A flatbed tow truck consists of a cab (the portion of the truck one drives) with a flatbed on the back of it, which can be inclined to ground level using hydraulics. The vehicle to be towed can then drive up onto the flatbed itself, or winched up.
An integrated truck, or self loader, consists of a boom and wheel-lift in the same unit. A boom is a piece of equipment, actually an adjustable boom winch, which enables the truck to winch up vehicles from a ditch, or anywhere where it is impracticable to back the truck all the way up to be adjacent to the vehicle.
A hook and chain, consists of chains which are looped around the frame of the vehicle or its axle. It is then lifted up using a boom winch. Typically these are used only to tow vehicles that have been involved in accidents, as the chains can cause damage to the car. In additional, these are bad for all-wheel drive vehicles, because towing it in such a way will harm the drive train.
The wheel lift is a more sophisticated version of the hook and chain. The driver of the truck need only fit a large metal yoke beneath the front tires (if it is a front wheel drive) or back tires (if it is a rear wheel drive) of a car, and the pneumatic (air) or hydraulic (liquid) hoist lifts the opposite end of the car or truck into the air.
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Friday, July 25, 2014
What is shisha?
Shisha is a mixture of tobacco, molasses, and a vegetable glycerol, which is placed into a hookah pipe and heated until it vaporizes (a hookah is also called a water pipe).
Muassel is the Arabic word for it (meaning honeyed), while shisha comes from the Persian for "glass."
Today, because of health concerns, the tobacco is often left out of the mixture, and fruit flavors or herbs are left in.
Shisha has become popular in the United States, as had the hookah pens that one uses to smoke it, because people are more aware than ever of the results of tobacco smoking. Hookah pens have been popular since the 2000s, usually with college-age students.
The hookah pipe is used throughout the Middle East, and there are hookah lounges in Europe and the United States as well, but the hookah pen is portable and thus easier to use on the go.
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Muassel is the Arabic word for it (meaning honeyed), while shisha comes from the Persian for "glass."
Today, because of health concerns, the tobacco is often left out of the mixture, and fruit flavors or herbs are left in.
Shisha has become popular in the United States, as had the hookah pens that one uses to smoke it, because people are more aware than ever of the results of tobacco smoking. Hookah pens have been popular since the 2000s, usually with college-age students.
The hookah pipe is used throughout the Middle East, and there are hookah lounges in Europe and the United States as well, but the hookah pen is portable and thus easier to use on the go.
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Thursday, July 24, 2014
The National Electric Code
Every home in the United States must meet "code" - every area of construction has its own code that should be met.
So, what is the National Electric Code?
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) founded in 1896, is a trade association headquartered in the United States that develops standards and codes to be used by local governments (city and state).
The National Electrical Code (NEC), or NFPA 70, is the standard for the safe installation of electrical wiring and equipment. It's not a legally binding document in itself, but most municipalities adopt it - thus making it legally binding. It is also used in many countries throughout the world.
The NEC puts together the requirements for safe electrical installations into a single, standardized source.
(As a matter of fact, the NFPA puts out over a hundred codes. The most common are:
NFPA 1 - the fire code
NFPA 54 - the Fuel gas code
NFPA 70 - the electric code (which is actually used around the world)
NFPA 85 - boiler and combustion systems hazards code
NFPA 101 - life safety code (minimum requirements for buildings to protect the occupants from fire, smoke and toxic fumes
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So, what is the National Electric Code?
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) founded in 1896, is a trade association headquartered in the United States that develops standards and codes to be used by local governments (city and state).
The National Electrical Code (NEC), or NFPA 70, is the standard for the safe installation of electrical wiring and equipment. It's not a legally binding document in itself, but most municipalities adopt it - thus making it legally binding. It is also used in many countries throughout the world.
The NEC puts together the requirements for safe electrical installations into a single, standardized source.
(As a matter of fact, the NFPA puts out over a hundred codes. The most common are:
NFPA 1 - the fire code
NFPA 54 - the Fuel gas code
NFPA 70 - the electric code (which is actually used around the world)
NFPA 85 - boiler and combustion systems hazards code
NFPA 101 - life safety code (minimum requirements for buildings to protect the occupants from fire, smoke and toxic fumes
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The Sugar Saga
Just how many types of sugar are there?
Well, first there are the various sugars that are found in our bodies. Only chemists are interested in those.
Let's move on to the sugars that are used in making desserts!
Sugar comes from either the sugar beet or sugarcane.
Most sugar comes from sugarcane. Sugarcane, believe it or not, is a grass, cultivated for the sucrose found in its stems. When harvested, the stems are sent to a processing plant, where they are milled and the juice extracted using water, or by a process known as diffusion. The juice is goes through a series of processes to kill enzyimes, and eventually ends up as a syrup, which goes through evaporators which allow the sugar crystals to separate out. (Molasses is a by-product of this procedure).
The resultant crystals of raw sugar are "brown sugar," they have a sticky brown coating. While some brown sugar is packaged for sale, most is bleached or treated by a carbonatation (yes, that is a word) process to produce the white table sugar most people are familiar with.
These sugars can be refined further.
Granulated sugars are what we are used to - otherwise known as table sugar, we use it in home baking or to sprinkle on food before eating, such as tomatoes.
Milled sugars are sugar granules that have been ground to a fine powder - and are thus known as powdered sugar or confectioner's sugar. These are used for icing, or for dusting various confectionery to add sweetness and for appearance.
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Well, first there are the various sugars that are found in our bodies. Only chemists are interested in those.
Let's move on to the sugars that are used in making desserts!
Sugar comes from either the sugar beet or sugarcane.
Most sugar comes from sugarcane. Sugarcane, believe it or not, is a grass, cultivated for the sucrose found in its stems. When harvested, the stems are sent to a processing plant, where they are milled and the juice extracted using water, or by a process known as diffusion. The juice is goes through a series of processes to kill enzyimes, and eventually ends up as a syrup, which goes through evaporators which allow the sugar crystals to separate out. (Molasses is a by-product of this procedure).
The resultant crystals of raw sugar are "brown sugar," they have a sticky brown coating. While some brown sugar is packaged for sale, most is bleached or treated by a carbonatation (yes, that is a word) process to produce the white table sugar most people are familiar with.
These sugars can be refined further.
Granulated sugars are what we are used to - otherwise known as table sugar, we use it in home baking or to sprinkle on food before eating, such as tomatoes.
Milled sugars are sugar granules that have been ground to a fine powder - and are thus known as powdered sugar or confectioner's sugar. These are used for icing, or for dusting various confectionery to add sweetness and for appearance.
Resource:
This article sponsored by Luck's Food Decorating Company, wholesalers of edible images for cupcakes, and edible cake decorations.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Elder Care Abuse and Neglect
The American population is growing older and older, and as it does so more and more of the elderly will eventually end up in assisted living care facilities, memory facilities (specializing in those with with Alzheimer's and other diseases that effect the memory and ability to function), and nursing homes.
Sadly, these facilities do not always care for their patients in ways that family members expect. They cut costs by not doing appropriate background checks, or hire individuals who are not skilled enough for the jobs they have to perform in such a facility.
This is where elder care abuse and neglect come in.
Patients who are bedridden must be turned on their beds, periodically throughout the day, to prevent bed sores. If they are not given sufficient water to drink they can suffer from dehydration. Malnutrition is also a danger.
If you are facing the prospect of having to place your elderly loved one into a care facility, make sure that you talk to all the people involved - the care givers themselves as well as management - to get a feel for the place. Arrange for someone to make periodic visits, if you cannot do so, to ensure that your loved one is being well taken care of.
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014
A History of Hookahs
Smoking - whether it be cigarettes, pipes, or hookahs, is not a modern phenomenon. Visitors to the new world discovered the tobacco plant in the 1500s, but indigenous peoples throughout what is now North and Central America were smoking their peace pipes for centuries before that.
Once tobacco was discovered and brought back to Spain and England (by the various explorers of hte new world, it quickly spread in popularity round the world. In the Middle East, the use of a hookah or waterpipe began in Persia, during the Safavid dynasty, (1500s to 1700s).
The traditional waterpipe, which is a large structure consisting of a bowl that holds the tobacco, and the coals used to heat it, a screen on top of the bowl which insures a constant temperature and rate of burning of the coals, a water jar above this through which the heated vapor passes, and hoses extending out from the top, so that several people can smoke from a single bowl at one time.
Such a hookah can be found in the Middle East in a variety of public locations, where men gather to smoke and chat.
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Once tobacco was discovered and brought back to Spain and England (by the various explorers of hte new world, it quickly spread in popularity round the world. In the Middle East, the use of a hookah or waterpipe began in Persia, during the Safavid dynasty, (1500s to 1700s).
The traditional waterpipe, which is a large structure consisting of a bowl that holds the tobacco, and the coals used to heat it, a screen on top of the bowl which insures a constant temperature and rate of burning of the coals, a water jar above this through which the heated vapor passes, and hoses extending out from the top, so that several people can smoke from a single bowl at one time.
Such a hookah can be found in the Middle East in a variety of public locations, where men gather to smoke and chat.
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Friday, July 18, 2014
Home Building and Repair: Asphalt Shingles
Asphalt shingles were invented in the United States, and were first placed on a house in 1901. By 1939, these asphalt shingles were the most popular home roofing material in the United States - with 11 million squares of shingles produced, and its dominance continues today.
Asphalt prepared roofing was actually invented in 1893, but it took a few years before it was perfected. It wasn't until 1901 that the shingles were actually cut into strips as one layer or multi-layer (otherwise known as tab) shingles.
It was in the 1950s that manually applied adhesives were first applied to the backs of the shingles, which helped to hold the shingles together and secure against high winds. (Shingles are nailed to the roof, but glued to each other.)
There are two types of base materials used for shingles - organic (waste paper, cellulose, etc) that is saturated with asphalt to make it waterproof. Inorganic base material consists of fiberglass, which are not that great to be used in cold-weather locations.
Many shapes of shingles are available, as well as textures, and they can be purchased in different qualities - for example in areas with heavy winds, you can purchase shingles that resist wind very well.
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Asphalt prepared roofing was actually invented in 1893, but it took a few years before it was perfected. It wasn't until 1901 that the shingles were actually cut into strips as one layer or multi-layer (otherwise known as tab) shingles.
It was in the 1950s that manually applied adhesives were first applied to the backs of the shingles, which helped to hold the shingles together and secure against high winds. (Shingles are nailed to the roof, but glued to each other.)
There are two types of base materials used for shingles - organic (waste paper, cellulose, etc) that is saturated with asphalt to make it waterproof. Inorganic base material consists of fiberglass, which are not that great to be used in cold-weather locations.
Many shapes of shingles are available, as well as textures, and they can be purchased in different qualities - for example in areas with heavy winds, you can purchase shingles that resist wind very well.
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This article sponsored by Premier Roofing, one of many Nashville roofing companies.
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