ref improve date June 2010 Slink is an online magazine published by the BBC for teenage girls. ref cite web url http technology.timesonline.co.uk tol news tech and web the web article3511863.ece title Girls and young women are now the most prolific web users accessdate 2009 07 28 last Spicer first Kate work The Times publisher timesonline.co.uk date 2008 03 09 ref The health articles on the site are written by Dr Mel, a regular contributor to BBC Radio 1 s The Sunday Surgery and Top of the Pops magazine Top of the Pops magazine. Slink is created by members of BBC Switch . References reflist External links bbc.co.uk switch slink Category BBC New Media Category British websites webzine stub teen mag stub ... more details
Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name Slink Pink series The Pink Panther character The Pink Panther image Slinkpink.jpg caption director Hawley Pratt story artist John W. Dunn animator John W. Dunn animator Ed DeMattia br Manny Perez animator Manny Perez br Herman Cohen animator Herman Cohen br Art Leonardi br Warren Batchelder background artist Tom O Loughlin voice actor musician Walter Greene br William Lava archival music, unc. producer David H. DePatie br Friz Freleng distributor United Artists release date Flag icon US April 2, 1969 in film 1969 color process DeLuxe Color Deluxe runtime 6 20 country USA movie language English language English preceded by Think Before You Pink followed by In the Pink of the Night Slink Pink is the 59th cartoon produced in the The Pink Panther series. A total of 124 6 minute cartoons were produced between 1964 and 1980. Plot The Pink Panther is homeless and is enduring a cold wintry night on a park bench. He decides to seek refuge in a nearby apartment building, occupied by a modestly wealthy hunter. While the hunter remains oblivious, his dog keys in to the fact that the Pink Panther is in the house. Several times the dog mistakenly attacks its master, thinking it is the Pink Panther, and gets kicked out. Eventually both dog and master bolt out of the house in mortal combat, and the Pink Panther shrugs and goes back inside. Notes Halfway through Slink Pink , Walter Greene s music score is changed to William Lava s score for a previous Pink Panther short Shocking Pink . The Pink Panther Show contained a laugh track when the Pink Panther cartoons were broadcast on NBC TV. Currently, the laugh track version airs on Finnish language Boomerang TV channel Boomerang TV channel . In the original version of Slink Pink , when the dog holds the gun ... 0064999 Slink Pink http dfe.goldenagecartoons.com DePatie Freleng website References Reflist Pink Panther The Original Pink Panther Shorts DEFAULTSORT Slink Pink Category 1969 films Category American ... more details
italictitle Infobox Journal cover discipline African studies , defense military defence , food policy , national security , politics language website http www.iss.co.za index.php?link id 3&slink id 103&link type 12&slink type 12&tmpl id 3 link1 publisher Institute for Security Studies country South Africa history 1992 present frequency ISSN 1024 6029 eISSN Jstor OCLC 62584405 LCCN The African Security Review is the quarterly journal of the Institute for Security Studies ISS . It provides a regular forum for the dissemination of research findings and information through the publication of research reports, policy papers and articles on security and related issues in sub Saharan Africa. The journal was previously published as the African Defence Review 1994 and the Southern African Defence Review 1992 1993 . Category African studies Category Publications established in 1992 ... more details
Summary Title screen from the Pink Panther short Slink Pink . Copyright DePatie Freleng Enterprises . Used to illustrate film being described. Fair use rationale for use in the article Slink Pink Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because No free images are known to exist, and, given the nature of the work, none are likely to be released. The image is used for identification and informational purposes, and is not believed to detract significantly from the original work. It illustrates an educational article about the programme. The use of the image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder s rights or ability to distribute the original. In particular, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the programme. It is a low resolution image. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product. It does not limit the copyright owner s rights to sell, produce, or advertise the show in any way. Licensing Non free film screenshot ... more details
Cape Verdean Luxembourger are Luxembourg residents whose ancestry originated in Cape Verde . In 1995, it was estimated that there were 3,000 people of Cape Verdean descent in Luxembourg . ref http www.umassd.edu SpecialPrograms CaboVerde wwpopest.html 1995 Cape Verdean Diaspora Population Estimates ref By 2000, according to official statistics, Cape Verdean Luxembourgeror numbered 1,700 individuals. The actual figue may be 4,000, almost 1 of the total population, which would make it the highest ratio of cape Verdeans in any foreign country. ref http www.iss.co.za index.php?link id 21&slink id 1774&link type 12&slink type 12&tmpl id 3 Marc Montclos, Antoine P rouse de. The Political Value of Remittances Cape Verde, Comores, and Lesotho Diasporas, Remittances and Africa South of the Sahara A Strategic Assessment. Institute for Security Studies. Retrieved October 18, 2007. ref References div class references small references div External links https www.cia.gov library publications the world factbook geos lu.html Central Intelligence Agency. Luxembourg. The World Factbook. Retrieved October 18, 2007. Category History of Cape Verde Category Cape Verdeans Category Cape Verdean diaspora Category Luxembourgian society ... more details
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The terms DOD STD 2167 and DOD STD 2168 often mistakenly referred to as MIL STD 2167 and MIL STD 2168 respectively are the official specification numbers ref name DTIC90 ref name Slink for superseded U.S. United States Department of Defense DoD military standards describing documents and procedures required for developing military computer systems. These specifications were superseded by MIL STD 498 in 1994 . Specifically DOD STD 2167 described the necessary project documentation to be delivered when developing a computer software system using the waterfall model . ref name WSunTLA Common Sun three letter acronymns TLAs EOL d List Sun... , Sun.com, 2007, webpage http wikis.sun.com display Acrowiki common Sun three letter acronymns TLAs EOL d List Wikis Sun acronyms . ref ref name DTIC90 DDSM Requirements Management Strategy RMS , DTIC.mil, 2007, webpage http www.dtic.mil dticasd ddsm srch ddsm0090.html DTIC 90 states, The MIL STD for software development MIL STD 2167 is an alternative. ref ref name Slink Frameworks for quality software process SEI Capability Maturity... , Springerlink.com, 2007, webpage PDF http www.springerlink.com index 61JM6UVG12822106.pdf SL6 PDF states, MIL STD 2167 is the standard many DoD contractors have had to deliver...whereas MIL STD 2168 is the DoD s quality assurance standard. ref DOD STD 2168 was the DoD s software quality assurance standard, ref name Slink titled Defense System Software Quality Program . On December 5th , 1994 , the standards DOD STD 2167A and DOD STD 2168 were superseded by MIL STD 498 , and that document merged DOD STD 2167A, DOD STD 7935A , and DOD STD 2168 into a single document, and incorporated changes to address vendor criticisms. See also MIL STD 498 standard which superseded DOD STD 2167A and DOD STD 2168. DOD STD 2167A a revised standard. CMM Capabilities Maturity Model. Notes references References cite web title MIL STD 498, MILITARY STANDARD SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND DOCUMENTATION SUPERSEDED BY IEEE EIA 122 ... more details
Deleted image removed Image RicardoFaty.jpeg thumb right 150px Ricardo Faty Cape Verdean French are France French residents whose ancestry originated in Cape Verde . Cape Verdeans began arriving in France in 1964, from Rotterdam , Dakar , and Lisbon . They took jobs in the coals mines, in the iron foundries, and as masons. Women typically became domestics. The Cape Verdeans immigrates concentrated in the cities of Paris , Creil , Amiens , Marseilles , Lyon , and Nice . In 1995, it was estimated that there were 8,000 Cape Verdeans in France. ref http www.umassd.edu SpecialPrograms CaboVerde wwpopest.html University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. 1995 Cape Verdean Diaspora Population Estimates. ref The 1999 census counted 21,000 descendants. ref http www.iss.co.za index.php?link id 21&slink id 1774&link type 12&slink type 12&tmpl id 3 Marc Montclos, Antoine P rouse de. The Political Value of Remittances Cape Verde, Comores, and Lesotho Diasporas, Remittances and Africa South of the Sahara A Strategic Assessment. Institute for Security Studies. Retrieved October 18, 2007. ref In 2007, the embassy in Paris had 17,544 registered Cape Verdeans. However, that number only includes those who are documented and registered. There are many who are undocumented or who choose not to register with the embassy. Additionally, tabulating is difficult because many Cape Verdeans arrived in France with passports from other host countries, like Portugal or the Netherlands . Thus, taking all these factors into consideration, the embassy estimates that there are about 25,000 Cape Verdeans and their descendants currently residing in France . In 2008, the Cape Verde Consulate in Marseille was attempting to help Cape Verdeans in France to find jobs. ref http www.asemana.cv article.php3?id article 28655 A Semana. Cape Verdean Consulate in Marseille assists migr s in job search. ref Notable Cape Verdean French Patrick Vieira Georges Santos Manuel dos Santos Fernandes Stomy Bugsy Jacques Faty Rica ... more details
Image Jorge Andrade 31mar2007.jpg thumb right 150px Jorge Andrade Image Lu s Miguel Brito 24sept2006.jpg thumb right 150px Lu s Miguel Brito Image Veiga, Jose.jpg thumb right 150px Jos Veiga born 1976 Jos Veiga In 1995, it was estimated that there were 50,000 people of Cape Verdean descent in Portugal . ref http www.umassd.edu SpecialPrograms CaboVerde wwpopest.html 1995 Cape Verdean Diaspora Population Estimates ref By 2000, this estimation rose to 83,000 people, of which 90 resided in Greater Lisbon. ref http web.archive.org web 20080229205609 http www.iss.co.za index.php?link id 21&slink id 1774&link type 12&slink type 12&tmpl id 3 Marc Montclos, Antoine P rouse de. The Political Value of Remittances Cape Verde, Comores, and Lesotho Diasporas, Remittances and Africa South of the Sahara A Strategic Assessment. Institute for Security Studies. Retrieved October 18, 2007. ref In 2008, Portugal s National Statistics Institute estimated that there were 68,145 Cape Verdeans who legally resided in Portugal. This made up 15.7 of all foreign nationals living legally in the country. ref http www.asemana.cv article.php3?id article 28328 A Semana. Cape Verdeans make up 15.7 of all foreigners in Portugal. Retrieved January 20, 2008. ref Notable people Germano Almeida ngela Maria Fonseca Sp nola Cl udio Aguiar Jorge Andrade Hern ni Borges Nelson vora Arlindo Gomes Semedo Jos Gon alves Sara Tavares N n da Luz N lson Marcos Sandro Mendes Miguel Monteiro V tor Moreno Nani Nilton Fernandes Pedro Pel Rolando Portuguese footballer Rolando Manuel Est v o Sanches Ernesto da Concei o Soares Marco Soares Edson Rolando Silva Sousa Jos Veiga born 1976 Jos Veiga N lson Veiga Jo o Gomes , basketball player Lura musician Lura Oceano da Cruz References reflist External links https www.cia.gov library publications the world factbook geos po.html Central Intelligence Agency. Portugal. The World Factbook. Retrieved October 18, 2007. Immigration to Portugal Category Ethnic groups in Port ... more details
Infobox islands name Doumeira Islands image name Doumeira Island.jpg image caption image size 256px locator map nickname location Red Sea coordinates coord 12.425713 N 43.84624 E scale 500000 display inline archipelago total islands major islands area km2 20 length km 1.12 width km 1.02 highest mount elevation m 43 country DJI occupied by ERI The Doumeira Islands is location on the north east of Djibouti History The currently in force 1900 boundary agreement specifies that the international boundary starts at Cape Doumeira Ras Doumeira at the Red Sea and runs for 1.5 km along the watershed divide of the peninsula. Furthermore, the 1900 protocol specified that Ile Doumeira Doumeira Island immediately offshore and its adjacent smaller islets would not be assigned sovereignty and would remain demilitarized. ref cite web url http www.law.fsu.edu library collection LimitsinSeas numericalibs template.html title International Boundary Studies for most of the world accessdate 2008 11 24 ref Djibouti and Eritrea had twice previously clashed over the border area. In January 1935, Italy and France signed the Franco Italian Agreement wherein parts of French Somaliland Djibouti were given to Italy Eritrea . ref cite book last Langer first William L. title An Encyclopaedia of World History year 1948 publisher Houghton Mifflin Company location Boston page 990 ref However, the question of ratification has brought this agreement, and its provision of substantial parts of Djibouti to Eritrea into question. ref cite web url http www.dur.ac.uk ibru news boundary news ?itemno 6456 title Djibouti Eritrea boundary row re emerges date 2008 04 28 accessdate 2009 08 21 ref ref cite web url http www.iss.co.za dynamic administration file manager file links SITREP150908.PDF?link id 22&slink id 6572&link type 12&slink type 13&tmpl id 3 title The Eritrea Djibouti border dispute date 2008 09 15 publisher Institute for Security Studies accessdate 2009 08 21 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3ll ... more details
Infobox VG title Somer Assault image developer Atlus publisher Atlus designer release 1991 in video gaming 1991 genre Action puzzle side scroller modes Single player input 8 way D Pad , 2 Button control buttons platforms TurboGrafx 16 Somer Assault , known as Mesopotamia in Japan , is a computer and video games video game originally released by Atlus in 1991 in video gaming 1991 for the TurboGrafx 16 PC Engine later in 1992 for the United States U.S. TurboGrafx 16 release . This side scrolling puzzle based action game features an unnamed pink slinky object creature as the protagonist which can fire bullets from its sides, jump, and slink along walls. The title Somer Assault is a play on the word somersault , as the slinky somersaults around the stage while assaulting enemies. Story The story existing in the export version only is presented in a short prologue sequence at the game s start. In a time and world not of our own , a wicked sorceress uses her evil powers in an attempt to conquer the world. She summons twelve powerful minions, each of them representing one Zodiac sign, and sends them to create havoc. Only the slinky stands in the way of her quest for domination and has to battle through 12 stages of enemies, destroying each Zodiac Boss video games boss along the way, in order to reach the sorceress and put an end to her plot. Gameplay The slinky is able to move along the floor, walls, and the ceiling by slinking along them it can also make a short jump to move between walls and platforms to slink to a different section of each stage. The slinky is also equipped with a machine gun that fires to both sides of it to take out the myriad of enemies that swarm you on each stage. The player is given several hit points which can be increased with power ups as well as several lives should the player die and unlimited continues. A time limit is given for each level, and the goal is to reach the Zodiac boss of the stage and defeat it before time expires. On the final ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox Single Name Candyman Cover Siouxsie Candyman.jpg Artist Siouxsie and the Banshees from Album Tinderbox Siouxsie album Tinderbox B side Lullaby , Umbrella Released February 28, 1986 Format 7 single, 12 single Recorded 1986 Genre Alternative rock Length Label Polydor Records Polydor Writer Siouxsie & the Banshees Producer Siouxsie & the Banshees Last single Cities in Dust br 1985 This single Candyman br 1986 Next single This Wheel s on Fire song This Wheel s on Fire br 1987 Candyman is a song written and produced by British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees . It was released as the second single from their seventh studio album Tinderbox Siouxsie album Tinderbox . The song is an aggressive guitar based number with heavy post punk influences. Although its title suggests wholesome imagery la The Candy Man , Sioux s lyrics describe an altogether different kind of Candyman la Ronald Clark O Bryan ...Sickly sweet, his poison seeks For the young ones who don t understand The danger in his hands With a jaundiced wink see his cunning slink Oh trust in me my pretty one Come walk with me my helpless one... . Candyman became Siouxsie and the Banshees thirteenth top forty hit, peaking at number thirty four in the UK singles chart . Siouxsie & the Banshees DEFAULTSORT Candyman Siouxsie & The Banshees Song Category 1986 singles Category Siouxsie and the Banshees songs 1980s rock song stub it Candyman Siouxsie and the Banshees ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name The Red and the Black Type Album Artist Jerry Harrison Cover Released 1981 Recorded Blank Tapes Studios, New York June 3 17, 1981 Genre Rock music Rock Length Label Sire Records Producer Jerry Harrison, Dave Jerden, Nona Hendryx . Reviews Allmusic rating 4.5 5 Allmusic class album id r39994 pure url yes link Last album This album The Red and the Black br 1981 Next album Casual Gods br 1988 The Red and the Black was the first solo album by Jerry Harrison , formerly of The Modern Lovers and Talking Heads . The album has been remastered and is available via download at Amazon MP3 and iTunes . Track listing All songs written by Jerry Harrison, except where noted. Things Fall Apart Slink The New Adventure Magic Hymie Harrison, Nona Hendryx , Bernie Worrell Fast Karma No Questions Worlds in Collision The Red Nights No More Reruns No Warning, No Alarm Personnel Jerry Harrison vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, clavinet, organ, piano, melodica, percussion Adrian Belew guitar solos tracks 1 3, 6, 7 & 9 Yogi Horton drums tracks 1, 4 9 George Murray musician George Murray bass tracks 1, 4, 8 & 9 Tinker Barfield bass tracks 2, 4, 5 & 8 Bernie Worrell clavinet tracks 4 & 5 organ track 2 synthesizer track 4 John Cooksey drums track 2 Steve Scales drums, percussion track 3 Nona Hendryx backing vocals Dolette McDonald backing vocals Koko Mae Evans backing vocals Produced by Jerry Harrison with Dave Jerden. Vocals produced and arranged by Jerry Harrison and Nona Hendryx. Engineered by Butch Jones and Dave Jerden. Mixed by Dave Jerden and Jerry Harrison. DEFAULTSORT Red and the Black, The Category 1981 albums Category Sire Records albums Category Jerry Harrison albums Category Albums produced by Jerry Harrison Category debut albums sv The Red and the Black ... more details
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Barry A. Trimmer is a distinguished English people English Science Scientist whose research primarily focuses on biomechanics and soft bodied locomotion. Trimmer received both his Bachelor of Arts B.A. and Ph.D. from Cambridge University , concentrating in Neurobiology . He is currently professor of biology , Henry Bromfield Pearson Professor of Natural Sciences , and director of the Biomimetic Devices Laboratory BDL at Tufts University . ref http ase.tufts.edu biology faculty trimmer Tufts University Department of Biology Bot generated title ref Trimmer and Tufts colleague David L. Kaplan Biomedical Engineer gained international attention upon successfully creating the world s first soft bodied robot. The robot, or SoftBot, is composed of silicone elastomers and resembles a tobacco hornworm , a caterpillar that Trimmer has studied since 1990. ref http www.nytimes.com 2007 03 27 science 27robo.html?pagewanted 1& r 1&ei 5070&en 91395fe7439a5b72&ex 1177128000 In the Lab Robots That Slink and Squirm New York Times Bot generated title ref Currently exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art MoMa in New York City, Trimmer and Kaplan hope the SoftBot will help spark revolutions in medicine, the military and even outer space exploration. Kaplan believes that, among other medical applications, soft bodied robots could replace tiny cameras that patients swallow to help diagnose diseases. ref http media.www.tuftsdaily.com media storage paper856 news 2008 03 03 News Tufts.Science.Professors.Produce.Worlds.First.SoftBodied.Robot 3247464.shtml Tufts science professors produce world s first soft bodied robot News Bot generated title ref Footnotes Reflist See also Robotics Robot locomotion Future of robotics External links http ase.tufts.edu biology faculty trimmer Website at Tufts University http ase.tufts.edu bdl Tufts Biomimetic Devices Laboratory BDL Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Trimmer, Barry ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH D ... more details
Diarra Traor 1935&ndash 1985 was a Guinea n soldier and politician. He served as Prime Minister of Guinea from 1984 to 1985 as a member of a junta led by Lansana Cont . In 1985, after an attempted coup d tat against him, Cont had Traor executed. Career At the death of Guinea s President Ahmed S kou Tour in March 1984, Traor was a colonel in Guinea s army. ref http www.etat.sciencespobordeaux.fr anglais chronologie guinea.html ref ref http www.afriquejet.com news africa news guinea close associate of dadis takes control of security battalion 2009120939737.html ref ref One report calls Traor a general and the Chief of the Army. http www.africanews.com site list messages 22329 ref On 3 April 1984, Traor supported a coup d tat led by Lieutenant Colonel Lansana Cont . ref Cite web last Diallo first Mamdou Dian Donghol title Guinea President Conte dies at 74 publisher Africa news date 23 December 2008 url http www.africanews.com site list messages 22329 accessdate 24 December 2009 ref The coup ousted interim President Louis Lansana Beavogui and dismantled the regime of the Democratic Party of Guinea . Cont made himself President, and he appointed Traor to be the Prime Minister. Cont , Traor , and others governed as a Military junta junta the Military Committee of National Recovery CMRN . ref name ISS http www.issafrica.org index.php?link id 14&slink id 5280&link type 12&slink type 12&tmpl id 3 ref By July 1985, Cont had demoted Traor to Minister of State for National Education. ref Cite news url http www.telegraph.co.uk news obituaries 4031475 Lansana Cont.html work The Daily Telegraph location London title Lansana Cont Lansana Cont was the President of Guinea whose two and a half decades in power left his nation mired in poverty and corruption. date 30 December 2008 accessdate 1 May 2010 ref ref name Amnesty http www.amnestyusa.org document.php?lang e&id 8EEF4F1789268248802569A6006010E0 ref ref http www.irinnews.org InDepthMain.aspx?InDepthId 17&ReportId ... more details
The National Forces of Liberation lang fr Forces nationales de lib ration , FNL , formerly Party for the Liberation of the Hutu People also known as PALIPEHUTU, the acronym of its french name Parti pour la lib ration du peuple hutu is a rebel group in Burundi which fought in the Burundi Civil War for the Hutu ethnic group. The armed wing of PALIPEHUTU were the National Forces of Liberation FNL or Forces nationales de lib ration . The FNL is led by Agathon Rwasa and is estimated to have around 3,000 combatants. ref name AU http www.issafrica.org dynamic administration file manager file links REPORT 20 20BURUNDI 20 ENG 20 .PDF?link id &slink id 3832&link type &slink type 13&tmpl id 3 AU Peace & Security Council Report , Peace and Security Council , 2006 11 09 ref A dissident wing is led by Jean Bosco Sindayigaya. ref name AU PALIPEHUTU was founded in 1980 in refugee camps in Tanzania , where Hutu s had fled following persecution by the Tutsi led government. ref name Uppsala http www.ucdp.uu.se gpdatabase gpcountry.php?id 26®ionSelect 2 Southern Africa Burundi Conflict Database , Uppsala University ref PALIPEHUTU advocated armed struggle and established its armed wing, the FNL, in 1985. The National Liberation Front Burundi National Liberation Front FROLINA split from PALIPEHUTU in 1990, and the armed wing PALIPEHUTU FNL, led by Cossan Kabura split from the political wing of PALIPEHUTU in 1991. The political wing of PALIPEHUTU was renamed the Party for the Liberation of People Agakiza and is led by Etienne Karatasi. In 2002 PALIPEHUTU FNL split into two factions, one led by Kabura and one by Agathon Rwasa . Generally, PALIPEHUTU s support comes more from the central region of Muramvya and Lake Tanganyika , whereas the main Hutu political party National Council for the Defense of Democracy CNDD derives its support from the southern Bururi region. ref http www.globalsecurity.org military world para palipehutu.htm PALIPEHUTU & FNL , Global Security ref During the civil ... more details
efficient algorithm of only complexity math mathcal O n 2 math known as SLINK. ref cite journal author R. Sibson title SLINK an optimally efficient algorithm for the single link cluster method journal ... more details
Distinguish Am Bodach A bodach IPA gd p t x plural bodaich , as borrowed into English, is a mythology mythical spirit or creature, rather like the bogeyman . ref Leslie Dunkling. A dictionary of epithets and terms of address Routledge, UK 1ST edition June 27, 1990 ISBN 978 0 415 00761 0 hardback 978 0 203 19195 8 electronic ref In Modern Scottish Gaelic language Scottish Gaelic the word simply means old man , colloquially often used affectionately. Historically its meaning is mature person , from em Lang gd bod em penis and the suffix ach , literally someone who has a penis . ref MacBain, A. An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language Gairm 1896 reprint 1982 ISBN 901771 68 6 ref Bodachs in literature Bodachs are seen at the beginning of Moonshine novel Moonshine by Rob Thurman. Bodachs occasionally appear in Charles de lint Charles De Lint s books of mythic fiction. The name Bodach is used to describe shadow like creatures invisible to most people that appear at locations before disasters in the books Odd Thomas novel Odd Thomas , Forever Odd , Brother Odd and Odd Hours by Dean Koontz . These can only be seen by Odd Thomas character Odd . Bodachs appear as evil supernatural soldiers, or goblins, in Alan Garner s fantasy novel The Moon of Gomrath . A bodach is a mythical beast of the British Isles, a sly thing that comes down chimneys during the night to carry away naughty children. Dean Koontz Forever Odd Bodachs are ink black, fluid in shape, with no more substance than shadows. Soundless, as big as an average man, they frequently slink like cats, low to the ground. Dean Koontz Brother Odd In regions of Wales and Scotland, a bodach is a term for an imp or a faery, often one of the shapeshifting, mischievous variety this term, though derogatory in nature, was often used with affection, translating closest to scoundrel or rascal . Bodachs in movies The movie The Eye 2008 film The Eye starring Jessica Alba shows shadowy, otherworld creatures that escort the de ... more details
italic title Top of the Pops magazine is a monthly publication published by BBC Magazines . It features chart information, star gossip, fashion and beauty advice, quizzes, song lyrics and posters. It is a supplementary magazine for the TV show Top of the Pops . The magazine was launched in February 1995, and is famous for giving girl group The Spice Girls their nicknames. Alongside a revamp of the TV show. It was originally marketed as the missing link between Smash Hits and NME , but its format was gradually changed, with less music content and a demographic shift to young girls. It is still in publication despite the cancellation of the TV show. The title has had several editors over the years, including Peter Lorraine, Corinna Schaffer and Rosalie Snaith, and contributing editors including Adam Tanswell. Its current editor is Peter Hart. Features Oops, Shameful Celeb Slip Ups The magazine picks the funniest celebrity pictures and associates them with a witty quote Your Oops Readers send in the most shameful stories Gossip 2 Go The month s hottest celebrity gossip Shayne s World The X Factor UK series 2 The X Factor series 2 winner Shayne Ward takes us over what goes on in his world Don t Miss The magazine picks some of the hottest films, TV programmes and games, plus the latest single reviews by a random celebrity. Top Of The Shops The magazine picks out some of the hottest bargains, where you can buy them, and their price Real Life The magazine draws our attention to situations that happen in the real world The Surgery Originally called Star Therapy, this was hosted by a random celebrity who tries to sort out readers problems. Along with the name change, the section is now hosted by BBC Radio 1 s Aled and BBC Slink s Dr Mel. Your Letters Hosted by Dick and Dom who take a look at some of our readers gossip about stars, clothes or just real life situations. External links http www.bbcmagazines.com content magazines topofthepops Official website at BBC Magazines. B ... more details
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