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Sam Merlotte


Sam Merlotte is a fictional character from "The Southern Vampire Mysteries/Sookie Stackhouse Series" by author Charlaine Harris. Sam lives in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, and is the owner of a bar named Merlotte's. Sam has strawberry blond hair with blue eyes. He is both a close friend of and the employer of mind-reading barmaid Sookie Stackhouse. Sam is a shape shifter. His biological mother was a shifter as well as his brother. He is a shape-shifter in that he can
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The Shape Shifter


Mexico is a stopping point near Delonie's home and where he is left in the clinic, part of the Jicarilla Apache reservation. In his 2011 book "Tony Hillerman's Navajoland: Hideouts, Haunts, and Havens in the Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee Mysteries", author has listed the following 73 geographical locations, real and fictional, mentioned in "The Shape Shifter". Marilyn Stasio, writing in "The New York Times" finds that "Like all the great storytellers, from Homer on down, Tony Hillerman knows
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The Face-Eater


Fuller reveals that he is a shape shifter which has killed the real Fuller. However Sam escapes when a Proximan attacks the creature. The Doctor is brought to the officers, where he explains that an ancient creature called the Face-Eater has been sending out shape shifters to gather life essences for it to eat. Leary enters and explains that this Doctor is a shape shifter - the real one was with him in the mountains, and that it was a shape shifter impersonating him that is responsible for the murders. The Doctor
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Dragon Storm (game)


These abilities unsettle most Stormlanders, but they are even more frightened of necromancers, evil wizards who hunt shape shifters. Necromancers can drain shape shifters of their natural magics, using the power to fuel toxic spells. Feared by their families and hunted by necromancers, these young shape shifters usually flee their homes before anyone discovers what they have become. In "Dragon Storm" players role-play a shape shifter or an orc. Their opponents are necromancers, warpspawn and adventurers; their allies are Elethay worshippers and Prismatic Wizards, who
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Dragon Storm (game)


shifters. Elves become unicorns, dwarves become gargoyles and a human might turn into a werewolf or a dragon. After the storm passes, these shape shifters return to their mortal form, and are able to control their ability to change shape. No one understands why some people change, but it is a fearful thing. Shape shifters are magical beings with strange and disturbing powers: Gargoyles can reach through solid stone, unicorns can heal with a touch of their horns, werewolves fight with terrifying fury and dragons can breathe fire.
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Characters of StarCraft


other Xel'Naga who had discovered his work with the Zerg, but work on the hybrids continued under the direction of the shape shifter Emil Narud. Sarah Kerrigan learned about Amon when she traveled to Zerus, and came to realize his lingering influence over the Zerg swarm was a major reason behind her crimes as the Queen of Blades. Kerrigan later learned about Narud's attempts to restore Amon to life, and attacked the shape-shifter's lab in order to stop him. Although Kerrigan defeated Narud, the shape-shifter used his
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List of Fablehaven characters


steep price. They bargain with Seth for information on how to obtain the sword Vasilis. Their names are Berna, Orna and Wilna. The Shape-Shifters These creatures were established as guardians to the Eternals. The can change into any animal of similar size, excluding humans. Niko, the leader of the shape-shifters, watched over Roon Osricson, and preferred the shape of a white tiger. Tux was Mark's companion and preferred the shape of a black cat. Janan stayed with Civia, and preferred the shape
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Amoveo Legend


The Amoveo Legend series is an ongoing series of paranormal romance novels by author Sara Humphreys. The first book in the series was released in October 2011 by Sourcebooks Casablanca. Humphreys has commented that her inspiration to write the series stems from "her love of the genre and an increasing interest in shape-shifters". "The Amoveo Legend" series follows several members of the Amoveo clan, a group of supernatural beings that are capable of shape-shifting and other supernatural feats. While possessing various abilities, the members of this
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Michael Shifter


on Foreign Relations and co-chaired by Senator Bob Graham (D-Fl) and former national security adviser Brent Scowcroft. Mr. Shifter is regularly interviewed by a variety of both US and Latin American media, and often appears on CNN and BBC. Since 1993, Shifter has been adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, where he teaches Latin American politics. Since 1994, Shifter has played a major role in shaping the Dialogue’s agenda, commissioning policy-relevant articles and reports as well as implementing the
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Vortex (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)


kel, vows vengeance. Croden makes several comments to Odo regarding Changelings. This piques Odo's interest, as he has never encountered another shape-shifter. Croden claims there were once shape-shifters on his homeworld, who were persecuted and driven off the planet. He claims to know of a place where they still exist, and tried to tempt Odo by offering to bring him to this colony. Odo is dubious of Croden's stories until Croden shows him a necklace with a stone that changes shape. Dr. Bashir examines
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The Shape Shifter


Leaphorn gets evidence on this elusive murderer and thief, leading to a dangerous final encounter. The story ties the 1860s forced Long Walk of the Navajo, US operations in Vietnam in the 1960s and 1970s, Navajo beliefs of greed as the main evil, and the concept of skinwalker or shape shifter in a 21st-century tale. While Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito honeymoon in Hawaii, Mel Bork sends Leaphorn a page from a glossy magazine, showing the interior of a fine home. The main item on the wall is a
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List of Twilight characters


is revealed that they are indeed shape-shifters. Aro claims shape-shifters can take other mega animal forms and Edward says that Caius is terrified of true werewolves because of an encounter with one centuries ago, leaving him almost obliterated. These true werewolves are called the ""Children of the Moon"" and these involuntarily phase in the full moon. Not much is revealed in the series, however in "Breaking Dawn" the distinction is briefly explained. Sam Uley is the Alpha, or leader, and oldest member
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Ijiraq (mythology)


In Inuit mythology an ijiraq ( or ) is a sort of shape shifter who kidnaps children and hides them away and abandons them. The "inuksugaq" (or "inukshuk") of stone allow these children to find their way back if they can convince the ijiraq to let them go. In North Baffin dialects "ijiraq" means Shape Shifter. While Tariaksuq appear like a half-man-half-caribou monster, an Ijiraq can appear in any form it chooses, making it particularly deceptive. When you are hunting
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Peter Bishop


" Olivia remembers meeting Bell in the other dimension, and learning of an impending war between both universes, and that an army of "shape-shifters" from the other side is working undercover in the prime-universe. Peter and Walter's reconciliation reaches its peak in episode 2x10, "Grey Matters". Thomas Jerome Newton, the leader of the shape-shifters, kidnaps Walter and forces him to reveal how he opened an inter-dimensional doorway in 1985. Peter risks everything to rescue Walter and is horrified at
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Chicagoland Vampires


society of vampires is attempting to recruit Merit. They think she could potentially be a big help. One night Merit and Ethan go on a mission to help bring the shape shifters to Chicago. It is at a bar. The leaders from all four shape shifter divisions are in attendance. At some point the bar is under the attack of gunfire. Merit, as Sentinel, is supposed to be protecting the House ruler Sullivan. In reality, Sullivan is the one to jump onto Merit and protect her from the gunfire.
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Durlan (comics)


Chinese team the Great Ten. A Durlan shape-shifter terrorist named Anderson Gaines, appears in "Superman/Batman" issues 68-69. One of the members of Vril Dox's R.E.B.E.L.S. is Ciji, a Durlan shape-shifter who looks like a human child. In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, the Durlans are introduced as a new menace to the Green Lantern Corps starting with issue #21. The Durlans make an appearance in "Supergirl" as represented by
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The Shape Shifter


his bags, and give most of it to Vang as back wages. They find a clinic for Delonie in Dulce. Vang and Leaphorn drive to Crownpoint, for Leaphorn's pick-up truck. Vang leaves, getting happier by the minute as he can go home. Leaphorn visits the Chees, telling them some of the story. He will tell them what happened to Delos in a year, if nothing bad arises before then. He gets them to think about the Navajo concept of the shape shifter who stole pinyon sap
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Shape Shifter (album)


Shape Shifter is the twenty-second studio album (thirty-sixth album overall) by Santana. It was released on May 14, 2012. This album is the first from his new record label Starfaith Records, which is distributed by Sony Music Entertainment, owners of most of Santana's albums (except those recorded for Polydor Records which are owned by Universal Music Group). It is also the first album since 1992's "Milagro" that does not feature guest singers in any of the songs, a style that characterized
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Guest from the Future


Kolya spots the shape-shifters again. They lure grandpa Pavel away from the group, stun and impersonate him. The fake grandpa Pavel introduces the other shape-shifter, who is now turned into a short man in a colourful costume to Prof. Seleznyov as a fellow scientist form another planet. The "scientist" shows conspicuos interest in a device called "myelophone", a mind-reading box. Seleznyov mentions that the device is with his daughter Alisa Seleznyova in the interplanetary zoo. Kolya spots and awakens the real grandpa
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United States hydrogen policy


programs. Each states energy office gets SEP funding and manages all SEP funded projects. For more information about the SEP, including project descriptions, visit the SEP website. Clean Ports USA is an incentive-based program designed to help reduce emissions by encouraging port authorities to redesign and replace older diesel engines with new technologies and cleaner fuels. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Clean Diesel Campaign offers funding to port authorities to help them overcome the obstacles that prevent the adoption of cleaner diesel technologies. Clean Construction USA promotes the reduction
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The Shape Shifter


The Shape Shifter is the eighteenth crime fiction novel in the Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Navajo Tribal Police series by Tony Hillerman, first published in 2006. It was a "New York Times" best-seller and the last Chee/Leaphorn novel by Hillerman published before Hillerman's death on October 26, 2008. A cold case from Lt. Leaphorn's earliest days as a police officer finds new evidence, which he pursues though he is retired. The slick and cruel perpetrator continues his same "modus operandi", but
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The Orion Conspiracy


head, which is why LaPaz saved her corpse from being flushed out into space. While Devlin retrieves the chip, Meyer discovers a booby-trap on the shuttle intended for Devlin. Meyer needs time to disarm the trap, so Devlin and LaPaz hunt down and destroy one of the shape-shifters using a corrosive formula developed by Mogami-Hudson. The remaining two return to the shuttle, only for Meyer to tell them Lowe (who disappeared during the hunt) was a shape-shifter whom he had just fought off
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Days of Future Past (TV episodes)


battles the shape-shifter. During the fight, Bishop comes in; since he cannot tell which is the real Gambit, he decides to shoot them both to be certain. However, Rogue stops him at the last second and destroys his wristband, sending him back to his own time. The shape-shifter is then revealed to be Mystique, who was working for Apocalypse, but Rogue lets her escape because Mystique reveals that she was Rogue's adoptive mother years ago. Back in 2055, Bishop arrives to find
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Chicagoland Vampires


her into an intense kiss. Later outside, Gabriel is making a public statement about shape shifters being real. There cover was blown by a fellow shifter healing himself. Now the world knows about shifters and vampires. At the end of the novel, Sullivan visits Merit in her room. He goes into how he was wrong about them never being able to be a couple. Last night proved that they have great chemistry fighting together. Merit turned down the offer to join the society. Her heart belongs to Sullivan's house
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The Shape Shifter


popularity." "Kirkus Reviews" says there is not much mystery in this novel but Hillerman's warmth is undiminished, and notes that Jim Chee and his wife Bernadette Manuelito are present but in the background. "Publishers Weekly" finds the conclusion is sure to startle readers of this acclaimed mystery series, in contrast to what "Kirkus Reviews" finds, and that the author has "masterfully connect[ed] such disparate elements as an ancient cursed weaving, two stolen buckets of piñon sap and the Vietnam War" in this hunt
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Theatre West


directed two poems by Poet Laureate James Dickey, author of 'Deliverance', that starred Bridget Hanley. "May Day Sermon" was nominated as Best of the Fest by BBC Scotland at the Edinburgh Festival. "Bronwen, the Traw, and the Shape-Shifter" premiered after Mr. Dickey's death. Both plays were selected by the California Arts Council for inclusion in the Touring Artists Directory and played throughout California as well as in Atlanta, South Carolina and other states. "Love of a Pig" by Leslie Caveny
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Septimus Heap


Septimus Heap" and those in "Harry Potter", such as Petroc Trelawney (Jenna's pet rock) and Sybill Trelawney (a professor in "Harry Potter"); also both series feature Boggarts (which are intelligent Marsh creatures in "Septimus Heap" and shape-shifters in "Harry Potter"). In response, British author Phil Knight has commented: The Petroc Trelawney in the Septimus Heap books is nothing at all to do with Professor Trelawney. He is a Radio 3 presenter who may well be known
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LGBT themes in comics


is a non-binary/genderqueer Skrull (a race of shape-shifters) from the award-winning series, "Runaways". Xavin was created by author Brian K. Vaughan and artist Adrian Alphona, and debuted in "Runaways" vol. 2 #7. Xavin had first appeared to the Runaways in their masculine form, but changed into their feminine form for the sake of Karolina Dean, a lesbian hero whom they were to marry. In the series, Xavin often switches between their two forms. One 2010
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Richard Mattern Montgomery


staff. Sep 1956-Aug 1959 In 1956 he was assigned as deputy commander of the 2d Air Force (SAC). Following this two-year tour, he became commander of the 3d Air Division at Guam, with responsibility for SAC Forces West of the 180th meridian. Sep 1952-Sep 1956 The assignment which did most to shape his subsequent career was that of chief of staff, Headquarters, Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, in September 1952, a post he held until September 1956. As a principal staff
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Advanced Composition Explorer


, the SEP sensors on ACE detected solar events that had unexpected characteristics. Unlike most large, shock-accelerated SEP events, these were highly enriched in iron and helium-3, as are the much smaller, flare-associated impulsive SEP events. Within the first year of operations, ACE found many of these “hybrid” events, which led to substantial discussion within the community as to what conditions could generate them. One remarkable recent discovery in heliospheric physics has been the ubiquitous presence of suprathermal particles with common spectral shape. This
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Sep Smith


maker of all-time behind Graham Cross. Smith mentored former Leeds United and England manager Don Revie during his time at Leicester. Revie, who dedicated an entire chapter in his autobiography entitled "What I Owe to Sep Smith" claimed "I'm proud now to think of how much time Sep spent passing on his Soccer knowledge to me. He played a big part in my shaping my career." He also referred to Smith as "an extraordinary footballer," saying "he could place the ball within an inch
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Tales of the Tempest


The game follows Caius Qualls, a Leymon (race of werewolf-like shape-shifters who are persecuted for previous disastrous abuse of their advanced technology) who also have a human blood. With his guardian and parents taken prisoner by the church authorities, he sets out on a quest with other outcasts to save them and overthrow the church's oppressive regime. The game's characteristic genre name is . "Tempest" was developed by Dimps, along with staff from Namco Tales Studio, including composer Motoi Sakuraba, designers Mutsumi Inomata
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The Dark-Hunter, Dream-Hunter, Were-Hunter and Hellchaser Universe


author Sherrilyn Kenyon. Some are written under her penname: Kinley MacGregor. The Dark-Hunters are immortal warriors who sell their souls to the Greek goddess Artemis for an Act of Vengeance against the one who murdered them. Once they've had their revenge, they are dedicated to defending mankind against Daimons (a psychic race cursed by Apollo) and other preternatural enemies. The Were-Hunters are shape-shifters consisting of the Katagaria and the Arcadians. The Katagaria have animal hearts and are animals who can turn into humans.
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Phase-contrast X-ray imaging


of the sample can be retrieved. In contrast to the methods below, with the crystal interferometer the phase itself is measured and not any spatial alternation of it. To retrieve the phase shift out of the interference patterns; a technique called phase-stepping or fringe scanning is used: a phase shifter (with the shape of a wedge) is introduced in the reference beam. The phase shifter creates straight interference fringes with regular intervals; so called carrier fringes. When the sample is placed in the other beam, the carrier
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Robert Seppings


the whole of the keel, the vessel remaining suspended by the shores. Soon, his creation became commonly known as "Seppings Blocks." For this invention Seppings received £1000 from the Admiralty, and in 1804 was promoted to be a master shipwright at Chatham. At Chatham, in spite of the repugnance to innovation displayed by the naval authorities of that period, he was able to introduce important innovations in the methods of ship-construction. Quoted as saying "partial strength produces general weakness", he significantly improved the
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Michael Pitts (pastor)


Michael Pitts is an American pastor, preacher, and author. He is the founding pastor of Cornerstone Church and oversees the Cornerstone Global Network, a network of over 150 churches throughout the US, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, South Africa and the UK. He was consecrated as a bishop by the International Communion of Charismatic Churches in 2009. He has authored several books, including "Fault Lines", "Breaking Ungodly Soul Ties", "Power Shifters", and "Boundary Shifters". Michael Pitts was born in
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Goblin Chronicles


largely positive. The Goblin Gadgeteer, a prequel story set in the world of The Goblin Chronicles, appeared in Ape Entertainment's 2007 Free Comic Book Day offering titled Ape's Entertainment's Comic Spectacular. The prequel story focused on one of the four main characters from the miniseries: Gorim the goblin. Another prequel story, A Tale of Two Shifters, appeared in the Fablewood Anthology, published by Ape Entertainment in February 2008. The story also featured one of the four main characters from the miniseries: Sprig the shape shifter.
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List of Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter characters


and feel protective of her. Anita believes she is the most beautiful woman she had ever met, perfect in proportion with brown eyes. Throughout the mid and later novels, Vivian has been dating Stephen, a werewolf and Gregory's twin. (As explained by Richard in the novel "Narcissus In Chains", interspecies dating of shape-shifters is acceptable as long as the shifters are not alphas, as long as they are weak they can date whoever they want without social stress. Alphas, however normally date their own
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Flint the Time Detective


him to protect the timeline. Usually, he fought against Petra Fina and her cronies Dino and Mite (very reminiscent of Marjo, Grocky, and Walther from "Time Bokan"), servants of the Dark Lord. The Dark Lord himself sought to use the time-shifters' powers to invade the Land of Time, the creatures' home realm from whence he had scattered them. Similar to "Pokémon" or "Digimon", time-shifters originate as small, cute creatures who can "shape-shift"
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AMC Matador


-mounted shifter with a fold-down split-back bench seat and AM radio. Unlike the Classic DPL, both the Classic AMX and the Classic Brougham included the automatic transmission, power steering and heater as standard equipment. A unique characteristic of the 1974 VAM Classic AMX was the shifter because it was the Javelin's "aircraft" U-shaped design. 1975 For 1975, changes on all three versions were few. The Classic DPL obtained a new grille design with rectangular parking lights alongside new seats and door panels.
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Isuzu Fargo


column shifter was retired and a floor mounted shifter became standard across the line. In November 1983, diesels became available with part time four wheel drive. In January 1984, turbo diesel engines were introduced in the Wagon LF model, followed by the addition of optional four wheel drive on Wagons in November of that year. In January 1986, the Fargo received a facelift, with changes to the headlights (now somewhat wider and with a more trapezoidal shape) and the instrument panel. One year later, in January 1987,
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Terry Spear


Terry Spear born in Sacramento, California, is an American author who specializes in writing paranormal romance novels and medieval romance novels for both adults and teen audiences. Her werewolf paranormal romance series started with Heart of the Wolf which "Publishers Weekly" named as one of their Best Books of the Year, 2008. She is also the author of the jaguar shifter series, Heart of the Jaguar which started in 2012 with the novel Savage Hunger and the cougar shifter series, Heart of Cougar which is self-published. A Distinguished
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Somatosensory evoked potential


including: Besides the clinical setting, SEPs have shown to be useful in distinct experimental paradigms. Schubert et al. (2006) used SEPs to investigate the differential processing of consciously perceived versus unperceived somatosensory stimuli. The authors used an 'extinction' paradigm to examine the connection between activation of S1 and somatosensory awareness, and observed that early SEPs (P60, N80), generated in the contralateral S1, were independent of stimulus perception. In contrast, amplitude enhancements were observed for the P100 and N140 for consciously perceived stimuli.
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Alfa Romeo Giulia


solely in conjunction with the newly introduced separate front seats. Around the same time a right hand drive model variant entered production ("tipo 105.09"), with floor shifter only. In February 1966 several changes were made. The floor shifter became standard; the interior received new seats, a new dashboard with triple round instruments (two large ones and the smaller fuel gauge in the centre) in place of the strip speedometer, and new door cards. From outside these later TIs can be recognized by L-shaped chrome
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Urapmin people


Villages are U-shaped with dirt-packed plazas, with no grass or weeds. Most Urapmin have at least one house in a village (Urap: "am"). However, due to the importance of forest gardens for sustenance, the Urapmin spend much of their time in isolated bush houses (Urap: "sep am"), built in elaborate fashion near gardens and hunting grounds. Villages are arranged by the kamokim, who coax people from "sep am" or from other villages. When the kamok
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Boggart


picture books, and Mark Del Franco's Convergent World books feature brownies which turn into boggarts when angered. The boggarts of J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series are shape-shifters whose true form is unknown, that change shape to resemble their beholder's worst fear. They are unlike most boggarts of British folklore, whose appearance is fixed. Their closest parallel, in being able to change shape at will, is probably to be found in a reference to a Lancashire boggart in the book "Lancashire Folklore" of
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World Qualification Series (2009)


18 - Aug 23" 30th Anniversary of the Lacanau Pro and good conditions this year. Surf, concerts, events scheduled. Check out the video for a summary of the event http://vimeo.com/6994555 "Aug 25 - Aug 30" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 04 - Sep 06" "Sep 09 - Sep 12" "Sep 10 - Sep 13" "Sep 08 - Sep 13" "Sep 15 - Sep 20" "Sep 16 - Sep 22" "Sep
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List of 1982–83 NBA season transactions


1982 Oct 2, 1982 Oct 1, 1982 Sep 30, 1982 Sep 29, 1982 Sep 28, 1982 Sep 27, 1982 Sep 24, 1982 Sep 22, 1982 Sep 20, 1982 Sep 19, 1982 Sep 18, 1982 Sep 17, 1982 Sep 15, 1982 Sep 14, 1982 Sep 13, 1982 Sep 10, 1982 Sep 9, 1982 Sep 7, 1982 Sep 2, 1982 Sep 1, 1982 Aug 31, 1982 Aug 27, 1982 Aug 26, 1982 Aug 16, 1982 Aug 8,
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Shi'ar


. The war ranged until one member of the Shi'ar was able to grasp one of the seeds of the Tree. His physiology, fear and belief's shaped the birth of the most vicious killing machine the universe had ever seen, the first Raptor and while the Skrulls, being shape-shifters, were still able to hold out against the Shi'ar, they eventually were nevertheless slaughtered by Raptor Prime, a creature of instinct and adaptation which quickly learnt to use their enemies shape-shifting abilities as well. It can be assumed
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Iman (model)


as a character named Martia in "" (1991), as a shape-shifting alien. She plays the role of a "Star Trek" Chameloid alien, and these shape-shifters have the character's ability to take on different forms. Various actors played the character in different guises, but Iman played the form in which the character principally appeared in the film. Iman twice appeared in "Miami Vice", playing Dakotah in "Back in the World" (1985) and Lois Blyth in "Love At
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List of Mighty Med characters


slight English accent and is similar to Thor from Marvel Comics. Dr. Wrath is a shape-shifting supervillain that feeds off negative energy. No one knew what Dr. Wrath really looked like due to them always wearing a cloak and being a shape-shifter. They arrived at Logan High School where they shape-shifted into Stefanie and impersonated her, spreading negative energy to strengthen them while building a machine that would make the whole world negative. Kaz and Skylar end up getting captured, but manage to break free, and Skylar
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Alyssa Day


Alyssa Day is the pen name of author Alesia Holliday. She is a multiple finalist in the prestigious RITA awards for excellence in romance fiction and has won several awards for her novels. 1. Atlantis Rising (2007) 1.5. Wild Hearts in Atlantis (2012) 2. "Wild Hearts in Atlantis" (2007) 2. Atlantis Awakening (2007) 2.5. Shifter's Lady (2012) 3. Atlantis Unleashed (2009) 4. "Shifter's Lady" (2008) 4. Atlantis Unmasked (2009
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Werecat


ethereal fluid" that human bodies are supposedly floating in. The Catholic witch-hunting manual, the "Malleus Maleficarum", asserted that witches can turn into cats, but that their transformations are illusions created by demons. New Age author John Perkins asserted that every person has the ability to shapeshift into "jaguars, bushes, or any other form" by using mental power. Occultist Rosalyn Greene claims that werecats called "cat shifters" exist as part of a "shifter subculture" or underground New Age religion based on lycanthropy
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Kushtaka


Kushtaka or Kooshdakhaa ( lit. "land otter man") are mythical shape-shifting creatures found in the folklore of the Tlingit and Tsimshian peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. They are similar to the Nat'ina of the Dena'ina Indians of South Central Alaska, and the Urayuli of the Yup'ik in Western Alaska. Physically, Kushtaka are shape-shifters capable of assuming human form, the form of an otter and potentially other forms. In some accounts, a Kushtaka is able to assume the form of any species
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Jon-Erik Beckjord


into deer tracks, confirming for him that the creature had the ability to shift its shape. He theorized that Bigfoot creatures share a "space-time origin and connection with UFOs and come from an alternative universe by a wormhole." Beckjord explained away the need for physical evidence, such as hair, blood and bones, to prove the existence of Bigfoot by arguing that the creature is an "inter-dimensional shape-shifter that can warp in and out of physical reality." He theorized that they may be "
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Manual transmission


panel, similar to the mid-1950s Chryslers and Powerglide Corvairs. Console-mounted shifters are similar to floor-mounted gear shifters in that most of the ones used in modern vehicles operate on a horizontal plane and can be mounted to the vehicle's transmission in much the same way a floor-mounted shifter can. However, because of the location of the gear shifter in comparison to the locations of the column shifter and the floor shifter, as well as the positioning of the shifter to the rest of the controls on the panel
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September 1941 lunar eclipse


A partial lunar eclipse took place on Friday, September 5, 1941. It was a shallow partial lunar eclipse, with less than 10% of the Moon covered in Earth's shadow. Aug 31, 1941 = Sunday Sep 1, 1941 = Monday Sep 2, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 3, 1941 = Wednesday Sep 4, 1941 = Thursday Sep 5, 1941 = Friday Sep 6, 1941 = Saturday Sep 7, 1941 = Sunday Sep 8, 1941 = Monday Sep 9, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 10, 1941
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The Shape Shifter


camp in the 1860s." Irene Wanner, writing in the "Los Angeles Times", says "The central image of changing identity -- of shifting shapes -- . . . leads to philosophical discussions between Leaphorn and those he encounters." Leaphorn, in his response to the letter from his friend Bork, is "launching a story that goes far beyond solving a whodunit." She feels this story will be "another of his [Hillerman's] books likely to cross over from the mystery genre to find wide general
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Wipeout (season 3)


to cross the Shake-a-lator, although it wasn't shown. Later, he also grabbed the brass ring in the Food Fight.** Rico Curtis is the third to cross the Shape Shifter. (Burton Hendrickson and Frank Beasley were the first and second.) He was also the first to cross without riding in a shape. *** During the second run, a chef threw pizza sauce, causing all the contestants to drop into the water. However, Rebecca Curtis dropped last, so she
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Gunnhild, Mother of Kings


. Gunnhild's second moment of sorcery in the saga appears later that night, when Egil was apparently distracted from his writing by a bird twittering at the window. This bird is reputed to be Gunnhild, who had shape-shifted into that form, as seen by Egil's companion Arinbjorn, who had "sat down near the attic window where the bird had been sitting, and saw a shape-shifter in the form of a bird leaving the other side of the house." Carolyne Larrington takes an interesting look into
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Ambassador of the Shadows


gun on one of the apparently human males provided. The Suffuss reveal their true nature – they are shape-shifters. Laureline asks them for help in spying on the Bagoulins. They agree, in return for payment in aphrodisiac tablets from Txil. The Suffuss surrounds Laureline and takes the shape of a Bagoulin female. Entering the room where the Bagoulins are celebrating, Laureline has arrived just in time – the Bagoulin shaman shows an image of a spacecraft landing on their home planet. The Ambassador and Valérian are taken out and sealed
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List of Dragonlance creatures


. The ogres that wanted to live in peace escaped to an isolated island north of Ansalon, and with the blessing of Paladine, became shape-shifters. They took the name of Irda to differentiate themselves from the twisted ogres. Despite their good intentions, years of isolation from the world eventually made them a very prideful people. The curse that turned the original ogres (Irda) into their current shape gave them a tremendous strength as well as a tendency of wild, anger-driven attitude. In the change, however
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Severn Estuary


authorities and interested parties such as farmers and fisherman. Its stated aim is "To bring together all those involved in the development, management and use of the Estuary within a framework which encourages the integration of their interests and responsibilities to achieve common objectives". In 2001 SEP published the "Strategy for the Severn Estuary", which sets out a plan for the management of the estuary. SEP uses a geographically extended definition of the Severn Estuary, beginning at the tidal limit of the River Severn in Gloucester and ending at a
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Radio Educación


to the Secretaría de Gobernación. Radio Educación was consolidated with Radio México, which was labeled "the radio agency of the Government of the Republic", and the SEP sent its programs to be aired on that station and over all other stations during the time that all broadcasters were required to cede to the SEP. On April 29, 1964, Radio Educación's future shortwave station was authorized as XEICM-OC, operated by the (Federal Teacher Training Institute). The callsign changed on September 21, 1973, to XEPPM
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Mystery Walk (novel)


Billy's nightmares) who encourages Wayne to take calmative drugs and to take the advice of the men who helped JJ. While out with the carnival, Billy encounters the shape shifter who has taken the shape of a dilapidated carnival ride that has injured many. A couple carnival workers are drawn irresistibly to this ride. One of them is the carnival's snake handler who lusts for the women with whom Billy has fallen in love with. He tries to kill Billy's girlfriend with a poisonous snake and is nearly successful. Billy
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Ford Taurus


seats; six-passenger versions were fitted with a flip-forward center seat cushion also meant for use as a center console; five-passenger versions were fitted with a floor shifter and center console. To improve ergonomics, radio and climate controls were centralized on an oval-shaped console on the dashboard. Reaction to the third-generation Ford Taurus was mixed; Ford found that customers disliked the oval-shaped exterior. For 1996, the Ford Taurus stayed the best-selling car in the United States. At the
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Mexican ceramics


. The streets are filled with artisan workshops and sidewalks stalls selling pottery and stoneware pieces. One thing that distinguishes Tonalá made ware is the decorative details. Two elements, the nahual and the "flor de Tonalá" are common. A nahual is a pre-Hispanic shape shifter or shaman, often drawn as a smiling cat. The flor de Tonalá (Tonalá flower) first appeared in pottery design in the early 20th century. Its distinctive shape is an oval center with rounded petals that form a scalloped design. These elements
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Skrull


vicious killing machine the universe had ever seen, the first Raptor and while the Skrulls, being shape-shifters, were still able to hold out against the Shi'ar, they eventually were nevertheless slaughtered by Raptor Prime, a creature of instinct and adaptation which quickly learnt to use their enemies shape-shifting abilities as well. Skrulls are green-skinned reptilian humanoids with large pointed ears, red or green eyes, and chins with several vertical folds in the skin below their mouths. Skrulls are known for genetic and molecular instability,
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Scaleup company


Growth', an independent report that presents results from other nations that have changed their economic policy towards scaleups and recommends actions the UK needs to take to ensure is the leading economy in the world for generations to come. Alberto Onetti: Chairman – Mind The Bridge Foundation (MTB) that leads Startup Europe Partnership (SEP); SEP Coordinator at MTB. Professor of Entrepreneurship at Insubria University and serial entrepreneur. He is a scaleup advocate. Alberto Onetti Linkedin Alberto Onetti crunchbase Brad Feld: A noted American entrepreneur, author,
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy


The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) combines an online encyclopedia of philosophy with peer-reviewed publication of original papers in philosophy, freely accessible to Internet users. It is maintained by Stanford University. Each entry is written and maintained by an expert in the field, including professors from many academic institutions worldwide. Authors contributing to the encyclopedia give Stanford University the permission to publish the articles, but retain the copyright to those articles. , the "SEP" has nearly 1,600 published entries. Apart from its online status, the
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Wavelength shifter


detectors. This usually happens with acrylic slaps or Optical fibers doped with a wavelength shifter, in some cases also paints are used. Outside of science Wavelength shifter are sometimes used to achieve UV resistance of plastics instead of absorbers. Wavelength shifter are also used to shift UV light to the visible spectrum in Fluorescent lamps or LEDs, in most cases this is done with a Phosphor that can be considered a wavelength shifter with a long (formula_1ms) relaxation time. Organic wavelength shifters usually contain one or more benzene-ring(s) (
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Colonist (The X-Files)


shape-shifters, the Alien Bounty Hunters readily take the shape of humans and are tasked with policing their plans and tracking down and eliminating any threats. The bounty hunters have green blood that contains a retrovirus which, when exposed to humans, is lethal. The alien blood can burn through most surfaces like an acid, and can kill a normal human if exposed for too long to its noxious fumes. In addition, the alien's blood causes human blood to coagulate into a jelly-like substance, but its effects can
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Sarah Bowdich Lee


Sarah Bowdich Lee (née Wallis) (10 Sep 1791–22 Sep 1866) was an English author, illustrator, traveller, zoologist, botanist, and pteridologist. Sarah Lee was born on 10 September 1791, the only daughter of John Eglinton Wallis of Colchester. In 1813, she married the naturalist Thomas Edward Bowdich, whose interests in nature, travel, and adventure she shared. In 1819, they went to Paris to visit Baron Cuvier; Thomas had previously visited him in 1818 with a letter of introduction obtained from Dr. William
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The Beeps


Sapphire Stream S2/Ep45 Apr. 29 Wash Those Socks! S2/Ep46 Dec. 12 The Bumps SEASON 3: S3/Ep1 Aug. 30 Up Down Hill S3/Ep2 Aug. 31 Caravan S3/Ep3 Sep. 6 Secret Garden S3/Ep4 Sep. 7 Bounceflower Tea S3/Ep5 Sep. 13 The Whale S3/Ep6 Sep. 14 Soggy Sockroaches S3/Ep7 Sep. 20 Stinkroots S3/Ep8 Sep. 21 Sing-a-long-a-beeps S3/Ep9 Sep. 27 History Book S3/Ep10 Sep. 28 What Goes Splat? S3
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Signal Transfer Point


. SEPs send signaling messages to other SEPs, but the messages are normally routed via the SEP's adjacent STPs. An STP's main function is to identify the best path for two SEPs to communicate. A typical application would be for two SEPs to agree on the use of a shared data path (e.g., using ISUP to initiate a voice call between a user on one SEP and a user on the second SEP). In this way, STPs route signaling messages (for starting, maintaining or finishing any kind of
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Signal Transfer Point


calls originated by the SEPs' attached users) while avoiding disabled intermediary STPs. A signaling message typically never goes directly from a given SEP to the destination SEP: the message would normally have to pass through the initiating SEP's adjacent STP so that it can be routed to the destination SEP. In some applications, however, SEPs might be directly connected with signaling links; this would typically be done to enhance robustness or performance between two critical SEPs. Such mesh network configurations are also common in Europe, where STPs have not
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Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority


31st Daily $5.00 Weekly $30.00 br Apr 1st - Jun 14th Daily $10.00 Weekly $60.00br Jun 15th - Sep 14th Daily $15.00 Weekly $90.00 br Sep 15th - Dec 14th Daily $10.00 Weekly $60.00br IMPORTANT NOTICE: "Daily" parking purchases will be limited to 21 days and "Weekly" purchases will be limited to 3 weeks when purchased at the parking machines. If you wish to purchase a longer length of time, you must come to the Transportation Center 2nd Floor Administrative Offices during business hours.
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World of Eberron


. Wildhunt shifters also gain a permanent bonus to their tracking ability even when not shifted, due to their residual ability to smell well at all times. Dreamsight shifters are the rarest of all. While shifting, they gain a bonus to their Wisdom as well as the ability to speak with animals in a supernatural manner. Dreamsight shifters, like Wildhunt shifters, also have a permanent bonus to their skills, but in the case of Dreamsight shifters it is an increase in their ability to communicate with animals (reflected in the skill
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Suicide clutch


was coined by those who could not operate the foot clutch proficiently enough to ride a tank shift (or hand shift) motorcycle in normal traffic. Regular clutch hand Shifter - This is where the shifter is a regular knob either located on the tank, which operates through a linkage to the transmission (tank shifter) or on a lever bolted directly to the top of the transmission (jockey shifter or slap shifter depending on the transmission design) and involves the semi-complex task of foot clutch operation and hand shifting. The
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Somatosensory evoked potential


The authors concluded that early activation of S1 is not sufficient to warrant conscious stimulus perception. Conscious stimulus processing differs significantly from unconscious processing starting around 100 ms after stimulus presentation when the signal is processed in parietal and frontal cortices, brain regions crucial for stimulus access into conscious perception. In another study, Iwadate et al. (2005) looked at the relationship between physical exercise and somatosensory processing using SEPs. The study compared SEPs in athletes (soccer players) and non-athletes, using two oddball tasks following separate somatosensory stimulation
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Common ethanol fuel mixtures


EPA waiver authorizes sale of E15 only from Sep 15 to May 31 out of a black hose and a yellow hose to flex fuel vehicles only from June 1 to Sep 14. Retailers have shunned building infrastructure due to the costly regulatory requirements which have created a practical barrier to the commercialization of the higher blend. Most fuel stations do not have enough pumps to offer the new blend, few existing pumps are certified to dispense E15, and no dedicated tanks are readily available to store E15. Also, some state and federal regulations
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The Beeps


/Ep20 Sep. 19 Bouncy Bouncy Beep Beep S2/Ep21 Sep. 19 Big Beepday Bash S2/Ep22 Sep. 20 Yuk Says No S2/Ep23 Sep. 24 Wheely Helpful S2/Ep24 Sep. 25 Teeny Beep Takes Off S2/Ep25 Sep. 26 Carnival S2/Ep26 Sep. 27 Peas and Beeps S2/Ep27 Apr. 25 Stuck on You! S2/Ep28 Dec. 9 Hole Lot of Trouble S2/Ep29 Dec. 15 A Little Adventure S2/Ep30 Dec. 16 The Lost Houses S2/Ep31 May 1 Bounceberry Pie S2/Ep32 Dec. 23
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Kallikantzaros


, "karakondzul/karakondžul"; ) or "karakondjo" (). They may be conceived of variously: as being human-like except for having a hairy body, a tail, and a large head with horns on it, or a one-eyed being standing on a single leg, or a horse-headed man. It is considered a shape-shifter which may appear as a dog, a man, a sheep or a calf. It is reputed to dwell in caves, or rivers, or
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Manual transmission


in different planes, column shifters require more complicated linkage than floor shifters. Advantages of a column shifter are the ability to switch between the two most commonly used gears—second and third—without letting go of the steering wheel, and the lack of interference with passenger seating space in vehicles equipped with a bench seat. Some smaller cars in the 1950s and 1960s, such as Citroën 2CV, Renault 4L and early Renault 5 feature a shifter in the dash panel. This was cheaper to manufacture than a column shifter and more
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World of Eberron


Points, making them harder to bring down. Longtooth shifters can grow fangs and gain a natural bite attack, as well as an increase in Strength. Cliffwalk shifters gain a bonus to Dexterity and much improved climbing ability. Razorclaw shifters gain a claw attack and an increase in their Strength score. Longstride shifters become fleeter of foot and gain an increase to their Dexterity score. Wildhunt shifters gain the extraordinary ability to smell as well as a predatory animal, allowing them to track by scent, as well as a bonus to Constitution
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Manual transmission


taxis in Hong Kong had the 4-speed column shift until 1999 when automatic transmissions were first offered. Since the late 1980s or early 1990s, a 5-speed column shifter has been offered in some vans sold in Asia and Europe, such as Toyota Hiace, Mitsubishi L400 and the first-gen Fiat Ducato. Column shifters are mechanically similar to floor shifters, although shifting occurs in a vertical plane instead of a horizontal one. Because the shifter is further away from the transmission, and the movements at the shifter and at the transmission are
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Hurst Performance


device without compensation. By the early 1960s, Hurst transmission shifters and other products had become legendary in auto racing, particularly in drag racing, and among custom car makers. Many automobile enthusiasts replaced flimsy factory shifters (and steering column shifters, as well) with Hurst floor shifters to obtain better control of gear selection, particularly for competitive driving. As automotive historian Mike Mueller noted, "If you didn't have a Hurst shifter in your supercar, you were a mild-mannered loser." General Motors' official policy
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Manual transmission


a 3-speed column-mounted shifter—the first generation Chevrolet/GMC vans of 1964–70 vintage had an ultra-rare 4-speed column shifter. The column-mounted manual shifter disappeared in North America by the mid-1980s, last appearing in the 1987 Chevrolet pickup truck. Prior to 1980, the GM X platform compacts (Chevrolet Nova and its rebadged corporate clones) were the final passenger cars to have a column-mounted manual shifter. Outside North America, the column-mounted shifter remained in production. All Toyota Crown and Nissan Cedric
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Radio-frequency microelectromechanical system


RF MEMS phase shifters allows UWB radar waveforms with associated high range resolution, and avoids beam squinting or frequency scanning. TTD phase shifters are designed using the switched-line principle or the distributed loaded-line principle. Switched-line TTD phase shifters outperform distributed loaded-line TTD phase shifters in terms of time delay per decibel NF, especially at frequencies up to X-band, but are inherently digital and require low-loss and high-isolation SPNT switches. Distributed loaded-line TTD phase shifters, however, can
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Salvador Carrasco


" (dir. Angelo Chavez), (dir. Morgan Peterson), "Hurt" (dir. Brandon Chang), "Cora" (dir. Kevin Maxwell), "Muñecas" (dir. Ozzy Ozuna), "Bird" (dir. Brittany Barber), "Like A Rolling Stone" (dir. Daniel Hawley), "Shape Shifter" (dir. Kelly Thompson), "One of These Days" (dir. Chris Wilson), "Once Upon A Woman" (dir
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The Secret Texts


The Secret Texts, is a fantasy book series by Holly Lisle. Books in this series are "Diplomacy of Wolves" (1998), "Vengeance of Dragons" (1999), and "Courage of Falcons" (2000). "Vincalis the Agitator" (2002) is a prequel to this series. The story introduces the main protagonist, Kait Galweigh, who is a diplomat-in-training for House Galweigh. Kait is a shape-shifter, and her alternate form, known as "Karnee"
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Kveldulf Bjalfason


Ulf Bjalfason (Úlfr Bjálfason) (better known as Kveldulf, Old Norse for "Night Wolf") was a renowned hersir and landowner in ninth century Sogn, Norway. He is a main character in the early chapters of "Egils saga" and appears in the "Landnámabók" and other Icelandic sources. Kveldulf is described as an "ulfhéðinn", a shape-shifter ("hamrammr"), or a "berserker". Kveldulf was the son of Bjalfi and Hallbera Ulfsdóttir, daughter of Ulf the Brave and
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Barrel shifter


barrel shifter, with inputs A, B, C and D. The shifter can cycle the order of the bits "ABCD" as "DABC", "CDAB", or "BCDA"; in this case, no bits are lost. That is, it can shift all of the outputs up to three positions to the right (and thus make any cyclic combination of A, B, C and D). The barrel shifter has a variety of applications, including being a useful component in microprocessors (alongside the
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Bowden cable


fits into a shifter or brake lever mechanism. The other end is often clamped ("as can be seen in the rear derailleur picture") to the part of the brake or shifter that needs to be moved, or as is most common with motorcycle control cables, fitted with another nipple. Traditionally, in bicycles, "shifter" cables are anchored on the shifter with a small "cylindrical" nipple, concentric with the cable. Bicycle "brake" nipples however, vary between "mountain bikes" (MTB)
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Rita (2009 Italian film)


- Artistic Direction 9th Concorto Film Festival | 2010 22 Aug – 29 Aug | Italy Special Jury Mention 8th Imaginaria Film Festival | 2010 24 Aug – 29 Aug | Italy Jury Mention 16th Aye Aye Film Festival Nancy-Lorraine | 2010 3 Sep – 11 Sep | France Best Sound 3rd Festival Internacional Curtametraxes Bueu | 2010 Bueu International Shortfilm Festival 6 Sep – 11 Sep | Spain Best Short Fiction Film 17th Altin Koza Film Festival | 2010 Golden Boll Film Festival 20 Sep – 26 Sep | Turkey Special Jury Mention 7th Filmfest Eberswalde |
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Somatosensory evoked potential


Somatosensory evoked potential (SEP or SSEP) is the electrical activity of the brain that results from the stimulation of touch. SEP tests measure that activity and are a useful, noninvasive means of assessing somatosensory system functioning. By combining SEP recordings at different levels of the somatosensory pathways, it is possible to assess the transmission of the afferent volley from the periphery up to the cortex. SEP components include a series of positive and negative deflections that can be elicited by virtually any sensory stimuli. For example, SEPs can be obtained in
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SEP-IRA


deducted from the net profit. The result is then multiplied by 20% to arrive at the maximum SEP deduction, $9,293. SEP contributions and earnings are held in SEP-IRAs and can be withdrawn at any time, subject to the general limitations imposed on Traditional IRA. A withdrawal is taxable in the year received. If a participant makes a withdrawal before age 59½, generally a 10% additional tax applies. SEP contributions and earnings may be rolled over tax-free to other Individual retirement account and retirement plans.
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List of Jeeves characters


In the same novel, Bertie mentions that Seppings is fond of dances, and Bertie later has trouble getting his attention while Seppings is engrossed in dancing. Seppings makes a brief appearance in "The Code of the Woosters", working at the Travers family's town house. In "Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit", Seppings discovers a missing pearl necklace in Jeeves's room, and draws this to Jeeves's attention before reporting it to anyone else. After he does report this, both Seppings and Aunt Dahlia are offended when
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Greek sea gods


of sea gods conform to a single type: that of Homer's "halios geron" or Old Man of the Sea: Nereus, Proteus, Glaucus and Phorkys. These sea gods are not as powerful as Poseidon, the main god of the oceans and seas. Each one is a shape-shifter, a prophet, and the father of either radiantly beautiful nymphs or hideous monsters (or both, in the case of Phorkys). Nymphs and monsters blur, for Hesiod relates that Phorcys was wed to the "
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Yuppie


to be indistinguishable" and that "the yup" is "a shape-shifter... he finds ways to reenter the American psyche." In 2010, right-wing political commentator Victor Davis Hanson wrote in "National Review" very critically of "yuppies". "Yuppie" was in common use in Britain from the early 1980s onward (the premiership of Margaret Thatcher) and by 1987 had spawned subsidiary terms used in newspapers such as "yuppiedom", "yuppification", "yuppify" and "yuppie-bashing
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