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temperature reaches about 82° F (28° C), the heart rate substantially slows down, and if the temperature reaches 68° F (20° C) brain function stops. About half of all hypothermia deaths are people over 60 years old, with 75% of these occurring in men. • It’s been a long time since the record for a single day’s snowfall was set in the United States. Back in December of 1913, Georgetown, Colorado received 63 inches (1.6 meters) in one day. Canada’s record is much newer – 57 inches (1.45 meters) fell in Tahtsa Lake West, British Columbia in 1999. January of 1911 was a record-setting month in Tamarack, California – 390 inches (9.9 meters) of snow in a single month! Valdez, Alaska is the snowiest place in the U.S., averaging 326 inches (8.3 meters) a year.• Bethel, Maine’s claim to fame is tall snow creatures! In 1999, the community planned for five months and labored 15 days to create Angus, a 113’ 7” (34.63 meter) tall snowman, the world’s tallest, overtaking the previous record set by the citizens of Yamagata, Japan, of 96’ 7”. Nine years later, Bethel rivaled their own record with the world’s tallest snow woman, a 122’ 1” (37 meters) creation named Olympia. Olympia sported eyelashes made from skis and lips fashioned from bright red painted tires. Her arms were crafted from pine trees. • Canadians are experts at making snow angels. In 2004, students, parents, and teachers from 60 schools in the London, Ontario district hit the ground to create 15,851 snow angels simultaneously. In 2011, 22,022 folks in 130 separate locations in Nova Scotia produced the most angels in multiple locations. • Chamonix, France hosted the first Winter Olympics for 11 days in early 1924. Sixteen nations sent a total of 258 athletes to “The International Winter Sports Week” to participate in 16 different events. Finland and Norway took the majority of the 43 medals,

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Women’s Winter Tuesday Morning Volleyball

This is an intermediate/advanced league. All women are required to be able to execute the basic skills of passing, setting, hitting, serving, and team defense (proper court placement). Each Tuesday, every team will play two matches consisting of three rally scoring games to 25. The league will play from Jan 15 – Apr 2, 2013. Registration is open so register today!Day/Time: Tuesdays, 9:30 am – 11:30 am.Fees: Residents $88/School District (Novi) $93/Non-Residents $98

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Hint: Have your bag shipped days in advance. That way you’re not paying overnight shipping costs. Also, don’t bother using a “luggage shipper.” They use the same DHL, FedEx or UPS services, but they add on their own handling fees.

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Every state sets a minimum coverage level, in Michigan it is $20000 for the first person injured, /$40000 per accident and $10,000 for damage of physical property outside the state. Selecting more than the minimum coverage would increase your cost now but potentially give you more protection in case of an accident. Since it's impossible to know the most you'd have to pay if you were to cause an accident that resulted in bodily injury or property damage, be sure to take some time and consider whether you'd be able to afford any damages that exceed your insurance coverage. The higher your limits, the more likely it is that we'll be able to pay all of the damages for you. Limits higher than the state minimum might be the best choice for you.

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Answer: There are many different materials used in the manufacturing of cabinetry. The cabinet box construction options are typically wood, partical board , fiber board and melamine. When cabinets are referred to as “all wood” it usually means plywood boxes although you can fine cabinets made of solid wood. Lower end cabinets or “stock cabinets” are usually a particle board or chip board. Fiberboard is technically a particle board but has much higher manufacturing standards and is also used in higher end furniture manufacturing. Melamine is also a particle board product that has been laminated with a vinyl layer to give it its actual look. Now, what is best? There is no easy answer to that question. My preference is the fiberboard, it is extremely hard and durable. It doesn’t have any voids in it that can affect the veneers that give the cabinet its final appearance. If you are using frameless cabinets stability of the product is paramount and fiberboard fits the need with outstanding results. My second choice would be plywood. It is lighter in weight so it makes it a little easier to install the cabinets but it can absorb moisture especially if the cabinet is trimmed. That can cause warping or a deflection in the cabinet making it difficult to install or even cause early failure depending on the amount of moisture. The particle board/chip board cabinets quite often have a vinyl coating to them that can end up peeling off. The other part of “all wood” cabinets are the doors. Most semi-custom and custom cabinets have solid wood doors. Some stock cabinets are also made of wood. Another type of door can be a medium density fiberboard (MDF). This product is easy to machine and then is covered either with a wood veneer, a heat wrapped vinyl or a sprayed on plastic coating. The veneers and the vinyls are usually in the lower end cabinets and the plastic spray coating is usually in the upper lines of cabinets. The spray coating is a more contemporary look and can be anywhere from a matte finish to a very shiny finish.

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