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The Bold of Art: Chief Nike Okundaye Davies
My first encounter with Chief (Mrs.) Nike Okundaye Davies was when I visited her Art Gallery at Ikate Elegushi roundabout Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos, Nigeria. She is a very lovely and amiable person and I am glad to do this write up on her.
Several years ago I saw a road sign saying "Nike Art", on my way to my neighbour's wedding. I think that was my first time of being awake while passing through Lekki-Epe expressway.
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By definition, a conference is a meeting of two or more persons in order to talk about ideas or problems related to a particular topic. Conferences are held on a daily basis, whether it's a conference in an office between two colleagues, or a conference put on by an organization with attendance reaching into the hundreds. However, whether small, large, or in between, everyone strives to have the best and most effective conference.
The most important step is to begin by setting forth clear objectives. These objectives will then help determine the next steps. For instances, is the objective to introduce a new product to the market, or is it to educate? There is always too much information and not enough time to digest it, meaning, you must pick the top 10 items that will be covered and stick to them, otherwise the conference can run away from the main objective and not reach its full potential.
Recently, the trend in conferences has been to move away from a single speaker and to engage the audience. It is important to remember that the people attending a conference want to be there. The audience therefore is a great source of information and is usually eager to participate and embrace the concepts and talking points. An even better approach is to step down from the podium and walk through the attendees, this allows for a more natural discussion and is extremely engaging. Another idea is to reward the participation. The reward doesn't have to be a new car or anything grand, but can be a branded product (i.e., a pen with the company logo).
Another great idea is to add in breakout sessions of varying sizes to allow for a more intimate and less formal approach. These could be as simple and straight forward as a mid-afternoon snack in another room, or perhaps something more engaging such as a campfire session. The group sits around in circles and engages in a campfire storytelling approach. The content for the discussion is driven by the attendees, and the facilitator simply drives the discussion. This keeps the session fun and fast paced since everything is based in real time. This also allow the attendees to share their own experiences and network in a more natural setting.


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"Beauty and the Geek" Dance-a-Thon
February 27, 2008
Help the first-year class raise money for a great cause! The Class of 2011 presents a dance-a-thon fundraiser to benefit Partners in Health.
Our first-year students have decided to raise money for Partners in Health, the organization founded by Paul Farmer, the person featured in the common College reading Mountains Beyond Mountains. The students have been influenced greatly by the causes of Partners in Health, an organization which is focused on fighting rampant infectious diseases in 3rd-world countries. Through their reading in Orientation, BookRevue, and their coverage of the book in their FYS II course, they have come to see how the interaction of politics, social systems, economics, and culture affect the prevalence and treatment of infectious diseases. They have decided that they can make a difference — and that you can help.
The class of 2011 has planned a fundraiser to present to Mr. Edward Cardoza, Vice-President of Development at Partners in Health, a donation for his organization when he speaks in March. The idea for this charitable event came solely from the members of the class and its officers, and they want us to help make this fundraiser one that shows Partners in Health the spirit and ethos of the Catawba community.;
Fundraising DANCE-A-THON
Friday, March 14, 7pm to 1am
(Midnight to 1 am is the 'power hour')
Hourly dance contests with prizes
Who can participate? Any staff, student, or faculty member is encouraged to come out and dance the night away! You can come dressed up as a "beauty" or as a "geek" or you can come as you are. Entrance fee is a $3 donation, which allows you to dance (or just watch the dancing), be entered in the hourly prize and dance contests (at least 10 gift certificates will be given away), eat, and enjoy the music of DJ Brandon Coble, who is donating half of his earnings. There will be pre-registration in the Student Center leading up to Friday the 14th, OR you may just come and pay to get in at the dance that evening.
The dancers will be collecting donations to "sponsor" their dance participation; the dancer who collects the most money in sponsored donations (see below) will win a $50 cash prize.
During the 'power hour' from midnight to 1 am, an extra $1 donation allows dancers to be entered into the judging for best costumes; the geek and beauty winners each receive a gift basket (of either "geek" or "beauty" supplies and gift certificates donated by local merchants) worth at least $50. "Catawba Celebrity" judges will include a coach, a faculty member, and a staff member.
How YOU can help: If you don't want to put on your boogie shoes, you can sponsor a student (or two, or ten) by donating $5 to the dancer (student discount to sponsor a fellow student is $4). If dancers get a donation, they will give you a ticket indicating your sponsorship; they will even accept checks (make them out to "Catawba College"). You can come watch the dancing or jump-n-jive yourself. Whatever you do, be sure to be present at noon on March 18 in Keppel Auditorium when the Class of 2011 presents Edward Cardoza with the check for Partners in Health. Let's show Partners in Health just how much Catawba cares, and just how committed our students can be to helping others.
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Georg Kapsch states that it is difficult to talk about complexity in a few words but it is necessary to understand networks and how they work. We need to distinguish between two kinds of complexity and the more complex the world becomes, the more complexity exists. Therefore, complexity needs to be managed, as it is the core element of a cyber-spaced economy.
Cyber space is caused by networks and increases the speed at which we do things. One of the core problems of complexity is awareness and certain activities such as twittering may even be taking our awareness away! On the one hand the cyber space and international divisions of support may add to the wealth of society yet on the other hand they may also add to the complexity of the world.
Nowadays, few things are predictable. Government and society may make things even more complex than they need to be. How do we cope with this complexity?
We need an open mind and to work on our soft skills in order to create an understanding of the underlying structure of the world. We need to shift from experience to attention, and by doing so, increase our awareness of the world. We should also focus more on the heart rather than on the brain. Managing complexity requires an aligned organization which we cannot do by ourselves but can leverage the skills of the entire group to have a more efficient system. We also need to be aware of where the complexity is coming from for example raise politicians' awareness, as they should also be thinking about the underlying problems rather than just think about the money.
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Y-3 Reveals Chapter 01 of the Fall/Winter 2018 Campaign
For Fall/Winter 2018, Y-3, the sportswear label created by adidas and Yohji Yamamoto, explores the concept of "NICE TO MEET YOU," a nod to the ongoing collaborative nature of the brand. The collection emphasizes craftsmanship, innovation, and tradition—qualities synonymous with both the German sportswear icon and the renowned Japanese designer.
Yet this season is not simply a return to the roots of Y-3. It is a celebration of a historic partnership and a refinement of the brand's key characteristics: honesty, proportion, heritage, and the three stripes. The goal: distilling the best of adidas and Yamamoto in daringly easy apparel, footwear, and accessories. The collection and its corresponding campaign articulate a new vision of Y-3, rooted firmly in the present.
Sincere, unvarnished moments—the Y-3 Fall/Winter 2018 campaign translates the bustling energy of downtown Los Angeles and reveals color-drenched portraits of modern youth in the city. Photographed by Angelo Pennetta and styled by Carlos Nazario, the images feature a diverse group of models emphasizing the collection's real-world relevance. Y-3 presents the campaign editorial-style, each image stands alone and communicates the story of the season by itself.
Innovation meets tradition in Chapter 01 campaign looks that combine traditional Japanese artisanship, such as the Sashiko-inspired stitching, with the breakthrough technologies of adidas such as BOOST™.
In outerwear, XXL is the new medium, and oversize is the new normal. Y-3 exaggerates proportions to extremes to create patchwork, multi-fabric jackets and floor-skimming tailored wool black coats adorned with the signature three-stripe motif. Chapter 1 is expressed mainly in black—remaining true to the brand's DNA—with punctuations of white, navy, and bright yellow.
In footwear, Y-3 applies the Sashiko detailing to two new, limited-edition styles. The Bynder Super reinvents an adidas icon, the Superstar, while retaining its signature shell toe. The shoe's black suede uppers are contrasted with bright white Sashiko-inspired stitching. Meanwhile, the Bynder High, offers a high-top style with a sleek nubuck heel patch and toe cap.
The first drop of the Fall/Winter 2018 collection will launch on June 29th at Y-3 flagship stores, Y-3.com, and select retailers worldwide.
The Bynder Pack will be exclusively available online and at Y-3 flagship stores from June 30th.
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Creative Direction: PL Studio
Photographer: Angelo Pennetta
Stylist: Carlos Nazario
Hair: Shingo Shibata
Makeup: Susie Sobol
Set Design: Alice Kirkpatrick
DOP: Terence Connors
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Casting: Henry Thomas
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For the past thirty years, NFRC has acquired countless members who have used their varying expertise to strengthen NFRC's mission of advancing continuous improvement of windows, doors, and skylights. Throughout this series, members such as Ben West will be highlighted to showcase the innovations that they brought forth to the organization. In order to celebrate an anniversary as significant as thirty years, NFRC has decided that it's crucial to acknowledge members whom have helped make this accomplishment possible.
Six years ago, Ben West attended his first NFRC membership meeting in Portland, OR. Fast forward to the 2018 meeting in Albuquerque, NM, and West, now a member of the NFRC, has seen the organization expand priorities to include the needs of the commercial building sector. Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope is the leading supplier of building materials designed, engineered, tested and manufactured by the same company. West works alongside architects and engineers to ensure the exterior doors, windows, exterior curtain wall, storefront and skylights meet performance standards in conjunction with the overall building envelope assemblies.
While energy efficiency ratings have been the cornerstone of the NFRC for several years, West is excited for what the future holds. At meetings West discusses the latest developments in fenestration, including 3D FEA analyses and simulations that will eventually transform the design of building envelopes. Moving forward, West is optimistic about the advancements in the industry, and has no doubt the NFRC will continue to be a leader in the space.
Evolving trends in fenestration are moving the industry beyond energy performance ratings. Architects, developers and building owners of 60-story towers, for example, want to make sure they build better buildings from the start. According to the EPA, Americans spend an average of 90% of their time indoors, making the health and safety of the building occupants a crucial topic. In the long run, using healthier building materials result in better mood and improves overall health.
"Windows absolutely play a role in our health," West said.
In its 30 years, NFRC has made strides to better understand how a buildings' windows, doors and skylights contribute to its occupants' health and safety. However, West says there is more work to be done. Informing facilities managers about the health effects of fenestration products will likely be an ongoing topic of discussion in 2019.
In the early 1990s, using new Intercept® spacer technology, GED Integrated Solutions, Inc. (GED) and PPG Industries Inc, today known as Vitro Architectural Glass, defined the phrase warm edge spacer as "a spacer that resists moisture and prohibits conductivity around the perimeter of a window." The phrase, derived from Intercept spacer materials' thermal performance, represents high-performance products such as GED's revolutionary Intercept 2.5 Spacer Fabrication System and ULTRA Stainless Steel spacer technology.
NFRC's ratings for the thermal performance of window products and the high ratings for ENERGY STAR® level certification ensures GED customers are equipped with the best spacer materials and process equipment to achieve and maintain ENERGY STAR ratings for their products.
For over 30 years, GED's Intercept technology has continued to advance, ensuring that the GED Intercept Spacer system meets and exceeds NFRC standards.
By reaching ENERGY STAR standards with the Intercept ULTRA stainless-steel spacer technology over tinplate spacers (which are not ENERGY STAR certified), GED has proven our commitment to remaining a leading force in the warm edge spacer marketplace. GED is proud to provide the technology, innovation and products to bolster ENERGY STAR ratings through continued, high-ranking performance tests measured by the NFRC.
Intercept is a registered trademark owned by Vitro. ENERGY STAR is a registered trademark owned by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Over the past 30 years, NFRC has cultivated a diverse group of members within the fenestration industry. One of its newer members, Amelie Kogovsek, who joined in 2013, is the owner of a family-run Canadian small business, Maxam Marketing.
Located in Quebec, Maxam Marketing helps Canadian fenestration manufacturers obtain their ENERGY STAR certification. As a full-service company, Amelie assists manufacturers with the paperwork at the beginning of the process and then provides guidance during fenestration testing and coordinates documents between manufacturers. And U.S. technical specifications for windows, doors and skylights are not the same as those in Canada. Maxam Marketing offers an ENERGY STAR vendor and staff training program to educate companies about the expectations and requirements of the process. With a list of more than a 100 manufacturers, Amelie has a big job as a one-woman show.
For the past six years, Amelie has applied the information from the NFRC membership meetings into her business to help her clients – and her business – succeed. As NFRC's membership continues to grow, Amelie, and other like her, are an example how the membership continues to diversify.
Canada-based Vinyl Window Designs started as a small-market producer of windows in 1986 and since then has grown and increased sales in the northern region of the United States. The company's products have been certified by NFRC since Feb. 16, 2001, which has helped the company grow. The NFRC brand is well-known and when consumers see the NFRC logo, they know to trust the products sold by the company.
The NFRC website and individual labels help consumers understand the U-Factor, Air Leakage, Visible Transmittance, and Solar Heat Gain Coefficient ratings for their windows. When Vinyl Window Designs customers receive their window with the well-recognized NFRC label, they know that their product has been tested by a third party. Vinyl Window Designs is proud to be a part of the new FenStar™ Certification Program and that NFRC ensures products meet the stringent standards of the ENERGY STAR specifications. Congratulations NFRC on 30 years as the only fair, accurate and credible organization rating the energy-efficiency of fenestration products.
After more than 16 years of working together, Marc LaFrance of the Department of Energy (DOE) has an insider's perspective on how NFRC has influenced the fenestration industry. LaFrance is the Advanced Technology and Energy Policy Manger at DOE. He's an active NFRC participant, attending membership meetings to share findings and insight from the DOE with members, leadership and board members.
LaFrance says NFRC is the driving force behind the residential fenestration market using the ENERGY STAR label and incorporating building codes into the ratings process. The energy performance standard set by NFRC is the foundation for enforcing public policy and giving the industry a target to reach, he said.
"If you don't have the measuring stick, you can't have voluntary measures, you can't have mandatory measures," LaFrance said. Window compliance is extremely high and that's thanks to NFRC.
For more than two decades, DOE through its Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has maintained the software tools used for NFRC ratings, highlighting the benefits and importance of the longstanding working relationship between DOE and NFRC members and staff.
"The windows of today use 1/3 the energy than they did 30 years ago," LaFrance said. This is because of how NFRC brought the industry together to improve window performance.
Recently DOE wants to increase energy efficiency in building construction. LaFrance adds that NFRC will help inform stakeholders on how to do this.
"I would say NFRC served a great role in educating building code officials on what is an NFRC label and how do I look for an NFRC label," LaFrance said. To go one step further NFRC could focus on how we drive the market to high performance and advocate for the consumer."
Mason Douglas Fritz is a product designer at EFCO Corporation working on fenestration product design, thermal engineering, and insulating glazing (IG) unit manufacturing. Fritz also is a professional engineer, licensed in Missouri, and has NFRC certifications for fenestration product simulations and label-certificate production.
Fritz says that although NFRC rates only parts of a building and not the building itself, it could explore branching into the building envelope to help maximize the energy efficiency of buildings. "The envelope is a perfect opportunity for NFRC. Their current CMA software would probably be able to do most of that."
Fritz also said that larger building projects ought to use a label certificate for code compliance, but projects that need building-energy modeling might be better off with project-specific size configurations.
Fritz's work focuses on maximizing energy efficiency throughout the lifetime of the structure and keeping energy costs low in buildings such as schools, hospitals, and government buildings. Hospitals, in particular, are looking for ways to improve occupant health through green building.
As an NFRC task group chair, Fritz credits NFRC for providing the framework to help him and his fellow team members reach their energy-efficiency goals on the job. "I want NFRC to be the best it can be. I want us to provide what our customers need as much as we can," Fritz said.
Coming from a scientific research background in optical properties, Tom Culp has evolved into an NFRC mainstay that wears many different hats.
Culp's early NFRC meetings involved the study Low-E coatings and how those fit into the overall window ratings. He also used the opportunity to meet fellow researchers and engineers from around the country, including employees from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
"With all the technical names, it was exciting to meet in person and talk about nerdy stuff," Culp joked.
From his early days on committees debating different types of Low-E coatings, Culp also saw how the technical and business sides of the industry interact and the impact NFRC has on the fenestration market. Now, as the owner of Birch Point Consulting LLC, Culp also represents national glass and aluminum groups and advises clients on energy codes and green building standards.
As his career has evolved, Culp still finds great value in NFRC participation to meet with colleagues and get a wide range of perspectives on fenestration. NFRC meetings help him stay on top of the latest building industry discussions for his many responsibilities. Having worked on CMA, serving as an ex-officio board member from 2007 to 2016, or assisting with other programs, he still sees potential growth for the organization.
Culp pointed to a recent Department of Energy study on home energy code compliance, which found windows have the highest compliance rate of anything else it researched.
"NFRC has done a fantastic job on the residential side," Culp said. "The commercial side has always been more challenging because it is a different business structure, but there are significant opportunities to improve the program to also serve that side of the market."
Bipin Shah has been actively involved with NFRC since the very beginning and played a key role in NFRC's growth as it marks its 30th anniversary.
A former NFRC employee and now a current member of its Board of Directors, early on Shah worked at an NFRC approve lab at Fenestration Testing Laboratory, Ontario California and as expert that helped establish NFRC's fenestration testing internationally. These testing procedures make it possible for businesses and the public to rely upon NFRC's product ratings.
Shah is currently the president of WinBuild, Inc. in Fairfax, VA, a privately-owned small business that provides building energy efficiency analysis and solutions. He is involved in government policy and infrastructure, business-to-business match making, energy ratings and building codes development. After earning a B.S. and an M.S. in mechanical engineering, Shah has spent more than 30 years working on energy efficiency research and development. He is a CEM-Certified Energy Manager, CBEP- Certified Business Energy Professional, CDSM - Certified Demand-Side Management Professional and an NFRC Certified simulator.
Those impressive credentials allowed Shah to jumpstart NFRC's testing program, guide its board of directors, and provide a wealth of knowledge and experience to new NFRC participants.
Shah has worked on the NFRC mission across the nations. From coast to coast and internationally Shah has instilled the importance of fact-based science within the fenestration ratings system.
As more new people continue to join the organization, long-time members such as Shah offer mentorship and valuable institutional knowledge.
"As important it is to have new and young members get involved with NFRC, I want to continue to participate and offer a lending hand. NFRC is an organization that is so dear to my heart," Shah said.
As NFRC gets ready to enter its fourth decade, newer faces have steadily joined its ranks to bring in a fresh perspective and help keep the organization looking forward. Erin Koss, an engineer at PGT, is a part of that newer generation.
Now with three years of NFRC involvement on her resume, Erin discussed how participation has expanded her professional horizons.
"It's very helpful to know this process and see what could be coming down the line" from my employer's perspective, she said. "It's a nice growth opportunity too."
Erin is an NFRC-certified simulator and participates in Residential Component Based Calculation work. "I'm starting to branch out a bit," she said in regards to her NFRC participation. Maintaining her certification has also helped Erin keep up-to-date on things and apply those techniques to her testing work at PGT.
NFRC has helped her not just with technical education, but also with networking and the development of other career skills. Erin periodically touches base with NFRC staff with questions about programs testing and certification requirements.
She also participates in the Volunteer Leaders Network training sessions. Erin credits the VLN with testing her own professional boundaries and pave a career development path for herself.
"Great opportunity to hear about proper procedures and etiquette," Erin said. "These are things you can take and use in growing your career."
No longer a new face at NFRC, she gave one piece of advice for new attendees to get the most out of what NFRC has to offer: "Definitely don't be afraid to reach out to others, ask questions."
NFRC's three decades of success have a lot to do with longtime members and staff building the foundation. But it also helps to bring in new perspectives along the way to keep things moving forward and progressing.
Tom Barnett, NFRC's senior director of programs, fits into the latter category. Before joining NFRC three years ago, Barnett led product research and development efforts at Georgia Pacific and Masco. Although new to work in a membership organization, his years of R&D experience and understanding of fenestration products made for an easier transition.
While the mission at NFRC is different than the private sector, Barnett understands what manufacturers and product developers go through to meet the specifications and rating requirements established by NFRC and other organizations.
"I looked at this role as a different type of product development," Barnett said. "It's more service related, but my familiarity of building product industry has been helpful."
Energy efficiency demands will likely continue to increase, though some jurisdictions will move faster than others.
"We serve many members who sell products in the United States and Canada, and right now the Canadian government is moving faster [than the U.S.] on fenestration product requirements," he said. "These two countries are a little bit out of sync on fenestration standards, and that will be a challenge to work through."
That challenge also creates an opportunity. With states and cities pushing more aggressive energy efficiency standards for the building envelope, policymakers and businesses will greatly benefit from NFRC's expertise and 30 years of fair, accurate and credible ratings.
"I think that'll be an opportunity for NFRC to shine," Barnett said. "NFRC has a lot of great assets, especially all of our window data. Whole building modeling is really becoming more the standard, so having the data on fenestration products that go into a building is becoming more and more high value."
Joe Hayden ended up in the fenestration business by chance, but he's had an impressive and long-lasting impact on the National Fenestration Rating Council through his career.
A graduate of South Dakota State University, Hayden first worked for a lawn & garden equipment company. When that firm decided to move to a different state, Hayden went looking for a new opportunity to stay local, and that's when he discovered a job opening with Pella. Hayden has worked there since 1988, first doing lab work and testing equipment design, before gradually taking on other roles, including regulatory affairs.
Hayden, who attended his first NFRC conference in 1996 in Minneapolis, recognizes the important role NFRC can play as the demand for energy efficient fenestration products continues to increase.
"The regulatory affairs landscape is always changing," he said. "It differs from state to state or even county to county."
He added, "There's going to continue to be more and more demand for energy efficient products, and [NFRC is] the constant measuring stick, comparing products from A to B to C."
Among his years of experience, Hayden also served as NFRC board chair from 2007-10. In that time, NFRC's core mission and the motivation of members has remained the same.
"There's a strong desire to do the right thing for NFRC and the public. There can be passionate discussions, but that's healthy. Everyone wants to get it right."
Other things have changed. In particular, Hayden noted the expansion of NFRC's staff and in-house expertise. That's given the board the flexibility to focus on the big picture.
"Over time, staff has become more involved and the board is less tactical and more about directing things," Hayden said. That's a very positive change."
While NFRC has accomplished a lot in its first 30 years, Hayden knows there are plenty of opportunities and challenges ahead, including implementation of the RCBC program and expansion of NFRC's commercial fenestration activities.
As NFRC embarks on new endeavors, the bolstered staff and dedicated volunteers that made the first 30 years a success will continue to make NFRC a success. It's a unique organization that brings together different stakeholders not just to network, but also to push toward one goal: fair, accurate and credible ratings that guide improvements in fenestration products and protect the interests of consumers.
"In the marketplace, our companies compete strongly, but in [the NFRC] arena, we think of ourselves as all being on the same team."
After a successful stint in providing blueprinting services to architects, Tom Herron wanted to take his knowledge and interest in construction and the building envelope to the next level. Twelve years later, he's had a front seat view for NFRC's growth in its internal and external marketing and communications.
Now the senior director of market development and partner engagement, Tom has spent nearly 12 years promoting the NFRC brand and highlighting its value to others in the industry. As an LEED Green Associate and former member of the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council board of directors, he has a unique perspective to help connect NFRC experts with a wider audience. Tom understands the design-build process and the kinds of challenges and problems they face.
"It's not just about telling people about NFRC, but presenting it as a solution," he said. "One of the things I've always found is that if I get the right message to the right group of stakeholders, you can create something of a grassroots movement that spreads the word."
With membership steadily growing and an ambitious five-year plan in place, Tom sees continued growth in NFRC's future, particularly as it leverages 30 years of fair, accurate and credible ratings, consumer advocacy and crucial role in the green building discussion.
NFRC staff and members have really laid the groundwork for success here," he said. "There are a lot of opportunities out there, and we're adding resources we previously didn't have, so I see a lot of good things ahead."
NFRC brings industry leaders together to discuss and agree on the science behind the energy efficiency ratings for windows, doors and skylights. A key reviewer in that process is Jacob Jonsson, the Chair of the Subcommittee on Optical Properties since 2012. We talked to Jacob between sessions at the NFRC spring meeting of 2019.
Jacob specializes in studying how light moves through different materials, particularly glass. He is a senior scientific engineering associate at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and has a PhD in Solid State Physics.
Jacob's research helps inform NFRC's ratings such as the Solar Heat Gain Coefficient, which measures how much solar heat a window let's into a building or home.
"It's a very simple idea, but it can become tricky," he said.
In his twelve-plus years participating with NFRC, technological improvements also mean the organization has the ability to better measure things it couldn't measure before, such as diffuse glazing, blinds and other window components. Although these changes took time, it was an iterative process that involved talking to all stakeholders. "It's been done right," he said.
With 30 years of success behind it, Jacob thinks that NFRC could move toward incorporating more advanced computer simulations and modeling techniques. Rather than offering results based on test conditions, a homeowner or building manager could provide location details and get precise information about how fenestration products perform in that setting. "Ten years ago, it was rare, but now many large commercial building has a really detailed model and calculations on its performance," he said.
While such transitions won't be easy, Jacob believes that NFRC's expertise, new technological resources and further scientific research will make this growth possible.
Jeff Baker has spent his entire 30-year career in the window efficiency space, starting as a graduate student earning a master's degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Waterloo. Jeff became involved in window heat transfer research and managed to build a career from that point forward.
Jeff has been with WESTLab, an NFRC Accredited Simulation Lab in Canada, for more than 20 years. They offer NFRC simulation services to window, door and skylight manufacturers to get U-factor, SHGC, VT and CR ratings necessary for building energy code compliance and voluntary programs like Energy Star.
During his career, Jeff has witnessed several major milestones including the increased availability of Low-E glass. In the 1980s, Low-E glass was not as prevalent. But now it can be modeled to understand how it impacts solar gain and heat loss, which is key for designing window products for different climates.
"The ongoing commitment to improving what we do has helped the NFRC evolve over time to get better and better at what we're doing," said Jeff. "Progress in software development has also significantly impacted the industry and improved the ability to bring products to market faster."
Serving as the NFRC's Chair of the Board from 2013-2016 helped elevate Jeff's career further, providing governance opportunities and new experiences he did not previously have. Jeff has also actively supported getting younger professionals more involved in NFRC and developing a new generation of window efficiency experts.
"I started talking to [NFRC] colleagues five years or so ago about bringing in new participants, and I think we've been doing a good job of encouraging new attendees and broadening the organization."
Steve Urich joined the NFRC team as the Senior Manager of Programs with 20 years of fenestration industry work to his credit. In 2017, he became the Director of Programs Development.
After earning a degree in mechanical engineering at Penn State University, he began working in an architectural testing lab, eventually becoming a validation manager at Keystone Certifications.
While at Keystone Certifications, Steve was an active NFRC member representing the interests of smaller manufacturers. During this time, he was Chair of the U-Factor Subcommittee and a handful of task groups, including the CPD Advisory Task Group, NFRC 700 Task Group, and 705 Task Group, to name a few.
"The networking aspect of NFRC is big for your personal career. It opens doors for you to meet new people in the industry," Steve shared when reflecting on the benefits of NFRC's membership.
After years of involvement with NFRC, Steve decided he wanted a more active role within the organization. As the Director of Programs Development, Steve is responsible for encouraging more people to use NFRC's residential and commercial programs and working with existing users.
Steve has to manage and understand not only the differences in how commercial and residential products are designed and made but also how they are marketed and sold. The commercial world has a lot of moving parts that the residential side doesn't experience, so Steve keeps track and makes sure NFRC is always current.
"It's nice to help the industry and find ways for NFRC to be involved and recognized as an energy efficiency organization," said Steve. "We get to see what people are working on in energy efficiency and figure out how to incorporate these new technologies into our program so that our members can implement them to make the world a better place."
One of the ways Steve helps NFRC stay up to date is by keeping an eye on trends and thinking about what's coming up in the next five years. For example, in glass technology, people are working on vacuum insulating glazing for residential and standard windows, something NFRC may need to incorporate into its certification program. He also expects commercialization of U-factor film research—a technology that significantly lowers the U-factor—in the near future. As NFRC continues to adapt to the changing marketplace, Steve's research and analysis will play a key role.
Trained as an electrochemist, Robert Tenent works at the interface between chemistry and electronics. His first foray was working for a startup building molecules into circuit elements.
As he explains it: "Can we take the electronics effects down to the molecular level? The short answer is yes, we can. But the second [part] is, can we do anything useful with it?"
Rob attended his first NFRC meeting in 2012 and he was just recently selected to serve on the board of directors. With his eye on what's coming next, he'll have a leading role in integrating new technologies into NFRC processes.
At the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Rob oversees early-stage development of new concepts and prototyping, as well as integration studies (making the physics and chemistry work). This includes work on the durability of fenestration, including new technologies such as photovoltaic windows.
"We have an extremely good snapshot of what is coming out of laboratories and what is starting to move into the private sector," Rob said. "There is a massive jump between a start-up and someone in full-scale production. We help with that interface. Our contribution will be keeping the board and rest of NFRC looped in on the front-edge of current research."
In his role, Rob will share what NREL is working on and what's in the pipeline not only to keep NFRC apprised, but also to get feedback from industry stakeholders with experience on what works and what doesn't.
"We need you to tell us, 'Where do you see something that's a complete showstopper for you, or what's something that could just never go anywhere?'"
With 30 years of fair, accurate and credible ratings to its credit, NFRC is well positioned to assist in that process. While NREL helps develop new technologies and ideas in fenestration, Rob said that NFRC is there "to be arbiter of truth" with certifying the energy efficiencies these new products can provide.
Since becoming involved with NFRC in 2001, Steve Strawn has been an active member of the organization leading task groups, committees and serving as vice chairman of the board and, eventually, chairman. With JELD-WEN for nearly 30 years in a variety of positions, Strawn enthusiastically took on the role of working with NFRC. And he took that role seriously. So much so that at the Fall 2019 Membership Meeting, Strawn received NFRC's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Strawn was asked to take on the leadership of the Long-Term Energy Performance Committee that had been languishing and yet was still a priority of the Department of Energy. He accepted the challenge with the provision that if a consensus could not be met within a year, then it should be abandoned. This committee had already been active for more than a decade with no results.
"Well within a year, we found there is little that can affect the long-term energy performance of the products we certified, other than the durability of the insulating glass units," Strawn said. "This led to the NFRC requirement that all insulating glass units used in NFRC Certified Products be certified in accordance with a Participating IG Certification Program. We were able to get it done but it took a bit longer than one year."
The real purpose of NFRC, Strawn said, is to serve the customer and, to do this, the organization needs to continue to provide fair, accurate, and credible ratings of fenestration products. There must be a symbiotic relationship among members from industry, components and product manufacturers, and the test labs. As board chair, Strawn considers one of his biggest successes to be restructuring the revenue model for the organization. It was changed to a flat fee for membership and everything else became a user fee. This brought the smaller manufacturers into the organization and grew the membership.
Being a community volunteer serving on the local school board, Parks and Recreation Board, and other local causes was a springboard to serving in a leadership position with NFRC, which he also believed helped him advance professionally within his company.
"In both my professional life and my private life, I've had this motivation and drive to lead," he said. "You see a problem and you want to go fix it. As the leader of local volunteer efforts, we've literally rebuilt covered bridges and built a new cafeteria for our high school."
As a consummate problem solver, Strawn said he's witnessed firsthand the evolution of NFRC over its 30 years and remembers bringing together various segments of the industry. Today, no one would give adding applied film ratings a second thought, he said, but NFRC members were debating this in the early 2000s. He said he reached out to the representatives from the applied film companies to get a better understanding of their needs and why they needed the label.
"The problem is we don't understand each other and the way to understand them is to talk to them," Strawn said. "You have to break the ice and ask: 'What is the big deal, and how we can understand each other?'"
Through his years with NFRC, he's also seen the fenestration industry evolve from one of primarily "hand-built" windows, doors and skylights to one that is becoming more manufactured with automated processes. He also said he's waiting for the next, big breakthrough in the technology that dramatically improves cost-effective, energy-efficient products. That will come from a new generation of leaders he said he hopes will take the reins at NFRC.
"Too often we don't do a good job as the leaders of today bringing along the leaders of tomorrow. People who come to the meeting are not all terribly active because we have not done a great job of welcoming them to the party ," he said. "I've always been someone to get up and say something and acknowledge what we're doing is important."
An NFRC alum, Dennis Anderson re-joined the organization in December as a Program Manager. From 2008 to 2016, he managed NFRC's Laboratory Accreditation Program where he conducted simulator software training and oversaw audits of lab simulations and physical testing.
Anderson returns to NFRC from Underwriters Laboratories (UL), where he started and led their thermal fenestration testing via simulation and physical testing. While at UL, he remained active with NFRC and received the 2018 Member of the Year award.
"It's a very well-known organization and well run," Anderson said of NFRC. "Everyone, even across the globe, still looks at NFRC for guidance if they make their own program."
At UL, Anderson developed its thermal testing programs and then managed all of UL's thermal testing in the United States. This program measured the loss and gain of heat in windows, doors and skylights.
During his long career, he's seen the increased interest in energy efficiency and the opportunities that has created for NFRC. Residential shoppers have become savvier, increasing NFRC's visibility in the window-shopping process. On the commercial side, NFRC requirements has become more common in job specifications, he said.
Knowing how both the laboratories and NFRC itself operate, Anderson brings a comprehensive understanding to NFRC meetings. "I have a perspective on how I could help NFRC, even though I'd been with organization a long time," he said. "I think I can still bring a new voice and ideas."
One of those new ideas includes revising how NFRC measures condensation, replacing the condensation resistance with the more comprehensive condensation index. Moving forward, Anderson said he wants NFRC to play a bigger role with efficiency ratings for entire buildings and that fenestration products must be included in those plans.
"Now that I'm back at NFRC, I look forward to helping implement new, innovative areas in the rating system and jumpstart programs that will help advance and improve the fenestration industry," he said.
Stephanie Skoglund has a degree in Business Management and Finance. She has used her attention to detail and project management skills to become a Thermal Simulator and Quality Assurance Manager.
"NFRC is the backbone of my job," Skoglund said. "All the simulation and documentation … you need that to do the job successfully".
"There are so few [NFRC] simulators. Regardless of what background you come from, you have to learn from the ground up."
Now working for Quast Consulting & Testing, Inc., Stephanie is proficient with the NFRC process and how to engage. But even before becoming a more active NFRC member, Stephanie worked closely with NFRC staff.
"They've all been welcoming," she said. "It's a tight-knit community and you see a lot of the same faces. Some of us are more like family at this point; everyone's been very approachable."
Stephanie volunteers and supports several task groups and work groups, including the Simulation Manual Work Group, RCBC Task Group, Window/THERM Approval Task Group, RCBC Manual Work Group, and others. Her in-depth knowledge of the NFRC Laboratory and Simulation requirements has made her indispensable to the industry and resulted in her receiving the NFRC 2019 Emerging Leader Award.
Skoglund focuses on staying abreast of the latest technological changes to ensure she has the right tools to help customers and to fine-tune procedures.
"It's interesting to be involved in work groups and task groups; you're working closely with other members in developing procedures, beta testing and seeing if a process or procedure will work."
For new members looking to get involved, Skoglund gave the following advice: "Just get involved as much as possible, start speaking out and asking task group and work group members questions about these new processes. Doing so allows you to learn more about the industry as a whole."
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SRAM Force eTap AXS: Mid-tier groupset gets 12-speed wireless technology
New groupset weighs 300 g more but offers the same wireless electronic internals as top-end Red at a more accessible price point
SRAM have not waited long to unveil a more affordable version of their top end Red eTap AXS wireless groupset. The SRAM Force eTap AXS sees the company's top-end wireless 12-speed electronic shifting technology trickle down to their Force gruppo. While being more accessible, the new Force eTap AXS features many of the same electronic technologies as Red with some changes in materials and construction that add about 300 g to the overall weight.
Similarities with the range-topping Red offering include the same motors in the derailleurs to power the shifts and the same electronic internals that allow the groupset to wirelessly communicate with all AXS labelled SRAM components. The AXS technology allows riders to switch between shifting modes using buttons on the back of the shift paddles, choosing manual shifting or predictive shifting. The groupset is fully wireless with the shift action and speeds remaining the same. The hoods have the same ergonomics as the Red groupset but have one one blip port on each lever for adding remote shift button options. Like with Red, the previous generation of Red batteries works with the new Force eTap AXS groupset.
The differences begin to appear in the construction of the various components. Instead of the unique one-piece X-Dome chainring on the Red groupset, Force uses a more traditional design with two ring construction and spider so you can easily swap out chainrings. Speaking of the chainrings, the only come in the 48-35 and 46-33 configurations without the road race specific 50-37 option. For 1x setups, there are 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and an aero 48t chainrings. While the 2x offerings sound small, combined with a 10-tooth sprocket shifting rations are similar to what is currently available on 11-speed groupsets.
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There is only one rear derailleur for Force eTap that uses the same motors as Red
The front Force derailleur
The chain has the same unique design as the new Red 12-speed chain
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The Force shifters have the same ergonomics as Red
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The cassettes also have a different construction using a pin-dome technology that was originally developed for a 1x mountain bike. It has a jet black finish which is the result of a hard electrodeposit finish for durability. The Force cassettes require the same XDR standard as the Red groupset and is available in 10-26T, 10-28T, and 10-33T options. By offering a 10-tooth sprocket on the cassette, the available gear range for riders has been widened. There is also a slightly more gradual gear progression between cogs on a 10-28 cassette with five one-tooth jumps, from 10t up to 15t.
The front derailleur cage is steel rather than lightweight aluminum while the rear derailleur uses steel pulley bearings rather than ceramic ones. There is only one rear derailleur that works across the cassette sizes. The front derailleur has been designed to accommodate the trend of running wide tires especially with the groupsets potential application for use on gravel bikes. The design makes space for increased rear-tire clearance so installing a 2x setup on an adventure bike will be not a problem. Both derailleurs are compatible with existing SRAM eTap batteries.
The Force chain uses the unique flat-top profile that was introduced for read but the pins are solid instead of hollow adding a mere 15 g of extra weight. Other minor differences include the Force caliper which has a two-piece design unliek the single of the Red calipers. Rotor options remain the same.
Overall the groupset weighs approximately 300 g more than the equivalent Red set-up whether 1x, 2x, rim or hydraulic disc. It will be available imediately and is already speced on bikes for 2019.
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Written by Dr. Eric Perry Image Credit: Pixabay There is a well-known statistic that states that up to 6 percent of the US population suffers from narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). My math may be slightly incorrect but that is approximately 20 million people. One out of 16 people suffers from NPD. What is extremely interesting is that only 3 percent of those over 65 years of age report having any experience with NPD compared to 10 percent of people inRead more
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Its fair to say that this is well established point of law in Workers' Compensation, therefore the fact pattern should not one that is heavily litigated. However, whenever a new adjuster looks at the situation, the response is disbelief.
I am referring to the recommendation of a diagnostic test (an MRI, X-Ray, Cat Scan, etc.) by an authorized doctor for a body part, injury, or condition that does not seem related to the compensable accident. A lot of times I will get a call from an adjuster asking me if they should authorize a diagnostic test that is recommended by an authorized treater for a body part that Claimant did not report as an injury. Many of those adjusters are surprised when I tell them they have to authorize it.
And, I don't blame them for that reaction.
The natural reaction to seeing a prescription for these tests is, "this isn't my compensable body part. I'm denying it." But, the First DCA views this differently. They give the authorized doctor leeway to conduct their treatment. Since a diagnostic test is used to rule out any compensable conditions, the Court views the request as part and parcel of compensable treatment even if the test reveals a non-compensable injury. This principle of law has been around since almost 1981, but the knee jerk reaction to deny the request is so natural and recurring the First DCA always ends up revisiting the issue.
This occurred just yesterday in Chance v. Polk County Schools. Claimant received multiple injuries to multiple body parts from two different accidents. A problem of merging occurred, that is, it was very difficult to establish where Claimant's old injuries ended and her new injuries begin. Her authorized orthopedic wanted an MRI of Claimant's right shoulder to properly diagnose this merger but the E/C denied the test. The JCC agreed with the E/C because there was no evidence that the major contributing cause for the need of a shoulder MRI was the compensable accident. The problem with this ruling was that the ortho needed the MRI so he could determine major contributing cause. Without the MRI, his diagnosis was incomplete.
So, like in the many cases before Chance, the First DCA reversed the JCC's order and remanded the case to grant authorization of the shoulder MRI.
My advice to adjusters remains the same: even though the diagnostic test may be for a non-compensable injury/condition/body part, you still have to authorize the test. To fight it would be a waste your litigation resources.
Now, if that test comes up positive, then you can look into denying care if the authorized doctor (or a peer review or IME) believes the positive result is not related to the compensable accident.


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REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. - Right this moment, there are soldiers on duty in Afghanistan. No doubt they'd tell you that their experiences are a great teacher, and make them better at their job. The soldiers aren't the only students, though.
"I think the lessons we've learned in Desert Storm, the lessons we've learned in the current battles, and the 14 and a half years we've been fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, showed us some limitations of our systems," said Mike Chandler, the Project Manager for Integrated Air and Missile Defense at the Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space at Redstone Arsenal.
Mike is talking about the system that controls air and missile defense over a battlefield. In the past, each defense system, like the Patriot Missile for instance, was essentially by itself. What its radar detected is what it could intercept and destroy.
The Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense changes that. It combines all the sensors on the battlefield, radars if you will, for one air defense picture. The integrated systems would then use the appropriate defensive measure.
"In the future, it allows us to be much more adaptive. It allows us to better utilize our assets so that we, in economies of scale... we don't have to spend a multi-million dollar missile to bring down a UAV," said Chandler.
The project office at Redstone Arsenal has been managing work on the Integrated Battlefield Command System since 2006. The final product is expected to be operational in 2018. Why so long?
"The seriousness of our business. We can't follow the commercial model of software development where we can put something out there with bugs and then send out patches, because lives are at stake," said Chandler.
With software that's much more complicated than that used by some of our most complex missile systems, there is a lot to consider. "We have to make sure that as we field this new system, that's we're doing things as efficiently or better than they did. We don't want to take a step backwards," said Chandler.


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The struggle for mental health reform (II): The importance of language in preventing the neutralisation of innovative ideas.
In the first part of this blog, I provided an overview of how innovative ideas in mental health are typically nullified by advocates of the dominant bio-medical paradigm. As a consequence, change in Western psychiatry is painfully slow and people continue to be offered the traditional 'medicate and monitor' approach when they present to services in a distressed state.
So how can we prevent the neutralisation of initiatives that strive to change the bio-medical skew of current mental health provision? I suggest one important move towards achieving this aim would start by us all reflecting on the words we use.
Language is important
The terms we use when talking about mental health conveys our central assumptions about the causes of, and solutions to, human suffering. Thus, when our discourse routinely includes medical terms we are colluding with the dominant paradigm and rendering it more difficult for alternative approaches to be adopted.
All of us are complicit to some extent; the 'illness like any other' approach to emotional problems is so deeply embedded in our Western culture that it is often near impossible to avoid medical jargon. Nonetheless, I would suggest that each individual (service user or provider) could helpfully become more aware of the words they deploy, and the implicit messages they convey.
A reflective exercise
To what degree do your day-to-day utterances contribute – intentionally or otherwise – to the perpetuation of the bio-medical approach to human suffering? Three useful questions to encourage reflection are:
a) Do I attempt to explain mental health problems as if they are a consequence of a brain disorder?
In the Western world, many thousands of people present to psychiatric services each day seeking help for their distress and suffering. The large majority of these service users will be tagged with a formal psychiatric diagnosis, such as 'major depression', 'schizophrenia' or 'anxiety disorder'. Yet there is no evidence that the distress suffered by those so labelled is primarily caused by a brain aberration; indeed, if a brain scan illustrated such a biological deficit the person would immediately be referred to another branch of medicine, such as the neurological department or specialist dementia services.
In light of the above, it is inappropriate and unhelpful to talk about mainstream mental health problems as if each is a consequence of a brain disorder. Each of us – professional, service user, journalist, documentary maker – when describing the basis of human suffering, might wish to reconsider the use of phrases such as:
An illness like any other
Brain disease
Biochemical imbalance
Serotonin deficiency
Broken brain
Misfiring of neurones
In addition to tightening the grip that the bio-medical approach already enjoys within the field of mental health, other important consequences of deployment of such phrases include: more stigma; less hope; greater passivity and an overuse of psychotropic drugs. Instead of resorting to descriptors that imply spurious brain defects, it would be much more useful for us all to strive to unravel the unique personal story behind each instance of human suffering, the complex web of life experiences that will have shaped that person's perception of the world.
b) Do I use diagnostic terms in my conversations?
Regrettably, diagnostic terms have leached into our everyday lexicon so that, at times, it can seem almost impossible to avoid them without rendering oneself incomprehensible. Nonetheless, we should keep in mind that diagnostic labels like 'schizophrenia', 'depression', 'bipolar disorder' and 'schizo-affective' are lacking validity; they neither predict the course of mental health problems nor effectively provide guidance as to the specific responses that will be helpful.
Despite diagnostic classification in psychiatry being virtually meaningless, they offer a veneer of scientific respectability and their simplicity is seductive. As a direct extrapolation from general medicine, they also misleadingly suggest that a specific biological deficit underpins each label, thereby colluding with, and strengthening, the 'illness like any other' approach to human distress.
In requiring a deeper understanding of each sufferer's life story, it is infinitely more helpful to describe – in everyday language – a person's presentation along with the milieu from which it has emerged, rather than resorting to simplistic diagnostic labels. So, for example, rather than 'Jenny is suffering with major depression', it would be much better to say that 'Jenny repeatedly feels waves of despair and self-loathing in the context of having been sexually abused as a child'.
c) Do I use medical terms when talking about human misery and suffering?
Diagnostic labels are not the only medical terms that help protect the enduring dominance of the bio-medical paradigm in mental health. When we talk about people who are experiencing distress and overwhelm, it is common for us all (professionals, service users and laypeople) to adopt a raft of words more fitting for the general medical arena.
Examples of such terms include:
To enable the desired shift towards a more psycho-socially informed approach to human suffering, we could aim to replace these medical terms with neutral language. For example, rather than, 'She has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder in which auditory hallucinations are a common symptom', we might more helpfully say, 'She is hearing voices condemning her as dirty and worthless'.
In some circumstances, resort to medical language might be unavoidable – perhaps where a diagnosis is required to gain access to services and benefits. In these situations, it is desirable to qualify the statement so as to emphasise that it represents just one perspective, perhaps by adding 'What some professionals might view as symptoms of depression'.
So how do you fare in your use of language? On reflection, to what extent do your words – during face-to-face interactions and on social media – collude with a biomedical approach to mental health?
I believe we are all culpable to some degree. In the preface to my recent book, 'Tales from the Madhouse: An insider critique of psychiatric services', I apologised for the frequent use of some medical terms in the body of the text, having found them impossible to avoid without my arguments losing coherence and clarity. Nonetheless, I believe it is important that we all strive to enhance our awareness of the words we choose when expressing our thoughts and ideas; our utterances might be inadvertently tightening the stranglehold that biological psychiatry holds on Western society, a grip that many of us are fighting to loosen.
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Last Minute Fall Landscaping For Your Rochester Hills Yard
With fall upon us, many homeowners think that it's too late to have their yards landscaped. The weathers cold, wet, and downright dreary at times. It gets dark earlier in the fall months. Many homeowners take that as a sign that they should let their landscaping slide and instead, stay inside where it's warm.
The truth is, fall landscaping is not only beneficial, but it's also necessary. If your Rochester Hills yard is in need of landscaping, this fall is the time to do it! Waiting for the next spring to have landscaping done can actually put you behind and affect the results that you have with planting.
Benefits of Fall Landscaping
There are several benefits to having your Rochester Hills yard landscaped this fall. The cooler weather that fall brings is actually a great time to plant for the coming spring. While the air is starting to getting cold, the soil remains warm for longer. Planting and starting landscaping in the fall can help many types of trees and shrubs survive better without the harsh heat of the spring and summer.
Many homeowners choose to have their yards landscaped in the fall to help prepare for the winter months, as well. There are several fall landscaping and maintenance tasks that help ensure that when winter hits, the harsh weather doesn't kill your trees and plants. Fall landscaping not only gives your yard a beautiful appearance in the fall, but it also protects your yard in the winter.
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If you haven't scheduled the fall landscaping for your Rochester Hills home yet, there's still time to achieve all your fall landscaping goals. Here are a few last minute fall landscaping ideas for your yard:
- Add natural stone to your landscaping. The fall is a great time to have natural stone added to your front yard. Since natural stone is a durable material, there's little risk of it becoming damaged when the winter hits. Even in the winter months, natural stone can help create a beautiful look for your front yard.
- Have your trees mulched. Not only does mulch create a clean and orderly look for your yard, but it also protects your trees and shrubs from harsh weather. Mulch acts like a natural insulator that helps keep the heat around the roots of your trees, acting much like a blanket. Having your trees mulched can ensure that your trees and shrubs survive the winter months.
- Add landscape lighting. As the days get shorter, the fall months are the start of long hours of the night. Consider adding some lighting to your landscaping. Landscape lighting adds gentle light to your front yard that makes your home safe and welcoming. There are several different ways to add lighting to your landscaping, including adding brick paver lighting.
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WTB dragon scale set would prefer Black or Red
Jacobhayes posted a topic in Want To BuyWTB dragon scale set currently located in Laithlind SW of Greymead willing to buy outright with Silver or trade ingame services for.
WTB Champ Dogs
SugarFoxx posted a topic in Want To BuyLooking to buy some champ dogs to replace the ones that passed away... Pm me on forums or in game as Sugarfoxx w/ price and what you have. greatly appreciated woof woof, looking forward to buying a doggo... or 5
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WTB Character
Princely posted a topic in Want To BuyWant to buy a account, should have some digging, mining, masonry, and carpentry. IM Me your Niarja skills and what you want for the account. Thanks.
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Bloodscythe posted a topic in Want To BuyI'd like to buy as many kg's of drake hide as possible in order to make a full drake set. will be the first to have my own signature on. any color is acceptable. TY in advance.
WTS Rare Pickaxe
Egard posted a topic in Want To SellSelling off Rare Pickaxe 82ql Price - 6s
WTB high lvl vyn priest
Kylar posted a topic in Want To BuyLooking to buy high lvl or high-ish lvl Vyn priest on freedom servers. Please PM, will consider all options. Thank you.
WTB supreme huge axe with LT
Fairyshine posted a topic in Want To BuyWant to buy a supreme huge axe with high Life Transfer. Quality is not that important. Please pm me if you have one for sale. Fairyshine in game or here on forums. Thanks!
Wtb: Account! *change*
Omgderp posted a topic in Want To BuyLooking to buy an account as the title says. Ideal skills equal or above 70: cloth tailoring leather working wood cutting carp fine carp Other skills considered! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You can post or message me with a skill dump and a price. I do not make offers. If you want privacy for the sale that will be respected but I will want the character name also.
WTS 45200ql of 10+ql gems
King posted a topic in Want To Sellhttp://imgur.com/a/BOdfE As title 45200ql of gems all of them 10+ql pm me I'm thinking 1.5g or 150e takes all or we can do it per ql at 35i per ql.
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King posted a topic in Want To Sell65c each. if you buy 4 than its 2s total. When you order name the tool and material type ill send out the highest coc i have left. only request coc power if you want something that is not the highest for some reason. post here or pm aquaman for orders.
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Psalamon posted a topic in Want To BuyI am looking to by a knarr for the usual price or shall i say going rate of 7-8 silvers.. unless ql is really high or whatever.. or i get to choose material.. prefs given to those close to lake selkie and i fi come to you ill trade in a sailboat 51 ql for your trip[ or cuz i cant take it home thanks..
WTS Skiller tools
King posted a topic in Want To Sellall cast from 80-84 75c each all cast from 85-89 85c each all cast from 90-94 1s each all cast 95+ 1.5s add 5c for steel tools(this fee can be waived if buying more than 3 items) add 50c for items over 80ql PM here on the form or aquaman ingame for orders and questions
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Crystal Coast Market
Louie posted a topic in Merchant AdsCrystal Coast Market Hi and welcome to our market. Below you will see what our village needs (buy orders) and what it has to sell (sell orders). If you would like to buy or sell to and from the village please post accordingly. Delivery Charges Xanadu, North of H on the map 1s Xanadu, South of H on the map 2s Other Freedom Server not including Chaos 4s Buy Orders Item Qty Buy Price Dirt 0 75c Per 1k Bricks 0 75c Per 500 Mortar 0 90c Per 500 Small Nails 0 15c Per 100 Large Nails 0 15c Per 100 Wooden Planks 0 15c Per 100 Sell Orders Item Qty Sell Price Dirt 0 1s Per 1k Brick 0 1s Per 500 Mortar 0 1s 25c Per 500 Small Nails 0 20c Per 100 Large Nails 0 20c Per 100 Wooden Planks 0 20c Per 100
WTB Traited Female Deers
DarkdancerMarah posted a topic in Want To BuyHi guys I'm looking to buy female deers that are traited. At least two. Preferably two different sorts. I would need them delivered also. Located: Across from Vilmanstrand, inside of colossos lake/ Deed Name: Denderwindeke. You can contact Marah in game various hours or message me here. If you have deers available and the pricing. Thank you
On the Fence About Buying Wurm Unlimited?
Llurendt posted a topic in Unlimited DiscussionIf you're on the fence, maybe because of the price, then check out the deals here... I use the site to watch the games I want to buy and to get better prices and thought I'd share to help the community grow! Come join in the fun! https://isthereanydeal.com/?by=title:asc#/page:game/info?plain=wurmunlimited If this in any way breaks the rules (and I don't think it does) PLEASE let me know and I'll remove it. Thanks! --Lurendt
WTB MR wagon and Banners
Khemi posted a topic in Want To BuyHello. I would like to buy 1 x MR wagon and 2 x MR kingdom banners. I wont be able to pick up. Offers with delivery only please. I live on T 22 Xanadu - Village of Tirion PM, post in here or pm on-line - Khemi
WTB 1 Bull and 1 heifer and other farm animals
donivanstormchase posted a topic in Want To BuyNO LONGER NEEDED! THANKS I'm looking to buy 1 of each and hopefully seller can deliver to the FM area. Top priority 1 Bull 1 Heifer Also looking for: Hens and Roosters Sheep Pigs You can PM me in-game donivanstormchase with any offers. FM area is "Freedom Market" on the Independence server.
WTB sickle 70+ ql w/ enchants: N, LT, COC, AD
Hammer posted a topic in Want To BuyAs the title suggests, I want to buy a sickle of 70 quality or higher, with these casts: Nimble, Life Transfer, Circle of Cunning, and Animal's Demise. I want casts to be around 70 but a little less is ok. I don't want them to be much higher because of the change in price. I'm in Xanadu. Anyone willing to make it, I'll pay you the normal price for the item plus 1s extra if you can get it to me fast. If you are interested just leave a reply or send a message. Thank you.
wts deed
Rayven posted a topic in Want To Sellwant to sell 43x43 deed on release with 40+enchanted fenced in grass tiles, large mine, mailbox pretty much clear of buildings perfect for setting up the way u want it, has a highway thru it but i started a by pass that could be completed fairly easily then get gm approval. should not b a problem. can contact on forum with rayven, in game rayven or arian. (Hell Hound Refuge) is deed name. 15 silver or bst offer. coordinance: X22 Y38 screenshots:slideshow : http://s1026.photobucket.com/user/gypsylady23/slideshow/hellhound%20refuge
WTB 100 80ql+ hides or leather.
redbearing posted a topic in Want To BuyLooking to buy :100 , 80ql+ hides or leather. wanting to pay : 2s i'm willing to buy more as well. I currently reside on deliverance at q,15 town name Black crown hills
WTB Sheep
DarkdancerMarah posted a topic in Want To BuyI am looking to purchase a male and female sheep. I need them delivered. I am located across the street from Vilmanstrand around Colossos Lake where the IKEA Market is shown. I will of course pay a delivery fee. Please message me with your offers. If you only have one sheep that is fine. Age not important. Located on Indy Server.
CLOUS WTB Large Maul + LT=70+ . Xanadu
Kenshi posted a topic in Want To BuyHello. I want to buy a Large Maul with LT = 70+. Pay 4 Copper each. Also desirable N and C . I max the price you pay it 6s


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Levenger Catalog
Submitted by ap1994 on Tue, 2008-06-03 20:10.
SO I got my new levenger catalog yesterday and noticed on the back (has it always been there???) that you can get a free circa notebook if you visit a physical store? Anyone done this? Anyway, I thought I'd write customer service and see if they might like to provide us with a coupon code for something like this seeing as most of us live nowhere near a store yet spend gazillions of dollars on the stuff. If there is a new levenger person watching this thread - perhaps they'll consider?
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Absolutely true
Submitted by ygor on Tue, 2008-06-03 22:39.
I have done it a few times and even took my son in for one.
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A recent report by the Viet Nam Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Association said the country consumed more than 3 billion litres of beer last year.
The market survey company Eurowatch reported that each Vietnamese adult consumed an average of 32 litres, making Viet Nam the third-largest per capita consumer in Asia, just behind China and Japan, and Southeast Asia's biggest beer drinking country.
The country was also among the world's top 25 beer-consuming nations in 2012, according to Kirin Holdings Co., a major Japanese brewer.
Viet Nam, however, was among the lowest per-capita-income countries in the region at around US$1,500, reported Eurowatch.
What is your take on Viet Nam's beer consumption? How does it compare to your country?
Have you ever been to a bia hoi (fresh beer) in Ha Noi? If yes, what was your impression about Vietnamese drinking habits?
Do you view this trend as an opportunity for the country to develop the beverage industry? Are there also potential downsides from this volume of consumption? If yes, what should be done to avoid or deal with them?
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