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  • 8th July 2022

What you need to know about Clean Air Zones

What Does It Mean?

A charge of up to £100 can be given to drivers of high polluting vehicles to enter areas where air pollution levels are above legal limits, although not all clean air zones will involve vehicle charging. A CAZ isn’t limited to high polluting vehicles, older petrol and diesel vehicles can also be targeted. Cars which are exempt from CAZ charges include petrol cars that meet the Euro 4 standard, diesel cars that meet the Euro 6 standard and electric cars.

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 Power Electrics • 8th July 2022

How to convert kVA to amps

Converting kVA to amps sounds complicated to anybody unfamiliar with generator terminology, but it doesn’t have to be. Power Electrics has provided a step-by-step guide that’s designed to take you through converting kVA to amps with a simple formula.

To convert kVA to amps you will need to know the voltage of the circuit, then go ahead and use the formula shown below to calculate its power. Our generators run in three-phase circuits. To work this out we recommend using the following formula:

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8th July 2022

The Benefits of Nature for Mental Health

An article I wrote as part of a freelance project on the benefits of nature for mental health.

8th July 2022

Say it Your Way

A feature article I wrote for Breathe magazine on audio's ability to heal and support mental health.

LOVANNA • 20th May 2022

The Hidden Benefit of Your Daily Cuppa

A cup of black tea may be just as beneficial to our health as a cup of green tea, reveals a new scientific review in the journal, Nutrition and Food Technology. The little-known polyphenols found in black tea, called thearubigins, can influence 3 main areas of health – gut health, blood pressure, and anti-cancer effects, partly because of their powerful antioxidant potential and anti-inflammatory effects.

Whether you’re feeling sad, happy, worried or excited, a piping hot cup of tea to wrap you

fully grown. • 17th January 2021

burnout in the workplace.

It’s good to work hard for your goals or at your job, it’s healthy to have targets to aim for in life as it serves as a motivator to keep going. But, when overworking consumes our time and energy, burnout is inevitable.

Burnout is a syndrome which results from stress that hasn’t been managed properly or addressed. Stress is a common occurrence, a regular emotion that we face daily, but the difference lies between managing that stress or ignoring the stress and letting it stack up like a pile of

fully grown. • 4th January 2021

let's be realistic about: New Year's resolutions.

2020 was tough, I’m sure we can all agree on that statement. Although we may be entering a new year with lots of new beginnings and opportunities to come our way, we are still dealing with a pandemic. Once the 1st of January hits we all reach for brand new notepads or open up the notes section on our smartphones and we make a long list. We subconsciously attack ourselves for all that we didn’t do the year prior and scrutinise every bit about ourselves to come up with a list of improvements for a

fully grown. • 22nd December 2020

'American Rapture' by Jordan Claire McCraw

a must read for every feminist, a healer for broken hearts and a pinch of relatability for all.

Jordan Claire McCraw takes us on a journey of healing, relationships and mostly relatability in her collection of poetry titled ‘American Rapture’. McCraw releases this book of home truths at a time where scandals involving sexual misconduct continue to be revealed in news headlines and the gender pay gap persists in many corporations and businesses. We (in the words of Lizzo) are tired of the bulls*

fully grown. • 15th November 2020

writing a CV for the first time.

When you’ve left education and are ready to venture into the working world, writing an eye-catching CV is key to securing job interviews. If that sends alarm signals running through your body then you're in the right place; this blog is going to provide you with a step-by-step guide on how to ace writing your CV for the first time. Take a deep breath, grab a cup of tea and a notepad, and let’s get started.

why do I need it?

‘CV’ stands for Curriculum Vitae which is Latin for "course of life".

LOVANNA • 29th June 2020

One Woman’s Pledge to Print 100 Black Children’s Work

‘There’s a large gap with literacy rates in comparison with African-American children, some kids go to schools that don’t have the resources. They don’t have access to laptops or the simple necessities.‘

Meet Antionette Toni Mutcherson, CEO of BFF Publishing House, Award-winning Author and Tedx speaker, based in the US. Mutcherson has an initiative to publish 100 Black children writers and provide an outlet of expression for them during the current climate of racism and the Black Lives Matter p