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Benefits of Indoor Plants

Did you know, certain indoor plants, when placed inside your house, could remove 87 percent of toxins from the air inside your house every 24 hours?  When the interiors of your house are adorned with indoor plants, you are creating a space that would enrich your home but your body and mind and enhance the quality of your life.   Let’s delve into some of the benefits of indoor plants. Natural Air Purifiers: Plants act as natural air purifiers and cleanse the air of toxins that could otherwise prove harmful to health. Research has proven that plants can remove 87 percent of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) every twenty-four hours. VOCs are substances such as formaldehyde, benzene and trichloroethylene. Formaldehyde is a toxic substance that is found in cigarette smoke, vinyl and so on. It can cause respiratory tract and skin irritations. Benzene and trichloroethylene are found in paints and solvents Benzene can increase the risk of cancer and trichloroethylene can caus

A Guide to Choosing the Right Counter-top For your Kitchen

Choosing a counter-top for your kitchen can be a daunting task, in order to choose the right kitchen counter-top you need to narrow down your search by analyzing your life style. You need to analyze and decide how much time you are willing to spend for maintaining the counter-tops and daily usage. Tolerance for Maintenance If you are a person who is not willing to do housework, you need to choose a counter-top which demands low maintenance. Solid surface, laminate, quartz, stainless steel and engineered stone counter-tops are best suited to tailor your needs as they require less effort to keep them in perfect condition. However if you are a person who enjoys doing household work and spending a few pennies for polishing and maintenance you can go for porous type of kitchen counter-tops which are made up of granite, wood or concrete. These counter-tops need to be periodically sealed and wooden counter-tops need to be oiled or polished once in three months to protect i

Window Tinting: 5 Ways to Improve Employee Health and Safety

As an industrial owner or contractor you are concerned about employee safety and health. In order to do that you need to establish a work place which increases employee comfort, ensure maximum productivity and safety. One way to improve employee productivity is by installing window films to glass. Why do you need to invest in window tinting your workplace? Simple it improves productivity, health and safety ensuring your optimum functionality of your organization. Window tinting provides health benefits in the long term. Here are five ways how tinting your windows will help improve employee health and safety. Reduced Glare on Computer Screens: Window films reduce visible light transmission which is similar to putting on a pair of sunglasses. The darker the lenses the more light they will block. Squinting your eyes due to glare will exert strain on your retinal nerves and might lead to myopia or hipermetropia. It is always advisable to go for a dark film which is ca

6 Tips to Choose a Pest Control Service

Pests can cause a great deal of trouble if they are not dealt with. Instead of spraying expensive pesticides and wasting time it is advisable to contact professional pest control services. Choosing a pest control company can be a daunting task as all companies offer the best in class pest control services. It is better to take things slow by conducting a through research about the company and coming to a conclusion. So here are six tips to select a pest control service. What are their qualifications? First and foremost you need to analyze whether the technicians are authorized license holders. You can verify by contacting the local pesticide regulatory office. You need to find out whether the company stays up to date with regulations, products, safety and techniques used. All companies which provide pest control services need to employ a certified entomologist and follow integrated pest management techniques. Analyze their experience You need to check t

All You Need to Know About Gabions

Did you know that gabion walls were used in battlefields as cover for infantry because they are strong enough to take bullets. Gabions are nothing but rectangular baskets which are fabricated using hexagonal mesh which is made up of galvanized steel. These baskets are filled with rocks or pebbles and are stacked on top of one other to act as a gravity type wall. They depend on interlocking stones within the wire mesh to provide internal stability to resist hydraulic and earth forces. Gabions are a type of porous structure which is subject to vegetation. They do not require a foundation as they are heavy, strong and permeable enough to contour to the ground. They are environment friendly easy to install and manufacture, durable and adapt to the natural environment. Uses of Gabions Gabions are used to stabilize water flow and neutralize slopes which are prone to seepage. They can be used in areas where the soil conditions, water turbulence and water velocity are adverse.

5 Steps to Keep Your Swimming Pool Clean and Germ Free

Do you know recreational water illness can spread like wildfire in an unclean swimming pool. Recreational water illness can lead to several ailments such as gastrointestinal disease, skin disease, diarrhea respiratory failure etc. In order to prevent the spread of harmful bacteria you need to clean your swimming pool periodically. You need not spend money to hire a swimming pool maintenance contractor, instead you can follow these five simple steps to keep your swimming pool clean. Things you'll need l   A telescopic pole l   Leaf skimmer l   Pool brush l   Pool vacuum l   PH tester l   Sanitizing chlorine tablets l   Pool shock Step 1: Skim the Surface The first and foremost step of cleaning your pool is to get rid of floating leaves and dirt. All you need to do is attach the skimmer to a telescopic pole so that it is easier to clean hard to reach areas. Use the net to pull out the debris, leaves, and foliage. A skimmer can remove foreig

10 Unbelievable Things You Could Do With Household Items

Home appliances contribute to our boring lifestyle, so its time to pull our socks up and understand what are the probable things we can do with ordinary home appliances. Here are 10 cool things to do with household items. Use a Bar of Soap as Shaving Cream: Ivory soap can expand if it is heated, so if you place the soap in your microwave and let it heat up for under five minutes guess what! The soap will expand and melt into cream which can be used to shave your beard. News Paper as a Self Defense Weapon: Oh looks like there’s an intruder lurking outside and you are left with nothing to defect yourself with. No worries you can make use of a newspaper to defend yourself, if you fold the paper in such a manner that it becomes dense enough you could actually do some damage to that scoundrel. Pencil as a Light: Well it looks like your car broke down and you are left stranded in the middle of nowhere at night. You wanna figure out what’s wron

8 Simple Steps to Register a Trademark In Dubai

Now that you have decided to start a business in Dubai you need to familiarize yourself with trademark registration laws in the UAE. If you don’t register your trademark, any third party vendor or service provider can misuse your company logo to gain credit without hard work. So if you don’t want someone else to infringe your brand name you need to follow these eight simple steps to register a trademark in Dubai. Step 1: Understand your Business Before you register your brand name you need to know what is intellectual property. Intellectual property is nothing but an asset which is a result of the human mind’s creativity. It can be an idea, design, trade secret, invention, process, patient etc, it forms an integral part of business formation. When you plan to start a business you will begin to notice other organizations that own similar products and services. So in order to distinguish yourself from your competitors you need a logo or mark which gives you a unique iden

How to Tell if the Odometer has been Rolled Back

When buying a used car, there is always an apprehension of being ripped off. Especially if you are not a person who knows a lot about cars, the different types of engines and all the jargon that comes with it.   However, there are a few things you could do to ensure that you don’t fall into a trap and end up by buying a car that is not worth the money.  One of the most common ways in which you could be played when buying a used car is through mileage or odometer tampering. An odometer is a device that provides you with the exact number of miles the vehicle has travelled. A car that has travelled fewer miles would fetch a higher price in the used car market. Therefore used car dealers may resort to tampering with the odometer to reduce the number of miles a car has travelled. Here are some foolproof methods to help you steer clear of odometer fraud. Ask for Records: There are various ways to identify if the odometer of the car has been tampered with such as checking