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Spanner (other)
A spanner is a kind of hand tool. Spanner may also refer to: Technology and engineering * Adjustable spanner * Spanner, a brand of prostatic stent#Food and drug administration approved stents, prostatic stent * Spanner (database), distributed database technology developed by Google * Spanner (screw drive), a type of screw drive that consists of two holes in the screw head and two pins on the tool Arts and entertainment * Spanner (journal), ''Spanner'' (journal), a former British periodical * Spanners (album), ''Spanners'' (album), by The Black Dog * Spanner Films, a company founded by film director Franny Armstrong * ''A Spanner in the Works'', a Rod Stewart album * Spanner, a fictional List of Reborn! antagonists#Spanner, character in ''Reborn!'' cartoons * Ralph Spanner, a fictional character in ''Round the Twist'' * Spanner Banner, Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician Other uses * Spanner (surname) * Operation Spanner, a British police investigation ** Spanner Trust, a UK B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanner
A wrench or spanner is a tool used to provide grip and mechanical advantage in applying torque to turn objects—usually rotary fasteners, such as Nut (hardware), nuts and screw, bolts—or keep them from turning. In the United Kingdom, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand ''spanner'' is the standard term. The most common shapes are called ''open-ended spanner'' and ''ring spanner''. The term ''wrench'' is generally used for tools that turn non-fastening devices (e.g. tap wrench and pipe wrench), or may be used for a monkey wrench—an adjustable pipe wrench. In North American English, ''wrench'' is the standard term. The most common shapes are called ''open-end wrench'' and ''box-end wrench''. In American English, ''spanner'' refers to a specialized wrench with a series of pins or tabs around the circumference. (These pins or tabs fit into the holes or notches cut into the object to be turned). In American commerce, such a wrench may be called a ''spanner wrench'' to dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adjustable Spanner
An adjustable spanner (UK and most other Anglophone countries), also called a shifting spanner (Australia and New Zealand) or adjustable wrench (US and Canada), is any of various styles of wrench, spanner (wrench) with a movable jaw, allowing it to be used with different sizes of fastener head (nut (hardware), nut, screw, bolt, etc.) rather than just one fastener size, as with a conventional fixed spanner. Forms and names There are many forms of adjustable spanners; many of them are screw thread, screw-adjusted, whereas others use levers, and some early ones used wedges. The early taper-locking spanners needed a hammer to set the movable jaw to the size of the nut. The modern screw-adjusted spanner and lever types are easily and quickly adjusted. Some adjustable spanners automatically adjust to the size of the nut, using a motor and battery. Simpler models use a serrated edge to lock the movable jaw to size, while more sophisticated versions are digital types that use sheets or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prostatic Stent
A prostatic stent is a stent used to keep open the male urethra and allow the passing of urine in cases of prostatic obstruction and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Prostatic obstruction is a common condition with a variety of causes. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the most common cause, but obstruction may also occur acutely after treatment for BPH such as transurethral needle ablation of the prostate (TUNA), transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT), prostate cancer or after radiation therapy. Classification There are two types of prostatic stent: temporary and permanent. Although a permanent prostatic stent is not a medical treatment, it falls under the classification of a surgical procedure. Placement of a permanent prostatic stent is carried out as an outpatient treatment under local, topical or spinal anesthesia and usually takes about 15–30 minutes. A temporary prostatic stent can be inserted in a simila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanner (database)
Spanner is a distributed SQL database management and storage service developed by Google. It provides features such as global transactions, strongly consistent reads, and automatic multi-site replication and failover. Spanner is used in Google F1, the database for its advertising business Google Ads, as well as Gmail and Google Photos. Features Spanner stores large amounts of mutable structured data. Spanner allows users to perform arbitrary queries using SQL with relational data while maintaining strong consistency and high availability for that data with synchronous replication. Key features of Spanner: * Transactions can be applied across rows, columns, tables, and databases within a Spanner universe. * Clients can control the replication and placement of data using automatic multi-site replication and failover. * Replication is synchronous and strongly consistent. * Reads are strongly consistent and data is versioned to allow for stale reads: clients can read previous version ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanner (screw Drive)
At a minimum, a screw drive is a set of shaped cavities and protrusions on the screw head that allows torque to be applied to it. Usually, it also involves a mating tool, such as a screwdriver, that is used to turn it. Some of the less-common drives are classified as being "tamper-resistant". Most heads come in a range of sizes, typically distinguished by a number, such as "Phillips #00". Overview Slotted drives Slot Slot screw drives have a single horizontal indentation (the ''slot'') in the fastener head and is driven by a "common blade" or flat-bladed screwdriver. This form was the first type of screw drive to be developed, and, for centuries, it was the simplest and cheapest to make because it can just be sawed or filed. Blunt or damaged tools can easily be re-ground as required in any workshop. It is unique because the slot head is straightforward to manufacture, and because it can be driven by a simple handtool. The ''slotted screw'' is commonly found in existing p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanner (journal)
''Spanner'' was a British journal on non-market socialism. History In October 1987 the Guildford branch of the Socialist Party of Great Britain circulated a discussion document around the Party which was to create controversy. It arose from discussions within the Party as to how socialist society could be organised to most effectively solve the problems left by capitalism. The document, entitled "The Road To Socialism", questioned at a fundamental level the Socialist Party's established view of how socialism is likely to come about, labelling it the "Big Bang" theory of revolution. It argued that the Party needed to develop "a more sophisticated multi-dimensional model of socialist transformation which nevertheless incorporates the more useful insights of the old theory", but it was precisely what was meant by "multi-dimensional" that was to cause difficulties. Ideology What Guildford had in mind was that the growing socialist movement would have a profound economic impact on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanners (album)
''Spanners'' is the third studio album by English electronic music group The Black Dog. It was released via Warp on 16 January 1995. It peaked at number 30 on the UK Albums Chart. Critical reception Ned Raggett of AllMusic praised ''Spanners'', saying, "The highlights are many, most often achieving a solid combination of dancefloor friendliness and unexpected sonic trickery." David Browne of ''Entertainment Weekly'' described it as "a series of antiseptic, hypnosis-inducing machine burbles, but with just the right amount of jarring elements to keep listeners awake." Shana Ting Lipton of ''CMJ New Music Monthly'' called it "an epic journey through life in the modern world." In 2017, ''Spanners'' ranked at number 42 on ''Pitchfork A pitchfork or hay fork is an agricultural tool used to pitch loose material, such as hay, straw, manure, or leaves. It has a long handle and usually two to five thin tines designed to efficiently move such materials. The term is also applie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanner Films
Spanner Films is a small London-based documentary company founded by film director Franny Armstrong in 1997. Productions The company's earliest production was '' McLibel'' (1997/2005), a documentary film about David Morris and Helen Steel, a postman and a gardener, who took on McDonald's and won the case, with courtroom reconstructions by Ken Loach. '' Drowned Out'' (2002) follows an Indian family who decide to stay at home and drown rather than make way for the Narmada Dam. ''The Age of Stupid'', a drama-documentary-animation hybrid film about anthropogenic climate change, was released in 2009. The film was crowd funded via a bespoke website which raised £1.5m. ''Pie Net Zero'', a comedic short film about climate change and biosequestration efforts in South West England written by Armstrong and comedian Tom Walker and featuring Walker’s character Jonathan Pie, was released in 2020. Future productions In March 2014 Spanner Films announced their new project ''Undercovers'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Spanner In The Works
'' A Spanner in the Works '' is the seventeenth studio album released by Rod Stewart on 29 May 1995. It ended a four-year gap since his previous studio album, '' Vagabond Heart''. Although he did release the live album '' Unplugged...and Seated'' in 1993, as of 2024, this remains Stewart's longest break between studio albums. It was released on Warner Bros. Records in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. Five singles were released: "You're The Star", " Leave Virginia Alone", "This", "Lady Luck", and " Purple Heather". Content The album includes covers of Bob Dylan's " Sweetheart Like You" and The Blue Nile's " The Downtown Lights". The song "Muddy, Sam and Otis" is Stewart's tribute to Muddy Waters, Sam Cooke, and Otis Redding. Track 12, later released as a single featuring the Scottish Euro '96 Football Squad, "Purple Heather" is a folk song that normally goes by the name " Wild Mountain Thyme". It is often credited as traditional, but was written by Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Reborn! Antagonists
The antagonists of the ''Reborn!'' anime and manga series, known in Japan as ''Katekyō Hitman Reborn!'', are created by Akira Amano. Set in a fictional town called Namimori in Heisei, modern Japan, the series' main protagonists are of Japanese descent. However, their connection to an Italian Mafia family results in a majority of other characters introduced being mainly of Italian descent, including most of its antagonists. The story centers on middle school student Tsuna Sawada, Tsunayoshi "Tsuna" Sawada, who finds out that he is the heir to the List of Reborn! characters#Vongola Family, Vongola crime family. Reborn, the Title role, titular character and infant hitman, is sent to train him, and slowly recruits members into Tsuna's own Mafia family. They eventually attract attention from those who want to annihilate the future boss of the Vongola Family. Enemies such as the #Kokuyo Gang, Kokuyo Gang, a group of Mafia criminals, and #The Varia, The Varia, an elite team of assassins, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round The Twist
''Round the Twist'' is an Australian children's comedy drama television series which follows the supernatural adventures of the Twist family, who leave their conventional residence to live in a lighthouse, in the fictional coastal town of Port Niranda. The series was created and produced by Patricia Edgar, and developed by the Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF) as a show that both children and parents could watch. Early episodes were based on stories by author Paul Jennings (Australian author), Paul Jennings. History Patricia Edgar agreed to have Jennings write the series on the condition he would be mentored by and collaborate with the director, actor, and writer Esben Storm. Edgar previously worked with Storm on the children's show ''Winners (Australian TV series), Winners'' and the TV film series ''Touch the Sun (Australian TV series), Touch the Sun''. The partnership between Edgar, Storm and Jennings was an efficient team for the development of the first se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanner Banner
Joseph Bonner, also commonly known by the nickname Spanner Banner, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician. He is one of the Bonner brothers, all of whom are successful reggae artists, including Pliers, Richie Spice, and Snatcha Lion. Biography Bonner was born on 6 February in 1969, in the rural area of Rock Hall, St. Andrew, Jamaica.Russell, Karie (1995)The Chillin' is Over", '' Reggae Report'', 1995, retrieved 24 July 2014 The brother of fellow reggae stars Pliers, Richie Spice, and Snatcha Lion, Bonner began his career in the late 1980s on the Bidia sound system in St. Andrew, and had hits with songs such as "Life Goes On" with producer Winston Riley.McLean, Roxroy (2009)The Bonner brothers' bond", ''Jamaica Gleaner'', 27 October 2009, retrieved 6 September 2012Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p. 280 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
