Powering Up Your Backyard: The Right Equipment (NAPSI)—Backyarding—the trend to move all sorts of indoor activities outside—has become a permanent part of many people’s lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. The backyard became a safe haven from the stress of quarantining by letting people reconnect with nature and each other, move work and play outside, and Read More …
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ENERGY MATTERS
Make Your Energy Choices Count (NAPSI)—Just as people across the country celebrate Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR program celebrates all the ways people collectively act to protect the planet from climate change. From switching to renewable energy sources and investing in electric vehicle technology, to simply changing out a light to Read More …
HINTS FOR HOMEOWNERS
Pointers On Preparing For Power Outages (NAPS)—More Americans suffered extended power outages in 2020 than any year since Superstorm Sandy struck the New York area in 2012, according to Generac, owners of Power Outage Central, a real-time outage tracking service that monitors outages throughout the United States. “In 2020, more than one out of three Read More …
TECHNOLOGY IMPROVING OUR LIVES
Big News For Small Towns: 5G For All (NAPSI)—Despite years of talk about how 5G is going to transform everyone’s lives, most people haven’t experienced the lightning-fast speeds and incredible performance of it—yet. What Is 5G And Why Do I Want It? 5G is the fifth generation of network technology. It may improve everything from Read More …
EDUCATION NEWS AND NOTES
Redefining ‘Summer School’: How Year-Round Learning Can Shape K-12 Education by Megan O’Reilly Palevich, M.Ed. (NAPSI)—Each day, as people across the country wake up and check their phones, turn on their morning news broadcast, or unfold their local papers, one clear message stares back at them: the COVID-19 pandemic is changing the trajectory of education. Fortunately, Read More …
THE CLEANING SEASON
It Is Time To Spring (NAPSI)—Spring isn’t just when we spring forward in time, it is also the time when we spring into action to clean those places that likely haven’t been cleaned at all: your heating and cooling air ducts. That can be a problem because that’s where dirt, germs, mold, mildew, pet dander Read More …
MANAGING YOUR MONEY
Being 55+ Has Its Advantages (NAPSI)—The 55-plus crowd is more active than ever, continuing to stay in the workforce longer, growing in numbers—to the tune of 73 million and counting—and exerting an even greater economic impact. In fact, 55+ers are responsible for over half of U.S. consumer spending, according to AARP, contributing to the huge Read More …
NEWS OF JOBS
Working From Home With Ticket To Work (NAPSI)—If you receive Social Security disability benefits and are interested in working from home, Social Security’s Ticket to Work (Ticket) Program may be able to help! The Ticket Program supports career development for people ages 18 through 64 who receive Social Security disability benefits (SSDI/SSI) and want to Read More …
UNDERSTANDING OUR ENVIRONMENT
Reaching Carbon Neutrality For $1 A Day (NAPSI)—Zero net emissions of carbon dioxide from energy and industry can be achieved by 2050—and it could cost only about $1 a day. That’s the finding of a new study by James Williams at the University of San Francisco and Margaret S. Torn at the Lawrence Berkley National Read More …
HINTS FOR HOME BUYERS
Re-imagining Home Sales For Healthier, More Sustainable Living (NAPSI)—The COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to stop the spread of the virus have shifted how people think about a lot of things, including their homes. With shelter-in-place orders and shutdowns around the globe, residences are not only homes, but also offices, classrooms, gyms and more. With increased Read More …