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LED backlights add style, reduce eyestrain

LED backlights add style, reduce eyestrain

Attention all people who work with computer monitors or televisions in low or reduced-light conditions: do you find you frequently suffer from headaches as your shift moves on? The reason may be eyestrain.

The bright lights and colors emitted by the screen take more energy for your eyes to process when compared to the dim lighting or the dark walls in your environment, and could thus cause the strain leading to headaches. The simple answer is to try and fill your line of vision with some soft light to at least balance the contrast. This can be achieved with a cheap desk lamp set behind the monitor.

One drawback to the desk lamp option is the heat the extra bulb or bulbs may put out. This was the case in my small home, where I had a three-bulb lamp providing ambient light behind our TV, which was giving me headaches during my primetime viewing. The solution was relatively cheap and adds a fun splash of color.

Spring cleanup in Huntsville this weekend

Spring cleanup in Huntsville this weekend

Huntsville, AL (WAFF) - Spring is in the air, and the city of Huntsville wants you to come out and help clean up the town.

The city is hosting it's annual Great American Cleanup & Beautification Day this Saturday, April 6th.

Before that, however, there is a supply pickup where you can come out and get ready for the big event. From 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on Friday, you can come and pick up trash bags, a tomato plant and hot dog for free! You can also register to win a cedar raised planter bed. The supplies will be at City Hall at 308 Fountain Circle.

For more information, call Operation Green Team at (256) 532-5326.

Copyright 2013 WAFF.

Foreign Persons Must Report U.S. Agriculture Land Holdings

 

 


(Huntsville, Alabama) –February 8, 2013 2013-- Madison County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Thomas D Atkinson, reminds foreign persons with an interest in agricultural lands in the United States that they are required to report their holdings and any transactions to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

 

"Any foreign person who acquires, transfers or holds any interest, other than a security interest, including leaseholds of 10 years or more, in agricultural land in the United States is required by law to report the transaction no later than 90 days after the date of the transaction," said Atkinson.

 

Foreign investors must file Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) reports with the FSA county office that maintains reports for the county where the land is located.

 

Alabama Farm Service Agency Announces Important Program Updates

 

Alabama Farm Service Agency Announces Important Program Updates

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers that the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 extended the authorization of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill) for many Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) commodity, disaster, and conservation programs through 2013. FSA administers these programs.

Decorating for Christmas on a budget

Decorating for Christmas on a budget

If you’re anything like me, you love Christmas decorations, but lack the creativity to bring your ideas to life. Lucky for me, I know Bethany Oliver. She is a decorating genius, and all around talented woman. I met her when she did my wedding invitations earlier this year. I found examples of her work on the Carriage House Facebook page, and knew Bethany would make my house look just as fabulous.

Her resume isn’t too shabby either. Bethany and her business partner, Jason Allen, have decorated the homes of several country music stars in Nashville.

The Dust Bowl....Remembered

In the 1930s, a manmade ecological disaster of epic proportions swept the American Midwest and threatened to destroy the nation’s bread basket. The Dust Bowl, as it became known, turned prairies into deserts and unleashed a pattern of massive, deadly dust storms that for many seemed to herald the end of the world. The story of this national calamity is captured in famed filmmaker Ken Burns’ newest documentary, THE DUST BOWL, premiering Sunday, Nov. 18 and Monday, Nov.19 at 7:00 p.m. on Alabama Public Television.

Thomas D Atkinson, who heads up the local Madison County USDA/FSA says, "Although the storms of the Dust Bowl did not reach Alabama, the measures taken to prevent future tragedies had a major impact on Alabama agriculture.  That’s why people throughout the state should tune in to see the two-night, four-hour film. "