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Twister (tree)
Twister may refer to: Weather * Tornado Aviation * Pipistrel Twister, a Slovenian ultralight trike * Silence Twister, a German homebuilt aircraft design * Wings of Change Twister, an Austrian paraglider design Entertainment * ''Twister'' (1989 film), a comedy film starring Suzy Amis and Crispin Glover * ''Twister'' (1996 film), a disaster film starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton ** '' Twister...Ride it Out'', a ride in Universal Studios Florida based on the film * Twister (comics), a comic book superhero character * ''Twister'' (game), a Milton Bradley game * Twister (Knoebels Amusement Resort), a roller coaster at Knoebels amusement park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania * ''Twister'', a CITV gameshow hosted by Nigel Mitchell * "Twister" (''The Suite Life on Deck'' 90 Minute Special) * "Twister", a song on the 1988 "Weird Al" Yankovic album '' Even Worse'' * "Twister", a song on the 2001 Mariah Carey soundtrack ''Glitter'' * Twista (born 1973), American rapper * ''Twister'' (album) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tornado
A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. It is often referred to as a twister, whirlwind or cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology to name a weather system with a low-pressure area in the center around which, from an observer looking down toward the surface of the Earth, winds blow counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern. Tornadoes come in many shapes and sizes, and they are often visible in the form of a condensation funnel originating from the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, with a cloud of rotating debris and dust beneath it. Most tornadoes have wind speeds less than , are about across, and travel several kilometers (a few miles) before dissipating. The most extreme tornadoes can attain wind speeds of more than , are more than in diameter, and stay on the ground for more than 100 k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leisure (band)
Leisure (stylized as LEISURE) are a soul, R&B and pop band from Auckland, formed in Muriwai in 2015. The band consists of Djeisan Suskov, Jaden Parkes, Josh Fountain, Tom Young, and Jordan Arts, all established New Zealand musicians who have worked in the Auckland scene since the 2000s. Since their formation the band have produced three albums (''Leisure'' in 2016, '' Twister'' in 2019, and '' Sunsetter'' in 2021 ), one EP ('' Side A'' in 2020) and various singles, such as "Spark It Up", "Money" and "Got It Bad" (which was featured in the American television drama '' You''). The band's members established themselves in the early 2000s, with the debut album by Jaden Parkes' band Goodnight Nurse, ''Always and Never'', being certified gold after its 2006 release. Furthermore, Jordan Arts' Kids of 88 had various hits from their debut album ''Sugarpills'', such as " My House", " Just a Little Bit" and "Downtown". Fountain, who is also known for being Benee's producer, recalle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troubletwisters Series
''Troubletwisters'' is an ongoing series of young adult fantasy novels by Garth Nix and Sean Williams. The first novel in the series, ''Troubletwisters'' was released on May 1, 2011 through Scholastic Press and Allen & Unwin. Williams and Nix have stated that the series will comprise five novels. Synopsis The series follows siblings Jaide and Jack as they discover that they are both "troubletwisters" and as such, possess strange abilities. Initially unaware of this fact, this revelation becomes apparent after they are sent to Portland to live with a grandmother they've never met after their house is destroyed in an explosion neither of them can fully explain. Once there, their lives grow even stranger as they continue to experience strange magical scenarios and beings. They eventually discover what it means to be troubletwisters, and that it is up to them to defeat The Evil. List of books #''The Magic'' (2011) (aka ''Troubletwisters'' in Australia) #''The Monster'' (2012) #''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mersenne Twister
The Mersenne Twister is a general-purpose pseudorandom number generator (PRNG) developed in 1997 by and . Its name derives from the fact that its period length is chosen to be a Mersenne prime. The Mersenne Twister was designed specifically to rectify most of the flaws found in older PRNGs. The most commonly used version of the Mersenne Twister algorithm is based on the Mersenne prime 2^-1. The standard implementation of that, MT19937, uses a 32-bit word length. There is another implementation (with five variants) that uses a 64-bit word length, MT19937-64; it generates a different sequence. Application Software The Mersenne Twister is used as default PRNG by the following software: * Programming languages: Dyalog APL, IDL, R, Ruby, Free Pascal, PHP, Python (also available in NumPy, however the default was changed to PCG64 instead as of version 1.17),, CMU Common Lisp, Embeddable Common Lisp, Steel Bank Common Lisp, Julia (up to Julia 1.6 LTS, still available i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twister (band)
Twister is a Brazilian pop rock band formed in 2000. The band was originally composed of Sander Mecca (guitar), Leo Richter (bass guitar), Luciano Lucca ( keyboards), Gilson Campos ( drums) and Alex Bandera (guitar). History The group Twister arose after the businessman Hélio Batista discover the vocalist Sander Mecca in a bar in São Paulo. At that time, Mecca used to play guitar making covers of songs by Pearl Jam. After receiving a proposal from Batista, Mecca started looking for other members for the band. He went to Campinas to make music classes, where he met Lucca and Campos, and together, they created Twister. In the same year, Batista hired Thiago Calabrez as a new member. Back in São Paulo, the group started rehearsing every day and searched for a record company. In 1999, they met Richter, who replaced Calabrez. In 2000, they released the album ''Twister'', their first album recorded by Abril Music. The hit "40 graus" (in English "''40 Degrees''") reached first pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spinal Lock
In combat sports, a spinal lock is a multiple joint lock applied to the spinal column, which is performed by forcing the spine beyond its normal ranges of motion. This is typically done by bending or twisting the head or upper body into abnormal positions. Commonly, spinal locks might strain the spinal musculature or result in a mild spinal sprain, while a forcefully and/or suddenly applied spinal lock may cause severe ligament damage or damage to the vertebrae, and possibly result in serious spinal cord injury, stroke, or death. Spinal locks and cervical locks are forbidden in IBJJF Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitions, amateur mixed martial artas (MMA), multiple forms of no Gi jiu-jitsu, judo, and other martial arts. However, professional MMA and some Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitions do permit spinal locks and, particularly, neck cranks, and such moves are trained in various MMA and Brazilian jiu-jitsu schools. Spinal locks can be separated into two categories based on their primary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twister Supersonic Separator
The Twister supersonic separator is a compact tubular device which is used for removing water and/or hydrocarbon dewpointing of natural gas. The principle of operation is similar to the near isentropic Brayton cycle of a turboexpander. The gas is accelerated to supersonic velocities within the tube using a De Laval nozzle and inlet guide vanes spin the gas around an inner-body which creates the "ballerina effect" and centrifugally separates the water and liquids in the tube. Hydrates do not form in the Twister tube due to the very short residence time of the gas in the tube (around 2 milliseconds). A secondary separator treats the liquids and slip gas and also acts as a hydrate control vessel. Twister is able to dehydrate to typical pipeline dewpoint specifications and relies on a pressure drop from the inlet of about 25%, dependent on the performance required. The fundamental mathematics behind supersonic separation can be found in the Society of Petroleum Engineers paper (numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twister (yacht)
The Twister is a masthead rigged sloop, length , beam , draft . It has a full length keel and a full-depth transom-hung rudder which is tiller steered. Total displacement (empty) is about , of which is encapsulated lead ballast. This sailing yacht was designed in 1963 by the English yacht architect C.R. (Kim) Holman. History Kim Holman was born in Cornwall and established himself as a yacht designer on the English East Coast after World War II. On request of one of his clients he designed a small sailing yacht, optimised for the rating rule at that time, with lines inspired by the Folkboat. The new design was baptised "Stella", and was so successful in races that several were built in wood. After a few years demand came for a yacht with the same looks, but with more length, space and seaworthiness, while still keeping the same rating as the Stella. Holman met this challenge and called his design "Twister", because he felt he had advantageously 'twisted' the rules for meas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twister (software)
Twister is an experimental peer-to-peer microblogging program. It is decentralized; consequently it cannot be shut down by an attack as there is no single point to attack. The system uses end-to-end encryption to safeguard communications. It is based on both BitTorrent- and Bitcoin-like protocols and has been likened to a distributed version of Twitter. In 2020 author Miguel Freitas posted that he would not be leading Twister development for the foreseeable future, although the Twister network continued running, and suggested that others might wish to fork the project. He said that the Web site might go offline as hosting was due to expire. The Twister core had been at version 0.9.40 since 2018. Twister remained on GitHub. Overview Twister is a Twitter-like microblogging platform that utilizes the same blockchain technology as Bitcoin, and the file exchange method from BitTorrent, both based on P2P technologies. The website seobloggingpro.com ranked Twister as the number 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twister (pastry)
A cruller () is a deep-fried pastry like a doughnut popular in Europe and North America often made from a rectangle of dough with a cut made in the middle that allows it to be pulled over and through itself, producing twists in the sides of the pastry. The cruller has been described as resembling "a small, braided torpedo". Some other cruller styles are made of a denser dough somewhat like that of a cake doughnut formed in a small loaf or stick shape, but not always twisted. Crullers may be topped with powdered sugar (sometimes mixed with cinnamon) or icing. A French cruller is a fluted, ring-shaped doughnut made from choux pastry with a light airy texture. The German '' Spritzkuchen'' is very similar, while the Dutch and Belgian '' sprits'' is baked instead of being fried. History The name ''cruller'' comes from the early 19th-century Dutch , from 'to curl'. In northern Germany they are known as ('deer horns'). They are traditionally baked on New Year's Eve as a family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twister (ice Cream)
The Twister (originally "Tangle Twister") is an ice cream lollipop on a stick, launched in 1982 and made by Unilever's Heart brand. It is pineapple ice cream and pear flavoured fruit ice on the outside and strawberry fruit ice on the inside and is shaped in a spiral. Variations A smaller version, the "Mini Twister", is available in multipacks. Some Mini Twisters in each pack have the flavours reversed, so that the strawberry appears on the outside. A "Twister Blackcurrant" variety with a combination of strawberry vanilla, lemon, and blackcurrant flavours is available in the United Kingdom. A "Twister Choc" variety with a combination of vanilla, chocolate, and caramel flavours was available in the United Kingdom. In March 2008, Unilever launched a plum and anise flavoured Twister, which lasted only two months before being withdrawn following poor sales. In popular culture The Twister Coaster ride at the West Midland Safari Park formerly had decorative elements that ech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tholymis Tillarga
''Tholymis tillarga'', the coral-tailed cloudwing, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found from tropical West Africa to Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands. Common names include old world twister, evening skimmer, crepuscular darter, foggy-winged twister and twister. Description and habitat It is a medium sized dragonfly with reddish eyes, yellowish red thorax and coral red abdomen. Its wings are transparent; but hind wings have a golden-brown patch in the base, bordered by a cloudy-white patch. Female is brown and lacks the cloudy-white patch in the hind-wings. It is a migrant with a permanent presence in humid parts of the tropics. It breeds in standing water-bodies; and prefers weedy ponds, swamps and lakes. They are active at dusk and dawn, as well as during cloudy days. Gallery Tholymis tillarga male by kadavoor 02.jpg, Male showing white patches in wings Coral-tailed Cloud Wing (Tholymis tillarga) male. (38590338830).jpg, Male Coral Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
