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Snipe (other)
A snipe is a wading bird. Snipe may also refer to: * Woodcock People * Snipe (rapper), American rapper from New Orleans *Snipe Conley (1894–1978), baseball pitcher *Snipe Hansen (1907–1978), baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Browns Places * Snipe, Texas, a town in the US *Outpost Snipe, a World War II location in the Second Battle of El Alamein *Snipe, an islet between Chile and Argentina; see Snipe incident Technology and transportation *Snipe (dinghy), class of racing sailboat *Snipe (wood machining), an unwanted deeper cut at the end of a board *Globe KDG Snipe, an American target drone *Humber Super Snipe, an automobile *Sopwith Snipe, a World War I biplane fighter Marketing *Snipe (graphic), an ad appearing on a TV screen during a program *Snipe (theatrical), a short announcement trailer on behalf of the theater Fictional characters *Snipe (My Hero Academia), Snipe (''My Hero Academia''), a character in the manga series ''My Hero Academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snipe
A snipe is any of about 26 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae. They are characterized by a very long, slender bill, eyes placed high on the head, and cryptic/camouflaging plumage. The ''Gallinago'' snipes have a nearly worldwide distribution, the ''Lymnocryptes'' snipe is restricted to Asia and Europe and the ''Coenocorypha'' snipes are found only in the outlying islands of New Zealand. The four species of painted snipe are not closely related to the typical snipes, and are placed in their own family, the Rostratulidae. Behaviour Snipes search for invertebrates in the mud with a "sewing-machine" action of their long bills. The sensitivity of the bill is caused by filaments belonging to the fifth pair of nerves, which run almost to the tip and open immediately under the soft cuticle in a series of cells; a similar adaptation is found in sandpipers; this adaptation give this portion of the surface of the premaxillaries a honeycomb-like appearance: w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snipe (graphic)
A promo (a shorthand term for promotion) is a form of commercial advertising used in broadcast media, either television or radio, which promotes a program airing on a television or radio station/network to the viewing or listening audience. Promos usually appear during commercial breaks, although sometimes they appear during another program. Background Promos typically run from 15 to 60 seconds, with 30-second spots being the most common, although some occasionally last run as little as five seconds or as long as 90 seconds. Most promos show select video or audio clips of scenes or segments from an upcoming program (such as a television or radio series, film or special). Some television promos (particularly for an upcoming television series) utilize a monologue format in which a star or host of the program breaks the fourth wall, which is often done in a humorous and/or parodical manner. Most radio promos utilize this format as well, with a host of the program discussing the show i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snipe Fly
Rhagionidae or snipe flies are a small family of flies. They get their name from the similarity of their often prominent proboscis that looks like the beak of a snipe. Description Rhagionidae are medium-sized to large flies with slender bodies and stilt-like legs. The mouthparts are adapted for piercing and many species are haematophagous as adults, while others are predatory on other insects. They are typically brown and yellow flies, and lack bristles. The larvae are also predatory and are mostly terrestrial, although some are aquatic.Watson & Dallwitz Snipe flies in the genus ''Rhagio'' are sometimes called "down-looker" flies after their habit of perching head-downward on tree trunks. Classification The family is contained in Brachycera infraorder Tabanomorpha, and several of its constituent groups have been recently elevated to family rank. ''Atherix'' (and related genera) now comprise the Athericidae, ''Vermileo'' (and related genera) now comprise the Vermileonidae, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snipes (other)
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Snipes may refer to: * Snipe, a wading bird * Snipes (surname) * ''Snipes'' (film), a 2001 film * ''Snipes'' (video game), a 1983 text-mode networked computer game * Snipes Mountain AVA, a wine region in Washington State See also * Snipe (other) * Sniper (other) A sniper is a military or police member or civilian who shoot targets, humans or animals at long ranges using rifles equipped with telescopic sights. Sniper or the sniper may also refer to: People * Adam Lindgren (born 1985), known as the Swe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guttersnipe
Street children are poor or homeless children who live on the streets of a city, town, or village. Homeless youth are often called street kids or street child; the definition of street children is contested, but many practitioners and policymakers use UNICEF's concept of boys and girls, aged under 18 years, for whom "the street" (including unoccupied dwellings and wasteland) has become home and/or their source of livelihood, and who are inadequately protected or supervised. Street girls are sometimes called gamines, a term that is also used for Colombian street children of either sex. Some street children, notably in more developed nations, are part of a subcategory called thrown-away children, consisting of children who have been forced to leave home. Thrown-away children are more likely to come from single-parent homes. Street children are often subject to abuse, neglect, exploitation, or, in extreme cases, murder by "clean-up squads" that have been hired by local businesse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auction Sniping
Auction sniping (also called bid sniping) is the practice, in a timed online auction, of placing a bid likely to exceed the current highest bid (which may be hidden) as late as possible—usually seconds before the end of the auction—giving other bidders no time to outbid the sniper. This can be done either manually or by software on the bidder's computer, or by an online sniping service. A bid sniper (often, merely called a ''sniper'') is a person, or software agent, that performs auction sniping. Usage Online services claim that their use decreases the failure rate of the snipe, because they have more reliable servers and a faster Internet connection with less variation in latency, allowing the bid to more reliably be placed close to the deadline. Strategy Experienced bidders on online auctions with fixed ending-times often prefer entering bids late in the auction to avoid bidding wars (multiple rounds of bidders each increasing their maximum bid to temporarily regain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snipe Hunt
A snipe hunt is a type of practical joke or fool's errand, in existence in North America as early as the 1840s, in which an unsuspecting newcomer is duped into trying to catch a nonexistent animal called a ''snipe''. Although snipe are an actual family of birds, a ''snipe hunt'' is a quest for an imaginary creature whose description varies. The target of the prank is led to an outdoor spot and given instructions for catching the snipe; these often include waiting in the dark and holding an empty bag or making noises to attract the creature. The others involved in the prank then leave the newcomer alone in the woods to discover the joke. As an American rite of passage, snipe hunting is often associated with summer camps and groups such as the Boy Scouts. In France, a similar joke is called " hunting the dahut". In North America Although snipe are a real family of birds, the ''snipe hunt'' is a practical joke, often associated with summer camps and other types of outdoor camping, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snipe (song)
"Snipe" (stylized as "snIpe") is a maxi single released by the J-pop singer, Kotoko. Released on June 24, 2009, this single is also contained in the ''I've Sound 10th Anniversary 「Departed to the future」 Special CD BOX'', released on March 25, 2009. The accompanying song, "Close to Me...: I've in Budokan 2009 Live Ver.", is the live version of her first visual novel theme song with I've Sound that she performed in their concert in Budokan on January 2, 2009. The single only came in a limited CD+DVD edition (GNCV-0018). The DVD will contain the Promotional Video for snIpe. Track listing #Snipe—5:05 #:Lyrics: Kotoko #:Composition/Arrangement: Maiko Iuchi #Close to Me...: I've in Budokan 2009 Live Ver. -- 3:42 #:Lyrics: Kotoko #:Composition/Arrangement: Kazuya Takase #Snipe (instrumental) -- 5:05 I've Sound 10th Anniversary 「Departed to the future」 Special CD BOX References 2009 singles Kotoko (singer) songs 2009 songs Song recordings produced by I've Soun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crash Of The Titans
''Crash of the Titans'' is a 2007 platform beat 'em up video game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Vivendi Games for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii and Xbox 360. It is the first game in the ''Crash Bandicoot'' series not to have a Japanese release. It was the last game to be published by Vivendi Games before Activision merged with the company the following year. Amaze Entertainment developed a version of the game for Nintendo DS. It is the fourteenth installment in the ''Crash Bandicoot'' video game series, and the sixth game in the main franchise. The game's story centers on the discovery of a substance known as "Mojo", which series antagonist Doctor Neo Cortex and his niece Nina harvest to turn the inhabitants of the Wumpa Islands into an army of ferocious mutants known as "Titans". The protagonist of the series, Crash Bandicoot, must stop Cortex and Nina by using the technique of "jacking" to take control of and destroy the Titans while colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snipe (My Hero Academia)
The '' My Hero Academia'' manga and anime series features a vast world with an extensive cast of characters created by Kōhei Horikoshi. The series takes place in a fictional world where more than 80% of the global population possesses some form of superpower, commonly referred to as a "Quirk". The advent of these abilities has given rise to not only pro heroes, but also the threat of villains. U.A. High School students is a top ranking hero academy and considered as a prestigious high school for hero training in Japan. It is located at the top of forested hill in Musutafu, Japan. There are four courses that the students can study in core subjects, which includes: Hero, General, Support and Management Course. Students who didn't make the cut in the Hero Course are included in the General Course. However, they can still be transferred by scoring a possible passing grade through hero instructors, after an opportunity to gain attention during the Sports Festival. As stated by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
