Consciousness is a quality of the mind generally regarded to comprise such key features as subjectivity, self-awareness, sentience, sapience, and the ability to perceive the relationship between oneself and one's environment. It is a subject of much research in philosophy of mind, psychology, neurology, and cognitive science. Some philosophers divide consciousness into phenomenal consciousness, which is experience itself, and access consciousness, which is the processing of the things in experience (Block 2004). Others consider ...

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• Consciousness - Etymology
• Consciousness - Consciousness and language
• Consciousness - Cognitive neuroscience approaches
• Consciousness - Philosophical approaches
• Consciousness - Phenomenal and access consciousness
• Consciousness - The description and location of phenomenal consciousness
• Consciousness - Access consciousness
• Consciousness - Physical approaches
• Consciousness - Spiritual approaches
• Consciousness - Functions of consciousness
• Consciousness - Tests of consciousness
• Consciousness - Turing Test
• Consciousness - Mirror test
• Consciousness - Cognitive Neuroscience
• Consciousness - Philosophy
• Consciousness - Physical Theories of Consciousness
• Consciousness - People
• Consciousness - Miscellaneous

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Newspaper - Afghanistan. Printed in Afghanistan and other countries by Afghan nationals. List of newspapers in and out of print: Kabul Weekly Annis Issla Kabul Times Saraj-ul-Akhbar Omaid Khorasan Newspaper - Argentina. In Argentina, the broadsheet format is almost non-existent. The only remaining national newspaper published in that format is La ...

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Newspaper, Newspaper - Overview, Newspaper - History, Newspaper - Format, Newspaper - Circulation and readership, Newspaper - Advertising, Newspaper - Newspaper journalism, Newspaper - The future of newspapers, Newspaper - Newspapers in different countries, Newspaper - Afghanistan, Newspaper - Argentina, Newspaper - Belgium, Newspaper - Brazil, Newspaper - Chile, Newspaper - Europe, Newspaper - Germany, Newspaper - Finland, Newspaper - France, Newspaper - Hong Kong, Newspaper - India, Newspaper - Isle of Man, Newspaper - Mexico, Newspaper - Netherlands, Newspaper - Norway, Newspaper - Pakistan, Newspaper - Philippines, Newspaper - Poland, Newspaper - Portugal, Newspaper - Sweden, Newspaper - United Kingdom, Newspaper - United States

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Following a showcase gig as part of London's first punk festival at the 100 Club in Oxford Street, the band was signed (for a large advance) to the major label EMI. The Sex Pistols' first single, "Anarchy in the UK", released on November 26, 1976, served as a statement of intent -- full of wit, anger and visceral energy. Despite a common misconception that punk bands 'couldn't play', the evidence of live recordings of the time reveal th ...

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Sex Pistols, Sex Pistols - Origins and early days, Sex Pistols - EMI and the Grundy Incident, Sex Pistols - Sid Vicious joins the band, Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen, Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks, Sex Pistols - Last UK gig, Sex Pistols - The end of the band, Sex Pistols - Post Sex Pistols, Sex Pistols - Influences and legacy, Sex Pistols - Members, Sex Pistols - Discography, Sex Pistols - Albums, Sex Pistols - Sid Vicious Solo album, Sex Pistols - Hit singles, Sex Pistols - References and further reading, Sex Pistols - Films

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James Tiberius Kirk, played by William Shatner, was captain of two starships Enterprise (NCC-1701 and NCC-1701-A) in the fictional Star Trek universe. He was the leading character in the original series and the films based on it, first appearing in the episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before". His Starfleet serial number was SC 937-0176 CEC. Kirk's middle initial was R. in his first appearance, but T. in every appearance thereafter. The full middle name Tiberius first appeared in the episode "BEM" from ...

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• James T. Kirk - Family
• James T. Kirk - Biography
• James T. Kirk - Early years
• James T. Kirk - Early career
• James T. Kirk - Captaincy and Admiralty
• James T. Kirk - Death and Shatnerverse
• James T. Kirk - Enterprise TV series
• James T. Kirk - Memorable quotes

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Upon his return, Haggard began performing again and soon began recording with Tally Records. His first song was "Skid Row", just as the Bakersfield Sound was developing in the area, as a reaction against the over-produced honky tonk of the Nashville Sound. In 1962, Haggard wound up performing at a Wynn Stewart show in Las Vegas and heard Wynn's "Sing a Sad Song". He asked for permission to record it, and ...

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Merle Haggard, Merle Haggard - Early life, Merle Haggard - Country success, Merle Haggard - Later years, Merle Haggard - Awards, Merle Haggard - Discography, Merle Haggard - Sources

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List of fictional books - Fictional books from Literature. The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim by Mir Bahadur Ali (1932) April March by Herbert Quain The Book of Sand The Conversation with the Man Called Al-Mu'tasim Mir Bahadur Ali Don Quixote and other works by Pierre Menard A First Encyclopaedia of Tlön The Garden of Forking Paths by Ts'ui Pen A General History of Labyrinths by Silas Has ...

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List of fictional books, List of fictional books - Fictional books, List of fictional books - Fictional books from Literature, List of fictional books - Fictional Books from TV Shows, List of fictional books - Fictional Books from Movies, List of fictional books - Fictional Books from Comic Books, List of fictional books - Fictional Books from Computer Games, List of fictional books - Fictional Books from Music, List of fictional books - External link

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Modern investigations into and discoveries about consciousness are based on psychological statistical studies and case studies of consciousness states and the deficits caused by lesions, stroke, injury, or surgery that disrupt the normal functioning of human senses and cognition. These discoveries suggest that the mind is a complex structure derived from various localized functions that are bound together with a unitary awareness. Several studies point to common mechanisms in different clinical conditions that lead to loss of consciou ...

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Consciousness, Consciousness - Etymology, Consciousness - Consciousness and language, Consciousness - Cognitive neuroscience approaches, Consciousness - Philosophical approaches, Consciousness - Phenomenal and access consciousness, Consciousness - The description and location of phenomenal consciousness, Consciousness - Access consciousness, Consciousness - Physical approaches, Consciousness - Spiritual approaches, Consciousness - Functions of consciousness, Consciousness - Tests of consciousness, Consciousness - Turing Test, Consciousness - Mirror test, Consciousness - Cognitive Neuroscience, Consciousness - Philosophy, Consciousness - Physical Theories of Consciousness, Consciousness - People, Consciousness - Miscellaneous

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Also notable was the breaking of the story of the leakage Common Admission Test Exam paper for the IIM's. This shift in style of reporting, along with massive revamping of the City offerings like the Delhi Times and Bombay Times has helped the newspaper maintain its position as the largest selling English daily in India, and in one year even usurp the largest English broadsheet Daily in the world beating the USA Today. The newspaper today sells 2.6 million copies daily and has an average issue readership in excess of 7 million, which makes it by fa ...

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The Times of India, The Times of India - History, The Times of India - Regular features, The Times of India - Common Man, The Times of India - Criticisms, The Times of India - Market share, The Times of India - Editions, The Times of India - Prominent Supplements, The Times of India - City Centric Supplements, The Times of India - Topical Supplements, The Times of India - People

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It should be noted that the song was never performed in English, and a Japanese version is present in both English and Japanese versions of Final Fantasy X. Meanwhile, the Korean version was made into a music video featuring scenes from the video game. Lines 9 through 16 are repeated after the last line in the orchestrated version. Suteki Da Ne - Japanese. Kaze ga yoseta kotoba ni Oyoida kokoro Kumo ga hakobu ashita ni Hazunda koe Tsuki ga yureru kagami ni Furueta kokoro Hoshi ga ...

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Suteki Da Ne, Suteki Da Ne - Lyrics, Suteki Da Ne - Japanese, Suteki Da Ne - Korean, Suteki Da Ne - English

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The Zohar (Hebrew זהר "Splendor, radiance") is widely considered the most important work of Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism. It is a mystical commentary on the Torah (the five books of Moses), written in medieval Aramaic and medieval Hebrew. It contains a mystical discussion of the nature of God, the origin and structure of the universe, the nature of souls, sin, redemption, good and evil, and related topics. The Zohar is not one book, but a group of books. These books include scriptural interpretations as well as material on the ...

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• Zohar - Origin
• Zohar - Acceptance of authenticity
• Zohar - Rejection of authenticity
• Zohar - Mysticism
• Zohar - Pardes and Biblical exegesis
• Zohar - Effects on Judaism
• Zohar - Influence on Christian mysticism
• Zohar - Appendices and additions

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In 1903, William married Millicent Veronica Willson (1882–1974), a beautiful 22-year-old chorus girl, in New York City. Nearly 20 years her senior, Hearst had been seeing her since she was 16. The couple had five sons: George Randolph Hearst (1904–1972), William Randolph Hearst Jr. (1908–1993), John Randolph Hearst (1910–1958), and twins Randolph Apperson Hearst (1915–2000) and David Whitmire Hearst (1915–1986). Though the couple stayed married until Hearst's death — they separated in 1926 — he was devoted to the popular movie actress and comedienne Marion Davies, (née Marion Cecilia Douras, 18 ...

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William Randolph Hearst, William Randolph Hearst - Business, William Randolph Hearst - Personal, William Randolph Hearst - The Hearst myth, William Randolph Hearst - Notes on Sources

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(新唐書), compiled in 1045-1060, which is the year favored by modern historians. The year of birth deducted from the Book of Tang (舊唐書), compiled in 941-945, is 623. The year of birth deducted from the Comprehensive Mirror compiled in 1065-84, is 624. 2. Was given this name by Emperor Taizong in the late 630s after she had entered the imperial palace (see inside article). 3. Had this Chinese character created in December 689 and ...

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• Empress Wu - Zhou Dynasty 690 - 705

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"Shortly after he came to power Hitler called me to see him and explained that he wanted a film about a Party Congress, and wanted me to make it. My first reaction was to say that I did not know anything about the way such a thing worked or the organization of the Party, so that I would obviously photograph all the wrong things and please nobody — even supposing that I could make a documentary, which I had never yet done. Hitler said that this was exactly why he wanted me to do it: because anyone who knew all about the relative importance ...

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Triumph of the Will, Triumph of the Will - Plot, Triumph of the Will - Origins, Triumph of the Will - Filmmaking, Triumph of the Will - Response, Triumph of the Will - Themes, Triumph of the Will - Controversy, Triumph of the Will - Wehrmacht objections, Triumph of the Will - Influences and legacy, Triumph of the Will - Footnotes

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See also: 1997 in literature, other events of 1998, 1999 in literature, list of years in literature. 1998 in literature - Events. November 18 - Alice McDermott wins the National Book Award with her novel Charming Billy. Following the death of Poet Laureate Ted Hughes, there is a gap of several months before a successor is appointed. 1998 in literature - New books. About a Boy - Nick Hornby African Exploits - Roy Ma ...

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• 1998 in literature - Events
• 1998 in literature - New books
• 1998 in literature - Births
• 1998 in literature - Deaths
• 1998 in literature - Awards

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Mirror The astral light is often referred to as a mirror, as all manifestations are reflected in it. The Logos is also referred to as a mirror, reflecting divine mind, "and the Universe is the mirror of the Logos, though the latter is the esse of that Universe. As the Logos reflects all in the Universe of Pleroma, so man reflects in himself all that he sees and finds in his Universe, the Earth" (SD 2:25).

The monads are also living mirrors of the universe, every monad reflecting every other one (SD 1:623), as Leibniz taught. "The Luminous Mirror, Aspaqularia nera, a Kabbalistic term, means the power of foresight and farsight, prophecy such as Moses had. Ordinary mortals have only the Aspaqularia della nera or Non Luminous Mirror, they

See only in a glass darkly: a parallel symbolism is that of the conception of the Tree of Life, and that only of the Tree of Knowledge" (TG 215).

(See also: Mirror , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary)

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Mirror. The Luminous Mirror, Aspaqularia nera, a Kabbalistic term, means the power of foresight and farsight, prophecy such as Moses had. Ordinary mortals have only the Aspaqularia della nera or Non Luminous Mirror, they see only in a glass darkly: a parallel symbolism is that of the conception of the Tree of Life, and that only of the Tree of Knowledge.

(See also: Mirror , Theosophy, Spirituality, Body mind and Soul, Spiritual Dictionary,)

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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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Human, Human - Terminology, Human - Biology, Human - Anatomy and physiology, Human - Life cycle, Human - Genetics, Human - Race and ethnicity, Human - Habitat, Human - Population, Human - Human evolution, Human - Intelligence, Human - Culture, Human - Origins, Human - Language, Human - Music, Human - Emotion and sexuality, Human - Body image, Human - Trade and economics, Human - Artifacts technology and science, Human - Mind, Human - Psychology and human ethology, Human - Philosophy, Human - Motivation, Human - Self-reflection and humanism, Human - Spirit

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Yacht racing is the sport of competitive sailing. There is a broad variety of kinds of races and sailboats used for racing. Much racing is done around buoys or similar marks in protected waters, while some longer offshore races cross open water. All kinds of boats are used for racing, including small dinghies, catamarans, boats designed primarily for cruising, and purpose-built raceboats. Yacht racing - Single Handed Yacht Racing. One challenging feature of yacht racing is the opportunity to race in single ...

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• Yacht racing - Single Handed Yacht Racing
• Yacht racing - Harbour or buoy racing
• Yacht racing - Classes and ratings
• Yacht racing - Classes of Sailing Dinghies Skiffs Yachts and Multihulls
• Yacht racing - Other races

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Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (Андре́й Арсе́ньевич Тарко́вский) (April 4, 1932 - December 28, 1986) was a Russian movie director, writer, and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of the Soviet era in Russia and one of the greatest in the history of cinema. Andrei Tarkovsky - Biography. Tarkovsky, son of the prominent poet Arseniy Tarkovsky, was a product of the golden era of Soviet arts education. He received a classical education in Mosco ...

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• Andrei Tarkovsky - Biography
• Andrei Tarkovsky - Work
• Andrei Tarkovsky - Filmography
• Andrei Tarkovsky - Bibliography

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Yachting is a noncommercial boating activity. It may be racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast. Yachting - Racing - yachting as a sport. Whilst sailing's invention is prehistoric, racing sailing boats is believed to have started in the Netherlands some time in the 17th century, whence it soon made its way to England where custom-built racing "yachts" began to emerge. In 1851, a challenge to an American yacht racing club in New York led to the beginning of the ...

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• Yachting - Racing - yachting as a sport
• Yachting - Cruising - yachting as a lifestyle

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Alexander Nikolayevich Sokurov is a Russian auteur filmmaker from St Petersburg who has been hailed as successor to Andrei Tarkovsky. His movies are said to represent an ultimate challenge in contemporary intellectual film making. Sokurov was born in Siberia in the officer's family on June 14, 1951. He graduated from the History Department of the Nizhny Novgorod University in 1974 and entered one of the VGIK studios the following year. There he made friends with T ...

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• Alexander Sokurov - External link

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Integrated circuits can be classified into analog, digital and mixed signal (both analog and digital on the same chip). Digital integrated circuits can contain anything from one to millions of logic gates, flip-flops, multiplexers, and other circuits in a few square millimeters. The small size of these circuits allows high speed, low power dissipation, and reduced manufacturing cost compared with board-level integration. Analog integrated circuits perform analog functions like amplification, active filtering, demodulation, mixing, etc ...

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Integrated circuit, Integrated circuit - Introduction, Integrated circuit - Advances in integrated circuits, Integrated circuit - Popularity of ICs, Integrated circuit - Classification and complexity, Integrated circuit - Manufacture, Integrated circuit - Fabrication, Integrated circuit - Packaging, Integrated circuit - History origins and generations, Integrated circuit - The birth of the IC, Integrated circuit - SSI MSI LSI, Integrated circuit - VLSI, Integrated circuit - ULSI WSI SOC, Integrated circuit - Other developments, Integrated circuit - Key industrial and academic data, Integrated circuit - Notable ICs, Integrated circuit - Manufacturers, Integrated circuit - VLSI conferences, Integrated circuit - VLSI journals

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