Author: Larry AgrestoYou know what’s great about life? We get a brand new beginning each and every day to do what we didn’t do the day before. Think about that for a moment. Life grants us a chance every day to create "a new beginning." What could be more powerful than to know that within our grasp, is the chance to choose to be who we want to be and achieve what we want to achieve each and every day, regardless of what we did or didn’t do...more
Author: AceWith the rising cost of energy and the need to conserve the planet’s precious resources, a sustainable home is becoming a highly favorable and more economical option. So, if you are planning on building a home, incorporate sustainable principles on your home designs and house plans. There are many reliable home builders in Melbourne who will be pleased to assist you in achieving that goal. One of the most recognized green Melbourne...more
Author: AceDid you know that knockdown and rebuild has become a popular option than buying a new house and lot or renovation? It has become a popular approach for families who want to build a new home without leaving their old home and favorite suburb. Just imagine building a house of your dreams right exactly where you are. And the cost of building a new home using the knockdown and rebuild option is half less than the cost in renovating and is 75% cheaper than buying a new house and land in a new location.So if you are ready to knockdown and rebuild for a stylish and elegant home which will surely stand-out in your neighborhood, contact the most preferred home builders in Melbourne, Urbanedge Homes.The Urbanedge Advantage At Urbanedge Homes the process of planning and building your dream home is simple and straightforward. Professional and experienced Melbourne home builders provide advice to help you choose the home designs and house plans that will suit your neighborhood block. They will also take care of building and local government approvals and provide a fixed price building contract to assure budget precision and peace of mind. That means Urbanedge home designs and...more
Author: Elysia NiemiMount Olive, New Jersey-based house-paint giant Benjamin Moore says it wants to install more than 9,100 ground-mounted solar photovoltaic panels to produce 1.9 megawatts of power, or enough to power 70 percent of its R&D center on Flanders-Bartley Road, a site currently occupied by cornfields.The company got approval recently...more
Author: Elysia NiemiIn late September, the San Ramon School District was one of a number of districts chosen for eligibility in the Qualified School Construction Bond (QSCB) program, according to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell, who said that 43 districts had been selected.The program, which normally selects based on need,...more
Author: Dirk van DijkBy Dirk Van Dijk January 12, 2010 Industry Rank Analysis 1-12-10 In evaluating the Zacks Industry Ranks, you want to see two things: both a good overall score (low, meaning more Zacks Rank #1 and #2 stocks than #4 or #5-ranked stocks) and some improvement in the relative position from the prior week. Good "News" Often the best investments are the ones that if you mention them at a cocktail party, everyone there will look at you as if you have two heads. There is some very good "news" on that front. If there was ever an industry that everyone knows is a dinosaur, it would be the Newspapers. The past year has seen a number of well-known and established papers go bankrupt, and several of them have stopped publishing. Even if they do have long-term challenges, it doesn’t mean that pessimism can't get overdone on a short-term or even medium-term basis. When expectations are very low, you only have to avoid a disaster -- not hit it out of the park -- to do much better than expected. Put another way, people in Detroit were probably happier with the Lions this year than the people in Pittsburgh were with the Steelers, even though the Steelers had a much better...more
Author: Elysia NiemiIt's easy to understand why states like California and Texas might opt for clean, renewable solar energy to replace fossil-fuel electricity generation. Each has large areas of solar insolation whose values approach 5.5 (on a scale...more
Author: Elysia Niemi If you go to its website, the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust, which administers the state's solar rebate program (the Commonwealth Solar Rebate Program) simply says it has gotten enough applications to meet the state's...more
Author: Steve vonBrandtA lot has been written recently about Manabu Kurita, a 32 year old trophy bass hunter from Japan, about his catch of the new world record largemouth bass. In case you have been living in a cave, he caught a 22.311 pound...more
Author: Ammy DylxMarriage, a wonderful relationship that all of us dream of to have one day, the most honest, exciting and pleasurable. Every person has a dream to live his/her entire life happily with her husband or his wife only, I guess that is...more
Author: Trevor JohnsonWhat do you do when you have some time, what something to do and need to relieve a case of boredom? Think about doing a picture with some easy cartoons to draw.Cartoons can be very simple to draw so they are a great way to...more
Author: Kriss BergethonAre these systems a scam? Yes and no. As with anything, the devil is in the details. The problem is more in HOW the systems are sold, instead of WHAT is being sold. Two of the major players in this market use virtually...more