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LS cylinder heads were the most powerful and advanced cylinder heads introduced by General Motors. They were lightweight, made from aluminium, and designed to bolt up to LS engines. The power of these LS cylinder heads can be determined by the fact that they feature 259 CC intake and 102 CC exhaust runners. There were also 72 CC combustion chambers and 2.1 65" intake, and a 1.600" exhaust valve. The design is created in such a way that LS heads can assemble easily with valve springs, retainers, locks, guide plates, studs, and even seals. The outcome of this design was the benefits like economic availability yet maximum output. There were ported heads also mainly designed and produced in the form of fully assembled and heavy-duty components.
These LS cylinder heads are compatible with most of the LS series engines manufactured by General Motors, and one of them is the LS7 engine. This engine comes with some high-end engine specifications like –
Unique High-Flow
CNC-Ported
Square Port
Cylinder heads and intake are manifold in this series
Intake valves are made up of titanium
1.8 ratio rockers are present
The camshaft has a really long-duration high lift
Deck plates are used for block machining performing to increase accuracy
The oiling system is of a really high capacity and dry sump
When all these features combine with the power of versatile LS heads, they can make an LS engine generate a whopping capacity of 7100 RPM.
How to Install LS Cylinder Heads?
The first recommendation here is to rely upon highly established car mechanics for the same. They will follow a step-by-step approach for the installation procedure and ensure that an oil and coolant leak situation does not occur. Here is the detail of the installation process followed for installing LS cylinder heads.
Step – 1
The first step is to press new dowel pins into the engine blocks. There are two dowel pins per side in holes 7 and 8. They have to align the head to the block and this has to be done without fail before installing cylinder heads. To align the dowel pins perfectly, the team might have to tap them gently with a hammer.
Step – 2
Step 2 will involve cleaning the deck surface and placing the head gasket on the block while making sure that the appropriate direction is chosen.
Step - 3
Again the deck surface of the LS head will have to be cleaned using a clean cloth and acetone, and then, the cylinder head is carefully placed on the head gasket.
Step - 4
Now it's time to install the bolt fingers really tight and when done, the task of LS 3 heads and LS1 heads installation is over.
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Clearing out the loft today. Came across a binder full of these:
I had them at school, probably in my second year, which would be late 1967 or early 1968.
Beautiful. hand drawn artwork from before the age of Photoshop.
Packed full of explanations of all the basic scientific principles. I learnt an incredible amount from these.
The McGee group is going to the ends of the earth to understand how precipitation patterns respond to climate change. Recognizing that past changes provide unique opportunities to test our understanding of the climate system, the group is building high-resolution records of past precipitation changes in sensitive regions around the world using natural precipitation archives such as lake deposits and stalagmites. In the past two years this work has taken the group to shorelines preserving records of large ancient lakes in the deserts of the western U.S. and subtropical South America, to caves in the Yucatan peninsula and deep inside islands in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay, and onto a drill rig sampling deeply buried lake sediments in the high tropical Andes.
Images courtesy: Nguyen Hieu & Do Trung Hieu
A young boy, a member of the indigenous Dogon tribe in Mali, is shown in his village habitat, in the Dogon village in the area around Bandiagara, in Southern Mali, traditionally being inhabited by this industrious tribe. 1/Apr/1996. UN Photo/John Isaac. www.unmultimedia.org/photo/
This photograph was taken at the Understanding Clifford's Tower event which took place at Clifford's Tower and the Hilton Hotel, York, on Sunday 25th January 2015.
Photograph taken by Sam Johnson.
Child custody is the legal term used to describe parental obligations to the upbringing of their child or children. Parents who are not married or who are divorced must establish the type of custody that they have over their children and the associated responsibilities.
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My husband and our 10 year old German Shorthaired Pointer 'Teddy' share a moment and a special understanding.
I think I could bring up the contrast a little but was overexposing some of the photo, so decided to leave it more subtle as it suits the image.
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RFID Readers And Blockers
RFID readers or Radio frequency identification readers in full are a marvel of the 21st century. They have made so many aspects of our daily lives easier, more convenient and smarter. If you have come across an RFID reader, you are probably asking how do they work? Well, with some little bit of physics knowledge and a little braid power, I will give you an answer to your question and satisfy your curiosity.
Understanding RFID Readers
To better understand RFID readers, let’s first take a look into the technology itself. RFID uses radio waves to detect RFID tags or microchips that are often embedded in the target item. Radio waves are a form of electromagnetic waves along the electromagnetic spectrum. They have the longest wavelengths compared to other waves in the spectrum. Their wavelengths can reach 1km and thus very useful for transmitting signals over long distances. They will often be used to transmit signals for broadcasting stations, radar, satellites and mobile radio communication. They also have minimal or no effect to human beings and are therefore safe.
How do they work? RFID readers continually send a radio signal to detect any RFID tag that may be present. If a tag is within the range of the reader, then the tag send back a signal that is picked up by the reader. You could picture this occurrence as a mirror reflecting light. If you switch on a flashlight and a mirror is placed on the path of the beam of light, it will reflect the light beam back to the flashlight. This obviously depends on the angle of the mirror, but the important thing here, is the fact that the light beam is reflected. An important thing to note here is the fact that unlike bar codes, RFID readers send a signal within a given area. If a tag is within the area, it will reflect a signal back to the reader. Bar code readers on the other hand require the bar code to be in line with the incoming beam of light from the reader. Due to the wide area covered by the reader, it is possible to tract multiple objects at the same time as long as they fall within the given area and range.
As you have probably realized by now, the RFID technology requires two major items. A reader and a tag. RFID tags a small chips that to most people, make things smart. They make it possible to get information about an object without getting into contact with it. The RFID tag may look something similar to the chip on your credit card or sim card. They are classified into three. Passive tags. These tags do not have their own energy source. They therefore rely on energy from the incoming radio wave in order to power themselves and give back a signal to be picked up by the receiver. Semi-passive tags. These do have their own power source. These power is primarily used to power the tag and its micro CPU. The power from the radio receiver is however used to power the output from the tag that is picked up by the receiver. Active Tag. They have their own power supply that is also used to transmit a signal to the receiver. They also have a wider range compared to the other two tag variants. The tags could be embedded in a credit card, a label or even a key chain. This enables use of the tags in almost any item you can think of. This is perhaps the main reason why they are widely used in shopping malls, with door fixed RFID receivers placed at the exits of the different shops.
Women's RFID Blocking Wallet
The RFID tag has several basic components: The transponder, the rectifier circuit, the controller and finally memory. The transponder receives the radio signal from the detector and also sends the signal back to the detector. The rectifier circuit, often found in a passive tag, stores energy for use in the controller and subsequently the memory. Most RFID tags have every little memory storage that is often less than 200kb.
Now let take an in depth look into the RFID readers themselves. RFID readers have three basic components; the Microcontroller, the RF signal generator and the receiver also known as the signal detector. As we mentioned earlier, the RFID radio receiver sends radio waved that are detected by a tag. The RF signal generator creates this radio wave and emits it through an antenna. Conversely the receiver receives the signal from the tag.
Once the tag sends back the radio signal, the receiver’s antenna picks up the signal and sends it to the microprocessor for interpretation and processing of the signal received. In other instances, the device may be connected directly to a computer which then acts as the microprocessor. As mentioned earlier. Radio waves are within the electromagnetic spectrum, which is basically and arrangement of different waves, according to their frequency and wavelengths.
The frequencies of most RFID systems may either be low frequency, high frequency and ultra-high frequency. Low frequencies operate between 125 and 134 kHz, they also travel shorter distances, and with a range of up to 10 cm. High frequency is at 13.56 kHz. At this frequency, the wave can travel up to a range of 1m. Ultra-high frequency on the other hand, operate between 860 and 960 kHz. They have a range of up to 10m. The frequencies used depend on the specific country or customer requirements.
How do RFID blockers work?With the knowledge on how RFID technology works there are people who are have raised concerns. There are concerns that the technology presents a security and privacy risk, especially when used on credit cards. Companies have created products that protect tags from the technology and here is a how it works.
How Do RFID Blockers Work?
RFID Blocking Wallet
How do RFID blockers work? RFID blockers work by reducing or deflecting the power of the signal
emitted by the tag. The received radio signal powers the chip and if the outgoing signal from the chip can be reduced, then the reception of the signal by the receiver will have been prevented.
With this wonderful new technology being used to supply information quicker and faster in forms of say credit cards this is giving crooks an easier foot hold in getting a hold of your personal information instead of “picking your pocket.” With the new technology crooks are able to just casually pass by you on the street and with a small scanning device and scan your pocket with you having no possible idea that your information was just violated. Causing you big headaches and a long road of recovering your personal information.
As a way to save people from this headache and to offer protection to the public RFID blocking wallets are becoming the new go to protection for most. Most companies have made this a standard in their wallets.
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Listen up, Mom & Dad! Teenagers aren't weird beings from outer space! In fact, YOU were once a teenager!
5-25-2013
King knows their is something different going on in the pasture but he is not sure what it is. His mother is in season and a stallion has been placed in the pasture with him and his mother. Suzy was quite alarmed when she seen the stallion coming up behind me, I didn't realize that they can be quite dangerous when they are in this mood.
BILL MOYERS: You say, "…the way the human mind is built, antipathy can impede comprehension." Rationality. "Hating protestors, flag burners and even terrorists makes it harder to understand them well enough to keep others from joining their ranks."
ROBERT WRIGHT: It's a tricky balance to strike because on the one hand, understanding terrorists and how they became terrorists, which is in our interests if we want to discourage the creation of more terrorists, tends to involve a kind of sympathy that in turn can lead you to say they are not to blame for what they did.
And you don't want to say that because as a practical matter you have to punish people when you can when they do bad things. So you don't want to let go of the idea of moral culpability but you do need to kind of put yourself in their heads. And that is really a great challenge in the modern world.
Governor Phil Murphy announces a Memorandum of Understanding providing for the design and construction of a train station at the North Brunswick Transit Village along the Northeast Corridor in North Brunswick on October 30, 2019.
(Edwin J. Torres/Governor’s Office)
Clearing out the loft today. Came across a binder full of these:
I had them at school, probably in my second year, which would be late 1967 or early 1968.
Beautiful. hand drawn artwork from before the age of Photoshop.
Packed full of explanations of all the basic scientific principles. I learnt an incredible amount from these.
Dermal fillers and Botox are both popular ways of regaining a youthful appearance. However, these two forms of non-surgical facelift are very different procedures. It is important to understand the difference before approaching a provider offering Botox or dermal fillers Essex and beyond.
Dermal fillers, such as eye, chin, and lip fillers Essex wide, are substances that are injected into the skin to add volume to the soft tissues and to fill out wrinkles. Hyaluronic acid, which occurs naturally in the skin, is the most common dermal filler, however, others can be used, and you should check exactly what the filler contains when you go for your initial consultation. Botox reduces wrinkles by paralysing or reducing muscle movements in the face. The results of Botox last between four to six months, whereas the results of dermal fillers can last up to eighteen months.
While dermal fillers Essex wide and Botox differ in many aspects, one thing that they share is that they should only be undertaken by a qualified expert. Undertaken properly, both are safe and non-invasive aesthetic procedures that can improve the look of the skin and increase an individual’s confidence.
The McGee group is going to the ends of the earth to understand how precipitation patterns respond to climate change. Recognizing that past changes provide unique opportunities to test our understanding of the climate system, the group is building high-resolution records of past precipitation changes in sensitive regions around the world using natural precipitation archives such as lake deposits and stalagmites. In the past two years this work has taken the group to shorelines preserving records of large ancient lakes in the deserts of the western U.S. and subtropical South America, to caves in the Yucatan peninsula and deep inside islands in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay, and onto a drill rig sampling deeply buried lake sediments in the high tropical Andes.
Images courtesy: Nguyen Hieu & Do Trung Hieu
Participants / The Dream Rocket Project Project
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★What IS THE INTERNATIONAL FIBER COLLABORATIVE?
As the leading voice for collaborative public art projects around the world, the International Fiber Collaborative is dedicated to promoting understanding and appreciation of contemporary art & craft through educational experiences. We are committed to developing vital education programs that elevate, expand, modernize and enhance the image of collaboration and education today.
★WHAT IS THE DREAM ROCKET PROJECT?
The Dream Rocket Team is collecting nearly 8,000 artworks from participants around the globe. The artwork will be assembled together to create a massive cover in which will wrap a 37 story Saturn V Moon Rocket at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. We will also be displaying submitted artwork in dozens of national venues prior to the wrapping of the Saturn V. Additionally, we are posting images of submitted artwork & their stories on our Website, Flickr, and Facebook.The Dream Rocket project uses the Saturn V Moon Rocket as a symbolism of universal values of the human spirit. Optimism, hope,
caring for our natural resources, scientific exploration, and harnessing technological advancements for a better quality of life while safeguarding our communities, are all common desires across national and international boundaries. Participants are able to express and learn about these values through this creative collaboration. With the completion of each artwork, participants are asked to write an essay explaining their artwork, and the dream theme in which they chose.
★How can I Participate & Have my Artwork Displayed?
The Dream Rocket project would like to challenge you to ‘Dare to Dream’. To dream about your future and the future of our world through dream themes such as health, community, conservation, science, technology, space, peace, and so on. We would like you to use your selected Dream Theme to express, explore, and create your vision on your section of the wrap. We hope that you are able to express and learn through this creative collaboration. With the completion of each artwork, you are asked to write a brief essay explaining your artwork, and the dream theme in which you chose.
“The Saturn V is the ideal icon to represent a big dream. This rocket was designed and built as a collaboration of nearly half-a-million people and allowed our human species to venture beyond our world and stand on ANOTHER - SURELY one of the biggest dreams of all time. ENABLING THE DREAMS of young people to touch this mighty rocket sends a powerful message in conjunction with creating an educational curriculum to engage students to embrace the power of learning through many important subjects”
-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium, New York
★I VALUE THE ARTS!!!!
The International Fiber Collaborative is able to share the power of a collaboration and art, thanks to the support of generous individual donors. We welcome any amount of donations and remember the International Fiber Collaborative is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, making this gift tax deductible.
Donate Today at: www.thedreamrocket.com/support-the-dream-rocket
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Understanding Leeds Most Common Crimes
Leeds is the largest city in the county if West Yorkshire, that is highly popular and known for its shopping, nightlife, universities, and sport. It is a city also known for its parks and beautiful green spaces that make it a very appealing city for tourists and visitors.
However, in past years Leeds has been known and recognized for its high crime rate. This is something that has reflected negatively on the city, deterring visitors and impacting on Leeds residents’ movements around the city. Despite Leeds’s crime ridden past, the past year or so has shown an overall decline in crimes committed, with a 2.6 per cent reduction in offences in West Yorkshire in 2019/20, and around 7,600 fewer victims, according to the West Yorkshire Police.
What are these crimes that are still being committed?
New police data, obtained by the Yorkshire Evening Post under the Freedom of Information (FOI) ACT, has revealed the nine most commonly recorded crimes in north Leeds wards from April 2019 to March 2020. Here they are:
1. Violence Without Injury
There were a total of 5,335 violent crimes without injury recorded in Leeds within this time frame.
2. Burglary – Residential
There were 2,188 residential burglaries recorded in Leeds from April 2019 to March 2020.
There are three main types of burglary, they are: opportunistic burglary, targeted/planned burglary, and distraction burglary...
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Members of the Iowa Council for International Understanding meet with Assistant Secretary of State Ann Stock at the U.S. Department of State on February 17, 2011. The members were in Washington, DC attending the annual National Council for International Visitors’ (NCIV) National Meeting.
This year marks NCIV’s 50th anniversary and its half century partnership with the US Department of State. Members and volunteers from 90 community based organizations around the country spent three days sharing best practices, exchanging ideas and learning more about the International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) exchanges.state.gov/ivlp one of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ Premier Exchange Programs.
The Iowa Council for International Understanding hosts International Visitors who travel to the United States on this program. They arrange professional meetings, cultural activities and home hospitality for visitors from around the world.
Randy Knight presenting "Understanding SQL Server XML Features" at SQL Saturday 2011 in Chicago
Randy Knight (MCITP) has been working with Microsoft technology for over 20 years, focusing on SQL Server for the last 14. He has worked in a variety of settings, including six years as a
Database Architect for Match.com, one of the largest and most successful dot coms. He is
currently the owner and Principal Consultant for SQL Server Solutions Group LLC, a Utah-based SQL Server consultancy.
SQL Saturday Chicago
SQLSaturday is a training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. This event will was held Mar 26, 2011 at DeVry University Addison Campus1221 North Swift Road, Addison, IL 60101.
SQL Saturday #67
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