A cover meter is a device to determine the precise concrete cover and to pinpoint the exact location of the rebars in the concrete. The cover depth of the concrete has a major impact on those processes that lead to the corrosion of the rebars. Hitting a rebar while boring into reinforced concrete can destroy the drilling instrument or even weaken the concrete structure.

Trying to avoid rebars, however, can be a tedious and difficult process. Therefore it is vital know the cover depth and the precise location of the rebars before starting the maintenance work. Since the eddy-current principle with pulse-induction is the most economical solution, most cover meters are based on this principle.

In the case of double layer arrangements of the rebars it is suggested to start the location with the first layer. If the layers are too close to each other, it is likely to be impossible to locate the bars of the second layer.

For precise determination of the bar diameter it is important to verify that there are no unnoticed influences that could falsify the result. Therefore it is recommended to select a place on the structure where there is sufficient spacing between the rebars. It must also kept in mind that the cover depth of the concrete influences the accuracy of the cover meters. The accuracy of the cover meters decreases with the depth of the concrete cover.  

The standards BS 1881:204 (Testing concrete. Recommendations on the use of electromagnetic covermeters) and the DIN 1045 (Guideline Concrete, reinforcement and prestressed concrete structures) can be applied to the cover meter.

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An assortment of building occupancy examples are classified in Sec. A.5.2 of the NFPA 13 Appendix. The following are noted as light hazard occupancies: offices, churches, schools, museums, auditoriums, library seating areas, restaurant seating areas, and unused attics. The maximum sprinkler spacing (protection area) for these is noted in Table 8.6.2.2.1(a) if standard sprinklers are used. Usually, the maximum limit is 225 square feet for light hazard on a hydraulically calculated system. However, when exposed construction is combustible, with structural members spaced less than 3 ft. apart, the maximum coverage limit shrinks to 130 square feet.

Ordinary hazard Group 1 occupancies include laundries, restaurant service areas, and automobile parking garages. Ordinary hazard Group 2 occupancies include the aforementioned dry cleaners, automobile repair and services areas, auditorium stages, woodworking plants, post offices, and stack room areas of libraries. Standard sprinklers protecting all ordinary hazard occupancies shall not cover an excess of 130 square feet per head (Table 8.6.2.2.1(b).

Extra hazard occupancy examples include printing plants, paint and varnish dipping operations, plywood manufacturing, solvent cleaning, and plastics processing. Maximum sprinkler spacing for these occupancies is limited to 100 square feet. However, where the required design density is less than 0.25 gpm/sf (and this goes for high-piled storage as well), a protection area of up to 130 square feet per sprinkler is allowable (Table 8.6.2.2.1-c). It should be noted that commercial insurance carriers and consultants develop their own literature containing more extensive listings of occupancy examples and classifications than does the NFPA 13 standard, data which often comes in handy when making an occupancy classification determination.

Design Density Criteria

The NFPA 13 Density / Area Curves are found in Fig. 11.2.3.1.1. When hydraulically calculating a light hazard sprinkler system, the design density utilized is typically 0.10 gpm/sf over a 1500 square foot (the most hydraulically demanding) area of operation. To begin a calculation, the designer starts with the end-sprinkler and works “backwards” to the water supply source. Suppose that the sprinklers are spaced 14 ft. apart on branch-lines that are 12 ft. apart. Our square foot coverage then, is (12 x 14) 168 square feet.

Q (in gpm) is determined by multiplying the density by the square foot coverage (.10 x 168), so we know that we’ll need 16.8 gallons per minute (Q) discharging out of the end sprinkler.

The square root of the required end-head pressure is determined by “Q” divided by “K”. If the design density is 0.10 and the K-factor of the sprinkler head is 5.5, we can ascertain our end-head pressure by dividing 16.8 by 5.5, and squaring the sum to obtain a 9.33 psi figure. 9.33 psi is the required end-head pressure. To double-check, we can simply plug in the numbers while performing the following equations to ensure that they match: Q= K times the square root of the pressure, K= Q divided by the square root of the pressure, and the design density equals Q divided by the square foot coverage. If our area of operation remains 1500 square feet, our design density will change to 0.15 for Ordinary hazard Group 1 occupancies and 0.20 for Ordinary hazard Group 2 occupancies.

Everything changes when extended-coverage sprinklers are employed. Let’s suppose that we decide to extend our coverage to 324 square feet in a light hazard office, spacing sprinklers 18′ x 18′ apart. Now we must refer to the sprinkler manufacturer’s data sheets for direction. If we choose to install Tyco EC-11 pendent sprinklers, the data sheets dictate that our end-sprinkler must discharge a minimum of 33 gpm at 8.7 psi. This means that our design density (Q divided by the square foot coverage) is still 0.10 gpm/sf. The K-factor of this particular sprinkler is 11.2, which we can validate by the equation K= Q divided by the square root of the pressure.

Extended-coverage sprinklers for ordinary hazard occupancies work the same way. For example, we could use the Tyco EC-14 extended-coverage pendent sprinkler (K=14.0) in a (Ordinary hazard group 1) restaurant service area to protect an 18′ x 18′ area, but here the data sheet parameters require a 49 gpm minimum discharge at 12.3 psi for the end-sprinkler. In other words, Q= 49, K= 14.0, the square root of the pressure is 3.51, and the coverage is 324 square feet. All the equations match, including the required design density (0.15) which is obtained by dividing Q by the 324 sq. feet. Of course, the local water supply must still be able to satisfy the resulting overall sprinkler system demand. In order for that to be accomplished, larger system piping is installed to deliver the additional gpm necessitated by the extended-coverage heads.

Sprinkler discharge characteristics are outlined in cogent form in Table 6.2.3.1- these outline the differing K-factors for sprinkler identification. One other handy table to reference for sprinklers in NFPA 13 is Table 6.2.5.1, which deals with classifications and temperature ratings.

To be absolutely certain of code compliance with respect to sprinkler elevations, we refer to Sec. 8.6.4.1 in NFPA 13. The allowable distances noted beneath roofs, beams, or ceilings are always measured to the sprinkler deflector. It is acceptable for designers to consult data sheets for appropriate distances below ceilings for specific sprinkler types, although the safe bet is to call for a distance between 1″ and 12″ beneath the underside of the roof deck. The closer sprinklers are to the ceiling, the faster they will operate. But caution must be exercised because often serious interferences to lateral water distribution can result from very close sprinkler placement to the ceiling. For all instances, the minimum of 1 inch (in the code) is to allow for the installation and removal of upright sprinklers. When sprinklers are installed beneath pitched roofs, the highest sprinkler deflector (Sec. 8.6.4.1.3.1) may extend 3 ft. down from the highest peak.

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"Our generation has inherited an incredibly beautiful world from our parents and their parents that is in our hands whether our children and their children will inherit the world itself." – Richard Branson.

Scientific and technological advances have revolutionized the entire human civilization in the true sense of the word. He took us to a point where we can assume that everything you imagine and design is feasible in practice. Today, when our lives are surrounded by so manyof digitalization and hi-tech machinery, when the rapidness of development and research is so impressive, it is fairly easy to forget the inescapable fact that we are damaging our mother world at an unprecedented pace. So often in course to satisfy our hunger of attaining economic supremacy and industrial feasibility, we fail to realize that we are actually deteriorating our natural resources. We, along with all our advancements are disturbing the ecological and environmental balance at such a frantic pace that the entire human history has never witnessed before. And while doing this, we have provoked the nature’s need for revenge. We have made ourselves more vulnerable to stern temperatures, floods, hurricanes, typhoons, droughts, excessive rainfall, and now it is a critical time to understand that if we continue to exploit nature and affect climatic balance and do nothing to alleviate this issue, we are bound to face devastating consequences.

Climate changes pose clear, catastrophic threats. We may not agree on the extent, but we certainly can’t afford the risk of inaction. To better understand the issue, we must first study what are climate changes and which factors are responsible for them. The term climate change is often used interchangeably with the term global warming, but according to the National Academy of Sciences, “The phrase ‘climate change’ is growing in preferred use to ‘global warming’ because it helps convey that there are [other] changes in addition to rising temperatures.” Climate change refers to any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation, or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer). Global warming is an average increase in the temperature of the atmosphere near the Earth’s surface and in the troposphere, which can contribute to changes in global climate patterns.

Earth maintains its average temperature by a natural and self-automated warming system of gases which surround it. Carbon dioxide and other gases like methane, Nitrogen dioxide and Chloro Flouro Carbon (CFC) keep the earth warm by trapping solar heat in the atmosphere. This trapped heat is crucial in keeping earth’s temperature within a range where it is habitable. However, the uncontrollable increase in the emission of Carbon dioxide and other warming gases over the decades has thickened these atmospheric boundaries which are now retaining much more heat than the acceptable range. Further, the increase of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere has also enhanced the “Greenhouse Effect” in which more heat is generated. This excessive amount of heat has disarrayed earth’s natural thermo-equilibrium resulting in the form of global warming with all its associated climatic effects.

The history of the planet has been characterised by frequent changes in climate. Apparently, climate change is a natural phenomena occurring since several thousand years. Environmental scientists insist that earth’s temperature has always been on a gradual rise with no or very limited impact on the environment on whole. This gradual trend spanning over a period of 650,000 years shows a gradual rise which scientists initially thought of as a “slow motion catastrophe” a unexpected to show its earliest consequences generations later. Needless to say, time has proved this estimations erroneous since signs of the climatic changes due to increased earth temperature have accelerated alarmingly in last two centuries. The graphical relation between time and earth’s temperature proves a dramatic and unparalleled shift in the trend with temperatures increasing many times faster than ever in the recorded history. Based on data from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, it is estimated that the mean global surface temperature has increased by about 0.3 to 0.6 degree Celsius since the late 19th century to the present, and an increase of 0.2 to 0.3 degree over the last 40 years. This increase is likely to have been the largest of any century during the past 1,000 years. The current rate of increase of greenhouse gases is unprecedented during at least the past 20,000 years. And with the help climatic models based on mathematical simulations, it is predicted that by the year 2050, global temperature would be rose around 5 degrees Celsius with some severe and unavoidable impacts.

There are a number of natural factors responsible for climate change. Some of the prominent ones are continental drift, volcanoes, ocean currents, the earth’s tilt, and comets and meteorites. But the Anthropogenic Factors are the real culprits which have induced such an uncontrollable emission of carbon dioxide and other gases and therefore elevated average temperatures. Anthropogenic factors are human activities that change the environment and influence climate. In some cases, however, the chain of causality is clear and unambiguous while in others it is less clear. Various assumptions for human-influenced climate change have been debated over the years but it is only now widely accepted without any doubt that the major cause of climate change are the human activities. Even those who up to a few years ago were not convinced that humans have an impact on the climate, now admit that scientific evidence exists that this is happening.

The Industrial Revolution, starting at the end of the 19th Century, has had a huge effect on climate. The invention of the motor engine and the increased burning of fossil fuels in form of coal, oil and natural gas have increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Since then, the human consumption of fossil fuels has elevated CO2 levels from a concentration of ~280 ppm to ~387 ppm today. These increasing concentrations are projected to reach a range of 535 to 983 ppm by the end of the 21st century. It is now known that carbon dioxide levels are substantially higher now than at any time in the last 750,000 years. With the prevailing concept of global economy and the accelerated industrialization of developing countries like India and China, 70 million tons of CO2 is dumped into atmosphere everyday. In addition of CO2, Methane is another important greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. About ¼ of all methane emissions are said to come from domesticated animals such as dairy cows, goats, pigs, buffaloes, camels, horses, and sheep. These animals produce methane during the cud-chewing process. Methane is also released from rice or paddy fields that are flooded during the sowing and maturing periods. When soil is covered with water it becomes anaerobic or lacking in oxygen. Under such conditions, methane-producing bacteria and other organisms decompose organic matter in the soil to form methane. Nearly 90% of the paddy-growing area in the world is found in Asia, as rice is the staple food there. China and India, between them, have 80-90% of the world’s rice-growing areas. Methane is also emitted from landfills and other waste dumps. If the waste is put into an incineratorchanges triggered by such gases are anticipated to cause an increase of 1.4-5.6 °C between 1990 and 2100. The cement manufacturing industry in particular, contributes CO2 when calcium carbonate is heated, producing lime and carbon dioxide, and also as a result of burning fossil fuels. The cement industry produces 5% of global man-made CO2 emissions, of which 50% is from the chemical process, and 40% from burning fuel. The amount of CO2 emitted by the cement industry is nearly 900 kg of CO2 for every 1000 kg of cement produced. [out] or burnt in the open, carbon dioxide is emitted. Methane is also emitted during the process of oil drilling, coal mining and also from leaking gas pipelines (due to accidents and poor maintenance of sites). A large amount of nitrous oxide emission has been attributed to fertilizer application. Another gas, nitrous oxide, emitted in a very large from fertilizers can cause serious damages. These climate

One of the other major factors of climate change is Increased Land Use. Agriculture practices, irrigation and deforestation are fundamentally changing the environment. Due to increased urbanization and industrial growth, forests are being cut down which act as

“Carbon sinks”. As a result,that the extra carbon dioxide produced cannot be changed into oxygen. A 2007 Jet Propulsion Laboratory study found that the average temperature of California has risen about 2 degrees over the past 50 years, with a much higher increase in urban areas. The change was attributed mostly to extensive human development of the landscape.

Accepting the factors that are causing it, an overwhelming majority of scientists today agree that climate change is real and poses very serious global threats. These climate changes have already shown some shocking and horrific signs around the world. They are by now affecting lives of millions of people throughout the world and are expected to get far more ruthless in future. In particular, many developing countries though they have contributed to the least in the process of climate change will be the ones at the greatest risks to face the consequences. As it was mentioned at the annual meeting of the Interagency Support Group on Indigenous Issues (IASG) in Montreal in September 2007, “that indigenous people are often among the world’s most marginalized and impoverished peoples and will bear the brunt of the catastrophe of climate change and as such provide a human face to the climate change crises”.

In Asia, temperatures are expected to rise 2-8 degrees Celsius in next 8-10 years affecting the lives of the inhabitants with climatic variations like decreased rainfall, crop failures and more floods. Tropical forests, which are haven for biodiversity, as well as native people’s cultural diversity, are under serious danger of forest fires. People in low-lying areas of Bangladesh and India like Calcutta, could be displaced by a one-meter rise in sea levels. Such a rise could also threaten the coastal zones of Japan and China. This could mean massive dislocation of not just hundreds and thousands but more than one hundred million people from Asia alone. The recent examples of heavy rains in parts on India particularly Mumbai is inherently connected with rapid climate change. In the Himalayans, there are glacial melts which affect hundreds of millions of rural dwellers who depend on the seasonal flow of water. Increased temperature will melt ice faster following more water in the short term, but less in the long run as glaciers and snow cover shrink. The warming of the high altitude regions are likely to mean that population growth, settlement expansion and encroachment are likely to become a major management challenge and these external influences are likely to have an impact on indigenous peoples and their lands. In Southern Africa, climate change will affect hundreds of kilometers of land which is covered with vegetation and is used for grazing. Since high temperatures will increase wind speed multiple times, these high speed winds will result in region losing most of its vegetation cover and hence, becoming less feasible for indigenous peoples living in the region. Moreover, droughts will be more common with food security as a major issue for indigenous peoples residing in the deserts like Kalahari and Sahara. In Europe and parts of Russia, indigenous peoples have noticed the arrival of new species of plants which were never seen in the region previously. The hotter summers have provided the conditions for the new plants to thrive in rivers and lakes. This had disturbed the natural habitat of fishes; hence, people’s fishing opportunities have declined due to closure of lakes because of the new plant growth. Also, new bird species have arrived and birds now stay longer in the villages than previously.

In North America, heat waves will increase evaporation and deplete the underground water resources. There may be impacts on health, plant cover, wildlife populations, tribal water rights and individual agricultural operations, and a reduction of tribal services due to decrease in income from land leases. Further, natural disasters like hurricanes, floods in likes of Katrina which caused lives of around 1,836 people and cost damages of .6 billion, will be more common.

The Polar Regions that is the Artic and Greenland is experiencing some the most rapid and severe climate changes on earth. With rise in the temperature, the Artic ice is becoming less stable, unusual weather patterns are occurring, vegetation cover is changing and particular animals like polar bears and seals are on a verge of extinction. Local landscapes, seascapes and icescapes are becoming unfamiliar, making peoples feel like strangers in their own land. In addition to this, weather in the Artic will become unpredictable and extreme with timing, length and character of the seasons including rain in autumn and winter and more heat in summer. In several indigenous villages in Alaska, entire communities will have to be relocated because of erosion due to the thawing of permafrost and large waves slamming against the west and northern shores.

Coastal indigenous communities will be severely threatened by storm related erosion because of melting sea ice. Scientists have predicted that if only the half of ice in Artic and Greenland melt, the ocean level around the world will rise up to 40 feet surging over huge land a portion that is the home of billions of human beings and other living creatures.

No matter how discouraging the future seems right now, all is not gloom and doom. Al Gore, the Nobel Prize winner for his efforts for the cause of climate change, said in his speech at National Sierra Club Convention, on Sept. 9, 2005 “The good news is we know what to do. The good news is we have everything we need now to respond to the challenge of global warming. We have all the technologies we need, more are being developed, and as they become available and become more affordable when produced in scale, they will make it easier to respond. But we should not wait, we cannot wait, we must not wait.”

Since the appearance of first few challenges of the climate change, countries all around the world have decided to initiate programs as one global community to combat this fast approaching menace. The First World Climate Conference recognized climate change as a serious problem in 1979. Since then, a number of conferences and conventions have been held throughout the world with formation of several international bodies and treaties. In 1988, a body of more than 2,500 of the world’s leading climate scientists, economists, and risk analysis experts from 80 countries was formed as The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This Panel was given a mandate to assess the state of existing knowledge about the climate system and climate change; the environmental, economic, and social impacts of climate change; and the possible response strategies. The reports which this body released had a powerful impact on both policy-makers and the general public and provided the basis for negotiations on the Climate Change Convention. In 1992, The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) was signed at Rio de Janeiro by 154 states, including the US. This summit became the largest-ever gathering of Heads of State.

In December 1997, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change adopted a code of behavior by consensus which contains new emissions targets for developed countries for the post-2000 period. This international treaty is called as “The Kyoto Protocol” or “The Kyoto Treaty”. Since developed countries of the world are responsible for 83.7% of the total emissions, the protocol asked the developed countries to commit themselves in reducing their collective emissions of six key greenhouse gases by at least 5%. Though an important milestone, the Kyoto agreement has not really been such effective since it aims to cut down the future carbon emissions but does not propose any solutions to nullify the affects of the carbon that has already been emitted into the atmosphere. Other global initiatives like UNESCO’s Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB), Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), WHO Program for Climate and many others are working to tackle the issue of climate change.

The goal of all these organizations and conventions is to cut down or at least minimize all those factors responsible for climate change. Resolute, urgent and collective efforts are needed on state, communal and individual levels to deal with the issue. One of the most effective ways to do so is to Increase the Awareness and Usage of the Bio-Energy. Bio-Energy is the energy made available from materials derived from the biological sources. It is actually the energy produced from the bio-mass. Biomass is the material derived from living organisms, which includes plants, animals and their byproducts such as wood. Manure, garden waste and crop residues are all sources of biomass. It is a renewable energy source based on the carbon cycle, unlike other natural resources such as petroleum, coal, and nuclear fuels. As Henry Ford said in early 20th century “The fuel of the future is going to come from fruit … weeds, sawdust-almost anything…”

Burning biomass efficiently results in little or no net emission of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, since the bio-energy crop plants actually took up an equal amount of carbon dioxide from the air when they grew. However, burning conventional fossil fuels such as gasoline, oil, coal or natural gas results in an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the major gas which is thought to be responsible for global climate change. Some nitrogen oxides inevitably result from biomass burning (as with all combustion processes) but these are comparable to emissions from natural wildfires, and generally lower than those from burning fossil fuels. Other gas emissions are associated with the use of fossil fuels by farm equipment, and with the application of inorganic fertilizers to the bio-energy crop. However, these may be offset by the increase in carbon storage in soil organic matter compared with conventional crops. Utilization of biomass residues which would have otherwise been dumped in landfills (e.g. urban and industrial residues) greatly reduces greenhouse gas emissions by preventing the formation of methane.

In addition, bio-energy can effectively be used in almost every industrial, manufacturing and home application throughout the globe. Wood, construction waste, landfill gas, and liquid bio-fuels like bio-diesel and bio-oil can be used to produce energy that can be converted into electricity and heat. Liquid bio-fuels like ethanol, bio-diesel, and bio-oil can be used to power cars and other transportation. Being the fourth largest resource of energy after coal, oil and natural gas, the energy produced from the bio-mass can fulfill up to 14% of the world’s total primary energy demands and recent statistics show that only 10-15% of the total potential bio-energy sources have been used so far by the human population worldwide.

Along with its remarkable and efficient outcomes in decreasing the world’s carbon emission and fulfilling a considerable portion of the global demand for energy, Bio-Energy from the bio-mass also has several major socio-economical benefits. These benefits include increased rural income and reduced levels of poverty in developing countries, restoration of unproductive and degraded lands and promotion of economic development, diversifications of agricultural outputs, reduction of energy dependence and diversification of domestic energy supply, increased investments in land rehabilitation and effective usage of waste products. A recent economic survey found out that bio-energy creates more permanent jobs than any other energy sources with decrease in unemployment and increase in per capita income which contributes to a much healthy life style. It can also be instrumental in reducing food prices and ensuring food security throughout the world.

In keeping an eye over the huge opportunities the usage of bio-energy can offer, every possible step should be taken by the United Nations and the state governments all over the world to replace fossil fuels with bio-fuels. Since it is practically unrealistic to completely replace fossil fuels, intense attempt should be made to utilize as much of the natural energy resources as it is possible. On individual level too, we should adapt to these climatic changes and change our live styles in order to bring the total carbon emission under control. Driving less, driving a fuel-efficient car, preferring gas over oil, saving electricity, using lesser papers and planting more trees can be some of the small choices each human can makes to save the earth from rapid destructions of the climate change. It is not only an environmental issue. It is inherently linked with our lives on political, social, economical, ethical and more than anything else, on moral grounds. We do not lack in resources and capabilities but it is a high time that we confront the challenges of the climate change with utmost determination and a collective strategy.

As According to this year’s UNDP Report on Human Development “There is a window of opportunity of avoiding the most damaging climate change impacts, but that window is closing: the world has less than a decade to change course. Actions taken or not taken in the years ahead will have a profound bearing on the future course of human development. The world lacks neither the financial resources nor the technological capabilities to act. What is missing is a sense of urgency, collective interest and above all human solidarity”.

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It 'amazing the level of human ingenuity can turn a workshop into practice self surprisingly simple, effective and efficient, too.

Often it's just a matter of finding another place to store all the bicycles and lawn mowers tools cluttering up the garage at home anymore. Sometimes you just stop and regroup. Sometimes it comes to finding alternatives to the purchase of a storage or garden shed to store equipment in use for thisstorage location can be seen as an essential first step in plans to use the car park devoted almost exclusively to an area auto shop.

First things first. In terms of planning and reorganization of the internal areas of the basic procedure and the strategy is to make sure the shop is as comfortable and pleasant as possible to work and improve the cars and trucks, but cover the walls coated with washable paint and paint them half latex or oil-based gloss. White or otherSuch brilliant colors reflect light as possible. It is not necessary in most climates, except in northern Canada and northern United States to isolate the walls of the garage, in general, how much heat escapes the typical garage door. Wipe the concrete floor with a special concrete burner cleaning to remove grease and dirt. Points broken patches, then seal the surface with not one but two coats of epoxy concrete floor. A bright color will allow you to easily identify andfinding lost screws and more easily and effortlessly.

As for the lighting of the installation of a double tube of 2.5 mm (8 feet), fluorescent lamps with a reflector in the middle of the roof and 1.25 meters (4 feet), double fluorescent tube on your desktop. Professional auto mechanics will recommend a reduction of light is essential to the work under the hood of a car and a truck chassis. An old idea of ​​a tribunal unknown amateur mechanic who does things on the fly and less improvisedexpensive parts and components is to use a photographer’s floodlight on a clamp or a tripod for convenient lighting. With a standard 100 watt bulb, it will provide good light, used with a heat lamp it will definitely speed up the setting of epoxy resin or fiberglass patches when working on auto- body work or painting.

For storage plan your work area so that you can have general easy access to your tools, loads of storage shelves and plenty of counter space. In a one-car garage, put narrows shelves or cabinets down one side only, and construct your major work area at the other end. That way there will be enough room to move around. Secondhand kitchen cabinets can sometimes be obtained cheaply or sometimes even free: they are properly proportioned for standing work and are efficiently planned for storage as well. Regardless storage space is of little practical use if you do not discipline yourself to put things away and in place whether in its storage place or in your tool chest. Often it can be said that the people who get the most done are the neatest. Certainly well ordered tools can only speed up your work.

Lastly always safety first in your auto repair garage. Make sure that your work area is adequately ventilated. Keep a fire extinguisher, which is fully charged and tested, in a handy and easily accessible spot in case of fire and emergency. Install a smoke alarm or alarms. Lastly keep a clearly marked first-aid kit in the shop. Have fun and profit working on your cars, trucks and other automotive vehicles.

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Urdu poetry adheres to a strict set of rules that assigns a unique poetic. These rules govern the groups of lines that are used in each poem urdu and dictate their meter, rhythm, rhyming pattern, ending with the words, and the location of the signature of the poet. Despite the strict rules, Urdu poetry has become an art, colorful, which manifests itself in different ways.

Each of the forms of Urdu poetry has unique characteristics thatdifferentiate others. Although it will not be able to cover all the simple shapes in this article, we take a look at some of the most popular:

Ghazal. The Ghazal is a collection of many couplets (called "Sheri"), or aligned pairs of verses that follow the rules of Bahar, RADEEF, Matla and qafiya Maqta. Each couplet in a Ghazal should express a single idea or topic to approach with the capacity to be alone. Each couplet in a Ghazal musthave the same counter, Bahar, the same rhyme scheme, qafiya, and must end in the same terms, RADEEF. Each line must also have an opening song called Matla. Some Ghazals in Urdu poetry is the poet's pen name is included in the final line, later called Maqta.

Marsiya. A Marsiya is a poem written in the style, which aims to express the pain of the death of a great man or a person who loved deeply. From the historical point of view, the traditional urdu Marsiyapoem was composed in honor of the sacrifice of Hazrat Imam Hussain and his troops at the Battle of Karbala. This type of Hazrat Imam Hussain Marsiya describes how his comrades have fought against the army of Yazid in Karbala is evident.

Mathnawi. A Mathnawi is a long narrative poem, the epic that tells the story of the great battles fought in the past. Usually include philosophical or ethical system. A Mathnawi is much more of a Ghazal and it contains verses. However, eachsongs have a different style of rhyming and word endings differ.

Casida. Casida is a walk along what is written in praise of a king or noble. It describes some great battles. It 'rare to find a Qasida, which is more than 100 lines long. How Ghazal, Qasida begins with a poem and uses the same qafiya, or a rhyme scheme throughout the poem. The Ghazal as we know it today was originally derived from the Qasida.

Nazm. Urdu poetrythe word "Nazm" is used to describe a poem that can not be classified in a particular way. From the literary point of view, each verse of the Nazm is based on a theme, rather than change the theme of the verses of a Ghazal. The verses of a traditional Nazm join the same rhyme, but most modern Nazmi can be written in free verse.

As you can see from this brief description of some of the different forms of Urdu poetry, the issue is very complex andgreat. It usually takes a year dedicated to students and years to master the art of Urdu poetry. But this knowledge should not stop reading and enjoy the great poems of this very special art form.

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Prologue (or introduction), in the Andes, in Peru, about 15,000 meters, 4310 meters, lies a city called Cerro de Pasco, about five hours of Huancayo, Peru, bus, and considered the highest city in the world. Here in the mountains is an area known as Huayllay, a sanctuary for the sacred stones, a stone forest, a geological wonder of Peru, and the mystery of the world. They are carved by the hand of God in animals, humans, plants and all, through Mother Nature. Usundoubtedly one of the most speculative of Peru, and one of the greenest places in the world of secrets.

I was in Peru, nine times, the last time I was in Peru for 18 months, writes about culture, customs and traditions. I ventured in every way a man can, in Peru, and is more beautiful and more versatile than Egypt. Or for that matter, more than 60 countries, so far I have done, and explore, and Cerro de Pasco is one of the most expensive, whichin the world. The people are warm (or at least to me they were).

Stone Forest is a national animal habitats in stone and wood, and living creatures, with yellow rolling fields and cows and alpacas of all, it is also a region is very cold, as if I was not cold in Minnesota, but cold. However, people in this part of the country does not seem to care, and many have rosy cheeks shuddered slightly 'bitter, but livehere, and I suppose (as in Minnesota), one wonders why, and get an answer complex or too simplistic. Above all, I think it would because of its familiarity and beauty. As in Minnesota, and the Mantaro Valley in Peru, and the same for the Forest of Stone.

These stone animals 2-4 levels, or 20 to 45 meters in height, with the exception of Papa Bear, which is 90 meters high. There are some figures from 4000 through this vast forest(About 6815 hectares). And 'the largest stone forest in the world.

It feels almost like you can jump and take a few clouds hanging in general is so far above all. And for the more adventurous, is (by whatever means), a jewel of the climb more challenging, created nothing less than what we've created.

And now, for those who can not come to this shrine, who will be happy if you turn some pages and visit the Stone Forest with me!Enjoy your trip! DL Siluk

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Preface (or Introduction): Up in the Andes of Peru, at about 4310 meters from the sea, A Town Called resident of Cerro de Pasco, five hours from near Huancayo, Peru by bus to the city considered the world's highest . Here in the High Sierra area known as hay UN Huayllay, Shrine of the Sacred Stones paragraph UN Stone Forest, AGeological wonders of Peru, and the mysterious world of the paragraph. They were carved by the hand of God in animals, human figures, plants and more, Mother Nature a Travis. And 'undoubtedly one of the more speculative Sup Peru and one of the secrets of the world greener.

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Estos animales de piedra son de dos a cuatro pisos de altura, o es decir de seis a doce metros, excepto por el Papá Oso, que tiene treinta metros de altura. Hay como cuatro mil figuras a través de este bosque inmenso (que tiene 6815 hectáreas). Es el bosque de piedras más grande del mundo.

Tú casi sientes que puedes saltar y agarrar un poco de las nubes colgadas arriba, estás tan alto encima de todo en el mundo. Y para aquella gente aventurera, es (ciertamente) una gema muy inspiradora para escalar, y creada por ningún otro que el Ser que nos creo.

¡Y ahora para aquella gente que no puede ir a este Santuario, estaré muy feliz si volteas unas cuantas páginas y visitas conmigo el Bosque de Piedras! ¡Que tengas un buen viaje! D. L. Siluk

Part One

The Great Stone Bear

(Seven Poems)

1

Festival at Stone Forest

((9-6-2007, No: 1977) (Cerro de Pasco))

Amused I am, with a magnificent liberty,

Huayllay’s city’s festival has an assortment of colors.

In the open areas, on the bleachers, the stand,

the sun is beaming like an unstoppable storm,

as alpacas colorfully dressed, run like flying condors

down the street to join a race.

Smiles and laugher! People busy as bees!

Everyone’s ready for something, warming hearts

boyfriends, girlfriends all dressed pleasantly with coats:

pale faces from the morning cold!

People thinking of something risky, not likely

that only this day might bring…

In the dusty-square there is music and flare;

dancing, singing! People drinking and dreaming,

a few drunk as skunks…!

The afternoon opens with races upon races

and if you do not participate, forever you may say

I was there, somewhere, but just waiting.

And on the road, along side the festival,

cars and taxies waiting, waiting,

to make fruits from their labors.

Some folks just hanging along the fence,

perhaps dreaming or hallucinating.

Many dressed in masks– and traditional garb,

reliving the great flight of the imagination.

There are horses on the embankment

by the towering rocks, children and grownups

riding back and forth…some climbing hills,

some kissing, hugging, as if, on cloud-nine,

music and noise blaring all the time.

The festival is a mad, mad world

comic and dreamy with its happy inferno.

My head is rotating, revolving, spinning–

the noise never goes away,

like a crystal chandelier, my mind floats and stirs,

but I hang on, on, on, just a while longer…!

Spanish Version

Festival en el Bosque de Piedras

((6-Septiembre-2007, # 1977) (Cerro de Pasco))

Entretenido estoy, con una libertad magnífica,

el festival de la ciudad de Huayllay tiene una variedad de colores.

En las áreas abiertas, en las bancas, en los puestos,

el sol está radiando como una tormenta inevitable,

mientras las alpacas coloridamente vestidas,

corren como cóndores voladores,

abajo de la calle para unirse a la carrera.

¡Sonrisas y risas! ¡Gente ocupada como las abejas!

Todos están listos para algo, corazones acogedores

enamorados, enamoradas todos vestidos atractivamente con sacos:

¡caras pálidas por el frío de la mañana!

Gente pensando en algo arriesgado, muy probablemente

este único día podrá traer…

En la plaza polvorienta hay música y luces;

¡bailes, cantos! ¡Gente tomando y soñando,

unos cuantos ebrios como mofetas!

La tarde se abre con carreras sobre carreras

y si tú no participas, dirás por siempre

estuve allí, en algún sitio, pero sólo esperando.

Y en el camino, a lo largo del festival,

carros y taxis esperan, esperan,

para sacar frutos de sus labores.

Alguna gente sólo haciendo tiempo a lo largo de las rejas,

talvez soñando o alucinando.

Muchos vestidos con máscaras–y ropas tradicionales,

reviviendo el gran vuelo de la imaginación.

Hay caballos en los parapetos

por las altísimas rocas, niños y adultos

cabalgando de ida y vuelta…algunos escalando los cerros,

algunos besándose, abrazándose, como si, en las nubes,

música y bulla retumbando todo el tiempo.

El festival es loco, mundo loco

cómico y soñador con su infierno feliz.

¡Mi cabeza está girando, virando, dando vueltas–

la bulla nunca se detiene,

como un candelabro de cristal, mi mente flota y se mueve,

pero yo espero, espero, espero, sólo un rato más…!

2

The Birth of the Great Stone Bear

Here we are, all dressed in warm cloths

to honor the Great Bear!

Yes, it is so;

it is to honor this old stone bear,

born in the pre-twilight of human history.

Here–Stone Forest is open to yellow

grass meadows;

voices telling me that being alive

and a child of God,

we can rejoice at the carvings He created,

on top of the world, near Cerro de Pasco;

here in Stone Forest– where the unimaginable

resides; who would believe it?

Out on this bare, yellow field,

the great stone body of a prehistoric bear

waits until early afternoon

to lower his shadows in the cool and rouged

earth…!

Note: Written seven hours after seeing the Great Stone Bear (Papa Oso); No: 1970 (9-3-2007) Dedicated to Mayor Tito Valle Ramirez (of Cerro de Pasco) for his assistance in helping me get to the site of the Bear; and so much more, without that assistance this book would not be possible.

Spanish Version

El Nacimiento del Gran Oso de Piedra

Aquí estamos, todos vestidos con ropas abrigadoras

¡para honrar al Gran Oso!

Si, es así;

es honrar a este viejo oso de piedra,

nacido antes del crepúsculo de la historia humana.

Aquí–aquí el Bosque de Piedras está abierto a

un prado de pasto amarillo

voces diciéndome que estando vivo

y siendo un hijo de Dios,

podemos regocijarnos de las esculturas que El ha creado,

sobre la cima del mundo, cerca a Cerro de Pasco;

aquí en el Bosque de Piedras–donde lo inimaginable

reside; ¿quién lo creería?

Fuera de este desnudo, campo Amarillo,

el grandioso cuerpo de piedra de una prehistórico oso

espera hasta la primera hora de la tarde

¡para bajar su sombra en la fresca y coloreada

tierra…!

Nota: Escrito después de siete horas de haber visto al Gran Oso de Piedra (Papá Oso). Dedicado al Alcalde de Cerro de Pasco Ing. Tito Valle Ramírez por su asistencia ayudándome a llegar al sitio donde está El Oso; y mucho más, sin esa ayuda este libro no hubiera sido posible.

# 1970 (3-Septiembre-2007)

3

Trout & Fish Bones

Pachamanca & Pancakes

(Huayllay Festival)

Beauty with mystery is rare

so few drink of this fountain;

but near, close to Cerro de Pasco

a freshly prepared event–

comes to life but once a year…:

the rare and mysterious Stone Forest Fair.

Here one can see: friends, drinking,

cultural foods, like: huge pancakes

soaked down with coffee or coke;

or delicious trout, if one cares to weed

through the endless bones–ah, yes,

yes, it is everywhere, trout, trout, trout!

And Pachamanca, a stack of food, packed

with: beef, pork, chicken;

beans, potatoes and sweet potatoes,

all in a hole in the hot ground

with stones that surround and cover

the food cooking quite well–!

And all about songs and dance–

and a breath of Stone Forest…at hand.

Between morning and night, one can hear

songs day long–to night late…! until,

until the watchman closes the gate–

and puts the decorative alpacas to sleep.

Note: Dedicated to Cesar Cruz Cordova, for his constant assistance while I was in and around Cerro de Pasco, he was like a brother insuring all went well and safely or me and my wife, during our three and a half day visit. No: 1972 (9-3-2007)

Spanish Version

Trucha y Huesos de Pescado

Pachamanca y Panqueques

(Festival de Huayllay)

Belleza con misterio es raro

muy pocos beben de esta fuente;

pero cercano, cerca de Cerro de Pasco

un reciente evento preparado–

cobra vida una vez al año…:

el raro y misterioso Festival del Bosque de Piedras.

¡Aquí podemos ver: amigos, bebidas,

comidas típicas, como: enormes panqueques

tomados con café o gaseosa;

o truchas deliciosas, si a uno le importa escarbar

a través de los huesos interminables–ah si,

si, están por todas partes, ¡trucha, trucha, trucha!

Y la pachamanca, una pila de comida, abarrotada

con carnes de: res, chancho, pollo;

habas, papas y camotes,

todos metidos en un hueco en la tierra caliente

con piedras que lo rodean y cubren

la comida cocinándolo muy bien–!

Y en todo alrededor canciones y bailes–

y un hálito del Bosque de Piedras…a la mano.

¡Entre la mañana y noche, se puede oír

canciones todo el día–hasta tarde en la noche…! hasta

hasta que el guachimán cierra la puerta–

y pone a las decorativas alpacas a dormir.

Nota: Dedicado a César Cruz Córdova, por su ayuda constante mientras estaba en Cerro de Pasco y alrededores, él fue como un hermano asegurándose que todo me vaya bien y sin incidentes a mi y mi esposa, durante nuestros tres días y medio de visita.

# 1972 (3-Septiembre-2007)

4

Roads, Fields and Stones

(In Pasco)

Riding in a car, in Huayllay

or, Stone Forest, you notice

many things:

telephone poles, one by one along

the old dirt roads;

in the fields, fences

and behind them, comes cows–

slowly their eyes leap out at you

–and past them, Papa Stone Bear

(ninety-feet tall);

and all about, the dark soaks into

the stone woods.

The sun drifts down, and the

stone forest lights up

(gray on black, stone trees, like

an army of nuns–all becoming one)!

In Huayllay, and on those stone trees

scattered one by one,

through the fields–

one can see weeds and brownish

stubble,

and watered down tracks; streams all

combined.

It is a pleasure to be riding,

and walking towards these stone animals–

And to see the sun in the fields, and

the stone trees more dignified

than ever; –stone figures,

(animals) all frozen in stone death…

And all the holes and ditches

along the road back to Cerro de Pasco:

full of private rain.

Note: No. 1973 (9-3-2007)

Spanish Version

Caminos, Campos y Piedras

(In Pasco)

Viajando en un carro, en Huayllay

o, el Bosque de Piedras, tú notas

muchas cosas:

postes de teléfonos, uno a uno a lo largo

de los antiguos caminos de tierra;

en los campos, rejas

y detrás de ellas, vienen las vacas–

lentamente sus ojos saltan hacia ti

–y pasando ellas, el Papá Oso de Piedra

(treinta metros de altura);

y en todo alrededor, la oscuridad se empapa dentro

del bosque de piedras.

El sol a la deriva baja, y el

bosque de piedras se enciende

(gris sobre negro, árboles de piedra, como

un ejército de monjas–¡todos se vuelven uno)!

En Huayllay, y sobre aquellos árboles de piedras

dispersos uno por uno,

a través de los campos–

se puede ver ichus y

rastrojo parduscos,

y caminos inclinados regados; riachuelos todos

combinados.

Es una satisfacción estar recorriendo,

y yendo hacia estos animales de piedras–

Y ver el sol en los campos, y

los árboles de piedra más distinguidos

que nunca; –figuras de piedras,

(animales) todos congelados en una muerte de piedra…

Y todos los huecos y zanjas

a lo largo del camino de regreso a Cerro de Pasco:

lleno de una lluvia propia.

Nota: # 1973 (3-Septiembre-2007)

5

Resting in Cerro de Pasco

We slept the past three nights, in

Cerro de Pasco, Peru:

a magnificent place, the

highest city in the world.

Miner country and alpaca country.

We slept in a nice pink tourist hotel.

Not far from the city is a wonder

and mystery for the world.

Here, everything is a bit slower.

Here, the folks still wear their

pre-Inca garb around the city,

and many of the houses are still adobe.

This mountain city, the eyes and head

of the world,

seems to look down the Sierras,

these dangerous Andes; and to them, time

is unaccountable.

Tomorrow we ride out and down

and through these high mountains.

So rich in minerals and air!

All day I have felt and sensed

I am full of love, and love this

city and its stone forest.

Someday I will come back, and enjoy

it again–

the intoxicating cool air where

the miners were born.

No: 1971 (9-3-2007)

Spanish Version

Descansando en Cerro de Pasco

Dormimos las pasadas tres noches, en

Cerro de Pasco, Perú:

un lugar magnífico, la

ciudad más alta en el mundo.

Nación de mineros, y nación de alpacas.

Dormimos en un bonito hotel de turistas rosado.

No muy lejos de la ciudad está una maravilla

y misterio para el mundo.

Aquí, todo es un poquito más lento.

Aquí, la gente todavía viste sus

ropas pre-incas alrededor de la ciudad,

y muchas de las casas aún son de adobe.

Esta ciudad andina, los ojos y cabeza

del mundo,

parece mirar abajo a las Sierras,

estos Andes peligrosos; y para ellos, el tiempo

es inexplicable.

Mañana recorreremos afuera y abajo

y a través de estas altas montañas.

¡Tan rico en minerales y aire!

Todo el día sentí y siento

Que estoy lleno de amor, y me gusta esta

ciudad y su Bosque de Piedras.

Algún día volveré, y la disfrutaré

de nuevo–

el vigorizante aire fresco donde

los mineros nacieron.

# 1971 (3-Septiembre-2007)

6

Up Early in Cerro de Pasco

I am up early. On television

the news leaves have fallen.

The sky’s deep blue with white clouds

all spread out, thin to thick.

I hear some noise in the hallway

of this hotel…

I saw the light, first from the

side windows…(woke me)

The cold water from the faucet

fell into my hands–night-chilled!

I awake from a light sleep

like a horizon…slowly.

Over the new day, I think ‘Coffee!’

The depth of the night has

disappeared from the puddles

on the ground–;

I look forward now in meeting the day.

Note: Written at 8:06 AM woke up an hour earlier. It is Tuesday at the Hotel Señorial. Was in Room No: 206; Rosa went to get coffee and a donut for me, she just returned, and quickly left again to see the Mayor, Tito Valley Ramirez, to let him knew we are leaving. No: 1974 (9-4-2007)

Spanish Version

Levantándose Temprano en Cerro de Pasco

Me levanté temprano. En la televisión

los trozos de noticias han caído.

El azul profundo del cielo con nubes blancas

todas dispersas, delgadas a gruesas.

Oí algo de ruido en el pasadizo

de este hotel…

Yo vi la luz, primero por el

lado de la ventana…(me despertó)

El agua fría del caño

cayó en mis manos–¡noche fría!

Estoy despierto de un sueño ligero

como un horizonte…lentamente.

Sobre el día nuevo, pienso “Café”

La profundidad de la noche ha

desaparecido de los charcos

de la tierra–;

Espero ahora en encontrar el día.

Nota: Escrito a las 8:06 a.m. Me desperté una hora antes. Es jueves y estoy en el Hotel Señorial. Estamos en la habitación 206, Rosa fue a comprar una donut para mí, ella justo volvió, y rápidamente se fue de nuevo a ver al Alcalde, Ing. Tito Valle Ramirez, para hacerle saber que estábamos partiendo.

# 1974 (4-Septiembre-2007)

7

The Dogs of San Juan

(A Quick Reflection)

The ancient mines and mountains

of Cerro de Pasco, slip into the city

(with the lake and quarry), as the

morning sun beams, guide packs of dogs

that roam from

yard to yard…

(funny, I don’t see a cat!).

Written on the bus near Junin, leaving Cerro de Pasco. (9-4-2007) No: 1975; Reflections of the three days I was in the city, and watched the dogs roam in packs, squeezing through one fence after the other. Not a cat in site. Also, “Doris (and the Forgotten Bear) was written while on the bus (No: 1976), the same day.

Spanish Version

Los Perros de San Juan

(A Reflexión Rápida)

Las minas y montañas antiguas

de Cerro de Pasco, se deslizan en la ciudad

(con el lago y la cantera), mientras que los

rayos del sol de la mañana, guían a una cuadrilla de perros

que rondan de

patio a patio…

(gracioso, ¡no veo un gato!).

Escrito en el autobús cerca de Junín, alejándonos de Cerro de Pasco.

Reflexiones de los tres días en que estuve en la ciudad, y vi a los perros rondar en cuadrillas, atravesando una reja después de otra. No había un gato en el lugar (4-Septiembre-2007) # 1975.

También, “Doris (y el Oso Olvidado) fue escrito mientras estaba en el autobús. # 1976

8

Doris

(and the forgotten Bear)

Birds fly over it, hourly,

Doris’ uncle and Shepard Aunt

see it quite often…

Kites from the hands of children

have even touched it–

and perhaps frogs, cows and

all sorts of living creatures have seen it,

but when Mayor Tito Valle asked

Doris to show me the bear,

She said, “Sure!” –not really

knowing what he was talking about.

–But she told me afterward:

“I figured I’d figure it out later,

but it was the first I had heard of the Bear!”

Notes: Oh I could make lots of notes on this, but I shall leave it alone for controversy, on the other hand, I am guilty of this also, many times while in the Army. But it all turned out quite well, and isn’t life full of humor, if you look for it. No: 1976, dedicated to Doris Ticse Arteaga. (9-4-2007)

Spanish Version

Doris

(Y el Oso Olvidado)

Los pájaros vuelan sobre este, cada hora,

El tío de Doris y una tía pastora

lo ven muy frecuentemente…

Cometas de la mano de los niños

incluso lo han tocado–

y talvez, ranas, vacas y

toda clase de criaturas vivientes lo han visto,

pero cuando el alcalde Tito Valle le pidió

a Doris me mostrara el oso,

ella dijo “claro” -realmente

no sabiendo de qué él estaba hablando.

–Pero ella me contó después que dijo:

“Averiguaré, averiguaré esto más tarde,

Pero esta es la primera vez que escucho sobre El Oso”

Notas: Ah, podría hacer muchas notas sobre esto, pero lo dejaré esto en paz por controversia, por otro lado, soy responsable de esto también, muchas veces cuando estaba en el ejército. Pero todo resultó muy bien, y la vida ¿no está llena de humor?, si tú buscas esto.

# 1976 (4-Septiembre-2007) Dedicado a Doris Ticse Arteaga.

9

Stone Snail, over Blue

Now both of us

being here–one

alive, one stone

we sit still:

the wind

swirling

the wind

swirling…

(rain on its way):

the Great Stone Snail,

is the best part

of this side of the park–,

I touch it (want to hug it);

it tells me of its eminence.

I look about

so many figures

(stone statues)–

somehow balanced,

hanging by a thread,

in this stone house

with a blue roof.

Written 9-6-2006 ((No: 1978) (1:50 PM)) Dedicated to our three young female guides, Diana, Carol, and Noemi tha were most gracious

Spanish Version

Caracol de Piedra, sobre Azul

Ahora ambos de nosotros

Siendo cosas–uno

vivo, otro piedra

nos sentamos aquí:

el viento

girando

el viento

girando…

(la lluvia está viniendo):

el Gran Caracol de Piedra,

es la mejor parte

de esta parte del parque–,

lo toqué (quería abrazarlo);

esto me dice de su eminencia

Miro alrededor

tantas figuras

(estatuas de piedra)–aparentemente,

colgadas en el aire,

en esta casa de piedra

sobre un techo de azul.

Escrito el 6-Septiembre-2007 (#1978–1:50 p.m.) Dedicado a nuestras tres jóvenes guías de turismo: Diana, Carol y Noemí que fueron muy amables.

10

In the Fields of the Great Bear

((of, Stone Forest) (9-3-2007))

The eyes and cold shadows of the stones

(in, Stone Forest, high up in the sierras)

seep out into the fields of the Great Bear–.

Here, are stone walls, towering high

(like dreams stretched into the sky).

I could feel their cold shadows falling

–crossing the fields…!

They have no coats–just

smooth, sharp granite skin:

as they sank down, and around me,

engulfed me (and my wife),

akin to an executioner.

With great smooth blades

they observed, with their internal eyes

as I stood in their sacred fields

(‘…the Great Stone Bear–is over there,’

said our guide–pointing!)

I am warmed by the sun and pure air

(these stones cause ripples

in the sleeping soil–strange morning

it was).

The eyes and cold shadows of the

stones, seep out into the fields,

as if leaving a lonely harbor (their abode)

and my spirit moved in my body

(floating above content…).

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In the eastern theater of operation is the group in the western group and map the location of the concert hall. It was decided to choose the level ofshell in order to reflect the needs of the height of the tallest tower of the stage. There are many other places such as Studio, Playhouse Theatre and Drama are in the concert hall. The restaurant is the place to meet one of the monument Paso home. This is the precast concrete that caused the roof of the Opera. It's not just the part, all materials such as glass curtain walls, and spaces of your home are decorated with pink granite, dressedTarana first. Brush wooden box and brought Wauchope South Wales in Australia was used for interior decoration.

With a capacity of 2678, the Concert Hall is home to the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and piano presenter uses this amount. Sydney Opera House is the largest organ. The more than 10,000 pipes, which is the largest organ mechanical action tracker in the world. 1507-seat theater with proscenium theater of the Sydney Opera House is the home of Australia Balletand Opera Australia. Theatre with a capacity of 544 seats is used mainly in Sydney Theater Company will, and sometimes from other theatrical presentations. The passenger capacity Playhouse Theatre is a 398 final. The study with plenty of space with a capacity of 4,000 people, according to the orientation. For a wide range of public events and performance head court is much better with all the available space. There is still a room available for special usesand considers that 210 people called the Utzon Room.

Some other areas such as northern and western parts are used for the production and special occasions. Sydney Opera House meets all requirements of the social functions, ceremonies and conferences. It is home to cafes, bars and restaurants, a recording studio, and retail. People come to visit this place began in the early morning. And 'from it at 9 and close at 17 hours. Sydney Opera House Trustfirst is the authority of the Sydney Opera House and managed by the Department of Arts, New South Wales.

Being the world's busiest Performing Arts Center Opera House in Sydney, about 1,500 performances a year, which is seen by nearly 1.2 million people. Promotes and supports the scene of the troops, including the business district of Sydney Symphony, Opera Australia, Sydney Theatre Company and Ballet Australia. More than 800 of its performance is in itself at homeSydney Opera House each year, presenting the spectacle of artistic and cultural activities for educational purposes, for experimental purposes. Interestingly, the most visited site in Australia and is visited annually by more than seven million people. And that's why people around the world say that the Sydney Opera House as an architectural icon.

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The simple maintenance ground station can reduce the probability of failure of the antenna and extend the life of the antenna, so that plans for the antenna and regular maintenance will help complete the normal operation of the antenna.

Planning for proper maintenance is a kind of commercial insurance. The verification of compliance of the whole structure and ensure the normal operations, keeping the surface simple and low cost; Check the electrical efficiency and meetcontrol of maintenance in manufacturing manual maintenance operations to reduce the occurrence of insufficient antenna.

Our society is based on several years of experience in the production and maintenance of earth station antenna and combine with the comments of many customers around the world to create manual inspection daily. We hope that this handbook can help users of the antenna.

1. Maintenance of the surface

Check the surface of the painting and coating the entire surface, andfixed structure. First blot the stain of rust on the chrome surface of the wire brush or sandpaper, then cover a layer of zinc-rich coating or a layer of oxide that does not require the complete disappearance of the oxide.

The user has to solve, if only a little 'end of dryness or discoloration, or will be increasingly serious. And the user must give the manufacturer of the internal rules of the specific surface of the painting and coating, becausethe coating process will impact the wrong signal accepted. For example, the surfaces of the reflector antenna can easily absorb the dark, and therefore can lead to high temperature, which can cause signal distortion. Lead paint in excess can cause loss of signal attenuation or dispersion.

2. Mounting the

Nuts, bolts, nails and other fasteners of the system will be influenced by the effect of the atmosphere or internal corrosion. Despite all the corrosive andinstallation error is routine maintenance. At that time, users need to tighten the loose bolts and replace the loss, rust and corrosion.

With the American Society for Testing and Materials A325 Institute or at other times of the components of friction, the user must replace loose or corroded, as in the process of strengthening the ties that have long-term reuse. A325 also corrosive metal parts must be replaced bytight.

Often there are nails driven into the well of the adjustable antenna bracket. Check whether the activities of these joints are flexible, and lubricant in a gun with a splash of oil. If you do not rotate the antenna in a flexible manner, the user must change the tree.

Check the metal clips on the antenna reflector and the rear structure. Unless the American Society for Testing and Materials Institute A325 should be replaced, the user can adjust loose parts. The loss, rust andcorrosive fasteners must be replaced. These control processes are also suitable for the operating platform for mounting the antenna, as well as helping to hold the reflector and the reflector.

3. Field

Regardless of the height of the building, the antenna and the surface must be grounded to prevent lightning. Inspect the mass of the mechanical system without mechanical connections are connected.

To analyze whether the land is connected by ground loopsthe impedance of the instrument. According to test results, the user can decide the amount of excavation. Check the mechanical parts are the land of rust, corrosion and loosening. Replace the screws rust and corrosion in order to limit the inductance.

Download the dogleg head of the antenna or support land. According to the results of tests to determine whether the measures of land agents.

In the square, you can use the scenario of self-monitoring device, make sure the pedalis the level of longitude and latitude of the stages. If the pedal is not level, may affect the calculation of the antenna. Adjust the nut plate sub-base for the antenna to maintain the level.

If the anchor bolts to avoid setting the pedal, while the setting to adjust the antenna. After the adjustment, check the tightness of the cement-based antenna and screw anchor and the change of crushing. If damaged, even slightly, should also be repaired. After adjustment, the regulator should beprogram.

If some of the devices are mounted on the box in the back of the antenna reflector, check for the accumulation of water or a large number of infected rodents and termites in the box. Repair or seal the crack, however small. If the user does not care, ants, mice and other animals, causing huge losses.

4.Cable and connector

Wired transmits the signal through the establishment between the antenna and the computer room. Check if the cables aredamaged. If there is something wrong with the insertion loss, the user must test and verify that the cables must be replaced or repaired.

When the repair of cables, you can merge the new location, but can cause signal attenuation. Domain Reflector now control the position of the dotted line. With a voltmeter, check all cables and connectors in the electrical properties and connectivity.

The coaxial cable with a bending head beyondminimum bend radius must be tested. After the test does not meet the specifications of the cable must be replaced.

Make sure that the wire support and other LFS and cable (the location and radius of curvature), according to the manufacturer's technical requirements. Replace the loss, oxidation and corrosion backup support. When the IFL cable support, it is better to use a cable or wire rope, plastic gland. Link stainless steel should be used to determine theelliptical waveguide. Check the manufacturer's recommendations cable.

If the link or stainless steel clip is not useful, and cable manufacturers do not specify a link or a stainless steel clips, in which case the user can use a black nylon cord, white or colored string is brilliantly pale sun easy. You should always check the power cord, nylon rope because it is easy to be dissolved in the stainless steel clips.

Make sure that the IFL and joints.Replace the problems that appear line fracture line connectors, or other antihypertensive drugs. If the IFL cable from the probe, the user should check the catheter and other links. Check if the input of the probe is rigorous, if the accumulation of water in the catheter, the water freezes, it is tightening the cable broke.

Check the power combiner elliptical flexible guide line, if damaged, replace it. If the inflation pressure of the system is not enough, the corrosion can changethe signal-to-noise affect the signal or cause the cessation of aerial work.

5. Maintain close

Some maintenance work should be done when the antenna stops working, but most of the maintenance work should be done after completion of the work of the antenna. For example, by moving the antenna or cut line IFL, the user must stop the antenna. First check the azimuth of the antenna and support for the altitude. See if there is a phenomenon of fracture and hardening of theSupport bracket of the protective cover, if necessary, replace it.

To feed the antenna or the antenna pointing to a satellite for a long time, sometimes, these antennas must also move. This phase can be considered as a part of the work of daily monitoring of each year. Ask other regulation. When performing maintenance, to the maintenance period table ANT our company with clear support screw and lubricating oils.

If the user finds the support bar and moved to a positionwas used, it must be adjusted. By rotating the antenna, make sure that the switch may stop working after the journey ends, antenna motor mechanic. Dysfunction of the race can continue to rotate the antenna until it is damaged or beaten with other objects.

Check operation of maintenance of the antenna manufacturer, taking into account the specific needs and to provide lubrication when the oil pump and oil for the azimuth, elevation, polarization and otherengines. Antenna cable to the motor should be free of dust and moisture-resistant and all links must be fixed. If, due to lack of maintenance of equipment, our company is not responsible for the guarantee.

Recording 6.Maintenance

Keep a record of maintenance. Beginning the installation of the antenna, make a mark with the date and photo. Then hold once again, to keep records to monitor the entire antenna system.

Valid in life tracking satellite antennamodel to find the phenomenon of the signals.

If necessary, close to the antenna and maintenance, it is better to organize maintenance work when the antenna is not working or not for a period of peak hours. If the antenna can not stop, transfer of work to work the antenna to another satellite earth station temporarily.

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Sometimes you have a loss Spickett that is out of the house. If you live in the city, this could increase your water bill not by much, but still an increase. If you live in the country, this could increase the electricity bill because the property continues to rotate to provide water.

Depending depends Spickett to solve the problem. If you have a compression standard Spickett, which generally has a round metal handle on it, the loss can beHandlebars, so all you have to do to tighten the packing nut is to buy the handle. To do this just take a wrench and tighten the nut around the stem. Now, if this does not solve the problem, and the handle is still leakage, or that the loss comes from the place we're going to take the exit Spickett.

To do this, start by cutting the water in Spickett. This is usually done in the basement or crawl. Now, if your house is in aconcrete slab is one of two things you can do. One of these is the main water shut-off throughout the house, or if you are lucky and the plumbers installed a court Spickett, which probably did not do, you can disable this. The same applies if not dead in the basement of Spickett, you must close the main house. Now the main house has a meter wide and you know, you have the water meter. A sort of valve closes.Warning! KEEP THE CUT is going through the counter. In this way, you put in a lot of problems to the dealer. The valve you want is out of the water meter.

With the water out, it's time to go to work. Now go out and run and open the valve to release water in the pipes of the valve within the Spickett. If you close the parent of all devices in the home and opens to release the water and go to open it and Spickett. Willremove all the water from the house and then not have to work with the water that is brought to you by surprise.

Now, if the mother is a flight that you want to delete this part of the Spickett. For this we need an adjustable wrench. Behind the nut is a place where you can put a wrench and unscrew the set. Unscrew the packing and out of the Spickett. Now we want to go to the nut washer pack. Aunscrew the handle assembly. There must be a nut or a screw on top of the handle can be unscrewed. And Unscrew and remove the handle.

Then you must unscrew and remove the nut. Inside the nut is a type of washing machine, a rubber washer or packing graphite packing line. Remove and replace both with a new correspondent. Now, if you can not find a piece of the consideration of the nut, you can use graphite bite. Wrap the ropearound the trunk and push the disc plus packaging and tighten. You can do this by using a screwdriver. The steps back, before reinstalling the packing nut, turn the handle assembly, the assembly put back into Spickett, and tighten.

Now, if the Spickett filtered from the top, all the steps from the beginning are the same for mounting the Spickett. You will then need to replace the washer is at the basis ofassembly. Unscrew the nut that holds it in place and replace the washer with its size and shape of an exact match. Tighten the rear screw assembly of the disc. Spickett reinstall everything again. With Spickett reinstated in water is safe to return. Make sure all faucets in the house are closed before you open.

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Acahay, Ybyraity County, Paraguay

With the South American country of Paraguay does not have side sea or sea ports, up to twenty years ago, the only way to buy marine products in commercial quantities have to be imported at high cost. And many consumers in the country could afford to buy a meal of fish. Then came the entrepreneurs Luc Van Ruymbeke and his wife Aida Ramos, who saw a need that could be filled and built the first country in aquaculture. Luc is an agricultural productAida Engineering of Belgium and the sister of my wife, is a marine biologist in Honduras. They combined their talents in a prosperous family business, Aida farm, a farm of 105 acres containing 124 Aqua ponds, each about 3000 square meters. The capacity of the farm can be a bit 'more than half a million pounds of fish a year, even in other countries of South America, Europe and the United States.

Aida Lucas chose this remote spot outside the smallAcahay city, about a week holy three-hour drive from the capital Asuncion, because of rain and abundant natural underground aquifers. In fact, they had to drain the swamp and the installation of retaining walls to create ponds. Because the water table is high unlined plastic or cement is required to retain the water. They designed the water system so the water flows by gravity through the channels. The only place where the bombs are needed in the company.

Ruth recently, our children and I wereinvited to spend nearly two weeks in the company. Paraguay had never been before and had not met with Lucas, or daughters, Sophie and Suzy before. In our first tour of the property we were told that the aquaculture industry here is not without dangers and risks. The first swamp land still has all the errors that are normally found in a swamp. Venomous snakes are a threat. Fortunately, the snakes are hibernating this time of year, but when they wake up in a few months,hungry and biting anything that moves. Were found inside the house and love to snuggle in the shoes of the people. This gives new meaning to "Shake Your Booty", when you wake up in the morning! Other predators flying season of great quantities of fish, if not controlled are the cormorants. This is the same species of birds used in Asia for fishing. Asian fishermen put a ring around the throat of birds to prevent the ingestion of fish. These birds are not desirable. This moment of, Who has flown north for the winter, but will be back.

The greatest threat to aquatic farm, however, is time. Tilapia are just some cold tolerance. In July and August the coldest month, additional precautions to be taken to prevent fish from dying prematurely. For example the other night, Lucas took the kids to fire, regulations of hot water and smoke to cover the ponds. The same method is used by tomato growers to helpprevent crops from freezing. Yes, we have no tomatoes here, however. But if Mother Nature does not cooperate the smoke does not help. After freezing temperatures at night, if the sun does not rise for a day or two to heat the water still may lose everything. A few years ago, during the winter, the sun does not shine for ten days in a row and the farm has suffered a considerable loss.

One morning we saw a funny scene from a window upstairs. A dog caught a fish in a pond. Asjogging along the dam with fish dangling from his mouth, looking for a place to dine in private, not lost. First, a vulture, then joined another, followed by a third and fourth. Raptors all went running after him in a parade single file trying to get into the action. The dog turned, saw the bird, and quickly moved into the bushes to escape their pursuers. The vultures have been around for a while 'waiting for the dog to get out, but with timegave up and flew away.

© Robert R. Talley 2011

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