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The origins of the art mod can be traced to the classic 1983 mod Castle Smurfenstein (a humorous subversion of Castle Wolfenstein which replaces the Nazi guards with Smurfs). [67] The very first art mod, however, is generally considered to be Iimura Takahiko's 1993 AIUEOUNN Six Features (a modification of Sony's "System G"). [65] [66]
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name [1] that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname.
Tormod is a masculine Norwegian [1] and Scottish Gaelic given name. [2] The Norwegian name is derived from the Old Norse personal name Þórmóðr. [1] This name is composed of two elements: Þorr, the name of the Norse god of thunder; and móðr, meaning "mind", "courage". [3]
Apparently her daughter’s first name was inspired by Hollywood starlet Katherine Hepburn and the middle name Swati was chosen as a tribute to her Indian heritage and, more importantly, her ...
Onomastics has applications in data mining, with applications such as named-entity recognition, or recognition of the origin of names. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a popular approach in historical research, where it can be used to identify ethnic minorities within populations [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and for the purpose of prosopography .
State name Date first attested in original language Language of origin Word(s) in original language Meaning and notes Alabama: April 19, 1692: Choctaw/Alabama: alba amo/Albaamaha 'Thicket-clearers' [3] or 'plant-cutters', from alba, '(medicinal) plants', and amo, 'to clear'. The modern Choctaw name for the tribe is Albaamu. [4] Alaska: December ...
As mod teens and young adults began using their disposable income to buy stylish clothes, the first youth-targeted boutique clothing stores opened in London in the Carnaby Street and King's Road districts. [53] The streets' names became symbols of, one magazine later stated, "an endless frieze of mini-skirted, booted, fair-haired angular angels ...
On the other side, some companies actively encourage modding of their products. In cases such as TiVo and Google, there has been an informal agreement between the modders and the company in which the modders agree not to do anything that destroys the company's business model and the company agrees to support the modding community by providing technical specifications and information.