If you have large areas of carpet in your home, chances are you've wondered how to get various stains out of it. What stains can be removed, and how do you know a carpet is too stained to be cleaned? Do unmarred carpets ever need to be replaced? Here is everything you need to know about carpet stains and replacements.
Cleanable Carpet Stains
Carpeted floors are just that; floors. They are prone to any number of heinous spills and tracks and stains.
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Has your boss recently asked you to transfer for work? In order to infuse new offices with experienced employees, businesses in the United States spend over 9.3 billion dollars relocating personnel each year. If you are like most polite people, you might be shy about asking your boss to foot the bill for certain moving-related expenses. Unfortunately, your courteous approach might cost you big bucks during your move. Here are three corporate relocation perks that your job might offer, and that you should ask about.
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While commonly associated with a simple penny, copper is a valuable metal that has been a target in recent thefts across the world. Present inside your unit's condenser and necessary for the efficient heating and cooling of your home, the use of copper will continue to grow. Unfortunately, this increase has also created an interest for many criminals. Between 2010 and 2012, 96 percent of the 33,775 metal theft claims were due to stolen copper.
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If you own a small business, then you undoubtedly do everything in your power to control your business costs. Surprisingly, computer ink may be one of your largest costs. Printer ink costs between $13.00 and $75.00 per ounce and this means that the ink in most cases is far more expensive than a fine bottle of champagne. Most businesses waste a great deal of ink, and this can lead to a large increase in your business expenditures.
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From 1927 to 1963, before interstate highways when cars and life moved slower, one of the most successful business signage campaigns of all time was strewn along roadsides all over the United States. The signs weren't huge billboards, they were simple, small, two-color signs that told a story. The last sign in every series simply said "Burma Shave." The campaign was pure genius. A set of those signs holds a place in the Smithsonian Institute.
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