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A Silvery New Years Eve
Posted on February 13th, 2010 No commentsI love New Year’s because I don’t get to dress up that often, and this is one of the days where I’ll get to do that. A New Year’s Eve dress is practically a must! Don’t you want to reward yourself for a year well spent by wearing a teen fashion dress you’ll remember always? I certainly do.
A running theme for New Year’s Eve has always been silver white-ish colors which I found out on realy fun websites for kids, so why not stick to the old tradition with these fabulous silver-grey finds.
I found this silver dress at Target for $31.99. It’s strapless, so you’ll want to wear a sweater over it and find some new hairstyles for fine hair. But I like it because it just screams New Year! Tights would look cute under this dress in basically any color you like. You could even try some cool printed tights for a real bold look.
This dress is for a more casual New Year party. The ruffle at the top is what makes the dress great, and at $24.50 from Old Navy, the price is great too. I would wear this little fella over a pair of skinny pants with some long silvery chain necklaces. You could also wear a long sleeved shirt underneath it if you’re cold. That’s what’s so excellent about spaghetti strapped dresses!
This dress is probably my favorite out of them all. It hales from Forever 21 and quenches every need for a New Year’s Eve dress. First of all, it has long sleeves. So the trouble of finding a good sweater to go over your dress is absolutely gone! Secondly, it has the hue I need, and thirdly there’s a whimsical ruffled front that keeps it stylish. What more do we need? The ruffled edges at the cuffs are also a great touch. Wear it with sparkly tights and some slouchy boots, and you’re off to a great start this New Year.
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How SIPS get their strength
Posted on February 13th, 2010 No commentsSIPs are sized to accept dimensional lumber and are seamlessly compatible with stick framing. Contractors may choose to build with SIP walls and a traditional truss roof, or stick walls and a SIP roof with little difficulty. As a solution, we can make strong reliability guarantees about the code running in a SIP. SIPs are more energy-efficient, so they don’t need the heavy-duty HVACs of other buildings. Smaller units can run on less power for longer durations of time — and they dehumidify in the process, which is key to keeping mold concerns off your mind.
Many of California’s SIPs rely on the identical core set of control schemes, including emission standards for cars and heavy trucks and rv storage doors, fuel regulations and limits on emissions from consumer products. SIPs are made in a factory and shipped to job sites. Builders then connect them together to build a house. Some of these structures are planar constructions and several incorporate integrated passive substrates.
SIPs are basically thick planes of expanded polystyrene board sandwiched between two sheets of Oriented Strand Board (OSB) or plywood. They can be used to make walls, roofs, floors ? SIPs are the only wall and roof system that is automatically approved for EPAs Energy Star program- the current energy efficiency standard.
SIPs are a structural composite, kind of like an ‘I’-beam and used as a composite sandwich panels. This composite assembly yields stiffness, strength and predictable responses. SIPS are structurally insulated panels which are used to construct ecologically friendly buildings and trailer panel and elevator panel designs. Building with SIPS will lead to dramatically reduced heating bills, reduced carbon dioxide emissions and increased available living space in the build. Sips are super energy effective because they cut thermal bridging and eliminate drafts that are frequent in conventional stick framing construction methods. Because of these factors, SIPs are able to produce whole wall R-values that far surpass other building methods.


