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If you should have a lockdown in your city, your emergency drinking water resources may be small unless you can access a spring or some sort of auxiliary water.

In the event of a power outage, most people find themselves out of the important liquid in only a few hours.

It is one of the most important parts of sustaining life to my way of thinking!

We had no electricity a while back for almost 16 hours, and we soon discovered that we have to consider an emergency drinking water system.

Even though we have a home near streams and springs where we could easily procure drinking water, there is still the problem of contaminants.

Additional sources inside your home:

If a catastrophe leaves you with no stored supply of drinking water, you can try the following resources:

# your hot-water tank

# pipes and faucets

# ice cubes

If your tap water is safe to drink, so is the water contained in your pipes and hot-water system, even if the thought seems less than appealing.

When using your hot-water tank, be sure the electricity or gas is off, then release the drain that’s near the bottom of the tank. Start the flow by turning off the water intake valve located on the tank and turning on a hot-water faucet.

Refill the tank before turning the power back on.

To use the water in your pipes, determine and turn on the top faucet in your home to let air into the plumbing. You then can obtain water from the lowest faucet.

Other sources outside your home:

If you find it necessary to locate water outside the place you live, try:

# Rainwater

# Streams, rivers, and other moving bodies of water

# Ponds and lakes

# Natural springs

Take steps to clean and filter the water from all of these sources prior to drinking it. You shouldn’t ever drink flood water.

Untreated water can make one very, very sick. Dysentery, typhoid and hepatitis, are all diseases that you might pick up by drinking bacteria-ridden water.

Some of the simplest types of emergency water treatment are by boiling it or adding chlorine to it.

Boiling … to sanitize it:

Boil for about one minute, and then pour it back and forth from one container to another numerous times before drinking it which will help the taste. And of course getting it really cold it will improve flavor as well.

Chlorinating it:

Using household bleach, add about 1/8th teaspoon to a gallon of water and allow it to sit for about half an hour. You want it to have a slight chlorine smell so if you’re unable to smell the chlorine after you’ve allowed it to sit for half an hour, you will need to do it once again.

If you still don’t smell the chlorine , try another source of water…and realize that this kind of methods are not totally perfect but will be of assistance to you if you are ever desperately in need of emergency drinking water.

For basic water needs, such as laundry and hygiene, you shouldn’t need emergency water treatment. You can use rain water, creek water etc…Rain water is truly a perfect kind of water to wash your hair in …makes for nice soft shiny hair…:)

In the early days of its existence, no one had to worry about treating America’s wastewater. Left to nature, the purification process occurred slowly but surely. However, now that the number of people has grown so quickly and more contaminants are ending up in the water supply, measures need to be taken in order to speed up nature’s cleaning process. The Clean Water Act of 1972 was enacted to provide a foundation for maintaining the United States’ most critical resource, clean water. Municipal water treatment has become a part of our daily lives.

Up until the middle of the 20th century, the nation’s waterways in urban parts of the country were loaded with pollutants, but no one was very concerned about it. Today, however, we not only know that clean drinking water is an important commodity but also that clean water is critical in maintaining the ecosystems of our world and vital in ensuring national health. Cities, then, have became responsible for taking the measures necessary to treat the wastewater generated in their community and ridding it of toxic pollutants. Municipal water treatment plants were built to handle the problem of filtering the water and making it clean again.

An assortment of types of filtration have been used with varying amounts of success. In the year 1892, there were only 27 American cities that supplied wastewater treatment for their citizens. Now in the 21st century we have an estimated 16,000 water treatment facilities operating all around the country. Municipal water treatment systems are initiated when wastewater comes into the treatment plant where it is filtered through screens of differing densities. Some screens with holes about ½” square remove large pollutants from the water, while screens with tinier mesh remove even exceptionally little particles.

Ion-exchange resins are generally used in the water purification process. These are made up of insoluble beads with a surface coated with highly-structured pores in which ions are easily ensnared and let go. Ion-exchange resins are used successfully to take the poisons and heavy metals from water. Once in awhile the resins are mixed with an activated-charcoal filter in order to remove organic contaminants from water.

The filtration processes used by municipal water treatment plants are complicated. After all, wastewater can be loaded with microorganisms or pathogens that cause human diseases. Therefore, the means used to clean the water are all critical in the lives of all mankind.

In America, there have been different types of filtration with varying amounts of success stretching back tp 1892. Today, we have high-tech Municipal water treatment systems that let us be free from parasites and other dangerous organisms that could pose a threat to our health and well being.

Take the time to browse for portable water treatment systems on the Internet, and you’ll be surprised at how many variations you can find. Of course, the simplest way to purify water is by boiling it, but if there’s a huge power outage or you’re located in a remote area, boiling may not be a choice. You might have never even planned what you’d do if there was a disaster that contaminated the water supply, but it’s definitely a situation you want to consider. The human body needs to be hydrated constantly, and people die much more rapidly from too little water than from no food. Water is a necessity for the maintenance of life, and we all need to make provisions to satisfy this need no matter what could happen.

Portable water purification systems come in all price ranges, and there’s something to fit every bank account and every lifestyle. One of the simplest systems that are available is a plastic drinking straw with a small filtering system inside. All you need to do with this straw is drink. Even tiny children will be able to use a system like this. Although the system appears to be a bit simplistic, it has been given tests and approved as removing 99.9999% of waterborne bacteria from drinking water. Another similar gadget guarantees to kill bacteria using ultra-violet light.

When looking for a portable water purification system, you certainly want to find a system that is completely portable. If there’s a disaster situation, no one will want to carry around a bulky, heavy machine. Of course, a good deal of the decision will depend on the amount of water that you need to purify. If you’re hoping to purify water for a whole town, such as following a natural disaster, you’ll obviously need a larger capacity system than you will if you’re only needing to purify water for your family on a 2-day camping trip. Water purification systems are available to handle your needs no matter how large or how miniscule.

Some portable water purification systems operate using power from the sun. These are great in remote areas where it is impossible to set up other varieties of water purification. Because these systems run on both solar batteries or regular commercial batteries, there will never be any trouble getting them to operate no matter what the conditions.

You never know all the things that might occur, because nature has a way of tricking us. Therefore, it’s smart to be all set for anything that might happen. If you’re the person who will be responsible for urban water treatment during an emergency, there are quite a few different portable water treatment systems on the market to help you meet the requirements of your community. If you’re basically looking to provide safe water for your family on weekend camping trips, there are smaller devices that will adequately do the job for you.

The main derivative of antimony metal is antimony trioxide. The many uses of this product include things as varied as a catalyst, an opacifier, a flame retardant synergist, a clarifying agent, or a white pigment. The industries that use antimony oxide are as varied as its applications. Plastics, textiles, glass, paint, and construction are just a few of the industries that use antimony.
Antimony oxide itself is not a flame retardant, but a flame retardant synergist. The antimony is paired with a halogenated compound which is the actual flame retardant. To achieve the same amount of fire protection you only need to use half as much halogen if you include the antimony synergist. Many different kinds of materials use the antimony/halogen combination for flame retardant additives. Some of the most common plastics are high impact polystyrene (HIPS), ethylene propylene diene M- class rubber (EPDM), polyethylene (PE), epoxies, polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polyurethanes, and phenolics. Plastics companies use many additives like halogen flame retardant in a variety of ways. Antimony trioxide is a white powder and is usually sold in multi walled paper bags or large super sacks. Other packaging options include drums or kegs. You will find that the halogen flame retardant is packaged the same way. If industrial hygiene is a concern, you can find some companies that will sell you a liquid dispersion that includes both already mixed in the right ratios.
Another use of antimony trioxide is as a clarifying agent for glass. Many glass manufacturers purchase ingredients in glass to help with the quality of their product. Clarifying agents are what makes it possible to have clear glass. The bubbles, inclusions, and colors that the glass maker does not want in the final product are removed by adding the antimony during the meltdown process. If there was no clarifying agent, the natural impurities in sand would turn glass light green or light blue. Antimony is widely considered a good choice because it does not react with ultraviolet light over time like some other clarifying agents. Other clarifying agents, like manganese oxide, will break down and turn the glass undesirable colors over time.
Antimony is also used as a catalyst in the polymerization of polyethylene terephthalate or PET.The polymerization of polyethylene terephthalate or PET requires a catalyst and antimony is used for that purpose as well. PET is what is used to make water bottles or other containers. The material used for this purpose in generally of a higher purity than the material used for flame retardant or glass clarifying applications. Many PET plants use antimony because it has a good cost to performance ratio. Other catalysts may work better than antimony but not enough because they are still too expensive.
One final use of antimony trioxide is as a pigment. The most common industries to use it for that purpose are the porcelain and enamel industries that use it as an opacifier. Companies can purchase antimony is many ways like as a high purity antimony trioxide catalyst and as a result it is used in many final products. No matter who you are or what you do, the chances of you coming in contact with a product that contains antimony or was made with antimony in the process are extremely high every day of your life.

The Aquamog was created in the early 1980′s by Aquatics Unlimited (AU). The McNabb family founded AU in the 1970

Both Tom and Dave McNabb created the aqua mog brand and line of equipment throughout the 1980s and 1990s while with AU. Tom continued the Aquamog line into the new century with the addition of the MarshMog. Tom’s new company Clean Lakes, Inc. located in Martinez, California and Dave’s company DK Environmental in Lafayette, California have been working together on the Aquamog CCX project for about 10 yrs. and in Feb ’09 the Aquamog CCX-238 was introduced into the Aquamog family.

The machine know by many as the swamp cutter; swamp rig; cookie cutter; tule cutter; various other nicknames was in “no name land” so to speak. It did not fit the mold of conventional aquamogs as being a multi-purpose aquatic maintenance machine. But is has now worked its way into the Aquamog family of machines.

With ten years of testing and rigorous evaluation Tom and Dave thought that the machine with out a name had finally proven itself as a true aquamog. The Aquamog CCX had meet all the critical tests to become an Aquamog. The Aquamog CCX-238 has now completed all the tests and is ready to stand side by side with the rest of the Aquamogs.

What makes the Aquamog CCX special is its ability to get into places that can not be reached by the MarshMog or the Aquaomg PRX-163 and Aquamog SRX-109. In addition it has been found that the Aquamog CCX system of removing aquatic emergent vegetation such as cattails and bulrush can be performed in a fraction of the time and more efficiently than with the other aquamogs. This equates to a savings for clients and users of the machines.

Like with the other Aquamogs the McNabb’s have a unique way of naming the aquamogs after their best attributes. The Aquamog CCX-238 is no different. The Aquamog CCX-238 gets its name from the 238 horse-power Detroit engine that it has humming under the back hood. The CCX stands for “Cookie Cutter eXtraordinaire”. The “Cookie Cutter” part of the name was picked due to its ability to cut channels through any type of aquatic emergent vegetation with easy, just like a cookie cutter through dough.

The following is a list of some of the other aquamog names and how they where derived.

Aquaomg PRX-163 – 163 Horse Power and PRX stands for “Power Rig eXtraordinaire”
Aquamog SRX-109 – 109 Horse Power and SRX stands for “Small Rig eXtraordinaire”
HarborMog HRX-109 109 Horse Power and HRX stands for “Harbor Rig eXtraordinaire”
Aquamog WRX-225 225 Horse Power and WRX stands for “Walking Rig eXtraordinaire”

So you see it was only fitting to give the Aquamog CCX-238 is proper name. All of the aquamogs that where made by the McNabb’s will be featured over the next few months in a series at www.aquamogs.com. Please check those site for more information on the other Aquamogs and projects that they have done all over the world.

The Marsh-Mog is a multi purpose aquatic ecosystem maintenance machine designed by Clean Lakes, Inc. located in Martinez, Calif.. The Marshmog was first introduced in 2007.

The MarshMog is best equipped for aquatic plant control in wetland areas. Marshes often times can not be accessed by floating aquatic machinery such as the Aquamog, Cookie Cutter or Aquatic Weed Harvesters. As well land equipment such as backhoes, excavators and draglines can not access most wetlands & marshes without building access roads which can damage these sensitive aquatic eco-system.

However, the marshmog has a ground pressure of 0.61 pounds per square inch. This is an amazingly low number and is even less than most individuals just with their footprint. This equates to the most cost effective method of completing maintenance tasks in our sensitive aquatic ecosystems. The Marshmog can operate in wet soil types where humans can not walk, and in water depths up to 2′two feet}.

The Marsh mog can be used for many aquatic vegetation clearing projects. It can be operated with numerous tools that include mowers and grinders, as well as plows and discing tools.

Precision aquatic herbicide treatments can be performed by the Marshmog as well. In areas that were only previously accessible for this type of work the Marshmog excels at a much lower cost per acre. The Marshmog is fitted with a GPS mapping system that collects the information required to complete precision treatments as well as mapping of the site for information purposes.

The Marshmog is the latest cutting edge aquatic maintenance tool invented and designed by the same group who in the early 1980s thought of and built the Aquamog.

More information about the marsh-mog can be found by visiting www.marshmog.com. Also is you would like to find out more about the evolution and history of aquatic restoration equipment please visit www.aquamogs.com and www.aquamog.net.

The aquamog was created & designed in the early 1980s by a company in Martinez, CA named Aquatics Unlimited (AU). The team at AU, headed up by Tom McNabb and Jim Nevrela, had the idea to invent a multi purpose floating machine that could perform a number of aquatic maintenance functions. The name aquamogs was suggested by Jim Nevrela who was the designer on the project. Jim was a Czechoslovakian by birth and immigrated to the United States via Canada. Jim’s knowledge of the Mercedes Benz Uni Mog, which is a multipurpose land vehicle that can go any where in most any conditions, was the source for the name Aquamog. AU’s goal in designing and developing the Aquamog was to create an aquatic vessel that could go anywhere in almost any condition. Thus name aquamog was croined. At the time the Aquamog was created and developed just for the AU contracting business.

The original Aquamog was engineered using an existing barge from an H10-800 aquatic harvester. This was done as an experiment to see if the Aquamog idea would even work. A removable unit was made that could be attached to the barge of the H10-800. The top of the H10-800 was removed and the new unit attached and the original Aquamog was created. The unit has a backhoe type arm on the front an operators cab in the middle and the engine with hydraulic parts on the rear end. There were also two out riggers attached at the back of the unit. The propulsion for the Aquamog was the same paddle wheels used for the H10-800.

The operator’s cab of the Aquamog comprised of a seat and a control panel. The original Aquamogs were built around the physical dimensions of the original Aquamog operator David McNabb. So the original Aquamogs were all designed for Dave’s height as well as his arm length and reach. This was not an issue until more Aquamogs were created by AU and sold. Some of the new operators where shorter and did not have Dave’s arm length either. Some could not touch their feet to the floor of the operators cab as well as reach all the controls efficiently.

Thus the first generation of aqua mog from the late 1980′s was an ever changing machine. Tom McNabb and Jim Nevrela made it a point to improve each Aquamog built with each new project that came along. This was the case until the early 1990′s when the first Aquamogs where produced and sold commercially. AU still utilized the Aquamog for its contracting business but there was a market developing for the Aquamog in parts of the United States and internationally.

More information about the history of the aquamog can be found by going to aquamogs.com. There you will find numerous pictures of the early Aquamogs and descriptions of each of these machines. In addition information of projects completed by the Aquamog can be seen by going to aquamog.net. There is now one more entry into the “Mog” family and that is the Marshmog, which can be viewed by going to marshmog.com.

You can find many advanced books on electricity generation that will give you tons of details. Heck, entire college courses cover this concept. If you are looking for extreme details on this, please check out your local library. If you are looking for the basics, read on.

Before we answer the question of how is electricity made, we need to define what electricity is. Think of electricity as water flowing through a pipe or garden hose. The water is really electrons in the metal that makes up the wire. The hose is the wire that transports the water (electricity). There are all kinds of fancy definitions, but that is the basics.

The first step is to create electricity at a power plant. Basically, electricity is created by magnets spinning inside of a whole bunch of wires. The magnets spinning around cause electrons to move which creates electricity. What varies for each type of power plant is what causes the magnets to spin. This electricity producing machine is called a generator. The power created is measured in volts. You use 120 volts in your house, but the voltage levels on the power lines can be 300,000 to 400,000 volts or even more. Devices called transformers change the voltages by raising it at some points and lowering them at other times.

Most traditional electricity is generated using steam. Steam turbines are used to spin the magnets inside the coils of wire in the generator. The process starts with a boiler that heats water to create steam. The steam flows to the turbine causing it to spin. Picture water running over a water wheel and you have the concept. Steam flows through the pipes just like water through a hose. This spins the magnets inside the generator which creates electricity.

What varies in the steam turbine is the type of energy that powers the boiler. Traditionally, fossil fuels like coal or oil are burned to create the heat needed to generate steam. While these resources are currently abundant, they will eventually run out and they pollute the environment. Nuclear power is a more modern method used to generate steam, but it has potentially devastating consequences if something goes wrong. They can be very efficient, but have the potential for almost unparalleled disaster. Many energy companies like ambit energy in Texas offer environmentally friendly power at competitive rates.

Today, there are a few more methods used to generate electricity. They use centuries old technology to turn the turn the magnets in the generators. First you have wind power being harnessed by large windmills. This type of power is usually used to supplement fossil fuel generated power or even power small communities, but it has not become “mainstream” as they say. You also have huge hydroelectric power plants that harness the power of moving water to generate electricity. Certain areas of the country use entirely water generated electricity. Both of these methods can be very expensive to start up, but the power plants don’t need to continue to buy fuel to burn to heat the water and make steam. They are only good in certain areas because if there is no wind or water there is no potential for generating electricity this way.

One last method of generating electricity worth mentioning is solar panels that make a solar energy home. Solar panels are mounted on a home to generate electricity for the house instead of getting it from the power lines. This is relatively new technology and still needs more development to be economically viable for most homeowners.

Once the electricity is generated, it gets delivered to your house so you can use it to power your life. The nice thing is that all you have to do is pay your energy company and they take care of the rest.

In the lack of control and understanding of the things around us and in our environment can lead the mind to creating its own set of rules for finding patterns in alphabet soup of disorder in the world. Even the most laid back and easy going among us crave some control, and when we feel lost we scour everywhere for anything that will reinstate predictability. The mind is no less detached from the physical world around us in its desire for order rather than chaos.

A brand new study exposes when we lack restraint we don’t exactly go with the flow, waiting for order to resume, but instead, force it to happen ourselves; we inflict it, if nothing other than solely in our own minds, by imagining patterns and trends where none exist. Over a series of psychological tests, psychologists Whitson of the of Texas at Austin and Galinsky of Northwestern University controlled their subjects’ understanding of facts. The article can also be found in the Mind section of Scientific American.

Questions arise immediately, how do you control your thoughts in times of doubt or confusion, or what defines the line between order and chaos. The mind can be brought under control through practicing meditation, even passively, and through dispassion. Many people actively practice yoga or tai chi, both of which are repetitive. The mind is hard to control and is always churning. Many people actively practice yoga or tai chi, both of which are repetitive. Depending upon how you look at it, these ideas spell out a road map for spiritual growth, regardless of ones religious belief system.

Sometimes, the test-subjects were given either random feedback or no feedback at all on a dodgy data intensive chore; in other situations, they asked their captive audience to think of a memory or situation where they lacked control or where they had good control. The results showed that not having command caused see things in nothingness or see a picture in an image of static, to sense contempt in other people’s regular behavior.

Also, individuals actions shows signs of belief in superstitious beliefs and to perceive some sort of weird patterns, on purpose in the data. These fake perceptions disappeared when the test subjects were dejected but then told to write down their most deeply held values. This opportunity to spell about their nearly profoundly held values represented an activeness that supported psychological well being and rejected despair. The human mind simply wants to maintain order out of the chaos and remain in control and being under control. See more about this at mind study article and other topics in science and psychology at mind control

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reflector telescopes

Getting to Know Reflecting and Refracting Telescopes

Telescopes are remarkable tools for looking at objects in the night sky and the essential part of any telescope is the objective. The objective lens is what allows the light into the telescope enabling you to visualize the projected images from the sky. Telescopes with larger objectives permit more light in and this means a clearer image for the observing astronomer.

The 2 fundamental designs of telescopes are reflecting telescopes and refracting telescopes. These two types are quite similar in overall design except for the way in which they collect light.

The Key Differences in Refracting and Reflecting Telescopes

The objective lens in refracting telescopes is a glass lens that is placed at the front of the telescope. The objective guides the light that it collects and refracts, or bends, it to transmit it to the eyepiece, which in turn enlarges the image. Refracting telescope technology is also usedin other occular equipment like binoculars, rifle scopes and spyglasses.

On the other hand, reflecting telescopes are unique because the objective lens is a mirror at the distal end of the telescope rather than a glass lens at the front. The mirror in a reflecting telescope has a dished shape, or a bowl like shape, which allows it to capture the light in the center of the mirror and direct it as one stream of light towards the eyepiece so the image can be seen by the observer.

Benefits of Using a Reflecting Telescope

Reflecting telescopes are the best choice by many astronomers for a range of reasons. A major reason is less distortion with a reflecting telescope than with a refracting telescope since the mirror is able to gather and reflect all wavelengths of color consistently. The utilizing of the mirrors instead of glass lenses makes reflecting telescopes more affordable than refracting telescopes.

When mirrors are used instead of glass lenses, the telescope can be enlarged to allow for the supports for the mirror to be located on the bottom end of the telescope. The larger the mirror that is used, the more light can be reflected and the better and clearer the image will be.

Disadvantages of the Reflecting Telescope

Reflecting telescopes can have their own issues and problems as well. One problem can simply be the size of reflecting telescopes. As larger and larger mirrors are used, the telescopes have to grow in size to fit the mirrors inside. While you get better results with the larger reflecting telescopes, they are not what you would call easily portable and it can prove problematic finding a place to locate them when you are not using them.

Another problem is that reflecting telescopes may demand to have the mirrors from time to time to support them working perfectly and to maximize the light that is captured.

Many of the best-selling telescope brands provide both refracting and reflecting style telescopes for the unprofessional explorer.

Almost all of the leading telescopes used in research are reflectors. Reflecting telescopes come in many design versions and may utilise additional visual elements to enhance image quality or place the image in a mechanically advantageous position. Since reflecting telescopes employ mirrors, the design is often referred to as a catatropic telescope.

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