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The dignity of the subject of this little Treatise, not any persuasion
of its merits as a literary composition, encourages me to offer it to
your Lordship's patronage. The cause of freedom has always been found
sufficient, in every age and country, to attract the notice of the
generous and humane; and it is therefore, in a more peculiar manner,
worthy of the attention and favour of a personage, who holds a
distinguished rank in that illustrious island, the very air of which has
been determined, upon a late investigation of its laws, to be an
antidote against slavery. I feel a satisfaction in the opportunity,
which the publication of this treatise affords me, of acknowledging your
Lordship's civilities, which can only be equalled by the respect, with
which I am,
Your Lordship's,
much obliged,
and obedient servant,
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Books Printed and Sold by J. PHILLIPS,
ESSAY on the TREATMENT and CONVERSION of
AFRICAN SLAVES in the BRITISH Sugar Colonies.
By the Rev. J. RAMSAY, Vicar of Teston in
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An INQUIRY into the Effects of putting a Stop
to the African Slave Trade, and of granting Liberty
to the Slaves in the British Sugar Colonies.
By J. RAMSAY. Price 6d.
A REPLY to the Personal Invectives and Objections
contained in two Answers, published by
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A LETTER from Capt. J.S. SMITH, to the
Rev. Mr. HILL, on the State of the Negroe Slaves;
to which are added an Introduction, and Remarks
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THOUGHTS on the Slavery of the Negroes.
Price 4d.
The CASE of our Fellow-Creatures, the Oppressed
Africans, respectfully recommended to the serious
Consideration of the Legislature of Great-Britain,
by the People called Quakers. Price 2d.
A SERIOUS ADDRESS to the Rulers of America,
on the Inconsistency of their Conduct respecting
Slavery. Price 3d.
A CAUTION to GREAT BRITAIN and her
Colonies, in a short Representation of the calamitous
State of the enslaved Negroes in the British
Dominions. By ANTHONY BENEZET. Price 6d.
A Description of Guinea, its Situation, Produce,
and the general Disposition of its Inhabitants; with
an Inquiry into the Rise and Progress of the Slave
Trade, &c. By ANTHONY BENEZET. Bound 2s. 6d.
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As the subject of the following work has fortunately become of late a
topick of conversation, I cannot begin the preface in a manner more
satisfactory to the feelings of the benevolent reader, than by giving an
account of those humane and worthy persons, who have endeavoured to draw
upon it that share of the publick attention which it has obtained.
Among the well disposed individuals, of different nations and ages, who
have humanely exerted themselves to suppress the abject personal slavery,
introduced in the original cultivation of the _European_ colonies
in the western world, _Bartholomew de las Casas_, the pious bishop
of _Chiapa_, in the fifteenth century, seems to have been the
first. This amiable man, during his residence in _Spanish America_,
was so sensibly affected at the treatment which the miserable Indians
underwent that he returned to _Spain_, to make a publick remonstrance
before the celebrated emperor _Charles_ the fifth, declaring, that
heaven would one day call him to an account for those cruelties, which
he then had it in his power to prevent. The speech which he made on the
occasion, is now extant, and is a most perfect picture of benevolence
and piety.
But his intreaties, by opposition of avarice, were rendered ineffectual:
and I do not find by any books which I have read upon the subject, that
any other person interfered till the last century, when _Morgan
Godwyn_, a _British_ clergyman, distinguished himself in the
The present age has also produced some zealous and able opposers of the
_colonial_ slavery. For about the middle of the present century, _John
Woolman_ and _Anthony Benezet_, two respectable members of the
religious society called Quakers, devoted much of their time to the
subject. The former travelled through most parts of _North America_
on foot, to hold conversations with the members of his own sect, on the
impiety of retaining those in a state of involuntary servitude, who had
never given them offence. The latter kept a free school at
_Philadelphia_, for the education of black people. He took every
opportunity of pleading in their behalf. He published several treatises
against slavery,[001] and gave an hearty proof of his attachment to the
cause, by leaving the whole of his fortune in support of that school, to
which he had so generously devoted his time and attention when alive.
Till this time it does not appear, that any bodies of men, had
collectively interested themselves in endeavouring to remedy the evil.
But in the year 1754, the religious society, called Quakers, publickly
testified their sentiments upon the subject,[002] declaring, that "to
live in ease and plenty by the toil of those, whom fraud and violence
had put into their power, was neither consistent with Christianity nor
common justice."
Impressed with these sentiments, many of this society immediately
liberated their slaves; and though such a measure appeared to be
attended with considerable loss to the benevolent individuals, who
unconditionally presented them with their freedom, yet they adopted it
with pleasure: nobly considering, that to possess a little, in an
honourable way, was better than to possess much, through the medium of
injustice. Their example was gradually followed by the rest. A general
emancipation of the slaves in the possession of Quakers, at length took
place; and so effectually did they serve the cause which they had
undertaken, that they denied the claim of membership in their religious
community, to all such as should hereafter oppose the suggestions of
justice in this particular, either by retaining slaves in their
possession, or by being in any manner concerned in the slave trade: and
it is a fact, that through the vast tract of North America, there is not
at this day a single slave in the possession of an acknowledged Quaker.
But though this measure appeared, as has been observed before, to be
attended with considerable loss to the benevolent individuals who
adopted it, yet, as virtue seldom fails of obtaining its reward, it
became ultimately beneficial. Most of the slaves, who were thus
unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former
masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which
they now did, was found to better done than before. It was found also,
that, a greater quantity was done in the same time. Hence less than the
former number of labourers was sufficient. From these, and a variety of
circumstances, it appeared, that their plantations were considerably
more profitable when worked by free men, than when worked, as before, by
slaves; and that they derived therefore, contrary to their expectations,
a considerable advantage from their benevolence.
Animated by the example of the Quakers, the members of other sects began
to deliberate about adopting the same measure. Some of those of the
church of England, of the Roman Catholicks, and of the Presbyterians and
Independants, freed their slaves; and there happened but one instance,
where the matter was debated, where it was not immediately put in force.
This was in _Pennsylvania_. It was agitated in the synod of the
Presbyterians there, to oblige their members to liberate their slaves.
The question was negatived by a majority of but one person; and this
opposition seemed to arise rather from a dislike to the attempt of
forcing such a measure upon the members of that community, than from any
other consideration. I have the pleasure of being credibly informed,
that the manumission of slaves, or the employment of free men in the
plantations, is now daily gaining ground in North America. Should
slavery be abolished there, (and it is an event, which, from these
circumstances, we may reasonably expect to be produced in time) let it
be remembered, that the Quakers will have had the merit of its
Nor have their brethren here been less assiduous in the cause. As there
are happily no slaves in this country, so they have not had the same
opportunity of shewing their benevolence by a general emancipation. They
have not however omitted to shew it as far as they have been able. At
their religious meetings they have regularly inquired if any of their
members are concerned in the iniquitous _African_ trade. They have
appointed a committee for obtaining every kind of information on the
subject, with a view to its suppression, and, about three or four years
ago, petitioned parliament on the occasion for their interference and
support. I am sorry to add, that their benevolent application was
ineffectual, and that the reformation of an evil, productive of
consequences equally impolitick and immoral, and generally acknowledged
to have long disgraced our national character, is yet left to the
unsupported efforts of piety morality and justice, against interest
violence and oppression; and these, I blush to acknowledge, too strongly
countenanced by the legislative authority of a country, the basis of
whose government is _liberty_.
Nothing can be more clearly shewn, than that an inexhaustible mine of
wealth is neglected in _Africa_, for prosecution of this impious
traffick; that, if proper measures were taken, the revenue of this
country might be greatly improved, its naval strength increased, its
colonies in a more flourishing situation, the planters richer, and a
trade, which is now a scene of blood and desolation, converted into one,
which might be prosecuted with _advantage_ and _honour_.
Such have been the exertions of the Quakers in the cause of humanity
and virtue. They are still prosecuting, as far as they are able, their
benevolent design; and I should stop here and praise them for thus
continuing their humane endeavours, but that I conceive it to be
unnecessary. They are acting consistently with the principles of
religion. They will find a reward in their own consciences; and they
will receive more real pleasure from a single reflection on their
conduct, than they can possibly experience from the praises of an host
of writers.
In giving this short account of those humane and worthy persons, who
have endeavoured to restore to their fellow creatures the rights of
nature, of which they had been unjustly deprived, I would feel myself
unjust, were I to omit two zealous opposers of the _colonial_ tyranny,
conspicuous at the present day.
The first is Mr. _Granville Sharp_. This Gentleman has particularly
distinguished himself in the cause of freedom. It is a notorious fact,
that, but a few years since, many of the unfortunate black people, who
had been brought from the colonies into this country, were sold in the
metropolis to merchants and others, when their masters had no farther
occasion for their services; though it was always understood that every
person was free, as soon as he landed on the British shore. In
consequence of this notion, these unfortunate black people, refused to
go to the new masters, to whom they were consigned. They were however
seized, and forcibly conveyed, under cover of the night, to ships then
lying in the _Thames_, to be retransported to the colonies, and to be
delivered again to the planters as merchantable goods. The humane Mr.
_Sharpe_, was the means of putting a stop to this iniquitous traffick.
Whenever he gained information of people in such a situation, he caused
them to be brought on shore. At a considerable expence he undertook
their cause, and was instrumental in obtaining the famous decree in the
case of _Somersett_, that as soon as any person whatever set his foot in
this country, he came under the protection of the _British_ laws, and was
consequently free. Nor did he interfere less honourably in that cruel
and disgraceful case, in the summer of the year 1781, when _an hundred
and thirty two_ negroes, in their passage to the colonies, were thrown
into the sea alive, to defraud the underwriters; but his pious
endeavours were by no means attended with the same success. To enumerate
his many laudable endeavours in the extirpation of tyranny and
oppression, would be to swell the preface into a volume: suffice it to
say, that he has written several books on the subject, and one
particularly, which he distinguishes by the title of "_A Limitation of
The second is the _Rev. James Ramsay_. This gentleman resided for
many years in the _West-Indies_, in the clerical office. He perused
all the colonial codes of law, with a view to find if there were any
favourable clauses, by which the grievances of slaves could be
redressed; but he was severely disappointed in his pursuits. He
published a treatise, since his return to England, called _An Essay on
the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves in the British Sugar
Colonies_, which I recommend to the perusal of the humane reader.
This work reflects great praise upon the author, since, in order to be
of service to this singularly oppressed part of the human species, he
compiled it at the expence of forfeiting that friendship, which he had
contracted with many in those parts, during a series of years, and at
the hazard, as I am credibly informed, of suffering much, in his private
property, as well as of subjecting himself to the ill will and
persecution of numerous individuals.
This Essay _on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves_,
contains so many important truths on the colonial slavery, and has come
so home to the planters, (being written by a person who has a thorough
knowledge of the subject) as to have occasioned a considerable alarm.
Within the last eight months, two publications have expressly appeared
against it. One of them is intitled "_Cursory Remarks_ on Mr.
Ramsay's Essay;" the other an "_Apology for Negroe Slavery_." On
each of these I am bound, as writing on the subject, to make a few
The _cursory remarker_ insinuates, that Mr. Ramsay's account of the
treatment is greatly exaggerated, if not wholly false. To this I shall
make the following reply. I have the honour of knowing several
disinterested gentlemen, who have been acquainted with the West Indian
islands for years. I call them disinterested, because they have neither
had a concern in the _African_ trade, nor in the _colonial_
slavery: and I have heard these unanimously assert, that Mr.
_Ramsay's_ account is so far from being exaggerated, or taken from
the most dreary pictures that he could find, that it is absolutely below
the truth; that he must have omitted many instances of cruelty, which he
had seen himself; and that they only wondered, how he could have written
with so much moderation upon the subject. They allow the _Cursory
Remarks_ to be excellent as a composition, but declare that it is
perfectly devoid of truth.
But the _cursory remarker_ does not depend so much on the
circumstances which he has advanced, (nor can he, since they have no
other existence than in his own, brain) as on the instrument
_detraction_. This he has used with the utmost virulence through
the whole of his publication, artfully supposing, that if he could bring
Mr. _Ramsay's_ reputation into dispute, his work would fall of
course, as of no authenticity. I submit this simple question to the
reader. When a writer, in attempting to silence a publication, attacks
the character of its author, rather than the principles of the work
itself, is it not a proof that the work itself is unquestionable, and
that this writer is at a loss to find an argument against it?
But there is something so very ungenerous in this mode of replication,
as to require farther notice. For if this is the mode to be adopted in
literary disputes, what writer can be safe? Or who is there, that will
not be deterred from taking up his pen in the cause of virtue? There are
circumstances in every person's life, which, if given to the publick in
a malevolent manner, and without explanation, might essentially injure
him in the eyes of the world; though, were they explained, they would be
even reputable. The _cursory remarker_ has adopted this method of
dispute; but Mr. _Ramsay_ has explained himself to the satisfaction
of all parties, and has refuted him in every point. The name of this
_cursory remarker_ is _Tobin_: a name, which I feel myself
obliged to hand down with detestation, as far as I am able; and with an
hint to future writers, that they will do themselves more credit, and
serve more effectually the cause which they undertake, if on such
occasions they attack the work, rather than the character of the writer,
who affords them a subject for their lucubrations.
Nor is this the only circumstance, which induces me to take such
particular notice of the _Cursory Remarks_. I feel it incumbent
upon me to rescue an injured person from the cruel aspersions that have
been thrown upon him, as I have been repeatedly informed by those, who
have the pleasure of his acquaintance, that his character is
irreproachable. I am also interested myself. For if such detraction is
passed over in silence, my own reputation, and not my work, may be
attacked by an anonymous hireling in the cause of slavery.
The _Apology for Negroe Slavery_ is almost too despicable a
composition to merit a reply. I have only therefore to observe, (as is
frequently the case in a bad cause, or where writers do not confine
themselves to truth) that the work refutes itself. This writer, speaking
of the slave-trade, asserts, that people are never kidnapped on the
coast of _Africa_. In speaking of the treatment of slaves, he
asserts again, that it is of the very mildest nature, and that they live
in the most comfortable and happy manner imaginable. To prove each of
his assertions, he proposes the following regulations. That the
_stealing_ of slaves from _Africa_ should be felony. That the
_premeditated murder_ of a slave by any person on board, should
come under the same denomination. That when slaves arrive in the
colonies, lands should be allotted for their provisions, _in
proportion to their number_, or commissioners should see that a
_sufficient_ quantity of _sound wholesome_ provisions is
purchased. That they should not work on _Sundays_ and _other_
holy-days. That extra labour, or _night-work, out of crop_, should
be prohibited. That a _limited number_ of stripes should be
inflicted upon them. That they should have _annually_ a suit of
clothes. That old infirm slaves should be _properly cared for_,
&c.--Now it can hardly be conceived, that if this author had tried to
injure his cause, or contradict himself, he could not have done it in a
more effectual manner, than by this proposal of these salutary
regulations. For to say that slaves are honourably obtained on the
coast; to say that their treatment is of the mildest nature, and yet to
propose the above-mentioned regulations as necessary, is to refute
himself more clearly, than I confess myself to be able to do it: and I
have only to request, that the regulations proposed by this writer, in
the defence of slavery, may be considered as so many proofs of the
assertions contained in my own work.
I shall close my account with an observation, which is of great
importance in the present case. Of all the publications in favour of the
slave-trade, or the subsequent slavery in the colonies, there is not
one, which has not been written, either by a chaplain to the African
factories, or by a merchant, or by a planter, or by a person whose
interest has been connected in the cause which he has taken upon him to
defend. Of this description are Mr. _Tobin_, and the _Apologist
for Negroe Slavery_. While on the other hand those, who have had as
competent a knowledge of the subject, but not the _same interest_
as themselves, have unanimously condemned it; and many of them have
written their sentiments upon it, at the hazard of creating an
innumerable host of enemies, and of being subjected to the most
malignant opposition. Now, which of these are we to believe on the
occasion? Are we to believe those, who are parties concerned, who are
interested in the practice?--But the question does not admit of a
Concerning my own work, it seems proper to observe, that when, the
original Latin Dissertation, as the title page expresses, was honoured
by the University of Cambridge with the first of their annual prizes for
the year 1785, I was waited upon by some gentlemen of respectability and
consequence, who requested me to publish it in English. The only
objection which occurred to me was this; that having been prevented, by
an attention to other studies, from obtaining that critical knowledge of
my own language, which was necessary for an English composition, I was
fearful of appearing before the publick eye: but that, as they flattered
me with the hope, that the publication of it might be of use, I would
certainly engage to publish it, if they would allow me to postpone it
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An NFL cornerback who was picked 5th overall in the football draft in 1992 and had 50 career interceptions, Terrell Buckley also played professional baseball for one season. Taken in the 38th round of the 1992 amateur draft by the Atlanta Braves, Buckley spent the 1993 season with the Macon Braves. An outfielder, he hit .196/~.289/.243 in 42 games, with 30 strikeouts in 107 AB. He stole 9 bases in 15 attempts. Calling himself the Jim Thorpe of the second half-century, he was promptly criticized for his performance, especially when he started slowly. He responded "A lot of uneducated people really bug when they say 'You hit .118 or .120.' A lot of guys made a lot of great catches... I can hit."
Buckley tried his hand with the independent Mobile BaySharks in 1994. He hit .202 with 2 doubles in 99 at-bats with his only pro homer.
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Most of us have no trouble admitting that some people are more talented than others, yet we believe everyone can work hard. Not quite, says one psychologist.
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Big Data is a term that describes the large volume of data-both structured and unstructured. With the rapid development of new information technologies such as smart phone, mobile game platforms, smart home devices, smart health devices, and wearable computation devices, the amount of created and stored data on global level is almost inconceivable and it just keeps growing. These data is so large and complex that traditional data processing applications are incapable of dealing with them. There are many challenges when addressing big data problem, such as data acquisition, data curation, data storage, data search, data transfer and sharing, data visualization, data query and retrieval, information security, and data analysis (e.g., prediction, user behavior analysis). Big data requires novel data processing techniques to solve some of these challenges jointly, which is related to Multiple-task Learning methodologies.
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First revision: June 30, 2017
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"We try to inspire and create great work together for our brands"
Dennis Kuperus, Global Head of Innovation, Kinetic Worldwide and Ahsan Shaikh, CEO, Kinetic Pakistan, on how new technologies are changing the OOH landscape.
MARIAM ALI BAIG: What brings you to Pakistan?
DENNIS KUPERUS: I am leading Innovation globally and I saw some great things happening in Pakistan. We got in touch with the team here; they have done some great work for global brands like Coke and Unilever, which is why I wanted to get to know the market, meet clients, understand their challenges and see how we could use our global experience to help them create great work.
MAB: How long has this affiliation been operating in Pakistan?
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AS: When consumers are out of home they engage with different environments as they move, so there are other touch points where they can interact and experience the brand. Kinetic positions itself as engaging with consumers across any OOH experience; it can be an activation, a retail or a mobile experience.
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DK: At a global level too. The innovations taking place today are so fast and because this is our area of expertise, we are able to support these agencies
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AS: We provide end-to-end solutions from the brief right up to the financial settlement, this includes planning, creative thinking, execution and monitoring. Compared to other media, ours is much more complex because it requires special skills in terms of execution, fabrication and printing. We have several tools to support us at every level, which is where the global knowledge comes in. In terms of creativity and partnering with other agencies, it is important to understand that in this new media world, no agency or brand can work in isolation. Consumer expectations are such that there has to be consistency; all agencies, disciplines and touch points have to come together to create a consistent, impactful campaign. Rather than different disciplines working in silos, Kinetic's thinking is to bring them together; collaboration within the brand and between different partners is critical.
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AS: We support MOVE (Measuring OOH Visibility & Exposure), the initiative taken by the Pakistan Advertisers Society two years ago. Earlier we were buying panels, now with this data available in the industry we can buy audiences.
MAB: Meaning?
AS: There are three components to this research. The traffic count, the type of traffic and the panel features in terms of size and position vis-a-vis the location. These three components provide the Gross Rating Points (GRPs) for OOH and once we have the GRPs for a particular audience we can buy that audience at a particular rate. For some clients, it is now a matter of how many GRPs they generate from their spend, rather than the number of panels they have bought.
MAB: Are you satisfied with the quality of the data and is there room for improvement?
DK: It is a very important base for accountability. The next step is to have more real time data, which is where convergence with mobile comes in. In other markets, we build profiles on mobile usage in terms of online consumer's search behaviour to gain a better understanding of real time behaviour. Then we can develop campaigns with maybe hundreds of different executions based on different triggers.
AS: The geographical scope of the current measurement system is Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Rawalpindi, which is where 80% of the media spend is going. However, that still leaves 20%, and the thrust for brands is to go beyond these four cities, which is why we would like the scope to include the top 11 cities where 90% of the spend is – and that could potentially increase, if we have the supporting data. MOVE is providing measurements based on panels and we would like them to provide us with GRPs based on location as well, so that we can do other forms of display.
DK: Compared to the rest of the world, Pakistan is ahead of the curve; many other markets are still buying panels. Pakistan is already focusing on audience buying.
MAB: Are you looking to increase your client base in Pakistan?
DK: We are not about increasing the client base, but about working together and inspiring brands with what we have done and can do with the new technologies and new innovations that are entering our OOH world. Although I am talking about technologies, it is about the experiences; the starting point is how we can use technology to enhance the consumer experience.
AS: We are looking at the brand essence and how we can connect consumers with that brand essence by giving them the right experience at the right touch point.
MAB: How costly are these executions to implement?
AS: It is about leveraging the execution; taking it forward and leveraging it across other media to obtain the reach required. We are hoping that other media – radio, TV and digital – will come together to start the conversation about the execution that is done offline.
"Compared to the rest of the world, Pakistan is ahead of the curve; many other markets are still buying panels. Pakistan is already focusing on audience buying."
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Correction: The story incorrectly described John Bristol's house as being in Bethesda. The house is in Chevy Chase, Md. This version has been updated.
John Bristol's 4,500-square-foot, four-level Colonial in Chevy Chase, Md., would have been pricey to heat even without air leaks but the two rooms with wood-burning fireplaces were always cold in winter. He said he believed it was caused by air passing through the chimney flues.
"There just seemed to be a lot of downdraft. Those two rooms were always cold," he said.
After last winter's heating bills, Bristol had had enough. In early spring, he was ready to try to minimize air loss in the house. "I started searching around on the Internet and found chimney pillows," he said. He purchased them for the two fireplaces and found that they were easy to install.
"I put the first pillow in the coldest basement family room that was drafty in February 2012, and the second pillow in the first-floor living room," Bristol said.
The chimney pillow, also known as a fireplace plug or chimney balloon, is a large plastic bag that is inflated to block airflow through a chimney so that air neither escapes from nor enters the interior of the house. The plastic bag, which comes with an inflation tube, is usually installed by partially inflating the bag, placed inside the chimney, and then inflated to fit snugly. Homeowners are advised to leave the inflation tube hanging down into the fireplace so that they remember to deflate the bag and remove the device from the chimney before lighting a fire.
For an investment of about $55 per pillow, Bristol said he has seen a noticeable improvement — his energy bill dropped by $722 over seven months, or $103 a month. By Bristol's calculations, he saved 14 to 30 percent ($623) from February to April and as much as 9 percent ($99) May through August.
"The average over these seven months [since installation] was 13 percent less consumption" than the previous year, he said.
Sweater weather is upon us, with Washington-area temperatures this week plunging into the 40s and 50s, a reminder that winter lurks just around the corner. Will your house be ready to weather the chill?
Now is the time to begin assessing the investments you may need to make to ensure that you'll be warm this winter and experience lower energy costs over time.
"The average U.S. household will spend about $990 for winter heating costs this year," said Allyson Schmutter, spokeswoman for the Alliance to Save Energy. "There's an incentive to make changes that are easy and realistic," she said. "There are many simple and energy-efficient fixes that help keep money in your pocketbook while keeping your house comfortable," she added.
Sealing air leaks and improving insulation can save as much as 20 percent on heating bills, for example.
Homeowners don't need to spend a ton of cash to make some very simple improvements, according to Mark Tyrol, owner of Massachusetts-based Battic Door Energy Conservation Products. The key is to find and seal off "overlooked openings," according to Tyrol. The company's two top-selling products cost less than $100: an attic stair cover ($99) and fireplace plugs ($54.95).
The company's other popular products include attic fan seal kits ($29.50) and clothes dryer vent seals ($19.50).
Not all experts agree on some of the common-wisdom fixes.
"There's a lot of miscommunication" about the efficiency of replacement windows and attic fans, said Troy Tanner, owner of the Home Energy Detective, a home energy audit company.
For example, "never install an attic fan," said Tanner. "They cause all kinds of problems." If you already have one in your house, Tanner believes you should "turn it off. That's the best thing you can do," he said.
Windows are another iffy investment, according to Tanner. About 14 percent of an average U.S. home exterior is windows. Thus, he said, replacing windows with more energy-efficient ones may not necessarily be the best place to start upgrading your home for energy efficiency. "You're better off sealing the duct system and air sealing the house," including all exterior walls, the foundation and the attic, said Tanner.
Here are some other tips on how you can winterize your home:
●Seal ducts. Along with installing energy-efficient heating and cooling systems, homeowners can save as much as 20 percent by correctly sealing the air shafts between walls and floors that distribute air in those units, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Sealing ducts, according to the EPA, can not only help homeowners heat their homes more evenly but also save them as much as $140 a year in energy costs.
Tanner said he sees a lot of clients with duct problems. "There's usually a room they can't keep hot or cold." In most cases, he said, "it's the air delivery system." For his clients, "the number one concern is comfort," said. "It's usually about air movement in the house. The trick is to get the air where it's supposed to go. In most cases, the duct system is inadequate as a result of original construction," he said.
●Replace air filters and clean your heating system, or have it professionally cleaned and inspected. Dirt and neglect are the main causes of system failure, according to the EPA. You don't want to be one of the many calling the heating service company the first night a cold snap strains your furnace or heat pump.
●Air seal your home. There are a number of companies that will provide energy assessments and identify leaks. Complete air sealing includes the entire outer shell of the structure, including the attic, the exterior walls and the foundation.
●Perform an online energy assessment. At Energy Star (energystar.gov/homeimprovement), you can enter totals of your previous year's worth of energy bills to compare your expenses with those of similar homeowners.
●Program the thermostat. Install or properly use a programmable thermostat. By adjusting settings when no one is home, you can save $100 a year, according to the EPA.
●Check doors, windows and gutters. If any weatherstripping is loose, repair or replace it. Swap out summer window screens for solid panes. Thoroughly clean gutters, check or install leaf guards, and make sure the drainage spouts are tightly attached to the bottom of the gutter to direct melting snow away from the house.
●Locate your snow shovel. Remember when you lent it to your neighbor after the last storm? Inspect it for wear to make sure it won't break in the first snowstorm of the season. Don't be the person racing to the hardware store only to find the shovels are sold out.
●Check batteries. Make sure your flashlights are working and that you have extra batteries on hand in case of a winter power outage.
●Get an energy evaluation. The nonprofit, Charlottesville-based Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP) is among the firms that perform upgrades to homes in Arlington, Loudoun, Prince William and Fairfax counties. Upgrades — such as reinforcing air sealing around exterior walls and foundations — typically reduce energy use by 20 to 50 percent, according to the company.
If you live in Northern Virginia, you have until Sunday to enter a contest to win a free in-home assessment and one of three home energy makeovers worth as much as $10,000 in the Northern Virginia Home Energy Makeover Contest. The contest is sponsored by LEAP, the Dominion Foundation and Dominion Virginia Power. Their partners include local governments and financing institutions, such as Arlington County, Alexandria, Arlington Community Federal Credit Union and Commonwealth One Federal Credit Union.
To enter, you just need to fill out a home assessment at novaenergycontest.com.
Bristol said he didn't stop with the chimney pillows in his 1994-built Colonial. He also affixed window sheeting — clear plastic — over his windows to minimize air loss from December to March last year.
"They're nice windows, but they're single-pane glass," he said. He knew about the energy-saving benefits of the window sheeting, which provided significant savings at his previous home. "At my old house in Bethesda, it saved about 15 percent in BTUs," he said.
Susan Straight is a freelance writer.


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We have had a high demand for our organic meats to wholesale markets, through our stand, and as Add-Ons to our vegetable box program at select locations. In light of this we are unable to offer meat box options at this time but we will review in January and may offer them then.
All livestock are raised on our farm and are certified organic. All meats are also organic except the bacon and ham which are cured and smoked by a local butcher so cannot be considered organic. It is in our long term plan to be able to do all smoking and curing ourselves and be able to offer all cuts and preparations as organic as well.
We have offered a custom order option during the winter months for the last three winters. Even though we don't have many vegetables during the spring season, we know that many of you would still like to enjoy our meats.
You can sign up for a Custom Order option which allows you to go onto our website weekly and add items from a list on our website. These items will be delivered along with your regular box. Because most of the custom orders are frozen meat items, we are only able to offer the custom order add ons at select locations. These locations include anyone picking up at our stand and anyone picking up from our bus in Fredericton. There may be other locations as well depending on the particular ability of the that location to hold frozen products.
There is no money down for this option. You pay after placing your order and we confirm it.


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Looking for a solution to your federal government grant woes? While the grant system has been set up to help organizations achieve their true potential and grow into self-reliant operations, the complex web of government red tape and the wealth of pitfalls many fall victim to during the process has left those who are interested in government grants feeling apprehensive about getting started.
After all, who wants to dedicate such a heavy investment of time and effort to a process with that sort of potential for failure? However, various organizations have worked hard to streamline the process, and working with one of them is now seen as the optimal way to achieve the desired results. There are also a number of steps that an organization can take to properly prepare for the ordeal the Government red-tape could be hindering environmental efforts, with environmental solicitors considering how to approach this situation.
It's that proper preparation which sees so many organizations through the government grant application process. It's incredibly important that any organization that is seeking out a federal government grant be fully cognizant of the how dedicated they must be in preparing. A simple first step to take is to become intimately familiar with the grants.gov website.
While this may seem like an obvious suggestion, it's always surprising to see just how many organizations bypass a thorough examination of the site, only to blunder into what could have been an easily avoided problem. Explore the site thoroughly and take time to familiarize yourself with the grant eligibility, registration and applicant resources sections, as well as the applicant FAQ These tools are set up in order to answer as many questions as you might have, as well as to make you fully aware of what the grant application process will entail.
It is important to recognize your organization's limitations as well. Not every organization has the time or manpower needed to go through the entire grant application process without outside assistance. That's why proposal management software is quickly gaining popularity. The various proposal management software systems that are available today are designed to make the grant application process as intuitive as possible, limiting the number of problems that arise in the process and streamlining the work and data flow so that all necessary documentation and tracking notes are available at all times.
Indeed, it is the success of these proposal management software systems that have allowed so many organizations to succeed in getting their grant, so it makes sense to spend time researching them in order to see if they may benefit you.


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|Hong Kong waterfront 🙂 I really wanted to get on that red tour boat haha. April 2017
Born in Hong Kong, moved to Canada when I was 5 and grew up in a pretty multi cultural community. From hearing stories over the past many many years regarding news events and historical happenings from my relatives and from friends living in Hong Kong, as well as hearing their perspective towards different people, I can guess how the average HKer feels about HK, Mainland China, and Taiwan.
From my previous blog posts, you'll know I've been working as an art teacher in Beijing for the past 3 years. Although I've only lived in Beijing, it is full of Chinese migrants from other parts of mainland China. I've never spoken about HK or Taiwan with anyone while I was in Beijing, whether it was with a foreigner or with the locals (other than them knowing I am originally from Hong Kong), but I have intergraded myself with a lot of the locals – friends and a past boyfriend, so I feel I can say what the average local Chinese person living in Beijing is like (you can also read about it here and here).
So now for my last year in Asia, it just so happened that I landed a job a one year contract in Taiwan after I left Beijing. I've been here for a month already and have enjoyed this place very much, but I have also been very shocked – in good and bad ways. I know being here for just a month doesn't mean I know much about what people may be struggling with here, but when I see things happening in my classes as well as see and feel the distinct change in social attitude, as well as see a side of history that I haven't read about while I was in Beijing, I feel that I am starting to understand the complex history a lot better.
View from Taipei 101, August 2017
Although I am not able to see things in a 3rd person perspective all the time, I am glad growing up in Canada has given me enough of a distance to still relate to certain Chinese traditions (my love for dim sum haha) but am able to also view things with curiosity because I've been wondering my whole life why Chinese people freaken hate each other. (You weren't expect that were you? haha) When I was younger, I only had the perspective of what HKers feel. After being in Beijing for 3 years however, I can only feel gratitude towards the students and teachers from Mainland who have treated me with no racism or resentment at all. I'm sure they have heard of all the news stories of HKers hating on people from Mainland when they visit HK. You have to also understand that they are receiving these news stories from the perspective that is published for Mainland. I've written this in my previous posts – that I would have never been able to survive all those years without them. Cause believe me, although Beijing is the capital and is filled with expats, it is also very very traditional at the same time. Culture shock still happened during my third year there.
But my purpose for writing this is the shock I had when the students in my one class made fun of another student for being related in someway to Mainland China. When I walked around in my other classes, I heard whispers from students asking each other in Mandarin (yes I can understand a bit) if I am from Mainland China (But of course they called it China) and other students would correct them and say I am from Hong Kong. After seeing the incident with my first class, I felt like I owe it to the people I met while I was in Beijing to not correct my students. I mean, I don't give a shit if they think I am from the 'mainland' or Hong Kong cause essentially babies who were born in the mainland didn't have a choice to go inside a mainland's womb or to go inside a Taiwanese's womb. What I'm trying to say is, civilian in the mainland are just people and maybe they are influenced by the government from the place they are from, but it doesn't mean every single one of them wants to go around with political ideas to go against everyone in HK and Taiwan. I know there are some shady things happening there, just like how it can happen in any country, but for local Taiwanese and Hongkongese to just judge and discriminate the civilians in the mainland is just so sad.
How can you suddenly become categorized as something even though you have done nothing except live, just because of the place you were born in and grew up in. I'm not saying every single civilian from any place is just simply living, yes some people might be part of the CIA, or are spies for other organizations (shady stuff that I don't wanna be involved in) but it is unfair for people to suddenly judge the mainlanders as if they are another specie of the human kind when they know nothing about the individual person.
I know habits and even traditions and culture vary amongst all three places (mainland, HK and Taiwan), and it did take some getting used to when I was not familiar with a certain part of the culture in Beijing. Because the mainland part of China is so big, people from the north also claim they are very different from people from the south. I've heard people from certain towns describe their traditions when they were generalized as just one big Chinese group by expats – just themselves trying to explain that they are very different from each other even though they are part of one piece of land. Which brings up my point of things I have heard from both HKers and Taiwanese, where they look down upon the mainland as a whole because of the chaotic traffic, fake food, and "dirty" habits from people. I feel that these things can be acknowledged that certain cities this certain qualities, but it shouldn't be generalized as the entire mainland as a whole.
I'm not talking about politics and what is correct and what is not. Just simply saying that there should be more love between the local civilians amongst the three places because I did not feel that hate and judgement when I told my friends in Beijing that I am working in Taiwan, or that I was born in Hong Kong.
|Beautiful sunset in Beijing – one of the clearer evenings. Was in a bar/cafe in the hutongs. May 2017


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Using 5 days a week to communicate between the shop, yard and office. They work great and they even programmed to match the old radios.
We use this radio to communicate to each other all over the plant and they do a good job. The radio could use a longer reception range. The radios get damaged easily around moisture. We have over 100 radio's in a box because of corrosion issues.
Our surveying and engineering firm recently upgraded our two way radios to Kenwood's TK-3400U16P model. After 2 months of daily use in our surveying department at 7 to 10 hours a day, I can not report any cons of owning this radio. They are excellent radios (5 stars) for what we need them for. When it is time to replace our old Motorola radios will not hesitate to get another set. **Side note** To go with the radios we also purchased T-REIGN ProHolster Case, if your use of the radio will be around water or in the bush you may want to pick these up also. These holsters have kept our radios secure from being dropped and lost while surveying heavily wooded and brushy areas.
I have tried to use this onsite at music festivals and other events and they barely get reception once the other person is out of site (and i'm just talking a block or two in most cases). They've barely been used just because they get no reception.


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Grounding is important for any product an operator uses. You might be sucking grain dust, and static electricity could trigger a dust explosion. Air movers should never be used on anything being removed with a temperature flash point of 140 degrees or less. That has been accepted as an industry standard. If you're looking for more information on how to properly ground your equipment, please check out the following resources:
- The National Fire Protection Association at www.NFPA.org — do a search for NFPA 77 "Recommended Practice on Static Electricity". Or, call (800) 344-3555
- The American Petroleum Institute at www.api.org; click on Publications, then click on "Search for and Order API Publications Now" and perform a search for Publication #2219 "Safe Operation of Vacuum Trucks in Petroleum Service". Or, call (202) 682-8000
- The WaterJet Technology Association at www.wjta.com; click on "Online Store" then choose "Recommended Practices for the Use of Industrial Vacuum Equipment" from the drop down menu in the search dialog. Or, call (314) 241-1445