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Represent Your Love Well with Tungsten Carbide Rings

1
Apr
posted by Mike               filed under Shopping

If you’re like me, you wouldn’t expect your marriage to fail. A wedding is the ultimate symbol of faithfulness and dedication. Play as much as you’d like as a single person but when you’re married, you’re essentially growing up and committing yourself romantically to one person in a ceremony associated with permanence. And in that spirit of dedication, why not consider a ring made to last and retain its brilliance over any other ring available on the market?

Tungsten is the 74th element on the Periodic Table of elements. One of the interesting qualities of tungsten is that in order to bring the element to a boil, you would need to be on the surface of the sun. Tungsten is naturally dense and when paired with a variety of allows, like steel and carbon, is one of the most durable elements around. Once alloyed, tungsten carbide can be formed to make the most impressive tungsten carbide rings, bracelets and watches. They can be polished carefully to a brilliant sheen that can be maintained through the grittiness and abuse of daily wear.

The hardness of tungsten carbide (7.5 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness) creates a scratch-proof surface that will protect your investment from dulling. Every other precious material will show visible signs of wear even hours after first putting it on, but tungsten carbide will hold up to daily wear flawlessly. So if you’re getting married, let the physical symbol of your love be as enduring and shine as brilliantly as you want your marriage to be.

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Should You Buy a Swamp Cooler or a Portable AC Unit?

31
Mar
posted by Mike               filed under Shopping

The difference is all in the climate. Is there humidity where you live or is it dry as a bone? A swamp cooler cools the environment by adding humidity to the air and a portable AC unit draws the moisture out of the air. Swamp coolers supply fresh air but can only offer incremental cooling effects while portable AC units perform well in closed environments where the air can be circulated.

A swamp coolor utilizes the evaporation process to cool so if you live in a dry climate with low humidity, a swamp cooler would be perfect. A swamp cooler is comprised of a boxed frame with a centrifugal fan and water-soaked pads. The hot air is pushed through the fan and pads and helps lower the temperature by as much as 20 degrees. A swamp cooler uses as much as 75% less electricity than AC units because evaporation uses less energy than the refrigeration cycle.

Portable AC units are a good cooling option that doesn’t require permanent installation. You can move them from room to room, hence the “portable” aspect of them. The unit cools via a condenser coil and expels heat via an exhaust hose. This cooling cycle causes condensation out of the air, which makes a portable AC unit perfect for humid climates.

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A/C Weather is Here to Stay

25
Mar
posted by Mike               filed under Shopping

For those who live in a building with limited window space or where regular room air conditioners are prohibited, portable air conditioners are the perfect solution. Portable AC units do not require permanent installation and thus, can be easily moved from room to room. They are ideal for adding quick supplemental cooling or spot cooling for smaller rooms in the house, such as the bedroom, living room, computer room or home office. Some of the more energy-efficient larger models can easily handle larger spaces.

Portable AC units prove especially versatile because they can be used for multiple purposes. In addition to cooling down areas, portable AC units also act as a dehumidifier and many units also feature built-in heaters and air purifiers for year-round use and refreshing clean, purified air. They are extremely energy efficient because they are used to cool a specific area, not a whole building, like central air does.

Portable AC units utilize the refrigeration cycle and a coolant to produce a cooling effect. The AC unit itself is made up of a boxed frame and an exhaust hose that expels the hot air. When a portable AC unit cools the air, moisture is removed from the air and therefore needs to be emptied from the unit or it will overflow. The condensation can be removed by emptying the bucket or tray periodically or by installing a window adapter kit, which allows the evaporated water to be exhausted through a main venting hose, and through a window, drop ceiling, or wall. A window adapter kit keeps the venting hose in place and provides insulation to the partially opened window, drop ceiling, or wall.

Portable ACs are an excellent choice for cooling down your space. They require minimal installation, are portable, multi-functional, energy-efficient, and affordable.

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AngelBeds takes on Charitable Giving during the Holidays

23
Mar
posted by Mike               filed under Shopping

Companies have taken to using charity to help further their marketing reach. This past holiday season, AngelBeds, the manufacturer and supplier of NASA-developed visco elastic memory foam mattresses similar to Tempur-Pedic® mattresses, donated $1.00 to the charity Toys for Tots for every new email address added to their email subscription database.

Toys for Tots is a foundation created by the U.S. Marine Corps for the purpose of providing toys to impoverished children during the holiday season. The program helps raise funds so that financially disadvantaged children can receive some much-needed hope in their lives through the act of receiving a new toy at Christmas – a hope that will help them develop into responsible, productive and patriotic citizens. In the 63 years Toys for Tots has been around, it has distributed over 400 million toys to more than 188 million children.

In seeing an opportunity to donate to Toys for Tots and at the same time increasing their email membership, AngelBed’s has also helped influence their brand reputation through acts of compassion such as this Toys for Tots campaign. By making their variety of customers part of such a beneficial campaign, AngelBeds is really living up to their name by helping the customer to sleep better at night in more ways than one.

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18 Firefox Add-Ons that Help You Save Money

22
Mar
posted by Mr.404               filed under Lists, Shopping, Software

Let’s face it, times are tough and every penny counts. Instead of just money saving websites, here is a list of 18 Firefox Add-Ons that will help save you money on a daily basis.

  1. Listia – This is an auction site where everything is free; instead of cash, people use credits to get free stuff. The idea is to give away the stuff you don’t want any more and get stuff you do want for free. The more stuff you give away, the more credits you get. Then use those credits to get new things for free. Use this firefox add-on to help sort through all the free stuff on Listia.com.
  2. InvisibleHand — This handy extension will act like its namesake and point you to better deals whenever you shop online. A discreet notification will pop up if the InvisibleHand extension finds a lower price in its database of over 100 different online retailers from the US, UK, and Germany. With information from major shopping sites like Amazon, Wal-Mart and Sears, InvisibleHand will help you find the best deals and save a ton of money in the process.
  3. Offer Assistant — Tired of hunting down those discount and coupon codes when you shop online? The Offer Assistant is here to bring the offers to you! The extension helpfully includes any promo information regarding your item in your Google, Bing, and Yahoo! search results. Could it be any more convenient?
  4. Advanced Travel — Traveling can get really expensive, and so people spend hours upon hours trying to find the best travel deals online. Advanced Travel makes things a lot simpler by displaying search results for the most popular travel websites. The extension’s engine reads your IP address to find out what area you’re in, and will alter the search results accordingly. (more…)
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Keep Cool in Heat with Efficient Portable Air Conditioners

17
Mar
posted by Mike               filed under Shopping

It’s hard to fault changes in climate when you live in beautiful and sunny Southern California, when the extent of winter is warm weather (by the rest of the world’s standards) peppered with a couple rainy days here and there. Right now, I’m enjoying some of the most beautiful weather ever and it is only mid-March. But truth is things do tend to heat up rather quickly in California. When the heat turns up here, it turns up real high real fast. A good way to keep cool efficiently is to get a portable air conditioner.

Portable air conditioners are a great alternative to central air conditioning because they don’t require permanent installation, help you save energy and lower humidity levels in your home. Portable air conditioners work like traditional air conditioners; they produce a cooling effect from a refrigeration cycle and a coolant like Freon. A portable AC unit consists of a boxed frame that holds both the cold and hot sides of the unit and an exhaust hose designed to blow out the air. The unit cools the air, water is removed and the water is then used to cool the actual unit.

Portable air conditioning units are perfect for homes that can’t accommodate central air conditioning or regular window unit air conditioners. They’re portable and don’t require any sort of permanent installation. The technology behind the refrigeration cycle produces a natural dehumidification effect, making use of them in humid climates ideal. A lot of portable air conditioners are also heaters and air purifiers so they can be used year-round.

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Sleep Soundly on an AngelBed

11
Mar
posted by Mike               filed under Shopping

It’s important to get a good night’s rest if you want to be alert and productive the following day. Your sleep environment plays an important role in the process, oftentimes being the deciding factor with your sleep is fitful or deep. AngelBeds, a manufacturer of NASA-developed higher density foam sleep systems comparable to Tempur-Pedic® memory sleep systems, has a product that can’t be beat in terms of comfort and value.

AngelBeds offers all customers free shipping both ways on its state-of-the-art mattresses equipped with ANGEL-HD™ foam. Coupled with AngelBeds’ existing 90 day risk free trial, 20 year warranty and low price guarantee, this deal can’t be beat. You can try the top-of-the-line HD foam with virtually no risk at all. The price differential from Tempur-Pedic’s products is immense, oftentimes hundreds if not even thousands of dollars less than the brand name.

You don’t have to break the bank to get the sleep experience that wellness professionals are raving about. This revolutionary technology relieves pressure & stress while conforming to every single contour on your body – almost as if you’re lying on a cloud. Try it out, risk free and you’ll never consider another type of mattress again.

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Get More Green with Tankless Water Heaters

9
Mar
posted by Mike               filed under Shopping

See what I did there? Get more green (a.k.a more cash in your pocket) by purchasing a tankless water heater, and count yourself as a proponent of energy awareness at the same time. Consumer Reports said, “Heating water accounts for up to 30 percent of the average home’s energy budget”. By installing a tankless water heater in your home, your water heating can be 40% more energy efficient and help you save in the long run.

Though there is a steep initial investment (prices range from hundreds to thousands of dollars depending on the size and need), you’ll save a lot in the long run as your house in general becomes more energy efficient. Tankless water heaters, also known as continuous flow, flash, inline, instantaneous, on-demand or instant-on water heaters, provide an instant hot water source whenever and wherever you need it. The water is heated as it flows through the unit by either an electric element or a gas burner. Tankless water heaters don’t retain any water so it avoids the energy cost of keeping a stockpile of water hot for standby use. You can choose to install smaller tankless water heaters at each point of use or a larger tankless water heater that can provide hot water for the whole house.

Research and estimate to see if a tankless water heater is a plausible solution for energy retention your home. Especially in Southern California, where energy use is such an issue, installing a tankless water heater will do wonders in reducing your energy output and help benefit the environment at the same time.

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Inlayed Tungsten Rings Versatile and Beautiful

4
Mar
posted by Mike               filed under Shopping

There’s a simple beauty to be found in purchasing a tungsten carbide ring, inlaid with your favorite precious metal to provide you with the color and pizzazz you might want in your jewelry. Tungsten, a relatively new option in the jewelry making industry, has many benefits that will leave you completely satisfied with your purchase, including:

1. Versatility. Diamond-tipped tools, like the ones that are used to initially shape the tungsten ring in the first place, cut stylistic grooves into the ring and another substance can be placed within the groove to add flair to the tungsten ring. Precious metals such as gold, silver and platinum inlayed within a tungsten carbide ring is a perfect combination of beauty and strength.

2. Durability. Tungsten is four times harder than titanium. A tungsten ring is virtually indestructible and manufacturers stand by that fact by offering a lifetime guarantee against bending, scratching or tarnishing.

3. Luxurious Feel. Tungsten rings give you that smooth yet heavy feel you’re looking for when you want something that you know will last a long time and not be easily misplaced. The smooth, heavy feel of a tungsten carbide ring is both luxurious and unforgettable.

4. Hypoallergenic. The problem with a lot of precious metals is that you might be allergic to everything but the purest form of them, which means if you want a ring, bracelet or necklace you can wear daily, you need to shell out more money to make sure your body won’t reject the compound. Tungsten carbide rings sidestep this issue because they’re hypoallergenic at the core and won’t give you any surprise allergic reactions. Make sure you purchase the pure tungsten rings that aren’t mixed with cobalt as the cheaper compound can cause a reaction.

With this much to look forward to in a tungsten carbide ring of your choice, get your hands on a tungsten ring now and see what the hype is all about.

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Regulating an Uncomfortably Dry Environment

2
Mar
posted by Mike               filed under Shopping

Growing up on the East coast and moving to California, I’ve experienced the extremes of moisture in an environment. I grew up in humidity, where the summers were thick and heavy with moisture in the air and everything you wore or touched was sticky and uncomfortable, and I’ve spent the last seven years of my life in the dryness of Southern California. You could say I’ve tasted the best of both worlds and if I had to voice a preference, I would prefer the more-bearable dryness of Southern California.

Dryness might be the easier pill to swallow but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its consequences. Dry air can affect you physically by drying up your skin, cracking your lips and even giving you a sore throat and the dry air can affect your home by cracking your paint and furniture, peeling your wallpaper and generating unwanted static electricity. If you’re looking for a way to make your living space more comfortable, you’ll have to get your hands on a trusty humidifier.

There are three types of humidifiers that are popular: steaming humidifiers, wick humidifiers and ultrasonic humidifiers. Steaming humidifiers boil water in the unit to release a warm vapor to balance the moisture in the air. The boiled water is free of any harmful bacterium or minerals in the water so you can use tap water and save money with a steaming humidifier. Wick humidifiers absorb water into a mesh or sponge-like material and evaporate the water by fan. Wick humidifiers are useful because as the humidity in the air increases, the evaporation rate will naturally slow so you don’t have to regulate the humidity yourself. Ultrasonic humidifiers produce the balancing vapor by using ultrasonic vibration on the water. These types of humidifiers don’t add heat to the room and are almost completely silent. They require distilled water because they disperse the minerals within tap water, which has health risks.

Consider the different humidifiers and you’ll quickly be able to tell the difference. Maintain a relative humidity level between 30%-50% in your home and your lips, skin, wallpaper, paint and furniture will thank you!

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