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When the light of the world was subdued, our songs came through : a Norton anthology of Native Nations poetry First edition.

Contents: “…Skinology ; This is the time of grasshoppers and all that I see is dying /…”

Last men in Aleppo by Fundal, Karsten

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Aesop's fables

Contents: “…The shepherd boy and the wolf -- The grasshopper and the ants -- The stag and his reflection -- The cat, the rooster, and the mouse -- The north wind and the sun -- The heifer and the ox -- The tortoise and the hare -- The donkey and the lapdog -- The wolf in sheep's clothing -- The lark and her children -- The mice and the weasels -- The boy and the almonds -- The stork and the cranes -- Androcles and the lion -- The donkey's shadow -- The fox and the goat -- The miser -- The troublesome dog -- The milkmaid and her pail -- The pig and the sheep -- The roosters and the eagle -- The miller, his son, and their donkey -- The fox and the pheasants -- The lion and the mouse -- The oxen and the wagon wheels -- The dog in the manger -- The gnat and the bull -- The fox and the stork -- The wolf and the house dog -- The fox and the grapes -- The goose and the golden eggs -- The shepherd and the wild goats -- The bundle of sticks -- King Log and King Stork -- The donkey and the load of salt -- The peacock's tail -- The man and the lion -- The fisherman and his catch -- The astrologer -- The horse and the stag -- The town mouse and the country mouse -- The sick lion -- The gardener and his dog -- The boy who went swimming -- The travelers and the bear -- The fox and the crow -- The wolf and the crane -- Little crab and his grandmother -- The donkey in the lion's skin -- The crow and the pitcher -- The children and the frogs -- The travelers and the gold coins -- The boasting traveler -- The ant and the dove -- The dog and the bone -- The lion and the gnat -- The wolf and the shepherd -- The oak and the reeds -- The rooster and the fox -- Belling the cat -- The mermaid and the woodcutter.…”

The neurobiology of an insect brain by Burrows, Malcolm

Contents: “…Biology of locusts and grasshoppers -- Anatomy of the nervous system -- Components of the nervous system -- Development of the nervous system -- Neurotransmitters, neuromodulators and neurohormones -- Actions of neuromodulators -- Controlling local movements of the legs -- Walking -- Jumping -- Escape movements -- Flying -- Breathing.…”
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Food evolution by Kingswood, William

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Borne on the wind : the extraordinary world of insects in flight 1st ed. by Dalton, Stephen

Contents: “…The flight of insects -- Odonata: Dragonflies and Damselflies -- Orthoptera: Grasshoppers and crickets -- Hemiptera: Bugs -- Neuroptera and Mecoptera: Lacewings and Scorpion flies -- Lepidoptera: Butterflies and Moths -- Coleoptera: Beetles -- Hymenoptera: Bees, Wasps, and Ants -- Diptera: True flies -- Commentary on the plates -- The photographer at work.…”

Moyers & Company How Do Liberals and Conservatives See the World? by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, Information Television Network

Contents: “…Group Politics (2:01) -- Blind Political Parties (2:04) -- Theory of the Grasshopper and the Ant (2:56) -- What Democrats Must Do (1:36) -- Demonization and Corruption (1:38) -- Bill Moyers on Saul Alinsky (5:31) -- Credits & Sponsors: Moyers & Company: How Do Liberals and Conservatives See the World? …”
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The illustrated longitude by Sobel, Dava, Andrewes, William J. H., 1950-

Contents: “…Imaginary lines -- Sea before time -- Adrift in a clockwork universe -- Time in a bottle -- Powder of sympathy -- Prize -- Cogmaker's journal -- Grasshopper goes to sea -- Hands on heaven's clock -- Diamond timekeeper -- Trial by fire and water -- Tale of two portraits -- Second voyage of Captain James Cook -- Mass production of genius -- In the meridian courtyard.…”
Program air date: January 1, 1999
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Metaheuristic optimization : nature-inspired algorithms swarm and computational intelligence, theory and applications by Okwu, Modestus O., Tartibu, Lagouge K.

Contents: “…Introduction To Optimization -- Particle Swarm Optimisation -- Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm -- Ant Colony Algorithm -- Grey Wolf Optimizer -- Whale Optimization Algorithm -- Bat Algorithm -- Ant Lion Optimization Algorithm -- Grasshopper Optimisation Algorithm (Goa) -- Moths-Flame Optimization Algorithm -- Genetic Algorithm -- Artificial Neural Network -- Future of Nature Inspired Algorithm, Swarm and Computational Intelligence.…”
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Did you wonder who fired the gun? by Wilkerson, Travis

Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture, 1915 by United States. Department of Agriculture

Contents: “…--China a fruitful field for plant exploration.--Recent grasshopper outbreaks and latest methods of controlling them.…”

Insects : their natural history and diversity : with a photographic guide to insects of eastern North America by Marshall, S. A. (Stephen A.)

Contents: “…The wingless insects : springtails, diplurans and bristletails -- Mayflies, dragonflies and damselflies : the "old winged" insects -- Stoneflies -- Cockroaches, termites, mantids and other orthopteroids -- Grasshoppers, crickets and katydids -- True bugs and other hemipteroids -- Butterflies and moths -- Caddisflies -- Lacewings, antlions, fishflies and related insects -- Beetles -- Flies, scorpionflies and fleas -- Sawflies, wasps, bees and ants -- Non-insect arthropods -- Observing, collecting and photographing insects.…”
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Parallax : the race to measure the cosmos 1st Owl Books ed. by Hirshfeld, Alan

Contents: “…-- Crossed Eyes and Wobbling Stars -- The heavens Erupt -- The Turbulent Lens -- The Wrangler of Pisa -- The Archimedean Engine -- A Coal Cellar with a View -- Double Vision -- Dismal Swamp -- The Twice-Built Telescope -- Quest for Precision -- So Many Grasshoppers -- The Star in the Lyre -- The Subtle Weave -- Epilogue: A Drink from the Well.…”

Bennett's fables from Aesop and others, translated into human nature by Bennett, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1829-1867

Contents: “…The wolf and the lamb -- The frog and the ox -- The ass in a lion's skin -- The lobster and his mother -- The wolves and the sick ass -- The ape and her two young ones -- The daw in borrowed plumes -- The lion and the gnat -- The fox and the crow -- The fox that was docked -- The dog and the shadow -- The fox and the grapes -- The mole and her son -- The cat's paw -- The treacherous cur -- The dog and the wolf -- The dog in the manger -- The hare and the tortoise -- The fox and the crocodile -- The ant and the grasshopper -- The wolf in sheep's clothing -- The wolf and the crane.…”

Coding architecture : designing toolkits, workflows, industry by SpringerLink (Online Service)

Contents: “…Ambrosinus-Toolkit Plugin: artificial intelligence text-to-image generative models through Grasshopper -- EOC ECO2 Plugin: automated embodied carbon calculations within Autodesk Revit -- Interoperability Challenges. …”
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Kate plays Christine Widescreen. by DeWitt, Keegan, 1982-

Classical and Recent Aspects of Power System Optimization First edition. by ScienceDirect (Online service)

Contents: “…5 Recent Optimization Methods for Optimal Power Flow6 Conclusions; Chapter 8: Optimal Conductor Selection of Radial Distribution Feeders: An Overview and New Application Using Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Problem Formulation; 3 Overview of Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm; 4 Simulation Results and Discussions; 5 Conclusions; Chapter 9: Classical and Recent Aspects of Active Power Filters for Power Quality Improvement; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Types of Active Power Filters; 3 Power Circuits for Realization of Active Power Filters.…”
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Vulnerability and the corporate immune system : an integrated and systemic approach to risk management by Capocchi, Alessandro

Contents: “…Chapter 1: From Risk to Vulnerability -- Chapter 2: The Ant and the Grasshopper a Business Story -- Chapter 3: Everything is economics -- Chapter 4: Assessing the vulnerability of a business: the state of its health -- Chapter 5: The immune system -- Chapter 6: The immune system and corporate vulnerability -- Chapter 7: Operational risk and immune system -- Chapter 8: The Internal Control Risk Management System (ICRMS) -- Chapter 9: The classification of risks and the activities that make up Risk Management -- Chapter 10: Case Studies.…”
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Hidden Kingdoms, Under Open Skies by BBC Worldwide Learning

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The sod house by Barns, Cass G. (Cass Grove), 1848-1932

Contents: “…Westward Emigration -- Birth of Nebraska -- More or Less Personal -- Ways of the Country -- A Sod House Home -- Indians-Buffalo-Game -- Grasshoppers-Drouth-Colonization -- The Nebraska Climate -- Pioneer Country Schools -- Railroad Land Grants-Taxes-Free Passes -- Live Stock and Grain Dealers -- District Court During the Eighties -- Nebraska Politics -- Character Sketches -- Ox Team Freighting -- A Pioneer Preacher -- The Weekly Newspaper-Pioneer Poets -- The Money Loaner -- The Sod House Doctor -- Grand Army of the Republic -- Evolution of Nebraska National Guard -- Nebraska National Guard in Action.…”