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Topaz (other)
Topaz is a mineral or gemstone. Topaz may also refer to: Arts Fictional characters and places *Topaz (Marvel Comics), a comic book sorceress *Agent Topaz, a character from the anime ''Sonic X'' *Topaz Trollhopper, a character from the animated series ''Trollz'' *Topaz Mortmain, a character from Dodie Smith's novel ''I Capture the Castle'' and its subsequent film adaptation *Topaz, a character in List of Steven Universe characters#Topaz, ''Steven Universe'' *Topaz, a playable character in Honkai: Star Rail Film and television *Topaz (1945 film), ''Topaz'' (1945 film), an amateur film documenting the World War II Japanese-American internment camp Topaz *Topaz (1969 film), ''Topaz'' (1969 film), a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the novel by Leon Uris *Topaz (1991 film), ''Topaz'' (1991 film), a Japanese film *''Topacio'', (Spanish for ''Topaz''), a 1984 Venezuelan telenovela Literature *"Sir Thopas", one of ''The Canterbury Tales'' *Topaz (novel), ''Topaz'' (novel), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topaz
Topaz is a silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine with the chemical formula Al Si O( F, OH). It is used as a gemstone in jewelry and other adornments. Common topaz in its natural state is colorless, though trace element impurities can make it pale blue or golden brown to yellow orange. Topaz is often treated with heat or radiation to make it a deep blue, reddish-orange, pale green, pink, or purple. Although it is often associated with golden yellow and blue, it comes in a variety of colors, including colorless. The rarest are natural pinks, reds, and delicate golden oranges, sometimes with pink hues. Topaz is a nesosilicate mineral. It is one of the hardest naturally occurring minerals and has a relatively low index of refraction. It occurs in many places in the world. Etymology The name "topaz" is usually believed to be derived (via Old French: Topace and Latin: Topazus) from the Greek ''Τοπάζιος'' (Topázios) or ''Τοπάζιον'' (Topázion), from ΤοπαΠ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journey (Journey Album)
''Journey'' is the self-titled debut studio album by American rock band Journey. It was released on April 1, 1975 by Columbia Records. Unlike their later recordings, this is a jazzy progressive rock album which focuses mainly on the band's instrumental talents.Pete Prown, HP Newquist, Jon F. Eich''Legends of rock guitar: the essential reference of rock's greatest guitarists'' pg. 175, Hal Leonard Corporation (1997), It is the only album to include rhythm guitarist George Tickner among their lineup. Journey recorded a demo album prior to the release of ''Journey'', with the same songs in different order and with Prairie Prince as the drummer. There were additional tracks, including instrumental pieces, that did not make it to the final product, including the original title track of the demo album, "Charge of the Light Brigade". Track listing Personnel Journey * Gregg Rolie – lead vocals, keyboards * Neal Schon – lead guitar, vocals * George Tickner – rhythm guitar * Ros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GNOME
A gnome is a mythological creature and diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, first introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and later adopted by more recent authors including those of modern fantasy literature. Its characteristics have been reinterpreted to suit the needs of various story tellers, but it is typically said to be a small humanoid that lives underground. Diminutive statues of gnomes introduced as lawn ornaments during the 19th century grew in popularity during the 20th century and came to be known as garden gnomes. History Origins The word comes from Renaissance Latin ''gnomus'', which first appears in ''A Book on Nymphs, Sylphs, Pygmies, and Salamanders, and on the Other Spirits'' by Paracelsus, published posthumously in Nysa in 1566 (and again in the Johannes Huser edition of 1589–1591 from an autograph by Paracelsus). The term may be an original invention of Paracelsus, possibly deriving the term from Latin ''gēnomos'' (itself represen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HTC Touch Diamond2
The HTC Touch Diamond2, a mobile phone designed by the HTC Corporation, is the successor to the popular HTC Touch Diamond. It is also known by its codename, the HTC Topaz. It is released with Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1, but can be upgraded to Windows Mobile 6.5. It is the first device to feature a revamped version of HTC's TouchFLO 3D GUI, an interface first seen on its predecessor. The Touch Diamond2 has been announced to be released in Q2 2009 and was first announced at the Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona. An AT&T-branded version known as the HTC Pure was released in the U.S. on October 6, 2009. The Pure was released with Windows Mobile 6.5, and featured a redesign of the phone, with a more uniform glossy black surface, and a rounded bottom. The unlocked version went on sale in the UK on April 15, 2009, and in Singapore on April 16. ThXDAndroid projectmakes it possible to run Android on HTC Windows Mobile phones, including the Touch Diamond2. Hardware The Touch D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon Kindle
Amazon Kindle is a series of e-readers designed and marketed by Amazon. Amazon Kindle devices enable users to browse, buy, download, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines and other digital media via wireless networking to the Kindle Store. The hardware platform, which Amazon subsidiary Lab126 developed, began as a single device in 2007. Currently, it comprises a range of devices, including e-readers with E Ink electronic paper displays and Kindle applications on all major computing platforms. All Kindle devices integrate with Windows and macOS file systems and Kindle Store content and, as of March 2018, the store had over six million e-books available in the United States.Kindle Store: Kindle eBooks . Retrieved March 30, 2018. Naming and evolution In 2004, Amazon foun ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby (programming Language)
Ruby is an interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language which supports multiple programming paradigms. It was designed with an emphasis on programming productivity and simplicity. In Ruby, everything is an object, including primitive data types. It was developed in the mid-1990s by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto in Japan. Ruby is dynamically typed and uses garbage collection and just-in-time compilation. It supports multiple programming paradigms, including procedural, object-oriented, and functional programming. According to the creator, Ruby was influenced by Perl, Smalltalk, Eiffel, Ada, BASIC, Java and Lisp. History Early concept Matsumoto has said that Ruby was conceived in 1993. In a 1999 post to the ''ruby-talk'' mailing list, he describes some of his early ideas about the language: Matsumoto describes the design of Ruby as being like a simple Lisp language at its core, with an object system like that of Smalltalk, blocks inspired by higher-o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TOPAZ (think Tank)
TOPAZ is a think-tank of the Czech political party TOP 09, which is its founder. It was established in April 2012 as a civic group, today it operates as an association. Mission of TOPAZ is to transmit conservative ideas to wider partisan and non partisan public and to continue in educational activities that were coordinated by TOP 09 Internal Commission for Education in last years. Content of association's activity is discussion about society-wide topics along with independent experts, cooperation with expert committees of TOP 09, fundraising, creation of body alternatives to public administration outcomes and creation of analytical and conceptual materials that deal with individual issues and suggest possibilities of solving. Establishment of TOPAZ as an educational platform of political party was inspired by similar projects abroad, for instance Political Academy of the Austrian People's Party or Konrad Adenauer Foundation with a bond to the Christian Democratic Union of Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topaz Energy
Topaz was an Irish petroleum retail chain owned by the Canadian multinational, Couche-Tard, which had a presence across the island of Ireland. The legal entity was formed in 2005 and previously traded under the Statoil and Shell brands, until 2008 when the Topaz brand replaced both in Ireland. In June 2018, The Topaz brand was replaced by Circle K. History The company was formed by Ion Equity in 2005 as a vehicle to take over part of the Irish operations of Royal Dutch Shell plc (the filling station and home heating operation, Irish Shell Limited) as well as the Irish operations of Statoil. This was controversial in itself, as the Competition Authority, which must approve large mergers and acquisitions, failed to take a decision on the takeover of Statoil's assets within the time frame allowed, thus automatically approving the deal. This was the first time this had happened in the Authority's history. The company was slow to reveal its branding strategy, continuing at first to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topaz (bookmaker)
Topaz is a bookmaker in Azerbaijan, a commercial trademark of Caspiantech, was launched in 2011 as a single legal sports-betting game operator in Azerbaijan. Caspiantech CJSC was founded on January 19, 2010 with the goal of evaluating the investment potential of Azerbaijan in the sports-betting sector. In 2013, it launched its greyhound racing game, in addition to commencing the selling of Azerlotereya's lottery products. Topaz was the main sponsor of the Azerbaijan Premier League from 2012-2019. Sponsorship In 2012, Topaz became the official betting partner of Azerbaijan Premier League and received the rights to operate betting for all England and Football Association matches. Topaz was the main sponsor of the Azerbaijan Premier League (Topaz Premiere League) from 2012-2019. Criticism In March 2013, the company faced heavy pressure from the National Assembly of Azerbaijan due its negative effect on youth but the company was supported by Azad Rahimov Azad Arif oglu Rah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fluidigm
Standard BioTools Inc. (formerly Fluidigm) is an American company engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of biological research equipment based on integrated fluidic circuit technology. The company's founders leveraged their semiconductor experience to create integrated circuits that carried fluids rather than electrons. In 2009, the company was described as "the world's leading manufacturer of microfluidic devices." Among the applications to which the company's products are put to use are protein crystallization, genotyping, DNA analysis and PCR. Business model Its products leverage the capabilities of multilayer soft lithography to create microfluidic devices: specifically, technology developed by one of the co-founders and branded "Integrated Fluidic Circuitry". It is a public company traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange, previously under the ticker symbol FLDM, and then under LAB. Fluidigm has a number of academic partners whose engagement is aimed to provide a wow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby Topaz
The ruby-topaz hummingbird (''Chrysolampis mosquitus''), commonly referred to simply as the ruby topaz, is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae, the mangoes. It is found in Aruba, Bolivia, Bonaire, Brazil, Colombia, Curaçao, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Taxonomy The ruby-topaz hummingbird was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his ''Systema Naturae'' under the binomial name ''Trochilus mosquitus''. The type locality is Suriname. The ruby-topaz hummingbird is now the only species placed in the genus ''Chrysolampis'', which was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1831. The name ''Chrysolampis'' is from the Ancient Greek ''khrusolampis'' meaning "glow-worm". The specific name ''mosquitus'' is a Spanish diminutive and means "little fly". The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. Description The ruby-topaz hummingbird is long a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topaz (hummingbird)
The topazes are two species of hummingbirds in the genus ''Topaza''. They are found in humid forests in the Amazon Basin. Males are by far the largest hummingbirds in their range – the giant hummingbird of the Andes is the only larger species in the family. Males have a total length of about , although this includes their elongated rectrices. They are colourful, being mainly strongly iridescent golden and crimson with a black hood and a green throat. Females lack the elongated rectrices and have a mainly green plumage. Taxonomy The genus ''Topaz'' was introduced by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840 with the crimson topaz as the type species. The genus contains two species, the crimson topaz and the fiery topaz. Although generally considered to be distinct species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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