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Tips on Shopping for Energy-Efficient Bulbs

John Marshall Mantel for The New York Times - Light bulbs for sale in December. How many types of light bulbs does it take to confuse consumers? Three, apparently. This month, federal energy efficiency legislation, passed in 2007, went into effect. That means old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs are being phased out, in favor of energy-saving models. Beginning Jan. 1, for instance, lights as bright as older 100-watt incandescent bulbs can use no more than 72 watts...
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A Sustainable Home Lives Up to Its Name

Jim Lucas and Jennifer Mole, and their two daughters, Indie, 8, left, and Tilly, 6, in their home in Coldingham, Scotland. COLDINGHAM, Scotland — The surprising thing about visiting Sunnybank, a light-drenched home in Coldingham, a picturesque village near Scotland’s southeast coastline, is that its entrance is barely visible. That detail, admits Jim Lucas, one of the home’s owners, was quite deliberate.   Mr. Lucas wanted the stone facade facing the street to lend an...
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Hands for Hire!

Hello Everyone I'm offering my skills as a complementary therapist in greater manchester. I need to learn how to drive so that I can reach clients further afield. I practice massage and Microsystems acupuncture.  I'd love to find a driving instructor on here so we can swap. Skill Swapping is brilliant! :)  
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I will teach you English

I am seeking to develop my web design, SEO, social media marketing, article writing and graphic designs skills. I also love languages and can  speak French, and some spanish. I will swap my English language to further my skills.
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SKILL SWAPPING IS THE NEW TREND!

Skill swapping is building momentum and the Mail on Sunday reported that "skill swapping – is now being billed by the experts as the frugality trend most likely to grow long after the economy recovers." Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1267532/Adventures-skill-trade--Nearly-new-Jimmy-Choos-exchange-legal-advice-anyone.html#ixzz0r2l6qFSz
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Dead

Well seems dead on here. Will give it a few more days then im out of here.
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Swapaskill members in the media!

Here are just some of the Swapaskill media pieces featuring Swapaskill members and their swapping experiences. Some fantastic stories! Thanks to all those members who participated and to those who didn't, for being the pioneers in this giving, sharing, happier community they're all talking about!   BBC NEWS Living without money and swapping skills   THE WASHINGTON POST Swapaskill launches in the United States!   THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER "Is this the death knell for cash...
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Website Design, Web Design, Web Development, Software Development - Broadway Infotech

An Australian based website design firm Broadway Infotech specializes in custom web design, web application development, websites development, database management services.
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Our chance to change the world

The following is an article we spotted in thelondonpaper this month that we really like and that's very much in line with our thinking at Swapaskill. We hope you enjoy reading it! Recession = bad. Right? Well, that’s what we’re being told. Our current economic ­situation is being depicted as a crisis – a ­negative occurrence from which we need to recover quickly and get back to “business as usual”. ­Essentially, we’re being asked to...
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Welcome to the new Swapaskill site!

Welcome to the new Swapaskill site which we have just launched based on feedback we've had over the last year from you our members. We’re proud of it and we hope you like it too!  It's early days and there may be a few teething problems so do feedback any comments you have which are always welcome, (good or not so good:) As you'll see you can now swap items as well as skills and...
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