1996 in music - Classical music

Although studio albums don't paint an entirely accurate picture of the band's creative talent, the band released many. They recorded their debut album, Phish, in 1986, and began touring nationally soon after, playing 150 concerts in 1990 alone. They were signed to Elektra Records in 1991. All Phish albums feature the classic lineup of Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Jon Fishman, and Page McConnell. Phish - Studio Albums. 1. Phish (The White Tape) (unofficially circulated in 1986 ...

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Phish, Phish - The Beginning, Phish - Climb to the Top, Phish - Cultural Icons, Phish - One More Time, Phish - Band Members 1983-2004, Phish - Their Music, Phish - Discography, Phish - Studio Albums, Phish - Live Albums besides LivePhish series, Phish - Celebrity Fans, Phish - Fan Activities

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Regular Dharma functions are held weekly on Sunday morning, where they usually chant various sutras, such as the Diamond Sutra or the Amitabha Sutra, and meditation and Buddhism classes in both English and Chinese, are held on some days of the week. Monks who can speak a variety of languages besides Mandarin, primarily English and Cantonese, are available to perform weddings or funerals. Many services Hsi Lai Temple holds annually all revolve around filial piety, the Buddhist and Taoist philosophy of love and respect for one's parents ...

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Hsi Lai Temple, Hsi Lai Temple - History, Hsi Lai Temple - University of the West, Hsi Lai Temple - Sites, Hsi Lai Temple - Attraction and services offered, Hsi Lai Temple - Dharma functions, Hsi Lai Temple - Larger Dharma functions held, Hsi Lai Temple - 1996 Presidential Election controversy, Hsi Lai Temple - Past Abbots and Abbesses of Hsi Lai, Hsi Lai Temple - External link

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List of Spaniards - Architects. See also: Category:Spanish architects. Ricardo Bofill (b. 1939), one of the main representatives of postmodernism in architecture. Santiago Calatrava (b. 1951), 2005 AIA Gold Medal Laureate. Ildefons Cerdà (1815–1876), urban planner who designed the 19th-century extension of Barcelona (Eixample). Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1850–1923), brilliant contemporary of better known fellow c ...

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List of Spaniards, List of Spaniards - Actors, List of Spaniards - Artists, List of Spaniards - Architects, List of Spaniards - Explorers and conquistadores, List of Spaniards - Film directors, List of Spaniards - Leaders and politicians, List of Spaniards - Ancient, List of Spaniards - Medieval, List of Spaniards - Modern, List of Spaniards - Contemporary, List of Spaniards - Literature, List of Spaniards - A–D, List of Spaniards - E–H, List of Spaniards - I–L, List of Spaniards - M–P, List of Spaniards - Q–T, List of Spaniards - U–Z, List of Spaniards - Military, List of Spaniards - Musicians, List of Spaniards - Classical, List of Spaniards - Singers, List of Spaniards - Philosophers and humanists, List of Spaniards - Science and technology, List of Spaniards - Social scientists, List of Spaniards - Sports, List of Spaniards - Others

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April 12 - 599 BC to 1899. 599 BC - Mahavira, Indian founder of Jainism (d. 527 BC) 812 - Muhammad at-Taqi, Arabian Shia Imam (d. 835) 1484 - Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546) 1500 - Joachim Camerarius, German classical scholar (d. 1574) 1526 - Muretus, French humanist (d. 1585) 1550 - Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604) 1577 - King Christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648) 1713 - Guillaume Thomas ...

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April 12, April 12 - Events, April 12 - Births, April 12 - 599 BC to 1899, April 12 - 1900 to 1999, April 12 - Deaths, April 12 - 65 to 1899, April 12 - 1900 to 1999, April 12 - 2000 onwards, April 12 - Holidays and observances

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Three official and authorized Blade Runner novels have been written by Philip K. Dick's friend K. W. Jeter that continue the story of Rick Deckard and attempt to resolve many of the differences between Blade Runner and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. The novel Blade Runner 2 contains numerous inconsistencies with the film, however, including the resurrection of a dead character and a complete reworking of the nature of another. The final result is more of an alternate universe than a direct sequel. ...

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Blade Runner, Blade Runner - Production, Blade Runner - Synopsis, Blade Runner - Themes, Blade Runner - Cast, Blade Runner - Music, Blade Runner - Reception, Blade Runner - Awards and nominations, Blade Runner - Influence, Blade Runner - Versions, Blade Runner - Theatrical versions, Blade Runner - Director's Cut, Blade Runner - Special Edition, Blade Runner - Documentaries, Blade Runner - Novel, Blade Runner - Sequels, Blade Runner - Games and comics, Blade Runner - Curse

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Burzum - Studio releases. Burzum (Promo) 1992 - (1992) Burzum - (1992) (Reis. 1995) (Guitar Solo on the track "War" was played by Euronymous) Aske [EP] - (1993)(Reis. 1995) Det Som Engang Var - (1993) Hvis Lyset Tar Oss - (1994) Filosofem - (1996) Dauði Baldrs - (1997) < ...

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Burzum, Burzum - Statistics, Burzum - Biography, Burzum - Discography, Burzum - Studio releases, Burzum - Live and compilation releases, Burzum - Demos, Burzum - Bootlegs, Burzum - Band members, Burzum - Former members

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He was born in Budapest, Hungary as Erdős Pál. (Erdős is pronounced as IPA /ɛrdøːʃ/, similar to "Air-dersh" if you say the second syllable non-rhotically.) His parents were both Jewish mathematicians. The Budapest Jewish community of that day produced at least five remarkable thinkers besides Erdős: Eugene Wigner, the physicist and engineer; Edward Teller, the physicist and politician; Leó Szilárd, the chemist, physicist and politician; John von Neumann, the mathem ...

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Paul Erdős, Paul Erdős - Biography, Paul Erdős - Mathematical work, Paul Erdős - Collaborations, Paul Erdős - Erdős number, Paul Erdős - DVD collection of his works

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Islamic theology al-Munqidh min al-dalal, "Deliverance from Error" al-Iqtisad fi'I-i`tiqad, "The Median in Belief" al-Risala al-Qudsiyya, "The Jerusalelm Epistle" Iljam al-'awam 'an 'ilm al-kalam, "Safeguarding the Populace from Scholastic Theology" al-Maqasid al-Asna fi sharh asma' Allahu al-husna, "The best means in Explainin ...

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Al-Ghazali, Al-Ghazali - His life, Al-Ghazali - His thoughts, Al-Ghazali - Theological conceptions, Al-Ghazali - Refutation of philosophy, Al-Ghazali - Relation to philosophy, Al-Ghazali - Al-Ghazali on the Metaphysics of Belief, Al-Ghazali - Works, Al-Ghazali - Literature

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List of Hispanics - Architects. Luis Barragán (1902–1988), 1980 Pritzker Prize Laureate. Ricardo Bofill (b. 1939), one of the main representatives of postmodern architecture. Santiago Calatrava (b. 1951), 2005 AIA Gold Medal Laureate. Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), known for his unfinished masterwork La Sagrada Familia. Ricardo Legorreta (b. 1931) Enric Miralles (1955–2000), built the Scottish Parliament ( ...

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List of Hispanics, List of Hispanics - Actors, List of Hispanics - Artists, List of Hispanics - Architects, List of Hispanics - Explorers, List of Hispanics - Film directors, List of Hispanics - Leaders and politicians, List of Hispanics - Literature, List of Hispanics - A–D, List of Hispanics - E–H, List of Hispanics - I–L, List of Hispanics - M–P, List of Hispanics - Q–T, List of Hispanics - U–Z, List of Hispanics - Military, List of Hispanics - Musicians, List of Hispanics - Classical, List of Hispanics - Singers, List of Hispanics - Philosophers and humanists, List of Hispanics - Science and technology, List of Hispanics - Social scientists, List of Hispanics - Sports, List of Hispanics - Others, List of Hispanics - Lists by nationality

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Milligan was born in Ahmednagar, India, on 16 April, 1918 to the wife of an Irish-born officer in the British Army. Though he lived most of his life in England and served in the British Army, he was declared stateless in 1960, and took Irish citizenship. He suffered from bipolar disorder for most of his life, having at least ten mental breakdowns. He was a strident campaigner on environmental matters, particularly arguing against unnecessary noise. He served in the Royal Artillery in World War 2 in North Africa and also Italy, where h ...

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Spike Milligan, Spike Milligan - Biography, Spike Milligan - Radio comedy shows, Spike Milligan - Other radio shows, Spike Milligan - TV Comedy shows, Spike Milligan - Theatre, Spike Milligan - Movies, Spike Milligan - Books, Spike Milligan - Quotations

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Doctor Doom has appeared in several video games. He was the final boss in the 1989 computer game "Spider-Man and Captain America in Doctor Doom's Revenge" and in Sega's 1991 Spider-Man arcade game. Later, he was featured as a boss character in the Capcom fighting game, "Marvel Super-Heroes," who only became playable after the game was beaten once and a code was entered. He returned as a selectable character in "Marvel vs. Capcom 2". He is particularly notorious for the so-called "Strider/Doom trap" in the latter game. He also appeared in Marvel Superheroes: War of the Gems for Super NES, an ...

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Doctor Doom, Doctor Doom - Character history, Doctor Doom - Goals, Doctor Doom - Adversaries, Doctor Doom - Powers and abilities, Doctor Doom - Ultimate Doctor Doom, Doctor Doom - Character history, Doctor Doom - Powers and abilities, Doctor Doom - Critical reaction, Doctor Doom - Appearances in other media, Doctor Doom - 2005 film, Doctor Doom - Daniel Dumile as MF Doom, Doctor Doom - Influences on other characters, Doctor Doom - Bibliography of comic books starring Doctor Doom

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From 600 BC onward legends of talking bronze and clay statues coming to life have been a regular occurrence in the works of classical authors such as: Homer, Plato, Pindar, Tacitus, and Pliny. In Book 18 of the Iliad, Hephaestus the god of all mechanical arts, was assisted by two moving female statues made from gold - "living young damsels, filled with minds and wisdoms". Another legend has Hephaestus being commanded by Zeus to create the first woman, Pandora, from out of clay. The myth of Pygmalion king of Cyprus, tells of a lonely m ...

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Gynoid, Gynoid - Definition, Gynoid - Early concepts, Gynoid - Modern developments, Gynoid - List of fictional gynoids, Gynoid - Reference

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Pederasty - The Greeks. Main articles: Pederasty in Ancient Greece and Philosophy of Greek pederasty The ancient Greeks, in the context of the pederastic city-states, were the first to describe, study, systematize, and establish pederasty as an institution. The topic of pederasty was the subject of extensive analysis. Some of the principal dilemmas discussed were: Which form should pederasty take, chaste or erotic? Is pederasty right or wrong? Is pederasty ...

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Pederasty, Pederasty - Etymology and usage, Pederasty - The Ancient World, Pederasty - The Greeks, Pederasty - Other venues, Pederasty - Post-classical and modern forms, Pederasty - Non-Western examples, Pederasty - Western models, Pederasty - Modern constructs, Pederasty - Historical pederastic relationships, Pederasty - Proverbs and sayings, Pederasty - Filmography, Pederasty - Footnotes

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Cannibalism was documented in Egypt during a famine caused by the failure of the Nile to flood for eight years (AD 1064-1072). Crusaders resorted to cannibalism after their successful siege of Ma'arrat al-Numan in 1098. In Europe during the Great Famine of 1315-1317, at a time when Dante was writing one of the greatest pieces of literature in western history and the Renaissance was just beginning, there were widespread reports of cannibalism throughout Europe. However, many histo ...

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Cannibalism, Cannibalism - Non-human cannibalism, Cannibalism - Cannibalism among humans, Cannibalism - Modern cannibalism, Cannibalism - Historical cannibalism incidents, Cannibalism - Cannibalism in war, Cannibalism - 'Cannibalism' as cultural libel, Cannibalism - Sexualized cannibalism fantasies and real, Cannibalism - Cannibal themes in myth religion or arts, Cannibalism - Cannibalism as sympathetic magic, Cannibalism - Cannibalism as a funeral rite, Cannibalism - Cannibalism in popular culture, Cannibalism - Other uses of the word

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The literary pederastic tradition was continued by writers such as André Gide, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Mann, Henry de Montherlant, Eric Satie, Benjamin Britten, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Fernando Vallejo, William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg. After the middle of the century, the pederastic element of the gay liberation movement was repudiated by the androphile segment of the community, who knew that public acceptance and legitimacy would be impossible goals, if gay men were not trying to distance themselves from pederasts in general. This ha ...

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Pederasty, Pederasty - Etymology and usage, Pederasty - The Ancient World, Pederasty - The Greeks, Pederasty - Other venues, Pederasty - Post-classical and modern forms, Pederasty - Non-Western examples, Pederasty - Western models, Pederasty - Modern constructs, Pederasty - Historical pederastic relationships, Pederasty - Proverbs and sayings, Pederasty - Filmography, Pederasty - Footnotes

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Though atheists are a minority group in most countries, they are relatively common in Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, in former and present communist states, and, to a lesser extent, in the United States. Atheism is particularly prevalent among scientists, a tendency already quite marked at the beginning of the 20th century, developing into a dominant one during the course of the century. In 1914, James H. Leuba found that 58% of 1,000 randomly selected U.S. natural scientists expressed "disbelief or doubt in the exist ...

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Atheism, Atheism - Etymology, Atheism - Types and typologies of atheism, Atheism - Atheism as lack of theism, Atheism - Atheism as immorality, Atheism - Weak and strong atheism, Atheism - Ignosticism, Atheism - Gnostic and agnostic atheism, Atheism - Atheism in philosophical naturalism, Atheism - Antitheism, Atheism - History, Atheism - Distribution of atheists, Atheism - Atheism in the United Kingdom, Atheism - Atheism in the United States, Atheism - Atheism studies and statistics, Atheism - Statistical problems, Atheism - Religion and atheism, Atheism - Spiritual and religious atheism, Atheism - Judaism, Atheism - Christianity, Atheism - Islam, Atheism - Asian spirituality, Atheism - Reasons for atheism, Atheism - Philosophical reasons, Atheism - Personal and social reasons, Atheism - Three famous atheists: Freud Marx and Nietzsche, Atheism - Criticisms of atheism, Atheism - Atheism is incoherent, Atheism - Atheism doesn't exist, Atheism - Atheism leads to poor morals and ethics, Atheism - Atheism is a belief as much as theism is, Atheism - Related concepts, Atheism - Organizations, Atheism - Satire

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Populism is characterized by a sometimes radical critique of the status quo, but on the whole does not have a strong political identity as either a left-wing or right-wing movement. Populism has taken left-wing, right-wing, and even centrist forms. In recent years, conservative politicians have begun adopting populist rhetoric; for example, promising to "get big government off your backs", or to stand up to "the powerful trial lawyer lobby", "the liberal elite", or "the Hollywood elite". Also in recent years, left-wing politicians have incre ...

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Populism, Populism - Populist methods, Populism - History, Populism - Classical populism, Populism - Early modern period, Populism - Religious revival, Populism - Rejection of ultramontanism, Populism - Elitist nationalism, Populism - Populism in the Americas, Populism - Populism in Germany, Populism - Populism in France, Populism - Current or recent populists

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Nostradamus, (December 14, 1503 – July 1, 1566) born Michel de Nostredame, is one of the world's most famous authors of prophecies. He is most famous for his book Les Propheties, which consists of rhymed quatrains (4‑line poems) grouped into sets of 100, called Centuries. Nostradamus - Biography. Born in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in the south of France in December 1503, Michel de Nostredame was the son of a grain dealer who was also a prosperous home-grown notary. His family wa ...

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• Nostradamus - Biography
• Nostradamus - Preparation and methods of prophecy
• Nostradamus - His works
• Nostradamus - Skepticism
• Nostradamus - Misquotes and hoaxes
• Nostradamus - Nostradamus in popular culture
• Nostradamus - Television
• Nostradamus - Film
• Nostradamus - Music
• Nostradamus - Comics
• Nostradamus - Sources

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The Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Република България), or Bulgaria, is a country in the southeast of Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the east, Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and Montenegro and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north along the river Danube. Bulgaria - History. Main article: History of Bulgaria In the late 7th century a branch of the Bulgars led by Khan Asparuh migrated into the northern Balkans, where they merged wi ...

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• Bulgaria - History
• Bulgaria - Politics
• Bulgaria - Executive
• Bulgaria - Legislative
• Bulgaria - Judiciary
• Bulgaria - Regional and local government
• Bulgaria - Regions
• Bulgaria - Geography
• Bulgaria - Economy
• Bulgaria - Demographics
• Bulgaria - Culture
• Bulgaria - Religion
• Bulgaria - National parks
• Bulgaria - Miscellaneous topics
• Bulgaria - English language Bulgarian media
• Bulgaria - Other

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Some feminists would argue that there is still much to be done on these fronts, while others would disagree and claim that the battle has basically been won. Feminism - Effects on civil rights. Feminism has effected many changes in Western society, including women's suffrage; broad employment for women at more equitable wages; the right to initiate divorce proceedings and the introduction of "no fault" divorce; the right to keep children from their fathers, the right to obtain contraception and safe aborti ...

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Feminism, Feminism - Origins, Feminism - Feminism in many forms, Feminism - Subtypes of feminism, Feminism - Relationship to other movements, Feminism - Effects of feminism in the West, Feminism - Effects on civil rights, Feminism - Effect on language, Feminism - Effect on heterosexual relationships, Feminism - Effect on religion, Feminism - Effect on moral education, Feminism - Effects of feminism in the East, Feminism - Worldwide statistics, Feminism - Perspective: the nature of the modern movement, Feminism - Contemporary criticisms of feminism, Feminism - Famous feminists, Feminism - Books

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The Chinese titles are official; there are no official English titles (other translations are possible). However, some albums like Di-Dar and Coming Home have only English titles. Faye Wong - Albums/EPs. 2003 - 將愛 (To Love) 2001 - 王菲(光之翼) Faye Wong (Wings of Light) (+ bonus Canto-EP) 2001 - Separate Ways (EP) 2000 - 寓言 (Fable) 1999 - 只愛陌生人 (Only Love Strangers) 1998 - 唱游 Song Journey (+ bonus Canto-EP)See also:

Faye Wong, Faye Wong - Early years, Faye Wong - Rise to fame, Faye Wong - Back to Hong Kong, Faye Wong - Changing her style, Faye Wong - Mandarin market, Faye Wong - Alternative experiments, Faye Wong - A Tribute to Teresa Teng, Faye Wong - Further releases, Faye Wong - Cinepoly EPs, Faye Wong - First marriage, Faye Wong - EMI period 1997-2001, Faye Wong - 1997 Faye Wong, Faye Wong - 1998 Song Journey, Faye Wong - 1999 Only Love Strangers, Faye Wong - 2000 Fable, Faye Wong - 2001 Faye Wong, Faye Wong - Nicholas Tse, Faye Wong - Sony period 2002-, Faye Wong - Selected discography, Faye Wong - Albums/EPs, Faye Wong - Compilations, Faye Wong - Other songs not in Faye's albums, Faye Wong - Filmography, Faye Wong - Notes

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