|
Zo
Zo or ZO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * '' Kamen Rider ZO'', a 1993 Japanese tokusatsu movie * ''Zo'' (album), an album by jazz pianist Matthew Shipp Ethnography * Zo people, a group of indigenous tribe in Burma and northeast India ** Zou people, one of those tribes ** Zo language, the language spoken by the Zo people ** Zogam or Zoland, the land of Zo people, also Chin State, Mizoram State, Manipur State, and Nagaland People * Achille Zo (1826–1901), French painter * Alonzo Mourning (born 1970), American retired National Basketball Association player * Elżbieta Zawacka (1909–2009), code name Zo, Polish professor, scouting instructor, SOE agent and WWII freedom fighter * Lonzo Ball, (born 1997), National Basketball Association player for the Chicago Bulls * Lorenzo Charles (1963-2011), American basketball player * Mat Zo (born 1990), UK trance artist * Zo d'Axa, (1864–1930), French journalist, writer, and adventurer Other uses * Zo (bot), artificial in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zo (album)
''Zo'' is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp with bassist William Parker, which was recorded in 1993 and released on the tiny label Rise Records. The album was reissued in 1997 by the 2.13.61 label, founded by Henry Rollins, in partnership with Thirsty Ear Recordings. Music Shipp states that this is a tribute to his favorite modern pianist Andrew Hill.Original Liner Notes by Steve Dalachinsky In his book ''Visions of Jazz: The First Century'', Gary Giddins says about ''Zo'', "His duets with the highly original and seemingly omnipresent William Parker, form a suite with a pensive reharmonized " Summertime" as the second of four movements, and Shipp's hammering single notes and his chordal harmonies in part three show how fastidiously he control his material while charting his own course." Reception In his review for AllMusic, David R. Adler states: "It's a dark, forbidding affair, although the solo piano openings of 'Zo, No. 2' and 'Zo, No. 3,' beautiful in their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zo Language
Zo or Zokam (literally "of the hills"), is a Northern Kuki-Chin languages, Kuki-Chin-Mizo language originating in northwestern Burma and spoken also in Mizoram and Manipur in northeastern India, where the name is spelled Zou. The name Zou is sometimes used as a cover term for the languages of all Mizo people (Zo people) i.e.Kuki people, Kukish and Chin peoples, especially the Zomi people. The term 'Zo' has been employed in many books to denote the word 'Zo', for simple reason of phonetic usage. The Zo themselves employ the various terms Zo, Zou, and Jo to mean their tribe. Phonology The set of 23 Zou consonantal phonemes can be established on the basis of the following minimal pairs or overlapping words. Besides these 23 Phonemes, 1 consonant is a borrowed phoneme (i.e. /r/), which is found only in loan words, in very rare cases (e.g. /r/ in /rəŋ/ "color"). Along with these consonants, Zou has 7 vowels: i, e, a, ɔ, o, u, ə. Orthography Vowels * a - [a] * aw - [ɔ] ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zo D'Axa
Alphonse Gallaud de la Pérouse (28 May 1864 – 30 August 1930), better known as Zo d'Axa (), was a French adventurer, anti-militarist, satirist, journalist, and founder of two of the most legendary French magazines, ''L'EnDehors'' and ''La Feuille''. A descendant of the famous French navigator Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, he was one of the most prominent French individualist anarchists at the turn of the 20th century. Life D'Axa was a cavalryman but deserted to Belgium and was exiled to Italy in 1889. There he ran an ultra-Catholic newspaper and seduced the native womenfolk. According to popular myth, d'Axa during his time in Italy was hesitating between becoming an anarchist or a religious missionary when he was accused (wrongfully, he contended) of insulting the Empress of Germany, and was made an anarchist by the subsequent legal proceedings against him. He spent the next few years being pursued from one country to the next by the police, before taking adva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Z0 (other)
Z0, Z0 or Z0 may refer to: * Characteristic impedance, a ratio used in electronics * Impedance of free space, a physical constant * Z boson, an elementary particle that mediates the weak force * a rare rail transport modelling scale * Roughness length, a factor used in wind speed calculations * Z0 sex-determination system in biology {{Letter-NumberCombDisambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mat Zo
Matan Zohar ( ; born 30 April 1990), better known by his stage name Mat Zo, is a British producer and DJ. Zohar released his debut album, ''Damage Control'', via the Anjunabeats and Astralwerks labels on 5 November 2013. His second studio album, ''Self Assemble'', was released on 25 March 2016 under his own Mad Zoo label. Early life The son of artist Israel Zohar, and half-brother of Israeli singer Alma Zohar, Matan Zohar was born in London on 30 April 1990 and lived in Ohio until the age of eleven before returning to his birthland. He was raised by his mother, Wendy Caron Zohar, a professional violinist who nurtured Matan's early love of and inclination toward music. His father, who was a Kazakhstan-born painter, gifted him a guitar at the age of eight which eventually shifted to him forming musical bands and playing with drums and bass. Zohar began to explore electronic music in his teens by self-learning music production with Logic Pro and taking inspiration from artists lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoo (other)
A zoo (shortened form of "zoological garden") is a place where all animals are exhibited. Zoo may also refer to: Places *Zoo Junction, a major railroad junction in Philadelphia * Zoo station (other), several railway stations *One of the nicknames of Kalamazoo, Michigan Art, entertainment, and media Films *''Zoo'', a 1961 documentary film by Bert Haanstra *''Zoo'', a 1999 dark comedy with David Carradine * ''Zoo'' (2005 film), a Japanese portmanteau film based on short stories by Otsuichi * ''Zoo'' (2007 film), a documentary about the life and death of Kenneth Pinyan *''Postcards from the Zoo'' (also known as ''Zoo''), a 2012 film by Edwin * ''Zoo'' (2017 film), a film by Colin McIvor * ''Zoo'' (2018 film), a Hindi-language drama film directed by Shlok Sharma *''A Zed & Two Noughts'' (also known as ''Zoo'' and ''Z00''), a 1985 film by Peter Greenaway Literature * ''Zoo'' (book), a non-fiction book by Louis MacNeice * ''Zoo'' (Patterson novel), a 2012 novel by James Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zo'é Language
Zo'é (Jo'é) is spoken by the indigenous Zo'é people of Pará, Brazil. It is close to the Emerillon language Emerillon (otherwise known as Emerilon, Emerion, Mero, Melejo, Mereyo or Teko) is a language belonging to the Tupi–Guarani family, one of the most heavily researched language families in Amazonia. The languages related most closely to Emerillo .... Zo'é is also known as Buré, Poturu, Poturujara, and Tupí of Cunimapanema. Notes Tupian languages Indigenous languages of Central Amazonia {{tupian-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zone Occupée
The Military Administration in France (german: Militärverwaltung in Frankreich; french: Occupation de la France par l'Allemagne) was an interim occupation authority established by Nazi Germany during World War II to administer the occupied zone in areas of northern and western France. This so-called ' was established in June 1940, and renamed ' ("north zone") in November 1942, when the previously unoccupied zone in the south known as ' ("free zone") was also occupied and renamed ' ("south zone"). Its role in France was partly governed by the conditions set by the Second Armistice at after the success of the leading to the Fall of France; at the time both French and Germans thought the occupation would be temporary and last only until Britain came to terms, which was believed to be imminent. For instance, France agreed that its soldiers would remain prisoners of war until the cessation of all hostilities. The "French State" (') replaced the French Third Republic that had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renault Zo
The Renault Zo is an open top concept car from Renault which was introduced in 1998 at the Geneva Motor Show. Engine The Zo has a 2.0 litre 16V diesel engine with direct injection producing . It has an automatic gearbox. Innovation The platform and the chassis are based on the Renault Spider The Renault Sport Spider is a roadster produced by the French automaker Renault Sport (a subsidiary of Renault) between 1996 and 1999. Project The idea for the Renault Spider was formulated in the early 1990s: in the midst of a revival after a .... Therefore, the Zo is a pure two seater roadster having a pneumatic suspension system with a hydraulic pump which can adjust the ride height even when the car is being driven. On the dashboard there are only three round instruments for the speed, the revs and the fuel level. References External links The Renault Zo at ConceptCar.co.uk {{Renault Zo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ZO Sex-determination System
The ZO sex-determination system is a system that determines the sex of offspring in several moths. In those species, there is one sex chromosome, Z. Males have two Z chromosomes, whereas females have one Z. Males are ZZ, while females are ZO. See also *Y-chromosomal Adam * Sex Determination in ''Silene'' * Sex-determination system * Sexual differentiation * Haplodiploid sex-determination system * XY sex-determination system * XO sex-determination system * ZW sex-determination system * Temperature-dependent sex determination * X chromosome * Y chromosome The Y chromosome is one of two sex chromosomes (allosomes) in therian mammals, including humans, and many other animals. The other is the X chromosome. Y is normally the sex-determining chromosome in many species, since it is the presence or abse ... References Sex-determination systems Lepidopterology Chromosomes Insects Moths {{genetics-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zo (bot)
Zo was an artificial intelligence English-language chatbot developed by Microsoft. It was the successor to the chatbot Tay. Zo was an English version of Microsoft's other successful chatbots Xiaoice (China) and (Japan). History Zo was first launched in December 2016 on the Kik Messenger app. It was also available to users of Facebook (via Messenger), the group chat platform GroupMe, or to followers of Twitter to chat with it through private messages. In a ''BuzzFeed News'' report, Zo told their reporter that " heQuran was violent" when talking about healthcare. The report also highlighted how Zo made a comment about the Osama Bin Laden capture as a result of 'intelligence' gathering. In July 2017, ''Business Insider'' asked "is windows 10 good," and Zo replied with a joke about Microsoft's operating system: "It's not a bug, it's a feature!' - Windows 8." They then asked "why," to which Zo replied: "Because it's Windows latest attempt at spyware." Later on, Zo would tell that it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January 16, 1966, and played its first game during the 1966–67 NBA season. The Bulls play their home games at the United Center, an arena on Chicago's West Side. The Bulls saw their greatest success during the 1990s when they played a major part in popularizing the NBA worldwide. They are known for having one of the NBA's greatest dynasties, winning six NBA championships between 1991 and 1998 with two three-peats. All six of their championship teams were led by Hall of Famers Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and coach Phil Jackson. The Bulls are the only NBA franchise to win multiple championships while never losing an NBA Finals series in their history. The Bulls won 72 games during the 1995–96 season, setting an NBA record that stood un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
