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1) If possible,bring your lamp base to the store.If you can't bring the base,bring its measurement and a piece of cloth or paper that matches its colour. 2) Look at the shade with the light on and off.The nature of the shade will be very different.It's important to see how it appears during the day and at night. 3) Be open to something different,like a new shape or texture. 4) Consider the lamp's role in the room.If you want an art piece,you might go for a more elegant,elaborate shade.If you don't want the lamp to stand out as much,choose s simpler shade.

The use of light could detect bacteria faster than the current laboratory-based detection system. Sheila MacNeil and researchers at Sheffield University have identified a mothod that could ascertain the presence of bacteria in less then a minute by using light, reported the only edition of BBC News. The technology could have wide applications in would healing, counter-terrorism and screening patients ofr MRSA (bacterial)infection,the experts said. The scientists are developing a portable kit in which specially designed molecules emit a light signal when bound to bacteria .