CommercialAppeal.com – 2005-03-22 – Laura Christman
Natural light makes a home bright and inviting. So bring it on.
Be careful, though. Invite too much sun into your home and you’ll be sorry. The dark side of sunshine is that it’s hot, glaring and fades furniture and carpets.
You can keep the sun out with curtains, blinds and shades, but they also block the view to the outside world and can make you feel like a cave dweller.
Maybe it’s time to consider another
Associated Press – 2005-03-15 – SHELIA BYRD
JACKSON, Miss. – Gov. Haley Barbour has signed a bill to require yearly inspections of vehicles with tinted windows.
State law had required a one-time inspection of tinted windows. But lawmakers and law enforcement officers have noticed that some tinted windows are too dark – a violation of state law. They say the new law would ensure compliance.
Under the bill, motorists will pay a $5 fee each time the vehicle is inspected and a compliance
Copley News Service – 2005-03-15 – Chris Barnett
History has not been kind to Kemmons Wilson, who gave the world a plain-Jane motel-hotel chain called Holiday Inn. Competitors Conrad Hilton, Bill Marriott, Cesar Ritz, even Howard Johnson, all achieved brand-name immortality in the hospitality trade. But when Wilson checked into the big hotel in the sky two years ago at 90, he was hardly a household word – except in Memphis, where he is a local legend second only to Elvis.
Yet
Associated Press – 2005-03-15 – Samantha Critchell
Skin does a darn good job of protecting you against the cold, windy dry air that blows all winter long, but like any barrier that takes a constant beating, skin needs to be cared for and treated with the proper materials.
The season’s extremes are the enemy of skin, says Dr. Doris Day, a Manhattan dermatologist.
"In the winter, you tend to have very cold windy conditions outside and then you go inside into hot and
Moneyplans.net – 2005-03-13 -
Nippon Sheet Glass Co. (TSE:5202) has developed the world’s first automobile door glass that incorporates a thin film to block infrared rays.
This newly developed door glass uses a resin mixed with a certain oxidized metal. The resin, which absorbs infrared rays, is coated onto the surface of the glass in the form of a film that is just 1 micron thick so that visibility is not impaired. It is strong enough to withstand friction with the auto
Associated Press – 2005-03-05 – Michael Hill
CLAVERACK, N.Y. – Caren and Dan Mahar can’t stop the sun from shining to save their 12-year-old daughter, but they’ve done everything short of it. Since finding Katie has xeroderma pigmentosum, a rare genetic disorder that turns sunlight to poison, they created a shady world for her with window tint, hats and sunscreen. Katie plays by moonlight.
But the Hudson Valley couple have also shucked their comfortable suburban lives to run a charity that helps
The Fresno Bee – 2005-03-02 – Nzong Xiong
Window tint isn’t just for cars and trucks. It also works on home windows, providing protection from the sun and unwanted gazes without obstructing your view of the outside.
Tinting windows on your home can help keep your furniture from fading, keep your home cooler, keep strangers from viewing the contents of your home and more, says Lee Garcia, owner of Fresno Tint in Pinedale, Calif.
"It’s more than just for comfort and saving money
The Journal – 2005-02-23 –
A window films specialist has improved the performance of one of the region’s most prominent commercial buildings.
Newcastle-based glazing film installer FilmShield UK has applied 2,400 sq metres of high performance solar security film to the interior of the sealed units that make up the glass façade of the Northern Rock’s Solar House complex at Doxford International Business Park in Sunderland.
Built in the late 1990s as the country’s first speculatively constructed office building to incorporate integrated photo-voltaic
The Seattle Times – 2005-02-22 – Jayda Evans
Stepping inside is like slipping into a coffin.
"That’s the way I like it," Sonics center Jerome James said with a wide smile as he looked around the interior of his silver Hummer H2. The vehicle’s slit windows already limit light, but add a dark tint and plush detailing featuring black alligator leather and suede material and James has created a personal hideaway on wheels.
But does it pass the test?
James is handed a CD
WTOC News – 2005-02-16 – Hena Daniels
How dark is too dark when it comes to tinted car windows? That’s the debate going on in the Georgia General Assembly. For years, darkly tinted windows were banned, but that law was struck down last June since it only applied to Georgia residents’ vehicles.
Now there’s a new dark law in the works that would apply to everybody.
Reid Maner works at the Pro Tint Shop, a business which specializes in tinting cars. He is
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