not being a planet, while a dwarfstar is a star, alternative proposals such as nanoplanet and subplanet ...POV date September 2011 distinguish Minor planet File Ceres optimized.jpg thumb Ceres dwarf planet Ceres as seen with the Hubble Space Telescope . It is the only dwarf planet in the asteroid belt . File ... albedo data File 2003EL61art.jpg right thumb Haumea dwarf planet Haumea with its moons, Hi iaka and Namaka artist s conception File 2005FY9art.jpg thumb Makemake dwarf planet Makemake artist s conception File Eris and dysnomia2.jpg thumb Eris dwarf planet Eris as seen with the Hubble Space Telescope A dwarf planet , as defined by the International Astronomical Union IAU , is a Astronomical ... ref ref cite web url http solarsystem.nasa.gov planets profile.cfm?Object Dwarf title Dwarf Planets ... satellite satellite . The term dwarf planet was adopted in 2006 as part of a IAU definition of planet ... by the discovery of an even more massive object, Eris dwarf planet Eris . ref name Brown Schaller ... System bodies . Dwarf planets come in between. The exclusion of dwarf planets from the roster of planets ... title Pluto demoted from 9th planet to just a dwarf author Perlman, David date 2006 08 25 work ... Kennedy, Stephanie accessdate 2012 02 12 ref who discovered dp Eris and the other new dwarf planets ... the term dwarf planet in 1990. ref S. Alan Stern, On the number of planets in the outer solar system ... recognizes five dwarf planets in the Solar System dp Ceres , Pluto , dp Haumea , dp Makemake , and dp ... in enough detail to demonstrate that they fit the definition. Eris has been accepted as a dwarf planet ... are to be named under the assumption that they are dwarf planets. The only two such objects known at the time, Makemake and Haumea, went through this naming procedure and were declared to be dwarf planets. It is suspected that at least another List of dwarf planet candidates fifty known objects in the Solar System are dwarf planets. Estimates are that up to 200 dwarf planets may be found when the entire ... more details
The Malayan Dwarf is a variety of coconut palm . The palm is classified based on the nut color ivory yellow nuts, apricot red nuts, and green nuts ref name pk . The palm s resistance to the Lethal Yellowing disease is the characteristic that makes it to be one of the important dwarf types in the world ref name pk P.K. Thampan. 1981. Handbook on Coconut Palm. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. ref . Recognition of the Malayan Dwarf s resistance to lethal yellowing was in 1956 at Round Hill, Jamaica , where the Malayan Dwarfs affected by the disease was only a very small percentage ref name pk . The Maypan coconut palm is a Dwarf x Tall hybrid between the Malayan Dwarf and Panama Tall ref name pk . The Dwarf x Tall hybrid between the Malayan Dwarf yellow and West African Tall is locally known as Mawa , in Ivory Coast, Mawa is known as Port Bouet 121 ref name pk . Other types of dwarfs are in alphabetical order Cameroon Red Dwarf Chowghat Dwarf Green Chowghat Dwarf Orange Coconino Eburnea Equatorial Guinea Green Dwarf Equatorial Guinea Yellow Dwarf Gangabondam Ghana Yellow Dwarf Gon Thembili Haari Papua Kelapa Gading Kelapa Radja Laccadive Dwarf Lakshadweep Dwarf Maldive Dwarf Mangipod Mu see Keo N uleka Nok koom Pilipog Pugai Pumila Rath Thembli Regia References Reflist Bibliography P.K. Thampan, V.T. Markose. 1973. The Dwarf Coconut . Directorate of Coconut Development, Cochin. Category Coconuts Category Tropical agriculture ... more details
Dwarf azalea is a common name for several species of Rhododendron Rhododendron atlanticum Rhododendron kiusianum Rhododendron minus Rhododendron nakaharai disambig ... more details
Dwarf Angelfish can refer to Centropyge , a genus of marine angelfishes. Pterophyllum Pterophyllum leopoldi , a species of freshwater angelfish. disambig ... more details
Taxobox name Dwarf Siren image P striatus USGS.jpg image width 240px image caption Pseudobranchus striatus regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Amphibia subclassis Lissamphibia ordo Caudata subordo Sirenoidea familia Sirenidae genus Pseudobranchus subdivision ranks Species subdivision See text. Dwarf sirens are eel like salamander s of the genus Pseudobranchus . Dwarf sirens possess external gill s throughout adulthood and lack wiktionary hind hind leg s. Dwarf sirens can be distinguished from members of the genus Siren genus Siren in that dwarf sirens have three toes on each foot rather than four. Like sirens, dwarf sirens are restricted to the Southeastern United States . Species The genus Pseudobranchus consists of the following species Pseudobranchus axanthus Southern Dwarf Siren Pseudobranchus axanthus Pseudobranchus axanthus Narrow striped Dwarf Siren Pseudobranchus axanthus axanthus Pseudobranchus axanthus Everglades Dwarf Siren Pseudobranchus axanthus belli Pseudobranchus striatus Northern Dwarf Siren Pseudobranchus striatus Pseudobranchus striatus Broad striped Dwarf Siren Pseudobranchus striatus striatus Pseudobranchus striatus Gulf Hammock Dwarf Siren Pseudobranchus striatus lustricolus Pseudobranchus striatus Slender Dwarf Siren Pseudobranchus striatus spheniscus External links Expand section date June 2008 http www.eol.org taxa 16141922 Pseudobranchus Encyclopedia of Life wikispecies Pseudobranchus Category Sirenoidea salamander stub ca Pseudobranchus es Pseudobranchus fr Pseudobranchus nl Pseudobranchus pt Pseudobranchus ... more details
The common name dwarf crab may refer to several different species Callinectes similis , the lesser blue crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii disambig ... more details
Expand German S ntel Buche fa yes topic sci date December 2009 Unreferenced date January 2009 Infobox cultivar name Dwarf Beech image FagusTortuosaGremsheim01.jpg image caption Dwarf Beech in Germany species European Beech F. sylvatica group Tortuosa Group origin The Dwarf Beech , Fagus sylvatica Tortuosa Group, is a rare cultivar Cultivar Group of the European Beech with less than 1500 older specimens in Europe . It is also known as Twisted Beech or Parasol Beech. It is a wide spreading tree with distinctive twisted and contorted branches that are quite pendulous at their ends. With its short and twisted trunk the Dwarf Beech grows more in width than height, only seldom reaching a height of more than 15 m. It sometimes grows from seed and has formed colonies in Sweden Vresboken , Denmark Vrange b ge , Germany S ntel Buchen and France Fau de Verzy . A similar form is the Weeping Beech Fagus sylvatica Pendula Group , which has more pendulous branching. External links http membres.lycos.fr faggia botanique.htm Dwarf Beeches in France http www.suentelbuchen.de Dwarf Beeches in Germany http www.zwoje scrolls.com troll Dwarf Beeches in Sweden Commons Fagus sylvatica var. tortuosa Category Fagus Link FA de de S ntel Buche es Fagus sylvatica tortuosa fr H tre tortillard wa F d Verzi ... more details
Taxobox name Dwarf lemurs ref name msw3 MSW3 Primates id 12100008 pages 111 112 heading Genus Cheirogaleus ref image CHEIROGALEUS 1.JPG image caption Dwarf lemur regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primates familia Cheirogaleidae genus Cheirogaleus genus authority tienne Geoffroy Saint Hilaire . Geoffroy , 1812 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Fat tailed Dwarf Lemur Cheirogaleus medius Greater Dwarf Lemur Cheirogaleus major Furry eared Dwarf Lemur Cheirogaleus crossleyi Lesser Iron gray Dwarf Lemur Cheirogaleus minusculus Sibree s Dwarf Lemur Cheirogaleus sibreei synonyms Cebugale small Lesson, 1840 small Mioxocebus , small Lesson, 1840 small Chirogale small Gloger, 1841 small Myspithecus , small F. Cuvier, 1842 small Opolemur small Gray, 1872 small Altililemur small Elliot, 1913 small Altilemur small Weber, 1928 small synonyms ref ref name msw3 ref name 1997McKenna cite book last1 McKenna first1 MC last2 Bell first2 SK title Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level publisher Columbia University Press pages 335 year 1997 isbn 0 231 11013 6 ref The dwarf ... as in lepilemur s or indriids . Dwarf lemurs have an intermembral index of 71 on average ... year 2007 isbn 0 12 372576 3 pages 55 56 ref ref for entire section File Dwarf Lemur.jpg thumb left A lithograph of a dwarf lemur from Carl Vogt and Friedrich Specht s The Natural History of Animals 1888 Dwarf lemurs roam the lower strata of the foliage in the coastal forests of eastern Madagascar. They are Nocturnality ..., dwarf lemurs are reported as living solitary or in pairs. They nest in tree holes where they often ... are known. ref name LoM3 pg182 LoM3 pp 182 ref Genus Cheirogaleus dwarf lemurs Fat tailed dwarf lemur , Cheirogaleus medius Greater dwarf lemur , Cheirogaleus major Furry eared dwarf lemur , Cheirogaleus crossleyi Lesser iron gray dwarf lemur , Cheirogaleus minusculus Sibree s dwarf lemur , Cheirogaleus ... List of mammals of Madagascar References reflist Cheirogaleidae nav Category Dwarf lemurs ca Cheirogaleus ... more details
Dwarf cat is a general term for any of several cat breed breeds of cat domestic cat which have the condition of dwarfism due to a Mutation genetic mutation . The Munchkin cat Munchkin is the founding breed of chondrodysplastic short legged dwarf cats. Through outcrossing the Munchkin with a variety of normally proportioned cats a substantial number of dwarf breeds have been developed. The major dwarf breeds as set out on the Dwarf Cat Association s website are as follows Bambino cat Bambino a cross between a Munchkin and a Sphynx cat Sphynx http www.pictures of cats.org bambino cat.html Napoleon cat Napoleon a cross between a Munchkin and a Persian cat Persian http www.pictures of cats.org napoleon dwarf cat.html Skookum cat Skookum a cross between the Munchkin and LaPerm cat http www.pictures of cats.org domestic cat breeds.html Kinkalo or Dwelf a cross between a Munchkin and an American Curl http www.pictures of cats.org Kinkalow dwarf cat.html Lambkin a cross between a Munchkin and Selkirk Rex http www.pictures of cats.org lambkin dwarf cat.html Genetta a cross between Munchkin, Bengal cat , Savannah cat , Domestic Shorthair cat and Oriental shorthair exotic, spotted marbled cat looking a bit like a wild African Genet animal genet Minskin a cross between Munchkin, Sphynx, Devon Rex and Burmese cat Burmese http www.pictures of cats.org minskin cat.html The development of dwarf cats is at a fairly early stage since the mid 1980s and dwarf cat breeders are striving for recognition ... leg length. These are not dwarf cats. In addition to chondrodysplastic dwarf cats, there are a number ... Teacup cats are very small cats. They are not dwarf cats. The term dwarf cat relates to cats with short ... ms intro.php TICA Breed Minskin http www.pictures of cats.org dwarf cat.html Origin of dwarf cat ... Dwarf, Midget and Miniature Cats http www.messybeast.com shortlegs.htm Short Legged Cat Breeds http www.mouchois.com Melvin the Dwarf Himalayan Cat nav Category Cat types ... more details
Image BlokboekStServaas.jpg thumb right 210px Maastricht , Basilica of Saint Servatius . Relics being shown from the dwarf gallery Blokboek van St Servaas , 1460 A dwarf gallery is an architectural ornament in Romanesque architecture . It is a natural development of the blind arcade and consists of an arcaded gallery, usually just below the roof, recessed into the thickness of the walls. Usually dwarf galleries can be found at church towers or apse s but they frequently appear at other parts of buildings as well, or even go around the entire building. Although principally meant as a decorative element, some dwarf galleries can be accessed. At the Basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht , the dwarf gallery was used to show relics to pilgrim s gathered in front of the church. Dwarf galleries mainly appear at Romanesque churches in Germany and Italy. A few examples can be found in Belgium and the Netherlands see Mosan art . Remarkably, in France no dwarf galleries were built. The oldest church in Germany with a dwarf gallery is Trier Cathedral . The apsis with dwarf gallery at Speyer Cathedral , described as one of the most memorable pieces of Romanesque design , ref Stalley, Roger Early Medieval Architecture, Oxford University Press, Oxford, Great Britain, 1999, ISBN 0 19 210048 3, p. 197 198 ref was copied in many other places in the Rhineland German Rhineland . Several of Twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne Cologne s twelve Romanesque churches feature dwarf galleries, as well as important Rhineland churches like Mainz Cathedral , Worms Cathedral and Bonn Minster . In Italy, dwarf galleries appear at churches in the central and northern regions of the country. Examples are Santa Maria della Pieve in Arezzo , Modena Cathedral , Pistoia Cathedral , San Donato Genoa San Donato in Genoa and Pisa Cathedral Duomo Pisa Cathedral . The famous Leaning Tower of Pisa could be described as having six rings of dwarf galleries. Dwarf galleries incidentally feature in Romanesqu ... more details
Refimprove date November 2007 This article concerns a particular breed of rabbit, the Netherland Dwarf ... right thumb A pet Netherland Dwarf. Image Netherland Dwarf On Brick.jpg right thumb A female Netherland Dwarf. The Netherland Dwarf is a popular breed of domestic rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus originating in the Netherlands . Smaller than most List of rabbit breeds rabbit breeds , Netherland Dwarf ... size. 3 in. Most rabbits sold in rabbit show s are Netherland Dwarfs, Netherland Dwarf selective breeding derived breeds often referred to simply as Dwarf breeds dwarf breeds , or Netherland Dwarf ... use Netherland Dwarfs for showing. History contradict other List of rabbit breeds Netherland Dwarf The Netherland Dwarf breed was first produced in the Netherlands in the early 20th century. Small List ... ARBA book Netherland Dwarf cite book last American Rabbit Breeders Association authorlink American ... ARBA book Netherland Dwarf In the 1960s and 1970s the United States imported its first Netherland Dwarf ... of the British standard. ref name ARBA book Netherland Dwarf Early dwarfs, even into the 1970s ... wild breeder animal breeding animals for their size. The first dwarf rabbits behaved more like ... breeding , the modern Netherland Dwarf has become a gentle, friendly pet rabbit, though it still ... week old Netherland Dwarf rabbit. Appearance Image Netherlanddwarf loki.jpg thumb right Young Netherland Dwarf in a mismarked Himalayan pattern. Netherland Dwarfs head s and eye s are disproportionately ... REW Netherland Dwarf. Dwarf crosses frequently retain some of these characteristics, depending on the breed the dwarf is crossed with. However, crosses rarely look as babyish as the purebred dwarfs ..., Blue Eyed White and Ruby Eyed White. ref name ARBA book Netherland Dwarf Other colors including mismarks exist in non show quality Netherland Dwarfs and in dwarf mongrel rabbits. Netherland Dwarfs as pets main Domestic rabbit Rabbits as Pets Domestic rabbit Behavior Netherland dwarf rabbits have ... more details
Taxobox name Scarlet Dwarf image Nannophya pygmaea1.jpg image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropoda classis Insecta ordo Odonata subordo Anisoptera familia Libellulidae genus Nannophya species N. pygmaea binomial Nannophya pygmaea binomial authority Jules Pi rre Rambur Rambur , 1842 Nannophya pygmaea , known variously as the Scarlet Dwarf , Northern Pygmyfly , or Tiny Dragonfly , is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae , native from Southeast Asia to China and Japan , occasionally found south to Australia . This species has the distinction of being the smallest of the dragonflies, with a wingspan of only 20 mm 3 4 in . External links http www.arcbc.org cgi bin abiss.exe spd?tx OD&spd 765 Scarlet Dwarf at ARCBC http www.ento.csiro.au aicn name s b 2705.htm Northern Pygmyfly at CSIRO http www.bjbug.com special friends jeff htmE od0017.htm Scarlet Dwarf at bjbug.com Category Libellulidae dragonfly stub nl Nannophya pygmaea ja pl Nannophya pygmaea vi Nannophya pygmaea zh ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Dwarf Vireo image Dwarf Vireo Vireo nelsoni .jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Vireonidae genus Vireo species V. nelsoni binomial Vireo nelsoni binomial authority James Bond ornithologist Bond , 1936 synonyms The Dwarf Vireo Vireo nelsoni is a species of bird in the Vireonidae family. It is Endemism endemic to Mexico . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high altitude shrubland . References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 23015 all Vireo nelsoni . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. Category Birds of Mexico Vireo, Dwarf Category Vireo Vireonidae stub es Vireo nelsoni eo Nelsona vireo ru fi Meksikonpikkuvireo sv Dv rgvireo ... more details
Taxobox name Dwarf sawshark status trend unknown regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Chondrichthyes subclassis Elasmobranchii ordo Pristiophoriformes familia Pristiophoridae genus Pristiophorus species P. sp.D binomial Pristiophorus sp.D binomial authority Portal Sharks The dwarf sawshark , Pristiophorus sp.D , is a sawshark of the family biology family Pristiophoridae , found in the west Indian Ocean from Mozambique and possibly Somalia , to the Arabian Sea off Pakistan . References Leonard Compagno Compagno , Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World , Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0 691 12072 2 Selachimorpha P. DEFAULTSORT Dwarf Sawshark Category Pristiophoridae Category Undescribed species Shark stub ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Dwarf Sanjika status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Cypriniformes familia Cyprinidae genus Opsaridium species O. tweddleorum binomial Opsaridium tweddleorum binomial authority Skelton, 1996 synonyms The Dwarf Sanjika Opsaridium tweddleorum is a species of ray finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Malawi and Mozambique . Its natural habitat is river s. References Vreven, E. 2005. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 60404 all Opsaridium tweddleorum . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007. Category Cyprinidae Cyprinidae stub ca Opsaridium peringueyi es Opsaridium peringueyi pt Opsaridium peringueyi vi Dwarf Sanjika ... more details
File MeninasDwarves.JPG thumb Detail of Las Meninas by Diego Vel zquez showing two court dwarfs Early dwarfism dwarfs , whose histories were recorded, were sometimes employed as Court Dwarfs . They were owned, exploited, and traded amongst people of the court, and delivered as gifts to fellow kings and queens. Ancient Egypt saw dwarfs as being people with significant sacred associations, so owning a dwarf gave a person high social stature. References Adelson, B. 2005 . The Lives of Dwarfs . Rutgers University Press. http www.1911encyclopedia.org Dwarf 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica DEFAULTSORT Court Dwarf Category People with dwarfism Category Positions within the British Royal Household Category Obsolete occupations Job stub ... more details
Infobox Galaxy image Image Fornax dwarf galaxy.jpg 260px caption The Fornax dwarf galaxy. br Credit ESO Digitized Sky Survey 2 name Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal epoch J2000 type dE0 ref name ned cite web title NASA IPAC Extragalactic Database work Results for Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal url http nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu accessdate 2006 11 29 ref ra RA 02 39 59.3 ref name ned dec DEC 34 26 57 ref name ned dist ly 1 E21 m 460 30 light year kly 140 10 parsec kpc ref name karachentsevetal2004 cite journal author I. D. Karachentsev, V. E. Karachentseva, W. K. Hutchmeier, D. I. Makarov title A Catalog of Neighboring Galaxies journal Astronomical Journal year 2004 volume 127 issue 4 pages 2031 2068 bibcode 2004AJ....127.2031K doi 10.1086 382905 ref ref name Karachentsevetal2006 cite journal author Karachentsev ... work Results for Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal url http simbad.u strasbg.fr Simbad accessdate 2006 11 29 ref Fornax Dwarf Elliptical, ref name simbad Fornax Dwarf Galaxy, ref name simbad Fornax dE, ref name simbad Principal Galaxies Catalogue PGC 10074 10093 ref name ned The Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal is an elliptical dwarf galaxy in the constellation Fornax that was discovered in 1938 by Harlow Shapley ... telescope at Boyden Observatory , shortly after he discovered the Sculptor Dwarf galaxy. The galaxy ... globular Ruprecht 106 . This leads to two open questions Why do dwarf spheroidals allow the formation of globular clusters like Fornax 4 and Terzan 7 of Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy Sagittarius dwarf long after globular clusters ceased to form in the main body of the Galactic halo? Is it possible ... defunct dwarf spheroidals? ref name Bergh2000 Cite journal last1 van den Bergh first1 Sidney authorlink1 ... gallery Image Fornax Dwarf GALEX WikiSky.jpg Image Fornax dwarf galaxy.jpg gallery center External links ... Fornax Dwarf WikiSky name The Fornax Dwarf References reflist Milky Way Sky 02 39 59.3 34 26 57 460000 Category Dwarf galaxies Category Dwarf elliptical galaxies Category Local Group Category Milky Way ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Dwarf Jay image Dwarf Jay Cyanolyca nana .jpg status VU status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Corvidae genus Cyanolyca species C. nana binomial Cyanolyca nana binomial authority Du Bus & Gisignies, 1847 synonyms The Dwarf Jay Cyanolyca nana is a species of bird in the Corvidae family. It is Endemism endemic to Mexico . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest s. Contrary to its name, this is the smallest bird in the genus Corvidae at 20 23 cm long and weighing 41 g. It is threatened by habitat loss . References reflist BirdLife International 2005. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 5987 all Cyanolyca nana . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. Corvidae 3 Corvidae stub DEFAULTSORT Jay, Dwarf Category Cyanolyca Dwarf Jay Category Birds of Mexico Category Endemic birds of Western Mexico br Kegin gorr fr Geai nain lv Pundurs lis hu T rpeszajk pt Cyanolyca nana sv Dv rgskrika zh ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Dwarf rainbowfish image Diamant Regenbogenfisch Melanotaenia praecox .jpg status DD status system IUCN2.3 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Atheriniformes familia Melanotaeniidae genus Melanotaenia species M. praecox binomial Melanotaenia praecox binomial authority Max Carl Wilhelm Weber Weber & Beaufort, 1922 synonyms The dwarf rainbowfish Melanotaenia praecox is a species of fish in the Melanotaeniidae family. It is Endemism endemic to West Papua region West Papua in Indonesia . File Dwarf neon rainbows.jpg thumb left A pair of male dwarf neon rainbows in a home aquarium Commons Melanotaenia praecox References Allen, G. 1996. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 13074 all Melanotaenia praecox . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007. fishbase Melanotaenia praecox Atheriniformes stub Category Melanotaenia Category Fish of Western New Guinea br Melanotaenia praecox de Diamant Regenbogenfisch fa fr Melanotaenia praecox it Melanotaenia praecox la Melanotaenia praecox nl Diamantregenboogvis pl T czanka neonowa pt Melanotaenia neon sr Melanotaenia praecox fi Neonsateenkaarikala vi Dwarf rainbowfish ... more details
Infobox Film name The Sinful Dwarf image image size caption director Vidal Raski producer Nicolas Poole writer Harlan Asquith narrator starring Torben Bille music Ole rsted cinematography editing distributor released 1973 in film 1973 runtime 92 min. country Denmark language English language English budget preceded by followed by The Sinful Dwarf original title Dv rgen is a 1973 in film 1973 Denmark Danish film by Vidal Raski . Plot Olaf Torben Bille brings women to the home he shares with his drunken mother Clara Kelle . Once the unlucky ladies arrive, they are drugged, imprisoned, tied up and then turned into junkie prostitutes. Release The film was released on special edition DVD by Severin Films in 2009. ref cite web url http www.severin films.com 2009 03 31 the sinful dwarf title The Sinful Dwarf publisher severin films.com accessdate 2011 03 31 ref Footnotes reflist References http www.imdb.com title tt0070696 Dv rgen 1973 IMDb Bot generated title http movies.netflix.com Movie The Sinful Dwarf 70116626?trkid 504326 height2379 Netflix website Bot generated title DEFAULTSORT Sinful Dwarf, The Category 1973 films Category 1970s horror films Category Danish films 1970s horror film stub ja ... more details
Dwarf tossing is a bar establishment bar attraction in which dwarfism dwarfs wearing special padded clothing or Velcro costumes are thrown onto mattresses or at Velcro coated walls. ref International Dwarf Tossing Association ref Participants compete to throw the dwarf the farthest. The term Smeagle throwing is sometimes used. Legality Canada In Ontario , Canada , the Dwarf Tossing Ban Act, 2003 also ... Pupatello . ref name OntLA1 http www.ontla.on.ca web bills bills detail.do?locale en&BillID 1128 Dwarf ... was hastily tabled in response to a dwarf tossing contest ref name OntLA2 http www.ontla.on.ca house ... Windsor , Ontario with a dwarf nicknamed Tripod . ref name GlobeAndMail1 cite news title Ontario ... Toronto issn 0319 0714 date 2003 06 12 , 19 45 EDT accessdate 2009 03 11 quote The organizer of a dwarf ... sur Orge prohibited dwarf tossing. The case went through the appeal chain of administrative ... could legally prohibit dwarf tossing on grounds that the activity did not respect human dignity and was thus ... with respect to dwarfs. It ruled the ban on dwarf tossing was not abusive, but necessary to protect ..., dwarf tossing is not prohibited outright in France. The Conseil d tat decided that a public authority ..., and that dwarf tossing constituted such a gross infringement. However, it is up to individual authorities ..., Florida members of the Little People of America , convinced the state s legislators in 1989 that dwarf tossing be made illegal. A measure banning dwarf tossing was passed with a wide margin. ref http findarticles.com p articles mi m0EIN is 2001 Dec 10 ai 80677114 Florida Ban on Dwarf Tossing Must Be Upheld, Announces LPA, Inc. Dwarf Tossing is a Dangerous, Demoralizing Activity That Poses Specific ... Court by Dave Flood, who appears on a morning radio talk show as Dave the Dwarf, names Governor ... the state to fine or revoke the liquor license of a bar that allows dwarf tossing. The sport was popular in some Florida bars in the late 1980s. Popular culture references to dwarf tossing In The Lord ... more details
The Yellow Dwarf is a French literary fairy tale by Madame d Aulnoy . Andrew Lang included it in The Blue Fairy Book . Synopsis A widowed queen spoiled her only daughter , who was so beautiful that kings vied for the honor of her hand, not believing they could attain it. Uneasy that her daughter would never marry, the queen went to visit the Fairy of the Desert for advice. She made a cape to protect herself from the lions that guarded the fairy, but she lost it. A yellow dwarf mythology dwarf offered to save her in return for her daughter s hand. She accepted, but when the dwarf showed the miserable home in which her daughter would live, she grew quite ill. Her daughter, distressed, went to seek the same fairy. The dwarf told her what her mother had promised, and when she was ready to reject it, the lions arrived. She agreed if he would save her. Back at the castle, she fell quite ill and agreed to marry the King of the Gold Mines. However, at the wedding, the Fairy of the Desert and the Yellow Dwarf interrupted. The dwarf carried off the princess, and the fairy fell in love with the king and carried him off. She chained him in a cave and turned herself into a beautiful woman, but her feet being unchanged, the king was able to tell who she was. He told her that he would hate the fairy as long as she kept him chained up, but would love her if she freed him. The Fairy of the Desert freed him and brought him to her castle, carrying him by the castle where the princess lived she saw them and became convinced that the king was unfaithful to her. The king was kept more pleasantly ..., but the Yellow Dwarf found them and killed him. The princess died of grief. The mermaid was only ... aulnoy 1892 yellowdwarf.html The Yellow Dwarf http www.surlalunefairytales.com authors aulnoy yellowdwarf.html The Yellow Dwarf , Andrew Lang s version Category Works by Madame d Aulnoy Category Fictional dwarves DEFAULTSORT Yellow Dwarf, The ... more details
Infobox saint name Saint John the Dwarf birth date ca. 339 death date ca. 405 feast day October 17 Paopi 20, November 9 Eastern Orthodox Church venerated in Roman Catholic Church , Eastern Catholic Churches , Eastern Orthodox Churches , Oriental Orthodox Churches image imagesize caption birth place Basta , Egypt death place Mount Colzim , Egypt titles beatified date beatified place beatified by canonized date canonized place canonized by attributes Short Monk watering a stick patronage major shrine suppressed date issues prayer prayer attrib Saint John the Dwarf Coptic language Coptic Greek language Greek Arabic language Arabic Ab Yu annis al Qa r ca. 339 ca. 405 , also called Saint John Colobus or Saint John Kolobos , was an Egyptians Egyptian Desert Fathers Desert Father of the early Christian church. Life John the Dwarf was born in the town of Basta in Egypt to poor Christian parents. At the age of eighteen he moved to the desert of Scetes where he became a disciple of Saint Pambo and a good friend of Saint Pishoy . He lived a life of austerity and taught several other monks his way of life, among them Arsenius the Great . John the Dwarf is best known for his obedience. The most famous story about his obedience is that one day Saint Pambo gave ... the Dwarf, known as the Tree of Obedience, still exists today in the deserted Monastery of Saint John the Dwarf in the Nitrian Desert . After the departure of Saint Pambo , John was ordained a priest ... of Saint John the Dwarf were moved to the Nitrian Desert . His feast is celebrated on October 17 ... Orthodox Church. The Monastery of Saint John the Dwarf in Scetes is now deserted. References http www.catholic forum.com saints saintj9e.htm Saint John the Dwarf http ocafs.oca.org FeastSaintsViewer.asp ... Persondata . NAME Dwarf, John The ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 339 PLACE OF BIRTH Basta , Egypt DATE OF DEATH 405 PLACE OF DEATH Mount Colzim , Egypt DEFAULTSORT Dwarf, John The Category ... more details
Taxobox name Dwarf wedgemussel image Dwarf wedgemussel.jpg status EN trend down status system iucn2.3 ... authority Isaac Lea I. Lea , 1830 The dwarf wedgemussel , scientific name Alasmidonta heterodon .... The dwarf wedge mussel s current range extends from New Hampshire to North Carolina . The dwarf ... 8. ref The Canadian Species at Risk Act listed the Dwarf Wedge Mussel in the List of Wildlife Species ... 2003 Nedeau 2004a, 2004b, 2006 . Description The Dwarf Wedgemussel is the only freshwater mussel from North America that has two lateral teeth on the right valve and only one on the left side. The dwarf ... a host fish on which its larvae glochidia parasitize and metamorphose into juvenile mussels. The dwarf ... identified as hosts for the dwarf wedgemussel. Michaelson and Neves 1995 confirmed the tessellated ... as host fish for dwarf wedgemussels in the southern part of its range. Wicklow in New Hampshire Wildlife ... salmon Salmo salar as host fish for dwarf wedgemussels in New Hampshire. The dwarf wedgemussel is considered to be a long term brooder. In general, dwarf wedgemussel glochidia may be released between ... the reproductive cycle of the dwarf wedgemussel from North Carolina and observed that this species ... through June in the Ashuelot River in New Hampshire. In a study of dwarf wedgemussel reproduction ... and Ross 2005 documented that sites with the highest abundance of adult dwarf wedgemussels also demonstrated ... information, the dwarf wedgemussel is currently found in 15 major drainages, comprising ... to have the largest remaining dwarf wedgemussel population, consisting of three distinct stretches ... of thousands of dwarf wedgemussels scattered within an approximate 75 mile stretch of the Connecticut ... to a few hundred individuals. Strayer et al. 1996 speculated that many dwarf wedgemussel populations .... The Mill River in Hatfield and Whately, Massachusetts is an example of a river with a dwarf ... event. The remainder dwarf wedgemussels are sparsely scattered and may demonstrate a reduced ... more details
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