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Creating your own glass block lights can be very exciting and a real fun. It might even turn into a lucrative business if you decide to sell them, or at least a money-saver if you give them as presents instead of buying expensive and impersonal gifts.

All you need to start such a craft project is some practice, patience and to know few tips and tricks that can save you time and money.

First the glass blocks: they are easy to find but the difficult part is to drill them. True is, also drilled glass blocks are sold, or you can even go at a professional glass cutter to have the hole made, but if you want to start mastering this art you should learn how to drill a glass block (without breaking it!).

First you need a drill or a drill press. Then use a diamond 1/2" drill bit and put the block on a firm surface: drilling very slowly and with little pressure is the key of your success! Use water as a lubricant (or a specific oil or even edible oil!) to keep the drill bit cool and compressed air to blow the dust out. It is a wise precaution to wear safety equipment: glasses to protect eyes, ear protection and also a breathing mask to avoid breathing the glass dust.

You might need to get some practice with the drill and it might even happen that few blocks end broken. Just remember to be very patient, using the drill very slowly and without applying much pressure.

One of the main problems after making the hole is the glass dust which tends to remain inside the blocks. There are many ways you can use to get rid of it, but the best of all is to wash the block with warm water (without soap) IMMEDIATELY after the hole is made. Rinse the block carefully and then let it dry few days.

Now the creative part of the work can start: you are really limited only by your imagination!

One of the simplest yet effective ideas is to wrap a beautiful ribbon around it and create a beautiful, big bow on the top of the glass block. If this is the kind of you are after, insert the lights inside the block: you don't need to be careful and let the little lights adjust themselves inside the block: the result is always wonderful!

If you want to dare a little more, you can decorate the glass before inserting the lights: you have lots of choices!! Here are few ideas: draw a simple object on one of the biggest sites of the block; then you can stick on the drawing little translucent glass tiles thus creating a colorful mosaic.

Or you can decoupage a nice graphic on the block or stick a laminated illustration or a decal, or paint with glass paints a scene or an object or even a sentence or a dedication... The choice is really yours, but whatever you decide you will get an incredible and magic glass block light!

(c) http://www.GlassBlockNightLights.com - Create a glass block light TODAY!

Rising Oil Prices to Have a Big Impact on Residential Roofing Prices

Unless you have been in a cave for the last few months all consumer focus is on the rising oil prices. I spoke by phone this week with William Adams the VP of Abraham Lincoln Roofing based in Upstate New York. Adams states "the roofing industry is currently experiencing extreme price volatility due to whats happening in the oil market. Products for residential roofing are going to make a dramatic increase over the next several months."

The residential roofing products are made of crude oil byproducts. "Just think of a bundle of shingles as a big block of oil". With a barrel of oil trading at just over $129 a barrel this week one can only wonder where the roofing market will end up. "I rember a barrel of oil trading at just over $60 a barrel last May and now this week I am being told oil prices will reach $150 a barrel this year because supply isn't keeping up with demand.

"We are keeping a close eye on the pricing of roofing products. We are not as concerned as some of the smaller roofing contractors because of our large volume purchasing power. We have our prices locked in until mid August". Adams states that his concerns are a are combination of things. "We are concerned with the cost of gas to run our big trucks, rising liability insurance premiums and where the price of materials may wind up".

Adams predicts thaty the price of roofing materials will rise by 50% by the end of the year. "There will be no such thing as a cheap roofing system. A roof is going to become a major investment and a consumer had better be sure to choose the right contractor for the job. I asked Adams if that will help or hurt his compaany. "Believe it or not it will help the premium roofing contractors like Abraham Lincoln Roofing because consumers will do the homework necessary before they hire someone with the substantial investment involved."

 

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Professional roofing consultant.

Why did the Republicans block the Dems' iniative for windfall taxes on Big Oil companies profits?

Dems introduced a windfall tax for the unreasonably/unjustifiably high profits of oil companies. Republicans took it down:)

Is ths where their loyalties are? What does Mccain think, did he support the tax?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080610/ap_on_go_co/congress_oil_profits

Rather than me try to explain, you can read the rational in the link I've provided.

Oil hovers near $77 on US economy, crude demand
Oil prices hovered near $77 barrel Thursday in Asia amid signs of a slowing U.S. economy and weak demand for crude.

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