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The term hyphy (/ ˈ h aɪ f iː / HY-fee) is an Oakland, California slang meaning "hyperactive". [1] More specifically, it is an adjective describing the hip hop music [1] [2] and the culture associated with the Oakland area. [3] The term was first coined by Oakland rapper Keak da Sneak. [1] [3]
In geology, a debate remains open concerning the use of Myr (duration) plus Mya (million years ago) versus using only the term Ma. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In either case, the term Ma is used in geology literature conforming to ISO 31-1 (now ISO 80000-3 ) and NIST 811 recommended practices.
Cryptic crosswords often use abbreviations to clue individual letters or short fragments of the overall solution. These include: Any conventional abbreviations found in a standard dictionary, such as:
A hypha (from Ancient Greek ὑφή (huphḗ) 'web'; pl.: hyphae) is a long, branching, filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium. [1] In most fungi, hyphae are the main mode of vegetative growth, and are collectively called a mycelium .
The first incarnation of Patches himself appeared in For Answer as "Patch the Good Luck", a mecha pilot. Patch prefers to fight from afar using a sniper rifle, and will plead for mercy when defeated, retreating if the player spares his life. Patches reappears in Demon's Souls and its 2020 remake under the name "Patches the Hyena", a scavenger ...
"One Million Years" is a single released by Robin Gibb in 1969 with the B-side "Weekend". The single did not chart in Britain. Recorded during sessions for Robin's Reign it was only included on the German LP and CD version as the last track. [2] Produced by Gibb with his new manager Vic Lewis. Kenny Clayton conducts the orchestra for this song.
The failure of the Aerodrome resulted in public ridicule of Langley. Two days after the failed experiment, an editorial published in the New York Times opined: [5] [It] might be assumed that the flying machine which will really fly might be evolved by the combined and continuous efforts of mathematicians and mechanicians in from one million to ten million years...
Some multiples are: 1 kilowarhol – famous for 15,000 minutes, or 10.42 days. A sort of metric "nine-day wonder". 1 megawarhol – famous for 15 million minutes, or 28.5 years. First used by Cullen Murphy in 1997. [71]