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A rain gutter is a narrow channel, or trough, forming the component of a roof system which collects and diverts rainwater shed by the roof. It is also known as an eavestrough (especially in Canada), eaves channel[1]guttering or simply as a gutter.

The main purpose of a rain gutter is to protect a building's foundation by channeling water away from its base. The gutter also helps to reduce erosion, prevents leaks in basements and crawlspaces,[2] protects painted or stained surfaces by reducing exposure to water,[3] and provides a means to collect rainwater for later use.

Rain gutters can be made from a variety of materials such as cast iron, lead, zinc, galvanised steel, painted steel, copper, painted aluminium, PVC (and other plastics), concrete, stone, and wood. More information on copper rain gutters is available.

Water collected by a rain gutter is fed, usually via a downspout or "downpipe" (traditionally called a leader or conductor[4]), from the roof edge to the base of the building where it is either discharged or collected.[5] Water from rain gutters may be collected in a rain barrel or a cistern.[citation needed]

A rain gutter may be a:

A Box gutter is a deep gutter which is concealed within the structure of the roof.[5]

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Cold forming technology exists to allow continuous gutters to be created, on site, in long individual lengths suitable to roof edge conditions, thereby reducing joints along the length of the gutter. These mostly joint free gutters are referred to as "seamless", and available in various shapes, sizes, and finishes.[8]

Rain gutters can be equipped with gutter screens, micro mesh screens,[9] louvers or solid hoods to allow water from the roof to flow through, while reducing passage of roof debris into the gutter.[10]

Clogged gutters can cause water leakage into the house as the water backs up. Clogged gutters can also lead to stagnant water build up which allows mosquitoes to breed and also allows grasses and weeds to grow in the gutter.[11]

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January 2014

DIY and gutter talk

Tis the season to be busy around the home with cleaning, painting and gardening high on the list of things to do while the weather is right. Tis also a good time to remember, that roadside gutters are only for the rain.

Greater Wellington Regional Councils Senior Environmental Protection Officer, Naomi Middleton says that there are a number of incidents each summer where staff are called out because home handypersons have tipped paint or other pollutants down stormwater drains.

Stormwater drains include the gully traps for rainwater that runs off your roof and down the spouting as well as the gutters and drains on the streets. Whatever goes down these drains passes, largely untreated, into streams, rivers and the sea, Miss Middleton explains.

Unlike wastewater drains from your kitchen, laundry or bathroom which run into the sewerage and through a treatment system, stormwater drains flow directly into our natural waterways. If you put paint or chemicals down these drains you are directly affecting a waterway or ocean near you as well as all the fish plants and birds and even humans that live or swim there.

So dont let the feel-good effect of DIY go down the gutter this summer. Follow the disposal instructions, clean your car on the lawn or take it to a car wash, clean paint brushes in the laundry sink or in a bucket that you tip somewhere in your garden and take household chemicals, to the landfills.

More information on saving our waterways is available on councils website http://www.gw.govt.nz/save-the-drain-for-rain/

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FarmVille 2 Ep. 68: Chapter 2 Holiday Fences
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Towamencin Townships board of supervisors heard from residents on a couple of issues at the Dec. 11 work session. One item on the agenda was a public hearing regarding an amendment to the zoning code. Previously, homeowners were not permitted to build fences on the floodplain, though many residents had asked for permission to do so. One resident even went ahead and built fencing without permission from the township, said Code Enforcement Officer Bill Webb.

This was one of the first things we discussed when I came to the township, Webb said.

After researching what other municipalities in the region and even around the country did in regard to floodplain fencing, the township decided to allow certain types of fencing to be built.

A lot of townships do allow fencing within the floodplain, with various precautions, Webb said.

Now, fences may be placed within the fringe of the floodway, which Webb defined as the slowest moving part of the floodplain. They may be post and rail fences or split rail fences, though solid wall fences and chain link fences are not permitted.

These types of fencing could cause a damming effect and could cause water to back up, Webb said.

Property owners who are going to add fences within the floodplain are required to sign a document stating that if their fences cause any damages to neighboring properties during a flood, they are liable for those damages. Additionally, if a fence is damaged during a flood, the homeowner would have 10 days to remove the fence.

One resident who wishes to build a fence on her property asked if her fence was damaged in a flood, would she be required to remove the fence completely, or could she simply repair it? The board answered that the fence could either be replaced or repaired, as long as it was done within 10 days.

The same resident wanted to know if homeowners who already had fences on their properties would be equally responsible for any damage caused to other properties in the event of a flood.

What if pre-existing structures damages any part of my property? she asked. What kind of recourse do I have in that regard? Continued...

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The Rig Electrician will report to the appointed supervisor of maintenance and will be responsible for performing maintenance, installation and repair of all electrical equipment onboard drilling vessel.

Primary Responsibilities:

The Rig Electrician may: Perform daily inspections and maintenance on electrical equipment Comply with the permit to work and isolation systems Perform periodic maintenance according to the Rig Maintenance System (RIGMS) guidelines and coordinate maintenance with supervisor and other department heads Maintain, troubleshoot and repair all power generation and distribution equipment, e.g., generators and engine controls, SCRs, switchgears, and transformers Assist with maintenance and repair of general rig equipment, e.g., HVAC system, refrigeration plants, communication systems, and lighting Perform maintenance and repair on electrical components of drilling equipment (e.g. Driller's console, DC drilling motors and auxiliaries, Top Drive System, drawworks, and mud pumps) and marine equipment (e.g. thruster motors and auxiliaries, ballast pumps, control panels, and cranes) Install new equipment as required, with regard to electrical wiring, fixtures and junction boxes, etc. Maintain an adequate supply of spares to fulfill maintenance requirements Inform supervisor and other department heads of any technical problems or limitations that may affect the safe operation of the rig Assist with the implementation of outstanding recommendations from audits, as issued by Clients, Regulatory Authorities or rig management Ensure that reports for repair and maintenance of equipment are accurate and complete Assist in supplying information for maintenance and repair budget Communicate equipment problems or breakdown information to Field Support Group Participate fully in all Health, Safety and Environmental initiatives and safety programs and in pre-tour weekly safety meetings Follow Diamond Offshore Global Excellence Management System (G.E.M.S.) Perform other duties as required

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Basic At least 18 years of age Possess or able to obtain a valid Transportation Worker's Identification Credential (TWIC). Any candidate selected for this position will not be allowed to begin work without a card in hand or proof from the TSA of a card ''In Production'' or ''In Transit.'' For more information, visit the TSA website Legally authorized to work in the United States without restrictions 2 or more years of offshore drilling rig electrical experience 2 or more years of experience working with 3-phase power generation 2 or more years of experience working with AC/DC drives

Preferred 3 or more years of offshore electrical experience 3 or more years of experience working with 3-phase power generation 3 or more years of experience working with AC/DC drives 1 or more years of HVAC experience Possess or able to obtain a valid pasport

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Pam Powell, 60, of Richland uses a rug loom to work on her project Wednesday at the White Bluffs Quilt Museum in Richland. Powell is a board member for the group.

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-- Editor's Note: This month the Herald is featuring a series of stories on the Holiday Wish Lists of Mid-Columbia nonprofits and how you can help.

The volunteers at the White Bluffs Quilt Museum are passing down a knowledge and love of arts and crafts through the generations.

On a recent day, a retired Hanford electrician was learning to crochet. On Wednesday mornings crafters gather to weave baskets. On any day someone might wander in with a family heirloom quilt, asking advice on how to repair or preserve it.

Last summer about 300 children attended small classes to learn to sew, create beaded jewelry and do other crafts. Among the liveliest sessions was Knitting for Boys Only, with young participants creating snakes and superheroes, said board member Jenny Treadway.

Calling the Richland nonprofit a quilt museum doesn't begin to describe its activities.

It was created seven years ago as a textile arts center for the Tri-Cities, serving as an umbrella group for quilting, fiber arts and other local guilds without a home base, and providing a place for arts and crafts to be exhibited, sold and taught.

It's a center for quilting, weaving, spinning, basketry and paper arts, among other textile arts.

Helping other nonprofits, in cooperation with Mid-Columbia craft groups, is one of its missions.

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Dieter Roth. Bjrn Roth atHauser & Wirth It featured the late Dieter Roths collaborators, his son, Bjrn, and grandsons, Oddur and Einar, casting busts of their forebear in chocolate; a full-scale bar, prepared Roth-style for the artists use during installation and then opened to inspection, if not use, by the public during the show; and half a dozen of Roths supernatural transformations of the materials of his life into art. But the show probably remains most memorable for The Floor I and The Floor II, two 19-by-40-foot sections of wooden floor pulled out of Roths studio in Mosfellsbaer, Iceland, and tipped up on their sides to display at once the artists breakneck ambition and the colossal scale of a new gallery sited in the former Roxy Disco.

Allyson Vieira: Cortge atLaurel Gitlen Gallery With a no-holds-barred, unremittingly material wrestling match between sculptor Allyson Vieira and grand abstractions like time, history, industry and geometry, the clincher was a series of dramatic post and lintel structures, each composed of a raw steel I-beam sitting on two square columns screwed together from 128 horizontal squares of drywall. The lintel, with its ominously perfect machine-made edges and potential energy, seemed as final as death, but the posts, whose corners Ms. Vieira chopped off to form them into rough caryatids and expose layers of white dust, brown stains, protruding screws and bits of yellow paper, overcame its weight the same way we do that of deathwith unquestioning endurance.

Sverre Bjertnes: If You Really Loved Me You Would Be Able to Admit That Youre Ashamed of Me atWhite Columns Billed as Mr. Bjertness American solo gallery debut, this show was simultaneously, and crucially, a project identification by Bjarne Melgaard, who painted the walls in bright pop geometries and surrounded Mr. Bjertnes romantic oil studies of his girlfriend, Hanna Maria, with a flea markets worth of miscellaneous objects on which the late Robert Loughlin had painted a totemic male profile borrowed from Tom of Finland, ceramic ware by Mr. Bjertnes mother, Randi Koren Bjertnes, on which Mr. Bjertnes had painted Hanna Marias face, and a video noninterview starring Messrs. Bjertnes and Melgaard, as well as writer Alissa Bennett. The result achieved the patent, if messily unfathomable, coherence of a human character, dissolving a mixed bag of discrete pieces into a single, successful show and proving that honesty and full disclosure are hardly the same as transparency.

Yael Bartana: And Europe Will Be Stunned atPetzel Gallery Like the long iron nail that, in some apocryphal stories, the Roman centurions had intended to drive into Jesus heart, Yael Bartanas videos Mary Koszmary (Nightmares) (2007), Mur I Wieza (Wall and Tower) (2009) and Zamach (Assasination) (2011)collectively forming the trilogy after which the show was namedpenetrated into the bloody, topsy-turvy emptiness at the heart of the 20th-century Jewish experience in Europe and nationalism generally. With the powerful colors and head-on shots of early fascist or communist propaganda films, Ms. Bartana documented a barely fictional world in which a red-kerchiefed activist calls for 3.3 millions Jews to return to Poland; a group of sunburnt kibbutzniks build themselves a stockade in Warsaw that, architecturally, could be either a West Bank settlement stockade or a death camp; and real-life critics and survivors at her semi-fictional activists fictional funeral spar over the prospects of the diaspora.

Alice Mackler: Sculpture, Painting, Drawing atKerry Schuss Its always wonderful to be reminded how much art happens outside the art worlds notice. Theres no particular reason why Alice Macklers brash, pop paintings from the late 1960s couldnt have ended up in MoMA instead of on the walls of her first New York solo show in 2013. But mainly it was wonderful to inhabit the 10 small ceramic figures, all untitled and made in the last three years, in which Ms. Mackler transformed intuitive improvisation into deeply insightful, extravagantly ridiculous, brightly colored caricatures. A pear-shaped figure as brown as a Japanese bowl caught with his mouth open, or a voluminous dowager in a wobbly purple dress with a hat like a roosters comb, was pure pleasure.

Carol Bove: RA, or Why Isan Orange Like a Bell? atMaccarone Walking the line between mysticism and madnessits a narrow linethis ostensibly centerless show concealed a distinctly linear progress, from an earthly plane of beautiful but unspooled archival materials to a mountaintop of concrete and brass geometries, and finally a heaven displayed in two powder-coated white steel sculptures, Solar Feminine and Hieroglyph, each a long cylinder bent into deceptively simple curves.

John Houck: A Historyof Graph Paper atOn Stellar Rays John Houcks photographs of childhood mementosa beaded, blue medallion given to him on the Lakota reservation where he was born, a set of drawing tools given to him by friends of his mothercould have played as an inquisition into the nature of identity, but it was most impressive as a defiant display of the powers of analog photography. Shooting and reshooting still lifes on life-size prints of earlier iterations of the same tableaux, Mr. Houck built up confusing, complex and layered but strangely flat images that look like exactly what they are.

William Kentridge atMarian Goodman Gallery That the piece was so suffused with mortality and the spirits futile cry against the decaying limits of its flesh while Mr. Kentridge, who drew himself strolling, staring thoughtfully at his feet and striding right over chairs placed in his way, distinctly resembles my own bald, Jewish father probably biased me a little, but Id still argue that the artists seven-minute video Second-hand Reading was not only the highlight of this show but one of the highlights of the year.

Hair and Skin atDerek Eller This summer group show, organized by the gallerys associate director, Isaac Lyles, and comprised of strong work by Hans Bellmer, Louise Bourgeois, Gnter Brus, Borden Capalino, David Dupuis, Daniel Gordon, Aneta Grzeszykowska, Kineko Ivic, Lionel Maunz, Maria Petschnig, Chloe Piene, Adam Putnam, Aura Rosenberg, Davina Semo, Bobbi Woods and Rona Yefman, provided gorily substantial and substantially gory proof that a mere few centuries of science and perspectival art have hardly broken the surface of what these rapturous prisons we find ourselves in have to saynot to mention secrete.

Minty atFoxy Production Paintings, video and sculpture by Nicholas Buffon, Ben Horns, Megan Marrin, Cassie Raihl and Matt Savitsky were delicately stacked by the gallerys associate director, Ebony L. Haynes, into a camp card house of mirrors. (Its as simple as the title: Mr. Savitsky performs a drag character named Minty after a band that performance artist Leigh Bowery used to have.) The body here was a site of social conflict, an anchor of personal identity, a code to be mastered and conveyed, and a fuzzy glow created by overlapping societal roleseverything but a straightforward fact.

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