| BobVila.com's Top 5 Energy-Saving Ideas for 2008
BOSTON, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Home improvement expert Bob Vila has been on the presidential campaign trail talking about energy efficiency. His popular web site shares five earth-friendly projects -- both large and small -- for your home in 2008. 1. Use energy-saving appliances. Refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, furnaces, heat pumps, air conditioning units and water heaters all have high- efficiency models. Before buying a new appliance, compare labels to find one that uses the least amount of energy and water with the lowest operating costs. Appliances with the Energy Star label are up to 50 percent more efficient than standard models, saving you up to 30 percent on your electric bill. "I've been promoting Energy Star appliances for over a decade," Bob Vila says, "and it still makes sense to invest in them because of the energy savings you'll get." 2.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Angel Lola Luv’s Implants EXPOSED! Jim Jones Vs. Max ...
Its sort of expected, and a primary reason why the music business has collapsed. The sports world relies on a mix of business people, coaches, ex players and players to further an organized growing path in what it does. Its why it does well and we remain fans. I'm embarrassed at how musicians and artists in other genres of music make us appear to be greed infested, structure-less idiots when it comes down to the organization of black music and culture."
To punctuate his point, Chuck D told AllHipHop.com, “It is quite clear that these folk could care less. The same thing that happened to Motown, is Def Jam's fate. In my opinion the fact that 10-15 individuals in the guise of hovering buzzards are given keys to the culture based on their alliances with these corporations, is a partial reasons for the troubled condition its in.
Visio users: free software for you, courtesy of Microsoft
Have you stumbled upon Microsoft's Visio Toolbox yet? Given the popularity of Visio among IT shops, this site almost certainly has some free stuff you are going to want to download. Here's a sampling of tools thanks to a comprehensive list compiled by the blog The Road to Know Where: IconSet Builder provides a quick and easy way to create custom icon sets that you can use in the data graphics in your diagram. Near Real Time Monitoring (NRTM) Connector of disk space uses the new data graphics feature of Visio 2007 to display the results of server monitoring. Fault Tree Analysis - This diagram shows the fault tree analysis of a systems failure. Network Equipment Rack - A server room floor plan showing the location of the equipment racks and location of the computer equipment in the room.
Under the Hood With Knight Rider 2.0: Trans Am vs. Ford Mustang ...
The goal was to make it look more aggressive without being hokey or garish," Belker says. "Maintaining as much of the original beauty of the Shelby as possible was important—and not just because of the Ford connection. It had to be simple yet believable as a superhero." Once his vision was set, Belker turned to Ted Moser from Picture Car Warehouse to make his drawings come to life. But there was one big hurdle: The GT500KR doesn't technically exist quite yet. "So we had to finish their design first," Moser says. "Then we brought in a prop maker to create side skirts and spoilers out of wood, smooth them out, and sent them to a fiberglass shop to make molds. Once the parts are formed from those molds, we finish them and attach them to the car." One of the cooler features of the Mustang KITT is air-ride suspension, which allows its driver to lower the car's ride height when the vehicle morphs from Hero to Attack mode.
Cis' blog roundup - Friday
Gus has no business stirring things up any more over at P&Z. Fellow Commissioners Rick Currie and Katie Brodie should put a stop to it now. This whacky move reflects on them, too. If Gus wants to audition for a job for next January, I'm sure Kathryn Tacke at Job Service has a list of jobs for which he's more qualified. .
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