New Digital Lighting Proves to "Go Green"

For the past few years, the earth as been making the effort to go green in order to save our environment. There are hybrid cars, which are fuel efficient and organic everything from clothes to bedding, and even household cleaners. One thing that we overlook is lighting. The incandescent light bulb that you probably have in your bedside lamp and in almost every light in your home is based on the same technology invented by Thomas Edison more than a century ago. Electricity flows into a metal filament, and the filament heats up and emits light as a byproduct. What we overlook is that these lights use up about 10% of all the electricity used in our homes.

According to an article from Sciencenews.org, new digitial lighting using the lights that are in computers, LED's, proves to be much more efficient which is estimated to cut the energy used by lighing in half during the next decade! We have already put them to use through cell phone light, alarm clock lights, and traffic lights but they are still too expensive to replace all lights thoughout your home. Another reason to switch would be that they encased in plasic instead of glass, making them less breakable.

Together we can save our enviroment by using the new technology available to us, whether it be lighting, driving, or furniture in your home. Go green!

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/36394/title/FOR_KIDS_Lighting_goes_digital

Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs have not won the World Series since 1908. This year may mark the 100 seasons the Cubs did not win, but for many fans like myself, we believe this may bet the year. In this weekend's game, the Cub's clinched the National League central series which guarantees the team a spot in the playoffs which start in October. In this 2008 season, under the coaching of Lou Piniella, the cubs have won 94 games and lost 68. This record not only puts them in first place for the central division, but also first in the national league.

This season has been an exciting one from the start, but more and more as the playoffs have come closer and closer. On September 14, no hurricane would prevent Carlos Zambrano from throwing a no hitter, the first in his career and the first for the Cubs since 1972. The Cubs w

ere playing the Astros in Milwaukee since the hurricane in Texas prevented these teams from playing there. Signs are showing that this could be the year!

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