A language is a system of symbols, generally known as lexemes and the rules by which they are manipulated. The word language is also used to refer to the whole phenomenon of language, i.e., the common properties of languages. Though language is commonly used for communication, it is not synonymous with it. Human language is a natural phenomenon, and language learning is instinctive in childhood. In their natural form, human languages use patterns of sound or gesture for the symbols in order to communicate with others through the senses. Though there are thousands of human languages, they all share a number of prope ...

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• Language - Properties of language
• Language - Human languages
• Language - Origins of human language
• Language - Language taxonomy
• Language - Constructed languages
• Language - The study of language
• Language - Animal nonhuman language
• Language - Formal languages

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Dance (from Old French dancier, perhaps from Frankish) generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression (see also body language) or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. Dance is also used to describe methods of non-verbal communication between humans or animals (bee dance, mating dance), motion in inanimate objects (the leaves danced in the wind), and certain musical forms or genres. People who dance are called dancers and the act of dance is kn ...

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• Dance - Dance and music
• Dance - Choreography and notation
• Dance - Dance studies
• Dance - Categories of dance

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An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a building's construction. The most basic definition of an architect is a professional who is qualified to design and provide advice - functional, aesthetic and technical - on built objects in our public and private landscapes. More generally, an architect is the designer of a scheme or plan. "Architect" is derived from Latin: architectus, and from Greek: arkhitekton (master builder), arkhi ( ...

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• Architect - Canada
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• Architect - USA
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• Architect - Notable architects
• Architect - Notable schools of Architecture

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A statue is a sculpture depicting a specific entity, usually a person, event, animal or object. Its primary concern is representational. However, as with all artistic topics, this definition of the concept of a statue is far from exhaustive. Many statues are built on commission to commemorate a historical event, such as the Battle of Iwo Jima, or the life of an influential person, such as Mahatma Gandhi. Many statues are intended as public art, exhibited outdoors or in public ...

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Proserpina is an ancient goddess whose story is the basis of a myth of Springtime. She is the Roman equivalent of Persephone (qv). She was subsumed by the cult of Libera, an ancient fertility goddess, wife of Liber. Her name comes from proserpere meaning "to emerge." She is a life–death–rebirth deity. She was the daughter of Ceres and Jupiter, and was described as a very enchanting young girl. Venus, in order to bring love to Pluto, sent her son Amor to hit Pluto with one of his arrows. Proserpin ...

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Northeastern United States - Language Ethnicity and Religion. Culturally, the Northeast is somewhat different from the rest of the United States. While some regions of the United States, such as the U.S. South, are predominately Protestant, half of the states in the Northeast are predominantly Catholic, with Rhode Island having the highest percentage of Catholics in the U.S. The Northeast is also home to many other religious groups. For example, New York has the highest percentage of Jews in the nation, followed ...

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Northeastern United States, 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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The various episodes, that are portrayed to be occurring after the event of incarnation, are called here as post-incarnational events. Given below is an elaboration of them. Image:Emergence of Vaikundar .jpg Ayyavazhi mythology - Vaikundar's emergence out of the sea. Vaikundar crossed over to the land from the sea and showing a bodily appearance to the mother of Muthukutty, told her: "Woman, you had been my mother before the year 1008 (AD 1833). Now, I have been born as Vaikundar, the child o ...

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Ayyavazhi mythology, Ayyavazhi mythology -
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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It aims to provide the positive aspects of organized religion without the "mumbo-jumbo or irrationality" of traditional organized religion, based on a framework of scientific skepticism compatible with the beliefs of atheists, skeptics and scientific rationalists. [1] The main goal of Brianism is to safeguard the evolution and propagation of intelligent life. Brianism terms this the 'Prime Directive.' Brianists believe that the human race has an evolved predisposition to form pyramid-shaped social structures under an 'alpha-male' and ...

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Brianism, 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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Chinese art has varied throughout its ancient history, divided into periods by the ruling dynasties of China and changing technology, as well as influenced by great philosophers, teachers and religion. Early forms of art in China were made from pottery and jade in the Neolithic period, to which was added bronze in the Shang Dynasty. The Shang are most remembered for their bronze casting, noted for its clarity of detail. Early Chinese music and poetry was influenced by the Book of Songs, Confucius and the Chinese poet and statesman Qu Yuan. Early Chinese m ...

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Culture of China, Culture of China - Arts, Culture of China - Architecture, Culture of China - Cinema, Culture of China - Dance, Culture of China - Music, Culture of China - Opera, Culture of China - Visual arts and design, Culture of China - Pottery, Culture of China - Handicraft, Culture of China - Language and literature, Culture of China - Language, Culture of China - Literature, Culture of China - Clothing, Culture of China - Contemporary Culture of China, Culture of China - Cuisine, Culture of China - Society, Culture of China - Education, Culture of China - Ethnic groups and regionalisms, Culture of China - Social relations, Culture of China - Games, Culture of China - Government, Culture of China - History, Culture of China - Hobbies, Culture of China - Marriage, Culture of China - Martial Arts, Culture of China - Mass media, Culture of China - Religion, Culture of China - Science and technology, Culture of China - Tourism, Culture of China - Other to be inserted above, Culture of China - Communist culture, Culture of China - Important cities

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One defining aspect of transformationalism is its focus on what are called marketplace ministers. In this context, as in many Christian circles, the term 'marketplace' is used to represent business, education, and government -- i.e., everything outside the church and family. The heroes of most other movements are celebrated for their church-related activities (e.g., evangelists, missionaries, bishops, apostles, etc.). In contrast, the heroes of transformationalism are lionized for their work outside the church. Importantly, they are e ...

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Transformationalism, Transformationalism - Marketplace Ministers, Transformationalism - Regional Pastoring, Transformationalism - History, Transformationalism - Comparisons, Transformationalism - Future directions, Transformationalism - Other meanings, Transformationalism - External links

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Anne Rice's vampires are different in several ways from classic vampires like Dracula. Rice's creatures are not affected by the usual weapons against classic vampires: garlic, crosses or silver, and they cannot be killed with wooden stakes. They need blood, but not every day. Human blood is preferred as it is more nutritious, but animal blood is also used. They do not age physically, but vampires younger than a thousand yea ...

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The Vampire Chronicles, The Vampire Chronicles - Books in the series, The Vampire Chronicles - The Vampire Chronicles, The Vampire Chronicles - New Tales of the Vampires, The Vampire Chronicles - Vampire properties, The Vampire Chronicles - Synopses, The Vampire Chronicles - The Vampire Chronicles, The Vampire Chronicles - New Tales of the Vampires, The Vampire Chronicles - Themes and Concepts, The Vampire Chronicles - Blood, The Vampire Chronicles - Emotional Effects of Time's Passage, The Vampire Chronicles - Purpose, The Vampire Chronicles - Hedonism

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A single tunnelling shield, based on Marc Isambard Brunel's design used for the Thames Tunnel a century earlier, was used to dig the tunnel which would be separated into three separate tunnel tubes – the two for road traffic sitting atop the one for pedestrians and cyclists. 16 miners operated the shield working shifts in a compressed air environment to ensure that the rock and the river above did not collapse into the tunneling area. The digging itself would be done only with great difficulty due to the geology of the area, hard rock sitti ...

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Clyde Tunnel, Clyde Tunnel - History, Clyde Tunnel - Construction, Clyde Tunnel - The tunnels, Clyde Tunnel - Repair work, Clyde Tunnel - Breath Holding

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Players are divided into two, three, or four teams; each team picks a mover and puts it on the "Planet Cranium" Start space. The rules of Cranium state that the team with the player whose birthday is coming up next starts the game. Play then continues clockwise to the next team. Cranium board game - On a Team's Turn. On each turn, a team has a chance to complete an activity on one card and advance along the board. Whether the activity is completed successfu ...

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Cranium board game, Cranium board game - Overview, Cranium board game - Rules, Cranium board game - On a Team's Turn, Cranium board game - Scenic Path and Fast Track, Cranium board game - Club Cranium, Cranium board game - Cranium Central, Cranium board game - Other merchandise

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The typically understood definition is inclusion of racy or sexual content (usually female, but also male) to titillate the viewer, such as nudity, and other forms of eye candy. Shower scenes are very common in movies, and in anime of the 1980s and 1990s, while many more recent TV series use trips to onsen (Japanese hot springs), or "obligatory" holiday episodes. These latter are often to tropical locales, in order to showcase the characters in bathing suits; all aim to depict characters in states of relative undress when it would otherwise ...

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Fan service, Fan service - Sexual, Fan service - Cosplay, Fan service - Cameo, Fan service - In jokes, Fan service - Technicals, Fan service - Homage, Fan service - Current issues

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Leading up to World War I, the decorative arts, including miniature, watercolour painting, and functional objects such as vases, became more prominent in the Australian arts scene. Norman Lindsay's works caused considerable scandal around the turn of the century. One famous drawing, Politice verso, caused his first scandal, as it depicted a "writhing bacchanal of nude Romans" giving the thumbs-down to "a scrawny figure hung on a cross". By this time, women's artworks started to attract wider attention, such as the pastels of Florence Rodway, or the paintings of Grace Cossington Smith, who painted the S ...

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Art of Australia, Art of Australia - Aboriginal art, Art of Australia - Early Colonial Art, Art of Australia - Early 19th Century, Art of Australia - Heidelberg School, Art of Australia - 20th Century, Art of Australia - List of Australian artists

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Since no written records exist from the period the carvings were created, there is no way to know what purposes they were meant to serve and what spurred their creation. Possible explanations include use in shamanistic rituals, totemistic symbols that denoted tribal unity or marked a tribe's territory, a kind of historical record of important events, or even simple artistic pleasure. Since individual carvings show such a wide array of different images and the carvings were created over an extremely long period of time, it seems plausible that individual carvings might have served any of the purposes li ...

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Rock carvings at Alta, Rock carvings at Alta - Cultural and historical background, Rock carvings at Alta - Discovery and restoration, Rock carvings at Alta - Imagery and interpretations, Rock carvings at Alta - Animals, Rock carvings at Alta - Hunting and Fishing scenes, Rock carvings at Alta - Scenes of mundane life and scenes of rituals, Rock carvings at Alta - Geometric symbols

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Human languages are usually referred to as natural languages, and the science studying them is linguistics. Making a principled distinction between one language and another is usually impossible. For example, the boundaries between named language groups are in effect arbitrary due to blending between populations (the dialect continuum). For instance, there are dialects of German very similar to Dutch which are not mutually intelligible with o ...

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Language, Language - Properties of language, Language - Human languages, Language - Origins of human language, Language - Language taxonomy, Language - Constructed languages, Language - The study of language, Language - Animal nonhuman language, Language - Formal languages

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As a general rule, public nudity is not considered "proper" in most societies. There are, however, many exceptions and particular circumstances in which nudity is tolerated, accepted, or even encouraged. In general and across cultures, most restrictions are found for exposure of those parts of the human body that put in evidence sexual arousal between male and female adults. Therefore, sex organs and women's breasts are often covered, eve ...

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Nudity, 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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Kohler was founded in 1873 by Austrian immigrant John Michael Kohler with the purchase of the Sheboygan Union Iron and Steel Foundry. Early products included cast iron and steel farm implements, castings for furniture factories, and ornamental iron pieces including cemetery crosses and settees. A breakthrough came for the company when, in 1883, John Michael applied enamel to a cast iron horse trough to create the company's first bathtub. From this point on, the company has been primarily in the plumbing business, and became well known for hi ...

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Kohler Company, Kohler Company - History, Kohler Company - Products

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List of constructed languages - Fictional languages. Ailurin is the language spoken by cats (at least those living in New York) in Diane Duane's fantasy books. Aklo, Tsath-yo, and R'lyehian are ancient and obscure languages in the works of H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, and others. Aklo is considered by some writers to be the written language of the Serpent People Ancient Language in the Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini Anglic from David Brin's Uplift ...

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List of constructed languages, List of constructed languages - Auxiliary languages, List of constructed languages - Spoken, List of constructed languages - Controlled languages, List of constructed languages - Visual languages, List of constructed languages - Engineered languages, List of constructed languages - Human-usable, List of constructed languages - Knowledge representation, List of constructed languages - Artistic languages, List of constructed languages - Fictional languages, List of constructed languages - Alternative languages, List of constructed languages - Micronational languages, List of constructed languages - Personal languages, List of constructed languages - Language games

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Hubble Space Telescope - Proposals and precursors. The history of the Hubble Space Telescope can be traced back as far as 1946, when astronomer Lyman Spitzer wrote a paper entitled Astronomical advantages of an extra-terrestrial observatory. In it, he discussed the two main advantages that a space-based observatory would have over ground-based telescopes: First, the angular resolution (smallest separation at which objects can be clearly distinguished) would be limited only by diffraction, rather than by th ...

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Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope - Conception design and aims, Hubble Space Telescope - Proposals and precursors, Hubble Space Telescope - The quest for funding, Hubble Space Telescope - Construction and engineering, Hubble Space Telescope - Optical Telescope Assembly OTA, Hubble Space Telescope - Spacecraft systems, Hubble Space Telescope - Ground support, Hubble Space Telescope - Challenger disaster, Hubble Space Telescope - Instruments, Hubble Space Telescope - Flawed mirror, Hubble Space Telescope - Origin of the problem, Hubble Space Telescope - Design of a solution, Hubble Space Telescope - COSTAR, Hubble Space Telescope - Servicing missions and new instruments, Hubble Space Telescope - Servicing mission 1, Hubble Space Telescope - Subsequent servicing missions, Hubble Space Telescope - Scientific results, Hubble Space Telescope - Important discoveries, Hubble Space Telescope - Impact on astronomy, Hubble Space Telescope - Using the telescope, Hubble Space Telescope - Observation scheduling, Hubble Space Telescope - Amateur observations, Hubble Space Telescope - Hubble data, Hubble Space Telescope - Transmission to Earth, Hubble Space Telescope - Archive, Hubble Space Telescope - Pipeline reduction, Hubble Space Telescope - Data analysis, Hubble Space Telescope - Outreach activities, Hubble Space Telescope - Future, Hubble Space Telescope - Equipment failure, Hubble Space Telescope - Orbital decay, Hubble Space Telescope - Debate over final servicing mission, Hubble Space Telescope - Solutions

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