Lol (Laugh Out Loud) Oct 14, 2008
Neighbour Christine Williams told police that the men kept "strange hours" and always kept all the blinds and curtains shut apart from a small gap at an upstairs window. Mrs Williams said she saw a lightcoloured Mercedes parked in the pair's driveway shortly before the attempted London bombings. (Glasgow Daily Record)
New machine prints sheets of light Oct 14, 2008
GE imagines putting OLEDs on the inside of window blinds -- pull them down, light them up, and you have light streaming from the window, even at night. You could even make OLED wallpaper, since the material is flexible. (CNN -- Tech)
COLUMN: Discombobulated? Get outside and blow the stink off Oct 10, 2008
Oh, the cat has gotten into the window blinds. she said, obviously exasperated. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Ask Mi-Ling: Windows reflect your home's soul; choose wisely Oct 8, 2008
I am one of those folks who open the blinds the first thing in the morning and let the sun shine in. My love for natural light comes from this - it feeds my spirit and lifts me up, gets me ready for the day. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
10 best new restaurants Oct 6, 2008
Overlooking the arcade is a pocket-sized cafe for casual breakfasts and lunches, while inside the large dining room the venetian blinds are drawn on a softly lit space of exposed brick, dark carpet, timber and leather banquettes, overseen by an impeccable and smartly attired floor team. Pendolino, named after a small olive variety, is chef Nino Zoccali's ode to olive oil. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Drugs found in sock of inmate (953) Oct 3, 2008
In a break-in at a house on West Avenue, Hamlet, someone did 20 damage to blinds in a window. A bicycle valued at 150 was stolen from a house on Entwistle Street, Hamlet. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Holiday Decorating With a Green Twist Oct 3, 2008
Pella Designer Series windows are rated No. 1 for energy efficiency among top national brands and offer unique distinctive designs for decorative panels, blinds or shades which fit between panes of glass. For the season, choose a whole new look with window treatments available in classic holiday colors like garnet, bordeaux, sage and pewter. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Fall Decorating Tips To Warm Your Home From American Blinds, Wallpaper and More Sep 23, 2008
Choose which are PVC-free and 100% recyclable like American Blinds Roller Shades ... Enjoy the new, quick way to navigate and shop for the perfect, energy efficient window treatments from American Blinds, Wallpaper and More, at ... ABOUT AMERICAN BLINDS, WALLPAPER AND MORE: American Blinds, Wallpaper and More is the largest online retailer of brand name custom window treatments and wall coverings at savings from 25% - 85% off most retail stores and home centers. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Chelsea waterfront is slowly becoming a sight instead of an eyesore Sep 18, 2008
Despite the sweeping views of Charlestown and the Boston skyline, Admiral's Hill resident Jack Fraser kept his blinds closed for most of the first nine years he lived there. That's because he and other residents of the former naval hospital site in Chelsea were uncertain whether the day's panorama in the state-operated Mary O'Malley Park across the way would be G- or X-rated, due to shady activities ranging from drug deals to public drunkenness. (Boston Globe)
HOUSING: Window shade company to lay off half its local work force Sep 18, 2008
Online, Hunter Douglas blinds and shades sell for between 30 and 300 per window. Most housing sales in recent months have been at the lower end of the market, as turmoil in Wall Street has made banks reluctant to lend large sums of money. (North County Times)
Man Breaking Into U of R Student Apts. Sep 18, 2008
Close window blinds and shades when you are not home or when you go to sleep at night so that your valuables are hidden from view. Keep valuables, like wallets, iPods, jewelry, and other small expensive items out of view when you are not using them. (WTVR.com, VA)
Decorating on the Cheap Sep 16, 2008
In a small space you can use curtains and blinds to make the window appear larger and therefore the space to appear larger as well. By hanging blinds at the base of the ceiling, or just a foot above the top of the window you can make the window appear longer and this adds height to the room as well ... So get out there grab a brush, hang a mirror, and some blinds and you will be living in a work of art. (Suite101.com)
Ike blasts Texas coast, floods homes, cuts power Sep 13, 2008
Behind splintered shards, desks were exposed to the pounding morning rains, metal blinds hung in a twisted heap from some windows, and smoky black glass covered the streets below. Documents, marked "highly confidential," were strewn across nearly empty streets. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
No break from magpies Sep 11, 2008
There, spread across the room, were hundreds of pages of a manuscript I had been editing, an overturned lamp and disarrayed blinds in the window. My first thought was "We've been burgled," and I stepped back to let Andy go through the house and check for more signs of damage. (Anchorage Daily News)
MSNBC dropping anchors in storm Sep 9, 2008
Jay, ask not for who the bell tolls, because unless you lose some of the partisanship that blinds you to reality it may toll for thee. By marko. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
`Daylighting':Does it improve office productivity? Sep 4, 2008
Window blinds are operated automatically by computer, said Daniel Zillmer, the facilities project manager for the S.C. Johnson building project ... On sides of the S.C. Johnson building that face the sun, sensors detect sunlight and lower the blinds accordingly ... At noon, for instance, blinds on the south side of the building are down, but as the sun moves to the western sky, blinds on the south side gradually slide up, while blinds on the west side begin to go down. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Back to Basics for the New Reality Sep 3, 2008
Windows have a huge impact on lighting when we have to use more lighting to compensate for blinds and drapes that are closed due to solar gain, glare, or cold glass. "Windows have the lowest insulation value of any element of the building envelope (Energy Savings Now). Your windows could be losing ten to twenty times more energy per square foot than the adjoining walls! Radiant barriers are a fast growing industry with solid benefits. Now see through window insulators that have radiant... (Energy Pulse, CO)
Birthways to deliver new look, more rooms Aug 31, 2008
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A hand puppet opens the door to Spanish Aug 27, 2008
He was trying to teach his daughter to roll the window blind s wand in the palm of her hands to open and close the blinds ... The little girl, holding the wand from the blinds, immediately thinks back to class and sings out, batte, batte, chocolate meaning stir, stir chocolate ... This is how they now open the blinds each day. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Energy Efficiency Windows Aug 26, 2008
Adding drapery and blinds to windows can have a huge impact aesthetically and practically. In the summer you should close your draperies or blinds on windows receiving direct sunlight. (RealtyTimes)
Overheard, out and about, Mrs. Grundy sees all, tells all Aug 23, 2008
"Congratulations to Cindy Benson for 22 years as educational administrative assistant at First Baptist!The Alabama Department of Archives and History has planned a presentation at noon September l8 in the Department in Montgomery for the public to hear Dr. John H. Blitz speak on prehistoric Moundville.Representatives of local units of the Alabama Education Association in Conecuh, Covington, and Escambia counties (known as District 24) met for the first time this academic year July 28 at Reid... (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Judge gives Portland peeping Tom an earful Aug 21, 2008
He denied allegations that he took a screen off the open window and put a stick in the blinds to peer in. The woman's boyfriend, Danny Thomas, caught a glimpse of Goulet before he vanished. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Razor-thin skin protects tiny spacecraft Aug 20, 2008
In large spacecraft, loops of refrigeration pipes and what Chandrasekhar calls "glorified window blinds" help keep the machines cool. Besides their high weight and costs, such technologies are difficult or impossible to shrink down for miniature spacecraft, he explained. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Key Advance Toward 'Micro-spacecraft' Aug 20, 2008
In large spacecraft, mechanical "louvers" Chandrasekhar calls them "glorified window blinds" and loops of refrigeration pipes handle thermal control. Besides having weight and cost disadvantages, these technologies are difficult or impossible to adapt to micro- and nano-spacecraft. (Science Daily)
Police arraign suspended NDDC Chairman, Edem Aug 19, 2008
The contracts awarded were for the supply of cars, computers, office furniture, television sets, water sprinklers, refrigerators, photocopy machines, internet facilities, rugs, air conditioners, window blinds, car tracking systems, construction of generator house and waste evacuation, among others. Tools. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
COLUMN: Harold, please help me spruce up my drab facade Aug 18, 2008
Consider different ways to make your windows appear attractive and uniform from the outside, like matching shades or blinds. Add some color with hanging flower baskets or potted plants on your porch. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Spectacular view included Aug 17, 2008
I keep all the venetian blinds up, because I want sun and I want to look out and see the spectacular view. Have you ever been stuck out here. (Boston Globe)
Beautiful bamboo blinds Aug 17, 2008
So this product might work instead in a starter apartment or a bland rental unit that needs a little more life than plain blinds provide. These painted matchstick blinds of eco-friendly bamboo come in two patterns and measure 3 feet wide and 6 feet long. Cost Plus has had them priced at $24. (San Francisco Chronicle)
When I Became a Man Aug 16, 2008
come on now lets keep the convo rooted in the real and not in the make believe I can t speak for anyone else, i can only speak for me I love getting up on Saturday morning, blasting the radio, open up all the blinds and get my clean up on. If i m looking out the window, i m either washing dishes or making a nice pitcher of his favorite KOOL-AID. Be like babe, i saw you out in this heat, figured i d bring you something to drink before I go get my eyebrows waxed. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Prescott Street Aug 15, 2008
Prescott is said to have patented over 100 inventions of all sorts, including a dough kneader and mixer, wagon jacks, cattle stanchions, and apparatus for operating window blinds. But his centrifugal railway (later named the Loop-the-Loop) was by far the most colorful. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
New kids’ hospital in Pittsburgh aims to please Aug 12, 2008
Glass-enclosed blinds allow nurses to check on patients without entering the room and waking them up. Parents wanting to take breaks or make cell phone calls can find rooms at the end of each hallway, or spend time in the frosted-glass-enclosed chapel or the patient library. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Texas heat could lead to record power usage Aug 5, 2008
Specifically, businesses and consumers are being asked to set the thermostats in their offices or homes to 80 degrees or higher, cool their buildings with fans, close blinds and drapes on windows that get direct sun, turn off all unnecessary lights, appliances and electronic equipment and avoid using big appliances between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.. We are expecting high electricity demand today due to the heat advisory in effect for much of North Central and South Central Texas, Vice President of... (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Use Less Energy, Improve Lighting with Skylights Aug 4, 2008
"There is also the option of a complete selection of traditional accessories, including interior blinds and shades and exterior heat block awnings to control heat loss and gain while adjusting the light as desired," Patrick says. Tubular models, such as VELUX Sun Tunnel skylights, offer passive light collected by a roof-top dome and transmitted into the home through a highly reflective rigid or flexible tube to a ceiling diffuser that looks very much like a light fixture. (Pekin Times, IL)
Ewing house fire, shooting may be gang-related Aug 4, 2008
The venetian blinds came down immediately after, bumping against the window screen. CONTINUED 1. (NJ.com -- Times)
Phillips shows off high school renovations Aug 3, 2008
Visitors to the school will no longer notice the more than 30-year-old blinds dangling lopsided from the top of every classroom window. Teachers will no longer notice dark hallways, outdated chalkboards and drab classrooms. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Cheap College Student Apartment Dec... Aug 2, 2008
Your place probably comes with some basic window treatments, like Venetian blinds, but there's no reason why you can't remove these (just don't lose them) ... Another simple idea: keep the Venetian blinds on and top them off with a pretty window valence, which is a decorative, pillow-like contraption that fits over a curtain rod. (Suite101.com)
County Names Business of the Month Aug 2, 2008
Their product range includes solar mesh window shades, blinds, cellular shades and custom draperies. The company is on St. Paul Blvd. and has 19 employees and it serves customers throughout New York. (R News)
Everyone can make this a great summer in Boston Aug 1, 2008
Ways to keep your home cool in the summer: use ceiling fans or window fans to circulate air; close blinds in south-facing windows during the day; keep air conditioners away from lights or other heat sources; purchase air conditioners with programmable thermostats and put them in north-facing windows; and use white window shades or blinds to reflect heat away. You can also get a free energy audit of your home by contacting NSTAR at www. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)
Smoldering cigarette blamed for fire (68) Jul 31, 2008
And numerous panic attacks could have been avoided if the McCarthy shut the blinds and turned off the lights. But they know that something needs to happen so that no more of Buttes youth face the untimely demise that Mariah and the daughter of SJG. In the long term, lives will be saved as a result of the McCarthy familys ordeal. (Montana Standard, MT)
Chief Deputy Jason Woosley shows how the new control system at the Grayson County Detention Center works Jul 29, 2008
Jim wrote on Jul 28, 2008 9:57 AM:" Wayne, you should just stay at home , close your blinds, turn off the TV and lay down on your bed, I feel so, so sorry for you and how the News Gazzette has treated you. If I were you I would never read the paper again and never, never get on the internet! O'yes I am so, so sorry you pay taxes. You could leave the Country, that would take care of your problem and ours. ". Larry wrote on Jul 28, 2008 1:34 PM:" Yeah, Wayne's always whining about something ". (Leitchfield Grayson County, KY)
Most Entrepreneurial Supermodels Jul 29, 2008
Ireland, featured in the July 5, 2004 issue of Forbes, slaps her name on everything from sofas and window blinds to jewelry and, yes, entire homes. (None of the single-family structures--slated to spring up in Florida, Indiana and Mississippi--are built yet, though land has been bought. (Forbes)
Living green Jul 28, 2008
"Everyone is a big fan of blinds now, but the reality is that while they look good, as an insulation material you lose so much heat through windows," he said ... Lined curtains can stop heat loss by up to 40% but blinds are ineffective at trapping heat. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Manufacturers face rising prices, falling revenue Jul 28, 2008
Marusak is president of , a Watervliet manufacturer of high-end window shades, blinds and shutters. Laven is the president and CEO of suburban Albany-based , which makes residential swimming pools. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Comfortex, an industry snapshot Jul 28, 2008
Still, Comfortex, which makes window blinds, shades and shutters, has taken a hit as it works to implement many of its plans. In 2007, locally generated revenue stood at $65 million, a $4 million bump up from a tough 2006. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Enhance Kitchen Lighting and Ventilation Jul 27, 2008
For convenience, skylights, along with available accessories including blinds and shades, can be controlled manually or by remote control with the touch of a button. Electrochromic glass is also available that allows homeowners to lighten and darken the glass with the touch of a remote without losing the view of the sky. (Pekin Times, IL)
Save Money on Cooling Costs this Summer Jul 27, 2008
Draw the shade or window blinds to reduce solar and outdoor heat. Regularly change or clean filters and check air flow for blockage or frost on evaporator coil. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Firefighters put out fire at mobile home Jul 23, 2008
The wax melted and created enough heat to melt vinyl window blinds nearby. Damage to the home was minimal. (Juneau Empire)
Fewer than 4,000 now without power (4384) Jul 22, 2008
Gcoke wrote on Jul 21, 2008 12:39 PM:" That was the coolest storm ever. Kinda like a strobe light dancing through my blinds. Thankfully, only one huge branch fell.. and I had fun cleaning it up! Mother Nature is AWESOME!! ". rural_living wrote on Jul 21, 2008 12:06 PM:" I remember the 2001 storm...my son was a baby...we had a waterfall running down our stairs and it was raining in my kitchen and living room from water in upstairs bedrooms.....the winds blew the rain through broken windows THAT... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Beat the summer heat and save some cash Jul 21, 2008
Close the drapes and blinds, and roll out the awnings to filter the sun, especially for west-facing windows in the. afternoon. (Montana Standard, MT)
REGION: Tips for a cool home Jul 21, 2008
Inside, you'll want to shutter window blinds to prevent sunshine from coming in through the glass and hitting ---- and heating up ---- floors and furniture. "You don't want to have a lot of incandescent lights on," Rosenfeld added. (North County Times)
To be safe, call garage door repairman Jul 20, 2008
We have nine windows, 30-by-60 inches, all with outside awnings and inside blinds ... The air-conditioning guy says the blinds do a better job ... A. There are many kinds of blinds. (Boston Globe)
A Means of Saving Lighting Costs Jul 19, 2008
Blinds fitted to the view area to shade the interior when the sun is low can also be controlled from light sensors to raise and lower automatically depending on the angle and intensity of sunlight. Lightshelves can be retrofitted to existing buildings. (Suite101.com)
Philomath police seek sneak peeker (67) Jul 19, 2008
Keep blinds and curtains closed. Install motion detector lights, if practical. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Don't splurge to get new look Jul 19, 2008
Don't tell us you're still looking through mini or vertical blinds. Although these items may have shouted au courant 25 years ago, you're now - a quarter of a century behind the times. (AZCentral -- Home)
Bayless: Right to the point Jul 13, 2008
Like an anxious kid at Christmas, Nate McMillan on Monday kept peeking through the blinds of his office to see if his latest gift had arrived on the Trail Blazers practice court. Jerryd Bayless, the Blazers' touted first-round draft pick, was due to report to the team at any second, and McMillan couldn't wait. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Obama shifts, says he doesn’t Jul 13, 2008
wendi wrote on Jul 10, 2008 9:57 AM:" Well, the voices here so far have successfully stunted each line of logic that the editorial claimed by innuendo could go connect to a conclusion dot somewhere. The stopper that tops all, states that the editorial mind in November is plainly made up already so no facts further ensue to exhibit -- either coming TO editorial consideration or coming FROM it. "Stopper", as in: subscribers stop now checking the newspaper for news and November ideas -- we already... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
10 Tips:Stay cooland save Jul 13, 2008
Opt for white window shades, blinds or drapes to reflect heat away from the house, and be sure to close curtains on south- and west-facing windows during the day. Depending on the severity of the heat where you live, you also can use sun-control or other reflective films on south-facing windows and mount awnings over them. (MSNBC -- Business)
HEALTH NOTES / Bracing for the hurricane season Jul 13, 2008
Close drapes, blinds and window shades. Protect windows with pre-drilled plywood sheets; which you were supposed to have made during the above preparation phase. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
Oniontown notes, July 17 Jul 13, 2008
These include: repair window blinds, replace pencil sharpeners, install outlet for computer, repair clock, and much, much, much, much more. In addition, some work will be contracted out, such as: teachers room flooring, roof repairs and auditorium stage rigging repairs in the high school; resurface gym floor in the Holten-Richmond; repair elevator controls in the Great Oak (damaged by lightning. (Danvers Herald, MA)
How did you find good window treatments? Jul 8, 2008
The choices seem endless: energy saving, room darkening, sheers, blinds grrrr ... All window dressing in my house is in the form of mini blinds ... I want to upgrade to the 2 faux wood blinds. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Back at the eco-deco mansion Jul 7, 2008
The curtain wall system has proven so effective an insulator, an earlier plan to install solar blinds has been scrapped. "Some of this stuff actually works," laughs Mr. Daniels. (Globe and Mail)
PSE&G Suggests Ways to Beat the Heat and Higher Electric Bills Jul 4, 2008
-- Close blinds, shades and draperies facing south and/or west to block summer light and help fans and air conditioners cool more efficiently. -- Close doors leading to uncooled parts of your home. (PR Newswire)
Goerke house, built in 1853, is for sale Jul 3, 2008
Pulling up the blinds from a broken living room window in the Goerke House, Keilholtz said there were a lot of good intentions with the home that never materialized. Looking from these windows you can imagine how many people sat in this sill looking out at the river, she said. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Three alarm fire rips through Vancouver apartment complex Jun 30, 2008
A man named Rick who would not provide his last name said, I went into the kitchen to get a beer and I just saw the flames shooting up and it was eating up the blinds and then the window blew out and it cut my foot and burned me because it was hot glass. No one was seriously hurt but two firefighters had to be treated for heat exhaustion. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Cool tips for avoiding high summertime energy bills Jun 30, 2008
Put up white window shades, drapes or blinds to reflect heat away from the house. Close south-and west-facing window curtains during the day. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
