Archive for April, 2008



You Turn || which a side

You Turn is the first collection of songs ever released by Audio Adrenaline. This cassette was released in 1989 by Landmark Recording Studios.

Track listing

Side one

“He’s Commin’ Back”

“Set Me Free”

“Take Me Now”

“If You Believe”

“You Know My Heart”

Side two

“I Desire”

“Calling Your Name”

“Run To The Arms”

“Far Too Long”

“Look Up!”

Postal Reform Bills: A Side-by-Side Comparison of H.R. 22 and […]

Bring on the Snakes (2001) is the second proper, full-length album recorded by the indie rock band Crooked Fingers. The album was recorded and produced in Fall 2000 in Pittsboro, NC by Brian Paulson and was released in February of 2001.

Track listing

“The Rotting Strip ”

“Devil’s Train”

“Surrender is Treason”

“Sad Love”

“Doctor’s of Deliverance”

“Every Dull Moment”

“Here Come […]

Rotorhead - an enthusiast of Wankel rotary engines. Rotorheads are usually fond of Mazda RX-7s and RX-8s. Also refers to helicopter pilots or helicopter enthusiasts, as the rotary wing assemblies on these aircraft are called rotors. In the helicopter industry the Rotorhead generally refers to the assembly that the rotor blades are fixed to […]

Normal force || the normal

In physics, the normal force <math> F_n\ </math> (or in some books N) is the component, perpendicular to the surface of contact, of the contact force exerted by, for example, the surface of a floor or wall, on an object, preventing the object from entering the floor or wall. In a static situation it is […]

Po (term) || sell for large

A “Po” is an idea which moves thinking forward to a new place from where new ideas or solutions may be found. The term was created by Edward de Bono as part of a lateral thinking technique to suggest forward movement, that is, making a statement and seeing where it leads to. It is […]

Get a Life is a compact disc recorded by the band Stiff Little Fingers, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music).

Track listing

“Get a Life” (Burns) – 5:53

“Can’t Believe in You” (Burns) – 4:58

“The Road to Kingdom Come” (Burns) – 3:27

“Walk Away” (Burns) – 5:20

“No Laughing Matter” (Burns) – 2:52

“Harp” (Burns) – 3:49

“Forensic Evidence” (Burns) – […]

McDonald is a small lunar impact crater located in the central Mare Imbrium. This crater is a cup-shaped feature with a circular rim, and has not been significantly eroded. It lies to the southeast of the slightly larger Carlini crater, in an isolated part of the maria.

This feature was identified as ‘Carlini B’ prior to […]

Vals is the Spanish word for waltz. In English it refers to:

Vals, a style of tango

Vals (Peruvian), the Peruvian Vals Criollo style of music

There are also several places named Vals:

Several places in France; traditionally refers to the commune of Vals-les-bains

Vals, Ariège in the Ariège département

The municipality of Vals, Switzerland

Vals, Austria, […]

Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is a national wildlife park in Tinsukia, Assam, India.

650 square km makes this the largest park in all of Assam. One of the nineteen of the biodiversity hotspots around the world.

Originally created to help converse the habitat of the rare White-winged wood duck, the park is also home to other rare creatures […]

In feudal law, Nulle terre sans seigneur is the principle that one provides services to the sovereign (usually serving in his army) for the right to receive land from the sovereign.

In the original French the expression means “No land without a lord” though the legal sense might be more “no property without a liege” since […]

WOGI || flipped

WOGI, Froggy 98 FM, is a Froggy branded Country music outlet serving the Pittsburgh area. The station, which is owned by Keymarket, operates at 98.3 MHz with an ERP 3.5 kw and is licensed to Duquesne, Pennsylvania. Its transmitter is located in Pittsburgh. In addition, their format is also simulcasted on their AM sister WFGI […]

The ten shilling coin was a pre-decimal coin worth ½ of an Irish pound, the highest value coin in the pre-decimal system. The coin featured Cúchulainn, the mythical Irish hero; the coin was produced for the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising and commenced circulation on April 12 1966 and was designed by T Hugh […]

The one pound coin was introduced on 20 June 1990. The design is of a red deer, by the Irish artist Tom Ryan, and based on photographs taken by Sean RyanThe Wild Red Deer of Killarney, Sean Ryan, ISBN 1-902011-09-0 of red deer from the Irish national deer herd in Killarney National Park. In 2000 […]

Coining can be:

Production of money — see mint (coin), money, or monetarism.

creation or definition of neologisms (new words or phrases)

A machining process — see coining (machining)

Counterfeiting of coins.

A massage therapy practiced in China and Southeast Asia, also known as “coin rubbing” - see Gua Sha.

An Australian drinking game with similar rules to pennying but using […]

Algorithmic learning theory (or inductive inference) is a framework for machine learning.

The framework was introduced in E. Mark Gold’s seminal paper “Language identification in the limit”. The objective of language identification is for a machine running one program to be capable of developing another program by which any given sentence can be tested to determine […]

Junk silver is an informal term used in the United States and Canada for any silver coin which is in only fair condition and has no collectible value above the bullion value of the silver it contains. Such coins are popular amongst those seeking to invest in silver, particularly in small amounts. The word “junk” […]

For ulnar deviation as a type of hand movement, see Ulnar deviation under Anatomical terms of location.

Ulnar deviation, also known as ulnar drift, is a hand deformity in which the swelling of the metacarpophalangeal joints (the big knuckles at the base of the fingers) causes the fingers to become displaced, tending towards the little finger. […]

Key date || coin sticking

In coin collecting, a key date refers to a date (or date and mint mark combination) of a given coin series or set that is harder to obtain than other dates in the series. The next level of difficult to obtain coins in series are often referred to as semi-key dates or simply semi-keys.

For […]

Multipath interference is a phenomenon in the physics of waves whereby a wave from a source travels to a detector via two or more paths and, under the right condition, the two (or more) components of the wave interfere. The condition necessary is that the components of the wave remain coherent throughout the whole extent […]

The two pence coin was the third smallest denomination of the Irish pound which was decimalised on Decimal Day, February 15, 1971. It was the third of three new designs introduced all in bronze.

The coin was designed by the Irish artist Gabriel Hayes and the design is adapted from the Second Bible of Charles the […]

The Four Coins were a popular vocal group, consisting of Jimmy Gregorakis, George Mantalis, and brothers George and Jack Mahramas. They were all of Greek heritage and came from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, also known for Perry Como. A local orchestra leader, Lee Barrett, took them to audition in Cincinnati, Ohio and this led to their cutting […]

The following roads are numbered 18:

Canada

Alberta Highway 18

British Columbia Highway 18

Manitoba Highway 18

Prince Edward Island Route 18

Saskatchewan Highway 18

Japan

Route 18 (Japan)

Russia

M18 Motorway running from Saint Petersburg to Murmansk

United Kingdom

A18 road that links Doncaster with Ludborough in Lincolnshire

M18 Motorway in Yorkshire running from Rotherham to Goole

United States

U.S. Route 18

State Route 18 […]

Regular issue coinage is a term that distinguishes coins created for commerce from commemorative coins. Regular issue coins are normally produced in relatively large numbers, and are primarily meant to be used as pocket change, not collected. Business Strike is the technical term for regular issue coinage.

Because special collector coins, such as proof coinage, are […]

Coin orientation (or coin alignment or variations of these) is a feature of coins. When viewing one side of a coin with coin orientation, correct side up, the coin must be flipped about its horizontal axis in order to see the other side the correct way up. In other words, the image on one face […]

This article is a collection of concise Numismatic and coin collecting terms for the beginner or professional.

‘Numismatics (ancient Greek: ‘) is the scientific study of money and its history in all its varied forms. While numismatists are often characterized as studying coins, the discipline also includes the study of banknotes, stock certificates, medals, medallions, and […]