Agkistrodon piscivorus

Agkistrodon piscivorus is a venomous snake, a species of pit viper, found in the southeastern United States. Adults are large and capable of delivering a painful and potentially fatal bite. When antagonized, they will stand their ground by coiling their bodies and displaying their fangs. Although their aggression has been exaggerated, individuals may bite when feeling threatened or being handled. This is the world's only semiaquatic viper, usually found in or near water, particularly in slow-moving and shallow lakes, streams, and marshes. The snake is a strong swimmer and will even enter the sea. It has successfully colonized islands off both the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

The generic name is derived from the Greek words ancistro (hooked) and odon (tooth), and the specific name comes from the Latin piscis (fish) and voro (to eat); thus, the scientific name translates into “hooked-tooth fish-eater”. Common names include variants on water moccasin, swamp moccasin, black moccasin, cottonmouth, gapper, or simply viper. Many of the common names refer to the threat display, where this species will often stand its ground and gape at an intruder, exposing the white lining of its mouth. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here. Its diet consists mainly of fish and frogs but is otherwise highly varied and, uniquely, has even been reported to include carrion.

Congo (BBC TV series)

Congo is a 2001 BBC nature documentary series for television on the natural history of the Congo River of Central Africa. In three episodes, the series explores the variety of animals and habitats that are to be found along the river’s 4,700 km (2,922 mi) reach.

Congo was produced for the BBC Natural History Unit and the Discovery Channel by Scorer Associates. The series writer/producer was Brian Leith and the executive producer was Neil Nightingale. Series consultants were Michael Fay, Kate Abernethy, Jonathan Kingdon and Lee White.

Little filming was possible in the Democratic Republic of the Congo which encompasses the vast majority of the river's watershed. (The one exception to this is the brief sequence of Livingstone Falls.) The reason for this is that the Second Congo War (1998–2003) was underway during filming (1999–2000).

The series forms part of the Natural History Unit's Continents strand and was preceded by Andes to Amazon in 2000 and succeeded by Wild Africa later that year in 2001.

Congo (chimpanzee)

Congo (1954–1964) was a chimpanzee who learned how to draw and paint. Zoologist and surrealist painter Desmond Morris first observed his abilities when the chimp was offered a pencil and paper at two years of age. By the age of four, Congo had made 400 drawings and paintings. His style has been described as "lyrical abstract impressionism".

Biography and works

Congo was born in 1954. He learned to draw near the age of two, beginning when zoologist Desmond Morris offered Congo a pencil. Morris said, "He took Pencil and I placed a piece of card in front of him. This is how I recorded it at the time, 'Something strange was coming out of the end of the pencil. It was Congo's first line. It wandered a short way and then stopped. Would it happen again? Yes, it did, and again and again'." Morris soon observed that the chimp would draw circles, and had a basic sense of composition in his drawings. He also showed the ability of symmetrical consistency between two sides of a sketch; when Morris drew a shape at one side of a piece of paper, Congo would balance the structure by making marks on the other half of the paper. Similarly, if a color on one side contained blue for example, he would add blue to the other side as well to keep balance.

Genesis (band)

Genesis are an English rock band formed at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey in 1967. The most commercially successful line-up includes keyboardist Tony Banks, bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford and drummer/singer Phil Collins. Other important members were singer Peter Gabriel and guitarist Steve Hackett. The band underwent many changes in musical style over its career, from folk music to progressive rock in the 1970s, before moving towards pop at the end of the decade. They have sold 21.5 million RIAA-certified albums in the US and their worldwide sales are estimated to be between 100 million and 130 million.

Formed by five Charterhouse pupils including Banks, Rutherford, Gabriel, and Anthony Phillips, Genesis was named by former pupil Jonathan King who arranged them to record several unsuccessful singles and an album. After splitting with King, the group began touring professionally, signing with Charisma Records. Following the departure of Phillips, Genesis recruited Collins and Hackett and recorded several progressive rock style albums, with live shows centred around Gabriel's theatrical costumes and performances. The group were initially commercially successful in Europe, before entering the UK charts with Foxtrot (1972). They followed this with Selling England by the Pound (1973) and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974) before Gabriel decided to leave the group.

Genesis (S.H.E album)

Genesis (Chinese: 美麗新世界) is the third studio album by Taiwanese Mandopop girl group S.H.E. It was released on 5 August 2002 by HIM International Music.

The track "美麗新世界" (Genesis) is listed at number 24 on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2002.

Album information

Although the title track was an upbeat and lively number, S.H.E regarded it as their most difficult song at the time. While both Girls Dorm and Youth Society had songs that were sung entirely in English ("H.B.O" and "I've Never Been To Me", respectively), "Woman In Love", a cover of Rebekah Ryan's original in the Genesis album, would be the last English song that S.H.E would sing. In April 2003, eight months after the release of Genesis, actress Chen Mingzhen's "Thinking of Your Moment" (想你的瞬間) covered the same Sweetbox song as "Ocean of Love" (愛情的海洋). According to Chen, she recorded "Thinking of Your Moment" one year before S.H.E had put it on Genesis, but the only reason S.H.E managed to sing "Ocean of Love" first was because Chen was delayed by manufacturing problems.

Genesis (The Gods album)

Genesis is the debut album by the British band The Gods. The LP was recorded in 1968 and released that same year by EMI / Columbia Records) in the UK. The album was re-issued on CD by Repertoire Records in 1994.

Track listing

  • "Towards The Skies" (Konas) – 3:25
  • "Candles Getting Shorter" (Konas, Hensley) – 4:28
  • "You're My Life" (Konas, Kerslake) – 3:20
  • "Looking Glass" (Konas, Hensley) – 4:14
  • "Misleading Colours" (Kerslake, Konas) – 3:40
  • Side two

  • "Radio Show" (Robertson, Sugarman) – 3:11
  • "Plastic Horizon" (Robertson, Sugarman) – 3:26
  • "Farthing Man" (Konas) – 3:30
  • "I Never Know" (Konas, Hensley) – 5:41
  • "Time And Eternity" (Konas, Kerslake) – 2:43
  • Bonus tracks on CD reissue

  • "Baby's Rich" (Konas, Hensley) – 2:48
  • "Somewhere In The Street" (Hensley) – 2:50
  • "Hey Bulldog" (Lennon–McCartney) – 3:03
  • "Real Love Guaranteed" (Konas, Hensley) – 2:29
  • When it came out in 1968, the LP consisted of 10 tracks. The 1994 CD version has an additional four songs. It features both sides of the band's extremely rare 45's singles "Baby's Rich" and "Hey Bulldog". The cover of the CD shows the original sleeve artwork which was designed by Hipgnosis.

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    Congo

    by: Genesis

    You say that I put chains on you
    But I don't think that's really true
    But if you want to be free from me
    You gotta lose me in another world
    Send me to the Congo I'm free to leave
    There's always somewhere anybody can lead
    Send me to the Congo you have to believe
    You can do it if you wanna just do what you please
    Like a soldier ant
    I will wait for the signal to act
    To take a walk right through the door
    If you don't want me here any more
    Send me to the Congo I'm free to leave
    There's always somewhere anybody can lead
    Send me to the Congo you have to believe
    You can do it if you wanna just do what you please
    Into my heart you came
    And gave a whole new meaning to my life
    Into my world you brought a light
    I thought it never would go out
    Send me to the Congo I'm free to leave
    There's always somewhere anybody can lead
    Send me to the Congo you have to believe
    You can do it if you wanna just do what you please
    You can send me to the Congo I'm free to leave
    There's always somewhere anybody can lead
    Yes you can send me to the Congo, you have to believe
    You can do it if you wanna just do what you please
    I would never be the one to say you had no reason
    To want me somewhere else far far away
    But someday you may understand, someday you will see
    That someone who would die for you is all I've ever been
    Congo the Congo, if that's how it's got to be
    Congo the Congo, if that's what you want from me
    I would never be the one to say you had no reason
    To want me somewhere else far far away
    Someday you may understand someday you will see...




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