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2008
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I did a post earlier on Dutch Boy Refresh paint and how it eats odors. I should have included this about prepping the walls first, especially if it is tobacco. Tobbaco particles are small enough to bleed through the paint. Use a good cleaning agent like ammonia or glycol which tend to neutrali...
10/25/2008
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Here is a new one on me. I was looking at paint at my local Dutch Boy paint store in Virginia Beach and discovered that I could help eliminate odors in my house in Glenwood by simply painting the walls. It seems Dutch Boy has a paint that has ZERO VOC's and will through a process I don't unders...
10/25/2008
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10/24/2008
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What does $2.9 million in Virginia Beach buy you? How about a brand new Bell 407 helicopter. Not just a police helicopter but one equipped to transport patients. The helicopter can be used as a back up Sentara's Nightningale air ambulance service. http://www.geneallen.com/ Come and see ALL th...
10/13/2008
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Due to slow ticket sales and a dip in dontations, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra begins the season already $1.5 million in debt. Last year, the Symphony started with no debt, thanks in large part to Norfolk Southern Corp. and this year they are trying hard to raise money but as they are finding...
10/13/2008
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Suffolk has been embroiled with an assessment problem for a while now. The last assessor decided to raise assessments of mostly waterfront properties and not by just a little. It may have been the right thing to do but it cost the assessor her job. The new assessor received over 500 appeals an...
10/13/2008
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A huge project like the light rail system in Norfolk called the TIDE needs to be transparent. Apparently Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) doesn't think so. Council members want numbers and projections and are not getting them. The city nees to stay on top of this issue as many millions of dollars a...
10/10/2008
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Bruce Mohan gave a good explanation and even provided great pictures on apertures. Because I have a hard time with them still here is my way of thinking of them. Small number = larger f/stop = shallow depth of field (focus from front to back) Large number = smaller f/stop = large depth of field...
10/07/2008
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This sounds pretty bad but what it means is that the city of Portsmouth will enact a 10 year plan to wipe out the homeless in the city. I said it again wrong. Portsmouth wants to collect better data on the homeless, focus on prevention, expand housing, and identify other resources to help with ...
10/05/2008
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Arthur Collins is going to build a 385 unit condominium complex near Wards Corner in Norfolk. The $60 million project is on Newport Ave and will replace the Riverside Terrace Apartments. The new development has views of the Elizabeth River and will be called WaterMark. The condos will be built...
10/05/2008
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