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Looking Out for the Best Father’s Day Present

You consider your father as a great hero and Father’s Day is the best time to express your gratefulness and love to him and being thankful for the fact that he is being there for you always. It is celebrated all over the world and usually it falls every third Sunday of June. It is the day for all the fathers in the world.

This is the best time to give them a present. It will be your form of expression of your great love to the person who has been a major factor of who you are today. However, looking for the best gift for your dad can be very difficult. Here are the things that you might want to consider before looking for a present.

First of all, you might want to think of what he lacks. If he loves to jog but does not have the right socks then you can give him the perfect jogging socks. If he has bought a new tuxedo and you found a neck tie that will be the right match then it can be the best gift that he will ever receive.

Secondly, you might think of something that you will give for his health. It can be a blood pressure monitoring kit or a health book that he can read or even a membership card in your local fitness center. It would be an expression of your concern of his health and that you want him to be strong for you always.

Thirdly, you might also consider the aspect of safety. You can look for stun guns for sale and grab one for him so that he will be able to use it at work or even when he is at home. You can tell him that, it will be his ally in times of danger especially when you are not around to help him.

Moreover, you might want to think of his hobby. If your father loves to do gardening in your house, go to your local garden shop and look for tools which can add up to his gear. Tools used in fixing the car can be an appropriate present too. These tools would remind him that you support him in everything that he loves to do.

The fourth thing that you might want to consider is giving him this day as a time to relax. You can surprise him with a day at a massage center or a movie ticket to see the latest show with your mother. It would tell him that since this is his day, he must try to do the things that he dreams to do.

Lastly, you can think of something simple yet memorable especially when you are low on your budget. You can make a simple greeting card or help your dad out in his chores. Even by just giving a hug and kiss and telling him how much you love him would mean more than material things.

These are the possible gifts that you can give to your dad on Father’s Day. No matter if you decide to go for cell phone stun guns or tickets for a vacation on a new place, if they are heartily given, it would mean so much to your dad.

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Silk Scarves and Shawls – The Ideal Birthday Presents for Year-Long Use

Often, when it comes to choosing birthday presents for our friends and family members, it can be tempting to select something which is seasonal according to the time of year that they were born. We might, for example, select a warm item of clothing for a winter birthday or a strappy little number for a summer one. The only problem with this, of course, is that we have invested our money in something which will only get seasonal use.

If clothes or accessories are what you have in mind to buy for female loved ones for their birthdays, then choosing something with year-round appeal is a much better idea, both from the perspective of the giver and the receiver, especially as your friend or relative will almost certainly want to keep on using your fabulous gift rather than tucking it away in a closet or drawer. If you can select a present whose use will not only extend throughout all four seasons but be ideal in between seasons too, and never go out of fashion, then so much the better.

Most clothes are inevitably going to raise the issue of fashion. Even if you buy an item which could easily transition from one season into another in terms of weather and temperature, the chances are it will not transition as well with respect to fashion seasons and your gift may not just find its way into the back of the closet for a few months, but perhaps indefinitely.

Accessories, provided that they are not selected in single colors which are highly seasonal, typically make for much more usable and long-serving birthday gifts for lady friends, and fabulous hand painted silk scarves and hand dyed shawls represent some of the very best choices. Their huge range of versatility means that they can be worn in numerous different ways, around various parts of the body, with just about any outfit imaginable and even to decorate other accessories such as hats and purses. Not only this, but the amazing ability to adjust to body temperature of the 100% pure fabric from which these handmade silk scarves and shawls are produced means that they can literally be worn at any time of the year.

Hand painted silk scarves and shawls are each individually designed and produced by talented and creative artists so that no two designs are ever the same. The themes of the designs vary enormously, but what they all have in common is that they are absolutely timeless. There is no danger, therefore, that whichever women’s scarf or shawl you choose for your loved one will go out of fashion. Because these wearable works of art incorporate a whole range of intense colors too, rather than just a single shade, they will not become outdated as seasonal colors change, but will continue to delight their owners throughout the year and from year to year.

So, next time you are trying to find the perfect present for a lady in your life, treat her to a timeless gift that will never go out of style and will make her look like the elegant and sophisticated woman she is.

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How Choosing the Wrong Portable Projection Screen Fabric Will Ruin Your Presentation

When it comes to choosing a portable projection screen, the fabric is often overlooked. Sure, you look at the gain (which is the reflection value) and you make sure it’s a matt white one.

But apart from that, do you know what makes one different from the other?

I know, it’s hard to tell from a small thumbnail on-line, but the fabric type used can differ completely. And that’s because manufacturers try to optimise their screen for either portability or planarity.

First, let’s look at why they matter.

Portability matters because this is the sort of screen that’s going places. Because of that, you don’t want to haul around with a heavy load. You want a light-weight screen that doesn’t have you sweating before your presentation or movie starts.

Planarity matters because you want your screen to be perfectly flat. A distortion in the fabric thanks to wrinkles or V-shapes in a sagging fabric distract from your presentation or movies at best. At their worst, these distortions make a presentation unreadable.

Some manufacturers aim for a screen that performs well when it comes to portability. They employ a paper-like fabric that’s very thin and weighs next to nothing. The result: you’ll be very happy carrying around this sort of screen, because it’s very light.

However, this screen doesn’t score well when it comes to wrinkles and distortions. Especially the edges tend to curl forward. Plus, when somebody walks by, the screen moves, because the sheet is so thin and there’s almost no tension to it. An air-conditioning unit or a draft might have the same effect.

To avoid this some manufacturers use a different fabric. It’s heavier, but it does perform better than the paper-like fabric. And with the advent of high-definition images in home theatre and professional presentations, this is now more important than ever.

This thicker fabric is between 0.3 and 0.4 mm thick and scores better on planarity. And, because they are heavier, they suffers less from drafts or people walking by.

So which should you go for?

Well, the thicker fabric weighs about 400 gram per square meter. That means you add about 1600 grams (or 3 lbs) for the largest size screen if you go for the “heavy” fabric. For a screen that only weighs about 6 kgs ( about 12 lbs), it might add a lot if you look at the percentage increase. However, it will be next to impossible to feel a significant difference when you carry it.

Now, if you can avoid ruining your presentation by projecting onto this heavier fabric, you know what to go for.

That’s because you have to realise why you are giving a presentation or watching a movie. You want a convincing presentation or the best possible cinema experience.

So when you’re in the market for a portable screen, you know you should stay away from the foil-like fabrics and go for the heavier fabrics that offer the best projection surface.

Because next you’re presenting or watching a movie, you’ll be thankful for it.

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