...The gutters on your home are hard working. They take all the water that hits your roof and redirects it down the side of the house and away from the foundation. Gutters can work for years without any problems. However, over time, they can start to develop problems that need attention. That is when you need to call for gutter repair. Is the Water Flowing in the Right Direction? Gutters are installed with a slight slope so that the water they catch gets directed into the downspouts. Over time, that slope can be changed, causing the water to go in the wrong direction. The upside of the slope may be pushed down due to loose fasteners. Damage caused by falling limbs can tilt the gutter in the wrong direction. Correcting the flow of the water is...
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...Gutter Ball Elementary school. Some of the most enjoyable days of my life and some of the worst days of my life were spent at Sunset Elementary. One of the worst days being in the first grade, the second time I broke my arm. It was the middle of an average day in first grade. My class was lined up single file to go to P.E. As we drew closer to the gym us kids would become more and more excited about what we were going to do that day. That day we would happen to be playing banana tag. Banana tag wasn’t a personal favorite of mine, nevertheless at least it was a game. Once in the gym doors, I headed to sit in my spot on the gym floor. Mr. Hien’s gave us the rules of the game that no one would most likely follow. After he had finished, we...
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...In Your Gutters? Then It's Time To Install Gutter Guards If cleaning out your gutters is a task you dread every year, you may want to install gutter guards on your home. These come in a variety of styles, but the main goal is to keep big leaves out of your gutters while allowing rain to seep in. Here are a few things you should know about gutter guards. Types Of Guards Although there are different styles of gutter guards, there are two basic types. One is a screen and the other is a cover. The screens are made of metal, plastic, or foam mesh. They can fit inside your gutters or on the top. The ones that sit on top of your gutters work just like window screens. You can see inside them, and they allow wind and rain to pass through, but the screens keep out leaves and other debris. The holes in the screens are bigger than typical window screens though, so the screen won't shed water during a...
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...Many individuals and companies have learned that it is extremely important to routinely clean and maintain the gutters that rim their homes or office buildings. Whether newly installed or several years old, taking steps to keep gutters in good shape at all times ensures that they operate as they should during storms and wet weather and avoids unnecessary problems or the need to replace them prematurely. Read on for maintenance measures that you or a professional roofing company can take to ensure your roof and gutters operate properly in any type of weather for as long as possible. Clear Gutters and Drains According to House Logic, when gutters and drains become overloaded with leaves, twigs and foliage, they cannot efficiently stop water...
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...How To Choose Gutter Guards And Have Them Installed The gutters on your home do a very important job. They divert water away from your foundation where it could potentially do a lot of damage. However, the gutters have to be in good working order for them to do their job properly. Gutters clogged up with leaf dams or bird nests will overflow rather than drain water through the downspout. One way to keep your gutters clean so they don't overflow is to have gutter guards installed. Here are a few tips for getting these guards on your home. Choose The Best Type Of Gutter Guard Different manufacturers make different kinds of gutter guards. When choosing the ones you want to have installed, consider the type of debris that gets inside your gutters. If you have trees with broad leaves, then most any guard system will work. However, if you have trees that drop tiny pine needles or seeds, then you'll want...
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...A properly installed gutter system protects your home from water leaks and potentially serious foundation problems. Mistakes can easily be made when homeowners attempt do-it-yourself gutter installation which adversely affects the way their gutters operate. The gutter installation team at Nate's Clean and Screen Gutter Service, located in Holmen, WI, explain some common gutter installation mistakes homeowners make. These are the top three mistakes made by those who try to install gutters by themselves. Buying the Wrong Size: The size of the gutter you choose determines how much water can drain from it. The correct size gutter takes the average rainfall amount and pitch of your roof into account. Installing an incorrectly sized gutter results...
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...I picked the panel at the top right of page 103. I picked this panel because of its use of a bleeding gutter and mildly abstract art which slowed down time. It is a silent panel that generates a sense of timelessness and leaves the reader ingrained in this simple rectangle of art. Because of its lack of speech balloons and context, it leaves an endless amount of room for the reader to use closure and create any story they want to. The use of the bleeding gutter is the main reason I picked this panel. I like that it makes it seem as though the time in the panel could stretch on forever without being interrupted. The bleeding gutter also sets a mood of silence and cogitation. It leaves the readers mind stuck in that moment contemplating...
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...The eeriness that surrounds Edgar Allen Poe’s life created a lot of controversy to his name. Many myths have been formed after his death at the age of 40. The wild myths includes Poe died drunk in a gutter, Poe was an opium addict, and Poe was expelled from the University of Virginia. As I said in the beginning of my sentence, all of the following statements are false. Many people still believe that these myths are actually true, even until this day! I’m here to provide the evidence to prove that these myths are just myths. Let’s begin with our first myth of Poe dying drunk in a gutter. Poe didn’t actually die drunk in a gutter. The article “Poe died in a gutter”, said he died in a Washington College Hospital. Although Poe’s medical records...
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...Is Your Garage Missing Gutters? Why You Need Them Installed Have you just purchased a home, but noticed that your garage does not have any gutters on it? If so, you may not think anything of it at first. Be aware that gutters play an essential role when it come to redirecting water from a roof, since there are several issues that can come up due to not having proper water drainage. Here are a few reasons that you should have gutters installed on your garage. Gutters Prevent Flooring Having gutter are necessary if you want to prevent water from getting into your garage when it rains. The rainfall that falls off the roof has the potentially to collect around the doors of your garage, which don’t always form a great seal on the ground. When...
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...Your gutters are an essential part of your home, protecting everything from your foundation to your windows and doors. Because of this, it is important that they are properly cared for. But climbing up your ladder for gutter maintenance can be a tricky and sometimes dangerous task. When you install gutter guards, however, you can significantly reduce the need for gutter maintenance and enjoy other benefits as well. The residential gutter installation experts at Orange Contractors in Chester, NY emphasize the following benefits of gutter guards: Preventing Debris Buildup: The biggest problem for any gutter is the buildup of debris. Whether the backup is caused by leaves, pine needles or even bird nests, the accumulation of debris in your gutter...
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...in an eternal jump without ever reaching each other.” (Helvie) The methods by which Bechdel laid out these pages communicates to the reader her troubled relationship with her father for which she has little to no closure. Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics defines closure as, “This phenomenon of observing the parts, but perceiving the whole.” (McCloud, 63) The space between the panels is called the gutter and the gutter is the graphic element that helps accelerate time and motion within the comic. With that in mind, examining the gutter is essential in gaining closure when reading comics. McCloud also writes that, “a good rule of thumb is that if readers are particularly aware of the art in a given story, then closure is probably not happening without some effort.” (91, 4-5) Bechdel reaches out into the gutter only once in Fun Home. The double paged spread of Roy (100-101) touches on a pivotal moment in her life and clearly suggests her need and want for closure with her father. Readers, in general, process closure with regards to the gutter by not only examining the gutters between each panel in order to follow a storyline, but they are also applying the intertextual information from each frame to gain further information from other sources like colour, mise-en-page, etc. This application might be viewed as not only filling in the holes between the images as they are laid out horizontally, but also as sort of patching up the fourth wall by incorporating information that remains...
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...choice!Often a big full-bleed imagePerhaps some type such as reviews, descriptions, etc.Perhaps just a blank color that blends well with your front cover. | Presentation of interior images | Thick Margin: * Classic, traditional presentation * “Quiet” * Top & side margins are equal. * Bottom margin slightly larger | | Thin Margin * More contemporary * Bolder | | Full Bleed * “Bleed” means that the images flows off the page on all side. * Very bold, “loud,” dynamic * Notice the magenta trim line (picture extends beyond the trim line) | | Gutter Bleed (full)This image bleeds across the gutterThe gutter centers the bleed | | Gutter Bleed (equal margin)This image bleeds across the gutter | | Interior image presentation, continued | | | Gutter Bleed (offset)This image bleeds across the gutter | | Gutter Bleed (multiple image)This image bleeds across the gutter | General Layout Tips & Tricks | | The image above shows: Front/ back cover dust jacket, spine, and inside front/ back flaps of the dust jacket. This view is called a “full spread.” * Pink area: these areas will be trimmed OFF in the bookmaking process. Be sure to keep all of your images & text at least ¼” away from the trim lines * Position of text/picture boxes: You have full control over everything! You can move things around or make them bigger/smaller as you wish. Simply click on the page you’d like to change, then click on the “Edit Layout” button...
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...Water Temperature. This characteristic has as much to do with personal preference, and event(s) being swum as with actual science. Extremely warm or cold temps are bad for obvious reasons. Some swimmers like the jolt colder water gives while others feel like it tightens their muscles. Some swimmers like the warm water because there is no jolt and their muscled stay loose. Others overheat. As a result, your preference and experience coupled with the kind of event you are swimming will have a large impact. Generally, upper 70's (Fahrenheit) is considered a good temperature, but this is highly debatable. There is little debate over the theory that temperature plays a part in a pool's speed. There is, however, a lot of debate over what is the ideal temperature. We believe, no one right answer will ever surface, but a range of temps for particular body weights and fat percentages and events may eventually surface. For now, just use your experiences as a guide.Air Quality. This characteristic plays a large role in how the swimmers perform. Low humidity, relatively cool temperatures, low elevation, and clean air make for ideal swimming. Since the air a swimmer breathes provides the body's muscles with the oxygen to help it to perform, it only makes sense that better air equates to better swims. As most parents of swimmers know, good air quality is rare in most pools. But as anyone who has ever swam at some of the best pools in the world will tell you, most of the fastest...
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...They should be cleaned so that they're working properly to keep the water from puddling near the foundation. In serious winter storms, ice and snow might have pulled them from the house. It's important that loose gutters are repaired. When gutters are not in good condition, they can become overwhelmed by the large amounts of rain that happen during spring storms. Instead of traveling down the gutters, water can trickle along the side of the house and seeping into the walls, or it can pool near the foundation, which can lead to flooding in the basement. Basement Inspection While it makes sense to check the roof for damage and water leaking into the attic, you might forget that the basement should be inspected too. Check the pipes in the basement for leaks, and inspect the exterior walls for damp spots. This is the time to make sure that you don't have pipes that froze during the harsh winter weather that Toledo OH...
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...audience can come up without own explanation for the missing panels. If we look at a comic they have empty space between the panels. This space is known as the gutter. The gutter is essential factor for storytelling in comics because it allows for closure to happen. In comics writer is only able to draw 2d static pictures. To convince his/her readers about passage of time, movements or action writer use gutters for that purpose. With every panel we read in a comic book, we’re committing closure – “mentally filling in the missing data from the incomplete data based one our past experiences”. With that knowledge in mind we can now dig a little bit deeper and take time to learn more about the different types of transitions between comic book panels. Each of this transition requires a different degree of closure. In movies, two actions are visually connected we can even see it. Things work in a different way with comics there are visuals, but they are only static images which does not help much in conveying the effect of motion and time to readers. This is where closure and gutter come into action using the Visual aspects of comic book like closure, gutter , transitions between panels and filling in the gap in between using our imaginative power is how we can comprehend a comic book. So, therefore Closure, Transitions and Gutters are important in comic. The act of closure is something we practice and experience so often, that in goes by unnoticed to many of us. The first transition...
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