What Is the Third Estate? is a political pamphlet written in January 1789, shortly before the outbreak of the French Revolution, by the French thinker and clergyman AbbÃ© Emmanuel Joseph SieyÃ¨s. The pamphlet was SieyÃ¨s' response to finance minister Jacques Necker's invitation for writers to state how they thought the Estates-General should be organized. In the pamphlet, SieyÃ¨s argues that the third estate â the common people of France â constituted a complete nation within itself and ...
Cable tie. Assortment of cable ties. A cable tie (also known as a hose tie, zap strap or zip tie, and by the brand names Ty-Rap and Panduit strap) is a type of fastener, for holding items together, primarily electric cables or wires. Because of their low cost and ease of use, cable ties are ubiquitous, finding use in a wide range of other applications.
Audio Cables. Â­Let's start with audio-only cables. The most common audio cables are called analog RCA cables. These are the cables with red and white, or sometimes red and black connectors. RCA cables are widely used to connect devices like VCRs and DVD players to TV sets or CD players to stereo receivers. RCA audio cables come in pairs with two connectors on each end, a red one for right stereo and a white (or black) connector for left stereo. They are often bundled with video cables.