The new separator on the 7460 reduces the amount of green bolls and rocks entering the cleaner. This increases the life of the saws and puts fewer green bolls in the basket, which saves money through reduced ginning costs.Cleaning capacity is also enhanced because of new finger grates that are six inches wider. This design facilitates the use of all 60-inches of the on-board field cleaner.Other cleaner improvements allow faster field speeds, with less plugging, and reduced maintenance time. A new lower saw reclamation brush on the lower saw drum grabs cotton before it falls out of the cleaner and guides it to the basket. This puts more cotton in the basket and less in the burr trail, which improves turnout.

HFH of Metro Denver, for example, paints some homes'' interiors with low-VOC (volatile organic compound) paints. VOCs are solvents in paint that outgas (evaporate) as the paint dries, and can irritate the eyes and cause sore throats and coughing. Some VOCs are carcinogenic.Advanced framing techniques ensure structural support with minimal material use. Finger-jointed studs (made from short pieces of wood) are used to frame interior walls. Floor joists are made from engineered lumber, which requires about half as much wood fiber as solid dimensional lumber, yet provides the same or greater strength. Many homes'' floors are covered with carpet made from recycled plastic soda bottles. Recycled wood and plastic lumber are used to build decks. Low-water vegetation reduces lawn maintenance and water use in an area that suffers from periodic water shortages. Additional water conservation measures include installing low-flow showerheads and faucets. Waste from the building site, including wood and cardboard, is recycled.

Frequency of snoring is not reduced, only intensity. "It''s like tightening the tension on a stringed instrument," says Shepard. "The low-frequency guttural sound goes away," leaving patients with "airy breathing" that''s tolerable to bed partners.But snorers may have to endure the ordeal again if results are not achieved, which happens "not infrequently," says Shepard. And interior tissue "lifts"--like their exterior cousins--may have a limited life span. "The concern now is that in five or 10 years, sagging will return along with louder snoring," says John Campana, M.D., a throat surgeon at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. "Skin also becomes less elastic as you age, which can counteract the surgery."

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