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Acting | acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. most early sources in the west that examine the art of acting (, hypokrisis) discuss ... | [
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Alcoholics_Anonymous | thumb|250px|right|aa meeting sign alcoholics anonymous (aa) is an international mutual aid fellowship founded in 1935 by bill wilson and dr. bob smith in akron, ohio. aa states that its primary purpose is "to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety".aa.orgmäkelä 1996, p. 3 with other early members wil... | [
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Ann_Arbor,_Michigan | ann arbor is a city in the us state of michigan and the [[ | [
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A_Fire_Upon_the_Deep | a fire upon the deep is a science fiction novel by american writer vernor vinge, a space opera involving superhuman intelligences, aliens, variable physics, space battles, love, betrayal, genocide, and a conversation medium resembling usenet. a fire upon the deep won the hugo award in 1993 (tied with doomsday book by... | [
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Abimelech | abimelech (also spelled abimelek or avimelech; ) was the name of multiple philistine kings mentioned in the hebrew bible. ==etymology== abimelech's name is thought to mean my father is king, and could be simply a generic title given to a crown prince. this is supported in the haggada when "benmelech" ("son of the kin... | [
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Adalbert_of_Prague | adalbert of prague (czech: , , c. 956 â april 23, 997), was a czech roman catholic saint, a bishop of prague and a missionary who was martyred in his efforts to convert the baltic prussians. he evangelized poles and hungarians. adalbert was later made the patron saint of bohemia, poland, hungary and prussia. ==life... | [
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AVL_tree | thumb|right|251px|example avl tree in computer science, an avl tree (georgy adelson-velsky and landis' tree, named after the inventors) is a self-balancing binary search tree. it was the first such data structure to be invented.robert sedgewick, algorithms, addison-wesley, 1983, isbn 0-201-06672-6, page 199, chapter 1... | [
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Angles | the angles (latin anglii) were one of the main germanic peoples who settled in britain in the post-roman period. they founded several of the kingdoms of anglo-saxon england, and their name is the root of the name england. the name comes from the district of angeln, an area located on the baltic shore of what is n... | [
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Armour | armour or armor (see spelling differences) is a protective covering that is used to prevent damage from being inflicted to an object, individual, or vehicle by direct contact weapons or projectiles, usually during combat, or from damage caused by a potentially dangerous environment or action (e.g., cycling, constr... | [
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Alford_plea | an alford plea (also called a kennedy plea in west virginia, an alford guilty plea, and the alford doctrine) in united states law is a guilty plea in criminal court, whereby a defendant in a criminal case does not admit the criminal act and asserts innocence. in entering an alford plea, the defendant ad | [
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Arabs | {{infobox ethnic group |group = arabs al-Ê¿arab |image = |population = c. 420–450 millionmargaret kleffner nydell understanding arabs: a guide for modern times, intercultural press, 2005, isbn 1931930252, page xxiii, 14 |region1 = |pop1 = 400 milliontotal population 450 million, cia factbook estimates an arab... | [
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April_19 | ==events== * 65 – the freedman milichus betrayed piso's plot to kill the emperor nero and all the conspirators are arrested. * 531 – battle of callinicum: a byzantine army under belisarius is defeated by the persian at ar-raqqah (northern syria). *1012 – martyrdom of Ãlfheah in greenwich, londo... | [
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Sid_Meier\'s_Alpha_Centauri | sid meier's alpha centauri is a science fiction 4x turn-based strategy video game, the sequel to the civilization series. sid meier, designer of civilization, and brian reynolds, designer of civilization ii, developed alpha centauri after they left microprose to join the newly created developer firaxis games. electro... | [
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Argentine_cuisine | argentine cuisine may be described as a cultural blending of indigenous, mediterranean influences (such as those created by italian and spanish populations) within the wide scope of livestock and agricultural products that are abundant in the country., 'argentine gastronomy', june 6, 2008 argentine annual consumpti... | [
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Acadia_University | acadia university is a predominantly undergraduate university located in wolfville, nova scotia, canada with some graduate programs at the master's level and one at the doctoral level. the enabling legislation consists of: acadia university act and the amended acadia university act 2000.{{cite web |url=ht | [
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Abiotic_stress | abiotic stress is defined as the negative impact of non-living factors on the living organisms in a specific environment. the non-living variable must influence the environment beyond its normal range of variation to adversely affect the population performance or individual physiology of the organism in a significant w... | [
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April_3 | ==events== *503 bc – according to the fasti triumphales, roman consul publius postumius tubertus celebrated an ovation for a military victory over the sabines. * 686 – maya king yuknoom yich'aak k'ahk' assumes the crown of calakmul. *1043 – edward the confessor is crowned king of england. *1077 &... | [
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American_Media_(publisher) | american media, inc. is an american publisher of magazines, supermarket tabloids, and books. ==company background== the modern american media came into being after generoso pope, jr., longtime owner of the national enquirer, died in 1988, and his tabloids came under new ownership. american tabloids began consolidatin... | [
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Audio_file_format | an audio file format is a file format for storing digital audio data on a computer system. the bit layout of the audio data (excluding metadata) is called the audio coding format and can be uncompressed, or compressed to reduce the file size, often using lossy compression. the data can be a raw bitstream in an audio co... | [
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Abbe_number | right|thumb|380px|an abbe diagram plots the abbe number against refractive index for a range of different glasses (red dots). glasses are classified using the schott glass letter-number code to reflect their composition and position on the diagram. in physics and optics, the abbe number, also known as the v-number or ... | [
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Alkaloid | alkaloids are a group of naturally occurring chemical compounds (natural products) that contain mostly basic nitrogen atoms. this group also includes some related compounds with neutraliupac. compendium of chemical terminology, 2nd ed. (the "gold book"). compiled by a. d. mcnaught and a. wilkinson. blackwell scientif... | [
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A.S._Roma | associazione sportiva roma (, ), commonly referred to as simply roma, is a professional italian football club based in rome. founded by a merger arranged by the fascist regime in 1927, roma have participated in the top-tier of italian football for all of their existence except for 1951â52. for their 63rd season i... | [
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Accelerated_Graphics_Port | the accelerated graphics port (often shortened to agp) is a high-speed point-to-point channel for attaching a video card to a computer's motherboard, primarily to assist in the acceleration of 3d computer graphics. originally it was designed as a successor to pci type connections. since 2004, agp has been progressiv... | [
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Auger_effect | thumb|280px| two views of the auger process. (a) illustrates sequentially the steps involved in auger deexcitation. an incident electron (or photon) creates a core hole in the 1s level. an electron from the 2s level fills in the 1s hole and the transition energy is imparted to a 2p electron which is emitted. the final ... | [
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Adhesive | an adhesive is any substance applied to the surfaces of materials that binds them together and resists separation. the term "adhesive" may be used interchangeably with glue, cement, mucilage, or paste. adjectives may be used in conjunction with the word âadhesiveâ to describe properties based on the substance's ... | [
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Aon_(company) | aon plc is a british multinational corporation headquartered in london, england, that provides risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human resource solutions and outsourcing services. aon has approximately 500 offices worldwide, serving 120 countries with 65,000 employees. in 2011, aon was ranked as ... | [
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August_4 | ==events== * 70 Рthe destruction of the second temple in jerusalem by the romans. * 367 Рgratian, son of roman emperor valentinian i, is named co-augustus by his father and associated to the throne aged eight. * 598 Рgoguryeo-sui war: emperor w̩ndi of sui orders his youngest son, yang liang (... | [
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Anthem | the term anthem means either a specific form of anglican church music (in music theory and religious contexts), or more generally, a song (or composition) of celebration, usually acting as a symbol for a distinct group of people, as in the term "national anthem". ==etymology== the word is derived from the greek (ant... | [
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Action_Against_Hunger | action against hunger (known internationally as action contre la faim, or acf international) is an international humanitarian organization that intends to end world hunger. action against hunger's primary aim is to respond to emergency situations of wars, conflicts, and natural disasters. the services of the organiza... | [
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Abaddon | the hebrew term abaddon (, ), and its greek equivalent apollyon (, apollyon), appear in the bible as both a place of destruction and an angel. in the hebrew bible, abaddon is used with reference to a bottomless pit, often appearing alongside the place ש××× (sheol), meaning the realm of the dead. in the new test... | [
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April_21 | ==events== *753 bc – romulus founds rome (traditional date). *43 bc – battle of mutina: mark antony is again defeated in battle by aulus hirtius, who is killed. antony fails to capture mutina and decimus brutus is murdered shortly after. *900 – the laguna copperplate inscription, the earliest kno... | [
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Anus | the anus (, which is from the proto-indo-european anoâ, meaning "ring" ) is an opening at the opposite end of an animal's digestive tract from the mouth. its function is to control the expulsion of feces, unwanted semi-solid matter produced during digestion, which, depending on the type of animal, may include: ... | [
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Asian_Development_Bank | right|thumb|300px|asian development bank member states the asian development bank (adb) is a regional development bank established on 22 august 1966 which is headquartered in metro manila, philippines to facilitate economic development of countries in asia. the bank admits the members of the united nations economi... | [
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Adenylate_cyclase | adenylate cyclase (, also commonly known as adenylyl cyclase) is an enzyme with key regulatory roles in essentially all cells. it is the most polyphyletic known enzyme: six distinct classes have been described, all catalyzing the same reaction but representing unrelated gene families with no known sequence or structu... | [
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Adam_of_Bremen | adam of bremen (also: adamus bremensis) was a german medieval chronicler. he lived and worked in the second half of the eleventh century. he is most famous for his chronicle gesta hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum (deeds of bishops of the hamburg church). ==background== little is known of his life other than hints fr... | [
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Adrastea_(moon) | not to be confused with the asteroid called 5 astraea adrastea ( ; ), also known as , is the second by distance, and the smallest of the four inner moons of jupiter. it was discovered in voyager 2 probe photographs taken in 1979, making it the first natural satellite to be discovered from images taken by an int... | [
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Adversarial_system | the adversarial system (or adversary system) is a legal system used in the common law countries where two advocates represent their parties' positions before an impartial person or group of people, usually a jury or judge, who attempt to determine the truth of the case. it is in contrast to the inquisitorial system us... | [
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Abbas_Mirza | thumb|right|350px|reviewing in battle thumb|right|250px|abbas mirza crown prince abbas mirza (عباس Ù
Ûرزا in persian) born in nava village of mazandaran (september of 1789 â october 25, 1833), was a qajar crown prince of persia. he developed a reputation as a military commander during wars with russia and t... | [
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Aedui | aedui, haedui or hedui (), were a gallic people of gallia lugdunensis, who inhabited the country between the arar (saône) and liger (loire), in today's france. their territory thus included the greater part of the modern departments of saône-et-loire, côte-d'or and nièvre. ==geography== the country of the aedui is... | [
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Aegisthus | in greek mythology, aegisthus (; ; also transliterated as aigisthos) was the son of thyestes and of thyestes' daughter, pelopia. thyestes felt he had been deprived of the mycenean throne unfairly by his brother, atreus. the two battled back and forth several times. in addition, thyestes had an affair with atreus' wif... | [
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Atomic_absorption_spectroscopy | thumb|300px|flame atomic absorption spectroscopy instrument atomic absorption spectroscopy (aas) is a spectroanalytical procedure for the quantitative determination of chemical elements using the absorption of optical radiation (light) by free atoms in the gaseous state. in analytical chemistry the technique is used f... | [
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Ajmer | ajmer () is the 5th largest city in rajasthan and is the centre of the eponymous ajmer district. ajmer has a population of around 551,360 in its urban agglomeration and 542,580 for the city (2011 census), and is located west of jaipur, the state capital, 190 km from kota, 274 km from udaipur, 439 km f... | [
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Afghan_Turkestan | afghan turkestan is a region in northern afghanistan, on the border with the former soviet republics of turkmenistan, uzbekistan and tajikistan. in the 19th century there was a province in afghanistan named turkestan province until abolished by abdur rahman,angus hamilton. afghanistan. w. heinemann, 1906. pg 247 and w... | [
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Abd_ar-Rahman_II | abd ar-rahman ii () (788â852) was umayyad emir of córdoba in the al-andalus (moorish iberia) from 822 until his death. ==biography== abd ar-rahman ii was born in toledo, the son of emir al-hakam i. in his youth he took part in the so-called "massacre of the ditch", when from 700 to 5,000 people come to pay homag... | [
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Antidiarrhoeal | an anti-diarrhoeal drug (or anti-diarrheal drug in american english) is any medication which provides symptomatic relief for diarrhoea. ==types== * electrolyte solutions are used to replace lost fluids and salts in acute cases. * bulking agents like methylcellulose, guar gum or plant fibre (bran, sterculia, isabgol, ... | [
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Aberdare | aberdare ( ; ) is a town in the cynon valley area of rhondda cynon taf, wales, at the confluence of the rivers dare (dâr) and cynon. the population at the 2001 census was 31,705 (ranked 13th largest in wales). aberdare is south-west of merthyr tydfil, north-west of cardiff and east-north-east of swansea. during... | [
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Aberdour | aberdour (; ,list of railway station names in english, scots and gaelic - newsnetscotland ) is a scenic and historic village on the south coast of fife, scotland. it is on the north shore of the firth of forth, looking south to the island of inchcolm and its abbey, and to leith and edinburgh beyond. according to the 2... | [
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Autocorrelation | autocorrelation, also known as serial correlation, is the cross-correlation of a signal with itself. informally, it is the similarity between observations as a function of the time lag between them. it is a mathematical tool for finding repeating patterns, such as the presence of a periodic signal obscured by noise, ... | [
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Abiathar | abiathar (×××תר, ebyathar, evyatar, the [divine] father is pre-eminent or father of plenty), in the hebrew bible, son of ahimelech or ahijah, high priest at nob, the fourth in descent from eli (1 sam. 23:6) and the last of eli's house. the only one of the priests to escape from saul's massacre, he fled to david ... | [
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Alkene | in organic chemistry, an alkene, olefin, or olefine is an unsaturated hydrocarbon containing at least one carbonâcarbon double bond. the simplest acyclic alkenes, with only one double bond and no other functional groups, known as mono-enes, form a homologous series of hydrocarbons with the general formula n2n. th... | [
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Antianginal | an antianginal is any drug used in the treatment of angina pectoris, a symptom of ischaemic heart disease. ==types== ===stable angina=== pain due to atherosclerosis causing incomplete coronary artery occlusion. pain onset with strenuous activity or emotional strain due to increased myocardial oxygen demand. ===unstable... | [
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Atari_Lynx | the atari lynx is a 16-bit handheld game console that was released by atari corporation in september 1989. the lynx holds the distinction of being the world's first handheld electronic game with a color lcd. the system is also notable for its forward-looking features, advanced graphics, and ambidextrous layout. as par... | [
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Active_Directory | active directory (ad) is a directory service that microsoft developed for windows domain networks and is included in most windows server operating systems as a set of processes and services. an ad domain controller authenticates and authorizes all users and computers in a windows domain type networkâassigning and e... | [
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Antiderivative | in calculus, an antiderivative, primitive integral or indefinite integral antiderivatives are also called general integrals, and sometimes integrals. the latter term is generic, and refers not only to indefinite integrals (antiderivatives), but also to definite integrals. when the word integral is used without addit... | [
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Azawakh | the azawakh is a sighthound dog breed from africa. ==description== thumb|left|| ===appearance=== morphology is very similar to that of the middle eastern and south indian sight hounds, all swift, high-bred coursing hounds, although there are several obvious differences. for example, a short, flat back combined with lo... | [
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Latin_American_Integration_Association | the latin american integration association / asociación latinoamericana de integración / associação latino-americana de integração (laia / aladi) is an international and regional scope organization. it was created on 12 august 1980 by the 1980 montevideo treaty,1980 montevideo treaty 1980 montevideo treaty re... | [
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Amanda_Hesser | thumb|amanda hesser in the offices of food52 amanda hesser (born 1971) is an american food writer, editor, cookbook author and entrepreneur. most notably, she was the food editor of the new york times magazine, the editor of t living, a quarterly publication of the new york times, author of the essential new york times... | [
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Active_Server_Pages | active server pages (asp), also known as classic asp or asp classic, was microsoft's first server-side script engine for dynamically generated web pages. initially released as an add-on to internet information services (iis) via the windows nt 4.0 option pack (ca. 1996), it was subsequently included as a free compone... | [
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Axayacatl | axayacatl ( (the name means "water-mask" or "water-face") was the sixth aztec emperor, a ruler (tlatoani) of the postclassic mesoamerican aztec empire and city of tenochtitlan, who reigned from 1469 to 1481. he is chiefly remembered for subjugating tlatelolco, tenochtitlan's sister city, in 1473. ==biography== axayac... | [
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Antarctic | thumb|right|the antarctic the antarctic ( or )the word was originally pronounced without /k/, but the spelling pronunciation has become the more common one. the "c" was originally added for etymological reasons and was then misunderstood as not being silent. is a polar region, specifically the region around the ear... | [
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Dual_wield | thumb|250px|mongolian soldiers dual wielding knives during skills display dual wielding is using two weapons, one in each hand, during combat. it is not a common combat practice, since it does not offer much advantage. although historical records of dual wielding in war is limited, there are numerous weapon-based marti... | [
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Alkali | in chemistry, an alkali (; from arabic: al-qaly اÙÙÙÙ, اÙÙاÙÙ , âashes of the saltwortâ) is a basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal chemical element. some authors also define an alkali as a base that dissolves in water. a solution of a soluble base has a ph greater than 7.0. the ... | [
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Abracadabra | abracadabra is an incantation used as a magic word in stage magic tricks, and historically was believed to have healing powers when inscribed on an amulet. == etymology == the word may have its origin in the aramaic language, but numerous conflicting folk etymologies are associated with it. the word abracadabra may de... | [
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Arthur_Laurents | arthur laurents (july 14, 1917 â may 5, 2011) was an american playwright, stage director and screenwriter."obituaries: arthur laurents". the daily telegraph. may 6, 2011. after writing scripts for radio shows after college and then training films for the u.s. army during world war ii, laurents turned to writing... | [
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Alexey_Pajitnov | alexey leonidovich pajitnov (, ; born 14 march 1956) is a russian video game designer and computer engineer, who developed the popular game tetris while working for the dorodnitsyn computing centre of the soviet academy of sciences, a soviet government-founded r&d center. he only started to get royalties from his cre... | [
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Adoptionism | adoptionism, sometimes called dynamic monarchianism, is a minority christian belief that jesus was adopted as god's son either at his baptism, his resurrection, or his ascension. according to epiphanius's account of the ebionites, the group believed that jesus was chosen because of his sinless devotion to the will of... | [
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Autumn | autumn, interchangeably known as fall in north america, is one of the four temperate seasons. autumn marks the transition from summer into winter, in september (northern hemisphere) or march (southern hemisphere), when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier and the temperature cools considerably. one of i... | [
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Amu_Darya | the amu darya (, ÄmÅ«daryÄ; ; ; uzbek: amudaryo; ; , da Ämú sÃnd; , oxos; {{ | [
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Altair | altair (alpha aquilae, alpha aql, α aquilae, α aql, atair) is the brightest star in the constellation aquila and the twelfth brightest star in the night sky. it is currently in the g-cloud.http://interstellar.jpl.nasa.gov/interstellar/probe/introduction/neighborhood.html, our local gala... | [
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Accumulator_(computing) | in a computer's central processing unit (cpu), an accumulator is a register in which intermediate arithmetic and logic results are stored. without a register like an accumulator, it would be necessary to write the result of each calculation (addition, multiplication, shift, etc.) to main memory, perhaps only to be rea... | [
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Axiology | axiology (from greek , axiÄ, "value, worth"; and , -logos) is the philosophical study of value. it is either the collective term for ethics and aestheticsrandom house unabridged dictionary entry on axiology.âphilosophical fields that depend crucially on notions of valueâor the foundation for these fields, and thu... | [
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AIM-54_Phoenix | the aim-54 phoenix is a radar-guided, long-range air-to-air missile (aam), carried in clusters of up to six missiles on the grumman f-14 tomcat, its only launch platform. the phoenix was the united states' only long-range air-to-air missile. the combination of phoenix missile and the an/awg-9 guidance radar was the fi... | [
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Alien_and_Sedition_Acts | thumb|250px|upright|text of the aliens act thumb|250px|upright|text of the sedition act the alien and sedition acts were four bills that were passed by the federalists in the 5th united states congress and signed into law by president john adams in 1798, the result of the french revolution and during an undeclared nava... | [
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Adaptive_expectations | in economics, adaptive expectations is a hypothesized process by which people form their expectations about what will happen in the future based on what has happened in the past. for example, if inflation has been higher than expected in the past, people would revise expectations for the future. one simple version of... | [
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RUR-5_ASROC | :"asroc" redirects to this page. for the vertical-launch variant, see rum-139 vl-asroc. thumb|asroc launch from , in 1978. the rur-5 asroc (for anti-submarine rocket) is an all-weather, all sea-conditions anti-submarine missile system. developed by the united states navy in the 1950s, it was deployed in the 1960s, ... | [
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Acceptance_testing | in engineering and its various subdisciplines, acceptance testing is a test conducted to determine if the requirements of a specification or contract are met. it may involve chemical tests, physical tests, or performance tests. in systems engineering it may involve black-box testing performed on a system (for examp... | [
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Arno | the arno is a river in the tuscany region of italy. it is the most important river of central italy after the tiber. == source and route == thumb|250px|left|"ponte vecchio" (the old bridge) the river originates on mount falterona in the casentino area of the apennines, and initially takes a southward curve. the river... | [
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Amygdalin | amygdalin (from ancient greek: "almond"), c20h27no11, is a glycoside initially isolated from the seeds of the tree prunus dulcis, also known as bitter almonds, by pierre-jean robiquet and antoine boutron-charlard, in 1830 and subsequently investigated by liebig and wöhler in 1830. several other related species in t... | [
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Anthony_of_Saxony | anthony (dresden, 27 december 1755 â dresden, 6 june 1836), also known by his german name anton (full name: anton clemens theodor maria joseph johann evangelista johann nepomuk franz xavier aloys januar),holborn, p. 24 was a king of saxony (1827â1836) from the house of wettin. he became known as anton der gütige... | [
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The_Birth_of_a_Nation | thumb|the birth of a nation the birth of a nation (originally called the clansman) is a 1915 american silent drama film directed by d. w. griffith and based on the novel and play the clansman, both by thomas dixon, jr. griffith co-wrote the screenplay (with frank e. woods), and co-produced the film (with harry aitke... | [
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Bill_Clinton | william jefferson "bill" clinton (born william jefferson blythe iii, august 19, 1946) is an american politician who served from 1993 to 2001 as the 42nd president of the united states. inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. he took office at the end of the cold war, and was the first president... | [
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The_Beverly_Hillbillies | thumb|beverly hillbillies episode 18: jed saves the drysdales marriage the beverly hillbillies is an american sitcom originally broadcast for nine seasons on cbs from september 26, 1962 to march 23, 1971, starring buddy ebsen, irene ryan, donna douglas, and max baer, jr. the series is about a poor backwoods family t... | [
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Gautama_Buddha | gautama buddha, also known as siddhÄrtha gautama, shakyamuni, or simply the buddha, was a sage on whose teachings buddhism was founded. he is believed to have lived and taught mostly in eastern india sometime between the sixth and fourth centuries bce. the word buddha means "awakened one" or "the enlightened one"... | [
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Baruch_Spinoza | baruch spinoza (; born benedito de espinosa; 24 november 1632 â 21 february 1677, later benedict de spinoza) was a dutch philosopher. the breadth and importance of spinoza's work was not fully realized until many years after his death. by laying the groundwork for the 18th-century enlightenment and modern biblical... | [
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Burgess_Shale | the burgess shale formation, located in the canadian rockies of british columbia, is one of the world's most celebrated fossil fields. it is famous for the exceptional preservation of the soft parts of its fossils. at (middle cambrian) old, it is one of the earliest fossil beds containing soft-part imprints. the ro... | [
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Piano_Trios,_Op._1_(Beethoven) | ludwig van beethoven's opus 1 is a set of three piano trios (written for piano, violin, and violoncello), first performed in 1793 in the house of prince lichnowsky, to whom they are dedicated.beethoven's trios for string instruments, wind instruments and for mixed ones. all about beethoven. retrieved 2011-12-10 the tri... | [
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Barbados | {{infobox country |conventional_long_name = barbados |common_name = barbados |image_flag = flag of barbados.svg |image_coat = barbados coat of arms.svg |image_map = brb orthographic.svg |national_motto="pride and industry" |national_anthem = in plenty and in time of needfile:in plenty and in time of need instrumen... | [
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Bermuda | {{infobox country | conventional_long_name = bermuda | common_name = bermuda | image_flag = flag of bermuda.svg | image_coat = coat of arms of bermuda.svg | image_map = bermuda in united kingdom.svg | national_motto = |national_anthem = god save the queenhail to bermuda a | official_languages = english | ethn... | [
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Government_of_Barbados | the government of barbados (gob), is made up structurally of the monarch, queen elizabeth ii as head of state.constitution of barbados: executive power (chapter 6), section 63. section 63 of the constitution says that the executive authority of barbados shall be vested in her majesty the queen" she is represented by he... | [
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Transport_in_Belgium | transport in belgium is facilitated with well-developed road, air, rail and water networks. the rail network has of electrified tracks.http://www.infrabel.be/portal/page/portal/pgr_inf2_e_internet/infrabel_short_desc/historique there are of roads, among which there are of motorways, of main roads and of other pav... | [
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Economy_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina | {{infobox economy |country = bosnia and herzegovina |image =zgrade momo i uzeir, sarajevo.jpg |width = 270 |caption = united investment and trading company, sarajevo |currency = bosnia and herzegovina convertible mark |currency_code = bam |year = calendar year |organs = cefta |gdp rank = 109th (nominal, 2013) /105th (p... | [
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Foreign_relations_of_Botswana | botswana has put a premium on economic and political integration in southern africa. it has sought to make sadc a working vehicle for economic development, and it has promoted efforts to make the region self-policing in terms of preventative diplomacy, conflict resolution, and good governance. it has welcomed post-a... | [
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Foreign_relations_of_Brazil | the ministry of external relations is responsible for managing the foreign relations of brazil. brazil is a significant political and economic power in latin america and a key player on the world stage.country profile: brazil uk foreign and commonwealth office. retrieved on 2009-01-05. brazil's foreign policy reflects... | [
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Telecommunications_in_Bulgaria | telecommunications in bulgaria include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the internet. ==radio and television== * radio broadcast stations: am 31, fm 63, shortwave 2 (2001). * radio broadcast hours: 525,511 (2003). * television broadcast stations: 39 (2001). * television broadcast hours: 498,091 (20... | [
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Economy_of_Burkina_Faso | {{infobox economy |country = burkina faso |image = downtown ouaga2.png |width = 270 |caption = ouagadougou financial centre of burkina faso |currency = cfa franc (xof) |fixed exchange = |year = calendar year |organs = au, wto |rank = |gdp = $28 billion (ppp) ()$13 billion (nominal) () |growth = 7.0% () |per ... | [
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Bjarne_Stroustrup | bjarne stroustrup (; born 30 december 1950) is a danish computer scientist, most notable for the creation and development of the widely used c++ programming language. he is a distinguished research professor and holds the college of engineering chair in computer science at texas a&m university, a visiting professor at ... | [
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Beacon | a beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location. beacons can also be combined with semaphoric or other indicators to provide important information, such as the status of an airport, by the colour and rotational pattern of its airport beacon, or of pending weather as... | [
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Bluetooth_Special_Interest_Group | the bluetooth special interest group (sig) is the body that oversees the development of bluetooth standards and the licensing of the bluetooth technologies and trademarks to manufacturers. the sig is a not-for-profit, non-stock corporation founded in september 1998. the sig is headquartered in kirkland, washington. t... | [
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Bornholm | bornholm (; old norse: burgundaholmr, "the island of the burgundians") is a danish island in the baltic sea, to the east of most of denmark, south of sweden, and north of poland. the main industries on the island include fishing, arts and crafts such as glass making and pottery using locally worked clay, and dairy f... | [
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