With a couple adjustments, window cleaners keep windows clean in the winter, too

Window cleaners use water to clean windows. No problem – a bucket of water, some soap, a sponge and a squeegee is all they need, right? But what about winter? In the winter, when temperatures drop, water tends to freeze outside. Window cleaners either have to stop cleaning windows or they need to make some kind of adjustment. At Northern Illinois Windows, they mix windshield washer solvent with
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There’s still time for window cleaning before your New Year’s party

So much to do and so little time with New Year’s Eve only days away – along with the food, the drinks and the decorations, there’s also the general cleaning you have to do before the doorbell rings with your first guest. It’s a splendid time of year, and one of the year’s biggest parties. Guests aren’t coming to inspect your home and give you a grade for cleaning. Still, you don’t want
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Why does ultraviolet light cause color to fade?

   Because of photodegradation. It is all about the chemical makeup of an object. The technical term for color fading is photodegradation. There are light absorbing color bodies called chromophores that are present in dyes. The color(s) we see are based upon these chemical bonds and the amount of light that is absorbed in a particular wavelength ... (read more).
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That chest of drawers ain’t what it used to be – not with UV rays coming through the window

Remember when you found that chest of drawers in the back of that furniture store. You really weren't planning to buy anything that day. But then you came around the corner and there it was along with a bed and nightstand. You had no interest in the other pieces – just the chest of drawers. It called to you. You knew just where to put it. It was as though you’d something you’d long searched
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What is ultraviolet (UV) radiation?

"Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a major risk factor for most skin cancers. Sunlight is the main source of UV rays. Tanning lamps and beds are also sources of UV rays. People who get a lot of UV exposure from these sources are at greater risk for skin cancer ... (from American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/sunanduvexposure/skincancerpreventionandearlydetection/skin-cancer-prevention-and-early-detection-what-is-u-v-radiation)."
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