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Phenotype. In genetics, the phenotype (from Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) to appear, show and τύπος (túpos) mark, type) is the set of observable characteristics or traits of an organism.[1][2] The term covers the organisms morphology (physical form and structure), its developmental processes, its biochemical and physi... |
Lunar calendar. A lunar calendar is a calendar based on the monthly cycles of the Moons phases (synodic months, lunations), in contrast to solar calendars, whose annual cycles are based on the solar year, and lunisolar calendars, whose lunar months are brought into alignment with the solar year through some process of ... |
Indonesia (disambiguation). Indonesia is an island chain country in Southeast Asia. Indonesia may also refer to: |
Samaná (town). Samaná (old spelling: Xamaná), in full Santa Bárbara de Samaná, is a town and municipality in northeastern Dominican Republic and the capital of Samaná Province. It is on the northern coast of Samaná Bay. The town is an important tourism destination and the main center for whale-watching tours in the Car... |
Shuihu. A shuihu or shui hu (Chinese: 水虎; pinyin: shuǐhǔ; Wade–Giles: shui-hu; Japanese pronunciation: suiko; lit. water tiger),[b] is a legendary creature said to have inhabited river systems in what is now Hubei Province, China. The name shuihu (or suiko) derives from the creature possessing physical characteristics... |
Emperor Heizei. Emperor Heizei (平城天皇, Heizei-tennō; 773 – August 5, 824), also known as Heijō-tennō, was the 51st emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2] Heizeis reign lasted from 806 to 809.[3] Heizei was the eldest son of the Emperor Kanmu and empress Fujiwara no Otomuro.[4] Heizei... |
Selective breeding. Selective breeding (also called artificial selection) is the process by which humans use animal breeding and plant breeding to selectively develop particular phenotypic traits (characteristics) by choosing which typically animal or plant males and females will sexually reproduce and have offspring ... |
Emperor Saga. Emperor Saga (嵯峨天皇, Saga-tennō; October 3, 786 – August 24, 842) was the 52nd emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2] Sagas reign lasted from 809 to 823.[3] Saga was the second son of Emperor Kanmu and Fujiwara no Otomuro.[4][5] His personal name was Kamino (神野).[6] Saga... |
Fujiwara no Otomuro. Fujiwara no Otomuro (藤原乙牟漏; [ɸu͍ʑiwaɽa no otomuɽo], 760 – April 28, 790) was a Japanese noblewoman and empress consort of Japan.[1] Her sister was Fujiwara no Moroane. Fujiwara no Otomuro was a daughter of a noble called Fujiwara no Yoshitsugu;[2] her mother was the granddaughter of general Fujiwar... |
Samaná Province. Samaná (Spanish pronunciation: [samaˈna]) is a province of the Dominican Republic in the Samaná Peninsula located in the eastern region. Its capital is Santa Bárbara de Samaná, usually known as Samaná.[1] The province is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the northeastern part of the Dominican Repub... |
Emperor Kōnin. Emperor Kōnin (光仁天皇, Kōnin-tennō; November 18, 708 – January 11, 782) was the 49th emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2] Kōnins reign lasted from 770 to 781.[3] The personal name of Emperor Kōnin (imina) was Shirakabe (白壁).[4] As a son of Imperial Prince Shiki and a g... |
Flag of Indonesia. The national flag of Indonesia is bicolor, with two horizontal bands, red (top) and white (bottom) with an overall ratio of 2:3.[1] It was introduced and hoisted in public during the proclamation of independence on 17 August 1945 at 56 Jalan Proklamasi (formerly Jalan Pegangsaan Timur) in Jakarta, ... |
Gregorian calendar. The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world.[1][a] It went into effect in October 1582 following the papal bull Inter gravissimas issued by Pope Gregory XIII, which introduced it as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar. The principal change was to s... |
Bhinneka Tunggal Ika. Bhinneka Tunggal Ika is the official national motto of Indonesia. It is inscribed in the national emblem of Indonesia, the Garuda Pancasila, written on the scroll gripped by the Garudas claws. The phrase comes from Old Javanese, meaning Unity in Diversity, and is enshrined in article 36A of the C... |
Ingres (disambiguation). Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867) was a French painter. Ingres may also refer to: |
Film director. A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a films artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative ... |
National emblem of Indonesia. The national emblem of Indonesia is called Garuda Pancasila in Indonesian.[2] The main part is the Garuda with a heraldic shield on its chest and a scroll gripped by its legs. The shields five emblems represent Pancasila, the five principles of Indonesias national ideology. The Garuda cla... |
1988 in film. The following is an overview of events in 1988 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The top 10 films released in 1988 by worldwide gross are as follows:[1] A World Apart Palme dOr (Cannes Film Festival) |
1982 in film. The following is an overview of events in 1982 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The top ten 1982 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: The highest-grossing 1982 films in countries outs... |
Indonesian language. Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) is the official and national language of Indonesia.[7] It is a standardized variety of Malay,[8] an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca in the multilingual Indonesian archipelago for centuries. With over 280 million inhabitants,[9] Indonesia ra... |
Kingdom of France. The Kingdom of France is the historiographical name or umbrella term given to various political entities of France in the medieval and early modern period. It was one of the most powerful states in Europe from the High Middle Ages to 1848 during its dissolution. It was also an early colonial power, w... |
Supernatural (film). Supernatural is a 1933 American pre-Code supernatural horror film directed by Victor Halperin, and starring Carole Lombard and Alan Dinehart. The film follows a woman who attends a staged séance only to find herself possessed by the spirit of an executed murderess. The film was the followup to Halp... |
Montauban. Montauban (US: /ˌmɒntoʊˈbɒn, ˌmoʊntoʊˈbɒ̃/,[3] French: [mɔ̃tobɑ̃] ⓘ; Occitan: Montalban [muntalˈβa]) is a commune in the southern French department of Tarn-et-Garonne. It is the capital of the department and lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Toulouse. Montauban is the most populated town in Tarn-et-Garon... |
Virtual Pro Wrestling. Virtual Pro Wrestling (Japanese: バーチャル・プロレスリング) is a professional wrestling video game series developed by AKI Corporation and published by Asmik Ace exclusively in Japan. The series started in 1996 with the release of the first Virtual Pro Wrestling for the PlayStation,[1] which was localized in... |
Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic[a] is a country in the Caribbean located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and a land border with Haiti to the west, occupying the eastern five-eighths... |
Second French Empire. The Second French Empire,[a] officially the French Empire,[b] was the government of France from 1852 to 1870. It was established on 2 December 1852 by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, president of France under the French Second Republic, who proclaimed himself Emperor of the French as Napoleon III. The ... |
Languedoc. The Province of Languedoc (/ˌlɒ̃ɡ(ə)ˈdɒk/, French: [lɑ̃ɡ(ə)dɔk], locally [lãᵑɡəˈdɔk]; Occitan: Lengadòc [ˌleŋɡɔˈðɔ(k)]) is a former province of France. Most of its territory is now contained in the modern-day region of Occitanie in Southern France. Its capital city was Toulouse. It had an area of approximat... |
Takaoka District, Kōchi. Takaoka (高岡郡, Takaoka-gun) is a district located in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. As of the Shimanto merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated population of 68,854 and a density of 45.1 persons per km2. The total area is 1,527.65 square kilometres (589.83 sq mi). As w... |
Sakawa, Kōchi. Sakawa (佐川町, Sakawa-chō) is a town located in Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2022[update], the town had an estimated population of 12,306 in 6036 households and a population density of 120 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town is 100.8 square kilometres (38.9 sq mi). S... |
Naoki Prize. The Naoki Prize, officially Naoki Sanjugo Prize (直木三十五賞, Naoki Sanjūgo Shō), is a Japanese literary award presented biannually. It was created in 1935 by Kikuchi Kan, then editor of the Bungeishunjū magazine, and named in memory of novelist Naoki Sanjugo.[1] Sponsored by the Society for the Promotion of Ja... |
Supernatural. Supernatural phenomena or entities are those beyond the laws of the nature.[1] The term is derived from Medieval Latin supernaturalis, from Latin super- above, beyond, outside of + natura nature.[1] Although the corollary term nature has had multiple meanings since the ancient world, the term supernatural... |
Nara Womens University. Nara Womens University (奈良女子大学, Nara joshi daigaku) is a national womens university located in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is one of two national womens universities in the country, the other being Ochanomizu University.[1] Nara Womens University was originally created in 1908 with the aim ... |
Yokohama. Yokohama (Japanese: 横浜; pronounced [jokohama] ⓘ) is the second-largest city in Japan by population[1] as well as by area, and the countrys most populous municipality.[a] It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a population of 3.7 million in 2023. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of T... |
Kōchi Prefecture. Kōchi Prefecture (高知県, Kōchi-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [koꜜː.tɕi, koː.tɕi̥ꜜ.keɴ], locally [koː.tɕi][2]) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku.[3] Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 669,516 (1 April 2023) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2 (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture bo... |
Romanticism (disambiguation). Romanticism was a cultural movement. Romanticism may also refer to: |
The Snake Charmer. The Snake Charmer is an oil-on-canvas painting by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme produced around 1879.[1] After it was used on the cover of Edward Saids book Orientalism in 1978, the work attained a level of notoriety matched by few Orientalist paintings,[2] as it became a lightning-rod for criticism... |
Film industry. The film industry or motion picture industry comprises the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking, i.e., film production companies, film studios, cinematography, animation, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post-production, film festivals, distribution, and actors. Though t... |
Ghost. In folklore, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or non-human animal that is believed by some people to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely, from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes to realistic, lifelike forms. The deliber... |
Orientalism (book). Orientalism is a 1978 book by Edward Said, in which he establishes the term Orientalism as a critical concept to describe the Western worlds commonly contemptuous depiction and portrayal of the Eastern world—that is, the Orient. Societies and peoples of the Orient are those who inhabit regions throu... |
Deity. A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to be sacred and worthy of worship due to having authority over some aspect of the universe and/or life.[1][2] The Oxford Dictionary of English defines deity as a god or goddess, or anything revered as divine.[3] C. Scott Littleton defines a deity as a being wit... |
Jean-Léon Gérôme. Jean-Léon Gérôme (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ leɔ̃ ʒeʁom]; 11 May 1824 – 10 January 1904) was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism. His paintings were so widely reproduced that he was arguably the worlds most famous living artist by 1880.[1] The range of his works includ... |
Clark Art Institute. The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, commonly referred to as the Clark, is an art museum and research institution located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. Its collection consists of European and American paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs, and decorative ar... |
Fukuoka Stock Exchange. Fukuoka Stock Exchange (FSE) is a stock exchange located in Fukuoka, Japan. It operates Q-Board, a special market for new companies.[2] In August 2000, the exchange closed its trading floor and adopted the electronic trading system of Tokyo Stock Exchange.[3] In January 2002, FSE reached an agre... |
Wanderer above the Sea of Fog. Wanderer above the Sea of Fog[a] is a painting by German Romanticist artist Caspar David Friedrich made in 1818.[2] It depicts a man standing upon a rocky precipice with his back to the viewer; he is gazing out on a landscape covered in a thick sea of fog through which other ridges, trees... |
Caspar David Friedrich. Caspar David Friedrich (German: [ˌkaspaʁ ˌdaːvɪt ˈfʁiːdʁɪç] ⓘ; 5 September 1774 – 7 May 1840) was a German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important German artist of his generation, whose often symbolic, and anti-classical work, conveys a subjective, emotional response... |
The Death of Sardanapalus. The Death of Sardanapalus (La Mort de Sardanapale) is an 1827 oil painting on canvas by the French artist Eugène Delacroix, now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris.[1] A smaller replica he made in 1844 is in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[2] It is a work of Romanticism based on the tale of Sardana... |
Toho (disambiguation). Toho is a Japanese film production and distribution company. Toho or Tōhō may also refer to: |
Oriental Orthodox Churches. The Oriental Orthodox Churches are Eastern Christian churches adhering to Miaphysite Christology,[1] with approximately 50 million members worldwide.[2][3] The Oriental Orthodox Churches adhere to the Nicene Christian tradition. Oriental Orthodoxy is one of the oldest branches in Christianit... |
Media conglomerate. A media conglomerate, media company, media group, or media institution is a company that owns numerous companies involved in mass media enterprises, such as music, television, radio, publishing, motion pictures, video games, amusement parks, or the Internet. The weekly magazine The Nation commented... |
Shuto Expressway. The Shuto Expressway (首都高速道路, Shuto Kōsoku-dōro; Metropolitan Expressway, lit. Capital Expressway) is a network of tolled expressways in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is operated and maintained by the Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited (首都高速道路株式会社, Shuto Kōsoku-dōro Kabushiki-gaisha). Most ... |
Eugène Delacroix. Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (/ˈdɛləkrwɑː, ˌdɛləˈkrwɑː/ DEL-ə-krwah, -KRWAH;[1] French: [øʒɛn dəlakʁwa]; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist who was regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school.[2] In contrast to the Neoclassical perfectionism of his chief rival... |
Polignac (card game). Polignac (a.k.a. Jeux des Valets) is a French 18th century trick-taking card game ancestral to Hearts and Black Maria.[1] It is played by 3-6 players with a 32-card deck. It is sometimes played as a party game with the 52-card pack; however, it is better as a serious game for four, playing all ag... |
Yurikamome. New Transit Yurikamome (新交通ゆりかもめ, Shinkōtsū Yurikamome), formerly the Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Waterfront Line (東京臨海新交通臨海線, Tōkyō Rinkai Shinkōtsū Rinkai-sen), is an automated guideway transit service operated by Yurikamome, Inc. in Tokyo, Japan. It connects Shimbashi to Toyosu, via the artificial isla... |
Reversi. Reversi is a strategy board game for two players, played on an 8×8 uncheckered board. It was invented in 1883. Othello, a variant with a fixed initial setup of the board, was patented in 1971. Two players compete, using 64 identical game pieces (disks) that are light on one side and dark on the other. Each pl... |
Daiba Route. The Daiba Route (台場線, Daiba-sen), signed as Route 11, is one of the tolled routes of the Shuto Expressway system serving the Greater Tokyo Area. Route 11 runs from Shibaura Junction (with the Haneda Route) in Minato-ku and runs for 3.9 km through the Rainbow Bridge. Route 11 ends at the Ariake Junction co... |
Royal household. A royal household or imperial household is the residence and administrative headquarters in ancient and post-classical monarchies, and papal household for popes, and formed the basis for the general government of the country as well as providing for the needs of the sovereign and their relations. It i... |
Suspension bridge. A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders.[5] The first modern examples of this type of bridge were built in the early 1800s.[6][7] Simple suspension bridges, which lack vertical suspenders, have a long history in many mountainou... |
French-suited playing cards. French-suited playing cards or French-suited cards are cards that use the French suits of trèfles (clovers or clubs ♣), carreaux (tiles or diamonds ♦), cœurs (hearts ♥), and piques (pikes or spades ♠). Each suit contains three or four face/court cards. In a standard 52-card deck these are t... |
Minato, Tokyo. Minato (港区, Minato-ku) [minato] ⓘ is a special ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English. Minato was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo Citys transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Minato ward exhibits the contrasting Shitamachi and... |
Yasuhiko Nishimura. Yasuhiko Nishimura (Japanese: 西村 泰彦, Hepburn: Nishimura Yasuhiko; born 29 June 1955) is a Japanese official who has served as the Grand Steward of the Imperial Household since 2019.[1] Yasuhiko Nishimura was born in Toba, Mie.[2] He was educated at Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo, graduating in ... |
Ministry of the Imperial Household. The Ministry of the Imperial Household (宮内省, Kunai-shō) was a division of the eighth century Japanese government of the Imperial Court in Kyoto,[1] instituted in the Asuka period and formalized during the Heian period. The Ministry was reorganized in the Meiji period and existed un... |
Imperial Household Department. The Imperial Household Department (traditional Chinese: 內務府; simplified Chinese: 内务府; pinyin: Nèiwùfǔ; Manchu: ᡩᠣᡵᡤᡳᠪᠠᡳᡨᠠᠪᡝᡠᡥᡝᡵᡳᡴᠠᡩᠠᠯᠠᡵᠠᠶᠠᠮᡠᠨ, Möllendorff: dorgi baita be uheri kadalara yamun) was an institution of the Qing dynasty of China. Its primary purpose was to manage the internal ... |
Tokyo City. Tokyo City (東京市, Tōkyō-shi) was a municipality in Japan and capital of Tokyo Prefecture (or Tokyo-fu) which existed from 1 May 1889 until the establishment of Tokyo Metropolis on 1 July 1943.[1] The historical boundaries of Tokyo City are now occupied by the special wards of Tokyo. The defunct city and its... |
Tokyo Prefecture (1868–1943). Tokyo Prefecture (東京府, Tōkyō-fu) was a Japanese government entity that existed between 1868 and 1943.[1] When the prefecture was established with the merger of the two shogunate city administrations in the Meiji restoration in 1868, Tokyo initially consisted only of the former city area o... |
Enthronement of the Japanese emperor. The Enthronement ceremony (即位の礼, Sokui no rei) is an ancient ceremony that marks the accession of a new emperor to the Chrysanthemum Throne. The Three Sacred treasures are given to the new sovereign during the course of the rite. It is the most important out of the Japanese Imperi... |
Yata no Kagami. Yata no Kagami (八咫鏡) is a sacred bronze mirror that is part of the Imperial Regalia of Japan.[1][2] The Yata no Kagami represents wisdom or honesty, depending on the source.[2] Its name literally means The Eight Ata Mirror, a reference to its size.[3][4] Mirrors in ancient Japan represented truth becau... |
Amaterasu. Amaterasu Ōmikami (天照大（御）神; Japanese pronunciation: [aꜜ.ma.te.ɾa.sɯ | oː.mʲiꜜ.ka.mʲi][2][3]), often called Amaterasu ([aꜜ.ma.te.ɾa.sɯ]) for short, also known as Amateru Kami (天照神)[4] and Ōhirume no Muchi (大日孁貴),[5] is the goddess of the sun in Japanese mythology. Often considered the chief deity (kami) of th... |
Palace (disambiguation). A palace is a grand residence, usually for royalty or other high-ranking dignitaries. Palace may also refer to: |
Italy. Italy,[a] officially the Italian Republic,[b] is a country in Southern and Western Europe.[c] It consists of a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the we... |
Ōta Dōkan. Ōta Dōkan (太田 道灌; Japanese pronunciation: [oː.ta (|) doꜜː.kaɴ],[1] 1432 - August 25, 1486), also known as Ōta Sukenaga (太田 資長),[2] was a Japanese samurai lord, poet and Buddhist monk. He took the tonsure as a Buddhist priest in 1478, and he also adopted the Buddhist name, Dōkan, by which he is known today.[3... |
Observation tower. An observation tower is a tower used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision to conduct long distance observations. Observation towers are usually at least 20 metres (66 ft) tall and are made from stone, iron, and wood. Many modern towers are also used as T... |
Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. Little Tokyo (Japanese: リトル・トーキョー), also known as Little Tokyo Historic District, is an ethnically Japanese American district in downtown Los Angeles and the heart of the largest Japanese-American population in North America.[4] It is the largest and most populous of only three official Japa... |
Tokyo Tower (disambiguation). Tokyo Tower is a communications and observation tower located in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo Tower may also refer to: |
Emperor of Russia. The emperor and autocrat of all Russia[1] (Russian: Император и Самодержец Всероссийский, romanized: Imperator i Samoderzhets Vserossiyskiy, IPA: [ɪm⁽ʲ⁾pʲɪˈratər ɪ səmɐˈdʲerʐɨt͡s fsʲɪrɐˈsʲijskʲɪj]),[a] also translated as emperor and autocrat of all the Russias,[2] was the official title of the Russia... |
Radio masts and towers. Radio masts and towers are typically tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. There are two main types: guyed and self-supporting structures. They are among the tallest human-made structures. Masts are often named after the broa... |
Japanese castle. Japanese castles (城, shiro or jō) are fortresses constructed primarily of wood and stone. They evolved from the wooden stockades of earlier centuries and came into their best-known form in the 16th century. Castles in Japan were built to guard important or strategic sites, such as ports, river crossing... |
Telephone numbering plan. A telephone numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunication to assign telephone numbers to subscriber telephones or other telephony endpoints.[1] Telephone numbers are the addresses of participants in a telephone network, reachable by a system of destination code routing... |
Toei Company. Toei Company, Ltd. (東映株式会社, Tōei Kabushiki-gaisha; an acronym for Tōkyō Eiga Haikyū (東京映画配給) lit. Tokyo Film Distribution; /ˈtoʊ.eɪ/), simply known as Toei Company or Toei, is a Japanese entertainment company. Headquartered in Kyōbashi, Chūō, Tokyo, it is involved in film and television production, distr... |
Castle. A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars usually consider a castle to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a mansion, palace, and villa, whose main purpose was exclusi... |
Paris (disambiguation). Paris is the capital of France, which may consist of : Paris may also refer to: |
ZIP Code. The ZIP Code system (an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan[1]) is the system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The term ZIP was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently and quickly[2] (zipping along) when senders include the code in the postal address. ZIP+4 is a... |
Winter Palace. The Winter Palace[1] is a palace in Saint Petersburg that served as the official residence of the House of Romanov, previous emperors, from 1732 to 1917. The palace and its precincts now house the Hermitage Museum. The floor area is 233,345 square metres (it has been calculated that the palace contains ... |
Official residence. An official residence is a residence designated by an authority and assigned to an official (such as a head of state, head of government, governor, or other senior figures), and may be the same place where the office holder conducts their work functions or lives.[1][2][3][4] The provinces of Ontario... |
Parisien (disambiguation). Parisien may refer to: |
Communes of France. A commune (French pronunciation: [kɔmyn] ⓘ) is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in Canada and the United States; Gemeinden in Germany; comuni in Italy; municipios in Spain; or civil parishes i... |
Dog (disambiguation). The dog is a domesticated canid species, Canis familiaris. Dog, dogs, DOG, or DOGS may also refer to: |
Arrondissements of France. An arrondissement (English: /əˈrɒndɪsmənt/, French: [aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃] ⓘ)[1] is the third level of administrative division in France generally corresponding to the territory overseen by a subprefect. As of 2023, the 101 French departments are divided into 333 arrondissements (including 13 overseas... |
Skyscraper. Row 1: Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong; 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City; King Power MahaNakhon, Bangkok Row 2: Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Headquarters, Addis Ababa; Premier Tower, Melbourne; Torre Colpatria, Bogotá A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Most mode... |
Mind games. Mind games (also power games or head games) are behaviors intended to influence an individual into performing a certain action, therefore giving the perpetrator the upper hand in a situation.[1][2] The first known use of the term mind game dates from 1963,[3] and head game from 1977.[4] In intimate relation... |
Pooch (disambiguation). Pooch is a colloquial term for a dog. Pooch also refers to: |
Doggy (disambiguation). Doggy is a name for a dog in baby talk, but can also be related to a member of the canine family. Doggy, Doggie, or doggies may also refer to: |
Mind Sports Olympiad. The Mind Sports Olympiad (MSO) is an annual international multi-disciplined competition and festival for games of mental skill and mind sports by Mind Sports Organisation. The inaugural event was held in 1997 in London with £100,000 prize fund[1] and was described as possibly the biggest games fe... |
Saint Petersburg. Saint Petersburg,[c] formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad,[d] is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. With an area of 1,439 sq km (556 sq mi), Saint Petersburg is the smallest administrative... |
Culture of Paris. The culture of Paris concerns the arts, music, museums, festivals and other entertainment in Paris, the capital city of France. The city is today one of the worlds leading business and cultural centers; entertainment, music, media, fashion, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world... |
Strategy game. A strategy game or strategic game is a game in which the players uncoerced, and often autonomous, decision-making skills have a high significance in determining the outcome. Almost all strategy games require internal decision tree-style thinking, and typically very high situational awareness. Strategy ga... |
Game of skill. A game of skill is a game where the outcome is determined mainly by mental or physical skill, rather than chance.[2] [3] Alternatively, a game of chance is one where its outcome is strongly influenced by some randomizing device, such as dice, spinning tops, playing cards, roulette wheels, or numbered bal... |
Intellect. Intellect is a faculty of the human mind that enables reasoning, abstraction, conceptualization, and judgment.[1] It enables the discernment of truth and falsehood, as well as higher-order thinking beyond immediate perception.[2] Intellect is distinct from intelligence, which refers to the general ability to... |
Theme (narrative). In contemporary literary studies, a theme is a main topic, subject, or message within a narrative.[1] Themes are ideas that are central to a story, which can often be summed in a single abstract noun (for example, love, death, betrayal, nostalgia, or parenthood) or noun phrase (for example, coming of... |
Perfect information. Perfect information is a concept in game theory and economics that describes a situation where all players in a game or all participants in a market have knowledge of all relevant information in the system. This is different than complete information, which implies common knowledge of each agents u... |
Year. A year is a unit of time based on how long it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun.[1] In scientific use, the tropical year (approximately 365 solar days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 45 seconds) and the sidereal year (about 20 minutes longer) are more exact. The modern calendar year, as reckoned according to the Gregoria... |
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