Dear members, I would like someone to advise me on how I can link 2 buildings which have different fire alarm systems so that when there is a fire in one building the people in the other building can hear the alarm. One building is installed with a menvil system wheras the second one is evasafe. I w
New to old raft foundations, is it possible?
Hi to all member. Can anyone help with my "raft" problem.
Having read a previous thread here regarding the "not so great idea" of joining raft foundations to a house, this is slightly different in respect that this is adding to an existing raft. Maybe the same answer but I need to ask.
Im
Glazing
Dear members, at my office premises we would like to reduce the amount of electricity used by minimising the rate at which airconditions are used. Normally they (ACs) are used to cool the offices. What came to my mind is to either use double or laminated glazing but still I would also like to bear i
E350 Ford Club Wheel Seizing
My front left wheel on my 1996 ford E350 Club van is seizing up. I have changed both brake pads and calipers. After driving for 6 miles or so the steering starts to pull and it will smoke from wheel well at stops. My pedal is still soft even after bleeding numerous times. My ABS light is on but h
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Easiest Way to Convert Silver Nitrate to Pure Silver?
Several years ago while garage saleing,I found a 8 oz. bottle of silver nitrate crystals-I could'nt pass it up for the $1. I paid for it.
What would be the easiest way to convert it to pure silver metal? Allow me to throw out a couple ideas,then you can respond. I was thinking about making
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Good Quality Pneumatic Tools
Good weekend to all,
I am looking for suggestions of good brands of light industrial tools available in Canada. We have been purchasing various consumer versions of nut drivers, drills, and pop rivet guns with life expectancy of less than a couple of years.
Our application is not
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Moody seas
A moody sea against the backdrop of the Longstone LighthouseSaturday 23rd October comments: The forecasters got this one right. The stormy weather arrived, hammering the islands during the small hours of Friday night and as dawn broke on Saturday, we were greeted by heavy seas and constant drizzle. The islands, as expected, remained closed to the public (a great start to the half-term!) although eyes were trained on the sea, as a good number of Little Auks were logged flying north.
As for the Grey Seals and their pups, they just got on with business as usual, finding shelter away from the worst of the weather and keeping those pups safe from the moody sea. It'll be some time before we get a chance to inspect the colonies and until then, we'll be keeping safe and warm ourselves.
Today's highlights: Little Auk 118 north, Sooty Shearwater 39N, Manx Shearwater 2N, Great Northern Diver 1N along with a small scattering migrants including Woodcock.
Data Transmission Through Telephone Line
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A Tiny Diversion For Your Saturday. Very Tiny.
UPDATE: SOLVED by Patrick at 1:33 CDT
Happy Saturday, everybody. The riddle is still posting at noon CDT, but don’t think the final decision has been made. I’m still open for comments on Riddle Business.
Who besides me is completely bowled over by UDFy-38135539? I am so excited about that. A confirmed redshift of 8.6″ (or 8.55″, thereabouts)? WOW! Don’t worry, the riddle isn’t going to be about this… that would violate Da Rules; but do expect to see a post about it in the near future.
For your riddle today, you are looking for a thing in the real world.
The Hubble ST - NASA
We think of this thing as a single object, but it probably is not.
This was not known to our distant ancestors.
In fact, it was not known until the 20th century.
Subject to random temper-tantrums, we all hope this little Diva will grow up someday…
…but that “someday” may be quite far in the future.
If Jupiter put on a little weight, it might give Miss Thing a run for her money.
This Diva is not known to have companions, but who knows? Little Divas often have little posses.
It does have the distinction of being “friends” with a Diva who is very beloved to us.
That friendship, however, is half over.
Today’s answer is decently represented in SciFi.
Brought to you by NASA
There. That should keep you occupied for about, oh, maybe 20 seconds. I’m once again having bad weather here (“here” is all ABOUT bad weather), so if I crash, Tom’s still with us. Hopefully. As far as I know, I’m in the comments.
Grade of Aluminium
Dear friends,
can u suggest the grade of aluminium which i can machine , tap small holes like M2, and M3 and get it good anodised.
Open Thread – October 23rd, 2010 | Gene Expression
Autumn is here. And winter is coming.
The fresco to the left is the cover jacket illustration for Why we’re all Romans, a new cultural history which attempts to argue for the unique debts of Western civilization to Rome (in particular as a mediator of the wisdom of the Greeks and Hebrews). If you’re on the culturally conservative side it might be of some interest, it sports endorsements from a Fellow at the Hoover Institute and E. Christian Kopff. The fresco is from Pompeii, explaining its good state of preservation and present day fame and ubiquity. The man’s name is Terentius Neo, a wealthy merchant or magistrate apparently. The woman is presumed to be his wife. A strange question to throw out: am the only one who thinks that he resembles Laurence Fishburne? The fresco is used a lot because of its quality and prior fame, but I always start thinking of something ludicrous like The Matrix when I see it.
Temporary Earthing/Grounding
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Vibration Measuring
Hello everybody
i am confused in some parameters of vibrocontrol 1100 about the analogue output 4-20 ma as there are 4 parameters are defined as the zero and full range which are J09,J10 and L04 , L05 i do not know which two of them controls the analogue output
does anyone has expe
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Methane Gas as a Fuel
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