Voltage Converters - Don't Fry Your Appliances!
Most of North and South America, the Caribbean and Japan use 110 volts at 60Hz while most European counties use 220 volts at 50Hz.
This means you may need to use voltage converters to use many of your electrical appliances.
Plugging a 110 volt electrical product into a 220 volt socket without a voltage converter will damage or destroy the appliance. To know if you need a power converter you should check any electrical appliance as you pack them for your trip.
Each appliance will have a small rating plate which will tell you if the product is single volt or dual volt (i.e.
Use 110 or 220 or both).
If the rating plate says it is a dual volt appliance you will not need a voltage converter, however, any single volt appliance will need a travel converter.There are several different kinds of travel voltage converters available.
Small electronics - like your electric razor or toothbrush - need a 50 watt converter while heating appliances like heating pads, hairdryers and curling irons require a stronger ac power converter (a 26 ? 1875
watt converter is ideal).
Dual voltage source converters are available that can handle both the low and high end electrical needs.Almost all travel converters require the use of ac adapters (In fact I have never seen a travel converter that did not require the use of an AC adapter) so make sure you bring some along on your trip.
Most manufacturers of travel voltage converters sell them in kits with power adapters.To learn more about voltage converters visit http://www.a1-travel-accessories.com.
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Silicon Valley Startup, OffMyServer, shuns traditional Venture Capital methods.
Silicon Valley Startup, OffMyServer, shuns traditional Venture Capital methods.San Jose, CA (ContentDesk) November 13, 2003 -- In an effort to raise funds to further grow an established internet infrastructure business, OffMyServer, a one year old tech startup nestled in the famous golden triangle of Silicon Valley, surprises Venture Capital
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WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN YOU INSPECT YOUR APARTMENT
MOVE-IN DAYYour landlord will give you or should give you a move-in inspection sheet on the day that you take possess of your new apartment. It is very important that you take about 30 minutes and do an inspection of your new home before you move-in. Indicate on the move-in condition sheet any pre-existing damage i.e. spots on the carpet, wall damage, the general condition of the appliances.Promptly return your completed form to the landlord and be sure to sign and date it. Your landlord should sign it as well and provide you a copy to keep for your records.MOVE-OUT DAYRemember that the key to having your damage deposit returned to you is to leave the property clean and in the same condition in which you received it less normal wear and tear.
You should not be leaving behind any damage, trash or a place in need of cleaning.Once the apartment is empty and clean, accompany your landlord for a final walk-thru inspection. This is the time to pull out your copy of your move-in inspection...
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Making Your Kitchen Work for You
(ARA) - The kitchen often becomes a family hub, the heart of the home for daily activity and entertaining. For this reason, the design of a kitchen space should address how the room is used on a daily basis. Identifying how you like to cook, eat and entertain are important steps in creating an efficient kitchen space.Whether you are building from the floor plan up or simply reorganizing, kitchen tools and space planning have the most powerful impact on a kitchen's effectiveness.The Kitchen Pro
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Cool Kitchen Appliances You Never Knew About from Around the World
Everyone gets their clothes dirty, and everyone needs to get them clean. This is as true in Taiwan as it is in Toledo. But what one culture finds to be an answer may not fit the needs of another.Consider that apartments in urban Asia tend to be small? very small. For example, the Ginza East Apartments in Tokyo offer a 215 square foot "Studio 2" efficiency apartment for $477 a week. So here you are, a busy working stiff in Tokyo and no time (or space) to do dishes.
Enter the countertop dishwasher.
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What?s Green Living all About?
Increasingly we find ourselves beset by problems that seem beyond our control; global warming, GM Foods, animal testing, the spread of factory farming, the arms trade and human rights abuses, to list but a few. Shoppers are often left feeling helpless, the typical response being theres nothing I can do.
But you can by shopping in an Ethical way. Put simply, this is buying things that are made ethically by companies that act ethically. Buying ethically means buying a brand or from a company which doesn't exploit labour, animals or the environment.
The way in which you can act as an ethical consumer can also take on a different form and that is avoiding products (also known as boycotting) you disapprove of such as battery eggs.
Everyone needs to go shopping in one way or another. As an ethical consumer, every time you buy something you can make a difference by choosing an ethical product or by buying from an ethical business.
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