Concrete Encasing or Hume pipe which is better
Cooling Tower Makeup Water Quality
which plant will be suitable for cooling tower performance
softening or RO Plant bcoz there are so many paramter which are to be taken in makeup water quality like hardness, TDS, Turbidity etc so hardness may be reduce by softening plant for preventing the scale formation during the cooling
Rudolph Diesel's Original German Patent
Can someone please post a copy of the original patent of 1892 taken out by R.Diesel in Germany not the two later ones taken out in America in 1895 and 1898
I have only ever been able to find the cover page of this patent but more must be available
Cheers for now
peugeot ma
Rice Blasting of Turbine and Compressor Rotors
Does anyone out there have experience, good or bad, of the use of rice as a blasting/cleaning medium for large turbine and compressor rotors, diaphragms etc.?
* Effectiveness
* Speed compared to say fine grit or spent catalyst
* Surface finish
* Type of rice/condition (please
‘The Futurist Manifesto’: the Opera!
OPERA
The Futurist Manifesto 
by Thomas Köner
February 27, 2010
CaxiaForum, Barcelona
Artist Thomas Köner has created a digital opera based on Marinetti’s manifesto.
link (in Spanish)
Buick Skylark – Steering Wheel Won't Lock
what would keep a late 80's buick skylarks steering wheel from locking with the key in the off position and trans in park??
much thanks
What Does "Match Rank" Mean on CR4?
Title is pretty much it. What does it mean?
Non-NASA Astronaut Training
First Class of Suborbital Scientist-Astronauts Successfully Complete NASTAR Training Program
"For this diverse group of scientists to invest their own time and money for astronaut training is a true testament to the growing excitement behind the science potential of new commercial spacecraft," said Dr. S. Alan Stern, chairman of SARG and a principal organizer of the scientist training program. "Interest was so high that we've already filled up a second class of a dozen scientists for spring 2010."
Type II Coordination in Power Distribution
In a Power distribution network with 110KV as primary distribution from Electricity Board, 11KV as secondary distribution inside the plant and 415Volts PCC's & MCC's for catering various plant loads. what should be the general philosophy for effective control and reliability of power supply.
Test Format for AWS CWI
how do i get the test format for
aws cwi?
Satellite Pictures – Google, Government and Haiti
Watching the news a few moments ago, some before and after pictures of the earthquake damage in Haiti was shown. These pictures were contributed by Google. The "after" pictures mean they got the pictures within the past couple of days. These pictures were obviously taken from US Government satellite
He hated Jews: Pakistani man, Seattle Shooter of Jewish Center sentenced to Life
by Eric Dondero
In the afternoon of July 26, 2006, Naveed Haq of Pakistan burst into the Seattle Jewish Community Center screaming "Allahu-Ahkbar," and "Death to all Jews." He shot six woman, including the receptionist at the entrance and a pregnant woman. He chased one victim up a flight of stairs shouting: "I hate Jews. You're a Jew. I'm going to kill you. Allahu-Ahkbar."
When it was all over 1 Jewish woman lay dead.
Nationally, it was a one day story. The country was in the midst of Iraq War fatigue. And a crazed radical Muslim man killing Jewish women in the heart of downtown Seattle, didn't fit the politically correct media template. The Seattle media especially jumped through hoops to downplay any Jihadist links.
Yesterday, Haq was sentenced to life in prison in a Seattle courtroom. From the Seattle Times:
Several of the surviving victims and their relatives addressed the court before the sentencing and recounted how the July 26, 2006, shootings indelibly scarred their lives. Haq looked downward as they spoke.
Nicole Waechter, daughter of Pamela Waechter, who was slain in the attack, spoke of how her mother would want her family to react to the attack.
"She would tell us to keep going, not to dwell on this tragedy," she said through tears. "My mom lives on in many of us."
Cheryl Stumbo, 46, who still suffers from the gunshot wound in her abdomen, spoke forcefully, telling Haq "you will spend the rest of your life paying for your choices."
Now, nearly 3 years later, we can see a pattern. Haq was just the first in a long line of radical Islamist terrorists within our borders: Najibullah, the Dallas skyscraper bomber, the Chicago Six, the Arkansas Military Recruiting station shooter, and of course Major Nidal Malik Hassan.
How many more Haqs, Najibullahs, and Hassans will it take before the country wakes up to the extreme threat we face to our personal liberties and securities within our own borders, from these Radical Islamists?
Polarisation – Depolarisation (PDC) and Retuen Voltage Measurement (RVM)
Hello .....
Could you inform me what is the standard references to interpretation of PDC and RVM in relation to water content in the solid insulation for Oil Filled Transformer and how to calculate S/M (Siemens per meter) to % water content during PDC or RVM test..
Thank you for all
R
Update on 1991 Isuzu Pickup
went out today and worked on the truck. I replaced the fuel filter, Distributer cap and rotor and plug wires. I followed the line from the filter to the front it went to the back of Engine to the fuel rail. disconnected the line and cranked it over No fuel comes out, But if I take the line off at th
Satellite Images Show the Extent of Haiti’s Devastation | 80beats
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Satellite photos that have just been released reveal the scope of the physical destruction wrought by the 7.0 earthquake that struck the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday. The human toll of is still unknown–but with much of the city reduced to rubble, experts say tens of thousands of people may be dead.
This image shows roads covered with debris from collapsed structures, and the white-colored National Palace with damage visible along the roof line. The image was taken by the GeoEye-1 satellite from 423 miles up in space on Wednesday morning.
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Study: Breathing Like a Bird Helped Dino Ancestors Rise to Power | 80beats
Alligators breathe like birds, with a one-way tube that flows all the way through their respiratory systems. While that might not seem earth-shattering at first, alligators and birds diverged 246 million years ago. And according to a new study in Science, that means this breathing technique goes way, way back, and could even explain how the ancestors of dinosaurs survived the great Permian-Triassic extinction.
Unlike a mammal’s breath, which exits the lungs from the same dead-end chambers it enters, a bird’s breath takes a loopy one-way street through its lungs [Science News]. This breathing technique allows birds to explore high altitudes where oxygen levels drop off significantly.
If the archosaurs—ancestors to birds and alligators—breathed this way, it could have given them an advantage when oxygen level tanked 250 million years ago and lots of species died off. Before the extinction, synapsids, the ancestors to modern mammals, were the dominant group. But after the extinction, the archosaurs dwarfed the synapsids, Farmer said. Prestosuchids, for example, could reach 23 feet in length, while mammals’ ancestors maxed out at just a few feet [Wired.com].
One burning question remains, though: How the heck did we miss this for so long? “People incorrectly believe that you must have avian-style air sacs in order to have unidirectional flow,” says C.G. Farmer of the University of Utah, a coauthor of the new study. “Alligators don’t have air sacs, so no one ever looked” [Science News]. But there it was, hiding in plain sight—presuming you have the stomach to study alligator lungs.
Related Links:
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80beats: Extinct Goat Tried Out Reptilian, Cold-Blooded Living (It Didn’t Work)
80beats: Dinosaurs Ruled the World Because They “Got Lucky,” Say Scientists
Image: C.G. Farmer, Science/AAAS
Deadline for Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference Early Registration
List of Speakers Announced for the Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference in February, Commercial Spaceflight Federation
Keith's note: Early registration deadline is tomorrow, 15 January. Register here.
Cocaine at KSC
Cocaine found in shuttle work area, NASA says, Space.com
"NASA is investigating how a small amount of cocaine ended up in a space shuttle hangar at the agency's Florida spaceport. A bag containing the cocaine residue was discovered in the space shuttle Discovery's hangar at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The hangar, known as the Orbiter Processing Facility, is a restricted zone for shuttle workers only."
NASA Investigates Illegal Substance Found in Shuttle Hangar, NASA KSC
"NASA has launched an extensive investigation after a small amount of cocaine was found in a restricted area of the processing hangar for shuttle Discovery at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. There are no indications the incident has impacted Discovery's readiness for its planned launch in March."
Boone Pickens Cancels Texas Wind Farm
Pickens Reduces Order for Wind Turbines, Puts Panhandle Wind Farm on Hold . . . . “Oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens has cut his massive order for wind turbines from GE by more than half. . . . “
You've been Pickened
Who didn’t see this coming?
The T. Boone Pickens Texas wind farm idea in Texas is now on hold and will not be built until the infrastructure of Texas changes. Â Instead, he’ll be building smaller wind farms in Canada and Minnesota.
Foreign oil from Canada is no good to Pickens — foreign wind is just fine.
You have to agree that Canada’s dirty oil sands oil (tar sands) are not something we want to use, but the pipeline into Minnesota is already approved and being built.  We wish it wasn’t.
Meanwhile, T. Boone Pickens has cut his massive order for wind turbines from GE by more than half. He says it’s because there are no transmission lines in the Texas Panhandle, the same place there were no transmission lines when Boone Pickens came up with his idea of a giant wind farm there. Â Now it’s obvious this entire wind farm idea was to get a grassroots organization to support his natural gas plan and impress the public and lawmakers with his idea.
If he or any other billionaire really wants to “get the U.S. off of foreign oil” as he continually emphasizes (not a bad idea in itself) then he’d be investing in solar panel factories and planning for solar arrays in Texas along with wind farms.  A person like Pickens, with all his money, would make more of an impact by simply investing in the technology of the future. But he really always wanted all American trucks to run on natural gas instead of gasoline made from “foreign oil” and this was his investment gamble, one which got him invited to a lot of environmental meetings with other corporate types and people from the new Obama administration. Boone Pickens has never cared about renewable energy other than as a way for himself to make money. The gullible thousands who signed up for his plans thinking they were supporting green energy now find themselves in the position of supporting one fossil fuel over another. They all emit CO2 when they’re burned and most people would argue that natural gas is a little better than burning diesel. Is it really better? Not so much.
“In spite of trade-offs, many still believe that diesel fuel is a viable alternative to natural gas. Why? Because diesel engines are efficient. They operate at high compression ratios and convert a large percentage of the fuel’s available energy into usable work. Diesel engines’ higher fuel efficiency generally lowers the carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to the greenhouse effect.
Another central subject for this debate is methane emissions. According to Toy, “methane is approximately 20 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.” One study suggests [...]
From Everest to Haiti
Keith's note: Earlier today I had a telecon with Miles O'Brien and David Waters. You have seen them both (along with Leroy Chiao) on SpaceflightNow.com's shuttle launch webcasts. David is headed for Haiti on Saturday - and he is taking the HNS9201 BGAN satellite phone (upper left) that Scott Parazynski and I took to Mt. Everest last year. I will be giving David a quick intro on BGAN ops in remote locations tomorrow morning.
