European Spindle wood is very hard, and can be cut to a very sharp point ; it was used in the past for making spindles for spinning wool.

The NGC 5866 | Spindle Galaxy ( NGC 5866 ), a lenticular galaxy with a prominent dust lane in the Draco ( constellation ) | constellation of Draco.

Examples of lenticular galaxies: M85, M86, NGC 1316, NGC 2787, NGC 5866 ( Spindle Galaxy ), Centaurus A.

Birches, both Siberian silver birch ( Betula platyphylla ) and Erman's birch ( B. ermanii ), poplar, elm, Bird cherry ( Prunus padus ), Japanese yew ( Taxus cuspidata ) and several willows are mixed with the conifers ; while farther south the maple, rowan and oak, as also the Japanese Panax ricinifolium, the Amur cork tree ( Phellodendron amurense ), the Spindle ( Euonymus macropterus ) and the vine ( Vitis thunbergii ) make their appearance.

* Bevis Longstreth wrote two novels set in the Ancient Middle East, Spindle and Bow ( 2005 ), and Return of the Shade ( 2009 ), which tells the story of Queen Parysatis ( 444BC to 384BC ) who ruled Ancient Persia.

The NGC 5866 | Spindle Galaxy ( NGC 5866 ), a lenticular galaxy in the Draco ( constellation ) | Draco constellation.

* Spindle ( textiles ), a device to spin fibres into thread

* Spindle ( tool ), is the main rotating part of a machine tool, woodworking machine, etc.

* Spindle ( disc packaging ), a plastic case for bulk optical discs

* Spindle ( automobile ), a part of a car's suspension system

* Spindle ( furniture ), an axially symmetric part of furniture or other woodwork

* Spindle ( stationery ), a device for holding paper documents

* Spindle ( sculpture ), a 40-foot sculpture made from cars in Berwyn, Illinois

Using these drugs ( see the review from Rieder and Palazzo in 1992 ), the putative control mechanism was named Spindle Assembly Checkpoint ( SAC ).

Spindle neurons, also called von Economo neurons ( VENs ), are a specific class of neurons that are characterized by a large spindle-shaped soma, gradually tapering into a single apical axon in one direction, with only a single dendrite facing opposite.

As in the earlier novels, there are various odd occurrences and ambiguous conspiracies ; many of the book's more interesting set-pieces revolve around a secret society ( The Knights of the Spindle ), which Zachary is invited to join.

* Spindle neuron – also called von Economo neurons ( VENs ), are a specific class of neurons that are characterized by a large spindle-shaped soma, gradually tapering into a single apical axon in one direction, with only a single dendrite facing opposite.

While sharing a studio with Stella, Andre developed a series of wooden " cut " sculptures ( such as Radial Arm Saw cut sculpture, 1959, and Maple Spindle Exercise, 1959 ).

For the rest of the machine two grades of oil ( Spindle Oils 1 and 2 ) were used.

There was also in Keat ’ s Lane, up until the 1940s, an old glove business that used hand frames, and was run by Mr Linney Spindle Hall, close by, was the last dwelling house in memory to contain the old glove frames.

The Fates, Sirens, and Spindle are used in The Republic, partly to help explain how known celestial bodies revolved around the Earth according to Plato's cosmology.

Spindle turning is the method used for items such as chair and table legs, lamps, cues, bats, candlesticks etc.

`` I saw your fire '', she said, speaking slowly, making an effort to control her anger.

There were two rubbing sticks for making fire, two stones shaped roughly like knives, a woven-root container which held a few pounds of dried worms and the dead body of some rodent.

* Refractories, such as kiln linings, gas fire radiants, steel and glass making crucibles

The disadvantage is the greater weight and clumsiness compared to a bow, as well as the slower rate of fire and the lower efficiency of the acceleration system, but there would be reduced elastic hysteresis, making the crossbow a more accurate weapon.

This centre offers guided tours and hands-on activities, including wool spinning, wood-turning and making fire, holds events to celebrate wild cooking and crafts, and hosts yearly Midsummer, Lughnasadh and Samhain festivals.

The first and, for a long time, most popular theory regarding the composition of Greek fire held that its chief ingredient was saltpeter, making it an early form of gunpowder.

This negated much of the advantage of their high rate of fire per discharge, making them much less powerful on the battlefield.

Possibly the first hunters, H. erectus mastered the art of making fire and was the first hominid to leave Africa, colonizing most of the Old World and perhaps later giving rise to Homo floresiensis.

The largest failure for the Kampfgeschwader, however, was saddling them with an aircraft meant to be as big and as apparently capable as any Allied four-engined " heavy bomber " – the perpetually-troubled Heinkel He 177 – which had been condemned to being designed to carry out moderate angle dive bombing missions from the day that the RLM accepted it for production in November 1937, making it overweight from the start, and mandating design features that led its " welded-together engines ", a pair of cumbersome Daimler-Benz DB 606 " power systems ", to perpetually catching fire in flight during operational missons over both the Eastern Front and the United Kingdom.

They had the advantage of being able to unload their tanks directly into water up to in depth, several hundred yards from shore, whereas the unmodified Type A had to be firmly grounded on the beach, making it more vulnerable to enemy fire.

During the planning stages of Sea Lion, it was deemed desirable to provide the advanced infantry detachments ( making the initial landings ) with greater protection from small-arms and light artillery fire by lining the sides of a Type A barge with concrete.

In Copenhagen, Rømer made rules for building new houses, got the city's water supply and sewers back in order, ensured that the city's fire department got new and better equipment, and was the moving force behind the planning and making of new pavement in the streets and on the city squares.

In the case of an individual injured while making a parachute landing from an aircraft that had been brought down by enemy fire ; or, an individual injured as a result of a vehicle accident caused by enemy fire, the decision will be made in favor of the individual and the award will be made.

The 39 categories of melakhah are: ploughing earth, sowing, reaping, binding sheaves, threshing, winnowing, selecting, grinding, sifting, kneading, baking, shearing wool, washing wool, beating wool, dyeing wool, spinning, weaving, making two loops, weaving two threads, separating two threads, tying, untying, sewing stitches, tearing, trapping, slaughtering, flaying, tanning, scraping hide, marking hides, cutting hide to shape, writing two or more letters, erasing two or more letters, building, demolishing, extinguishing a fire, kindling a fire, putting the finishing touch on an object and transporting an object between the private domain and the public domain, or for a distance of 4 cubits within the public domain.

Another form of sacrifice involves the burning of Joss paper, or Hell Bank Notes, on the assumption that images thus consumed by the fire will reappear — not as a mere image, but as the actual item — in the spirit world, making them available for revered ancestors and departed loved ones.

To divert attention from himself, Nero accused the Christians of starting the fire and persecuted them, making this the first confrontation between Christians and the authorities in Rome.

The resulting fire kills 27, making it tied for 1st in the U. S. for most fatalities involving 2 vehicles to the present day.

The Great Chicago Fire is the most famous of these, leaving nearly 100, 000 people homeless, although the Peshtigo Fire kills as many as 2, 500 people, making it the deadliest fire in United States history.

* May 10 – A hot air balloon crashes in Tullamore, Ireland, causing a fire that burns down about 100 houses, making it the world's first aviation disaster ( by 36 days ).

* June 15 – After several attempts, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and his companion, Pierre Romain, set off in a balloon from Boulogne-sur-Mer, but the balloon suddenly deflates ( without the envelope catching fire ) and crashes near Wimereux in the Pas-de-Calais, killing both men, making it the first fatal aviation disaster.

Traditionally, before " fire-and-forget " ATGMs were used, the most effective countermeasure was to open fire at the location where the missile was fired from, to either force the operator to take cover or kill himand thus making the missile go out of control and miss the target.

Sousaphone players are also known to perform the ' flaming tubas ' in which flash paper is ignited in the bell, thus making it appear as if the musician is breathing fire.

In Roman mythology, Vulcan was the god of beneficial and hindering fire, including the fire of volcanoes, making it an apt name for a planet so close to the Sun.