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Tonal Language

05/16/2012 by bravo88
I have not done a detailed study, it seems that those languages which are tonal in nature are Chinese and some south east Asian languages, I.e, Thai,...
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Last comment 05/16/2012 by Doorman
 

Icemaker

05/16/2012 by spaceracer
I recall seeing a movie years ago where a man living in a south american jungle built a structure to produce ice. Is this possible? If so, what would...
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Last comment 05/16/2012 by truth is not a compromise
 

Caulerpa Taxifolia Content

05/15/2012 by abdillas
Hi All, I have an assignment on the macroalgae conversion into biofuels. I'm focusing on the conversion of algae into bioethanol. I want to do a prel...
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Last comment 05/16/2012 by abdillas
 

Smart Meters

05/15/2012 by Economist
Do you have any thoughts on smart electric meters for electric, water and gas utilities? Do they benefit the customer or the utility company? Can th...
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Last comment 05/16/2012 by TonyS
 

11 KV Motor DOL Starter

05/15/2012 by Anonymous Poster
To start 11KV Induction Motor , DOL Vacuum Switch gear or Vacuum DOL Contactor may be used. But which is preferred? and Why?
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Last comment 05/15/2012 by jack of all trades
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Commercial Space

1534 threads, 2622 comments (1 Viewing)
 

Why Just A Mechanical Engineer??

05/16/2012 by AravindBDE
Why just a Mechanical Engineer?? Be a Piping Design Engineer!! for better Career Opportunities Dear Mechanical Engineers Greetings for the day! We...
 

Electric Control Panels

05/14/2012 by dynamictech
M/s Dynamic Technologies started as a consultancy organization in 1999. But with an enthusiastic approach toward the technology within a span of year...
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Last comment 05/14/2012 by lyn
 

How to recover lost files and documents when deleted or formatted on PC and Mac.

05/14/2012 by Jackson2012
The complications of files recovery, data loss, and file damage have never been so severe. Hard disk capacities are ballooning, data is copied regular...
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job for electrician

05/12/2012 by taufik
hello all. i have 8 year experiance at oil and gas services company as electrical technician, last month my contract has finished, and now i was idle...
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Last comment 05/12/2012 by nobodysomebody47
 

Are cheaper products really cheap?

05/11/2012 by exlhuang
Nowadays, business market becomes more and more competitive. In order to get orders, many wicked manufactures became to supply problematic products wi...
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Last comment 05/11/2012 by lyn
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CR4 Feedback

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Black Hole Attraction-Based Kinetic Energy Gains

05/15/2012 by JimmyJames
Hi Folks; I had a rather simple question. Suppose that a black hole with an invariant mass of say 10 solar masses is traveling inertially through sp...
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Last comment 05/16/2012 by JimmyJames
 

Assistance Unsubscribing

05/06/2012 by bigpaulwwody
how do I unsubscribe the daily email?
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Last comment 05/06/2012 by Mizuti
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The CR4 Admin Blog

43 blog entries, 580 comments (1 Viewing)

CR4 Survey Results and Mug Winner!

05/15/2012 by Mizuti
Congratulations go towards the lucky txmedic3338, winner of the CR4 mug giveaway! Special thanks go out to everyone that participated in the survey...
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Last comment 05/16/2012 by Mizuti

New User Group – CR4 Admins

04/23/2012 by yamdankee
As many members of the CR4 community have noticed, a new user group called CR4 Admins has been created. This group is simply a way to identify the p...
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Last comment 04/25/2012 by Del the cat

CR4 Survey

04/15/2012 by Mizuti
Hey everybody! Do you want to help improve CR4? Do you like talking about yourself? Do you like CR4 coffee mugs?! We're conducting a sur...
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Last comment 05/01/2012 by yamdankee
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How to Select Industrial Products

17 blog entries, 31 comments (0 Viewing)

Can You Take the Pressure?

05/14/2012 by Chelsey H
Have you ever felt like your head was going to explode? Like the pressure built up behind your eyes would cause them to pop out like some kind of zo...
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Last comment 05/15/2012 by kramarat

Do You Know What I Really Love About Spring (Washers)?

05/07/2012 by HUSH
Do you know I really love about spring? Besides baseball. And the weather. And the sundresses. ...via Voices From Russia It's spring cleaning! I...
Views: 264, Comments: 1
Last comment 05/07/2012 by SolarEagle

Architectural Coatings - Beyond Painting

04/30/2012 by cheme_wordsmithy
When the average consumer thinks of a 'coating', they likely think of paint; especially when it comes to buildings and structures. But the world o...
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Last comment 05/01/2012 by specifier
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What Is It?

23 blog entries, 706 comments (2 Viewing)

What Is It? for 5/13/12

05/13/2012 This week's image: Click here for the answer!
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Views: 538, Comments: 48
Last comment 05/16/2012 by Nothing is Impossible

What Is It? for 5/6/12

05/06/2012 This week's image: Click here for the answer!
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Views: 378, Comments: 18
Last comment 05/09/2012 by SavvyExacta

What Is It? for 4/29/12

04/29/2012 This week's image: Click here for the answer!
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Last comment 05/07/2012 by energyconversion
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Caption This!

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Caption This for 05/11/12

05/10/2012 by Kaplin
This week's image: Be sure to vote for your favorite caption!
Pathfinder Tags: Caption this costumes engineering images funny images yellow people
Views: 619, Comments: 52
Last comment 05/14/2012 by phoenix911

Caption This for 05/04/12

05/03/2012 by Kaplin
This week's image: Be sure to vote for your favorite caption! Thanks to europium for submitting this image.
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Views: 804, Comments: 53
Last comment 05/11/2012 by metalSmiths

Caption This for 04/27/12

04/26/2012 by Kaplin
This week's image: Be sure to vote for your favorite caption!
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Views: 849, Comments: 62
Last comment 05/03/2012 by europium
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OH CR4P!

44 blog entries, 285 comments (1 Viewing)

Oil Spill – Engineering Failure or Necessary Evil?

05/16/2012 by cheme_wordsmithy
Most of the developed world today has built the use of oil into its economy in some way, with over twenty countries consuming over one million bar...
Pathfinder Tags: BP Deepwater Horizon Exxon Valdez oil spills
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Centralia Mine Fire - A Truly Silent Hill

05/09/2012 by cheme_wordsmithy
If you've seen the horror film Silent Hill, or the game it was inspired from, you'll likely remember the alternate reality world that was characteriz...
Pathfinder Tags: centralia centralia mine fire coal fire
Views: 287, Comments: 3
Last comment 05/10/2012 by pritam

Hydrogen Sulfide and the Importance of Gas Safety

05/02/2012 by cheme_wordsmithy
Ever had tap water that smells like rotten eggs? Well then you've experienced the lovely aroma of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a gas produced by sulfat...
Pathfinder Tags: gas safety hydrogen sulfide safety toxic gas
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Last comment 05/05/2012 by Mikerho
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Challenge Questions

291 blog entries, 25290 comments (1 Viewing)

Singing Like Pavarotti

04/30/2012 This month's Challenge Question: Specs & Techs from GlobalSpec: Everybody sings in the shower. When we sing in the shower our voice sounds str...
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Last comment 05/09/2012 by europium

Weight of the Hourglass: Newsletter Challenge (April 2012)

04/01/2012 This month's Challenge Question: Specs & Techs from GlobalSpec: Use a very sensitive balance to weigh an hourglass when all the sand is in the...
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Views: 5475, Comments: 301
Last comment 05/06/2012 by Anonymous Poster
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Relativity and Cosmology

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Did Opera Spokesperson need to Resign?

04/03/2012 by Jorrie
The Opera experiment made headlines around the world last September with their announcement that neutrinos sent from the CERN laboratories to Gran S...
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Last comment 04/09/2012 by Cedar
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Porting Your Landline Number to Google Voice

03/13/2012 posted in TeknologikL
by Kaplin
If you read last week's post about a free home telephone line without any monthly fee, you might have been a little disappointed...
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Views: 873, Comments: 2
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Keep Your Landline Without A Monthly Bill

03/06/2012 posted in TeknologikL
by Kaplin
The most recent surveys show that 33% of households no longer have a landline telephone. While the use of cell phones have dramatically cut the nee...
Pathfinder Tags: 911 Free Phone Service Google Voice landline ObiTalk ...
Views: 910, Comments: 6
Last comment 03/08/2012 by eng42day

January 30, 1862: First Ironclad Warship Launched (USS Monitor)

01/29/2012 posted in "On This Day" In Engineering History
by SavvyExacta
The USS Monitor was a Civil War ironclad warship. It was the first commissioned by the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War in 1862. It included...
Pathfinder Tags: Civil War ironclad warships January 30 USS Monitor USS VIrginia
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Last comment 02/01/2012 by Del the cat

Arthur Casagrande: Early Geotechnical Engineer (1902-1981)

01/23/2012 posted in Great Engineers & Scientists
by SavvyExacta
Arthur Casagrande moved from Austria to the U.S. in 1926 at age 24. He was a professor of soil mechanics who started the Soil Mechanics program at...
Pathfinder Tags: A-Line Arthur Casagrande August 28 civil engineer geotechnical engineer ...
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Woman of the Week – Mary Edwards Walker (1832-1919)

01/19/2012 posted in WoW Blog
by SavvyExacta
Mary Edwards Walker, MD was the second woman to graduate from an American medical school. She was the first and only woman to be awarded the Congre...
Pathfinder Tags: Civil War February 21 Mary Edwards Walker medal of honor November 26 ...
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Sir Benjamin Baker: Victorian-Era Civil Engineer (1840-1907)

01/09/2012 posted in Great Engineers & Scientists
by SavvyExacta
Sir Benjamin Baker was an English civil engineer who helped develop London's underground railways, worked on the Forth Bridge, and helped design an...
Pathfinder Tags: Aswan dam civil engineer Firth Bridge March 31 May 19 ...
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Last comment 01/11/2012 by SavvyExacta