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I could see the ancient cynicism reinforce itself in her eyes, and I wondered how many men she had picked up with this same gambit.
Poirot has dark hair, which he dyes later in life ( though many of his screen incarnations are portrayed as bald or balding ), and green eyes that are repeatedly described as shining " like a cat's " when he is struck by a clever idea.
His right hand was cut off, his teeth and hair were pulled out, one of his eyes was gouged out, and, among many other sufferings, boiling water was thrown in his face, punishment probably associated with his handsomeness and life of licentiousness.
The economic and military issues are closely linked in the eyes of many within the movement.
The Babylonians destroyed the city and the Temple of Solomon, executed the king's sons in front of him before putting out his eyes, and took him and many others into exile.
Careful study of the different function and processes of the eyes, ears, and other organs paved the way for improved cameras, television, radio transmitters and receivers, and many other useful tools.
From within this literary environment emerged many stories and novels about private detectives, also known as private investigators, PIs and " private eyes " (" eye " being the vocalization of " I " for " investigator ").
* Tuberous Sclerosis ( TSC ) is a genetic disorder that causes tumors to form in many different organs, primarily in the brain, eyes, heart, kidney, skin and lungs.
The many blind people who do entrain to the 24-hour light / dark cycle have eyes with functioning retinas including operative non-visual light-sensitive cells.
As a result, the eyes of felids are approximately six times more light sensitive than those of humans, and many species are at least partially nocturnal.
Problems of the Old World were not relevant to the New World in the eyes of many citizens.
In this way, eyes are recognized by modern biologists as actually a relatively unambiguous and simple structure to evolve, and many of the major developments of the eye's evolution are believed to have taken place over only a few million years, during the Cambrian explosion.
Although Gemayel did not cooperate with the Israelis publicly, his long history of tactical collaboration with Israel counted against him in the eyes of many Lebanese, especially Muslims.
Humans with natural eye lenses removed, as well as many animals with eyes that do not require lenses ( such as insects and shrimp ) are able to directly detect ultraviolet visually, by quantum photon-absorption mechanisms, in much the same chemical way that normal humans detect visible light.
Blacksmiths are credited with magical powers in many parts of the world, and it is significant that the Boudas are workers in iron and clay ; in the Life of N. Pearce ( i. 287 ) a European observer tells a story of a supposed transformation which took place in his presence and almost before his eyes ; but it does not appear how far hallucination rather than coincidence must be invoked to explain the experience.
Letters to the Emperor arrived from many European countries, warning, that Moscow has its eyes on much more than only a few harbors or the province of Liefland ... the East Sea ( Ostsee-Baltic Sea and the West Sea ( Atlantic ) are equally in danger.
Lutein, for example, occurs in many yellow and orange fruits and vegetables and protects the eyes against various diseases.
Jean Warboys ( Doreen Mantle ) – Mrs Warboys is a friend of Margaret ( and a rather annoying one in Victor's eyes ) who attached herself to the Meldrews, accompanying them on many of their exploits.
Puffers are able to move their eyes independently, and many species can change the color or intensity of their patterns in response to environmental changes.
: We are conscious today that many, many centuries of blindness have cloaked our eyes so that we can no longer see the beauty of Thy chosen people nor recognise in their faces the features of our privileged brethren.
Scott was much the better wordsmith of the two, and the story that spread throughout the world was largely that told by him, with Amundsen's victory reduced in the eyes of many to an unsporting stratagem.
Some can automatically find eyes in the image and perform color correction, and can apply it to many photos at once.
It is commonly represented as a yellow ( many other colors are also used ) circle ( or sphere ) with two black dots representing eyes and a black arc representing the mouth.
Bright colorations and showy ornamenations, such as those seen in many male birds, in addition to capturing the eyes of females, also attract the attention of predators ; when a male peacock spreads its tail, it is beautiful, but very obvious ( though this may actually be advantageous to the survival of the male's offspring and the breeding population as a whole ; see below ).

eyes and birds
Juvenile birds had less prominent grooves in their beaks and had mottled white and black necks, while the eye spot found in adults was not present ; instead, a gray line ran through the eyes ( which still had the white eye ring ) to just below the ears.
Natural mummies are also known from Funk Island, and the eyes and internal organs of the last two birds from 1844 are stored in the Zoological Museum, Copenhagen.
* Lore ( anatomy ), the region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians
Most birds of prey sport eyes on the sides of their heads, but the stereoscopic nature of the owl's forward-facing eyes permits the greater sense of depth perception necessary for low-light hunting.
Although owls have binocular vision, their large eyes are fixed in their sockets — as are those of other birds — so they must turn their entire head to change views.
All birds have an enlarged nasal gland at the base of the bill, above the eyes, which is inactive in species that don't require it.
Humans and many other animals do not look at a scene in fixed steadiness ( as opposed to most birds, for example ); instead, the eyes move around, locating interesting parts of the scene and building up a mental, three-dimensional ' map ' corresponding to the scene ( as opposed to the graphical map of avians, that often relies upon detection of angular movement on the retina ).
The valkyrie considers herself wise, understands the speech of birds, is further described as having a white-throat and sparkling eyes, and she takes no pleasure in men:
In a study of the Ecuadoran forest, it was determined that birds perching higher in the trees and birds with larger eyes tend to pipe up first.
Glass eyes are then usually added to the display, and in some cases, artificial teeth, jaws, tongue, or for some birds, artificial beaks and legs can be used.
The young birds are precocial upon hatching: downy and mobile with open eyes.
Even without moving their eyes, some birds have a 360-degree field of view.
Immature birds have dark brownish eyes until around two years of age.
I have frequently seen, with my own eyes, more than a thousand of these small bodies of birds, hanging down on the sea-shore from one piece of timber, enclosed in their shells, and already formed.
( He documented it in his 87 year old grandfather, who was nearly blind from cataracts in both eyes but perceived men, women, birds, carriages, buildings, tapestries and scaffolding patterns.
They are medium to large birds with strong black or yellow black bills, large yellow eyeswhich give them a reptilian appearance — and cryptic plumage.
They are cryptic birds that display their large wings, that exhibits a patron that resemble eyes, when they feel threatened.
The eyes are angled forward, and provide a wider field of binocular vision than in most other birds.
These are mainly forest birds with large eyes, straight slim bills and fluty voices.
Signs in birds include " inflamed eyes, difficulty in breathing, watery droppings and green urates.
Immature birds have more prominent brown bars and marks in their plumage, giving a ' dirty ' appearance, and their eyes are predominantly brown for the first two years of life.

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