Filed Under (Consumer Reports) by Admin on 24-06-2010
50-90 percent
Amount by which a new process invented by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory can cut air-conditioning energy use compared with today's most efficient air conditioners. Known as a "Desiccant-Enhanced eVaporative," or DEVap, air conditioner, the unit uses membranes, evaporative cooling, and liquid desiccants (to remove humidity from cooled air). Read more details about DEVap from the NREL, part of the U.S. Department of Energy. The illustration at the end of this post depicts how the DEVap cooling core uses water and
liquid desiccant to draw in outside air and exhaust some it while
returning cool, dry air to the space being cooled.
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Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 24-06-2010
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced seven manufacturers are offering free repair kits and other solutions to repair another 2 million cribs after at least 16 reports of babies getting trapped, in one case requiring hospitalization.
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Filed Under (Uncategorized) by Admin on 24-06-2010
With the beginning of the new year we’re all looking for ways to start our new dieting programs and cut back a few extra pounds for that beach body in the summer. The thing we must remember though is that if we are looking to lose weight fast and keep it off effectively, then we need to change the way we operate our daily lives. Let me explain what I mean a little bit further.
Many people who start off looking to lose weight fast often give up or quit in there programs rather early because of the lack of results. What happens then is that they come across some new program that sounds so much promising and they give that a shot. That program fails as well. They go about their lives for two or three more months until another weight loss program comes around. They purchase this program and the same thing happens, they give up after they see minimal results. This my friends, is what we call the weight loss roller coaster ride.
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