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March 10th, 2012
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2012 Konica Minolta Face-Off Traditional to Rock Baltimore


Ramsey, N.J. and Baltimore, Md. (PRWEB) March 08, 2012

Over the last six years, Inside Lacrosse has set the standard for promoting lacrosse with events such as the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic (Title sponsor: Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.). This early season event has attracted more than 93,000 fans in its five-year history and has been a showcase for elite names in college lacrosse, often serving as a preview of the NCAA Championships. Four of the last five national champions have started their season in the Face-Off Classic: Johns Hopkins in 2007, Syracuse in 2008, Duke in 2010 and Virginia in 2011.

Lacrosse fans circle the date for the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic on their calendars each year. This year’s Face-Off Classic is set for Saturday, March 10 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore with a game lineup that once again pits the top teams in college lacrosse against each other. Four of the six participating teams are ranked in the top 10 of the current Nike/Inside Lacrosse media poll, including the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 teams featuring in the event.

2012 Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic

(Saturday, March 10 at M&T Bank Stadium)

Game No. 1 No. 14 Princeton vs No. 8 North Carolina (11:00 a.m.)

Game No. 2 No. 1 Virginia vs No. 3 Cornell (1:30 p.m.)

Game No. 3 No. 2 Johns Hopkins vs UMBC (4:00 p.m.)

All times Eastern

Games No. 1 and No. 2 will air on ESPNU, while fans can watch Game No. 3 on ESPN3.com.

The first of two Ivy League-ACC match-ups has Princeton facing North Carolina. Over the past few years perhaps no team in college lacrosse has assembled as much young talent as North Carolina. Much is expected of a Tar Heel team that will be hungry to make a statement of its own while making the programs first appearance in the event. Last season, the Tigers were hit hard by injuries and finished the year with a losing record for only the second time in over two decades. Led by a veteran defensive unit, Princeton is ready to use the Face-Off Classic to announce a return to the national spotlight.

The second game features a heavyweight match-up of top contenders for the 2012 NCAA title. Virginias 2011 season was a rollercoaster ride that culminated in a fifth NCAA title for the Cavaliers. Included on that ride were wins over Cornell in the Face-Off Classic (11-9) and the NCAA Quarterfinals (13-9). Both teams return balanced lineups with the necessary experience to navigate the ups and downs of a championship journey.

The third game is a local Baltimore rivalry between Johns Hopkins and UMBC. The Blue Jays welcome back talent and depth in virtually every position. Appearing in the NCAA Quarterfinals a year ago, Hopkins is on everyones preseason shortlist of national title contenders. On the flip side, the Retrievers have endured their fair share of growing pains the last two years. UMBC will be anxious to show that those hard earned lessons have paid off and push for a post-season trip.

Tickets can be purchased for the 2012 Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic. Ticket prices are: $ 35 for Club Level seats; $ 22 for Lower Level reserved seats; $ 18 for groups of 10 or more; and $ 12 for groups of 100 or more. Parking can also be purchased in advance for $ 15. All seating locations are reserved.

Lacrosse fans interested in ticket information can call the Baltimore Ravens box office at 410.261.RAVE. In addition to the Ravens box office, fans can purchase through Ticketmaster online at Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800.745.3000. Fans can also visit FaceOffClassic.com to check the schedule and details on ordering tickets.

This is a great lineup with the top three teams in the nation playing in the event, stated Andy Bilello, Associate Publisher for Inside Lacrosse and the events director. The first game welcomes back Princeton, an original Face-Off Classic participant facing a newcomer in North Carolina. The second game between top-ranked Virginia and No. 3 Cornell could easily be a preview of the national title game. Then, the day concludes with No. 2 ranked Johns Hopkins being challenged by UMBC. Its an exciting group of teams getting an opportunity to play on a big stage.

The event often raises the level of play for all teams involved. In the last five years, we have seen five games go to overtime and nine games overall decided by three goals or less. We expect more thrilling finishes on March 10, continued Bilello.

2012 Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll (week of March 5)

(Bold indicates team is a 2012 Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic participant)

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August 13th, 2011
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Energy Conservation – Simple Tips That Will Reduce Your Energy Bill

By Hans Dekker

There are many good reasons to conserve energy. If we use less gas, oil and electricity we will save money, and the pollution associated with extracting and using fossil fuels will decrease. Reducing greenhouse gas production may help to reverse global warming. In a nutshell – conservation of energy has both personal and societal benefits.

Most people are concerned with making their money last longer and energy conservation can help by reducing our energy costs. Homeowners can do many things to cut down on their energy needs. Perhaps the best thing they can do to is to install better insulation to retain warm and cool air.

Heating and air conditioning are the biggest energy consumers of the average household. Much of the heat and cool air escapes because of poorly insulated roofs, walls, doors, and windows. In fact in a lot of cases heating and cooling is responsible for around 50% of your energy costs. Improving insulation will result in greater conservation of energy and lesser energy costs. Small changes in this area can result in dramatic reduction in your monthly payment to your utility company.

Old cooling and heating appliances should be replaced with newer models which are more energy efficient. Other large appliances like refrigerators can also be replaced with newer models that are designed to conserve energy. Always make sure you read the energy label, if you do, you will often find that a cheap product in fact can be expensive in its every day use because of its energy consumption.

Traditional light bulbs are inefficient because much of the energy they consume is converted to heat. Replacing all your incandescent bulbs with compact florescent bulbs will provide the same level at light with less energy consumption. Even though the cost of these bulbs is greater than traditional bulbs, they last up to 20 times longer, resulting in significant overall savings.

Using alternative energy sources such as solar panels or wind turbines can greatly reduce the amount of energy needed from traditional sources. The electricity produced by these devices can be fed back into the local power grid if it is not immediately used by the household. This reduces the power bill even further (the power meter runs backwards) while supplying clean power to your community.

Conservation of energy is not just for homes, cars and trucks are available with more energy efficient engines and some can run on alternate power sources such as hydrogen or electricity.

Conservation of energy is something that everyone can contribute to. By being careful in how we use our resources we are building a society for our children and grandchildren.

About the Author: Hans is author of http://www.alternative-energy-guide.com/ You will find more tips and information at the Alternative Energy Guide

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June 13th, 2011
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Make Large Savings Today With Energy Saving Light Bulbs

Are you bored with receiving huge power bills especially in the colder winter season? Searching for ways to cut down on your quarterly consumption? After that read on to find just one small change you may make to your home that will save you hundreds of dollars a year. Changing your present bulbs with energy saving bulb can save you much more cash than you would 1st imagine.

The energy saving light bulb is not made with a delicate tungsten filament and the life span if such bulbs is huge in comparison to traditional bulbs that can blow at any known time, most likely at the most annoying moment. Therefore forget replacing those bulbs, or arriving home with your groceries to discover that the filament of your new bulb is already broken before you even have plenty of time to put it in place; the power saving bulb is so much more robust than its conventional equivalent, as well as although harmful if it breaks, the chances of this really are incredibly minimal.

Energy saving light bulbs work on a fraction of the electricity when compared to conventional bulbs just this, not including almost never having to replace your bulbs will reduce your annual expenditure. And since the introduction of the first energy saving bulbs that were really quite pricey in addition to ugly looking, there have been huge advances in technology. These days a good looking energy saving bill will still cost you more than a traditional tungsten filament bulb, but simply by calculating how much electricity you will save counteracts this initial costs.

So exactly how do you start converting your home into a power saving paradise? Well the good news is that your old-style bulbs and the new energy saving kind are completely interchangeable, so you do not need to feel compelled to change all your light bulbs at once. You could begin by replacing the light bulbs you use most frequently, or even simply purely change light bulbs as they break. A good thing to remember when converting your home to an energy saving environment is that you do not just have light bulbs on the internal of your house; you could have a floodlit garden or even attractive lighting as well as outdoors safety lamps or even lights inside your garage; all these must be added to the list of bulbs to be changed.

Energy saving bulbs aren’t only obtainable in hardware stores; you may now find these light bulbs on sale in all good common stores as well as supermarkets as well as shops. Actually, it’s now becoming harder to find conventional bulbs on sale, motivating people to begin saving energy as soon as possible. Thus start by taking a look around your house today and draw up an idea to alter over your bulbs and start saving energy nowadays. Every little aids, and even in case you just start by changing over the most frequently used bulbs, you’ll soon really begin to see the difference it makes when you receive the next utility bill.

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April 5th, 2011
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Tips On Buying And Using LED Light Bulbs

By Joseph Reis

Green is good, and right now, energy efficient lighting is all the rage. With the looming phase-out of old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs in many developed countries, people are faced with choosing between a handful energy efficient forms of lighting – compact fluorescents (CFL) and light emitting diodes (LED). This article will help you make good decisions when buying residential LED light bulbs.

CFLs are good for now, but…

You have likely already adopted energy efficient compact fluorescents (CFL) as part of your effort to reduce your carbon footprint. While CFLs are energy efficient, they have drawbacks such as mercury and relatively short lifespan. Also, CFLs are not available in sizes that replace track light bulbs, such as MR16 and GU10. It is unlikely that CFLs will be available in these sizes.

CFLs have made giant inroads over the last couple of years. The low cost and high energy efficiency of CFLs have made them favorites with people replacing incandescent lights. According to the Energy Information Administration, a government agency, 9% of a household’s energy costs are related to lighting. People are genuinely concerned with lowering their energy consumption, and lighting is one of the easiest things a person can improve on. With worldwide support from mass-market retailers, governments, and citizens, energy efficient lighting is seeing a new dawn. While CFLs provide a good combination of efficiency and cost, there is an even better option on the horizon – LED light bulbs.

Introducing the next generation of ultra energy efficient light bulbs – LEDs

LED light bulbs are semiconductors, just like the chips in your computer. These semiconductors emit energy in the form of photons of light. LEDs have come a very long way since they were invented in the 1960s. You have seen LED lamps for decades in the form of indicator lights on electronic products. Now, these LED lamps light bulbs have evolved to the point produce enough light for household and commercial applications. LEDs are extremely energy efficient, and have lifetimes ranging from 50,000 hours to 100,000 hours. LED light bulbs are the perfect complement to your collection energy efficient lighting products.

Tips for Buying LEDs

There are several varieties of residential LED light bulbs on the market. Presently, LEDs best replace track lighting and flood lights, both of which take advantage of the directional nature of LED light. Below are some tips for buying LED light bulbs.

• The Basics

You want to find an LED bulb that produces a healthy amount of light, but at the lowest possible power consumption. A good metric that equalizes your search is “lumens per watt”. To derive this figure, simply divide the bulb’s number of watts into the number of lumens. Right now, a good LED bulb should have at least 40 lumens per watt, but preferably more.

The question is often asked about comparisons between normal light bulbs and LEDs. Here are some examples to guide you:

5-watt, 3 high power CREE LED, MR16 ~ 25-watt MR16 Halogen

5-watt, 3 high power CREE LED, E27 spot ~ 30-watt E27 spot Halogen

6-watt, 165 traditional LEDs, PAR38, ~ 50-watt PAR38 incandescent

• Lifetime of Bulb

Many manufacturers of LED bulbs claim lifetimes of 50,000 hours to 100,000 hours. The lifetime of an LED lamp is generally considered to be the point where the light output has declined to 70% of it’s initial output, measured in lumens. So, a 300 lumen LED bulb with a lifespan of 50,000 hours will have 210 lumens at the end of it’s lifetime. However, the lifetime of a bulb does not mean it is unusable, only that it’s light output has degraded to a certain point. The LED bulb may continue to be useful for several thousand hours past it’s stated lifetime. Unlike old-fashioned light bulbs, it is extremely rare for an LED light to simply burn out. Rather, it will gradually fade over time.

• Color

As a general rule, you should use warmer light indoors, and whiter light outdoors. A color temperature of 2500-4000 Kelvin works great indoors. You should use a bulb with a color temperature of 5000-7000 Kelvin outdoors, as the whiter light allows your eyes to see better at night.

White light in the 5000-7000 Kelvin range is also excellent for display cases, boutiques, artwork, or other settings where you need excellent color rendition.

• Type of LED lamp

LED light bulbs use one or more tiny semiconductor lamps to produce very focused light. Contrast this with normal light bulbs that generate light in all directions. LED lamps are currently available in two forms: traditional LEDs (typically 5mm), which are smaller, and high power LEDs. Light bulbs using traditional LEDs require a large number of LED lamps to produce sufficient light, whereas high power LED bulbs use one or more lamps to generate light.

In general, the more LEDs, the better the light dispersion. Always get LED bulbs with more than one LED. You will find that single LED bulbs produce a very conspicuous outline, similar to a halo. Unless you enjoy halos across your walls, it’s better to buy light bulbs with multiple LEDs.

Here are some common track light and flood light bulb types, and suggestions for the LED arrangements:

For track bulbs such as MR-type and GU-type, try to get bulbs with 3 high power LED lamps (preferably using CREE or Nichia lamps). Avoid buying track bulbs using an array of traditional LED lamps, as these are not as effective as high power lamps.

For flood light bulbs, such as PAR-type, you can find reasonably priced traditional LED arrangements. High-power LED flood lights produce good light, but are also very expensive. In my experience, a PAR bulb using 120 or more traditional LED lamps works just as good, at a fraction of the price.

• Cost and energy savings

LED bulbs have a higher upfront cost, but they pay for themselves several times over their lifetime. Because LEDs have lower power consumption and a very long lifetime, they are very energy efficient. Let’s take an example of a $45, 5-watt, 50,000 hour MR16 LED bulb. Let’s assume a constant electricity cost of $0.10 per kilowatt hour, and a 0.61 electrical grid CO2 output factor. Compared with a similar $8, 25-watt halogen MR16 bulb, the LED will save $255 and reduce carbon emissions by 1,345 pounds. Not bad for a light bulb.

As energy costs continue to rise, the cost savings and carbon reduction from using LEDs will become far more pronounced.

Buyer beware – LEDs cannot replace general illumination bulbs (yet)

Right now, there are plenty of options for LED light bulbs. And that’s a bit of a problem. Several sellers of LED bulbs claim their bulbs are powerful enough to replace general illumination bulbs such as incandescent and CFL. This is simply untrue. Many of these “replacement” bulbs cost nearly $100 and use over 10 watts of power. You are much better off using a $3.00, 10-watt CFL for now. However, keep an eye out for LED general illumination bulbs over the next few years, as they will become very competitive with normal light bulbs.

Start today with LEDs

As LED technology rapidly advances, you will see them replace all other forms of light bulbs, including CFLs. If you have track lights or flood lights, you can begin incorporating LED light bulbs right away. Remember, now is the time to take steps to save energy and money. Your wallet and the planet will both thank you.

About the Author: Joseph Reis is co-founder of Lumoform and aa href=”http://TheBestLEDs.com” title=”http://TheBestLEDs.com” target=”_blank” rel=’nofollow’>http://TheBestLEDs.com, based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Lumoform is the premier manufacturer of LED light bulbs. For more information, please visit aa href=”http://www.lumoform.com” title=”http://www.lumoform.com” target=”_blank” rel=’nofollow’>http://www.lumoform.com or aa href=”http://www.thebestleds.com” title=”http://www.thebestleds.com” target=”_blank” rel=’nofollow’>http://www.thebestleds.com

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