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Composite shingles—made of polymer, rubber, or plastic and sold in a variety of colors and styles starting at $300 per square—convincingly mimic the look and feel of shingles made of natural materials such as wood or slate. These shingles retain their color over their lifespan of 50-plus years, are heat- and impact-resistant to varying degrees (those with a Class-A fire rating and Class-4 impact-resistance rating offer the best resistance to fire and hail). The additives in some composite shingles lend them additional defenses such as moss and UV resistance.

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After going through three months of bullshit involving one GTX 285 and two 8800GTs both coughing up black screens due to shoddy engineering and shoddy driver development, plus an HP laptop with an nVidia GPU taking a shit barely a year prior, I want to see nVidia fail, but for some very specific and legitimate reasons. As in I generally can’t understand how hype and brand loyalty can sustain a company through multiple fuckups with nobody to blame but themselves. Even the Republican Party has fallen on hard

The two most significant issues that this lack of standardisation has created concern gender-based wage gap and maternity leave. Tannaz Minwalla, GM & Creative Director, Creative Unit, says, “when I started my career as a visualiser at IAL in 1982, and later as the head honcho when Creative Unit was established in 1987, I had to fight for equal pay.” She adds that people objected to women being paid as much as men on the grounds that “they have no dependents or financial commitments and are far more likely to leave when they marry or start a family.”

A: The MXA wrecking crew loves the neutral handling of KTM’s 250SXF, 350SXF and 450SXF four-strokes. So, imagine how close to happy land we are on a 212-pound two-stroke that isn’t bound by the front-wheel steering rules of the typical thumper. KTM’s chromoly steel chassis is exponentially better with a two-stroke engine than it is with a four-stroke. Lines that you could only watch go by on a four-stroke, you can crank into on a two-stroke. It can make instantaneous cuts, break off berms midway through a turn and slice and dice past the guy in front of you in places he never imagined possible.

With all these awesome tools in your disposal, you are going to need something to carry them all in. Just make sure it’s nice a rugged to take all the punishment it’s bound to receive throughout its lifetime.

“By using rapid-cure adhesives, such as a cyanoacrylates, or light-cure technologies, toy manufacturers can simplify joint design, improve the aesthetics of their toys, reduce material costs, and improve assembly time and complexity,” adds Scott. “In addition, adhesives often provide superior strength and durability over mechanical fasteners.”

AdAsia 89 turned out to be a spectacular success for Pakistan; it was deemed to have been one of the best AdAsias ever held by foreign delegates and speakers alike, and put Pakistani advertising on the global map in the best possible light.

Widespread fastener use has benefited in modern times from standardization focused on preventing misuse and encouraging compatibility. Organizations such as the Industrial Fastener Institute and federal legislation like the Fastener Quality Act have worked to promote stringent and wide-ranging standards for fasteners of all kinds. Nails, screws, bolts, clamps, rivets and other fasteners are all governed by these standards, allowing manufacturers, engineers, wood-workers and others to produce materials that can work using these regulated measurements and compositions. Nails and screws, possibly the most commonly used fasteners, both benefit from standardization tables, but the uninitiated might have trouble determining what sizes are good for their projects.

Though, you can break them down into three categories. One is the category of fastener that’s designed to transmit as much torque as the user wants without destroying itself. The second is a fastener that’s meant to flummox the user as much as it possibly can. We know these as security screws, and they are hated. The last category is the rare fastener that’s designed with the actual fastening as a useful secondary consideration. For example, aerospace actually has a Philips-type screw that’s designed to ruin itself if over torqued. I’d also throw thumbscrews in this category. They’re usually awful screws, but you don’t need a tool!

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For Oskar Preinig, investing in the Urraco 95 DK mobile shredder paid off right from the start. And after using the machine for one year, he concludes that the shredder has significantly reduced costs per metric tonne. He is also keen to stress its performance and efficiency: "The Urraco 95 DK does its job perfectly." But what is even more important to Gojer’s managing director is the fact that in Lindner, his company has found a trustworthy partner. "Lindner, like Gojer, is a Carinthian family business. We are proud and delighted to be able to realise this project together with Lindner," explains Preinig, emphasizing the two companies’ unique relationship of trust.