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  Lighting a home or office properly not only creates ambiance, but also helps us reduce the number of lights on at one time, saves us energy, saves us money and reduces our impact on the environment. Today’s article was submitted by Ingo Schaer is the President and CEO of Interior-Deluxe.com He has been in the lighting business for more than 20 years and is holding a bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering. He regularly blogs on a variety of modern lighting and i nterior design topics, often focusing on practical solutions. You can find him on Google+. The Fundamentals Of Lighting For The Home If you are at the point of your life where you are designing a home, whether it is your first home or your fifth home you should be aware of the fundamentals of lighting for the home. Lighting fundamentals include the type of lighting that is provided, and the sources that you can gain lighting from. There are three types of lightin...

  -- Quote of the Day --    "Human beings, who are almost unique  in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, a re also remarkable  for their apparent disinclination to do so."  ~ Douglas Adams     -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --  * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day.   Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144     Author James Kelly is the co-leader of a 350.org action team in Colorado (Mantou Springs), a passionate environmentalist, and former biotech expert. He’s manages...

-- Quote of the Day --  “Self-published books, at best, are a break even if you are lucky, but I’ve been having fun selling the books and picking up readers. Nothing happens overnight, …the more you work at it, the more you publish the more people you have behind it and are willing to buy your books. …You have to persevere; you have to keep at it. The best sales are places you’d never think – the best sales I’ve had have been through liquor stores and drug stores not bookstores, so you have to be open to all possibilities. You might be able to sell your book and make it fly in places that are not considered the normal places for that. …So people are getting double doses of exposure to the book at least.” ~ Rosemary Chaulk http://tobtr.com/s/5058479 Writing - the life of leisure? Sadly, many people see the world of writing as a career of leisure – which is actually opposite to the truth.  For one thing, wri...

 -- Quote of the Day --  “I have had better luck in doing a book signing if it is for a reader-specific group as opposed to the general open-to-the-public book signing. …If you have a general open-to-the-public book signing you get a lot of lookie-loos who what to have their photos taken with the author but they won’t buy the book. …With a reader-specific group you would be doing it for people who have an interest in what you write. …If you can avoid general open-to-the-public book signing you get a lot of lookie-loos who what to have their photos taken with the author… I have to travel 2-3 hours or more to be in an area where there are enough people for doing a book signing so I do try to limit it to a group that is actually interested in reading mysteries.” ~ Elizabeth Eagan Cox http://tobtr.com/s/5058479 -- Poetry -- I WILL PREVAIL   There’s knowledge in abundance, all around. Seems to b...

-- Quote of the Day --    “To forgive is to set a prisoner free  and discover that the prisoner was you.” ~ Lewis Smedes   -- Brummet's In the Media -- Join me as I am interviewed on the New Rachel Love Show (Host Rachel Love and her Co-Host Dianna Bellerose) on A2Zen.fm  out of Toronto Canada - hosts are based in Arkansas though...  My interview goes live today (Thursday) at 4 PM EST (1 PM Pacific) and is played again 5 AM EST, and then is sent to iTunes, Stitcher and more.   This site has call in information and chat room sign in : http://a2zen.fm/profile/TheRachelLoveShow   -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --  * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day. ...

5 Tips to Spruce up a Boring Backyard * Today's article was submitted to us by Matthew Laphet The arrival of warm weather heralds that time of year when families look to their backyards for summer fun and recreation. A dull, boring or shabby-looking garden, however, can quickly send everyone back indoors. The right home improvement can spruce up your yard and ensure that everyone gets the most enjoyment from their season in the sun. Some projects also offer a great return on your investment when it comes time to sell your home. If your backyard is bland and boring, here are five outdoor upgrades that can turn any summer weekend into a fun-filled "staycation." 1. Consider a Swimming Pool An amenity that offers years of summer fun, a swimming pool creates the ideal setting for outdoor entertaining and family activities while promoting healthy exercise too. You can expect to recover around 50 percent of the installation costs of an in-ground swimming pool when y...

-- Quote of the Day --    "Today I will do what others won't  so that tomorrow  I can accomplish what others can't." ~ Jerry Rice     -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --  * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day.   Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144     Positive News segment episode today! As you are probably already aware, the Positive News segments air every 2-3 weeks or so and started a few years ago as our little way of celebrating the positive proactive information, news and technology… and to highlight the ...