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Andy Lau Tak-Wah (Traditional: 劉德華; Simplified: 刘德华; Hanyu Pinyin: Liú Déhuá; Jyutping: Lau4 Dak1 Waa4) (born September 27, 1961 in Hong Kong as 劉福榮) is a Hong Kong popstar and a movie actor. The first lead role that made his initial popularity was the TVB series Hunting in 1982. In the same year, Andy started in his first movie in Boat People. Later in 1983, his role as Yang Guo in wuxia TV ...

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• Andy Lau - Movie highlights
• Andy Lau - Musical career highlights
• Andy Lau - Credits
• Andy Lau - Filmography as actor

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The very first two lines of the Iliad read (in transliteration): "Menin aeide thea, Peleiadeo Akhileos oulomenen, he muri' Akhaiois alge' etheken," Sing, Muse, the wrath of Achilles the son of Peleus, the destructive wrath, that brought a thousand griefs upon the Achaeans," In these lines, we see the name Akhilleus Peleides, which is a praenomen and a patronymic, the latter being formed from Peleus with the suffix -ides producing Achilles the son of Peleus. The sy ...

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Achilles, Achilles - Name, Achilles - Birth, Achilles - Achilles in the Trojan War, Achilles - Telephus, Achilles - During the Trojan War, Achilles - Other Stories About Achilles, Achilles - The Lost Play of Aeschylus, Achilles - Spoken-word myths audio, Achilles - Achilles in Music, Achilles - Achilles in film, Achilles - Namesakes, Achilles - Bibliography

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That part of the great Aryan race which migrated from Central Asia, through the mountain passes into India, settled first in the districts near the river Sindhu, now called the Indus, on the other side of the river. The Persians pronounced the word Sindhu as Hindu, and named their Aryan brethren Hindus. Hindu is only a corrupt form of Sindhu.

Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda

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Caesura - Latin. Virgil's opening line of the Æneid: Arma virumque cano, || Troiæ qui primus ab oris ("I sing of arms and the man, who first from the shores of Troy. . .") displays an obvious cæsura in the middle of the line [this is of course not the middle of the verse, as the writer says, the caesura is the so called penthemimeres (or B1 or masculine caesura). the middle would be after the third (leaving apart, that a hexameter is katalecti ...

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Caesura, Caesura - Examples, Caesura - Latin, Caesura - Old English, Caesura - Middle English, Caesura - Modern English, Caesura - Classification

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Lal Ded's Vaakhs and Kashmir Shaivism

Kashmir, often described as the abode of saints, has produced a number of spiritually evolved persons. Among them Lal Ded, better known as Lalla Yogeshwari, ranks as a great mystic poetess of the 14th century.

She was an ardent practitioner of Kashmir Shaivism which is also known as Trika Shastra founded by Vasu Gupta. Lal Ded took Shaktipat Diksha from her guru, Sri Neel Kanth.

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Baylor University - Homecoming. Every year since 1909, Baylor celebrates Homecoming. Traditional activities include Pigskin Revue, a song and dance featuring the top acts from the previous spring's All University Sing; Freshman Mass Meeting, where freshmen hear the story of the Immortal Ten and are charged with building the bonfire; and a pep rally and bonfire on Friday evening. Baylor is also home to the oldest and longest collegiate homecoming parade in the United States. Since the mid 1930's, the Baylor Chamber has been responsible for funding, coordinating and executing the majority o ...

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Baylor University, Baylor University - History, Baylor University - Academics, Baylor University - Institutional organization, Baylor University - Leadership, Baylor University - Accomplishments, Baylor University - Baylor 2012, Baylor University - Athletics, Baylor University - Track and field, Baylor University - Baseball, Baylor University - Men's basketball, Baylor University - Football, Baylor University - Traditions, Baylor University - Homecoming, Baylor University - Mascot, Baylor University - Diadeloso, Baylor University - The NoZe Brotherhood, Baylor University - Controversy and criticisms, Baylor University - Notable alumni, Baylor University - Other notable trivia

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In The Sims, Sims sing campfire songs. One is to the tune of "She'll be Comin' 'Round The Mountain". Another is "Halleluia". From the beginning, Sims have been able to listen to Simlish music on their cheap boomboxes, fancy stereos, or over loudspeakers as they shopped. For The Sims 2 expansion packs University and Nightlife, rather than creating unique Simlish music, recording artists cut new performances of their songs with Simlish lyrics. These artists include Dexter Freebish, Paramore, Abra Moore, Charl ...

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Simlish, Simlish - Simlish words and phrases, Simlish - The Sims, Simlish - The Sims Bustin' Out, Simlish - The Sims 2, Simlish - Music, Simlish - Written Simlish

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As youths, the members of The Beatles were enthusiastic followers of Elvis Presley, first and foremost, and later, of British rock-and-rollers, notably Cliff Richard and The Shadows, whose stage presence and female following were often cited by the band as one of their inspirations to begin performing publicly. At the height of Beatlemania, John Lennon declared "Before Elvis, there was nothing." In comments recorded for the Anthology TV series all four band members spoke of him in glowing terms, with George Harrison (showing his knack ...

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The Beatles, The Beatles - History, The Beatles - Studio style evolution, The Beatles - In film, The Beatles - Influences and music, The Beatles - Band members, The Beatles - Early members, The Beatles - Song catalogue, The Beatles - Trivia, The Beatles - Song samples

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Jains feel that the values like love, joy and peace can be achieved only through caring for others, understanding the pain of others and reaching out to other human beings. Anger, confusion, egoism and intolerance cause harm to one's self and to the 'other'. But the negative energies suffocate, choke, distress and disturb. Love should not be in the form of words alone. It should reach out to people who need peace, mercy, joy, comfort, sympathy, food, clothing and medicines. This is love in its active, not passive manifestation, but true love is forgiveness for self sake.

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David Bruce Cassidy (born April 12, 1950) is an American actor and musician who starred in the television series The Partridge Family from 1970 to 1974. He is the son of Irish Catholic actor Jack Cassidy and actress Evelyn Ward, who was of English Protestant descent. Prior to The Partridge Family, Cassidy appeared on Marcus Welby, M.D., The Mod Squad, Bonanza, and Ironside. When he started working on The Partridge Family nobody knew that he could sing, until Cassidy himself broug ...

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• David Cassidy - Discography Solo
• David Cassidy - Discography The Partridge Family
• David Cassidy - Filmography

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Indian tradition tells us that the intensity of demon-king Ravana's devotion to Lord Shiva drove him to create the Indian raga/melodic system so that he could sing Shiva's praises. In his hymn of praise, the Shiv Tandav Stotra, Ravana describes Shiva's power and beauty. Both the fourth and fifth quatrains of his hymn conclude with lists of Shiva's epithets as destroyer, even the destroyer of death itself. Alliteration and onomatopoeia create roiling waves of resounding beauty ...

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Rap has developed largely along the lines of African-American culture and music. It has always been greatly influenced by other trends in American music. Rapping - Rapping before hip-hop. As with all music originated by African-Americans, rapping in hip-hop music can be traced back in many ways to its African roots. Centuries before America even existed, the griots of West Africa were rhythmically delivering stories to their village over drums and sparse instrumentation. Because of the time that has passed ...

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Rapping, Rapping - Rapper vs. MC, Rapping - History, Rapping - Rapping before hip-hop, Rapping - Rapping in hip-hop, Rapping - The importance of rhyme, Rapping - Different types of rhymes, Rapping - Rap writing and delivery, Rapping - Vocal Presence, Rapping - Vocabulary, Rapping - Cadence, Rapping - Prosody, Rapping - Enunciation, Rapping - Style voice tone and attitude, Rapping - Speed, Rapping - Breath control, Rapping - Wordplay, Rapping - Melody, Rapping - Other techniques, Rapping - Substance, Rapping - Freestyling and battle rapping, Rapping - Freestyle rapping, Rapping - Battle rapping, Rapping - Traditional forms

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Prayer is common to all religions. Love for God is universal, the mode or method of prayer could be different since everyone is free to pray to the divine power in their own way. Prayer should be acceptable to all, simple and easy to adopt in daily life. Generally, people follow the path of prayer practised in the family. The Gayatri Mantra and any other prayer should be recited with sincerity and for the love of God. Only then its true benefit can be derived.

(See also: Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

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In Norse mythology, the dísir (sing. dís) are a collective of divine female beings of whom little is known with certainty except that they are mentioned in concurrence with death and demise. Dís is believed to correspond to the idisi mentioned in the Old High German Merseburg Incantations as well as to ides, a poetic Anglo-Saxon synonym for "woman." Possibly, it is also etymologically related to the dhísanas, a group of female deities in the Yajur Veda. Dís could be u ...

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• Dísir - Corpus
• Dísir - Dísir Valkyries and Norns
• Dísir - Dísablót and dísaþing
• Dísir - Notes

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Buddhist temples and monasteries, sorted by location. List of Buddhist temples - Australia. Nan Tien Temple List of Buddhist temples - Queensland. Queensland Burmese Buddhist Monastery List of Buddhist temples - Bhutan. Kurjey Lhakhang Kyichu Lhakhang Taktshang List of Buddhist temples - Canada. List of Buddhist tem ...

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• List of Buddhist temples - Australia
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• List of Buddhist temples - Ontario
• List of Buddhist temples - China
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• List of Buddhist temples - Fujian
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• List of Buddhist temples - Jiangsu
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• List of Buddhist temples - Yunnan
• List of Buddhist temples - Zhejiang
• List of Buddhist temples - India
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• List of Buddhist temples - Sikkim
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• List of Buddhist temples - Kanagawa
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• List of Buddhist temples - Laos
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To string a qin, one traditionally had to tie a butterfly knot (shengtou jie 『蠅頭結』) at one end of the string, and slip the string through the twisted cord (rongkou 『絨剅』) which goes into holes at the head of the qin and then out the bottom through the tuning pegs (zhen 『軫』). The string is dragged over the bridge (yueshan 『岳山』), across the surface board, over the nut (longyin 『龍齦』 dragon gums) to the back of the qin, where the end is wrapped around two legs (fengzuSee also:

Guqin, Guqin - Schools societies and players, Guqin - Historical schools and societies, Guqin - Players, Guqin - Playing technique, Guqin - Tablature and notation, Guqin - New developments in Qin tablature, Guqin - Repertoire, Guqin - Construction, Guqin - Forms, Guqin - Duanwen, Guqin - Strings, Guqin - Etymological note on the word 'string', Guqin - Tuning, Guqin - Table of common Qin tunings, Guqin - Qin aesthetics, Guqin - Manifestations of Qin music, Guqin - Footnotes

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De Brevitate Vitae is a song in Latin that is a popular academic commercium song in many European countries. In many modern Western nations it is sung as an anthem at University graduation ceremonies. The melody is inspired by a medieval hymn by Strada, bishop of Bologna in 1267. Although this sounds very dignified, the song has been adopted by students as a form of prank and the lyrics are in fact pretty cheerful. It has been known as a beer-drinking song in German and Dutch (and also United Kingdom and even Australian) ...

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Đorđe Balašević - Žetva and Rani mraz. Upon Balašević joining "Žetva", the band recorded a tango single hit "U razdeljak te ljubim" with them, which sold more than 180,000 copies, a huge success by Yugoslav standards. In 1978 he leaves "Žetva" and together with Verica Todorović forms band "Rani mraz" (trans. Early frost). The band has it's début on Opatija '78., music festival with song "Moja prva ljubav". The same year the band is joined by Biljana Krstić and Bora Đorđević, and toget ...

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Đorđe Balašević, Đorđe Balašević - Early biography, Đorđe Balašević - Musical career, Đorđe Balašević - Žetva and Rani mraz, Đorđe Balašević - Early solo career, Đorđe Balašević - War years and after, Đorđe Balašević - Music, Đorđe Balašević - Concerts, Đorđe Balašević - Fans, Đorđe Balašević - Politics, Đorđe Balašević - Controversy, Đorđe Balašević - Releases, Đorđe Balašević - Albums, Đorđe Balašević - Singles, Đorđe Balašević - Books

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The Bhagavata Purana and other works tell us stories of how the divine is always trying to break away from its divine fetters. When you are pervasive and omnipresent, how can you have the freedom to play? Being omnipresent, you are constantly watched by those who adore you, worship you and serve you. You need a disguise.

(See also: Bhagavata Purana , God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

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Cantonese opera (粵劇, pinyin: Yuèjù, yuet kek or 神功戲) is one of the major Chinese opera categories, originating in southern China's Cantonese culture. It is popular in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Malaysia. Like all versions of Chinese opera, it is a traditional Chinese art form, involving music, singing, martial arts, acrobatics, and acting. Cantonese opera - History. There is a debate about the origins of Cantonese opera, but it is universally accepted that Cantone ...

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• Cantonese opera - History
• Cantonese opera - Characteristics
• Cantonese opera - Significance
• Cantonese opera - Types of play
• Cantonese opera - Musical instruments
• Cantonese opera - Music
• Cantonese opera - Performers
• Cantonese opera - Costumes
• Cantonese opera - Makeup
• Cantonese opera - Hairstyle hats and helmets
• Cantonese opera - Frequently used terms
• Cantonese opera - Major artists
• Cantonese opera - Development in Hong Kong
• Cantonese opera - Speech types

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At the outset, a little attention needs to be paid to Picard's "Frenchness" as in fact portrayed by a (very) British actor. One may at least speculate that Paramount was actively intent on pleasing both British and French Trekkers (there are many of both) at one and the same time. Indeed, it seems more than likely that British fans of the show (subconsciously at least) disregard the Frenchness entirely and regard Picard as "one of their own". The makers do little to dissuade them from this, since, while the factual details of J-L P's life-hi ...

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Jean-Luc Picard, Jean-Luc Picard - Life before command of the Enterprise-D, Jean-Luc Picard - Personal life and interests, Jean-Luc Picard - Picard and Beverly Crusher, Jean-Luc Picard - Dixon Hill, Jean-Luc Picard - Command of the Enterprise-D, Jean-Luc Picard - Star Trek: The Next Generation, Jean-Luc Picard - Star Trek: Generations, Jean-Luc Picard - Command of the Enterprise-E, Jean-Luc Picard - Star Trek: First Contact, Jean-Luc Picard - Star Trek: Insurrection, Jean-Luc Picard - Star Trek: Nemesis, Jean-Luc Picard - Key episodes and milestones, Jean-Luc Picard - Quotes, Jean-Luc Picard - Cultural references, Jean-Luc Picard - Notes

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Now billed as just Fantasia, she released her first single in June 2004 on the RCA record label. The single includes "I Believe" cowritten by former Idol contestant Tamyra Gray, which Fantasia performed on the finale of Idol, the Aretha Franklin hit "Chain of Fools" (released before on an American Idol compilation), and her signature version of "Summertime". The single entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number one, the first female artist to do so with her first record. [4] On the sales chart, the single spent 11 consecutive weeks at number one (10 weeks in Canada), giving it the longest consecuti ...

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Fantasia Barrino, Fantasia Barrino - Early life, Fantasia Barrino - American Idol, Fantasia Barrino - Post-Idol career, Fantasia Barrino - Next Album?, Fantasia Barrino - Awards, Fantasia Barrino - Discography, Fantasia Barrino - Albums, Fantasia Barrino - Singles

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