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2. Sconce (light fixture) - Wikipedia

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   Modern electric light fixture sconces are often used in hallways or corridors to provide both lighting and a point of interest in a long passage. Sconce height in a passageway is generally 3/4 of the distance up the wall as measured from the floor to the ceiling, and the distance between sconces on the wall is generally equal to the distance of ...

3. Knob-and-tube wiring - Wikipedia

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   Other ceramic pieces would typically be used as a junction point between the wiring system proper, and the more flexible cloth-clad wiring found in light fixtures or other permanent, hard-wired devices. When a generic power outlet was desired, the wiring could run directly into the junction box through a tube of protective loom and a ceramic ...

4. Theater drapes and stage curtains - Wikipedia

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   The safety curtain or fire curtain is used to separate the stage from the audience in case of a fire onstage. It may be made of heavy fireproofed fabric or solid steel sheet. Some were made of asbestos cloth. After several deadly theater fires in the early 1900s, safety systems were developed to isolate the stage, direct smoke away from the ...

5. Dropped ceiling - Wikipedia

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   The primary grid types are "Standard 1" (15 ⁄ 16-inch face), Slimline (9 ⁄ 16-inch grid), and concealed grid. In the United States and its neighboring countries, the cell size in the suspension grids is typically either 2 by 2 feet (610 mm × 610 mm) or 2 by 4 feet (610 mm × 1,220 mm), and the ceiling tiles, light fixtures, and fluorescent ...

6. Costco posts another quarter of sales growth against an ...

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   On Sept. 1, Costco hiked the price of its Gold Star membership by $5 to $65 and the price of its Executive membership by $10 to $130. This was the first full quarter since the price hike.

7. LA fire chief Kristin Crowley accused of firing employee for ...

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   Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley was named in a lawsuit filed by a former longtime employee who said she was fired after speaking up about months of egregious misconduct.