| ILLUMINATING FACTS AND TECHNIQUES | | Posted Monday, March 12, 2007 3:08:16 PM by Blog57 Team | | If you're thinking about installing an outdoor lighting system, consider these tips from Tim and Janice Charrier of Outdoor Lighting Perspectives. Or, online, visit www.outdoorlights.com. LIGHTING COMPONENTS Transformer: This outdoor power source is connected by underground cables to low-voltage fixtures in the landscape. "We use stainless steel, and we try to make sure it's at least 18 to 24 inches above grade," says Charrier. You will need one transformer for each system of lights. The logistics of where fixtures will be dictates whether you will need one box or multiple boxes. Many people have one transformer for the front yard, another for the back. If you are going to add lights in the future, make sure you install a transformer with enough capacity to handle them.... | |
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| | | Avago Technologies Announces New Series of High-Brightness LEDs ... | | Posted Tuesday, February 06, 2007 1:05:25 PM by Blog57 Team | | February 5, 2007... Competitively-Priced Low-Power Extra-Bright Round Through-Hole LED Lamps Offer High Performance and Reliability San Jose, California USA--Avago Technologies today announced a new series of low-power high-performance extra-bright round through-hole light emitting diodes (LEDs) for portable and solar-powered outdoor electronic signs and signal applications. Available in Red, Amber and Red-Orange colors, Avagos new HLMP-Exxx series of 5 mm aluminum indium gallium phosphide (AllnGaP) LEDs are highly reliable and provide high luminous intensity with low forward voltage to meet the needs of designers who need a low-power lighting solution. Avago is a leading supplier of innovative semiconductor solutions for advanced communications, industrial and commercial applications.... | |
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| | | They may be older, but boomers are apple of Detroit's eye | | Posted Sunday, January 14, 2007 3:26:10 PM by Blog57 Team | | DETROIT -- Move over, junior. It's mom and dad's time to shine in Detroit's spotlight. At least, that seemed to be one of the central messages of this year's North American International Auto Show, which runs through next Sunday at Detroit's Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center. For quite some time, each successive auto show in Detroit had revealed an almost feverish stampede to serve the needs of Generations X and Y, the children and the grandchildren of the baby boom generation. But while those groups are still very much on the radar of carmakers, it's the baby boomers -- the some 77 million born between 1946 and 1964 -- who are getting the lion's share of attention among new cars and trucks slated to hit the market in coming years. Take Nissan's Bevel, a concept car aimed squarely at active, aging baby boomers who like to say they're not their parent's generation, i.e., they may retire from work, but not life.... | |
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| | | NiteLites Outdoor Lighting Franchise Showcases Elegance at the Ft ... | | Posted Friday, January 05, 2007 1:12:31 PM by Blog57 Team | | Ft. Myers, FL (FV Newswire) - NiteLites of Ft. Myers/Naples, the Landscape Lighting Professionals, will participate in the 11th annual Ft. Myers/Cape Coral Winter Home and Garden Show. The show is scheduled for January 6 and 7 at the Harborside Event Center in Ft. Myers. Hours of the show are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. The show features over 300 exhibitors demonstrating the newest products and ideas in home improvement products and services. Admission to the show is $ 4.00, children under 18 are admitted free. Architectural and landscape lighting systems are becoming increasingly popular, and the demand for professionally designed and installed low voltage lighting systems is growing dramatically. There are a number of reasons for that growth, including: -Contemporary outdoor lighting systems are a smart investment.... | |
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| | | Landscape Lighting Business of Charlotte to Glow at the Southern ... | | Posted Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:05:23 PM by Blog57 Team | | Los Angeles, CA (FV Newswire) - The Southern Ideal Home Show will be held at the Charlotte Merchandise Mart September 15, 16, and 17, 2006. Show hours are from noon to 9 p.m., Friday, September 15; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, September 16; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, September 17. Admission is $7.00; children under 15 are free. Seniors' day is scheduled for Friday when seniors (55+) receive a special admission price of $6.00. During the show, please visit Todd Sterchi and his staff at booth #1420 to view his collection of fabulous photos of homes lit with NiteLites. Attendees can ask their questions about outdoor lighting fixtures and discuss the specific benefits of the NiteLites architectural and landscape lighting systems. The show features more than 200 companies to help visitors make their dreams a reality.... | |
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| | | UK International Enters the Outdoor Market | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:07:46 AM by Blog57 Team | | UK International has set it sights on the outdoor market. by Gigi DeYoung October 30th, 2006 Discuss this article in the Scuba Forum POWAY, CA. (October 30, 2006) UK International, a market leader in the Dive and Industrial lighting markets - whose innovative technologies have received numerous industry awards - has set it sights on the outdoor market. Renown for its dependable high quality lighting product design innovations, UK International has had a long history of innovation and success. Recognizing that its brand awareness amongst consumers was the key to their success, UK International has decided to focus its attention on the market in which they could be the dominant player. "For over thirty-five years Underwater Kinetics has been designing products for the Dive and Industrial markets.... | |
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| | | Lighting choices affect surroundings as well | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 11:10:57 PM by Blog57 Team | | I watched the full moon rise through the trees at home last week. I see bright stars and the glow of Orlando late at night when I cannot sleep. And streetlights behind my house in a new subdivision light up my yard and shine in my windows. Night lighting or the lack of it was the focus of the Dark Sky Festival at Harmony on Saturday. The festival was designed to allow visitors to enjoy the darkness in the growing community near Holopaw and increase awareness of the issue of light pollution and lighting design for safety and security as well as for reduced impact on wildlife. .... | |
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| | | Night Lighting in the Garden | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 11:07:44 AM by Blog57 Team | | (WTNH, Sunday, November 12, 2006)_ Lifestyle Guru Mar Jennings joins us to discuss night lighting in the garden. (Information provided by guest) Maximizing the amount of time I can enjoy my garden has proven to be an easy task. How you might ask? A beautiful garden can become the focal point of your neighborhood when the correct amount of night illumination is installed. A garden is transformed and the visual beauty of any property enhanced when highlighted through the evening hours. A simple landscape becomes spectacular when proper lighting is perfectly placed. For me, it's a constantly evolving process of devotion to maintenance and perfection, and really about making it all my own. The mission for this article is to show you just how easy night lighting can be.... | |
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| | | Group won t push for total smoking ban | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 7:22:08 PM by Blog57 Team | | The Prince George Clean Air Coalition will not ask city council to prevent smokers from lighting up on outdoor patios in the city's bars and pubs once the province's ban on smoking indoors comes into effect in 2008.After a failed and controversial effort in 2003 to convince council to ban smoking completely from such establishments -- including those with designated smoking rooms -- PGCAC is stressing education over confrontation, said chair Bob D'Auray."I don't think we'll be doing that again," he said. "We haven't pulled our horns in exactly, but we've changed our tactics. "If we can persuade people to see the need to change, rather than hitting them over the head with a hammer, which obviously hasn't worked."However, he said PGCAC is no supporter of smoking on patios."People are still affected by second-hand smoke," he said.... | |
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| | | Spring Grove rethinks $9.3 million stadium project | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:33:09 AM by Blog57 Team | | Several items included in preliminary designs for the outdoor facilities at the new Spring Grove Area High School may be removed prior to the project's going out to bid in January. Design plans presented to the school board last month carry an estimated price tag of $9.3 million. As presented at that time, the plans included a 5,000-seat stadium with a six-lane track, two practice fields and a baseball complex with a baseball field and a softball field. But at Monday's meeting, Scott Cousin of Crabtree, Rohrbaugh and Associates said the secondary baseball field and practice fields have been removed from the plans. Those items carried an estimated $413,709 price tag. Additionally, Cousins proposed removing bleachers and a sound system at the primary baseball field, as well as lighting at the tennis courts.... | |
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