Portable Air Conditioning News
- NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 31 August 2010 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:37PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. More catching up on Science!
- Make sure kids are dressed for hot weather today Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:16AMIn fact, Meteorologist Chris Vickers says temps could be in the low 90s Monday.
- $98 million bond urged Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:58PMRIALTO - Temperatures hitting the 100-degree mark greeted students returning to physical education classes last week inside Eisenhower High School's gym. And those usually start by 10:30 a.m.
- Get in Gear Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:30PMHigh-tech gadgets just in time for high-season camping
- Hamburg’s Board Focuses on Test Scores; Hears Improvement Plans Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:50PMScores on Benchmark and other standardized tests took up about two-thirds of the regular meeting of the Hamburg School Board on Monday night, August 9. The meeting lasted a little over three hours.
- Lawyers' project: Air conditioners for seniors Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:57AMBENTON HARBOR - All summer Estella Davis has had only a small fan to circulate the air in her house on Lake Avenue.
- B. Bow school board wants people to give their ideas for facility upgrade solutions Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:03PMBROKEN BOW — A third school bond could go before Broken Bow voters in early 2011, but school board members first want to know what people will support.
- Renters can do their part by being eco-friendly Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:06AMLOS ANGELES –So you’re a renter and you want to green your space, but your landlord won’t splurge on solar panels. Don’t fret. There are plenty of low-cost ways for apartment dwellers to be eco-friendly.
- Dunn Wing repair costs more than expected Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:12PMDANVERS — It cost about $250,000 more than expected to fix up the Dunn Wing as part of the nearly $80 million Danvers High renovation project, Town Manager Wayne Marquis told selectmen Tuesday. The renovations are complete, Marquis said, and they cost $750,000. The Dunn Wing is now ready to accommodate 1,000 students when school starts Sept. 8, he said.
- A million gallons of water lost in SDSU water main break Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:45PMA water main break that cut off the air conditioning to almost all buildings on San Diego State University campus Tuesday resulted in the loss of a million gallons of water.
- SDSU crews working to repair damage Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:45PMA water main break that cut off the air conditioning to almost all buildings on San Diego State University campus Tuesday resulted in the loss of about a million gallons of water.
- Analysis: Recent California newspaper editorials Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:17PMAug. 22
- Carlisle ISD Calls $7.5 million Bond Election Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:20AMOfficials said overcrowding and the need for more classroom space prompted them to call the election.
- Three times in three weeks: Palo Alto firefighters again called to Cubberly Community Center Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:29AMFor the third time in as many weeks, Palo Alto firefighters were called to the Cubberley Community Center on Tuesday.
- Mark Hyman, MD: Haiti Charity, Revisited: The Blessing of Friends, 7 Months Later (PHOTOS) Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 2:39PMHaiti needs friends now. There is a Buddhist saying that when your heart breaks, it can break open or closed. Let your heart break open for Haiti, mine did. They will need the blessings of friends for a long, long time.
- MovinCool Launches New, Improved Online Dealer Locator Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:07PMLONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MovinCool announced a new, improved online dealer locator that makes it easy to find nearby dealers who carry MovinCool air conditioners. The locator is available at www.movincool.com/dealer.
- MovinCool Launches New, Improved Online Dealer Locator Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:00PMLONG BEACH, Calif.----MovinCool® announced a new, improved online dealer locator that saves website visitors time and effort in finding a MovinCool air-conditioner dealer near them.
- Lisa Falkenberg: Aging but independent, O'Dehlya Chavis won't move Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:41AMafternoon sun is pouring into 79-year-old O'Dehlya Chavis' dining room now, melting her smooth caramel skin and warming the jagged grill of mini-blinds at her back.
- Many Dallas-Fort Worth students head back to school Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:31PMStudents across North Texas returned to school Monday, and as classes let out in the afternoon temperatures soared to a record 107 degrees -- the hottest day of the year.
- Black mold invades Ashbrook High (updated at 9:15 p.m.) Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:59PMA local high school is working to make sure black mold discovered earlier this month is cleaned up and gone before school starts on Wednesday, according to school and health officials. Black mold has been cleaned up from about 55 classrooms at...
- 'Marry me?' answered in a Placentia classroom Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:33AMWe have another romantic story about Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District students meeting and proposing on the campus where they met. Turns out that Lindsey Martin and Michael Young were both musicians in Jim Hahn's Tuffree Middle School...
- School construction shifts gears Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 11:00PMBuilding boom of the past decade gives way to a new direction: enhancing existing campuses.
- Nicole L.V. Mullis: Wired, and on the road Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 10:22AMWhen I was a kid, all I needed in the car was a window seat. I loved watching the world reel past while the wind ripped under my fingers.
- Pop-up campers let you rough it in comfort Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 1:00PMPop-up campers let you rough it in comfort
- Football. Bears Have Some Fun at Double Day Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 1:33AM2010 Cal Football: Outlook | Schedule | Roster | Tickets | Information Guide CSN Cal Preview Show | Football Bear Blog | Fan Appreciation Day | March to Victory Luncheon Faced with a double day session Thursday only one day removed from an intense practice with live game situations the previous afternoon, the Cal football team still managed to have some fun during their third of four scheduled ...
- Hamburg’s Board Focuses on Test Scores; Hears Improvement Plans Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 10:34PMScores on Benchmark and other standardized tests took up about two-thirds of the regular meeting of the Hamburg School Board on Monday night, August 9. The meeting lasted a little over three hours.
- Schlage’s New Consumer Web Site Makes It Easy to Shop for Home Security Products Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 8:11AMCARMEL, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Schlage has revamped its consumer Web site to make it easier than ever to find security products that fit your lifestyle and home décor. Visitors are greeted by a bold new homepage inviting them to find “hardware that matches my home” using the new interactive Style Selector. The website also showcases how easy it is to install a Schlage lock and lets you ...
- Schlage's New Consumer Web Site Makes It Easy to Shop for Home Security Products Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 8:00AMCARMEL, Ind.----Schlage has revamped its consumer Web site to make it easier than ever to find security products that fit your lifestyle and home décor. Visitors are greeted by a bold new homepage inviting them to find “hardware that matches my home” using the new interactive Style Selector.
- Tiger Weekly Print Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 4:18PMThe Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre is hosting its second annual fundraiser, Dancin' in the Streets, right where it promises.
- Hushing noisy hospitals Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 11:52AMHushing noisy hospitals By Devin Powell, Inside Science News Service | Wed., Aug. 18, 2010 Hospital noise is taking a toll on the well-being of patients and contributing to errors by staff, a growing body of research suggests.
- North County teachers preparing to ring in the new school year Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 6:02AM"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." -- William Arthur Ward, author and motivational speaker North County's teachers will be among those getting ready to inspire their students, as school starts on Aug. 30 for eight local public schools. Opening...
- How to cool off in a theme park Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 5:12AMSummertime may be winding down but the sweltering heat and "feels like" temperatures aren't going anywhere anytime soon. Being hot and sweaty while waiting in crowded theme park lines in the blazing sun can lead to unhappy campers, both young and old. As a member of the Disney Moms Panel , I probably spend more time than most hanging around theme parks, even in the hottest weather. So I thought ...
- 50 years ago this week Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 10:33AMHave you ever wondered what life was like in Jacksonville half a century ago? It may have been a different era of history, culture and politics but there are often parallels between the kind of stories that made headlines then and today.
- Playhouse raffle draws attention Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 12:13AMTerry ‘Rainbow’ McMasters gives a balloon flower to Pearl Joya Mangasin, 6, on Sunday as her sister Vashti, 7, center, and mother Joy watch during the Casas for CASA event at the Mall of Louisiana.
- MAHONING COUNTY Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 11:20PMMAHONING COUNTY AUSTINTOWN Administration: Sheila Palombo will be the principal of Watson
- Vigo schools, students benefitting from improvements to facilities Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 10:38PMA sign in front of Booker T. Washington High School reads: “A new beginning.” The sign carries special meaning this year as students and teachers prepare for a new era in a new facility located on the campus of Terre Haute South Vigo High School.
- Building a future for children of the dump Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 12:41AMEfrain Araujo, 10, watches as instructor Ruven Garcia, center, helps Evan Colacci weld inside one of the six welding bays in a moving van-turned-welding site Aug. 5, 2010. The welding site, constructed by MBI Construction, will be trucked to Mexico where it will be given to a school for training welders.
- Mother of toddler who died in heat in Sauk County is charged with child neglect Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 4:04PMAfter almost a month of investigation and advice from UW-Madison experts, the mother of a 16-month-old Mauston toddler who died July 17 from the heat in a makeshift camper at a Sauk County park has been arrested on felony charges of child neglect resulting in death.
- Dozier Elementary getting new heating/AC system Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 1:21PMWork to eliminate any possible mold and prevent future problems at Dozier Elementary School is continuing, and the school soon will be getting a replacement heating and air-conditioning system.
- Young Stoughton environmentalist creates green logo for library reading shirt contest Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 10:18AMStoughton teen Natalie Falco is very environmentally aware, and artistic to boot. She conmbined those two fortes to create the winning logo for this year’s Stoughton Public Library summer reading T-shirt design contest.
- Numbers high and low Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 4:04AMEveryone who walked into the gym at Evergreen Park High School had a shot at earning a varsity position. The 44 hopefuls, from freshmen to seniors, were essentially assured a spot on one of the school's three teams. Less than a mile away, 62 incoming freshmen were assembling at Mother McAuley in hopes of making a a team.
- No guarantee of A-C once flooded-out River City-ites move back Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 10:10AMCHICAGO (WBBM) — Repairs are “progressing” at the flood-ravaged River City condo in the South Loop but they are a bit behind schedule. Water pump replacement parts shipped for expedited delivery Friday did not arrive until Monday. Despite that, Chicagoland Management & Realty President Bill de Mille, whose firm manages the residential portion of the [...]
- Seniors angry after air goes out Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 6:00PMSeniors living in an apartment complex in Madison Heights have been without air conditioning for days as metro Detroit deals with our latest heat wave.
- MovinCool Promotes Mike Paulson Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 12:08PMLONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MovinCool, the world's largest manufacturer of commercial spot air conditioners, announced that it has promoted Mike Paulson to manager, Heat Management Group.
- MovinCool Promotes Mike Paulson Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 12:00PMLONG BEACH, Calif.----MovinCool announced that it has promoted Mike Paulson to manager, Heat Management Group. Paulson will be responsible for managing sales, customer service and engineering. “My focus will be on continuing to grow sales of our CM Series of ceiling-mounted air conditioners and enhance our presence in Latin America and the Caribbean,” Paulson said.
- Hamburg’s Board Focuses on Test Scores; Hears Improvement Plans Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 9:34AMScores on Benchmark and other standardized tests took up about two-thirds of the regular meeting of the Hamburg School Board on Monday night, August 9. The meeting lasted a little over three hours.
- High humidity bad for home Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 8:27AMA common summer complaint is: It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity. Too much moisture in the hot summer air can turn your home into a steam bath. Beyond leaving you feeling hot, sticky and generally uncomfortable, high humidity can be bad for your home’s health as well.
- Audit cites shady spending by Miami-Dade police unit Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 6:04AMMiami-Dade police abused trust funds meant to repel environmental crime by flouting purchasing rules, misrepresenting the need for the public dollars and lavishing millions on the agency instead of fighting polluters, a draft audit by the county Inspector General found.
- Yuba College's athletic complex nears completion Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 1:53AMNo more "Legoland field." It's the name Yuba College football defensive coordinator Tomas Rodriguez gave the patch of grass behind the school's gym where the team played for more than a decade. Everything needed to be assembled for games. The...
- Small on size, but big on fun Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 3:28PMEditor's note: This is the first in a two-part series on small boats. Next month, we'll look at small boats that can be sailed or rowed.