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Designing with best practices in mind saves homeowners big in the long run By Lyle Fitzsimmons Homeowners and homebuyers looking to improve a home’s energy efficiency may not yet have heard of passive home design. The fundamental principles begin at the design stage and make homes more efficient than even Energy Star homes. Best practices in passive home design keep homeowners comfortable and dramatically lower energy bills. Passive home design provides homeowners with the most energy-efficient homes currently possible. And as the green building trend heats up, builders and those interested in buying new construction homes or making older ones…

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Autonomous tractors, ag robots taking the farmer out of farming The global market for autonomous tractors will grow at an annual rate near 25 percent through 2025, driven primarily by the improved efficiency and productivity of the crop yield offered by these tractors, along with government initiatives for the adoption of new technologies. The near-term uptick in demand will also be impacted by an increase in the average age of farmers in developed countries and a decline in the availability of labor. Machines of 101 horsepower and above will account for the largest share of the burgeoning demand in…

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He’s back. But is he bigger than ever? By Chimmy Thompson His fall was as epic as his rise. With a personal scandal that included mistresses and car wrecks and a wife swinging golf clubs in his general direction while he attempted to drive away (poorly) in his Escalade, Tiger Woods went from arguably the world’s greatest athlete to the lowest of lows in just a matter of weeks, which dragged into months. And as the years progressed it looked like the old Tiger was never coming back. His subsequent divorce, rumored to have cost him in excess of $100…

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Things move fast in the world of technology and, when you add the fact that the world is a fickle place and tastes can change overnight, this list of the current highest earning YouTube stars might already be changing. But based on numbers culled from Captiv8, Pollstar and SocialBlade in 2018, these 10 internet celebs are pulling in cash like crazy. In many instances, they make up to $5 per 1,000 views. And while that might not sound like it adds up to a whole lot, some of these YouTubers have billions of views. Yes, billions. And for this group,…

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The HOT LIST With General Electric being removed from Dow Jones Industrial average after more than 120 years and being one of its founding businesses, it seems safe to say that the future is being shaped by companies in the digital realm. In fact, while GE was once the most valuable name in the world, 2018’s top 10 most valuable brands are decidedly techie. And several of them have been in existence for less than 25 years. But even though GE’s stock price was a mere $13 a share at the time of its removal, you won’t find the No.…

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