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RE: Driver
(computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device
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RE: genus pteropogon
Pteropogon is a genus within the family Apogonidae, commonly known as cardinalfish. The species within this genus are typically marine fish found in the Indian and Pacific oceans. They are relatively small, nocturnal fish, recognized for their vibrant colours and distinctive mouth shape.
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RE: james riddle hoffa
James Riddle Hoffa was an American labor union leader who served as the President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) union from 1957 to 1971. His charisma and leadership connected with many working-class Americans, but he was also infamous for his alleged involvement with organized crime. Hoffa disappeared in July 1975 and was declared legally dead in 1982, though his fate remains a mystery. His efforts to organize workers and ensure fair labor practices had a significant impact on the labor rights movement in the United States.
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george otto trevelyan
English historian who wrote a history of the American revolution and a biography of his uncle Lord Macaulay (1838-1928)
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RE: metalware
Metalware refers to objects made primarily or entirely of metal, including items such as kitchen utensils, cutlery, pots, pans, decorative objects, hardware, tools, and machinery among others. These items can be made from various types of metal, including steel, brass, bronze, copper, iron, aluminium, and precious metals like silver and gold.
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RE: ailurus fulgens
The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), also known as the lesser panda, is a small mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It has dense reddish-brown fur with a black belly and legs, white-lined ears, a mostly white muzzle and a ringed tail. Its head-to-body length is 51–63.5 cm (20.1–25.0 in) with a 28–48.5 cm (11.0–19.1 in) tail, and it weighs between 3.2 and 15 kg (7.1 and 33.1 lb). It is well adapted to climbing due to its flexible joints and curved semi-retractile claws.
The red panda was first formally described in 1825. The two currently recognised subspecies, the Himalayan and the Chinese red panda, genetically diverged about 250,000 years ago. The red pandas place on the evolutionary tree has been debated, but modern genetic evidence places it in close affinity with raccoons, weasels, and skunks. It is not closely related to the giant panda, which is a bear, though both possess elongated wrist bones or false thumbs used for grasping bamboo. The evolutionary lineage of the red panda (Ailuridae) stretches back around 25 to 18 million years ago, as indicated by extinct fossil relatives found in Eurasia and North America.
The red panda inhabits coniferous forests as well as temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, favouring steep slopes with dense bamboo cover close to water sources. It is solitary and largely arboreal. It feeds mainly on bamboo shoots and leaves, but also on fruits and blossoms. Red pandas mate in early spring, with the females giving birth to litters of up to four cubs in summer. It is threatened by poaching as well as destruction and fragmentation of habitat due to deforestation. The species has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2015. It is protected in all range countries.
Community-based conservation programmes have been initiated in Nepal, Bhutan and northeastern India; in China, it benefits from nature conservation projects. Regional captive breeding programmes for the red panda have been established in zoos around the world. It is featured in animated movies, video games, comic books and as the namesake of companies and music bands.