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Puck (computing), Puck
Puck may refer to: Objects * Hockey puck, the cylinder which is hit, in ice hockey and related games, analogously to the ball hit in field hockey * Puck (digitizer), a graphics tablet accessory * Puck, the coffee grounds inside an espresso machine portafilter * Puck, an injection-molded carrier that stabilizes products on a conveyor line * Shaving puck, another name for shaving soap * Urinal puck, another name for a urinal deodorizer block Characters * Puck (folklore), a trickster character of folk tales ** lists eponymous derivatives, including *** Puck (''A Midsummer Night's Dream''), a character from Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' * Puck (Marvel Comics), the codename of two Marvel characters * Puck (''Glee''), from the musical comedy-drama ''Glee'' * Puck (''Love Birds''), youngest penguin from the musical ''Love Birds'' * Peter Puck, a hockey-puck-shaped cartoon character * Puck, a character from the ''Berserk'' manga and anime series * Puck (''Re:Zer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hockey Puck
A hockey puck is either an open or closed disk used in a variety of sports and games. There are designs made for use on an ice surface, such as in ice hockey, and others for the different variants of floor hockey which includes the wheeled skate variant of inline hockey ( roller hockey). They are all designed to serve the same function a ball does in ball games. A closed disk hockey puck having the shape of a short cylinder made of vulcanized rubber is used in the sport of ice hockey. Hockey pucks are designed for use on either an ice surface, dry floor, or underwater, though open disk designs have only been used on floors. Open disk hockey pucks have a hole, forming the shape of a toroid, for use in a particular style of floor hockey. They should not be confused with ringette rings, which are toruses, for use in the sport of ringette. This article deals chiefly with the sport and game pucks which are closed disks. Etymology The origin of the word ''puck'' is vague. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empress (comic Book)
''Empress'' is a creator-owned comic book limited series written by Mark Millar, illustrated by Stuart Immonen and published by the Icon Comics imprint of Marvel Comics in 2016. Set in the Millarworld, the series follows Queen Emporia, Empress of the Royal Empire that ruled Earth 65 million years ago, as she decides to leave her husband King Morax along with their three children. In 2023, a stand-alone prequel series, '' Big Game'', written by Millar and illustrated by Pepe Larraz, was published by Image Comics, while a second volume will be published by Dark Horse Comics in 2024. Publication history The publicity was launched in October 2015 via ''The Hollywood Reporter'', with ''Empress'' announced as "a big, fun, bombastic space opera" from Mark Millar and Stuart Immonen, described by Millar in later interviews with ''IGN'' and '' Vox'' as a series his (young) daughters could read. On the developing the series' protagonist of Queen Emporia, Millar described her: The ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bay Of Puck
The Bay of Puck or Puck Bay (; ; ), is a shallow western branch of the Bay of Gdańsk in the southern Baltic Sea, off the shores of Gdańsk Pomerania, Poland. It is separated from the open sea by the Hel Peninsula. The bay has an average depth of to . There is a shallow sand-bank from Rewa to Kuźnica in the middle of Hel Peninsula. The bay is available only for small fishing boats and yachts, which have to stick to the strict deeper routes. There are deposits of potassium salt below the Bay of Puck. The main ports are Puck, Jastarnia, and Hel. The name has nothing to do with the sport of ice hockey. In Polish the word "puck" doesn't mean anything, and the sport is popular only in the southern part of the country, opposite to the coast. Image:Hel peninsula landsat.jpg, Bay of Puck and Hel Peninsula as seen from Landsat satellite in 2000 Image:Hel Peninsula and Bay of Puck.png, Towns of Puck Bay and Hel Peninsula Geography Rivers * Gizdepka * Płutnica See also * *Spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puck (moon)
Puck is the sixth-largest moon of Uranus. It was discovered in December 1985 by the ''Voyager 2'' spacecraft. The name ''Puck'' follows the convention of naming Uranus's moons after characters from Shakespeare. The orbit of Puck lies between the rings of Uranus and the first of Uranus's large moons, Miranda (moon), Miranda. Puck is approximately spherical in shape and has diameter of about 162 km. It has a dark, heavily cratered surface, which shows spectral signs of water ice. Discovery and naming Puck—the largest inner moon of Uranus—was discovered from the images taken by ''Voyager 2'' on 30 December 1985. It was given the temporary designation S/1985 U 1. The moon was later named after the character Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Puck who appears in Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', a little Sprite (folklore), sprite who travels around the globe at night with the fairy, fairies. In Celtic mythology and English folklore, a ''Puck (mythology) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puck Railway Station
Puck railway station is a railway station serving the town of Puck, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The station opened on 15 December 1898 and is located on the Reda–Hel railway. The train services are operated by Przewozy Regionalne Polregio (formerly ''Przewozy Regionalne'') is a train operator in Poland, responsible for local and interregional passenger transportation. Each day it runs approximately 3,000 regional trains. In 2002 it carried 215 million passengers. T .... History The station and the town used to be known as ''Putzig''. In 1928 a new station was built. On 26 September 1993 the last scheduled steam passenger train operated along the line. In 1998 the line was modernised. Stations have been equipped with a remotely controlled traffic centre from Gdynia, so that the presence of service stations along the route (in addition to the ticket offices) have become redundant. Train services The station is served by the following services: *Regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Puck
__NOTOC__ Gmina Puck is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Puck, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 21,868. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Coastal Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Puck contains the villages and settlements of Beka, Błądzikowo, Brudzewo, Celbówko, Celbowo, Czarna Góra, Czarny Młyn, Czechy, Dana, Darżlubie, Domatówko, Domatowo, Głuszewo, Gnieżdżewo, Kaczyniec, Łebcz, Leśniewo, Łyśniewo, Mała Piaśnica, Mechowo, Mieroszyno, Mieroszyno-Wybudowanie, Moście Błota, Mrzezino, Muza, Osłonino, Podgóry, Połchowo, Połczyno, Pustki, Radoszewo, Rekowo Górne, Rzucewo, Sikorzyno, Sławutówko, Sławutowo, Smolno, Starzyno, Starzyński Dwór, Strzelno, Swarzewo, Werblinia, Widlino, Wielka Piaśnica, Zdrada, Zele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puck, Poland
Puck (, formerly ) is a town in northern Poland with 11,350 inhabitants. It is in Gdańsk Pomerania on the south coast of the Baltic Sea (Bay of Puck) and part of Kashubia with many Kashubian language, Kashubian speakers in the town. Previously in the Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–1998), Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–1998), Puck has been the capital of Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999. History The settlement became a marketplace and a seaport as early as the 7th century. The name, as was common during the Middle Ages, was spelled differently: in a 1277 document Putzc, 1277 Pusecz, 1288 Puczse and Putsk, 1289 Pucz. It was part of Poland, and in 1309, it was Teutonic takeover of Danzig (Gdańsk), annexed by the Teutonic Order. Puck achieved town status in 1348. The town's first hospital was founded in the 14th century. In the late 14th or the early 15th century, a castle was built. In 1440, the town joined the Prussian Confederation, which opposed Teutonic rule, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puck County
__NOTOC__ Puck County (, ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the Baltic coast. The ''powiat'' of this name existed in the history of Poland, since the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth up to 1795, and then reintroduced in 1999. Modern Puck County The modern Puck County came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Puck, which lies north of the regional capital Gdańsk. The county contains three other towns: Władysławowo, north of Puck, Jastarnia, east of Puck, and Hel, east of Puck, at the tip of the Hel Peninsula. The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 85,211, out of which the population of Puck is 11,213, that of Władysławowo is 9,930, that of Hel is 3,267, that of Jastarnia is 2,704, and the rural population is 58,097. ''Puck County on a map o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ouida
Maria Louise Ramé (1 January 1839 – 25 January 1908), going by the name Marie Louise de la Ramée and known by the pseudonym Ouida ( ), was an English novelist. Ouida wrote more than 40 novels, as well as short stories, children's books and essays. Moderately successful, she lived a life of luxury, entertaining many of the literary figures of the day. '' Under Two Flags'' (1867), one of her most famous novels, described the British in Algeria. It expressed sympathy for the French colonists – with whom Ouida deeply identified – and, to some extent, the Arabs. The novel was adapted for the stage, and was filmed six times. Her 1872 novel '' A Dog of Flanders'' is considered a children's classic in much of Asia. The American author Jack London cited her novel ''Signa'' as one of the reasons for his literary success. Her lavish lifestyle eventually led her to penury, and her works were put up for auction to pay her debts. She died in Italy from pneumonia. Soon after her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puck (media Company)
''Puck'' is an American digital media company founded in 2021. ''Puck'''s coverage aims to cover the 'four centers of power' in the United States: Silicon Valley, Hollywood, Washington, D.C. and Wall Street. Its journalists include Matthew Belloni, Peter Hamby, Dylan Byers and Baratunde Thurston. Etymology The company takes its name from the 19th century political satire and humor magazine of the same title, which was headquartered in the Puck Building in Manhattan. It is also a play on the name of the character in William Shakespeare's play ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' ("puckish" means "playful, especially in a mischievous way"). Editorial tone and style In a 2022 profile, ''The New Yorker'' described ''Puck'''s editorial tone as being "deliberately clubby," with part of the appeal for readers being that "its writers move in the same elevated spaces as the people whom they cover." Bloomberg News described ''Puck'' as a company that "treats reporters like social medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puck (literary Magazine)
''Puck: The Unofficial Journal of the Irrepressible'' is a literary magazine that was published by San Francisco-based Permeable Press in the early and mid-1990s. History and profile ''Puck'' was founded by Brian Charles Clark in 1984. Edited by Clark under the auspices of his imprint, Permeable Press, the magazine published numerous writers in the literary underground, including Hugh Fox, Michael Hemmingson, Lance Olsen, Mark Amerika, Freddie Baer, Susan Birkeland, Eurudice, Adrienne Greenheart, Mary Leary, Doug Rice, Morgan Songi, Tolek, Larry Tomoyasu, Jasmine Sailing and Martin Wayne. In 1997 Permeable Press sold the magazine to Cambrian Publications. See also *List of literary magazines Below is a list of literary magazines and journals: periodicals devoted to book reviews, creative nonfiction, essays, poems, short fiction, and similar literary endeavors. *Because the majority are from the United States, the country of origin ... References Defunct litera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puck (magazine)
''Puck'' was the first successful humor magazine in the United States of colorful cartoons, caricatures and political satire of the issues of the day. It was founded in 1876 as a German-language publication by Joseph Keppler, an Austrian immigrant cartoonist. ''Puck'''s first English-language edition was published in 1877, covering issues like Tammany Hall, New York City's Tammany Hall, presidential politics, and social issues of the late 19th century to the early 20th century. "Puckish" means "childishly mischievous". This led William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Puck character (from ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'') to be recast as a charming near-naked boy and used as the title of the magazine. ''Puck'' was the first magazine to carry illustrated advertising and the first to successfully adopt full-color lithography printing for a weekly publication. ''Puck'' was published from 1876 until 1918. Publication history After working with ''Leslie's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
