At the beginning of the first episode, the carnival's manager (a dwarf named Samson) says: "Before the beginning, after the great war between heaven and hell, God created the earth and gave dominion over it to the crafty ape he called man … And to each generation was born a creature of light and a creature of darkness...and great armies clashed by night in the ancient war between good and evil. … There was magic then, nobility, and unimaginable cruelty. … So it was, until the day that a false sun exploded over Trinity and man forever traded away wonder for reason." This quotation offers a glimpse into t ...

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Carnivàle, Carnivàle - Overview, Carnivàle - Cancellation, Carnivàle - Cast, Carnivàle - Episode guide, Carnivàle - Season 1 2003, Carnivàle - Season 2 2005, Carnivàle - The Gospel of Knauf Avataric Rules, Carnivàle - Genealogy of Scudder and Belyakov lines, Carnivàle - Lawsuit

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Like many irregular galaxies, the LMC is rich in gas and dust, and it is currently undergoing vigorous star formation activity.(1) As such, it is home to the Tarantula Nebula, the most active star-forming region in the Local Group. The LMC is full of a wide range of galactic objects and phenomena that make it aptly known as an "astronomical treasure-house, a great celestial laboratory for the study of the growth and evolution of the stars," as described by Robert Burnham, Jr.(2) Surveys of the galaxy have found roughly 60 globular clu ...

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Large Magellanic Cloud, Large Magellanic Cloud - Distance, Large Magellanic Cloud - Features, Large Magellanic Cloud - View from the LMC

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In the realm of science fiction there have occasionally been forms of life proposed that, while often highly speculative and unsupported by rigorous theoretical examination, are nevertheless interesting and in some cases even somewhat plausible. One of the major sentient species in Terry Pratchett's Discworld universe is Trolls. Their being mineral-based has various interesting effects on their physiology and culture. Trolls eat rocks, which suggests that their biochemistry is similar to that of plants. A heterotrophic silicon-based l ...

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Alternative biochemistry, Alternative biochemistry - Silicon biochemistry, Alternative biochemistry - Nitrogen/Phosphorus biochemistry, Alternative biochemistry - Other exotic biochemical elements, Alternative biochemistry - Non-water solvents, Alternative biochemistry - Ammonia, Alternative biochemistry - Other solvents, Alternative biochemistry - Artificial life, Alternative biochemistry - In fiction

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The Beastie Boys are equally influential in rock and rap music history. Their blending of hip-hop and punk rock genres could be seen as a precursor to the rapcore and nu metal genres of the late 1990s, such as Limp Bizkit and KoЯn. The band were also leaders in the use of sampling techniques, with Paul's Boutique being notable for its effective use of samples. The influence of this album can be seen on Beck's 1996 Odelay album (also produced by the Dust Brothers). Also, the Beastie Boys' success as a trio of white emcees may h ...

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Beastie Boys, Beastie Boys - The early days, Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill - 1984-1987, Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique / Check Your Head - 1988-1992, Beastie Boys - Ill Communication - 1993-1997, Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty - 1998-2001, Beastie Boys - To the 5 Boroughs - 2002-present, Beastie Boys - Influence, Beastie Boys - Cultural References, Beastie Boys - Band members, Beastie Boys - Media, Beastie Boys - Discography, Beastie Boys - Hit singles

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Traditionally, extrasolar planets are named using their primary star's name plus a lowercase letter in order of the planet's discovery from the star, starting with "b" rather than "a" (b, c, d, e, f, ...). So, for example, the third planet discovered around 55 Cancri is called "55 Cancri d". Capital letters (A, B, C, D) are used for stellar companions; this leads to a situation here where 55 Cancri's distant red dwarf companion is called 55 Cancri B, but the star's first discovered planet is called 55 Cancri b. Sometimes, to prevent confusion, the planet is called 55 Cancri Ab, refering to its primary as ...

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55 Cancri, 55 Cancri - The planets, 55 Cancri - 55 Cancri e, 55 Cancri - 55 Cancri b, 55 Cancri - 55 Cancri c, 55 Cancri - 55 Cancri d, 55 Cancri - 55 Cancri dust disk, 55 Cancri - 55 Cancri B

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1933 - January. January 3 - Japanese troops occupy Shanghai January 5 - Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay. January 15 - Political violence has caused almost 100 deaths in Spain January 17 - US Congress votes favorable for Philippines independence, against the view of president Hoover January 30 - Edouard Daladier forms a government in France January 30 - Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany by Reich President Paul von Hindenburg. January 30 - The first airing of episode 1 of 2,956 episodes of the radio program ...

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1933, 1933 - Events, 1933 - January, 1933 - February, 1933 - March, 1933 - April, 1933 - May, 1933 - June, 1933 - July, 1933 - August, 1933 - September, 1933 - October, 1933 - November, 1933 - December, 1933 - Undated, 1933 - Births, 1933 - January, 1933 - February, 1933 - March, 1933 - April, 1933 - May, 1933 - June, 1933 - July, 1933 - August, 1933 - September-October, 1933 - November, 1933 - December, 1933 - Deaths, 1933 - January-March, 1933 - April-June, 1933 - July-December, 1933 - Nobel Prizes

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A drought or an extreme dry periodic climate is an extended period where water availability falls below the statistical requirements for a region. Drought is not a purely physical phenomenon, but instead is an interplay between natural water availability and human demands for water supply. Drought - Meanings. The precise definition of drought is made complex due to political considerations, but there are generally three types of conditions that are referred to as drought. Meteorologic ...

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• Drought - Meanings
• Drought - Consequences
• Drought - Famous droughts
• Drought - 18th and 19th centuries Cape Verde
• Drought - 1900 India
• Drought - 1902 Australia
• Drought - 1921-22 Soviet Union
• Drought - 1932-34 Soviet Union
• Drought - 1928-30 northwest China
• Drought - 1936 Sichuan Province China
• Drought - 1930-37 United States
• Drought - 1941 Sichuan Province China
• Drought - 1965-67 India
• Drought - 1968-74 Sahel
• Drought - 1968-72 Iran
• Drought - 1973–74 Ethiopia
• Drought - 1982-83 Australia
• Drought - 1983 Bolivia
• Drought - 1984-85 Ethiopia

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India needs rejuvenation. This rejuvenation will come only with the revival of our great Indian ideals. India needs shakti. For this, extensive re-building needs to be initiated for the country to acquire physical, mental and spiritual strength.

For creating this stupendous energy, India needs a new spiritual awakening. A new direction. The inspiration for such an awakening could come from a prophet of peace, for instance, someone like Guru Nanak, who proclaimed: "Love the saints of every faith, Put away the pride! The essence of religion is Humility, service, and sympathy.  Not fine clothes, Not the yogi'sgarb and ashes, Not the blowing of horn, Not the shaven head, Not long prayers...".

(See also: Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

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“Rednecks” are largely descendants of the Ulster-Scots and Lowland Scots immigrants who travelled to North America from Northern Ireland and Scotland in the late 17th and 18th centuries. The Ulster-Scots had historically settled the major part of Ulster province in northern Ireland, after previous migration from the Scottish Lowlands and Border Country. The "Celtic Thesis" of Forrest McDonald and Grady McWhiney holds that they were basically Celtic (as opposed to Anglo-Saxon), and that all Celtic groups (Scots Irish, Scottish, Welsh and ...

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Redneck, Redneck - Etymology, Redneck - Possible Scots-Irish Etymology, Redneck - Possible American Etymology, Redneck - History, Redneck - Modern usage, Redneck - Stereotypes, Redneck - Popular culture, Redneck - Urban Rednecks, Redneck - Extraterritorial Conclaves, Redneck - Claims, Redneck - Related terms, Redneck - Australia, Redneck - Barbados, Redneck - Brazil, Redneck - Chile, Redneck - North America, Redneck - South Africa, Redneck - Similar terms, Redneck - Sources

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Coal dust is a fine powder form of coal. Because of the brittle nature of coal, coal dust may occur during mining or transportation, or whenever coal is handled mechanically. Coal dust - Risks. Coal dust suspended in air is explosive. Coal dust has far more surface area per unit weight than chunks of coal, and is more susceptible to spontaneous combustion. Note this may mean that a nearly empty coal store is a greater explosion risk than a full one. Coal workers' Pneumoconiosis, or bl ...

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• Coal dust - Risks
• Coal dust - Coal dust in energy generation

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A dust devil or whirlwind is either a large rotating updraft, anywhere from 1000 meters high or more and tens of meters in diameter, to a small vortex a few meters high. In Australia, they are commonly known as willy willies, from an Aboriginal word. Dust devil - Larger dust devils. The larger dust devils are often observed in times of atmospheric turbulence, especially common in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. Depending on the classification system used they may be considered weak tornados o ...

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• Dust devil - Larger dust devils
• Dust devil - Smaller dust devils
• Dust devil - Electrical activities
• Dust devil - Martian dust devils

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It has been estimated that, as of 1996, there is around one exagram (1 × 1015 kg) of total coal reserves economically accessible using current mining technology, approximately half of it being hard coal. The energy value of all the world's coal is well over 100,000 quadrillion Btu (100 zettajoules). There probably is enough coal to last for 300 years. However, this estimate assumes no rise in population, and no increased use of coal to attempt to compensate for the depletion of natural gas and petroleum. A recent (2003) study by ...

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Coal, Coal - Etymology and folklore, Coal - Composition, Coal - Creation, Coal - Types of coal, Coal - Uses, Coal - Coal as fuel, Coal - Coking and use of coke, Coal - Harmful effects of coal burning, Coal - Coal fires, Coal - World coal reserves

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An abacus is a calculation tool, often constructed as a wooden frame with beads sliding on wires. It was in use centuries before the adoption of the written Hindu-Arabic numeral system and is still widely used by merchants and clerks in China and elsewhere. Although often attributed to the Chinese, the abacus is thought to have been invented by the Babylonians around 2400 BC. The first abacus was almost certainly based on a flat stone covered with sand or dust. Lines were drawn in the sand and pebbles used to aid calculations. ...

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• Abacus - Babylonian abacus
• Abacus - Roman abacus
• Abacus - Chinese abacus
• Abacus - Japanese abacus
• Abacus - Russian abacus
• Abacus - School abacus
• Abacus - Uses by the visually impaired
• Abacus - Native American abacus

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The Crusniks (based on Krsnik) are vampires who feed on the blood of other vampires. They possess immense power and destructive potential, easily able to overwhelm even the most powerful of Methuselahs and with enough strength to raze a whole city. Their lifespan is longer than that of normal vampires. However, whereas normal vampires in this series are born or infected, Crusniks are a result of an experiment, "expendable goods for the Mars Colonization project", according to Abel. Cain states at one ...

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Trinity Blood, Trinity Blood - Episodes, Trinity Blood - Characters, Trinity Blood - The Vatican, Trinity Blood - The New Human Empire, Trinity Blood - The Rosenkreuz Orden, Trinity Blood - Other Characters, Trinity Blood - Methuselah Vampire, Trinity Blood - Crusniks, Trinity Blood - Comparisons

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Many bootleg albums have since been released officially by the copyright holder; for instance in 2002 Dave Matthews Band released Busted Stuff in response to the Internet-fueled success of The Lillywhite Sessions which they had not intended to release; The Beatles' release of their Anthology albums effectively killed the demand for many Beatles bootlegs previously available; and Bob Dylan has released an entire bootleg series, which as of 2005 had seven "volumes" (but only five discrete releases). Frank Zappa released tw ...

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Bootleg recording, Bootleg recording - Sources of material, Bootleg recording - Bootlegging in the vinyl era, Bootleg recording - Official bootlegs, Bootleg recording - Bastard pop, Bootleg recording - Bootlegging vs. piracy

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Milling of flour is accomplished by grinding grain between stones or steel wheels. Today, "stone-ground" usually means that the grain has been ground in a water-operated mill, in which a revolving stone wheel turns over a stationary stone wheel, with the grain in between. Many small appliance mills are now available, both hand-cranked and electric. Flour dust suspended in air is explosive, as is any mixture of a finely powdered flammable substance with air see Lycopodium. Some of the worst civilian fatalities ...

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Flour, Flour - Types of flour, Flour - Wheat flour, Flour - Other flours, Flour - Flour type numbers, Flour - Flour production, Flour - History, Flour - Flour products

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Beck Hansen was born in Los Angeles, California, to David Campbell (a musician, Scientologist and son of a Presbyterian minister) and Bibbe Hansen (a visual artist of half Norwegian, as well as Swedish and Jewish descent). When his parents separated, Beck stayed with his mother and brother in Los Angeles, where he was influenced by that city's diverse musical offerings—everything from hip hop to Latin music—and his mother's art scene – all of which would later reappear in his recorded and published work. He didn't have many friends in ...

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Beck, Beck - Biography, Beck - Beck and Scientology, Beck - Trivia, Beck - Samples, Beck - Discography, Beck - Official albums, Beck - Unofficial albums, Beck - EPs, Beck - Singles, Beck - Promotional releases, Beck - Indie singles, Beck - Filmography

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The world today suffers more from emotional and mental turmoil than from anything else. In fact, it is just the partial truth. Almost all suffering and most problems have emotional base. For instance, it is well known that emotionally disturbed people are more prone to accidents than others.

David Spangler writes: As man continues to grow in his recognition of what is within himself, he will increasingly realise that the creative source of his world is indeed in his own consciousness... When man knows the reality of the power within his consciousness to create inner changes, then he can make those personal changes, knowing that they will be positively reflected in his environment. The

(See also: Life Transforming Affirmations , Affirmations, Practising Affirmations, Life Transforming Affirmations, Essence of Affirmations, Faith and Belief, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Body Mind and Soul)

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The name Africa came into Western use through the Romans, who used the name Africa terra — "land of the Afri" (plural, or "Afer" singular) — for the northern part of the continent, as the province of Africa with its capital Carthage, corresponding to modern-day Tunisia. The Afri were a tribe — possibly Berber — who dwelt in North Africa in the Carthage area. The origin of Afer may be connected with Phoenician `afar, dust (also found in most other Semitic languages); some other etymologies that have ...

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Africa, Africa - Etymology, Africa - Geography, Africa - History, Africa - Politics, Africa - Precolonial Africa, Africa - Colonial Africa, Africa - Post-colonial Africa, Africa - Modern Africa, Africa - Economy, Africa - Demographics, Africa - Languages, Africa - Culture, Africa - Religion, Africa - Territories, Africa - Independent states, Africa - Territories possessions départements, Africa - Disputed territories, Africa - Table of territories and regions

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In 2002, a musical or "rock theatrical" based on the songs of Queen, entitled We Will Rock You, opened at the Dominion Theatre on London's West End. The musical was written by British comedian and author Ben Elton in collaboration with Brian May and Roger Taylor. It has since been staged in Barcelona, Spain; Melbourne and Sydney, Australia; Cologne, Germany; and Las Vegas, United States. The launch of the musical coincided with the Queen's Golden Jubilee. As part of the Jubilee celebrations Brian May performed a guitar solo of God Save the Queen, as featured on Queen's A Nigh ...

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Queen band, Queen band - Members, Queen band - History, Queen band - 1968-1970, Queen band - 1970s, Queen band - 1980s, Queen band - 1990s, Queen band - 2000s, Queen band - Historical success, Queen band - Influence on modern music, Queen band - The Digital Realm, Queen band - Queen Live, Queen band - Members Of The Band As Instrumentalists, Queen band - Queen in film, Queen band - Documentary, Queen band - Queen in musical theatre, Queen band - Discography, Queen band - Studio albums, Queen band - Live albums, Queen band - Compilations, Queen band - Tribute albums, Queen band - Singles

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Atmospheric conditions: Absolute Stable Air | Temperature inversion | Dine's compensation | precipitation | Cyclone | anticyclone | Tropical cyclone (hurricane or typhoon) Weather forecasting: atmospheric pressure | dew point | weather front | jet stream | windchill | heat index | Theta-e | primitive equations | Pilot Reports Storm: thunderstorm | lightning | thunder | hail | tornado | convection | blizzard | supercell ...

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Meteorology, Meteorology - History of meteorology, Meteorology - Early achievements in meteorology, Meteorology - The Coriolis Effect, Meteorology - Numerical weather prediction, Meteorology - Satellite observation, Meteorology - Weather forecasting, Meteorology - Meteorology and climatology, Meteorology - Meteorological topics and phenomena, Meteorology - Institutions of meteorology/atmospheric science, Meteorology - Weather-related links

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The Bhagavata Purana and other works tell us stories of how the divine is always trying to break away from its divine fetters. When you are pervasive and omnipresent, how can you have the freedom to play? Being omnipresent, you are constantly watched by those who adore you, worship you and serve you. You need a disguise.

(See also: Bhagavata Purana , God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

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