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Can Seal Coating Be Done in the Rain?

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Seal Coating Be Done in the Rain

The answer to this question depends on the conditions. The humidity level of the area in which you are applying the sealcoat will affect how quickly it dries. High humidity will make the sealcoat take longer to dry because the water in the coating has to evaporate into the air. Lower humidity will accelerate the drying process. Just a few percentage points can double the drying time. The ideal humidity level is below 60 percent.

Another factor affecting the sealcoat’s drying time is whether there will be shade on the pavement. If it will be in shade, you might want to schedule the project for the early afternoon. However, if the area is shaded for the entire day, you may not have time to wait until the evening.

Although there are solvent-based sealers available, it is still best to work with a qualified sealcoating company. These professionals will be able to work in temperatures as low as fifteen or twenty degrees Fahrenheit. You must choose a sealcoating company with the proper experience and expertise in the field of asphalt Seal coating.

Sealcoating is an important part of the process that will protect your asphalt and improve the curb appeal of your home. Without proper sealcoating, your driveway will become more susceptible to damage from UV rays and moisture. Asphalt is made from an intricate chemical combination with good adhesion and waterproofing properties. Although it is a hard-wearing material, it is subject to deterioration when exposed to water and weather.

Can Seal Coating Be Done in the Rain?

If it is raining, you shouldn’t attempt to seal your driveway. This will cause the sealcoat to be unreliable and will not dry properly. In addition, you will need to remain off of the driveway for 24 hours to ensure that the sealcoat has fully cured. The weather forecast will play a crucial role in determining the right time to seal your driveway.

The best time to apply sealcoating is during the warmer months of May and June. Although most customers believe it should be done in hot weather, the weather must be between 60 and 85 degrees. These conditions are best for the sealcoat to dry completely and will avoid streaks. While it is possible to sealcoat a driveway in the rain, you should still make sure the surface is dry before applying the sealcoat.

Sealcoating is an important step in the maintenance process of your asphalt. Proper installation and proper maintenance will ensure trouble-free service and longevity for years to come. After a sealcoating project is complete, you should wait about a year before applying a second layer of sealcoat.

You can add acrylic additives to your sealcoating to improve its drying time. Other additives can help make your sealcoat thicker and last longer. These additives have been used for years to enhance the performance of sealcoatings. However, you should use caution when working with non-polymer additives. These additives contain specialty chemicals and surfactants that have limited performance records.

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Hello from Toronto – Exploring Riverdale and Queens Park by bike

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I have no doubt that riding a bike is one of the best, if not the best, ways to explore a city. It covers more than walking, you can easily stop anywhere and you can reach the hidden places that you could not reach by car or public transport. I have decided that this summer I am going to spend a lot of time exploring Toronto, sitting on the padded seat of my bike.

So after last week’s official Toronto bike tour with Sights on Bikes, today I hit the road just to see the city. On a beautiful Saturday morning, I left the east end of Toronto and cycled into the Taylor Park Creek system, which is a beautiful, serene valley that surrounds a creek, completely devoid of vehicular traffic. I returned to Stan Wadlow Park near Woodbine Avenue, cycled west on one of Toronto’s designated bike lanes on Cosburn Avenue, turned south on Logan Avenue, and made my first stop at Withrow Park, where several merchants They sold a wide variety of homegrown produce and organic food products. The playground action was in full swing (literally) and locals from East York and Riverdale had come to enjoy and sample the bounty on offer.

Riding west on Hogarth Avenue, I decided to do an experiment: ride my bike while the camera was rolling to give my viewers a real sense of what this neighborhood is like. The Riverdale area, located south of Danforth Avenue, Toronto’s eastern main thoroughfare, is a quaint residential area with Victorian homes and tall, leafy trees. In recent years, many homes in the Riverdale area have been upgraded and renovated, and the resulting gentrification and central location have made it a very popular neighborhood.

I came to Broadview Avenue, a north-south connection between Danforth and Eastern avenues. Broadview Avenue overlooks the Don River Valley and offers several excellent vantage points of the downtown skyline. I stopped for the incredible panoramic view of downtown Toronto’s skyscrapers and watched the hustle and bustle on the Don Valley Parkway as the football players worked out on the fields below the embankment.

Just a few minutes south of here, I stopped at the intersection of Toronto’s East Chinatown at Broadway and Gerrard Streets. The city of Toronto boasts the second largest Chinese population in Canada after Vancouver and has three Chinatowns within the city limits. Chinese and Vietnamese stores on Broadview and Gerrard stretch from Broadview to Carlaw Avenue along Gerrard Street and sell low-cost produce, meats, seafood, and other general merchandise.

Nearby is a historic landmark: Don’s Jail was built between 1862 and 1865 and is one of Toronto’s most important intact Victorian-era structures. The jail was expanded in the 1950s to increase capacity. The facilities in the old section of the prison are very outdated and one judge in particular credited one person with three days for every day they spent serving in the prison, just to account for the harsh circumstances. The Don Jail was also the site of Canada’s last hangings: two convicted murderers were hanged here in 1962.

I then crossed the bridge over Don Valley and cycled north on Sumach Road to head into the Cabbagetown neighborhood for a quick visit to Riverdale Park, a public park that features sports fields and is anchored around Riverdale Farm, a public access farm. which is operated by the city. Starting in 1888, Riverdale Farm was actually the Toronto Zoo, but after the opening of the much larger Toronto Zoo on the eastern edge of Scarborough in 1974, this site became a farm to which can be accessed for free from April to October.

Riverdale Farm is extremely popular with young families, as it features farm animals such as horses, donkeys, cows, goats, sheep, pigs, and poultry. Groups of young children gathered around the horse paddock and checked out the various stables with different animals. I had to laugh when I saw one of the city workers walking two goats and several kids on a leash; he had never before seen a goat on a leash. Riverdale Farm features a central farmhouse, a tea room that sells snacks and refreshments, as well as restrooms. The grounds around the farmhouse are beautifully manicured and landscaped with a wide variety of flowers that are in full bloom.

Riverdale Farm’s north entrance is directly across from another historic Toronto landmark: the Necropolis Cemetery is Toronto’s oldest cemetery with many graves dating back to the early 19th century. Many of Toronto’s early famous personalities are buried here, including George Brown, the founder of the newspaper that became the Globe and Mail, as well as William Lyon Mackenzie, Toronto’s first mayor. Beautiful headstones tell stories of times past and of the cemetery’s 50,000 residents, each of whom left a mark on this city.

The area surrounding Riverdale Farm and Necropolis Cemetery is called Cabbagetown, a residential area started in the 1840s by Irish immigrants. The neighborhood’s name originated because the relatively poor residents turned to growing cabbage in their front yards. Cabbagetown has undergone substantial gentrification since the 1970s and today is one of the city’s most desirable and picturesque residential neighborhoods. Many successful urban professionals, teachers, artists, and politicians call this Heritage Conservation District home.

From Cabbagetown I cycled west on Wellesley Avenue, a major east-west connection in downtown Toronto. I crossed the intersection of Church and Wellesley, the heart of Toronto’s gay community. The Church Wellesley Village is one of Canada’s most vibrant communities and home to several special events such as Pride Week and the Church Street Fetish Fair. Dozens of shops, restaurants, bars, and outdoor patios make this a popular entertainment district.

I continued past Yonge Street, Toronto’s main north-south artery that was previously listed as the world’s longest street in the Guinness Book of Records, continuing to Queen’s Park, home of the Ontario Legislature. The park surrounding the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales in 1860 and is named after Queen Victoria.

One of Toronto’s architectural crown jewels, the Ontario Legislative Building was designed by Buffalo-based architect Richard A. Waite and completed in a Richardsonian Romanesque style in 1893. The northwest corner also features the apartment of the lieutenant governor of Ontario, the Queen’s representative in this province, since 1937. Several statues of famous politicians adorn the grounds, and the area on the south side of the building facing University Avenue is often used for ceremonial occasions.

Today, the park area on the north side of the Legislature was packed with vendors, preparing for Afrofest. Several Caribbean and African businessmen were getting ready to sell all kinds of food, clothing, music, jewelry and other ethnic products. I would have loved to try some of the treats but when I arrived around noon the food stalls were still setting up and none of the food was ready yet.

Heading west from Queens Park, I entered the campus of the University of Toronto, with some 60,000 students, Canada’s largest university, which was founded as King’s College in 1827. According to a 2006 Newsweek international ranking, the U of T is the first ranked university in Canada, coming in as #18 globally and #5 outside the United States. Researchers at the University of Toronto have been responsible for such discoveries and achievements as the extraction of insulin, the first practical electron microscope, and the world’s first electronic cardiac pacemaker.

The central part of the U of T downtown campus features some impressive architectural heritage buildings in Romanesque and Gothic Revival styles, particularly in King’s College Circle. Hart House, a multi-purpose student center was funded by donations from the Massey Foundation and is named for Hart Massey (1823-1896), the Canadian industrialist who founded a successful farm equipment empire.

My appetite had worked up and I was ready for a hearty lunch, so I cycled south down McCaul Street to Baldwin Street, which features two blocks of eclectic and diverse restaurants, most of which have outdoor patios. free on the street side. Indian, Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian and Thai restaurants are represented on this quaint neighborhood street, offering a wide range of eclectic tastes. I dropped into the Kuni Sushi Ya restaurant and satiated my hunger with a very satisfying miso soup and vegetable tempura while contemplating the rest of my route. Good thing Baldwin Street is a pretty laid-back bohemian street, so even with my biker outfit and messy hair I didn’t attract any unwelcome attention.

After building up my strength, I continued my journey south through Beverley to the Rogers Centre, the former Skydome, Toronto’s multi-purpose stadium with the unique retractable roof and home of the Toronto Blue Jays (Major League Baseball) and the Toronto Argonauts ( CanadianFootball). I was particularly fascinated by the outdoor sculptures on the northwest side of the stadium: “The Audience” portrays a variety of sports fans celebrating the accomplishments of their favorite team.

A couple of minutes west on Blue Jays Way, I stopped at a monument to Chinese railway workers, who helped build Canada’s railways in the second half of the 19th century. Many of these Chinese workers made up the main workforce in the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia. 5,000 railroad workers were recruited from China, and an additional 7,000 Chinese workers were brought in from California. Many of these workers became ill during construction or died while setting explosives or perished in various construction-related accidents. Living conditions were precarious and the workers generally lived in tents. The Chinese Railway Workers Monument pays a moving tribute to the contribution and fate of Chinese railway workers.

Curving around the south façade of Rogers Center I came to Roundhouse Park, a large public space immediately south of the CN Tower, named for the John Street Roundhouse, a locomotive inspection, service and repair facility built in 1929. The facility, today a designated national historic site, has long since closed and is now home to Toronto’s Steam Whistle Brewery Company, which produces a popular premium pilsner beer.

I continued to bike under the Gardiner Expressway, an elevated highway that connects downtown Toronto with the western suburbs, eventually reaching the Toronto waterfront in an area called Harbourfront. Surrounded by a multitude of high-rise condominiums, Harbourfront is one of Toronto’s premier entertainment districts, featuring restaurants, a high-end retail mall, galleries and a theater. An international market offers goods and food from all over the world. A multitude of tour boats of all kinds dock at the foot of the Harbourfront and free concerts delight the crowds.

From here, I took the bike trail at Queens Quay to continue into Toronto’s East End, finally arriving home after a full four or five hours of biking and discovering some of Toronto’s exciting neighborhoods.

Technology

All Uber, or Uber Alles?

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I don’t use Uber, but my daughters do, regularly. The youngest, a journalist, often arrives at 6 a.m. to start her workday, hopping into an Uber car in Brooklyn around 5:30.

Do you want someone in authority to know something about the person driving your car? Bet I do. And do I want that car to be insured 24/7? Equally.

This doesn’t make me an old fool, at least by New York City taxi standards. I am very much in favor of deregulating the business, a process often called “disruption” these days. Many cities could withstand disruption to their current taxi systems.

But not all disturbances are equally meritorious. The mob also does business disruptively, but I won’t invest in it if it ever decides to go public.

Many high-profile startups these days are taking illegal shortcuts in the name of “disruption.” Airbnb will turn the apartment next door into a hotel, a hotel that doesn’t comply with zoning, security, consumer protection, or tax laws. (Do you think most Airbnb apartments have a sign on the door that points the way to the emergency exits? I don’t.) These arrangements not only represent a danger to customers, but also unfairly compete with companies that comply with the law. And as a result, the company has faced a series of legal challenges in various cities. Airbnb will have to evolve to address these concerns, or it will eventually retire.

Uber, along with its competitors like Lyft, will face a similar challenge for years to come. The success of these companies has shown that there is a real demand for their services. But as the law begins to catch up, Uber will have to show that it can meet that demand within the legal framework of the areas where it operates.

Broward County, Florida struck a delicate balance this spring. The county passed an ordinance that allows Uber to operate as many cars as it wants and charge any rate it wants, in contrast to regular taxis and their regulated meters. But the county also required registration, fingerprinting and background checks for Uber drivers, and 24/7 insurance for their vehicles. It seems reasonable to me.

However, Uber disagrees, showing just how exploitative Uber’s current business model is. The company has threatened to leave Broward County if the laws are not changed. It has already pulled out of places like San Antonio, Anchorage and Portland, Oregon due to disputes over its business operation.

Similarly, California regulators sided with an Uber driver who said she was actually an employee, even though the company considered her, like all of its drivers, an independent contractor. Although the ruling only affects the driver in question, it can open the door to other legal complaints from drivers who feel the company is treating them unfairly.

If Uber simply acted as an app-shaped bulletin board for calling cars, its position might have merit. But since the company also collects all fees from customers (via cell phones), takes its cut, and remits payment to drivers, it doesn’t act any different than the Yellow Cab company I use in Fort Lauderdale when I spend my card through your machine in the car. . While Uber understandably prefers to classify its drivers as independent contractors, it can’t just choose to do so while ignoring the reality of how it requires its workers to operate.

The differences between Uber and traditional taxis are shrinking. I don’t have to wait on the street or call a dispatcher when I want a Yellow Cab in Fort Lauderdale. I can call a car through an app, just like Uber. But my Yellow Cab will have a registered and secure driver 24/7. The only distinction I can see is in price, and I don’t think that makes a difference in determining the driver’s employment status.

I want Uber and its kind to succeed. I am not afraid of interruption. But neither am I in favor of deception or anarchy. A company can operate outside the law if it wishes, but not indefinitely. Eventually the law catches up.

So it will all come down to a choice for potential disruptors. Either they find ways to place themselves within a legal framework, or they themselves will be interrupted by the authorities. It can be Uber Alles, or just All Uber.

Business

6 advantages of print advertising

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Print advertising continues to be a great way to reach your target audience and have a positive impact on your target market. While other advertising options exist, such as online media, the traditional methods of print media continue to be effective in the world of advertising. Here are some of the reasons print is still a viable option to use for a future campaign:

Tangible

Research has shown that the type of impression that people can interact with is the most memorable. By simply opening a brochure or turning the pages of a magazine, the senses are more engaged, which can lead to a stronger connection with the audience. Also, this medium is sure to last longer compared to soon-to-be-disappeared online alternatives. Also, the magazines are easily passed on to other family members or friends and can stay in the home for a long time.

Stand out

In an era where many businesses use only online ads, it’s possible to make print advertising stand out more than ever. Direct mails are less common, so there’s less risk of them simply getting lost with a handful of other similar ads. With creative printing techniques and good design, it’s still possible to engage your audience using traditional advertising methods.

Credible

Many people still see print advertising as the most credible and credible form of advertising. With the long history of print, it’s easy for a company to build respect from campaigns simply through the association of this established form of marketing. Additionally, placing your ads in a respected publication can further help build trust with your audience.

Sure

Certain Internet users are less likely to click on online ads because they believe there is a risk of scams or viruses. This negative view can seriously reduce the intended reach of a campaign. However, the print alternative has no perceived risk and readers are more likely to be interested in the information provided.

less expensive

Print advertising is not as expensive as many people seem to think. The latest printing techniques have made the whole process much more efficient and affordable. This means that a print advertising campaign is even possible for the new small business.

High ad recall

People who read a magazine or newspaper are more inclined to pay more attention to an attractive advertisement. This greatly increases the probability of taking future actions or remembering a brand. But with the online alternative, many people spend little time on a page and constantly switch between sites, social networks, or other activities on a laptop or tablet. This means that the ads will receive much less attention.