Proboscidea
Proboscidea (proboscideans; infraclass Eutheria, cohort Ferungulata) Order comprising the elephants and their extinct relatives, e.g. mastodons (see
MAMMUTIDAE), gomphotheres (see
GOMPHOTHERIIDAE), and mammoths (see
Mammuthus). The order was formerly highly successful and occupied the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa. Proboscideans tend toward large size. Since the late
Miocene most have possessed a long trunk: this is developed from the nose and upper lip. Teeth are reduced in number, young adults having three molars in each side of each jaw; these are used one at a time, old teeth being shed and replaced by those behind. The upper incisors are enlarged to form tusks. The jaw muscles are large, and the skull short and high. The
vertebrae and up to 20 ribs carry the weight of the abdomen, which is balanced on the fore limbs by the weight of the head, the hind limbs providing propulsion. The brain is well developed. Parental care of the young is prolonged, and social organization is complex.
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KON ICHIKAWA
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 2/15/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Harp' The great Japanese director Kon Ichikawa was a man of wide culture, who produced...Kokoro to Yukio Mishima's Kinkakuji. Ichikawa's 1959 film of Kagi (The Key), one...the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. All of Ichikawa's films are on different registers...
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KON ICHIKAWA'S FILM VISION COMES INTO FOCUS AT MFA
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/29/2001; ; 700+ words
; Kon Ichikawa is not a name that generally comes to...course. Yasujiro Ozu, certainly. But Ichikawa? Of his nearly 80 films, only "Harp...fitfully at that. The reasons given for Ichikawa's relative obscurity in the United...
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UCLA presents exhibition of Ichikawa's largely controversial work
News Wire article from: University Wire; 11/21/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...sentiment. They will screen Kon Ichikawa's breakthrough and humanistic anti...week, 18-film exhibition of Ichikawa's work at Melnitz beginning last Saturday. Eighty-six-year-old Ichikawa has often been ranked with eminent...
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Kon Ichikawa
Magazine article from: Film - Dienst; 3/27/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...starb am 13. Februar in Tokyo mit Kon Ichikawa auch der letzte der "Vier Ritter...nicht zu Stande. Von den Vieren war Ichikawa der einzige, der sich, wenn auch mhsam...gewnscht htte, nie so recht verziehen hat. Ichikawa wurde zu einem permanent Wiederzuentdeckenden...
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Films show life's work from director Ichikawa.(D)(Arts & Entertainment)(Movies)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 11/10/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Photographs of Japanese director Kon Ichikawa - the subject of a career retrospective...similar poses, and the durability of Mr. Ichikawa's work within the Japanese studio system...awfully difficult to discourage. Mr. Ichikawa's "Fires on the Plain," a brilliant...
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Kon Ichikawa, 92, versatile film director OBITUARY
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 2/15/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...International Herald Tribune 02-15-2008 Kon Ichikawa, 92, versatile film director OBITUARY...Group Edition: 1 Section: NEWS Kon Ichikawa, the Japanese film director whose versatility...spokeswoman for Toho, which released many of Ichikawa's more than 80 films and announced...
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Ichikawa reaches state tennis meet
Newspaper article from: Elm Leaves (Elmwood Park, IL); 10/20/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...a few bumps along the way for Trinity's Chihiro Ichikawa. Ichikawa, an exchange student from Japan, missed the first...UP Once the green light was given by the IHSA, Ichikawa slowly began to feel comfortable in the doubles lineup...
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Japanese film director Kon Ichikawa dead at 92
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 2/13/2008; ; 700+ words
; Kon Ichikawa, the Japanese director of such films...Tokyo Olympiad, has died. He was 92. Ichikawa died of pneumonia in a Tokyo hospital...range of genres in which he worked, Ichikawa won a jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival...
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Japanese Film Director Kon Ichikawa Dies
News Wire article from: AP Online; 2/13/2008; ; 700+ words
; Kon Ichikawa, the Japanese director who married artistic...Tokyo Olympiad, has died. He was 92. Ichikawa died of pneumonia in a Tokyo hospital...range of genres in which he worked, Ichikawa won a jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival...
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ICHIKAWA PUTS 32 PIECES ON EXHIBIT
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 10/11/2008; ; 545 words
; ...is covered from ceiling to floor withYumiko Ichikawa's paintings. Her 32 pieces -- all in matching...display at a show. "I've been busy lately," Ichikawa said. Artist biography: Ichikawa was born and raised in Japan. She received...
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Ichikawa, Kon
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
ICHIKAWA, Kon Nationality: Japanese. Born...den (Kurosawa) (pr) Publications By ICHIKAWA: books— Seijocho 271 Banchi...Shuntaro Tanikawa, Kyoto, 1999. By ICHIKAWA: articles— Article in Filmmakers...
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Ichikawa Fusae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
Ichikawa Fusae (b. 15 May 1893, d. 11 Feb. 1981). Japanese women's rights campaigner Ichikawa's pedigree as a Japanese political activist...emancipation of women that followed, Ichikawa became an enthusiastic supporter of the...
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Ichikawa
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ichikawa , city (1990 pop. 436,957), Chiba prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Edo River. It is an industrial city with metallurgical, chemical, textile, and foodstuff industries.
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Biruma No Tategoto
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...of Burma) Japan, 1956 Director: Kon Ichikawa Production: Nikkatsu (Japan); black...New York, 1975. Soumi, Angelo, Kon Ichikawa, Florence, 1975. Bock, Audie, Japanese...New York, 1978. Allyn, John, Kon Ichikawa: A Guide to References and Resources...
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Kyo, Machiko
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Yoshimura); Ana (The Pit ; The Hole ) (Ichikawa) 1958 Yurakucho de aimasho (Shima...Sayonara, konnichiwa (Goodbye, Hello ) (Ichikawa); Sasameyuki (Shima); Onna to kaizoku...Fuji (Mori); Kagi (Odd Obsession ) (Ichikawa) (as Ikuko Kenmochi); Ukigusa (Floating...
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