www.thearlingtonhomeinspectors.com - During this home inspection by A-Action Home Inspection Group, our inspector discovered several defects with an electric water heater at a 27 year old home in Arlington, Texas. The inspection of the water heater revealed several safety related defects that ideally should be corrected. Some of the defects that were discovered during this home inspection are as followed; the lack of a discharge pipe on the water heater temperature and pressure relief valve, spliced wires at the top of the water heater, electrical wiring that was not properly covered with conduit, the water heater was installed on the garage floor along with several other defects that will be reported. This video also assist in teaching the viewer how to determine the age and size of the water heater. These short videos represent a very small portion of common defects found every day. If you like the videos or find them helpful to you, PLEASE DONT FORGET to rank and comment on them. http
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Sunday, March 21, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Heidi Montag's Engagement Ring and Wedding Plans
Reality television is full of beautiful people but one of the most talked about has to be Heidi Montag. Heidi first gained national exposure on the MTV reality show Laguna Beach, which followed the lives of Lauren Conrad and other teenagers living in the Orange County, California community. Heidi took center stage during the show's spin-off series, The Hills, which followed Conrad as she moved to Los Angeles. Although Heidi appeared in only a couple of episodes of Laguna Beach, it was enough to make her a main cast member of its spin-off. And it was on the set of that show that she met Spencer Pratt. The two dated throughout the show's second season and the season finale even included her moving out of Conrad's home and moving in with Spencer. This change clearly put a strain on her relationship with Conrad and moved the show's focus off just Lauren and onto how the two former best friends were dealing with the divide.
In May 2007, Heidi and Spencer seemed to be taking their relationship to a new level by announcing their engagement. Spencer presented her with a gorgeous ring from Ice at Brentwood Gardens where they went shopping for the ring earlier in the day. The ring's platinum band is encrusted with diamonds. Instead of a traditional diamond, Heidi chose a pink stone for the ring. The engagement took place on a Monday night at the Bacara Spa & Resort in Santa Barbara. Spencer went very traditional wit his proposal: he even dropped to one knee.
Unfortunately, the joy of the engagement was short-lived. Less than a month later, reports were beginning to surface that the engagement was a fake - a publicity stunt intended to net some cash for the couple. According to some reports, the couple was able to earn $30,000 just for posing some photos and sharing the story of their "engagement" with one tabloid. Although those criticisms may seem harsh, the engagement - real or not - didn't last forever. Instead of setting a wedding date, the couple broke up in front of their audience on the season finale of The Hills in December 2007.
While the public break-up should have been the end of the story, Spencer has been very outspoken about his desire to rekindle the romance and maybe to continue the engagement. He may be getting the chance he's been wanting. Reports surfaced in June 2008 that the couple had recently taken a secret trip to Mexico together. During the trip, Spencer read passages to Heidi from the Bible and supposedly they both exchanged their feelings of love. Don't start planning for an MTV wedding special yet though. Heidi isn't convinced that Spencer's feelings are from the heart. She claims to be waiting for some bigger prove of his feelings - something beyond a gorgeous engagement ring. Whether the couple will ever become re-engaged (or engaged for the first time) or married remains to be seen, but there's no doubting Heidi has great taste when it comes to rings.
The author just celebrated her one year anniversary and sports a beautiful ascher cut ring. She and her husband put together the website: http://www.ultimate-engagement-ring-guide.com to help you find the perfect ring.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Living in Massachusetts Cities and Towns - Arlington, Massachusetts
Arlington is located in Eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Winchester on the north, Medford and Somerville on the east, Cambridge and Belmont on the south, and Lexington on the west. Arlington is 6 miles west of Boston and 200 miles from New York City.
The town was founded over 350 years ago and is still very proud of its history even though it has grown into a modern community. This is the birthplace of our Uncle Sam and the location of the first public children's library. Arlington was also the site of most of the fighting when the British marched through it returning from the Old North Bridge at the start of the Revolutionary War.
Arlington has many historical buildings. It was once a thriving agriculture and mill town. There is easy access to metropolitan Boston, which makes Arlington a very desirable place to live.
There are good schools and recreation facilities in Arlington, which makes it attractive to families.
Government includes:
o Board of Selectmen
o Town Manager
o Representative Town Meeting
There is rental assistance in Arlington, State (MRVP) and Federal Section 8.
Transportation:
Since Arlington is situated in the Greater Boston Area, there are excellent rail, air and highway facilities.
Arlington is a member of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, which provides fixed route service to the Alewife, Harvard, and Lechmere subway stations. It also provides service for the elderly and disabled.
Parks and Historical Sites in Arlington, Massachusetts include:
o Robbins Library, which is the oldest continuously operated free children's library in the country.
o The Jason Russell House: A museum that displays a mastodon tusk found in Spy Pond by a fisherman who thought he had brought up a tree branch.
o The Prince Hall Mystic Cemetery is the only black Freemason Cemetery in the country.
o Spy Pond Park
o The Great Meadow
o The Minuteman Bikeway is a popular rail-trail built in 1992 that passes through Arlington neighborhoods.
o A water tower at Park Circle that is an exact copy of the ancient Greek Arsinoeon of Samothrace.
Arlington, Massachusetts has been the home of many notable residents.
Schools:
Arlington's public school system consists of nine schools. The seven elementary schools are Brackett, Bishop, Thompson, Hardy, Pierce, Stratton and Dallin. There is a single middle school called Ottoson and Arlington High School for grades 9 - 12.
Private schools include two catholic schools and one elementary/middle school called St. Agnes.
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© 2007 Connie Limon All Rights Reserved
Written by: Connie Limon. For more information about the history of, visiting and living in Massachusetts visit: http://smalldogs2.com/VisitingMassachusetts To submit articles and find a variety of FREE reprint articles visit http://www.camelotarticles.com
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