California's Outdoor Fountains Study and Results

California's Outdoor Fountains Study and Results The first example of a soda tax in the USA came in February 2014, when it was passed by the city of Berkley, California.

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The tax is thought to decrease sugary drink consumption and improve the consumption of healthier drinks, such as water from fountains. The aim of the research was to evaluate the state of community drinking water fountains and figure out if there is a distinction in access to fresh, operating drinking fountains based on racial or economic components. Using data gathered by a mobile GPS app, experts were able to establish the state of active water fountains in Berkley. The US Census Community Study database was chosen to accumulate information relating to race and economic status in these locations. The research workers looked to use both data sets to figure out if demographics were interconnected to drinking water fountain access. Each water fountain and the demographics of its surrounding area were reviewed to reveal whether the site of the fountains or their standard of maintenance showed any relationship to income, race, or other points. The cleanliness of many fountains was found lacking, even if most were operating.

How Much Do Animals Benefit from Water Features

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Take into account how your pet may react to a water feature before you buy one. Your freestanding fountain may be taken for a big pool or a drinking pond by your pooch. Your pets will not be negatively influenced if you incorporate a wall fountain to your property. You should take into account the fact that birds might think they have found a new place to bathe when they notice your fountain so think carefully where you put it. Setting up a birdbath is a fantastic alternative if you want birds to check out your yard, however. Wall water fountains are excellent for indoor use as well if you want to avoid these problems. It is common to see these types of fountains in dental or medical offices as well as in luxurious homes.

A Wall Fountain to Suit Your Decor

A Wall Fountain to Suit Your Decor You can find tranquility and silence when you add a wall fountain in your backyard or patio. Additionally, it can be made to fit into any wall space since it does not occupy much room. Whether it is stand alone or fitted, you will need a spout, a water bowl, internal piping, and a pump. Traditional, contemporary, antique, and Asian are just some of the styles from which you can choose.

With its basin situated on the ground, freestanding wall fountains, or floor fountains, are normally quite large in size. Wall Fountain Suit Decor 17902158284809850521.jpg

You can choose to place your wall-mounted fountain on an preexisting wall or build it into a new wall. Incorporating this kind of water feature into your landscape adds a cohesiveness to the look you want to attain rather than making it seem as if the fountain was merely added later.

Anglo-Saxon Grounds During the Norman Conquest

Anglo-Saxon Grounds During the Norman Conquest The Anglo-Saxon way of life was dramatically changed by the appearance of the Normans in the later eleventh century. The Normans were much better than the Anglo-Saxons at architecture and horticulture when they came into power. But the Normans had to pacify the overall territory before they could focus on home life, domestic architecture, and decoration. Because of this, castles were cruder buildings than monasteries: Monasteries were frequently immense stone buildings set in the biggest and most fertile valleys, while castles were built on windy crests where their inhabitants devoted time and space to projects for offense and defense. The calm method of gardening was unlikely in these dismal bastions. The early Anglo-Norman style of architecture is symbolized in Berkeley Castle, which is conceivably the most untouched sample we have. The keep is thought to date from the time of William the Conqueror. An enormous terrace encompasses the building, serving as an impediment to attackers trying to dig under the castle walls. A picturesque bowling green, covered in grass and bordered by battlements clipped out of an ancient yew hedge, creates one of the terraces.