Encyclopedia - Ancestor: Encyclopedia - Ancestor
An ancestor is a parent or (recursively) the parent of an ancestor (i.e., a grandparent, great-grandparent, and so on). Two individuals h...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ancestor: Oceanography Dictionary - Ancestor
  Definition and meaning of ancestor:   ancestor - any organism, population, or species from which some other organism, p...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ancestors: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ancestors
Ancestors. See PITRIS   (See also: Ancestors , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apical Ancestor: Encyclopedia - Apical Ancestor
In kinship and descent, an apical ancestor is a common ancestor from whom a lineage or clan may trace its descent. The word apical is use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bush Family: Encyclopedia Ii - Bush Family - Ancestors
Bush family - Obadiah Newcomb Bush. Obadiah Newcomb Bush (January 28, 1797–1851) was the father of James Smith Bush (1825-1869), gran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancestor Worship: Encyclopedia - Ancestor Worship
Ancestor worship (拜祖), also ancestor veneration (敬祖), is a religious practice based on the belief that one's ancestors possess su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pitrs: Encyclopedia - Pitrs
The Pitris (the fathers), are the spirits of the departed ancestors in Hindu culture. They are often remembered annually. See also. An...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Y-chromosomal Adam: Encyclopedia - Y-chromosomal Adam
In human genetics, Y-chromosomal Adam (Y-mrca) is the male counterpart to mitochondrial Eve: the most recent common ancestor from whom al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vailala Madness: Encyclopedia - Vailala Madness
The Vailala Madness was a social movement in the Papuan Gulf, in the Territory of Papua beginning in the later part of 1919 and petering ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African Religions: Encyclopedia - African Religions
African religions are distinct to African ethnic groups. In certain respects the term is awkward as traditional African religions have a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berber: Encyclopedia - Berber
Algeria: 7,500,000 Tunisia:    200,000 Libya:    250,000+ Mauretania:    80,000 Egypt:    10,000...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fornjót: Encyclopedia - Fornjót
Fornjót (Old Norse Fornjótr) is an ancient giant in Norse mythology, the father of Kári (a personification of wind), of Logi (a person...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citigroup: Encyclopedia - Citigroup
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) is the biggest company in the world, according to Forbes Global 2000. It is also the most profitable financial ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ai: Encyclopedia - Ai
does not include companies or organizations Adobe Illustrator (.ai)(AI), as the file extension for the native file format and abbreviati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bush Family: Encyclopedia - Bush Family
Originating in Columbus, Ohio, the Bush family in the 20th century became an accomplished political family in the United States. In Janua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worship: Encyclopedia - Worship
Worship usually refers to specific acts of religious praise, honour, or devotion, typically directed to a supernatural being such as a go...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog: Encyclopedia - Dog
The dog is a canine mammal of the Order Carnivora. It has been argued the dog has been domesticated for 12,000 years, but perhaps for as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - County Tipperary: Encyclopedia - County Tipperary
County Tipperary (Contae Thiobraid Árann in Irish) is a traditional county in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Area:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cantilever Spar Cable-stayed Bridge: Encyclopedia - Cantilever Spar Cable-stayed Bridge
A cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge is a modern variation of the cable-stayed bridge. This design has been pioneered by the architect S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inherit: Encyclopedia - Inherit
To inherit something is to get it from one's ancestors. In the sense of biology or genetics, see Heredity; In the sense of law or societ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clade: Encyclopedia - Clade
A clade is group of organisms which share a common ancestor and which includes all descendents of that ancestor. Taxonomy which requires ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Ancestor Cell: Encyclopedia Ii - The Ancestor Cell - Plot
The Eighth Doctor is captured while escaping from the Edifice, a massive, bone structure that has appeared in the skies above Gallifrey, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ancestor Worship: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Ancestor Worship
ANCESTOR WORSHIP: The belief inherent in some religions, such as Shintoism, that asserts the continued existence of the deceased and t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ancestor Worship: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ancestor Worship
Ancestor Worship A cult widely observed among peoples and usually defined as the cult of the spirits of parents and forefathers. It im...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ancestor Worship: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Ancestor Worship
ANCESTOR WORSHIP: ritualized propitiation and invocation of dead kin, based on the belief that spirits influence the fate of the livin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Common Ancestor: Oceanography Dictionary - Common Ancestor
  Definition and meaning of common ancestor:   common ancestor - the most recent ancestral form or species from which two...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enoch Ancestor Of Noah: Encyclopedia Ii - Enoch Ancestor Of Noah - Enoch As A Victim Of The Angel Of Death
In Islamic traditions, there are varying accounts of Enoch's "death", which are thought to possibly contain traces of lost aggadahs. One ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enoch Ancestor Of Noah: Encyclopedia Ii - Enoch Ancestor Of Noah - Enoch In Freemasonry
In Freemasonry legend, Enoch was the guardian of a secret doctrine that was first given to Adam to guard and preserve, which included spe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enoch Ancestor Of Noah: Encyclopedia Ii - Enoch Ancestor Of Noah - Enoch As Metatron
In the late first millennium BC, extensive writings attributed to Enoch appeared, in particular the 4 works known as the Book of Enoch. W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enoch Ancestor Of Noah: Encyclopedia Ii - Enoch Ancestor Of Noah - Enoch As A Man Rewarded For Piety
In classical Rabbinical literature, there are divergent opinions of Enoch. After Christianity and Judaism had completely separated, the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diff3: Encyclopedia Ii - Diff3 - Merging From A Common Ancestor
When two people have made changes to copies of the same file, diff3 can produce a merged output that contains both sets of changes togeth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Evolution Of Cetaceans: Encyclopedia Ii - Evolution Of Cetaceans - Earliest Ancestors
Before the recent discoveries in Pakistan, one popular theory of cetacean evolution was that whales were related to the mesonychids, an e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Most Recent Common Ancestor: Encyclopedia Ii - Most Recent Common Ancestor - Mrca Of All Living Humans
Also, the existence of an MRCA does not imply any sort of population bottleneck or first couple. The MRCA of everyone alive today co-exis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Halfdan The Old: Encyclopedia Ii - Halfdan The Old - Halfdan The Old Ancestor Of Many Lineages
Halfdan the Old - Hyndluljód. The eddic poem Hyndluljód states in verses 14–16: "Of old the noblest     of all was Áli, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vailala Madness: Encyclopedia Ii - Vailala Madness - Source Of These Beliefs
The source of the model of organization incorporating drills, curfews and tea was most likely observed by the leaders of the movement whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mitochondrial Eve: Encyclopedia Ii - Mitochondrial Eve - Eve And The Out-of-africa Theory
Mitochondrial Eve is sometimes referred to as African Eve, an ancestor who has been hypothesized on the grounds of fossil as well as DNA ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mitochondrial Eve: Encyclopedia Ii - Mitochondrial Eve - Matrilineal Descent
Although Mitochondrial Eve was named after Eve of the Genesis creation myth, this has led to some misunderstandings among the general pub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mitochondrial Eve: Encyclopedia Ii - Mitochondrial Eve - In Popular Culture
Bryan Sykes has written a popular science book entitled The Seven Daughters of Eve. The Discovery Channel has produced a documentary enti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mitochondrial Eve: Encyclopedia Ii - Mitochondrial Eve - Mitochondrial Dna
We know about Eve because of mitochondria organelles that are passed only from mother to offspring. Each mitochondrion contains Mitochond...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fujian White Crane Martial Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Fujian White Crane Martial Art - Influence
Fujian White Crane is one of the constituent styles of Five Ancestors. Five Ancestors as well as various styles of Karate, notably Goju R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ghost Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Ghost Festival - Japanese Ghost Festival: O-bon
Main article: O-bon O-bon, or simple Bon, is the Japanese version of the Ghost Festival. It has since been transformed over time into a f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nadia Boulanger: Encyclopedia Ii - Nadia Boulanger - Biography
Nadia Boulanger's emotional life was largely centered around her love for her sister, Lili Boulanger, who was six years younger. Lili was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berber: Encyclopedia Ii - Berber - Origin
There is no complete certitude about the origin of the Berbers; however, various disciplines shed light on the matter. Berber - Genetic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berber: Encyclopedia Ii - Berber - Famous Berbers
Berber - In ancient times. Shoshenq I, (Egyptian Pharaoh of Libyan origin) Masinissa, King of Numidia, North Africa, present day Alger...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bush Family: Encyclopedia Ii - Bush Family - Connections To Other Prominent Families
Bush family - Anne Hutchinson. Massachusetts religious dissident Anne Hutchinson is an ancestor of the Bush family. Bush family - Pier...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sly Cooper: Encyclopedia Ii - Sly Cooper - Story
Sly is a young raccoon who is descended from a long line of master thieves. He grew up an orphan after his father was killed by a gang kn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fornjót: Encyclopedia Ii - Fornjót - Logi
Fornjót - In the Gylfaginning. Logi appears by that name in the Gylfaginning in the tale of Thor's journey to the halls of Útgard-lok...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fornjót: Encyclopedia Ii - Fornjót - More Traditions About Persons Named Frosti And Logi
In the Ynglinga saga the names Logi and Frosti are otherwise connected when it relates that King Agni of Sweden in a raid on Finland kill...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vailala Madness: Encyclopedia Ii - Vailala Madness - Strict Moral Code
Some reports suggested that the movement led to widespread sexual license, but this cannot be verified. Indeed, the movement officially t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Forbes Family: Encyclopedia Ii - Forbes Family - Forbes Family Line In Scotland Beginning With Sir John De Forbes
The earliest record we have of the Forbes family is that of the marriage of Solvathius Forbes to Maravilla, daughter of King Gregory the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taoism In Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Taoism In Singapore - History
Taoism first appeared in Singapore among the first Chinese settlers in Singapore. The majorty of these settlers worship Matsu for the gui...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taoism In Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Taoism In Singapore - Role Of Taoism In The Chinese Community
Taoism itself form the nucleus of Chinese customs among the Chinese in Singapore. Such beliefs are also adopted by folk Buddhists. Deitie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genetic Genealogy: Encyclopedia Ii - Genetic Genealogy - Uses
Genetic genealogy - Paternal and maternal lineages. The two most common types of genetic genealogy tests are the Y-DNA (paternal line) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Evolution Of Cetaceans: Encyclopedia Ii - Evolution Of Cetaceans - Ambulocetids And Remingtonocetids
The most remarkable of the recent discoveries in Pakistan has been Ambulocetus, which looked like a three-metre long mammalian crocodile....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog - Attributes
Modern dog breeds show more variation in size, appearance, and behavior than any other domestic animal. Within the range of extremes, dog...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog - Attributes
Modern dog breeds show more variation in size, appearance, and behavior than any other domestic animal. Within the range of extremes, dog...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Film: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Film - The Birth Of Film
History of film - Technological ancestors. Main article: Precursors of film For centuries, humans had experimented with what would be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berber: Encyclopedia Ii - Berber - The Arabization Of Northwest Africa
Before the 9th century, most of Northwest Africa was a Berber-speaking area. The process of Arabization only became a major factor with t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berber: Encyclopedia Ii - Berber - Religions And Beliefs
Berbers are predominantly Sunni Muslim, most belonging to the Maliki madhhab, while the Mozabites, Djerbans, and Nafusis of the northern ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berber: Encyclopedia Ii - Berber - History
The Berbers have lived in North Africa between western Egypt and the Atlantic Ocean for as far back as records of the area go. References...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sanchin: Encyclopedia Ii - Sanchin - The Sanchin Stance
Image:Sanchindachi.jpg Note that the following description does not apply to the Chinese Sānzhàn stance. The narrow (shoulder width) up...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog - Ancestry And History Of Domestication
Molecular systematics indicate that the domestic dog (Canis familiaris) descends from one or more populations of wild wolves (Canis lupus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog - Ancestry And History Of Domestication
Molecular systematics indicate that the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) descends from one or more populations of wild wolves (Canis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fornjót: Encyclopedia Ii - Fornjót - Fornjót In The Texts
Fornjót is mentioned only twice in old verse: in stanza 29 of Ynglingatal where "son of Fornjót" seems to refer to fire and in a citati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citigroup: Encyclopedia Ii - Citigroup - Scandals
Citigroup has been involved in several scandals. Some of these are in specific businesses and are shared amongst other businesses within ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citigroup: Encyclopedia Ii - Citigroup - Market Share
Although it is one of the largest companies in the world, Citigroup only had a 5 percent global market share of its industry in 2003. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citigroup: Encyclopedia Ii - Citigroup - Divisions
Citigroup is divided into different divisions, each which contain many areas of business. The main divisions are Global Consumer, Global ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sly Cooper: Encyclopedia Ii - Sly Cooper - Biography
Born into a long line of thieves, Sly was destined to inherit the archive of their techniques, the Thievius Raccoonus. However, Sly is ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sly Cooper: Encyclopedia Ii - Sly Cooper - Allies
Cooper Gang Bentley- An ingenious turtle who Sly met at the orphanage, Bentley is the brains of Sly's gang. Bentley grows a lot during t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sly Cooper: Encyclopedia Ii - Sly Cooper - Enemies
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus The Fiendish Five Clockwerk - An owl who some time in the distant past developed a hatred for the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sly Cooper: Encyclopedia Ii - Sly Cooper - The End Of Sly ?
It has been stated by Sucker Punch that the Sly series was meant to be a trilogy, and thus Sly 3 is supposedly the final game in the seri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citigroup: Encyclopedia Ii - Citigroup - History
The history of the corporation now known as Citigroup is primarily the history of its Chairman, Sandy Weill, who spun off a consumer fina...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citigroup: Encyclopedia Ii - Citigroup - Post Merger History
In order to convince Citicorp to merge, Weill proposed a structure of co-CEO's, consisting of himself and John Reed. This strategy was de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citigroup: Encyclopedia Ii - Citigroup - Business Model
Citigroup and its predecessor companies use the "diversified financial services business model" first invented by Prudential in the late ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citigroup: Encyclopedia Ii - Citigroup - Real Estate
Its most famous office building is the Citigroup Center, a diagonal-roof skyscraper located in New York City's Midtown Manhattan, which d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sly Cooper: Encyclopedia Ii - Sly Cooper - Comic
Sly Cooper and other characters from the games were also featured in a comic book published in 2004 by Gamepro Magazine to promote the re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ghost Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Ghost Festival - Buddhist Ghost Festival: Ullambana
The Ghost Festival has roots in the Buddhist festival, Ullambana, and also some from the Daoist culture. In the Tang Dynasty, the Buddhis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg: Encyclopedia Ii - Habsburg - Main Line
Before Rudolph rose to German king, the Habsburgs were Counts in what is today south-western Germany and Switzerland. Habsburg - Ancesto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genealogy Of The British Royal Family: Encyclopedia Ii - Genealogy Of The British Royal Family - Stuarts
Genealogy of the British Royal Family - Ancestors of Mary I of Scotland. Queen Mary I of Scotland, daughter of King James V of Scotlan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hell Bank Notes: Encyclopedia Ii - Hell Bank Notes - Designs
The most well known and commonly sold Hell Note is the $10,000 greenback, styled after the United States Federal Reserve Note. The serial...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hell Bank Notes: Encyclopedia Ii - Hell Bank Notes - Consideration When Using Hell Banks Notes
Although in Western eyes Hell Bank Notes looks like "toys" or superstitious items, however there are some consideration about the use of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hell Bank Notes: Encyclopedia Ii - Hell Bank Notes - Designs
The most well known and commonly sold Hell Note is the $10,000 greenback, styled after the United States Federal Reserve Note. The serial...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Haplogroup R1b Ydna: Encyclopedia Ii - Haplogroup R1b Ydna - Origins
The members of R1b are the descendants of the first modern humans, the Cro-Magnon, who entered Europe about 35,000 years ago. The Cro-Mag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Malay Titles: Encyclopedia Ii - Malay Titles - Malay Royalty
The following titles are hereditary and reserved for the royal families of Brunei and the nine royal states of Malaysia. Yang di-Pertuan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Malay Titles: Encyclopedia Ii - Malay Titles - Federal Titles
In Malaysia, federal awards are granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and some may carry the following federal titles. Such titles are hon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Malay Titles: Encyclopedia Ii - Malay Titles - Dato'
Different to the awarding of Datuk, the award of Dato' can only be conferred upon by a hereditary ruler of a state, as oppose to a ruler ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Malay Titles: Encyclopedia Ii - Malay Titles - Honorary Styles
The following are both used as styles, before a person's title, and (by themselves) as forms of address: Tuan Yang Terutama (T.Y.T.) is ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pinda: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary On Pinda
pinda: The microcosm. Pindas are small balls of food offered during the shraddha or ancestor ceremony.   (See also: pinda , ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fujian White Crane Martial Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Fujian White Crane Martial Art - History
The Jumping Crane master Yang Jwing-Ming dates the creation of Fujian White Crane to c. 1700. According to the traditions of the Lee fami...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carl Xvi Gustaf Of Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - Carl Xvi Gustaf Of Sweden - Marriage And Family
The king married Silvia Sommerlath on June 19, 1976. The half German, half Brazilian daughter of a businessman, she met the then Crown Pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fujian White Crane Martial Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Fujian White Crane Martial Art - The Legend Of The White Crane
The Fāng family lived in Fujian, a province of China, in a place where there were many cranes. Qīniáng's father knew the Southern Chin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sahaba: Encyclopedia Ii - Sahaba - Definitions Of Companion
Most Muslims regard anyone who knew or saw Muhammad, believed in his teachings, and died as a Muslim to be a Companion, or sahaabi. Lists...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sahaba: Encyclopedia Ii - Sahaba - Other Links In The Chain Of Isnad
Because the hadith were not written down until many years after the death of Muhammad, the isnads, or chains of transmission, always have...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sahaba: Encyclopedia Ii - Sahaba - Numbers Of Companions
Some Muslims assert that there were more than one hundred thousand Companions. They do so in relation to the hadith known as Ghadir Khumm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sahaba: Encyclopedia Ii - Sahaba - Definitions Of Companion
Most Muslims regard anyone who knew or saw Muhammad, believed in his teachings, and died as a Muslim to be a Companion or Ṣahābi. List...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sahaba: Encyclopedia Ii - Sahaba - Other Links In The Chain Of Isnad
Because the hadith were not written down until many years after the death of Muhammad, the isnads, or chains of transmission, always have...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sahaba: Encyclopedia Ii - Sahaba - Numbers Of Companions
Some Muslims assert that there were more than one hundred thousand Companions. They do so in relation to the hadith known as Ghadir Khumm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carl Xvi Gustaf Of Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - Carl Xvi Gustaf Of Sweden - Marriage And Family
The king married Silvia Sommerlath on June 19, 1976, the half German, half Brazilian daughter of a businessman. Silvia met the then Crown...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sahaba: Encyclopedia Ii - Sahaba - Views Of The Companions
Soon after Muhammad's death the Muslim community, the ummah, was riven by conflicts over leadership. Companions took sides in the conflic...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ancestor Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Ancestor
Ancestor Dream Symbols: The natural aspect of your being; your true self. Holding on to traditional values. Dreaming of your ancestors...   » Read the article