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Franz Ferdinand
Franz FerdinandRock group In the late 1990s, the world of mainstream pop was dominated by teen-pop groups like the Backstreet Boys and N*Sync, as well as hip-hop and R&B. Come the new millennium, however, rock and roll seemed to start kicking back, bolstered by the newfound success of bands... Read more |
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Stars and Stripes
STARS AND STRIPES Military Journalism The nearly two million soldiers of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) frequently complained that they could get no reliable news from home. The Paris editions of the New York Heraldand the Chicago Tribuneprinted society news... Read more |
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zorilla
zorilla small, carnivorous, nocturnal mammal, Ictonyx striatus, of the weasel family, found in dry regions of Africa. It is also called striped weasel and striped polecat. Although it strongly resembles the North American skunk , a member of the same family, it is more closely related to the... Read more |
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jasper
jasper opaque, impure cryptocrystalline quartz , usually red, but also yellow, green, and grayish blue. It is used as a gem. Ribbon jasper has the colors in stripes.... Read more |
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Meg White
The White Stripes Jack White July 1975 • Detroit, Michigan Guitarist, pianist, singer, songwriter Meg White c. 1974 • Grosse Pointe, Michigan Drummer Instantly recognizable in their stark red-and-white outfits, the White Stripes have become a... Read more |
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Optical scanners
Bar Code Scanner Background Many different types of bar code scanning machines exist, but they all work on the same fundamental principles. They all use the intensity of light reflected from a series of black and white stripes to tell a computer what code it is seeing. White... Read more |
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warning coloration
warning coloration (aposematic coloration) The conspicuous markings of an animal that make it easily recognizable and warn would-be predators that it is a poisonous, foul-tasting, or dangerous species. For example, the yellow-and-black striped abdomen of the wasp warns of its sting. See also... Read more |
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Castlereagh
Castlereagh, Australia, UK UK (Northern Ireland): a district with the Irish name of An Caisleán Riabhach meaning ‘Striped Castle’ from caisleán ‘castle’ and ria(bhach) ‘striped’, the Anglicized version of which is reagh. In place‐names,... Read more |
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garter snake
garter snake harmless snake of the genus Thamnophis, abundant from Canada to Central America. There are many common species; members of most species are about 2 ft (60 cm) long. Most garter snakes are striped or banded lengthwise, and some are spotted between the stripes. Less aquatic as a... Read more |
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Fashion & style: `Are you Paul Smith grey, Jimmy Choo wine or Thomas Pink...
...red or Thomas Pink, er, pink? Do you stencil yourself on the New York cityscape like...Joseph shop, the uneven black and white stripes crossing the facade like some enormous...The deceptively simple monochrome stripes she came up with are as striking as they... |
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Home & Garden: Bare necessities of Scandinavia
...groove effect. Plaster moulded delicately or covered with stencils would also be appropriate. Dominating Wallpaper is fine as...materials such as cotton and bear only simple designs. Checks, stripes and delicate floral creations are all popular. Bedlinen is... |
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Reach for the Sky: Paul Murphy treks out to BSkyB's headquarters to meet Jon...
...Sky), there's The Amp, one of the three new...complementary parts. The Amp is like Jo Whiley on the...video for the White Stripes at least once an hour...Source took charge of The Amp, picking up from where...as Yeo puts it, 'the stencil and ... |