When a star with a mass similar to that of our own Sun nears the end of its lifetime, it expands to become a red giant. This stage ends when the star ejects its layers, forming a gaseous, faintly glowing nebula.
.....manovra?...senso della giustizia?....ricerca di consenso?....o semplice buon senso?...Berlusconi si esprime favorevolmente - con una lettera a Il Foglio - nei confronti di un provvedimento di grazia per Adriano Sofri. [Captain NEMO's Radio Weblog]
Per curiosità ho provato a scatenare google sul pappagallo verde. Ecco i risultati:
The Soviet PFM-1 scatterablepressure-sensitive blast mine is also known as the "butterfly mine" because of its shape, which unfortunately attracts children who think it is a toy. Millions of these small green mines were scattered from helicopters or launched from artillery throughout the war in Afghanistan. They became so familiar that children began to call them "green parrots". [..] The amount of explosive is small, but it can still take a child's hand off.