2005 Amman bombings - Radisson SAS. At the Radisson SAS Hotel, two suicide bombers (a husband and wife team: Ali Hussein Ali al-Shamari and Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi) entered the Philadelphia Ballroom, where Ashraf Akhras and his bride, Nadia Al-Alami, were celebrating their wedding with around 300 Jordanian and Palestinian guests. Sajida al-Rishawi was unable to detonate her belt. Her husband Ali al-Shamari, apparently admonished her and told her to leave the room. As she was leaving, the lights went out ...

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2005 Amman bombings, 2005 Amman bombings - The attacks, 2005 Amman bombings - Radisson SAS, 2005 Amman bombings - Grand Hyatt, 2005 Amman bombings - Days Inn, 2005 Amman bombings - Casualties, 2005 Amman bombings - Suspects, 2005 Amman bombings - Source of the attacks, 2005 Amman bombings - Response

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Longitude - The search for a solution. The measurement of longitude is important to both cartography and navigation. Historically, the most important practical application of these was to provide safe ocean navigation. Knowledge of both latitude and longitude was required. Whereas latitude was easy to determine by celestial navigation using the elevation of the pole star or of the sun at noon, for longitude early ocean navigators had to rely on dead reckoning. This was inaccurate on long voyages out ...

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Longitude, Longitude - History of the measurement of longitude, Longitude - The search for a solution, Longitude - The Longitude Act and Harrison's chronometer, Longitude - Later developments, Longitude - Ecliptic latitude and longitude, Longitude - Longitude on bodies other than Earth

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Sterling is, along with William Gibson, Tom Maddox, Rudy Rucker, John Shirley, Lewis Shiner and Pat Cadigan, one of the founders of the cyberpunk movement in science fiction, as well as its chief ideological promulgator, and one whose polemics on the topic earned him the nickname "Chairman Bruce". He is also one of the first organizers of Turkey City Writer's Workshop. He won Hugo Awards for the novelette "Bicy ...

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Bruce Sterling, Bruce Sterling - Writings, Bruce Sterling - Novels, Bruce Sterling - Short Story collections and stories they contain, Bruce Sterling - Non-fiction

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See also: 1994 in music, other events of 1995, 1996 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1995 in music - Events. January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. Garcia is not injured in the accident. February 1 - Welsh Rock Band Manic Street Preachers Band Member Richey James Edwards Goes Missing after leaving the London Embassy Hotel at 7AM. February 6 - Rapper Tupac Shakur is sentenced to 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 years in p ...

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• 1995 in music - Events
• 1995 in music - Albums released
• 1995 in music - Top hits
• 1995 in music - Classical music
• 1995 in music - Opera
• 1995 in music - Musical theater
• 1995 in music - Musical films
• 1995 in music - Deaths
• 1995 in music - Awards
• 1995 in music - Grammy Awards
• 1995 in music - Country Music Association Awards
• 1995 in music - Eurovision Song Contest
• 1995 in music - Mercury Music Prize
• 1995 in music - Charts
• 1995 in music - KROQ
• 1995 in music - Triple J Hottest 100

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Isis - Early Isis. The first prominent role of Isis was as the assistant to the deceased king. Thus she gained a funerary association, her name appearing over 80 times in the Pyramid Texts, and was said to be the mother of the four gods who protected the canopic jars - more specifically, Isis was viewed as protector of the liver-jar-god Imsety. Isis also became considered as the spouse of Horus, who was the protector, and later the deification, of the Pharaoh himself. Consequently, on occasion, her mother was sai ...

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Isis, Isis - Name and pronunciation, Isis - Worship, Isis - Temples, Isis - Priesthood, Isis - Associations, Isis - Titles, Isis - Iconography, Isis - Mythology, Isis - Early Isis, Isis - Sister-wife to Osiris, Isis - Assimilation of Hathor, Isis - Mother of Horus, Isis - Magic, Isis - Assimilation of Mut, Isis - Mother of the Pharaoh, Isis - Mourner and protector of the Dead, Isis - Assimilation of other deities, Isis - Isis outside Egypt, Isis - Links to Christianity, Isis - Isis in modern culture

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Klippoth (Hebrew, Jewish). Shells: used in the Kabbalah in several senses;

(1) evil spirits, demons;

(2) the shells of dead human beings, not the physical body, but the remnant of the personality after the spirit has departed;

(3) the Elementaries of some authors.

(See also: Klippoth , Theosophy, Spirituality, Body mind and Soul, Spiritual Dictionary,)

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In the midst of a raging war, a plane evacuating a group of British schoolboys is shot down over a deserted tropical island. The first two characters to meet are the athletic, somewhat heroic Ralph and a bespectacled, fat boy known only as Piggy, who use a conch to call the other boys to them from across the island. One other potential leader arises from the boys: Jack, who had been leading a choir. Ralph is elected as leader, and appoints Jack to gather food for the entire group. This is indicative of Ralph being a kind, democratic character; Piggy emerges as h ...

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Lord of the Flies, Lord of the Flies - Plot summary, Lord of the Flies - Anaylsis, Lord of the Flies - Coral Island, Lord of the Flies - Notes, Lord of the Flies - ISBN numbers

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The Chaos Computer Club (CCC) is one of the biggest and most influental hacker organisations. The CCC is based in Germany and other German-speaking countries and currently has about 1,500 members. The CCC poetically describes itself as "a galactic community of life's beings, independent of age, sex, race or societal orientation, which strives across borders for freedom of information…." In general, the CCC struggles for more transparency in governments, freedom of information and a human right to communication. Supporting the ...

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• Chaos Computer Club - History
• Chaos Computer Club - Events
• Chaos Computer Club - Publications
• Chaos Computer Club - Members

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1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). 1974 - Events. January 5 - Dungeons & Dragons officially released. January 6 - In response to the energy crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States. January 30 - G. Gordon Liddy found guilty of Watergate charges 1974 - February. February 1 - Fire in Joelman Bank Building in Sao Paulo, Brazil - ...

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• 1974 - March
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• 1974 - September
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• 1974 - November
• 1974 - December
• 1974 - Unknown date
• 1974 - Births
• 1974 - January
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• 1974 - March
• 1974 - April
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• 1974 - June
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• 1974 - August
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• 1974 - October
• 1974 - November
• 1974 - December
• 1974 - Unknown date
• 1974 - Deaths
• 1974 - January
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• 1974 - March
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• 1974 - May
• 1974 - June
• 1974 - July
• 1974 - August
• 1974 - September
• 1974 - October
• 1974 - November
• 1974 - December
• 1974 - Nobel Prizes
• 1974 - Fields Medalists
• 1974 - Templeton Prize

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Jethro (יִתְרוֹ "His excellence/posterity," Standard Hebrew Yitro, Tiberian Hebrew Yiṯrô) is a figure from the Hebrew Bible. He is called a priest of Midian, and he becomes father-in-law to Moses. Jethro, also known as "Reuel," is recorded as living in Midian, a territory stretching from east of the Dead Sea south onto the Sinai. He was likely a descendant of Abraham through Abraham's son named Midian. Jethro's daughter, Zipporah, becomes Moses's wife after Moses flees Egypt, having killed an Egyp ...

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Reincarnation - Eastern religions and traditions. In India this doctrine was thoroughly established from ancient times. While metempsychosis was not established in the older sections of the Vedas, it was explicated first in the Upanishads (c. 1000 BC - AD 4), which are philosophico-mystic texts held to be the essence of the Vedas. The idea that the soul reincarnates is intricately linked to karma, whose first explication was also seen in the Hindu books of the Upanishads. The idea is that individua ...

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Reincarnation, Reincarnation - Overview, Reincarnation - Reincarnation in various religions traditions and philosophies, Reincarnation - Eastern religions and traditions, Reincarnation - Western religions and traditions, Reincarnation - Contemporary movements and thinkers, Reincarnation - Common variations in the belief, Reincarnation - Reincarnation Research, Reincarnation - Objections to reincarnation, Reincarnation - Theories put forward to explain the phenomenon, Reincarnation - A theory of reincarnation

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Demons. According to the Kabbalah, the demons dwell in the world of Assiah, the world of matter and of the "shells"’ of the dead. They are the Klippoth. There are Seven Hells, whose demon dwellers represent the vices personified. Their prince is Samael, his female companion is Isheth Zenunim - the woman of prostitution: united in aspect, they are named "The Beast", Chiva.

(See also: Demons , Theosophy, Spirituality, Body mind and Soul, Spiritual Dictionary,)

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The Breslov movement of Hasidic Judaism was founded by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810), who was the great-grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism. Breslover Hasidim usually refer to him as "Rebbe Nachman" or "Rabbenu" (rah-BAY-noo, meaning "our teacher") or simply "the Rebbe". The name of Breslov itself comes from the town of Bratslav (which was known among the Jews as "Breslov"), where Rebbe Nachman spent most of the last eight years of his life. Bratslav is a small town in the Ukrainian Republic, located o ...

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• Breslov Hasidic dynasty - Breslov approach
• Breslov Hasidic dynasty - Breslov forms of meditation
• Breslov Hasidic dynasty - The Rosh Hashana kibbutz
• Breslov Hasidic dynasty - Additional pilgrimages
• Breslov Hasidic dynasty - Main Books of the Breslov Sect

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Age of Apocalypse - Mutant heroes. X-Men: led by Magneto out of the ruined Xavier mansion, which never became a school in this universe; divided into two teams: Astonishing X-Men (Uncanny X-Men in normal continuity): Rogue (leader), Morph (Changeling in normal continuity), Blink, Sunfire, Sabretooth, Wild Child Amazing X-Men (X-Men in normal continuity): Quicksilver (leader), Iceman, Exodus, Dazzler, Storm, Banshee former X-Men include Jean Grey, Weapon X (Wolverine in normal cont ...

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Age of Apocalypse, Age of Apocalypse - Storyline, Age of Apocalypse - Characters and affiliations, Age of Apocalypse - Mutant heroes, Age of Apocalypse - Other anti-Apocalypse forces, Age of Apocalypse - Apocalypse's agents, Age of Apocalypse - Neutrals, Age of Apocalypse - Tenth-year anniversary

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The figure of Abraham plays a prominent part of the Catholic Liturgy. Three Old Testament figures are given particular prominence in the Roman Catholic liturgy - Abel, Melchisedech and Abraham. This is through their association with the idea of sacrifice which means that they are invoked during the most solemn part of the Canon of the Mass in the Roman rite. In the Tridentine liturgy, Abraham was used in the Martyrology of 9th October: "Eodem die memoria ...

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Black metal is a musical genre which emerged in the early 1980s predating the great expansion of heavy metal 'extreme' genres. Black metal evolved from thrash metal, as did its sister genre death metal. There are two views on the genre. One views black metal as a very specific form of music that must adhere to a particular 'style' in order for it to be a part of the genre; while the second considers the lyrical and philosophical/political ideology of the music (likely to be heavily inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche) to take more precedence ...

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• Black metal - Characteristics
• Black metal - History
• Black metal - Literature

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See also: 1969 in music, other events of 1970, 1971 in music, 1970s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1970 in music - Events. Charles Wuorinen, aged 32, becomes the youngest composer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. January 3 - Davy Jones announces he is leaving the Monkees. January 7 - Max Yasgur, owner of the New York farm where the 1969 Woodstock Festival was held, is sued for $35,000 in property damages by neighbouring farmers. January 14 - Diana Ross pe ...

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• 1970 in music - Events
• 1970 in music - Albums released
• 1970 in music - Top hits
• 1970 in music - Published popular songs
• 1970 in music - Classical music
• 1970 in music - Opera
• 1970 in music - Musical theater
• 1970 in music - Musical films
• 1970 in music - Births
• 1970 in music - Deaths
• 1970 in music - Awards
• 1970 in music - Grammy Awards
• 1970 in music - Eurovision Song Contest

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Although comedy was once a significant part of American broadcast radio programming it is now mainly found in the archives of Old Time Radio enthusiasts and in internet streaming of comedy recordings. Exceptions to this are WSRN's "Audience of Two", Garrison Keillor's work on Minnesota Public Radio: "A Prairie Home Companion" and "Comedy College", and NPR's Car Talk, a comedy show thinly disguised as car advice. In Britain and Canada, however, the BBC and CBC respectively have continued making new radio comedy and drama. British radio comedy also has a home on Australia's Radio National and in Ireland there are alway ...

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Radio comedy, Radio comedy - Background and history, Radio comedy - List of radio comedies

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The end times are, in one version of Judeo-Christian eschatology and in Islam, a time of tribulation that will precede the Second Coming of the Messiah. Specifically, what is usually referred to as the 'end times' revolves around a cluster of beliefs in Christian or Rastafarian millennialism. These beliefs typically include the ideas that the biblical apocalypse is imminent and that various signs in current events are omens of Armageddon. These beliefs have been widely held in one form, by the Adventist movement (Millerites), by Jehov ...

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• End times - Christianity
• End times - Roots of contemporary end-times belief
• End times - The dispensationalist prophecies
• End times - Views by groups
• End times - Catholics
• End times - Jehovah's Witnesses
• End times - Latter-day Saints
• End times - Preterism
• End times - Rastafarians
• End times - Fictional treatments
• End times - Literature
• End times - Motion pictures

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From the Greek cognate ηρως, in mythology and folklore, a hero (male) or heroine (female) is an eminent character who quintessentially embodies key traits valued by its originating culture. The hero commonly possesses superhuman capabilities or idealized character traits which enable him or her to perform extraordinary, beneficial deeds (i.e., a "heroic deed") for which he or she is famous (compare villain). Hero - Overview. A person normally becomes a hero by performing an extraord ...

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• Hero - Overview
• Hero - The Greek Hero
• Hero - Nature of hero cult
• Hero - Types of hero cult
• Hero - Heroes politics and gods
• Hero - Later European History
• Hero - Operatic Hero
• Hero - The Modern Fictional Hero

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Gayheart became well known from her appearances in a series of commercials for Noxzema skin cream beginning in 1991. In 1992, she joined the cast of the soap opera Loving. In 1995, she had a recurring role in the series Beverly Hills, 90210. She has also been a regular on the television series Earth 2 (1994), Wasteland (1999), and Dead Like Me (2003) and has a re-occurring role on Nip/Tuck (2004). She was initially hired to play the part of Inara Serra on Firefly (2002), but was fired after only one day of filming. Morena Baccarin took over the rol ...

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Rebecca Gayheart, Rebecca Gayheart - Biography, Rebecca Gayheart - Television, Rebecca Gayheart - Movies, Rebecca Gayheart - Relationships, Rebecca Gayheart - Law, Rebecca Gayheart - Against charges

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When the Allman Brothers Band reformed in 1989 in response to the popularity of the Dreams box set, Warren Haynes was added on lead guitar and Allen Woody was added on bass. The two shared a love for 60s power trios, like Cream, Jimi Hendrix Experience, and James Gang. With no bands making similar music in the 90s, Haynes, Woody, and former Dickey Betts drummer Matt Abts came together as Gov't Mule during Allman Brothers' breaks. They released their debut CD Gov't Mule in 1995. It was followe ...

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Gov't Mule, Gov't Mule - History, Gov't Mule - Discography, Gov't Mule - Members, Gov't Mule - Contributors to the Group, Gov't Mule - External links

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