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Zephyr Railroad
In European tradition, a zephyr is a light wind or a west wind, named after Zephyrus, the Greek god or personification of the west wind. Zephyr may also refer to: Arts and media Fiction Fiction media * ''Zephyr'' (film), a 2010 Turkish feature film * ''Zephyr'' (video game), a 1994 PC game Fictional characters * Zephyr (comics), a character in the Marvel Comics universe * Zephyr (''Queer as Folk''), a fictional comic book character created by characters in '' Queer as Folk'' * Zephyr, a playable character from ''Warframe'' * Characters named Zephyr also appear in: ** '' City of Heroes'', a video game ** ''Heroes of Newerth'', a video game ** ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame II'', a film (voiced by Haley Joel Osment) ** ''Killjoys'' (TV series), a TV series ** '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'', a TV series ** ''Need for Speed Rivals'', a video game ** ''One Piece'', a manga series ** ''Ratchet & Clank'', a video game series ** ''Resonance of Fate'', a video game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Wind
A west wind is a wind that originates in the west and blows in an eastward direction. Mythology and Literature In European tradition, it has usually been considered the mildest and most favorable of the directional winds. In Greek mythology, Zephyrus was the personification of the west wind and the bringer of light spring and early summer breezes; his Roman equivalent was Favonius (hence the adjective ''favonian'', pertaining to the west wind). In Egyptian mythology, Ḥutchai is the god of the west wind. He was depicted as a man with the head of a serpent. Geoffrey Chaucer wrote of the "swete breth" of Zephyrus, and a soft, gentle breeze may be referred to as a zephyr, as in William Shakespeare's ''Cymbeline'' (IV, ii): "They are as gentle / As zephyrs blowing below the violet, / Not wagging his sweet head." In Iroquois tradition, the "west wind" is brought by the Panther, ugly and fierce. A west wind can be known as a zephyr. See also *East wind *Fremantle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tornado Outbreak
__NOTOC__ A tornado outbreak is the occurrence of multiple tornadoes spawned by the same synoptic scale weather system. The number of tornadoes required to qualify as an outbreak typically are at least six to ten, with at least two rotational locations (if squall line) or at least two supercells producing multiple tornadoes. The tornadoes usually occur within the same day or continue into the early morning hours of the succeeding day, and within the same region. Most definitions allow for a break in tornado activity (time elapsed from the end of the last tornado to the beginning of the next tornado) of six hours. If tornado activity indeed resumes after such a lull, many definitions consider the event to be a new outbreak. A series of continuous or nearly continuous tornado outbreak days is a tornado outbreak sequence. In the United States and Canada, tornado outbreaks usually occur from March through June in the Great Plains, the Midwestern United States, and the Southeaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Zephyrs
The Zephyrs are an Edinburgh, Scotland-based indie band. They have released five albums and two EPs containing their shoegazing folk-rock style. Band history Brothers Stuart (vocals, guitar) and David Nicol (bass) had been playing music together for many years before forming The Zephyrs. Adopting the band moniker used by their father 25 years before, they released their first album in 1999. ''It's OK Not to Say Anything'' was released on the Edinburgh indie label Evol and 700 copies were printed. Small as this release was, it garnered the attention of Scottish post-rock band Mogwai who signed The Zephyrs to their own imprint Rock Action, which was then owned by SouthPaw Records. In 2001 the band released their second album ''When the Sky Comes Down It Comes Down on Your Head'' (which included guest vocals from Mojave 3's Rachel Goswell) through SouthPaw Records to excellent reviews. AllMusic.com gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, exclaiming " he Zephyrsmanage to combine the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zephyr (band)
Zephyr was an American hard rock band formed in 1969 in Boulder, Colorado by guitarist Tommy Bolin, keyboardist John Faris, bass guitarist David Givens, drummer Robbie Chamberlin, and vocalist Candy Givens. The band's first release, ''Zephyr'' (sometimes referred to as the bathtub album), on ABC/Probe reached #48 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart on March 14, 1970. Zephyr made an appearance on American Bandstand on 1/31/70 lip syncing to "Cross the River". Although the charismatic performances by Candy Givens were the focal point for the band, the flashy guitar work of Bolin is what the band is best remembered for. When Bolin left after the band's second release ''Going Back to Colorado'', he was replaced by Jock Bartley, and the band recorded the album ''Sunset Ride'', their second for Warner Brothers Records. On ''Sunset Ride'', Candy Givens displayed her gifts as a singer, composer, and harmonica player. The album was produced by David Givens, who wrote most of the songs. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zephyr (Basement Jaxx Album)
''Zephyr'' is the sixth studio album by English electronic music duo Basement Jaxx. Released on 7 December 2009 as an extended play (EP) internationally. Background The group had originally planned on recording a double album, with one album consisting of more ambient and mellow songs and the other traditional dance music tracks. However, the group decided on releasing '' Scars'' on its own, with ''Zephyr'' as its follow-up. Felix Buxton told ''PopMatters'': " swe were very keen on kind of doing a double-album. And then it’s just one of those things: you feel ou’re inyour progressive rock phase. It's very Spinal Tap to do a double-album, and acts ometimestake themselves too seriously, so we were at that point herewe want to take ourselves seriously; and also we also always enjoy doing the soundscape stuff." ''Zephyr'' was released on 7 December 2009 by record label XL. Initially, the album was only released as a digital download, but a physical release followed in March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zephyr (Zephyr Album)
''Zephyr'' is the debut album by the band Zephyr, released in 1969. Track listing Side one #"Sail On" (Tommy Bolin, Candy Givens) – 7:22 #"Sun's a Risin'" (Bolin, David Givens) – 4:45 #"Raindrops" (Dee Clark) – 2:40 #"Boom-Ba-Boom" (D. Givens) – 1.20 #"Somebody Listen" (D. Givens, C. Givens, Bolin, John Faris) – 6:10 Side two #"Cross the River" (C. Givens, D. Givens) – 4:43 #" St. James Infirmary" ( Joe Primrose) – 5:15 #"Huna Buna" (C. Givens, Bolin) – 2:26 #"Hard Chargin' Woman" (Bolin, Robbie Chamberlin, Faris, C. Givens, D. Givens) – 8:40 Personnel *Candy Givens – lead vocals, harmonica *Tommy Bolin – guitar, backing vocals *John Faris – organ, piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played usi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ripto's Rage!
''Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!'' (known as ''Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer'' in Europe and Australia) is a 1999 platform game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It is the second game in the main ''Spyro'' series, and like the first game, received critical acclaim. A remake of the game was released as part of the ''Spyro Reignited Trilogy'' in 2018. Gameplay Players control Spyro the Dragon as he fights against various enemies and obstacles using his flame breath, charge attack, and glide abilities. His health is indicated by the color of his dragonfly partner, Sparx, who can replenish his health by eating butterflies. Bottled butterflies will both completely restore Sparx's health and give Spyro an extra life. The game is split up into three main hub worlds containing portals to various realms. In order to progress through the first two hub worlds, the player must acquire a talisman from each realm, which is awarded for re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyrim
''The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'' is an Action role-playing game, action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fifth main installment in ''The Elder Scrolls'' series, following 2006's ''The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion'', and was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on November 11, 2011. The game is set 200 years after the events of ''Oblivion'', and takes place in Skyrim, the northernmost province of Tamriel. Its main story focuses on the player's character, the Dragonborn, on their quest to defeat Alduin the World-Eater, a dragon who is prophesied to destroy the world. Over the course of the game, the player completes quests and develops the character by improving skills. The game continues the open world tradition of its predecessors by allowing the player to travel anywhere in the game world at any time, and to ignore or postpone the main storyline indefinitely. ''Skyrim'' was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
