Archive for April, 2008

Nexen Tire

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Nexen Tire is a tire manufacturer, headquartered in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, and Seoul, both in South Korea. Its major domestic competitors are Hankook Tire and Kumho Tires. The company’s name is reflected in the company slogan, “Next Century Tire.”

Products

Premiere, N2000, N3000, N5000, and more than 30 other passenger car and light truck tires.

  • Snow going on the highways. E.g. if you install snow tires, you get an insurance discount. If you live in Barrie, the discount you receive is larger than the discount someone living in

Red Snow

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
This article is about the nuclear weapon Red Snow. Red snow is also a type of snow algae.

Red Snow was a British thermonuclear weapon. Its physics package was apparently similar, if not identical, to that of the United States W28 nuclear warhead used in the B28 nuclear bomb and AGM-28 Hound Dog missile, with an explosive yield of approximately 1 megaton.

The Red Snow warhead was developed after a September 1958 decision to adopt the US warhead for British use, following the 1958 US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement. It entered service in 1961, remaining in use until 1972, when it was replaced by the WE.177 bomb. Perhaps 150 were produced.

Red Snow was used as both a free-fall bomb and as the warhead of the Blue Steel missile. In the gravity bomb role, it was fitted into the casing of the Yellow Sun weapon, even though the Red Snow warhead was considerably smaller than that of the original Yellow Sun bomb.

Snow (dessert)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Snow, also known as snow cream, is a dessert of old lineage, possibly brought to England during the reign of the Plantagenets, that became popular in the 16th century. Variations of it are still popular today.

Snow can be eaten hot or cold. The basic recipe is egg whites, cream, rosewater or another flavoring agent, and sugar, whipped until stiff. It was traditionally presented at festive occasions draping another item to give the appearance of snow. For a more luxurious effect, gold leaf would be added.

Apple snow, with puréed apple added to the basic recipe, was popular served hot in the 17th century while a more modern version is eaten cold. There is a Russian version that is called air pie, which is egg white, sugar, and fruit pureé, whipped and served hot.

Snow cake is simply a cake with egg whites as its base: it is not related to snow cream desserts.

References

Davidson, Alan. Oxford Companion to Food (1999). “Snow”, p. 731

Parade lap

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

A parade lap, also know as a formation lap or warm-up lap, is a lap before an autoracing race begins, in which the drivers go around the track at a slow speed (usually between 30 and 70 MPH), and, in some cases, behind the safety car. The lap is to ensure that track conditions are safe, and that there are no dangerous problems with the cars (including the safety car) or the circuit. The parade lap either leads to a rolling start, or back to the grid.

The parade lap is best-known for its use in Formula One and other Formula sports. In Formula sports, the parade lap is often important as it allows the cars to warm up their tires, which is crucial in order to be competitive during the race. Drivers will often attempt to warm up the tires more quickly during the lap, by steering slowly from side to side.

Chicken strips

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Chicken strips are also another name for chicken fingers.

A chicken strip is a sometimes derogatory term used to describe the width of unused tread on the edges of motorcycle tires, typically a sport bike.

A turning motorcycle must lean into the turn. The faster it is going or the sharper the turn, the farther the motorcycle must lean over. For a formula relating speed, turn radius, and lean angle, see Bicycle and motorcycle physics. As the motorcycle leans, the tires’ contact patches move farther to the side causing wear. The chicken strip is the amount of unworn tread caused by a motorcyclist being considered too chicken to go faster through a turn and thereby lean the motorcycle farther over.

This is frequently used as a derogatory term deriving from the term chicken. Hence, chicken strips mark an inexperienced motorcyclist who is afraid to lean a motorcycle far enough to wear the edges of the tire. It should be noted however that due to the handling capabilities of many modern motorcycles, and the vagaries of road condition, it is not advisable to exploit outer handling limits on public roads. On a closed race circuit, however, a rider is expected to use the edges of the tires on turns in order to stay competitive.

Snowdrift

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

A snowdrift is a deposit of snow created by wind into a mound during snowstorms. They resemble sand dunes and are formed in a similar manner, namely, wind moving light snow and depositing it when the wind is slowed, usually against a stationary object.

Their impact on transportation is often as significant as heavy snowfall, such as during the Blizzard of 1977. Snowdrifts are many times found along or on roads, as the crest of the roadbed or the furrows along the road create the disruption to the wind needed to shed its carried snow. In high mountain passes, a snow fence may be employed on the windward side of the road to intentionally create a drift before the snow-laden wind reaches the roadway.

Jeremy Triefenbach, one of the nineteenth century’s great explorers, is reputed to have become trapped in a snowdrift; surviving solely on melted snow for 13 days. His version of the story can be found in his autobiography “It’s a good deal”.

Snowdrifts commonly form on high ground, such as a plateau or hills.

Social discount rate

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Social Discount Rate is a measure used to help guide choices about the value of diverting funds to social projects. For example, it may be used in estimating the value of creating a highway system, schools, or forcing environmental protection. Other uses of the funds are typically presumed to take place more immediately and in the private sector. A social Discount Rate is sometimes denoted as SDR.

The SDR is directly analogous to concepts found in Corporate Finance such as the hurdle rate or the project appropriate discount rate; so the mathematics are identical. A higher SDR makes it less likely a social project will be funded. A higher SDR implies greater risk that the benefits of the project will be reaped.

But there are a number of qualitative differences between social and corporate discount rate and evaluation of projects associated with them. Of course, the governance of social project funding is different, because estimating the benefits of social projects requires making ethically subtle choices about the benefits to others.

For example if we presume that a meteor will wipe all life in a few years the SDR is very high, or alternately if we presume that the population will have many new and wonderful choices capturing benefits (i.e. they will be more wealthy) in the future that too raises the SDR of creating any given benefit. For example choices about the SDR of environmental protection projects, such as funding the reduction of global warming, placing a valuation on future generations.

Nexen Tire

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Nexen Tire is a tire manufacturer, headquartered in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, and Seoul, both in South Korea. Its major domestic competitors are Hankook Tire and Kumho Tires. The company’s name is reflected in the company slogan, “Next Century Tire.”

Products

Premiere, N2000, N3000, N5000, and more than 30 other passenger car and light truck tires.

Tundra tire

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

A tundra tire is a large low-pressure tire used on airplanes to accommodate rough terrain when landing or taxiing.

These tires are recently becoming popular with non-bush pilots as a fashion statement.

There have been several FAA studies on the aerodynamic effects on aircraft with tundra tires. It has been stated that the tires can raise the stall speed on an aircraft due to increased drag.

Snow Hill High School

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Snow Hill High School is located in Snow Hill, Maryland. Tom Davis is the principal.
The school is part of the Worcester County circulation.
Snow Hill High School was built in 1957.
According to the Snow Hill, Maryland page, parts of the 1999 film Runaway Bride were filmed on campus.

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