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Solar News: Solar Collectors

Solar Collector is the term generally used to describe a device that converts the suns radiation into something more useful, such as heat or electricity. This article concentrates on the solar collectors designed for converting the suns energy into heat which in turn heats your domestic and commercial hot water. Also for this article we are going to ignore flat plate solar panels which you can read about in my other posts. If you are initially researching solar panels you should start by reading the earlier posts in this blog about solar water heating panels.

There are two types of solar collector commonly used in the UK.

- Direct Flow Solar Collectors
- Heat Pipe Solar Collectors

Both systems usually utilise an evacuated tube. This works in a similar way to your double glazing at home. It forms a vacuum barrier that stops heat transferring away from the collector and it stops the cold air cooling the heated liquid down. While this barrier is an effective heat insulator it allows most of the suns radiation to pass through into the absorber surface of the collector.

The difference between direct flow and heat pipe collectors comes when we look at how the heat is transfered from the collector to your hot water cylinder.

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Maria Gudelis Interview:
I was interviewing her after the deal and I still remember the way she answered all the questions. It was really a pleasure interviewing a personality of her caliber. She was absolutely candid about anything asked to her. She began with how she was brought up moving on to her career and the difficulties she has gone through in her 16 year long career span. Maria Gudelis was small town girl born to a British Family and had 6 brothers and sisters. Maria Gudelis father was a farmer and her mother used to teach in a school.

Maria Gudelis - University of California:
Life was not as good for Maria Gudelis as her father had to feed 8 people together. Though he had her mother whose name was also Maria Gudelis and because of her efforts her father could nurse 6 children. Maria Gudelis was always good in her studies and she was the only child who was sent to the high school and then to a college. Being a bright student Maria Gudelis was always inclined towards art and she persuaded her masters in arts from University of California.

A very interesting incident with Maria Gudelis changed her entire career cycle. She assisted one of her friend Mary and her uncle who was a real estate consultant in US. They would go on weekends and would help him in his work. Mary’s uncle was particularly very fascinated with Maria Gudelis dedication towards the work. He noticed that Maria was very good at communication and the art of selling. She would also assist uncle in his land deals. Uncle whom Maria Gudelis and Mary called Uncle Sam was a renowned personality in the real estate arena. He had cracked many a big deals and was quite respected by all.

Maria Gudelis – Career:
Maria Gudelis learned the art of selling houses from him. But she had that penchant for the profession. When I asked her what she thought about her profession and being a girl was it difficult to be accepted by the mail dominant society she replied that people always thought a women is the homemaker and she is the one who would be staying for most of the time at home and hence it is very important that such decisions are taken by the female gender.

A woman can be the best guide for you when it comes to buying a house and setting up and Maria Gudelis was just the best at her job. She would make them feel absolutely homely and would put in her 100 percent when it comes to buying. The buyer is made to feel very much home and Maria Gudelis explains to them all the single and minute details of the house making them comfortable. She treats them as though they are a part of the same family. This had really worked wonders for Uncle has now almost all the deals were cracked. He was very happy with the way Maria Gudelis was performing and also paid her a salary.

After college Maria Gudelis was asked to join full time and she readily agreed as she was interested in the work and also she was being paid well. The business flourished and now she is a big name in the state and everybody started coming to her with their house plans and discussed how can they better it as Maria Gudelis had also started the Feng Shui guidance center where they can get suggestions on the famous Feng Shui. But soon Maria Gudelis was all alone as Uncle Sam passed away at the age of 91 and left everything for young Maria Gudelis to take care of and how well she did. Maria Gudelis grew the real estate business by leaps and bounds. They were the best real estate consulting firm in the US. Maria had penned many a celebrity deals like the Kate Moss apartment buying in Hollywood and many other celebrity deals.

Maria Sharapova and David Beckham also consulted Maria Gudelis for their real estate needs. She was married to Victor and had two children Anne and Maine. Mother of two Maria Gudelis was just so perfect and that we came to know from her children who were all mama praise.

Our interview ended on a very high note with she offering me a post for senior PR Manager and we both burst out in laughter at the same time. This was Maria Gudelis the real estate queen and here was her story.

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Most vendors and staff at stores speak good enough English, though non-fixed prices are often bargained by you and the vendor taking turns in typing numbers into a calculator. It’s worth learning how to say the numbers in Thai - this is easy, will save the calculator routine and may well get you cheaper prices too.

Street stalls and shops on the street will generally have lower prices for the same product than those paying premium rents in hotel shopping arcades and some higher end shopping centers and department stores. The price difference can also reflect on the quality of the product though.

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Many of the larger and more specialized shops now offer shipping abroad, and they will sort out the necessary documents and permits for this. Insurance should also be included. If you don’t feel comfortable with this, there are specialized companies that will do it and sort out the arrangements for a fee. The GPO also has a parcel-wrapping service, and smaller items can be mailed from here. Another option is to go Thai Airways office on 485 Silom road and, for a fee, they will ship them and sort out documentation for you.

Source: Shopping in Bangkok