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Back to basics: the US Marine Corps post-Afghanistan

2014-06-12 01:00:00| Naval Technology

With operations in Afghanistan drawing down, the US Marine Corps is once again concentrating on its core mission as a sea-based expeditionary force. Over the next decade, the service plans to introduce new equipment and perform new roles. But with bu

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Antenna Basics

2014-06-07 18:41:13| rfglobalnet Downloads

This white paper describes the basic functionality of antennas. Starting with Hertz's Antenna model followed by a short introduction to the fundamentals of wave propagation, the important general characteristics of an antenna and its associated parameters are explained.

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Toilet Tank Basics

2014-05-23 11:09:48| About Home Repair

Your toilet basically has two main valves; a flush valve and a fill valve. When it comes to water related toilet problems the culprit is usually a faulty flush valve (the device that lets water out of the tank) or a faulty fill valve known as a ballcock (I have no idea where they come up with these names either). Often, you will find that the ballcock is not defective, it is just improperly adjusted....Read Full Post

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Climate change will hit price of cereal and household basics next, report claims

2014-05-20 13:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Independent: The impact of climate change could increase the price of breakfast cereal and other household foods, a report by Oxfam has claimed, which found Kellogg and Nestlé are among the worlds Big 10 food and drink companies who collectively emit more greenhouses gases than Nordic countries combined. In their report, Standing on the Sidelines, Oxfam called on the major food and drink companies to do more to tackle climate change after it found the so-called Big 10 were responsible for nearly 264 million...

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