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A grey festering blob of infinite malevolence, described as the lesser brother of Tsathoggua or spawn of Cthulhu, born from his bile and tears. [1] Alala [2] Herald of S'glhuo: An entity of living sound native to the Gulf of S'glhuo, and manifesting as a huge monstrous being. He is served by the Denizens of S'glhuo, which are made of his same ...
The Young British Artists, or YBAs [1] —also referred to as Brit artists and Britart—is a loose group of visual artists who first began to exhibit together in London in 1988. Many of the YBA artists graduated from the BA Fine Art course at Goldsmiths, in the late 1980s, whereas some from the group had trained at Royal College of Art. [2]
A chemical weapon agent (CWA), or chemical warfare agent, is a chemical substance whose toxic properties are meant to kill, injure or incapacitate human beings.About 70 different chemicals have been used or stockpiled as chemical weapon agents during the 20th century, although the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has an online database listing 35,942 chemicals which ...
The Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) is a tactical air-to-surface missile under development for the United States Air Force (USAF) by Northrop Grumman. It is primarily designed to attack air-defences and high-value targets such as command-and-control sites, surface-to-surface missile launchers, anti-satellite systems, and GPS jamming systems. [1]
YBA or yba can refer to a number of things: Young British Artists, a movement of British artists in the 1980s and 1990s; Yala language, a language spoken in Ogoja, Nigeria, by ISO 639 code; Young Buddhist Association, an association of Buddhists in the U.S. Banff Airport, an airstrip near Banff, Alberta, Canada, by IATA code
Swords can have single or double bladed edges or even edgeless. The blade can be curved or straight. Arming sword; Dagger; Estoc; Falchion; Katana; Knife; Longsword; Messer; Rapier; Sabre or saber (Most sabers belong to the renaissance period, but some sabers can be found in the late medieval period)
The arquebus had become a common infantry weapon by the 16th century due to its relative cheapness—a helmet, breastplate and pike cost about three and a quarter ducats while an arquebus only a little over one ducat. [11] [57] Another advantage of arquebuses over other equipment and weapons was its short training period. While a bow ...
They were carried on man's back and fired 124 g (4.4 oz) shots. Firing requires a stand, made from a piece of wood from 1.83–2.13 cm (0.72–0.84 in) long. [12] A gun similar to gingal, with a wooden stand and swivel is also reported: [13] "One end of the carriage is supported with 2 legs, or a fork of 3 foot high, the other rests on the ground.