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I want to build my house the best cost efficient and environmental friendly way in Asia …?

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

….. Please help me to find a very good site which provides me with solar power lighting and water management systems , we can get ground water by digging a pit but I need the water pump and storage tank.. some information on this please.

Thomas

Let me start off by saying we (my family and I) live completely, 100% “off of the grid and are completely self sufficient”
The house is built utilizing natures natural elements, in the shape of an octagon with 8ft wide arch doors on every wall to catch every angle of wind (typical 4 sided homes have half the chance as one with 8 sides. A circle being the most efficient design). Woodburning stoves, solar chimney, solar AC, solar heating, solar water heating (pool and home), solar stove, solar power, wind power, hydrogen powered back up generator, hydrogen back up water heater, hydrogen stove, 2 hydrogen powered trucks, 1 EV (electric vehicle) and satellite internet.

We also built many green small cabins on the ranch that we offer to family, friends and our on-site off-grid workshop guests, including one straw bale, one papercrete, earth bag and adobe, one cob and cordwood, one underground and rammed earth, one log and post and beam and one rock. Each one actually started as a test for what the main house would be and were later finished and turned into guest cabins. I later wrote a guide on how to build with alternative materials using alternative methods for next to nothing.

Anyone interested can check it out at..

agua-luna com

Hope this helped, feel free to contact me personally if you have any questions, I’m willing to walk you step by step threw the process.

Dan Martin
Retired Boeing Engineer now living 100% Off-the-Grid with my family, using Alternative Energy & loving every minute.
for more info visit agua-luna com

Misusing Electricity-during day time-when the sun is shining? Stop! Save the world-It’s now or never?

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

U-SEE (Unlimited Savings of Electrical Energy), a World Bank honored innovative idea for reducing misuse of electricity units is explained. It does not involve technology nor requires billions. U know solar light is infinite. Many of us burn bulbs during day time for lighting purpose.Sun is shining just outside our window. Let us bring home the sunshine. Switch off all bulbs and do the following.

U need simple house hold mirror, small pillow. Place the pillow on the ground or a chair outside the window and place the mirror on it in an angular position so that sun’s rays falling on the mirror is deflected through the window and on to the white ceiling and watch natural light spread inside your room.Use a bigger mirror and u can vary the lux and lumins of light. The light u get is free, reduces bulb burning/global warming, preserves natural resources. We can save 7,00,000 units per month if 1,00,000 people can stop using one bulb during day time. Let’s do it
mail: vkumar_m@yahoo.com
Browse World Bank website 4 U-SEE: http://dmblog.worldbank.org/mirrors-can-bring-light-rural-homes

This U-SEE idea is so simple and to make it work all of us can become innovators depending upon the place where the sunlight falls in and around your house. If u r innovative, u can even take the sunshine into other rooms by placing another mirror to take a part of the sunlight deflected by just altering the angle of the 2nd mirror. Anywhere in the world, we can safely assume that sun’s rays will be available between 150 to 200 days in a year. Imagine, if half the world’s population adopts U-SEE and switch off two or more bulbs and get free light from U-SEE what would be savings accruing to our future generation!? Save the world please.
One of the answerers is trying to correct English language used in the question. My request to him is, please take the crux of the matter in a holistic manner or else learn SMS and MMS language used by the present day generation. I am trying to create awareness on misuse of electricity and not usage of language. Have a look at the language used in other answers on varied subjects and then come back, if u must.

lol @ hippie

Can you make out different ISS segments if observing it from the ground with the naked eye?

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Yesterday I saw the ISS from the ground for the first time and it looked amazing – I checked the sighting schedule on NASA’s website, went to the roof of my building and observed it clearly. Even though I live in the middle of a huge metropolitan area, the sky was clear and the ISS was the brightest object in the sky, not counting the Moon.

It was so bright and shiny, I could definitely tell it had a structure to it, it looked like a very very bright reflective object with a halo around it and I could tell it was slightly elongated and segmented and I’m pretty sure I could make out the solar panels and see things branching off from the main body.

I have to say, I was very surprised it looked so real, I wasn’t even sure if I’d be able to see it at all and I was stunned with the amount of detail I was able to make out with just a naked eye in an environment of heavy light pollution.

Would anyone care to share if they were able to observe as much detail with the naked eye?

No details, but I did see the shuttle floating next to it once. It was about two years ago over Washington state. I was expecting to see that. But about a week ago I saw three nearby objects in the same apparent orbit traveling togerther. I knew the Shuttle was up there then but I assumed it would have been docked by then. No idea what the third object would’ve been. I never checked honestly so it could’ve just been three ordinary satellites. NO, NOT UFO’s Lol.

But anyway you must have some damn good eyes cause I’ve never seen any details like you’ve seen. And I have good eyes!
Should change your user name to Eagle Eyes. Heck you should work for NASA.

Should we be worried about the predicaments about the upcoming Solar Eclipse?

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

I read this in the opening page of yahoo page.

MUMBAI (AFP) – Indian astrologers are predicting violence and turmoil across the world as a result of this week’s total solar eclipse, which the superstitious and religious view as a sign of potential doom.

But astronomers, scientists and secularists are trying to play down claims of evil portent in connection with Wednesday’s natural spectacle, when the moon will come between the Earth and the sun, completely obscuring the sun.

In Hindu mythology, the two demons Rahu and Ketu are said to "swallow" the sun during eclipses, snuffing out its life-giving light and causing food to become inedible and water undrinkable.

Pregnant women are advised to stay indoors to prevent their babies developing birth defects, while prayers, fasting and ritual bathing, particularly in holy rivers, are encouraged.

Shivani Sachdev Gour, a gynaecologist at the Fortis Hospital in New Delhi, said a number of expectant mothers scheduled for caesarian deliveries on July 22 had asked to change the date.

"This is a belief deeply rooted in Indian society. Couples are willing to do anything to ensure that the baby is not born on that day," Gour said.

Astrologers have predicted a rise in communal and regional violence in the days following the eclipse, particularly in India, China and other Southeast Asian nations where it can be seen on Wednesday morning.

Mumbai astrologer Raj Kumar Sharma predicted "some sort of attack by (Kashmiri separatists) Jaish-e-Mohammad or Al-Qaeda on Indian soil" and a devastating natural disaster in Southeast Asia.

An Indian political leader could be killed, he said, and tension between the West and Iran is likely to increase, escalating into possible US military action after September 9, when fiery Saturn moves from Leo into Virgo.

"The last 200 years, whenever Saturn has gone into Virgo there has been either a world war or a mini world war," he told AFP.

It is not just in India that some are uneasy about what will transpire because of the eclipse.

In ancient China they were often associated with disasters, the death of an emperor or other dark events, and similar superstitions persist.

"The probability for unrest or war to take place in years when a solar eclipse happens is 95 percent," announced an article that attracted a lot of hits on the popular Chinese web portal Baidu.com.

Sanal Edamaruku, president of the Indian Rationalist Association, dismissed such doomsday predictions.

"Primarily, what we see with all these soothsayers and astrologers is that they’re looking for opportunities to enhance their business with predictions of danger and calamity," he told AFP.

"They have been very powerful in India but over the last decade they have been in systematic decline."

Astronomers and scientists are also working to educate the public about the eclipse.

Travel firm Cox and Kings has chartered a Boeing 737-700 aircraft to give people the chance to see the eclipse from 41,000 feet (12,500 metres).

Experts will be on board to explain it to passengers, some of whom have paid 79,000 rupees (1,600 dollars) for a "sun-side" seat on the three-hour flight from New Delhi.

The eclipse’s shadow is expected to pass over the aircraft at 15 times the speed of sound (Mach 15), said Ajay Talwar, president of the SPACE Group of companies that promotes science and astronomy.

"It’s coming in the middle of the monsoon season. On the ground, there’s a 40 percent chance of seeing it in India. On the aircraft you have almost a 90 percent chance of seeing the eclipse," he added.

Siva Prasad Tata, who runs the Astro Jyoti website, straddles the two worlds.

"There’s no need to get too alarmed about the eclipse, they are a natural phenomenon," the astrologer told AFP.

But he added: "During the period of the eclipse, the opposite attracting forces are very, very powerful. From a spiritual point of view, this is a wonderful time to do any type of worship.

"It will bring about good results, much more than on an ordinary day."

No, not one bit. Those are just superstitions.

"Solar eclipse pits superstition against science." Are you one of the Primitives spooked by this coming event?

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

MUMBAI (AFP) – Indian astrologers are predicting violence and turmoil across the world as a result of this week’s total solar eclipse, which the superstitious and religious view as a sign of potential doom.

But astronomers, scientists and secularists are trying to play down claims of evil portent in connection with Wednesday’s natural spectacle, when the moon will come between the Earth and the sun, completely obscuring the sun.

In Hindu mythology, the two demons Rahu and Ketu are said to "swallow" the sun during eclipses, snuffing out its life-giving light and causing food to become inedible and water undrinkable.

Pregnant women are advised to stay indoors to prevent their babies developing birth defects, while prayers, fasting and ritual bathing, particularly in holy rivers, are encouraged.

Shivani Sachdev Gour, a gynaecologist at the Fortis Hospital in New Delhi, said a number of expectant mothers scheduled for caesarian deliveries on July 22 had asked to change the date.

"This is a belief deeply rooted in Indian society. Couples are willing to do anything to ensure that the baby is not born on that day," Gour said.

Astrologers have predicted a rise in communal and regional violence in the days following the eclipse, particularly in India, China and other Southeast Asian nations where it can be seen on Wednesday morning.

Mumbai astrologer Raj Kumar Sharma predicted "some sort of attack by (Kashmiri separatists) Jaish-e-Mohammad or Al-Qaeda on Indian soil" and a devastating natural disaster in Southeast Asia.

An Indian political leader could be killed, he said, and tension between the West and Iran is likely to increase, escalating into possible US military action after September 9, when fiery Saturn moves from Leo into Virgo.

"The last 200 years, whenever Saturn has gone into Virgo there has been either a world war or a mini world war," he told AFP.

It is not just in India that some are uneasy about what will transpire because of the eclipse.

In ancient China they were often associated with disasters, the death of an emperor or other dark events, and similar superstitions persist.

"The probability for unrest or war to take place in years when a solar eclipse happens is 95 percent," announced an article that attracted a lot of hits on the popular Chinese web portal Baidu.com.

Sanal Edamaruku, president of the Indian Rationalist Association, dismissed such doomsday predictions.

"Primarily, what we see with all these soothsayers and astrologers is that they’re looking for opportunities to enhance their business with predictions of danger and calamity," he told AFP.

"They have been very powerful in India but over the last decade they have been in systematic decline."

Astronomers and scientists are also working to educate the public about the eclipse.

Travel firm Cox and Kings has chartered a Boeing 737-700 aircraft to give people the chance to see the eclipse from 41,000 feet (12,500 metres).

Experts will be on board to explain it to passengers, some of whom have paid 79,000 rupees (1,600 dollars) for a "sun-side" seat on the three-hour flight from New Delhi.

The eclipse’s shadow is expected to pass over the aircraft at 15 times the speed of sound (Mach 15), said Ajay Talwar, president of the SPACE Group of companies that promotes science and astronomy.

"It’s coming in the middle of the monsoon season. On the ground, there’s a 40 percent chance of seeing it in India. On the aircraft you have almost a 90 percent chance of seeing the eclipse," he added.

Siva Prasad Tata, who runs the Astro Jyoti website, straddles the two worlds.

"There’s no need to get too alarmed about the eclipse, they are a natural phenomenon," the astrologer told AFP.

But he added: "During the period of the eclipse, the opposite attracting forces are very, very powerful. From a spiritual point of view, this is a wonderful time to do any type of worship.

"It will bring about good results, much more than on an ordinary day."

Hahaha…Yeah, I read that article. What a joke.

People REALLY believe this stuff…jeesh.

And "straddles the two worlds!?" WTF? Hahahaha…he’s FULLY in deep end of the wacky one.

Is there a solar powered spotlight strong enough to light up my front door ???

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

When I come home at night, it is so dark in my courtyard, I can’t find the hole in the door for my key. I’d like to find a solar powered spotlight on a stake that I could just shove in the ground. I’m afraid to order/buy any solar powered spotlights because the ones I am familiar with are so weak in strength. I need a recommendation from someone that has something like I am discribing (Brand, model number, where to buy, etc.) ….or maybe it just doesn’t exist! Thanks!

He’s right solar is cheesey at best. I would at least go with low voltage landscape lighting on a timer, but make sure you like what you see because the cheaper lower voltage stuff isn’t that bright either try to find fixtures that are at least 12 volts. you’ll be able to see your door at least. If that isn’t bright enough you would have to go with a 120 volt setup.

For those who know Pocket Tanks,these weapons are the coolest.Chck them out.They are my ideas.?

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Hey,all I need is the creator of this game’s e-mail,so I can e-mail him these cool weapons.I even explained witch sounds to make on some weapons.These are my ideas:

1)Hypernova:Like supernova,but 2 times bigger and throws napalm and some explosinos like Fire Storm.(the explosion on the Hypernova should be red and orange,not light blue)

2)Lazer ‘o Scope:Calls upon spaceships,like that weapon in tornado pack, but their lasers are stronger and do more damage.(the lasers are red and those ships can’t crash,they will attack from the sky)

3)Razzle Dazzle:three balls of pure magnetronium are fired and they are close to each other like magnetron,but when they get close to the tank,they start spinning real fast and they leave magnetronium dust,then they pull the tank towards them and explosions like gravity well damage the tank longer than gravity well,plus the dust and the balls and then it throws the tank away 3 times harder than the tornado.cool Ah?!(I got this idea from the Power puff girls and make the same sound from that epizode with the D.I.N.A.M.O. when they do the Razzle Dazzle)

4)Teleporter:Teleports the tank where it’s angle is and if it’s barried underground,it gets you on top,getting you out of this mess.That’s not all.Also when your tank is close to the other,it shoots lasers like laser strike but with 12 damage each.(Make the teleport sound like in Little Fighter when Woody teleports)

5)X-MTS:fires a tracer that leaves red ‘leaves’that cover the ground around the tank and the satelite fires the lazer(!150 damage)Ouch.It kicks you into the air and you’ll come down 50 seconds later.(This weapon means X marks the spot).make the laser simmilar to the one in Airstrike 2,the same sound and color.Oh,and when the laser hits the ground,it makes it a little bit like shadow blast and leaves napalm where it hit.

6)Sabotage:When fired,a little robot-spider runs down the hill and it gets in the enemy tank.he loses 30 points and it gives you 50 points.The spider will damage the tank from the inside.

7)Radiation Bomb:It fires a bomb that explodes leaving uranium radiation(when the funnel starts,it besides the balls,there are little pink sparks at the bottom of the hole)when it explodes,it leaves a gas like gas bomb but red and there are red sparks around.The radiation lasts 20 seconds and it damages the tank up to 200 points if bomb is very close to tank.When bomb is about to fall near the tank explodes.(In target practice,it lasts forever).

here are my other ideas:

8)Fire Alarm:When fired,and gets near tank,it explodes and leaves napalm and fire on the ground around the tank and also there are yellow sparks(like the ones at the bottom of the hole when you fire funnel).after all that,a cloud appers above the tank about 4 cm and it starts to rain.There are blue drops like Acid rain,but the cloud is bigger and it also rains hail storm for 25 seconds.Also,a darker blue hail storm.

9)Radio waves:A satelite comes and shoots radio waves(The Satelite is just below the sky and above the tank.(170 points)

10)Memory:Well,it fires a stun gun over the tank,but deals 100 damage and eleminates 50 points from the enemy.He won’t remember a thing.

11)Invasion:Look out,aliens.Many ships and robots are attacking the enemy tank and everything they can get their hands on,shooting the ground,burning it,and after all that chaos,the mothership arrives and uses a green tractor beam to kidnap the enemy tank and damage it well(200 points)and then steals 100 points from the enemy and puts him back and fires a big dirtball.

12)Electrons:Fires a electro bomb witch absorbes electrons.The longer it stays in air,the more powerful it gets.If it hits the ground ,it makes a small hole and fills it with electricity,but if it hits the tank,120 points(Full power of course).(Make a cool sound on this one)

13)Jump and Dump:Like blast off,but more power and when the tank is in the air,it drops bombs that deal 30 damage.It bombards the ground,aim in the tank’s posision because the last bomb deals 90 points and when you land,you’ll score 90 points.

14)Assasin:When fired,a jet plane throws a little robot drone,and when it lands,it automaticly gets to the tank and KABOOOOMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 70 points.

15)Doom Boom:If it hits the tank 250 points.It puts the enemy into a dome like dome protect,but the dome is blue and once the tank is inside,napalm burns the tank dealing 150 damage and afterthat,hail storm deals 100 damage.After that,the dome explodes,taking away 50 points and destroying the tank.After he is destroyed,a new tank comes in his place with the same points and possision.

16)Invisibility:This one Rocks.It makes you invisible and it teleports you to a random location.(The teleportation cannot be seen,cos you’re invisible and imagine to play against someone who hasn’t seen this weapon!!!!He won’t know what hit him).Anyway,after that your tank fires electrons(Listed above)directly into the enemy tank and it teleports you near the enemy.You will still be invisible.After that,when you fire a weapon on the enemy it put’s you back to where you were,before you fired this weapon and the invisibility wears off.

17)Upgrade:When you use this,the next weapon you fire will be 2 times stronger and it sets your angle exatly where the enemy is.Oh,I can’t watch.(Fire Doom-Boom exatly at the enemy tank and you’llearn 500 points pronto.Ah,it hurt’s.I GIVE UP!!!)

18)Poison:It fires a bomb that when it hits the ground,it makes a small hole and fills it with green hail storm.100 damage and like bouncy dirt makes the ground bouncy,this makes the ground green and that ground is poisoned.The enemy will lose 5 points a second,unless he get’s out of the hole or shoots the ground below him.

19)Solar Wind:When you fire this weapon,it puts you in a dome protect and wind starts blowing.It damages the tank and unless he barries him self underground,you will earn 3 points per second.There is a wind sound when the wind is blowing.The wind lasts forever in Target Practice.But,it lasts 50 seconds in the other modes.

20)Antrax:Like Poison but makes the ground light blue and 120 points.Unless he gets out or shoots the ground,you will earn 7 points per second.

21)MAD Missle:A harrier plane fires a rocket irectly into the enemy and deals 150 damage.

22)Hi-Bye-Die:Teleports your tank near the enemy,it activates the satelite in orbit to fire the ‘X marks the spot lazer’and teleports back.Don’t worry,the lazer won’t hit you.when you activate the satelite,the countdown begins and you teleport when it reaches 1.After you are teleported back,the enemy will be no more on the ground.

23)Earthquake:The ground below the enemy tank melts a little like meltdown but with a larger radius and it lasts 3 seconds only and the screen starts shacking and it deals damage,about 120. damage.That’s not all.After the shacking,tsynami attacks the tank.(Tsynami comes from the enemy’s side.Better to fire at the beginning of the level for better results).the tsynami is actually made from hail storm and it’s 4 cm high.Ex:The battle begins and It’s my turn and I’m on the left side and there is a mountain separating us.The earthquake will put the tank in a hole because the earthquake is stronger where the tank is and the tsynami comes from the right side,behind him.That will make good 270 points and then a few clouds will appear on his side and start rainng the darker blue hail storm.40 damage max and then,he cries like a baby.HAhahaha. (430 damage)!!!!
Make a cool earthquake sound and make a cool sound effect on the tsynami.

24)Chaos Rain:It rains solar flare,hail,napalm,fire,black rain,radiation drops,antrax,poison,oil all over the battlefield.

25)Goodbye:It makes a great wall at the middle of the field and a horizontal great wall 2 cm above of the center of the vertical greatwall.It puts both tanks in a biger shelter,it makes the ground with glue,poison and some mud next to the vertical great wall and some magic walls on the horizontal Great wall.You will be forbidden to see each other.Unless you use Earth Destroy.

26)Earth Destroy:It cleans the entire map.

27)Clone or Copy:It makes another tank of you and teleports both of you randomly.One of the tanks will be teleported near the enemy and the other on the middle of the battlefield.One of you is real.If the enemy doesn’t decide in 10 seconds,he loses 30 points.After he loses 30 points,it’s your turn.Blast him with both tanks.(The clone is played by the com-10)You just fire a good weapon and the clone will do the same.It’s not fair,it’s 2-1.If the enemy fires at the clone before the 10 seconds pass,the clone will be destroyed.If not,the clone will become your ally.Ex:Use clone or copy and if he shoots you,the clone won’t disapear.Then use Upgrade.After that fire Earthquake. 700 points or more?!Insane AH?!Or maybe Invisibility.Make the sound of cloneing from Little Fighter when Rudolf clones himself.

28)Gamble:300 points are in question.One of you will earn 300 points and one of you will lose 300 points.The computer desides.

29)Good or Evil:The tanks colors will change into black and white.The white is good and the black is evil.Witch one of you is evil will lose 50 points,but will automaticly be teleported near the other tank(the computer chooses a near and good spot for you to fire and also your angle is automaticly set to the enemy tank)and fire a random weapon.(The computer chooses the weapon and the weapon doesn’t have to be in your inventory,it can fire any weapon in Pocket Tanks).The good guy gets 50 points and automaticly fires Upgrade.After that he defends him self with Shelter and shield.(The good guy is first and then the evil guy makes his move no matter witch one of you fired the weapon) also the computer chooses witch one of you is evil or good.

30)Vice-Versa:You switch your posisions.

31)Showdown:When fired,it makes a 2 cm high tunnel at the bottom and a graviton explosion in the middle of the battle field to hold the ground.Now it teleports you and your enemy down there.Now it’s on.Show the enemy who’s boss.DRAW!!!!!WARNING!!!! If you have teleport in your inventory and use it,you’ll just be telepotred out of the ‘Showdown’ running away like a sissy.

32)Live or Die:One of you will suffer Doom-Boom with Upgrade.(The computer chooses).

33)Win or Lose:One of you gets 100 points,and the other one loses 100 points.

34)Fast gun:Fires many bullets in a row. 70 damage direct hit.

35)Iron Curtain:This creates a dark-red shield over your tank that bounces off anything fired directly at you and the enemy won’t get any points.Can defend only one shot.(Also the ground under the tank is defended as well,so if the enemy fires a weapon that makes a blast circle,you will still be on a small island.Make this sound from Red Alert 2 when you activate the Iron Curtain.

36)Flaming sword:Fires fire forming a flaming sword.Fire is in a row,like scorcher,but when it hits the tank 80 damage,a lava explosion,napalm and leaves burning ground.(like bouncy dirt leaves bouncy,this leaves orange fire and unless he get’s out of the small hole that the sword made,you will get 2 points per second.In target practice,it lasts forever.

37)Ice sword:Brrr.This weapon is cold.Same like flaming sword,but made of ice and when it crashes,little explosions like fire storm except they are light blue and light hail storm is filling the hole and it barries you with ice.Like Big dirtball but light blue.Get out quickly or you will lose points about 4 per second.

38)Black hole:Oh no.The black hole is here.There is nowhere to run or hide.The tank fires a shooting star(Comet in this case)and it explodes at the middle of the field in the air.You know what happenes next.Like Razzle Dazzle,but the radius is the entire field and it damages the ground near it.It pulls the tank towards it and when it does,250 damage and it sucks the tank in it and the tank disapearrs.After the black hole’s time is up,it explodes with a graviton explosion and it leaves invisible hawking radiation for 50 seconds.Hawknig radiation deals 1 damage per second and has a big radius.What happens to the enemy tank you ask.Well,let’s just say he is destroyed and a new replacement tank arrives at his possision.Make a cool sound on this one as well.

39)Aqua comet:It fires a light blue comet that when gets 4 cm above the enemy,it explodes.Hail storm,darker blue hail storm,ice hail storm,and blue sparks spread everywhere andit can deal 300 damage if your enemy is in a hole.

40)Hydronova:8000-9000 damage it you hit the enemy like that trick with the Spinner.Anyway,if you fire it normally like any other weapon,you’ll score 450 points.Like hypernova,with the same radius,dark blue explosion,hail storm,darker hail storm,hydrogen explosions like Fire storm but dark blue and HYDROGEN RADIATION.The radiation does the cool part.The radiation is like gas bomb but dark blue and and it deals 12 damage per second.30 seconds radiation makes 360 damage.So 810 damage in total.Make a cool sound on this one too!!!!!

I just do monorails at the moment

What Are Our Rights/Recourse in Law?

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Bought set of solar lights at Lowes. One of the lights combusted during the afternoon having been in ground 5 days, and assembled/inserted correctly. Damage caused to side of house siding and some plants. Possible damage behind the siding. Fire Dept. called and report compiled. Have called Lowes who say it’s the manufacturers responsibility to resolve the matter. Have left message with manufacturers "claims dept." and am awaiting a response. Any info/comments/suggestions on this from anyone who knows about such things? Thanks!

At this point, continue to negotiate with whomever appears most willing to reimburse you.

But, if it gets to the point where neither is cooperative, and your damages are extensive, and you need to sue, you can legally sue either Lowe’s or the manufacturer. All entities involved in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of a defective product are liable for the damages the product causes.

What Are Our Rights/Recourse in Law?

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Bought set of solar lights at Lowes. One of the lights combusted during the afternoon having been in ground 5 days, and assembled/inserted correctly. Damage caused to side of house siding and some plants. Possible damage behind the siding. Fire Dept. called and report compiled. Have called Lowes who say it’s the manufacturers responsibility to resolve the matter. Have left message with manufacturers "claims dept." and am awaiting a response. Any info/comments/suggestions on this from anyone who knows about such things? Thanks!

At this point, continue to negotiate with whomever appears most willing to reimburse you.

But, if it gets to the point where neither is cooperative, and your damages are extensive, and you need to sue, you can legally sue either Lowe’s or the manufacturer. All entities involved in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of a defective product are liable for the damages the product causes.

I want to build my house the best cost efficient and environmental friendly way in Asia …?

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

.. Please help me to find a very good site which provides me with solar power lighting and water management systems , we can get ground water by digging a pit but I need the water pump and storage tank.. some information on this please.

You are asking a lot with the question.
First you should get books on Passive Solar Heating and some information on insulating your home to keep that heat in. This is assuming you live in the part of Asia that needs heat saved.
Look at the way traditional homes are built where you live, they usually are effective for that area.
As for water , a well 2.5 meters wide and several meters deep can serve as a source and holding tank. Using a smaller pressurized tank to feed the plumbing in your home. Using a solar powered pump.
Be sure the septic system ( toilet waste) is 30 meters away from your water source and down hill from it.
You really need to read any information you can find because there is far too many variables to post here.
I wish you the Best of Luck with your home.