Whip Did You Mean whip(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Whips are used to produce a loud sharp sound?a "crack"?to drive or direct livestock or harnessed animals.
Dressage whips are usually 3 feet long and are used to refine the aids of the rider, not to hurt the horse.
The whip is occasionally portrayed in popular culture in various contexts, but the most well known and memorable whip user is undoubtedly Indiana Jones, the swashbuckling archaeologist adventurer, whom uses the whip for a variety of things, not the least of which is to swing over chasms and long distances.
The Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons is assisted by the Deputy Chief Whip, Whips, and Assistant Whips.
The Chief Whip is usually appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, the Deputy Chief Whip as Treasurer of HM (Her Majesty's) Household, two Whips as Comptroller of HM Household and as Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household, and the remaining Whips as Lords Commissioners of the Treasury.
Disregarding a "three-line whip," even by failing to attend the session, is a serious matter and may result in "withdrawal of the whip", which is a form of expulsion from the party.
The whip is actually the first man-made object to break the sound barrier.
This is a coach whip used for driving on horses harnessed to a buggy, or small open carriage.
The buggy whip industry ceased to exist with the introduction of the automobile, and is cited in economics and marketing as a classic example of an industry ceasing to exist because its market niche, and the need for its product, disappears.
Speaker (politics) Encyclopedia(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires.
The other senior government Whips are also given offices in the Government, usually in Her Majesty's Household: the Deputy Chief Whip as Treasurer of HM (Her Majesty's) Household, the next two Whips are Comptroller of HM Household and Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household, and the remaining Whips are Lords Commissioners of the Treasury.
In both houses the Minority Whip is the second highest-ranking individual in the minority party (the party with the lesser number of legislators in a legislative body), outranked only by the Minority Leader.
Percussion instrument Encyclopedia(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
singer (disambiguation) In music a singer is a type of musician who uses his or her voice as an instrument to produce music.
Usually, singing refers to vocal melody only, though vocalist is a similar term which which also encompasses non-melodic sounds and effectively includes anyone using their voice as part of a musical composition, including spoken word and rapping.
drum (disambiguation) drum (disambiguation).]] A drum is a musical instrument in the percussion family, technically classified as a membranophone.
Division Bell Encyclopedia(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The headquarters of the major parties are all within the reach of the division bell and this area roughly defines the geographical limits of the Westminster Bubble.
When the tellers are ready, the lobbies' exit doors are opened, and the members counted by the tellers, and their names recorded by clerks, as they leave.
The division begins with the whips from both the government and the official opposition bowing to the Speaker and each other before returning to their seats.
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Ira Forms(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Let's see what the general opinion is. Tannin :::::This isn't a policy or anything so I don't see a point in having to wait for a "consensus" to emerge.
But since you mentioned it, Dante did ask the mailing list about this exact issue and the consensus so far there is that this should be a disambiguation page.
The usage in the USA is not going to go away anytime soon - besides there aren't that many pages linking here as it is (unlike with football).
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
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Scorpion (disambiguation)(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
We have compiled many new Scorpion (disambiguation) resources to help you find the Scorpion (disambiguation) your looking for.
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Scorpion, the leader of the Scorpion terrorist gang in the Hardy Boys #58 The Sting of the Scorpion
Balrog: Encyclopedia topic(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
For more Balrogs see Balrog (disambiguation) (Balrog (disambiguation): more facts about this subject)
[follow hyperlink for more...]) form is Valarauko) was a tall, menacing creature made equally of fire and shadow and with a fiery whip (whip: An instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping) of many thongs.
While "thousands" clearly is not according to author intent a more probable number, taking into account the writings, is that there were at least a dozen.
Crackers(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
A short length of twisted twine or string attached to the end of a whip (because of the cracking noise it produces)
A pejorative slang term used by racist fl Americans against any light skinned person, the rough equivalent of white Nigger.
Cracking (chemistry), a chemical process in which large molecules are broken up into simpler, smaller ones
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Josh Beckett Encyclopedia(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
:For other things named Beckett, see Beckett (disambiguation) Joshua Patrick (Josh) Beckett (born May 15, 1980) is a right handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball.
His career thus far has been impressive, but blisters and other ailments have limited him to only 99 starts (101 appearances) over the past four years.
His most productive season came in 2005, when he posted career-highs in wins (15), starts (29), innings (178.2), strikeouts (166) and WHIP (1.18), as he tossed in a sharp 3.38 ERA for good measure.