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Dead centre — For the lathe tool, see lathe center. In a reciprocating engine, the dead centre is the position of a piston in which it is farthest from, or nearest to, the crankshaft. The former is known as top dead centre (TDC) while the latter is known as… … Wikipedia
Bottom bracket — A square taper cartridge bottom bracket. The bottom bracket on a bicycle connects the crankset to the bicycle and allows the crankset to rotate freely. It contains a spindle that the crankset attaches to, and the bearings that allow the spindle… … Wikipedia
Dead Sea — For the Brian Keene book of the same name, see Dead Sea (novel). Dead Sea A view from the Israeli side looking across to Jordan Coord … Wikipedia
Dead-ball era — Ebbets Field in 1913 The dead ball era is a baseball term used to describe the period between 1900 (though some date it to the beginning of baseball) and the emergence of Babe Ruth as a power hitter in 1919. In 1919, Ruth hit a then league record … Wikipedia
Dead zone (ecology) — This article is about the oceanic phenomenon. For other uses, see Dead Zone (disambiguation). Red circles show the location and size of many dead zones. Black dots show dead zones of unknown size. The size and number of marine dead zones areas… … Wikipedia
Lathe center — Dead center mounted in the spindle of a lathe and being used to support a workpiece being driven by a carrier setup A lathe center, often shortened to center, is a tool that has been ground to a point as to accurately position a workpiece about… … Wikipedia
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea caption = Cover art from the 2006 DVD release of the 1st season of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea showing stars Richard Basehart (l) and David Hedison, with the submarine, Seaview… … Wikipedia
Izod Center — The Izod Center as seen from a nearby parking garage Former names Brendan Byrne Arena (1981–1996) … Wikipedia
List of Dead Like Me characters — This is a list of the characters from the Showtime comedy drama series Dead Like Me. Contents 1 George Lass 2 Rube Sofer 2.1 Ante … Wikipedia
Race to the bottom — In government regulation, a race to the bottom is a phenomenon that is said to occur when competition between nations or states (over investment capital, for example) leads to the progressive dismantling of regulatory standards. This theory, also … Wikipedia
Tampa Bay Center — The Tampa Bay Center was a shopping mall located in Tampa, Florida, across the street from Tampa Stadium. When it was opened in 1976 the 877,000 square foot Tampa Bay Center was Tampa s fourth major mall and operated until 2001, when most of its… … Wikipedia
