Nova Visual is a printing company specializing in large format digital printing. They offer prints for signage, banners, vehicle wrapping, car vinyl wrap and vinyl stickers. From promoting your business to designing event prints, Nova Visual produces high quality prints at a low price and short lead times. This means that your business can start promoting quicker and in more versatile types of promotion tools. Their processing form is very intuitive and easy to use. The client simply sends their image files, the subject of the message, the body of the message and then send.
Plantation shutters and blinds, Sydney
A casual glance can confuse blinds and plantation shutters. Both have horizontal slates, both can control the amount of light and air. But blinds consist or just the horizontal slats, plantation shutters have a door-like frame to contain the slates. As such, plantation shutters give a little bit more flexibility.
Blinds do have the advantage when it comes to compactness; pull the string and the horizontal slats stack together into a small space. Modern metal blinds are even more compact than their earlier wooden counterparts. This is compact and the simplicity of the mechanism means malfunctions are unlikely.
Shutters also operate on a simple mechanism that rarely goes wrong. The frame is a simple door on hinges that folds to one side. This presumes some wall space, but little else. When first popular many generations ago these types of shutters were external, so any space they took up was outside the house; they were in no way intrusive to the people inside. Later, when used with glass windows, they became popular as indoor fixtures. Adjustments to the angle of the wooden slats allowed light and air to be easily controlled
Both shutters and blinds can have their horizontal slats on a motorized control. This is more than a gimmick. Strings are a safety hazard with young children who can easily choke. Motorized controls avoid these problems, and allow one to stand away from the window and observe the effect of opening and closing the shutters.
Plantation shutters can be used as something between a window and doorway on a balcony. One effective design for this is café shutters, which have a top and lower door that open separately. Each can have horizontal slats, but often the lower door is solid wood.
For blinds, plantations shutters or security doors talk to Sydney blinds.
The hidden cause of allergies and illness
It is important to clean your house. Over time dust and dirt builds up which can cause a lot of discomfort in the home. It can also be harmful to your bodies, especially those with asthma and respiratory issues. In theory it makes sense to clean your home, however with people living busy lives it is sometimes difficult to set time for house cleaning. CHC Cleaning is a cleaning company that offers cleaning services varying from Home Cleaning to Commercial Cleaning to Mattress Cleaning. Always good clean specialises in mattress cleaning; their process is very thorough. Firstly they examine your mattress, secondly they get rid of any dust mites, spores, pet dander, and common household debris using their HEPA Filter System, thirdly they use UV Disinfection technology to get rid of any germs and sterilize the mattress, fourthly they apply dust mite control patches to the areas of the mattress to prevent mites and finally they make sure the home is fresh by cleaning and removing dust in the air.
Music tuition for the advanced learner
To learn how to play music is an absolute privilege. The development of classical music has brought a lot of historical significance; from the musicians in Vienna, to the theatre. To learn an instrument it requires a lot of commitment from the player, but also the teacher. Charisma Music is a music academy in Ryde which specialises in Violin, Guitar and Piano music lessons. The staff are well qualified, all of whom have graduated from music programmes and the conservatorium.
Arirang Tours
Travelling to any country can seem quite daunting as there are so many activities and things to get involved in, with only a little amount of time. Furthermore prioritizing activities over others can become quite subjective, especially when travelling with a group filled with mixed opinions. When travelling to Asia, Arirang Tours specialises in tours catering towards those travelling to Korea, Japan and North Korea. Partnered with Korea Tourism Organisation, Welcome Japan, Korean Air, Asiana Airlines and IATA; Arirang Tours is a tour guide specialist in these countries. With all positive testimonials, customers have all mentioned that the guides are well organised, polite and knowledgeable. Their wide range of locations that they visit will ensure that tourists would have seen and experienced a satisfying amount.
Cleaning Throughout History
- 5000 B.C. Babylonians, amongst the first to live in cities, discovered that unclean water caused health problems. Fresh water was made a priority.
- 3000 B.C. Indus Valley civilization has some form of sewerage system, using drains in the street and obtaining clean water from wells.
- 400 B.C. Hippocrates, the ancient Greek father of Medicine, realized that cleaning could prevent wounds and skin injuries from being infected. Amongst other things Hippocrates saw that diseases were natural in origin, not spiritual curses. They also had natural measures that could be taken to treat them.
Romans had running water in aqueducts, decent sewage systems and were fond of regular bathing. They also collected urine for washing purposes. Urine turns into ammonia, so this actually worked well for some applications. - DARK AGES A lot of the ideas about hygiene were lost, and sanitation was poor; inevitable there was a horrible increase in disease and mortality. This may have varied greatly with social class. Soap existed in many European countries from the 6th century, but did not reach England till after the 11th.
- 19th century Borax, a precursor to and ingredient of many detergents is used. Soluble in water this proved better than soap and hot water.
Books on housekeeping, such as Beetons Book of Household Management and Housekeeping in Old Virginia prove popular. They combined cooking guides and recipes with house cleaning methods. Over time these types of publications separated into the modern cookbook and household hint publications.
Clothes were cleaned by beating the dust out of them, and then treating with a stiff brush. There was a distinction between outer-clothing and under-clothing, which kept the outer-clothing from touching the skin. This at lease kept the outer-clothing in good condition. Like modern suit jackets outer clothing did not need frequent washing. The familiar image of clothes being boiled in a pot, scrubbed on a washboard and put through a wringer seems to have only applied to the under-clothing.
Porcelain and China was cleaned with Fuller’s Earth, a mildly abrasive powder. This was actually good for absorbing grease and oil, and it is still used today as a facial treatment.Carpets were actually rugs, and were cleaned by beating them with rods. Ink spots were removes with a lemon, oil stains with hot white bread! Carpets were often made reversible (ingrain carpets, at least) sometimes with reversed patterns on opposing sides. Carpets could be turned over if one side was worn, or if summer and winter required a lighter or darker look.
Some advice books recommended tea leaves or freshly cut grass for cleaning carpets, this was supposed to remove dust. These tended to produce stains of their own. Some liquid methods were used for spot stains. There was debate whether a carpet lasted longer if cleaned infrequently or more regularly. The dirt left from infrequent cleaning was though to wear away the carpet (there is some truth to this); the cleaning process itself was also thought to cause carpet wear. Modern techniques, which cause very little wear, now strongly favour more frequent cleaning.
- 1934 Almost modern carpet cleaning methods arrive. Soap jelly was prepared in a bowl, subjected to an egg beater till it had the consistence of cream or lather. Carpets were washed with this soap jelly in small sections at a time, the suds being removed first with a damp cloth, then with clean water.
Office, strata and home cleaning benefit greatly from the cleaning advancements made in the last few generations. Call Sydney’s AAA cleaning for the latest home and carpet cleaning techniques.
Luna Deco
Just moving into a new house? Renovating? Thinking about changing the interior design of a room? These are frequent questions of house owners. Changing the interior of a room can change its atmosphere and ultimately your mood. One way of doing this is to consider wallpapers. Luna Deco (based in Perth) provides custom wallpapers designed and made precisely to fit the size of your wall. Another product that Luna Deco offers are designed roller blinds. It is such a creative way of adding some extra vibe and character to the room. A catalog presenting their wide range of designs can be viewed on their website. Definitely worth checking them out!
What Asian grocery ingredients have added to our palate
Oriental supermarkets have countless products popular with Asian customers that many westerners skip over. A little knowledge can show us how we might make great use of them, or how we have already been using them without noticing. Online Asian shopping retailers have far products than we could list here.
SOY SAUCE: Useful if you want to replace salt, but also for so many other things. Soy offsets and enhances so many other things, it works with almost any savoury dish and even combines well with some sweet ingredients- try looking up Honey and soy on the net and find all sorts of ideas for chicken and beef.
FISH SAUCE: Perhaps this should be plural as there are several types of fish sauce, but they are all a combination of fish, herbs and fermentation. The fermentation process varies the taste from mildly fishy to savoury/nutty. The type of fish, or combination thereof, also provides countless variations. Fish sauce can be used as a great cocktail dip, is an essential ingredient in Koran Kimchi. Many sops and casseroles contain fish sauce.
RICE WINE: So very different to western wine made with grapes it should probably be given a different category and name, yet it make distinctive sauces and marinades in the same way that western wine does.
GINGER: already part of western culture for centuries ginger did originate in southern China. One of the few things on this page that is sometimes eaten in isolation Ginger is also an additive to many condiments, curries, desserts, pastries, cookies, soft drinks … the list goes on. It is reportedly great for circulation, the immune system, nausea and has countless other health benefits.
NOODLES: Largely considered a fast food in western cultures, rather like packet soup, noodles are seen differently in Japan, where there are literally museums dedicated to their history. The numerous types of noodles in Japan are too many to list, but ingredients, with various flavours, include acorn, mung beans, buckwheat, sweet potato, arrowroot, kelp (seaweed), tubers, mugwort, green tea, tofu, soy, tapioca and of course, rice.
Gluten intolerant individuals can find several types of Asian noodles that will suit their diet, though this does not apply to every type of noodle.
TEA: So long integrated into the western diet that we forget where tea originally came from. Those only familiar with the black tea that comes in bags are in for a discovery. The many varieties of tea include green, yellow, white, oolong and Pu-erh tea, each of which must be made at a different temperature. There are websites and magazine articles dedicated to the best ways to prepare each type of tea. There are as many types of tea as there are types of bread; some teas are as different to black tea as white bread is different to croissants.
What to look for in a pair of sunglasses
THE OBJECTIVE SIDE:
Ultraviolet light (UV for short), though invisible, affects everybody who can see. Over time UV will damage skin and eyesight.
Normal visible light consists of vibrations with a wavelength between 700 Nano-meters and 400 Nano-meters, a Nano-meter being 1000 times smaller than a millimetre. UV light consists of vibrations even smaller than this, between 400 and 100 Nano-meters.
UV light can be divided into:
- UV A light: 320 to 400 nMeters.
This may cause skin damage over time. - UV B Light: 290 – 302 nMeters.
This causes sunburn and eye damage. - UV C light: less than 290 nMeters
of little concern, does not enter atmosphere.
UV B is the biggest concern for eye and skin care. UV B causes skin to sunburn and eyes to suffer photokeratitis damage.
SUNGLASSES:
Sunglasses should protect against UV light. There is some debate whether UV A is harmful, but UV B definitely causes problems. Ideally glasses should protect against UV A and UV B light.
The UV 400 label on a pair of sunglasses means they block out all UV light, both UV A and UV B. the ‘400’ refers to the 400 Nano-Meter wavelength of UV light.
OTHER TERMS:
Polarized Glasses: These are designed to block out reflected light, such as glare. As such they are an advantage with skiing or with beach condition where sun reflects off water and snow. Their only minor disadvantage is that they can block computer monitors and displays.
Blublockers: these glasses (actually a brand name) block some blue light as well as offering UV protection. Blocking blue light, which is the visible light next to UV light, can improve vision contrast. Always check the UV certification, however, as there are many fake products on the market.
Always check that Polarized glasses have UV protection as well.
And the most important subjective factors?
COMFORT: Find a pair that feels comfortable. If you like how they feel you are far more likely to wear them! When you’re new to wearing any types of glasses you may not know what to look for here; being used to something is part of feeling comfortable with it. Likewise, if you’re used to your old pair you find similar glasses seem comfortable because they feel familiar, even if better options come along. Consider other options, though maybe the earlier pair of glasses actually were a good choice all along.
APPEARANCE AND EFFECTIVENESS: Find a pair of glasses that look right for your face. Of course, you don’t want to compromise on anything else here, but if the glasses leave a lot of surrounding skin exposed any UV protection is compromised; you skin will be open to sun damage. Covering more of your eye area with the glasses tends to be better, but you can always use a hat and sunscreen to help as well. If you do like the way you look with a pair of quality UV sunglasses try finding a way of adding protection to your skin with shade, hat, sunscreen and anything else that works for you.
Sydney Airport Shuttle
When travelling interstate or internationally, getting to the airport can just be another thing that adds to the stress. If travelling for a long time, driving to the airport and leaving the car there until you return can be costly… Carpooling with friends can be an option, but what if their car is too small (or your luggage is too big?).
Sydney Airport Shuttle services seem to be THE way to go… Companies that provide these services such as PlanB shuttle have a door to door, 12 Seater Mini Bus service which is much cheaper than a regular taxi; PlanB shuttle has a fixed rate and is usually prepaid before using the service whereas taxi fares take into account tolls and traffic.
These services are normally family friendly, with attachable baby seats which is an important safety requirement when commuting on the road.
A good question to think about when there is door-to-door… wouldn’t there be a heavy reliance on punctuality on all customers, traffic and the shuttle? Airport Shuttle Services deal with this simply by delegating the pick-up times way ahead of the departure times (The general rule is to be at the airport 3 hours before departure)
Ultimately when travelling, people want to make the journey hassle free, safe, cheaper, reliable and timely. It is all about choosing the right options that will make your trip a more pleasant one.