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Wondered how the trains make a turn on the rail lines? Sometimes they can go straight or they can turn left or right. This is done via the point machine which move the actual rail tracks and detours the running train.Yes the parts of the switch actually moves to make the way for the moving ...
I was using one little gadget this time… a handheld device to measure the distance from where you are standing to where the laser pointer is placed! So say you point the laser to a faraway building, it give you the distance measured!Some brands include…Leicatrimbledistonow who needs a measuring tape!
Book Title: France 2005Author: Rick SteveYear written/published: 2005Book Source: Google Books, LibrarySummary: France regions and how to travel these areasMy Comments: Fantastic… Rick Steve travel books are a genre of their own. Really useful guideContents page:ParisNormandy: Rouen, Honfluer, Bayeux, D-Day Beaches, Mont St. MichelBrittanyLoire: Amboise, Chenonceaux, …
Book Title: Who moved my Cheese? - An A-mazing way to deal with change in your work and in your lifeAuthor: Spencer JohnsonYear written/published: 1998Book Source: Google BooksSummary: This thin short book teaches us on how to deal with change using cheese, mice, and LittlePeople as metaphors.My Comments: This book is so thin we can ...
Tunnel Boring Machines are used to cut through huge underground tunnels up to 15 metres in diameter! it’s so huge!picture credit
Book Title:Dealing with People you can’t stand - How to bring out the best in People at their worstAuthors: Dr. Rick Brinkman & Dr. Rick KirschnerYear written/published: 1994Book …
I thought it really touched my heart after seeing this advertisement from India. Thought provoking… what have you decided about yourself that will benifit others tomorrow??
Book Title: The Sage Guide to Mutual Funds - Superior Investment Wisdom form the Number One Online Mutual Fund GurusAuthors:Alan and Stephen Cohn - founders of Sage onlineYear written/published: 1999Book Source: Google Books, LibrarySome extracts:subjective test on morningstar.comgather your group of potential fundsenter the fund ticket symbolhas the fund performed in the top …
Book Title: All about Exchange-Traded FundsAuthor: Archie M. RichardsYear written/published: 2003Book Source: Google Books, LibrarySummary: about Exchange Traded Funds, ETFs… Diamonds, Cubes and Spiders Some extracts:the Dow Jones Industrial Averageback in 1896, Charles H. Dow, editor of the fledging newspaper, the Wall Street Journal, had a problem. The readers were …
One important element in any project management is planning the project timeline and schedule… Gantt Chart is often used in this case.
Today we use many units that were actually once the surnames of eminent scientists… examples from this site includes a list of units scientists and engineers use everydayA ampere And …
Marathon runner typically wear this little chip on their shoe and tie it up with their shoe lace. And this chip can actually track the distance taken and the time!! In many international running races, this chip is used for a more accurate analysis of both distance and time taken.Now how cool is that ...
Another reliability and safty analysis is the Fault Tree Analysis. What is interesting is the way they use Logic Gates to analysis any occurence of faults in a system.Some more sites…safety engineeringfault tree analysisAnother sitehow to conduct a FTD
PDCA Cycle - Plan, Do, Check, Act is a 4 step process in Quality Control measures created by Deming. It is typically represented as a continuous cycle…picture credit
some famous accidents… from which powerful lessons were learnt and safety policies were imposedTitanic - 1911, 1500 plus cruise ship members and passengers perishedChallenger Space s …
I have finally mustered up enough motivation to run a measely 4km… and i’m wondering how to jog and carry a water bottle and house key and also the bus card (for cheating purpo …
Book Title: Smart WOmen finish RichAuthor:David BachYear written/published: 1999Book Source: Google Books, LibrarySummary: Personal Finance for WomenSome extracts:some myths…• Make more mo …
Book Title: Mutual Funds - an Introduction to the core conceptsAuthor: Mark MobiusYear written/published: 2007Book Source: Google Books, LibrarySummary: Mutual Funds introductionMy Comment …
Book Title: Secrets of the Millionaire Mind - Mastering the inner game of wealthAuthor: T. Harv EkerYear written/published: 2005Book Source: Google Books, LibraryMy Comments: Great book.. clear and concise.Some extracts:so getting a huge sum of money the next day will make us rich?The vast majority of people simply do not have the internal capacity to ...
Book Title: How to be IdleAuthor: Tom HodgkinsonYear written/published: 2004Book Source: Google Books, LibraryMy Comments: Loved it… lazy chilling out reading realised that i’m indeed an idler at heart … Contents page:8am: Waking up is Hard to do9am: Toil and Trouble10am:Sleeping in11am: Skiving for Pleasure and ProfitNoon: The hangover1pm: The death of …
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