Chain

A chain is a series of connected links which are typically made of metal. A chain may consist of two or more links.

  • Those designed for lifting, such as when used with a hoist; for pulling; or for securing, such as with a bicycle lock, have links that are torus shaped, which make the chain flexible in two dimensions (The fixed third dimension being a chain's length.)
  • Those designed for transferring power in machines have links designed to mesh with the teeth of the sprockets of the machine, and are flexible in only one dimension. They are known as roller chains, though there are also non-roller chains such as block chain.
  • Two distinct chains can be connected using a quick link which resembles a carabiner with a screw close rather than a latch.

    Uses for chain

    Uses for chain include:

    Decoration

  • Chain of office, collar or heavy gold chain worn as insignia of office or a mark of fealty in medieval Europe and the United Kingdom
  • Decorating clothing, some people wear wallets with chains connected to their belts, or pants decorated with chains
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    American Freight closing, shuttering all 15 California furniture stores

    San Diego Union-Tribune 11 Nov 2024
    American Freight – a discount home-goods chain with ties to Sears Outlet stores – is shutting down, closing all 15 California locations ... But Franchise Group, which owns brands including Vitamin Shoppe and Pet Supplies Plus, could not meet loan payments on $2 billion in debts it used to acquire its collection of retail chains....
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    Iconic trucking company unexpectedly closes, no bankruptcy yet

    Aiken Standard 11 Nov 2024
    The logistics company also faced a lawsuit filed by its factoring company Porter Capital, which sought to recover $5 million in debt from a defaulted recourse factoring agreement ... Distressed hospital chain files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy....
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    SARAH VINE: How absurd of women who dislike Trump to go on a sex strike

    The Daily Mail 10 Nov 2024
    'The idea that Donald Trump will preside over a misogynist administration that will strip women of their rights, relegate them to the status of second-class citizens and chain them, barefoot and bleeding, to the kitchen sink is simply deluded' ... America’s debt is $35.85 trillion....
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    After jumping 16% in a month is this FTSE aerospace giant the best share to ...

    The Motley Fool 10 Nov 2024
    Ask the average investor to say which FTSE 100 civil and defence engineer they thought was the best share to buy and most would land on Rolls-Royce or BAE Systems. So let’s hear it for Melrose Industries (LSE ... The Melrose share price has been easy to ignore ... It’s whittled down net debt to £976m. Supply chain issues are proving a drag though ... ....
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    COP29: resilience or fragility?

    The News International 10 Nov 2024
    This photograph shows a view of the building of COP 29 Summit in Baku on November 10, 2024, on the eve of UN Climate Change Conference ...AFP ... Today, humanity faces one such moment ... It has demonstrated economic resilience, avoiding collapse despite heavy debt burdens, disrupted supply chains, and other vulnerabilities ... He tweets/posts @abidsuleri. ....
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    Neo-liberalism: What Is It? What Is Wrong with It? What Next?

    GlobalResearch 08 Nov 2024
    deregulation, privatization, free trade and structural adjustment and the global production chains ... Many of these products are the securitized financial products (derivatives) such as the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) which are debts transformed into assets ... The policy of Structural Adjustment is designed to facilitate the debt repayment....
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    Sadot Group Inc. Announces Completion of Debt Retirement with Yorkville Advisors

    ACCESSWIRE 07 Nov 2024
    (NASDAQ.SDOT) ("Sadot Group", "Sadot" or the "Company") an emerging player in the global food supply chain sector, today announced that it has fully met its obligations and retired its debt with Yorkville Advisors under the agreed terms ... has rapidly established itself as an emerging player in the global food supply chain....
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    TGI Fridays on the hook for nearly �50,000,000 in unclaimed gift cards

    Metro UK 07 Nov 2024
    Restaurant chain TGI Fridays is worried they may be on the hook for nearly £50 million in unclaimed gift vouchers if their bankruptcy proceedings don’t go smoothly. The amount of unused gift cards issued by the struggling chain- which have no expiration date- far exceeds the amount of cash they have access to, with some dating back as far as 2003....
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    Way Back When

    Potter Leader-Enterprise 07 Nov 2024
    10 Years Ago November 5, 2014 ... She presented her research titled “The Tragedy of Septimus Smith. Woolf’s Shakespeare.” ... The parent company of the chain, Penn Traffic, had too much debt, about $1.3 billion and had closed a number of stores in North Central Pennsylvania.50 years ago November 7, 1974 ... He was the son of Mr. and Mrs ... Postmaster Charles E ... Col....
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    American Freight closing all its stores, including two in Pittsburgh area

    WPXI 06 Nov 2024
    ... has opted to shut down its American Freight discount furniture retail chain as a way to alleviate its debt challenges in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy process....
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    Why Sit-Down Chain Restaurants Are Struggling

    Time Magazine 05 Nov 2024
    Sit-down chain restaurants may be the quintessential American business, beginning with the expansion of Howard Johnson’s after World War II as families got in the car and started to travel ... Many sit-down (or full service) chain restaurants came into this economic climate deep in debt, and are now struggling to stay afloat....
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    In search of a cure for Baltimore’s pharmacy deserts | STAFF COMMENTARY

    Baltimore Sun 04 Nov 2024
    Last month, CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch stepped down amid the drugstore chain’s disappointing earnings while financially struggling Walgreens announced it’s closing about 1,200 stores. Philadelphia-based Rite Aid recently emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy closing hundreds of stores and wiping away billions in debt....
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    B. Riley-backed Vitamin Shoppe owner files for bankruptcy

    The Los Angeles Times 04 Nov 2024
    The retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday, announcing it already had a deal with about 80% of its senior secured lenders that would allow them to convert their debt into ownership stakes and continue operating the businesses. The company's chains also include Pet Supplies Plus and Buddy's Home Furnishings....

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