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Talon G. Ackerman
Talon or talons may refer to: Science and technology * Talon (anatomy), the claw of a bird of prey * TALON (database), a database maintained by the US Air Force * Brodifacoum, a rodenticide, also known as the brand Talon * an anti-vehicle-ramming spike strip-like net Entertainment and media * Talon (cards), in some card games, the remainder of a deck of cards * Talon (Smallville), Talon (''Smallville''), a fictional coffee shop in the TV series * Talon (roller coaster), an inverted roller coaster at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom * ''Talon'', a 2014 novel by Julie Kagawa * ''The Talon'', the newspaper of Los Altos High School (Los Altos, California), Los Altos High School, US Fictional characters * Talons, assassins of the Court of Owls#The Talons, Court of Owls in DC Comics * Talon (DC Comics), a character from ''Teen Titans'' * Talon, a List of Static Shock characters, character from ''Static Shock'' * Talon (Transformers), Talon (''Transformers''), an autobot from ''Transform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talon (anatomy)
A claw is a curved, pointed appendage found at the end of a toe or finger in most amniotes (mammals, reptiles, birds). Some invertebrates such as beetles and spiders have somewhat similar fine, hooked structures at the end of the leg or tarsus for gripping a surface as they walk. The pincers of crabs, lobsters and scorpions, more formally known as their chelae, are sometimes called claws. A true claw is made of a hard protein called keratin. Claws are used to catch and hold prey in carnivorous mammals such as cats and dogs, but may also be used for such purposes as digging, climbing trees, self-defense and grooming, in those and other species. Similar appendages that are flat and do not come to a sharp point are called nails instead. Claw-like projections that do not form at the end of digits but spring from other parts of the foot are properly named spurs. Tetrapods In tetrapods, claws are made of keratin and consist of two layers. The unguis is the harder external layer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achille Talon
''Achille Talon'' is a Franco-Belgian comics series featuring an eponymous main character, created by Greg (the pseudonym of Michel Regnier). Starting publication in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine ''Pilote'' in 1963, the series presents the comic misadventures of an anti-hero. The name derives from ''"talon d'Achille"'', the French term for an "Achilles' heel". Publication history The first ''Achille Talon'' gag was published in ''Pilote'' on November 7, 1963. After several years of gags and increasing popularity, ''Achille Talon'' got a dedicated magazine of its own, ''Achille Talon magazine'', starting publication on October 1, 1975. Not achieving the intended success, the magazine ceased publication after one year, producing only six issues. The album series has produced 46 volumes. Achille Talon is presented in two quite different formats: there are album length stories such as ''Achille Talon et la main du serpent'' (''Achille Talon and the Serpent's Hand''), a 44-pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bow Frog
The bow frog is the end part of a stringed musical instrument's bow that encloses the mechanism responsible for tightening and holding the bow hair ribbon. Most of the bow frogs used in today's classical bows are made of ebony; some synthetic bows have frogs made with materials that imitate ebony, while Baroque bows use frogs made with various woods. Etymology and names The origin of the name ''frog'' is unknown, although it may derive from the use of the frock, the small device that bow makers use to shape it. It is also referred to as the "heel" or "nut" of the bow. The German equivalent ''Frosch'' is the literal equivalent of "frog," while in French and Italian the equivalent of "heel" is used (''talon'' and ''tallone''). French also uses ''hausse''. The foreign language terms sometimes appear in musical instructions, such as ''au talon'', indicating to play with the bow near the frog. However, the English term is also used, such as in the Alfred edition of George Gers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overwatch (video Game)
''Overwatch'' (retroactively referred to as ''Overwatch 1'') was a 2016 Multiplayer video game, multiplayer first-person shooter video game by Blizzard Entertainment. The game was first released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in May 2016 and Nintendo Switch in October 2019, with cross-platform play supported across all platforms. Described as a "hero shooter", ''Overwatch'' assigned players into two teams of six, with each player selecting from a Characters of Overwatch, large roster of characters, known as "heroes", with unique abilities. Teams worked to complete map-specific objectives within a limited period of time. Blizzard added new characters, maps, and game modes post-release, all free of charge, with the only additional cost to players being optional loot boxes to purchase cosmetic items. ''Overwatch'' is Blizzard's fourth major franchise and came about following the 2014 cancellation of a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, ''Titan (Blizzard Ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stealth (film)
''Stealth'' is a 2005 American military science fiction action film directed by Rob Cohen, written by W. D. Richter, and starring Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Sam Shepard, Joe Morton and Richard Roxburgh. The film follows three top fighter pilots as they join a project to develop an autonomous stealth aircraft. Released on July 29, 2005, by Columbia Pictures, the film was a critical and box office failure, grossing $79.3 million worldwide against a budget of $135 million. It was one of the worst losses in cinematic history. Plot In the near future, the U.S. Navy develops the F/A-37 Talon, a single-seat strike fighter with advanced payload, range, speed, and stealth capabilities. The program recruits three pilots out of 400 applicants; Lieutenants Ben Gannon, Kara Wade, and Henry Purcell. Captain George Cummings is the overall head. To further advance the program, Cummings has an artificial intelligence, the " Extreme Deep Invader" (EDI), installed on an uncrewed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talon Light Fighter
''Wing Commander'' is a media franchise consisting of space combat simulation video games from Origin Systems, Inc., an animated television series, a feature film, a collectible card game, a series of novels, and action figures. The franchise originated in 1990 with the release of the video game ''Wing Commander''. Setting and gameplay Set in the 27th century, the games tell the story of humanity's war against the Kilrathi, an alien species of large feline bipeds. The Kilrathi are native to the planet Kilrah with their society depicted as an empire. Physically they are bipeds who strongly resemble big cats: they have leonine manes, but also have markings which distinguish their clan of origin. The species is featured in every game, with later games revealing more complex characters than just a mindless enemy. Later games would move on from the Kilrathi war setting, with '' Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom'' being about a conspiracy within the ranks and '' Wing Command ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspector Gadget (2015 TV Series)
''Inspector Gadget'' (also known as ''Inspector Gadget 2.0'') is a Canadian animated television series produced by DHX Media that serves as the reboot and second sequel to the original series of the same name (following '' Gadget & the Gadgetinis''), which aired from 1983 to 1985. As with the original, the series continues the adventures of the incompetent and clueless bionic police detective equipped with a series of bionic gadgets that he uses for missions to stop the evil Dr. Claw and his organization M.A.D., both of which were revived by Claw's nephew Talon. This time round, Penny and Brain physically join Gadget on his missions to stop the duo. The show debuted on September 7, 2015, on Teletoon; although the series made its global debut on Boomerang in France on January 3, 2015. In the United States, it premiered as a streaming series on Netflix on March 27, 2015. Premise When Dr. Claw is thawed out of his iceberg prison and reactivates M.A.D., Inspector Gadget is broug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snow Buddies
''Snow Buddies'' is a 2008 American adventure comedy film and the second installment in the '' Air Buddies'' series. It was released on DVD on February 5, 2008. The film takes place in the fictional town of Ferntiuktuk, Alaska. It is the final installment in the series to feature Buddy himself as well as any characters from the ''Air Bud'' films. Plot Air Bud's quintuplet Golden Retriever puppies (known as the Buddies) from the town of Fernfield, Washington are having fun with their new owners before they go to school. The puppies meet up in the park and decide to play hide and seek. Budderball sees an ice cream truck and decides to go in, forcing the others to try and rescue him, but the Buddies become trapped in a truck heading to Ferntiuktuk, Alaska. Upon arrival, the Buddies meet Shasta, a Alaskan Husky puppy whose 11-year-old owner, Adam Bilson, is determined to win the Alaskan sled dog race because of what had happened to his father, due to a tragic accident a year pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sackett
The Sackett family is a fictional American family featured in a number of Western novels, short stories, and historical novels by American writer Louis L'Amour. Background The novels trace much of the history of the family through individual members of the family as they move across the Atlantic from England, settle in the Appalachians, and then move west to the Great Plains, the Rockies, and California. Unlike novels by such writers as James A. Michener, these stories do not trace the rise and fall of the fortunes of a clan or extended family, but simply tie together significant and minor characters in several of the Western novels. L'Amour's Sackett family originates in The Fens of Cambridgeshire in East Anglia. The patriarch of the family, Barnabas Sackett, becomes a merchant captain and eventually settles with his wife Abigail (née Tempany) in what will become the borderlands of North Carolina and Tennessee. The family quickly divides into three clans, sired by sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primal Rage
''Primal Rage'' is a fighting game developed and released by Atari Games for amusement arcade, arcades in 1994. The game takes place on a Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic version of Earth called "Urth". Players control one of seven prehistoric beasts, that battle each other to determine the planet's fate. Matches feature many of the conventions of fighting games from the era, including special moves and gory finishing maneuvers. Porting, Ports were released for home video game consoles and personal computers. Efforts to perfectly video game console emulator, emulate the arcade original have been unsuccessful due to the use of an unusual copy protection method. Toys, comics, a novel and other merchandise tie-ins were produced. More than 1.5 million copies of the game were sold. Gameplay ''Primal Rage'' is a traditional 2D computer graphics, two-dimensional fighting game in which two Player character, players select characters to battle each other in one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prey (2006 Video Game)
''Prey'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by Human Head Studios, under contract for 3D Realms, and published by 2K Games, while the Xbox 360 version was Video game port, ported by Venom Games. The game was initially released in North America and Europe on July 11, 2006. ''Prey'' uses a heavily modified version of id Tech 4 to use portals and variable gravity to create the environments the player explores. The game's story is focused on Cherokee Domasi "Tommy" Tawodi as he, his girlfriend, and grandfather are abducted aboard an alien spaceship known as The Sphere as it consumes material, both inanimate and living, from Earth in order to sustain itself. Tommy's Cherokee heritage allows him to let his spirit roam freely at times and resurrection, come back to life after dying, which gives Tommy an edge in his battle against the Sphere. ''Prey'' had been in development in one form or another since 1995, and has had several major revisions. While the general approach to g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
