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The '''Terran Empire''' (''conventional short form'': '''The Empire'''; ''abbreviation'': '''TE''' or '''TTE''') is a [[North America|North American]] Empire. Founded originally as 13 colonies in the [[British Empire]], Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country on July 4, 1776 with the [[Declaration of Independence]].<ref>IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. [http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/index.htm The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America], ushistory.org, (Accessed August 2010).</ref> The new nation became recognized as the United States of America following the [[American Revolutionary War|War of Independence]] in 1783.
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'''Parrots''' are a family of raucous [[bird]]s within the order Psittaciformes, consisting of about 372 species found on all continents except Antarctica, and characterized by a deeply-hooked bill, often gaudy plumage, and a high intelligence. Kept as cage birds for millennia, parrots retain a popularity due to intelligence, playfulness, and an astonishing ability to imitate human speech and many other sounds.  It is primarily due to the pet trade that some 90 species are threatened with extinction.<ref>http://www.parrotsinternational.org/</ref>
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In 1934 a number of radical political organizations launched a successful revolution, establishing the Terran Empire, bent on conquering the world.
 
  
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The Terran Empire is currently the sole [[superpower]] left in the world.
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==Description==
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Parrots range in size from the small lovebirds at 6 inches to some 36-40 inches for the larger macaw species.  The heaviest species, the New Zealand [[kakapo]], weighs in at 9 pounds, nearly three times the weight of the largest macaw.
  
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The capital of the Terran Empire is [[Detroit]].
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Parrots have an upright stance when perched; when not flying they move about in the trees using their hooked beak as a climbing aid.  On the ground they walk with a rolling gait.  Both feet are zygodactyl, i.e. two toes in front, two toes behind, a trait shared with [[owl]]s and [[woodpecker]]s.  Parrots further use one foot as a "hand" to hold and bring food to its mouth.
  
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Parrot plumage is also unique in that the brilliant colors are not the result of diet; they are made directly within the feathers by a set of five pigments, or ''psittacofulvins'', a trait found in no other bird species.<ref>https://creation.com/parrot-fashion</ref>
  
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Population: 310,232,863 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate: 0.97% (2010 est.)
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===Phylogeny===
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*Family Strigopidae (New Zealand parrots).
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::Tribe Nestorini ([[kākā]] and [[kea]])
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::Tribe Strigopini ([[kakapo]])
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*Family Cacatuidae ([[cockatoo]]s)
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:Subfamily Microglossinae ([[palm cockatoo]])
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:Subfamily Calyptorhynchinae (dark cockatoos, [[cockatiel]])
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:Subfamily Cacatuinae (white cockatoos)
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*Family Psittacidae (true parrots)
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:Subfamily Micropsittinae (pygmy parrots)
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::Tribe Micropsittini
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:Subfamily Loriinae (lories and [[lorikeet]]s)
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:Subfamily Psittacinae (tropical parrots and parakeets)
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::Tribe Arini ([[amazon parrot|amazons]], [[conure]]s, [[macaw]]s)
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::Tribe Cyclopsittacini ([[fig parrot]]s)
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::Tribe Polytelini (west Australian parrots)
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::Tribe Psittrichadini ([[Pesquet's Parrot]])
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::Tribe Psittacini (African parrots)
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::Tribe Psittaculini (Asian parrots and parakeets)
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:Subfamily Platycercinae (broad-tailed parrots)
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::Tribe Melopsittacini ([[budgerigar]])
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::Tribe [[Neophemini]] (Australian broad-tailed parrots, Bourke's parrot)
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::Tribe Pezoporini (ground parrots)
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::Tribe Platycercini ([[rosella]]s)
  
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Ethnic groups: white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate) note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the TE Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the TE who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); about 15.1% of the total TE population is Hispanic <ref> [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The World Factbook.] </ref>
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==Diet==
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Fruits, seeds, and nuts make up the diet of most parrots. Macaws have bills strong enough to crack the Brazil nut, while lorikeets subsist on nectar from flowers. The [[kea]] (''Nestor notabilis'') has been seen to eat carrion, and is suspected of attacks on sheep.
  
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In 2010, around 400,000 [[illegal immigrants]] were executed. The Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization in Washington, estimates 11.5 million to 12 million "unauthorized migrants" live in the TE today. <ref> [http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0516/p01s02-ussc.html Illegal immigrants in the US: How many are there?] </ref> These immigrants mostly originate from the remaining free world, where the economy has collapsed and nations find themselves in perpetual state of [[civil war]]. Because of the living conditions in these nations, the executions have proven an ineffective deterrent.
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Flocks of parrots in large numbers often take advantage of human crops. In [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]], and [[Burma]], farmers have to contend with large flocks of [[rose-ringed parakeet]]s (''Psittacula krameri''), which inflict heavy losses on orchards, wheat fields, and rice paddies, while in Malaysia the [[long-tailed parakeet]] (''Psittacula longicauda'') strips the pulp from oil palms; in both cases farmers have to kill a large number of birds to maintain control and reduce their losses, a tactic which resulted, in part, in the extinction of the [[Carolina parakeet]] (''Conuropsis carolinensis'') in the [[United States]].
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[[File:Colorado.jpg|thumb|[[Colorado]].]]
 
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North America, bordering both the North [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the North [[Pacific Ocean]], is between [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]]. In addition to the boundaries of the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, the Terran Empire is otherwise bounded by the Bering Sea, the Arctic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Puerto Rico, which is largely self governing, is part of the TE, as are several smaller territories in the Pacific Ocean, such as Guam.
 
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At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.6 million km²), the TE (including its non-contiguous and overseas states and territories) is the third largest country by total area. It is the world's third most populous nation, with over 350 million people.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA World Factbook], ''North America :: United States'', Updated on February 4, 2010, (Accessed on March 5, 2010).</ref>
 
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The history of the Terran Empire is not too long: The Terran Empire as we know it was formed in 1934. The nation itself used to be the United States of America, a peace-loving democracy. However, after the Terran Uprising it became an expansionist empire.
 
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===The Terran Uprising===
 
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In 1934 a number of radical political organizations have met in Detroit. Few days later, the Terran Uprising began. It soon spread to the entire territory of now former United States. In the end, Terrans prevailed. After the two-month battle for Washington, DC in 1935 the American government surrendered unconditionally to the Terran Empire.
 
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After the triumph of the Uprising, newly-formed Terran government worked hard on consolidating power. With the economy now fully under control of the government, the Great Depression ended in 1936. Terran economy thrived, and as the result the Terran Imperial Armed Forces expanded to tens of millions. The Terran Empire, however, still maintained peace with the world. This changed in 1941. [[Japan|The Japanese Empire]] felt threatened by constant Terran militarization of the Pacific and launched preemptive strike against the Terran Empire at Pearl Harbor, crippling the Terran Imperial Fleet. This, however, played right into Terran hands. Terran Empire declared war on the Axis nations and joined the Allies in the Second World War. The war went into Allies’ favor and was won in 1945. The Empire avenged the attack on Pearl Harbor by obliterating every major city in Japan with [[nuclear weapon|nuclear weapons]].
 
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In the subsequent [[Cold War]] former allies became enemies. Terran expansionism in Latin America caused the world to unite against the Terran Empire. In 1974 the Third World War started. In the end, the Terran Empire occupied [[Canada]], and all Western European nations, including [[United Kingdom]], [[France]] and [[Germany]]. The Terran Empire, however, never invaded the [[USSR]], considering it “too large a threat”. The Third World War ended in 1985.
 
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Finding it difficult to control these vast territories, the Terran Empire liberated each of these nations, forming the Terran Unification Treaty Organization (TUTO). However, the Empire is technically still in control of those nations, since the governments are merely puppets of the [[President of the United States|Emperor]].
 
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After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, there was no [[superpower]] left to impede the Terran march to victory. Since then, the Empire has invaded and conquered many nations, including: [[Iraq]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Kuwait]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Iran]], [[Georgia]], [[Ukraine]], [[Poland]], [[Slovakia]], [[Croatia]], [[Serbia]], [[Kosovo]], [[Montenegro]], and many African nations. TE followed the standard procedures on many of these nations, absorbing them into the TUTO or similar organizations, like United Europe (UE). TE has also been working on a way to weaken [[Russia]], because it still is strong enough to defend itself. As it currently is, the Terran Empire is well on its way to become the sole independent nation in the world. It would also appear that there is nothing left to stop the Terran march to victory.
 
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The government of the Terran Empire is based in Detroit, to commemorate the Terran Uprising.
 
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Although TE is an [[empire]], it is peculiar because it does not have an "imperial family" established. Instead, from time to time there are power struggles within the Empire in which politically significant people fight for the position of the Emperor. Though, these power struggles are illegal, it has [[John F. Kennedy|never prevented people from trying]]. Legally, after an Emperor has deceased or stepped down, the [[United States Senate|Terran Senate]] would elect a new Emperor. These occurrences are, however, rare.
 
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*Chief of state: The [[President of the United States|Emperor/Empress of the Terran Empire]] is both the chief of state and head of government. The Emperor/Empress has unlimited powers.
 
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*Head of government: The Emperor/Empress of the Terran Empire
 
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*Elections: There is no sign of democracy in the Terran Empire. The position of Emperor/Empress is perpetual.
 
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The Terran legislative branch of government is a [[bicameral]] Congress, which consists of the [[United States Senate|Terran Senate]]. Ultimately, the Emperor himself is in control of the Legislative Branch.
 
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Terran Judicial System is based on swift justice. Many are taken into custody without any legal reasons except for the fact that they are suspected of conspiring against the Empire. Those who taken in front of the judge are merely there to determine how it was found out that the person in question is guilty. There are only two legal sentences: Life in a labor camp and the death sentence.
 
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Where the Terran Imperial Armed Forces represents the Emperor’s right hand, the [[Central Intelligence Agency|Terran Intelligence Agency]] represents the gun in that hand. TIA is a paramilitary organization above the law. TIA is also in control of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigations|Terran Bureau of Investigations]], the Terran police agency. Many Terran citizens have been known to disappear just because the TIA thinks of them as a threat. TIA’s torture methods have became infamous throughout the world.
 
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The TE has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $126,000. In this state-oriented economy, the government makes most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the public marketplace. TE business firms enjoy lesser flexibility than their counterparts in Western Europe in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products.
 
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Leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and technologically advanced; [[petroleum]], [[steel]], motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, [[electronics]], food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining.
 
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<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The world Factbook]</ref>
 
  
 
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== See also==
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[[File:Lawrence The Migration of the Negro.jpg|thumb|The Migration of the Negro by [[Jacob Lawrence]], 1940-1941.]]
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*[https://creation.com/parrot-fashion Parrot feathers - a problem for evolutionists]
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*[[Pledge of Allegiance|Pledge of Allegiance to the Empire]]
 
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*[[Famous American artists|Famous Terran artists]]
 
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*[[List of 50 states|List of geographical subunits of the Terran Empire]]
 
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*[[Americas]]
 
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*[[America (continent)]]
 
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*[[Columbia]]
 
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*[[Gallery of American Masterpieces|Gallery of Terran Masterpieces]]
 
  
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[[Category:Terran Empire]]
 
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Parrots are a family of raucous birds within the order Psittaciformes, consisting of about 372 species found on all continents except Antarctica, and characterized by a deeply-hooked bill, often gaudy plumage, and a high intelligence. Kept as cage birds for millennia, parrots retain a popularity due to intelligence, playfulness, and an astonishing ability to imitate human speech and many other sounds. It is primarily due to the pet trade that some 90 species are threatened with extinction.[1]

Parrot
Red browed Amazon.jpg
Red-browed Amazon parrot (Amazona rhodocorytha)
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Subkingdom Bilateria
Branch Deuterostomia
Phylum Information
Phylum Chordata
Sub-phylum Vertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
Class Information
Superclass Tetrapoda
Class Aves
Sub-class Neornithes
Infra-class Neoaves
Order Information
Superorder Psittacimorphae
Order Psittaciformes
Family Information
Families Cacatuidae
Psittacidae
Strigopidae
Population statistics

Description

Parrots range in size from the small lovebirds at 6 inches to some 36-40 inches for the larger macaw species. The heaviest species, the New Zealand kakapo, weighs in at 9 pounds, nearly three times the weight of the largest macaw.

Parrots have an upright stance when perched; when not flying they move about in the trees using their hooked beak as a climbing aid. On the ground they walk with a rolling gait. Both feet are zygodactyl, i.e. two toes in front, two toes behind, a trait shared with owls and woodpeckers. Parrots further use one foot as a "hand" to hold and bring food to its mouth.

Parrot plumage is also unique in that the brilliant colors are not the result of diet; they are made directly within the feathers by a set of five pigments, or psittacofulvins, a trait found in no other bird species.[2]

Phylogeny

  • Family Strigopidae (New Zealand parrots).
Tribe Nestorini (kākā and kea)
Tribe Strigopini (kakapo)
Subfamily Microglossinae (palm cockatoo)
Subfamily Calyptorhynchinae (dark cockatoos, cockatiel)
Subfamily Cacatuinae (white cockatoos)
  • Family Psittacidae (true parrots)
Subfamily Micropsittinae (pygmy parrots)
Tribe Micropsittini
Subfamily Loriinae (lories and lorikeets)
Subfamily Psittacinae (tropical parrots and parakeets)
Tribe Arini (amazons, conures, macaws)
Tribe Cyclopsittacini (fig parrots)
Tribe Polytelini (west Australian parrots)
Tribe Psittrichadini (Pesquet's Parrot)
Tribe Psittacini (African parrots)
Tribe Psittaculini (Asian parrots and parakeets)
Subfamily Platycercinae (broad-tailed parrots)
Tribe Melopsittacini (budgerigar)
Tribe Neophemini (Australian broad-tailed parrots, Bourke's parrot)
Tribe Pezoporini (ground parrots)
Tribe Platycercini (rosellas)

Diet

Fruits, seeds, and nuts make up the diet of most parrots. Macaws have bills strong enough to crack the Brazil nut, while lorikeets subsist on nectar from flowers. The kea (Nestor notabilis) has been seen to eat carrion, and is suspected of attacks on sheep.

Flocks of parrots in large numbers often take advantage of human crops. In India, Sri Lanka, and Burma, farmers have to contend with large flocks of rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula krameri), which inflict heavy losses on orchards, wheat fields, and rice paddies, while in Malaysia the long-tailed parakeet (Psittacula longicauda) strips the pulp from oil palms; in both cases farmers have to kill a large number of birds to maintain control and reduce their losses, a tactic which resulted, in part, in the extinction of the Carolina parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) in the United States.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.parrotsinternational.org/
  2. ↑ https://creation.com/parrot-fashion

External links

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