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1). Home Lighting - Creating Illusions with Window TreatmentsWindows come in all sizes, shapes and construction. You can create illusions using standard curtains or other window dressings available today. Long drapes are more formal, short curtains tend to be more casual. You can use different styles to add to your interior decorating, such as country, with wide tidebacks and ruffles.
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2). Stem Cell Bill – U.S. Senate approves a bill for funding
The United States Senate approved a bill to increase funding for embryonic stem-cell research. They were four votes short of the number needed to avoid a presidential veto. The bill passed with sixty three positive votes. President Bush stated he would veto the measure. This would be his first veto since he took office.
Polls indicate that as much as seventy percent of the public support embryonic stem-cell research.
3). Baby boomers, Retirement and Inheritances
In the 1990s headlines suggested baby boomer would have the greatest wealth of any generation in history. Inheritances and created wealth would make this generation wealthy.
In 2004 AARP did a study based on federal data. They found nearly eighty percent of boomers have not yet received an inheritance. In 1989 twenty seven percent believed they would have one, now less than fifteen percent expect to receive one.
4). Identity Theft - IRS Warns Public about Email Scams
The IRS has been the subject of an email scam campaign. They are informing the public to be on the lookout for email indicating they are coming from the Agency. Since the IRS does not send unsolicited emails asking for your personal information, you must assume these emails are written to trick you into giving out financial and personal information you should not be disclosing to the public.
5). Leather – How do I know if it is ‘Genuine Leather’?
Tanning animal skins and hides creates leather. Leather comes from skins when smaller animals are used. The skin or hide is cleaned and tanned. So, if this is the case, why would you look for products categorized ‘Genuine leather’? This is an advertising idea that indicates the item is not made of imitation leather. The choice is genuine or imitation.
6). The Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington Cemetery needs Repairs – Cracks are Growing
Cracks wrap their way around and across the white marble monument. The cracks are growing larger and deeper as time passes. The monument is seventy-four years old and was created from Marble cut from a quarry in Colorado.
The monument stands across the Potomac River from Washington, DC in Arlington National Cemetery. Beneath the monument is a crypt which contains the remains of three unknown soldiers from the two World Wars and the Korean War.
7). Real Estate Sales – Should you fix up your home before listing it?
Yes, you should fix all of the obvious things you can. When buyers visit homes, they look for the things they see that obviously need some fixing. Most buyers would rather not see the repairs in front of them. They want to buy a house that is in ‘perfect’ repair.
You should put yourself in the buyer’s shoes. Think like a buyer. Would you want to repair or fix up anything in your new home? No, you would not.
8). Cell Phones Offer Navigation - Who Knew One?
Not only do I have a cell phone, but I can now use this phone to find my destination point, services, and restaurants. I, and many others, have needed a restroom when they are out and about. Unfortunately you can’t possibly always know where to find a clean, decent restroom that you’d want to use.
Now Verizon has a new application called Vindigo City Guide.
9). Leather Furniture – Why has Leather Furniture become so Popular?
The popularity of leather furniture has grown quickly over the last few years. One of the most important reasons is that the price of leather has fallen quite a bit over the years. This makes it more affordable to the average consumer.
More reasons for the popularity are:
1. Leather has the feel and look of elegance. It’s a ‘rich’ fabric.
2. Leather if properly treated can outlast upholstered furniture four to one.
10). What are Arts and Crafts and when was the term coined?
What falls into the category of arts and crafts in today’s society? Generally we think of anything we make with our hands as a hobby and arts and crafts. The term Arts and Craft Movement was coined in the late 19th century.
Craftsmen created their projects and strove for excellence in their work. These activities were called ‘crafts’ since many of them were professions under the guild system that was in place at the time.
11). Technology and the Pace of Change in our Lives is Becoming More Rapid
The pace of change is accelerating. In today’s vernacular, the paradigm shift is happening twice as fast. Technology of today, will be obsolete shortly. In the case of information technology, in less than one year, progress is doubling.
Information technology covers more than computers, software and electronics. Researchers are making vast strides in health care issues, medicine and drugs.
12). Who knew the climate would be affected by Global Warming and Heat Waves would Grow Hotter
The heat waves of the future will be even hotter. Global warming is affecting the weather. The trend is pointing toward even warmer heat waves in the future. Kevin Trenberth, climate analysis branch chief for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, says that heat waves and global warming “are very strongly” connected. He confirmed that studies in the last five years have shown that climate changes are most dangerous during high temperatures, droughts and flooding.