Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Harbor Freight Tools, commonly referred to as Harbor Freight, is an American privately held tool and equipment retailer, headquartered in Calabasas, California. It operates a chain of retail stores, as well as an e-commerce business. The company employs over 28,000 people in the United States, [5] and has over 1,500 locations in 48 states. [6] [7]
Consider the set of pulleys that form the moving block and the parts of the rope that support this block. If there are n of these parts of the rope supporting the load F B, then a force balance on the moving block shows that the tension in each of the parts of the rope must be F B /n. This means the input force on the rope is F A =F B /n.
Flags are attached to the pole, which is then greased. The aim of the game is to run to the end of the pole and grab one of three flags: a Belgian tricolor one, a yellow Vatican one, or a blue and white one dedicated to St. Mary. [ 5 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In the past, more towns held events like this, often attaching their pole to coal barges.
An American flag that flew at Pearl Harbor on the day of the 1941 attack is on display at the Historic Henderson County Courthouse.
(Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday there would be "hell to pay" in the Middle East if hostages held in the Gaza Strip were not released prior to his Jan. 20 inauguration.
Tributes to the Denver native poured in from her colleagues. “We lost a beloved member of our KOLD news team. Ana Orsini was our anchor, a leader of the morning team, and most importantly a ...
The cord or rope that ties a flag to its pole is called a halyard. Flags may have a strip of fabric along the hoist side called a heading for the halyard to pass through, or a pair of grommets for the halyard to be threaded through. Flags may also be held in position using Inglefield clips. [50]
One would expect, when putting up a pole (like a flagpole), that making sure it's straight is a result of trying to put it up straight. However, consider the matter – if your feet are not on a flat surface, if your eyes are wonky or if the pole has some defect, it'll end up slanted. On Wikipedia, most reputable editors try to put up poles ...