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The name "manta" is Portuguese and Spanish for mantle (cloak or blanket), a type of blanket-shaped trap traditionally used to catch rays. [4] Mantas are known as "devilfish" because of their horn-shaped cephalic fins, which are imagined to give them an "evil" appearance.
Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, musician [a] and composer. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential musicians in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius". Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called "Brother Ray".
Luxottica owns not only a large portfolio of brands (over a dozen [55]) such as Ray-Ban and Oakley but also retailers such as Sunglass Hut, Lenscrafters and Oliver Peoples, the optical departments at Target, and (formerly) Sears, as well as key eye insurance groups including the second largest glasses insurance firm in the US, EyeMed. It has ...
Quicker Than the Eye (ISBN 0-380-97380-4, 1996 Avon Books) is a collection of short stories by American writer Ray Bradbury. ... "Free Dirt" "Last Rites"
F.W. Hunter, Army test pilot, with AN 6531 sunglasses (1942) Aviator sunglasses are a style of sunglasses that was developed by a group of American firms. The original Bausch & Lomb design is now commercially marketed as Ray-Ban Aviators, although other manufacturers also produce aviator-style sunglasses.
The charts are based on weekly DVD, Blu-ray and, formerly, VHS sales in 6,500 retailers across the UK. The main chart combines the sales of all video sales in the UK and trades under the name of the Combined Video Chart. There are also charts for the sales of music videos (Music Video Chart) and children's videos, among others. All of the ...
Ray is an Indian anthology drama television series on Netflix created by Sayantan Mukherjee, based on the works of Satyajit Ray. The series is directed by Srijit Mukherji , Vasan Bala and Abhishek Chaubey .
This lobster-eye approach paved the way for X-ray telescopes with a 360-degree view of the sky. [10] In 1992, Philip E. Kaaret and Phillip Geissbuehler proposed a new method for creating lobster-eye optics with microchannel plates. [11] Micropores required for lobster-eye optics are difficult to manufacture and have strict requirements.