Monthly Archives: October 2021

Spring into Spring

October 21, 2021   Matt

Spring into Spring

Hasn’t time flown? Already we’re into the last quarter of the year and isn’t it perfect timing to clear out the cobwebs of winter and prepare yourself for the next few months of sun, sand, surf or is it work, work, work?
You know it’s time to take action when:
You have difficulty finding things
Your colleagues make comments about your mess
You can’t see your desk for the mess
You cut your fingers in the filing cabinet when you try to dig out a file
You have to push your body against the cupboard door to close it.
The bookshelves are beginning to break because of all the weight.
You’ve forgotten what your office floor looks like because it’s buried under the mess
In his bestselling book “Clutter’s Last Stand, Don Aslett, America’s No. 1 Cleaning Expert says:
“Most of us attain, accumulate, collect, but plenty always seems to require more. Enough is never enough.
Clutter Costs
We have to pay for it, keep track of it, protect it, clean it, store it, insure it and worry about it. This takes energy and effort (in fact, a great part of your life). Later we have to move it, hide it, apologise for it, argue over it.
Clutter Stifles
It requires so much of our time to tend. Not only are our houses, drawers, closets and vehicles so crowded we can’t breathe, but our minds, emotions and relationships are crowded into dullness and immobility.
We’re so surrounded with stuff, we don’t even have time for the people whom mean the most to us.
The Final Revelation
Finally, often too late, we realise that most of that which has surrounded us, choking out good living, squeezing out the physical and emotional life out of us, is just junk – clutter!
Clutter in the Workplace
Clutter is costing businesses thousands, if not millions of dollars!
Here are a five reasons why:
People waste time searching for things. In fact, The Wall Street Journal conducted a survey and reported that white collar workers spent on average SIX WEEKS A YEAR looking for things in the office!
Clutter occupies space. Floor space costs money! One of the most common complaints I hear is “I have no room, there’s not enough space.
Extra money is spent on stationery and office supplies which have already been bought. The trouble is people can’t easily find them in a cluttered environment so they order more.
Money is wasted on excess office furniture and storage to hoard the clutter.
Clutter makes you feel busy. Combined with a busy workload, clutter will dramatically increase your stress levels. It is extremely easy to be distracted with so much ‘stuff’ surrounding you.
Time to Take Action
Make a decision to rid yourself of excess clutter. Clean out your workplace and your home. Now is the best time to start. Stop making excuses that you don’t have the time…guess what? You do.

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A Review on Electric Wheelchair and Scooter

October 20, 2021   Matt

A Review on Electric Wheelchair and Scooter

A wide variety of electric wheelchairs and scooters are available in the market. This makes it easy for consumers to find the one to suit their needs not just their wants. You can start by finding what suits you by keeping in mind the answer before you go look in stores. By that you will be overwhelmed by lots of options and you can be guided to decide precisely.
A good number of online electric wheelchair and scooter stores offer a large selection of both manual and powered wheelchairs. They employ experienced staff members to assist the customers in choosing wheelchairs and scooters. Service involves fitting of the correct chair to meet the individual requirements.
Electric wheelchairs and scooters are available in Sunrise Medical, Pride medical products, Tuffcare, Merits, Golden Technologies, Shoprider, Ranger, Palmer Industries, Wheelchairs of Kansas, Roho, Winco, Quickie, Gendron, Bruno, Silver Star, Harmar and more. You can select the ones from the latest in high quality, latest controls, highly maneuverable, light weight and extreme durability.
Your existing insurance may answer 80% to 100% towards the charge of your chair or scooter. Pride, Tuffcare, Merits, Online Wheelchair stores offer a total line of wheelchair and equipment services including new chair specification or fitting, preparation, installation of adaptive equipment for control and comfort as well as preventive and habitual maintenance. Questions regarding availability, leasing, financing, delivery or options will be answered by the online support teams.
In addition to new, used and rented powered and manual electric wheelchairs, most of the online stores have a well trained repair and maintenance staff to give routine preventive or emergency service. You can also find places with a large inventory of spare parts including tires, cushions and batteries.
All companies offer convenient shipping to destinations like US, UK, Canada and worldwide. As a result you get good prices and convenient shipping. Right there and then you can take charge of your lifestyle again.
Up to ,000 rebate is available to aid payment for the cost of electric wheelchair or scooter lifts and ramps from the following mobility programs. Most lifts and ramps represented on most sites are qualified for reimbursement under the terms of the various mobility programs offered by Chrysler, Ford, GM, Saturn, and Volkswagen. There is also a wide variety of state, federal, and other programs that can financially assist you with your wheelchair ramp purchase.
These programs were made in order to give cash payments to disabled drivers for the installation of adaptive equipment in any new vehicle, whether purchased or leased. Customers have received rebates for multifold wheelchair ramps, lifts, and permanently mounted van ramps.

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Plumbing Tips You Really Need To Know About (2)

October 18, 2021   Matt

Plumbing Tips You Really Need To Know About

Doing your own plumbing can be an important part of your home improvement. You need to do all of your research, so that you don’t wind up losing a ton of money or destroying your home and your stuff. There are some tips listed here to help you begin with it.

If you need to shut off your plumbing system, turning off the main valve is not enough. A leaking sink will still be supplied by the water that remains in the pipes. Make sure you check all the pipes for signs of wetness or leaks. You should do this regularly.

Be sure that you check your pipes every year for rust. Many people do not remember to do this and end up with faulty pipes because of it. If you see that your pipes do have rust, corrosion, or mineral deposits, it is crucial that you have them inspected and fixed immediately.

Do not use the liquid cleaning supplies that are designed to clear clogs. These cleaners are harmful and can damage your pipes as they clear the clog. Instead of using damaging liquids, use a plunger or a plumbing snake. These are much more effective and will not harm pipes.

Use the sounds you hear from your pipes to help you to determine what they problem is. Certain sounds mean the water pressure is too high. Other sounds can signify loose pipes or slight clogs from calcium or iron build up. Listening to your pipes can save you a lot of money hunting down the problem.

Never flush menstrual products, such as pads or tampons, even if the box says it’s okay. These products can cause major clogs in your plumbing that cannot be removed with a simple plunger. Ensure that all women in your household understand the importance of placing these items in an appropriate receptacle.

If you hear loud, vibrating noises coming from your pipes, you may want to consider adding air chambers to the end of the pipes and tightening them. Usually, these noises are caused from opening and closing faucets too quickly and tightening the pipes and adding air chambers can fix this problem.

On very cold winter nights, allow your faucets to trickle slightly, especially if your pipes are located in a crawlspace. The running water prevents the pipes from freezing as quickly as they would otherwise. You can catch the water and use it for other household needs to prevent wasting it.

Frozen and bursting pipes from harsh winter weather is a problem that no-one wants, so plan now to winterize your exterior faucets and pipes against freezing conditions. A simple way to accomplish this is to find the exterior water shut-off valve located inside your home (often located in the basement). Turn off the water valve to stop water flow, and then open up the outside faucets to drain out any water that has collected. Be sure to turn off the outside water faucets tightly after the water has drained out. Take in any hoses you may have outside so they don’t crack from the cold weather.

Doing your own plumbing can be very rewarding, but it can also be a lot of work. Regardless, if you know what to do and how to do your plumbing properly. So, do yourself a favor by doing your research and applying these tips to your home plumbing endeavors.

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Organize Your Seasonal Home Decorating

October 16, 2021   Matt

Organize Your Seasonal Home Decorating

I don’t spend a lot of money decorating my home. Many people
don’t want to spend the time or money to decorate with the
seasons, but over the years I have learned some ways to
creatively seasonally decorate that have cost little or next to
nothing.
Because I work a lot, I don’t spend very much time decorating my
home. When I’m updating my home to a new seasonal theme, I don’t
spend more than a couple of hours arranging and rearranging to
get a nice seasonal effect. Here are some of the ways I’ve
learned to organize my seasonal accessories:
– I store my seasonal decorations in several large stackable
Rubbermaid containers: two for Christmas, one for Easter/spring,
and one for autumn/Thanksgiving. When I’m ready to change themes,
I get out the one(s) to put things away in, dust or otherwise
clean the area(s) where the new decorations will sit, and then
get out the new decorations. The storage containers get put back
away, and everything is still organized for next season. Make
sure you mark the containers in some way to know which one is
which. Color coding them buy buying different colored containers
works well.
– You will inevitably forget to put something away and stumble
across it when you’re cleaning another day. In each bathroom I
have a corner of a closet shelf reserved for miscellaneous
seasonal decorations. Or if someone gives you a seasonal gift you
don’t have anywhere else to put at the moment, this is a good
place to put it.
If you find the task of re-decorating your entire home
overwhelming, look for certain areas of your home that would be
good for displaying seasonal decorations. In my home the kitchen,
dining room, and living room are the focal areas of our home.
There are certain areas where I concentrate when decorating for
the seasons:
– Kitchen: I don’t do a lot of seasonal decorating in the
kitchen, but there are a couple of easy things you can do to
liven it up a little. Seasonal dish cloths and hand towels are
really cute, as well as seasonal floor mats. If you use the
towels for decoration only, like hanging from your oven door
handle, they will still be nice for the next year. Seasonal
refrigerator magnets are also easy to update.
– Dining Area: Our dining room table is the focal point of our
dining room. We have a long oak table that is great for seasonal
decorating. A table runner makes a nice seasonal addition. I have
one made out of Easter fabric for spring, a floral one for
summer, and one of Christmas fabric. I just need to get one for
autumn. You can accessorize with seasonal place mats, napkins,
and napkin rings. These you can make yourself or pick up at yard
sales or clearance sales off-season. I also like to decorate the
center of the table for the season. A lot of times I will use a
vase of seasonal flowers. For autumn I have a vase of artificial
fall foliage. I accent the vase with Indian corn, gourds, and
artificial fall leaves.
– Living Room: The main areas of the living room I concentrate on
are the fireplace mantel and hearth, a corner curio shelf, and
the entertainment center. I lay a garland across the top of the
entertainment center that can be changed with the seasons: fall
foliage for autumn, flowers for spring and summer, and evergreens
for winter. On the shelves of the entertainment center and the
curio shelves I rotate my seasonal knickknacks. The last place I
decorate is the top of the piano. Sometimes I just decorate with
houseplants and photographs, but it is also a great place to
showcase collections, like my angels at Christmas or my bunny
village in the spring. I also have a piece of fabric draped over
the piano that I can change with the seasons.
– Other: Window clings are great for any season. Door wreaths can
also be rotated any time of year. My grapevine wreath goes up in
the autumn and is soon replaced by my Christmas wreath. You could
have one for every season. Although I don’t have one yet, a lot
of people have seasonal flags or banners displayed outside of the
house. These you could buy or make yourself.
These are just ideas to get in the mood of seasonal decorating.
Learning to bring the outdoors indoors can be fun–there are many
easy, inexpensive ways you can change the look of your home to
get in tune with the seasons.

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Compare Dish Network vs. Direct TV

October 15, 2021   Matt

Compare Dish Network vs. Direct TV

Do you need help in deciding which satellite company is better? Dish Network and Direct TV are the most popular satellite tv systems in the USA. WE have set out and compared Dish Network vs. Direct TV to help you decide on what satellite provider is best for you..
Dish Network 1. You get more digital channels for the same price, you get all the free features such as TiVo, up to 4 tv connections, free installation, and more.
Dish 2. Dish Network will offers NO Equipment to Buy, FREE Home Protection Plan, 100% Digital Programming, FREE DVR Equipment Options, FREE HD Equipment Options, LIFETIME Equipment Warranty.
Dish 3. Dish Networks packages start out from .95 a month, big savings vs. cable or other satellite providers.
Advantages of Direct tv
Direct tv 1. Get a DIRECTV® System in up to 5 rooms free, with standard install & free delivery.
Direct tv 2. Direct tv offers 1 DIRECTV® DVR Receiver Powered by TiVO, 70 Hour Recorder Advanced Program Guide®, On-Screen Caller-ID Capable, Auto-Tune Timers, Parental Controls, 1 UHF Remote, Triple LNB Dish.
Direct tv 3. You can get up to 125 channels at their basic package which includes local channels from .99 a month. They run satellite promotions from time to time that allows you to get HBO or Cinemax free for up to 3 months as well.

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Pad Printing with CNC

October 10, 2021   Matt

Pad Printing with CNC

Pad printing is a process where a 2-D object is transferred into a 3-D object. It is done by using an indirect offset printing process that involves an image being transferred from the printing plate via silicone pad over a surface that is to be printed.

Pad printing is used on a lot of industries that includes medical, automotive, promotional, apparel, electronics, appliances, sport equipment and toys. Pads are three dimensional objects typically molded of silicone rubber. They function as a transfer vehicle that picks up ink from the printing plate, and then transferring to the thing to be printed upon.

Examples of pad printing are the printing of labels on the keys on a keyboard or the logo of a toy manufacturer on a Frisbee. The unique properties of a silicone pad allow it to pick the image up in a variety of surfaces such as a flat, cylindrical, spherical, compound angle, textures, concave surfaces or a convex surface.

In presses that uses pad printing with Computer Numeric Control (CNC), the substrate or a material that can be printed on, such as paper, film, plastic, fabric, cellophane, or steel, is stationary and the silicone pads are programmed to print one image at a time.

With a press that uses Computer Numeric Control, the substrate is stationary and the pads are all programmed to one image at a time to achieve a multicolor print.

Though the robotic actions of these presses that uses Computer Numeric Control seems rather complicated, it allows simple setting procedures that enable several programs to be inputted into the machine. All actions are controlled by servo-motor drives giving a very smooth and highly controllable printing action, also giving stroke lengths to be infinitely variable to the dimensions of the machine. Manufacturers even claim that using presses with pad printing capability that uses Computer Numeric Control gives considerable energy savings to the industry.

The Computer Numeric system of control can be built on standard machines or modular assemblies that can be produced to suit any application. The degree of complexity is regulated only by the imagination of the designer of the product/s and the number of modules he wishes to use to complete his desired quota.

All of the elements of component manipulation can be achieved by combining with multiple closed cups, pad cleaning, varying pad-stroke lengths, alternative pad shapes and a lot more. This type of system is often used where items must be printed in line with other assembly processes, or for complex multiple prints on different surfaces.

The flexibility of a Computer Numeric Controlled press comes close to producing the ideal machine for a particular application. Although a CNC press is substantially more expensive than that of a conventional pneumatic press. If the workload can justify the use of a CNC press for the increase in investment, then the CNC press is well worth considering.

Although it is wise to not be carried away by the current technology at hand, it still must be a capable printer.

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