digital activism: In Web defacing or cybergraffiti, a more-complex text-based online practice, hacktivists alter the home page of an organization.

ship: Structural integrity: …transverse support from bulkheads and web frames—the latter being, in effect, partial bulkheads that may extend only three to seven feet in from the shell. This requirement obviously reduces the weight advantage of longitudinal framing but not enough to negate the advantage entirely. Web frames also have the drawback of…

blog, online journal where an individual, group, or corporation presents a record of activities, thoughts, or beliefs. Some blogs operate mainly as news filters, collecting various online sources and adding short comments and Internet links. Other blogs concentrate on presenting original material.

Jean-Paul Belmondo: …Chabrol’s A double tour (1959; Web of Passion).

HTML: …unit is known as a Web page (from World Wide Web), and such pages frequently contain hypertext links that allow related pages to be retrieved. HTML is the markup language for encoding Web pages. It was designed by the British scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee at the CERN nuclear physics

Web script, a computer programming language for adding dynamic capabilities to World Wide Web pages. Web pages marked up with HTML (hypertext markup language) or XML (extensible markup language) are largely static documents. Web scripting can add information to a page as a reader uses it or let the

website, collection of files and related resources accessible through the World Wide Web and the Internet via a domain name. Organized around a "homepage" (or "landing page"), it is one of the foremost vehicles for mass communication and mass media. Typical files found at a website are HTML

Lisa Kudrow: Career and personal life: …in the comedy Web series Web Therapy. The series was picked up by the Showtime network in 2011 and ran for four seasons. From 2010 to 2022 Kudrow served as the executive producer for the genealogy documentary series Who Do You Think You Are? (2010– ), an adaptation of a…

Michael Gordon: Films of the 1940s: The first was The Web (1947), a film noir starring such genre icons as Edmond O’Brien, Vincent Price, Ella Raines, and William Bendix; Gordon handled its convoluted plot with facility. But instead of continuing in that vein, he was handed the prestige project Another Part of the Forest…

World Wide Web (WWW), the leading information retrieval service of the Internet (the worldwide computer network). The Web gives users access to a vast array of mass media and content—via the deep web, the dark web, and the commonly accessible surface web—that is connected by means of hypertext or

tenrec: The amphibious tenrec (Limnogale mergulus) is the only species in its genus. In addition to its webbed feet, keeled tail, and water-repellent fur, the amphibious tenrec also has the body form, habits, and diet of water shrews.

California: The Civil War and after: In 1913 the Webb Alien Land Law, designed to keep the Japanese from owning land, was the culmination of anti-Japanese lobbying.

Sidney and Beatrice Webb: Early life of Beatrice Potter Webb.: Beatrice Potter was born in Gloucester, into a class which, to use her own words, “habitually gave orders.” She was the eighth daughter of Richard Potter, a businessman, at whose death she inherited a private income of £1,000 a year, and Laurencina Heyworth, daughter of…

Arizona Diamondbacks: …position players and dominant pitcher Brandon Webb. That core led the D-backs to a second trip to the NL Championship Series in 2007 (a loss to the Colorado Rockies), and a significantly revamped squad again reached the postseason in 2011, where Arizona lost in the divisional round. Arizona then reeled…

The Graduate: …Graduate, novel by American writer Charles Webb, that was published in 1963 and was adapted as a 1967 film. The film became an enduring classic and won its director an Academy Award.

Chick Webb was an American jazz drummer who led one of the dominant big bands of the swing era. Its swing, precision, and popularity made it the standard of excellence to which other big bands aspired. Sources vary on Webb’s birth year; 1909 appears on his death certificate and grave marker, while

Clement Charles Julian Webb was an English scholar and philosopher remembered for his contribution to the study of the societal aspects of religion. A fellow and tutor in philosophy at Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1889 to 1922, Webb served as the first Oriel Professor of the Philosophy of the

Henry Koster: The 1950s: Koster then directed Clifton Webb in the comedies Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951) and Elopement (1951) and in Stars and Stripes Forever (1952), a sentimental but colourful biopic about the composer John Philip Sousa. My Cousin Rachel (1952) was a suspenseful adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier…

Gary Webb was an American investigative journalist who wrote a three-part series for the San Jose Mercury News in 1996 on connections between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the U.S.-backed Contra army seeking to overthrow Nicaragua’s leftist government, and cocaine trafficking into the

Cliff Richard is a British singer whose “Move It” (1958) was the first great British rock-and-roll song. Having played in skiffle bands during his youth in northern London, Richard, backed by a band that eventually became known as the Shadows, moved on to rock and roll. Dubbed the British Elvis

radio: Police and detective dramas: …of a young writer-director-actor named Jack Webb, Dragnet employed essentially the same format as Calling All Cars, but it was much more realistic, focusing on the day-to-day, tedious grind of catching crooks. Webb starred as Sgt. Joe Friday, a bachelor cop whose grim determination to ferret out the bad guys…

James Webb was an American public servant and administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the Apollo program (1961–68). After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1928, Webb became a marine pilot. He began his government career in

James Webb was an American public servant and administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the Apollo program (1961–68). After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1928, Webb became a marine pilot. He began his government career in

Cape Fear: Production notes and credits:

Tim Kaine: Senate seat being vacated by Jim Webb. He narrowly defeated his Republican opponent, George Allen, the son of the popular Washington Redskins football coach of the same name. Kaine took office in 2013.

Jimmy Webb is an American singer-songwriter who wrote multiple easy-listening hit pop songs beginning in the 1960s. Two of his early songs, “Up, Up and Away” (1967) and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” (1968), won several Grammy Awards in the late 1960s—Webb himself won the 1967 Grammy for song of

Jimmy Webb is an American singer-songwriter who wrote multiple easy-listening hit pop songs beginning in the 1960s. Two of his early songs, “Up, Up and Away” (1967) and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” (1968), won several Grammy Awards in the late 1960s—Webb himself won the 1967 Grammy for song of

Inigo Jones: …the work of his pupil John Webb, who survived to reestablish something of the Jones tradition after the Restoration in 1660. Jones was buried with his parents in the church of St. Benet, Paul’s Wharf, in London.

Karrie Webb is an Australian professional golfer who emerged in the mid-1990s as one of the sport’s best players. Webb began playing golf at age eight, and by her early teens she was competing exclusively against top local men players. Turning professional in 1994, she joined the Women’s

Loretta Lynn was an American country music singer who was known as the “Queen of Country.” Loretta Webb was born in a coal miner’s shack. (Although she claimed 1935 as her birth year, various official documents indicate that she was born in 1932.) She married Oliver Lynn in January 1948 and bore

Lucy Hayes was an American first lady (1877–81), the wife of Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th president of the United States, and the first presidential wife to graduate from college. Lucy Webb was the daughter of James Webb, a physician and ardent abolitionist, and Maria Cook Webb, who raised Lucy and

Sidney and Beatrice Webb: Early life of Beatrice Potter Webb.: Beatrice Potter was born in Gloucester, into a class which, to use her own words, “habitually gave orders.” She was the eighth daughter of Richard Potter, a businessman, at whose death she inherited a private income of £1,000 a year, and Laurencina Heyworth, daughter of…

Mary Meredith Webb was an English novelist best known for her book Precious Bane (1924). Her lyrical style conveys a rich and intense impression of the Shropshire countryside and its people. Her love of nature and a sense of impending doom within her novels invite comparison with those qualities in

swimming: Distance swimming: Captain Matthew Webb of Great Britain was the first to make the crossing from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 1875; his time was 21 hours 45 minutes. The map distance was 17.75 nautical miles (33 km), but the actual distance of a Channel swim is…

Philip Speakman Webb was an architect and designer especially known for his unconventional country houses, who was a pioneer figure in the English domestic revival movement. Webb completed his training in G.E. Street’s Oxford office, where he became a close friend of William Morris. They founded

Canadian literature: Poetry and poetics: …Poetry of Gwendolyn MacEwen, 1994), Phyllis Webb (Selected Poems: The Vision Tree, 1982), D.G. Jones (A Throw of Particles, 1983; Grounding Sight, 1999), E.D. Blodgett (Apostrophes series), and Don Coles (Forests of the Medieval World, 1993; Kurgan, 2000) grapple with metaphysical and mystical concerns through images drawn from places, travel,…

the Dillards: …2, 2010, Columbia, Missouri), and Roy Dean Webb (b. March 28, 1937, Independence, Missouri—d. June 30, 2018). Significant later members were Paul York (b. June 4, 1941, Berkeley, California, U.S.), Byron Berline (b. July 6, 1944, Caldwell, Kansas, U.S.), and Herb Pederson (b. April 27, 1944, Berkeley).

Sidney and Beatrice Webb: Sidney Webb also helped reorganize the University of London into a federation of teaching institutions and served in the government as a Labour Party member. Pioneers in social and economic reforms as well as distinguished historians, the Webbs deeply affected social thought and institutions in…

Sidney and Beatrice Webb were English Socialist economists (husband and wife), early members of the Fabian Society, and co-founders of the London School of Economics and Political Science. Sidney Webb also helped reorganize the University of London into a federation of teaching institutions and

Chick Webb was an American jazz drummer who led one of the dominant big bands of the swing era. Its swing, precision, and popularity made it the standard of excellence to which other big bands aspired. Sources vary on Webb’s birth year; 1909 appears on his death certificate and grave marker, while

William Henry Webb was an American naval architect, one of the most versatile and successful shipbuilders of his day, who in 1889 established and endowed the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture at Glen Cove, N.Y. Webb began shipbuilding in 1836 and by 1869 had more tonnage to his credit than any

Orlando Magic: …traded the player it selected, Chris Webber, for the third selection, point guard Anfernee (“Penny”) Hardaway, and future draft picks.

tineid moth: Well-known species include the webbing clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella), the casemaking clothes moth (Tinea pellionella), and the carpet, tapestry, or white-tip clothes moth (Trichophaga tapetzella). The larvae of the casemaking clothes moth use silk and fragments of food to construct a small, flat, oval case in which the larvae…

webcamming, broadcasting of sound and images over the Internet using a Web camera, or webcam. The popularity of webcamming is in part due to the fact that it is among the least expensive forms of broadcasting available to the public. The very first webcam has origins that predate the World Wide

search engine: History: It was Brian Pinkerton’s WebCrawler, one of the few search engines of its time that remained active into the first quarter of the 21st century, that first allowed users to search for any word on any Web page it had indexed. Launched on April 20, 1994, the tool became…

weber, unit of magnetic flux in the International System of Units (SI), defined as the amount of flux that, linking an electrical circuit of one turn (one loop of wire), produces in it an electromotive force of one volt as the flux is reduced to zero at a uniform rate in one second. It was named in

Weber and Fields, American comedy team that was popular at the turn of the 20th century. Joe Weber (in full Joseph Weber; b. Aug. 11, 1867, New York, N.Y., U.S.—d. May 10, 1942, Hollywood, Calif.) and Lew Fields (in full Lewis Maurice Fields; b. Jan. 1, 1867, New York, N.Y., U.S.—d. July 20, 1941,

Banda Sea: …South Banda Basin from the Weber Basin, the deepest in the sea, at some 24,409 feet (7,440 meters). The active volcano, Mount Api, rises from the floor of the southern basin at14,800 feet (4,500 meters) to 2,200 feet (670 meters) above sea level. The clear waters surrounding many islands provide…

Weber State University, public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Ogden, Utah, U.S. It is part of the Utah System of Higher Education. Its 400-acre (162-hectare) campus overlooks Ogden and the Great Salt Lake from a foothill of the Wasatch Range. The university comprises the John B.

Weber State University, public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Ogden, Utah, U.S. It is part of the Utah System of Higher Education. Its 400-acre (162-hectare) campus overlooks Ogden and the Great Salt Lake from a foothill of the Wasatch Range. The university comprises the John B.

Weber State University, public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Ogden, Utah, U.S. It is part of the Utah System of Higher Education. Its 400-acre (162-hectare) campus overlooks Ogden and the Great Salt Lake from a foothill of the Wasatch Range. The university comprises the John B.

nervous system disease: Cranial nerves: The Weber test consists of placing the tuning fork on the forehead; the sound is better perceived either in the ear without nerve deafness or, paradoxically, in the ear affected by mild middle-ear deafness. Further testing may be performed in an audiometry laboratory.

Weber’s law, historically important psychological law quantifying the perception of change in a given stimulus. The law states that the change in a stimulus that will be just noticeable is a constant ratio of the original stimulus. It has been shown not to hold for extremes of stimulation. The law

location theory: …1909 the German location economist Alfred Weber formulated a theory of industrial location in his book entitled Über den Standort der Industrien (Theory of the Location of Industries, 1929). Weber’s theory, called the location triangle, sought the optimum location for the production of a good based on the fixed locations…

Carl Maria von Weber was a German composer and opera director during the transition from Classical to Romantic music, noted especially for his operas Der Freischütz (1821; The Freeshooter, or, more colloquially, The Magic Marksman), Euryanthe (1823), and Oberon (1826). Der Freischütz, the most

Carl Maria von Weber was a German composer and opera director during the transition from Classical to Romantic music, noted especially for his operas Der Freischütz (1821; The Freeshooter, or, more colloquially, The Magic Marksman), Euryanthe (1823), and Oberon (1826). Der Freischütz, the most

Dick Weber was an American professional bowler, who was a charter member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) and a frequent finalist in bowling tournaments that were televised in the United States during the 1960s. Weber got his start in the sport at an after-school job in a bowling

The Weavers, naturalistic drama in five acts by Gerhart Hauptmann, published in 1892 and performed in 1893 as Die Weber. The play is based on the revolt of the Silesian weavers of 1844 and portrays in a starkly realistic manner the human cost of the Industrial Revolution. The work reveals how,

Ernst Weber was an Austrian-born American engineer who was a pioneer in the development of microwave communications equipment and who oversaw the growth of the Polytechnic Institute in New York City. Weber was educated in Austria and worked in Vienna and Berlin as a research engineer (1924–30)

Ernst Heinrich Weber was a German anatomist and physiologist whose fundamental studies of the sense of touch introduced a concept—that of the just-noticeable difference, the smallest difference perceivable between two similar stimuli—that is important to psychology and sensory physiology. The

Lois Weber was an American actress, producer, and director who is best remembered for her crusading films of social concern in the early days of the motion picture industry. Weber displayed musical ability at an early age. She had a brief tour as a concert pianist at age 16 and sang with the

group: It was Heinrich Weber, in 1882, who first gave a purely axiomatic description of a group independently of the nature of its elements. Today, groups are fundamental entities in abstract algebra and are of considerable importance in geometry, physics, and chemistry.

Weber and Fields: comedy team that was popular at the turn of the 20th century. Joe Weber (in full Joseph Weber; b. Aug. 11, 1867, New York, N.Y., U.S.—d. May 10, 1942, Hollywood, Calif.) and Lew Fields (in full Lewis Maurice Fields; b. Jan. 1, 1867, New York,…

Weber and Fields: comedy team that was popular at the turn of the 20th century. Joe Weber (in full Joseph Weber; b. Aug. 11, 1867, New York, N.Y., U.S.—d. May 10, 1942, Hollywood, Calif.) and Lew Fields (in full Lewis Maurice Fields; b. Jan. 1, 1867, New York,…

Herculaneum: …to 1764 the military engineer Karl Weber served as director of excavations. Under Weber, diagrams and plans of the ruins were produced, and numerous artifacts were uncovered and documented. Magnificent paintings and a group of portrait statues were excavated from a building thought to be the ancient basilica of Herculaneum,…

Carl Maria von Weber was a German composer and opera director during the transition from Classical to Romantic music, noted especially for his operas Der Freischütz (1821; The Freeshooter, or, more colloquially, The Magic Marksman), Euryanthe (1823), and Oberon (1826). Der Freischütz, the most

Lois Weber was an American actress, producer, and director who is best remembered for her crusading films of social concern in the early days of the motion picture industry. Weber displayed musical ability at an early age. She had a brief tour as a concert pianist at age 16 and sang with the

Max Weber was a Russian-born American painter, printmaker, and sculptor who, through his early abstract works, helped to introduce such avant-garde European art movements as Fauvism and Cubism to the United States. Weber immigrated to New York City with his parents in 1891 and studied from 1898 to

Max Weber was a German sociologist and political economist best known for his thesis of the “Protestant ethic,” relating Protestantism to capitalism, and for his ideas on bureaucracy. Weber was the eldest son of Max and Helene Weber. His father was an aspiring liberal politician who soon joined the

Pete Weber is an American bowler who was one of the sport’s greatest players, though he arguably attracted more attention for his brash personality. He was the first bowler in the history of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) to complete the “triple crown” at least twice (1989 and 2013) in

Pete Weber is an American bowler who was one of the sport’s greatest players, though he arguably attracted more attention for his brash personality. He was the first bowler in the history of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) to complete the “triple crown” at least twice (1989 and 2013) in

Dick Weber was an American professional bowler, who was a charter member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) and a frequent finalist in bowling tournaments that were televised in the United States during the 1960s. Weber got his start in the sport at an after-school job in a bowling

Nashville Predators: …centre Jason Arnott and defenseman Shea Weber only to lose their opening series to the eventual champion Chicago Blackhawks. In 2010–11 the Predators defeated the Anaheim Ducks in the initial round of the postseason to notch the franchise’s first playoff series win. Nashville then lost in the second round of…

philosophy of physics: The theory of Ghirardi, Rimini, and Weber: …1980s by Ghirardi, Rimini, and Weber and is thus sometimes referred to as “GRW”; it was subsequently developed by Philip Pearle and John Stewart Bell (1928–90).

Wilhelm Eduard Weber was a German physicist who, with his friend Carl Friedrich Gauss, investigated terrestrial magnetism and in 1833 devised an electromagnetic telegraph. The magnetic unit, termed a weber, formerly the coulomb, is named after him. Weber was educated at Halle and later at

Weber’s law, historically important psychological law quantifying the perception of change in a given stimulus. The law states that the change in a stimulus that will be just noticeable is a constant ratio of the original stimulus. It has been shown not to hold for extremes of stimulation. The law

Weberian apparatus, distinctive chain of small bones characteristic of fish of the superorder Ostariophysi (carps, characins, minnows, suckers, loaches, catfish, and others). The Weberian apparatus consists of four pairs of bones, called ossicles, derived from the vertebrae immediately following

Weberian apparatus, distinctive chain of small bones characteristic of fish of the superorder Ostariophysi (carps, characins, minnows, suckers, loaches, catfish, and others). The Weberian apparatus consists of four pairs of bones, called ossicles, derived from the vertebrae immediately following

Anton Webern was an Austrian composer of the 12-tone Viennese school. He is known especially for his passacaglia for orchestra, his chamber music, and various songs (Lieder). Webern’s father, a mining engineer, rose to the highest rank of his profession, becoming chief of mining in the Habsburg

Anton Webern was an Austrian composer of the 12-tone Viennese school. He is known especially for his passacaglia for orchestra, his chamber music, and various songs (Lieder). Webern’s father, a mining engineer, rose to the highest rank of his profession, becoming chief of mining in the Habsburg

Jubba River, principal river of Somalia in northeastern Africa. Originating via its headwater streams in the Mendebo Mountains of southern Ethiopia, it flows about 545 miles (875 km) from Doolow on the Ethiopian frontier to the Indian Ocean just north of Kismaayo, one of Somalia’s three main ports.

Shebeli River, river in eastern Africa, rising in the Ethiopian Highlands and flowing southeast through the arid Ogaden Plateau. The Shebeli River crosses into Somalia north of Beledweyne (Beletwene) and continues south to Balcad, about 20 miles (32 km) from the Indian Ocean, turning southwest

blog, online journal where an individual, group, or corporation presents a record of activities, thoughts, or beliefs. Some blogs operate mainly as news filters, collecting various online sources and adding short comments and Internet links. Other blogs concentrate on presenting original material.

virtual museum: Another pioneer is the WebMuseum, an exhibition of artworks by Western painters from medieval times to the present day that was begun in 1994 by a computer scientist at the École Polytechnique in Paris. The WebMuseum grew to incorporate reproductions of paintings, background text, and musical selections submitted by…

Hewlett-Packard Company: Computer business: …multitasking operating system, known as webOS (a “next generation” successor to the original Palm OS), was considered by analysts to be a leading system for smartphones. The acquisition would complement Hewlett-Packard’s two lines of iPAQ smartphones, one for business users and one for consumers, that ran Microsoft Corporation’s Windows Mobile…

website, collection of files and related resources accessible through the World Wide Web and the Internet via a domain name. Organized around a "homepage" (or "landing page"), it is one of the foremost vehicles for mass communication and mass media. Typical files found at a website are HTML

middleware: WebSphere, a set of integration software produced by International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), is one of the most widely used middleware programs. Another familiar example of middleware is the application programming interface (API) used by the American social networking site Facebook. Facebook’s API enables its

webspinner, (order Embioptera), any of about 170 species of insects that are delicate, are yellow or brown in colour, have biting mouthparts, and feed on dead plant material. Most species are from 4 to 7 mm (about 0.2 inch) long. Most males have two pairs of narrow wings and are weak fliers,

Webster, town (township), Worcester county, south-central Massachusetts, U.S., on the French River, 18 miles (29 km) south of Worcester city. Within the town limits is Lake Chaubunagungamaug (now also called Lake Webster), 3 miles (5 km) long and the focus of a recreational area. The lake’s full

Webster City, city, seat (1856) of Hamilton county, central Iowa, U.S., on the Boone River, 17 miles (27 km) east of Fort Dodge. It was settled in 1850 by Wilson Brewer and was known as Newcastle until 1856, when it became the county seat and was renamed Webster City, possibly for Webster county

Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, lake, central Massachusetts, U.S. It is located in southern Worcester county near the town of Webster. The lake’s name is reportedly Nipmuc (Algonquian) for what popular culture has held to mean “You fish on your side; I fish on my side;

St. Louis: The contemporary city: Louis (1872), Webster University (1915), Fontbonne University (1923), and St. Louis Community College (1962).

Sandra Day O’Connor: …from the conservative majority in Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989)—in which the Court upheld a Missouri law that prohibited public employees from performing or assisting in abortions not necessary to save a woman’s life and that required doctors to determine the viability of a fetus if it was at…

Merriam-Webster dictionary: Among the dictionaries are Webster’s Third New International Dictionary of the English Language (1961), which contains more than 476,000 entries and provides the most extensive record of American English now available, and the 11th edition of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (2003).

Jean Webster was an American writer who is best remembered for her fiction best-seller Daddy-Long-Legs, which was also successful in stage and motion picture adaptations. Webster adopted the name Jean while attending the Lady Jane Grey School in Binghamton, New York. In 1901 she graduated from

English literature: Verse: …developed in the 1860s by Augusta Webster, who used the form in Dramatic Studies (1866), A Woman Sold and Other Poems (1867), and Portraits (1870) to produce penetrating accounts of female experience. Her posthumously published sonnet sequence Mother & Daughter (1895) is a lucid and unsentimental account of that relationship.

Ben Webster was an American jazz musician, considered one of the most distinctive of his generation, noted for the beauty of his tenor saxophone tone and for his melodic inventiveness. Webster began playing the violin in childhood and then played piano accompaniments to silent films; after learning

Ben Webster was an American jazz musician, considered one of the most distinctive of his generation, noted for the beauty of his tenor saxophone tone and for his melodic inventiveness. Webster began playing the violin in childhood and then played piano accompaniments to silent films; after learning

Sammy Lee: He also trained gold medalists Bob Webster and Greg Louganis. The recipient of numerous honours, Lee was awarded the 1953 James E. Sullivan Award for outstanding U.S. amateur athlete. In addition, he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame (1968) and into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame…

Daniel Webster was an American orator and politician who practiced prominently as a lawyer before the U.S. Supreme Court and served as a U.S. congressman (1813–17, 1823–27), a U.S. senator (1827–41, 1845–50), and U.S. secretary of state (1841–43, 1850–52). He is best known as an enthusiastic