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Summer of DIY

On May 18, 2011, in Other, by admin
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This summer is definitely going to be a time when I’m going to get on top of all the different house jobs that need to be done. I’m not one of those people who enjoys doing DIY projects, so that means they all tend to be saved up until I really need to do them which is definitely not a good way of doing it. I thought that if I posted some of my DIY projects on this blog I’d have more chance of doing it because you’ll be able to keep me accountable!

The first thing I need to do is hire someone to get rid of the asbestos on the garage roof. I’ve been meaning to do this for ages, but it slipped my attention because it’s apparently not a dangerous type of asbestos and is already encased in concrete. Even so, if that is something that I want to get rid of as it makes you uncomfortable knowing that it is there.

Another thing I need to do is install a new shower, which is something that I’m going to attempt to do myself. I know that it can be quite a difficult job, which is why going to get some advice from online forums, but I want to save the money and also get a new shower.

Other DIY project that I need to do this summer include putting up a new set, fixing some of the loose door handles around the house, and completely tidying up and organising the garage.

 

The Apprentice Show

On May 18, 2011, in Uncategorized, by admin
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A TV show that I really enjoy watching at the moment is the apprentice. For those of you that don’t know, the apprentice is all about a group of people who think that they are good entrepreneurs trying to prove that they are worthy of a big investment. The problem is that they are usually so stuck up that they can’t realise their own weaknesses, and end up making fools of themselves when they lose money or make ridiculous decisions. This makes for some very entertaining television.

In the past, previous series of the apprentice had a prize of a job with a six-figure salary. This time they are getting a six-figure investment in the business of their choice, meaning that they have much greater chance of becoming very rich. Of course, there is no guarantee that their business will work, but you’d think with a big investment from a person that has a huge amount of contacts that the chances of failure are pretty small.

I really like this new prize because it always seem strange that there was a show about an entrepreneur that ended up with the winner getting a regular job. Yes, it was a high paid job that didn’t really fit in with the theme of the show. This guy seems to be a much better fit and is also a much better prize in my opinion. I’ll definitely be watching the rest of the series to see how it pans out.

 

“Miracle” treatment for arthritis

On April 14, 2011, in Health and medicine, by admin
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New techniques for solving medical problems – often with no drugs involved – are fascinating when they start to be recognised. Most of the time I’m very sceptical about so called “miracle” treatments, but I was reading about an optical illusion that seems to help with arthritis.

A team of researchers accidentally found that when people are tricked into believing they are seeing their fingers being moved around inside a box they suffer a major reduction in pain. The idea is to put the hand inside a box with a camera which shows a live image of the finger. A “mirage” is then created apparently showing the fingers being manipulated and pulled.

It was originally developed as toy with children, but when an elderly person with arthritis had a go she immediately said that the pain in her fingers had reduced.

A lot of people with arthritis can’t do the exercises to increase range of motion because of pain, so even a temporary reduction in discomfort could be useful.

I think it’s an exciting treatment because it’s completely non invasive. If it doesn’t work on someone then it doesn’t matter as there’s no harm done. If the idea of tricking the brain into reducing pain works then there are all sorts of problems it could be used for too. I’ll definitely be keeping an eye on this treatment and the following research that’s going to be done on it.

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