Where each piece of mail belongs. The mailman is friendly and helpful. Almost everybody likes him, for almost everybody likes to get mail. Efforts to bring complete mechanization to Mail Processing continue through Indepth Research into latest scientific techniques and development of operational hardware. Reduction of human effort, removal of lifting and movement of heavy burdens from human muscle to the sinews of machines. Improvements in methods for processing and everincreasing volume of mail. These are some of the fields in which r d engineers are delving into and finding new answers. This film will show you a few areas of research underway. Some of the developing hardware. The use of controlled compressed air called fluidics is getting attention for possible use in processing mail. Utilization of control devices could eliminate many moving parts and reduce maintenance costs. As seen in slow motion, this test device in the postal laboratory rolls letters over by controlled jets of
Moves in. Melissa colorado has more on the demand for heat lamps and fire pits and whether it will be enough to encourage foodies to dine out in the cold. Reporter downtown walnut creek transferred into rows and rows of restaurant patios. Take main street. On some weekends, theres more tables and chairs set out than parked cars. How will the restaurants adjust in the winter . Theyll be bracing for rain, wind and hail. So right now its beautiful weather. We enjoy the weather. But the rainy season reporter the owner, eric zang knows his restaurant in walnut creek, cant rely on sunny skies forever. Everybody worry about the winter, our rainy season. How can we do it . How can we survive . Reporter many restaurants, especially along the bay are already stocking up on electric and gas heaters says the owner of alfresco heating in novato. Theres been this before. Eric can says propane heaters are flying off the shelves because theyre portable and dont need to be plugged in. Alfrescos outdoor
Conversation by adam gopnik. My name is bo mendez, manager of program progressive communications. Brooklyn Historical Society. While we walk in the tort physical location i am still honored and have opposed to welcome you all to our virtual programs. We look forward to hopefully having you join us for more in the coming weeks. Before we get to the subject of two Nights Program i want to share a little bit about some things we have coming up, things to look forward to more virtual programs. We will be hosting next week will be hosting former new York State Attorney general kenneth philby shared her new book in the conversation with they will explore the connection between big money and impact on our democracy. That would be on august 11. Following week will be hosting Rick Perlstein in a conversation with Jeffrey Toobin discussing his new book which continues in the expiration we been doing with the recent history of the Republican Party in modern american conservatism. That will be aug
Efforts to bring complete mechanization to Mail Processing continue through Indepth Research into latest scientific techniques and development of operational hardware. Reduction of human effort, removal of lifting and movement of heavy burdens from human muscle to the sinews of machines. Improvements in methods for processing and everincreasing volume of mail. These are some of the fields in which r d engineers are delving into and finding new answers. This film will show you a few areas of research underway. Some of developing hardware. The use of controlled compressed air called fluidics is getting attention for possible use in processing mail. Control devices could eliminate many moving parts and reduce maintenance costs. As seen in slow motion, this test device in the postal laboratory roles letters over by controlled jets of air. This fluidic device separates machine of the letters from those which will not pass through Mail Processing machines. Another air jet controlled transit.
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