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Trying to bring back an old deck - Have some questions (Sikkens and Deck Cleaners)
Hi All,
I have been reading posts on here, and decided to join since everyone here looks very knowledgable.
I have deck that is 23x12 that had seen better days. The deck I am figuring is close to 20 years old. The last time it got any TLC what so ever was 7 years ago. I live in the NE, so I saw plenty snow, heat, etc, etc, etc. Being a first time home buyer, I screwed the pooch on it.
This year, I thought it might be dead, so I gave it a power washing. The wood was actually nicer then I thought, so I got myself a nail punch and punched nails for a good 2 days into the deck. Finally I went to Home Depot and rented a belt sander and vibrating stand up sander and went to town. I was able to sand away all of the zebra patterns I had in my deck due to the power washing. In addition I got up all the splinters and such.
So now that the deck is nice and sanded, I still have some grey marks and such from when the splinters came up. So ideally I would like to clean the deck and see what deck brightening will do.
1- What is a good all in one deck cleaner and deck brightner I could buy?
I saw that Behr had one, but the label said that it could cause permanent skin damage. Not to sure how safe that is. So would prefer something safer.
Also, I am not against cleaning first then brightening.
2- I was going to use Sikkens Translucent stain with a bit of color in it. However, I went to my local Sikken's dealer (in a benjamin moore shop) and the guy at the store recommended I do not use Sikkens. He told me that they will no longer be carrying Sikkens once it sells out. He explained that due to govt regulation they changed the product. Since the change (last year) the product is not as good and not worth the money any longer.
- Question I have is, is this guy full of it, or did the product actually change and is not the best any longer?
- If it did change, and it is no longer the best, what should I use instead?
- If it is still good, will I be ok with using a translucent stain? I don't want to end up with a grey deck by the winter.
I have been looking at Defy Extreme Stain. Any reason why I shouldn't use that?
Thanks for reading and the help.
You will want to use a deck cleaner that contains sodium per carbonate as its base ingredient. Brighten the deck after cleaning with citralic or oxlic acid. I prefer citralic. Use a nylon brush when cleaning the deck and low pressure with a pressure washer, as to not damage the wood, splinter the wood and for contaminants into the surface.
I know that Sikkens is going into some Home Depots throughout the US. Some vendors of Sikkens will continue to carry it and some will not.
Some of the Sikkens products have changed. We are a Sikkens Certified Contractor and have always had good luck using Sikkens.
Sikkens did change for VOC regulation, especially if you are in the northern part of America or way out west in California where everything causes massive amounts of cancer for some reason. I would agree that after these changes the products are not as good as they use to be, but that will hold true for all products that fall under these regulations, not just Sikkens. I think the real issue is Sikkens going in Home Depot and the fact that you are dealing with a Ben Moore store. BM has recently decided to coerce it's dealers into jumping on the BM Store bandwagon and has made it against the rules to sell products from other major brands.
Only a couple of product lines in Sikkens (Cetol SRD and Rubbol, waterborne) are sold in Home Depot. Sikkens is still sold in Independent Dealers throughout the U.S. The VOC regulations are dictated by the EPA, and VOC's are not carcinogens (cancer-causing).
This is a real dumb question, but I need to ask it anyway.
Now that I am done sanding, I have a lot of saw dust under the deck. Can this attract termites? Can I just hose it down and call it a day? Should I worry about it at all?
I wouldn't think saw dust would attract termites any more than the deck itself would.
So, I decided to try the Defy stuff. Here's hoping it is good.
Also, I have decided to use a brush to apply this. Am I insane? I figure a good 6 hours will do.
A brush is the best way. You'll get the proper amount of material on the deck and be able to work it in between the boards better. Wooster and a couple of other companies make a deck brush that you can screw the handle out of and put an extension pole in instead. It's more like sweeping it in that brushing it this way so you aren't on your knees all day.
I agree with housepaintingny use a deck cleaner that contains sodium per carbonate as its base ingredient. No Bleach or Chlorine.
Saw a site: www.live-the-organic-life.com/deck-and-patio-cleaner.html which gives a good example of one. (see above message)
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What are we going to do about the hole in the ground?
I'm going to address the "hole in the ground." You want to attract tourist and people, from all over the world; you want them to come to a beautiful mountain city. Outdoor family activities, both winter and summer, make vacationing in Tahoe a great adventure for many families and it should remain that way. However, the eyesore in the middle of town is not attractive, and that is what people are talking about. It has been there far too long — who can afford to buy it? This city needs to do something. Since the whole thing is ruined after six years of lack of care, raze it and make a three-story parking lot. It could be a source of money for the city, the hole is already dug. We need more parking; it would be close enough to walk to the shops, casinos, markets, restaurants and events. For tourist and locals alike it would be easier and profitable for our city. If locals could buy a year's pass for a nominal fee, we wouldn't worry about getting a ticket or parking too long in Raley's parking lot. The parking garage in the village is great for going to the movies, and have your ticket stamped, however it can be costly for all-day skiers. The whole area was started as a convention center; motels and businesses in various parts of the city were torn down to provide the "hole in the ground." When do we do something about it?
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Mathematica is good at what it does - namely manipulating lists and
equations, solving systems of equations and differential equations,
and a myriad of other well integrated state-of-the art procedures
algorithms. Personally I use it for almost everything, but that is
related to both the material I work on and the fact that I am most
familiar with Mathematica (a soft form of vendor lock-in). For some
of my recent work, which involved large expressions with Grassmann
fields, a program like GiNaC, FORM or maybe Cadabra would probably
have been more appropriate - but would have had the overhead in
learning how to use them properly. For other work where I've needed
to analyse graph automorphism groups and Lie algebras, GAP (accessed
via a Sage notebook) was a more sensible choice.
Finally, some appropriate quotes from "The Magma Algebra System I: The
User Language" http://www.math.ru.nl/~bosma/pubs/JSC1997Magma.pdf
(It's from 1997, but still relevant since the core of Mathematica
hasn't changed much)
On Universality: "A system design that provides a satisfactory
computational environment for all areas of mathematics has not yet
appeared, and for good reason: it is probably impossible."
On First class status for structures: "Since, operationally, algebraic
structures and individual =93elements=94 of a structure are each
mathematical entities possessing properties which we seek to
investigate, structures need to have first class status in an
algebraic language. Thus, it should be as easy to define a polynomial
ring R and perform operations on R as it would be to define and
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Solitary Ranger was bred in the Kentucky by Richard Forbush and U S Ranger Syndicate. His dam is the winning Lil E. Tee mare Galileo's Star, half sister to stakes winners June's Reward and Thanks Tissar.
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Treading the soil of the moon, palpitating its pebbles, tasting the panic and splendor of the event, feeling in the pit of one's stomach the separation from terra - these form the most romantic sensation an explorer has ever known.Vladimir Nabokov
This is the first convention of the space age - where a candidate can promise the moon and mean it.Unknown
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In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.Albert Schweitzer
We plan, we toil, we suffer - in the hope of what? A camel-load of idol's eyes? The title deeds of Radio City? The empire of Asia? A trip to the moon? No, no, no, no. Simply to wake just in time to smell coffee and bacon and eggs.J.B. Priestly
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Witches are moon-birds, Witches are the women of the false, beautiful moon.AMY LOWELL
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We often think of peace as the absence of war; that if the powerful countries would reduce their arsenals, we could have peace. But if we look deeply into the weapons, we see our own minds - our prejudices, fears, and ignorance. Even if we transported all the bombs to the moon, the roots of war and the reasons for bombs would still be here, in our hearts and minds, and sooner or later we would make new bombs. Seek to become more aware of what causes anger and separation, and what overcomes them. Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfullyThich Nhat Hanh
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today promised solidarity and support for Japan as it recovers from a devastating earthquake and tsunami and copes with a nuclear crisis.
"We pledge our steadfast support for you and your future recovery. We are very confident that Japan will demonstrate the resilience that we have seen during this crisis in the months ahead," she said after a meeting with Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto.
Japan is determined to do a better job in preventing nuclear accidents such as the one that unfolded at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant after a tsunami triggered by a magnitude-9.0 earthquake on March 11 wrecked its cooling and power systems, Matsumoto said.
"Nuclear safety has to be improved," he said.
Tokyo Electric Power Co., the crisis-plagued operator of the nuclear plant, announced a plan to bring the crisis under control within six to nine months, aiming to end radiation leaks that have forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.
"We would like to see evacuees return to their homes as early as possible," said TEPCO's Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata.
Mrs Clinton said Matsumoto told her that Japan hoped for US feedback on the plan.
"The constant efforts to respond to the situation at Fukushima have required intense analysis by Japanese, American and international experts, and we have been very supportive of what Japan is doing to take the appropriate steps," she said.
Mrs Clinton and Matsumoto announced the formation of a public-private partnership to encourage investment in the recovery effort. The aim is to keep American businesses interested in Japan by demonstrating its resilience in the face of daunting natural disasters.
Mrs Clinton, who called Japan's well-being a "bedrock priority," also met Prime Minister Naoto Kan and the emperor and empress. She was due to return to the US later today.
"I am so so sorry for everything your country is going through. If there is anything we can do ..." Mrs Clinton said to Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, who have been visiting evacuation centres near Tokyo and plan visits to areas hardest hit by the disasters in coming weeks.
"There has been a great outpouring of concern, sympathy and admiration for the great resilience and spirit the Japanese people have shown throughout this very difficult experience," Mrs Clinton said.
Mrs Clinton said America would stand by Japan, saying she was confident the country will fully recover from its tsunami and nuclear disasters.
"We are very confident that Japan will recover and will be a very strong economic and global player for years and decades to come," Mrs Clinton told Prime Minister Kan during the brief visit to Tokyo intended as a morale boost to the crucial US ally.
Kan thanked Mrs Clinton for US help with the crises.
"We will never forget and we will keep in our memory that the US has provided such robust support," said Kan, in comments suggesting the aid has helped soothe friction over an American military base in Okinawa that forced his predecessor, Yukio Hatoyama, to resign last year.
Relief operations mounted by American soldiers after the earthquake and tsunami helped show a new and welcome face for troops the Japanese have hosted for decades.
Roughly 20,000 US troops were mobilised in "Operation Tomodachi," or "Friend," the biggest bilateral humanitarian mission the US has conducted in Japan. The US is also helping Japan cope with its nuclear crisis.
Kan has pledged to beef up disaster preparedness and make his top priority resolving the crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant.
Katsumata said he was considering stepping down because of the nuclear crisis.
"I feel very responsible," he said at the news conference, adding: "I believe we will succeed in containing the crisis,"
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Location: Arkansas Children's Nutrition CenterTitle: Hepatic gene profiling prior to puberty reveals greater female predominant expression of lipogenic genes Author
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Publication Acceptance Date: 2/11/2009
Publication Date: 4/1/2009
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Citation: Shankar, K., Ronis, M.J., Badger, T.M. 2009. Hepatic gene profiling prior to puberty reveals greater female predominant expression of lipogenic genes [abstract]. FASEB J. 23(1_MeetingAbstracts):343.6. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: We evaluated changes in transcriptomic profiles in livers of prepeubertal rats using Affymetrix microarrays. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a phytoestrogen free, AIN-93G-based diet containing casein as the sole protein source from gestation day 4 and offspring were weaned onto the same diet. Male and female offspring were sacrificed on PND25 and hepatic gene expression assessed using the Rat 230 2.0 GeneChip microarrays. Data were analyzed using GeneSpring Gx7.3 and Ingenuity Pathway Analyses and transcripts that changed +/-1.8-fold (p <0.05) were enriched. Expression of 60 transcripts was significantly altered between genders. Among these, genes involved in lipid biosynthesis and elongation, adiponutrin (11-fold), fatty acid synthase (4-fold), ATP citrate lyase (2.9-fold), ELOVL6 (5-fold), acetyl-coA carboxylase (2-fold) and thyroid hormone responsive Spot 14 (2-fold) were increased in females compared to males. Importantly, mRNA expression of the master lipogenic factor SREBP-1 was increased 2.2-fold in female liver. In addition, genes regulating fatty acid oxidation, Cpt1a, CYP4A14 and Slc22a5 and cholesterol transporters Abcg5, Abcg8 were lower in female livers (p<0.05). These results indicate significant gender differences in SREBP-1 regulated lipogenic gene expression prior to divergence in major sex hormones at puberty.


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(We're following the news from Oklahoma, where a tornado devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday. Most recent update: 8:10 a.m. ET.)
As Tuesday dawned, the official death toll from the monster tornado that roared through Moore, Okla., on Monday stood at 51.
But Amy Elliott, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma state medical examiner's office, was warning that officials believe at least another 40 people had been killed. Some of those are thought to be children in one of the schools that was destroyed by the powerful storm.
More than 200 people were injured when the storm's winds (said to have been blowing at up to 200 mph) leveled buildings across a wide swath of land. The cost — in lives and damage — from the storm is expected to exceed that from a tornado that devastated the same part of the nation in May 1999. That twister left behind "46 dead and 800 injured, more than 8,000 homes damaged or destroyed, and total property damage of nearly $1.5 billion," as NOAA has reported.
Tuesday was bringing incredible stories — some of survival, some of heartbreaking loss.
On Morning Edition, NPR's Wade Goodwyn reported that 4th, 5th and 6th graders attending Moore's Plaza Towers Elementary School had been evacuated to a nearby church, where they found shelter. "Kindergarteners through 3rd grade children hunkered down at the school," Wade reported. At least seven children died in the destroyed school's basement. Searchers were continuing to look for more victims.
Meanwhile, forecasters were warning that more severe weather was possible in the area Tuesday — and across much of the nation's midsection. According to the National Weather Service, the threat extends "from the Great Lakes across the Mississippi River Valley and into central Texas." What to watch for: "very large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes."
As we reported Monday, President Obama has signed a disaster declaration late Monday, ordering federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area.
We'll be following the news as the day continues. So hit your refresh button to make sure you're seeing our latest updates. We'll add related posts as well. Note: As happens during news events such as this, there will be information that later proves to have been incorrect. We'll focus on what's being reported by NPR and other news trusted news outlets, and on information provided by officials with direct knowledge of the situation. If some information proves to have been wrong, we'll correct the record and explain what happened.
Update at 8:10 a.m. ET. "All I could see was destruction":
Associated Press photographer Sue Ogrocki saw the tornado warnings on television Monday and headed toward Moore. She writes that "by the time I got to Moore, all I could see was destruction."
Ogrocki was at one of Moore's elementary schools as rescuers brought children out alive. "I know students are among those who died in the tornado," she says, "but for a moment, there was hope in the devastation."
Update at 7:55 a.m. ET. About 100 Rescued From Rubble So Far.
Though the death toll is expected to rise, there is this good news: CNN says it's been told by authorities that about 100 people — so far — have been found alive and rescued from the rubble of destroyed buildings.
Update at 7:25 a.m. ET. "2-Mile Wide Lawnmower Blade":
Monday's tornado was like "a 2-mile wide lawnmower blade" that chewed up everything in its path as it went through Moore, Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb (R) just told CNN.
Update at 7:20 a.m. ET. Listening For Voices:
From The Associated Press: "Rescuers walked through neighborhoods where Monday's powerful twister flattened home after home, to listen for any voices calling out from the rubble."
Update at 6:45 a.m. ET. News Conference Expected; Lightning And Rain In Area:
TV crews in Moore are packing up to head for shelter as rain resumes and lightning can be seen in the sky. Meanwhile, CNN says police officials expect to hold a news conference at 8 a.m. ET.
Update at 6:35 a.m. ET. How To Help, Where To Go For Information:
The White House blog has a post that outlines "Resources and Information for Those Affected by Oklahoma Tornadoes."
Update at 6:30 a.m. ET. President Obama To Address Nation:
The president is expected to make a statement about the tragedy in Oklahoma at 10 a.m. ET.
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Nasir Jones -- the hugely successful and influential rap emcee known as Nas -- is one of the greatest musical voices to emerge from New York City. His 1994 debut, Illmatic, announced him as a premier voice in the burgeoning world of hip hop, and it continues to be honored at the top of all-time best-of lists for its unflinching look at poverty, race, class, and spirituality, as seen through the lens of a twenty-year-old resident of a Queens housing project. Five of the album's ten tracks reached single status.
Since his debut, Nas has consistently been regarded as one of hip hop's leading lights. These days, he's also known as an entrepreneur, a mogul, and an actor. A new documentary film about the making of Illmatic is opening the Tribeca Film Festival, and the record is being re-released as Illmatic XX.
In a conversation with Soundcheck host John Schaefer, Nas reflects on his early musical influences (including his father, jazz cornetist Olu Dara) and the ways in which his city has changed in the last 20 years.
This segment originally aired on April 14, 2014.
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Nas, on how the Queensbridge housing projects where he grew up plays a role in his storytelling:
As a kid, I was listening to hip hop, all these groups were coming out of my 'hood. They made a name for themselves and were all proud to be where we were from, so when it was my turn at bat I was taking the torch from them.
On how Illmatic set a hip hop production template:
At that time, when I was working on Illmatic, every rap album had one in-house producer. I was a new guy, and I didn't have a "one guy" I could go to to produce the record, so I just had this wish list of these great producers, who were established artists, Pete Rock, Gang Starr, Main Source, A Tribe Called Quest...I was lucky enough that they liked what I was doing, and they helped me put it together. After that, every rap album they would just grab all the great producers.
On his initial reluctance to participate in Time Is Illmatic, the new documentary about his record:
They were working on this film for six years; I wished them well, but I didn't want to participate in anything. Once I started to notice how many people were interviewed, how many people were involved and wanted it to be seen, who were giving it legs, I knew that if this thing went on without me, it's gonna be sad!
On his musical DNA and what keeps him excited about hip hop:
My musical influences are Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Eric B., Slick Rick, Run DMC...Drake, Jay-Z, OutKast reuniting this year makes me think about the next step for me.


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Above: Many protesters successfully and peacefully stationed themselves behind an RCMP barricade on Parliament Hill during the Sept. 26 demonstration against the Keystone XL pipeline.
Oilsands protesters from across the country converge on Ottawa for a day of action
Briana Hill
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OTTAWA (CUP) — An estimated 100 people were arrested on Parliament Hill Sept. 26 as hundreds of citizens from across the country descended on Canada's seat of government to protest the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and further development of Alberta's oilsands.
Following a 10 a.m. rally around the Centennial Flame, waves of protesters began to peacefully scale the barricades set up by the RCMP on the lawn stretching up to Centre Block and sit on the grass on the other side.
"All together, there [were] over 30 waves of people that crossed this barricade and did a sit-in on the other side, and now one by one these very brave individuals are being arrested and processed by the RCMP," estimated York University graduate student and oilsands activist Kimia Ghomeshi.
"I'm here today in solidarity with all the First Nations communities that are presently impacted by the tar sands and opposing the proposed pipeline that would come with the expansion of the tar sands," she explained.
The action, or sit-in, was coordinated by several groups, including the Council of Canadians, Greenpeace Canada and the Indigenous Environmental Network and was billed as a publicly organized, peaceful act of civil disobedience that drew citizens from all over the country.
"These people, the reason they've come here today is because they realize that we've come to a point where we need to escalate … all these actions we were taking before were being disregarded by the federal government, so it's time for us to be more creative if we want change to happen," said Ghomeshi.
University of Guelph student Cassy Andrew made her way to Ottawa to participate in what she called "an extremely important action."
"The bottom line is that resources are being destroyed and depleted and once that's done we can't go back," she said. "We're risking the lives of billions of people, depleting a resource such as water, in exchange for oil, when we should be moving away from our dependency on oil."
Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver released a statement on Sept. 26 supporting the Keystone XL pipeline with no mention of the protest.
"Canada's energy sector is a cornerstone of our national economy and future prosperity … revenues to government from the upstream oil and gas sector in 2010 totalled more than $16 billion," it read.
"That's money that supports Canada's quality of life — including investments in health care, infrastructure and keeping taxes low for Canadian families. Currently, Canada's oil sands directly employ 132,000 people and account for hundreds of thousands of indirect jobs across Canada," the statement continued.
"It's a really, really destructive industry," Carleton University student Espoir Manirambona said from the other side of the barricade. "I mean, it destroys more than it creates.
"I think most Canadians, the vast majority of Canadians, are already with us, and agree that we need a sustainable economy — green jobs, which we can leave behind for our kids, not jobs that are fueled by an industry [that] destroys the environment," Manirambona continued.
Many speakers we featured throughout the day who hailed from communities directly affected by the oilsands.
"If people really listen to the stories of the people that are being affected by things like the tar sands and by climate change, then they're not going to be able to just sit back and not do anything," said Andrew.
"That's why we're risking arrest right now," said Manirambona. "This is the civil rights movement of our time: climate justice."
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Drew Barrymore Talks Daughter's Name on "Ellen"
She's been enjoying her new role as mother to her daughter Olive, and Drew Barrymore dropped by the " Ellen DeGeneres Show" to gush about her little girl.
The "He's Just Not That Into You" starlet looked lovely as she chatted with Ellen about where she got her baby's unique moniker.
"I never would have guessed that would have been the name. But I was reading a book with my husband. I was three months pregnant and they said your baby is the size of an olive, and that was it. We never looked back."
Ellen shot back, "It could have been the size of a peanut or a grapefruit," to which Drew replied, "It could have been. It was a lot fruit and vegetables."
Barrymore added, "Will and I were shopping a few [names] as all people do who are so blessed to get to do this. And then once the light was shed, there was just no turning back."
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I'm finishing up my laminate flooring install and I chose my moldings to cover the 1/4 inch gap. I have existing molding that is still installed. I was planning on nailing my shoe molding to the existing molding. But was wondering if it would be ok to use a strong double sided tape to adhere my shoe molding in place?
This way it would be easier to replace if it was damaged or if I decided to change the look...
Oh, by the way. I'm using the very light weight pvc type material for my moldig if it makes a difference. My idea is the lighter weight and smoother material would stick better to the double sided tape.
The only tape that might hold it would be Boa tape.
Attaching the moulding to what moulding?
Do you mean attaching it to the base board?
Not the best plan to use that cheap plastic or foam stuff or to attach it with just tape.
Use real wood and finish nails.
The plastic stuff melts when you try to cut it, next to impossable to sand a nice edge, paint or stain does not like to stick to it. It will expand and contract causing the tape to release.
No pro would would ever use that stuff.
Not sure why you would ever want to remove it but, nailed trim can be just poped off with a flat bar. Trying to get it off will double face tape would be a night mare and would leave glue behind.
Plus near impossible to apply it and not have some places come out above the 1/4 round.
I don't think it's a good idea either, but they asked what tape would hold it and I think Boa would. And It is sold to pros to install cove base. It will hold as well as adhesive on base.
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(CNSNews.com) - As Cory Booker enters the United States Senate to fill the unexpired term of Frank Lautenberg, he leaves the city of Newark, N.J., behind with a rising unemployment rate, as well as a crime rate well above the national average.
Booker won a special election on Oct. 16 to fill the seat of longtime Sen. Frank Launtenberg, who died earlier this year. The seat in the interim had been filled by Republican Jeff Chiesa, who had previously served as New Jersey attorney general. Booker was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden on Capitol Hill on Thursday.
During Booker's term as mayor, unemployment in Newark has increased by 102 percent. In 2006, the unemployment rate was 4.6 percent, and in 2012, the unemployment rate was 9.3 percent.
The average rate of unemployment in the months from January 2013 to August 2013 was 8.8 percent. In the years prior to Booker taking office, unemployment rates were significantly lower in 2003 to 2005 at six percent, five percent, and 4.5 percent respectively.
New Jersey also ranks as one of the states with the worst tax climate, according to data from the Tax Foundation's 2014 State Business Tax Climate Index. States that rank in the bottom 10 suffer from "complex, non-neutral taxes with comparatively high rates." New Jersey currently ranks 49th.
Crime rates have slightly increased since Booker took office in 2006. City-data.com defines the crime rate this way, the "crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities."
In 2006, the crime rate was 593.8. The latest data, taken in 2011, shows that the crime rate increased to 604.0, while the U.S. average stands at 307.5. The previous year, Booker laid off 167 police officers in 2010 in order to close an $83 million budget gap.


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This blog is about my favorite subject: me.Mostly just writing about new strips I got in some really cool group comics that turned out bitchun, got good reviews, and are worth giving a look at if your into weird comic art. The first one is called On Your Marks. Its put out by Short Run press out of Sleazeattle. Every artist got one page, and the results are amazing. Usually I'm pretty critical of artists, but every page in this bitch looks dope. Max Clotfeller curated it. He does the dope ass HO-BOT comics in Sean Aabergs PORK Magazine, which is a free paper full of weird groovy art and comics and shit, which is available in record stores, meth houses and porn shacks nationwide. Its got some great artists, some okay artists, and at the bottom of the barrel you've got my art, but I always have a strip in there, so check it out if your a fan. I also glommed onto a copy of NO ME, the in sanely weird underground zine that's also group drawn. Its 3 books bound with string, and has some coo coo comics and art that are pretty mind stretching. I got my copy from Tim- the cover(s) are silk screened, and it turned out great. I also think Too Small Comics mini-comic zine is going to be in the Fantagraphics Treasury of Mini Comics 2, out in 2015. It would be my first comic published by Fantagraphics, so I hope it gets in there. I'm also working on an entire issue of FLUKE Fanzine, all about punk rock in the 80's. I'm still inking it in, and it should turn out good. It should fill in some of the gaps of the all Madness comics issue of Cometbus #39 that came out in 96. I'm psyched to be given the opportunity to guest draw an entire zine again. I'm kind of dragging ass on it, but such is the creative process. I will probably stop by at the Portland Zine Fest this year. I was there for 11 minutes last year, which is a new record for me. I'm still working at a nightclub, and raising my daughter, so I don't have as much time to draw as I used to. I'm still able to crank out some shit though, so if anybody needs a page or wants to review one of my zines, hit me up through this and I'll mail you one.Plus, in the works is a collestion of my five SKULLFUCK Comics that Wow Cool put out in the early 90's when I lived in West Oakland. Teenage Dinosaur will be releasing it, as soon as I finish the cover.
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Weyl thinks that "the workers' real attitude is that of the ordinary trade-unionist."
If you are to be here long, I'm sure Mrs. Weyl would like to see you.
On the other hand there is that danger from the rising of the masses which Weyl heralds.
Bayard drank from a foaming bottle of beer, Weyl from a pop container.
Mrs. Weyl returned to Yavapai and with her coming Ann found another outlet for the trouble that she fought vainly to repress.
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Life can pass you by in a blink of an eye. Things change and leave you broken. Time does not choose sides, it picks and devours and it doesn't care if your wealthy, a pureblood or not. Not all is what it seems. Friends will become your enemies and your enemies will become your allies. The world as you know it will change, hearts will be broken, pacts made, love found. Diana Agrona will realize where her loyalties lie as her life is held by a thread.
Genres: Drama, Horror/Dark, Romance Era: Hogwarts Characters: Blaise (M), Draco, Ginny, Harry, Hermione, Lucius, Narcissa, OC , Pansy Pairings: Harry/OC, Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione, Draco/OC, Other Pairing
Advisory: Contains profanity, Strong violence, Scenes of a sexual nature, Sensitive topic/issue/theme
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: Just One Last time by labubu17
Pansy had returned to England, and though she herself sought to her return she now regretted it as much as she did not. She was married and so was he but still that did not stop his intent stare or her throbbing heart.
Genres: Drama, Romance Era: Post-Hogwarts Characters: Blaise (M) , Draco, Pansy Pairings: Draco/Pansy
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His decision comes two days after Shane Warne said he would quit international cricket after the current Ashes series.
McGrath, who is 36, said playing his last Test on his home ground in Sydney next month would be a "fantastic end" to his Test career.
McGrath has taken 555 wickets in 122 Tests and is third on the all-time list behind Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan.
"Sydney will be my last Test match which will be a fantastic end for me because this is my home ground and my favourite ground in the world," McGrath told a news conference in Melbourne on Saturday.
"It's only in the last few games that I've really thought about [retirement]. It is a tough decision as well as being an easy decision.
"Everything is exactly where I wanted it to be but it is getting a lot tougher to leave home because the kids are growing up.
"I've still got four months of cricket left if it all goes well and I will sit back and take a look at things then. The last thing I want to do is rush into something else."
The World Cup takes place in the West Indies in March and April.
Australian newspapers had said McGrath might retire before that tournament to help his wife Jane in her battle against cancer.
McGrath took eight months out of the game earlier this year to take care of her before returning to action at the ICC Champions Trophy in September.
He rejoined the Test side for the Ashes and took six wickets to help Australia win the first Test in Brisbane.
His double-wicket maiden late on day four of the third Test in Perth swung the game in Australia's favour and led to them taking a winning 3-0 lead in the series.
McGrath admitted he had been forced into announcing his retirement earlier than agreed with Shane Warne.
"The plan we came up with was for Shane to announce [his retirement] before the Melbourne game and I was going to announce it before Sydney," he said.
"With the scrutiny I wanted to get it over and done with so we could concentrate on the last two Tests.
"Going through a Test match, trying to deny that I'm retiring without lying is a bit tough."
McGrath made a habit of dismissing the best of the world's batsmen - he claimed the wicket of West Indies star Brian Lara 15 times and England's Mike Atherton on 19 occasions.
Cricket Australia chief executive officer James Sutherland said McGrath had achieved the rare distinction of being a consistent match-winner in both Test and one-day cricket for 13 years.
"They say bowlers win matches - they must have been thinking of players like Glenn McGrath when they said that," Sutherland said.
"His remorseless accuracy and forensic probing of the slightest weakness in a batsman's technique is legendary."
After this series, Australia do not have another Test for 11 months.
Geoff Lawson, who preceded McGrath as a seamer with Australia and New South Wales, told BBC Five Live the announcement had not come as a complete shock.
"Only a couple of days ago - in the middle of the Shane Warne retirement announcement - Glenn said he still had a couple of years left in him.
"But for those who have been suggesting over the last few months that it may be the swansong for Glenn McGrath if Australia did regain the Ashes, it's not a surprise," he said.
"At 36, nearing 37, I suppose the body tends to find things a little bit tougher and therefore retirement becomes a much easier decision."


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"We got beat today for a number of reasons, but the first reason is obviously, and I said before the game, this is as well-balanced a team as we're probably going to face all year long or maybe even in the next few years. They successfully play 12, 13 guys, rotate them. I thought they kept coming at us with defensive energy that cost us. We talked a lot about transition defense and I thought we did a decent enough job at that. We can't give up as many points off the offensive backboards - we gave them 21 and then off turnovers. The game ended with us giving them 40 of their 79 off turnovers and offensive rebounds. Any chance you have at being successful is taken away when any one of those stats is as large as both of those were. So they took away any chance we had of winning."
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I`ve been lurking this forum for a while and i must say that i`m impressed with the manner in how new members are welcomed here. I`ve just received my CCW last week and started excercising my privilege this week because i had to wait for my rig to arrive in the mail. Anyway, i just wanted to say hello and look forward to the discussions.
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Thanks, I may look into doing that!
Thanks, I may look into doing that!
Awsome i want one!
I love the progress you're making, cant wait to see it all done, great work!
Here is pic of an oscilloscope screen that looks close.
Thanks again, that gives me a good reference!
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Awesome reference pictures! I doubt mine will turn out anything like that!
OK, it was a busy week, but I did have time to work on my "proposed" side panels. For those who are "screen accurate only" or other faint of heart hardcore fabricators, be forewarned, shield your eyes now!
I have a few other little details to put on it, then I will paint. You can see I drilled 3 holes on the top for my LEDs. Just about everyting on this came from Home Depot, with the exception of the switch for the LEDs and the LEDs themselves (not pictured). I used some washers, handles, nut caps, and I have a few other odds and ends to still put on. The inlay details are made of Sintra. I am not sure exactly how I want to paint this, but I have some ideas.
I am going to have 4 panels like this, and 4 slightly different.
Again, this is for the budget conscious and those like me who have no fabricating skills at all!
Input/suggesstions are always appreciated.
The post of the sterilite pieces didn't look that great. However your latest post looks awesome. I know it's not screen accurate, but wow!! Great job.
You're doing a ver commendable job on this project. I'm sure you will love it once you're done. While I don't have the time or the space to try it I'm glad you do. It looks great so far!
Thanks guys, and I agree Solochaser, when I saw the bins, I had a vision, but I was not sure if it would turn out like I thought. I did a test with the LEDs and it looks awesome, I cant' wait to get it all together. Once I add the extra pieces and get it painted, I think I will be happy with how they turn out.
I may make some changes as I go.
Ok I just thumbed thru this thread and that was all I needed to know ... well... WOW!!!! That's all there is to say.... WOW!!!!
Have you thought of putting it the green square oscilloscope screen, from a fiece of dark transparent green plastic (like a welding shield, but a lighter gradient) set it up like an Car Indicator/Blinker system, with the same mirrored backing/housing and light bulb, to get the full panel light effect, not just the glow in the middle that a small globe would reflect.
Would make it even closer and enjoyable especially if ya feel like a lighted display at night
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Hey Azheat01,
The panels are looking great! Awesome work man!
Either that, or someone break into the exhibit its staying at, and cast molds of the side panels...
Or ask Unkie George if we can.... through 501st Channels of course.. Im sure he wouldnt mind as long as the original isnt damaged in any way
Thanks for the comments guys! Alcfalath, I like your ideas about the illumination. I am still trying to figure that out. I thought about some green tinted transparency and backlighting, but you have given me food for thought.
The probem is I am not electonically inclined, so I am trying to keep the electronics at a minimum. I went to Radio Shack and bought some LEDs, power soruces, and switches, and I am happy to say that after blasting through 3 or 4 lights, I finally got it down.
The panel shown above is going to have 2 steady yellow and 1 blinking red. I also have some other colors I am thinking about using.
I will get some more pictures up as soon as possible.
Thanks again.
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awesome work man!!!
a tribute to you
While at work the other day, I thought of your thread and decided to make this for you.
Once again, very impressive work!
Looking great man!
Ok, the base finally finished drying and I was able to start the texture. As mentioned before I used some basic tissue paper. It worked out nice, but you have to be real careful as the paper tears easy when you start to set it.
I like the overal effect and think it will look really good when painted. I am going to give it a single coat tomorrow just to seal everything. I used about 10 large sheets of paper. One of the things I did notice though is I did not account for the border around the box, but oh well, this is my first attempt!
You can really see the detail in the second picture.
By the way, any thoughts on some good spray paing colors. I would like to paint the sides one color, maybe a gunmetal, and Han and the carbonite a gloss silver.
Any suggestions?
Well, I got lucky a week or so ago and was contacted by a member of another forum who had some panels to sell. And to my surprise, they arrived today! He sold me these for $100.00 (and that included shipping). I couldn't pass on the deal given it seems these are hard to come by. They are in good shape and will look great with a little work.
The only thing I want to do is add some handles, add a green screen to one or two, and add a few small swtiches to activiate the LEDs.
Although you can't tell in the picture, they are thick and have the same angle as seen in most pictures. They are also heavy, they are cast in resin.
This does increase my project budget a little, but I am still shooting to come in under $300.00.
Once I get more progress I will post some pictures of these.
Also, fell free to chime in about the colors I inquired about in the last thread.
Last edited by azheat01; Feb 12, 2008 at 1:02 AM.
I thought about the paint and was thinking "gunmetal" for the carbonite and body, gloss, and "steel" or "silver" for the cabinet and panels. Any suggestions?
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Hi guys,
From my experience on activeden.net 5-15 sales = 1 rating.
On themeforest i've just got only 1 item and the results are simillar ( we have to consider that this market is a much bigger one) 7-8 sales = 1 rating.
This is why something needs to be done about the recent files. home page exposure.. it's so value that a few gold stars too soon causes a massive out cry this is what it has become.. a few years ago no one cared about ratings, good files got sales, authors made money – everyone was happy… now everyone's hopes and dreams relies on the first 24hrs of sales, and we carefully watching what other authors are up to and drawing up conclusions and pointing fingers if we spot something suspicious that doesn't follow the general trend.
Wether people "buy" their own ratings or not really isn't the point in the end. Basically after almost 5 years of being here I've heard it all, seen it all, and seen the promises given and the disappointments delivered. I'm not here to agree or disagree with anyone, the simple fact is the marketplaces have grown, that's what Envato wanted and worked towards and good for them.
The real situation is this, Envato have always stated that front page exposure should never be counted as promotion for accelerating sales in anyway, and that if an item is good it will sell and that home page exposure has nothing to do with sales (authors know different). I do agree that a good item will sell, but if you still use the same format for displaying new items (and put focus on it on your home page) when the number of authors and items and categories has grown so much over the years they should of changed the GUI focus for finding items a LONG time ago.
I personally remember when things got a little busier and they redesigned and everyone complained so they increased the number of items displayed, then added tabs for categories etc – it was a bandaid at best.
What the marketplaces need is a complete overhaul, it doesn't work and sorry Envato while you have a prominent area on your main home page that details / showcases new items your doing everyone a disservice.
Here's my thoughts on what it SHOULD be:
The home page needs to be more search based design, it should be a big search box and a PROPER search engine to back it up so anyone can come to the site and enter "church" and click WordPress and then display the results automatically with newest at the top (user can then filter by sales, date added etc) – under the big search on the homepage should be a random pull of 1 item from each category. Nice, clean, direct, and no focus on any item, category, date uploaded, or sales reached thus far.
I love this place, I've seen it grow and helped it grow by allowing Envato to sell my items and earn from me and vice versa, it's a great business relationship, but from where I sit I see me constantly improving my products, features and support and see little effort from Envato in improving their sites to assist sales and growth of their sites. It disappoints me greatly and I know that if they don't start to move towards making changes soon there are new opportunities for authors coming up all the time. They may be king of the hill right now (and have been for some time) but the higher you are the easier it is to fall. Please don't let this happen Envato. Start to reinvest in your authors and buyers, by improving everyones experience here.
+10000 for that ^^ ..
+1 Jonathan. We need some changes, the mods updating that "we'll forward them to the devs" is not enough. The latest changes were…the possibility to order the badges(useless), adding the "Upload an item" box on the author dashboard like we upload something everyday. Or converting that page to a little spam-like page, with the ad at the top related to the bundle or some big announcements. Most of the authors don't care at all about it and just want to see the comments. We know where to upload an item. The goal of this was to probably have more items, which is what you have now, but it's a big FAIL . Lots of low-quality items, I've seen rip-offs, one accepted even this week, still online. That's pretty bad.
You say that a good theme sells even if it dissapears from the homepage or the first page in 3 days. Tell me…HOW? The buyers will not see it, it will dissapear pretty quick from the homepage / page 1 and that's it. No way to reach it and most of the buyers will probably miss it. This is not good at all.
We have more important features we need implemented. The rating system, a better support board so we don't have to build our own, a better homepage exposure for the items, etc, they were all posted here.
Let's hope that if most of the authors will take action, someone will actually listen to us.
"Popular recent files" on the home..
How it works: 10 row of items, which takes the top recent sellers within a particular time frame, say 2 weeks. Files appear in ascending order of sales which is also based when the file was purchased. So if both top files got 10 sales, the file who got the 10th sale first appears first. Once a file in this row reaches the time period window of 2 weeks it disappears. This row could update within every hour, so would be fun to watch new files battling it out. And make it easier for buyers to see what's selling, and help gain exposure to new files so they can compete with files already on the main popular files page.
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"Popular recent files" on the home.. How it works: 10 row of items, which takes the top recent sellers within a particular time frame, say 2 weeks. Files appear in ascending order of sales which is also based when the file was purchased. So if both top files got 10 sales, the file who got the 10th sale first appears first. Once a file in this row reaches the time period window of 2 weeks it disappears. This row could update within every hour, so would be fun to watch new files battling it out. And make it easier for buyers to see what's selling, and help gain exposure to new files so they can compete with files already on the main popular files page.
It's a good idea but puts focus on nothing but higher selling files (and sales figures) which makes for a non balanced selling platform – we need people to 'explore' and currently the marketplaces are not exploration based.
Exposure for everyone is the #1 goal, so that buyers can then make a decision on what an item offers them, rather than what's thrown in their face.
Yeh but if Envato fundementaly changed how this site worked, and improved search so it was much easier to find older files, or files that aren't necessarily top sellers.. it would most likely have a big knock on effect to sales of the top guys.. then that would be another out cry Also I'm sure Envato would rather choose to keep their top sellers happy, since they bring in a big chunk of revenue.
The search is indeed needing some improvement though. But since home page exposure is so short and alot of buyers look there first before searching, any changes to search aren't really going to make a massive change to the new sellers… but I do think we need something else, like my suggestion of 'popular recent items' row on the home, to bridge the gap between homepage exposure and main popular files page.
Wondering wondering if the big brother is watching
I may be in the minority but I don't ever look at the homepage, my bookmark is set to the Wordpress category.


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For the first time, in a very long time, if not ever, I decided to "live the moment". And for a while I have never experienced such ecstasy before… every day was not only a new day, but composed of individual hours all beautiful in their own ways.
The morning hours are beautiful in the cool morning sun, the smell of freshly washed linen hanging to dry; taking out the garbage to clean up the apartment; the relaxing (!) drive to work; and listening to the Quran which has become part of my daily routine, whether or not I pray.
The noon hours beautiful in the message exchanges with my loved ones on twitter and on the phone; the thrill of finally getting a hideous work task done; the gratefulness to the fact that it's part of my job to use twitter and Facebook and even YouTube; being around amazing colleagues, and looking forward to the time I leave the office. Especially if it wasn't a particularly "good" day. Then I drive home, far outside the city, leaving all problems and worries behind.
The afternoon and evening hours, filled with books (now digital, even) that fill my soul and creativity – like eating. Oh, eating! The joy of eating is one thing I cannot begin to explain. Even if it is a simple cheese sandwich… pressed on the grill, with a cucumber or a salty tomato on the side. And olives! God's gift to mankind… and my new infatuation with dates! I can eat them all day, feel the textures with my tongue and let them melt in my mouth… much like how I have a Hershey's or Galaxy.
And I miss having biscuits and tea with my grandmother. Bless her heart.
The night looms, but I am no night owl. I learned that I do and think terrible things if I don't sleep before midnight. But that's when I enjoy writing as I am most honest to myself. And I enjoy the flicker of the candles in the background, and the dim lights, with the shadows of the artificial tree in the apartment dance on the walls. I often see shapes and people and a story being made.
And when it's time to sleep… oh! The smell of the sheets… the feeling of sinking into the mattress!
This is bliss – enjoying moment to moment.
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The OP said it was off topic, so you didn't have to open it if you weren't interested. No need to try to dampen the happiness
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