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Barra Head History It would also be of great assistance to the coastal shipping off Argyll and to foreign-going vessels approaching the West Coast of Scotland. The main optic is now an acetylene operated Dalen revolving pedestal, manufactured by AGA. The Commissioners approved the recommendation and preliminary reports were prepared early in 1830. www.nlb.org.uk /ourlights/history/barrahead.htm

Recording head - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Magnetic - Magnetic recording heads use the principles of electromagnetism to coerce a paramagnetic recording medium, such as iron oxides, to orient in a readable manner. Optical - Optical recording heads use the principles of optics and light to impart energy on a recording medium, which accepts the energy in a readable manner, e.g. Earlier systems, such as phonograph records, used mechanical heads known as styli to physically cut grooves in the recording medium, in a configuration (of size, width, depth and position) recoverable as sound. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Recording_head

Home Page The Head of the River Race is rowed on the River Thames from Mortlake to Putney in March each year The next race is on Saturday 19 March 2005 at 10.00 a.m.subject to confirmation of tidal prediction. In view of the large number of Entries for the 2002 Race which had to be rejected due to exceeding the 420 limit, the Committee carried out a Survey of Competitors in order to include their views in forward planning for a future large entry. www.horr.co.uk

Head (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The head of a sail is its uppermost corner or, in the case of four-cornered sails, sometimes its uppermost edge. Head is the nickname of KoЯn's former guitarist Brian Welch. The head is the nautical name both for a toilet or latrine of a marine vessel, and for the structure projecting from the bows of sailing ships which served the same purpose for the crew. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Head_(disambiguation)   (629 words)

Head cheese - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Head cheese is in fact not a cheese, but rather a terrine made of meat taken from the head of a calf or pig (sometimes a sheep or cow) that would not otherwise be considered appealing. Head cheese is usually eaten at room temperature, or sliced as a sandwich meat. In England, head cheese is referred to as brawn, and in France it is called fromage de tête, which translates as "cheese of the head". en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Head_cheese   (243 words)

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Patrick Head - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Head was involved in a number of new projects all trying to become established as car builders or engineering companies and it was during this period that Head and Frank Williams met. Patrick Head was born into motor sport, his father racing Jaguar sportscars in the 1950s, and was privately educated at Wellington College. Head's move to Engineering Director was widely seen as demotion and final acceptance by Sir Frank Williams that he was no longer able to bring the team the level of success it had once enjoyed. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Patrick_Head   (881 words)

Holborn Head - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The point of Holborn Head is at 58° 37′ 21″ N 03° 32′ 11″ W ( grid reference ND10857155), but the lighthouse of Holborn Head, which was operational until 2003, is about one kilometre (half a mile) south of the point, near Scrabster Harbour on the western shore of Thurso Bay, at 58° 36′ 54″ N 03° 32′ 24″ W. Holborn Head Lighthouse was designed and built by David Stevenson and completed in 1862. The name Holborn appears to be Norse in origin, meaning hillfort. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Holborn_Head_Lighthouse   (881 words)

Bray - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bray Head is the highest point in the locality. Then there is the scenic cliff walk (7Km/4 miles) around the side of Bray Head to Greystones or you can climb right to the top of Bray Head with fine views all the way up the Dublin coast. Bray is known as the "Gateway to Wicklow" and is the longest established seaside town in the country. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bray   (881 words)

Head butt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Head butting is a fighting technique that uses the cranium to strike an opponent to cause injury or a knockout. In boxing, a head butt is illegal and if it is done intentionally the fighter that did it is subject to a point-deduction. Head butting is part of the traditional Inuit culture: "When Atanarjuat wins away Oki's promised wife-to-be, the beautiful Atuat, in a head punching competition, Oki vows to get even." This is an Inuit legend made into a movie called "Atanarjuat, The fast runner". en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Headbutt   (259 words)

Flower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Flowering plants are heterosporangiate (producing two types of reproductive spores) and the pollen (male spores) and ovules (female spores) are produced in different organs, but these are together in a bisporangiate strobilus that is the typical flower. For example, the two subclasses of flowering plants may be distinguished by the number of floral organs in each whorl: dicotyledons typically having 4 or 5 organs (or a multiple of 4 or 5) in each whorl and monocotyledons having three or some multiple of three. For funeral flowers and flowers for the grieving en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flower   (1612 words)

Head Pednathise Head Pednathise Head is the Isles of Scilly. Head of the Charles Regatta The Head of the Charles Regatta is a Cambridge. Head of the Harbor, New York Head of the Harbor is a village located in 2000 census, the village had a total population... www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/head.html   (1612 words)

Head shop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Head shops served as an important outlet for the underground comics of Robert Crumb and other counterculture cartoonists. A head shop is a retail outlet specializing in paraphernalia related to consumption of cannabis, other recreational drugs, and New Age herbs, as well as generally selling counterculture art, magazines, music, clothing, and home decor. The etymology of the term "head shop" is uncertain. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Head_shop   (577 words)

Binaural recording - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Typical stereo recordings are mixed for loudspeaker arrangements, and do not factor in natural crossfeed or sonic shaping of the head and ear, since these things happen naturally as a person listens. Binaural recordings that are intended to be played back through standard headphones should therefore be recorded with (omnidirectional) microphones outside the ears, approximately at the location where the headphone loudspeaker will be sitting. Particularly in pre-Walkman days, most consumers considered headphones an inconvenience, and were only interested in recordings that could be listened to on a home stereo system or in automobiles. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Binaural_recording   (577 words)

Rowing - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch A head race is another type of regatta rowers can compete in, which take place from the fall season to spring (depending on local conditions). However, the next day, the bumping crew will start ahead of the crew that was bumped. If a crew catches up with the crew ahead of them, and a bump is awarded, both crews pull to the side of the bank and take no further part in that race. encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /rowing.htm   (577 words)

Howth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The village of Howth spans most of the northern part of Howth Head and is connected to nearby Sutton via a narrow strip of land. Howth (Irish: Beann Éadair) is a residental area in the County of Fingal (previously County Dublin) in the Republic of Ireland. In 1914, thousands of rifles were landed at Howth by Erskine Childers for the Irish Volunteers. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Howth   (208 words)

Frank Howard (football coach) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Howard retired from coaching on December 10, 1969, after 39 years on the Clemson coaching staff, 30 of which were as head coach. Howard served on the coaching staff of the Blue-Gray game in Montgomery, Alabama in 1941, 1952, 1959, and 1966; was on the East staff of the annual East-West game in San Francisco in December 1960, and again in December l962; and was named coach of the South squad in Miami's l96l and l969 North-South game. Howard was also honored in December 1981, when he was inducted into the Orange Bowl Hall of Honor along with former Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, and Tommy McDonald, a former Oklahoma star. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frank_Howard_(football_coach)   (2004 words)

Sunflower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant in the Family Asteraceae with a large flower head (inflorescence). The sunflower is the state flower of the U.S. state of Kansas, and one of the city flowers of Kitakyushu, Japan. These cultivars are less attractive to gardeners growing the flowers as ornamental plants, but appeal to farmers, because they reduce bird damage and losses from some plant diseases. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sunflower   (725 words)

Facts about topic: (Diamond Head (film)) Diamond Head was a 1963 (additional info and facts about 1963) movie (A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement) staring Charlton Heston (additional info and facts about Charlton Heston) and Yvette Mimieux (additional info and facts about Yvette Mimieux). www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/di/diamond_head_(film).htm   (51 words)

Dale Head - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia One of the most popular ascent routes of Dale Head begins from the summit of Honister Pass, where there is a car park and a youth hostel. Among the natural features of Dale Head is Dale Head Tarn, a body of water approximately 1 kilometre to the east of the summit. The summit of Dale Head enjoys an end-on view of the Newlands Valley to the north. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dale_Head   (51 words)

Edith Head - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edith Head's interview was included in Boze Hadleigh's book about his interviews with 10 Hollywood lesbians, and while she wasn't talking too bluntly, the gossip about Head from other sources such as actress Elsa Lanchester, who was also a lesbian, indicated that she preferred relationships with women to those with men. Edith Head refused to be shown alongside Givenchy in the credits, so she was given credit for the costumes, even though the Academy's votes were obviously for Hepburn's attire. Head's influence on world fashion was far reaching, especially in the 1950s when she began appearing on Art Linkletter's television program and writing books on fashion. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edith_Head   (1193 words)

Head unit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A head unit is a component of a stereo system either in a vehicle or home theater system used to tie together and provide a unified interface system for the various components of a system, ranging from audio players such as a remote-mounted CD changer, to the speakers or audio amplifiers. An antiquated name for a head unit is a receiver. The most standard sizes in vehicles are single DIN. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Head_unit   (106 words)

Seal Colony at Turakirae Head on the Cook Strait pics. Seal Colony at Turakirae Head on the Cook Strait pics... www.geocities.com /iaigilham/sealcolonypics.htm   (106 words)

Global Fly Fisher, Cone Head Tube Fly, a new way of tying tube flies, Oivind Urkedal The Cone Head Tube Fly is precisely what the name indicates: a tube fly with a cone head. how to make a tube fly you know how to make a Cone Head fly. Cone heads mounted on inner tube (left) and inserted in the "main" tube (right). www.globalflyfisher.com /staff/urkedal/conehead   (106 words)

Head teacher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In parts of the UK and elsewhere, a head teacher or head master is the most senior teacher in a school. A school may also have a deputy head and possibly one or more assistant heads who act as assistants or subordinates of the headmaster. Either may also be referred to as "the head". en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Head_teacher   (196 words)

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