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Davenport West’s Kaylie Caldwell (8) bats against North Scott during first game of their doubleheader Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Eldridge. In June 1949, Carl A. Throckmorton (left) showed Richmond Postmaster Fergus McRee one of the 100 new mailboxes that would be installed at city street ...Read more »
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Blue, white and other short-wavelength colors tend to be more disruptive to animals, while yellow, amber and green are less harmful. Sometimes these lights can be fatal: Female sea turtles, for example, like to lay their eggs only on beaches that are dark, so they will avoid bright beaches, which...Read more »
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Albany resident and business owner Chad Warbington asked Collier at the meeting, “If, through these infrastructure improvements, Albany Utilities generates a surplus of savings, would that savings be passed on to customers through lower utility bills?” If the available space is too small for the ...Read more »
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Jonathan Bullock, Ukip’s energy spokesman in the European parliament told the Guardian: “The EU’s attempt to ban halogen bulbs is wrong because consumers will suffer financially and it’s always the poorest who suffer most from these kinds of policies.” The Aria isn’t terribly difficult to i...Read more »
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In May 1948, flooding from heavy rains in the Windsor Shades area of New Kent County washed out a Chesapeake & Ohio Railway bed, leaving unsupported rails spanning a chasm. The flooded U.S. Route 60 is in the foreground. As much as 8 feet of water was reported on Route 60 in the area. This Ap...Read more »
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William Wong, Director of MEP and Sustainability design at SC Consultants Limited, spoke with ArchiExpo e-Magazine about how the team integrated eco-friendly concepts into the campus design. “Excessive outdoor lighting disrupts many species that need a dark environment,” the agency’s report said....Read more »
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EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Property owners who want to upgrade their outdoor lighting now have an inside track to more energy-efficient lighting technology with the GE Evolve™ LED N Series fixtures. The new LED area lights, flood lights and wall packs make it easier to optim...Read more »
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The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Lighting Handbook recommends 50 lumens (a measure of light output) per square foot in residential garages and 300 lumens per square foot in workshop areas. A good rule of thumb is to aim for 50 lumens per square foot for ambient lighting, 300 lumens per ...Read more »
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GE gets you those 659 lumens of light from a power draw of 8.5 watts. That comes out to a very strong 77.5 lumens per watt. But again, Cree and especially Sylvania are each able to do better, topping out at over 80 and 90 lumens per watt, respectively. KEMP, Texas, May 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &...Read more »
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This March 1946 image shows Mooers Field, with grass throughout the infield but dirt beyond. Located at Norfolk and Roseneath streets, Mooers Field hosted the Richmond Colts from 1942 through 1953. Eddie Mooers then converted the field into a stock car racetrack for a time before it was sold and ...Read more »
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According to a news release from Kevin Smull of the Davenport Police Department, no one was injured but charges were filed. If the available space is too small for the energy label to be seen clearly, the tick rating must be prominently displayed, the NEA said. With the cost of high-bay LED lumin...Read more »
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In April 1945, A.J. Stephan (seated) and R.L. Anderson (left), both veterans of World War I and employees at Underwood Elliott Fisher Co. in downtown Richmond, trained recent World War II vets in the repair and servicing of typewriters. North Scott’s Emma Sandknop (17), center, and the rest...Read more »