title: "Color–color diagram" content: tool, including The Oxford-Dartmouth Thirty Degree Survey and Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Analyzing data from large observational surveys, such as the SDSS or 2 Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS), can be challenging due to the huge number of data produced. For surveys such as these, color-color diagrams have been used to find outliers from the main sequence stellar population. Once these outliers are identified, they can then be studied in more detail. This method has been used to identify ultracool subdwarfs. Unresolved binary stars, which appear photometrically to be points, have been identified by studying color-color outliers in cases


title: "Supra (feast)" content: Supra (feast) A supra (Georgian: სუფრა ) is a traditional Georgian feast and an important part of Georgian social culture. There are two types of supra: a festive supra (ლხინის სუფრა, ), called a "keipi", and a sombre supra (ჭირის სუფრა, ), called a "kelekhi", that is always held after burials. The traditions of "supra", as an important part of Georgian social culture, were inscribed on the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Georgia list in 2017. In Georgian, "supra" means "table-cloth". It's likely related to the Arabic "sufra" (سفرة), Armenian "sproc" (սփրոց) and Turkish "sofra", which are words for traditional eating


title: "Willie Ruff" content: Willie Ruff Willie Ruff (born September 1, 1931) is an American jazz musician, specializing in the French horn and double bass. He was born in Sheffield, Alabama. Ruff attended the Yale School of Music as an undergraduate (Bachelor of Music, 1953) and graduate student (Master of Music, 1954). Ruff played in the Mitchell-Ruff Duo with pianist Dwike Mitchell for over 50 years. Mitchell and Ruff first met in 1947, when they were teenaged servicemen stationed at the former Lockbourne Air Force Base in Ohio; Mitchell recruited Ruff to play bass with his unit band for an Air Force radio program.


title: "Heat shock factor" content: Heat shock factor In molecular biology, heat shock factors (HSF), are the transcription factors that regulate the expression of the heat shock proteins. A typical example is the heat shock factor of "Drosophila melanogaster". Heat shock factors (HSF) are transcriptional activators of heat shock genes. These activators bind specifically to Heat Shock sequence Elements (HSE) throughout the genome whose consensus-sequence is a tandem array of three oppositely oriented "AGAAN" motifs or a degenerate version thereof. Under non-stressed conditions, Drosophila HSF is a nuclear-localized unbound monomer, whereas heat shock activation results in trimerization and binding to the HSE. The Heat Shock


title: "Xbox 360 technical specifications" content: to coincide with the launch of Gears of War 3. At 320 GB, the included hard drive is the largest available for/with the original Xbox 360 model. In August 2014, Microsoft announced and released a new 500 GB hard drive for the Xbox 360 S console model currently the largest hard drive available for or with any Xbox 360 model. Approximately 7 GB of a 60 GB drive is reserved for system use (4 GB of that portion is reserved for game title caching and other hard drive specific elements in games that support the hard drive, and an additional


title: "Mungbean yellow mosaic virus" content: Mungbean yellow mosaic virus Mung bean yellow mosaic virus (MYMV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Geminiviridae. Of the various viral diseases inflicting legume crops, Mungbean Yellow Mosaic disease is one of the most destructive and widely distributed. The disease has been reported from various countries. Yellow mosaic disease of many legumes in India and other South Asian countries is transmitted by geminiviruses belonging to the family Geminiviridae and genus the Begomovirus. Four species, Mungbean yellow mosaic virus (MYMV), Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus (MYMIV), Dolichos yellow mosaic virus (DYMV) and Horsegram yellow mosaic virus (HYMV) are known


title: "World University of Bangladesh" content: shown below : Digital Electronics Lab, Electrical Circuit Lab, Electronic Circuit Lab, Computer Peripheral & Interfacing/Microprocessor Assembly Language/DLD, Analog & Digital Communication Lab, Optical Fiber Communication Lab, Electrical Machine Lab, Microwave Engineering Lab, VLSI Design Lab, Refrigeration & Air-conditioning Lab, Automobile Engineering Lab, Digital Logic & Microprocessor Lab, CNC Programming Lab, Thermodynamics & Fluid Mechanics Lab, Digital Signal Processing Lab, Power Electronics Lab, Control & Automation Lab, Instrumentation & Measurement Lab, Software Lab, Mechatronics Lab, Physics Lab, Chemistry Lab, Operating System & Programming Lab/ OOP Lab, Internet/ web programming Lab, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Graphics, Network Engineering Lab, Browsing Lab, English


title: "World University of Bangladesh" content: Language Lab, Geotechnical Engineering Lab, Transportation Engineering Lab, Hydrology Lab, Open Channel Flow Lab, Structural Mechanics, Strength of Materials Lab, Structure Lab, Surveying Lab, Engineering Materials Lab, UTM Lab, Environmental Engineering Lab, Water Supply Engg. Lab, Etaps Lab, Department of Textile Engineering, Textile Testing & Quality Control Lab,Garments Technology Lab, Fabric Manufacturing Lab, Spinning & Fabrics lab, Mechanical Workshop, Wet Processing Technology Lab, Yarn Manufacturing Lab, Fabric Structure & Design Lab, Pharmacy Lab, Pharmacognosy Lab, Inorganic and Organic Lab, Physiology Lab, Physical Pharmacy Lab, Microbiology Lab, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Lab, Pharmacology Lab, Pharmaceutical Analysis Lab, Pharmaceutical Technology Lab, Cosmetology


title: "World University of Bangladesh" content: (TE) • Bachelor of Architecture • Bachelor of Pharmacy Department of Law • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) ‑ 4 years • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) ‑ 2 years • Master of Laws (LL.M) – 1–2 years Department of English • BA in English ‑ 4 years • MA in English ‑2 years • MA in English ‑1 year In addition to these, the university has a special program of Master of Business Education (MBE). This program is meant for people destined to make career in teaching of business related subjects and or a career in practical business world in a


title: "Polish–Ottoman War (1620–21)" content: successful stopping of the Ottoman invasion of its mainland and the Ottoman Empire achieved its goal of removing the impending threat on the Moldavian lands. The Polish–Ottoman border would remain relatively peaceful until the Polish–Ottoman War (1633–34) and the Polish–Ottoman War (1672–76). Polish–Ottoman War (1620–21) The Polish-Ottoman War (1620–21) or First Polish-Ottoman War was a conflict between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire over the control of Moldavia. It ended with the Commonwealth withdrawing its claims on Moldavia. Traditionally, Moldavia had been a subject of the Kingdom of Poland, and later the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. As the Ottoman influence grew


title: "Butter dish" content: Butter dish A butter dish is defined as "a usually round or rectangular dish often with a drainer and a cover for holding butter at table". Before refrigerators existed, a covered dish made of crystal, silver, or china housed the butter. The first butter dish was made by Simpson, Hall, Miller, and Co. around 1880 in Connecticut, out of silver. These butter dishes were made to hold the traditional round shape of butter at the time and came with an "ice chamber" to keep the butter cold. Another type of butter dish, a French butter dish, keeps butter fresh by


title: "USS Scrimmage (AM-297)" content: USS Scrimmage (AM-297) USS "Scrimmage" (AM-297) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters. She served in the Pacific Ocean and, because of her valiant efforts in combat, her crew returned home with six battle stars. "Scrimmage " was laid down on 22 February 1943 by Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, Washington, launched on 16 May 1943; and commissioned on 4 April 1944, Lt. Robert Van Winkle in command. After shakedown "Scrimmage" sailed from San Francisco, California, on 11 June 1944 for Pearl Harbor.


title: "USS Scrimmage (AM-297)" content: by retired United States Army Sergeant First Class Shawn McElravy to commemorate Memorial Day; he replaced the flag with a new one on 25 May 2009. "Scrimmage" received 6 battle stars for her World War II service. USS Scrimmage (AM-297) USS "Scrimmage" (AM-297) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters. She served in the Pacific Ocean and, because of her valiant efforts in combat, her crew returned home with six battle stars. "Scrimmage " was laid down on 22 February 1943 by Winslow Marine Railway


title: "American Blimp MZ-3" content: American Blimp MZ-3 The American Blimp MZ-3A is a blimp owned by the United States Navy from 2006 to 2017. It is a modified American Blimp Corporation A-170 series commercial blimp and given the USN type/model/series (T/M/S) designation MZ-3A and Bureau Number (BuNo) 167811. After delivery to the Navy, the airship began operations as an advanced flying laboratory used to evaluate affordable sensor payloads, the development of new lighter-than-air (LTA) technologies and general flight support for other related research and development/science and technology (R&D/S&T) projects. It is currently the only airship operated by the U. S. military. The airship is


title: "American Blimp MZ-3" content: purchased by the Florida-based AirSign Airship Group. American Blimp MZ-3 The American Blimp MZ-3A is a blimp owned by the United States Navy from 2006 to 2017. It is a modified American Blimp Corporation A-170 series commercial blimp and given the USN type/model/series (T/M/S) designation MZ-3A and Bureau Number (BuNo) 167811. After delivery to the Navy, the airship began operations as an advanced flying laboratory used to evaluate affordable sensor payloads, the development of new lighter-than-air (LTA) technologies and general flight support for other related research and development/science and technology (R&D/S&T) projects. It is currently the only airship operated by


title: "Corsican painted frog" content: these colours with dark brown spots. The underside is pale. The call is more musical than other painted frogs and consists of a repeated "poop – poop – poop". The Corsican painted frog is found only on the island of Corsica. It mainly occurs in the central region at altitudes of , especially in mountain torrents and both still and flowing water in woods and forests. It shares its range with the Tyrrhenian painted frog ("(Discoglossus sardus)") but is a more montane species, adept at leaping from rock to rock. Like other members of its family, the Corsican painted frog


title: "Boyne Resorts" content: on the Gatlinburg Skilift, Brighton and Cypress Mountain. The leases run for at least 40 years to Boyne for operations and all have buy back provisions to Boyne Resorts. Later in 2007, Boyne purchased Sunday River and Sugarloaf in Maine from The American Skiing Company and entered into a sale and leaseback arrangement with CNL Income Properties with similar 40 year leases. This gave Boyne ski areas in each of the major North American markets. On September 19, 2007, Boyne announced their purchase of CNL Income Properties leases for The Summit at Snoqualmie, Washington, and Loon Mountain, New Hampshire, from


title: "Brother Tode" content: Brother Tode Brother Tode is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a Deviant with green skin and an oversized head. He was once the monarch of the Deviants, ruler of the Deviant Empire of Lemuria, husband of Queen Vira and father of Ranar. Tode, as ruler of the Deviants, dispatched Kro to find the Celestials' cosmic beacon and destroy it. He punished Kro when Kro failed to destroy the beacon, and then authorized Kro to attack New York City. Tode was next seen observing a gladiatorial game between Ransak the Reject


title: "Gustave Trouvé" content: electric demonstrator 1889 Improvements to the electric rifle 1889 System for transporting plate glass sheets 1890 Universal dynamometer 1890 Electric lighting for horse-drawn carriages 1890 Electric orygmatoscope for the inspection of geological layers. 1890 Mobile electric-pneumatic streetlamp lighter 1891 Second mechanical bird 1891 Improvements in luminous electric fountains 1892 Electric trigger mechanism for time-lapse photography 1892 Hand-held medical dynamometer 1892 Battery-electric massage instrument for hernia 1893 Electric industrial ventilation system 1894 System for automatic fishing by night. 1894 Electric stunning lance for hunting 1894 Luminous electric jewelry belt 1894 Electric keyboard instrument based on Savart’s wheel 1894 Luminous electric jumping


title: "Ty Girlz" content: Ty Girlz Ty Girlz are girl dolls manufactured by Ty Inc. Similar to the Ty Beanie Babies the Ty Girlz are on a limited release pattern with dolls being introduced and older ones retired at various times. Ty Girlz are plush toys that are connected to an online virtual world at TyGirlz.com. Introduced to the global market on April 13, 2007, Ty Girlz was one of only a few virtual worlds geared to girls. The line was discontinued in 2013 and the virtual world shut down on June 7 of that same year. When the Ty Girlz were debuted at


title: "Ty Girlz" content: toy fairs, Ty had posters and cut-outs of the Girlz to promote them. Ty even had a billboard in Atlanta, Georgia, showing Sizzlin' Sue saying "Who's that Girl?". That phrase soon became a popular tag for the line. In September 2007, the Ty Girlz got a MySpace and YouTube page. In the Spring 2008 Ty retailer catalog, retailers were able to purchase clothing made exclusively for Ty Girlz. In January 2009, Ty released two new Ty Girlz, one named Sweet Sasha and the other named Marvelous Malia. Media reports linked the names to Sasha and Malia Obama, daughters of President


title: "Ty Girlz" content: of the original dolls to a charity, the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation for youth education. Following the recall, dolls that had already been shipped to the marketplace sold on EBay for $3000. Ty Girlz Ty Girlz are girl dolls manufactured by Ty Inc. Similar to the Ty Beanie Babies the Ty Girlz are on a limited release pattern with dolls being introduced and older ones retired at various times. Ty Girlz are plush toys that are connected to an online virtual world at TyGirlz.com. Introduced to the global market on April 13, 2007, Ty Girlz was one of only a


title: "Bear Feat" content: ends. "Bear Feat" is available uncut and restored on Disc 1 of . Bear Feat Bear Feat is a "Looney Tunes" cartoon released in 1949, directed by Chuck Jones and featuring The Three Bears. The cartoon begins with the Narrator introducing the three bears Papa Bear, Mama Bear And Junyer Bear. Junyer Bear is reading a Bugs Bunny comic on Papa Bear's newspaper and begins tickling him. Papa Bear manages to punch Junyer and slaps him in the face hard causing Junyer Bear to land on his bowl of oatmeal. Papa Bear then yells him "Eat your oatmeal!" and continues


title: "Ben Greene" content: Lord Hampden, in his capacity as Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, approached Maxwell Knight of MI5 and questioned Greene's suitability as a JP. Knight felt that he had no evidence on which to seek the removal of Greene from the post. At the same time Vernon Kell was calling for action against the BPP, in particular for Greene and Beckett's internment under Defence Regulation 18B. The order to detain Greene because of his "hostile associations" was signed on 22 May 1940 and Greene was arrested on 24 May. The "Reasons for Order" cited Greene's membership of the BPP and the British


title: NTSC-C content: term NTSC-C is used to distinguish regions in console video games, which use televisions of NTSC or PAL display standards. NTSC-C is used as the name of the video gaming region of continental China, despite the country's use of PAL as the official TV standard instead of NTSC. Games designated as part of this region will not run on hardware designated as part of the NTSC-J (that include Traditional Chinese 中文版 version for Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia, instead of Simplified Chinese for China), NTSC-US and PAL (or PAL-E, "E" stands for Europe) mostly due to the regional differences


title: "ShowBiz Pizza Place" content: ShowBiz Pizza Place ShowBiz Pizza Place was an American restaurant pizza chain and family entertainment center founded in 1980 by Robert L. Brock and Creative Engineering. The brand emerged following a separation between Brock and Pizza Time Theatre, owners of the Chuck E. Cheese's franchise. ShowBiz Pizza restaurants entertained guests through a large selection of arcade games, coin-operated rides, and animatronic stage shows as a way to provide a complete package of food and entertainment. Both companies became competitors and found early success, partly due to the rise in popularity of arcade games during the late 1970s and early 1980s.


title: "ShowBiz Pizza Place" content: The type of animatronics used in the ShowBiz pizza chain – which featured an overall-clad, hillbilly bear named Billy Bob as one of its central characters – distinguished it from its rival which offered many of the same services. Following Pizza Time Theatre's bankruptcy filing in 1984, however, ShowBiz bought the struggling franchise and formed ShowBiz Pizza Time Inc., a combination of the former companies' names. By 1992, all ShowBiz Pizza Iocations were rebranded as Chuck E. Cheese's. Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell, responsible for bringing the first widely recognized video game "Pong" to the mainstream, headed a project in the


title: "ShowBiz Pizza Place" content: mid-1970s for Atari to launch the first arcade-oriented, family restaurant featuring computer-controlled animatronics. At a time when arcades were popular in bowling alleys and bars, Bushnell sought to increase arcade exposure to a younger audience. In 1977, Atari opened the first Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre in San Jose, CA. The concept became an immediate success, and after leaving Atari in 1978, Bushnell purchased the Pizza Time restaurant forming a new company under the title Pizza Time Theatre Inc. As Bushnell heavily marketed the Pizza Time franchise hoping to expand into new markets, the concept began attracting high-profile clients


title: "ShowBiz Pizza Place" content: such as Robert L. Brock, best known for his extensive portfolio of Holiday Inn hotels. In 1979, Brock signed a multimillion-dollar franchising agreement with the Pizza Time Theatre Inc., and expected to open as many as 280 Chuck E. Cheese's locations across 16 states in the United States. Shortly thereafter, Brock became concerned about protecting his investment, noticing companies such as Creative Engineering, Inc. (CEI) on the horizon designing more advanced animatronics. He grew concerned that future competitors would emerge with better technology. Bushnell previously reassured Brock at the signing of the franchising agreement that the company's technology would continue


title: "ShowBiz Pizza Place" content: to evolve. However, prior to the grand opening of his first location, Brock decided he wanted to void the agreement with Pizza Time, and instead, form a partnership with CEI. The first ShowBiz Pizza Place opened in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 3, 1980. At the time, Brock was quite successful as one of the largest franchisers in the Holiday Inn hotel system. The Brock Hotel Corporation owned 80 percent of ShowBiz Pizza, while the other 20 percent was owned by CEI, the company responsible for the production of the chain's animatronics show, The Rock-afire Explosion. By September 1981, the


title: "ShowBiz Pizza Place" content: company had 48 company-owned outlets and 42 franchises. The company moved its headquarters in 1982 to Irving, Texas. In 1984, Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and its assets were purchased by ShowBiz. As a result of the merger, the newly formed company was named ShowBiz Pizza Time, Inc. – a combination of the former names. However, both restaurants continued operating as separate entities. Richard M. Frank joined the company as president in 1985. Based on customer research, Frank instituted a number of changes to appeal to younger children and parents. Specific measures included increased lighting,


title: "ShowBiz Pizza Place" content: a redesigned food menu, table service, self-serve fountain drinks, a revamped ride selection, and distinct toddler areas. However, relations between ShowBiz and Creative Engineering began to deteriorate. Aaron Fechter, founder of CEI and creator of The Rock-afire Explosion, would later claim in 2008 that the fallout was due to a demand by Showbiz to own CEI's licensing and copyrights to the animatronics show. Fechter says he refused, since Showbiz didn't offer monetary compensation for the rights. Despite the refusal, CEI's creative control was jeopardized, as ShowBiz had the ability to program the characters and replicate their voices, allowing them to


title: "ShowBiz Pizza Place" content: make changes to the skits. ShowBiz later returned the recording rights to Fechter following CEI's Liberty Show production (in commemoration of the Statue of Liberty's centennial in 1986), but they did not return the programming rights. In 1989, ShowBiz Pizza Time became a public company with its stock market launch. The following year, it severed all ties with Creative Engineering and began restructuring the restaurant chains under "concept unification". The change consisted of removing the Rock afire Explosion show from their restaurants and converting it into a new show called "Chuck E. Cheese & Munch's Make Believe Band", featuring the


title: "ShowBiz Pizza Place" content: Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre characters. In addition, all ShowBiz Pizza locations in the U.S. were rebranded as Chuck E. Cheese's. This is effectively ending “ShowBiz Pizza”. By 1992, the conversion was complete, and ShowBiz Pizza Time became known as CEC Entertainment, Inc., in 1998 moving its stock from NASDAQ to NYSE. In February 2014, the company was purchased by Apollo Global Management for $1.3 billion. ShowBiz Pizza Place ShowBiz Pizza Place was an American restaurant pizza chain and family entertainment center founded in 1980 by Robert L. Brock and Creative Engineering. The brand emerged following a separation between


title: "Asian Idol" content: revealed during a press conference that Mohede received the highest number of actual votes at approximately one million in total. However, because of the show's voting process where 50% of votes per country goes to the second option Idol, Mohede's votes were slashed by half and total percentages of votes from other participating countries were added. Hady, meanwhile, got the highest number of "second option votes". In total, Hady got 115% while Mohede is in second place with 111% and Victor got the fewest votes. The rankings of other contestants were not revealed. To address differences in time zones (and


title: "Still, We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie" content: Still, We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie Still, We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie is a 2004 documentary/sport film documenting the Boston Red Sox' 2003 season and the team's relationship with its fans. It was directed by Paul Doyle, Jr. and was first released on May 7, 2004 at the Loew’s Boston Common Theater in Boston, Massachusetts. The film documents the 2003 season of the Boston Red Sox, beginning with their annual spring training and culminating in the American League Championship Series. The documentary also looks into the team's fandom, as well as the team's interactions with their


title: "Basically Frightened" content: Basically Frightened "Basically Frightened" is a song written by Col. Bruce Hampton, Tinsley Ellis and Ricky Keller. The song was first recorded and released on Col. Bruce Hampton's 1986 solo album "Arkansas" on Landslide Records. The song was frequently performed by Southern jam band legends Col. Bruce Hampton and The Aquarium Rescue Unit. The lineup of ARU featuring Col. Bruce Hampton, Oteil Burbridge, Jimmy Herring, Matt Mundy, and Jeff Sipe recorded the song and released it on their debut self-titled album in 1992. That same year Billy Bob Thornton directed the movie "Widespread Panic: Live from the Georgia Theatre" which


title: "Basically Frightened" content: features a music video for "Basically Frightened" recorded by Widespread's opening act, ARU. The song also appeared on a 1994 compilation retrospective of Col. Bruce Hampton's solo career titled "Strange Voices: A History 1977-1987," also on Landslide Records. Bruce Hampton wrote and directed a short film in the 1990s called "Basically Frightened." Basically Frightened "Basically Frightened" is a song written by Col. Bruce Hampton, Tinsley Ellis and Ricky Keller. The song was first recorded and released on Col. Bruce Hampton's 1986 solo album "Arkansas" on Landslide Records. The song was frequently performed by Southern jam band legends Col. Bruce Hampton


title: "90 Minutes for Mandela" content: 90 Minutes for Mandela 90 Minutes for Mandela was a charity football match held on 18 July 2007 in Cape Town, South Africa, to mark the 89th birthday of Nelson Mandela. Football stars past and present, such as Samuel Eto'o and Pelé, took part in the game. The match ended in a 3–3 draw between an African XI and a Rest of the World XI. Africa played in an all-white strip, while the Rest of the World team played in an all-black strip. A few hours before the game, Sepp Blatter granted honorary membership of FIFA to the "Makana Football


title: "Hyperolius pusillus" content: Hyperolius pusillus Hyperolius pusillus (common names: waterlily reed frog and various variants thereof, dwarf reed frog) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found throughout diverse environments in eastern and southern Africa. It is a very common frog. Its natural habitats are open savanna, bush land and grassland. Breeding takes place in shallow pans, vleis, open swamps, and dams with floating vegetation such as water lilies. "Hyperolius pusillus" can resemble members of the larger "Hyperolius argus" species, which is also native to eastern and southern Africa. "Hyperolius pusillus" is found in both eastern and southern Africa.


title: "Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers" content: Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers is a 2D platform video game featuring the Looney Tunes characters Sylvester and Tweety. It was released for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive console in 1994 and was the first video game to star Sylvester and Tweety. Players play as Sylvester the cat and chase after Tweety in each of the levels. Tweety usually stands in one spot, moving only to the next spot when Sylvester draws near, eventually reaching the last possible spot where he is caught. Sylvester has a "Tweety scope" which moves the camera to Tweety's


title: "Kawasaki Kz1000" content: and the back tire is size MR90-18. They came with either cast magnesium or chrome-plated wire wheels. The Kz1000 came optional with a Windjammer brand fairing, saddle bags, a sissy bar and highway bars, all of which were removable without any interference with performance or function. The fairing and saddle bags were molded fiber-glass resin made by Vetter, while the sissy bar and highway bar were chrome plated. Highway bars were also used for comfort on long trips that did not require constant shifting or braking and usually held additional lighting, in combination with the single halogen head lamp. The


title: "Designer Superstar Challenge" content: Designer Superstar Challenge Designer Superstar Challenge also known simply as "Superstar Challenge" is a show hosted by Karen Bertelsen on HGTV Canada that has had four seasons. Similar to the American series "HGTV Design Star", the show features aspiring interior designers competing in a series of challenges, following which one contestant is named the "design superstar" at the end of the competition. It is the original "Superstar" themed show on HGTV, and went on to inspire "Handyman Superstar Challenge", "Superstar Chef Challenge", and "Superstar Hair Challenge". The winner of the challenge is supposed to get their own design TV show


title: "Designer Superstar Challenge" content: on HGTV, although several non-winners have also emerged as HGTV personalities. Designer Superstar Challenge Designer Superstar Challenge also known simply as "Superstar Challenge" is a show hosted by Karen Bertelsen on HGTV Canada that has had four seasons. Similar to the American series "HGTV Design Star", the show features aspiring interior designers competing in a series of challenges, following which one contestant is named the "design superstar" at the end of the competition. It is the original "Superstar" themed show on HGTV, and went on to inspire "Handyman Superstar Challenge", "Superstar Chef Challenge", and "Superstar Hair Challenge". The winner of


title: "Mengejar Mas-Mas" content: Mengejar Mas-Mas Mengejar Mas-Mas is a 2007 Indonesian comedy drama film directed by Rudy Soedjarwo and written by Monty Tiwa. Mengejar Mas-Mas is an Indonesia drama comedy movie. Shanaz (Poppy Sovia) felt guilty for her father's death. Her relationship with her mother disharmonize, and things get worse when her mother decides to marry her boyfriend within 8 months since her father died. Disappointed, Shanaz runs away to Jogjakarta to follow her boyfriend Mika, but she lost contact with him. With no money, she’s been strayed to Pasar Kembang (Sarkem), the worst localization in Jogjakarta. She meets Ningsih (Dina Olivia), a


title: "Mengejar Mas-Mas" content: prostitute who saves her from a bad guy. Ningsih lets Shanaz stays with her, and they get close. Then Shanaz meet Parno (Dwi Sasono), Ningsih’s former boyfriend. They often spend their time together during Ningsih absence for “work”. Even he’s 20 years older than Shanaz, Parno’s crushed to Shanaz’s heart. Shanaz secretly falls in love with him, but Ningsih and Parno still care for each other. Mengejar Mas-Mas Mengejar Mas-Mas is a 2007 Indonesian comedy drama film directed by Rudy Soedjarwo and written by Monty Tiwa. Mengejar Mas-Mas is an Indonesia drama comedy movie. Shanaz (Poppy Sovia) felt guilty for


title: "Metro West Ambulance" content: lost a bid for BLS transports in Eugene, Oregon. Later, in 2015, MetroWest won the Eugene/Springfield BLS transport contract, and began service on February 1, 2015. In 2004, Metro West Ambulance successfully defended against a wrongful termination lawsuit by a former employee. Metro West Ambulance Metro West Ambulance is an ambulance corporation based in the U.S. state of Oregon with ambulances and wheelie vans throughout Washington County and along the Oregon Coast (under the names Pacific West Ambulance, Bay Cities Ambulance, and Medix Ambulance). Metro West also manages the Vernonia Volunteer Ambulance Association. In addition to daily emergency ambulance services,


title: Dentrix content: Choice Awards: best practice management software and best periodontal charting. Dentrix has won the Townie Choice Award for best practice management software every year in a row, starting in 2003. It has also won every year for best periodontal charting since the category was added to the Townie Choice Awards in 2006. Dentalcompare ranked Dentrix G6 as number six in its Top 10 New Dental Products of 2015. Dentaltown 2012 Townie Choice Awards chose Dentrix Mobile for the best practice management enhancement. Dental Product Shopper's 2010 Recommended Product for the Dentrix G4 PowerPay LE Credit Card processing. When Dentrix G5


title: "Puss 'n' Boats" content: Puss 'n' Boats "Not to be confused with Puss Gets the Boot and Puss 'n' Toots, 1940 and 1942 Hanna-Barbera shorts". Puss 'n' Boats is a 1966 Tom and Jerry cartoon directed by Abe Levitow and produced by Chuck Jones. It is the first Tom and Jerry cartoon (both regarding Tom and Jerry cartoons produced by Chuck Jones, and Tom and Jerry cartoons produced altogether) with Carl Brandt as the music composer. The title Puss 'n' Boats is a play-on-words of the phrase "Puss in Boots". The Cartoon is reminiscent of the 1952 shorts Cruise Cat, produced by Hanna-Barbera. A


title: "Discus (comics)" content: partnership began with the Sphinx and Justin Hammer brought Discus back to villainy. Along with Hammer's villain army, Discus battled Nova and Namorita, but he was defeated by both of them. Discus returned and is recruited as part of Hammerhead's supervillain army. However, Iron Man and S.H.I.E.L.D. forces attacked their forces. Discus appeared in "" as one of the villains at the Bar with No Name. Discus (comics) Discus (Tim Stuart) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Discus first appeared in "Power Man" #16 in December 1974, and was created by Tony Isabella


title: "Real Gone Woody" content: stories. Winnie became a regular in "The New Woody Woodpecker Show", where she also starred in her own cartoon segments. However, unlike numerous comics and this cartoon, she is portrayed as Woody's best friend instead of his girlfriend. In this cartoon, Winnie sported a ponytail. But in "The New Woody Woodpecker Show", she looked like Woody did in most of his later appearances. "Real Gone Woody" is the second Woody Woodpecker short where both Woody Woodpecker "and" Buzz Buzzard lose in the end, which occurred previously in Alley to Bali. Woody Woodpecker also loses in The Coo Coo Bird, Busman's


title: "Leptodactylus petersii" content: on their thumbs. The tadpoles grow to a maximum total length of , of which the tail accounts for 60% (Gosner stage 36). "Leptodactylus petersii" are found in tropical rainforest, forest edge, open areas, savanna enclaves in the tropical rainforest, and open cerrado formations below . This nocturnal frog is usually found on the ground near water. Eggs are laid in a foam nest near water, to which the tadpoles will later move. This common species occurs in many protected areas and is not considered threatened by the IUCN. Leptodactylus petersii Leptodactylus petersii (common name: Peters' thin-toed frog, in Spanish


title: "Aspasia Annia Regilla" content: the Roman Senator Marcus Annius Verus, who was a brother-in-law of Roman Emperor Hadrian and father of the Roman Empress Faustina the Elder, wife of the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius. Faustina the Elder was the mother of Roman Empress Faustina the Younger and aunt of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Regilla was related to the Roman Empress Lucilla, Roman Emperor Commodus, and 3rd-century Roman Empress Annia Faustina. During her father’s consulship, her father had betrothed Regilla to the prominent Greek Herodes Atticus. Herodes Atticus was a very wealthy, influential, aristocratic Athenian who was a friend to the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius


title: "Alpha Ridge" content: Alpha Ridge The Alpha Ridge is a major volcanic ridge under the Arctic Ocean between the Canada Basin (off Ellesmere Island) and the Lomonosov Ridge. It was active during the formation of the Amerasian Basin. It was discovered in 1963. The highest elevation is about 2,700 m over the ocean floor. It is 200 to 450 km wide. The Alpha Ridge, Lomonosov Ridge, and Nansen-Gakkel Ridge are the three major ranges that divide the Arctic Ocean floor, running generally parallel to each other. The 1983 Canadian Expedition to Study the Alpha Ridge (CESAR) seemed to establish that the Alpha Ridge


title: "Alpha Ridge" content: Island is interpreted to represent the cratonward extension of the Alpha Ridge. The Alpha Ridge is part of the High Arctic Large Igneous Province. Alpha Ridge The Alpha Ridge is a major volcanic ridge under the Arctic Ocean between the Canada Basin (off Ellesmere Island) and the Lomonosov Ridge. It was active during the formation of the Amerasian Basin. It was discovered in 1963. The highest elevation is about 2,700 m over the ocean floor. It is 200 to 450 km wide. The Alpha Ridge, Lomonosov Ridge, and Nansen-Gakkel Ridge are the three major ranges that divide the Arctic Ocean


title: "Keep Cool (board game)" content: Keep Cool (board game) Keep Cool is a board game created by Klaus Eisenack and Gerhard Petschel-Held of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and published by the German company Spieltrieb in November 2004. The game can be classified as both a serious game and a global warming game. In Keep Cool, up to six players representing the world's countries compete to balance their own economic interests and the world's climate in a game of negotiation. The goal of the game as stated by the authors is to "promote the general knowledge on climate change and the understanding of


title: "Keep Cool (board game)" content: highlights of Keep Cool." Keep Cool has been used by NGO's, schools, universities, and gaming conventions, besides being used by families and the general public. The German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) has now included Keep Cool as a part of its teaching materials. The game can be played with three to six players. The countries that players will use for the game depends on the number of players, as shown in table below. Each of the countries has a distinct starting position in the game and some have special abilities/bargaining chips which can greatly affect negotiation. The United


title: "Keep Cool (board game)" content: further away from the coast. In Keep Cool, the cost of protection tokens increases upon every purchase--"Dykes cannot be raised infinitely." Keep Cool (board game) Keep Cool is a board game created by Klaus Eisenack and Gerhard Petschel-Held of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and published by the German company Spieltrieb in November 2004. The game can be classified as both a serious game and a global warming game. In Keep Cool, up to six players representing the world's countries compete to balance their own economic interests and the world's climate in a game of negotiation. The goal


title: "Neighborhoods of Norwich, Connecticut" content: most of the night-life of Chelsea also, but offers many venues of its own. The Basement Cafe, Fat Cat's, and Engine No. 6 are places the locals eat and relax. Next to the Uncasville border, a string of car dealerships has earned this portion of Route 32 the nickname, "The Auto Mall". The area's Shipping Street, site of the former Lehigh Oil Company complex, is one of Norwich's numerous blighted, abandoned manufacturing districts. Unfortunately it is the first view of Norwich from the Thames River traveling north from New London. Thamesville is a still developing neighborhood within Norwich. Formerly farmland


title: "Adhesive tape" content: Adhesive tape Adhesive tape refers to any one of a variety of combinations of backing materials coated with an adhesive. Different backing materials and adhesives can be used depending on the intended use. Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA), a key component of some adhesive tapes, was first developed in 1845 by Dr. Horace Day, a surgeon. In 1901, the German Oscar Troplowitz invented an adhesive patch called "Leukoplast" for the German company Beiersdorf AG. In 1936, German company Beiersdorf AG invented a transparent adhesive patch called "Tesa". Pressure-sensitive tape, PSA tape, self-stick tape or sticky tape consists of a pressure-sensitive adhesive coated


title: "Adhesive tape" content: This type of tape is used often in the semiconductor industry. Drywall tape is paper, cloth, or mesh, sometimes with a gummed or pressure-sensitive adhesive. It is used to make the joints between sheets of drywall materials. Adhesive tape Adhesive tape refers to any one of a variety of combinations of backing materials coated with an adhesive. Different backing materials and adhesives can be used depending on the intended use. Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA), a key component of some adhesive tapes, was first developed in 1845 by Dr. Horace Day, a surgeon. In 1901, the German Oscar Troplowitz invented an adhesive


title: "Tassilo Chalice" content: Tassilo Chalice The Tassilo Chalice is a bronze chalice, gilded with silver and gold, dating from the 8th century. The chalice is of Anglo-Saxon design, and has probably been at Kremsmünster Abbey, Austria since shortly after it was made. Dating from c. 770-790 AD, the chalice was donated by Liutperga, wife of the Bavarian Duke Tassilo III, possibly on the occasion of the establishment of the Benedictine Abbey at Kremsmünster in 777. The chalice is composed of an egg-shaped cup, a large knop (ornamental knob), and a relatively narrow foot (base). The chalice is cast in bronze that has been


title: "Common puddle frog" content: Common puddle frog The common puddle frog, puddle frog, or yellow bellied puddle frog (Occidozyga laevis) is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It has often been confused with "Occidozyga sumatrana" (which until 1998 was considered to be a junior synonym "O. laevis"), and records of this species outside the Philippines likely represent that species. The common puddle frog is found in peninsular Thailand (including Phuket), Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Anambas Islands (Tarempah), Riau Islands (Natuna Besar), and the Philippines. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, coastal freshwater lagoons, arable


title: "Common puddle frog" content: land, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, water storage areas, ponds, aquaculture ponds, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and introduced vegetation. Common puddle frog The common puddle frog, puddle frog, or yellow bellied puddle frog (Occidozyga laevis) is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It has often been confused with "Occidozyga sumatrana" (which until 1998 was considered to be a junior synonym "O. laevis"), and records of this species outside the Philippines likely represent that species. The common puddle frog is found in peninsular Thailand (including Phuket), Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Anambas Islands (Tarempah), Riau Islands (Natuna Besar), and


title: "Cophixalus tetzlaffi" content: are conspicuous blackish dorsolaterar stripes, and a cream-coloured stripe running from tip of the snout to the anus. The type locality is tropical primary forest at an elevation of above sea level. Males were found perched on herbaceous vegatation, shrubs, and leaf litter. The species can attain locally high densities. As it is not known whether the species can adapt to secondary habitats, it is potentially threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and establishment of plantations. Cophixalus tetzlaffi Cophixalus tetzlaffi is a species of frogs in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia, where it is


title: "Devils Rope Barbed Wire Museum" content: Devils Rope Barbed Wire Museum The Devils Rope Barbed Wire Museum is a museum located in McLean, Texas, United States. The museum was officially opened in 1991 and focuses on barbed wire and its history. The museum is thought to have the largest collection of published material concerning barbed wire. The Devil's Rope Museum is housed in a converted brassiere factory and is dedicated to the history of barbed wire, fencing tools, and ranching heritage. Features exhibits and collections from private wire collectors from across the U.S, a reference library with extensive patent information for researchers and educators, a dust


title: "Devils Rope Barbed Wire Museum" content: bowl exhibit, salesman samples, warfare wire, and a collection of road lore with artifacts dedicated to the Texas portion of Historic Route 66. Devils Rope Barbed Wire Museum The Devils Rope Barbed Wire Museum is a museum located in McLean, Texas, United States. The museum was officially opened in 1991 and focuses on barbed wire and its history. The museum is thought to have the largest collection of published material concerning barbed wire. The Devil's Rope Museum is housed in a converted brassiere factory and is dedicated to the history of barbed wire, fencing tools, and ranching heritage. Features exhibits


title: "Broadway Malyan" content: company enterprises in 1989, 1998 and 2005. These are respectively Broadway Malyan International Limited, Broadway Malyan Limited and Broadway Malyan Holdings Limited. Broadway Malyan has won numerous awards for its work, including: Broadway Malyan Broadway Malyan is a global architecture, urbanism and design practice. It was established in 1958. Among its incorporated businesses globally, it owns or is closely associated with the English incorporated companies Broadway Malyan International Limited, Broadway Malyan Limited and Broadway Malyan Holdings Limited. Broadway Malyan's offices are in London (UK), Madrid (Spain), Lisbon (Portugal), Warsaw (Poland), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Singapore, São Paulo (Brazil), Santiago (Chile), Shanghai


title: "The Young Black Stallion" content: The Young Black Stallion The Young Black Stallion is a 2003 made-for-IMAX family film from Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Simon Wincer, the film is based on the 1989 novel of the same name by "Black Stallion" creator Walter Farley and his son Steven Farley. Noted for its beautiful scenery and wide-angle shots, the 50-minute film was shot on-location in the deserts of Namibia and South Africa. The film stars as Neera, a young girl who befriends a young black stallion, and Patrick Elyas as Aden, although his voice was dubbed by Eric Grucza, who, for his uncredited performance was


title: "Oxy-fuel welding and cutting" content: body collision industry before the 1980s, oxyacetylene gas torch welding was seldom used to weld sheetmetal, since warpage was a byproduct besides the excess heat. Automotive body repair methods at the time were crude and yielded improprieties until MIG welding became the industry standard. Since the 1970s, when high strength steel became the standard for automotive manufacturing, electric welding became the preferred method. After the 1980s, the oxyacetylene torch fell out of use for sheetmetal welding in the industrialized world. For cutting, the setup is a little different. A cutting torch has a 60- or 90-degree angled head with orifices


title: "Claw-free graph" content: Claw-free graph In graph theory, an area of mathematics, a claw-free graph is a graph that does not have a claw as an induced subgraph. A claw is another name for the complete bipartite graph "K" (that is, a star graph with three edges, three leaves, and one central vertex). A claw-free graph is a graph in which no induced subgraph is a claw; i.e., any subset of four vertices has other than only three edges connecting them in this pattern. Equivalently, a claw-free graph is a graph in which the neighborhood of any vertex is the complement of a


title: "50 Penn Place" content: such as Penn Square Mall right across the street, and Classen Curve a newly built modern upscale shopping center in Nichols Hills. Because of this, 50 Penn Place is no longer seen by locals as an upscale shopping destination. However, several upscale tenants still remain, and former retail space is being leased to other tenants, such as ITT Technical Institute. In March 2011, In-Rel Properties purchased the building for $15.25 million and invested over $1 million in renovations. Radio Stations: * KBRU-FM (94.7) - Classic Rock (94.7 The Brew) 50 Penn Place 50 Penn Place is an upscale mixed-use development


title: "Melodious lark" content: Melodious lark The melodious lark ("Mirafra cheniana") is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern Africa. It is currently threatened by habitat loss. The alternate name of singing bush lark usually refers to the species of that name, "Mirafra cantillans". Other alternate names for the melodious lark include: Latakoo lark, Latakoo bush lark, melodious bushlark, singing bush lark, Southern lark, Southern singing bush lark and Southern singing lark. The melodious lark has a probable maximum range of , separated into many disjunct populations located in South Africa (Eastern Cape, the Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and


title: "Red-winged lark" content: Red-winged lark The red-winged lark ("Mirafra hypermetra") is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in eastern Africa. The red-winged lark is taken to form a species complex with the allopatric rufous-naped lark, and perhaps with the Somali lark. The name "red-winged lark" is sometimes used as an alternate name for the Indian bush lark. The alternate names red-winged bush lark and rufous-winged bush lark may also be used to describe the Indian bush lark or the Bengal bush lark respectively. Four subspecies are recognized: It is a larger version of the rufous-naped lark, with a more robust


title: "Asian short-toed lark" content: Asian short-toed lark The Asian short-toed lark ("Alaudala cheleensis") is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is found from south-central to eastern Asia. Formerly or presently, some authorities have considered the Asian short-toed lark to belong to the genus "Calandrella" or to be a subspecies of the lesser short-toed lark. Alternate names for the Asian short-toed lark include the Asiatic short-toed lark, Eastern short-toed lark (a name also used by the Steppe greater short-toed lark), grey short-toed lark, Mongolian short-toed lark (not to be confused with the species of the same name, Calandrella dukhunensis), salined lark and


title: "Asian short-toed lark" content: salt-marsh lark. Six subspecies are recognized: Asian short-toed lark The Asian short-toed lark ("Alaudala cheleensis") is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is found from south-central to eastern Asia. Formerly or presently, some authorities have considered the Asian short-toed lark to belong to the genus "Calandrella" or to be a subspecies of the lesser short-toed lark. Alternate names for the Asian short-toed lark include the Asiatic short-toed lark, Eastern short-toed lark (a name also used by the Steppe greater short-toed lark), grey short-toed lark, Mongolian short-toed lark (not to be confused with the species of the same


title: "Archer's lark" content: "H. a. sidamoensis"), but since 2014 has been considered conspecific with Archer's lark. Note that the alternate names "long-clawed lark" and "Sidamo lark" are also used as alternate names by Rudd's lark and Degodi lark respectively. Some authorities have also considered Archer's lark to be a subspecies of Rudd's lark. The alternate name "Somali lark" is more commonly used by the species of the same name, "Mirafra somalica", but also as an alternate name for Sharpe's lark. Other alternate names for Archer's lark include Archer's long-clawed lark, Ethiopian long-clawed lark, Liben lark, Sidamo bushlark, Sidamo long-clawed lark and Somali long-clawed


title: "Diamonds (video game)" content: the ball is initially light blue. The player needs to then eliminate all light blue blocks first because there are no light blue brushes to return the ball to that color. Therefore, if the ball's color is changed while light blue blocks remain, the only way to change the ball back to light blue is to intentionally lose a life. In 1993 a port was written for the Apple IIGS by Richard Bennett and Sean Craig, however sat in limbo due to licensing issues with Varcon Systems. After much delay and failure to have it licensed, it was unofficially released


title: 999-9999 content: and Rajit calls it after midnight in front of the others and wishes for a Ferrari. He wakes up the next morning receiving exactly what he wished for by luck. Rajit soon dies from a combination of scorpion attack and malfunctioning car wash machine which slashes his throat with a spinning blade. The rest of the friends still don't believe Rainbow's story and even make wishes themselves, prioritizing only the first part of the deal. Meena wishes to be a Channel V Thailand VJ, only to be killed by a hanging noose at a party afterwards. Soon after Meena's death,


title: "Quasi-compact morphism" content: "U" that is not quasi-compact. Let "Y" be the scheme obtained by gluing two "X"'s along "U". "X", "Y" are both quasi-compact. If formula_1 is the inclusion of one of the copies of "X", then the pre-image of the other "X", open affine in "Y", is "U", not quasi-compact. Hence, "f" is not quasi-compact. A morphism from a quasi-compact scheme to an affine scheme is quasi-compact. Let formula_1 be a quasi-compact morphism between schemes. Then formula_7 is closed if and only if it is stable under specialization. The composition of quasi-compact morphisms is quasi-compact. The base change of a quasi-compact


title: "Quasi-compact morphism" content: morphism is quasi-compact. An affine scheme is quasi-compact. In fact, a scheme is quasi-compact if and only if it is a finite union of open affine subschemes. Serre’s criterion gives a necessary and sufficient condition for a quasi-compact scheme to be affine. A quasi-compact scheme has at least one closed point. Quasi-compact morphism In algebraic geometry, a morphism formula_1 between schemes is said to be quasi-compact if "Y" can be covered by open affine subschemes formula_2 such that the pre-images formula_3 are quasi-compact (as topological space). If "f" is quasi-compact, then the pre-image of a quasi-compact open subscheme (e.g., open


title: "SA Times" content: Africa, many of whom subsequently settled in the country. Today the South African population in the United Kingdom is estimated at between 700000 and a million. TNT Publishing, owners of TNT Magazine, the “traveller’s bible” for Antipodean and South African visitors living and working in the UK acquired the print and online titles of the SA Times and the South Africa magazine in August 2008 from SA Times owners ZA Publishing. SA Times is a complementary addition to the TNT portfolio. It is a well-respected and recognised brand within the South African community abroad. SA Times The SA Times -


title: "Malagasy pond heron" content: Malagasy pond heron The Malagasy pond heron ("Ardeola idae") is a species of heron belonging to the Ardeidae family. They are primarily seen in the outer islands of the Seychelles, Madagascar, and countries on the east coast of Africa such as Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Being endemic to Madagascar, this species is often referred to as the Madagascar pond heron or Madagascar squacco heron. The population of this heron is estimated at 2,000–6,000 individuals, with only 1,300–4,000 being mature enough to mate. The Malagasy pond heron was first described in 1860 by German physician and ornithologist Gustav Hartlaub. His first


title: "USS Tawasa (AT-92)" content: with measuring radiation and said that the ocean water boiled and churned, and radiation meters went off the charts when they held them over the side. The sailors wore no protection, only their standard cotton clothes. One sailor on the "Cree" had three cornea transplants without any official recognition by the U.S. government. The feeling on the feet of the sailors when it went off was like a sledge hammer hitting the deck of the ship. "Tawasa" deployed to the western Pacific again from 13 February 1962 to 3 July 1962. On 29 December 1962, she took in tow at


title: "White-crowned hornbill" content: White-crowned hornbill The white-crowned hornbill ("Berenicornis comatus"), also known as the long-crested hornbill or white-crested hornbill (leading to easy confusion with the African white-crested hornbill), is a species of hornbill. It is monotypic within the genus "Berenicornis", although rarely the white-crested hornbill is also included in this genus, and the white-crowned hornbill is sometimes placed in genus "Aceros" instead. "Berenicornis comatus" is a large hornbill, reaching a length of and a weight of . Females are smaller than males. The plumage is black and white. The head, neck, breast and tail are white, while the remaining plumage is black. It


title: "White-crowned hornbill" content: white-crowned hornbill was uplisted from near threatened to endangered on the IUCN Red List in 2018. White-crowned hornbill The white-crowned hornbill ("Berenicornis comatus"), also known as the long-crested hornbill or white-crested hornbill (leading to easy confusion with the African white-crested hornbill), is a species of hornbill. It is monotypic within the genus "Berenicornis", although rarely the white-crested hornbill is also included in this genus, and the white-crowned hornbill is sometimes placed in genus "Aceros" instead. "Berenicornis comatus" is a large hornbill, reaching a length of and a weight of . Females are smaller than males. The plumage is black and


title: "Band-winged nightjar" content: brownish-orange collar is formed at the edges of the neck. Dorsal side has dark greyish-brown coloration with some blackish-brown spots. Alula and the edges of the wing-coverts are white. Background of wing-coverts is predominantly brown, spotted yellowish brown with brown spots. Scapulars are blackish brown, with yellowish-brown dots and brown spots. The Primaries 7th-10th and the secondary feathers are brown with a midway white streak; the contour of P6-P1 is yellowish brown by the edges and brownish orange with small brown marks. Tertiaries feathers are greyish brown with brown dots. Tail is mainly brown; with white marks at the third


title: "Diademed sandpiper-plover" content: Diademed sandpiper-plover The diademed sandpiper-plover or diademed plover ("Phegornis mitchellii") is a species of bird in the plover family Charadriidae. It is monotypic within the genus Phegornis. The relationship of this species to other plovers is uncertain, a 2010 study suggested it may be related to the Australian dotterels. The species is found in the Puna grassland ecozone of the Andes Mountains from Argentina and Chile, through Bolivia to Peru. In this habitat it prefers mossy tundra, high-altitude grassland, bogs and swamps. It is an altitudinal migrant, breeding between above sea-level, but wintering at . The diademed sand-piper-plover is a


title: "Maguari stork" content: Maguari stork The maguari stork ("Ciconia maguari") is a large species of stork that inhabits seasonal wetlands over much of South America, and is very similar in appearance to the white stork; albeit slightly larger. It is the only species of its genus to occur in the New World and is one of the only three New World stork species, together with the wood stork and the jabiru. This stork was formerly placed in its own genus "Euxenura", but was later reclassified as belonging to "Ciconia" because of its large morphological and ethological similarity to other storks of this genus.


title: "Maguari stork" content: However, the maguari stork most closely resembles both the white stork and the Oriental white stork in morphology and behaviour; and is especially similar to the white stork in its manner of performing the up-down greeting display. Plumage pattern and soft part colourations are also highly similar between these three stork species. Further, phylogenetic analyses based on a portion of the cytochrome b oxidase gene have suggested that the maguari stork is evolutionarily paired with the white stork-Oriental white stork sister group; although the morphological similarity between the maguari stork and oriental white stork has been considered to be greater


title: "Maguari stork" content: than between the white stork and the Oriental white stork. Incidentally, the maguari stork also shares the prominent forkedness of its tail with the woolly-necked stork. Fossils of the extinct Pleistocene stork "Ciconia maltha" discovered in North America appear morphologically intermediate between the maguari stork and white stork and may therefore represent a common ancestral link between these two species that inhabit different continents. "Ciconia maltha" was probably highly dispersive and could have extended its range to Venezuela from North America during the Pliocene, part of the range of the extant maguari stork. This relatively large stork stands at 97–120


title: "Charles Rafter" content: Charles Rafter Sir Charles Haughton Rafter (1860 – 23 August 1935) was a British police officer who served as Chief Constable of the Birmingham City Police from 1899 until his death in 1935. Rafter was born in Belfast, the son of William Pearse Rafter (died 1892), a linen merchant, and his wife Elizabeth (née Manning). In September 1870 Rafter entered the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. He later studied at the Queen's University of Ireland and the University of London. He came top of the entrance examinations for the Royal Irish Constabulary, which he joined as a gentleman cadet in 1882.


title: "Violet cuckoo" content: cuckoo are sunbirds and spiderhunters (thirteen species of the genus "Arachnothera", small birds related to sunbirds). Host species often recognise adult cuckoos as a threat and chase them off, but then do not recognise that the cuckoo eggs in the nest are aliens. Cuckoo chicks are usually larger than host chicks. The chicks of many cuckoo species have been observed to throw the host chicks out of the nest, although this behaviour has not been recorded for the violet cuckoo yet. Violet cuckoo The violet cuckoo ("Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus") is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. The males have


title: "Kostas Charissis" content: Final Greek 2nd Division Champion 1st Blocks Greek 2nd Division 6th Rebounds Greek 2nd Division 7th 2ts % Greek 2nd Division 1st Blocks Greek Basket League 7th Rebounds Greek Basket League Greek Basket League 3rd Blocks Greek League All-Star Greek Basket League 2nd Blocks Greek Basket League 5th Blocks 11th Rebounds Greek League All-Star Greek Basket League 11th Rebounds 11th Blocks Greek Basket League 11th Rebounds 8th Blocks Greek Basket League 11th Rebounds 10th Blocks Kostas Charissis Konstantinos "Kostas" Charissis (alternate spellings: Constantinos, Costas, Charisis, Harissis, Harisis) (; born November 12, 1979) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is


title: "Damara tern" content: terns such as the little tern and the least tern it is now considered to be within the genus "Sternula". Damara tern The Damara tern ("Sternula balaenarum") is a species of small tern in the family Laridae which breeds in the southern summer in southern Africa and migrates to tropical African coasts to winter. A t 23 cm in length the Damara tern is a small, rather pale tern. In breeding plumage adult has black cap extending from forehead the onto nape and a very pale grey back. In flight, there is a black triangular wing tip which runs from


title: "Peach-fronted parakeet" content: Peach-fronted parakeet The peach-fronted parakeet ("Eupsittula aurea"), more commonly known as the peach-fronted conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is widespread and often common in semi-open and open habitats in eastern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, far northern Argentina and southern Suriname (Sipaliwini savanna). Both its common and scientific name is a reference to the orange-yellow forehead, although this is reduced in juveniles. The peach-fronted parakeet has a peach cap, yellow round the eye and green plumage. Peach Front Conures are sexually monomorphic. Juvenile Peach Front Conures resemble adults, with a much smaller peach crown,


title: "Peach-fronted parakeet" content: with no yellow eye ring. Peach-fronted parakeet The peach-fronted parakeet ("Eupsittula aurea"), more commonly known as the peach-fronted conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is widespread and often common in semi-open and open habitats in eastern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, far northern Argentina and southern Suriname (Sipaliwini savanna). Both its common and scientific name is a reference to the orange-yellow forehead, although this is reduced in juveniles. The peach-fronted parakeet has a peach cap, yellow round the eye and green plumage. Peach Front Conures are sexually monomorphic. Juvenile Peach Front Conures resemble adults, with


title: "Norfolk parakeet" content: Norfolk parakeet The Norfolk parakeet ("Cyanoramphus cookii"), also called Tasman parakeet, Norfolk Island green parrot or Norfolk Island red-crowned parakeet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Norfolk Island (located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia in the Tasman Sea). George Robert Gray described the Norfolk parakeet in 1859. It was long considered a subspecies of the red-fronted parakeet of New Zealand. "Norfolk parakeet" has been designated the official name by the International Ornithologists' Union (IOC). The name "Tasman parakeet" is used by Christidis and Boles on the argument that this species and


title: "Ouvea parakeet" content: Ouvea parakeet The Ouvea parakeet ("Eunymphicus uvaeensis") or Uvea parakeet, is a species of parrot in the genus "Eunymphicus", in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the island of Uvea in the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia. The species was once considered conspecific with the horned parakeet of Grande Terre, but they have now been split into two species. The Ouvea parakeet is a medium-sized parakeet with mostly green plumage and a prominent green crest. The crest is composed of six backward feathers that curl forwards. The underside of the bird tends to be yellower and there is bright blue


title: "Dusky parrot" content: Dusky parrot The dusky parrot ("Pionus fuscus") or dusky pionus is a medium-sized mainly dark brownish-gray parrot of the genus "Pionus" in the true parrot family. The dusky parrot is approximately long. It has a medium-wide gray eye-ring (often fades to white in captivity), a splay of cream-white feathers on its upper neck, a pinkish-red tinge to the belly, and red undertail coverts. The remiges and tail are blue, with the latter red at the base. Overall, the dusky parrot is a dark brownish-gray (tending towards black in poor light) bird. The dusky parrot nests in tree cavities. The eggs


title: "Dusky parrot" content: 10-20 words. Dusky parrot The dusky parrot ("Pionus fuscus") or dusky pionus is a medium-sized mainly dark brownish-gray parrot of the genus "Pionus" in the true parrot family. The dusky parrot is approximately long. It has a medium-wide gray eye-ring (often fades to white in captivity), a splay of cream-white feathers on its upper neck, a pinkish-red tinge to the belly, and red undertail coverts. The remiges and tail are blue, with the latter red at the base. Overall, the dusky parrot is a dark brownish-gray (tending towards black in poor light) bird. The dusky parrot nests in tree cavities.


title: "Painted parakeet" content: Painted parakeet The painted parakeet ("Pyrrhura picta"), more commonly known as the painted conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in the family Psittacidae, the true parrots. Its taxonomy is highly complex, and has undergone significant changes in recent years. As here defined, it is restricted to forests in northern South America (north of the Amazon River) and Panama. Some of the taxa here included in the painted parakeet are highly endangered. Traditionally, the painted parakeet included the Santarém parakeet ("P. amazonum"), Bonaparte's parakeet ("P. lucianii") and rose-fronted parakeet ("P. roseifrons") as subspecies. Following a review in 2002, it


title: "Stripe-cheeked greenbul" content: Stripe-cheeked greenbul The stripe-cheeked greenbul ("Arizelocichla milanjensis") is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in south-eastern Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The stripe-cheeked greenbul was originally described in the genus "Xenocichla" (a synonym for "Bleda"), then classified in "Andropadus" and, in 2010 re-classified to the new genus "Arizelocichla". Alternatively, some authorities classify the stripe-cheeked greenbul in the genus "Pycnonotus". Some authorities consider the olive-headed greenbul and stripe-faced greenbul to be subspecies of the stripe-cheeked greenbul. Alternate names for the stripe-cheeked greenbul include the Mulanji stripe-cheeked greenbul and stripe-cheeked


title: "Stripe-cheeked greenbul" content: bulbul. The stripe-cheeked greenbul is found in the highlands of south-eastern Malawi (Mount Mulanje), extreme eastern Zimbabwe and west-central Mozambique. Stripe-cheeked greenbul The stripe-cheeked greenbul ("Arizelocichla milanjensis") is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in south-eastern Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The stripe-cheeked greenbul was originally described in the genus "Xenocichla" (a synonym for "Bleda"), then classified in "Andropadus" and, in 2010 re-classified to the new genus "Arizelocichla". Alternatively, some authorities classify the stripe-cheeked greenbul in the genus "Pycnonotus". Some authorities consider the olive-headed greenbul and stripe-faced greenbul


title: "East Brazilian pygmy owl" content: East Brazilian pygmy owl The East Brazilian pygmy owl ("Glaucidium minutissimum"), also known as least pygmy-owl or Sick's pygmy-owl, is a small owl in the typical owl family. It has been argued that the here used scientific name actually belongs to the Pernambuco pygmy owl, in which case the East Brazilian pygmy owl should be referred to "G. sicki" (König & Weick, 2005). This has not gained widespread recognition. Formerly, this species included the Colima pygmy owl, Tamaulipas pygmy owl, Central American pygmy owl, subtropical pygmy owl, and Baja pygmy owl as subspecies. This species has a very large range.


title: "East Brazilian pygmy owl" content: of the male is two-four long notes separated by short pasuses. East Brazilian pygmy owl The East Brazilian pygmy owl ("Glaucidium minutissimum"), also known as least pygmy-owl or Sick's pygmy-owl, is a small owl in the typical owl family. It has been argued that the here used scientific name actually belongs to the Pernambuco pygmy owl, in which case the East Brazilian pygmy owl should be referred to "G. sicki" (König & Weick, 2005). This has not gained widespread recognition. Formerly, this species included the Colima pygmy owl, Tamaulipas pygmy owl, Central American pygmy owl, subtropical pygmy owl, and Baja


title: "African grass owl" content: African grass owl The African grass owl ("Tyto capensis") is a species of owl in the barn owl family, Tytonidae. The African grass owl resembles the barn owl and has a heart shaped whitish-cream facial disc, with a narrow yellowish-buff rim which is densely spotted dark. The eyes are brownish-black, and the bill is whitish to pale pink. The entire upperparts from the crown to the lower back and wing-coverts are a uniform sooty blackish-brown, with scattered small white spots and greyish flecks. The primary feathers and secondary feathers are pale brownish-grey with dark bars and yellow bases. The short


title: "African grass owl" content: tail has uniform brown central feathers fading to paler, almost white, outer feathers which show about four dark bars. The underparts vary in colour from whitish to buff marked with dark spots. The legs have whitish feathers which extend to the lower third of the tarsi. The lower leg and feet are slightly bristled and coloured pale yellowish-grey. The body length is , the wing length and they weigh between . They have a screeching call which is similar to that of the Barn Owl, but it is less strident. A high-pitched sibilant tremolo lasting one to two seconds is


title: "African grass owl" content: thought to be the song of the male. Sub-Saharan Africa where there are two blocks of its main range, one in central southern Africa across southern Congo and northern Angola to the central coast of Mozambique and the other centred on South Africa from the Western Cape north to the southern extremities of Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique. There are isolated populations in the Ethiopian Highlands, Kenya and Uganda and Cameroon. The African grass owl is found in moist grassland and open savanna up to an elevation of . In east Africa it may also be found in dry grassland and


title: "African grass owl" content: at higher altitudes in Aberdares and on Mount Kenya. In southern Africa this species generally prefers marshes and vleis where there are patches of tall, rank grass and other vegetation but it may also be found in fynbos, renosterveld and acacia scrub close to water. The African grass owl is nocturnal and is rarely seen flying during the day. It roosts during the day on the ground in tall, rank grass where it creates domed platforms and tunnels by trampling down the surrounding grass. These tunnels can be several metres long and connect with other tunnels. The domed platform created


title: "African grass owl" content: roost away from the nest. After attaining five weeks of age the owlets begin to wander around the nest, before attempting their first flights at around seven weeks. Once fledged, the young stay with the parents for about 3 weeks, and are independent after that. African grass owls have been recorded as being preyed on by the African marsh harrier "Circus ranivorus". The African grass owl species is regarded by some authors as the same species as the eastern grass owl "Tyto longimembris" of Asia and Australia. There are two subspecies of African grass owl currently recognised: The African grass


title: "African grass owl" content: owl is evaluated as Least Concern. However, in South Africa the species is regarded as vulnerable because habitat degradation through ploughing, grazing, draining and burning; the population in the country is considered to be fewer than 5,000 individuals. African grass owl The African grass owl ("Tyto capensis") is a species of owl in the barn owl family, Tytonidae. The African grass owl resembles the barn owl and has a heart shaped whitish-cream facial disc, with a narrow yellowish-buff rim which is densely spotted dark. The eyes are brownish-black, and the bill is whitish to pale pink. The entire upperparts from


title: "Eastern grass owl" content: Eastern grass owl The eastern grass owl ("Tyto longimembris"), or Australian grass owl is a species of owl in the family Tytonidae. Though some authorities consider this owl to be conspecific with the African grass owl, "T. capensis", other consider it to be a valid species. They feed predominantly on small rodents. The eastern grass owl is a medium-sized owl, similar in size to the barn owl. Adult males measure from in length, while the larger females can measure from . The wingspan is from . The female weighs while the male weighs . They have dark brown or tan


title: "Eastern grass owl" content: Threatened Species Conservation Act (1995). Eastern grass owl The eastern grass owl ("Tyto longimembris"), or Australian grass owl is a species of owl in the family Tytonidae. Though some authorities consider this owl to be conspecific with the African grass owl, "T. capensis", other consider it to be a valid species. They feed predominantly on small rodents. The eastern grass owl is a medium-sized owl, similar in size to the barn owl. Adult males measure from in length, while the larger females can measure from . The wingspan is from . The female weighs while the male weighs . They


title: "Sharp-tailed ibis" content: its insect prey in the llanos. This ibis probably migrates locally during the wet season to higher altitude feeding grounds which may serve as a refuge from the extensive flooding of the lowland grassland. Its persistence as a primarily terrestrial forager in its semi-aquatic habitat suggests that its relatively dry higher-altitude feeding grounds which remain unflooded in the wet season are sufficiently extensive, or that the dry season is sufficiently long to ensure high annual prey availability in the lowlands. Unusually for a wading bird of the llanos, this ibis breeds in the dry season months from August until February;


title: "The Krion Conquest" content: The Krion Conquest The Krion Conquest, known in Japan as , or more simply , is a side-scrolling action-adventure video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, developed by Vic Tokai in 1990. Later, Genki Mobile ported the game to Japanese mobile phones. Players control a wand-wielding character that fires different types of projectiles based on the wand type the player has selected. The wand selection is signaled by the changes in the player's outfit color. The powers included are the normal shot (red outfit), the phoenix ability (pink outfit), the freeze shot (blue outfit), the bouncing ball shot (green outfit),


title: "Orca (company)" content: Orca (company) Orca is a New Zealand company that makes wetsuits and sports apparel, primarily for triathletes. The company was founded in Auckland in 1993 by Scott Unsworth, a former New Zealand age group triathlon champion. He decided to start manufacturing wetsuits after discovering that traditional wetsuits were not suitable for swimming. In Unsworth founded a company called Performance Speedsuits Ltd., also in Auckland, that manufactured swimming-friendly speed suits, and these speed suits gained much popularity. It was eventually renamed "Orca". In 2008 the company agreed a global distribution deal with Spanish cycling giant Orbea. Orca specialises in high range


title: "Orca (company)" content: In 2004 Orca was the official apparel supplier to the New Zealand Olympic team. Orca (company) Orca is a New Zealand company that makes wetsuits and sports apparel, primarily for triathletes. The company was founded in Auckland in 1993 by Scott Unsworth, a former New Zealand age group triathlon champion. He decided to start manufacturing wetsuits after discovering that traditional wetsuits were not suitable for swimming. In Unsworth founded a company called Performance Speedsuits Ltd., also in Auckland, that manufactured swimming-friendly speed suits, and these speed suits gained much popularity. It was eventually renamed "Orca". In 2008 the company agreed


title: "Philippine cuckoo-dove" content: Philippine cuckoo-dove The Philippine cuckoo-dove ("Macropygia tenuirostris") is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in the Philippines and Taiwan and is rated as a species of least concern on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Endangered Species. The Philippine cuckoo-dove was first described by the French zoologist Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte in 1854. Formerly, some authorities classified it as a subspecies of either the ruddy cuckoo-dove or the brown cuckoo-dove. It was split from the slender-billed cuckoo-dove in 2016 and has four sub-species recognized: The Philippine cuckoo-dove is a large


title: "Sunda collared dove" content: Sunda collared dove The Sunda collared dove ("Streptopelia bitorquata") sometimes referred to as island collared dove, Javanese collared dove, or Indonesian collared dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Sometimes confused with the Eurasian collared dove ("Streptopelia decaocto") which is very similar in looks. The Sunda collared dove is a small to medium sized bird, native to the tropical and subtropical islands of Indonesia. This species distribution occurs from Java and Bali, through to Komodo, Lombok, Sumbawa, Timor and Flores, Solor and, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest


title: "Sunda collared dove" content: have not been sighted around usual spots anymore. But this is only speculation as stated before, there's not enough scientific research to say that any of these rumors or claims are true. Sunda collared dove The Sunda collared dove ("Streptopelia bitorquata") sometimes referred to as island collared dove, Javanese collared dove, or Indonesian collared dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Sometimes confused with the Eurasian collared dove ("Streptopelia decaocto") which is very similar in looks. The Sunda collared dove is a small to medium sized bird, native to the tropical and subtropical islands of Indonesia. This


title: "Educational toy" content: blocks might be a good starting point for a child to begin to understand causal relationships, basic principles of science (e.g. if a block falls from the top of a structure, it will fall until a surface stops its fall), and develop patience and rudimentary hand-eye coordination. For a child moving towards elementary school, other, more sophisticated manipulatives might further aid the development of these skills. Interlocking manipulative toys like Lego or puzzles challenge the child to improve hand-eye coordination, patience, and an understanding of spatial relationships. Finally, a child in elementary school might use very sophisticated construction sets that


title: "Racket-tailed roller" content: Racket-tailed roller The racket-tailed roller ("Coracias spatulatus") is a species of bird in the family Coraciidae. It is found in southern Africa from Angola, south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and southern Tanzania to northern Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique. Alternate names for the racket-tailed roller include the Angola racket-tailed roller and Weigall's roller. The racket-tailed roller is so named for the conspicuous elongated outer feathers on its tail which have long streamers ending in paddle-shaped tips. The bird is long with the streamers extending another . The forehead and superciliary streak are white, the crown dull green, the back rufous


title: "Rosy bee-eater" content: Rosy bee-eater The rosy bee-eater ("Merops malimbicus") is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo. English naturalist George Shaw first described the rosy bee-eater in 1806 as "Merops malimbicus". This type of locality being from Malimbe, Cabinda in Angola. Molecular studies suggest that this species is most closely related to the white-throated bee-eater ("Merops albicollis") and the northern carmine bee-eater ("M. nubicus"). The adult is a distinctively colored bird that grows to a


title: "Blue-breasted bee-eater" content: Although the little bee-eater is similar in voice, behavior and distribution it is smaller then the blue breasted, with a relatively smaller head as well. Furthermore, the little bee-eater lacks the black mask and white cheeks present on the blue breasted. The cinnamon-chested bee-eater which also live in Ethiopia has the black mask and white cheek like that of the blue breasted bee eater. However, the blue breasted bee eater is smaller and has a much brighter green crown. The blue-breasted bee-eater is a member of the Meropidae family. A family whose members are relatively uniform in behavior and morphology,


title: "Lewin's rail" content: Lewin's rail Lewin's rail ("Lewinia pectoralis") is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Australia, Wallacea, and New Guinea. Lewin's rail is also known as the water rail, Lewin's water rail, Lewin's grind rail, slate-breasted rail, slate-breasted water rail, pectoral rail, pectoral water rail, short-toed rail and short-toed water rail. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Eight subspecies have been described: Lewin's rails are not listed as threatened on the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. However, their conservation status varies from state to state within Australia. For example:


title: "Lewin's rail" content: vegetation and aquatic plants. Lewin’s rails feed mainly on invertebrates and occasionally bird eggs and frogs. Loss of habitat due to changes in water body structure, disruption of nests, and predation by introduced species. Lewin's rail Lewin's rail ("Lewinia pectoralis") is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Australia, Wallacea, and New Guinea. Lewin's rail is also known as the water rail, Lewin's water rail, Lewin's grind rail, slate-breasted rail, slate-breasted water rail, pectoral rail, pectoral water rail, short-toed rail and short-toed water rail. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Eight


title: "Interstate 35 in Texas" content: The exit numbers for Interstate 35E maintain the sequence of exit numbers from the southern segment of Interstate 35, and the northern segment of Interstate 35 follows on from the sequence of exit numbers from Interstate 35E. Interstate 35W maintains its own sequence of exit numbers. In Texas, Interstate 35 runs for just over 407 miles (655 km), which does not include either the 85-mile (137-km) segment of Interstate 35W or the 97-mile (156-km) segment of Interstate 35E. Texas contains more miles of the overall length of Interstate 35 than any other state, almost one-third of the entire length. The


title: "Dusky grasswren" content: currently-known distribution of dusky grasswren; the latter is considered extinct in the Northern Territory and only occurs to the south and east of the known distribution of dusky grasswren in South Australia. Dusky grasswren might also be confused with striated grasswren ("A. striatus") but is not currently-known to occur in the sand plain and dunefield habitat of this species. Striated grasswren is also so boldly marked by comparison to dusky grasswren that it should be unlikely to cause any confusion in the field. Fairywrens within family Maluridae overlap with dusky grasswren in both their distribution and use of habitat including:


title: Gibberbird content: be distinguished by more brown plumage, especially around the throat, face and neck. They can also have a heavier breast band and a generally duller appearance in comparison to the males. Juveniles appear similar to adults, with a brown back, crown and wings, with a pale yellow throat. The gibberbird is monomorphic in terms of length and weight. Generic measurements have been found to range from 125 to 130mm in length and 14 to 20g in weight. Gibberbirds are often observed in sparsely vegetated stony deserts with a scattering of grasses such as; "Astrebla" and "Enneapogon". As well as low


title: "Cuzco brush finch" content: Cuzco brush finch The Cuzco brush finch ("Atlapetes canigenis"), also known as the grey brush finch or sooty brush finch, is a species of bird in the Passerellidae family. It is endemic to humid Andean forests in south-eastern Peru, where mainly found in Cusco. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the slaty brush finch. Brush finches are typically medium-size sparrows, with long tails. Brush finches are usually gray or olive in colour with a contrasting crown. Cuzco brush finches are two-toned with a uniform dusky gray and a rufous crown. The center of the belly, as well as the


title: "Olive-green camaroptera" content: Olive-green camaroptera The olive-green camaroptera ("Camaroptera chloronota") is a bird species in the family Cisticolidae. The olive-green camaroptera was described by the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow in 1895 under its current binomial name "Camaroptera chloronota". The type locality is the forest of Missahohe in the West African state of Togo. The specific epithet "chloronota" is from the Ancient Greek "khlōros" meaning "green" and "-nōtos" meaning "-backed". There are five subspecies: It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria,


title: "Olive-green camaroptera" content: Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It tends to fly in flocks of 50-100, so far it avoids intercontinental migration. Olive-green camaroptera The olive-green camaroptera ("Camaroptera chloronota") is a bird species in the family Cisticolidae. The olive-green camaroptera was described by the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow in 1895 under its current binomial name "Camaroptera chloronota". The type locality is the forest of Missahohe in the West African state of Togo. The specific epithet "chloronota"


title: "Ryan Sullivan" content: Grand Prix meetings. In the 2002 Speedway Grand Prix series he won the British Grand Prix in Cardiff and the Slovenian Grand Prix in Krško. In the 2003 Speedway Grand Prix series he won the Swedish Grand Prix in Avesta and the Scandinavian Grand Prix in Gothenburg, Sweden. In September 2008, he made it through to the Grand Prix Challenge – the final of the 2009 Grand Prix qualification rounds. Despite winning his first three heats, he only scored one point in his following two rides and failed to qualify for the 2009 Speedway Grand Prix. Ryan Sullivan Ryan Geoffrey


title: "Lemon-spectacled tanager" content: only clear distinction between the two species is in the yellow eye-ring, possessed by both sexes of this species; the lemon-spectacled tanager also resembles the ochre-breasted tanager, but that bird has a pale eye and the underparts are more ochraceous. The three species do not share common ranges; the lemon-spectacled tanager is native to western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador, the ochre-breasted tanager occurs at higher elevations, and the olive tanager occurs further south in the eastern foothills of the Andes in southern Colombia, Peru and Bolivia, with a disjunct population in Central America. The lemon-spectacled tanager frequents the understorey of


title: "Wicker Park (Chicago park)" content: Wicker Park (Chicago park) Wicker Park is a 4.03 acre public urban park in the Wicker Park neighborhood of the West Town community and West Side district, in Chicago, Illinois. It is named after Charles G. Wicker and Joel H. Wicker. In late 1868, the Chicago Board of Public Works announced the desire to build a park "lying west of Milwaukee avenue and south of North avenue. The grounds are of considerable capacity and are laid out in a tasteful and attractive manner as a park." Present at the meeting was alderman Charles G. Wicker, who, with his brother Joel


title: "Working cow horse" content: Working cow horse Working cow horse is a type of competition, known also as reined cow horse, where horses are asked to work a single live cow in an arena, performing specific maneuvers that include circling the cow, turning it in a specified manner, and performing a reining pattern. Horses that can perform these tasks are called "reined cow horses," "cow horses," "stock horses," or "working cow horses." Competition consists of three parts where a horse and rider are judged on their performance in a reining pattern, herd work, and "fence work". Horses are judged on accuracy, timing, and responsiveness,


title: "White-browed treecreeper" content: pairs or groups actively defending relatively large territories (averaging 8.4 hectares in some regions) throughout the year. The White-browed Treecreeper is a scansorial (tree-trunk climbing) bark-foraging specialist, feeding upon a range of invertebrates (predominantly ants) gathered from on and beneath the bark of tree trunks and branches. The climbing technique employed by the species is described as ‘inching’ by which the lower foot is lifted and brought to the level of the upper foot prior to the upper being moved higher. Such a technique differs from some other scansorial birds which lift their feet from the substrate simultaneously in a


title: "Grey cuckooshrike" content: . These birds exhibit sexual dimorphism. They both have a blue-grey head and body, with a large jet-black eye with a thin white eye-ring. Their bill and legs are black, and the males have a dark grey loreal patch, while females have grey loreal patches and are a slightly lighter shade of grey. The juveniles are a dark brown with grey-white barring above, white underparts with brown barring, and have black tails with white edges on the tips as well as on their flight feathers. The preferred habitat of the grey cuckooshrike is Afromontane forests, lowland forests, coastal forests and


title: "United p.s." content: (originally row 20) through 27 with 42 (originally 48) seats that feature of pitch and of recline, more pitch and more recline than standard economy seats. Originally, row 20 was also "Economy Plus" but the row was changed to a standard economy row after it was discovered that row 20 did not provide more legroom and did not have any recline as it was in front of an emergency exit, despite row 20 being an exit row. The seats are in a 3x3 configuration, each equipped with an AVOD system for in-flight entertainment. For each three-seat segment, there are two


title: "Image quality" content: Image quality Image quality can refer to the level of accuracy in which different imaging systems capture, process, store, compress, transmit and display the signals that form an image. Another definition refers to image quality as "the weighted combination of all of the visually significant attributes of an image". The difference between the two definitions is that one focus on the characteristics of signal processing in different imaging systems and the latter on the perceptual assessments that make an image pleasant for human viewers. Image quality should not be mistaken with image fidelity. Image fidelity refers to the ability of


title: "Image quality" content: a process to render a given copy in a perceptually similar way to the original (without distortion or information loss), i.e., through a digitization or conversion process from analog media to digital image. The process of determining the level of accuracy is called Image Quality Assessment (IQA). Image quality assessment is part of the quality of experience measures. Image quality can be assessed using two methods: subjective and objective. Subjective methods are based on the perceptual assessment of a human viewer about the attributes of an image or set of images, while objective methods are based on computational models that


title: "Image quality" content: can predict perceptual image quality. Objective and subjective methods aren't necessarily consistent or accurate between each other: a human viewer might perceive stark differences in quality in a set of images where a computer algorithm might not. Subjective methods are costly, require a large number of people, and are impossible to automate in real-time. Therefore, the goal of image quality assessment research is to design algorithms for objective assessment that are also consistent with subjective assessments. The development of such algorithms has a lot of potential applications. They can be used to monitor image quality in control quality systems, to


title: "Image quality" content: benchmark image processing systems and algorithms and to optimize imaging systems. The image formation process is affected by several distortions between the moment in which the signals travel through to and reach the capture surface, and the device or mean in which signals are displayed. Although optical aberrations can cause great distorsions in image quality, they are not part of the field of Image Quality Assessment. optical aberrations caused by lenses belong to the optics area and not to the signal processing areas. In an ideal model, there's no quality loss between the emission of the signal and the surface


title: "Image quality" content: in which the signal is being captured on. For example, a digital image is formed by electromagnetic radiation or other waves as they pass through or reflect off objects. That information is then captured and converted into digital signals by an image sensor. The sensor, however, has nonidealities that limit its performance. Image quality can be assessed using objective or subjective methods. In the objective method, image quality assessments are performed by different algorithms that analyze the distortions and degradations introduced in an image. Subjective image quality assessments are a method based on the way in which humans experience or


title: "Image quality" content: perceive image quality. Objective and subjective methods of quality assessment don't necessarily correlate with each other. An algorithm might have a similar value for an image and its altered or degraded versions, while a subjective method might perceive a stark contrast in quality for the same image and its versions. "See main article: Subjective video quality" Subjective methods for image quality assessment belong to the larger area of psychophysics research, a field that studies the relationship between physical stimulus and human perceptions. A subjective IQA method will typically consist on applying mean opinion score techniques, where a number of viewers


title: "Image quality" content: rate their opinions based on their perceptions of image quality. These opinions are afterwards mapped onto numerical values. These methods can be classified depending on the availability of the source and test images: Since visual perception can be affected by environmental and viewing conditions, the International Telecommunications Union produced a set of recommendations for standardized testing methods for subjective image quality assessment. Wang & Bovic (2006) classify the objective methods with the following criteria: (a) the availability of an original image; (b) on the basis of their application scopes and (c) on the model of a Human Visual System simulation


title: "Image quality" content: to assess quality. Keelan (2002) classifies the methods based on (a) direct experimental measurements; (b) system modeling and (c) visual assessment against calibrated standards. Image quality metrics can also be classified in terms of measuring only one specific type of degradation (e.g., blurring, blocking, or ringing), or taking into account all possible signal distortions, that is, multiple kinds of artifacts. Image quality Image quality can refer to the level of accuracy in which different imaging systems capture, process, store, compress, transmit and display the signals that form an image. Another definition refers to image quality as "the weighted combination of


title: "Leviathan and the Air-Pump" content: Leviathan and the Air-Pump Leviathan and the Air-Pump: Hobbes, Boyle, and the Experimental Life (published 1985) is a book by Steven Shapin and Simon Schaffer. It examines the debate between Robert Boyle and Thomas Hobbes over Boyle's air-pump experiments in the 1660s. In 2005, Shapin and Schaffer were awarded the Erasmus Prize for this work. On a theoretical level, the book explores the acceptable methods of knowledge production, and societal factors related to the different knowledge systems promoted by Boyle and Hobbes. The "Leviathan" in the title refers to Hobbes's book on the structure of society, "Leviathan, or The Matter,