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W ITH a growing family, Peter and Lynne Williamson had their eyes open for a bigger house, and when this came on the market they jumped at the chance.

But there again, living across the road they were ideally placed to spot the 'For Sale' sign.

Peter said: "We were living in a two bedroom bungalow across the road, and with two children we wanted somewhere bigger and had always admired this house because we thought it would make a great family home and it has."

That was some 20 years ago, and in the years since they have extended and improved it, adding about a third to the floor space and making some quite stunning rooms. But the one constant has been, in Peter's words, 'it's just the best family home.'

The house is at Stephens Way, Bignall End, and your first step through the front door should indicate to you that the quality here is several levels above the norm because you walk on Karndean engineered oak flooring, which is very nice and hard wearing.

To one side is a loo, and you then come to the inner hallway, which continues the flooring and has a most eye-catching staircase made from a pale ash. More of this later.

There is a nice sized bay fronted lounge with a living flame, coal effect gas fire and a dining area which has patio doors leading to the back.

One thing that struck me was how light the interior is. With ample glazing, the patio doors and the light wood flooring, the house seems to glow with daylight.

Peter said: "It is a nice, light house and I think it makes it feel much warmer and more welcoming."

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Oct 15, 2014

The phase-out of traditional incandescent bulbs in the U.S. and elsewhere, as well as a growing interest in energy efficiency, has given LED lighting a sales boost. However, that trend could be short-lived as key materials known as rare earth elements become more expensive. Scientists have now designed new materials for making household LED bulbs without using these ingredients. They report their development in ACS' Journal of the American Chemical Society.

LED lighting, which can last years longer than conventional bulbs, is an energy-efficient alternative. Switching lighting to LEDs over the next two decades, reports the U.S. Department of Energy, "could save the country $250 billion in energy costs over that period, reduce the electricity consumption for lighting by nearly one half, and avoid 1,800 million metric tons of carbon emission." White LED bulbs are already on store shelves, but the light is generally "colder" than the warm glow of traditional bulbs. Plus, most of these lights are made with rare earth elements that are increasingly in-demand for use in almost all other high-tech devices, thus adding to the cost of the technology. Jing Li's research team set out to solve the issues of material sources and pricing.

The researchers designed a family of materials that don't include rare earths but instead are made out of copper iodide, which is an abundant compound. They tuned them to glow a warm white shade or various other colors using a low-cost solution process. "Combining these features, this material class shows significant promise for use in general lighting applications," the scientists conclude.

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A pair of researchers with the New Zealand research institute Scion, has found that flying invertebrates are more attracted to LED lights than to conventional outdoor lighting. In their paper published in ...

US-based researcher Shuji Nakamura, one of three scientists to win the Nobel Prize Tuesday for Physics, said he was delighted to see his "dream of LED lighting" become a reality. ...

Even as the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics has enshrined light emitting diodes (LEDs) as the single most significant and disruptive energy-efficient lighting solution of today, scientists around the world continue ...

As a modern culture, we crave artificial white lightsthe brighter the better, and ideally using less energy than ever before. To meet the ever-escalating demand for more lighting in more places and to ...

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WAYNESBURG An investigation was launched into the dumping of 3,000 to 4,000 gallons of suspected hydraulic fracturing water into Waynesburg Boroughs sewer system between 8 and 9 a.m. Sept. 30.

When personnel at the Waynesburg Sewage Treatment Plant in Meadowlark Park noticed a spike in the flow coming through the system, borough officials were contacted.

Assistant Waynesburg Borough Manager Bryan Cumberledge, who ran a report of the flow meters to determine where the surge may have originated, said Sam McCullough, manager of the sewage treatment plant, saw a milky substance entering the plant following the spike. Its quantity, color and familiar odor struck a chord with McCullough as the plant previously accepted gas well water for treatment for more than a year, Cumberledge said.

As a result of his analysis of the flow meters, Cumberledge was able to narrow the origin of the dumping to two of the seven zones that comprise the boroughs sewer system, but one of those two zones encompasses a majority of the boroughs north side and parts of the east and south sides, thus making it more difficult for him to find the specific point where it took place.

Cumberledge said since the spike in the system occurred during daylight hours, he has been inspecting manhole covers where someone might be able to go unnoticed.

John Poister, a spokesman with the state Department of Environmental Protection, said his agency was not aware of the incident but it would be sending someone from clean water enforcement to look into the situation. Poister said the plant was not obligated to alert the DEP if this did not create a problem with the plants equipment, impacted its operations, was too much to process, etc.

We are going to send an inspector down, he said. We are concerned by the fact that someone was able to dump this amount into the system unnoticed.

Cumberledge said there are not many spots in the system that are hidden from view. Something like this would likely raise some type of suspicion, he said. He also is considering that a building large enough for a truck to pull into might have a drain that was used to tap into the sewer system.

Poister said that is not out of the question.

Two years ago, we prosecuted a lawn-service company that was dumping unused fertilizer down a drain in a garage that went into the storm system, he said. In that case, roughly 1,000 gallons of fertilizer went from the storm drain into a tributary of Thompson Run in Monroeville. Obviously, we dont want it (industrial waste) going into the waterways.

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Earlier this year, Herman Miller spent $21K to help repaint and restore a playground in Atlanta's Piedmont Park designed by sculptor and landscape architect Isamu Noguchi (of coffee table fame). To commemorate the effort, Herman Miller has published an essay by architecture critic Alexandra Lange that explores how Noguchi's ideas for playgrounds as a "primer of shapes and functions; simple, mysterious, and evocative; thus educational," influenced how they took shape in America, despite the fact that most of his proposals went unrealized.

A lot of Noguchi's influence was due to his effect on playground pioneers Richard Dattner and M. Paul Friedberg. Built in 1975 as the High Museum of Art's bicentennial gift to the city of Atlanta, Noguchi's one-acre Playscapes embodies his attempts to use simple, sculptural forms to encourage unstructured play. Now that planners are thinking more about playgrounds as "organic" experiencesthink the now ubiquitous "sprayground"it's worth revisiting a play area that doesn't come right out and tell children what to do. It's also nice to see one of Noguchi's works looking so fresh.

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The plane touched down in San Jose, Costa Rica, in the late morning. After the usual baggage-claim torture, three of us smush into the back of a taxi. We're heading to Jaco. My friends Rex and John and I are meeting a bunch of female Wall Streeters for four daysjust a little getaway. Ninety minutes later we hop out of the cab and head straight to the swimming pool. We'll check in later. A 3-on-3 volleyball game is center stage in the shallow end as we walk up. Umbrella drinks are handed to us; we're still clad in our February New York City clothes. Then out of nowhere my friend John is bear hugged and tossed into the pool. It's going to be that kind of trip.

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"You've got 5 minutes until the vans get here," one of the girls shouts to us.

Thirty minutes later, I'm hang gliding, soaring over incredible landscape. We were like my 9-year-old daughter and her friends trying to get in line for the roller coaster. I was first, but I worked on the buy side, and the client always goes first. Afterwards, on the way back to the resort, we're all giggling like school girls in the back of the van.

Tonight, there's a cocktail party and dinner, we might even work in a game of "I Never" or "Truth or Dare" if the evening starts slow. And from that point, we're free to do whatever we want. Some guys are heading over to the infamous Beatle Bar; rumor is that every woman in the place is on the clock. Others are planning on getting a good night's sleep because we have a full day tomorrow.

Breakfast. Pool. Beach. Lunch. Pool. Beach

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Halfway through my massage in the spa, I'm thinking about our next activity. The trip is centered on chartering a 70-foot fishing boat; the world's fastest of its kind. I used to fish growing up in Maine, but it's been a while. We also need to make time for zip-lining in the rain forest, snorkeling and diving and, of course, the nightlife.

It's like Costa Rica has become our own private theme park.

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Cordele Intermodal Services is clearing land to expand their rail system, which could eventually help bring jobs to rural South Georgia.

President Jonathan Lafevers says the extra one-mile track will help connect them to the national rail network.

Right now, they are mainly transporting seasonal freight like cotton and peanuts.

They're looking for manufacturers who might be interested in coming to South Georgia, and could benefit from rail delivery, which Lafevers says can be more convenient than trucking.

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