• Non-skid is a surface applied to the deck of a ship to increase the coefficient of friction and reduce the probability of footwear or vehicle tires sliding...
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    Skid Row is a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles. The area is officially known as Central City East. Skid Row contains one of the largest stable populations...
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    An anti-lock braking system (ABS) is a safety anti-skid braking system used on aircraft and on land vehicles, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, and buses...
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  • The Akron Firestone NonSkids were an American professional basketball team based in Akron, Ohio. The team was one of the thirteen founding members of...
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  • at hospitals, psychiatric facilities, and nursing homes. The socks have non-skid features to prevent patients from slipping and falling. Patients can sometimes...
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    A skid loader, skid-steer loader, SSL, or skidsteer is any of a class of compact heavy equipment with lift arms that can attach to a wide variety of buckets...
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    slick with their mirror-smooth surfaces, so a non-skid texture is often moulded into their surface, or non-skid pads glued down in working areas. The thickness...
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    fight deck was unusually destructive to painted non-skid surfaces, and blowing detached pieces of the non-skid coating about created a high risk of foreign...
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    longitudinal bank of wide seats, wide vestibules between coaches, non-skid and non-slip floor surfaces, wi-fi enabled, four wide passenger access doors...
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    due to skids. Experimental fittings on cars and motorcycles demonstrated mixed performance, and ABS systems would not appear on mainstream, non-sporting...
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    for stairs, catwalks, walkways, and ramps in industrial settings. Its non-skid properties mean that diamond plate is frequently used on the interior of...
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    longitudinal bank of wide seats, wide vestibules between coaches, non-skid and non-slip floor surfaces, wi-fi enabled, four wide passenger access doors...
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    Katharine Cerezo (20 February 2010). "Truman Flight Deck Receives New Non-Skid". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 13 March...
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    The skid block was introduced in F1 as part of the safety changes that followed Ayrton Senna's death. It has been made of a light, strong and non-flammable...
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    forerunner of the modern All Star shoe that it marketed under the name of "Non-Skids". The shoe was composed of a rubber sole and canvas upper and was designed...
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    all-African-American professional basketball team. The shoes were designed to be "non-skid", which gave basketball players better grip. An extra strip of rubber was...
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    longitudinal bank of wide seats, wide vestibules between coaches, non-skid and non-slip floor surfaces, wi-fi enabled, four wide passenger access doors...
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  • colorability, impact resistance, weatherability, chemical resistance, non-skid, and matte surface in appearance and feel. Santoprene TPV can contribute...
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  • The 1939–40 Akron Firestone Non-Skids season was the Akron Firestone NonSkids' third year in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL), which...
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    easily portable. Many variations include harder or softer playing surfaces, non-skid bases (that can also double as muted playing surfaces), and fixing points...
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    It was carried out solely with volunteer labor from Skid Row citizens and without the aid of any non-profit service organizations. The piece represents...
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  • The 1938–39 Akron Firestone Non-Skids season was the Non-Skids' second year in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL), which was also the...
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  • This is the discography of Scottish punk rock band Skids. Peaceful Times did not enter the Official Albums Chart but peaked at number 33 on the Albums...
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    properly grip the hard surface, and can create a danger. Novelty Wii Fit non-skid socks, which have small rubber pads on the sole that do not slide easily...
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    undergarments; flame-resistant hand, face, and foot protection and a pair of non-skid shoes with mine & explosive detection sensors would complete the ensemble...
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    teak decks of the prototype were replaced with fiberglass and rolled-on non-skid. Olson and partners Lyn Neale and Alan Wirtanen started Pacific Boats in...
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    mid-1930s. This prompted local groups to call for the installation of a non-skid pavement. Workers repaved the upper level in early 1935 and began installing...
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    foundation side panels; a 'non-skid' woven or non-woven fabric on the surface of the foundation and reverse side of the mattress; and a non-woven dust cover on...
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  • Skids (Sally Blevins) is a mutant character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Louise Simonson and artist...
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    the latter fail, although this was likely to cause structural damage. A non-skid deck surface is important to prevent aircraft from sliding on a wet deck...
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