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A barb (or hose barb), which connects flexible hose or tubing to pipes, typically has a male-threaded end which mates with female threads. The other end of the fitting has a single- or multi-barbed tube—a long tapered cone with ridges, which is inserted into a flexible hose.
John Guest (Established in 1961, West Drayton, UK) developed the Speedfit push-fit connector for compressed air use in 1974, and introduced plumbing fittings in 1987. [2] These fittings are white plastic, and are unscrewable to replace components, like Hep2O, but also have a push-release mechanism. Speedfit uses plastic pipe support inserts.
A hose is a flexible hollow tube or pipe designed to carry fluids from one location to another, often from a faucet or hydrant. [ 1 ] Early hoses were made of leather, although modern hoses are typically made of rubber, canvas, and helically wound wire.
The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), [a] signed as E1 of the Philippine expressway network, partially as N160 [b] of the Philippine highway network, and partially as R-8 [b] of the Metro Manila arterial road network, [c] is a controlled-access highway that connects Metro Manila to the provinces of the Central Luzon region in the Philippines.
These include the use of Live-Pack and a virtual news set, the first news FM station (105.9 True FM) and, prior to December 2013, the first and only 24-hour Filipino language free TV news channel along with the first English-language business news channel (Bloomberg TV Philippines) since October 5, 2015, prior to its launching in full broadcast ...
The Manila–Cavite Expressway (more popularly known as CAVITEX), [a] [b] signed as E3 of the Philippine expressway network and R-1 of Metro Manila's arterial road network, is a 14-kilometer-long (8.7 mi) controlled-access highway linking Manila to the southern province of Cavite in the Philippines.
The Philippine expressway network spanned 420 kilometers (260 mi) in length in 2015 and was extended to 626 kilometers (389 mi) in 2020, and is to be extended to 995 kilometers (618 mi) beyond 2030 according to the master plan submitted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency in 2010.
The ABS-CBN News Channel, commonly known as ANC, is a 24/7 Philippine pay television news channel. It was launched in 1996 as the first all-news network in English language. [ 1 ] The majority of its programs are produced by ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs .