Main article: Christianity in China Some consider the first entry of Christianity into China was the introduction of Nestorianism spread by European or Middle-Eastern travellers who came to China in AD 635, as documented by the Nestorian Stone in Xi'an. In 1289, Franciscan friars from Europe initiated mission work in China. This mission collapsed in 1368, as the Ming Dynasty abolished Christianity in China. The first Jesuit attempt to reach China was made in 1552 by Francis Xavier, but he died the same year on the ...

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Religion in China, Religion in China - Buddhism, Religion in China - Taoism, Religion in China - Islam, Religion in China - Christianity, Religion in China - Judaism, Religion in China - Recent sects, Religion in China - Falun Gong, Religion in China - Way of Former Heaven, Religion in China - Mainland China, Religion in China - External link

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Government House was previously the official residence and office of 25 of Hong Kong's 28 Governors. Construction works started in 1851, eight years after Hong Kong was declared a British colony, and took four years to complete. The first Governor to live there was Sir John Bowring, the 4th Governor of the territory. The last one was the last Governor, Chris Patten. Sir Hercles Robinson also had a residence, Mountain Lodge, built as an alternate home. Only the Gate Lodge and Victoria Peak Garden remains. Fanling Lodge in the New T ...

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Government House Hong Kong, Government House Hong Kong - History, Government House Hong Kong - Major features, Government House Hong Kong - Open Days, Government House Hong Kong - Booking, Government House Hong Kong - Trivia, Government House Hong Kong - External link

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Beijing (北京) literally means "northern capital", in line with the common East Asian tradition whereby capital cities are explicitly named as such. Other cities similarly named include Nanjing (南京), China, meaning "southern capital"; Tokyo (東京), Japan, and Tonkin (東京; now Hanoi), Vietnam, both meaning "eastern capital"; as well as Kyoto (京都), Japan, and Gyeongseong (京城; now Seoul), Kore ...

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By 1985, Penn & Teller were receiving rave reviews for their Off Broadway show and Emmy award-winning PBS special, Penn & Teller Go Public. In 1987, they began the first of two successful Broadway runs. Through the late 1980s and early 1990s, the pair made numerous television appearances on Late Night with David Letterman and Saturday Night Live, as well as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'BrienSee also:

Penn and Teller, Penn and Teller - Career, Penn and Teller - Tricks, Penn and Teller - Quotations, Penn and Teller - Television projects, Penn and Teller - Movies, Penn and Teller - Books, Penn and Teller - Awards and recognitions

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Along with stone, mud, and animal parts, wood was certainly one of the first materials worked by primitive human beings. Indeed, the development of civilization was closely tied to the development of increasingly greater degrees of skill in working these materials. Among early finds of wooden tools are the worked sticks from Kalambo Falls, Clacton-on-Sea and Lehringen. The spears from Schöningen (Germany) provide some of the first examples of wooden hunting gear. Flint tools were used for carving. Since neolithic times, carved wooden ...

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Woodworking, Woodworking - History, Woodworking - Terminology, Woodworking - Topics in Woodworking, Woodworking - Woodworking Tools, Woodworking - Measuring and marking tools, Woodworking - Cutting tools, Woodworking - Shaping tools, Woodworking - Assembly tools, Woodworking - Finishing tools, Woodworking - Accessory tools and furniture, Woodworking - Tool Sharpening, Woodworking - Sharpening Paraphenalia, Woodworking - Sharpening Methods, Woodworking - Woodworkers

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Though there are no formal or definitive boundaries for membership; those who are likely to sample many diverse teachings and practices (from both 'mainstream' and 'fringe' traditions) and to formulate their own beliefs and practices based on their experiences can be considered as New Age.' Rather than follow the lead of an organised religion, "New Agers" typically construct their own spiritual journey based on material taken as needed from the mystical traditions of all or most world religions, includin ...

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New Age, New Age - Definitions, New Age - History, New Age - Beliefs, New Age - Lifestyle, New Age - Underlying assumptions, New Age - Language, New Age - Critiques of the New Age, New Age - Medicine, New Age - Music, New Age - New Age communities

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The Classical Orders are largely known through the writings of Vitruvius, particularly De Archetura (The Ten Books of Architecture) and studies of classical architecture by Renaissance architects and historians. Within a classical order elements from the positioning of triglyphs to the overall height and width of the building were controlled by principles of proportionality. See also:

Proportion architecture, Proportion architecture - Sacred Proportions, Proportion architecture - Feng Shui, Proportion architecture - Classical Orders, Proportion architecture - Vitruvian Proportion, Proportion architecture - Renaissance Orders, Proportion architecture - Le Modulor, Proportion architecture - The Plastic Number

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Each episode, Penn & Teller choose a number of subjects under a common theme and proceed to systematically undermine them, using a variety of methods: Proponents of the topic at hand try to make their case in edited interviews conducted by the show's producers. However, they often end up looking stupid or providing evidence to defeat their own arguments. For example, in "Safety Hysteria" a manufacturer of 'radiation guards' for mobile phones admits that there is no proven link between mobile phone radiation and brain cancer, ...

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Bullshit!, Bullshit! - Show format, Bullshit! - Criticism of the show, Bullshit! - Episode list

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2300 AD by GDW A/State by Contested Ground Studios Aftermath! (1981) - by Fantasy Games Unlimited* A I F - free SF rpg by NastiDyne Albedo RPG - Based on the furry comic book series, Erma Felna by Steve Gallacci Aliens by Leading Edge Games Alternity by TSR Babylon Project - Based on the Babylon 5 TV franchise Babylon 5 by Mongoose P ...

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List of role-playing games, List of role-playing games - Fantasy Genre, List of role-playing games - Science Fiction Genre, List of role-playing games - Horror Genre, List of role-playing games - Satire/Humor Genres, List of role-playing games - Superhero Genre, List of role-playing games - Contemporary Action/Espionage/Adventure, List of role-playing games - Period Adventure/Alternate History Genres, List of role-playing games - Universal Roleplaying Systems, List of role-playing games - Other products, List of role-playing games - Magazines, List of role-playing games - Comics, List of role-playing games - Fanzines, List of role-playing games - Specific Modules Published Adventures

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Badaling - Badaling Expressway - Bagua zhang - Baguwen - Bai - Bai hua - Bai Juyi - Bai Ling - Bai Shouyi - Baitou Mountain - Baiyun International Airport - Ban Gu - Banana - Banco Nacional Ultramarino - Bank of China Tower - Bank of China - Banner (Inner Mongolia) - Banner system - Bao'an - Bao'an (Shaanxi) - Baoding - Baoguo Temple Battle of Beijing - Battle of Changban - Battle of Changping - Battle of Changsha - Battle of Changsha (1930) - Battle of Changsha (1939) - Battle of Changsha (1941) - Battle of Changsha (1942) - Battle o ...

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List of China-related topics 123-L, List of China-related topics 123-L - 0-9, List of China-related topics 123-L - A, List of China-related topics 123-L - B, List of China-related topics 123-L - C, List of China-related topics 123-L - D, List of China-related topics 123-L - E, List of China-related topics 123-L - F, List of China-related topics 123-L - G, List of China-related topics 123-L - H, List of China-related topics 123-L - I, List of China-related topics 123-L - J, List of China-related topics 123-L - K, List of China-related topics 123-L - L

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The trilogy's rambling plot begins with the investigation by two New York City detectives (Saul Goodman and Barney Muldoon) of the bombing of Confrontation, a leftist magazine, and the disappearance of its editor, Joe Malik. Discovering the magazine's investigation into the Kennedy and King assassinations, the two become drawn into a web of conspiracy theories. At the same time, the magazine's reporter George Dorn, having been turned loose without support in deep right-wing Mad Dog, Texas, finds himself being dragged bodily into the h ...

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The Illuminatus! Trilogy, The Illuminatus! Trilogy - Plot summary

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A zig-zag bridge is a pedestrian bridge often seen in East Asian gardens. It may be made of stone slabs or planks as part of a pond design and is frequently seen in rustic gardens constructed according to Zen philosophy and teachings. As it often has no railings, it is quite possible for an inattentive walker to simply fall off an end into the water. The objective in employing such a bridge is to focus t ...

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Zig-zag bridge, Zig-zag bridge - As a practical bridge, Zig-zag bridge - As a decorative or ceremonial bridge

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The calabash is frequently used in southern Chinese cuisine as either a stir-fry or in a soup. The Chinese name for calabash is hulu (Simplified: 葫芦; Traditional: 葫蘆; Hanyu Pinyin: húlu) or huzi (Chinese: 葫子; Hanyu Pinyin: húzi). In Japan, where it is known as kampyō, it is sold in the form of dried, marinated strips. It is used in place of seafood in a form of vegetarian makizushi (rolled sushi). In Italian cuisine, it is known a ...

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Calabash, Calabash - Culinary use, Calabash - Other cultural uses, Calabash - China, Calabash - Hawaii

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Beijing (北京) literally means "northern capital", in line with the common East Asian tradition whereby capital cities are explicitly named as such. Other cities similarly named include Nanjing (南京), China, meaning "southern capital"; Tokyo (東京), Japan, and Tonkin (東京; now Hanoi), Vietnam, both meaning "eastern capital"; as well as Kyoto (京都), Japan, and Gyeongseong (京城; now Seoul), Kore ...

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Beijing, Beijing - Names, Beijing - History, Beijing - Geography and climate, Beijing - City layout, Beijing - Neighbourhoods, Beijing - Towns, Beijing - Administrative divisions, Beijing - Economy, Beijing - Architecture, Beijing - Demographics, Beijing - Culture, Beijing - Stereotypes, Beijing - Transportation, Beijing - Rail, Beijing - Roads and expressways, Beijing - Air, Beijing - Public transit, Beijing - Tourism, Beijing - Buildings monuments and landmarks, Beijing - Temples cathedrals and mosques, Beijing - Parks and gardens, Beijing - Shopping and commercial districts, Beijing - Hotels and lodging, Beijing - Nightlife, Beijing - Education, Beijing - Media, Beijing - Television and radio, Beijing - Press, Beijing - Sports, Beijing - City and regional partnerships

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By 1985, Penn & Teller were receiving rave reviews for their Off Broadway show and Emmy award-winning PBS special, Penn & Teller Go Public. In 1987, they began the first of two successful Broadway runs. Through the late 1980s and early 1990s, the pair made numerous television appearances on Late Night with David Letterman and Saturday Night Live, as well as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'BrienSee also:

Penn and Teller, Penn and Teller - Career, Penn and Teller - Tricks, Penn and Teller - Television projects, Penn and Teller - Movies, Penn and Teller - Books, Penn and Teller - Awards and recognitions

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Melaka - Sultanate of Malacca. Malacca was founded by Parameswara, a Srivijayan prince who left Sumatra in 1396 in order to further his enmity with the Majapahit Empire. According to a popular legend, Parameswara was resting under a tree near a river while hunting, when one of his dogs cornered a mouse deer. In self-defence, the mouse deer pushed the dog into the river. Impressed by the courage of the deer, and taking it as a propitious omen of the weak overcoming the powerful, Parameswara decided on the spot to found an empire on the very place that he was sitting. He named it "Melaka" after the tree ...

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Melaka, Melaka - Geography, Melaka - Demographics, Melaka - History, Melaka - Sultanate of Malacca, Melaka - Colonization, Melaka - State government, Melaka - Culture and economy, Melaka - Popular historical attractions, Melaka - Transport

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The Galactic Leyline is a treasure shrouded in myth; rumors and superstition surround the Galactic Leyline, and popular opinion claims that the Leyline is a immense treasure of valuable metal or mineral. The Galactic Leyline is actually an intelligent library created by an advanced but now-extinct race. This race possessed an unsurpassed knowledge of science, technology, and reality. Drawing upon Feng Shui, the word leyline means "a place where Ki collects." By manipulating the Ki lines (the timelines, referring to the idea tha ...

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Outlaw Star, Outlaw Star - Synopsis, Outlaw Star - Characters, Outlaw Star - Minor Characters, Outlaw Star - The XGP15A-II - Outlaw Star, Outlaw Star - Ships, Outlaw Star - Planets and Space Stations, Outlaw Star - Races, Outlaw Star - The Galactic Leyline, Outlaw Star - Episode List, Outlaw Star - Theme Songs, Outlaw Star - Banned Episode

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Melaka - Sultanate of Malacca. Malacca was founded by Parameswara, a Srivijayan prince who left Sumatra in 1396 in order to further his enmity with the Majapahit Empire. According to a popular legend, Parameswara was resting under a tree near a river while hunting, when one of his dogs cornered a mouse deer. In self-defence, the mouse deer pushed the dog into the river. Impressed by the courage of the deer, and taking it as a propitious omen of the weak overcoming the powerful, Parameswara decided on the spot to found an empire on the very ...

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Melaka, Melaka - Geography, Melaka - Demographics, Melaka - History, Melaka - Sultanate of Malacca, Melaka - Colonization, Melaka - State government, Melaka - Culture and economy, Melaka - Popular historical attractions, Melaka - Transport

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The standards for determining of any body of knowledge, methodology, or practice as nonscience vary, but often include lack of empirical evidence, unfalsifiability, or failure to comply with scientific method or apply a heuristic such as Occam's Razor. A number of attempts have been made to apply philosophical rigor to the notion with mixed results. These include Karl Popper's criterion of falsifiability and the historiographical approach of Imre Lakatos in his Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes. Other historians and philosophers ...

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Pseudoscience, Pseudoscience - Introduction, Pseudoscience - Classifying pseudoscience, Pseudoscience - Pseudoscience contrasted with protoscience, Pseudoscience - The problem of demarcation, Pseudoscience - Fields often associated with pseudoscience, Pseudoscience - Pseudomathematics, Pseudoscience - Criticisms of the concept of pseudoscience, Pseudoscience - People, Pseudoscience - Lists

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The Earth in the year 2099 is very different from how it is today. Following a number of environment catastrophes, such as "the Withering", that brought about the loss of a great deal of human knowledge and a number of other problems, and "Cattle-clasm", that killed off the majority of livestock, the Earth is reduced to a wasteland separated between "Withered Zones" and the remaining habitable areas. The geography of the planet is also very different. The Isle of Wight has been disintegrated an ...

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Nebulous, Nebulous - The World of Nebulous, Nebulous - Eco-Troubleshooters, Nebulous - Characters, Nebulous - Episode guide

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Dingling tomb (One of the 13 Ming dynasty Tombs). Traditional Chinese architecture inside the Ming Tombs. Gate inside the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty (AD 1368 to 1644). Statue of Qilin inside the Ming Tombs. ...

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Ming Dynasty Tombs, Ming Dynasty Tombs - More Images

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List of religions - Esotericism. Alchemy Anthroposophy Esoteric Christianity Freemasonry Gnosticism Kabbalah Occultism Rosicrucian Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis Confraternity of the Rose Cross Rosicrucian Fellowship Surat Shabda Yoga List of religions - Mysticism. Christian mysticism Gnosticism Hindu mysticism ...

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List of religions, List of religions - Fictional religions, List of religions - Forms of religion or alternative beliefs, List of religions - Nonsectarian and trans-sectarian religious movements and practices, List of religions - Esotericism, List of religions - Mysticism, List of religions - Magic religion, List of religions - Ritualism, List of religions - Organizations promoting Ecumenism

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