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2. Electric strike - Wikipedia

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   An electric strike is an access control device used for door frames. It replaces the fixed strike faceplate often used with a latch (also known as a keeper). Like a fixed strike plate, it normally presents a ramped or beveled surface to the locking latch allowing the door to close and latch just like a fixed strike would.

3. Glossary of locksmithing terms - Wikipedia

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   Spool pin A spool pin is a type of security pin used to prevent picking in a pin tumbler lock. The pin is shaped like a cable reel. [9] Strike plate A strike plate is a metal plate affixed to a doorjamb with a hole or holes for the bolt of the door. When the door is closed, the bolt extends into the hole in the strike plate and holds the door ...

4. Doorstop - Wikipedia

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   The same word is used to refer to a thin slat built inside a door frame to prevent a door from swinging through when closed. A doorstop (applied) may also be a small bracket or 90-degree piece of metal applied to the frame of a door to stop the door from swinging (bi-directional) and converting that door to a single direction (in-swing push or ...

5. Family with Down syndrome son went from shock to gratitude ...

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   About 5,700 babies are born with Down syndrome each year in the U.S., and over 400,000 people in the country currently live with it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

6. Roll film - Wikipedia

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   It is typically printed with frame number markings which can be viewed through a small red window at the rear of the camera. A spool of roll film is usually loaded on one side of the camera and pulled across to an identical take up spool on the other side of the shutter as exposures are made. When the roll is fully exposed, the take up spool is ...

7. Man Throws Away a Slice of Cake at Birthday Party - AOL

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   A discarded slice of birthday cake has unexpectedly sparked outrage among a group of friends.. In a post on Reddit's "Am I the A-----" forum, a 41-year-old man explained that a "weird" conflict ...

8. The EU and a South American trade bloc reach a giant trade ...

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   The European Union reached a blockbuster free trade agreement Friday with Brazil, Argentina and the three other South American nations in the Mercosur trade alliance, capping a quarter-century of ...

9. Bobbin - Wikipedia

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   A bobbin or spool is a spindle or cylinder, with or without flanges, on which yarn, thread, wire, tape or film is wound. [1] Bobbins are typically found in industrial textile machinery , [ 2 ] as well as in sewing machines , fishing reels , tape measures , film rolls , cassette tapes , within electronic and electrical equipment, and for various ...