Jan 12
GPS or global positioning system devices are electronic versions of traditional paper maps that have made arriving to any destination by vehicle much more convenient and trouble free.
GPS devices use satellites to determine where a vehicle currently is locally and continues to update and track its location as it moves along. GPS devices can be [...] [...more]
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GPS or global positioning system devices are electronic versions of traditional paper maps that have made arriving to any destination by vehicle much more convenient and trouble free.
GPS devices use satellites to determine where a vehicle currently is locally and continues to update and track its location as it moves along. GPS devices can be told to find a specific address and will map out directions on how to get there.
GPS devices assist drivers visually by displaying on its screen a continuingly updating route. Some GPS devices such as the Garmin nuvi 350 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text-to-Speech provide spoken turn-by-turn directions including freeway exit changes and street names.
GPS devices are either installed by the vehicle manufacturer or can be purchased separately as a portable unit such as the Garmin nuvi 650 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator used in any vehicle. GPS devices have a battery but an adapter is usually plugged into the vehicle cigarette lighter for power.
Software installed on GPS can also search the nearby points of interest such as ATM machines, gas stations and restaurant. Bluetooth supported GPS devices like the TomTom ONE XL 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Maps of the U.S. and Canada allow users to call restaurants on their cell phones to get hours or to make reservations.
Some GPS devices have the ability to download music in MP3 file format and play them. Subscription-based service gives weather information or suggests alternate routes if traffic conditions of the main route is heavy or stalled due to rush hour or accident.
Although GPS devices almost seem like a miracle, they aren’t 100% accurate. Databases of GPS devices need to be updated periodically. Blindly following spoken turn-by-turn direction should be avoided… Common sense and experience will have to take control when a GPS device direction is obviously wrong.
Jan 12
Installing air conditioning will bring huge benefits, whether you’re in IT, retail, hotels, leisure, education or manufacturing. The equipment should be energy efficient, quiet and easy to control. The improvement in air quality through the use of filters greatly improves the quality of life for those that suffer from hay fever or Asthma.
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Installing air conditioning will bring huge benefits, whether you’re in IT, retail, hotels, leisure, education or manufacturing. The equipment should be energy efficient, quiet and easy to control. The improvement in air quality through the use of filters greatly improves the quality of life for those that suffer from hay fever or Asthma.
Most of us at one time or another, have had to work, stay or shop in buildings without air conditioning. It’s uncomfortable, tiring and distracting. Recent studies have shown that the ideal temperature to work in is around 20°C. and when the temperature rises by just 4°C to 24°C, productivity drops by as much as 15%, not only that, the chances of accidents will actually rises by 25%.
For retailers, the effect of excessive heat is dramatic. Not only can the stock be damaged by heat and humidity, the bottom line is affected by the lack of customers wishing to dwell in the shop. Installing air conditioning, however large or small will have a positive effect on your profits. Customers will want to shop with you, they will be happy to be out of the heat and dwell longer and spend more.
Hotels, restaurants and leisure facilities have a similar problem, if the atmosphere isn’t right, they won’t stay for long and certainly wont recommend you to their friends. Staff are more productive and effective if the temperature is controlled.
IT and Telecommunications
Loss of data or computer systems failure can cause massive disruption to communications systems and if they fail the effects can be dramatic the Loss of data through overheated systems is common and a real worry.
Seven benefits of Air Conditioning
- Improves productivity
- Retains customers
- Reduces the risk of accidents
- Improves concentration levels NUMWORDS 2026
- Improves air quality
- Guarantees happy customers and motivated staff
- Ensures business continuity
Jan 12
History of Mistletoe
The mistletoe, native to the forests of Northern Europe, is a parasite implant on deciduous and evergreen trees which produces yellowish flowers and waxy white berries. Its closest relative in North America has yellowish flowers and waxy white berries, and is also commonly known as mistletoe. Notably, it is the official floral emblem [...] [...more]
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History of Mistletoe
The mistletoe, native to the forests of Northern Europe, is a parasite implant on deciduous and evergreen trees which produces yellowish flowers and waxy white berries. Its closest relative in North America has yellowish flowers and waxy white berries, and is also commonly known as mistletoe. Notably, it is the official floral emblem of the State of Oklahoma.
The name mistletoe came about from two Anglo - Saxon words: mistel which means dung and tan which means twig. And so, mistletoe quite literally means dung on a twig. Mistletoe infers that life can spring up from dung. This leeching plant grows and thrives on the dung of birds on the branches of trees. As a result, mistletoe became the symbol of vivacity and fertility.
The Christmas and New Year tradition of embracing for the bashful and kissing for the brazen under a sprig of mistletoe dates back to olden Britain. Also, it was prevalent among the Druids who were the learned class of the Celts.
The Druids celebrated the beginning of winter ( winter solstice ) by collecting mistletoe and burning it as a sacrifice to their pagan gods. To ensure a year of good faith, peace, and familial harmony, they hung sprigs of mistletoe around their homes. Twigs of the evergreen displayed visibly outside their homes welcomed relatives, friends, neighbors and weary travelers and the mistletoe within encouraged them to embrace shamelessly. Feuding parties or foes who happened to meet under trees that contained mistletoe were required to lay aside their weapons and settle their differences.
The Druids believed that the mistletoe had healing properties. It was often prescribed for female infertility and as an antidote for poisons of all kinds. The gathering of mistletoe was a ceremony by the highest priests using gold knives. Such a carefree rite of harvesting mistletoe is dramatically portrayed in Bellinis opera Norma.
The Celtic Druids were not the only people who ascribed so many marvelous attributes to the mistletoe, the Scandinavians, who called it mistilteinn; also believed that it was the plant of peace, the plant of hope and the plant of harmony. The Scandinavian lore claims that the mistletoe belonged to Frigga, the Scandinavian star of inclination, and the embracing and kissing custom is thought to have come from this notion.
Mistletoe was also used for a decorative green in the Roman Empire during their feasts of Natalis Solis Invicti and Saturnalia. Due to its ties to idolatrous festivities, the Church banned the use of mistletoe when Christmas on December 25 was officially recognized as the birth of Christ in the the fourth century.
As an alternative to the mistletoe, the holly was ironically proposed even thought it too had strong associations with atheist rituals. Nevertheless, the hollys white flowers were to signify the purity of Christ, the acerbic leaves were to symbolize the thorns in Christs crown and the red berries as drops of His blood. Thus, the Holly became a Nativity tradition, but, surprisingly enough, the churchs ban on mistletoe which was in effect throughout the Middle Ages still persists today.