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Electric Fireplaces

Electric fireplaces and inserts are mostly for show, and they can do a pretty good job of that, if you can buy into the concept and suspend your is belief. They’re inexpensive (no plumbing, no vents, no hassles — just plug and play), and you can get a complete unit that you simply set against a wall, plug in, and voilà. Who’s to begrudge a little romance to those in apartments and condos?

Most electric fireplaces come with heaters and a fan so that you can also get them to heat a room for about the same price as an electric space heater. But keep in mind that you’re using a lot of electricity to do little more than put on a show, and if your utility is providing you with coal-fired electricity, you’re also creating pollution.

Although many people truly like their units, you may get tired of yours long before its lifetime has expired. So before you talk yourself into an electric fireplace as a substitute for the real thing, visit somebody who already has one and check out the way it looks and works.
Electric fireplaces offer the following plusses:
They have zero emissions (at least locally; the power company is still
spewing forth to provide your electricity).

They can be installed anywhere

New technologies make the fire look somewhat real.

They’re movable. You can move one from room to room, and take it with
you if you move to a new home. You can even sell it in a garage sale.

On the negative side, you have the following:

Fake-looking fires.
No electricity, no bananas; when utility power is out, you’re shivering.
Fuel costs are very high — $45 per M/Btu.

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  • Types of Lights used in our Home

    There are three main types of household lamps or lights to choose from—incandescent, halogen and fluorescent. These lights are suitable for different rooms and uses in your home (see chart on opposite page).

    Incandescent
    Incandescent lamps or bulbs are the most commonly used type of lighting. They are inexpensive to buy, but running costs are high. In addition, bulbs have to be frequently replaced as they last only 1000 hours. Incandescent lamps are recommended for infrequently used rooms.

    Halogen
    Halogen lamps are about twice as energy efficient as standard incandescent globes. They are more expensive to buy, but last up to 2000 hours.
    Halogen lamps are ideal for highlighting features such as a painting on a wall or for reading. Halogen lamps are low voltage lights and require a
    transformer

    Fluorescent
    There are two types of fluorescent lamps— compact and tubular.
    Fluorescent lamps are the most energy efficient form of lighting. They are expensive to buy but cheap to run and last up to 8 000 - 16 000 hours.

    Compact fluorescent lamps
    Compact fluorescent lamps are designed to fit into conventional light sockets (bayonet and edison screw fittings). They use around one fifth of the
    power of incandescent globes to provide the same amount of light. They come as a one or two-piece lamp. The advantage of the twopiece
    lamp is that the bulb can be changed without having to buy a complete unit.

    Compact fluorescent lamps are ideal for rooms where lighting is required for long periods of time, such as in the living room and kitchen.
    Frequently switching fluorescent lights on and off reduces their life. They are not recommended for bathrooms and toilets.

    Tubular fluorescent lamps
    Tubular fluorescent lamps, also known as tube lights, are available as straight or circular tubes. They are cheaper to buy than compact fluorescent
    globes. Tube lights are ideal for kitchens, garages and workshops.

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  • The cost of running a light is directly related to the wattage of the globe. The higher the wattage, the higher the running cost. Fluorescent and quartz
    halogen lights use extra energy in the light fitting. The type of lighting you choose will affect the amount of electricity used, and hence the cost of
    your lighting bill. The table above shows variations in running costs for lighting systems using different globes to produce the same amount of light.

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  • How can we save energy ?

    It is important to save energy because most of the energy we use comes from fossil fuels. If we use up all our fossil fuels, there will not be any left for people to use in the future. It would be impossible to stop using energy. But we can try to use less. Here is a list of things you can do to save energy.

    To save energy for heating and cooling:

    You can save energy in your home or apartment in many ways. First, you need to find out how much energy you use. One way is to look at your family’s utility bill each month. Second, ask your parents or utility company to do an energy survey or audit of your home. This will tell you exactly where you can save energy.

    Wear a sweatshirt or other warm clothing indoors when it is cold, so your parents will not have to turn the furnace up so high. Wear fewer clothes indoors when it is hot, so your parents will not have to run the air conditioner as much.

    To save electricity:
    Turn off all the lights when you leave a room. Ask your parents to replace your regular light bulbs with special lights called “compact fluorescent lights.” They use about a fourth of the energy of regular light bulbs. To save the most energy, install them in light fixtures that are on for several hours at a time, such as lamps used for reading. Turn off the TV, radio, and computer when you are through using them. To save gasoline: Ride the bus to school.
    Walk or ride your bike to school or to visit friends. Share rides with friends to afterschool activities and Saturday games.

    To save energy used to make products: Reduce. Reuse. Recycle!
    Reduce Buy products without much packaging and wrapping. Reuse Share your clothes and toys with others after you outgrow them. Recycle
    Recycle newspapers. Paper made from recycled paper uses about one-third less energy than paper made from raw materials. Recycle glass bottles and jars. Glass made from recycled glass also uses about one-third less energy than glass made from raw materials. Recycle steel and aluminum cans and aluminum foil. Aluminum cans made from recycled aluminum use 90% less energy than aluminum made from raw materials. Buy products made of recycled
    material. Look for the recycle mark—three arrows that make a circle—on the package.

    Activities
    Here are some activities you can do to help save energy. Choose ones that you can do yourself or with your family and friends.

    Count how many light bulbs you use in your home. Ask your parents to replace some of them with compact fluorescent bulbs.

    Make a list of all the car trips your family takes in a week. At the end of the week, look at the list. Which trips could your family have combined? Which trips could your family have avoided by walking or riding a bike?

    Do a science project on a renewable energy fuel. See the Source List for ideas. Visit a recycling center. Find out where the recycled materials go.
    If you don’t already, start recycling at home. A good place to start is with newspapers, aluminium and steel cans, glass bottles and jars, and plastic soda and milk containers. Go to the library and read about more ways to save energy. Tell your friends how to save energy.

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  • We use a lot of energy to heat and cool our homes. We burn fuel in our furnaces or boilers for heat. We also burn fuel to heat water for our baths and showers.

    Large utility companies use energy to make electricity. These companies usually burn fossil fuels, such as coal, to make electricity. But burning fossil fuels causes air pollution that damages our environment.

    We use electricity to power our lights, TVs and radios, refrigerators and washing machines, air conditioners, and sometimes our stoves and clothes dryers.

    We use energy to run our cars. Most cars use a form of oil called gasoline to make them run. Our cars can go a lot farther on a gallon of gasoline than they could 20 years ago. But now we drive more cars and drive them more often than we did 20 years ago!

    Factories use energy to make food, furniture, clothes, and toys. Factories also make paper, which we use a lot of every day. You use paper in school. And all your books are made from paper.

    Some products are made of fossil fuels. For example, some plastics are made from oil. Most of the time, we use plastic products once and then throw them away.

    Factories use a lot of energy to make packaging. Almost everything we buy comes in a package. For example, cereal comes in boxes made of cardboard, a kind of paper. In fact, about half of all the paper made in the United States is used for packaging.

    Many soft drinks and fruit juices come in cans or bottles. It takes a lot of energy to make steel and aluminum cans and glass bottles.

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  • Heating System Problems

    If your present home heating system is costing too much to operate, is in poor condition, or if you are planning to buy a new home, you are probably considering your heating options. About 60 percent of the energy required to run the average home is used for space heating. One of the most important projects you will undertake as a homeowner, along with insulating and air sealing, is choosing, changing or modifying your heating system. A wise decision about heating can significantly reduce the cost of running your home and make it more comfortable. Some impressive improvements have been made in heating systems in recent years, and there is a wide range of good equipment on the market.

    You will be using your new or improved heating system for a long time, so it’s important to do your homework before you make a choice. It’s worth taking the time now to ensure that you make the best choice for your situation. You should thoroughly investigate all your options first.
    These days, however, your options may be quite bewildering because of the wide range of equipment and energy sources available. It will be useful whether you are installing a system in a new home, replacing a system in an existing home or simply considering upgrading your present system.

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  • Heating it up with Electricity

    Energy Efficiency

    Electric space heating equipment that uses electric resistance heating is typically 100 per cent efficient because all of the electrical energy used is converted into heat and there are no combustion losses through the chimney.Fuel-burning systems (natural gas, oil, propane, wood) lose heat for various reasons: transient operation, cold start-up,incomplete combustion, heat carried away in the combustion gases, and warm house air that is drawn up the chimney.

    The extent of these heat losses determines the efficiency of the furnace or boiler, given as a percentage indicating the amount of original heat that actually warms the house. Steady-state efficiency measures the maximum efficiency the furnace or boiler achieves after it has been running long
    enough to reach its peak operating temperature. This is an important standardized testing procedure that is also used by a serviceperson when adjusting the heating system, but the figure it provides is not the efficiency the equipment will achieve in actual use over the course of a heating season.

    This is much like the difference between the fuel consumption figures published for cars and the actual consumption the car will achieve in its day-to-day performance. Seasonal efficiency takes into consideration not only normal operating losses, but also the fact that most heating equipment rarely runs long enough to reach its steady-state efficiency temperature, particularly during the milder weather at the beginning and at the end of the heating season. This figure, known as the Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE), is most useful to a homeowner, because it is a good indication of how much annual heating costs will be reduced by improving existing equipment or replacing it with a higher efficiency unit.

    All types of heating systems come complete with their own jargon. If you are heating with electricity or are considering it, the better you understand the electric heating jargon, the better equipped you will be to make a wise heating system choice. The text box “Coming to Terms with Electricity”
    presents some of the basics.

    Coming to Terms with Electricity

    Measuring up
    Here are some common terms you will come across while exploring the option of heating with electricity. watt (W) – The watt is the basic unit of measurement for electric power. The heating capacity of electric heating systems is usually expressed in kilowatts (kW). One kW equals 1000 watts.
    kilowatt hour (kWh) – One kWh is the amount of electric energy supplied by one kW of power over a one-hour period. When converted to heat in an electric resistance heating element,one kilowatt an hour produces 3.6 megajoules (MJ) or 3412 British Thermal Units (Btu) of heat.

    ampere (A) – Electric flow is called current and is expressed in amperes. The short form is A, although amp is also used.

    volt (V) – A volt is the basic unit of measurement for voltage or potential difference. Voltage causes an electric current to flow.

    Putting it all together
    A watt is the power you get when one volt of potential difference pushes one ampere of current. Expressed mathematically
    Wattage = voltage x amperes (W = V x A)

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  • Some energy-saving solutions are ridiculously easy — so easy, in fact, that you may not have thought of them. Or if you did think of them, you
    may have thought that easy is the equivalent of ineffective. Au contraire. This chapter offers ways you can become more energy-efficient with very little
    work and little, if any, cost.

    Turn Down the Thermostat
    Lower the temperature in your home in the winter and raise it in the summer. Consider that most humans who have lived on Earth throughout the course
    of history have not even had access to air-conditioning, and heating was spotty at best. They survived just fine. So can you.

    Close Doors and Dampers
    Close the fireplace damper when the fireplace is not in use. If you don’t, the warm air (which you’ve paid for in your heating bills) just gets sucked out
    the chimney. It’s amazing how many people don’t do this, and it’s easy. Just make it a habit. You can also close off unused rooms and unused ducts. At a minimum, close the doors — even better, close the register.

    Lower the Temp on Your Water Heater
    You can save a lot of money by simply lowering the temperature on your domestic water heater. Most homes have the temperature set too high; 113°F
    is hot enough.


    Use Your Microwave

    If you need hot water, use your microwave oven instead of using the stove or letting the water run from the tap until it’s hot enough to satisfy you. The microwave uses a lot less energy than the stove, and filling the water pipes with hot water from heater to tap just to get a cup doesn’t make much sense.

    The microwave is a more efficient alternative for most cooking chores, too. Steaming vegetables, warming leftovers — even boiling water — takes less
    energy in a microwave than it does on a stove top or in an oven. Using the microwave also reduces the amount of heat that gets released into the
    room — definitely a consideration during the hot months when you’re trying to stay cool

    Clear Kids’ Toys Out of Radiator Vents
    Many radiator vents have obstructions on the inside. Kids drop their toys; animals drop their toys; that remote controller you can’t find has fallen down
    in there. Or maybe a chunk of carpet fell in when you were remodeling. All you have to do is pull the vent cover off, get a flashlight, bend over, and look down inside. Removing obstructions makes a huge difference in the efficiency of the HVAC operation, and makes the room much more comfortable to boot.

    Use Warm or Cold Water instead of Hot
    By simply using warm or cold water instead of hot, you can increase your
    energy efficiency and save money:
    Wash clothes in cold water. Using warm or cold water in your washing machine can save quite a bit of energy. About 75 percent of the time you
    don’t need hot water. Although this may not work for the dirtiest loads, it works just fine for most. Detergents especially made for cold-water
    washing help, too. So give it a try, and see what comes of it. The worst that can happen is you have to run the clothes through again on a hotter
    cycle. But you’ll probably find that most of the time it doesn’t matter.

    Flush the garbage disposer with cold rather than hot water. The problem here is that most of the time when you turn your hot water on, you
    have to wait awhile for the hot water to arrive from the water heater. During this time, hot water is actually filling up the pipes between the
    heater and your disposer. This heat is then wasted. Even worse, in the summertime it ends up warming your home. If your air conditioner is on,
    it has to work harder. You lose in every way.

    Lock Closed Windows
    Leaks in your home’s envelope are one of the biggest causes of inefficiencies, and can cost quite a bit of money in terms of energy bills. If you simply
    lock your windows and doors when you close them, you’ll improve the seal. Granted, this isn’t a real big deal, but every little bit helps.

    Do All Your Laundry at Once
    Never do a partial load of laundry; it wastes energy. Fill up the machine. Even if the machine has a switch that adjusts for smaller loads, it isn’t nearly as energy-efficient as washing a full load. Always dry loads consecutively in your clothes dryer to take advantage of residual heat. When your dryer is cold, it takes a considerable amount of heat just to warm the machine up.

    Clean the dryer filter before every load. Doing so is easy and makes a huge difference in terms of energy consumption.

    Skip the Dishwasher Drying Cycle
    Believe it or not, you don’t have to use the drying cycle on your dishwasher. Your clean dishes will dry very nicely, thank you, if you simply open the
    machine up, especially in the summer.

    When it’s very hot, use a fan to exhaust the humidity out of a nearby open window. Aim the fan out the window so that the humidity is sucked right out as soon as possible.


    Plant a Tree Where It Counts

    For around $30, you can buy a small deciduous tree in healthy, vigorous condition. Plant it in front of your big picture window so that it shades the summertime sun and allows for sunshine in the winter. Depending on how fast the tree grows, payback is between five and ten years,
    which may not be rapid but is one of the best ways to increase your energy efficiency. You can’t do any better than planting a tree in your yard.

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  • Deciding for a Garden

    So, you have decided to grow a garden. Congratulations! A garden, whether it is a flower garden or a vegetable garden, has many benefits – and it is so easy to do!

    If you have decided to grow fruits or vegetables with your garden, you will be pleasantly surprised by how much better the food tastes when you grow it yourself. Not only can you enjoy vine-ripened goodies that have the added flavor only nature can provide, you will also have the satisfaction of knowing that you grew your fruit and veggies on your own. And, don’t forget, it is convenient and pleasurable to have a variety of tasty treats growing in your own backyard.

    A flower garden provides you with a magnificent retreat where you can relax after a stressful day. Similarly, it adds beauty and value to your home when done right. Not only that, you can actually take care of problematic areas in your yard with a little creativity and a few flowers, shrubs, and trees.

    Whether you are planting a flower garden or a vegetable garden, you will discover that one of the great satisfactions of gardening is just getting out there and getting your hands dirty. Gardening is a great activity for reducing anxiety and reducing stress as you feel yourself getting closer to nature.

    Yet, you might be asking yourself: How do I start a garden? What do I need to have in order to grow a garden? Are there any tricks of the trade I should know? Is it costly? How do I maintain my garden once I get it started? Will it take all of my time? With this easy gardening guide, you will discover the answers to these questions and to many more – before you know it, you will be out there putting your green thumb to work!

    Choosing a Locatiton
    The first thing you will need to consider when planning a garden is the location. If you will be planting a vegetable garden, you will likely need to choose a location that receives a great deal of sunlight. This is because most vegetables require eight hours or more of sunlight in order to grow properly and to form strong roots and stems.

    Getting Enough Sun for Your Vegetable Garden
    Since you will need a great deal of sunlight for your vegetable garden, you should never plant it next to large trees that will cast shadows throughout the day. Similarly, it is generally best not avoid planting a vegetable garden right next to a building or a home. The shadow cast by the home can prevent adequate sunlight from reaching your garden. If you aren’t sure about a specific area, take a day to monitor the position of the sun and the shade it produces in the area you are considering for your garden. You don’t need to stand out there all day! Rather, check on the area once per hour in order to get an idea of how much sunlight the area receives.

    Making the Garden Spot Suit Your Flowers
    If you are planting a flower garden, you have a bit more flexibility when it comes to the amount of sunlight your garden needs to receive. This is because there are flowers that love shade, flowers that love sun, and flowers that love everything in between. If you have already looked at different types of flowers and have your heart set on certain ones, however, you will need to plan the location of your garden accordingly.

    Most nurseries include tags with their flowers that describe the ideal growing conditions for the flower, including the amount of sunlight it
    requires. Look at the tag to determine if the flowers you like require shade, partial shade, partial sun, or full sun. If you notice that all of
    the flowers you have selected require shade, such as the Hosta and the Lily of the Valley

    This might be beneath a tree or even under a balcony or porch. If, on the other hand, the flowers you selected enjoy full sun, you will need to select a location that requires a great deal of sunlight during the day. You may discover that you enjoy a mixed bag of flowers. For example, some may prefer partial shade while others prefer full sun.In this case, you might need to choose a couple different locations and two or more gardens. Or, you will have to decide which type of flower you would like to specialize in. In general, there are more flowers to choose from if you decide to go with those requiring full sun to partial sun. On the other hand, full shade and partial shade flowers are often easier to care for.

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  • Whats so Great about Duravit

    Duravit is well know bathroom manufacturer since a decade. It was establised in 1817 and manufacturing bathroom since last 200 years. One of the best brands in our life today for bathrooms

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  • Whirlpool Baths

    Whirlpool baths are fantastically popular at the moment. As there are lots of whirlpool baths available in the market today. But before you are buying whirlpool bath tubs you should always buy a bath that will fit in your budget. In Earlier times whirlpool baths and jacuzzi baths were expensive and were only found in 5 star or 7 star hotels. Whirlpool baths comes in different sizes, shapes and comes with different jet options that generate bubles in the bath and gives a complete relaxation to your body after a stressfull day.

    You should also keep in mind all this bath consumes a lot of water and electricity. Another factor that you should consider when buying whirlpool is your heater. You must make sure it is large enough to fill about 2 / 3 of your hot tub with warm water.

    But there are benefits of whirlpool baths as well. Whirlpool baths are best for relaxation and makes you stress free after a stressful day. One of the best sites for whirlpool bath is QS Supplies. THere are variety of option of whirlpool baths listed at QS Supplies where you can find a variety of baths with different size and different Jets. Give yourself the best.

    Whirlpool Baths

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    I was browing the internet to purchase bathroom mirrors and i visited one of my favourite site QS Supplies for bathroom mirrors. They have got excellent range of bathroom mirrors with Demista pads and bathroom mirrors with chrome lights. With Chrome Lights frosted borders there is a wide range of bathroom mirrors you can select

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  • High tech radiators are beautiful, practical and no longer need to be expensive. The simple white space exudes luxury but won’t break your budget. Modern warmth at old fashioned price. Available in number of finishes including chrome, stainless steel or white, there are plenty of options to choose. So now you can relish getting out of bath as much as getting in.

    Chrome Heated Towel Rails

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    Heated Towel Warmers
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    Stainless Steel Towel Rails
    Bathroom Towel Rails
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  • Designer Bathroom Radiators

    Designer Bathroom Radiators

    Some Victorian cast-iron radiators were highly decorative, and in the 1970s, artistic styles couldn’t stop themselves waggishly jazzing up ribbed, press-panel radiators with patterns such as piano keys. But such whimsy was stamped out by modernist designer modernist design principles. “Efficiency becoming paramount,” says Stephen Newby, who is developing a Lilo Shaped Radiator, Pillow in polished stainless steel, for Bisque, another known radiator company known for its designs. “My aim is to bring a tactile, organic quality to clinical modern materials”

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  • Bathroom Walk in shower

    Walk in Showers

    As a walk in showers can fit into a floor area of only 45sqcm, you may well be able to fit a separate shower cubicle or wet room and screens can be made to fit uncomfortable spaces. At the very least, you can fit a electric or sports shower at the end of your bath. As showers uses about a third less water than a bath, your bills can be reduced as you’ll need less energy to heat the water.

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  • Apart from acting and singing these celebs are also writing. The latest trend in Hollywood is starting blogs. Not only actors, but musicians and even talk show hosts like Rosie O’Donnell have started posting blogs on the Internet. Here’s looking at some of the interesting ones

    Britney Blog

    Where: http://www.britneyspears.com
    About what: Britney’s official website has become a blog of sorts of late. Since the singers emotional breakdown, Spears has been posting thank you messages and updating them on the work in progress on her new album. The site has been promising fans a new blog and a portal for the longest time !

    Excerpt: apologize to the pap for a stunt that was done 4 months ago regarding an umbrella. I was preparing my character for a role in a movie where the husband never plays his part so they switch places accidentally.

    I take all my roles very seriously and got a little carried away. Unfortunately I didn’t get the part.

    Britney is asking her most die-hard fans for some assistance in order to name her upcoming album.

    Possible Album Titles:

    1 Omg is Like Lindsay Lohan Like Okay Like

    2 What if the Joke is on You

    3 Down boy

    4 Integrity

    5 Dignity

    John Mayer
    John Mayer

    http://www.johnmayer.com/blog#377
    About what: Am part of his official website and easily one of the most intellectual of all celeb blogs, American singer John Mayer’s online scratch book is a must read.

    The singer not only talks about serious stuff like global warming and wildlife conservation but also recommends readers what they should listen to

    Excerpt: I was listening to Jimi Hendrix in the car today — which in Los Angeles means that I spent a lot of time listening to Jimi Hendrix today -when, to paraphrase the movie White Men Can’t Jump, I stopped listening and started hearing Jimi.

    I was zoning out to one of the many CDs cobbled together from studio outtakes when I began to wonder how Hendrix could play guitar for so long and still manage to keep me interested. His extended jams sometimes stretched out for longer than ten minutes, and still it all seemed necessary.

    (‘Jam’ doesn’t really describe Hendrix’s playing because it suggests something of less worth than he was actually engaged in.)

    Bollywood celebs with blogs
    John Abraham

    Where: http://www.johnabraham.com/content/category/9/28/46/

    About what: Though he isn’t a regular poster, John has a series of write ups on his website.

    The actor’s last post talks about his experience for shooting his film Goal in London. Apart from himself the site also lets registered fans post scraps on his blogs.

    Bipasha Basu

    Where: http://bipashabasunet.com/cms/diary/

    About what: Bipasha’s official webiste has an online diary where she posts whatever thoughts are going in her mind. Her latest rant is over the media’s coverage of her alleged kiss with soccer star Ronaldo.

    Aamir Khan

    Where: http://www.lagaandvd.com/blog.php

    About what: Started to promote the launch of Lagaan DVDs, Aamir has been religiously posting on his blog. Answering fans queries, writing about his favourite movies and updating readers about his forthcoming projects, this is one of the most active blogs of a Bollywood actor

    Western House and Japanese House

    Japnased House
    Japanese House
    if we look at ancient Egyptian hieroglyps used to depict a house and entrance, we will see that that hieroglyps focus upon the walls. Perhaps this reflects the way in which buildings were constructed there - by building up from the foundation. This empasis on the walls, which was to influence the evolution. This emphasis on walls, which was to influence the evolution of Western architecture, presumably developed from the need to provide a comfortable interior sheltered from the harsh climate.

    If we look at the Japanese writing system, based on the characters borrowed from th Chinese, we will see that the characters for house and other buildings all contain the topmost element, the roof. This reflects the Japanse process of housing contruction - erecting a wood outer frame and covering it with a roof before making the inner walls. This emphasis on the roof may have developed as a result if the requirment that houses offer shelter from the rain while permitting cross ventilation in the hot and humid summer of Japan. In this way we can find a major conceptual diffence between Western and Japanse attituted toward Architecture.

    The Physical division of space in a timber-framed Japanese house chracteristically occurs after the foof is raised, unlike the traditional Western Method of building in stone, where the walls separating, each room are built first and the roof put in place afterward, creating in the end a whole of separte spatial units. The interface between interior and exterior is also differnt. In Masonry contruction, a solid wall separted inside and out and is strucurally important, so that few openings are pemitted. Wood Frame construction in Japan on the other hand, requires no enclosure betwen the supporting posts and, with the use of movable partitions, it is possible at any time top open interior and exterior spaces to each other. This style of wood construction

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  • lagaan dvd

    Everyone knows that Aamir Khan has started a blog which gives a chance to catch the media-shy actor in all his unreserved glory.

    Aamir writes random posts on what he’s been upto and even makes it a point to answer question and comments from fans from all over the world (though it would be impossible for him to answer every one of the hundreds he gets!).

    So what’s Aamir been up to lately? From his last post, we can tell you the following: Aamir hasn’t watched Jiah Khan’s Nishabd but has signed her for the Hindi remake of Ghajini, he’s watched Memento (on which Ghajini is based) but didn’t understand it one bit, he wants the readers of his blog to come up with the title for the Hindi remake, and he recently bumped into Rajnikant on a flight.

    For more on the actor, log onto www.lagaandvd.com/blog

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