Smoke Control 201 (UL Compliance)

Space Age Electronics Life Safety Blog

Last November’s blog not only introduced the high level concepts of Smoke Control Systems vs. Smoke Management Systems, but also defined the difference between the two and how the systems are classified. If you didn’t get a chance to check it out, please do. It’s chock full of information that can help even the most knowledgeable system designers.

This month we are going to focus on code compliance and what it means to have a true UL 864 complaint smoke control system.

First, let’s define the various codes and standards that dictate when a smoke control system is required, where it’s required, how it’s installed, and what components to use. Since codes and standards vary from state to state and country to country, this blog does not take into account the many variances that are common across all commercial markets. It does, however, provide the reader with a solid selection…

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HowTo , connect your self Hosted WordPress site with Empire Avenue as a Network?

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When looking around I see a lot of great WordPress blogs, who are self hosted and self managed offcourse.

Most of this WordPress sites are not connected well as an WP Network on Empire Avenue, so their activity and engagement will never show up, even when the blog is connected to EA.  Their EA network score will stay on 1.

Also the avg div/share they pay daily to their Shareholders regarding the WP Network is Zero.

Recently I talked with Linda Kerlund (e)KERLUND74

See had this problem with her beautiful self hosted blog KerlundPhoto

And I talked with Robert Frank (e)RFRANK

Robert arrived the 31th Jan 2015 on the Avenue and I noticed, he had his self hosted WP blog WorkWithRobertFrank directly well connected!

Based on Robert’s Information and Tips and Linda’s parallel digging into this problem we find a solution for all people who have a Self Managed WP site…

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Authors Complain About Amazon Kindle Unlimited Service

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Authors are complaining that the new ‘all you can eat’ service that people can subscribe to for $9.99 a month, gaining access to over 700,000 books on your Kindle device or app according to this article in the NY Times.

I think the article is very thorough and recommend it if you are interested in ePublishing, an author or just interested in changing business models.

I’m a Kindle author myself and have also written White Papers and articles about eBooks for many years. I therefore have an interest except that I am more interested in people benefiting from my knowledge than making money out of it. My most recent book is about the use of Location Based Services in Buying a House.

There are a lot of changes in the way people are writing and publishing. Some people are churning out series of books, targeting a youth audience around…

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Hoeneß und die Rückgabe des Bayerischen Verdienstordens

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Mit der Rückgabe des Verdienstordens durch seine Frau hat Hoeneß einmal mehr gezeigt, wes Geistes Kind er ist – und dass er nichts, aber auch gar nichts dazugelernt hat.

Die Rückgabe bedeutet doch vor allem eins: seine CSU-Amigos haben ihn nicht vor der Haft bewahrt, und nun gibt er beleidigt und enttäuscht den Orden zurück.

Hoeneß ist nach wie vor seiner alten Denke verhaftet und hat an seiner Einstellung und Wahrnehmung nichts geändert. Er würde mit Sicherheit alles genauso wieder machen, keinerlei echte Reue zu konstatieren.

Was das alles für den FC Bayern bedeutet, wenn er ab Januar wieder an der Säbener Straße agieren wird sei dahingestellt – vermutlich wird es intern gelinde gesagt turbulent werden.

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First-time Kindle User Embraces Change

Stories, Social Media & Tech

I love real books. In my 20s I started to collect contemporary signed first editions and early editions of classics. Books are to graphic designers as buildings are to architects. They are among the few projects a designer can create that has a good chance of outliving them.

The tactile nature of a real book—the paper, the smell, and the graphic design—dust jackets, fonts, format, margins, page numbering system—all contribute to why real books rock!

At home and work we have tablets and computers that are great for consuming online content, but not great for reading long-narrative content. My iPhone and Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (starting at $299 via Verizon), have apps that allow me to read books on them and they work pretty well. So while I’ve checked out Kindles belonging to friends and family members, I’ve never seen the value of owning one.

Until now!

Kindle Fire HD –…

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Inexpensively Add Photos to Your Web Site

Stories, Social Media & Tech

Fall and winter weather has arrived in Seattle, and we’re embracing the change in seasons at Alki Surf Shop. Beach mats, towels and suntan lotion have been replaced by cool weather essentials and great gifts for fun and for the home.

Hand warmers for texting, scarves, hats, umbrellas and gift items that relate to the beach have been added to our inventory.

To showcase new offerings, we needed to create a new Gifts & Accessories section on our web site. But we couldn’t do so until we shot photos and wrote descriptions of our new products.

Light, Focus, Shoot

To expand our web site for next-to-nothing, we have been using the Nokia Lumia Icon, a tripod and device adaptor, plus a shop light and reflectors to shoot photos of our goods.

The product shots are done on the fly. When we have a few moments, we grab an item…

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