Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
As of September 2014, eBay has acquired over 40 companies, the most expensive of which was the purchase of Skype, a Voice over Internet Protocol company, for US$2.6 billion in cash plus up to an additional US$1.5 billion if certain performance goals were met. [2] The majority of companies acquired by eBay are based in the United States.
Ethicon, Inc., is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. The company is part of the Johnson & Johnson MedTech business segment. The company is part of the Johnson & Johnson MedTech business segment. It was incorporated as a separate company under the Johnson & Johnson umbrella in 1949 to expand and diversify the Johnson & Johnson product line.
The Surgeon's loop (a.k.a. Double Loop) is tied the same way as the surgeon's knot but with a double strand. Therefore, this knot does use more line than most. It is a bit bulky but is great for making quick, strong loops at the end of lines and leaders for connecting to other loops.
They were also encouraged to teach someone how to tie a knot. Even teaching someone to tie their shoelaces was sufficient. When the knots were tied, participants were encouraged to post a photo of their knot on their favorite social media site with the hashtag #WorldKnotTyingDay. [11] In 2020, the IGKT shifted the day of the celebration to ...
Thief knot – resembles the reef knot except that the free, or working, ends are on opposite sides; Threefoil knot – another term for a trefoil knot; Thumb knot a.k.a. overhand knot – one of the most fundamental knots and forms the basis of many others; Timber hitch – used to attach a single length of rope to a cylindrical object
Today, epaulettes have mostly been replaced by a five-sided flap of cloth called a shoulder board, which is sewn into the shoulder seam and the end buttoned like an epaulette. From the shoulder board was developed the shoulder mark, a flat cloth tube that is worn over the shoulder strap and carries embroidered or pinned-on rank insignia. The ...
Name Picture Alexander– Briggs– Rolfsen Dowker– Thistlethwaite Dowker notation Conway notation crossinglist Unknot: 0 1: 0a1 — — 0 Trefoil knot: 3 1: 3a1 4 6 2 [3] 123:123 Figure-eight knot: 4 1: 4a1 4 6 8 2 [22] 1234:2143 1231\4324 Cinquefoil knot: 5 1: 5a2 6 8 10 2 4 [5] 12345:12345 Three-twist knot: 5 2: 5a1 4 8 10 2 6 [32] 12345: ...
A button knot is a knot that forms a bulge of thread. Button knots are essentially stopper knots , but may be esthetically pleasing enough to be used as a button on clothes. The single-strand button is a third type of knob knot , in which the working end leaves the knot at the neck, parallel with the standing part, so that the two parts, or ...