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Topo
Topo or TOPO may refer to: * Topo (Calheta), a civil parish in the municipality of Calheta, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores * Topo (climbing), in climbing, a guide for a crag or climbing area * Topo (robot), a robot aimed at the consumer and educational market, produced during the 1980s by Androbot * Topography or topographic map * Trioctylphosphine oxide, abbreviated as TOPO * TOPO cloning, in genetics * Los Topos, a 1970s California theatre group, one of whose members was also known as Topo * Topo (DC Comics), a fictional character in the Aquaman series * Topo Gigio, a popular Italian puppet character, made famous by appearances on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' * Topos de Tlatelolco, an earthquake and natural disaster search and rescue squad from Mexico * ''Topo'', a genus of comb-footed spiders El Topo may refer to: * ''El Topo'', 1970 Mexican film * El Topo (Puerto Rican singer/songwriter), stage name for Antonio Caban Vale See also * Topophilia * Topol (disambiguat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Topo (Puerto Rican Singer/songwriter)
''El Topo'' (, "The Mole") is a 1970 Mexican acid Western art film written, scored, directed by and starring Alejandro Jodorowsky. Characterized by its bizarre characters and occurrences, use of maimed and dwarf performers, and heavy doses of Judeo-Christian symbolism and Eastern philosophy, the film is about "El Topo"—a violent, black-clad gunfighter played by Jodorowsky himself—and his quest for enlightenment. Plot "El Topo" is traveling through a desert on horseback with his naked young son, Hijo. After they come across a town whose people, horses and livestock have been slaughtered, "El Topo" hunts down and kills the perpetrators and their leader, a fat balding Colonel. "El Topo" leaves his son to the monks of the settlement's mission and rides off with a woman whom the Colonel had kept as a slave. After turning bitter water sweet by stirring it with a branch, "El Topo" names the woman Marah. In need of food and water, "El Topo" spaces Marah's feet apart and digs up eggs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Topo
''El Topo'' (, "The Mole") is a 1970 Mexican acid Western art film written, scored, directed by and starring Alejandro Jodorowsky. Characterized by its bizarre characters and occurrences, use of maimed and dwarf performers, and heavy doses of Judeo-Christian symbolism and Eastern philosophy, the film is about "El Topo"—a violent, black-clad gunfighter played by Jodorowsky himself—and his quest for enlightenment. Plot "El Topo" is traveling through a desert on horseback with his naked young son, Hijo. After they come across a town whose people, horses and livestock have been slaughtered, "El Topo" hunts down and kills the perpetrators and their leader, a fat balding Colonel. "El Topo" leaves his son to the monks of the settlement's mission and rides off with a woman whom the Colonel had kept as a slave. After turning bitter water sweet by stirring it with a branch, "El Topo" names the woman Marah. In need of food and water, "El Topo" spaces Marah's feet apart and digs up egg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topo (Calheta)
Topo, also known as Nossa Senhora do Rosário, is a ''freguesia'' ("civil parish") on the northeastern corner of the municipality Calheta on the island of São Jorge. It is considered the first settlement on the island of São Jorge to attain the status of municipality; from 1510 to 1867 "Vila do Topo" was the municipal seat of Topo, which included the neighboring parish of Santo Antão. The population in 2011 was 508, in an area of 9.24 km². History Debate still exists on whether Topo was the first settlement on the island; the first colony was founded between 1480 and 1490, when a colony of Flemish people, under the direction of Willem van der Haegen, settled on the eastern coast. This adventurous Fleming, who later adopted the name "Guilherme da Silveira", and whose descendants populate the numerous villages of São Jorge, was later buried in the chapel-annex of the '' Solar dos Tiagos''. Due to its proximity to Terceira, and owing to the difficult overland links to C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topo Gigio
Topo Gigio () originally known as "COCO GIGIO" was the lead character of a children's puppet show on Italian television in the early 1960s. The character, created in 1958 by artist Maria Perego, her husband Federico Caldura, and fellow artist Guido Stagnaro, debuted on Italian television in 1959 and has been customarily voiced by actor Giuseppe "Peppino" Mazzullo and later Davide Garbolino. The Italian nickname "Gigi" is a derivative of Luigi ("Louis"), so ''Topo Gigio'' could be translated as ''Louie Mouse''. Topo Gigio was very popular in Italy for many years—not only on TV, but also in children's magazines, such as the classical ''Corriere dei Piccoli'', animated cartoons, merchandising and movies. In 1963, the character's popularity spread to the world after being featured on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' in the U.S. Today, Topo Gigio still has fans and has become an icon of Italian pop culture. He performs regularly at Zecchino d'Oro festival and other programs created by A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topol (other)
Topol may refer to: Missiles * RT-2PM Topol, a Russian intercontinental ballistic missile in service from 1985 * RT-2PM2 Topol-M, a Russian intercontinental ballistic missile in service from 1997 People * Topol (surname) * Chaim Topol, Israeli actor known as simply Topol Places * Topol, Bloke, Slovenia, a settlement * Topol pri Begunjah, Slovenia, a village formerly named simply Topol * Topol pri Medvodah Topol pri Medvodah () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Medvode in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies in the hills northwest of the Slovene capital Ljubljana and is a popular destination for short trips with locals. Name The ..., Slovenia, a settlement formerly named Topol Other * Topol Show, a Czech web talk show hosted by former Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek See also * * Topal (other) * Topo (other) * Topola (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topophilia
Topophilia (From Greek ''topos'' "place" and ''-philia'', "love of") is a strong sense of place, which often becomes mixed with the sense of cultural identity among certain people and a love of certain aspects of such a place. History of the term Alan Watts's autobiography, ''In My Own Way'' (1972), starts with the sentence: "Topophilia is a word invented by the British poet John Betjeman for a special love for peculiar places." But it was W. H. Auden who used the term in his 1948 introduction to John Betjeman's poetry book ''Slick but Not Streamlined'', stressing that the term "has little in common with nature love" but depended upon a landscape infused with a sense of history. The term later appeared in the French philosopher Gaston Bachelard's highly influential ''The Poetics of Space'' (1958). Yi-Fu Tuan employed the term for the feeling-link between person and place as part of his development of a humanistic geography.P/ C. Adams et al, ''Textures of Place'' (2001) p. 41 Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thwaitesia
''Thwaitesia'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. ''T. affinis'' females are long, and males are long. ''T. bracteata'' are about the same size. They are similar in appearance to members of both '' Spintharus'' and '' Episinus''. Species it contains twenty-three species, found in the tropics worldwide: *''Thwaitesia affinis'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 – Panama to Paraguay *''Thwaitesia algerica'' Simon, 1895 – Algeria *''Thwaitesia argentata'' Thorell, 1890 – Indonesia (Sumatra) *''Thwaitesia argenteoguttata'' ( Tullgren, 1910) – Kenya, Tanzania *''Thwaitesia argenteosquamata'' (Lenz, 1891) – Madagascar *''Thwaitesia argentiopunctata'' (Rainbow, 1916) – Australia (Queensland) *''Thwaitesia aureosignata'' (Lenz, 1891) – Madagascar *''Thwaitesia bracteata'' (Exline, 1950) – Trinidad, Colombia to Paraguay *''Thwaitesia dangensis'' Patel & Patel, 1972 – India *''Thwaitesia glabicauda'' Zhu, 1998 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topos De Tlatelolco
The Brigada Internacional de Rescate Tlatelolco A.C, commonly known as the Topos de Tlatelolco or Los Topos, is a professional non-profit Mexican rescue team. Composition Their specialty is searching for victims under the debris of collapsed buildings and giving first aid. One of the group's original founders, Hector "El Chino" Méndez states that one of the things that distinguish his group from others is that they have the "balls to go in where no one else will" (''huevos de entrar adonde los demás no quieren''). the organization had an average of about forty members plus search and rescue dogs which they train themselves. The group, along with the Civil Protection Agency of Mexico, issues certificates and sponsors technical degrees in areas related to the field. An enlisted volunteer is trained in areas such as rescue strategies, managing collapsed structures and risk management. The main group is in Mexico City but there are branches in other parts of the country such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topo (DC Comics)
Topo is a fictional character that has appeared in American comic books published by DC Comics, notable as a loyal sidekick to Aquaman and often aids him and his allies in combat. Publication history Topo first appears in ''Adventure Comics'' vol 1 #229 and was created by Ramona Fradon. As of current continuity there have been three different versions of the character which bear the name Topo. The first version is an intelligent octopus who is usually seen babysitting Aquababy to the best of his ability in the Pre-''Crisis'' continuity. There is a second Topo who becomes an ally to the second Aquaman. He is an anthropomorphic squid-boy from Dyss, who helps Aquaman open portals throughout the ocean. All versions of the character has assisted Aquaman in his adventures and also appeared assisting other heroes as well. Fictional character history The original Topo was born in or near the undersea continent of Atlantis where he became a favored pet of Aquaman. The creature appears to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topo (climbing)
In climbing, topo is the graphical representation (sketch drawing or a photograph with routes depicted) of a climbing route. Topo is also a climbing guidebook of a crag or climbing area in which most routes are described graphically by such topos. Each individual topo gives the approximate shape of the route, the important rock formations close to the route and details of the grade, lines of the various rock climbs, and protection of each section of the climb. Topo guides usually also include the length of the climbs, where exactly each climb starts, and how to get to the area of the climb. It will usually specify if a climb is a sport climb (with fixed protection) or a trad climb (traditional, e.g. needing gear A gear is a rotating circular machine part having cut teeth or, in the case of a cogwheel or gearwheel, inserted teeth (called ''cogs''), which mesh with another (compatible) toothed part to transmit (convert) torque and speed. The basic ... to install protec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Topos
Los Topos was a subversive, community theater group in California during the 1970s. They named themselves after the Spanish word for "mole" (topo), referring to their undergroup activities. History One member of this group even adopted Topo as his stage name. He later specialised in 'robotics' miming mechanical robots. Together with Jimini Hignett he formed his own fringe company 'Christians from Outer Space' performing satirical theatre together, and on July 29, 1981 (the same day as Prince Charles and Lady Diana) they were married - he dressed as Diana, Jimini as Charles. At the wedding - dubbed ‘The Royal Drag’ by the ''Soho News'' - all guests are also cross-dressed (the Queen Mum sporting an enormous hairy back and a hat made from pizza boxes). The preacher at first refuses to conduct the ceremony, thinking they were both men. The event is shown on the Channel 7 TV-news. References Theatre companies in California {{theater-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TOPO Cloning
TOPO cloning is a molecular biology technique in which DNA fragments are cloned into specific vectors without the requirement for DNA ligases. Taq polymerase has a nontemplate-dependent terminal transferase activity that adds a single deoxyadenosine (A) to the 3'-end of the PCR products. This characteristic is exploited in "sticky end" TOPO TA cloning. For "blunt end" TOPO cloning, the recipient vector does not have overhangs and blunt-ended DNA fragments can be cloned. Principle The technique utilises the inherent biological activity of DNA topoisomerase I. The biological role of topoisomerase is to cleave and rejoin supercoiled DNA ends to facilitate replication. Vaccinia virus topoisomerase I specifically recognises DNA sequence 5´-(C/T)CCTT-3'. During replication, the enzyme digests DNA specifically at this sequence, unwinds the DNA and re-ligates it again at the 3' phosphate group of the thymidine Thymidine (symbol dT or dThd), also known as deoxythymidine, deoxyribos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
