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It has long been accepted that incandescent light bulbs are no longer the future of household lighting. Attention is now shifting to their energy saving counterparts. But how do you know which type of energy efficient lighting is best suited to offer you effective light output, with maximum savings? Compact Fluorescent Lighting (CFL) has been around for quite some time and really emerged as the first alternative to Incandescent lighting. They do offer significant energy savings, b …

When purchasing any kind of light bulbs, you are more than likely to come across the term “Lumen rating”. A bulb’s Lumen rating refers directly to the number of Lumens that it produces. A Lumen is a unit of luminous flux, which measures the power of light perceived by the human eye. Lumens have come into everyday use, mainly as a result of the government’s desire to phase out incandescent light bulbs in favour of more energy efficient lighting, such as LED light bulbs or co …

Light has been a significant symbol of the Olympic Games since its ancient Greek origins. Back then, a flame was kept lit throughout the event to commemorate Prometheus’ theft of fire from Zeus. In the modern version, a torch is ignited months before the Games even commence; it then travels from Greece to the host nation via a series of torchbearers, spreading a message of peace, unity and friendship. Eventually, the final torchbearer lights a cauldron to mark the start of the Ga …