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A nocturnal emission is an ejaculation of semen experienced during sleep. It is also called a "wet dream", an involuntary orgasm, or simply an orgasm during sleep. Nocturnal emissions are most common during teenage and early adult years. However, nocturnal emissions may happen any time after puberty, not just adolescence and early adulthood. They may or may not be accompanied by erotic dreams. Some males will wake during th ...

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Definition and meaning of nocturnal:

nocturnal - being primarily active at night

(Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) )

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Instead of a single over-arching story, Nocturne's gameplay is broken up into 4 independent Acts. Each Act is a self-contained campaign that can be selected as soon as the game begins. Although the 4 Acts can be played in any order, they progress in chronological order from 1 to 4 and thus some very minor details (such as agents that join or leave the Spookhouse organization as time passes) are easiest to see when you play the Acts in that order. The Acts are as follows: Nocturne Game - Ac ...

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Nocturne Game, Nocturne Game - Graphics and gameplay, Nocturne Game - Storyline, Nocturne Game - Act I: Dark Reign of the Vampire King, Nocturne Game - Act II: Tomb of the Underground God, Nocturne Game - Act III: Windy City Massacre, Nocturne Game - Act IV: The House on the Edge of Hell, Nocturne Game - The Epilogue, Nocturne Game - Influence on other games, Nocturne Game - Trivia regarding to Nocturne and the soundtrack

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Steatornithidae Podargidae Aegothelidae Nyctibiidae Caprimulgidae The Caprimulgiformes is an order of birds that includes the cosmopolitan nightjars, the frogmouths of Australasia and Southeast Asia, the South American potoos and Oilbird, and the Australasian owlet-nightjars. Nearly all are insectivorous and nocturnal, although the Oilbird is the world's only nocturnal bird which eats mainly plant food. The classification of the various birds that make up the order has long been controversial an ...

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• Caprimulgiformes - Caprimulgiformes

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Night is the time when a location is facing away from the Sun, and thus dark. On Earth, it is night on just under half the planet at any time. When it is night on one side of the planet, it is day on the other side. Because of the rotation of Earth about its axis, it is alternately day and night, which together form a 24-hour day. The Earth's tilt also means that the nights are shorter in the seasons of summer and longer in winter. Two effects contribute to the fact that nights are on average shorter than days. The sun is not a ...

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Subfamily Acanthopelminae    Acanthopelma Subfamily Aviculariinae    Avicularia    Ephobopus    Pachistopelma    Psalmopoeus    Tapinauchenius Subfamily Eumenophorinae    Anoploscelus    Batesiella    Citharischius    Encyocrates    Eumenophorus    Hysterocrates ...

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• Tarantula - The true tarantula
• Tarantula - Size color and type
• Tarantula - Hair
• Tarantula - Nests
• Tarantula - Growth life and mating
• Tarantula - Reproduction
• Tarantula - A nocturnal predator
• Tarantula - Bites and Treatment
• Tarantula - Turning the tables

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Erectile dysfunction, also known as impotence, is a sexual dysfunction characterized by the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis for satisfactory sexual intercourse regardless of the capability of ejaculation. There are various underlying causes, many of which are medically reversible. Due to its personal nature, the subject has been taboo for a long time, and is the stuff of many urban legends. Since the 1930s, folk remedies have been advertised widely for the condition. The introduction of sildenafil (Viagra®) in the 1990s caused a second wave o ...

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• Erectile dysfunction - Medical symptoms
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• Erectile dysfunction - Duplex ultrasound
• Erectile dysfunction - Penile nerves function
• Erectile dysfunction - Nocturnal penile tumescence NPT
• Erectile dysfunction - Penile biothesiometry
• Erectile dysfunction - Pathophysiology
• Erectile dysfunction - Treatment
• Erectile dysfunction - PDE5 Inhibitors
• Erectile dysfunction - PT-141
• Erectile dysfunction - Ginseng
• Erectile dysfunction - Enzyte
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The Cape, Common or Brown Hare (Lepus capensis) is a hare natively found throughout Africa, and has spread to many parts of the Europe, Middle East and Asia, and was introduced to Australia. The Cape Hare is a nocturnal herbivore. Other related archivesAfrica, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, hare, herbivore, nocturnal

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Crepuscular is a term used to describe animals that are primarily active during the twilight. Crepuscular is thus in contrast with diurnal and nocturnal. Crepuscular animals may also be active on a bright moonlit night. Many animals that are casually described as nocturnal are in fact crepuscular. Within the definition of crepuscular are the terms matutinal and vespertine, denoting animals active in t

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Achille-Claude Debussy (August 22, 1862 – March 25, 1918) was a composer of European classical music. He developed the style commonly referred to as Impressionist music, a term which was dismissed by Debussy. Debussy was not only one of the most important french composers but one of the most important figures in music at the turn of the last century; his music represents the transition from late-romantic music to 20th century modernist music. Claude Debussy - Life and Work. Claude Debussy - ...

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• Claude Debussy - Pelléas et Mélisande
• Claude Debussy - Orchestral music: Les nocturnes La Mer Images
• Claude Debussy - Music for piano
• Claude Debussy - Le martyre de St. Sébastien Jeux and a second volume of Preludes
• Claude Debussy - Late music: En blanc et noir the Etudes and the three Sonatas
• Claude Debussy - Musical style
• Claude Debussy - Debussy in film and pop culture
• Claude Debussy - Notable compositions
• Claude Debussy - Piano
• Claude Debussy - Two pianos or piano four hands
• Claude Debussy - Opera
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• Claude Debussy - Music for solo instruments and orchestra
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Compline or Complin is the final church service (or office) of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours. The term is pronounced "Comp'-lin" and is sometimes also called Night Prayer or Prayers at the End of the Day. Compline is derived from the Latin completorium, as Compline is the completion of the liturgical day. Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, and certain other Christian denominations with liturgical traditions prescribe Compline services. Compline tends to be a contem ...

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Vigils is a term for night prayer in ancient Christianity. See Vespers, Compline, Nocturns, Matins, and Lauds for more information. A Vigil is a night spent in prayer, and a Vigil Mass is a Roman Catholic Mass that is liturgically for a Sunday but which takes place on a Saturday evening. Categories: Liturgy of the Hours | Christianity Other related archivesChristianity, Compline, Lauds, Liturgy of the Hours, Matins, Nocturn

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Geophilomorpha Lithobiomorpha Scolopendrida Scutigerida Centipedes (Class Chilopoda) are fast-moving venomous, predatory terrestrial arthropods that have long bodies and many jointed legs. Chiefly nocturnal, centipedes are found primarily in tropical climates. Like the closely-related millipedes, they are highly segmented (15 to 173 segments), but with one pair of walking legs per segment. Centipedes are dorso-ventrally flattened, and are among th ...

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Morelia spilota cheynei Morelia spilota imbricata Morelia spilota mcdowelli Morelia spilota metcalfei Morelia spilota spilota Morelia spilota variegata The Carpet python, Morelia spilota, is a species of medium to large arboreal pythons. They are often found near people where it performs a useful service by eating rats and other vermin. They are largely nocturnal, but can also be ...

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A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly. Both are of the order Lepidoptera. The division of Lepidopterans into moths and butterflies is a popular taxonomy, not a scientific one. Sometimes the names "Rhopalocera" (butterflies) and "Heterocera" (moths) are used to formalise the popular distinction. Most species of moths are nocturnal, but there are crepuscular and diurnal species. They can be dist ...

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In zoology, a cryptic animal is one that is difficult to observe. This may be due to camouflage, nocturnality, subterranean lifestyle, transparency, or mimicry. Cryptic animals include the tuatara (hides in burrows all day; nocturnal), some jellyfish (transparent), and the flounder (covers itself in sediment). Zoologists need special methods to study cryptic animals including biotelemetry techniques such as radio tracking, mark and recapture, and enclosures or exclosures. Cryptic animals tend to be overlooked in studies ...

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In Greek mythology, Iacchus is an uncertain person. It may be an epithet for Dionysus (in Eleusis, a son of Zeus and Demeter) or a separate deity, a son of Persephone or Demeter. Iacchus was the torch bearer of the procession from Eleusis, he was sometimes regarded as the herald of the 'divine child' of the Goddess, born in the underworld, and sometimes the child itself. He was called ‘the light bearing star of the nocturnal mysteries’, giving him possible associations with S ...

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Animal trials were first officially implemented during the 15th century for the purpose of convicting animals, perceived to be affiliated with Satan, on the charges of causing supernatural mayhem and destruction to superstitious locales. Wild animals include wolves, snakes, crows, bats, owls, rats and other rodents. Usually, animals conforming to a nocturnal cycle of life would be more prone to such trials during witch-hunts. Domesticated animals, e.g. cats and dogs, especially those owned by s ...

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The Crested Porcupine, also known as the European Porcupine, African Porcupine, or North African crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata), is a member of the Old World porcupine family. It is a nocturnal rodent that lives on the ground and is found from Sicily, Italy, the northern coast of Africa south to Tanzania and northern Congo. It is tolerant of a range of habitats including mountains, deserts, and forests. The Crested Porcupine grows 60-83 cm long with a tail 8-17 cm long and weighs 13-27 kg. It is cov ...

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Unlike masturbation, which most orthodox Christians believe to be sinful, Saint Augustine held that nocturnal emissions did not pollute the conscience of an individual and were not voluntary carnal acts and were therefore not to be considered a sin. Augustine did, however, pray that he may be released from the "glue of lust" and thus recommended the beseechment of God's assistance in clearing one's soul of all such carnal affections. On the other hand, some parts of the Bible refer directly to nocturnal emission in a negative light, c ...

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Nocturnal emission, Nocturnal emission - Spermatorrhoea, Nocturnal emission - Christian view, Nocturnal emission - Sources

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