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FACT: U.S. SAFETY CONNISSION REPORTS — DROWNING as the 4TH LEADING CAUSE
OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH. 64% of CHILDREN DROWN IN THEIR OWN POOL.
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• Tightly woven mesh fencing will
not allow small fingers or toes
a hold for climbing.
CONVENIENCE & BEAUTY
• Mesh fencing will not hurt
unsteady toddlers who may fall
into it. Yet is strong enough to
repel even older children's
bumps and collisions.
• This use of transparent, yet incredibly strong mesh
in our fences provide a safe barrier which will not
detract from the beauty of your pool/patio area.
• REMOVABLE IN MINUTES BY A SINGLE ADULT!
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at the
Beginning
Bellini European crafted cribs
and furniture plus unique bed-
ding and accessories provide the
ideal beginning background for
that Very Important Baby.
Begin with Bellini!
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on't let utility bills get the
the best of you this summer.
These few simple steps will help
you keep cool and save energy at
the same time!
Your air conditioner is a big
energy user. Set the thermostat on
your air conditioner to 78 degrees,
instead of 72, and you may cut
your electricity use almost in half.
Installing an old fashioned ceil-
ing fan will help circulate the cold
air from your air conditioner. Even
when used alone, ceiling fans use
no more energy than a 15 watt
light bulb, and can reduce room
temperature by 10 to 12 degrees.
Sunlight streaming into a room
can create a lot of heat. On sum-
mer days, lower the shades, close
the blinds, and draw the drapes to
protect windows from the sun. In-
stalling shutters or awnings also
helps.
Avoid, if you can, installing a
room air conditioner in a window
that gets lots of sun; it makes the
air conditioner work harder and
wastes electricity. If you have a
choice, put the unit on the north
or east side of the house, or in a
shady location.
The single most important fac-
tor in keeping cool and saving
energy, accoding to the National
Energy Watch, is to make sure you
have an efficient unit that is the
correct size for the area you're
cooling.
Room air conditioners are label-
ed with an Energy Efficiency
Rating (EER). This tells you how ef-
ficient the unit is, and how much
it will cost to run it for one year, as
well as comparing it with other
units of the same size.
The Energy Efficient Rating is
the ratio of the cooling capacity of
the unit compared to the amount
of electricity it uses.