Wheel

A wheel is a circular component that is intended to rotate on an axle bearing. The wheel is one of the main components of the wheel and axle which is one of the six simple machines. Wheels, in conjunction with axles, allow heavy objects to be moved easily facilitating movement or transportation while supporting a load, or performing labor in machines. Wheels are also used for other purposes, such as a ship's wheel, steering wheel, potter's wheel and flywheel.

Common examples are found in transport applications. A wheel greatly reduces friction by facilitating motion by rolling together with the use of axles. In order for wheels to rotate, a moment needs to be applied to the wheel about its axis, either by way of gravity, or by the application of another external force or torque.

Etymology

The English word wheel comes from the Old English word hweol, hweogol, from Proto-Germanic *hwehwlan, *hwegwlan, from Proto-Indo-European *k^wek^wlo-, an extended form of the root *k^wel- "to revolve, move around". Cognates within Indo-European include Icelandic hjól "wheel, tyre", Greek κύκλος kúklos, and Sanskrit chakra, the latter both meaning "circle" or "wheel".

Wheels (disambiguation)

Wheels is the plural of wheel.

Wheels or WHEELS can also refer to:

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Wheels (film)

Wheels is a 2014 dramatic film directed by Donavon Warren and Tim Gagliardo and written by Donavon Warren. It stars Donavon Warren, Patrick Hume, Diana Gettinger and Kevin McCorkle. The film released theatrically in the United States on September 19, 2014.

Plot

Mickey Cole (Donavon Warren) has slit his wrists, rolled onto train tracks and thrown himself down stairs. He is a suicidal paraplegic who has restless nights with vivid dreams of walking again. After many suicide attempts, Mickey decides he needs help and seeks someone he believes has no scruples and would do anything for money.

After witnessing Drake Jones (Patrick Hume) con a businessman into giving him money, Mickey follows Drake, who is also a paraplegic, into a bar with the hopes of propositioning him to shoot Mickey in the head for $500. The two get into a bar brawl with bikers and wander out into the alley where Mickey finally asks Drake for help. In a twist of fate, the gun turns out to be filled with blanks.

After suicide evades Mickey once again, he befriends the wild-eyed Drake. Drake introduces him to the wonders of heroin and street life. Mickey meets Janet (Diana Gettinger), a prostitute who is more than willing to enable Mickey’s thirst for attention. Ironically, as Mickey becomes addicted to drugs, his friendship with Drake and his state of mind grows stronger. He struggles with childhood flashbacks and eventually confronts his estranged father Allan (Kevin McCorkle) who he claims pushed him off a roof, causing his paralysis.

Unite

Unite may refer to:

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Unite (English coin)

The Unite was the second English gold coin with a value of twenty shillings or one pound first produced during the reign of King James I. It was named after the legends on the coin indicating the king's intention of uniting his two kingdoms of England and Scotland. The unite was valued at twenty shillings until 1612 when the increase in the value of gold throughout Europe caused it to be raised to twenty-two shillings. The coin was produced during James I's second coinage (1604–1619), and it was replaced in the third coinage by the Laurel worth twenty shillings. All the coins were produced at the Tower Mint in London.

Several busts of the king were used for this denomination, who is shown looking to the right of the coin and is holding the orb and sceptre; the style of the king's beard varies during the issue. The legend on the obverse reads IACOBUS D G MA BRI FRA ET HI REX (Iacobus Deo Gratia Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex)-- James by the grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland. The reverse shows a crowned shield which shows the arms of the four countries separating the letters IR -- Iacobus Rex, King James, and the legend FACIAM EOS IN GENTEM UNAM ("I will make them one nation", from Ezekiel 37:22).

Unite (The O.C. Supertones album)

Unite is The O.C. Supertones eighth album. It is a Collection of Hits from throughout the bands career. The band entered the studio for the last time to take part in this best of collection. They intended to record some new songs for the collection, but due to heavy touring, the band could not finish the new songs. As a result, the band re-recorded some old songs. There were more than two songs recorded though. The band also re-recorded Grounded, Strike Back, and Unite, but were never released. Also recorded were new versions of "Hold Onto Jesus" and a Reggae version of "Louder Than the Mob" for their worship collection, "Faith of a Child."

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