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As the winter begins to set in it along with a fall in temperature many car owners in cold countries tend to store away their cars for the winter. It is very important to see that the cars are stored away carefully as even a small mistake can cause tremendous damage to the cars. There are a number of points on which car owners should pay attention before putting away their cars for winter car storage.

Just before putting away your car for winter car storage, you should make sure that the oil in the car has been changed. Oil tends to become acidic with time so if any amount of oil is left in the engine of the car it may get damaged. Another reason for which the oil needs to be removed is due to the absorption of moisture that is done by oil. If the car is stored away along with oil in the engine the moisture in the oil will soon evaporate and cause corrosion in the engine. Due to this reasons it is suggested that before putting away a car for winter car storage, the old oil in the car should be changed with new oil and after starting the engine for a few minutes the car can be safely put for storage. The spark plugs in the car should be loosened and a little bit of oil should be dropped into the spark plug holes. Doing this before winter car storage prevents the corrosion of the rings and they do not get stuck on the cylinder walls during the winter. Failure to remember this could lead to expensive spark plug replacements in the spring. Often when you least expect and cannot afford them. The pressure of the tires should be increased to prevent the tires from becoming flat and also developing leaks. The tires can also be filled with nitrogen which would help in the prevention of dry rot. Only attempt to fill tires with nitrogen if you have experience with this and are serious about saving your tires. Consider getting a professional to come by and help you with this if the option is available. Also, the car can be raised up to get the tires off of the ground. Desiccants should be put on the front and back floors of the car preventing the growth of mildews and keeping the leather in the car safe from moisture. A car cover should be put on the car for added protection from moisture. Mildew and mold can lead to sickness when the car is used later and the owner has not noticed the mold. Mildew and mold can be extremely hard on individuals, especially the elderly and children, suffering from asthma.During winter car storage the car should be washed regularly to prevent tree sap and pollution from affecting the paint in the car. Remember, this only applies to individuals that are keeping their vehicles outdoors and uncovered. Covered vehicles and vehicles indoors are usually safe but an occasional wash wont hurt them. The car battery should be removed and put in the interiors where there should be enough ventilation to see that hydrogen does not build up in the battery. Never place the battery near any sleeping areas. If someone is sleeping near the battery for any reason simply remember the battery to a new location. While keeping the cars for winter car storage it should be seen that the car is put on a vinyl sheet to prevent the moisture that gets collected on the floor of the garage from causing any corrosion on the underside of the car. Good vinyl or even heavy duty tarp can often be found at a local hardware store or online. The gas tank should be fully filled up with good quality oil, and it should be ensured that there is no blank space in the tank where moisture can get in and cause corrosion. If you have forgotten to fill the gas tank you can always run to the local gas station with a canister, fill it, and fill your gas tank at home. Care should also be taken to see that the anti-freeze fluid used in the car is suitable for the temperature conditions in the area. Read your car ownership manual for advice and discuss your issues with your local auto mechanic.

Following all the above mentioned tips would help in getting good winter car storage for your car. Even if you keep your car in storage for a long duration during the winter months, you can stay assured of the car performance. If you are not able to properly winterize your car for storage contact a local mobile mechanic. There are many mechanics that now offer door to door services that include all of the things you need to take care of when winterizing your vehicle.

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McCormack Baron Salazar and Metro Announce the Grand Opening of MacArthur Park Apartments Phase A

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(PRWEB) June 15, 2012

McCormack Baron Salazar and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO) are cutting the ribbon on the new MacArthur Park Apartments Phase A Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) in the MacArthur Park/Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Grand Opening Ceremony will be held on June 18 at the new development located at 681 South Bonnie Brae Street. With remarks by community leaders, a formal ribbon cutting, and tours of the new sustainable apartments and retail spaces, the event will celebrate the grand opening of the first of two phases that includes 90 affordable apartments, 15,000 square feet of retail, 100 commuter car parking spaces, and 24 bicycle parking spaces. A total of 172 affordable apartments are planned for the two-phase development.

In a city where the motto once seemed to be Build Now, Plan Later, we are committed to doing things differently. We are closely linking our ever-expanding transit system with the planning of vibrant, livable neighborhoods,” said Los Angeles Mayor and current MTA chairman Antonio Villaraigosa. The MacArthur Park Apartments development is a perfect example of how we can become a more livable city by connecting our residents to high-quality affordable housing options and public transit.

Located in one of Los Angeles most densely populated communities and one mile west of Downtown Los Angeles, the development is adjacent to the METRO Red/Purple Line Westlake/MacArthur Park Station and is one block from the historic General Douglas MacArthur Municipal Park. The goal of this landmark development is to serve as a model for other Transit-Oriented Developments in Los Angeles and across the county and to act as a catalyst for more development in the larger MacArthur Park neighborhood.

“Our ability to work with the private sector and build housing at one of the citys key transportation hubs is something that can and should be duplicated throughout Los Angeles, said Councilmember Ed P. Reyes. Moreover, the quality and accessibility of this development demonstrates that housing can be created for people who most need it.

The structure required intricate architectural and engineering design by Torti Gallas and Partners, Inc., with Roschen Van Cleve. Spanning an underground Metro tunnel, it not only defines a public space encouraging public transit ridership and pedestrian activity, but also provides a safe environment for families. MacArthur Park Apartments incorporate green design features that include using recycled materials, high energy efficient heating and cooling systems, dual glazed windows, water saving fixtures, non-toxic paints and materials, and upgraded insulation. In addition, each unit offers such market rate amenities as washer and dryer, dishwasher, central air and heat, and free high speed internet. Each household also receives a free monthly Metro pass.

The MacArthur Park Apartments are Metros latest smart growth success story, said Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina. Weve melded transit-oriented development principles with environmentally conscious design, making the MacArthur Park Apartments a model for other housing developments in Los Angeles County.

According to a recent study by the Center for Housing Policy, for every dollar saved on housing, a working family spends 77 cents more on transportation. The MacArthur Park Transit Oriented Development connects affordable housing opportunities for working families with a local and regional network of public transportation alternatives to help bring down the cost of housing and transit for the families that need it the most.

The MacArthur Park Apartments development exemplifies good transit-oriented development, explained Tony Salazar, President of McCormack Baron Salazars West Coast Operations. Good TOD, like MacArthur Park, maximizes the investments cities are making in their infrastructure, connects affordable housing to jobs and opportunities for working families, and provides a safe, livable, walkable community with services and retail for residents and riders.

McCormack Baron Salazar anticipates closing construction financing on the second phase of the project in December 2012 with construction beginning in January 2013. Construction of Phase B is estimated to take approximately 24 months. The development team is incorporating a comprehensive bike parking facility in this second phase to further promote bicycle use for commuters, residents, shoppers and recreational riders.

MacArthur Park Apartments is a model for transit-oriented, affordable housing developments that serves as a social and economic catalyst for the revitalization of a historic Los Angeles neighborhood, said Alicia Glen, Managing Director and head of the Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group. It has been a pleasure to partner with McCormack Baron Salazar, the State of California, and the County and City of Los Angeles on this transformative project.

A high-quality development like this takes a dedicated commitment from everyone, commented Raul Anaya, Los Angeles Market President, Bank of America. The project could only have gotten done with a team that included Metro, the State, the City of Los Angeles, the Housing Authority, and Redevelopment Agency, two strong private banks, and neighborhood residents under the leadership from an experienced private developer like McCormack Baron Salazar. This project illustrates the best of what public-private-community partnerships can achieve.

The $ 44.8 million development was financed through a combination of public and private financing that included funding from Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, the State of California Housing & Community Development Department, The Los Angeles Housing Department, the Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles City of Industry Program, Metro, the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act TCAP Funds administered by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, New Markets Tax Credits from MBS Urban Initiatives, and equity and debt from Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group from the sale of Low Income Housing Tax Credits and New Markets Tax Credits. The development began construction in April 2010.

The project is part of Metros Joint Development Program, which seeks to secure the most appropriate private and/or public sector development on Metro-owned property at and adjacent to transit stations and corridors.

The Westlake/MacArthur Park Metro Rail Station plaza is one of the few remaining open sites on the entire Metro Red/Purple Line to undergo a transit-oriented development transformation, said Art Leahy, CEO of Metro. We are glad to help contribute to affordable housing as well as fast, efficient transportation choices for the Westlake/MacArthur Park community.

Metro and other municipal bus lines directly connecting with the Westlake/MacArthur Park subway station include: Metro Line 20, 51, 52, 200, 352, 487, 603, 720, and DASH Pico Union/Echo Park.

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Details about the Grand Opening Ceremony

To mark the grand opening, a program and ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 10:00 am on Monday, June 18, 2012 at MacArthur Park Apartments, 681 South Bonnie Brae Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057. The program will feature remarks from the Honorable Gloria Molina, County of Los Angeles Supervisor; the Honorable Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor, City of Los Angeles; the Honorable Ed Reyes, City of Los Angeles, Council District 1; Arthur Leahy, Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority; Rushmore Cervantes, Interim General Manager, Los Angeles Housing Department; Raul Anaya, Los Angeles Market President, Bank of America; and Tony Salazar. President West Coast Operations, McCormack Baron Salazar, as well as other dignitaries. A reception will follow.

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Day 28: Olympic Flame to Visit Warkworth Castle and Whitley Bay on Journey from Alnwick to Newcastle-upon-Tyne

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(PRWEB) June 15, 2012

On Friday 15 June, the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay presented by Coca-Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung will travel 64.15 miles through 18 communities on its journey from Alnwick to Newcastle.


Today the Relay will travel 64.15 miles

141 Torchbearers will carry the Flame

Evening celebration to take place at The Quayside, Newcastle

Images from today can be downloaded here

The Relay will travel through the communities of Alnwick, Hipsburn, Warkworth, Amble, Ashington, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Choppington, Morpeth, Hartford, Bedlington, Blyth, Whitley Bay, Cullercoats, Tynemouth, North Shields, Howdon, Wallsend, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Highlights for today include:

7.28am The first Torchbearer of the day will be Richard Moules, 65, from Hexham, will carry the Flame from Alnwick Cross Monument. Richard was nominated for the leading role that he played in the formation of Humshaugh Community Ventures that breathed new life into the local community.

8.03am There will be a photo opportunity at Warkworth Castle when Tony Holland, 38, from Northumberland will carry the Flame.

At 5.35pm Graham Heath, 45, from Stocksfield, will carry the Flame around Old Eldon Square in Newcastle. Graham was nominated through the LOCOG public nomination campaign for his services to basketball after he founded Newcastle East Griffins.

At 5.40pm football legend Jack Charlton will carry the Flame through the city centre. Jack, an English former footballer and manager who played for Leeds United in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and was part of the England team who won the 1966 World Cup, will pass the Flame at 5.42pm to David Graydon, 41, from Gateshead. David will carry the Flame through the Newcastle Civic Centre. David was selected through the Lloyds TSB campaign for his work as a youth worker with Gateshead Youth Council.

6.17pm Gillian Hardy, 43, from Newcastle, will carry the Flame into St James Park. Gillian was nominated for her work as a school governor and running the local Brownies. Gillian will then hand the Flame to Christopher Day, 52, from North Shields who will carry the Flame around a lap of the pitch. Christopher was selected through the Samsung campaign for his work as Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Newcastle University. Christopher will hand the Flame to Joanna Lacey, 24, from Newcastle, who will carry it out of the stadium. Joanna was selected through the Samsung campaign for her work at East End Health and her passion for teaching people across Newcastle about food, nutrition and cooking.

6.32pm Terry Eccles, 59, from Hexham, will carry the Flame through the Centre for Life. Terry was nominated through the LOCOG campaign for all the voluntary work he does in his local community.

6.55pm Adventurer Bear Grylls will carry the Flame down a zip wire from the top of the Tyne Bridge archway.

At the bottom, the Flame will be handed to Jane Wood, 18, from Gateshead, who will carry the Flame onto Gateshead Millennium Bridge. Jane was nominated for her dedication to athletics at Gateshead Harriers and for being a good role model. In the middle of bridge Jane will hand the Flame to William Hardy, 14, from Newcastle, who will carry the Flame into the Evening Celebration on The Quayside. William was nominated for his determination in overcoming the fact that he lost both his legs and part of his left arm to meningitis, to play cricket for Newcastle Wasps Cricket Club.

The evening celebration will feature a variety of entertainment staged by LOCOG and the three Presenting Partners of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay – Coca-Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung – with support from Newcastle City Council.

The line-up includes music from Little Comets, a dance troupe who will provide a unique fusion of street performance, theatre and sport and dance act Twist and Pulse. There will also be entertainment from local acts staged by Newcastle City Council.

Towards the end of the two-hour show, the last Torchbearer of the day in Newcastle William Hardy – will light a celebration cauldron on stage at the event which will enable the Olympic Flame to be seen by the audience.

Other Torchbearer highlights include:

Louis Smith, 23, At the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, at just nineteen years old, Louis Smith took home a bronze medal becoming the first Briton in one hundred years to win a medal in the mens individual gymnastics event. Following the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Louis continued to train hard and impress in competitions. He qualified for the World Cup Final in Madrid in 2009, placing 4th overall on the pommel horse. Later that year, Louis won gold on the pommel horse, in front of a home crowd at the British Championships.

This success continued when Louis won a silver medal in both the team and individual competitions at the 2009 European Championships in Milan, despite competing with a broken thumb. Louis missed out on first place by only a tenth of a point. Most recently, Louis added a World Championship silver medal in 2011 and a gold medal at the Visa International Gymnastics competition in January 2012 to his ongoing list of achievements.

Ryan Mcguinness, 13, from Newcastle, will carry the Flame through North Shields. Ryan was nominated in the LOCOG public nomination campaign for the courage that he has shown in battling Stevens-Johnson Syndrome which has put an end to his promising football career.

Darius Knight, 21, from London, will carry the Flame in Choppington. He is one of Britains most promising young talents in table tennis. He is three-times National Under-21 champion and World English Ranking number 3. The sound of him playing table tennis features in the Coca-Cola anthem, Anywhere in the World.

Andrea Thompson, 43, from Newcastle, will carry the Flame in Newcastle. She was nominated through the Lloyds TSB public nomination campaign. She lost her son Jordan Thompson in 2007 age 15 to an infection whilst battling with leukaemia. Jordan put his life into fundraising for children and teenagers in the same situation as himself and when he sadly passed away his mum Andrea set up the Toma Fund in his memory.

Sam Lefeber, 12, from Luxembourg, will carry the Flame in Whitley Bay. Sam was selected through the Samsung campaign for his has incredible mental strength and is always there for the people who surround him. As a volunteer his Sundays are dedicated to other young children by giving them support and real inspiration during training. His dynamic and can-do-spirit created a sport group of 5 children from his neighbourhood and together they train every week.

James Williams, Director, Olympic Torch Relay, Coca-Cola Northwest Europe & Nordics, said: ‘Today, two more Coca-Cola Future Flames will help us celebrate the twenty-eighth day of our amazing journey, when Kendal Barclay and Kate Willis carry the Olympic Flame in Blyth and North Shields. We will also get everyone to Move to the Beat tonight as we bring Little Comets to the stage in Newcastle.’

Sally Hancock, Director, London 2012 Partnership at Lloyds Banking Group, said: ‘As the Olympic Torch Relay returns to England, Lloyds TSB is proud to bring the excitement of London 2012 to Northumberland. We are calling on communities throughout the region to cheer their local Lloyds TSB Torchbearers, extraordinary people like Norman Anderson and Andrea Thompson, running in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Our Lloyds TSB Flame Followers continue to dazzle and entertain, lighting the route ahead of the Flame before their performance in the Flame Followers Spectacular in Newcastle tonight.’

Sunny Hwang, Vice President & Head of Global Sports Marketing, Samsung Electronics, said: ‘Samsung is delighted to be a Presenting Partner of the Olympic Torch Relay as it has given us the perfect opportunity to en

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