Review of Scientific Instruments Table of Contents Alert. A monthly journal devoted to scientific instruments, apparatus, and techniques.

Volume 80, Issue 2 , Articles (02xxxx)

by American Institute of Physics

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The voice alarm and public address system at the new Woolwich Arsenal station has been supplied and installed by PEL Services. Part of the extended DLR (Docklands Light Railway) in East London, Woolwich Arsenal provides an alternative way to cross the River Thames.

The system installed by PEL Services Ltd. comprises a Bosch Praesidio digital public address and emergency sound system, linked to Penton column speakers in the concourse and Penton projection speakers on the platforms. There is also a zoned station microphone located in the station operations room for general announcements, plus local station microphones at passenger emergency points for use by station staff at platform level.

All equipment was chosen to provide the best audibility for announcements, with ambient noise sensing automatically adjusting the volume of announcements to cope with changing noise levels. The fact that all equipment can be contained in one rack was an important consideration with space at a premium.

Source: FSE

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Aesthetics and optimal safety are said to be the main reasons the K-Series fire suppression system is being used in Jamie Oliver’s new Kingston-upon-Thames restaurant.

Based in a former office block, the celebrity chef’s latest venture has a high-tech kitchen design, and technology from Nobel Fire Systems has been installed discreetly to maintain the visual integrity of the location. The K-Series didn’t require obvious pipework or protruding nozzles, helping meet the aesthetic brief of the design.

The reputation of the K-Series line for reliability, added to the promise of rapid installation, sealed the deal for Nobel. A risk assessment of the site was carried out to allow the creation of a bespoke solution.

Source: FSE

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Adding Lightning to Thunderbird

Last week, we began the migration from Outlook in Windows to Thunderbird in Linux. We transferred over the basic data to the open source email client. Now we’ll install a calendar, task manager, and note feature. We’ll also figure out how to export our existing Outlook data and import it into Thunderbird. Lastly, we’ll set up auto signatures. Let’s get started!

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Shy on Bling, Loaded With Useful Features

Moving from the Microsoft and commercial software world to the open community means you’ll need to find open source or Linux alternatives to the many Windows applications you’ve been using. In this tutorial we’ll concentrate on your email client. More specifically, we’re going to discuss moving from Outlook to the cross-platform email application Mozilla Thunderbird. At first glance, Thunderbird may seem too basic and lacking features. However, it still can be a great Outlook alternative. We’ll discover how to transfer over your settings, mail, notes, tasks, and more.

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KEYWORDS: email client, Eric Geier, Linux, mail, Microsoft, Mozilla Thunderbird, notes, open community, open source, Outlook, settings, tasks, Windows