When even her closest friends fall under the influence of the Men in Grey in one way or another, Momo's only hope to save the time of mankind is the personification of Time Professor Secundus Minutus Hora ( Second Minute Hour ) and Cassiopeia, a tortoise which can communicate through writing on her shell and can see thirty minutes into the future.

In the 1973 novel Momo by Michael Ende, Cassiopeia is a tortoise who can see 30 minutes into the future and is friends with the main character Momo.

The astronomer Tycho Brahe observed the supernova SN 1572 in the constellation Cassiopeia, and described it in his book De stella nova ( Latin for " concerning the new star "), giving rise to the name nova.

The series featured a variety of endearing plasticine animals, including a tortoise, a cat, a family of penguins and a Brazilian parrot.

The mandolins featured an elaborate " E H Co " monogram inlaid in ivory-colored plastic into the instruments ' tortoise pick guards.

* Freda ( tortoise ), a pet featured in UK children's TV series Blue Peter

There are also some creatures that have only been mentioned once or twice ( e. g., wolf, beaver, turtle, whale, wolverine, sable, tortoise, golden-furred hamster, flying mice ( a term given to bats ), monitor lizards, and in the first book horses and cows ).

" Drusilla does everything Ethel orders her to, and in one book ( The Worst Witch to the Rescue ) she steals Mildred's beloved pet tortoise and hides it in a tree.

The title of the book comes from this spell, a simple invocation for a tortoise to grow, but with each word written backwards and some spaced unusually, such as " Esio Trot " ( tortoise ).

The authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, said: " Homer's chili-induced trip is brilliant, complete with the surreal tortoise and Indian spirit guide.

The opening episode in the novel is the release of the 108 spirits, imprisoned under an ancient stele-bearing tortoise.

Among the many illustrations of the fable, that by the French caricaturist Jean Grandville is novel in portraying the tortoise as running upright.

The most novel ( and specialized, for it afforded negligible protection against other attacks ) use was the testudo ( Latin for " tortoise "), which added legionnaires holding shields from above to protect against descending missiles ( such as arrows or objects thrown by defenders on walls ).

Strategies may include encouraging people to not breed their captive tortoises, ensure that different species of turtles and tortoises are not housed in the same facility ( which would help to prevent the spread of novel diseases into the desert tortoise population ), ensure captive tortoises are adequately housed to prevent them from escaping into the wild, and to ensure that captive turtles and tortoises are never released into the wild.

Urlacher, whose jersey was among the league's best-selling in 2002, was featured on Nike commercials with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick.

" Clay Witt, a minister in the Metropolitan Community Church, explains how theologians and commentators like John Shelby Spong, George Edwards and Michael England interpret injunctions against certain sexual acts as being originally intended as a means of distinguishing religious worship between Abrahamic and the surrounding pagan faiths, within which homosexual acts featured as part of idolatrous religious practices: " England argues that these prohibitions should be seen as being directed against sexual practices of fertility cult worship.

He presented a Radio 4 programme, The Wikipedia Story, about Wikipedia and other encyclopedias, which featured Anderson making this correcting edit to Wikipedia's article on the UK politician Michael Portillo.

Jack also featured Jennifer Lopez, Fran Drescher and Michael McKean in supporting roles.

The film was directed by Michael Curtiz, produced by Hal Wallis and featured a strong cast, including Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Paul Henreid, Conrad Veidt, Peter Lorre and Dooley Wilson.

It also made a brief appearance in the 1977 film Jabberwocky where it was being held by King Bruno the Questionable ( the latter film was directed by Terry Gilliam, starred Michael Palin, and featured a cameo by Terry Jones, all members of Monty Python ).

Ashcroft composed a paean called " Let the Eagle Soar " which he sang at the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in February 2002, which was satirically featured in Michael Moore's 2004 movie Fahrenheit 9 / 11 and has been frequently mocked by comedians such as David Letterman, Stephen Colbert and David Cross, to name a few.

The album was re-released in an expanded single-CD version by Rhino in 2001, featuring alternate mixes, outtakes and the group's 1968 single, " Your Mind and We Belong Together "/" Laughing Stock ", the last tracks that featured the " Forever Changes " line-up of Johnny Echols, Ken Forssi, Michael Stuart and Bryan MacLean ( Forssi and MacLean both died in 1998 ).

Misha Black was appointed design consultant for the 1960s Victoria Line, contributing to the line's uniform look, while the 1990s extension of the Jubilee line featured stations designed by leading architects such as Norman Foster, Michael Hopkins, Will Alsop and Ian Ritchie.

( 2008 ) directed by John Crowley and starring Michael Caine, score composed by Joby Talbot ; It's a Boy Girl Thing ( 2006 ) directed by Nick Hurran, score composed by Christian Henson and has featured on TV soundtrack and themes tunes, most recently for Psychoville, composed by Joby Talbot and episodes of Wallander, composed by Ruth Barrett.

She attempted two unsuccessful series in a row: Mary, which featured David Letterman, Michael Keaton, Swoosie Kurtz and Dick Shawn in the supporting cast and lasted three episodes, which was re-tooled as The Mary Tyler Moore Hour, a backstage show within a show, with Mary portraying a TV star putting on a variety show.

McLaren's original logo was designed by Michael Turner ( illustrator ) | Michael Turner and featured a kiwi bird ; a New Zealand icon.

The 1992 Olympic basketball Dream Team, the first to use current NBA stars, featured Michael Jordan as the anchor, along with Bird, Magic, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippen, Clyde Drexler, Karl Malone, John Stockton, Chris Mullin, Charles Barkley, and Christian Laettner.

The title of the fourth Roxy album, Country Life, was intended as a parody of the well-known British rural magazine of the same name, and the visually punning front cover photo featured two models ( two German fans, Constanze Karoli — sister of Can's Michael Karoli — and Eveline Grunwald ) clad only in semi-transparent lingerie standing in a forest.

The Michael Powell film Peeping Tom ( 1960 ) featured a filmmaker who committed murders and used the acts as the content of his documentary films, although no murders are seen in the film.

The New York City Center birthday celebration and benefit concert on April 26, 2010 featured ( in order of appearance ): Michael Cerveris, Alexander Gemignani, Donna Murphy, Debra Monk, Joanna Gleason, Maria Friedman, Mark Jacoby, Len Cariou, B. D.

The May 2007 issue featured a column by Michael Shermer calling for a United States pullout from the Iraq War.

Moving to England, he animated sequences for the children's series Do Not Adjust Your Set, which also featured Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin.

The album featured a number of vocalists including Debbie Harry of Blondie, Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde, Andy Partridge of XTC, Gordon Gano of Violent Femmes, Michael Hutchence of INXS, Ed Kowalczyk of Live, Shaun Ryder of Happy Mondays, Richard Hell, and Maria McKee.

To commemorate the centenary of the first performance of The Importance of Being Earnest, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a radio adaptation on 13 February 1995 ; directed by Glyn Dearman, it featured Judi Dench as " Lady Bracknell ", Sir Michael Hordern as " Lane ", Michael Sheen as " Jack Worthing ", Martin Clunes as " Algernon Moncrieff ", John Moffatt as " Rev.

The result was Batman Returns which featured Michael Keaton returning as the Dark Knight, and a new triad of villains: Danny DeVito ( as the Penguin ), Michelle Pfeiffer ( as Catwoman ) and Christopher Walken as Max Shreck, an evil corporate tycoon and original character created for the film ( similar to Superman IIIs Ross Webster ).

The new album featured songs such as " I Will Dare ", which featured Buck playing lead guitar, " Androgynous ", with Westerberg on piano, and " Unsatisfied ", where, according to writer Michael Azerrad, Westerberg " had hit upon a moving new way to declare that he can't get no satisfaction ".

In their leisure time the children created a number of fantasy worlds, which were featured in stories they wrote and enacted about the imaginary adventures of their toy soldiers along with the Duke of Wellington and his sons, Charles and Arthur Wellesley.

Isles of Terra and the Xeen games featured a more distinct environment, blending fantasy and science fiction elements in a unique way.

In contrast, Dark Shadows ( 1966 – 1971 ) and Port Charles ( 1997-2003 ) featured supernatural characters and dealt with fantasy and horror storylines.

The undead are featured in the belief systems of most cultures, and appear in many works of fantasy and horror fiction.

" The majority of the titles followed a fantasy theme, although science fiction, post-apocalyptic, super-hero, and modern horror also featured.

They have also featured in fantasy and speculative fiction since the 19th century.

Its children's programming featured many cartoons and some live-action series ( particularly fantasy action programs ) including Power Rangers ( currently airing on Nickelodeon ), Bobby's World, X-Men, The Tick, Eerie, Indiana and Goosebumps.

Page's fantasy role involved climbing up the face of a snow capped mountain near Boleskine House, Loch Ness during the nights of a full moon on December 10 and 11, 1973. The act was meant to show Page on a quest of self enlightenment, and deep understanding, by seeking out the Hermit, a character featured in many Tarot packs.

His next partner, Lucille Bremer, was featured in two lavish vehicles, both directed by Vincente Minnelli: the fantasy Yolanda and the Thief, which featured an avant-garde surrealistic ballet, and the musical revue Ziegfeld Follies ( 1946 ), which featured a memorable teaming of Astaire with Gene Kelly to " The Babbit and the Bromide ," a Gershwin song Astaire had introduced with his sister Adele back in 1927.

Stormbringer is the name of the infamous black sword featured in a number of fantasy stories by the author Michael Moorcock.

J. J. Grandville created a fantasy flower called Pensée in his Fleurs Animées, and the 1953 Disney animated film Alice in Wonderland featured a chorus of singing pansies in the Garden of Live Flowers scene.

His strips Little Nemo and Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend, published under the pseudonym " Silas ", were both set in the dreams of their characters and featured fantasy art that attempted to capture the look and feel of dreams.

While the martial arts films of the 1970s generally featured highly-stylised fighting sequences in period or fantasy settings, Hung's choreography, set in modern urban areas, was more realistic and frenetic-featuring long one-on-one fight scenes.

* OuterMax: Sci-fi, horror and fantasy films ; features " Graveyard Shift ", a featured sci-fi or horror movie every night at 12 a. m.

The Star Wars films, the fights for which are choreographed by Bob Anderson & Peter Diamond ( Episodes IV, V & VI ) and Nick Gillard ( Episodes I, II & III ), tend to portray its lightsaber combat using swordsmanship techniques drawn from existing martial arts, but performed with fantasy weapons such as lightsabers or The Force, whereas the action featured in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy also choreographed by Bob Anderson employed fantasy weapons and fighting styles, designed by Tony Wolf.

Called a " marvel of fantasy ," it once featured a ride based on the Johnstown Flood.

Variations of the city appear throughout the series ( most frequently as Uriconium and Vriko ), in an attempt by Harrison to subvert the concept of thoroughly-mapped secondary worlds featured in certain works of fantasy, particularly those by J. R. R. Tolkien and his host of successors.

A live version of " Dazed and Confused " was featured in Led Zeppelin's 1976 concert film, The Song Remains the Same ( and accompanying soundtrack ), as part of Page's fantasy sequence.

A Great Gray Owl character named Twilight is featured in the children's fantasy book series Guardians of Ga ' Hoole, as well as in the 2010 animated film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga ' Hoole.

During the 19th century, odalisques became common fantasy figures in the artistic movement known as Orientalism, being featured in many erotic paintings from that era.

Drizzt Do ' Urden has been featured in several accessories and one book for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.