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A bicycle chain is a chain that transfers power from the pedals to the drive-wheel of a bicycle thus propelling it. The chain in use on modern bicycles is a roller chain with a 1/2" pitch. Chain comes in either 1/8" or 3/32" widths. 1/8" is used on the common low cost coaster, three speed, fixed gear and track bicycles, and 3/32" is used on derailleur-equipped road bicycles such as racing and touring models. Bicycle chain - History. Obsolete chain designs previously used on bicycles included the bloc ...

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A wheelchair is a complex medical device used by people for whom walking is difficult or impossible due to illness or disability and incorporates posturally supportive seating, including pressure cushions in many cases. Wheelchairs and seating solutions are prescribed typically by highly specialised Occupational or Physio Therapists. A wheelchair should be considered as a combination of chair, pressure cushion and posture aids. There are four main types of wheelchair: Manual. There are three types of manual ...

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• Wheelchair - Powerchairs
• Wheelchair - Buildings
• Wheelchair - Notable users
• Wheelchair - Fictional

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Ancient Roman culture evolved throughout the almost 1300-year history of that civilization. The term refers to the culture of the Roman Republic, later the Roman Empire, which, at peak, covered an area from Cumbria and Morocco to the Euphrates. Life in ancient Rome revolved around the city of Rome, located on seven hills, and its monumental structures like the Colosseum, the Forum of Trajan and the Pantheon. The city also had several theaters and gymnasiums, and many taverns, baths and brothels. Throughout the territory under t ...

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• Culture of ancient Rome - Historical and cultural context
• Culture of ancient Rome - Social structure
• Culture of ancient Rome - Customs and daily life
• Culture of ancient Rome - Clothing
• Culture of ancient Rome - Dining
• Culture of ancient Rome - Education
• Culture of ancient Rome - Language
• Culture of ancient Rome - The arts
• Culture of ancient Rome - Literature
• Culture of ancient Rome - Visual art
• Culture of ancient Rome - Music
• Culture of ancient Rome - Architecture
• Culture of ancient Rome - Sports and entertainment
• Culture of ancient Rome - Religion

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Because color is considered immaterial in judging Whippets, they come in a wide variety of colors and marking patterns, everything from solid black to solid white, with red, fawn, brindle, blue, or cream. All manner of spots and blazes and patches are seen, sometimes all in the same litter. Whippets are a medium-size dog ranging from 25 to 40 lbs (11-18 kg), with a maximum height of 22 inches (56 cm). There are dogs who have been referred to as "long-haired Whippets", but it is the opinion of the American Kennel Club and the American ...

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• Whippet - Appearance
• Whippet - Temperament
• Whippet - Health
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A computer game is a computer-controlled game that players may interact with. A video game is a computer game where a video display such as a monitor or television is the primary feedback device. These terms are not always interchangeable as some games, particularly older games, do not use a video display. Usually there are rules and goals, but in more open-ended games the player may be free to do whatever they like within the confines of the virtual universe. The phrase interactive entertainment is the formal ref ...

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• Computer and video games - History
• Computer and video games - The future of console gaming
• Computer and video games - Gameplay
• Computer and video games - Genres
• Computer and video games - Gaming platforms
• Computer and video games - Personal Computer
• Computer and video games - Console
• Computer and video games - Handheld
• Computer and video games - Arcade
• Computer and video games - Popularity
• Computer and video games - Sales
• Computer and video games - Computer and video games in the broader culture
• Computer and video games - Development
• Computer and video games - Game modifications
• Computer and video games - Naming

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Works can mean several things, including: drug paraphanelia albums called Works. a collection of an artist's creations. public works Microsoft Works, a collection of office programs by Microsoft. In motorsports, cars sponsored and tuned by automobile manufacturers (i.e. World Rally Championship, D1 or Formula D drifting, racing). Engineering structures such as earthworks, waterworks. In theology, works are good deeds, human actions;

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Chariot racing was one of the most popular ancient Greek and Roman sports. Chariot racing - Early chariot racing. It is unknown exactly where chariotracing began, but it may have been as old as chariots themselves. It is known from artistic evidence on pottery that the sport existed in the Mycenaean world, but the first literary reference to a chariot race is the one described by Homer in Book 23 of the Iliad, at the funeral games of Patroclus. The participants in this race were Diomedes, Eumelus, Antilochu ...

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• Chariot racing - Early chariot racing
• Chariot racing - The Olympic Games
• Chariot racing - Roman chariot racing
• Chariot racing - Byzantine chariot racing
• Chariot racing - Sources

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Interplay Entertainment Corporation is an American video game and computer game publisher and developer. It has been teetering on the brink of bankruptcy since mid-2004. Interplay Entertainment - History. The company was founded as "Interplay Productions" in Southern California in 1983 by former employees of a small video game developer called Boone Corporation. Interplay made a name for itself as a quality computer game developer with the role-playing games The Bard's Tale and WastelandIncluding:

• Interplay Entertainment - History
• Interplay Entertainment - Notable titles

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The characters and storylines originally started in Japan as the manga and anime series Mach Go Go Go (マッハGoGoGo) from the anime studio Tatsunoko Productions. First created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida (1933–1977) as a manga series in the 1960s, Mach Go Go Go made the jump to TV as an anime series in 1967. The central character in the anime and manga was a young race car driver named Gō Mifune (三船剛 Mifune Gō). Yoshida selected the names and symbolisms in his creation very carefully. The M ...

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Speed Racer, Speed Racer - Background, Speed Racer - The car, Speed Racer - The characters, Speed Racer - The legacy, Speed Racer - Newer series, Speed Racer - The comics, Speed Racer - The toys, Speed Racer - Other

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The 2005 event took place on December 3 again at the Stade de France in Paris. The individual event was won by Sébastien Loeb after Tom Kristensen crashed out of the final, and the Nations Cup event by Tom Kristensen and Mattias Ekström representing Scandinavia. Changes from the past included a number of wildcard drivers, the use of the Porsche 911 GT3 instead of the Ferrari 360 and the introduction of the Renault Mégane alongside the Citroën Xsara World Rally Car and now traditional "ROC Buggy" as competition car ...

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Race of Champions, Race of Champions - 2005, Race of Champions - 2004, Race of Champions - History, Race of Champions - External link

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A note on designations: the series letter (A, B, C, etc.) is used by Porsche to indicate the revision for production cars. It often changes annually to reflect changes for the new model year. The first 911 models are the 'A series', the first 993 cars are the 'R series'.) Porsche 911 - 2.0-litre / A and B series 1963-1969. The 911 was developed as a more powerful, larger, more comfortable replacement for the Porsche 356, the company's first model, and essentially a sporting evolution of the Volkswag ...

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Porsche 911, Porsche 911 - History, Porsche 911 - 2.0-litre / A and B series 1963-1969, Porsche 911 - 2.2-litre / C and D series 1970-1971, Porsche 911 - 2.4-litre / E and F series 1972-1973, Porsche 911 - Carrera RS 2.7, Porsche 911 - 2.7-litre / G H I and J series 1974-1977, Porsche 911 - Position vis-à-vis the Porsche 928, Porsche 911 - Type 930 / 911 Turbo 1975-1989, Porsche 911 - 911 SC 1978-1983, Porsche 911 - 911 Carrera 1984-1989, Porsche 911 - Type 964 1989-1994, Porsche 911 - Type 993 1995-1998, Porsche 911 - Type 996 1999-2004, Porsche 911 - Type 997 2004-present, Porsche 911 - Type 998, Porsche 911 - Porsche 911 in rallying, Porsche 911 - 1965, Porsche 911 - 1967, Porsche 911 - 1968, Porsche 911 - 1969, Porsche 911 - 1970, Porsche 911 - 1974, Porsche 911 - 1978, Porsche 911 - 1980, Porsche 911 - 1984, Porsche 911 - 1986, Porsche 911 - Awards, Porsche 911 - Notes

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Main article: Team Lotus The company encouraged its customers to race its cars, and itself entered Formula One as a team in 1958. A Lotus Formula One car driven by Stirling Moss won the first Grand Prix for the marque in 1960. Major success came in 1963 with the Lotus 25, which - with Jim Clark driving - won Lotus its first F1 World Championship. Clark's untimely death - he crashed driving a Formula Two Lotus 48 in March 1968 after his rear tyre failed in a turn - was a severe blow to the team and to Formula One. He was the dom ...

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Lotus Cars, Lotus Cars - Formula One, Lotus Cars - Lotus models, Lotus Cars - Previous, Lotus Cars - Current, Lotus Cars - Collaborations

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Manual transmission - Floor-mounted shifter. In most modern cars, gears are selected through a lever attached to the floor of the automobile—this selector is often called a gearstick, gear lever, gear selector, or simply shifter. Moving this lever forward, backward, left, and right allows the driver to select any given gear. In this configuration, the gear lever must b ...

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Manual transmission, Manual transmission - Unsynchronized transmission, Manual transmission - Synchronized transmission, Manual transmission - Internals, Manual transmission - Clutch, Manual transmission - Gear selection, Manual transmission - Floor-mounted shifter, Manual transmission - Column-mounted shifter, Manual transmission - Sequential manual, Manual transmission - Semi-manual, Manual transmission - Comparison with automatic transmissions, Manual transmission - Advantages, Manual transmission - Disadvantages, Manual transmission - Applications and popularity, Manual transmission - Driving technique, Manual transmission - Maintenance

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Speed as a physical property represents primarily instantaneous speed. In real life we often use average speed (denoted ), which is rate of total distance (or length) and time interval. For example, if you go 60 miles in 2 hours, your average speed during that time is 60/2 = 30 miles per hour, but your instantaneous speed may have varied. In mathematical notation: Instantaneous speed defined as a function of time on interval [t0,t1] gives av ...

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Speed, Speed - Average speed, Speed - Cultural significance

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The company was founded as "Interplay Productions" in Southern California in 1983 by former employees of a small video game developer called Boone Corporation. Interplay made a name for itself as a quality computer game developer with the role-playing games The Bard's Tale and Wasteland, which were published by Electronic Arts. Interplay started publishing its own games, starting with Neuromancer and Battle Chess, in 1988, and then moved on to publish and distribute games from other companies, while continuing internal game development. In 1993, Interplay published the hit game D ...

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Interplay Entertainment, Interplay Entertainment - History, Interplay Entertainment - Notable titles

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Often an umbrella term for several types of kayaks, Skin on Frame boats are primarily considered a more traditional boat in design, materials, construction, and technique. They are often the lightest kayaks, and traditionally made of drift wood pegged and or lashed together and seal skin stretched over it, as those were the easiest materials to source in the arctic regions. The Dutch were some of the first Europeans to take interest in the indigenous American boat design, spelling the name for these Inuit & Aleut boats, QajaqSee also:

Kayak, Kayak - Origins, Kayak - Skin on frame kayaks, Kayak - Folding kayaks, Kayak - Whitewater kayaks, Kayak - Surf kayaks, Kayak - Recreational kayaks, Kayak - Flatwater racing kayaks, Kayak - Inflatable kayaks

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Chain lubrication is a common problem for cyclists. Liquid lubricants penetrate to the inside of the links and are not easily displaced, but quickly attract dirt. "Dry" lubricants, often containing wax or Teflon, have poor penetrating qualities unless carried in an evaporating solvent, but stay cleaner in use. The cardinal rule for long chain life is never to lubricate a dirty chain, as this washes abrasive particles into the rollers. Chains should be cleaned before lubrication. An alternative approach is to change the (relatively cheap) cha ...

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Bicycle chain, Bicycle chain - History, Bicycle chain - Maintenance

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Greyhound adoption - Medical care. Typically when a group or individual picks up a Greyhound from the racetrack they need a significant amount of basic medical care: Dental cleaning Treatment for worms or other parasites Spaying and neutering Vaccinations such as rabies A microchip implant to provide a record of ownership and identification Ear cleaning to remove dirt from the tracks Clipping nails, flea bath Treatment of existing injuries, as appropriate

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Greyhound adoption, Greyhound adoption - Background, Greyhound adoption - Origins of the Greyhound adoption movement, Greyhound adoption - Care by adoption groups, Greyhound adoption - Medical care, Greyhound adoption - Living conditions, Greyhound adoption - Behavior of adopted greyhounds

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Although many participating in this scene race legally on tracks, import racing is often associated with illegal street racing. This has led to a broader stereotype that those driving modified compact cars are participating in illegal activities, especially those driven by Asian Americans.[citation needed] Another cultural development, gaining prominence around the turn of the century, has been the division between enthusiasts primarily interested in modifications with likely performance gains (usually for racing app ...

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Import scene, Import scene - History, Import scene - Car shows, Import scene - Negative stereotypes, Import scene - Motion pictures, Import scene - Video games, Import scene - Magazine publications

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Early handheld games utilized very simple mechanisms to interact with players, often limited to lighted buttons and sound effects. Notable early handheld games included the Mattel Auto Race (1976) and Mattel Electronic Football (1977) which featured very simple red-LED displays; gameplay involved the player pressing buttons to move his car or quarterback icon (represented by a bright dot) to avoid obstacles (represented by less bright dots). In 1978 the Milton Bradley Company entered the handheld market with Simon, a simple color-and-sound-m ...

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Handheld electronic game, Handheld electronic game - History, Handheld electronic game - Handhelds today, Handheld electronic game - External references

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In the 1960s Björn Karlström suggested that Saab should develop a new two seater sports car with a two stroke engine, but this time it would be a coupe and not a convertible. Two prototypes were developed, the Saab MFI13 by Malmö Flygindustri and the Saab Catherina by Sixten Sason. The MFI13 was the one selected for production. In 1966 the MFI13 was, after some modifications, put into production at ASJ in Arlöv as the "Saab 97" - that year only 28 units were produced, and a further 230 in 1967. The engine was a three-cylinder, two-stroke engine giving 60 hp (45 kW). The Sonett II could do 0 to 100 km/h in 12.5 ...

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Saab Sonett, Saab Sonett - Sonett I, Saab Sonett - Sonett II, Saab Sonett - Sonett III, Saab Sonett - Sonett IV, Saab Sonett - Sonett V Prototype

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