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Some men have penile amputations, known as penectomies, for medical reasons. Cancer, for example, sometimes necessitates removal of all or part of the penis. In very rare instances, botched childhood circumcisions have also resulted in full or partial penectomies. Genital surgical procedures for transwomen (transgendered or transsexual women) undergoing sex reassignment surgery, do not usually involve the complete removal of the penis; part or all of the glans is usually kept and reshaped as a clitoris, and the skin of the penile shaf ...

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Penis removal, Penis removal - The missing penis in Egyptian myth, Penis removal - Human penis removal in medicine and psychology, Penis removal - Involuntary penis removal assault, Penis removal - Symbolism and ramifications of involuntary penis removal, Penis removal - Penis Removal in Urban Legend, Penis removal - Documented cases

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Music of Brazil - Samba. Main article: Samba By the beginning of the 20th century, samba had begun to evolve out of choro in Rio de Janeiro's neighborhood, inhabited mostly by poor blacks descended from slaves. Samba's popularity grew through the 20th century, especially internationally, as awareness of samba de enredo (a type of samba played during Carnival) has grown. Other types of samba include: Samba de breque - reggaeish and choppy Samba-canção - typical variety of nightclubs. Samba pagode - modern popular variety.

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Music of Brazil, Music of Brazil - Brazilian music history, Music of Brazil - Colonial music, Music of Brazil - Independent Brazil, Music of Brazil - Classical music, Music of Brazil - Folk music, Music of Brazil - Indigenous music, Music of Brazil - Eastern Amazônia, Music of Brazil - Popular music, Music of Brazil - Música Popular Brasileira, Music of Brazil - Choro, Music of Brazil - Bossa nova, Music of Brazil - Tropicalia, Music of Brazil - Música nordestina, Music of Brazil - Repentismo, Music of Brazil - Frevo, Music of Brazil - Forró, Music of Brazil - Rock, Music of Brazil - Heavy Metal, Music of Brazil - Raggamuffin Dancehall, Music of Brazil - Afro Brazilian music, Music of Brazil - Samba, Music of Brazil - Capoeira music, Music of Brazil - Maracatu, Music of Brazil - Afoxê, Music of Brazil - Samba-reggae, Music of Brazil - Music of Salvador: Late 60s to mid-70s, Music of Brazil - Other Afro-Brazilian music genres

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1945 - January. January 3 - Edgar Cayce, American psychic (b. 1877) January 22 - Else Lasker-Schuler, German poet (b. 1869) January 31 - Eddie Slovik, American soldier (b. 1920) 1945 - February. February 5 - Denise Bloch, French World War II heroine (executed) (b. 1915) February 5 - Lilian Rolfe, French World War II heroine (executed) (b. 1914) February 5 - Violette Szabo, French World War II heroine (executed) (b. 1921)See also:

1945, 1945 - Events, 1945 - January, 1945 - February, 1945 - March, 1945 - April, 1945 - May, 1945 - June, 1945 - July, 1945 - August, 1945 - September, 1945 - October, 1945 - November, 1945 - December, 1945 - Unknown date, 1945 - Ongoing events, 1945 - Science and technology, 1945 - Births, 1945 - January, 1945 - February, 1945 - March, 1945 - April, 1945 - May, 1945 - June, 1945 - July, 1945 - August, 1945 - September-October, 1945 - November-December, 1945 - Unknown dates, 1945 - Deaths, 1945 - January, 1945 - February, 1945 - March, 1945 - April, 1945 - May, 1945 - June-August, 1945 - September, 1945 - October, 1945 - November, 1945 - December, 1945 - Nobel Prizes

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Cixi was interred amidst the Eastern Qing Tombs (清東陵), 125 km (75 miles) east of Beijing, in the Dingdongling (定東陵) tomb complex (literally: the "Tombs east of the Dingling tomb"), along with Empress Dowager Ci'an. More precisely, Ci'an lies in the Puxiangyu Dingdongling (普祥峪定東陵) (literally: the "Tomb east of the Dingling tomb in the Vale of wide good omen"), while Cixi built herself the much larger Putuoyu Dingdongling (菩陀峪定東陵) (literally: the "Tomb east of the Dingling tomb in the Vale of Putuo"). The Di ...

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Empress Dowager Cixi, Empress Dowager Cixi - Youth, Empress Dowager Cixi - Names, Empress Dowager Cixi - Road to power, Empress Dowager Cixi - Regency under Tongzhi, Empress Dowager Cixi - Securing absolute power, Empress Dowager Cixi - Crisis with Guangxu, Empress Dowager Cixi - Overview of politics, Empress Dowager Cixi - Tomb, Empress Dowager Cixi - Historical opinion, Empress Dowager Cixi - Reference

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According to one Jewish tradition, Jerusalem was founded by Shem and Eber, ancestors of Abraham. It has played an important historical role at various times over the past several millennia. The 1949 cease-fire line between Israel and Jordan, also known as the Green Line, cuts through the city. From 1949 until 1967, western Jerusalem was part of Israel and East Jerusalem was part of Jordan, as an integral part of the West Bank. Since the 1967 Six-Day War, during which Israel occupied eastern Jerusalem and the West Bank, Israel has admi ...

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Jerusalem, Jerusalem - Name, Jerusalem - History, Jerusalem - Status as Israel's capital, Jerusalem - Palestinian position, Jerusalem - UN position, Jerusalem - United States position, Jerusalem - United Kingdom position, Jerusalem - Arguments for and against internationalization, Jerusalem - Religious significance, Jerusalem - Geography and demography, Jerusalem - Geography, Jerusalem - Neighborhoods places and monuments, Jerusalem - Demographics, Jerusalem - Tourism, Jerusalem - Museums, Jerusalem - Jerusalem today, Jerusalem - Mayors and government, Jerusalem - Economy, Jerusalem - Transportation, Jerusalem - Roads, Jerusalem - Buses, Jerusalem - Railway, Jerusalem - Airports, Jerusalem - Born in Jerusalem, Jerusalem - External reference and links, Jerusalem - Official site, Jerusalem - Photographs, Jerusalem - Maps, Jerusalem - Status of the city, Jerusalem - History, Jerusalem - News and media, Jerusalem - Institutions, Jerusalem - Books

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History of the rupee - Early paper issues. Notes issued by the Bank of Bengal can be categorised in the following three series. Unifaced series The early notes of the Bank of Bengal were printed only on one side and were issued as one gold mohur and in denominations of Rs. 100, Rs. 250, Rs. 500, etc. Commerce series Later notes had a vignette representing an allegorical female figure personifying 'commerce'. The notes were printed on both sides. On the obverse the ...

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History of the rupee, History of the rupee - Rupee banknotes, History of the rupee - Early paper issues, History of the rupee - British India issues, History of the rupee - Reserve Bank issues during British India, History of the rupee - Republic of India Issues, History of the rupee - Other issues, History of the rupee - Rupee coinage since the British period, History of the rupee - Decimalization of the Indian Rupee, History of the rupee - Devaluations of the Indian Rupee, History of the rupee - The Fall of the Rupee, History of the rupee - 1966 Economic crisis, History of the rupee - 1991 Economic crisis

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Famous Psychic People

History is full of people with psychic gifts. Some have later proved to be fraudulent, but others have confounded investigators and continue to be a source of mystery. Here you can read brief accounts of famous psychic people, from as far back as the 1800's to modern times.

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1998 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Amartya Sen ...

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1998, 1998 - Events, 1998 - January, 1998 - February, 1998 - March, 1998 - April, 1998 - May, 1998 - June, 1998 - July, 1998 - August, 1998 - September, 1998 - October, 1998 - November, 1998 - December, 1998 - Unknown Dates, 1998 - Births, 1998 - Deaths, 1998 - January-February, 1998 - March-July, 1998 - August-December, 1998 - Unknown date, 1998 - Nobel Prizes, 1998 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 1998 - Fields Medalists, 1998 - Templeton Prize

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1990 - January. January 3 - Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 4 - over 300 people were killed in a train accident in Ghotki pakistan. January 7 - The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 - Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello, the man who led the coup against Dr Apolo Milton Obote's government, dies in Ormduruman Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan. January 10 - Time Warner is formed f ...

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1990, 1990 - Events, 1990 - January, 1990 - February, 1990 - March, 1990 - April, 1990 - May, 1990 - June, 1990 - July, 1990 - August, 1990 - September, 1990 - October, 1990 - November, 1990 - December, 1990 - Births, 1990 - Deaths, 1990 - Nobel Prizes, 1990 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 1990 - Fields Medalists, 1990 - Templeton Prize, 1990 - Right Livelihood Award, 1990 - Uncertain dates

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Joel married his business manager, Elizabeth Weber, on May 20, 1971. The marriage ended in divorce on July 20, 1983. Joel went on to marry supermodel Christie Brinkley on March 23, 1985. Their marriage produced one child, daughter Alexa Ray Joel, born December 30, 1985. This marriage ended with divorce on August 25, 1994. In 2004, Joel married 23 year-old Katie Lee. Lee is a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. At the time of the wedding, Joel was 54. Joel's daughter, Alexa Ray, 18, served as maid of honor. Joel's ex-w ...

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Billy Joel, Billy Joel - Career, Billy Joel - Early Years, Billy Joel - Early albums 1970–1976, Billy Joel - Becoming a superstar 1977–1981, Billy Joel - Building on success 1982–1986, Billy Joel - The Russia period 1987–1989, Billy Joel - Later albums 1989–1994, Billy Joel - Semi-retirement 1994–present, Billy Joel - Songwriting, Billy Joel - Influences, Billy Joel - Marriages, Billy Joel - Alcohol problems, Billy Joel - Master Classes, Billy Joel - Discography, Billy Joel - Albums, Billy Joel - Hit singles, Billy Joel - Credits on Broadway

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His cosmology, which has echoes of Sufism and Vedanta, as well as Christian mysticism is summarized in the 1954 book, GOD SPEAKS, much of which Meher Baba dictated using an English language alphabet board. He personally recommended the book to a number of his followers, saying it was the most important book for this age. Meher Baba - Evolution and Involution. Meher Baba's cosmology is based on divine unity, the concept that diverse creation, or duality, is an illusion. “I tell you all, with my ...

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Meher Baba, Meher Baba - Meher Baba's Life, Meher Baba - Early years, Meher Baba - Manzil-e-Meem and Meherabad, Meher Baba - Prem ashram, Meher Baba - Silence, Meher Baba - First contacts with the West, Meher Baba - The Discourses, Meher Baba - Work with 'masts', Meher Baba - The New Life, Meher Baba - Automobile accident in U.S.A., Meher Baba - Highest of the High, Meher Baba - Automobile accident in India, Meher Baba - Seclusion and East-West Gathering, Meher Baba - God in a Pill, Meher Baba - Final Seclusion and Amartithi, Meher Baba - Last Darshan, Meher Baba - Cosmology, Meher Baba - Evolution and Involution, Meher Baba - Sanskaras, Meher Baba - The Avatar, Meher Baba - Role of the Avatar, Meher Baba - Followers of Meher Baba, Meher Baba - Influence on Pete Townshend

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Frank Lloyd Wright - 1880's. Hillside Home School I, Spring Green, Wisconsin, 1887 Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park, Illinois, 1889 Frank Lloyd Wright - 1890's. Louis Sullivan Bungalow, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 1890 Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina James Charnley Bungalow, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 1890 Gutted by Hurricane Katrina, with much of the structure moved 3 to 4 feet from its foundation. Restoration would be in the mi ...

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Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright - Early years, Frank Lloyd Wright - Europe and personal troubles, Frank Lloyd Wright - Taliesin and beyond, Frank Lloyd Wright - More personal turmoil, Frank Lloyd Wright - Enduring legacy, Frank Lloyd Wright - Quotations, Frank Lloyd Wright - Works, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1880's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1890's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1900's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1910's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1920's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1930's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1940's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1950's, Frank Lloyd Wright - Other, Frank Lloyd Wright - Unbuilt works

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In 1929 at the time she wed her first husband, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Crawford bought a mansion at 426 North Bristol Avenue in Brentwood, midway between Beverly Hills and the Pacific Ocean, which was her primary dwelling for the next 26 years. Over the years she had her home decorated and redecorated by William Haines, her former silent movie co-star and lifelong friend, who was much in demand as an interior designer ...

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Joan Crawford, Joan Crawford - Early life, Joan Crawford - Career, Joan Crawford - Marriages, Joan Crawford - Adopted children, Joan Crawford - Religion, Joan Crawford - Work at Pepsi, Joan Crawford - Final Years, Joan Crawford - Legacy, Joan Crawford - In pop culture, Joan Crawford - Filmography

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The Virginia Military Institute is a unique military and educational experience. All Cadets are housed on campus in a large five story building, called the "barracks." The Old Barracks, which has been designated a National Historic Landmark, stands on the site of the old arsenal. The new wing of the barracks ("New Barracks") was completed in 1949. The two wings surround two quadrangles connected by a sally port. All rooms open onto porch-like stoops on one of the quadrangles. VMI Cadets wear uni ...

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Virginia Military Institute, Virginia Military Institute - Early history, Virginia Military Institute - Civil War period, Virginia Military Institute - World War I and II, Virginia Military Institute - Student life, Virginia Military Institute - Ratline, Virginia Military Institute - Honor System, Virginia Military Institute - Minority and female students, Virginia Military Institute - Admission of women, Virginia Military Institute - Military service, Virginia Military Institute - Athletics, Virginia Military Institute - Notable graduates, Virginia Military Institute - VMI trivia

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In the medieval period there were three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, and these developed separate parliaments. The 1707 Act of Union brought England and Scotland together under the Parliament of Great Britain, and the 1800 Act of Union included Ireland under the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Parliament of the United Kingdom - Parliament of England. The English Parliament can trace its origins to the Anglo-Saxon Witenagemot. In 1066 William of Normandy brought a feudal system where he soug ...

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Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliament of the United Kingdom - History, Parliament of the United Kingdom - Parliament of England, Parliament of the United Kingdom - Parliament of Scotland, Parliament of the United Kingdom - Parliament of Ireland, Parliament of the United Kingdom - Parliament of Great Britain, Parliament of the United Kingdom - Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliament of the United Kingdom - Modern era, Parliament of the United Kingdom - Composition, Parliament of the United Kingdom - Procedure, Parliament of the United Kingdom - Term, Parliament of the United Kingdom - Legislative functions, Parliament of the United Kingdom - Judicial functions, Parliament of the United Kingdom - Relationship with the Government, Parliament of the United Kingdom - Sovereignty, Parliament of the United Kingdom - Privileges

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Vannevar Bush (March 11, 1890 – June 30, 1974) was an American engineer and science administrator, known for his political role in the development of the atomic bomb, and idea of the memex—seen as a pioneering concept for the World Wide Web. His name was pronounced Van-NEE-var as in "receiver". He was unrelated to the Bush political family. Vannevar Bush - Career. Born in Everett, Massachusetts, Bush was educated at Tufts College, graduating in 1913. He earned a doctorate in engineering from Harv ...

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• Vannevar Bush - The Memex
• Vannevar Bush - Eponym
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Stop motion animation is almost as old as film-making itself. The first instance of the technique can be credited to Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackman for The Humpty Dumpty Circus (1898), in which a toy circus of acrobats and animals comes to life. The Haunted Hotel (1907) is another stop motion film by James Stuart Blackton, and was a resounding success when released. Segundo de Chomons (1871-1929), from Spain, released Hotel Electrico later that same year, and used similar techniques as the Blackton film. The earliest clay animation film was ...

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In neuroscience, a neural network is a bit of conceptual juggernaut: the conceptual transition from neuroanatomy, a rigorously descriptive discipline of observed structure, to the designation of the parameters delimiting a 'network' can be problematic. In outline a neural network describes a population of physically interconnected neurons or a group of disparate neurons whose inputs or signalling targets define a recognizable circuit. Communication between neurons often involves an electrochemical process. The interface through which ...

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• Biological neural network - Early study
• Biological neural network - Connections between neurons
• Biological neural network - Representations in neural networks
• Biological neural network - Philosophical issues
• Biological neural network - Study methods

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1977 in baseball - Major League Baseball. World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2); Reggie Jackson, MVP American League Championship Series: New York Yankees (East) over Kansas City Royals (West) (3-2) National League Championship Series: Los Angeles Dodgers (West) over Philadelphia Phillies (East) (3-1); Dusty Baker, MVP All-Star Game, July 19 at Yankee Stadium ...

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1977 in baseball, 1977 in baseball - Champions, 1977 in baseball - Major League Baseball, 1977 in baseball - Other champions, 1977 in baseball - Awards and honors, 1977 in baseball - Major League Baseball final standings, 1977 in baseball - American League final standings, 1977 in baseball - National League final standings, 1977 in baseball - Events, 1977 in baseball - January-March, 1977 in baseball - April-June, 1977 in baseball - July-September, 1977 in baseball - October-December, 1977 in baseball - Births, 1977 in baseball - Deaths

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King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great (Thai: ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; IPA: pʰu:mipʰon adunjadeːd) (born December 5, 1927), also known as King Rama IX and the Ninth Rama, has been King of Thailand since 1946. He is currently the world's longest-serving head of state. Bhumibol Adulyadej - Early life. Bhumibol Adulyadej - Time in the USA. King Bhumibol was born at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridg ...

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• Bhumibol Adulyadej - Time in the USA
• Bhumibol Adulyadej - Education
• Bhumibol Adulyadej - Succession
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• Bhumibol Adulyadej - Coronation
• Bhumibol Adulyadej - The second regency
• Bhumibol Adulyadej - Styles
• Bhumibol Adulyadej - Life as King
• Bhumibol Adulyadej - The King and politics
• Bhumibol Adulyadej - The royal projects
• Bhumibol Adulyadej - The King and the people
• Bhumibol Adulyadej - Private life

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Stop motion animation is almost as old as film-making itself. The first instance of the technique can be credited to Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackman for The Humpty Dumpty Circus (1898), in which a toy circus of acrobats and animals comes to life. In 1902, the film, "Fun in a Bakery Shop" used clay for a stop-motion "lightning sculpting" sequence. The Haunted Hotel (1907) is another stop motion film by James Stuart Blackton, and was a resounding success when released. Segundo de Chomons (1871-1929), from Spain, released < ...

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Stop motion, Stop motion - History, Stop motion - Current Work, Stop motion - Software, Stop motion - Compare with, Stop motion - Stop Motion Movies

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