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	InSinkErator STS-SO Single Outlet Sink Top Switch with Chrome, Satin Nickel and White Buttons List Price: $75.00 Sale Price: $47.49 Average Rating:
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Mr. Heater MH12T Single Tank-Top Propane Heater List Price: $63.69 Sale Price: $42.71 Average Rating:

Mr. Heater Single Tank-Top Propane Heater is mounted directly to a 20-pound propane cylinder and requires no electricity. It uses manual ignition, and reaches its full heat output in seconds as well as made of rugged durable materials. This has an safety shutoff which facilitates easy installation. If you're looking for simplicity and convenience in an outdoor-only heater, the Mr. Heater MH12T 8,000-14,000 Btu single tank-top propane heater may be the answer. As the name implies, this unit mounts directly to the top of a five- to 20-pound propane cylinder (sold separately). To allow you to choose between conserving fuel or kicking out more heat, the MH12T has three settings, Hi (14,000 Btu), Med (12,000 Btu), and Lo (8,000 Btu). The heater shuts off automatically with loss of flame. Do not use in unventilated areas. One-year limited warranty.--Josh DettweilerWhat's in the BoxHeater (replacement safety shutoff with orifice assembly, thermocouple lead, plenum assembly, grid screen assembly, replacement regulator with soft nose POL, wire faceguard, knurled lock nut, reflector, replacement regulator H-M-L w/S.S., tank union T/C, orifice)Five Tips for Buying a HeaterChoosing a space heater is a matter of sifting through a bewildering array of types, power ratings, and fuel sources. Let's break it down a little to make the process easier.What are the different types of space heaters?Radiant heaters emit infrared radiation that directly warms the objects in front of the heaters (rather than the surrounding air). If you only need heat by a desk or in a small section of a room, a radiant heater is quiet and will use very little power.Forced-air heaters use a fan to blow air that has been warmed by metal or ceramic heating elements. A forced-air heater is appropriate for quickly heating up a small- to medium-sized room, but can be noisy.Convection heaters draw cold air from the floor; the air is warmed by heating coils and emitted from the top of the heater. A convection heater is appropriate for quickly heating up a small- to medium-sized room, but also can be noisy.Radiators work by heating oil enclosed in a reservoir, gradually heating the surrounding air. If heating speed isn't an issue, you might want to opt for a radiator. These are extremely quiet and effective--perfect for bedrooms. Should I buy an electric or a combustion model?If you want a heater that will be available in emergencies, or that can heat areas larger than a single room, choose a "combustion" model--one that is powered by a gas or fuel like propane, kerosene, natural gas, or diesel. Which fuel type you choose depends largely on convenience and local availability. For example, diesel would be appropriate for a heater you take with you on long car trips. How powerful a heater do I need?Heaters are rated by BTU, which stands for British Thermal Unit (the amount of heat needed to heat one pound of water by 1 degree F). To find out how many BTU you need: Calculate the volume of the space to be heated by multiplying square footage by height. Multiply that number by 4 if your insulation is poor, 3 if it's average, or 2 if it's good.The resulting number is a ballpark figure for how many BTU you'll need.Do space heaters cost a lot to operate? As a general rule, electric space heaters are more expensive to use than combustion models. To ensure energy efficiency, a thermostat is a must-have feature for any heater. For radiant heaters, models with a 360 degree heating surface can heat larger spaces. If you need a forced-air heater, models with ceramic elements tend to be more efficient.Are space heaters a fire hazard?Space heaters are implicated in about 25,000 residential fires every year. To ensure proper safety, always follow the manufacturer's usage instructions and fill out the warranty card to receive informational updates from the manufacturer. Also, look for extra safety features such as an automatic shutoff switch that can shut down the unit if, for example, it gets upended. In addition, choose a model where the heating element is adequately enclosed within the unit.

	Leviton 4015-D4F Medium Base 2-Light Twin, Phenolic Multi-Cluster Incandescent Lampholder, Keyless, Single Circuit, 1/8 Ips Male Top & Bottom Bracket, Black List Price: $21.37 Sale Price: $5.28
	2 light lampholder cluster. Medium base, treated aluminum screw shell. Twin 1 8 IPS Male (top and bottom). 660W 250V. UL listed, CSA.

	Craftsman 9-65247 Chest Top Single 6 Drawer 26-Inch Red List Price: $336.58 Sale Price: $267.50
	Keyed locks. Cover stays. Aluminum handles.

	Craftsman 9-65352 Chest Top Single 12 Drawer 26-Inch Red List Price: $725.86 Sale Price: $551.99
	Keyed locks. Cover stays. Aluminum handles.

	Craftsman 9-65377 Chest Top Single 8 Drawer Chest 26-Inch List Price: $409.75 Sale Price: $314.59
	Features: Brown wrinkle finish. Nylon felt drawer liners. Full-length drawer pulls. Full-extension drawer slides. Tumbler lock with 2 keys. Tote tray in chests.

Crawford Storehorse 10017-6 XLA Sawhorse with Top Protector, 31-Inch Tall, Single List Price: $44.99 Sale Price: $33.28 Average Rating:

Holds 2000 pounds per pair, weighs 12 pounds. Folds to 2" x 31" x 30". Includes grooved top protector or use 2x lumber to protect top. Aluminum reinforced legs. The Storehorse Professional Series Sawhorse with Top Protector features beefy support for a variety of heavy-duty applications. Standing 30 inches tall and stretching 30 inches wide when coupled with another sawhorse, the set provides a user-friendly work surface for pieces weighing up to 1,500-pounds. The sawhorse features reinforced aluminum legs, and each horse weighs a mere 12-pounds, offering easy transportation, yet plenty of stability. Grooved top protectors keep harder materials and hammering from damaging the horses, and a handy accessory tray provides a perch for storing hand tools, glues, and more. Each horse folds flat to 2-by-31-by-30 inches for convenient, out-of-the-way storage. Please note: This sawhorse is sold individually (not in pairs).

	Leviton 4020-A3A Medium Base 2-Light Twin, Phenolic Multi-Cluster Incandescent Lampholder, Keyless, Single Circuit, 1/8 IPS Male Top Bracket Only, Black List Price: $22.60 Sale Price: $17.73
	Medium Base 2-Light Twin, Phenolic Multi-Cluster Incandescent Lampholder, Keyless, Single Circuit, 1/8 IPS Male Top Bracket Only - Black, UPC: 07847720055

Where are the beasts? Where are the monolithic giants of graphical technology that make us go moist in the geek glands? Too long have we waited, frustrated at the less than satisfying make-do cards thrown our way like scraps from the table of the tech gods. AMD has tried to placate us with the vast scale of the HD3870 X2, a multi-core behemoth that demands half the space and practically all the power your PC can muster, but what of NVIDIA's top-end cards?

Just over two years ago, the much-heralded age of the DirectX 10-capable graphics card dawned with the supreme G80-powered GeForce 8800GTX. Then a year ago came the updated 8800 Ultra, a card that has remained NVIDIA's top end offering... until now. We've had to wait 12 long months for the refresh, during which we've been treated to a mass of mid-range cards. Admittedly, this included the excellent G92 8800GT; its first 65nm core, but still it's been a long time coming for the 9800GTX and GX2.

Both new cards are powered by the same 65nm G92, a core that is now one year old, and represents the first time that either AMD or NVIDIA have released a brand new family of top-end cards based on old architecture. Replacing the 8800GTX and Ultra is a necessity as far as furthering the NVIDIA brand is concerned, competition-wise though it's less of an issue. AMD still hasn't managed to create anything to seriously outperform these year-old cards. So is the lack of a new core an acknowledgment that NVIDIA only has to turn up to the race to win?

Promises, Promises

Towards the end of the year we are promised the GT200, the current nomenclature of NVIDIA's next chip, with a core designed to power the 9900 family of cards. With this in mind it was necessary for the green side of the graphics market to produce a range of cards to cover the high-end, and so the stop-gap measure of the 9800 cards have been born.

The GTX model is a straight, beefed up version of the G92 with higher clock speeds across the board. While it shares the same number of Raster Operators (ROPs) as the 8800GT, it has the old GTX's complement of shader units at 128, giving it the necessary speed boost. The GX2 follows the example of the old 7950GX2, strapping two G92-stuffed PCBs together, except this time they both face into the same heatsink, housed in a vaguely coffin-like surround. The clock speeds are slightly slower than the GTX, but a fair dose of optimizing has gone into making this single card SLI offering an impressive piece of engineering.

The first difference you'll notice when comparing the specs of the two new cards with the versions they're replacing is the change in memory capacity. Both the 8800GTX and Ultra had a 384-bit memory bus with 768MB of GDDR3, while the 98005 make do with the same 256-bit 512MB of memory that resides on the GTS and GT iterations of the G92-based 8800s.

ROP rules?

Due to its two cores the GX2 comes out tops in the memory bandwidth stakes at 128Gbps compared with the Ultra's 103.7Gbps, but the 9800GTX lags well behind the older cards. What this all means, in real terms, is that at the higher resolutions, and most especially with full screen anti-aliasing turned on, the new cards take quite a hit at the levels we were hoping these big-panel pixel pushers would excel at.

The differences between the GTX and GX2, and indeed the 8800GT, are slight; the GX2 simply relying on the brute force effect of the single card SLI factor. Where the difference between the two new G92 parts is most obvious though is the number of ROPs. The GTX is still hobbling along with 16, less than both the 8800GTX and Ultra at 24, but due to the doubling up the GX2 has 32. The difficulty is in knowing how much of a benefit this multi-CPU's extra ROPs actually gives as opposed to the single card with 24.

The question is: where do we find ourselves with the two new top-end cards? Well, mostly in the same place we were before, to be brutally honest. There's very little difference between this new set and the old, with the 9800GTX being the biggest disappointment.

Bigger, Faster, Stronger?

The 9800GX2 struggles to find any space between itself and the 8800GTX, it's supposed to be replacing, and there's also the fact that you can still pick up the older card - with the extra memory, bandwidth and ROPs - for less than $600. In some places you can save yourself around $100 and come out with an equivalent and, in some cases, faster card. The march of progress seems to have stomped right past this iteration of the 9800 without saluting.

NVIDIA then had to go down the multi-GPU route, not just to prove they could produce a functional version like AMD, but also to create a card that they could legitimately call the fastest graphics card around. Still, the memory constraints hold the GX2 back from being the superlative, stand out, top-end card de jour.

On the lower-res panels, without the silicon-melting anti-aliasing it speeds ahead of the competition, yet with all the bells and whistles cranked up to a deafening roar it struggles to break even with the old 8800 Ultra. Again, if you shop around you can pick up an Ultra for around $500, and be fairly sure that your card will have drivers mature enough to cater for whatever you throw down its tubes.

Essentially, if you've got yourself an 8800GTX or Ultra and felt that twinge of envy at the announcement of this new generation of top-end cards, then quit your worrying right now. In fact, you can probably be downright smug as your slightly geriatric cards are still more than capable of holding their own against these youngbloods. Till the GT200 that is.

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On sachets of sauce(mayo, ketchup)etc,why is there a single digit number in the top right corner of each one?

On the right hand corner where there is a dotted edge to tear open, a single digit number is there. Anyone know why this is?

I used to work at a sauce plant and our single digit numbers were always the production line that the packet came off of.