The word toilet came to be used in English along with other French fashions (first noted 1681), and originally referred to the whole complex of operations of hairdressing and body care that centered on a dressing table covered to the floor with cloth (toile) and lace, on which stood a dressing glass, which might also be draped in lace: the ensemble was a toilette. Alexander Pope in The Rape of the Lock (1717) described the intricacies of a lady's preparation: ‘And now, unveil'd, the toilet stands display'd Each silver ...

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Toilet, Toilet - Etymology, Toilet - Khazi, Toilet - Loo, Toilet - Types of toilets, Toilet - Toilets in private residences, Toilet - Public toilets, Toilet - High-tech toilets, Toilet - History, Toilet - Culture, Toilet - Disposal, Toilet - Graffiti, Toilet - Furtive sexual relations, Toilet - Social bonding, Toilet - Sex- or caste-based cleaning roles, Toilet - Unusual uses, Toilet - The Great Equalizer, Toilet - Bibliography

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Following the release of the album Off the Ground, the similarly-scaled New World Tour took place in 1993. The live album capturing this tour, Paul Is Live, parodied the famous Paul Is Dead conspiracy of the late '60s - in both the title, and in the cover art which showed McCartney walking across the famous Abbey Road zebra crossing on his own - once again showing his willingness to acknowledge his Beatles past. (The dog with him is a descendant of Martha, his pet sheepdog from the Beatles years and inspiration for the song "Martha ...

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Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney - Early years, Paul McCartney - Role in The Beatles, Paul McCartney - Early solo career, Paul McCartney - Wings, Paul McCartney - Solo again: 1980s, Paul McCartney - 1990s, Paul McCartney - 2000s, Paul McCartney - Pseudonyms, Paul McCartney - Discography, Paul McCartney - Achievements World Records and Misc. Trivia

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Robert Scott Lazar (born 26 January 1959) is a central (and highly controversial) figure in discussions about UFOs. Lazar claims to have worked at area S-4 of the Nevada Test Site (near Area 51) at the special request of Edward Teller. He further claims to have performed reverse engineering on crashed extraterrestrial spacecraft there. The publicity surrounding his revelations is one of the major factors in putting the previousl ...

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• Bob Lazar - Claims
• Bob Lazar - Criticisms of Lazar
• Bob Lazar - Reference

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Normally, only the alpha pair of the pack breeds. This kind of organization also occurs in other pack-hunting canids, such as the Dhole and the African Hunting Dog. Mating usually occurs between January and May, happening later in the year as latitude increases. Wolves, unlike dogs, only mate once a year. A pack usually procures one litter, though sometimes multiple litters will be born if the alpha male mates with one or more subordinate females. Under normal circumstances, the alpha female will try to prevent this by aggressively dominating other fem ...

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Gray Wolf, Gray Wolf - Anatomy & Physiology, Gray Wolf - Social structure, Gray Wolf - Packs, Gray Wolf - Rank order, Gray Wolf - Body language, Gray Wolf - Howling, Gray Wolf - Hunting, Gray Wolf - Reproduction and mortality, Gray Wolf - Past human perceptions of wolves, Gray Wolf - Changing attitudes, Gray Wolf - Reintroduction, Gray Wolf - Wolves in religion and folklore, Gray Wolf - Wolf hunting, Gray Wolf - Livestock predation, Gray Wolf - Trapping and breeding for fur, Gray Wolf - Taxonomy, Gray Wolf - Classification and relation to the dog, Gray Wolf - Subspecies of the wolf, Gray Wolf - Media

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Tobacco - Sowing. Tobacco seeds are started very early in the year. The seeds are scattered onto the surface of the soil, as their germination is activated by light. In colonial Virginia, seedbeds were fertilized with wood ash or animal manure (frequently powdered horse manure). Seedbeds were then covered with branches to protect the young plants from frost damage. These plant ...

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Tobacco, Tobacco - History, Tobacco - Cultivation, Tobacco - Sowing, Tobacco - Transplanting, Tobacco - Topping and suckering, Tobacco - Harvest, Tobacco - Pests, Tobacco - Curing, Tobacco - Post-cure processing, Tobacco - Types, Tobacco - Fire-cured, Tobacco - Brightleaf tobacco, Tobacco - White burley, Tobacco - Shade tobacco, Tobacco - Perique, Tobacco - Tobacco products, Tobacco - Snuff, Tobacco - Gutka, Tobacco - Creamy snuff, Tobacco - Tobacco water, Tobacco - Bibliography

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Bionics (also known as biomimetics, biognosis, or biomimicry, Bionical Creatology, Bionical Creativity Engineering (S.Mahdi Golestan Hashemi) is the application of methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology. Also a short form of biomechanics, the word 'bionic' is actually a portmanteau formed from biology (from the Greek word "βιος", pronounced "vios", ...

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• Bionics - Methods
• Bionics - Examples of biomimetics
• Bionics - Specific uses of the term
• Bionics - In business
• Bionics - In medicine
• Bionics - Politics
• Bionics - Other uses
• Bionics - Quotes
• Bionics - External link
• Bionics - References

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According to Hindu tradition, Rāma is an Avātara, an incarnation of Vishnu or God. The main purpose of his incarnation is to demonstrate the ideal human life on earth. Ultimately, Rāma slays the rākshasa king Ravana and reestablishes the rule of religious and moral law on earth known in Hinduism as dharma. It has been said that Brahma promised Valmiki, so long as the mountains and seas endure, so long ...

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Ramayana, Ramayana - Timeline, Ramayana - Synopsis, Ramayana - Book I: Bal Kand or The Book of Youth, Ramayana - Book II: Ayodhya Kanda or The Book of Ayodhya, Ramayana - Book III: Aranya Kanda or The Book of the Forest, Ramayana - Book IV: Kishkindha Kanda or The Book of Kishkindha the kingdom of monkeys, Ramayana - Book V: Sundara Kanda or The Book of Sundara another name of Hanuman, Ramayana - Book VI: Yuddha Kanda or The Book of War, Ramayana - Book VII: Uttara Kanda or The Book Beyond, Ramayana - Lessons from the Ramayana, Ramayana - Literary works inspired by the Ramayana, Ramayana - Sugriva's cave of Hampie

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Gravel is rock that is of a certain grain size range. In geology, gravel is any loose rock that is at least two millimeters in its largest dimension (about 1/12 of an inch), and no more than 75 millimeters (about 3 inches). Sometimes gravel is restricted to rock in the 2-4 millimeter range, with pebble being reserved for rock 4-75 millimeters (some say 64 millimeters). The next smaller size class in geology is sand, which is 0.02 mm to 2 mm in size. The next larger size is cobble, which is 75 (64) milli ...

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• Gravel - Types of gravel

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Cashmere wool is wool obtained from the Kashmir goat. The name derives from an archaic spelling of Kashmir. It is sometimes incorrectly applied to any extremely soft wool. Calling any soft wool 'Cashmere' is not unlike calling all sparkling wine 'Champagne'. Cashmere wool - Classification. Cashmere wool is classified as a specialty hair fiber. shahtoosh Cashmere wool - Primary uses. Cashmere is used in men's and women's clothing. One of th ...

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• Cashmere wool - Classification
• Cashmere wool - Primary uses
• Cashmere wool - General characteristics
• Cashmere wool - Natural colors
• Cashmere wool - Source of the fiber
• Cashmere wool - Geographic origin
• Cashmere wool - Gathering process
• Cashmere wool - Production
• Cashmere wool - Annual yield
• Cashmere wool - Types of fiber

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The names are in English order, with the surname after the given name. Their names also involve quite a bit of wordplay. One of the features that a Westerner would most likely miss is that just about all the main characters are both connected to space aliens and are Japanese, instead of foreigners. Tenchi Masaki (柾木天地 Masaki Tenchi), the hero of the series. Tenchi's name means 'Heaven and Earth'. It is the same as 'Tenchi' in the Shinto Kojiki which contains some Japan's oldest myths an ...

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Tenchi Muyo!, Tenchi Muyo! - Canon, Tenchi Muyo! - Series, Tenchi Muyo! - Manga, Tenchi Muyo! - Spin-offs, Tenchi Muyo! - English Adaptions Distributor History, Tenchi Muyo! - Main Characters, Tenchi Muyo! - Secondary Characters, Tenchi Muyo! - Villains, Tenchi Muyo! - Trivia

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Radar - Distance measurement. The easiest way to measure the range of an object is to broadcast a short pulse of radio signal, and then evaluate the time it takes for the reflection to return. The distance is one-half the product of round trip time (because the signal has to travel to the target and then back to the receiver) and the speed of the signal. where c is the speed of light in a vacuum, and τ is the round trip time. For radar the speed of signal is the speed of lig ...

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Radar, Radar - Principles, Radar - Overview, Radar - Reflection, Radar - Radar equation, Radar - Polarization, Radar - Interference, Radar - Radar Signal Processing, Radar - Distance measurement, Radar - Speed measurement, Radar - Reduction of interference effects, Radar - Radar Engineering, Radar - Antenna design, Radar - Frequency bands, Radar - Specific radar systems, Radar - Radar modulators, Radar - Uses of radar

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In law, a circuit is an appellate judicial district commonly seen in the court systems of many nations. The term (as traditionally used among English-speaking lawyers) comes from an era in which judges would ride around the countryside each year on preset paths to hear cases. Circuit subnational entity - History. For much of the history of Western civilization, most people were illiterate and competent lawyers and judges were always in short supply relative to the demands for their services. ...

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• Circuit subnational entity - Circuits in the common law
• Circuit subnational entity - History
• Circuit subnational entity - United States
• Circuit subnational entity - Circuits in East Asia
• Circuit subnational entity - China
• Circuit subnational entity - Japan
• Circuit subnational entity - Korea

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1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. Perhaps the most notable event was the release of The Chronic by Dr. Dre. Though other artists (including Dr. Dre as a member of N.W.A., and Public Enemy, LL Cool J and Kurtis Blow) had achieved some mainstream success, The Chronic was perhaps the first real blockbuster hip hop album. It presaged the future mainstream dominance of hip hop, as well as the beginning of G funk-West Coast rap's rule as the most ...

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1992 in music, 1992 in music - Events, 1992 in music - Albums released, 1992 in music - Top hits on record, 1992 in music - Classical music, 1992 in music - Opera, 1992 in music - Musical theater, 1992 in music - Musical films, 1992 in music - Births, 1992 in music - Deaths, 1992 in music - Awards, 1992 in music - Grammy Awards, 1992 in music - Country Music Association Awards, 1992 in music - Eurovision Song Contest, 1992 in music - Mercury Music Prize, 1992 in music - Charts, 1992 in music - KROQ

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Alice in Chains was an influential grunge group formed by lead singer Layne Staley (1967-2002) in the mid-1980s as Alice N' Chains before the spelling of the name was changed. The name derived from their early stages as a band when the group would dress in drag at concerts. Along with Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden, Alice in Chains was one of the most commercially successful bands from the Seattle, Washington grunge music scene. Unlike many of their peers, Alice in Chains owed more to heavy metal than to punk or '70s rock, ...

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• Alice in Chains - Line-Ups
• Alice in Chains - Original line-up 1987-1992
• Alice in Chains - Classic line-up 1993-2002
• Alice in Chains - Tsunami Benefit Show line-up 2005
• Alice in Chains - Guest Vocalists for 2005 Tsunami Benefit Show
• Alice in Chains - History
• Alice in Chains - Samples
• Alice in Chains - Discography
• Alice in Chains - Hit singles

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Arkansas literature has an emerging consciousness, though it still lags behind other Southern states such as Mississippi and Georgia in the promotion of its literary culture. University of Arkansas Press is probably the state's largest publisher of books, though there do exist some notable small presses in the state: August House, Rose Publishing Group, and Chenault and Gray. The University of Arkansas's M.F.A. program has graduated a number of notable writers, including Lewis Nordan, John Dufresne, Steve Yarbrough, and more. In 2004, ...

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• Arkansas Literature - List of Arkansas residents and natives who have achieved a national stature for their writing
• Arkansas Literature - Literary journals in Arkansas

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See also: 2005 in music (UK) 2005 in music (Switzerland) Other events of 2005 List of 'years in music' 2000s in music 2005 in music - Events. January 22 - Tsunami Relief concert held at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales - the largest live music event in the UK since the Live Aid concert of 1985. Performers included Madonna, Eric Clapton, Jools Holland, Manic Street Preachers, Lulu, Aled Jones, Charlotte Church, Katherine Jenkins, Feeder, Sno ...

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• 2005 in music - Events
• 2005 in music - Albums released
• 2005 in music - Top ten-selling albums of the year
• 2005 in music - Top hits on record
• 2005 in music - Classical music
• 2005 in music - Opera
• 2005 in music - Musical theater
• 2005 in music - Musical films
• 2005 in music - Births
• 2005 in music - Deaths
• 2005 in music - Awards
• 2005 in music - Grammy Awards
• 2005 in music - Country Music Association Awards
• 2005 in music - Eurovision Song Contest
• 2005 in music - Brit Awards
• 2005 in music - Juno Awards
• 2005 in music - Mercury Music Prize
• 2005 in music - KROQ

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See also: 1991 in music, other events of 1992, 1993 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1992 in music - Events. 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. Perhaps the most notable event was the release of The Chronic by Dr. Dre. Though other artists (including Dr. Dre as a member of N.W.A., and Public Enemy, LL Cool J and Kurtis Blow) had achieved some mainstream success, The Chronic was perhaps the first real blockbuster hip hop album. It presaged the future ma ...

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• 1992 in music - Events
• 1992 in music - Albums released
• 1992 in music - Top hits on record
• 1992 in music - Classical music
• 1992 in music - Opera
• 1992 in music - Musical theater
• 1992 in music - Musical films
• 1992 in music - Births
• 1992 in music - Deaths
• 1992 in music - Awards
• 1992 in music - Grammy Awards
• 1992 in music - Country Music Association Awards
• 1992 in music - Eurovision Song Contest
• 1992 in music - Mercury Music Prize
• 1992 in music - Charts
• 1992 in music - KROQ

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Godsmack - Former members. Lee Richards - Guitars Tommy Stewart - Drums Joe D'arco - Drums Lucas Ketchum - Kazoo ...

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Godsmack, Godsmack - Current members, Godsmack - Former members, Godsmack - Discography

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Biochemically, starch is a combination of two polymeric carbohydrates (polysaccharides) called amylose and amylopectin. Amylose is constituted by glucose monomer units joined to one another head-to-tail forming alpha-1,4 linkages. Amylopectin differs from amylose in that branching occurs, with an alpha-1,6 linkage every 24-30 glucose monomer units. The overall structure of amylopectin is not that of a linear polysaccharide chain since two glucose units frequently form a branch point, so the result is the coiled molecule most suitable ...

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Starch, Starch - Biochemistry, Starch - Starches as food, Starch - Household, Starch - Tests, Starch - Livestock, Starch - Starch derivatives, Starch - External link

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The American music industry of the very early 1980s was in a state of flux, which Reebee Garofolo claims reflects the state of American society, in turmoil with the election of Ronald Reagan (p. 353). Disco, the most popular style of the late 1970s, was dead, and the once vibrant field of punk rock was fractured, producing offshoots like New Wave music. The term New Wave was used very loosely, describing a vast range of styles from the arty punk of Elvis Costello to the Talking Heads and the New Romantics; this vagueness temporarily t ...

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Music history of the United States 1980s to the present, Music history of the United States 1980s to the present - 1980s, Music history of the United States 1980s to the present - Hip hop, Music history of the United States 1980s to the present - Punk rock, Music history of the United States 1980s to the present - Other genres, Music history of the United States 1980s to the present - 1990s, Music history of the United States 1980s to the present - Other 90s trends, Music history of the United States 1980s to the present - 2000s

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Ba-Bi - Bl - Bo - Br-By The B-52's - The B-52's (2) List of rock and roll albums - Ba-Bj. Bad Company - Straight Shooter (12) The Band - The Band (3, 5, 8, 9, 14, 15) The Band - The Last Waltz (10, 13) The Band - Music from Big Pink (1, 3, 17) The Band - Northern Lights - Southern Cross (12) BB King - Live at the Regal (4, 9) The Beach Boys - Endless Summer (8)< ...

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List of rock and roll albums, List of rock and roll albums - A, List of rock and roll albums - B, List of rock and roll albums - Ba-Bj, List of rock and roll albums - Bl, List of rock and roll albums - Bo, List of rock and roll albums - Br-By, List of rock and roll albums - C, List of rock and roll albums - Ca-Co, List of rock and roll albums - Cr-Cu, List of rock and roll albums - D, List of rock and roll albums - E, List of rock and roll albums - Ea-Er, List of rock and roll albums - Et-Ev, List of rock and roll albums - F, List of rock and roll albums - G-I, List of rock and roll albums - J, List of rock and roll albums - Ja, List of rock and roll albums - Je-Ji, List of rock and roll albums - Jo-Ju, List of rock and roll albums - K, List of rock and roll albums - L, List of rock and roll albums - M, List of rock and roll albums - Ma-Mi, List of rock and roll albums - Mo-My, List of rock and roll albums - N, List of rock and roll albums - O, List of rock and roll albums - P, List of rock and roll albums - Pa-Pi, List of rock and roll albums - Pj-Pu, List of rock and roll albums - Q, List of rock and roll albums - R, List of rock and roll albums - Ra-Ri, List of rock and roll albums - Ro-Ry, List of rock and roll albums - S, List of rock and roll albums - Sa-Sl, List of rock and roll albums - Sm-St, List of rock and roll albums - T, List of rock and roll albums - U, List of rock and roll albums - V, List of rock and roll albums - Va, List of rock and roll albums - Ve, List of rock and roll albums - W-Z

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In 1987, Layne Staley met guitarist and song-writer Jerry Cantrell, who joined the newly renamed Alice in Chains, bringing along two friends, bassist Mike Starr and drummer Sean Kinney. The group began writing original material and playing clubs in Seattle. The band signed with Columbia Records in 1989 and released a demo album, Sweet Alice, followed in July 1990 by the We Die Young EP. The title track became a moderate hit on metal-oriented radio, preparing the way for the release later that year of the group's f ...

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Alice in Chains, Alice in Chains - Line-Ups, Alice in Chains - Original line-up 1987-1992, Alice in Chains - Final line-up 1993-2002, Alice in Chains - Tsunami Benefit Show line-up 2005, Alice in Chains - Guest Vocalists for 2005 Tsunami Benefit Show, Alice in Chains - History, Alice in Chains - Samples, Alice in Chains - Discography, Alice in Chains - Hit singles

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