Kevin Flynn is a young and gifted programmer who once worked for the software mega-corporation ENCOM. He created several games for ENCOM, but just before he was able to show his work to its executives, his work was stolen by another programmer, Ed Dillinger. Dillinger locked Flynn out of the system and went on to present the games to the executives, thus earning himself a series of promotions. Meanwhile, Flynn quit the company and was reduced to running a video game arcade, which ironically ...

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Past: Kevin Flynn was a young and gifted programmer, who used to work for a software mega-corporation named ENCOM. One of ENCOM's leading executives is a man named Ed Dillinger. Flynn, an up-and-coming programmer, was cheated out of the profits and royalties for games that he created for Dillinger. Dillinger, in fact, stole Flynn's games and passed them off as his own. After being unable to prove his authorship and quitting the company, Flynn is reduced to running a video game arcade. Many of the ga ...

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Tron film, Tron film - Plot summary, Tron film - Technical, Tron film - Trivia, Tron film - Legacy, Tron film - Music

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Though a Bohemian is a native of the Czech province of Bohemia, a secondary meaning for bohemian emerged in 19th century France. The term was used to describe artists, writers, and disenchanted people of all sorts who wished to live non-traditional lifestyles. "The term 'bohemian' has come to be very commonly accepted in our day as the description of a certain kind of literary gypsy, no matter in what language he speaks, or what city he inhabits .... A bohemian is simply an artist or littérateur who, con ...

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Brianism describes itself as "a religion-substitute" based on the writings and sayings of Brian the Cyber-prophet, as set down in the Book of Brian. It appeared in the 1990s as an outgrowth of the skeptic movement. Followers of Brianism are termed Brianists and the symbol of Brianism is the circle with a point at its centre, which Brianists term the Circumpunct. Brianism - Goals principles and practices. It aims to provide the positive aspects of organized religion without the "mumbo-jumbo or irrationality" ...

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• Brianism - Goals principles and practices
• Brianism - Book of Brian
• Brianism - Inspiration sources of Brianism and allusions to organised religion
• Brianism - Alternative meanings

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Child art is the drawings, paintings and other artistic works created by children, generally under the age of 12. Child art - Stages of child art. As the child develops, their art passes through a number of stages. It is thought that all children pass through these stages. Child art - Scribbling. From about their first birthday children achieve the fine motor control to handle a crayon. At first they scribble. The youngest child scribbles with a series of left and right m ...

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• Child art - Stages of child art
• Child art - Scribbling
• Child art - Pre-symbolism
• Child art - Symbolism
• Child art - Realism
• Child art - Therapeutic

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Architectural history studies the evolution and history of architecture across the world through a consideration of various influences- artistic, cultural, political, economic and technological. In general, the question is one of relating meaning (intangible functions, purposes, symbols) with the built environment (material tables, windows, roofs, paths) through the necessities of life (food, work, communion etc.) within the historical context. Architectural history, like any other form of historical knowledge, is subject to the limit ...

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• Architectural history - Prehistoric architecture
• Architectural history - Historic architecture Dated Events
• Architectural history - Ancient architecture
• Architectural history - Western Architecture — Classical to Eclecticism
• Architectural history - Classical architecture
• Architectural history - Medieval architecture
• Architectural history - Italian Renaissance architecture
• Architectural history - Baroque architecture
• Architectural history - The Age of Enlightenment
• Architectural history - Consequences of Enlightenment
• Architectural history - Modern architecture and beyond
• Architectural history - Writing Tabula Rasa
• Architectural history - Postmodern architecture
• Architectural history - Critical Regionalism
• Architectural history - Regional architecture

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Nudity or nakedness is the state of wearing no clothing. It is sometimes used to refer to wearing significantly less clothing than expected by the conventions of a particular culture and situation, and in particular exposing the bare skin of intimate parts. Nudity - Terminology. Although nude and naked have the same objective meaning (i.e. not covered by clothing) and a common origin, they have differing subjective connotations, which partly match their differing etymologies ("nude" ori ...

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• Nudity - Terminology
• Nudity - Historical overview
• Nudity - Various modern-era attitudes
• Nudity - Children
• Nudity - Non-Western attitudes
• Nudity - Nudity beyond social norms
• Nudity - Depictions of nudity

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Community theatre, known as amateur dramatics or amdram in the United Kingdom, is a very popular form of theatre in which all or most of the participants are unpaid or "amateur" in the most literal definition of the word. Community theatre generally resembles professional theatre in all ways except in the unpaid nature of the artists. Though community theatres are generally more traditional in nature, all forms of theatre are practiced in these non-professional venues. They are especially well known for producing musical ...

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Anthroposophical medicine is a holistic and salutogenetic approach to health. It thus focuses on ensuring that the conditions for health are present in a person; combating illness is often necessary but is insufficient alone. The approach was founded in the 1920s by Rudolf Steiner in conjunction with Ita Wegman, who carried the impulse forward after Steiner's death in 1925. Steiner called the new medicinal possibilities an extension of existing possibilities; thus, conventional medicines and therapies are also employed, though generally this is the case when anthroposophical medicine's a ...

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• Anthroposophical Medicine - Links

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A child prodigy, or simply prodigy, is someone who is a master of one or more skills or arts at an early age. One generally accepted heuristic for identifying prodigies is the following: a prodigy is someone who, by the age of roughly 11, displays expert proficiency or a profound grasp of the fundamentals in a field usually only undertaken by adults. The term wunderkind (from German: Wunder, wonder/miracle + Kind, child, kid) is sometimes used as a synonym for prodigy, particularly in media ac ...

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• Child prodigy - Adjustment into adulthood
• Child prodigy - In fiction
• Child prodigy - Sources and links

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Ayyavazhi mythology is the mythology of the growing South Indian religious faith and officially an offshoot of Hinduism known as Ayyavazhi. The main source of Ayyavazhi mythology is the Ayyavazhi scripture, Akilattirattu Ammanai, and its supplement, Arul Nool. The Akilattirattu Ammanai is a recitation by Mayon (the Tamil name for Vishnu, or Lord Narayana) to his consort Lakshmi. It is divided into three sections: pre-incarnational e ...

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  Pre-incarnational events
• Ayyavazhi mythology - The first six Yugas
• Ayyavazhi mythology - The Santror
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Kalineesan Kali Yuga and Kalimayai
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Thirumal in Thiruvananthapuram
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Incarnational events
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Preparing for incarnation
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Mayon — on the identity of his people
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Final admonition through Thiruvasakam
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Deciding to incarnate as Vaikundar
• Ayyavazhi mythology - The incarnation
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Post-incarnational events
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Vaikundar's emergence out of the sea
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Vaikundar's journey to Detchanam
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Tavam
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Burning of the demons
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Seizing the power of magic witchcraft sorcery trickery etc.
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Exhortations
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Vaikundar's trial
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Thuvayal Thavasu
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Marriage with the Seven Virgins
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Festivals and celebrations
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Vaikundar as the Reigning King
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Marriage with the Deities
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Ascending to Vaikundam the abode of Thirumal
• Ayyavazhi mythology - Dharma Yukam [The final victory]

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"Vulgarism" derives from Latin vulgus, the "common folk", and has carried into English its original connotations linking it with the low and coarse motivations that were supposed to be natural to the commons, who were not moved by higher motives like fame for posterity and honor among peers— motives that were alleged to move the literate classes. Thus the concept of vulgarism carries cultural freight from the outset, and from some social perspectives it does not genuinely exist, or— a perhaps this amounts ...

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The Republic of Croatia is a crescent-shaped country in Europe bordering the Mediterranean, Central Europe and the Balkans. Its capital is Zagreb. In recent history, it was a republic in the SFR Yugoslavia, but it achieved independence in 1991. It is a candidate for membership of the European Union. Croatia - Name. Croatia is the Latinized version of the native name of the country: Hrvatska. The letter "r" in the first syllable "hrv" is rolled or continuant, which is a linguistic trait ...

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• Croatia - Name
• Croatia - History
• Croatia - Counties
• Croatia - Geography
• Croatia - Politics
• Croatia - Political system
• Croatia - European Union
• Croatia - Economy
• Croatia - Demographics
• Croatia - Culture
• Croatia - Gallery
• Croatia - Literature

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The Northeastern United States is a region of the United States of America defined by the US Census Bureau. The Northeast is bordered to the north by Canada, to the west by the Midwest, to the south by the South, and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. Its largest city, New York City, is also the largest city and metropolitan area in the United States. As defined by the Census Bureau, the Northeast region of the United States covers nine states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania ...

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• Northeastern United States - Geography
• Northeastern United States - History
• Northeastern United States - New England
• Northeastern United States - The Mid-Atlantic
• Northeastern United States - Culture
• Northeastern United States - Language Ethnicity and Religion
• Northeastern United States - Urban Suburban and Rural
• Northeastern United States - Economy
• Northeastern United States - Politics
• Northeastern United States - Historical Politics
• Northeastern United States - Northeastern Politics Today
• Northeastern United States - Some Famous Northeasterners

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De Stijl (in English generally pronounced duh-STILE; from the Dutch for "the style" – Dutch pronunciation: IPA /də stɛil/) was an artistic movement in the 1920s. The movement is also known as neoplasticism — the new plastic art (or Nieuwe Beelding in Dutch). Proponents of de Stijl sought to express a new utopian ideal of spiritual harmony and order. They advocated pure abstraction and universality by a reduction to the essentials of form and colour — they simpli ...

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The Coronation Crown of George IV was the coronation crown of King George IV of the United Kingdom. It was used in the coronation in 1821. It has remained unworn since 1823. Coronation Crown of George IV - Origins. As the Prince of Wales and as Prince Regent George had been an extravagant figure, with controversial artistic tastes. When he became king George planned an innovation in British coronations. Instead of having separate coronation and state crowns, he decided to have one crown with which h ...

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• Coronation Crown of George IV - Origins
• Coronation Crown of George IV - Design
• Coronation Crown of George IV - Usage

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Cork Caucus is an official Cork 2005 European Capital of Culture project and is also generously supported by the Arts Council's Projects Award, The European Cultural Foundation, The Mondriaan Foundation, the Prins Claus Fund, The British Council, The Kingdom of the Netherlands, The I.F.A.(Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen e.V.) and The Danish Arts Council's Committee for International Visual Art. Project partners include: Fáilte Ireland, the Evening Echo, The Triskel Arts Centre, The Cork Institute of Te ...

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History is a term that refers to information about the past. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of human people, families, and societies. Knowledge of history is often said to encompass both knowledge of past events and historical thinking skills. Traditionally, the study of history has been considered a part of the humanities. However, in modern academia, history is increasingly classified as a social science, especially when chronology is the focus.Including:

• History - Classifications
• History - Historical records
• History - History and prehistory
• History - Etymology
• History - Historiography
• History - Historical methods
• History - The lessons of history

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A virtual museum is an online website with a collection of objects (real or virtual) or exhibitions, but with no direct counterpart in terms of a real museum. They typically include historical and sometimes artistic content. Examples include the Virtual Museum of Computing and the external links below. Some are produced by enthusiastic individuals; others, like the UK's 24 Hour Museum and the Virtual M ...

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Clothing terminology comprises the names of individual garments and classes of garments, as well as the specialized vocabularies of the trades that have designed, manufactured, marketed and sold clothing over hundreds of years. Clothing terminology ranges from the arcane (watchet, a pale blue color name from the sixteenth century) to the everyday (t-shirt), and changes over time in response to fashion whi ...

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• Clothing terminology - Categories of clothing terminology
• Clothing terminology - Persistence of clothing terminology
• Clothing terminology - Sources of new terminology
• Clothing terminology - Personal names
• Clothing terminology - Place names
• Clothing terminology - Short forms
• Clothing terminology - External references

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