globalize USA article date December 2010 A racket is an illegal business, usually run as part of organized crime . Engaging in a racket is called racketeering . Several forms of racket exist. The best known is the protection racket , in which criminals demand money from businesses in exchange for the service of protection against crimes that the racketeers themselves instigate if unpaid see extortion . A second well known example is the Numbers game numbers racket , a form of illegal lottery . Traditionally, the word racket is used to describe a business or syndicate that is based on the example of the protection racket and indicates a belief that it is engaged in the sale of a solution to a problem that the institution itself creates or perpetuates, with the specific intent to engender continual patronage. One example is computer spyware that pretends to be detecting infections and offers to download a cleaning utility for a fee, being itself distributed by the maker of the cleaning utility. In the example of a protection racket, the racketeer informs a store owner that a substantial monthly fee will be required in exchange for protection. The concurrent protection provided takes the form of the absence of damage inflicted upon the store or its employees by the racket itself. The term ... of Chicago in June 1927 in a statement about the influence of organized crime in the Teamsters union ... was stated as the elimination of the infiltration of organized crime and racketeering into legitimate ... room usam title9 110mcrm.htm 9 110.010 Organized Crime and Racketeering Bot generated title ref In the U.S. ... Drug cartel Organized crime Organized retail crime Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ... display id obo 9780195396607 0021 Organized Crime. Oxford Bibliographies Online Criminology. DEFAULTSORT RacketCrime Category Crimes Category Organized crime Category Organized crime terminology Category Racketeering de Racketeering fr Racket it Racket lt Reketas pl haracz ru ... more details
wiktionary racketRacket t may refer to Racketcrime , a systematised element of organized crime Rackets sport , a ball game Racket film 1997 with Michele Placido , Tanya Roberts and Franco Interlenghi Rackett , a Renaissance woodwind instrument Racket, alternative spelling of racquet , a sports implement Racket programming language , formerly known as PLT Scheme disambig de Racket ... more details
For the 1951 remake The Racket 1951 film Infobox film name The Racket image The Racket film poster.jpg caption Theatrical release poster director Lewis Milestone producer Howard Hughes writer Bartlett Cormack br Tom Miranda starring Thomas Meighan br Marie Prevost br Louis Wolheim music cinematography Tony Gaudio editing Eddie Adams distributor Paramount Pictures country United States released November 1, 1928 runtime 84 minutes language silent film br English language English intertitles budget preceded by followed by The Racket 1928 in film 1928 is an American crime film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Thomas Meighan , Marie Prevost , Louis Wolheim , and George E. Stone . The film was produced by Howard Hughes and written by Bartlett Cormack and Tom Miranda. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures . Background Due to the controversial portrayal of a corrupt police force and city government both the film and the play were Banned films banned at the time in Chicago . ref http www.tcm.com thismonth article.jsp?cid 85281&mainArticleId 155255 The Racket at Turner Classic Movies, by Brian Cady ref Reception File The Racket 1928 film poster.jpg thumb The Racket poster. The Racket is one of the first films nominated for the Academy Awards Academy Award for Academy Award for Best ... PSFL data R Racket1928.html The Racket at silentera.com ref It was long thought lost before being located ..., Turner Classic Movies broadcast The Racket , Two Arabian Knights , and The Mating Call film The Mating ... links imdb title 0019304 The Racket Lewis Milestone Howard Hughes Films DEFAULTSORT Racket, The Category 1928 films Category 1920s drama films Category Black and white films Category 1920s crime films Category American silent films Category Films about organized crime in the United States Category Films directed by Lewis Milestone 1920s drama film stub de The Racket es La horda fr The Racket id The Racket it The Racket ... more details
Infobox Film name Racket Girls image director Robert C. Dertano producer George Weiss writer Robert C. Dertano starring Peaches Page br Timothy Farrell br Clara Mortenson br Rita Martinez cinematography William C. Thompson distributor Screen Classics released 1951 runtime 70 mins country Cinema of the United States United States language English language English budget Racket Girls also called Blonde Pickup and Pin Down Girls is an United States American crime film , directed by Robert C. Dertano, released in 1951 by Screen Classics. Plot Umberto Scalli Timothy Farrell is a small time gangster who acts as a manager for women s wrestling in order to cover his involvement in many crime rings, including racketeering, bookmaking, and prostitution. He must dodge both police investigations and the local mob, which he owes 35,000. Real life wrestlers Peaches Page and Rita Martinez play fictional versions of themselves. Mystery Science Theater 3000 The film was featured in the sixth season of the movie mocking show Mystery Science Theater 3000 . External links imdb title id 0043954 title Racket Girls Category 1951 films Category 1950s crime films Category 1950s drama films Category American crime drama films Category Black and white films Category English language films Category Independent films Category Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes nl Racket Girls ... more details
Infobox Film name Love Is a Racket image image size caption director William A. Wellman producer writer Rian James novel br Courtney Terrett adaptation narrator starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. music cinematography Sidney Hickox editing William Holmes film editor William Holmes distributor Warner Bros. Pictures released June 10, 1932 runtime 72 mins country USA language English language English budget preceded by followed by Love Is a Racket United Kingdom UK title Such Things Happen is a romantic comedy drama 1932 film starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Ann Dvorak . The movie was written by Courtney Terrett from the novel by Rian James, and directed by William A. Wellman . Cast Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as James Russell Ann Dvorak as Sally Condon Frances Dee as Mary Wodehouse Lee Tracy as Stanley Fiske Lyle Talbot as Eddie Shaw George Raft as Sneaky scenes deleted External links imdb title 0023157 Amg movie 100381 Love Is a Racket William A. Wellman Category 1932 films Category American films Category Black and white films Category Crime drama films Category English language films Category Films based on novels Category 1930s romantic comedy films Category Films directed by William A. Wellman 1930s comedy film stub ... more details
chapters War is a racket Who makes the profits? Who pays the bills? How to smash this racket To hell with war It contains this key summary War Economic theories War is a Racketcrimeracket . It always ...War Is a Racket is the title of two works, a speech and a booklet, by retired United States Marine Corps U.S. Marine Major General Smedley Butler Smedley D. Butler . In them, Butler frankly discusses from his experience as a career military officer how business interests commercially benefit from war fare. After he retired from the Marine Corps , Gen. Butler made a nationwide tour in the early 1930s giving his speech War is a Racket . The speech was so well received that he wrote a longer version as a small book with the same title that was published in 1935 by Round Table Press, Inc., of New York. The booklet was also condensed in Reader s Digest as a book supplement which helped popularize his message. In an introduction to the Reader s Digest version, Lowell Thomas , the as told to author of Butler s oral autobiographical adventures, praised Butler s moral as well as physical courage . ref OLD GIMLET EYE Adventures of Smedley D. Butler, Farrar & Rinehart, 1933 ref Book In War Is A Racket , Butler points to a variety of examples, mostly from World War I , where industrialist s whose ... and the losses in lives. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems ... a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three ... butler usm.htm Summary of the book War is a Racket. http www.rationalrevolution.net special library war is a racket.htm War is a Racket images of original publication http feralhouse.com press warisaracket index.html War is a Racket feralhouse press http www.ratical.org ratville CAH warisaracket.html War is a Racket online text, PDF http www.scuttlebuttsmallchow.com smedley.html Books By & About ... War is a Racket Multiple formats Category 1935 books Category Military industry books cs War Is a Racket ... more details
Infobox television show name Racket Squad image caption genre Police procedural Crime drama writer director starring Reed Hadley narrated Hugh Beaumont actor Hugh Beaumont 1952&ndash 1953 composer Herschel Burke Gilbert br Leon Klatzkin br Alexander Laszlo composer Alexander Laszlo br Herbert Taylor country United States language English language English num seasons 3 num episodes 98 list episodes executive producer Hal Roach br Hal Roach, Jr. producer Carroll Case br Hal Roach, Jr. camera Single camera setup Single camera runtime 22&ndash 24 minutes channel Broadcast syndication Syndication 1950 br CBS 1951&ndash 1953 picture format Black and white audio format Monaural first aired Start date 1951 06 07 last aired End date 1953 09 28 status Ended Racket Squad is an United States of America American TV crime drama series starring Reed Hadley as Captain John Braddock, a fictional detective working for the San Francisco , California Police Department. The show aired in Broadcast syndication syndication for a season 1950 before being picked up by CBS for three seasons 1951 1953 . The series was filmed at Hal Roach Studios in Culver City, California Culver City , California , and was sponsored ... Henderson in Adventures of Superman After Racket Squad Reed Hadley starred from March 1954 to June 1955 in another crime drama on CBS, The Public Defender TV series The Public Defender . Quotes R r r r racket Squad Captain Braddock prologue, to the camera What you are about to see is a real life story, taken from the files of the police racket and bunco squads, business protective associations and similar ... DVD Worldwide Distribution . class wikitable DVD Name Ep Release Date Racket Squad, Vol. 1 4 2003 Racket Squad, Vol. 2 4 2005 Racket Squad, Vol. 3 4 2005 Racket Squad, Vol. 4 4 2005 Racket Squad, Vol. 5 4 2009 Racket Squad, Vol. 6 4 2009 Award nominations border 2 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 style ... and white television programs Category CBS network shows Category Crime television series Category ... more details
Racket tailed may refer to Black Racket tailed Treepie , Asian treepie Greater Racket tailed Drongo , medium sized Asian bird disambig Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
August 2009 ref See also Income Tax Extortion FBI Organized crime Pizzo extortion Racketcrime Revolutionary tax References refs Category Extortion Category Organized crime terminology de Schutzgelderpressung ...Refimprove date July 2007 Original research date September 2008 A protection racket is an extortion scheme whereby a criminal group or individual coercion coerces other less powerful entities to pay money, allegedly for protection services against external threats usually violence or property damage . Many racketeer s will coerce potential clients into buying protection through property damage or other harassment. In most cases, the racketeers do little to protect the client from other predators, and their protection is little more than extortion. Types of protection In other cases, the racketeers will warn other criminals that the client is under their protection and that they will punish anyone who harms the client. Services that the racketeers may offer may include the recovery of stolen property or punishing vandals. The racketeers may even advance the interests of the client, such as muscling out unprotected competitors. ref Diego Gambetta. The Sicilian Mafia The Business of Private Protection ref Protection from theft and vandalism is one service the racketeer may offer. For instance, in Sicily, Sicilian Mafia mafiosi know all the thieves and fences in their territory, and can track down stolen goods and punish thieves who dare to attack their clients. Protection racketeers prefer to enter into indefinitely long bonds with their clients. This allows the racketeers to publicly declare a client to be under their protection. Thus, thieves and other predators will have little confusion as to who is and isn t protected. Protection racketeers are not necessarily defined as criminals ... and enforce contracts. Most businesses had to join a protection racket known as a krysha , the Russian .... ISBN 97 0 099 48125 6 ref In Melbourne, Australia, Alphonse Gangitano ran a protection racket ... more details
About the genus of parrots the hummingbird Booted Racket tail Taxobox name Racket tails image Prioniturus discurus.jpg image caption Blue crowned Racket tail regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Psittaciformes familia Psittacidae subfamilia Psittacinae tribus Psittaculini genus Prioniturus genus authority Johann Georg Wagler Wagler , 1832 The genus Prioniturus contains nine parrot species found in the Philippines and Indonesia . They are easily distinguished from all other parrots by their elongated central tail feathers with the bare shaft and spatula at the end. ref name forshaw cite book first Joseph M. last Forshaw coauthors Cooper, William T. year 1981 origyear 1973, 1978 edition corrected second edition title Parrots of the World publisher David & Charles, Newton Abbot, London isbn 0 7153 7698 5 ref Taxonomy The following nine species and several subspecies are recognized in the genus ref name zoonomen cite web url http www.zoonomen.net avtax psit.html ... small Montane Racket tail ref name Forshaw 2006 . plate 33. Forshaw 2006 . plate 33. ref Prioniturus waterstradti , small Rothschild 1904 small Mindanao Racket tail ref name Forshaw 2006 . plate 33. Prioniturus .... Prioniturus platenae , small Blasius, W 1888 small Blue headed Racket tail Prioniturus luconensis , small Steere 1890 small Green Racket tail Prioniturus discurus , small Vieillot 1822 small Blue crowned Racket tail Prioniturus discurus discurus , small Vieillot 1822 small Prioniturus discurus mindorensis ... verticalis , small Sharpe 1893 small Blue winged Racket tail or Sulu Racket tail Prioniturus flavicans , small Cassin 1853 small Yellow breasted Racket tail Prioniturus platurus , small Vieillot 1818 small Golden mantled Racket tail Prioniturus platurus platurus , small Vieillot 1818 small ... Hartert 1898 small Prioniturus mada , small Hartert1900 small Buru Racket tail References Reflist Cited ... Racket Tail Category Parrots Category Psittaculini Category Genera of birds parrot stub ca Prioniturus ... more details
Orphan date April 2011 Infobox VG title Rope Racket image caption developer Untame Games publisher designer composer engine version released TBA April 2011 ref name toucharcade cite web url http toucharcade.com 2011 03 07 gdc 2011 upcoming rope racket rocks title GDC 2011 Upcoming Rope Racket Rocks date 2011 03 07 accessdate 2011 03 17 publisher Normalkid, LLC first Brad last Nicholson ref genre modes ratings platforms IOS Apple iOS media requirements resolution Rope Racket is an upcoming 2D physics based rope puzzle game developed by Untame Games for iOS . ref name pocketgamer cite web url http www.pocketgamer.co.uk r Various GDC 2011 feature.asp?c 28042 title The 10 most promising iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad games from GDC 2011 date 2011 03 07 accessdate 2011 03 18 publisher Think Services first Tracy last Erickson ref References Reflist External links http www.untame.com about rope racket.php Game website Category Upcoming video games videogame stub ... more details
Infobox VG title Racket Attack br Moero 2 Pro Tennis image File MoeroProTennisTitle.png 250px Moero 2 Pro Tennis br File RacketAttackTitleScreen.png 250px Racket Attack caption Japanese title screen small top small and North American title screen small bottom small developer Jaleco Entertainment publisher Jaleco Entertainment ref name famicom designer released vgrelease JP April 15, 1988 NA October 1, 1988 EU March 24, 1994 ref name famicom ref name racketattack genre Tennis game small for families and children small ref name racketattack modes Single player video game Single player , multiplayer video game multiplayer small up to 2 players small ratings vgratings CERO n a small not rated small ESRB n a small not rated small platforms Nintendo Entertainment System ref name famicom cite web url http famicomworld.com game 742 title Release information publisher Famicom World date accessdate 2010 02 03 ref media 6 megabit ROM cartridge cartridge small Digital media Physical small Racket Attack is a Nintendo Entertainment System video game about professional tennis . It was released in Japan as Moero Pro Tennis . ref name racketattack cite web url http www.neoseeker.com Games Products NES moero pro tennis title North America release information and background publisher Neoseeker date accessdate 2010 02 03 ref The gameplay takes place in a Bird s eye view overhead view tennis court with the score being present at all times and an audience of spectator s being shown in multiple colors white, pink, and red . Jaleco was the only sponsor on the grandstand as the game did not carry any ... Simple Introduction Racket Attack publisher PianoChampion90 GameFAQs date accessdate 2010 02 03 ref ... name racketattack Moments to start... Racket Attack has made the player into a a pro, the toughest ... his or her racket. ref name racketattack The crowd hushes. ref name racketattack Can he or she deliver ... Get tough. ref name racketattack References reflist Bases Loaded DEFAULTSORT Racket Attack Category ... more details
It s a Crime may refer to It s a Crime PBM Game It s a Crime , a play by mail game It s a Crime, a song by The Magnetic Fields from their 1999 album 69 Love Songs disambig ... more details
Infobox Film name A Crime image A Crime film poster.jpg image size caption director Manuel Pradal producer Laurent P tin and Mich le P tin writer Manuel Pradal and Tonino Benacquista narrator starring Emmanuelle B art music Ennio Morricone cinematography Giorgos Arvanitis editing Jennifer Aug distributor ARP S lection released 2006 runtime 100 min country France USA language English budget gross preceded by followed by A Crime French title Un crime is a 2006 thriller film directed by Manuel Pradal , written by Manuel Pradal and Tonino Benacquista , and starring Emmanuelle B art . It tells the story of Vincent Norman Reedus who looks for his wife s killer. In the process his neighbor Alice Emmanuelle B art decides to invent a culprit, so that he can find revenge. However there is no ideal culprit and crime. Plot In the evening, while returning to his place, Vincent Reedus crosses a taxi coming from his house. When he arrives, it is too late his wife was brutally murdered. Three years later, Vincent moves to New York, and his neighbor, Alice B art , is frantically in love with him, but having been always distressed and obsessed to discover the assassin of his woman, he himself does not recognize any feeling at least. To make Vincent be free to open his heart to her, Alice is willing to find the man responsible for his wife s death. When Alice hails a cab driven by lonely New Yorker Roger Keitel , her elaborated plan is slowly set into motion in spite of the ignorance of both men. Cast Harvey Keitel as Roger Culkin Emmanuelle B art as Alice Parker Norman Reedus as Vincent Harris ... title A Crime Amg movie 358993 A Crime http movieforumblog.blogspot.com 2006 09 tiff 2006 un crime.html Movieforum TIFF 2006 UN CRIME http twitchfilm.net archives 007498.html Twitch TIFF Report UN CRIME Review DEFAULTSORT Crime, A Category 2006 films Category 2000s drama films Category Neo noir 2000s drama film stub fr Un crime film, 2006 ... more details
Infobox Single Name Not a Crime Cover Artist Gogol Bordello from Album Gypsy Punks Underdog World Strike B side Released August 2006 Format Recorded 2004 2005 Genre Gypsy punk , Dub music Length 4 31 Label SideOneDummy Records Writer Eugene H tz Producer Steve Albini Last single Start Wearing Purple Sally Gogol Bordello song Sally br small 2006 small This single Not a Crime br small 2006 small Next single Wonderlust King br small 2007 small Not a Crime is a song by gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello , written by frontman Eugene H tz . It was released as the second single from 2005 s Gypsy Punks Underdog World Strike , and it was their third single overall. Music video Deleted image removed Image Notacrime.JPG left 200px thumb Eugene H tz with the gypsy flag in the music video for Not a Crime deletable image caption 1 Wednesday, 1 April 2009 The video consists of images of the band playing live, and them dancing and playing their instruments against a crazy background. In a moment, a woman starts dancing as well. Gogol Bordello Category Gogol Bordello songs Category 2006 singles Category 2005 songs it Not a Crime ... more details
It s No Crime by Kenneth Babyface Edmonds Babyface . The single was Babyface s first entry on the Hot 100 as a solo artist, peaking at number seven and reaching number one on the Hot Black Singles chart. ref cite book title Top R&B Hip Hop Singles 1942 2004 last Whitburn first Joel authorlink Joel Whitburn year 2004 publisher Record Research page 40 ref The single was Babyface s only chart entry on the dance charts, where it peaked at number five. ref cite book title Hot Dance Disco 1974 2003 last Whitburn first Joel authorlink Joel Whitburn year 2004 publisher Record Research page 27 ref References reflist s start succession box before Something In the Way You Make Me Feel by Stephanie Mills title Billboard Hot R&B Hip Hop Songs Hot Black Singles R&B number one hits of 1989 USA number one single years August 26, 1989 September 2, 1989 two weeks after My Fantasy by Teddy Riley producer Teddy Riley featuring Guy s end Babyface Category 1989 singles Category Billboard Hot R&B Hip Hop Songs number one singles Category Babyface songs 1980s R&B song stub ... more details
Infobox Film name The Racket image image size caption director John Cromwell director John Cromwell producer Edmund Grainger writer Bartlett Cormack play br William Wister Haines narrator starring Robert Mitchum br Lizabeth Scott br Robert Ryan music cinematography George E. Diskant editing Sherman Todd distributor RKO Radio Pictures released 12 December 1951 runtime 88 min. country United States language English language English budget preceded by The Racket The Racket is a 1951 remake of the The Racket 1928 film of the same name . This film noir style black and white film was directed by John Cromwell director John Cromwell with uncredited directing help from Nicholas Ray and Mel Ferrer . The police crime drama is based on a popular Bartlett Cormack play. Edward G. Robinson played the racketeer in the original Broadway theater Broadway production. Plot Image The Racket.JPG thumb 200px Robert Mitchum as Police Captain Thomas McQuigg in The Racket The plot of the film is very close to the original play and 1928 movie. Racketeer and mobster Nick Scanlon Robert Ryan Ryan has managed to buy several of the local government and law enforcement officials of a large midwestern American city. However, he can t seem to touch the incorruptible police captain Tom McQueeg Robert Mitchum Mitchum , who refuses all attempts at bribery. The city s prosecuting attorney, Welch Collins , and a police detective, Turck William Conrad Conrad , are crooked and make McQueeg s job as an honest officer nearly impossible. McQueeg persuades a sexy nightclub singer Lizabeth Scott Scott to testify against Scanlon which makes her marked for death from the mob. McQueeg not only wants to nail Scanlon, but also stop all the mob corruption in the city without getting himself or his witness killed. Cast Robert ... External links imdb title 0043955 title The Racket DEFAULTSORT Racket, The Category 1951 films Category ... and white films Category Film remakes Category Films about organized crime in the United States ... more details
Taxobox name Booted Racket tail image Booted racket tail Ecuador Ocreatus underwoodii .jpg image caption male, subspecies ssp. melanantherus status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Apodiformes familia Trochilidae genus Ocreatus genus authority John Gould Gould , 1846 species O. underwoodii binomial Ocreatus underwoodii binomial authority Ren Primev re Lesson Lesson , 1832 The Booted Racket tail , Ocreatus underwoodii , is a species of hummingbird . It is found in the Andes Andean cordillera of Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru , and Venezuela Venezuela also has a population on the northern coast. References BulletinOfTheBritishOrnithologistsClub126 38. Caldasia24 157. IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 48411 title Ocreatus underwoodii downloaded 17 December 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern. External links http ibc.hbw.com ibc phtml especie.phtml?idEspecie 3231 Booted Racket tail videos on the Internet Bird Collection http www.bird stamps.org cspecies 8626200.htm Stamps for Ecuador with RangeMap http borderland tours.com v2 images stories borderland gallery photos ecuador booted 20racket tail.jpg Photo High Res http borderland tours.com v2 content view 47 69 Article http chandra.as.utexas.edu kormendy Ecuador BootedRacketTailM 2266ss.jpg Photo male http ... Common&KEYWORDS booted racket 3Dtail&showwhat images&AGE All&SEX All&ACT All&Search Search&VIEW All&ORIENTATION All&RESULTS 24 Booted Racket tail photo gallery VIREO see the good RangeMap ... Category Ocreatus Category Birds of Bolivia Racket tail, Booted Category Birds of Colombia Racket tail, Booted Category Birds of Ecuador Racket tail, Booted Category Birds of Peru Racket tail, Booted Category Birds of Venezuela Racket tail, Booted Category Hummingbird species of South America Racket tail, Booted hummingbird stub de Flaggensylphe fr Haut de chausses palettes hu Lobog s kolibri ... more details
Image Tabletennis.jpg thumb 300px right Table tennis racket A table tennis bat or paddle is used by players in the game table tennis . The bat is made from laminated wood covered with rubber on one or two sides depending on the grip of the player. This is called either a paddle, or bat depending on where in the world the game is being played. In the USA the term paddle is common, in Europe the term is bat, and the official International Table Tennis Federation term is racket. Various Table tennis regulations allow different surfaces on each side of the racket. The different types of surfaces provide various levels of spin or speed, or in some cases, nullify spin. For example, a player may have a rubber that provides much spin on one side of his racket, and no spin on the other side of the racket. By flipping the racket in play, different types of returns are possible. To help a player distinguish between different types of rubber used by his opposing player, international rules specify ... opponent s racket before a match to see the type of rubber used and what color it is. Despite high speed play and rapid exchanges, a player can see clearly what side of the racket was used to hit the ball. Current rules state that, unless damaged in play, the racket cannot be exchanged for another racket at any time during a match. The rubber coating may be of pimpled rubber, with the pimples outward ..., because a naked racket is more resistant to a spin. However, it is illegal to use these types of racket ... many choices and variations in rubber sheets on their racket. Although a racket may be purchased with rubber by the manufacturer, most serious tournament players will create a customized racket. A player selects a blank blade i.e. a racket without rubber , based on his playing style. The type of wood ... is known as regluing and has become a standard technique for top players. Racket construction ... of a racket will develop a smooth glossy patina with use. The rubber surface needs to be regularly ... more details
Taxobox name Montane Racket tail image status NT status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Psittaciformes familia Psittacidae genus Prioniturus species P. montanus binomial Prioniturus montanus binomial authority William Robert Ogilvie Grant Ogilvie Grant , 1895 synonyms The Montane Racket tail , also called Luzon Racket tail Prioniturus montanus is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is Endemism endemic to the Philippines . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane s. It is threatened by habitat loss . References BirdLife International 2008. IUCNlink 142472 Prioniturus montanus . http www.iucnredlist.org 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 11 July 2009. Psittaculini DEFAULTSORT Montane Racket Tail Category Prioniturus Category Birds of the Philippines parrot stub fr Palette momot it Prioniturus montanus nl Bergvlagstaartpapegaai pl Listkogonka niebieskolica pt Prioniturus montanus ru fi Vuoriviirikaija ... more details
Infobox programming language name Racket logo Image PltSchemeLogo.gif paradigm Multi paradigm programming language Multi paradigm Functional programming Functional , Procedural programming Procedural , Modular programming Modular , Object oriented programming Object oriented , Reflection computer science ... General Public License LGPL website http www.racket lang.org racket lang.org file ext code .rkt ... .scm code Racket formerly called PLT Scheme is a programming language derived from Scheme programming language Scheme . The Racket project has four primary components the implementation of Racket, a Just in time compilation JIT compiler DrRacket formerly known as DrScheme , the Racket program development ... TeachScheme ReachJava Overview ref and http planet.racket lang.org PLaneT , Racket s web based ... philosophy. On June 7th, 2010, PLT Scheme was renamed Racket to emphasize how far it had diverged from the original Scheme programming language. Today, DrRacket and Racket is far more ... level refactoring. The team uses DrRacket to develop Racket, and developers around the world use it to produce commercial software. Research Racket freely incorporates a wide range of constructs in addition ... more topics. Scripting Over the years, PLT and Racket programmers have also turned the language into a scripting tool. Racket is now a viable alternative for scripting the Unix shell web servers slide show presentations graphical toolkits and many others. Racket now includes libraries like ... source lang Scheme lang racket Hello, World source Running this program produces the output Hello, World Here s a slightly less trivial program source lang Scheme lang racket A picture require ... beside next next source This program, taken from the racket lang.org front page, draws a Sierpinski ... links http racket lang.org The Racket home page http planet.racket lang.org PLaneT Category ... Racket ... more details
Taxobox status VU status system IUCN3.1 name Blue headed Racket tail image image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Psittaciformes familia Psittacidae genus Prioniturus species P. platenae binomial Prioniturus platenae binomial authority August Wilhelm Heinrich Blasius Blasius , 1888 The Blue headed Racket tail , Prioniturus platenae , also known as the Palawan Racket tail , is a parrot found in the western Philippines around Palawan . It is 27 28 cm, basically green with a bright, light blue head, blue underwings except for green coverts and, in the male, bluish breast. The beak is bluish gray and iris is yellowish. It inhabits humid lowland forest in small flocks, but is threatened by habitat destruction and trapping for the aviculture cage bird trade . Note formerly considered conspecific with Blue crowned Racket tail , P. discurus . References Juniper & Parr 1998 Parrots A Guide to Parrots of the World ISBN 0 300 07453 0. External links http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 1435&m 0 BirdLife Species Factsheet. http orientalbirdimages.org search.php?Bird ID 537 Oriental Bird Images Blue headed Racquet tail Selected photos Psittaculini DEFAULTSORT Blue Headed Racket Tail Category Birds of the Philippines Category Psittacidae fr Palette de Palawan it Prioniturus platenae nl Palawanvlagstaartpapegaai ru fi Palawaninviirikaija ... more details
Taxobox name Golden mantled Racket tail image Prioniturus platurus.jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Psittaciformes familia Psittacidae genus Prioniturus species P. platurus binomial Prioniturus platurus binomial authority Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot Vieillot , 1818 synonyms The Golden mantled Racket tail Prioniturus platurus is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is Endemism endemic to Indonesia . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest s and subtropical or tropical moist montane s. References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 47963 all Prioniturus platurus . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. External links http orientalbirdimages.org search.php?Bird ID 535 Oriental Bird Images Golden mantled Racquet tail Selected photos Psittaculini DEFAULTSORT Golden Mantled Racket Tail Category Prioniturus Category Birds of Indonesia parrot stub fr Palette manteau d or it Prioniturus platurus pt Prioniturus platurus ru fi Celebesinviirikaija ... more details
Taxobox name Blue winged Racket tail image status EN status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Psittaciformes familia Psittacidae genus Prioniturus species P. verticalis binomial Prioniturus verticalis binomial authority Richard Bowdler Sharpe Sharpe , 1893 synonyms The Blue winged Racket tail , Palette Des Sulu , or Lorito momoto De Las Sulu Prioniturus verticalis is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is Endemism endemic to the Philippines . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest s and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It is threatened by habitat loss . References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 18159 all Prioniturus verticalis . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. External links http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 1438&m 0 BirdLife Species Factsheet. http orientalbirdimages.org search.php?Bird ID 540 Oriental Bird Images Blue winged Racquet tail Psittaculini DEFAULTSORT Blue Winged Racket Tail Category Prioniturus Category Birds of the Philippines parrot stub fr Palette des Sulu it Prioniturus verticalis nl Sulu vlagstaartpapegaai pt Prioniturus verticalis ru fi Sulanviirikaija ... more details
Taxobox name Buru Racket tail image Prioniturus mada captive 8a 2c.jpg image width image caption Female with male in background image2 Prioniturus mada qtl1.jpg image2 width image2 caption Male at Walsrode Bird Park status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Psittaciformes familia Psittacidae genus Prioniturus species P. mada binomial Prioniturus mada binomial authority Ernst Hartert Hartert , 1900 range map ID Buru.PNG range map width range map caption The Indonesia n island of Buru , its range, in red synonyms The Buru Racket tail , also known as the Buru Racket tail Prioniturus mada , is a monotype biology monotypic species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is Endemism endemic to forest on the island of Buru , one of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia . ref name Forshaw 2006 . plate 34. Description The Buru Racket tail is a mainly green parrot about 32 cm 12.5 inches long. The beak is blackish and lighter at the base, and the long undertail Covert feather coverts are yellow. The adult male has blue upper parts from the back of its head to mid back and which extends into the upper surfaces of the forewings. The female has a small area of blue on the nape. Juveniles do not have racket shaped tail feathers. The male juvenile has a little blue on the nape and the female juvenile has all green upper parts. ref name Forshaw 2006 . plate 34. Forshaw 2006 . plate 34. ref References reflist BirdLife International 2008. IUCNlink 142480 Prioniturus mada . http www.iucnredlist.org 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 April 2009. Cited texts cite book first Joseph M. last Forshaw authorlink Joseph Forshaw title Parrots of the World an Identification Guide others Illustrated by Frank Knight artist Frank Knight publisher Princeton University Press isbn 0691092516 page nopp yes year 2006 External links http orientalbirdimages.org ... Psittaculini DEFAULTSORT Buru Racket Tail Category Prioniturus Category Birds of Indonesia parrot stub ... more details
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