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Sleep Tips From Experts

Since this month of March is National Bed Month, I found a few logical tips from the experts to help us achieve good sleep better:

1. Intending to catch up on sleep by staying in bed late this weekend? The prospect is so tempting and a lot of us actually make up for lost sleep during the week off. But experts say that keeping a regular bed time schedule with equal amounts of hours seven days a week is still healthier and better for our bodies.

2. The tendency to tire ourselves out just right before bedtime, such as doing workout and exercise routines, was believed to help our bodies sleep faster. While that is true, experts suggest however that exercises must be done at least hours before youre going to sleep. An afternoon workout will make your body cooler late in the evening.

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Easy-Bake Oven Forced to Revamp Design

You may be surprised to find news about a classic childrens toy on our lighting blog.

We were just as surprised when we found out that the heating mechanism inside todays Easy Bake Ovens is actually a 100-watt light bulb! With the upcoming legislation changes that will phase out traditional incandescent bulbs, Hasbro has to rethink that feature.

We are aware that the 100-watt incandescent light bulb will no longer be available in 2012.  In fall 2011, Hasbro will launch the Easy-Bake Ultimate Oven, introducing a new way to bake for the next generation of chefs.

Its a well-known fact that incandescents are the least efficient light source, primarily because 90% of the power they consume is given off as heat. That means that you only use 10% of the power you pay for with incandescent bulbs.

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Light and bright

Los Angeles-based visual merchandiser Chele Mckee shared with us an inspiring cottage she designed and I had to then share with you guys because many of you, like me, are dying for spring to arrive and these photos really help with the end-of-winter gloom. The colours are so beautiful and energizing. Lovely!!

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Architectural Glazing: Impressive home Improvement

Modern buildings are stiking and architecturally beautiful, many of which are constructed out of architecural glazing. Although expensive, they can offer excellent insulation properties and can therefore be incredibly environmentally friendly. For example, the gherkin building in London is constructed in a way that the sheets of glazing create a double glazed effect, with shafts created to stop the building becoming too hot in the summer months. Large glass structures have become the face of the modern world, with each one becoming grander and larger and competitions breaking out over which country can create the tallest, most impressive buildings. Read more…