresh-smelling house - but I don't know who to call.
Here, I'll go ahead and make the joke you are all thinking now.
Who you gonna call? Dust busters!
Marti, who knows what evil LURKS in the ducts of man.....THE SHADOW KNOWS. Truly it can be a frightening problem.
Speaking as one who was on a 500 ton vessel (about 250 feet long) which had mold growing in the ductwork, and where everyone became sick, I know there can be problems to your health caused by such ducts. On the boats, they put the insulation INSIDE THE DUCTS and not outside. Disaster waiting to happen. We also had to replace the dryer duct, which was so heavy with goop and WATER, that it was all one person could do to drag it out of the boat.
Other than plain old respiratory distress, it can lead to Legionaire's Disease, which is what they were worried about on the boat. When I left the employ of that company, they had replaced a lot of the ducting, but not all of it.
What material is your ductpiping made of? Galvanized metal? Thin foil-like aluminum? If they roto-root the inside and the insulation is attached outside the ducting, it should not damage it too much. You may have to plan on being out of your house during this process though.
Get the people who do this work to explain exactly what happens and what they do to remediate the problem.
In the meantime, if nothing else, you can set a big pot of vinegar and water on the stove and humidify the house with the acetic acid of the vinegar. Just for good measure, put some cinnamon and cloves into it for an apple pie smell. Vinegar is a great germ killer, and I think you'd benefit from letting this work its way into your ducting. It won't remove the gloppety goop from inside the ducts--you'd be surprised what that looks like, it is unbelievably gross.
(Think about the stuff on the blades of your ceiling fans, to begin getting an idea, multiply it by the number of years the ducts have been in place.)
Do you have a Serv-Pro that cleans up houses after fires and floods? Just an idea there, don't know if they do it or not, but they'd probably give you a lead.
I hired a duct cleaning company.
We bought the house sight unseen, and while relatives looked at it and sent a million high resolution photos, unfortunately they weren't in smellovision. Actually I did wonder why there were candles burning during the showing and soon found out why. When we got to town and had access to the house I knew immediately that I couldn't deal with the stink and would not be able to spend the first night there without something drastic happening. I have lots of animals and know what wet dogs smell like, but this was what smelled like ten years of dirty wet dog. I found the duct cleaning guys in the yellow pages and they fixed me right up.
Here is a photo looking down into a cold air return before they cleaned.
Here's the photo of what they sucked out of my ducts-
It was almost 100% dog hair, with bits of insulation and cookie crumbs and everything else that had fallen down a register in the decades since they had been installed.
I am unable to remember exactly but I think it cost something in the neighborhood of $300 and took them about four hours or so. They blocked off all the registers and sucked the main line with that huge and mighty vacuum unit that you see there- they wheeled it right into the basement and tapped into my main trunk line. Then they sent a motorized twisty snaking brush through all the ducts, sucked again, then ran the brush again with some sort of cover on it, then sucked again. Last they fogged the whole system with a mold killer of some sort and presto change-o my house smelled clean!
I would recommend this to everyone!!
I agree! That is much cheaper than a year's worth of candles. I have an air filter running 24/7 and still the house smells musty when I have been gone from it for a few days. I used to think it was because the house was shut up while we were gone, but the last time, I was gone and dh stayed here and the smell was the same. When we get through with the next leg of construction I am going to do this. Probably pointless to do it before ripping the side of the house off.
Yes, I had the duct cleaning done. They didn't show us how much stuff came out. So far we can't tell any big difference with the musty smell in the house. I haven't been able to clean either, so don't really know if it is helping with the dust. I need to at least clean the bathtub so I can have a white background test area.
Once again the smaller homes forum is super helpful and timely! I have been in the E-room twice and through tons of specialists and tests in the last two weeks...we're beginning to think there may be a dust/mold issue in our house. I have never smelled it musty at all but my mom thinks she has smelled something. I'm going to look into the duct cleaning (house is 60 years old) as soon as our finances recover some from the dr bills. In the meantime though I'm super interested, Moccasin, in your vinegar idea...do you boil it for a long time?
NOT to hijack this thread at all - Has anyone had any experience with the box air purifiers? My parents have one and have offered it but I read that they create a "smog" atmosphere that can be dangerous to athsmatics?
Enigma, sorry to hear you are having issues with asthma.
Vinegar is one of the best cleaners for all sorts of things. When I use it as a deodorizer, I boil it with some water and then cinnamon and cloves to give an apple pie. Actually, I do not recommend hard BOILING. That might make a steam over your windows. What I do recommend is that you simmer this stuff. Please do not let it boil dry, because that would smell bad I'm sure.
I have an air purifier that I bought from Austin online, and is I got the superduper model to remove the enzymes in bird dander, and dog and cat hair as well. The cleaner is on wheels and every day or so, you clean off the holes in the cover, all over the four sides. I have yet to clean the filter itself, and I've had it for about 6 months.
I am not sure how much an air purifier for the whole house costs. Have you looked into a HEPA filter system? I'm not sure what a "box air purifier" is. Could it be what I have?
Our house is air conditioned. We had so much dust from the construction and demolition before that, and sanding of the new plaster coatings, that everything in the house was in bad shape. I washed dishes daily even with just me in the house, filling up the washer with items covered in dust. It seemed to have no end. With a halt on our building projects, and the house closed up, the dust problem is not so bad any more. I still have some issues with bird fluff which rolls like dust bunnies into the corners, but not as bad as before. The Austin air purifier is located in the sun porch where two of my parrots stay. It is a help for sure, but does not totally remove all feather fluff. Maybe it gets the small particles though. With it and the window a/c unit in that room, which pulls a lot of white dander into its washable filter, I see a lot less in the rest of the house.
See if the link below is the product type you mean.
Here is a link that might be useful: Austin Air Purifier
Moccasin, the type they have is "Alpine Air - purifier"...I might give it a try. We also are going to put cheesecloth in our grates to see if that cuts down on the dusties at all.
I did try your vinegar simmer! I liked it so much I told my best friend who is doing it right now. We both love the way it smells and how healthy and fresh it makes the air seem, I actually love the smell of vinegar anyway (used to have to drink apple cider vinegar for health reasons) and it is so good for you and for the house and cleaning...I put a little vanilla extract in there with my cinnamon and some orange peel! I could easily do this every day, thanks for such a great tip...big fan!
We have a Hunter air purifier. Dd's allergist recommended it. She was supposed to shut her down and turn it on at night. It has an ozone option and I turn that part off because I've heard ozone can harm the lungs. She didn't like the noise though. Sometimes I use it in our bedroom but I don't like the door shut at night because it seems to make the musty smell stronger.


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The sky has no limit when modding AR15. It has infinity configurations or looks when comes to it. It all depends on your needs and budget.
Stop by and BROWSE this forum AR15 pics thread. There are tons of configuration pics or looks which you will get your attention on. From there you will get an idea which route to start with..http://www.firearmstalk.com/forums/f20/ar-picture-thread-83/
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And i also own both Streamlight TLR1 and the TLR1 HL. They are just like the famous Surefire X300 but cheaper. To me the Streamlight does the job enough and quite happy already. You can always get them from Amazon.
Not sure which grip you meant, but let me go through about pistol, vertical and angle grips.
For pistol grip, i love BCM Mod 1 or the Magpul MIAD. The difference is BCM's is more vertical compared to the MIAD.
Lots of Vertical and Angle grips out there. Also check out "Hand Stop Kit" From the simplest looks to the fancy design. From the cheap Magpul BUT works to the more expensive models made by others.
I eventually swapped all Magpul Vertical Grips to Magpul XTM Hand Stop Kits.
Let's put this way, check out the following sites below. You will see what brands they carry. So that way you will be able to justify which models you like, price ranges or maybe reviews.
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yeah thanks..i think i looked through about 300 pic and im still slobbering..nice collection...i was looking at the trl2h light myself..im not new to shooting, but new to ar15 thing,makes it easy when you see pictures of what your looking to do,,takes the guessing out...thanks for the help...
Remember.....everything you hang on it adds weight potentially slowing maneuverability.
yeah not going crazy,,,flashlight,pro aimpoint,maybe new grip,,got troy battlesites on already...maybe a better comp trigger...about 1000 in the hole...lol oh yeah plus the 1600 for the dd...thanks for the reply...
Why not go and root around on DD site and look at the stuff they hang there model guns and make notes.
An for a mo-rons view of extra's on an ar15, hehehehe-
For a light, I recommend the Armytek Predator Pro. Been using it for a few months, run and gun stuff, banging around, night shooting, coyote hunting, etc, and it's effing awesome. I've had 600$ surefires and my buddies as well, and while they are great lights, this thing has yet to be beat for around 125$. 760 "claimed" lumens. Maybe not that much, but honestly I thinks it's close. Anyway, I vouch. Check it out.
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