| Diversity comes home: Furnishings with international flair attract ...
Ethnic-influenced offerings may represent a minimal segment of the $78.5 billion home furnishings and furniture industry, but diversity in consumers and their preferences mean lines that go global are gaining visibility. "The appeal of ethnic furniture is derived from manufacturers really taking a serious look at the customer base they're serving," says Jaclyn C. Hirschhaut, spokeswoman for the American Home Furnishings Alliance. According to a 2006 U.S. Census report, one-third of the U.S. population is part of an ethnic minority group. New lines this year play to this demographic: Spanish-language TV superstar Cristina Saralegui's new Casa Cristina home furnishings collection, which includes everything from comforters to tablecloths, is now available nationwide at Kohl's.
Barry Bonds’ legacy: He did it his way
Negativity is like the stock market. Watch it too long, and you'll always be disappointed. Better to just check in once in a while." Former teammate Matt Williams, pausing for 15 seconds after being asked if he likes Bonds: "It's hard to say. How can you say when you really don't know how people feel about you, either? He's respected, I know that. For how he plays the game." Bonds, admitting that he cries alone sometimes in his hotel room: "Come sit at my locker and have nobody to talk to and see how it makes you feel. It ain't that nice. Nobody comes around to talk to me. Stay here long enough and you'll see it. Every day it's lonely." Bonds, on what he says when fellow hitters approach him for secrets near the batting cage: "Talent. My talent is different.
EARTH DAY ENERGY STAR LIGHTING PROMOTION SET
(PRLEAP.COM) Las Vegas, NV- Energy efficient lighting company Bulborama announced today a discount promotion supporting Earth Day and designed to help convert more incandescent light bulbs to energy saving compact fluorescent (CFL) lamps. From now thru May 15, visitors to Bulborama.com can purchase CFL bulbs at a 10 percent price discount with no order minimum or limits. Designed to increase environmental awareness and encourage usage of earth-friendly lighting products, website customers can use discount code EARTHDAY during the promotional period to receive their discount. Bulborama Energy Star rated compact fluorescent lamps provide up to 80% in instant energy savings, last up to 12,000 hours, utilize superior components and circuitry, light instantly with no flicker, generate less heat than standard CFL's, and come in low profile sizes to fit a wide variety of fixtures.
Fluorescent bulbs now offer variable levels
Save money and cut down on your energy consumption with without giving up variable light levels. GE compact fluorescent light bulbs are Energy Star qualified and, in general, use 70-75 percent less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and last eight to 10 times longer. New for this year are dimmable compact fluorescent lights. They come in 15-watt and 26-watt bulbs, which replace 60-watt and 100-watt incandescent bulbs and will dim to 20 percent of their maximum light output. The color is soft white, and it has a rated life of 10,000 hours. .
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