2000s - Technology. A huge jump in broadband internet usage, from 6% of U.S. internet users in June, 2000 to what one study predicts will be 62% by 2010. Boom in music downloading and the use of data compression to quickly transfer music over the Internet, with a corresponding rise of portable digital audio players typified by Apple Computer's iPod. Digital cameras become very popular due to rapid decreases in size and cost while photo resolution steadily increases. Sales of film reel came ...

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Human - Anatomy and physiology. Main articles: Human anatomy, Human physical appearance & Human height Humans exhibit fully bipedal locomotion. This leaves the forelimbs available for manipulating objects using opposable thumbs. Humans vary substantially around the mean height and mean weight. Some of this variation is explained by locality and historical factors. Although body size is largely determined by genes, it is also significantly influenced by diet and ...

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List of mathematicians - Aa — Ac. Abakanowicz, Bruno (Poland, 1852 – 1900) Abdelkader, Mostafa A. (?, ? – ) Abel, Niels Henrik (Norway, 1802 – 1829) Abelson, Harold (USA, ? – ) Al-Abhari Athir al-Din Mufaddal ibn Umar (Persia, 1200 – 1265) Abhyankar, Shreeram Shankar (India/USA, 1930 – ) Abouabdillah, Driss (Morocco, 1948 – ) Abraham, Ralph (USA, 1936 – ) Abramowitz, Milton (?, ? – ) Achenwall, Gottfried (Germany, 1719 – 1772) Ackerm ...

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D•N•Angel is a manga by Yukiru Sugisaki (杉崎ゆきる) which was later adapted into an anime. Yukiru Sugisaki's wildly popular D•N•Angel manga began its manga run in Japan in Asuka Magazine in 1997 and inspired a hit 26-episode anime show in 2003. Although an action series, its artstyle, character design, and romantic context may be classified as shōjo. The manga is published in English by TOKYO ...

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• D.N.Angel - Characters
• D.N.Angel - Daisuke Niwa
• D.N.Angel - Dark Mousy
• D.N.Angel - Risa Harada
• D.N.Angel - Riku Harada
• D.N.Angel - With Wiz
• D.N.Angel - Satoshi Hiwatari
• D.N.Angel - Emiko Niwa
• D.N.Angel - Kosuke Niwa
• D.N.Angel - Daiki Niwa
• D.N.Angel - Takeshi Saehara
• D.N.Angel - Krad
• D.N.Angel - Rio Hikari
• D.N.Angel - Towa no Shirube
• D.N.Angel - Argentine

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Anything was The Damned’s seventh studio album, released in 1986. Given a large budget by MCA following the success of Phantasmagoria, the band and producer Jon Kelly decamped to Denmark to record their follow-up. In contrast to the straightforward sessions for their previous album, recording was rife with problems. Kelly attempted to steer the band towards the ‘Goth Opera’ style that had served them so well, but they were eager to move in a new d ...

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• Anything The Damned album - Singles
• Anything The Damned album - Production credits

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Acceptance Anger Anticipation Boredom Disgust Envy Fear Guilt Hate Hope Joy Jealousy Love Remorse Sadness Sorrow Surprise Anticipation is an emotion involving pleasure in considering some expected or longed-for good event, or irritation at having to wait. Robert Plutchik listed anticipation as one of the eight basic emotions in his psychoevolutionary theory. See also hope. A name for pleasured anticipation is e

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Amber Nicole Benson (born January 8, 1977 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American actress best known for playing Tara Maclay, Willow's girlfriend in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Benson has also written and directed movies for theaters and television. Most notably, she wrote and directed 2002's Chance and 2003's Ghosts of Albion:Legacy. She has also written three comic books, two of them Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics ("WannaBlessedBe" and "Wilderness"). In 2003 she collaborated with boyfriend, director James Kerwin, t ...

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• Amber Benson - Television
• Amber Benson - External link

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William Melvin Hicks (December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994), better known as Bill Hicks was an American stand-up comedian, satirist, and social critic. Hicks is often compared to Lenny Bruce and Sam Kinison (the latter a contemporary and friend), and characterized his own performances as "Chomsky with dick jokes." [1] Bill Hicks - Early life. Born in Valdosta, Georgia, Bill was the son of Jim and Mary Hicks, and had two elder siblings, Steve and Lynn. The family lived in Florida, Alabama, and New ...

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• Bill Hicks - Early life
• Bill Hicks - 1980s
• Bill Hicks - 1990s
• Bill Hicks - Quotations
• Bill Hicks - Legacy
• Bill Hicks - Discography
• Bill Hicks - Audio
• Bill Hicks - Video

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Acceptance Anger Anticipation Boredom Disgust Envy Fear Guilt Hate Hope Joy Jealousy Love Remorse Sadness Sorrow Surprise Angst is a German, Dutch and nordic word for fear or anxiety. It is used in English to describe an intense feeling of internal emotional strife. A different but related meaning is attributed to Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855). Kierkegaard used the word angst (Danish, ...

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Acceptance Anger Anticipation Boredom Disgust Envy Fear Guilt Hate Hope Joy Jealousy Love Remorse Sadness Sorrow Surprise Boredom, also called ennui (pronounced /ɑ̃nɥi/; a French word from the Old French enui, root of the English word 'annoy') is a reactive state to wearingly dull, repetitive, or tedious stimuli: suffering from a lack of int ...

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• Boredom - The arts

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The triangular theory of love characterizes love in an interpersonal relationship on three different scales: intimacy, passion and commitment. It was developed by Robert Sternberg. Different stages and types of love can be explained as different combinations of the three elements, intimacy, passion and commitment. Sternberg states that a relationship based on a single element is less likely to survive than one based on two or more. Triangular theory of love - Forms of romantic love. The relative emphasis of ...

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• Triangular theory of love - Forms of romantic love
• Triangular theory of love - Companionate love
• Triangular theory of love - Consummate love
• Triangular theory of love - Reference

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Unrequited love is love that is not reciprocated, even though reciprocation is desired. This can lead to feelings such as depression, anxiety, and mood swings such as swift changes between depression and euphoria. Unrequited love can result in obsessive behaviour or transform into hostility to the object of desire (emotional rejection), leading to behaviour such as stalking. This has often caused the afflicted person to be further victimised by name-calling (such as "pervert"). Unrequited love has also been the ...

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• Unrequited love - In Music
• Unrequited love - On the web

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The Universal Paradigm is a New Age approach to life where many popular religions and philosophies are surveyed for Common Elements that are brought together in a unified whole to form the foundation of a belief system. Supporters argue that the Common Elements are so basic and universal that they cannot be debated or disputed. As an example, one can go to any society and find the concept of "greater than". One can lay 5 same-sized stones on the ground in one pile and 8 identical stones in another pile and 100% of the people will agree that the pile with ...

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Chuck Cunningham syndrome is a term that refers to when in which an important character in a television series is removed with little or no explanation. The term comes from the character Chuck Cunningham in the American television series, Happy Days. Chuck, the oldest of the three children in the Cunningham family, initially appeared in the episode "Love and the Happy Days" (in the show Love, American Style), which served as the pilot for what became the Happy Days series. However, in Happy Days Chuck appea ...

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• Chuck Cunningham syndrome - Examples of Chuck Cunningham syndrome
• Chuck Cunningham syndrome - Examples of Chuck Cunningham syndrome where 'Chuck' returns
• Chuck Cunningham syndrome - Examples resembling Chuck Cunningham syndrome where the absence is briefly addressed
• Chuck Cunningham syndrome - Chuck Cunningham syndrome in reverse

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Christian Art is a broad classification of art that spans across many different Christian religions. Per each religious sect, art mediums, style, and representations change; however, the unifying theme is ultimately the representation of the life and times of Jesus Christ and in some cases the Old Testament. Christian art - History. Christian art is a major category of art produced in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. While the Western Empire's political structure essentially collapsed after ...

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• Christian art - Art Mediums
• Christian art - Symbolism

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Burt Bacharach (born May 12, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a Jewish-American pianist and composer. Burt Bacharach - Biography. Bacharach studied music at McGill University and Mannes School of Music. In the 1950s and the early 1960s he was the pianist, arranger and bandleader for Marlene Dietrich with whom he toured. He teamed with lyricist Hal David and others to write many popular songs in the 1960s and 1970s. Bacharach's music has been sung by a number of popular singers including the Carpente ...

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• Burt Bacharach - Known albums
• Burt Bacharach - Hits
• Burt Bacharach - Complete Work for Broadway

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Cappadonna" Cappadonna The Wu-Tang Clan is a pioneering hip hop group, originally from Staten Island, New York, USA (Staten Island is referred to as "Shaolin" in their lyrics). The crew is composed of ten MCs (now reduced to nine with the death of Ol' Dirty Bastard in 2004). All of the nine members have released solo albums, and the group has spawned many affiliate groups. This was the plan from the group's inception: Wu-Tang was designed to become an empire, to take over the hip hop c ...

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• Wu-Tang Clan - Solo Careers
• Wu-Tang Clan - Expansion
• Wu-Tang Clan - Recent History
• Wu-Tang Clan - TV & Film Appearances
• Wu-Tang Clan - Discography
• Wu-Tang Clan - Albums
• Wu-Tang Clan - Singles
• Wu-Tang Clan - Appear On

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Agapē; (in Greek written αγάπη; pronounced /aga̍pe/ or /a̍gape/) is the Greek This word has been defined in many, many different ways. Ancient sources, including the biblical authors, used the words in various ways to mean various things. Contemporary scholars also define it variously. Many have thought that this word represents divine, unconditional, self-sacrificing, active, volitional, thoughtful love. Greek philosophers at the time of Plato used it in a way that suggested a universal - as opposed to a ...

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• Agape - Christian love
• Agape - Descriptions of Love in the New Testament
• Agape - The greatest Commandment
• Agape - Love for enemies
• Agape - Paul's definition of Love
• Agape - John's definition of God
• Agape - Origin of the Agape
• Agape - Sources

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See also: 1984 in music, other events of 1985, 1986 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1985 in music - Events. January 28 - Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder, record the song "We Are The World". February 21 - Whitney Houston releases her first album. March 3 - A wax like ...

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• 1985 in music - Top hits
• 1985 in music - Classical music
• 1985 in music - Opera
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• 1985 in music - Musical films
• 1985 in music - Births
• 1985 in music - Deaths
• 1985 in music - Awards
• 1985 in music - Grammy Awards
• 1985 in music - Country Music Association Awards
• 1985 in music - Eurovision Song Contest
• 1985 in music - Charts
• 1985 in music - List of No. 1 Hits
• 1985 in music - KROQ

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Fear is an unpleasant feeling of perceived risk or danger, whether it be real or imagined. Fear also can be described as a feeling of extreme dislike to some conditions/objects, such as: fear of darkness, fear of ghosts, etc. It is one of the basic emotions. Acceptance Anger Anticipation Boredom Disgust Envy Fear Guilt Hate Hope Joy Jealousy Love Remorse
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• Fear - Degrees of fear
• Fear - Distrust
• Fear - Paranoia
• Fear - Terror
• Fear - Expression
• Fear - Facial
• Fear - Cause of fear

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Acceptance Anger Anticipation Boredom Disgust Envy Fear Guilt Hate Hope Joy Jealousy Love Remorse Sadness Sorrow Surprise Guilt is a word describing many concepts related to an emotion or condition caused by actions which are, or are believed to be, morally wrong. Guilt - Definitions of guilt. Guilt - In psychology. In psychology and ordinary langu ...

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• Guilt - Definitions of guilt
• Guilt - In psychology
• Guilt - In criminal law
• Guilt - Causes of guilt
• Guilt - Collective guilt
• Guilt - Cultural views of guilt
• Guilt - Guilt in literature
• Guilt - Dealing with guilt
• Guilt - People lacking all sense of guilt

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Parenting is the process of raising a child from birth until they reach adulthood. This task is usually done by the biological parents, but if the parents are unable or unwilling to provide care, the task is usually deferred to adoptive parents, foster parents, close relatives (including older siblings), godparents, or institutions (such as group homes or orphanages). An integral part of parenting is education of the child. (For further details on the education of children, see Education) Parenting - Aspects of pa ...

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• Parenting - Parenting Methods and Practices
• Parenting - Pregnancy and the early years
• Parenting - During infancy
• Parenting - Common areas many parents look to address during infancy
• Parenting - School years
• Parenting - Assistance
• Parenting - Observers
• Parenting - Parenting assessment

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