| Give your attic a breath of air
Winter weather can find every weak link in a house to create drafts and raise utility bills. So how dumb is it to purposely let cold air into an attic or crawl space? Not dumb at all -- in fact, it's essential, and a component of each of the four building code systems in the country.
Ventilation makes obvious sense in summer when temperatures soar in attics, and sunstruck shingles become so gooey you can't walk on them. Thorough ventilation is the answer. It keeps temperatures in check, reduces air conditioning cost, and also extends the life of asphalt shingles.
It may seem counter-intuitive, but venting attics is just as important in winter. Seal up roof vents the way you seal up windows, and moisture created in the house will be trapped and condense in the attic.
Fusion, Milan sedans are safe and well built, but lack oomph
Sometimes, good enough won't do it. Especially when there's a reputation to be overcome for decades of delivering less-than-good enough. That's the story of the Ford Fusion and similar Mercury Milan, Ford Motor Co.'s latest efforts to woo Americans from Camrys and Accords. .
Bessemer Venture Partners Expands India Team Industry Veteran Devesh ...
LARCHMONT, N.Y., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Bessemer Venture Partners, the oldest venture capital operation in the United States, today announced that Devesh Garg has been named a Managing Director of the global investment firm's India practice. Mr. Garg brings more than 20 years of high-tech industry experience to the existing nine-person Mumbai based investment team. In June, Bessemer closed its latest $1 billion global fund with $350 million earmarked for investments in India. Since opening the India office in 2003, Bessemer has invested in 17 Indian companies including: In addition to Mr. Garg, Bessemer has dedicated five other partners to the India effort, including Anil Sarin, who joined Bessemer last year from Prudential ICICI, where he was co-head of equities.
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Rands and sense of greening your house
Theres a pressing need for us to cut back on our energy consumption: apart from global warming, the cost of electricity is set to climb in South Africa. We look at practical ways in which you can reduce your reliance on the national electricity grid.
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How collecting gathered pace
Once the preserve of emperors and aristocrats, the desire to own beautiful and rare objects has developed into a popular obsession.
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You can make your bonus work for you over the coming year(s)
It's that time of the year again - when those of us licky enought to receive a 13th cheque find our inflated bank balances tempting us to spend.
UT building fire billows smoke, but only damages ventilation unit
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A blaze in a utility building at the University of Tennessee produced a lot of smoke but no danger to students or other structures on the Knoxville campus, officials said Wednesday. The fire was isolated to a 30-by-30-foot, stand-alone chiller unit that provides heat, air-conditioning and ventilation to education, health sciences and computer sciences programs in the Claxton Complex. .
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