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Any idea what is the paper binding technique used for binding notepads, sales invoices and post-it notes? The binding feels rubbery when separated from the stack of paper. The binding also makes individual pages easy tear off but is strong enough to hold the entire ream together. I can't find any wiki pictures showing the binding so I guess this one will have to do. -- Lenticel ( talk) 07:01, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
Thanks guys. It's easier than I thought :) I assume that this padding compound is sold in bookstores and craft stores? -- Lenticel ( talk) 23:51, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
Inside the cover of the Guinness book of records it say's copyright ... eg.1955 is this the year it was published or the year it was released? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.45.238.81 ( talk) 12:14, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
Is it possible for any person who does not have any prior experience in martial arts can benefit from "Bruce Lee's Fighting Method: The Complete Edition" book? I mean for any self defense purpose? Thank you-- 180.234.219.67 ( talk) 13:53, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
Hello, again.
I've been doing some research concerning the roots of British industry, and I've run into some sharply conflicting information regarding 18th-Century logistics. Namely, how did Roman roads hold up in the intervening ages following the Fall of Britain, in 410?
For years on end, I simply couldn't stop hearing about how (unlike their civil law and much of the Latin language) Rome's luxurious, opulent architecture survived, nearly incorruptibly, for thirteen centuries following their departure. And, by extension, how the modern, British railroads and highways were simply laid down over the—still-serviceable—Roman streets.
Recently, though, I've heard many stories saying the opposite; to wit, by the pre-industrial age, the Roman roads north of London had all but completely disappeared, due to looting of materials, overgrowth of the forests, and total lack of maintenance. Furthermore, I've been told that places such as Liverpool, Manchester, and Leeds had to depend on elevated canals, built by Dissenters, to transport goods to London, before the advent of railways.
Clearly, both of these perspectives cannot be correct? By the 1750s, were Roman roads only functional in the London area? Is the notion that "standard gauge" (4' 8-1/2") was dictated by the width of Roman chariots an urban legend?
Please let me know at your earliest convenience. Thank You. Pine ( talk) 23:59, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
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Any idea what is the paper binding technique used for binding notepads, sales invoices and post-it notes? The binding feels rubbery when separated from the stack of paper. The binding also makes individual pages easy tear off but is strong enough to hold the entire ream together. I can't find any wiki pictures showing the binding so I guess this one will have to do. -- Lenticel ( talk) 07:01, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
Thanks guys. It's easier than I thought :) I assume that this padding compound is sold in bookstores and craft stores? -- Lenticel ( talk) 23:51, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
Inside the cover of the Guinness book of records it say's copyright ... eg.1955 is this the year it was published or the year it was released? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.45.238.81 ( talk) 12:14, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
Is it possible for any person who does not have any prior experience in martial arts can benefit from "Bruce Lee's Fighting Method: The Complete Edition" book? I mean for any self defense purpose? Thank you-- 180.234.219.67 ( talk) 13:53, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
Hello, again.
I've been doing some research concerning the roots of British industry, and I've run into some sharply conflicting information regarding 18th-Century logistics. Namely, how did Roman roads hold up in the intervening ages following the Fall of Britain, in 410?
For years on end, I simply couldn't stop hearing about how (unlike their civil law and much of the Latin language) Rome's luxurious, opulent architecture survived, nearly incorruptibly, for thirteen centuries following their departure. And, by extension, how the modern, British railroads and highways were simply laid down over the—still-serviceable—Roman streets.
Recently, though, I've heard many stories saying the opposite; to wit, by the pre-industrial age, the Roman roads north of London had all but completely disappeared, due to looting of materials, overgrowth of the forests, and total lack of maintenance. Furthermore, I've been told that places such as Liverpool, Manchester, and Leeds had to depend on elevated canals, built by Dissenters, to transport goods to London, before the advent of railways.
Clearly, both of these perspectives cannot be correct? By the 1750s, were Roman roads only functional in the London area? Is the notion that "standard gauge" (4' 8-1/2") was dictated by the width of Roman chariots an urban legend?
Please let me know at your earliest convenience. Thank You. Pine ( talk) 23:59, 3 August 2013 (UTC)