Today CornerStar Aluminium received new images from a photography shoot run by Angela Geldenhuys, a South African born and UK based Landscape and Portrait Photographer. Angela recently moved back from South Africa for the second time and is running a growing practice in Hemel Hempstead. During the product shoot, Angela did all of the styling … Read More
Kensington Place – Replacement Fly Screens
Today All Fly Screens fitted new fly screen panes with turn buttons in 4 kitchen windows and replaced mesh in 2 kitchen doors at the well know and respected London Restaurant – Kensington Place.
Cambodia accused of serious Corruption in malaria fight
Not a great reflection on a country when you cannot trust the state’s appointed agents! 14th November 2012 A major international aid fund has accused Cambodia of “serious” corruption in the use of money intended to combat malaria and other life-threatening diseases. The UN-backed Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria said a probe … Read More
Corner Star – New Product Shots
Today Corner Star brought in Angela Geldenhuys (07594 546 337), a local professional photographer based in Hemel Hempstead, to take a range of photographs to help us show and promote the range of Corner Star Aluminium products. Here is a test shot that Angela took of some Chain Curtain, really nice work and all will … Read More
International conference: Dengue battle is just beginning
According to an article published in the International Herald Tribune, reports from Lahore in India show that despite the widespread use of fumigation and fogging as a deterrent, this method has not been successful in eliminating the mosquito, Aedes aegypti, which causes Dengue. In a speech given at the International Dengue Conference, Dr Lee Chin said … Read More
Treating Malaria using Home Brew
In the Nigerian Tribune today I came across an article written by Sade Oguntola which has a slightly bizarre but interesting couple of opening paragraphs. ‘Following studies that validate the traditional use of Bitter leaf in the treatment of malaria in Nigeria, a new study has found that the best mode of preparing local recipe using the … Read More
The Indian Government Must Tackle Dengue Problem Fast
Today the New York Times reported that ‘An epidemic of dengue fever in India is fostering a growing sense of alarm even as government officials here have publicly refused to acknowledge the scope of a problem that experts say is threatening hundreds of millions of people, not just in India but around the world.’ It … Read More
39 more test positive for dengue in Delhi
New Delhi, November 5, 2012. Dengue is fast spreading in the capital with 39 people testing positive for the mosquito-borne disease on Monday, taking the total number of cases to over 1,200. While 37 cases were reported from three municipal corporations, two cases were reported from VVIP areas in the capital. A total of 1,211 … Read More
BBC – Indoor laundry drying ‘poses a health risk’, Why not Move it Outdoors
Drying laundry in the home poses a health risk to those prone to asthma, hay fever and other allergies, according to new research. A study carried out by the Mackintosh School of Architecture found that many homes had too much moisture indoors. Up to a third of this moisture was attributed to drying laundry. The … Read More
Northern Ireland not Immune to Schmallenberg Virus
I have no idea why the farmers of Northern or Southern Ireland thought that they would be left immune to the Schmallenberg Virus? According to Wikipedia The ‘Schmallenberg virus is the informal name given to an orthobunyavirus, which has not been given a formal name as of January 2012, initially reported in November 2011 to … Read More