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    Sustainability Of Life

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    Mercury is the most potent neurotoxin known to man. Meaning, there are no other known chemicals which affect your brain as drastically. And worse, mercury doesn 't break down in the body, or in the environment. It just keeps accumulating (Kroll). So not only is mercury bad for people and their health, but there is no way to get rid of it. When choosing a light bulb that is going to be all over a house, I would prefer one not streaming out with mercury. Compact fluorescent lamps will help people health wise and help the Earth by not letting out so much mercury, a greenhouse gas which increases global warming. More than 325,000 babies born each year are affected by mercury poisoning (Kroll); cutting back mercury exposure even by a little bit by switching to CFLs could help out. Of course it would take many people performing the switch before any drastic changes occur, however it is an easy step to take to help the Earth and the people living on…

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    As it moves though the different time periods, and more importantly, adopting, modifying, the technology from civilization to civilization. We found in 4500 BC Oil lamps began to appear, and the next evolution in lamp technology came in 3000 BC, and this is when candles were known to be invented. Each generation adapting the lamp to its needs. 900 AD the kerosene lamp; 1780 improved the oil lamp efficiency to the draft flame. You can really see the lamp technology explode when each civilization…

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    After around four months we started unconventional channel partners and started with a few exclusive Havells Small Domestic Appliances Mini Stores and Mobile Stores. We also started covering channel partners on the flank, that is those that catered to similar customers but with different products. We gave these channel partners individual product lines, maximum two to each so that their negotiation power remains low. We also started to enter the Modern Trade, which till now was not explored by…

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    Engineering Patent History

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    using, or selling their patented invention. It is possible for someone to make an invention using only the patent as a guide since the patent can not include any secrets. The term of a patent is usually 20 years from the date on which it has been issued. There has been many honored engineers in the past including Thomas Edison, that have attained a patent for their invention. Throughout his lifetime, Edison has patented more than a thousand of his inventions. Edison 's most famous patents were…

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    joint venture employs about 6,000 employees and produces compact fluorescent lightbulbs, which have been touted for energy efficiency (Collins). Topstar has cooperated with GE for nearly two decades. According to the introduction of Xiamen Topstar Lighting (originally in Mandarin Chinese), the company is professional in researching, developing, making any sort of efficient lightbulbs and LED lights. The company has proved by ISO9001, ISO14001, OHSAS18001 three international management systems,…

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    I would then look at the camera and say: But perhaps fluorescent lighting is not solely to blame for eyestrain. Televisions, video games, tablets, smartphones, eBooks, and many other digital devices can be major contributing factors to eyestrain (Sikes, 2014). Then I would include this graphic to emphasize my point, “About 28 percent of people spend 10 or more hours daily in front of digital devices. The number only goes up from there, as about 65 percent spend three to nine hours per day in…

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    making a few changes in our daily routines, we can save the planet in which we live and also on our monthly expenses. Some of those changes can include taking shorter showers, turning off the water when it is not being used, and carpooling with someone. Carpooling doesn’t only help to reduce pollution, but it can also help save money on the gas. By making small changes in our daily lives, we can make a big difference in our environment. We have always made bad use of water and electricity,…

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    Incandescent light bulbs, Compact fluorescent light bulbs and LED light bulbs. To emit 1,100 lumens the Incandescent uses 75 watts of energy, the compact fluorescent uses around 20 watts of energy and the LED only takes 12 watts of energy. The Incandescent light bulb costs around $40 year. One LED only costs around $6 a year, you can use six LED light bulbs per one Incandescent light bulb and have it cost the same. The fluorescent light bulb costs $10 per year, for the LED and fluorescent to…

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    intersecting lines, and cubism to emphasize the misery of the people rather than the focusing on the entire incident. When first looking at the image, the eyes are drawn to the center where there are intersecting lines that start at the bottom corners and meet at the top of the lamp. We see several victims of the bombing, some dead some living, a large, white linear shape in the background, an abstract horse and a disfigured bull. Although the focus is concentrated on the heart of the…

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    exposure is often enough to relieve winter depression. The key is to be consistent and make time for sunlight every day. In some northern areas, the days are too short and the sunlight does not have enough intensity for this simple method to be beneficial. On the same note, winter weather often has a few days of sunshine with long stretches of gray clouds, and rain or snow. 2. Change your home and office lights to bright, full spectrum lighting. A second method of using light therapy to help…

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