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Sinking (other)
Sinking may refer to: * Sinking of a ship; see shipwrecking * Being submerged * ''Sinking'' (album), a 1996 studio album by The Aloof * Sinking (behavior), the act of pouring out champagne in the sink * Sinking (metalworking), a metalworking technique * ''Sinking'' (novella), a 1921 novella by Yu Dafu * "Sinking", a song by No Doubt from the album No Doubt (No Doubt album) * "Sinking", a song by Jars of Clay from the album ''Jars of Clay'' (album) * Sinking Creek (other), several creeks * Well drilling * Shaft sinking, the process of digging a shaft in shaft mining See also * Sink condition (pharmaceutics), a required condition during chemical dissolution tests * Hsinking, former name of the Chinese city Changchun * Sink (other) A sink is a bowl-shaped fixture used for washing hands or small objects. Sink may also refer to: Music *Sink (Floater album), ''Sink'' (Floater album), an album released by rock band Floater in September 1994. *Sink (Foetus a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shipwrecking
Shipwrecking is an event that causes a shipwreck, such as a ship striking something that causes the ship to sink; the stranding of a ship on rocks, land or shoal; poor maintenance; or the destruction of a ship either intentionally or by violent weather. Causes Factors for the loss of a ship may include: * poor design or failure of the ship's equipment or hull - pressure hull * instability, due to poor design, improperly stowed cargo, cargo that shifts its position or the free surface effect * navigation errors and other human errors, leading to collisions (with another ship, rocks, an iceberg (), etc.) or running aground (''Costa Concordia'') * bad weather and powerful or large waves or gale winds: This often leads to capsizing, also referred to as ''foundering'' * warfare, piracy, mutiny, or sabotage including: guns, torpedoes, depth charges, mines, bombs and missiles * fire * biofouling, such as accumulation of polychaete and other tube worms on wood hulls * overloading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinking (album)
''Sinking'' is the second studio album by British electronica band The Aloof, released by East West Records in the United Kingdom on 27 May 1996. Following the rave-influenced style of the group's debut album ''Cover the Crime'' (1994), ''Sinking'' brought the band into a darker, more mellow direction, as the result of the group's desire to deliver a "band" feel, aided by the members' newfound disillusionment with club culture. The record fuses styles of techno, dub, trip hop and jungle music and incorporates string arrangements and sombre lyrics. The album's amorphous musical style was reflected in East West's wide-spanning promotional campaign for the record, which included a two-hour ''Party Zone'' special on MTV Europe. Although ''Sinking'' did not chart, four singles were released from the album, two of which reached the UK Singles Chart in 1996: "Wish You Were Here", which reached number 61 and "One Night Stand" which reached number 30, becoming the band's biggest hit singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinking (behavior)
() is the act of pouring out champagne in the sink. Sinking probably started in Sweden as "a reaction to the ban on spraying champagne in many bars" and the sinking is usually done by a person ordering two bottles of champagne and asking the bartender to pour out (sink) one of them.Johan Åkesson"Vaskning är bratsens provokation" (Eng. ”Sinking is the brats’ provocation”) ''Dagens Nyheter'', 2 August 2010 The term "sinking" is a translation of the Swedish term, "vaskning," derived from "vask," which means "sink". Background In 2007 and 2010 respectively, bars in the Swedish cities of Båstad and Visby, popular party destinations for the wealthy youth, banned the spraying of champagne. The ban referred to champagne spraying possibly violating the law’s requirement on servers of alcohol to maintain good order. The ban caused some people to sink the champagne instead, while others chose to buy more expensive champagne.Josefine Hökerberg"Vaskning – myt eller trend?" (Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinking (metalworking)
Sinking, also known as doming, dishing or dapping, is a metalworking technique whereby flat sheet metal is formed into a non-flat object by hammering it into a concave indentation. While sinking is a relatively fast method, it results in stretching and therefore thinning the metal, risking failure of the metal if it is "sunk" too far. Sinking is used in the manufacture of many items, from jewellery to plate armour. See also * Planishing Planishing (from the Latin ''planus'', "flat") is a metalworking technique that involves finishing the surface by finely shaping and smoothing sheet metal. Process This is done by hammering with a planishing panel hammer or slapper file against a ... References * Rupert Finegold and William Seitz. ''Silversmithing''. Krause; 1983. * Price, Brian R. ''Techniques of Medieval Armour Reproduction''. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 2000. {{Metalworking navbox, formopen Metal forming Jewellery making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinking (novella)
''Sinking'' () is a novella written by Yu Dafu. The story was completed in Tokyo in 1921 and later published in a collection named ''Sinking in Shanghai'' the same year. It is among the first generation of modern Chinese fictions telling psychological stories. The frank expression of sexuality and innovative emphasis on subjectivity of the protagonist is one of the reasons for Sinking’s status as romantic, representative of May Fourth literature. According to Janet Ng, "Sinking" focuses on the sexual anguish of a Chinese student in Japan and his grief over the country's weakness. Due to several overlapping experiences of the author and the protagonist in Japan, it can be reasonably inferred that Yu Dafu’s personal experiences provide materials for the autobiographical story. Plot Summary The protagonist is a melancholic Chinese male student who is in exile in Japan. The hypocrisy and sensitivity in his personality led to his gradual isolation from both the Japanese st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Doubt (No Doubt Album)
''No Doubt'' is the debut studio album by American rock band No Doubt, released on March 17, 1992, by Interscope Records. It was originally recorded as an independent release, but was re-recorded after the band signed with Interscope. It was produced by Dito Godwin and recorded in Los Angeles. The album was released during a period in which the United States was mainly focused on grunge music, an angst-ridden genre that almost completely contrasted with No Doubt's upbeat, commercial sound. Despite strong tours, the album failed to perform as well as the record company expected it to, selling only 30,000 copies, and received mixed reviews. The record company refused to fund the release of a single from it, so No Doubt released its only single "Trapped in a Box" independently. Since the band signed out of Interscope, the band independently produced and released a follow-up to ''No Doubt'' titled ''The Beacon Street Collection'' in 1995, which had a better commercial performance, sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jars Of Clay (album)
''Jars of Clay'' is the first full-length studio album by Christian rock group Jars of Clay. It was released on October 24, 1995, by Essential Records. The album was released to commercial and critical acclaim, becoming one of the few Christian albums in the mid-1990s to achieve platinum status. Overview Jars of Clay's eponymous first full-length album is characterized by a combination of drum loops and acoustic guitar strumming that would become an early trademark of the band. Strings are also used prominently in most of the songs. The album features sonic influences as diverse as Gregorian chants, mandolin, and gothic layered vocals. The album was mostly self-produced, with the exception of "Liquid" and "Flood" which were produced by King Crimson guitarist Adrian Belew. Several tracks from this album were hits on Christian radio, and as a result they have been staples of the band's live concerts ever since. The song "Flood" became an unexpected hit on mainstream pop and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinking Creek (other)
Sinking Creek may refer to: * Sinking Creek (Breckinridge County, Kentucky), a tributary of the Ohio River * Sinking Creek (Jessamine County, Kentucky) *Sinking Creek (Current River), a stream in Missouri * Sinking Creek (Turnback Creek), a stream in Missouri *Sinking Creek (Pennsylvania) Sinking Creek is a tributary of Penns Creek in Centre County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Harris Township, Potter Township, and Gregg Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of . Course ..., a tributary of Penns Creek * Sinking Creek (Clinch River), a river in Virginia * Sinking Creek (New River), a river in Virginia * Sinking Creek (Washington), a stream in Lincoln County {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Well Drilling
Well drilling is the process of drilling a hole in the ground for the extraction of a natural resource such as ground water, brine, natural gas, or petroleum, for the injection of a fluid from surface to a subsurface reservoir or for subsurface formations evaluation or monitoring. Drilling for the exploration of the nature of the material underground (for instance in search of metallic ore) is best described as ''borehole'' drilling. The earliest wells were water wells, shallow pits dug by hand in regions where the water table approached the surface, usually with masonry or wooden walls lining the interior to prevent collapse. Modern drilling techniques utilize long drill shafts, producing holes much narrower and deeper than could be produced by digging. Well drilling can be done either manually or mechanically and the nature of required equipment varies from extremely simple and cheap to very sophisticated. Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) is defined by the International A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaft Mining
Shaft mining or shaft sinking is the action of excavating a mine shaft from the top down, where there is initially no access to the bottom. Shaft (civil engineering), Shallow shafts, typically sunk for civil engineering projects, differ greatly in execution method from deep shafts, typically sunk for mining projects. Shaft sinking is one of the most difficult of all mine development methods: restricted space, gravity, groundwater and specialized procedures make the task quite formidable. Shafts may be sunk by conventional drill and blast or mechanised means. Historically, mine shaft sinking has been among the most dangerous of all the mining occupations and the preserve of mining contractors called sinker (mining), sinkers. Today shaft sinking contractors are concentrated in Canada, Germany, China and South Africa. The modern shaft sinking industry is gradually shifting further towards greater mechanisation. Recent innovations in the form of full-face shaft boring (akin to a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sink Condition (pharmaceutics)
In pharmaceutics, sink condition is a term mostly related to the dissolution testing procedure. It means using a sheer volume of solvent, usually about 5 to 10 times greater than the volume present in the saturated solution of the targeted chemical (often the API, and sometimes the excipients) contained in the dosage form being tested. During the dissolution testing, "sink condition" is a mandatory requirement, otherwise when the concentration begins to get too close to the saturation point, even though the total soluble amount still remains constant, the dissolution rate will gradually begin to reduce in significant amounts, enough to corrupt the test results. . See also * Absorption (pharmacokinetics) * Dissolution testing * Pharmaceutical formulation * Tablet (pharmacy) * Tablet hardness testing Tablet hardness testing is a laboratory technique used by the pharmaceutical industry to determine the breaking point and structural integrity of a tablet and find out how it chang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
