Geoffrey's rendering of the character was immediately popular, especially in Wales. Later writers expanded the account to produce a fuller image of the wizard. Merlin's traditional biography casts him as a cambion: born of a mortal woman, sired by an incubus, the non-human from whom he inherits his supernatural powers and abilities. The name of Merlin's mother is not usually stated but is given as Adhan in the oldest version of the Prose Brut. Merlin matures to an ascendant sagehood and engineers the birth of Arthur through magic and intrigue. Later authors have Merlin serve as the king's advisor until he is bewitched and imprisoned by the Lady of the Lake.
Human merlin is coded by the gene NF2 in Chromosome 22. Mouse merlin gene is located on chromosome 11 and rat merlin gene on chromosome 17. Fruit fly merlin gene (symbol Mer) is located on chromosome 1 and shares 58% similarity to its human homologue.
Other merlin-like genes are known from a wide range of animals, and the derivation of merlin is thought to be in early metazoa. Merlin is a member of the ERM family of proteins including ezrin, moesin, and radixin, which are in the protein 4.1 superfamily of proteins. Merlin is also known as schwannomin, a name derived from the most common type of tumor in the NF2 patient phenotype, the schwannoma.
Structure
Vertebrate merlin is a 70-kDa protein. There are 10 known isoforms of human merlin molecule (the full molecule being 595 amino acids in length). The two most common these are also found in the mouse and are called type 1 and type 2, differing by the absence or presence of exon 16 or 17, respectively). All the known varieties have a conserved N-terminal part, which contains a FERM domain (a domain found in most cytoskeletal-membrane organizing proteins). The FERM domain is followed by an alpha-helical domain and a hydrophilic tail. Merlin can dimerize with itself and heterodimerize with other ERM family proteins.
The Sword in the Stone is a 1963 American animated fairy tale film produced by Walt Disney and originally released to theaters on December 25, 1963 by Buena Vista Distribution. It was the final Disney animated film released before Walt Disney's death. The songs in the film were written and composed by the Sherman Brothers, who later wrote music for other Disney films like Mary Poppins (1964), The Jungle Book (1967), and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971).
After the King of England, Uther Pendragon, dies, leaving no heir to the throne, a sword appears inside an anvil in London. The sword bears an inscription proclaiming that whoever removes it will be the new king. No one can remove the sword, which is eventually forgotten, leaving England in the Dark Ages.
Years later, a 12-year-old orphan named Arthur, commonly called Wart, accidentally scares off a deer his foster brother Kay was hunting, causing Kay to launch his arrow into the forest. In retrieving the arrow, Arthur lands in the cottage of Merlin the wizard, who declares himself Arthur's tutor and returns with the boy to his home, a castle run by Sir Ector, Arthur's foster father. Ector's friend, Sir Pellinore, arrives with news that the annual jousting tournament will be held on New Year's Day in London, and the winner will be crowned king. Ector decides to put Kay through serious training for the tournament and appoints Arthur as Kay's squire.
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Gingerbread Man (Shrek)
00:00:07 1 Main characters
00:00:16 1.1 Shrek
00:01:16 1.2 Donkey
00:01:40 1.3 Princess Fiona
00:02:23 1.4 Puss in Boots
00:03:42 2 Secondary characters
00:03:52 2.1 Dragon
00:05:49 2.2 The Gingerbread Man
00:07:56 2.3 Arthur Pendragon
00:09:01 2.4 The Big Bad Wolf
00:10:58 2.5 Three Little Pigs
00:13:50 2.6 Pinocchio
00:16:57 2.7 Three Blind Mice
00:18:39 2.8 Dronkeys
00:21:10 2.9 Farkle, Fergus, and Felicia
00:24:45 2.10 Queen Lillian
00:27:06 2.11 King Harold
00:29:50 2.12 Doris
00:32:04 2.13 Snow White
00:34:35 2.14 Cinderella
00:36:51 2.15 Sleeping Beauty
00:38:45 2.16 Merlin
00:41:10 2.17 Brogan
00:42:30 2.18 Cookie
00:43:16 2.19 Gretched
00:43:49 2.20 Humpty Dumpty
00:44:59 2.21 Kitty Softpaws
00:45:59 ...
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Gingerbread Man (Shrek)
00:00:07 1 Main characters
00:00:16 1.1 Shrek
00:01:16 1.2 Donkey
00:01:40 1.3 ...
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Gingerbread Man (Shrek)
00:00:07 1 Main characters
00:00:16 1.1 Shrek
00:01:16 1.2 Donkey
00:01:40 1.3 Princess Fiona
00:02:23 1.4 Puss in Boots
00:03:42 2 Secondary characters
00:03:52 2.1 Dragon
00:05:49 2.2 The Gingerbread Man
00:07:56 2.3 Arthur Pendragon
00:09:01 2.4 The Big Bad Wolf
00:10:58 2.5 Three Little Pigs
00:13:50 2.6 Pinocchio
00:16:57 2.7 Three Blind Mice
00:18:39 2.8 Dronkeys
00:21:10 2.9 Farkle, Fergus, and Felicia
00:24:45 2.10 Queen Lillian
00:27:06 2.11 King Harold
00:29:50 2.12 Doris
00:32:04 2.13 Snow White
00:34:35 2.14 Cinderella
00:36:51 2.15 Sleeping Beauty
00:38:45 2.16 Merlin
00:41:10 2.17 Brogan
00:42:30 2.18 Cookie
00:43:16 2.19 Gretched
00:43:49 2.20 Humpty Dumpty
00:44:59 2.21 Kitty Softpaws
00:45:59 3 Main villains
00:46:09 3.1 Lord Farquaad
00:48:57 3.2 Fairy Godmother
00:51:03 3.3 Prince Charming
00:54:17 3.4 Rumpelstiltskin
00:57:42 3.5 Jack and Jill
00:58:42 4 Minor villains
00:58:52 4.1 Thelonious
01:01:02 4.2 Rapunzel
01:02:20 4.3 Captain Hook
01:03:32 4.4 Cyclops
01:04:36 4.5 Mabel the Ugly Stepsister
01:05:45 4.6 The Evil Trees
01:06:30 4.7 The Evil Queen
01:07:06 4.8 Ew
01:07:41 4.9 Headless Horseman
01:08:10 4.10 Fifi
01:08:41 4.11 Witches
01:10:04 4.12 Monsieur Robin Hood
01:11:07 4.13 Sir Lancelot
01:12:08 4.14 The Black Knight
01:12:35 4.15 The Pied Piper
01:13:36 4.16 Raoul
01:14:44 5 Minor characters
01:14:54 5.1 Magic Mirror
01:16:07 5.2 Mongo
01:17:44 5.3 Mr. Moore
01:18:48 5.4 Furniture
01:19:35 5.5 Guinevere
01:19:56 5.6 Imelda
01:20:11 5.7 Golden Goose
01:20:32 5.8 Great Terror
01:20:55 5.9 Suzie
01:21:44 5.10 Sugar
01:22:39 5.11 Other characters
01:22:48 5.11.1 Cyclops Girl
01:23:17 5.11.2 Hansel and Gretel
01:23:44 5.11.3 Little Boy Blue
01:24:05 5.11.4 Little Red Riding Hood
01:25:04 5.11.5 Mister Geppetto
01:25:30 5.11.6 Miss Toad
01:25:47 5.11.7 Seven Dwarfs
01:27:02 5.11.8 The Little Mermaid
01:27:36 5.11.9 The Old Lady in the Shoe
01:27:53 5.11.10 Peter Pan
01:28:26 5.11.11 Tinker Bell
01:29:17 5.11.12 The Three Bears
01:30:03 5.11.13 Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
01:30:28 5.11.14 Wendy Darling
01:30:47 5.11.15 Captain of the Guards
01:31:11 5.12 Appearing in Shrek the Musical
01:31:25 5.12.1 Shrek's parents
01:31:54 5.12.2 Fairy Godmother
01:32:08 5.12.3 Gnome
01:32:18 5.12.4 Mad Hatter
01:32:35 5.12.5 Shoemaker's Elf
01:32:50 5.12.6 Sugarplum Fairy
01:33:10 5.12.7 The Ugly Duckling
01:33:27 5.12.8 Tweedledum and Tweedledee
01:33:45 5.12.9 White Rabbit
01:33:57 5.12.10 The Cow who jumped over the moon
01:34:25 5.12.11 The Dish and the Spoon
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
This is a list of characters that appear in the Shrek franchise and spin-offs from it.
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Gingerbread Man (Shrek)
00:00:07 1 Main characters
00:00:16 1.1 Shrek
00:01:16 1.2 Donkey
00:01:40 1.3 Princess Fiona
00:02:23 1.4 Puss in Boots
00:03:42 2 Secondary characters
00:03:52 2.1 Dragon
00:05:49 2.2 The Gingerbread Man
00:07:56 2.3 Arthur Pendragon
00:09:01 2.4 The Big Bad Wolf
00:10:58 2.5 Three Little Pigs
00:13:50 2.6 Pinocchio
00:16:57 2.7 Three Blind Mice
00:18:39 2.8 Dronkeys
00:21:10 2.9 Farkle, Fergus, and Felicia
00:24:45 2.10 Queen Lillian
00:27:06 2.11 King Harold
00:29:50 2.12 Doris
00:32:04 2.13 Snow White
00:34:35 2.14 Cinderella
00:36:51 2.15 Sleeping Beauty
00:38:45 2.16 Merlin
00:41:10 2.17 Brogan
00:42:30 2.18 Cookie
00:43:16 2.19 Gretched
00:43:49 2.20 Humpty Dumpty
00:44:59 2.21 Kitty Softpaws
00:45:59 3 Main villains
00:46:09 3.1 Lord Farquaad
00:48:57 3.2 Fairy Godmother
00:51:03 3.3 Prince Charming
00:54:17 3.4 Rumpelstiltskin
00:57:42 3.5 Jack and Jill
00:58:42 4 Minor villains
00:58:52 4.1 Thelonious
01:01:02 4.2 Rapunzel
01:02:20 4.3 Captain Hook
01:03:32 4.4 Cyclops
01:04:36 4.5 Mabel the Ugly Stepsister
01:05:45 4.6 The Evil Trees
01:06:30 4.7 The Evil Queen
01:07:06 4.8 Ew
01:07:41 4.9 Headless Horseman
01:08:10 4.10 Fifi
01:08:41 4.11 Witches
01:10:04 4.12 Monsieur Robin Hood
01:11:07 4.13 Sir Lancelot
01:12:08 4.14 The Black Knight
01:12:35 4.15 The Pied Piper
01:13:36 4.16 Raoul
01:14:44 5 Minor characters
01:14:54 5.1 Magic Mirror
01:16:07 5.2 Mongo
01:17:44 5.3 Mr. Moore
01:18:48 5.4 Furniture
01:19:35 5.5 Guinevere
01:19:56 5.6 Imelda
01:20:11 5.7 Golden Goose
01:20:32 5.8 Great Terror
01:20:55 5.9 Suzie
01:21:44 5.10 Sugar
01:22:39 5.11 Other characters
01:22:48 5.11.1 Cyclops Girl
01:23:17 5.11.2 Hansel and Gretel
01:23:44 5.11.3 Little Boy Blue
01:24:05 5.11.4 Little Red Riding Hood
01:25:04 5.11.5 Mister Geppetto
01:25:30 5.11.6 Miss Toad
01:25:47 5.11.7 Seven Dwarfs
01:27:02 5.11.8 The Little Mermaid
01:27:36 5.11.9 The Old Lady in the Shoe
01:27:53 5.11.10 Peter Pan
01:28:26 5.11.11 Tinker Bell
01:29:17 5.11.12 The Three Bears
01:30:03 5.11.13 Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
01:30:28 5.11.14 Wendy Darling
01:30:47 5.11.15 Captain of the Guards
01:31:11 5.12 Appearing in Shrek the Musical
01:31:25 5.12.1 Shrek's parents
01:31:54 5.12.2 Fairy Godmother
01:32:08 5.12.3 Gnome
01:32:18 5.12.4 Mad Hatter
01:32:35 5.12.5 Shoemaker's Elf
01:32:50 5.12.6 Sugarplum Fairy
01:33:10 5.12.7 The Ugly Duckling
01:33:27 5.12.8 Tweedledum and Tweedledee
01:33:45 5.12.9 White Rabbit
01:33:57 5.12.10 The Cow who jumped over the moon
01:34:25 5.12.11 The Dish and the Spoon
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuKfABj2eGyjH3ntPxp4YeQ
You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
This is a list of characters that appear in the Shrek franchise and spin-offs from it.
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Gingerbread Man (Shrek)
00:00:07 1 Main characters
00:00:16 1.1 Shrek
00:01:16 1.2 Donkey
00:01:40 1.3 Princess Fiona
00:02:23 1.4 Puss in Boots
00:03:42 2 Secondary characters
00:03:52 2.1 Dragon
00:05:49 2.2 The Gingerbread Man
00:07:56 2.3 Arthur Pendragon
00:09:01 2.4 The Big Bad Wolf
00:10:58 2.5 Three Little Pigs
00:13:50 2.6 Pinocchio
00:16:57 2.7 Three Blind Mice
00:18:39 2.8 Dronkeys
00:21:10 2.9 Farkle, Fergus, and Felicia
00:24:45 2.10 Queen Lillian
00:27:06 2.11 King Harold
00:29:50 2.12 Doris
00:32:04 2.13 Snow White
00:34:35 2.14 Cinderella
00:36:51 2.15 Sleeping Beauty
00:38:45 2.16 Merlin
00:41:10 2.17 Brogan
00:42:30 2.18 Cookie
00:43:16 2.19 Gretched
00:43:49 2.20 Humpty Dumpty
00:44:59 2.21 Kitty Softpaws
00:45:59 3 Main villains
00:46:09 3.1 Lord Farquaad
00:48:57 3.2 Fairy Godmother
00:51:03 3.3 Prince Charming
00:54:17 3.4 Rumpelstiltskin
00:57:42 3.5 Jack and Jill
00:58:42 4 Minor villains
00:58:52 4.1 Thelonious
01:01:02 4.2 Rapunzel
01:02:20 4.3 Captain Hook
01:03:32 4.4 Cyclops
01:04:36 4.5 Mabel the Ugly Stepsister
01:05:45 4.6 The Evil Trees
01:06:30 4.7 The Evil Queen
01:07:06 4.8 Ew
01:07:41 4.9 Headless Horseman
01:08:10 4.10 Fifi
01:08:41 4.11 Witches
01:10:04 4.12 Monsieur Robin Hood
01:11:07 4.13 Sir Lancelot
01:12:08 4.14 The Black Knight
01:12:35 4.15 The Pied Piper
01:13:36 4.16 Raoul
01:14:44 5 Minor characters
01:14:54 5.1 Magic Mirror
01:16:07 5.2 Mongo
01:17:44 5.3 Mr. Moore
01:18:48 5.4 Furniture
01:19:35 5.5 Guinevere
01:19:56 5.6 Imelda
01:20:11 5.7 Golden Goose
01:20:32 5.8 Great Terror
01:20:55 5.9 Suzie
01:21:44 5.10 Sugar
01:22:39 5.11 Other characters
01:22:48 5.11.1 Cyclops Girl
01:23:17 5.11.2 Hansel and Gretel
01:23:44 5.11.3 Little Boy Blue
01:24:05 5.11.4 Little Red Riding Hood
01:25:04 5.11.5 Mister Geppetto
01:25:30 5.11.6 Miss Toad
01:25:47 5.11.7 Seven Dwarfs
01:27:02 5.11.8 The Little Mermaid
01:27:36 5.11.9 The Old Lady in the Shoe
01:27:53 5.11.10 Peter Pan
01:28:26 5.11.11 Tinker Bell
01:29:17 5.11.12 The Three Bears
01:30:03 5.11.13 Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
01:30:28 5.11.14 Wendy Darling
01:30:47 5.11.15 Captain of the Guards
01:31:11 5.12 Appearing in Shrek the Musical
01:31:25 5.12.1 Shrek's parents
01:31:54 5.12.2 Fairy Godmother
01:32:08 5.12.3 Gnome
01:32:18 5.12.4 Mad Hatter
01:32:35 5.12.5 Shoemaker's Elf
01:32:50 5.12.6 Sugarplum Fairy
01:33:10 5.12.7 The Ugly Duckling
01:33:27 5.12.8 Tweedledum and Tweedledee
01:33:45 5.12.9 White Rabbit
01:33:57 5.12.10 The Cow who jumped over the moon
01:34:25 5.12.11 The Dish and the Spoon
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuKfABj2eGyjH3ntPxp4YeQ
You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
This is a list of characters that appear in the Shrek franchise and spin-offs from it.
Geoffrey's rendering of the character was immediately popular, especially in Wales. Later writers expanded the account to produce a fuller image of the wizard. Merlin's traditional biography casts him as a cambion: born of a mortal woman, sired by an incubus, the non-human from whom he inherits his supernatural powers and abilities. The name of Merlin's mother is not usually stated but is given as Adhan in the oldest version of the Prose Brut. Merlin matures to an ascendant sagehood and engineers the birth of Arthur through magic and intrigue. Later authors have Merlin serve as the king's advisor until he is bewitched and imprisoned by the Lady of the Lake.