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Strix Ocellata Ssp. Grandis
Strix may refer to: * Strix (mythology), a legendary creature of ancient Roman mythology * ''Strix'' (bird), a genus of large "earless" wood-owls * Strix Ltd., John Taylor (inventor)#Career, manufacturer of kettle controls, thermostats and water boiling elements for domestic appliances * Strix (TV production company), a Swedish production company * Bofors STRIX, a Swedish guided projectile * "Strix", a pseudonym of Peter Fleming (writer) * "Strix", Gaming Hardware lineup from Asus * ''Stryx'', an Italian television series aired in 1978 * Operation Strix, the codename of the central spy mission in the manga and anime series Spy × Family * StriX, an Earth observation satellite constellation from the Japanese space company Synspective Synspective is a private space company formed in 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. The company specializes in synthetic aperture radar satellites, and operate a constellation of these satellites for advanced earth imaging. History The company was formed in ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strix (mythology)
The strix (plural striges or strixes), in the mythology of classical antiquity, was a bird of ill omen, the product of metamorphosis, that fed on human flesh and blood. It also referred to witches and related malevolent folkloric beings. Description Physical appearance The ''strix'' is described as a large-headed bird with transfixed eyes, rapacious beak, greyish white wings, and hooked claws in Ovid's ''Fasti''.Frazer, James George (1933) ed., Ovid ''Fasti''VI. 131–, , tr. This is the only thorough description of the strix in Classical literature. Elsewhere, it is described as being dark-colored. Behavior The ''strīx'' () was a nocturnally crying creature which positioned its feet upwards and head below, according to a pre-300 BC Greek origin myth. It is probably meant to be (and translated as) an owl, but is highly suggestive of a bat which hangs upside-down. The ''strix'' in later folklore was a bird which squirted milk upon the lips of (human) infants. Pliny in his '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strix (bird)
''Strix'' is a genus of owls in the typical owl family (Strigidae), one of the two generally accepted living families of owls, with the other being Tytonidae. Common names are earless owls or wood owls, though they are not the only owls without ear tufts, and " wood owl" is also used as a more generic name for forest-dwelling owls. These are medium-sized to large, robustly built, powerful owls. They do not have ear tufts and most are highly nocturnal woodland birds. Most prey on small mammals, birds, and reptiles. Most owls in the genus ''Strix'' can be distinguished from other genera of owls through their hooting vocalization and lack of visible ears. The Latin genus name ''Strix'' referred to a mythical vampiric owl-monster believed to suck the blood of infants. Although the genus ''Strix'' was established for the earless owls by Linnaeus in 1758, many applied the term to other owls (namely the ''Tyto'') until the late 19th century.Mlíkovský, Jirí (2002)''Cenozoic Birds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Taylor (inventor)
John Crawshaw Taylor (born 25 November 1936) is an English inventor, entrepreneur, horologist and philanthropist best known for his extensive research into electric kettles. Early life John C Taylor was born on 25 November 1936 in Buxton, Derbyshire to Eric Hardman Taylor (1904-1972) and Gwendolen Marjorie Jones (1904-1975). John had one older sister, Judith Sian Taylor (1934-2011). When the Second World War commenced on 3 September 1939 it was decided that John would be sent to Canada along with his mother and sister. On 30 May 1940 they travelled to Montréal, Canada and settled in Belleville, Ontario until 28 January 1945 when they returned to England. John was educated firstly at Belleville Kindergarten, then at Queen Alexandra School. Upon returning to England John studied at the Combs Village School. Following this John attended Holme Leigh Preparatory School before moving to the Isle of Man to attend King William's College. John was then accepted into Corpus Christi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strix (TV Production Company)
STRIX Television is a Sweden, Swedish television production company that was founded in 1988. The Swedish mother company, at the time owned by Modern Times Group, MTG, had offices in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Oslo, Tel Aviv and Prague. Today, there are two individual companies named StrixStrix Televisionin Sweden anStrix Televisjonin Norway, both owned by Fremantle (company), Fremantle. It is a major international contributor to the format of reality television known as 'Survivor'. Since 1997 Strix has produced Expedition Robinson for an ever-increasing audience throughout Europe. The company has also developed, produced and distributed other reality formats, such as ''The Farm (franchise), The Farm'', ''The Bar (franchise), The Bar'', and Harem. STRIX ''Survivor'' games worldwide: * ''Survivor (franchise), Survivor'' * ''Expedition Robinson'' References External links * RTL Group Television production companies of Sweden Modern Times Group Mass media in Stockholm Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bofors STRIX
Pansarsprängvinggranat m/94 ''STRIX'' is a Swedish endphase-guided projectile fired from a 120 mm mortar currently manufactured by Saab Bofors Dynamics. STRIX is fired like a conventional mortar round. The round contains an infrared imaging sensor that it uses to guide itself onto any tank or armoured fighting vehicle in the vicinity where it lands. The seeker is designed to ignore targets that are already burning. Launched from any 120 mm mortar, Strix has a normal range of up to . With the addition of a special sustainer motor, however, range can be increased to . The Strix mortar round uses twelve midsection lateral thruster rockets to provide terminal course corrections. The tail unit is loaded first with the necessary propelling charges (up to eight increments), then the sustainer motor (if required) and finally, the programmed projectile. A hand-held programming unit is connected to the projectile by cable prior to loading to feed in flight time before seeker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Fleming (writer)
Robert Peter Fleming (31 May 1907 – 18 August 1971) was a British adventurer, journalist, soldier and travel writer."Obituary Colonel Peter Fleming, Author and explorer". ''The Times'', 20 August 1971 p14 column F. He was the elder brother of Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, and attained the British military rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Early life Peter Fleming was one of four sons of the barrister and Member of Parliament (MP) Valentine Fleming, who was killed in action during World War I in 1917, having served as MP for Henley from 1910. Fleming was educated at Durnford School and at Eton, where he edited the ''Eton College Chronicle''. The Peter Fleming Owl (the English meaning of "Strix", the name under which he later wrote for ''The Spectator'') is still awarded every year to the best contributor to the ''Chronicle''. He went on from Eton to Christ Church, Oxford, and graduated with a first-class degree in English. Fleming was a member of the Bullingdon Club d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asus
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (, , , ; stylized as ASUSTeK or ASUS) is a Taiwanese Multinational corporation, multinational computer, phone hardware and electronics manufacturer headquartered in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. Its products include desktop computers, laptops, netbooks, mobile phones, networking equipment, monitors, wireless router, Wi-Fi routers, projectors, motherboards, graphics cards, optical storage, multimedia products, peripherals, wearables, server (computing), servers, workstations and tablet PCs. The company is also an original equipment manufacturer (OEM). Asus is the Market share of personal computer vendors, world's fifth-largest personal computer vendor by unit sales. Asus has a primary listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the ticker code ''2357'' and formerly had a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker code ''ASKD''. Name The company is usually referred to as ''ASUS'' or ''Huáshuò'' in Chinese language, Chinese ( zh , t = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stryx
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Spy × Family
''Spy × Family'' (stylized as ''SPY×FAMILY'' and pronounced "spy family") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo. The story follows Loid Forger, an enigmatic spy who has to "build a family" to execute a mission, not realizing that his adopted daughter is a Telepathy#Thought reading, telepath, and the woman he agrees to marry is a skilled assassin. The series has been serialized biweekly on Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump+'' platform since March 2019, with its chapters collected in 15 volumes as of March 2025. It was licensed in North America by Viz Media. An anime Spy × Family (TV series), television series adaptation produced by Wit Studio and CloverWorks premiered on TV Tokyo and TX Network, its affiliate stations in April 2022 and was licensed by Muse Communication in Asia and Crunchyroll LLC, Crunchyroll worldwide. The second half aired from October to December 2022. The second season, continuing from 2022's adaptation, aired from October to De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satellite Constellation
A satellite constellation is a group of artificial satellites working together as a system. Unlike a single satellite, a constellation can provide permanent global or near-global pass (spaceflight), coverage, such that at any time everywhere on Earth at least one satellite is visible. Satellites are typically placed in sets of complementary orbital plane (astronomy), orbital planes and connect to globally distributed ground stations. They may also use Inter-satellite service, inter-satellite communication. Other satellite groups Satellite constellations should not be confused with: * ''satellite clusters'', which are groups of satellites moving very close together in almost identical orbits (see satellite formation flying); * '':Satellite series, satellite series'' or ''satellite programs'' (such as Landsat program, Landsat), which are generations of satellites launched in succession; * ''satellite fleets'', which are groups of satellites from the same manufacturer or operator tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
