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31,392 | # Tasmanian devil
## Conservation status {#conservation_status}
The cause of the devil\'s disappearance from the mainland is unclear, but their decline seems to coincide with an abrupt change in climate and the expansion across the mainland of indigenous Australians and dingoes. However, whether it was direct hunting... | 490 | Tasmanian devil | 8 |
31,392 | # Tasmanian devil
## Conservation status {#conservation_status}
### Culling
The first European Tasmanian settlers ate Tasmanian devil, which they described as tasting like veal. As it was believed devils would hunt and kill livestock, possibly due to strong imagery of packs of devils eating weak sheep, a bounty schem... | 444 | Tasmanian devil | 9 |
31,392 | # Tasmanian devil
## Conservation status {#conservation_status}
### Road mortality {#road_mortality}
Motor vehicles are a threat to localised populations of non-abundant Tasmanian mammals, and a 2010 study showed that devils were particularly vulnerable. A study of nine species, mostly marsupials of a similar size, s... | 458 | Tasmanian devil | 10 |
31,392 | # Tasmanian devil
## Conservation status {#conservation_status}
### Devil facial tumour disease {#devil_facial_tumour_disease}
First seen in 1996 in Mount William in northeastern Tasmania, devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) has ravaged Tasmania\'s wild devils, and estimates of the impact range from 20% to as much as ... | 362 | Tasmanian devil | 11 |
31,392 | # Tasmanian devil
## Relationship with humans {#relationship_with_humans}
At Lake Nitchie in western New South Wales in 1970, a male human skeleton wearing a necklace of 178 teeth from 49 different devils was found. The skeleton is estimated to be 7000 years old, and the necklace is believed to be much older than the... | 738 | Tasmanian devil | 12 |
31,392 | # Tasmanian devil
## Relationship with humans {#relationship_with_humans}
### In popular culture {#in_popular_culture}
The devil is an iconic animal within Australia, and particularly associated with Tasmania. The animal is used as the emblem of the Tasmanian National Parks and Wildlife Service, and the former Tasman... | 403 | Tasmanian devil | 13 |
31,404 | # Tietze extension theorem
thumb \| 220x124px \| right \| Pavel Urysohn In topology, the **Tietze extension theorem** (also known as the **Tietze--Urysohn--Brouwer extension theorem** or **Urysohn-Brouwer lemma**) states that any real-valued, continuous function on a closed subset of a normal topological space can be ... | 555 | Tietze extension theorem | 0 |
31,404 | # Tietze extension theorem
## Variations
If $X$ is a metric space, $A$ a non-empty subset of $X$ and $f : A \to \R$ is a Lipschitz continuous function with Lipschitz constant $K,$ then $f$ can be extended to a Lipschitz continuous function $F : X \to \R$ with same constant $K.$ This theorem is also valid for Hölder c... | 271 | Tietze extension theorem | 1 |
31,415 | # Topaz
**Topaz** is a silicate mineral made of aluminum and fluorine with the chemical formula Al`{{sub|2}}`{=mediawiki}SiO`{{sub|4}}`{=mediawiki}(F, OH)`{{sub|2}}`{=mediawiki}. It is used as a gemstone in jewelry and other adornments. Common topaz in its natural state is colorless, though trace element impurities ca... | 488 | Topaz | 0 |
31,415 | # Topaz
## Gemstone
Topaz is a gemstone. In cut and polished form, it is used to make jewelry or other adornments. Lower quality topaz is commonly used as an abrasive material due to its hardness and it is used to produce refractory materials for high temperature environments. Topaz can be used as a flux in steel pro... | 539 | Topaz | 1 |
31,415 | # Topaz
## Characteristics
thumb\|upright=0.75\|Blue topaz crystal Topaz in its natural state is colorless, often with a greyish cast. It also occurs as a golden brown to yellow color which makes it sometimes confused with citrine, a less valuable gemstone. The specific gravity of all shades of topaz, however, means ... | 479 | Topaz | 2 |
31,415 | # Topaz
## Localities and occurrence {#localities_and_occurrence}
thumb\|upright=1.5\|Main topaz producing countries Topaz is commonly associated with silicic igneous rocks of the granite and rhyolite type. It typically crystallizes in granitic pegmatites or in vapor cavities in rhyolite lava flows including those at... | 633 | Topaz | 3 |
31,416 | # Ted Raimi
**Theodore Raimi** (born December 14, 1965) is an American character actor, director and writer. He is known for his roles in the works of his brother Sam Raimi, including a fake Shemp in *The Evil Dead*, possessed Henrietta in *Evil Dead II*, and Ted Hoffman in the *Spider-Man* trilogy. He later reprised ... | 453 | Ted Raimi | 0 |
31,416 | # Ted Raimi
## Selected filmography {#selected_filmography}
### Film
Year Title Role Notes
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31,416 | # Ted Raimi
## Selected filmography {#selected_filmography}
### Non-acting work {#non_acting_work}
Year Title Role Notes
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31,428 | # Tourmaline
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31,431 | # The Book of the City of Ladies
***The Book of the City of Ladies***, or ***Le Livre de la Cité des Dames***, is a book written by Christine de Pizan believed to have been finished by 1405. Perhaps Pizan\'s most famous literary work, it is her second work of lengthy prose. Pizan uses the vernacular French language to... | 289 | The Book of the City of Ladies | 0 |
31,431 | # The Book of the City of Ladies
## Summary
### Part I {#part_i}
Part I opens with Christine reading from Matheolus\'s *Lamentations*, a work from the thirteenth century that addresses marriage and argues that women make men\'s lives miserable. Upon reading these words, Christine becomes upset and feels ashamed to b... | 524 | The Book of the City of Ladies | 1 |
31,431 | # The Book of the City of Ladies
## Summary
### Part II {#part_ii}
In Part II, Lady Rectitude says she will help Christine \"construct the houses and buildings inside the walls of the City of Ladies\" and fill it with inhabitants who are \"valiant ladies of great renown\". As they build, Lady Rectitude informs Christ... | 801 | The Book of the City of Ladies | 2 |
31,431 | # The Book of the City of Ladies
## Boccaccio\'s influence {#boccaccios_influence}
Christine\'s main source for information was Giovanni Boccaccio\'s *De mulieribus claris* (On Famous Women), possibly in the French version, *Des Cleres et Nobles Femmes*. This text was a biographical treatise on ancient famous women. ... | 349 | The Book of the City of Ladies | 3 |
31,431 | # The Book of the City of Ladies
## Themes
*The Book of the City of Ladies* is an allegorical society in which the word \"lady\" is defined as a woman of noble spirit, instead of noble birth. The book, and therefore the city, contains women of past eras, ranging from pagans to ancient Jews to medieval Christian saint... | 192 | The Book of the City of Ladies | 4 |
31,434 | # The Sentinel (short story)
\"**The Sentinel**\" is a science fiction short story by British author Arthur C. Clarke, written in 1948 and first published in 1951. Its plot and ideas influenced the development of the 1968 film *2001: A Space Odyssey* and its corresponding novel.
## Publication history {#publication_h... | 637 | The Sentinel (short story) | 0 |
31,435 | # The Fountains of Paradise
***The Fountains of Paradise*** is a 1979 science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. Set in the 22nd century, it describes the construction of a space elevator. This \"orbital tower\" is a giant structure rising from the ground and linking with a satellite in geostationary or... | 789 | The Fountains of Paradise | 0 |
31,444 | # Thealogy
**Thealogy** views divine matters through feminine perspectives including but not limited to feminism. Valerie Saiving, Isaac Bonewits (1976) and Naomi Goldenberg (1979) introduced the concept as a neologism (new word). Its use then widened to mean all feminine ideas of the sacred, which Charlotte Caron use... | 500 | Thealogy | 0 |
31,444 | # Thealogy
## As academic discipline {#as_academic_discipline}
Situated in relationship to the fields of theology and religious studies, thealogy is a discourse that critically engages the beliefs, wisdom, practices, questions, and values of the Goddess community, both past and present. Similar to theology, thealogy ... | 748 | Thealogy | 1 |
31,446 | # Torpedo boat
A **torpedo boat** is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle. The first designs were steam-powered craft dedicated to ramming enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes. Later evolutions launched variants of self-propelled Whitehead torpedoes.
These were inshore c... | 320 | Torpedo boat | 0 |
31,446 | # Torpedo boat
## Spar torpedo boats {#spar_torpedo_boats}
The American Civil War saw a number of innovations in naval warfare, including an early type of torpedo boat, armed with spar torpedoes. In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln instituted a naval blockade of Southern ports, which crippled the South\'s efforts to o... | 587 | Torpedo boat | 1 |
31,446 | # Torpedo boat
## First torpedo boats {#first_torpedo_boats}
During the mid-19th century, the ships of the line were superseded by large steam powered ships with heavy gun armament and heavy armour, called ironclads. Ultimately this line of development led to the dreadnought class of all-big-gun battleship, starting ... | 309 | Torpedo boat | 2 |
31,446 | # Torpedo boat
## Use in combat {#use_in_combat}
In the late 19th century, many navies started to build torpedo boats 30 to in length, armed with up to three torpedo launchers and small guns. They were powered by steam engines and had a maximum speed of 20 to. They were relatively inexpensive and could be purchased i... | 365 | Torpedo boat | 3 |
31,446 | # Torpedo boat
## Torpedo boat destroyers {#torpedo_boat_destroyers}
The introduction of the torpedo boat resulted in a flurry of activity in navies around the world, as smaller, quicker-firing guns were added to existing ships to ward off the new threat. In the mid-1880s there were developed torpedo gunboats, the fi... | 654 | Torpedo boat | 4 |
31,446 | # Torpedo boat
## Motor torpedo craft {#motor_torpedo_craft}
Before World War I steam torpedo boats which were larger and more heavily armed than hitherto were being used. The new internal combustion engine generated much more power for a given weight and size than steam engines, and allowed the development of a new ... | 747 | Torpedo boat | 5 |
31,446 | # Torpedo boat
## Fast attack craft today {#fast_attack_craft_today}
Boats similar to torpedo boats are still in use, but are armed with long-range anti-ship missiles that can be used at ranges between 30 and 70 km. This reduces the need for high-speed chases and gives them much more room to operate in while approach... | 242 | Torpedo boat | 6 |
31,447 | # The Book of the Courtier
***The Book of the Courtier*** (*Il Cortegiano* `{{IPA|it|il korteˈdʒaːno|}}`{=mediawiki}) by Baldassare Castiglione is a lengthy philosophical dialogue on the topic of what constitutes an ideal courtier or (in the third chapter) court lady, worthy to befriend and advise a prince or politica... | 524 | The Book of the Courtier | 0 |
31,447 | # The Book of the Courtier
## Rhetoric
Of the many qualities Castiglione\'s characters attribute to their perfect courtier, oratory and the manner in which the courtier presents himself while speaking is amongst the most highly discussed. Wayne Rebhorn, a Castiglione scholar, states that the courtier\'s speech and be... | 996 | The Book of the Courtier | 1 |
31,448 | # Traceroute
In computing, **`traceroute`** and **`tracert`** are diagnostic command-line interface commands for displaying possible routes (paths) and transit delays of packets across an Internet Protocol (IP) network.
The command reports the round-trip times of the packets received from each successive host (remote... | 909 | Traceroute | 0 |
31,448 | # Traceroute
## Value
Traceroute can help identify incorrect routing table definitions or firewalls that may be blocking ICMP traffic, `{{clarify span|or high port UDP in Unix ping, to a site.|date=November 2020}}`{=mediawiki} A correct traceroute response does not guarantee connectivity for applications as a firewal... | 258 | Traceroute | 1 |
31,449 | # Time to live
*Time to Live* (film)}} `{{Use American English|date = February 2019}}`{=mediawiki} **Time to live** (**TTL**) or **hop limit** is a mechanism which limits the lifespan or lifetime of data in a computer or network. TTL may be implemented as a counter or timestamp attached to or embedded in the data. Onc... | 327 | Time to live | 0 |
31,449 | # Time to live
## DNS records {#dns_records}
TTLs also occur in the Domain Name System (DNS), where they are set by an authoritative name server for a particular resource record. When a caching (recursive) nameserver queries the authoritative nameserver for a resource record, it will cache that record for the time (i... | 413 | Time to live | 1 |
31,477 | # Trine Hattestad
**Elsa Katrine Hattestad** (née **Solberg**; born 18 April 1966) is a retired Norwegian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. During her career, she was a European, World, and Olympic Champion, and broke the world record twice. Her personal best, set in 2000, of 69.48 m is the No... | 390 | Trine Hattestad | 0 |
31,479 | # Thebaine
}} **Thebaine** (**paramorphine**), also known as **codeine methyl enol ether**, is an opiate alkaloid, its name coming from the Greek Θῆβαι, *Thēbai* (Thebes), an ancient city in Upper Egypt. A minor constituent of opium, thebaine is chemically similar to both morphine and codeine, but has stimulatory rath... | 382 | Thebaine | 0 |
31,482 | # Tangent
In geometry, the **tangent line** (or simply **tangent**) to a plane curve at a given point is, intuitively, the straight line that \"just touches\" the curve at that point. Leibniz defined it as the line through a pair of infinitely close points on the curve. More precisely, a straight line is tangent to th... | 564 | Tangent | 0 |
31,482 | # Tangent
## Tangent line to a plane curve`{{anchor|Line}}`{=mediawiki} {#tangent_line_to_a_plane_curve}
The intuitive notion that a tangent line \"touches\" a curve can be made more explicit by considering the sequence of straight lines (secant lines) passing through two points, *A* and *B*, those that lie on the fu... | 1,173 | Tangent | 1 |
31,482 | # Tangent
## Tangent line to a plane curve`{{anchor|Line}}`{=mediawiki} {#tangent_line_to_a_plane_curve}
### Equations
When the curve is given by *y* = *f*(*x*) then the slope of the tangent is $dy/dx,$ so by the point--slope formula the equation of the tangent line at (*X*, *Y*) is
$$y-Y=\frac{dy}{dx}(X) \cdot (x-X... | 500 | Tangent | 2 |
31,482 | # Tangent
## Tangent line to a plane curve`{{anchor|Line}}`{=mediawiki} {#tangent_line_to_a_plane_curve}
### Normal line to a curve {#normal_line_to_a_curve}
The line perpendicular to the tangent line to a curve at the point of tangency is called the *normal line* to the curve at that point. The slopes of perpendicul... | 510 | Tangent | 3 |
31,482 | # Tangent
## Tangent line to a space curve {#tangent_line_to_a_space_curve}
## Tangent circles {#tangent_circles}
Two distinct circles lying in the same plane are said to be *tangent* to each other if they meet at exactly one point.
If points in the plane are described using Cartesian coordinates, then two circles,... | 320 | Tangent | 4 |
31,489 | # Trimix (breathing gas)
**Trimix** is a breathing gas consisting of oxygen, helium, and nitrogen. It is used in deep commercial diving, during the deep phase of dives carried out using technical diving techniques, and in advanced recreational diving.
The helium is included as a substitute for some of the nitrogen, t... | 371 | Trimix (breathing gas) | 0 |
31,489 | # Trimix (breathing gas)
## Function of the helium {#function_of_the_helium}
The main reason for adding helium to the breathing mix is to reduce the proportions of nitrogen and oxygen below those of air, to allow the gas mix to be breathed safely on deep dives. A lower proportion of nitrogen is required to reduce nit... | 304 | Trimix (breathing gas) | 1 |
31,489 | # Trimix (breathing gas)
## Disadvantages of the helium {#disadvantages_of_the_helium}
Helium conducts heat six times faster than air, so helium-breathing divers often carry a separate supply of a different gas to inflate drysuits. This is to avoid the risk of hypothermia caused by using helium as inflator gas. Argon... | 466 | Trimix (breathing gas) | 2 |
31,489 | # Trimix (breathing gas)
## Naming conventions {#naming_conventions}
The term trimix implies that the gas has three functional components, which are helium, nitrogen and oxygen. Since the nitrogen and all or part of the oxygen is usually provided from air, the other components of ordinary atmospheric air are generall... | 272 | Trimix (breathing gas) | 3 |
31,489 | # Trimix (breathing gas)
## Blending
Gas blending of trimix generally involves mixing helium and oxygen with air to the desired proportions and pressure. Two methods are in common use:
Partial pressure blending is done by decanting oxygen and helium into the diving cylinder and then topping up the mix with air from ... | 472 | Trimix (breathing gas) | 4 |
31,489 | # Trimix (breathing gas)
## Blending
### \"Standard\" mixes {#standard_mixes}
Although theoretically trimix can be blended with almost any combination of helium and oxygen, a number of \"standard\" mixes have evolved (such as 21/35, 18/45 and 15/55---see *Naming conventions*). Most of these mixes originated from star... | 465 | Trimix (breathing gas) | 5 |
31,489 | # Trimix (breathing gas)
## History as a diving gas {#history_as_a_diving_gas}
- 1919: Professor Elihu Thomson speculates that helium could be used instead of nitrogen to reduce the breathing resistance at great depth. Heliox was used with air tables resulting in a high incidence of decompression sickness, so the u... | 539 | Trimix (breathing gas) | 6 |
31,489 | # Trimix (breathing gas)
## Training and certification {#training_and_certification}
Technical diver training and certification agencies may differentiate between levels of trimix diving qualifications, The usual distinction is between normoxic trimix and hypoxic trimix, sometimes also called full trimix. The basic d... | 143 | Trimix (breathing gas) | 7 |
31,491 | # Theoretical chemistry
**Theoretical chemistry** is the branch of chemistry which develops theoretical generalizations that are part of the theoretical arsenal of modern chemistry: for example, the concepts of chemical bonding, chemical reaction, valence, the surface of potential energy, molecular orbitals, orbital i... | 285 | Theoretical chemistry | 0 |
31,491 | # Theoretical chemistry
## Branches of theoretical chemistry {#branches_of_theoretical_chemistry}
Quantum chemistry: The application of quantum mechanics or fundamental interactions to chemical and physico-chemical problems. Spectroscopic and magnetic properties are between the most frequently modelled.\
Computationa... | 581 | Theoretical chemistry | 1 |
31,498 | # The Slits
**The Slits** were a punk/post-punk band based in London, formed there in 1976 by members of the groups the Flowers of Romance and the Castrators. The group\'s early line-up consisted of Ari Up (Ariane Forster) and Palmolive (a.k.a. Paloma Romero, who played briefly with Spizzenergi and later left to join ... | 735 | The Slits | 0 |
31,498 | # The Slits
## Personnel
### Members
- Ari Up -- vocals (1976--1982, 2005--2010; died 2010)
- Palmolive -- drums (1976--1978)
- Suzy Gutsy -- bass guitar (1976)
- Kate Korus -- guitar (1976--1977)
- Tessa Pollitt -- bass guitar (1976--1982, 2005--2010)
- Viv Albertine -- guitar (1977--1982)
- Budgie --... | 513 | The Slits | 1 |
31,498 | # The Slits
## Discography
### Studio albums {#studio_albums}
- *Cut* (Island (UK) / Antilles (US), September 1979) -- UK No. 30
- *Return of the Giant Slits* (CBS, October 1981)
- *Trapped Animal* (Narnack, 2009)
### Compilation albums {#compilation_albums}
- *The Slits/Bootleg Retrospective/Untitled* (Y ... | 282 | The Slits | 2 |
31,500 | # Turners
thumb\|upright=1.2\|Gymnastics room in Turner Hall, Milwaukee, c. 1900 thumb\|upright=1.2\|3,000 Turners performed at the Federal Gymnastics Festival in Milwaukee, 1893.
**Turners** (*Turner*, `{{IPA|de|ˈtʊʁnɐ|lang|De-Turner.ogg}}`{=mediawiki}) are members of German-American gymnastic clubs called **Turnver... | 274 | Turners | 0 |
31,500 | # Turners
## History in the United States {#history_in_the_united_states}
thumb\|right\|upright=0.9\|Postage stamp commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the American Turners
The Turner movement was preceded by the first wave of gymnastics in the United States in the 1820s, led by Germans, such as Charles Beck a... | 534 | Turners | 1 |
31,500 | # Turners
## Gallery
### Vintage photos of the Milwaukee *Turnverein* {#vintage_photos_of_the_milwaukee_turnverein}
<File:Milwaukee> Turnverein 1866.jpg\|1866 <File:Milwaukee> Gymnasium 1869.jpg\|1869 <File:Milwaukee> Turners 1875.jpg\|1875 <File:Milwaukee> Turners 1879.jpg\|1879 <File:Milwaukee> Turnverein.jpg\|191... | 370 | Turners | 2 |
31,502 | # Tod Browning
**Tod Browning** (born **Charles Albert Browning Jr.**; July 12, 1880 -- October 6, 1962) was an American film director, film actor, screenwriter, vaudeville performer, and carnival sideshow and circus entertainer. He directed a number of films of various genres between 1915 and 1939, but was primarily ... | 793 | Tod Browning | 0 |
31,502 | # Tod Browning
## Director: early silent feature films, 1917--1919 {#director_early_silent_feature_films_19171919}
In 1917, Browning wrote and directed his first full-length feature film, *Jim Bludso*, for Fine Arts/ Triangle film companies, starring Wilfred Lucas in the title role. The story is based on a poem by Jo... | 774 | Tod Browning | 1 |
31,502 | # Tod Browning
## The Browning-Chaney collaborations at MGM: 1925--1929 {#the_browning_chaney_collaborations_at_mgm_19251929}
After moving to MGM in 1925 under the auspices of production manager Irving Thalberg, Browning and Chaney made eight critically and commercially successful feature films, representing the zeni... | 848 | Tod Browning | 2 |
31,502 | # Tod Browning
## The Browning-Chaney collaborations at MGM: 1925--1929 {#the_browning_chaney_collaborations_at_mgm_19251929}
### *The Blackbird* (1926) {#the_blackbird_1926}
Browning and Chaney were reunited in their next feature film, *The Blackbird* (1926), one of the most \"visually arresting\" of their collabora... | 397 | Tod Browning | 3 |
31,502 | # Tod Browning
## The Browning-Chaney collaborations at MGM: 1925--1929 {#the_browning_chaney_collaborations_at_mgm_19251929}
### *The Road to Mandalay* (1926) {#the_road_to_mandalay_1926}
Any comprehensive contemporary evaluation of Browning\'s *The Road to Mandalay* is problematic. According to Browning biographer ... | 467 | Tod Browning | 4 |
31,502 | # Tod Browning
## The Browning-Chaney collaborations at MGM: 1925--1929 {#the_browning_chaney_collaborations_at_mgm_19251929}
### *London After Midnight* (1927) {#london_after_midnight_1927}
Whereas Browning\'s *The Road to Mandalay* (1926) exists in a much deteriorated 16 mm abridged version, *London After Midnight*... | 870 | Tod Browning | 5 |
31,502 | # Tod Browning
## The Browning-Chaney collaborations at MGM: 1925--1929 {#the_browning_chaney_collaborations_at_mgm_19251929}
### *The Unknown* (1927): A silent era chef d\'oeuvre {#the_unknown_1927_a_silent_era_chef_doeuvre}
*The Unknown* marks the creative apogee of the Tod Browning and Lon Chaney collaborations, a... | 387 | Tod Browning | 6 |
31,502 | # Tod Browning
## The Browning-Chaney collaborations at MGM: 1925--1929 {#the_browning_chaney_collaborations_at_mgm_19251929}
### *The Big City* (1928) {#the_big_city_1928}
A lost film, *The Big City* stars Lon Chaney, Marceline Day and Betty Compson, the latter in her only appearance in an MGM film. Browning wrote t... | 777 | Tod Browning | 7 |
31,502 | # Tod Browning
## The Browning-Chaney collaborations at MGM: 1925--1929 {#the_browning_chaney_collaborations_at_mgm_19251929}
### *Where East Is East* (1929) {#where_east_is_east_1929}
Adapted by Waldemar Young from a story by Browning and Harry Sinclair Drago, *Where East Is East* borrows its title from the opening ... | 627 | Tod Browning | 8 |
31,502 | # Tod Browning
## Sound films: 1929--1939 {#sound_films_19291939}
Upon completing *Where East Is East*, MGM prepared to make his first sound production, *The Thirteenth Chair* (1929). The question as to Browning\'s adaptability to the film industry\'s ineluctable transition to sound technology is disputed among film ... | 449 | Tod Browning | 9 |
31,502 | # Tod Browning
## Sound films: 1929--1939 {#sound_films_19291939}
### *Dracula* (1931): The first talkie horror picture {#dracula_1931_the_first_talkie_horror_picture}
Browning\'s *Dracula* initiated the modern horror genre, and it remains his only \"one true horror film.\" Today the picture stands as the first of Br... | 906 | Tod Browning | 10 |
31,502 | # Tod Browning
## Sound films: 1929--1939 {#sound_films_19291939}
### *Iron Man* (1931) {#iron_man_1931}
The last of Browning\'s three sound films he directed for Universal Studios, *Iron Man* (1931) is largely ignored in critical literature.
Described as \"a cautionary tale about the boxer as a physically powerful ... | 376 | Tod Browning | 11 |
31,502 | # Tod Browning
## Sound films: 1929--1939 {#sound_films_19291939}
### Magnum opus: *Freaks* (1932) {#magnum_opus_freaks_1932}
After the spectacular success of *Dracula* (1931) at Universal, Browning returned to MGM, lured by a generous contract and enjoying the auspices of production manager Irving Thalberg. Anticipa... | 873 | Tod Browning | 12 |
31,502 | # Tod Browning
## Sound films: 1929--1939 {#sound_films_19291939}
### *Mark of the Vampire* (1935) {#mark_of_the_vampire_1935}
Browning returned to a vampire-themed picture with his 1935 *Mark of the Vampire*. Rather than risk a legal battle with Universal Studios who held the rights to Browning\'s 1931 *Dracula*, he... | 656 | Tod Browning | 13 |
31,502 | # Tod Browning
## Sound films: 1929--1939 {#sound_films_19291939}
### *The Devil-Doll* (1936) {#the_devil_doll_1936}
Browning created a work reminiscent of his collaborations with actor Lon Chaney in the \"bizarre melodrama\" *The Devil-Doll*.
Based on the novel *Burn, Witch, Burn* (1932) by Abraham Merritt, the scr... | 493 | Tod Browning | 14 |
31,502 | # Tod Browning
## Sound films: 1929--1939 {#sound_films_19291939}
### *Miracles for Sale* (1939) {#miracles_for_sale_1939}
*Miracles for Sale* (1939) was the last of Browning\'s 46 feature films since he began directing in 1917. Browning\'s career had been in abeyance for two years after completing *The Devil-Doll* i... | 472 | Tod Browning | 15 |
31,502 | # Tod Browning
## Posthumous critical appraisal {#posthumous_critical_appraisal}
Vivian Sobchack wrote: \"\...Browning was sometimes called the Edgar Allan Poe of the cinema\' \[and\] much admired by the surrealists. Browning\'s creations were, of course, a commercial cinema as well. The films suggest a man of humor ... | 600 | Tod Browning | 16 |
31,513 | # Champion of the Universe
The **Champion of the Universe** (**Tryco Slatterus**) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is not necessarily a villain but has played the role in the past through his impetuous and arrogant actions.
## Publication history {#publication_... | 654 | Champion of the Universe | 0 |
31,513 | # Champion of the Universe
## Powers and abilities {#powers_and_abilities}
The Champion controls an energy source referred to as the Power Primordial. This energy is apparently residual energy that is left over from the Big Bang itself. The Champion has spent countless eons channeling this energy force into the perfe... | 450 | Champion of the Universe | 1 |
31,513 | # Champion of the Universe
## Characteristics
The Champion is a thoroughly ruthless and cold-blooded individual ever searching for the thrill of battle. When first introduced he was more than willing to annihilate the entire population on Earth unless a fighter would defeat him limited to boxing rules. However he rel... | 347 | Champion of the Universe | 2 |
31,514 | # Beyonder
The **Beyonder** (`{{IPAc-en|b|i|ˈ|ɒ|n|d|ər}}`{=mediawiki}) is a fictional cosmic entity appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Jim Shooter and artist Mike Zeck, the Beyonder first appeared in *Secret Wars* #1 (May 1984) as an unseen, nigh-omnipotent being from outsi... | 1,123 | Beyonder | 0 |
31,514 | # Beyonder
## Fictional character biography {#fictional_character_biography}
### The Illuminati {#the_illuminati}
In a retcon of past events, Charles Xavier reveals to his fellow Illuminati members that in the original Secret War, he had attempted to mind-scan the Beyonder, revealing him as one of the Inhumans previo... | 339 | Beyonder | 1 |
31,514 | # Beyonder
## Powers and abilities {#powers_and_abilities}
The Beyonder is an infinite-dimensional, or beyond-dimensional, entity and was originally portrayed as the most powerful being in the Marvel Comics multiverse, and as the be-all and end-all of the \"Beyond Realm\", that took human form to better understand th... | 525 | Beyonder | 2 |
31,514 | # Beyonder
## Other versions {#other_versions}
### *Guardians of the Galaxy* {#guardians_of_the_galaxy}
In *Guardians of the Galaxy*, the Beyonder provides Guardian Vance Astro with a black undergarment resembling a Symbiote. Later, he attempts to hold captive the ruler of the Universal Church of Truth, Protégé. Pro... | 242 | Beyonder | 3 |
31,524 | # Triathlon
A **triathlon** is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the disciplines included. The word is of Greek origin, from *τρε... | 404 | Triathlon | 0 |
31,524 | # Triathlon
## History
### Modern beginnings {#modern_beginnings}
The first modern swim/bike/run event was held at Mission Bay, San Diego, California, on September 25, 1974. The race was conceived and directed by two members of the San Diego Track Club, Jack Johnstone and Don Shanahan. Johnstone recalls that he was a... | 487 | Triathlon | 1 |
31,524 | # Triathlon
## History
### European migration {#european_migration}
The first European triathlon was held on 30 August 1980 in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia. The Netherlands, Belgium, and West Germany followed, each of them hosting an event in 1981, but media coverage of these events was almost nonexistent.
Then in 1982, ev... | 408 | Triathlon | 2 |
31,524 | # Triathlon
## History
### A global federation {#a_global_federation}
The first attempt to create a global triathlon entity was the Triathlon Federation International (TFI), it had only 22 members, most of which were national European federations. But immediately, fights of influences broke out between the European a... | 394 | Triathlon | 3 |
31,524 | # Triathlon
## Organisations
The International Triathlon Union (now known as World Triathlon) was founded in 1989 as the international governing body of the sport, with the chief goal, at that time, of putting triathlon on the Olympic program. The World Triathlon sanctions and organises the World Triathlon Series and... | 710 | Triathlon | 4 |
31,524 | # Triathlon
## Race formats {#race_formats}
Name Swim Bicycle Run Notes
----------------------- ------ --------- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------... | 476 | Triathlon | 5 |
31,524 | # Triathlon
## Race organization {#race_organization}
In general, participation in a triathlon requires an athlete to register and sign up in advance of the actual race. After registration, racers are often provided a race number, colored swim cap, and, if the event is being electronically timed, a timing band. Athle... | 763 | Triathlon | 6 |
31,524 | # Triathlon
## Rules of triathlon {#rules_of_triathlon}
While specific rules for triathlon can vary depending on the governing body (e.g. World Triathlon, USA Triathlon), as well as for an individual race venue, there are some basic universal rules. Traditionally, triathlon is an individual sport and each athlete is ... | 502 | Triathlon | 7 |
31,524 | # Triathlon
## Triathlon and fitness {#triathlon_and_fitness}
Participants in triathlon often use the sport to improve or maintain their physical fitness. With each sport being an endurance event, training for a triathlon provides cardiovascular exercise benefits. Additionally, triathletes encounter fewer injuries th... | 952 | Triathlon | 8 |
31,524 | # Triathlon
## Notable events {#notable_events}
### World Triathlon organised events {#world_triathlon_organised_events}
World competitions
- World Triathlon Series
- World Triathlon Cup
- World Triathlon Long Distance Championships
- World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships
### World Triathlon sanctioned... | 980 | Triathlon | 9 |
31,524 | # Triathlon
## Nonstandard variations {#nonstandard_variations}
- Aquabike, composed of only swimming and cycling stages.
- Aquathlon, composed of only swimming and running stages.
- Swimrun, composed of alternating swimming and running stages without transition.
- Duathlon, composed of only cycling and runni... | 194 | Triathlon | 10 |
31,527 | # Tape-out
In electronics and photonics design, **tape-out** or **tapeout** is the final stage of the design process for integrated circuits or printed circuit boards before they are sent for manufacturing. The tapeout is specifically the point at which the graphic for the photomask of the circuit is sent to the fabri... | 475 | Tape-out | 0 |
31,536 | # Tumbarinu
***Tumbarinu*** are Sardinian drums made with dog or donkey skin. They are a characteristic folk instrument of Gavoi | 20 | Tumbarinu | 0 |
31,549 | # Tyrrhenian Sea
The **Tyrrhenian Sea** (`{{IPAc-en|t|ɪ|ˈ|r|iː|n|i|ən|,_|-|ˈ|r|eɪ|-}}`{=mediawiki}, `{{respell|tih|REE|nee|ən|_,|-|RAY|-}}`{=mediawiki}; *Mar Tirreno* `{{IPA|it|mar tirˈrɛːno|}}`{=mediawiki} or `{{IPA|it|-ˈreː-|}}`{=mediawiki}) is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is name... | 578 | Tyrrhenian Sea | 0 |
31,549 | # Tyrrhenian Sea
## Ports
The main ports of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Italy are: Naples, Palermo, Civitavecchia (Rome), Salerno, Trapani, and Gioia Tauro. There is also Bastia, located in Corsica.
Note that even though the phrase \"port of Rome\" is frequently used, there is in fact no port in Rome. Instead, the \"port ... | 190 | Tyrrhenian Sea | 1 |
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