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World Idol (Germany: SuperStar Weltweit, Middle East: SuperStar El Alaam) is the title of the one-off international version of the television show Pop Idol. The competition was held in December 2003. After presenting the competitors, viewers from the 11 participating countries were allowed to vote by telephone, but not for the participant from their home country. All participants sang in Engl ...

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World: Encyclopedia - World Vision

World Vision, founded in the United States in 1950, is an international Christian relief and development organization whose goal is "working for the well being of all people, especially children." Working on six continents, World Vision is one of the largest Christian relief and development organisations in the world with $1B budget (2005). Its headquarters are in Federal Way, Washington. World Vision - History. World Vision was started by Dr. Bob Pierce, a young Christian minister in China and then Korea, ...

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World: Encyclopedia - World of Darkness

The World of Darkness is the name given to two distinct fictional universes developed by White Wolf Game Studio. Both World of Darkness settings have been used for several horror fiction-themed role-playing games that make use of the Storyteller System. World of Darkness - The World of Darkness Classic oWoD. The first setting was created in 1991 with the release of Vampire: The Masquerade; support for it subsequently ended in 2004 with the release of Time of Judgment. The theme of the old Worl ...

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World: Encyclopedia - World Subud Association

The World Subud Association (WSA) is a non-profit association registered in the state of Virginia, United States. Its members are the national Subud associations of around 80 countries world-wide. The WSA meets every four years or so for a World Congress. Between congresses, the development and implementation of world congress proposals is overviewed by the World Subud Council (WSC), made up of the chairperson of the WSA, the chairperson of the International Subud Committee (ISC), the Zone Representatives (to a maximum of 9), 1

World: Encyclopedia - World Games

The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games. The World Games are organised and governed by the International World Games Association (IWGA), under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Some of the sports that were on the program of the World Games eventually made it as Olympic sports (such as triathlon) or have been Olympic sports in the past (like tug of war). Participation in past World Games is included in the ...

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World: Encyclopedia - World Parliament of Religions

The World Parliament of Religions is an interfaith conference that was first held in Chicago, Illinois from September 11 to September 27, 1893. It was formed again 1993 as a centennial celebration. Now an ongoing conference, it calls itself the Parliament of the World's Religions, and in 2001, it was decided to hold a Parliament roughly every five years. Other related archives1893, 1993, Chicago, Illinois, Parliament, Parliament of the World's Religions, Religions, September 11, Septe

World: Encyclopedia - World line

A world line of an object or person is the sequence of events labeled with time and space, that marks the history of the object or person. Humans have a world line, starting at the time and place of their birth. The autobiography of George Gamow is entitled My world line. The log book of a ship is a description of the ship's world line, as long as it contains a time tag attached to every position. The world line allows one to calculate the speed of the ship, given a measure of distance (a so-called metric), appropriate for the ...

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World: Encyclopedia - Constructed world

A constructed world (or conworld) is a fictional world, often created for a novel, video game, or role-playing game, but sometimes for personal enjoyment or its own sake (see geofiction). A constructed world typically has a number of constructed cultures and constructed languages associated with it. The practice of constructing worlds is also known as world building or conworlding. Worlds are often developed only to the extent needed to complete a single work or series, but there may be considerable detail ...

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World: Encyclopedia - World citizen

A world citizen (or citizen of the world) is a person who wishes to transcend the geopolitical divisiveness inherent in the national citizenships of the various sovereign states and countries. In this respect the concept differs from internationalism, which is still based on the idea of nations. By refusing to accept a patriotic identity dictated by any national government, world citizens assert their independence as citizens of the Earth, the world, or the cosmos. World citizen - Overview. The first ...

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World: Encyclopedia - Seven Worlds

Seven Worlds is Eric Johnson's 1978/1998 solo record after disbanding with his first band The Electromagnets. The album was recorded in 1976 and 1977. Seven Worlds - Tracks. Zap Emerald Eyes Showdown Missing Key Alone With You I Promise I Will Try Winter Came Turn The Page A Song For Life By Your Side Categories: Eric Johnson albums | 197 ...

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World: Encyclopedia - The World Factbook

The World Factbook is an annual publication by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with basic almanac-style information about the various countries of the world. The factbook gives a two- to three-page summary of the demographics, location, telecommunications capacity, government, industry, military capability, etc, of all US-recognized countries and territories in the world. As The World Factbook is prepared by the CIA for the use of U.S. Government officials, the style, format, coverage, ...

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World: Encyclopedia - Cool World

1992's Cool World marked Ralph Bakshi's return to feature films after nine years. Bakshi wrote the original screenplay, which was ordered by producer Frank Mancuso Jr. to be heavily re-written. The final version of the screenplay, written by Michael Grais and Mark Victor (and an uncredited Larry Gross) barely resembled the story that Bakshi conceived. The film was dismissed by critics, and died at the box office, but later became a cult favorite with some of Bakshi's fans. Bakshi later called it one of his worst experien ...

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World: Encyclopedia - World Agudath Israel

World Agudath Israel (The World Israelite Union) was established in the early twentieth century as the political arm of Orthodox Judaism. Its base was in Eastern Europe where traditional Judaism was strong before the Second World War and was undergoing a revivial due to the Hasidic movement. Its origins lie in a conference held at Kattowitz (Katowice) in 1912 after the Tenth World Zionist Congress had defeated a motion by religious Zionists for funding for religious schools. This defeat resulted in a number of religious Zionists (or < ...

World: Encyclopedia - World Psychiatric Association

The World Psychiatric Association is an international umbrella organisation for psychiatrists that sets ethical, scientific and treatment standards in the practice of psychiatry. Other related archivespsychiatrists, psychiatry

World: Encyclopedia - World of Coca-Cola

The World of Coca-Cola is a permanent exhibition featuring the history of Coca-Cola and its well-known advertising. It is located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia and is run by The Coca-Cola Company which is headquartered in the same city. Currently construction is underway for a new World of Coca-Cola building near Centennial Olympic Park. World of Coca-Cola Atlanta opened in August of 1990. In addition to the museum exhibit, the store carries a wide selection of Coca-Cola branded merchandise. The World of Coca-Cola Atlanta is scheduled to move to a ne ...

World: Encyclopedia - Virtual world

A virtual world is a computer-simulated environment intended for its users to inhabit and interact via avatars. This habitation usually is represented in the form of two or three-dimensional graphical representations of humanoids (or other graphical or text-based avatars). Some, but not all, virtual worlds allow for multiple users. Virtual world - Overview. The world being simulated typically appears similar to the real world, with real world rules such as gravity, topography, locomotion, real-time actions, ...

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World: Encyclopedia - World Chess Championship

The World Chess Championship is played to determine the World Champion in the board game chess. Both men and women are eligible to contest this title. In addition, there is a separate event for women only, for the title of "Woman's World Champion", and separate competitions and titles for juniors, seniors and computers. However, these days the strongest competitors in the junior, senior, and women's categories often forego these niche title events in order to pursue top level competition, although they continue to be part of chess tra ...

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World: Encyclopedia - World Values Survey

The World Values Survey is an academic project by social scientists to assess the state of sociocultural and political values of different cultures around the world. The survey has yielded many interesting results. For example, the survey found that trust and democracy were values that crossed most cultural boundaries. The survey also showed that sex equality was one of the most significant differences between Western and other cultures. ...

World: Encyclopedia - World Boxing Association

World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. World Boxing Association - Origins. The original sanctioning body of professional boxing, the World Boxing Association (WBA) can be traced back to the original National Boxing Association (of the United States), organized in 1921; the first bout recognized by the organization being the Jack Dempsey-Georges Carpentier Heavyweight Championship ...

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World: Encyclopedia - World English Bible

The World English Bible (also known as WEB) is a public domain translation of the Bible that is currently in draft form. It is based on the 1901 American Standard Version, the Greek Majority Text, and the Hebrew Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. The New Testament is considered complete and is available in print. Work on the World English Bible began in 1997 and was known as the American Standard Version 1997. The World English Bible project was started to produce a modern English Bible version that is ...

World: Encyclopedia - World Confederation of Labour

The World Confederation of Labour was founded in 1920 under the name of the "International Federation of Christian Trade Unions" as a confederation of unions associated with the Christian Democratic parties of Europe. It went into eclipse in the 1930s, when its affiliates in Germany, Austria and Italy were suppressed, and lost most of its affiliates in Eastern Europe after the end of World War II. It chose to remain independent of both the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Federation of Trade Unions

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