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Home Improvement Projects for TV Grand Designs Required

The producers of Kevin McCloud's Grand Designs are looking for interesting and unusual domestic projects to feature on forthcoming series of the award-winning programme. They are keen to hear from RIBA members who are working on projects they may think suitable, or indeed they are building themselves!

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npower Funds National Trust Community Led Project

An npower funded project will see two historic villages owned by the National Trust attempt to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and energy bills as part of a community led programme. The initiative, which is similar to the government's Low Carbon Community Challenge, will show how major energy efficiency improvements are achievable in homes of any a

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Creative Writing Software

Creative writing software can help you improve your writing in the comfort of your own home, without the cost of expensive writing courses. If you are serious about writing, perhaps you'd like to give these creative writing programmes a spin. It is quite an enjoyable experience.

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Can you really improve your vertical jump? - Home

So what is the jump manual? The jump manual claims it’s the most comprehensive vertical jump programme available. It promises that it can improve your vertical jump by at least 10 inches in just 12 weeks GUARANTEED! Every athlete out there has wanted to get physical edge over their competitors, could this be the answer?

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Green improvements 'do not have to be all talk'

It has been claimed that a lot of people talk about green home improvements, but very few actually go ahead with them. But green improvements do not have to be costly. In September, the UK government revealed details of the Home Energy Saving Programme.

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"Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind."

by Ralph Waldo Emerson

This Day In History

Personal Rule: King Charles I of England dissolved Parliament and began 11 years of ruling alone (1629)