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Okay so its a funny title, and hopefully it hooked you, but its really no laughing matter. Fireworks are fun and iconic and beautiful and thrilling and it's undeniable that they're culturally important to Americans around this time of year. So yay, fireworks! Independence!
But fireworks are also dangerous, in a very real way. Thousands and thousands of people are injured every year (over 9,600 individuals from June 2010 to July 2011) with casualties including major burns, loss of fingers and limbs, and even decapitation. Yes, 4 people were killed by fireworks in the same time period mentioned above (June 2010 - July 2011).
So I hope you'll take your firecrackering very seriously. Should you abstain completely? Of course not! You know, baseball and apple pie and all that Americana goodness. Participate but please do so consciously and carefully (and of course, soberly). Here's how to make sure your firework fiesta is a safe one:
Keep it legal. Buy only legal fireworks from licensed fireworks vendors. Use said fireworks according to the laws of your state. (I know, the illegal ones are so much cooler. They're also illegal for a reason.)
Adults only. Fireworks are, you know FIRE. Children should not participate in the lighting or operation of fireworks. This goes for sparklers too (I know, so sad).
Sober operators only! I know, I know, its the 4th of July! BBQ! But listen, just like you should have a designated driver, you should designate someone to stay sober until sundown and act as the fireworks operator. Friends don't let drunk relatives light fireworks.
Wear protection - goggles or other eye safety gear (I know). Thousands of contractors, from electricians in Baltimore to roofers in Cincinnati, wear safety goggles every day at work. You won't look like a dork; you'll look like a skilled worker.
Light fireworks in a clear, flat area free of debris or any other flammable material (including other fireworks!). Look up make sure there are no overhead obstructions (like tall trees or telephone wires). Keep a filled bucket, a garden hose, or ideally a fire extinguisher nearby. Think ahead!
Always read the instructions and safety precautions for each type of firework before you light it. They're all different so you need to read them all. (I know you'll just skim it but seriously read it!)
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Indianapolis, Indiana (PRWEB) June 27, 2013
A kitchen remodel project is a big decision and a big investment. The average family remodels a kitchen every twenty years. Therefore making sure to get the best design tips, best quality and the best price is important.
Holly Denihan is the kitchen designer for DirectBuy of Indianapolis with an Interior Design degree from Ball State and she has given some tips and trends for remodeling a kitchen.
Trends in all remodeling projects are coming to consumers quicker because of social media. Two popular sites to explore would be houzz.com and pinterest. Houzz gives professionals an area to share their past projects and pinterest is a great source for the DIY person. With the numerous online options the consumer is more educated for quality, look, function and price, also looking for products that are long lasting.
Trends actually start with fashion, for colors, patterns and styles. Those trends then flow into the home furnishings area and then to the home decor and the long lasting items like tile, flooring and cabinetry.
The kitchen is still the hub for the family. It is where homework is done, family gather to talk and share as well as prepare meals. As the heart of the home, the family is looking for a comfortable place, clean lines and multi functioning space.
What is the latest and greatest? With the finishes in cabinetry, Holly is seeing more paints; white or cream with gray glazing, black paint or gray paints and selecting custom paint colors to crate a more personal style. For those who are choosing wood colors there is more opened grain woods especially rustic oak and rustic hickory with a modern gray stain that highlights the grain. This is the same trend with wood flooring.
The kitchen includes a lot of natural elements like reclaimed woods and metals. Especially for the back splash and hardware. Combining natural stone with glass, mosaics, joining rustic and industrial.
Todays kitchen is looking for less maintenance, therefore counter tops are moving away from the granite that requires being sealed yearly to quartz which has no maintenance and a variety of finishes available like natural stone.
The kitchen layouts itself is changing. The triangle work flow of the 50s is no longer in existence. Now the kitchens are designed with work zones and more function. More accessories are being used for the cabinetry; double trash cans, one for trash and one for recycles is very popular. Space is being designed for the technology that is being used, including charging station and storage areas for electronics. The desk space has been replaced for the open island for the all usage space; homework, preparation, serving.
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(BPT) - Yes, everyone knows making home improvements is a worthy investment in your greatest material asset. Sure you want every improvement job done well with top-notch end results. But when all is said and done, do you really want to have to put a lot of effort and money into maintaining those improvements? For most people whether theyll admit it or not the answer is no.
The best home improvements are the ones that not only enhance your homes value and livability, but also require little work from you afterward to keep them looking great and functioning well. If youre looking for high-impact, low-maintenance home improvements, consider these popular projects:
No-leak skylights
When it comes to an improvement that brightens your home, enhances its indoor air quality and boosts energy-efficiency, skylights deliver. Unfortunately, early skylights had a reputation for being leaky a problem that simply doesnt occur with modern, no leak, energy-efficient skylights like those made by Velux America. Pre-engineered flashing kits (the metal shield that surrounds any opening in a wall or roof) work with all types of roofs, from shingles to metal, to ensure a properly installed skylight wont leak.
Need further low-maintenance points to make the case for adding a skylight? Not only do modern skylights keep water out, theyre energy efficient as well. Energy Star-qualified, no leak solar-powered fresh air skylights, like those from Velux, deliver fresh air through cost-effective passive ventilation. Adding remote-controlled, solar-powered blinds allows you to easily open or close a fresh air skylight and shade it when the sun hits that part of the roof, boosting the skylights energy efficiency by 39 percent. Keep the shade open during cold weather to admit warmth and reduce heating costs. A 30 percent federal tax credit on both products and installation costs makes a skylight project even more appealing. Visit http://www.veluxusa.com for a tax calculator to show your savings for a new installation or replacement skylights and a skylight planner app to show exactly how skylights and blinds will look in any area of your home.
Lighting upgrade
Older light fixtures not only look dated, they often use outdated, inefficient bulbs and are lacking in the energy-efficient emphasis that comes with newer fixtures. Upgrading lighting throughout your home is a great way to ensure you wont have to think about it again any time soon.
If a total lighting redesign is out of the question, you can still make your existing light fixtures lower maintenance simply by swapping out old, inefficient incandescent light bulbs with newer, electricity-sipping versions. Options like CFLs and LEDs provide all the light of incandescents while using a fraction of the energy. Energy.gov says Energy Star-rated LEDs use at least 75 percent less power than incandescent bulbs, and last 25 times longer. Imagine the time, hassle and money youll save not having to replace bulbs constantly especially in lights that get a lot of use, like porch lights, or that are hard to reach, like the chandelier in your two-story entryway.
Vinyl siding
Wood, fiber cement, stucco, brick there are nearly as many types of exterior siding as there are colors to paint it. When it comes to low- or no-maintenance siding, vinyl remains the gold standard. In fact, more new homes are built using vinyl siding than any other type of siding product, according to the Vinyl Siding Institute.
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The old siding, according to Minner, was rotten, warped and eroded by water and vines that had, in some cases, grown under the siding and pulled it loose.
He was about halfway through taking off the old siding, putting up a weather wrap and then blue SmartSide siding, a pressed-wood product, when someone, concerned that he might be putting up vinyl siding on the 110-year old house in the Houston Whiteside Historic District, called City Hall to complain.
A city inspector came out on May 22 to take a look and stopped the work by red-tagging the house, because Minner didn't have a building permit and hadn't sought historic review approval, as required for houses deemed contributing properties in historic districts.
"I just got overzealous," he said. "I bought some siding and started tearing off the old siding to see how it would go. I had a lot of vines that were growing under the siding that were popping it off. It just fell right off when I started working on it."
The day after the inspector red tagged the house, Planning and Development Director Nancy Scott denied a building permit because "the re-siding project substantially changes the character of the building" by replacing the existing narrow wood siding with SmartSide siding.
Minner appealed to the Landmarks Commission on Thursday, which while sympathetic, denied his appeal and upheld Scott's determination that the work encroaches upon, damages or destroys the historic character of the house.
However, the Commission also urged Minner and his attorney, Jim Gilliland, to work with city staff on alternative solutions.
Under the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's standards for historic preservation, distinctive features of historic properties or buildings in historic districts should be restored if possible, then repaired if possible and replaced only as a last resort. And if replacement is necessary, it should be with similar materials.
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Wallington, NJ (PRWEB) June 27, 2013
With the arrival of summer, building managers across the Northeast must address the spike in cooling system demands and soaring energy costs that accompany hot weather. In recent years, growing numbers of cost-conscious New Jersey building owners have begun calling on Pump Express Services to address these issues by adding variable frequency drives (VFDs) to their HVAC pump systems.
Everybody from corporations to homeowners are looking to save money, says Pump Express Sales Manager Fred Hettinger. Along with large corporations like LOreal, who called us to install VFDs on the Armstrong end-suction pumps that run their HVAC system, weve done VFD maintenance for high-end residential clients intent on saving energy and dollars."
Variable Frequency Drives are used to control the speed of motor-driven pumps and fans. Standard motors start abruptly with a high starting torque and current surges up to 10 times the normal running current. Variable speed drives gradually ramp the motor up to operating speed and thereby conserve energy, lessen mechanical stress, reduce repair costs and extend equipment life. In most cases, VFDs pay for themselves in savings within three years.
We recently replaced a pair of ABB VFD drives on the HVAC system of the 376-unit condominium complex in Hoboken, says Hettinger. The VFDs that were originally installed on the buildings Paco horizontal split-case pump system failed and we were called to install replacements.
Developers across New Jersey have begun using VFDs and other energy saving equipment covered under the New Jersey SmartStart Buildings program, established in 2009 to provide financial incentives for using energy efficient heating and cooling equipment. Garden State residents currently qualify for rebates of $60.00 per horsepower for chilled water pumps driven with variable frequency drives.
Thats a potential savings of $3,600 on a 60 horsepower pump for anyone that has an air-conditioning system in a large commercial or municipal building using air-handlers with condensers and chillers, says Hettinger. Qualified property managers, schools and developers all stand to benefit.
For more information on variable frequency drives and other resource saving equipment call Pump Express Services at 1-800-620-7331 or visit our website: http://www.pumpexpressservices.com
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