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* the Valis series of video games
* Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac
* Hans Rott
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* the Scarlatti family
* the noir genre
* A Prairie Home Companion
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so THAT's the point of the show
well in that case
scratch my previous suggestions and do a show about the show itself
a phrase that i never thought i'd read, yet i'm not surprised i agree with
/me is just recalling something that happened a little while ago in Oregon; this isn't news
been called back to the state capitol on Monday to hammer out a new
congressional map, seeing as the current lines were ruled an unconstitutional racial gerrymander
by a federal court earlier this year. But with the state House and
Senate in Republican hands and forever at loggerheads with Democratic
Gov. Terry McAuliffe, odds were always high that the two sides would
never reach an agreement and would instead send the whole matter back to
court to have the judges serve as cartographers.
Now that's a near certainty, though for reasons unrelated to
redistricting. At the start of the new session, Republican lawmakers
attempted to oust state Supreme Court Justice Jane Roush, whom McAuliffe
appointed on an interim basis last month, with a judge more to their liking, Ronnie Alston. However, the vote failed,
thanks to a defection by retiring GOP state Sen. John Watkins, who was
disgusted by his own party's flagrant partisan posturing.
But had the legislature remained in session to work on redistricting,
Republicans could have kept trying to install Alston in place of Roush.
Since Democrats were pissed at Republicans for trying to bump off Roush
in the first place, and since they knew there was no longer any hope of
any kind of deal on a new map, they banded together with Watkins a
second time to adjourn the special session—all on the very day it began.
It's a pretty fascinating exercise in power, with one chamber
basically saying "fuck you" to the other. Republicans say they think the
Senate might not be able to adjourn for more than three days without
the consent of the House, so we could be back here right quick. But if
Watkins continues to defect, the GOP will lack a quorum
and won't be able to conduct any business; in that scenario, McAuliffe
would be able to re-appoint Roush to a second interim term when her
current one expires in September. And Republicans, who could have traded
a favorable congressional map for a Democratic priority like, say,
Medicaid expansion, will instead walk away with nothing—and at least
several more months of Jane Roush on the high court.
My bolding.
I can't help but be amused and intrigued by these shenanigans. They're hilarious, dramatic, and actually high-stakes.
TBH i was mostly thinking of Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, only instead of attempting to debunk stuff, they just sneer at you for liking it.
i don't think That's Not Metal, You Mallcore Loving Sheep is taken
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this amuses me
no, they're not roman letters
they're cyrillic letters, just inelegantly transferred to the closest-looking roman letters
for example, the "h" is actually only ever "H", because it's the cyrillic letter that's pronounced like the roman letter N, and that cyrillic letter never looks like "h", only "H"
1. Which is the more proper ending to Neon Genesis Evangelion -- episodes 25 and 26, or End Of Evangelion?
2. Were Homura Akemi's actions right or wrong?
3. Should Castlevania Legends be canon?
4. What is your opinion of the game Hatred?
5. Is Chrono Cross a proper sequel to Chrono Trigger?
6. What do you think should be a proper copyright term for creative works?
7. What is your position on the copyright restrictions on derivative works?
* giraffe
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* shrew
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* mankind
* savior
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* you
* British people
* lawn chairs
* long walks on the beach
* Caribbean vacations
* Portuguese speakers in locales other than Portugal
* Stupid People @ MIT
* little packets of soy sauce that one gets from Chinese takeout
Remember, only jimminy crickets. Nothing else.
Contents
1 Taxonomy
2 Etymology
3 Subspecies
4 Habitat and geographic range
5 Description
6 Ecology
6.1 Feeding habits
6.2 Invasive species
6.3 Territoriality
7 Reproduction
8 In captivity
9 References
10 External links
Taxonomy
Jackson's chameleon was first described by Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1896.[1]
Etymology
The generic name, Trioceros, is derived from the Greek t??- (tri-) meaning "three" and ???a? (kéras) meaning "horns".[5] This is in reference to the three horns found on the heads of males.
The specific name, jacksonii, is a Latinized form of English explorer and ornithologist Frederick John Jackson's last name, who was serving as the first Governor of Kenya at the time.[6][7]
The English word chameleon (also chamaeleon) derives from Latin chamaeleo, a borrowing of the Ancient Greek ?aµa????? (khamailéon), a compound of ?aµa? (khamaí) "on the ground" and ???? (léon) "lion". The Greek word is a calque translating the Akkadian neš qaqqari, "ground lion".[8]
Subspecies
The three subspecies, including the nominate, are:
T. j. jacksonii (Boulenger, 1896) – Jackson's chameleon
T. j. merumontanus (Rand, 1958) – dwarf Jackson's chameleon
T. j. xantholophus (Eason, Ferguson & Hebrard, 1988) – yellow-crested Jackson's chameleon
Habitat and geographic range
Wild T. j. xantholophus from Hilo, Hawaii
Jackson's chameleons are native to woodlands and forests at altitudes of 1,600 to 2,440 m (5,250 to 8,010 ft) in south-central Kenya and northern Tanzania.[3][9] In these areas, the rainfall is seasonal but exceeds 127 cm (50 in) per year. Day temperatures are typically 16–27 °C (61–81 °F), and night temperatures are typically 4–18 °C (39–64 °F).[9] In Tanzania, it is only known from Mount Meru in the Arusha Region, which is the home of the relatively small endemic subspecies T. j. merumontanus.[3] Jackson's chameleon is more widespread in Kenya, where it is even found in wooded areas of some Nairobi suburbs.[3] The subspecies T. j. xantholophus (native to the Mount Kenya region) was introduced to Hawaii in 1972 and has since established populations on all main islands and became invasive species there.[10][11][12][13] This subspecies has also been introduced to Florida.[4] In Hawaii, they are mainly found at altitudes of 100 to 1,000 m (330 to 3,280 ft) in wet, shady places.[4] Historically this population was the primary source of Jackson's chameleons for the exotic pet trade in the United States, but exports from Hawaii are now illegal.[4] This has been done to prevent opportunists from willfully establishing further feral animal populations to capture and sell them.[13]
Description
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A Jackson's chameleon at the Wellington Zoo
Jackson's chameleons are sometimes called three-horned chameleons because males possess three brown horns: one on the nose (the rostral horn) and one above each superior orbital ridge above the eyes (preocular horns), somewhat reminiscent of the ceratopsid dinosaur genus Triceratops. The females generally have no horns, or traces of the rostral horn (in the subspecies T. j. jacksonii and T. j. merumontanus). The coloring is usually bright green, with some individual animals having traces of blue and yellow, but like all chameleons, they change color quickly depending on mood, health, and temperature.
These are small to medium-sized chameleons. Adult males reach up to 38 cm (15 in) and females up to 25 cm (10 in), but more typical lengths are 15 to 25 cm (6 to 10 in).[3] They have a saw-tooth shaped dorsal ridge and no gular crest. They attain sexual maturity after five months. The lifespan is variable, with males generally living longer than females.
Ecology
Feeding habits
Jackson's chameleons live primarily on a diet of small insects. They also prey on centipedes, isopods, millipedes, spiders, lizards, small birds, and snails in their native habitat.[11]
Invasive species
There is a threat of devastating impact of introduced invasive Jackson's chameleons to native ecosystems in Hawaii.[11] There were found mainly insect in their stomachs: planthoppers Oliarus, grasshoppers Banza, casebearing caterpillars Hyposmocoma, beetles Oodemas, dragonflies Pantala[11] and others.[13] Holland et al. (2010)[11] proved that they also prey on snails in Hawaii.[11] Their prey include land snails Achatinella, Auriculella, Lamellidea, Philonesia,[11] Oxychilus alliarius.[13] They are swallowing whole snails (including shells).[11] Jackson's chameleons introduced to Hawaii are substantial threat to native biodiversity of invertebrates[13] and serious threat especially to endemic species, such as critically endangered O'ahu tree snails (genus Achatinella).[11][12]
Territoriality
T. jacksonii is less territorial than most species of chameleons. Males will generally assert dominance over each other through color displays and posturing in an attempt to secure mating rights, but usually not to the point of physical fights.
Reproduction
Most chameleons are oviparous, but Jackson's chameleon gives birth to live offspring; eight to thirty live young are born after a five- to six-month gestation. The subspecies T. j. merumontanus gives birth to five to ten live young.[citation needed]
In captivity
In captivity, Jackson's chameleons require high humidity, and are in general very needy of colder temperatures during the night. Too much heat, or excessive humidity, can cause eye infections and upper respiratory infections in these animals. In captivity, the Jackson's chameleon can be expected to live between five and ten years.[14]
References
Boulenger, George Albert. (1896). "Description of a new Chameleon from Uganda". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series 17: 376. (Chamaeleon jacksonii, new species).
"Trioceros jacksonii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Spawls S, Howell K, Drewes RC, Ashe J. (2002). A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibian of East Africa. Academic Press. pp. 227-228. ISBN 0-12-656470-1
Global Invasive Species Database. (2010). Chamaeleo jacksonii (reptile). Retrieved 16 November 2014.
Liddell HG, Scott R. (1980). Greek-English Lexicon, Abridged Edition. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-910207-4.
Le Berre, François; Bartlett, Richard D. (2009). The Chameleon Handbook. Barron's Educational Series. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-7641-4142-3.
Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chamaeleo jacksonii, p. 132).
Dictionary.com entry for "chameleon"
Waring GH. (1996) Preliminary Study of the Behavior and Ecology of Jackson's Chameleon of Maui, Hawaii. Southern Illinois University. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
"Jackson's chameleon (Chamaeleo jacksonii )". Hawaii Biodiversity Information Network. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
Holland BS, Montgomery SL, Costello V. (2010). "A reptilian smoking gun: first record of invasive Jackson’s chameleon (Chamaeleo jacksonii ) predation on native Hawaiian species". Biodiversity and Conservation 19 (5): 1437-1441. doi:10.1007/s10531-009-9773-5.
Chiaverano LM, Holland BS. (2014). "Impact of an invasive predatory lizard on the endangered Hawaiian tree snail Achatinella mustelina: a threat assessment". Endangered Species Research 24: 115-123. doi:10.3354/esr00589.
Kraus F, Preston D. (2012). "Diet of the invasive lizard Chamaeleo jacksonii (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) at a wetforest site in Hawaii". Pacific Science 66: 397-404. PDF.
Exotic Pets section of About.com
Liz
The class pet Jackson's Chameleon
who goes on most of the field trips with Ms. Frizzle and the students,
often getting herself into dangerous comedic situations. She appears to
get jealous when the bus receives more attention than she does. In the
episode "Gets Ants In Its Pants", she is visibly annoyed and
disappointed when she does not get the recognition she deserves.
Liz is mute but often does things that one would not expect from a
lizard in real life, such as driving the bus. In three of the computer
games, Liz talks. When she goes to Herp Haven for a brief period her
packing list includes: claw polish, scale moisturizer and fang paste. If
Ms. Frizzle has to leave the students for a brief period for any
reason, or if the class must split up, she leaves Liz in charge, acting
as a sort of substitute teacher. In "In a Pickle", she is the supposed
"Judge" in Ms. Frizzle's trial for stealing Keesha's 1st prize
cucumber/turning it into a pickle (she wears the wig, and the outfit,
and carries the gavel).
Liz does not speak on the show, however she speaks in the CD-ROMs
although it appears that only the viewers can hear her. She is also seen
at the end of most episodes with the producers of The Magic School Bus.
and fuck you