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  Arbor Day and FSC: “It’s a Good Thing!”

  The last Friday of April is Arbor Day. It’s a good time to remember that we cut lots of trees for everything from furniture and paper to lumber for housing. As needs increase, we use up trees...

  • Posted July 28, 2014
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  Dimming Outdoor Lights

  Henry Winkler of “Happy Days” was born in 1945. As the “Fonz,” he was a showman in his own right! He was always cool, and made the girls sigh. To make happy days even happier, he just...

  • Posted July 27, 2014
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  Design and Decorate with Lighting

  The Eiffel Tower was dedicated in 1889 in Paris, the city of lights. Paris is known for it’s clever use of illumination to create breathtaking views and dazzling sights. If you’ve got a drab room that needs...

  • Posted July 27, 2014
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  Compact Fluorescent Tips

  Thomas Edison, who invented the incandescent light bulb, was born in 1847. Today, his invention is being replaced by compact fluorescent bulbs that use less electricity and last much longer. That’s where knowledge of these wonder bulbs...

  • Posted July 27, 2014
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  Protect Your Electronics

  The U.S. Weather Bureau was created in 1870, but their big ribbon-cutting ceremony was cancelled due to a huge rainstorm. Even pros get caught off-guard with regard to weather. That’s why you, and all your high-tech electronics,...

  • Posted July 27, 2014
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  Circuit Breaker Signals

  Samuel Morse was born in 1791. Fifty years later, he invented dashes and dots that spanned continents, reached across oceans and communicated with ships at sea. Those doing electrical work need communication, too, to know what’s happening...

  • Posted July 27, 2014
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  Buy LED Bulbs and Save

  Want to see better and save money at the same time? We have an “enlightening” suggestion. Go LED. That’s right, LED. LED lights have come of age and are made to fit right where your old CFL...

  • Posted July 27, 2014
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  Repainting the Home Exterior A-Z

  A fresh coat of paint applied to the exterior of the house will do more to improve its “curb appeal”, and hence its value, than any other single improve­ment that one can make. Additionally, a coat of...

  • Posted July 27, 2014
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  FAST FIXES FOR FLOOR SQUEAKS

  Remember the scene in the movie PSYCHO where Anthony Perkins quietly tiptoed across the bathroom – much to the surprise of an unsuspecting Janet Leigh? Can you do that in your house? Probably not if the floor...

  • Posted July 27, 2014
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  GETTING ON TRACK WITH TRACK LIGHTING

  In the days before the electric light bulb, kerosene and gas fueled lanterns were the only source of artificial lighting. While these can’t compare to the effectiveness of today’s more modern electric lighting systems, their charm and...

  • Posted July 27, 2014
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