Toxicodendron is a genus of in the sumac family, Anacardiaceae. It contains woody , and , including poison ivy, poison oak, and the lacquer tree. All members of the genus produce the skin-irritating oil urushiol, which can cause a severe allergic reaction. The generic name is derived from the Greek words ( toxikos), meaning "poison," and ( dendron), meaning "tree". ξ1 The best known members of the genus in North America are poison ivy (T. radicans), practically ubiquitous throughout most of eastern..
A family entertainment center (or centre), often abbreviated FEC in the entertainment industry, is a small amusement park marketed towards families with small children to teenagers, and often entirely indoors or associated with a larger operation such as a theme park. They usually cater to "sub-regional markets of larger metropolitan areas." FECs are generally small compared to full-scale amusement parks, with fewer attractions, a lower per-person per-hour cost to consumers than a traditional amusement p..
The Mars Society is a space-advocacy non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the human exploration and settlement of the planet Mars. Inspired by "The Case for Mars" conferences which were hosted by The Mars Underground at the University of Colorado Boulder and established by Dr. Robert Zubrin and many others in 1998, the organization works to educate the public, the media and government on the benefits of Mars exploration and the importance of planning for a Earth-to-Mars mission in the coming dec..
In the controlled demolition industry, building implosion is the strategic placing of explosive material and timing of its detonation so that a structure collapses on itself in a matter of seconds, minimizing the physical damage to its immediate surroundings. Despite its terminology, building implosion also includes the controlled demolition of other structures, such as , , , and .
In mathematics, especially in set theory, a setA is a subset of a set B, or equivalently B is a superset of A, if A is "contained" inside B, that is, all elements of A are also elements of B. A and B may coincide. The relationship of one set being a subset of another is called inclusion or sometimes containment.
On August 10th of the year 2010 the Holy Empire of Britannia began a campaign of conquest its sights set on Japan. Operations were completed in one month thanks to Britannia's deployment of new mobile humanoid armor vehicles dubbed Knightmare Frames. Japa..
On August 10th of the year 2010 the Holy Empire of Britannia began a campaign of conquest, its sights set on Japan. Operations were completed in one month thanks to Britannia's deployment of new mobile humanoid armor vehicles dubbed Knightmare Frames. Japa..
Fed up with being unable to travel beyond the borders of her swamp the witch Metallia forges a contract with the legendary Hundred Knight to help her realize her ambition of spreading her swamp throughout all of Medea. As the Hundred Knight your mission ..
He records all his adventures in this diary so that he can tell his friends back home about what he did and saw during his time in Japan. With the help of a Japanese foster brother and sister he visits a Ninja village, tries new foods, learns brush paintin..
Atomic holocaust was followed by American occupation and the American-inspired, postwar Japanese ‘Peace Constitution’ which explicitly outlawed Japanese military forces and the use of war as an instrument of state policy. At the time of original public..
A far cry from the purple prose of the starry-eyed Western visitor or the sterile style of the government gazette, The Japanese Are Like That is a down to earth scrutiny of the so called "inscrutable" Japanese. Armed with a cool head, the gift of clear exp..
It may come as a surprise to many people, but Japan is the most running-obsessed country on earth. A 135-mile relay race, or "ekiden" is the country's biggest annual sporting event. Thousands of professional runners compete for corporate teams in some of t..
This book looks at the profound changes in Japan that made this jump possible and considers foreign firms' potential contribution to productivity and overall economic growth.
It tells of the imposters, the eccentrics, and the scandals, no less than the achievements of the scholars, the merchants, and the diplomats who contributed so much to the development of modern Japan.Here you will meet Townsend Harris, the first U.S. Consu..
The Navionics Gold chart provides navigators and fisherman with all the necessary data for safer and easier navigation. The XL9 34XG Gold feature a paper chart appearance with user-selectable shaded depth contours, real-world shapes and colors of buoys, co..
Designed for frequent printing of e-mails, drafts and documents, HP 650A delivers crisp, black text in your Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet Enterprise CP5520 Series and M750 Series. Intelligence built into the cartridge makes monitoring usage and reordering..
Designed for frequent printing of e-mails, drafts and documents, HP 650A delivers crisp, black text in your Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet Enterprise CP5520 Series and M750 Series. Intelligence built into the cartridge makes monitoring usage and reordering..
Dedicated to purifying skin Clayspray present the Clay for Sport Massage and H2O Water Spray set; the first emulsified 'clay in spray' treatments. Fortified with a blend of hydrating hydrogel spring water and carefully selected plant extracts the mild e..
Precious Childrens Tee Sure To Please Irideon Kids Pup n Pony Birthday Party Tee has an adorable celebratory design that is sure to be a party favorite This is not only a festive long- sleeved tee but also a comfortable one as well. The tagless label and w..
This night-vision binocular incorporates Porro Prism Design that produces three-dimensional depth perception and massive field of view to quickly locate and accurately evaluate your target. The Sports-Auto-Focus lets you focus each eyepiece to your vision ..
TRAX maps are all-around sportsmen's map combining the features of a BLM map, Forest service map, Game and Fish map, and other maps sets into one. These maps work efficiently on the eXplorist and gives real-time mapping data critical to outdoor activities...
The greatest American Heroes are back and they've been set up to take the fall for a terrible crime they didn't commit. Roadblock (Dwayne Johnson) leads a new team (including Channing Tatum and Bruce Willis) on this explosive adventure.
A New Gate Will Open. A Lost City Will Rise Again. Now for the first time on Blu-Ray you can own all Five Seasons of this groundbreaking science fiction series in this 20-disc set. Atlantis built thousands of years ago by the highly evolved Ancients i..
Built from the ground-up to be the perfect tool to help before, during and after the hunt. It is also equipped with housing that is rugged, waterproof and submersible (IPX-7). The ergonomic housing comes in a camouflage pattern and the orange highlights he..
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For the first time in Japanese cinematic history an American Academy Award is coming to life. Released worldwide in 1992 Unforgiven starring and directed by Clint Eastwood was hailed by critics as a cinematic masterpiece. It was nominated for nine Osca..
When Battles Without Honour and Humanity first hit Japanese screens in January 1973, partially inspired by the success of The Godfather, it blasted out a new Ground Zero for crime cinema not only in Japan, but in the rest of the world, and spawned a legend..
Tom Cruise plays Civil War hero Capt. Nathan Algren who comes to Japan to fight the Samurai and ends up pledging himself to their cause. Ken Watanabe (Golden Globe and Academy Award nominee) plays Katsumoto a Samurai leader facing a vanishing way of lif..
This attachment turns the Leapster Explorer Learning Game System (sold separately) into a handheld digital camera and video recorder that stores up to 1,000 photos - This item is not the camera or video recorder by itself
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Alder is the common name of a genus of ( Alnus) belonging to the birch family Betulaceae. The genus comprises about 30 species of monoecious and , a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone.
Kabushiki-gaisha Kapukon, or just Capcom, is a Japanese developer and publisher of , known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Ace Attorney, Darkstalkers, Dead Rising, Devil May Cry, Ghosts'n Goblins