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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1990

Page

16

Insulating a Cathedral Ceiling for a Room Addition

James Dulley explains that a cathedral ceiling adds beauty but needs careful design to be energy efficient. Key is providing ventilation between insulation and roof sheathing to prevent moisture in winter and overheating in summer, especially when no attic exists.

James Dulley T.J

Energy efficient cathedral ceiling insulation methods

A vintage energy tips piece covers roof insulation options including 2x12 rafters with R-30 batts and a 2 inch ventilation gap, rigid foam under rafters, and foil faced insulation. It notes vented roof panels with R up to 26 and total roof R value to 31, plus a request for a mail-in update. It also explains time of use rate concepts and advises contacting local utilities for off peak options.

James Dulley the Gazette Royalgreen Dr Cincinnati Ohio F.P

James Dulley Column Runs Thursdays in The Gazette

James Dulley writes a weekly syndicated column carried by The Gazette on Thursdays. The column offers practical advice and life tips framed for a general audience.

James Dulley the Gazette

Letter Writing Losing Ground as an Art Form

The Baltimore Evening Sun surveys show personal letters shrinking from 7.6 percent of mail in 1977 to 4.5 percent in 1988. Experts blame telephones, faxes, and computers for eroding the habit, with only greeting cards surviving in holiday waves.

Sujata Banerjee Baltimore Evening Sun Baltimore Jean McGarry Johns Hopkins University Letitia Baldrige Roseanne Barr U.S. Postal Service Irene Lericos Postal Service Gary Thomas Betty Townsend Southwest Senior Center Townsend Okinawa McGarry Henry James James Joyce Franz Kafka Marcel Proust

Olympian Greg Louganis signs on for The Object of Desire

Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis begins filming in Belize for Aboba Entertainment's The Object of Desire. He plays a lifeguard and romantic lead alongside Tra ci Lords, who portrays a soap opera queen being stalked by a fan. Louganis says acting interests outweigh bodybuilding image and notes his plans to transition from athlete to actor.

Los Angeles Times Hollywood Greg Louganis Traci Lords Aboba Entertainment Belize Lords

Portable CD players raise the bar for pocket sound

Denon DCP 100 becomes the first portable CD player with 8 times oversampling 20 bit filter and rechargeable battery lasting over four and a half hours. Sony D 555 Discman adds surround sound, dynamic compression and bass boost while both brands push miniaturization and price stays around 400 to 450 dollars.

Hans Fantel New York Times Sony Beethoven Eroica Denon

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