Based on your commend, I suspect someone wired out your building in 230V 3 phase, since it's "close enough" to get away with in place of 120V/240V split phase; and, lets them put in more efficient 3 phase pumps and air conditioning systems. Some residential buildings and residential neighborhoods are wired out in 3 phase but the private residences only uses 2 of the 3 phases, except for the A/C system. Usually that's done in 208V 3 phase; but, it's conceivable someone could have put in 230V transformers.

130V bulbs are for applications where the source is 230V 3 phase.

I've seen one too many scientifically illiterate alarmists who only want to protest for protest sake. "Let's go party at the Greenpeace protest"

If they don't like people burning coal for power, perhaps they should promote an alternative.... like nuclear.

North America is 120 / 240V split phase. 240V is common for all large loads in homes and small businesses.

it used to be 110/220V and 115/230V. Over time the voltage standard has changed. it's been 120/240V for decades now. Some very old equipment has labels for 110/220V and you'll see that referenced in newer documents where someone either doesn't know the standard or is old enough to remember when it really was 110/220V. 208V/230V/460V/480V are standard 3 phase voltages most people might interact with in the U.S. I've also seen 360V. I tend to not interact with the higher voltages like 4160.

OMB reviews, independent budget reviews and internal NASA reviews all say that at the current funding rate, the system will not be ready for such a mission for a decade beyond 2025.

The emulator was key in allowing users to use older 68k apps on the new PowerPC chips, until the software houses released versions built for the PowerPC. A lot of companies (including Apple itself) hurt the platform by delaying their PowerPC update releases. The OS did have some issues; I'm not going to sugar coat it. Apple also took a few journeys down dark alleys with poorly designed hardware during the '90s. Of course the alternative at the time was Windows 3.1, which wasn't a utopian dream either.

No, the thing it caries from the ship, through the surf zone, over sand and onto hard ground that has the killing power are the U.S. Marines.

Not art.

If she's not college material, send her to trade school to learn a construction trade. Having a trade means she'll be employable. Some jobs are never going to go away -- there will always be construction jobs.

If she's college material I'd recommend two paths: lf she has a math or science bent, engineering. If STEM isn't her thing, as a first step send her to an accredited business school. Follow that with a good trade school. Having the business degree means she'll be able to operate at a higher level in the industry, handling the business with the background necessary to not screw it up.

Engineering and construction jobs will never go away. You have to keep up with new technologies, techniques and trends but you'll be able to find a job.

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Teaching is a worthwhile pursuit but there are too many of us that know that teachers are poorly paid and constantly under attack. I can't, in good conscience, recommend that career to anyone who hasn't already expressed a strong interest.

I seem to be a slow mover. 5-8 years between job changes.

a few taps with a hammer, a little Bondo, some paint and everything will be just fine.

We don't need to print small one room huts in the U.S. We have more than enough old shipping containers lying around to fulfill this requirement.

Based on the number of concrete buildings that collapse in China due to earthquakes, I suspect it's not as durable as you think.