Wasabi (Japanese: 山葵 or 和佐比; Wasabia japonica, Cochlearia wasabi, or Eutrema japonica) is a member of the cabbage family. Known as Japanese horseradish, its root is used as a spice and has an extremely strong flavor. Its hotness is different from that of the chile pepper, which burns the tongue; wasabi produces vapors that burn the sinus cavity instead. The plant grows naturally along stream beds in mountain river valleys in Japan. There are also other species used, such as W. koreana, and W. t ...

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• Wasabi - Consumption
• Wasabi - Chemistry
• Wasabi - Cultivation
• Wasabi - Preparation
• Wasabi - Etymology

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Main article: NSA warrantless surveillance controversy On December 16, 2005, the New York Times printed a story asserting that, under White House pressure and with an executive order from President George W. Bush, the National Security Agency, in an attempt to thwart terrorism, had been conducting warrantless phone-taps on individuals in the U.S. calling persons outside the country. [2] According to t ...

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National Security Agency, National Security Agency - Agency history, National Security Agency - Involvement with non-government cryptography, National Security Agency - ECHELON, National Security Agency - Phone taps, National Security Agency - Staff, National Security Agency - Directors, National Security Agency - Deputy Directors, National Security Agency - Notable cryptanalysts, National Security Agency - NSA encryption systems, National Security Agency - Past and present SIGINT activities, National Security Agency - Notes, National Security Agency - In fiction, National Security Agency - NSA computers

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List of vaccine topics - Developers of vaccines. Thomas Francis, Jr. Edward Jenner Louis Pasteur Albert Sabin Jonas Salk Thomas Verstraeten List of vaccine topics - Others interested in vaccines. Beddow Bayly Jeff Bradstreet Brian Deer Richard Deth Barbara Loe Fisher Mark Geier Walter Hadwen Dan Olmsted Bernard Rimland Viera Scheibner William Tebb < ...

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List of vaccine topics, List of vaccine topics - People, List of vaccine topics - Developers of vaccines, List of vaccine topics - Others interested in vaccines, List of vaccine topics - Specific vaccines, List of vaccine topics - Diseases/Conditions/Syndromes/Symptoms/Pathogens, List of vaccine topics - Organizations/Conferences/Publications, List of vaccine topics - Other

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Thomism - Generally. Aquinas worked to create a philosophical system which integrated Christian doctrine with elements taken from the philosophy of Aristotle. Generally, he augmented the Neo-Platonic view of philosophy which, after Augustine, had become tremendously influential amongst medieval philosophers, with insights drawn from Aristotle. In this he was greatly influenced by his reading of contemporary Arabic philosophers, especially Averroes. Aquinas, is, therefore, generally agreed to have moved the focus of Scholastic philosophy from Plato to Aristotle. The extent to which he was successful i ...

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Thomism, Thomism - Aquinas's philosophy, Thomism - Generally, Thomism - Distinctive ideas, Thomism - Five proofs for the existence of God, Thomism - The first way, Thomism - The second way, Thomism - The third way, Thomism - The fourth way, Thomism - The fifth way, Thomism - Demonstrating God's creative power, Thomism - Impact of Thomism, Thomism - Connection with Jewish thought, Thomism - Jewish philosophical influences on Aquinas, Thomism - Aquinas' influence on Jewish thought, Thomism - Scholarly perspectives on Thomism, Thomism - Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religion, Thomism - G.K. Chesterton

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Mystique comics - Destiny. Mystique's exact age remains unknown. However her earliest meeting with her friend Destiny (Irene Adler) is stated to have occurred at "the dawn of the 20th century." At the time, Mystique's physical form was of a man and worked as a consulting detective. It is unknown whether her original form was male, or if she adopted this form because it was more adventageous for her. Because a Sherlock Holmes character named Irene Adler from the same time period is romantically linked to Holmes, t ...

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Mystique comics, Mystique comics - Character history, Mystique comics - Destiny, Mystique comics - Early espionage activities and contacts, Mystique comics - Sabretooth, Mystique comics - Nightcrawler, Mystique comics - Rogue and the Brotherhood, Mystique comics - Freedom Force, Mystique comics - Conspiracies, Mystique comics - Breakdown, Mystique comics - Double agent, Mystique comics - Affair, Mystique comics - Powers and abilities, Mystique comics - Appearances in other media, Mystique comics - Trivia

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Bioethics issues include: Abortion, reproductive rights Artificial insemination Artificial life Biopiracy Circumcision Confidentiality of medical records and their abuse in interrogation of prisoners Contraception Cloning Cryogenics Direct mind-computer interface Donating one's sperm or eggs Donated organs when bought illegally (transplant trade) Eugenics Fair allocation of donated organs, class and race biasesSee also:

Bioethics, Bioethics - Definition and scope, Bioethics - Issues, Bioethics - References general, Bioethics - Muslim Bioethics, Bioethics - Jewish Bioethics, Bioethics - Christian Bioethics

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According to Schopenhauer's essay, Kant's three main merits are as follows: The distinction of the phenomenon from the thing-in-itself. The intellect mediates between things and knowledge. Locke's primary qualities result from the mind's activity, just as his secondary qualities result from receptivity at any of the five senses. A priori knowledge is separate from a posteriori knowledge. The ideal and the real are diverse from each other. Transcendental philosophy goes b ...

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Schopenhauer's criticism of the Kantian philosophy, Schopenhauer's criticism of the Kantian philosophy - Kant's Merits, Schopenhauer's criticism of the Kantian philosophy - Kant's Faults, Schopenhauer's criticism of the Kantian philosophy - Fundamental Error, Schopenhauer's criticism of the Kantian philosophy - Secondary Errors

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Published in 54 volumes, The Great Books of the Western World covers topics including fiction, history, poetry, natural science, mathematics, philosophy, drama, politics, religion, economics, and ethics. The first volume, titled The Great Conversation, contains an introduction and discourse on liberal education by Hutchins. The next two volumes, "The Great Ideas: A Syntopicon", were conceived by Adler as a way of emphasizing the unity of the set and, by extension, of Western thought in general. A team of indexers spent months c ...

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Great Books of the Western World, Great Books of the Western World - History, Great Books of the Western World - The works, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 1, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 2, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 3, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 4, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 5, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 6, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 7, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 8, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 9, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 10, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 11, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 12, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 13, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 14, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 15, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 16, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 17, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 18, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 19, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 20, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 21, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 22, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 23, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 24, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 25, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 26, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 27, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 28, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 29, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 30, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 31, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 32, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 33, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 34, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 35, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 36, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 37, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 38, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 39, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 40, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 41, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 42, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 43, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 44, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 45, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 46, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 47, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 48, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 49, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 50, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 51, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 52, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 53, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 54, Great Books of the Western World - Second edition, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 20, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 23, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 31, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 34, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 43, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 44, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 45, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 46, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 47, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 48, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 52, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 55, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 56, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 57, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 58, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 59, Great Books of the Western World - Volume 60, Great Books of the Western World - Criticism

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List of powers in superhero fiction - Astral projection. Main articles: Astral projection, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]See also:

List of powers in superhero fiction, List of powers in superhero fiction - Appearance, List of powers in superhero fiction - Invisibility, List of powers in superhero fiction - Shapeshifting, List of powers in superhero fiction - Size changing, List of powers in superhero fiction - Eleskin, List of powers in superhero fiction - Elemental, List of powers in superhero fiction - Aerokinesis, List of powers in superhero fiction - Cryokinesis, List of powers in superhero fiction - Electrokinesis, List of powers in superhero fiction - Gravitokinesis, List of powers in superhero fiction - Hydrokinesis, List of powers in superhero fiction - Magnetokinesis, List of powers in superhero fiction - Photokinesis, List of powers in superhero fiction - Pyrokinesis, List of powers in superhero fiction - Radiation control, List of powers in superhero fiction - Terrakinesis, List of powers in superhero fiction - Weather control, List of powers in superhero fiction - Energy, List of powers in superhero fiction - Energy armor, List of powers in superhero fiction - Energy blasts, List of powers in superhero fiction - Force fields, List of powers in superhero fiction - Power absorption, List of powers in superhero fiction - Sonic scream, List of powers in superhero fiction - Energy beams, List of powers in superhero fiction - Mental, List of powers in superhero fiction - Astral projection, List of powers in superhero fiction - Clairvoyance, List of powers in superhero fiction - Danger sense, List of powers in superhero fiction - Emotion control, List of powers in superhero fiction - Luck control, List of powers in superhero fiction - Magic, List of powers in superhero fiction - Mind control, List of powers in superhero fiction - Omnilingualism, List of powers in superhero fiction - Reality warping, List of powers in superhero fiction - Super empathy, List of powers in superhero fiction - Super intelligence, List of powers in superhero fiction - Telekinesis, List of powers in superhero fiction - Telepathy, List of powers in superhero fiction - Physical, List of powers in superhero fiction - Density control, List of powers in superhero fiction - Duplication, List of powers in superhero fiction - Elasticity, List of powers in superhero fiction - Enhanced senses, List of powers in superhero fiction - Healing factor, List of powers in superhero fiction - Immortality, List of powers in superhero fiction - Invulnerability, List of powers in superhero fiction - Natural armor, List of powers in superhero fiction - Natural weapons, List of powers in superhero fiction - Photographic reflexes, List of powers in superhero fiction - Super accuracy, List of powers in superhero fiction - Super speed, List of powers in superhero fiction - Super strength, List of powers in superhero fiction - Weapon-based powers, List of powers in superhero fiction - Matrix, List of powers in superhero fiction - Transportation, List of powers in superhero fiction - Flight, List of powers in superhero fiction - Teleportation, List of powers in superhero fiction - Time travel, List of powers in superhero fiction - Wallcrawling, List of powers in superhero fiction - Levitation, List of powers in superhero fiction - Gliding, List of powers in superhero fiction - Electrical Transport, List of powers in superhero fiction - The New Century of Powers, List of powers in superhero fiction - Emotional Distress, List of powers in superhero fiction - Transporting Spirit, List of powers in superhero fiction - Animal Transplant, List of powers in superhero fiction - Astralkinesis, List of powers in superhero fiction - Wishc'mtru, List of powers in superhero fiction - Grimreaping, List of powers in superhero fiction - Animal Attribute

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In early 1990, mooncakes made with a glutinous rice skin, colloquially called, "snow-skin", appeared on the market. These non-baked, chilled mooncakes were initially very traditional, and filled with the usual lotus seed, red mung bean or yam pastes. All changed in 1994, when Raffles Hotel in Singapore launched a snow-skin mooncake filled with champagne truffle. Häagen-Dazs followed on from this innovation, and were one of the first to create an ice-cream mooncake, with a choice of either the "traditional" snow-skin or Be ...

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Mooncake, Mooncake - Traditional types of mooncakes, Mooncake - Modern variants

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In almost all societies, death has one or several symbols associated with it. Common symbols of death in Western cultures include the grim reaper and the color black; conversely, in certain Eastern cultures, the color white is considered symbolic of death. The grave is a metonym for death. Biologically, death can occur to wholes, to parts, or to both. For example, it is possible for individual cells and even organs to die, and yet for the organism as a whole to continue to live; many individual cells live for only a short time, and so most of an organism's cells (except for nerve and muscle) are ...

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Death, Death - Interpretations of death, Death - Criteria of human death: medical religious and legal, Death - When is a person dead?, Death - The process of dying, Death - Cell death, Death - Physiological changes during the process of dying, Death - Signs of approaching death, Death - When death is imminent, Death - When death occurs, Death - Most causal causes of death, Death - Other notable causes of death in the United States 2002, Death - What happens to humans after death?, Death - Physiological consequences of human death, Death - Settlement of dead human bodies, Death - Personification of death, Death - Unwritten customs and superstitions

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List of vaccine topics - Developers of vaccines. Thomas Francis, Jr. Edward Jenner Louis Pasteur Albert Sabin Jonas Salk Thomas Verstraeten List of vaccine topics - Others interested in vaccines including anti-vaccinationists. Beddow Bayly Jeff Bradstreet Brian Deer Richard Deth Barbara Loe Fisher Mark Geier Walter Hadwen Dan Olmsted Bernard Rimland Viera Scheibner William Tebb < ...

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List of vaccine topics, List of vaccine topics - People, List of vaccine topics - Developers of vaccines, List of vaccine topics - Others interested in vaccines including anti-vaccinationists, List of vaccine topics - Specific vaccines, List of vaccine topics - Diseases/Conditions/Syndromes/Symptoms/Pathogens, List of vaccine topics - Organizations/Conferences/Publications, List of vaccine topics - Other

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Air Force One - Text. "Air Force One" The Boeing Company. [6] "Air Force One" United States Air Force. July 2003. [7] Albertazzie, Ralph, and Jerald F. Terhorst. Flying White House: The Story of Air Force One. Book Sales: 1979. ISBN 0698109309. Dorr, Robert F. Air Force One. Motorbooks International: 2002. ISBN 0760310556. Hardesty, Von. Air Force One: The Aircraft that Shaped the Modern Presidency. ...

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Air Force One, Air Force One - Operation, Air Force One - Capability and features, Air Force One - History, Air Force One - First of Flying Presidents, Air Force One - Boeing 707s as Air Force One, Air Force One - Transition to Boeing 747s, Air Force One - Location of past planes that served as Air Force One, Air Force One - Popular culture, Air Force One - Analogues in other countries, Air Force One - Argentina, Air Force One - Australia, Air Force One - Canada, Air Force One - Brazil, Air Force One - Burkina Faso, Air Force One - France, Air Force One - Germany, Air Force One - Japan, Air Force One - Netherlands Kingdom of the, Air Force One - People's Republic of China, Air Force One - United Kingdom, Air Force One - Vatican, Air Force One - Sources and further reading, Air Force One - Text, Air Force One - Photographs and other multimedia, Air Force One - Notes

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Engineered negligible senescence - Overview. As Aubrey de Grey states, "geriatrics is the attempt to stop damage from causing pathology; traditional gerontology is the attempt to stop metabolism from causing damage; and the SENS (engineering) approach is periodically to eliminate the damage, so keeping its abundance below the level that causes any pathology." Dr. de Grey's approach to biomedical gerontology ("anti-aging medicine") is thus distinctive because of its emphasis on rej ...

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Engineered negligible senescence, Engineered negligible senescence - Proposal, Engineered negligible senescence - Overview, Engineered negligible senescence - The seven causes of aging, Engineered negligible senescence - Methuselah Mouse Prize, Engineered negligible senescence - Criticism, Engineered negligible senescence - End material, Engineered negligible senescence - References, Engineered negligible senescence - External links

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Theosophical Society Adyar - Monastic / Non-monastic. Householders or celibates Theosophical Society Adyar - General philosophical outlook. There exists a Consciousness (Logos), Universal and Individual Immortality of Man Belief in Reincarnation Belief in theory of Karma Universal Brotherhood Evolution is God's plan and every individual ascends to Divinity Theosophical Society Adyar - Spiritual disc ...

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Theosophical Society Adyar, Theosophical Society Adyar - Founder, Theosophical Society Adyar - Year & place of founding, Theosophical Society Adyar - Aims & ideals, Theosophical Society Adyar - Monastic / Non-monastic, Theosophical Society Adyar - General philosophical outlook, Theosophical Society Adyar - Spiritual disciplines generally advocated, Theosophical Society Adyar - Administrative set-up, Theosophical Society Adyar - Provision for joining, Theosophical Society Adyar - Present chief of the movement, Theosophical Society Adyar - Activities, Theosophical Society Adyar - Religion & spirituality, Theosophical Society Adyar - Social field, Theosophical Society Adyar - Cultural field, Theosophical Society Adyar - Relief activities, Theosophical Society Adyar - Province of its influence, Theosophical Society Adyar - Major publications

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There is an asymmetry between life and death. While cells and organisms may die, they have never been observed to arise from non-living material (spontaneous generation), as found by Louis Pasteur in the late 19th century. In human affairs, we are normally concerned with the life and death of a person, not his or her parts. Identifying the exact moment of death is important for a number of reasons. It allows for the correct time on death certificates, and helps ensure that a person's legal Will is executed only after he or she is trul ...

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Death, Death - Biological death, Death - Criteria of human death, Death - Defining the moment of human death, Death - The process of dying, Death - Cell death, Death - Physiological changes, Death - Signs of approaching death, Death - Causes of human death in the US, Death - Consciousness after death, Death - Physiological consequences of human death, Death - Settlement of dead human bodies, Death - Personification of death, Death - Unwritten customs and superstitions

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In almost all societies, death has one or several symbols associated with it. Common symbols of death in Western cultures include the grim reaper and the color black; conversely, in certain Eastern cultures, the color white is considered symbolic of death. The grave is a metonym for death. Biologically, death can occur to wholes, to parts, or to both. For example, it is possible for individual cells and even organs to die, and yet for the organism as a whole to continue to live; many individual cells live for only a short time, and so most of an organism's cells (except for nerve and muscle) are ...

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Death, Death - Interpretations of death, Death - Criteria of human death: medical religious and legal, Death - When is a person dead?, Death - The process of dying, Death - Cell death, Death - Physiological changes during the process of dying, Death - Signs of approaching death, Death - When death is imminent, Death - When death occurs, Death - Causes of death in the United States, Death - Other notable causes of death in the United States 2002, Death - What happens to humans after death?, Death - Physiological consequences of human death, Death - Settlement of dead human bodies, Death - Personification of