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Bob Peterson & Luke Stein Ride in MS150
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Congratulations! Bob and Luke, 15 year old son of project manager Eric Stein, rode their bikes and completed the 25th Annual Colorado MS150 Saturday and Sunday. They physically and mentally excelled, riding 75 miles each day, raising over $2800.00 together, and still counting! ABD is proud of them to contribute to a worthy cause as well as completing the ride along some of the most beautiful scenery in Colorado.
"It is one of the most rewarding journeys you can achieve. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is simultaneously funding research for a cure while helping people who currently live with MS lead more fulfilling lives. I believe in the work they do, and I invite you to see for yourself all the good they've done for the MS community. More than 76,000 Coloradoans are affected by MS, and it is rewarding we can contribute to making changes in their lives. I am very proud of Luke's training and determination to accomplish this ride and fundraiser along my side (or maybe I should say ahead of me), I couldn't be prouder, he's my grandson!" says Bob Peterson.
ABD is proud as well.
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Effective Acoustics
Poor acoustics can cause workplace dissatisfaction and can be the most significant factor affecting employee performance. The workplace should provide occupants with speech privacy, comfort and freedom from distracting noises, and enable them to work without disrupting others.
Not only can this affect the workplace, the noise factor may affect your sleep in the bedroom. Summer temperatures in our area cool down in the evenings, and allow us to open our windows for fresh air. Live by a busy street? Hear the neighbors come home or leave in the early morning hours? Even the paper being delivered and you are not ready to wake up?
There are three ways to create effective acoustics, absorb, block, and cover up. I'd like to address controlling noise thru a term many of you may have heard, "masking". Sound masking systems provide the only way to truly replenish and keep the background sound level at an appropriate volume, which is typically between 42 and 48 decibels. In an office, a sound masking system consists of "loudspeakers" installed in a grid-like pattern in an open ceiling or above the suspended tiles. The system distributes a comfortable background sound at controlled levels across the facility.
Though the sound is often compared to that of softly blowing air, it has been specifically engineered to increase speech privacy. It also improves general acoustical comfort by covering up a lot of intermittent noises or reducing the amount of disruption they cause by decreasing the magnitude of change between baseline and peak volumes. In addition, if the sound masking technology features small adjustment zones with fine control over both volume and frequency, and is installed throughout the space, it will also ensure acoustic consistency.
In your home, placing one unit, (available for table top) in your bedroom amazingly masks the disruptive outside noise. The masking's soft blowing air is soothing. Ready for a good nights sleep?
Please call us and we'll direct you to ensure your office or home has effective acoustics.
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Did You Know? Cucumbers?
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1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.
2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.
3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.
4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.
5 Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!! ("Now this I have to try!!" says Rita, "let me know if it works for anyone!")
6.. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!
7. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.
8. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!
9. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber with react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.
10. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.
11. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.
12. Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!!
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