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You’ve invested some significant amount of your money on your electrical system and devices and so, it’s important that you get maximum value for the investment. Unfortunately, lack of proper maintenance triples the failure rate of your electrical components and increases their maintenance costs by almost the same magnitude. You might be tempted to think that electrical services  are costly, but when that idea crosses your mind, just imagine the risk you are putting yourself and other people into and the high costs that you are likely to incur as a result of having poorly maintained electrical equipment or system.  If you want to get maximum value from your electrical equipment, you can’t afford to ignore the following three best electrical maintenance practices.

• Maintenance planning

Corrective and preventive maintenances should be carried out in an organized way to ensure that the desired outcomes are achieved. Primarily, as you do the planning, you should create a work order system including the maintenance service to be done, the people who’ll be doing it, when it’s expected to be done and the reasons of the service. Also, you or the person undertaking the maintenance service should write down the procedure for the work and when the time for the execution comes, the plan should be followed strictly. This documentation helps the electricians involved to focus precisely on the service needed and paid for, and in the identification of the personnel assigned to a specific task for responsible reporting. Most importantly, the written down plan will help you to get an accurate estimate of the labor, materials, and the time that the maintenance practice is expected to need for its comprehensive implementation.

2. Preventive maintenance

The main aim of an electrical preventive maintenance program is to minimize down-time of a system or device and maintain its safety to an acceptable and manageable level. Essentially, an effective electrical preventive maintenance program includes cleaning, inspection and lubrication as well as regular performance and integrity testing of electrical equipment or system. Since some of the activities of preventive maintenance can be invasive to the production process of a business or organization, it’s advisable to have the maintenance done when equipment is de-energized or not running. During the maintenance process, the persons in charge of it should identify the equipment which has the most influence on the production or safety of the environment and give it most of their attention. As such, they need to be familiar with the operation and technical risks of the equipment and how to fix it in case of an issue.

3. Predictive maintenance

Predictive electrical maintenance involves non-invasive activities that are performed as electrical equipment or system is running. This maintenance aims at discovering potential failure modes that the system or equipment is experiencing to predict the ultimate failure should the failure modes be ignored. Some of the activities involved in this kind of maintenance are insulating oil sample analysis, partial discharge testing, walk-through inspections and infrared thermographic surveys.

The best way to minimize downtime and maintenance expenses of your electrical devices or systems is to ensure that proactive measures are taken to avert their possible issues and to fix problems as soon as they arise. Besides, this will help you to optimize the lifespan of the devices and reduce related safety risks.

One expat parent to another – it can be frustrating to find a school in your area that suits your child’s learning needs perfectly. There’s the location to consider, the school’s worth, the staff, facilities, as well as its offered curricula. All these are factors that you need to consider before enrolling your kids – and the latter of which can heavily affects his or her development.

So, what is the Global Montessori Plus Programme? In a nutshell, it is an award-winning programme that offers a combination of the reputed Montessori method with best practices of modern pre-school education. Initiated by GIIS, it is currently the only international pre-school curriculum of its kind and utilizes five pillars that provides preschoolers a strong foundation in their student life.

Accelerated literacy and numeracy programme emphasises on fluency in the four major skills of language, which includes Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing or LSRW. The programme also concentrates on accelerated numeracy or Math skills.

Multi-faceted learning aims to boost multiple intelligences in every child. Knowing that each child is different, it is intended to nurture intrinsic personality traits by addressing all eight intellectual capacities of the brain (also called Multiple intelligences). This tactic promotes the holistic growth of the child.

iCare Programme is designed at sensitising children towards the community and the environment. Participation is key to evolving bonds and hence under iCare children are stimulated to get involved in activities that call for communication with community members or the environment. Under iCare universal values like honesty, integrity, punctuality, and kindness are also taught at a young age to build character.

iPlay Programme. Children continually interact with their environment and absorb it, especially through processes like assimilation and accommodation of data. The freedom to make choices about what they prefer to play, how they want to play and whom they want to play with allows children to learn skills such as co-operation, management, and independence.

Future-ready programme has been designed to provide an early start to young children to key disciplines of the 21st century. By presenting students to the fun side of Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics, this teaches them to love these STREAMs in a fun and enjoyable way. In the process, kindergarten students learn the basics of the subjects and grow an understanding of logic.

The adoption of a dynamic, hands-on approach to teaching young learners inspires active participation and creativity, while directed active play and interaction promote social skills and help young learners develop vital mental capabilities, such as spatial awareness and critical thinking.

What is the “Plus”?

“The Plus” is based on GMP’s compelling value proposition and its customization of Maria Montessori’s method via the integration of original theory and modern research and insights. In fusing the essentials of formal learning with the modern innovative learning tools, the methodology offers unique and extraordinary growth and growth opportunities for students.

As an expat parent, you naturally want the best education a school in your current vicinity offers for your child without him or her feeling too culturally dominated. GIIS is one of the top international preschools in Singapore that offers the Global Montessori Plus Program as well as the full benefits of enrolling in a child-friendly environment which focuses on personal development while building academic expertise.

What do you do when you feel alone? You watch romance shows of course! Here are the best ones to watch to make your heart flutter and laugh.

How I Met Your Mother

Craig Thomas and Carter Bays are the creators behind the CBS hit show, How I Met Your Mother. Starring Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris, and Alyson Hannigan, the rom-com is about the Ted and Robin’s complicated relationship, Barney’s commitment issues, and Marshall and Lily’s relationship goals. Each episode is narrated by an older Ted, talking to his children in the future, how he met their mother. It’s a sitcom but one that is heavily marketed as a romantic tv show.

Descendants of the Sun

Descendants of the Sun is a popular K-drama that came out in 2016. It stars Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo. The show is about the blossoming relationship of an emergency doctor and a special forces captain. Given their opposing views on life (one saves lives while the other takes lives), there is nothing much to build a relationship on. But their attraction to one another is so palpable, it is hard to ignore. When they thought they were over, fate had another plan and their paths cross again in a war-torn country.

Drop Dead Diva

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Brooke Elliott stars as Jane in Drop Dead Diva. Jane, a lawyer by profession gets inhabited by the soul of an aspiring not-so-smart model, Deb Dobkins. Deb learns to live a new life as Jane until she meets Grayson, the boyfriend she left behind and Jane’s lawyer colleague. She badly wants to tell Grayson everything but her best friend Stacey and guardian angels always keep her in check.

The Mindy Project

Mindy Kaling starred in the rom-com she created in 2012 called The Mindy Project. The show aired on Hulu and ran for 6 seasons. Mindy was inspired by her mom’s profession, who is an OB/GYN. Dr. Mindy Lahiri is an OB/GYN. With her other doctor friends, including her frenemy and love interest, Dr. Danny Castellano, she navigates her professional and personal life. The show also starred Chris Messina, Adam Pally, and Ed Weeks.

Grey’s Anatomy

Who did not fall in love with Dr. McDreamy and Dr. McSteamy? Grey’s Anatomy is everyone’s favorite medical romance series. It was renewed for a 15th season in 2018, and is currently streaming on Netflix, Hulu and most other streaming services. Top billed by Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey. Dr. Meredith Grey has chemistry with Dr. Derek Shepherd but he is married. Even after Derek tried to work it out with his wife, it could not pan out. Derek and Meredith were able to pursue their relationship but not without complications.

A leaky roof can be attributed to many factors, including the effects of weather elements, delayed maintenance, poor workmanship during installation or the use of substandard materials. What can start as a simple leak, has the potential to turn into damages that lead to huge repair costs as well as safety and health hazards. Many households have incurred heavy damages in their homes as a result of neglected leaks. Here are some reasons why roof leaks can lead to severe damages, which means you should call a roofer as fast as you can.

Sully Ceiling

After slipping through the attic, the water lands squarely on the ceiling. The cost of putting up a ceiling can be high, and the last thing you would want for your home is to deal with anything that can cause the defacing of the ceiling. This water causes the paint to wear off, the ceiling board to deform and if not addressed on time, the ceiling boards can cave in, posing dangers to occupants of the house. The good news is that this can be controlled at very early stages of the leak. By engaging an Authentic Restoration of Noblesville you can avert these structural and financial risks if you hail from Indiana.

Electrocution and Potential Fires

Electrical conduits pass through ceiling boards in most homes and the immediate threat is sipping water from the rooftop. Since water is a good conductor of electricity, all efforts should be made to ensure there will be no contact between water and electricity in a house. Any time a home is having a roof leaks, the entire household is exposed to potential fires emanating from electrical short-circuits in addition to electrical shocks.

Susceptibility to Infection

Damp environments caused by roof leaks are a perfect breeding ground for fungi, mold, and mildew. When inhaled, mildew can cause throat infections, allergies, and respiratory diseases. Mold can spread on the carpets, furniture, and clothing, causing extensive damage. The cost of cleaning mold and mildew effects is expensive and, therefore, it’s necessary to intervene early and engage the services of professional roofers.

High Energy Bill

Drying up the accumulated humidity on insulation takes long. The continuous exposure to dampness from the leaks can lead to depletion of insulation in the house, causing the house to be more susceptible to losing hot/cold air easily. This pushes up the utility bills from electricity/generators. A household can reduce such costs by engaging a roofer early enough when the leaks are identified.

Fall

The soaking water may find its way into the living area, forming puddles, which may put the occupants at a higher risk of falling, especially to children who like to run in the house. Injuries from such falls may cause a household to incur unexpected medical bills. Such risks and expenditures are avoidable with timely engagement of services of roofers.

Weak Structures

As the walls absorb water from the leaking roofs, they weaken, thus compromising the integrity of the entire structure. The cost of major renovations on the house can be exorbitant, which is why prevention is the most economical decision to take.

The damage from roof leaks cannot be underestimated. It has far-reaching implications on the structural soundness of the building, not forgetting other associated risks. However, it is possible to mitigate all these damages at an early stage through the services of professional roofers.