A beard is the hair that grows on a man's chin, cheeks, neck, and the area above the upper lip (the opposite is a clean-shaven face). When differentiating between upper and lower facial hair, a beard specifically refers to the facial hair on the lower part of a man's chin (excluding the moustache, which refers to hair on the upper lip). In the course of history, men with facial hair have been ascribed various attributes such as wisdom, sexual potency, or high status, but also a lack of cleanliness and refinement, or an eccentri ...

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Beards also play an important role in some religions. The Jews thought it ignominious to lose their beards (Bible: 2 Samuels ch. 10, verse 4).Leviticus 19:27 states that "Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard." Talmudic rabbis understood this to mean only that one should not shave their beard with a razor with a single blade. Because scissors have two blades, rabbinic law permits their use to trim the beard. For this reason, many Jews also use electric razors, which may have two ...

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The Renaissance, also known as "Il Rinascimento" (in Italian), was an influential cultural movement which brought about a period of scientific revolution, religious reform and artistic transformation, at the dawn of modern European history. It marks the transitional period between the end of the Middle Ages and the start of the Modern Age. The Renaissance is usually considered to have originated in the 14th century in northern Italy and begun in the late 15th century in northern Europe. Renaissance - Historiograph ...

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The Central or Inland Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps) is a type of agamid lizard found in the desert regions of Australia. Of the several species of the Pogona genus, P. vitticeps is the most commonly seen breed in pet stores. Bearded Dragon - Care in captivity. Bearded Dragons make good pets. They are naturally tame, so they do not run away when picked up. In the wild, people have said that they have literally walked up to a wild Bearded Dragon and picked it up. Bearde ...

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Paramount's successful run of lightweight pictures extended into the 1980s and 1990s, generating hits like Flashdance, the Friday the 13th slasher series; Raiders of the Lost Ark and its sequels; Beverly Hills Cop and a string of films starring comedian Eddie Murphy; and the Star Trek features. While the emphasis was decidedly on the commercial, there were occasional quality efforts like Atlantic City and Forrest Gump. During this period responsibility for running the studio passed from Eisner and Ka ...

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Between 1718 and 1861 (the unity of Italy), Sardinia and Piedmont formed the Kingdom of Sardinia. The development of the infrastructure was slow. Under Carlo Felice, the most important road was built from south (Cagliari) to north (Sassari). It still bears his name. In 1883 the first trains travelled between Cagliari and Sassari and under Mussolini the swamps around Oristano were laid dry and the foundation of the most successful agrarian community was laid, Arborea. Mussolini also founded Carbonia, the centre of the mining activity. After t ...

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In gay slang, a beard is a female companion used to hide a gay man's sexuality by appearing in public as if she and the gay man were a heterosexual couple. To do this with a heterosexual woman without letting your companion know you are gay is generally considered poor form. The term originated in the mid-1960s. It is derived from the notion that a man with a woman on his arm looks more butch, like a man with a beard. Closeted gay men and lesbians may also take part in this kind of relationship, to their mutual advantage. In th ...

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Daniel Carter (Uncle Dan) Beard (June 21, 1850– June 11, 1941) was an American illustrator, author, and social reformer from Covington, Kentucky. He founded the Sons of Daniel Boone, a boy's organization that was a precursor of the Boy Scouts in 1906. He merged his organization into the Boy Scouts of America when it was founded in 1910. Beard became the first National Commissioner of the Boy Scouts and served it for 30 years. Beard was a Freemason. The Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, whi ...

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The bearded woman has been a phenomenon of legend, curiosity, ridicule and more recently political statement. A small number of women are able to grow what may appear to be a Beard. This is usually not truly beard growth, but simply dark body hair. Cultural pressure leads most to remove it, as it may be viewed as a social stigma. Notable exceptions were the famous (and usually fake) bearded women of the circus sideshows of the 19th and early 20th centu ...

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Tales from the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood is a 1996 comedy/horror film starring Dennis Miller, Erika Eleniak, Angie Everhart, Corey Feldman, and Chris Sarandon. It is based on the television series Tales from the Crypt. Dennis Miller plays a private investigator who ends up in a bordello run by vampires. Other related archives1996, Angie Everhart, Chris Sarandon, Corey Feldman, Dennis Miller, Erika Eleniak, Tales from the Crypt, comedy, horror film, television seri

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In March 1502, the Spanish fleet of Ferdinand II of Aragon, allied to Louis XII of France, seized the port of Taranto, and conquered the city. 1570 – Admiral Giovanni Andrea Doria set his fleet of 49 galleys in Mar Grande to repair and supply his ships. Among the people on the fleet there was Miguel de Cervantes. The fleet later united to the other parts of the Christian League, and defeated the Turkish fleet at Lepanto: also some Tarentine nobles took part to the battle. 1647 – The insurrection of Masaniello in Naples reached also Taranto. 1714 – After the Treaty of Rastatt, Sp ...

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Since exiting from Chapter 11, NTL has produced an operating profit. In 2004 plans were announced to split the Broadcast division off from the main company. In December of 2004 NTL sold their Broadcast unit to a consortium led by Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group (MCG) for £1.27 billion. The division was renamed Arqiva in May 2005. This sale will allow NTL to focus on their 'core businesses' of providing communic ...

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With frequent commuter rail services to Charing Cross, Cannon Street, Waterloo East (for a link to the Eurostar) and Victoria, yet close to open countryside, Orpington is a popular place for central London workers to live. House prices are high, and infill houses are being squeezed in wherever possible. Orpington benefits from good bus services too, an advantage of being administratively part of London (rather than part of Kent). Orpington is in Travelcard Zone 6. About a dozen bus routes run along the High Street, linking the town to Sidcup ...

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Today a small number of Romaniotes live in Greece, mainly in Yannena (Ioannina), in Israel and the U.S.A. (mainly New York). Greek Jews historically tended to follow the Jerusalem Talmud instead of the Babylonian Talmud, and developed their own Minhag and their own Greek-Hebrew language, called Yevanic - a term that originates from the 'Ionian' Greeks. There are approximately 4,500 to 6,000 Jews living in Greece today, both from the Romaniotes and the Sephardi subgroups ...

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This weapon is probably the oldest European sword that still has a living tradition. Rapier - The classical fencing tradition. Classical fencing schools can claim to have inherited aspects of rapier play in their systems. Rapier - Other Traditions. According to Maestros Andrea Lupo Sinclair and Ramon Martinez a direct linear rapier tradition has survived in Europe that is not connected with the classical tradition. They claim that the rapier was used in Italy and Spain as ...

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A considerable amount of land in Chester is owned by Duke of Westminster who owns an estate at Eaton near the village of Eccleston. Grosvenor is the Duke's family name, which explains such features in the City such as the Grosvenor Hotel and Grosvenor Park. Much of Chester's architecture dates from the Victorian era, with many of the buildings that aren't modelled on the Jacobean half timbered style of the medieval times being designed by John Douglas, employed by the Duke as his principal architect. He had a trademark of twisted chimneystac ...

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The Renaissance spread north out of Italy being adapted and modified as it moved. It first arrived in France, imported by King Charles VIII after his invasion of Italy. Francis I imported Italian art and artists, including Leonardo Da Vinci and at great expense he built ornate palaces. Writers such as Rabelais also borrowed from the spirit of the Italian Renaissance. Italians brought the new style to Poland and Hungary in the late 15th century. The first Italian humanist, who came to Poland in the middle 15th century was Filip Callima ...

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As of the 2000 Census, Anacostia's population is comprised of 92% African American, 5% white American, and 3% other. After decades of neglect, crime has been a major problem in this area of the city. In 2005, 62 of the 195 homicides in Washington, D.C. occurred in the 7th District of the Metropolitan Police Department, which also includes the neighborhoods of Barry Farm, Naylor Gardens, and Washington Highlands. Even so, the tide is beginning to turn, as Anacostia's citizens are working to revitalize the neighborhood. At the peak of the viol ...

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Lindisfarne was mainly a fishing community for many years, with farming and the production of lime also of some importance. Tourism grew steadily throughout the twentieth century, and it is now a popular place with visitors — sometimes a little too popular, as space and facilities are limited. By staying on the island while the tide cuts it off (time permitting) the non-resident visitor can experience the island in a much quieter mood, as most day visitors leave when the tide is rising again. It is possible, weather and tide permitting, to ...

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