Kid Koala - Kid Koala Eric San (born 1975), who records under the name Kid Koala, is a Toronto, Canada based DJ and turntablist. He is signed to the Ninja Tune record label and also tours and performs with a jam band, Bullfrog..
Koala - Koala Koala Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Subclass: Marsupialia Order: Diprotodontia Suborder: Vombatiformes Family: Phascolarctidae Genus: Phascolarctus Species: cinereus Binomial name Phascolarctus cinereus The Koala\ (Phascolarctus cinereus) is a thickset arboreal marsupial herbivore endemic to Australia, and the only representative of its family, Phascolarctidae. Koalas are unmistakable: they are broadly similar in appearance to a wombat (which is their closest living relative) but have a thicker, softer coat, much larger ears, and longer limbs, which are equipped with large, sharp claws to assist with climbing. Weight varies from about 14 kg for a large, southern male, to about 5 kg for a small northern female. They are generally silent, but male Koalas have a very loud advertising call (a nasal snort that human.
Koala Pad - Koala Pad Koala Pad for the C64 courtesy Randy Byrnes The Koala Pad is a graphics tablet which was produced for most of the early 8bit machines, including the Apple II, TRS-80 Color Computer, Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit family. Originally designed by Dr. David Thornburg as a low-cost drawing tool for schools, the Koala Pad was very popular with home users as well. The pad itself was 4 inches square, mounted on a slightly inclined base with the back of the pad higher than the front. At the top, "behind" the pad, were two buttons. The pad hooked into the computer using analog joystick (or "paddle") inputs, which meant that it had fairly low resolution and tended to jostle the cursor as it was moved..
Jumpstart - Jumpstart Spanish 4.18 Jumpstart Typing Jumpstart Characters Pierre Bear Species:Polar Bear Gender: Male Appearances: Jumpstart Preschool, Jumpstart Kindergarten, Jumpstart 1st Grade and Jumpstart 2nd Grade Eleanor Elephant Species: Elephant Gender: Female Appearances: Jumpstart Preschool, Jumpstart Kindergarten, Jumpstart 1st Grade and Jumpstart 2nd Grade Kisha Koala Species: Koala Gender: Female Appearances: Jumpstart Preschool, Jumpstart Kindergarten, Jumpstart 1st Grade and Jumpstart 2nd Grade Casey Cat Species: Cat Gender: Female Appearances: Jumpstart Preschool, Jumpstart Kindergarten, Jumpstart 1st Grade and Jumpstart 2nd Grade Mr. Hopsalot Species: Rabbit Gender: Male Appearances: Jumpstart Preschool, Jumpstart Kindergarten, Jumpstart Kindergaten Math, Jumpstart Kindergaten Reading, Jumpstart 1st Grade, Jumpstart 2nd Grade and Jumpstart Spanish Frankie Species: Dog Gender: Male Appearances: Jumpstart Preschool, Jumpstart Kindergarten, Jumpstart 1st Grade, Jumpstart 1st Grade Math, Jumpstart 1st Grade Reading, and Jumpstart 2nd Grade C.J..
Vombatiformes - Five of the seven known families within this suborder are extinct; only the families Phascolarctidae, with the koala, and Vombatidae, with three extant species of wombat, survive. Among the extinct families are Diprotodontidae, which includes the diprotodon, believed by many to be the inspiration for the bunyip. Vombatiformes is Latin for "wombat-shaped things", and took its name from its type family. The suborder Vombatiformes, with its closely related members and their compact body form, contrasts with the only other diprotodont suborder, the large and diverse Phalangerida, including kangaroos, wallabies, quokkas, possums, gliding possum-like marsupials and others. The Koala and wombat are believed by many biologists to share a common ancestor and to have diverged only recently in the Cenozoic..
Graphics tablet - Y location. The final evolution in the graphics tablet was the pressure-sensitive pad. In these devices the X and Y grids are separated by a thin insulator, and when the pad is pressed the two wires come into contact at the pressure point. This allows current to flow into one X and out of one Y wire (or vice-versa) thereby locating the stylus. These systems tend to be lower resolution, with increases in resolution requiring more wiring which drives up the cost. At some point there is a sweet spot where the magnetic systems become more reasonable, as they can interpolate between wires to provide higher resolution without more wiring. The first home computer graphics tablets appeared on the Apple II, in the form of the Koala Pad. The Koala was.
Drop Bear - Bear is a fictional Australian marsupial supposedly related to the Koala. In one telling, this is a much like the Koala but perhaps three times larger. It has distinctive large gripping talons and forearms and is very sensitive to sound. Drop Bears are named for their propensity to become disoriented and fall on parties of noisy unsuspecting tourists. The injuries caused as Drop Bears frantically attempt to secure a hold on the torsos of their victims are quite horrific and their images have been suppressed by the Australian Government. Tourists are advised to wear crash-helmets when in the vicinty of eucalypts. They are known to be particularly aggravated by the tones and cadence of the North American accent. Other tellings vary a great deal, but the essentials of a large, heavy.
Diprotodon - water, and eating tree leaves, shrubs and some grasses. The largest were hippopotamus-sized: about three meters from nose to tall, standing two meters tall at the shoulder. The closest surviving relatives are the wombats and the Koala. It is fancifully suggested that diprotodons may have been the inspiration for the legends of the bunyip. Theories on diptrodon extinction Diprotodons, along with a wide range of other Australian megafauna, became extinct shortly after humans arrived in Australia about 50,000 years ago. Three theories have been advanced to explain the mass extinction. First, climate change. Australia has undergone a very long process of gradual aridification since it split off from Gondwana about 40 million years ago. From time to time the process reverses for a period, but overall the trend has been strongly.
Diprotodontia - of about 120 marsupial mammals including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, Koala, wombats, and many others. Extinct members include the giant Diprotodon family, and Thylacoleo, the so-called "marsupial lion". Diprotodonts are almost all herbivorous: there are a few insectivores and omnivores, but these seem to be relatively recent adaptations from the mainstream herbivorous mould. Diprotodonts are restricted to Australasia. The earliest known fossils date to the late Oligocene. However it is certain that their genesis lies earlier than that: there are large gaps in Australia's fossil record and virtually no record at all in geologically active New Guinea; the great diversity of known Oligocene diprotodonts suggests that they began to diverge from one well beforehand. Many of the largest and least atheletic diprotodonts (along with a wide range of other Australian megafauna).
Dasyuromorphia - 2 kilograms, or from the size of a domestic mouse to that of a small domestic cat. To provide context, the table below also shows the other major branches of the Australidelphia (Australasian marsupial) tree. Order Microbiotheria: (1 species, the Monito del Monte of South America) ORDER DASYUROMORPHIA Family Thylacinidae Thylacine extinct Family Dasyuridae (55 species in 13 genera) Subfamily Dasyurinae: quolls, Kowari, Mulgara, Kaluta, dibblers, psudantechinuses, and the Tasmanian Devil Subfamily Phascogalinae: phascogales and antechinuses Subfamily Sminthopsinae: dunnarts and the Kultarr Subfamily Planigalinae: planigales and ningauis Family Myrmecobiidae Numbat Order Peramelemorphia (21 species: rainforest bandicoots, bandicoots, and bilbies) Order Notoryctemorphia (2 species of marsupial mole) Order Diprotodontia (about 117 species in 11 families, including the Koala, wombats, possums, rat kangaroos, kangaroos, wallabies and others.).
1980 in sports - Tour - In its first year, Don January is the leading money winner with earnings of $44,100. Women's Golf US Women's Open - Amy Alcott LPGA Championship - Sally Little Beth Daniel: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $231,000. Thoroughbred Horse Racing Australia - Melbourne Cup - Beldale Ball Canada - Queen's Plate - Driving Home France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Detroit Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Tyrnavos English Triple Crown Races: Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Known Fact Epsom Derby - Henbit St. Leger Stakes - Light Cavalry United States Triple Crown Races: Kentucky Derby - Genuine Risk Preakness Stakes - Codex Belmont Stakes - Temperence Hill Harness Racing Superhorse, Niatross wins the United States Pacing Triple Crown races: Cane Pace - Niatross Little.
Tank Girl - mistake and being declared an outlaw, later strips were deeply disorganised and chaotic. Initially set in a stylised Australia, other major characters were Booga (a kangaroo and Tank Girl's boyfriend), the soft toys Camp Koala and Mr. Precocious, Stevie, Barney, Sub Girl and Jet Girl. She first appeared in Deadline magazine, from issue 1 (1988) until the end of the magazine in 1995. The strip also had in its own publication, Tank Girl in 1991, with an extended break in 1992 the comic ended after eight issues in September 1993. The efforts peaked with a 1995 film directed by Rachel Talalay and starring Lori Petty. The film was critically mauled and did extremely poorly, Deadline collapsed and the character and the strip have not re-appeared since. External Links International Movie Database.
August 22 - powers (Germany, Italy and Japan) 1944 - Last transport of French Jews to concentration camps in Germany 1944 - 32 Spaniards & 4 Frenchmen tackle a German column (1,300 men in 60 lorries, with 6 tanks & 2 self propelled guns), at La Madeiline, France. Three Maquis wounded, 110 Germans killed, 200 wounded. 1950 - Althea Gibson becomes the first black competitor in international tennis 1953 - The jail on Devil's Island is closed 1962 - An attempt to assassinate French president Charles De Gaulle fails 1962 - The Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered ship, completes its maiden voyage 1968 - Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogota, Colombia. It is the first visit of a pope to Latin America 1972 - Rhodesia is expelled by the International Olympic Committee for its.
Australian fauna - arrived only about 5 million years ago, and the Dingo, which was introduced to Australia by humans perhaps 7000 years ago. Australia is also home to large and diverse populations of various other types of animal - snakes, lizards, insects, birds and fish. Mammals Monotremes Echidnas Platypus Marsupials bandicoots bilbies hopping mice kangaroos Koala possums potoroos Quokka quoll Tasmanian Devil Thylacine wallabies wombats Placentals Dingo (introduced) flying-foxes Rabbit (introduced pest) Birds Australian birds (main article) See Australasian birds for a comprehensive listing Reptiles Lizards blue-tongue lizard frilled lizard goanna geckos skinks thorny lizard Snakes tiger snake black snake brown snake copperhead snake taipan Amphibians Corroboree frog Eastern tree frog Pest species rabbit Cane toad Recently extinct Australian fauna Australian megafauna: from first human colonisation to 1788: Extinct Australian animals: from 1788.
Australian dollar - in February 14, 1966, not only replacing the Australian pound (long since distinct from the pound sterling) but also introducing a decimal system. The Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies wished to name the currency "the Royal", and other names such as "the Austral" and "the Koala" were also proposed. Monetary History In 1966 following the introduction of the Australian Dollar the value of the national currency continued to be managed in accord with the Bretton Woods gold standard as it had been since 1954. Essentially the value of the Australian Dollar was managed with reference to gold, although in practice the US dollar was used. In 1971 the US government discontinued the practice of managing the value of the US dollar with relation to gold and from this point onward Australia.
Bonnaroo Music Festival - Medeski Martin & Wood, Sonic Youth, The funky Meters, Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon, Joshua Redman, Yonder Mountain String Band, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, The Wailers, Nickel Creek, G. Love and Special Sauce, Tortoise, Liz Phair, Sound Tribe Sector 9, O.A.R, North Mississippi Allstars, Warren Haynes, Keller Williams, Garage A Trois, Ben Kweller, Mix Master Mike, Ekoostik Hookah, Polyphonic Spree, Kid Koala, Z-Trip, Particle, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Josh Wink, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, The Slip, Cyro Baptista's Beat the Donkey, DJ Spooky, Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons, Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, The New Deal, RJD2, My Morning Jacket, Topaz, phonosycograph DJ.DISK, DJ.Disk & The Filthy Ape, Vusi Mahlasela of Amandla, Drive-By Truckers, Hackensaw Boys, Mark Farina, Robinella & the CC String Band, Buddahead, Kaki King, RAQ,.
Thumb - of the hands from their walking requirements - still so crucial for apes today, which in its turn was one of the consequences of the gradual pithecanthropoid and anthropoid adoption of the erect bipedal walking gait - and the simultaneous development of a larger anthropoid brain in the later stages. Other animals with opposable thumbs or digits Many animals, primates and others, also have some kind of opposable thumb or toe: Panda - Panda paws have five clawed fingers plus an extra bone that works like an opposable thumb. This "thumb" is not really a finger (like our thumb is), but an extra-long wrist bone that works like a thumb. Koala - opposable toe on each foot, plus two opposable digits on each hand Opossum - opposable thumb Cebids (New World.
The Wuzzles - Characters Bumblelion: Half bumblebee and half lion, Bumblelion is a short, squat orange furred creature with a pink mane, fuzzy antennae, a lion's tail, small insect wings, and horizontal brown stripes up his tummy. He lives in a beehive, is courageous, and has interest in Butterbear, below. Butterbear: Half bear and half butterfly, Butterbear is mostly bear in appearance; yellow fur with a white tummy, small wings, and short antennae with flowers on their ends. Eleroo: One of the larger Wuzzles, and half kangaroo, half elephant. Eleroo is purple, with the body shape and tail of a kangaroo, but an elephant's trunk and ears. He has a horizontally striped pouch. Koalakeet: Half koala, half parakeet. Moosel: Half moose, half seal. Hoppopotamus: Half rabbit, half hippopotamus. Pandeaver: Half panda, half beaver. Rhinokey:.
Timeline of computing 1980-1989 - code for various utilities and games. A 5.25 inch disk drive was available, along with a cassette storage system which used standard audio cassette tapes. Also available were a number of games, a color plotter which printed on 6" wide paper tape, a graphics tablet (the Koala pad). A TV screen served as monitor. The VIC-20 became the first computer to sell 1 million units. 1980 - October Development of MS-DOS/PC-DOS began. Microsoft (known mainly for their programming languages) were commissioned to write the Operating System for the PC, Digital Research failed to get the contract (there is much legend as to the real reason for this). DR's Operating System, CP/M-86 was later shipped but it was actually easier to adapt programs to DOS rather than to CP/M-86, and CP/M-86 cost.
Tourism in Australia - beaches, particularly those of the Gold Coast. Sydney, particularly the Sydney Opera House More generically, the Outback. Major sources for international tourism to Australia include the United States and Japan. Both countries tourists benefitted from the weakness of the Australian dollar against their own currencies over much of the 1980s and 1990s, making Australian holidays quite cheap. Japanese tourists make up a distinctive part of the Australian tourism market, usually taking short package tours which concentrate heavily on the iconic sights, Australian native animals (particularly the koala and to a lesser extent the fairy penguin, which the Japanese seem to find irresistibly cute), and souvenir shops, to the bemusement of locals who wonder what these tourists are actually getting out of their visit. Another major source of tourists to Australia include.
