| Product review: IQAir HealthPro air purifier is a robust, high-end ...
It's bad enough that we have to suffer with many different sorts of pollution outdoors in our everyday life, but when this sort of contamination invades our homes, what we're often breathing can hardly be called fresh air any longer. Even though it may feel nice to stand in front of an air conditioner on a hot day, the indoor air you're breathing is probably not as refreshing as you might think. It's actually filled with indoor pollutants that may include radon, pet dander, dust mite allergens, tobacco smoke, mold spores and other particles. According to recent findings, indoor air is often more polluted than outdoor air.
So how do you get rid of these microbial nightmares and improve the quality of the air you breathe? The solution is simple: air purification technology.
For this NewsTarget review, I decided to take a look at high-end air purifiers currently on the market and the winner was above and beyond the HealthPro series by IQAir (www.iqair.com).
$1 Million in State Funds for Holly
Gov. Bill Ritter has issued an executive order that authorizes up to $1 million in state funds for tornado-recovery efforts in Holly and Prowers County. The funds will cover emergency costs associated with providing temporary housing, mental-health services, infrastructure repairs and other needs. This news comes in a release from the Governor's office: “We will continue to do all we can to help the people of Holly," Gov. Ritter said. “I have been impressed beyond words with their resiliency and strength. Through this executive order, the state will provide financial assistance that addresses the community's immediate needs." The Governor's Office, the Colorado Department of Local Affairs and the state Division of Emergency Management are working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency on the possible transport 50 mobile homes from the Hurricane Katrina relief zone to Colorado.
Early builders used local materials, common-sense design
The average modern home is constructed of materials gathered, manufactured and imported from all over the world. From space-age electronics to synthetic insulations and exotic woods from distant jungles, homebuilders have virtually unlimited construction choices. The options were much more limited for the earliest builders in the Methow. Yet with the most basic tools, they managed to construct functional shelters from locally available materials. According to Sally Portmans history of the Methow, The Smiling Country, pit houses were the first homes constructed in the valley when the Indians arrived here some 8,000 to 10,000 years ago. Pit houses were large circular, square or rectangular excavations approximately five feet deep with roofs consisting of grass mats and branches. At five feet below ground level, the earth is around 55 degrees year-round.
Fast, flavorful and pretty; At-home cooks craving dishes that are ...
The calendar might say spring, but it's already Thanksgiving in the surprisingly small test kitchen for Everyday Food magazine.
The room smells of pumpkin and onions, and a half-dozen aproned cooks are gathered around the kitchen island, forks in hand, sampling a potato gratin, the latest entry for the November 2007 issue.
Sure, it tastes good - any test kitchen's goal. But this is what the group gathered there in New York asks associate food editor Charlyne Mattox: How much effort did it take?
"How long does this take to cook?" "What if the cheese just went on top? Or not at all?" "Does it need to be that dense?"
This is the ethos behind Martha Stewart's by-all-counts successful Everyday Food magazine and its new best-of cookbook, "Great Food Fast": Use just a few ingredients, but make sure they're fresh and healthy.
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