What is "raffles"

n. A pair of metal clamps, usually joined by a chain, meant to be worn on the nipples to cause pain, usually in BDSM.

n. (context calculus English) The calculus that deals with instantaneous rate of change.

n. A kind of Turkish saber.

adv. step by step: incrementally, little by little, by degrees, one foot (measure) at a time.

vb. (en-third-person singular of: ingest)

n. 1 A group of people supporting the same thing or person. 2 (context statistics English) A demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group, or having a common characteristic. 3 (context military history English) Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 men. 4 An accomplice; abettor; associate. 5 Any band or body of warriors. 6 (context taxonomy English) A natural group of orders of organisms, less comprehensive than a class. 7 A colleague.

n. (context translation studies English) awkward or ungrammaticality of translation, such as due to overly literal translation of idioms or syntax.

n. (context grammar English) An element that combines syntactically with a phrase and indicates how that phrase should be interpreted in the surrounding context.

vb. (en-past of: enfamish)

n. (context biology English) Any organelle that contains melanin.

n. (context organic compound English) A tricyclic heterocycle consisting of two benzene rings fused to one of imidazole

vb. To delimit, especially in the computing sense.

n. (asymptotic analysis English)

a. (context slang English) decent; reasonably good

n. (plural of raffle English) vb. (en-third-person singular of: raffle)

A nipple clamp is a sex toy. It is a clamp that is applied to the nipples of a woman or man. It causes pain by the pinching of the nipple, by the restriction of blood flow, and by the reintroduction of blood flow. Nipple clamps are used in some BDSM activities, such as breast torture. The main types of nipple clamps are the clover clamp, tweezer clamp, piecing clamp, and clothes-pin style, though any device that applies direct pressure can be used. Clamps are typically used in pairs and connected by a chain. Weights may be hung from the clamps to amplify the pain by increasing the pressure and pinching. The chain may be wrapped behind a fixed piece of erotic furniture such as a post, so that, when the wearer is prodded to jump or otherwise move suddenly, pain is increased by pulling of the nipples. Another variation involves attaching another chain to the chain, the end of which is connected to a clamp attached to either the clitoris for a female or a cock ring for a male. This variation is known as the "Y clamps" for the shape of the chain linking all 3 connection points when attached to the body.

In mathematics, differential calculus is a subfield of calculus concerned with the study of the rates at which quantities change. It is one of the two traditional divisions of calculus, the other being integral calculus.

The primary objects of study in differential calculus are the derivative of a function, related notions such as the differential, and their applications. The derivative of a function at a chosen input value describes the rate of change of the function near that input value. The process of finding a derivative is called differentiation. Geometrically, the derivative at a point is the slope of the tangent line to the graph of the function at that point, provided that the derivative exists and is defined at that point. For a real-valued function of a single real variable, the derivative of a function at a point generally determines the best linear approximation to the function at that point.

Differential calculus and integral calculus are connected by the fundamental theorem of calculus, which states that differentiation is the reverse process to integration.

Differentiation has applications to nearly all quantitative disciplines. For example, in physics, the derivative of the displacement of a moving body with respect to time is the velocity of the body, and the derivative of velocity with respect to time is acceleration. The derivative of the momentum of a body equals the force applied to the body; rearranging this derivative statement leads to the famous equation associated with Newton's second law of motion. The reaction rate of a chemical reaction is a derivative. In operations research, derivatives determine the most efficient ways to transport materials and design factories.

Derivatives are frequently used to find the maxima and minima of a function. Equations involving derivatives are called differential equations and are fundamental in describing natural phenomena. Derivatives and their generalizations appear in many fields of mathematics, such as complex analysis, functional analysis, differential geometry, measure theory, and abstract algebra.

Hudnut is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• David Hudnut, American artist
• Joseph Hudnut (1886–1968), American architect scholar
• Peter Hudnut (born 1980), American water polo player
• Richard Hudnut (1855–1928), American businessman
• William H. Hudnut III (born 1932), American politician

A kilij (from Turkish kılıç, literally "sword") is a type of one-handed, single edged and moderately curved saber used by the Turks and related cultures throughout history starting from the late Hsiung-nu period to the time of the Avar Empire and the Göktürk Khaganate, Bulgarian Empire, Uyghur Khaganate, Seljuk Empire, Timurid Empire, Mamluk Empire, Ottoman Empire, and the later Turkic Khanates of Central Asia and Eurasian steppes. These blades evolved from Turko-Mongol sabers that had been used over all the lands invaded and/or influenced by the Turkic peoples.

Matanaq (, also Romanized as Matnaq; also known as Matana, Matanagh, and Matneh) is a village in Shebli Rural District, in the Central District of Bostanabad County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 498, in 115 families.

Schöningen is a town of about 11,000 inhabitants in the district of Helmstedt, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located near the border with Saxony-Anhalt, on the southeastern rim of the Elm hill range. In its current form, it was created in 1974 by joining the municipalities of Esbeck, Hoiersdorf, and Schöningen.

Schöningen is a stop on the German Timber-Frame Road.

CRCC may refer to:

• China Railway Construction Corporation, and its subsidiary
  • China Railway Construction Corporation Limited
• China Railways Test and Certification Center

A cohort (from the Latin cohors, plural cohortes) was the basic tactical unit of a Roman legion, which replaced the manipular system following the reforms traditionally attributed to Gaius Marius in 107 BC.

A cohort is a group of students who work through a curriculum together to achieve the same academic degree together. Cohortians are the individual members of such a group.

Cohorts have become popular in online education as a way to address the lack of traditional social interaction that is common in on-site education.

In statistics and demography, a cohort is a group of subjects who have shared a particular event together during a particular time span (e.g., people born in Europe between 1918 and 1939; survivors of an aircrash; truck drivers who smoked between age 30 and 40). Cohorts may be tracked over extended periods in a cohort study. The cohort can be modified by censoring, i.e. excluding certain individuals from statistical calculations relating to time periods (e.g., after death) when their data would contaminate the conclusions.

The term cohort can also be used where membership of a group is defined by some factor other than a time-based one: for example, where a study covers workers in many buildings, a cohort might consist of the people who work in a given building.

Demography often contrasts cohort perspectives and period perspectives. For instance, the total cohort fertility rate is an index of the average completed family size for cohorts of women, but since it can only be known for women who have finished child-bearing, it cannot be measured for currently fertile women. It can be calculated as the sum of the cohort's age-specific fertility rates that obtain as it ages through time. In contrast, the total period fertility rate uses current age-specific fertility rates to calculate the completed family size for a notional woman were she to experience these fertility rates through her life.

Cohort may refer to:

• Cohorts, partners in an activity
• Cohort (biology), in biology, one of the taxonomic ranks
• Cohort (educational group), a group of students working together through the same academic curriculum
• Cohort (Roman military unit), the basic tactical unit of a Roman legion
• Cohort (statistics), a group of subjects with a common defining characteristic—typically age group
• Cohort study, a form of longitudinal study used in medicine and social science
• Cohort Studios, a video game development company
• Generational cohort (demographics), an aggregation of individuals who experience the same event within the same time interval

Mantruda is a genus of moths in the family Lymantriidae.

Val-d'Épy is a commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. On 1 January 2016, the former communes of Florentia, Nantey and Senaud were merged into Val-d'Épy.

Astropyga is a genus of sea urchins of the Family Diadematidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Astropyga was first scientifically described in 1855 by John Edward Gray.

“Mātrigītikāñjalih” is a well-known Gitikavya in modern Sanskrit literature. Authored by Harekrishna Meher, this kavya comprises twenty-five Sanskrit songs of different topics and tastes experienced in human life. These songs are written in very lucid, simple, sweet and graceful words that are capable of touching the core of the hearts of readers. The titles of the songs indicate their themes. The style of composition bears a unique and special feature. There is no verbosity or stiffness in language. Words are imbued with proper feelings and sentiments. Alliteration, grace of diction, Upama, Rupaka and other figures of speech are contextually found in this kavya. The poet has presented these songs with his original innovated new metres and tuning. The songs are marked by original thinking and novel ideas.

The first song “ Vani-Gitika” (Kavi-Janani Tvam) depicts a prayer to Sarasvati, the Goddess of speech, learning and music, to dispel the murk of ignorance and to spread the light of wisdom. Then “Matri-Gitika” (Jayatu Janani), a patriotic song delineates the glorious civilization, natural beauty, cultural harmony, philanthropic attitude and other like aspects of India. In “Visva-Gitika” (Bhagavan Visva-Pavana He) greatness with divine excellence of Supreme Being is portrayed. “Jivana-Gitika” (Jivanam Sundaram) elucidates the brighter aspects of human life. In “Purushottama-Gitika” (Pranamami Tam) Lord Jagannath of Puri is prayed to with reverence and devotion. “Prabodha-Gitika” (Manava Re) is addressed to the human being for self-awareness and self-realisation. Various facets with dignity and the divine power of woman are presented in “Nari-Gitika” (Sa Nari Nirupama). Two love-lyrics “Pranayini-Gitika” (Lila Aham), Song of the Beloved Maiden and “Pranayi-Gitika” (Lila Tvam), Song of the Lover, illustrate various metaphors and imageries from various viewpoints. The omnipresence of Almighty God is presented in “Vibhu-Gitika” (Divyati Bhavato). In “Sisu-Gitika” (Pasya Bhasvaram), the comeliness of God’s creation is observed in the limbs of the delicate baby.

“Nataraja-Gitika” (Tryambakam Yajamahe) forms a prayer to Lord Shiva, the Supreme Dancer. “Sakti-Gitika” (Jaya Jaya Durge) forms a devotional prayer with invocation to Goddess of Power. Greatness of Time, the all-devouring factor of the universe, is presented in “Samaya-Gitika” (Samaya Namaste). Moon, the source of all sweet and subtle arts is addressed in “Kalakara-Gitika'' ”(Kalakara He)''. In “Abhijnana-Gitika” (Kathayati Ko Va) philosophical notions of Advaita Vedanta are deliberated upon in view of self-consciousness. Thinking power of subtle and atomic mind is displayed with philosophical perspective in “Siva-Sankalpa-Gitika”(Mano Bhavatu). A synthesis of spiritual and scientific conceptions of Gayatri, the Power of God Savitr is depicted in “Gayatri-Gitika”. Sanskrit language, literature and tradition are elucidated in “Bharata-Bharati-Gitika”. Features of subtle thinking and transcendental vision of the poet are portrayed in “Kavi-Gitika”(Amara-Kavis Tvam). Glory of the Divine Song Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita is maintained in “Gita-Gitika”.

“Sangita-Gitika” (Vidhatuh Pranganam Vitatam Sangitamayam) reveals that all the creation of the Creator is replete with music. Every aspect of nature such as fountain, breeze, ocean, star, cloud, rain-drop, tree along with creeper, and mundane creatures such as human being, birds, animals and insects – all have musical rhythm from birth till death. Philosophical touch with all-pervading Brahma-Nada, Supreme Voice, is established in this song. In “Dasarupa-Gitika”. ten incarnations of God are praised with divine excellence. “Nava-Varsha-Gitika” (Subham Bhavatu Navavarsham) depicts hearty compliments, noble thinking with good deeds, blessings of Nature, pollution-free environment, prosperity, peace and happiness of the world. The last song “Desha-Gitika” describes natural wealth, cultural heritage, national unity and universal fraternity of India.

As observed, the title of this kavya is based on the second song 'Matri-Gitika'. This literary composition has attracted the minds of the lovers of literature and music at large. It is a remarkable contribution to the twentieth century Sanskrit lyric poetry in the sphere of modern Sanskrit literature.

A melanosome is an organelle found in animal cells and is the site for synthesis, storage and transport of melanin, the most common light-absorbing pigment found in the animal kingdom. Melanosomes are responsible for color and photoprotection in animal cells and tissues.

Melanosomes are synthesised in the skin (in melanocytes), in the eye (in choroidal melanocytes and retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells), and in melanophores found in lower vertebrates.

In geology, a melanosome is a dark, mafic mineral band formed in migmatite which is melting into a eutaxitic texture ; often, this leads to the formation of granite. The melanosomes form bands with leucosomes, and in that context may be described as schlieren or migmatitic.

Bowd is a village on the outskirts of Sidmouth in Devon, England.

Raffles may refer to:

Raffles was an Arabian stallion foaled in 1926 and imported to the United States by Roger Selby in 1932. Raffles was bred by Lady Wentworth of the Crabbet Arabian Stud.

Raffles is a 1930 American Pre-Code comedy-mystery film produced by Samuel Goldwyn. It stars Ronald Colman as the title character, a proper English gentleman who moonlights as a notorious jewel thief, and Kay Francis as his love interest. It is based on the 1906 play Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman by E. W. Hornung and Eugene Wiley Presbrey, which was in turn adapted from the 1899 novel of the same name by Hornung.

Oscar Lagerstrom was nominated for an Academy Award for Sound, Recording.

The story had been filmed previously as Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman in 1917 with John Barrymore as Raffles, and again in 1925 by Universal Studios. A 1939 film version, also produced by Goldwyn, stars David Niven in the title role.

Raffles ( 1939) is a film starring David Niven and Olivia de Havilland, and is one of several film adaptations of an 1899 short story collection by E. W. Hornung, The Amateur Cracksman.

Sidney Howard was given credit as co-author of the screenplay with John Van Druten, due to him having been the writer of the 1930 version. Howard had died four months prior to the release of this film. F. Scott Fitzgerald may also have worked on the script, but this is unconfirmed.

Raffles (also known as Lord Lister) is a fictional character who first appeared in a German pulp magazine entitled "Lord Lister, genannt Raffles, der Meisterdieb" published in 1908, written by Kurt Matull and Theo Blakensee. The series was continued after a few issues as "Lord Lister, genannt Raffles, der große Unbekannte" ("...Known as Raffles, the Great Unknown"), which was the title of the first novel. The series became very popular and was translated, as well as continued in a number of countries and achieved such a popularity that Raffles was used in an Italian series as an opponent for Nick Carter, as Carter's European equivalent, a context in which he has been described as Europe's greatest pulp hero. Unlike Nick Carter, Lord Lister was never thoroughly updated. The Dutch series was the last surviving one, ending in 1968. The first English translation of The Great Unknown was published in February 2015.

Raffles was a 1977 television adaptation of the A. J. Raffles stories by Ernest William Hornung. The series was produced by Yorkshire Television and written by Philip Mackie. The episodes were largely faithful adaptations of the stories in the books, though occasionally two stories would be merged to create one episode such as "The Gold Cup" which featured elements from both " A Jubilee Present" and "The Criminologist's Club". The complete series has been released on DVD.

Raffles (Spanish Raffles mexicano) is a 1958 Mexican crime film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Rafael Bertrand, María Duval and Prudencia Grifell. The film is based on E.W. Hornung books about the British gentleman thief A.J. Raffles, who is portrayed here as a Mexican.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Gunther Gerszo.