Saturday, March 24, 2012

Great Advice For Anyone Interested In Home ... - Energy Efficiency

You can mount a rack to the wall to put your jewelry on. Do not hang any jewelery that is worth a lot of money. Hanging your jewelry on a wall can make a pretty decorative statement, as well as keeping the jewelry tangle-free. Make sure that the jewelry you tend to wear the most is still handy.

If you have a hole in your home that you think mice are using as an access point, put steel wool inside. Mice won?t be able to chew through steel wool, so it will buy you time to completely repair the hole.

One home improvement project that you can complete in a flash is a new paneling job. Applying new panels to your walls is an inexpensive way to give your room a new look; they are also relatively simple to remove if you change your mind.

Are you tired of your bedroom furniture? A great way to reinvigorate worn furniture is to sand down and revarnish them. Refinishing your furniture means you have to buy new furniture less often. The new stain can be just about any color you want.

When you are interviewing contractors, check to make sure they have all of the proper licenses your state requires. You can easily check for licensing information through your state?s government website or by placing a call. If you find a contractor that does not have a license, it is a sure bet that they lost their license for some reason or that they are a scam artist.

Add motion-detecting lights to your home?s front entrance. By switching off the lights when they aren?t needed, motion detectors will knock a few bucks off your electric bill. You can take your home?s safety up a notch by installing motion detectors that cause lights to turn on when a thief is present.

Safety gear is essential when working on potentially dangerous or heavy projects. When lifting heavy items, wear a back harness. Wear a helmet if there?s a chance something will fall.

Adding a heat source underneath your tiled floors can be quite inexpensive and easy to do. If the flooring is being replaced anyway and you?re thinking about adding tile, you should discuss the possibility of adding radiant heat with a sales person. You certainly won?t regret making the upgrade. Radiant heat is energy-efficient and feels fantastic on those cold winter days. This option will also impress future buyers if you should decide to sell your home.

If you update your appliances, you will have a much greater impact on potential buyers. Whatever your situation, home improvement encompasses upgrading your appliances.

If you need to remove any walls or drywall to reach plumbing when doing repairs to kitchens or bathrooms, put up a new wallboard that is water-resistant to avoid future problems. Professionals often refer to this product by the name ?green board?, and it is better suited to water than typical drywall products. As an added extra it has normally been treated to resist mold growth.

Have you found that the number of bathrooms is a prime consideration in a home? A home?s value relies heavily on whether or not it has adequate bathrooms. Renovating to include one or two spare bathrooms can greatly increase your home?s value.

Create toolboxes that contain tools for certain projects. For example, keep plumbing tools together, such as pipe fittings, a wrench and PVC glue. Have another box for electrical work, containing, switches, fuses, a voltmeter, zip ties, etc. When your tools are organized in this fashion, all you have to do the next time you are starting a project is pull out the appropriate toolbox.

Improving your home does not need to be overwhelming or difficult. It does not matter if you are going to do the job yourself or pay the money to hire a contractor to help, following the advice in this article will help you to get on top of any outstanding home improvements you need done.

Richie Vee, the site?s editor, is the Chief Engineer of one of the largest Platinum LEED buildings in NYC. His extensive engineering experience helps guide consumers through home improvement projects for the average homeowner. Using home solar energy and roofing repair ideas to save them money.

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Friday, March 23, 2012

What's In a Word? (talking-points-memo)

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2 Florida officials step aside in teen death probe

Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee speaks to the the media during a news conference Thursday, March 22, 2012 as city manager Norton Bonaparte Jr. listens at left, in Sanford Fla. Lee, who has been bitterly criticized for not arresting a neighborhood watch volunteer in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager, announced that he is temporarily stepping down to let passions cool. (AP Photo/Julie Fletcher)

Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee speaks to the the media during a news conference Thursday, March 22, 2012 as city manager Norton Bonaparte Jr. listens at left, in Sanford Fla. Lee, who has been bitterly criticized for not arresting a neighborhood watch volunteer in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager, announced that he is temporarily stepping down to let passions cool. (AP Photo/Julie Fletcher)

George Zimmerman is seen in police mug shot provided by the Orange County, Fla., Jail, via The Mimai Herald, from a 2005 arrest. Zimmerman is the neighborhood watch captain who shot unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, 17, in a gated community in Sanford, Fla. in February 2012. (AP Photo/Orange County Jail via Miami Herald)

In this undated photo provided by the Martin family, Trayvon Martin holds an unidentified baby. Martin, 17 of Miami Springs, Fla., was killed by a neighborhood watchman following an altercation in Sanford, Fla. as he walked from a convenience store in February, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin Family, File)

People participate in a rally for Trayvon Martin, the teen shot by George Michael Zimmerman while on Neighborhood Watch patrol, in Sanford, Fla., Thursday, March 22, 2012. Zimmerman's claim of shooting the teen in self defense has been questioned by community leaders. (AP Photo/Roberto Gonzalez)

Tracy Martin, father of Trayvon Martin speaks to thousands gathered before a rally at Fort Mellon Park in Sanford, Fla. Thursday, March 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Julie Fletcher)

(AP) ? The police chief who's been bitterly criticized for not arresting a neighborhood watch volunteer in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager and the county prosecutor both left the case Thursday, with the chief saying that he is temporarily stepping down to let passions cool.

Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee's decision came less than a day after city commissioners gave him a "no confidence" vote, and after a couple of weeks of protests and uproar on social media websites. Lee has said evidence in the case supported George Zimmerman's assertion that the Feb. 26 shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was in self-defense.

"I do this in the hopes of restoring some semblance of calm to a city which has been in turmoil for several weeks," Lee said.

About three hours later, Gov. Rick Scott announced that the local state attorney, Norman Wolfinger, had recused himself from the case. In a letter to Scott, Wolfinger said that while he thought he could fairly oversee any prosecution that develops in the case, his recusal was aimed at "toning down the rhetoric and preserving the integrity of the investigation." Scott appointed Angela B. Corey, the state attorney for the Jacksonville area, to take over the case.

Scott also appointed a task force led by Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll to conduct hearings on the case and to make recommendations for any changes to state law or procedures. Carroll is African-American.

Martin was returning from a trip to a convenience store when Zimmerman started following him, telling police dispatchers he looked suspicious. At some point, the two got into a fight and Zimmerman pulled out his gun.

Zimmerman told police Martin attacked him after he had given up on chasing the teenager and was returning to his sport utility vehicle. Police say the 28-year-old Zimmerman is white; his family says he's Hispanic.

The shooting ignited resentment toward the police department in this Orlando suburb for not making an arrest. Civil rights groups have held rallies in Florida and New York, saying the shooting was unjustified.

Thousands at a rally led by civil rights leader Al Sharpton at a downtown Sanford park on Thursday night demanded more be done.

"We cannot allow a precedent when a man can just kill one of us ... and then walk out with the murder weapon," said Sharpton, flanked by Martin's parents and a stage full of supporters. "We don't want good enough. We want George Zimmerman in court with handcuffs behind his back."

The police chief stood behind his agency's investigation.

"As a former homicide investigator, a career law enforcement officer and a father, I am keenly aware of the emotions associated with this tragic death of a child. I'm also aware that my role as a leader of this agency has become a distraction from the investigation," Lee said in announcing he was stepping down for now.

It wasn't immediately how long the police chief would step aside. Martin's parents said that wasn't enough, and that Zimmerman should be taken into custody.

"We want an arrest, we want a conviction and we want him sentenced for the murder of my son," Martin's father, Tracy, said to the fiery crowd of rally goers.

Some people said the police chief should step down for good.

"If they wanted to defuse a potential powder keg, he needed to resign," said pastor Eugene Walton, 58, who was born and raised in Sanford. "His inaction speaks loudly to the black community."

News of the police chief's decision to step aside spread quickly among the protesters, many of whom showed up more than two hours before the start of the rally. They chanted "The chief is gone. Zimmerman is next."

Some carried signs that said: "100 years of lynching, justifiable homicide. Same thing." Others sold T-shirts that read: "Arrest Zimmerman."

"It's the norm around here, where anything involving black culture, they want to wipe their hands of it," said Shella Moore, who is black and grew up in Sanford.

The Justice Department and FBI have opened a civil rights investigation, and the prosecutor before he quit the case convened a grand jury April 10 to determine whether to charge Zimmerman.

Before the rally, Martin's parents met with the local U.S. attorney, the deputy assistant attorney general for civil rights in Washington and the head of the FBI's Tampa office to discuss the investigation.

"We listened carefully to the concerns of the family and their representatives," Special Agent Dave Couvertier, an FBI spokesman, said in a statement. "We continue to extend our deepest condolences to Trayvon's family for their loss."

Associated Press

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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Clinton calls U.N. council's move on Syria "positive step"

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Woman found dead with 3 kids was 'good mom'

By msnbc news services

A woman found dead with her three children at a ranch in Missouri was a "very good mom" who was always caring for her daughters, neighbors say.

The woman and the girls -- Christine Adewunmi, 37, Lauren, 8, Samantha, 6, and Kate, 3 -- were found Saturday afternoon at the Blue Springs Ranch campground in Bourbon, Mo., media reports say. Each victim was shot once, and a handgun was found nearby.

Authorities had initially reported Saturday that the deaths seemed to be a murder-suicide, but would not comment Monday, the Associated Press reported.

Leonard Adewunmi had reported his family missing about 6 p.m. Friday.

Neighbor Lisa Stemler, 46, said she saw Christine Adewunmi Friday afternoon, and they waved to one another.

?That smile on her face ...,? Stemler, 46, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. ?I have her face plastered in my mind.?

Stemler said Adewunmi was a stay-at-home mother who could be seen shuttling her daughters to the Girl Scouts and sports practices.

?Those kids were her life,? Stemler said, noting that she didn't know the husband as well: ?None of us really saw him a whole lot.?

Leonard Adewunmi, 42, is listed on LinkedIn as a managing partner of CRI Commercial Properties, which says it owns and manages several apartment and commercial?units in?the St. Louis area, the Post-Dispatch reported.

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