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Quills (play)
A quill is a writing tool made from the wing feather of a large bird. Quill may also refer to: Computer software *Quill, a word processor developed by Psion * Quill (software), a 1982 suite of tools for literacy development *QUILL, a programming language used in Quintiq software * The Quill Adventure System, a 1983 computer program to write adventure games *Quill, an automated narrative generator from Narrative Science * Oculus Quill, a painting and animation software for virtual reality *Quill, a messaging service/chat app purchased by Twitter in December 2019 and shut down in December 2021. Films * ''Quill'' (film), a 2004 Japanese movie * ''Quills'' (film), a 2000 English movie Mechanical parts * Quill (bicycle part), a component that connects handlebars to the steerer tube of the fork *Quill drive, a mechanism to connect drive shafts together so they need not be oriented in the same direction *The protruding movable shaft in the tailstock of a lathe *The non-rotating shaft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quill
A quill is a writing tool made from a moulted flight feather (preferably a primary wing-feather) of a large bird. Quills were used for writing with ink before the invention of the dip pen, the metal- nibbed pen, the fountain pen, and, eventually, the ballpoint pen. As with the earlier reed pen (and later dip pen), a quill has no internal ink reservoir and therefore needs to periodically be dipped into an inkwell during writing. The hand-cut goose quill is rarely used as a calligraphy tool anymore because many papers are now derived from wood pulp and would quickly wear a quill down. However, it is still the tool of choice for a few scribes who have noted that quills provide an unmatched sharp stroke as well as greater flexibility than a steel pen. Description The shaft of a flight feather is long and hollow, making it an obvious candidate for being crafted into a pen. The process of making a quill from a feather involves curing the shaft to harden it, then fashioning its tip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Quill (album)
''The Quill'' is the first album by Swedish rock band The Quill. Track listing Original 1995 release #"Jet of Water" – 4:13 #"Dry" – 5:03 #"Lodestar" – 4:00 #"Homespun" – 4:36 #"From Where I Am" – 7:46 #"The Flood" – 3:37 #"In My Shed" – 4:06 #"Gleam" – 3:55 #"Not a Single Soul" – 4:27 #"In The Sunlight I Drown" – 3:34 #"I Lost a World Today" – 7:35 #"Sweetly" - 3:32 2000 reissue #"Dry" – 5:03 #"Lodestar" – 4:00 #"Homespun" – 4:36 #"From Where I Am" – 7:46 #"The Flood" – 3:37 #"In My Shed" – 4:06 #"A Sinner's Fame" – 6:21 #"Not a Single Soul" – 4:27 #"In The Sunlight I Drown" – 3:34 #"I Lost a World Today" – 7:35 #"Sweetly" - 3:32 #"I Lost a World Today (Live)" - Hidden Bonus Track Personnel * Magnus Ekwall - Vocals * Christian Carlsson - Guitar * Anders Haglund - Hammond B3 & Fender Rhodes * Roger Nilsson - Bass * George "Jolle" Atlagic - Drums References External links Quill''at Encyclopaedia Metallum Quill''at Discogs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quill (magazine)
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is the oldest organization representing journalists in the United States. It was established on April 17, 1909, at DePauw University,2009 SPJ Annual Report, letter from the presidents and its charter was designed by William Meharry Glenn. Overview The stated mission of SPJ is to promote and defend the First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and freedom of the press; encourage high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism; and promote and support diversity in journalism. SPJ has nearly 300 chapters across the United States that bring educational programming to local areas and offer regular contact with other media professionals. Its membership base is more than 6,000 members of the media. SPJ initiatives include a Legal Defense Fund that wages court battles to secure First Amendment rights; the Project Sunshine campaign, to improve the ability of journalists and the publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quill (comics)
Quagmire Quagmire (Jerome Meyers), a villain from the Squadron Supreme universe and member of the Institute of Evil, first appeared in flashback in ''Squadron Supreme'' #4 and fully in ''Squadron Supreme'' #5, and was created by Mark Gruenwald. The character is a mutant with the ability to manipulate the extra-dimensional Darkforce in the form of a thick, dark, viscous tar-like substance. He can open a dimensional interface anywhere within thirty feet of him, and can control the flow of Darkforce from a thin spray of globules to a thick torrent of oozing slime. His darkforce manifestation is extremely adhesive: a sufficient quantity can immobilize beings of significant superhuman strength. He can also apply small quantities of it to his fingertips and toes to scale walls and ceilings. He can shape the Darkforce into animated tendrils or whip them about his person in a psychokinetic tornado. He and the rest of the Institute of Evil hold the Squadron Supreme's loved ones hostage b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Quill (magazine)
''The Quill'' is Bowdoin College's oldest and only literary magazine. It is the second oldest continuously functioning club on the Bowdoin campus, second only to the '' Bowdoin Orient''. History ''The Quill'' was the successor to ''The Escritoir'', which was published only during the 1826-27 school year. According to the founders of ''The Quill'', "while there was no lack of verses in ''The Escritoir'', there ''was'' a lack of poetry." So, a group of students headed by Percival Proctor Baxter set out to revive Bowdoin's literary life and, in January 1897 the first issue of ''The Quill'' was published. It was originally published on the fifteenth of each month. In 1929, it was published four times a year; in 1932, three times a year; and in 1956, two times each year. Since 1993 the Quill has been published once a year. Notably, several of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert P.T. Coffin's poems were published in the magazine while he was a student in the early 1900s. Current activi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Press Club
The Melbourne Press Club, commonly referred to as MPC, is a not-for-profit association of journalists in the city of Melbourne, Australia. The Melbourne Press Club provides awards in the State of Victoria for outstanding journalism, presenting the annual Quill Awards for Excellence in Victorian journalism. MPC co-hosts the annual Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award, named after a celebrated Australian journalist. MPC also presents the annual Grant Hattam Award, in honour of the leading media lawyer who died suddenly in 1998 from cancer. It also hosts The Australian Media Hall of Fame which honours "journalists, editors, publishers, broadcasters, producers, artists, photographers or others who have had a significant impact by working in the media". melbournepressclub.com. Retrieved 30 January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quill Award
The Quill Award was an American literary award that ran for three years in 2005-2007. It was a "consumer-driven award created to inspire reading while promoting literacy." The Quills Foundation, the organization behind the Quill Award, was supported by a number of notable media corporations, including Reed Business Information, then parent of ''Publishers Weekly'', and NBC Universal Television Stations, along with Parade Magazine, Borders, Barnes & Noble and the American Booksellers Association. Reed Business Information announced plans to dissolve the awards program in February 2008 and distribute the remaining Foundation funds to non-profit organizations First Book and Literacy Partners. Reed declined to give reasons for the suspension,Reed drops Quills awards sponsorship , CNN, February 26, 2008. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Quill (volcano)
The Quill is a stratovolcano located on the island of Sint Eustatius in the Caribbean Netherlands. The summit elevation is above sea level. It is also the second highest mountain in the Netherlands. The name 'Quill' originates from the Dutch term ''kuil'' (), meaning 'pit' or 'hole', which was used originally with reference to the volcanic crater. The Quill was designated as a national park by the government of the Netherlands Antilles in 1998. It is administered by the Sint Eustatius National Parks Foundation, STENAPA, which maintains a number of trails for hikers. The Quill formed between 22,000 and 32,000 years ago to the southeast of Sint Eustatius (Statia) in the West Indies. Pyroclastic flows during the initial eruption joined The Quill with what is now the rest of Sint Eustatius. The last known eruption, as determined by radiocarbon dating, occurred about 1,600 years ago. Flora and fauna The crater of The Quill contains a lush rainforest populated by native an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quill Lake, Saskatchewan
Quill Lake ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Lakeside No. 338 and Census Division No. 10. It is 170 km east of Saskatoon and 200 km northeast of Regina on Highway 5. The village is located just to the northwest of the Quill Lakes. The Quill Lakes wetland complex is a designated Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network site where many migrating shorebirds stop during long migrations. Because of this the village is also known by its residents as the "Goose Capital of Saskatchewan". History Quill Lake was originally established as Lally, named after a railway official of the day. Later it was renamed Quill Lake to conform to the name of the post office. The community was built around the site which was originally the location of a log school house. Quill Lake incorporated as a village on December 8, 1906. ;Heritage sites Quill Lake has one municipal heritage building, the ''St. Michael's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quill Lakes
The Quill Lakes is a wetland complex in Saskatchewan, Canada that encompasses the endorheic basin of three distinct lake wetlands: Big Quill Lake, Middle Quill Lake, and Little Quill Lake. On May 27, 1987, it was designated a wetland of international importance via the Ramsar Convention. It was the first Canadian site in the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, is a site in the International Biological Programme and Saskatchewan Heritage Marsh Program, and was designated a Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network site of International significance in May, 1994. The site is an important staging and breeding area for spring and fall migration of shorebirds. The site qualifies as an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada for its globally and nationally significant migratory and breeding populations of more than a dozen species of birds. The IBA is designated as ''SK 002 Quill Lakes''. Description The lakes were named for bird quills collected near shorelines and ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quill City
Quill City, formerly Vision City and known as Bandar Wawasan in the Malay language, is a partially completed integrated development project located along Jalan Sultan Ismail, close to Kampung Baru in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.The Star Online, Business News: "A Quill rises from Vision City" 1 July 2013, by John Loh. accessed 3 March 2016. Project The project was originally developed by RHB Daewoo, a former direct subsidiary of Berhad. Its partially comp ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quill, Georgia
Quill is an unincorporated community in Gilmer County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. History A post office called Quill was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1953. The community was named after a local Cherokee The Cherokee (; chr, ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ, translit=Aniyvwiyaʔi or Anigiduwagi, or chr, ᏣᎳᎩ, links=no, translit=Tsalagi) are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, t ... scribe. References Unincorporated communities in Gilmer County, Georgia Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) {{GilmerCountyGA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
