| 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.
Villa-O: From conception to opening night
The polished and repolished honey-brown mahogany glows. Waiters obsessively straighten sky-blue napkins and fluff throw pillows with nautical flags. From the white-tiled kitchen comes the thud-thud-thud of cooks pounding veal chops. Nearby, two bartenders quietly cut limes into quarter-inch slices and remove caps from liquor bottles, preparing to fill orders. And then, the customer orders a limontini. A server, in a solemn and solicitous voice, explains the problem: The orange and lemon slices have only been soaking in the vodka a few days. It will take a week for the spirits to be fully infused. Until then, the cocktail will fall flat. But the customer isn't buying the explanation. You're either ready to open or you're not ready to open, he snarls.
East side families targeted by robbers
Police flooded the area where the robberies have been taking place so that after the most recent attack they did make an apprehension. Initial information indicates one person was arrested. Some items taken have been recovered as has the 2000 Taurus. In the meantime, Metro Police say no matter where you live, stay alert going in and out of your home. If you have any additional information about possible suspects call Crimestoppers at 262-TIPS. .
Judge Torpedoes Navy with Sonar Reg, Seattle P-I Doesn't Note Clinton ...
So either the Bush administration or the navy or both don't seem to see this as that high a priority or they would have formed said committee. But then I'm sure the media would have these up everywhere: http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&svnum=10&hl=en&q=whales+harmed+by+sonar And then the hue and cry would be to get the navy to move to other training areas otherwise it would be a PR fiasco. You're barking up the wrong tree, it would be up to Congress and not some federal judge to change the law. .
CES Dispatch--Toshiba's HD DVD Response
If gadgets could look forlorn, Toshiba's three new HD DVD players looked just that sitting on stage ahead of the executives' speeches. Jody Sally, vice president of digital audio/visual equipment, which includes Toshiba HD DVD player lineup, looked on the verge of tears during her truncated three-minute presentation in which reports of HD DVD's sales progress became moot following Warner Brothers decision to exclusively support the rival Blu-ray high definition DVD format later this year. Sally tried to put on a good game face, though, noting that HD DVD unit sales over the holiday shopping period accounted for 49.3% of the market. What she didn't note was that the figure would then translate to Blu-ray capturing the majority of sales of standalone players despite heavy Toshiba discounting.
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