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Aura
Aura An emanation said to surround human beings, chiefly encircling the head and supposed to proceed from the nervous system. It is described as a cloud of light suffused with various colors. This is seen clairvoyantly, being imperceptible to the physical sight. Some authorities trace the... Read more |
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International Kirlian Research Association
International Kirlian Research Association Founded in 1975 with a membership of physicists, electrical engineers, psychologists, parapsychologists, physicians, graduate science students, interested individuals with advanced degrees, and those engaged in scientific research. The association hoped to... Read more |
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Condors
Condors Return to the wild Resources Condors are New World vultures that are among the largest of flying birds. There are only two species, the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus ) and the critically endangered California condor (Gymnogyps california-nus ). They are related to the smaller vultures... Read more |
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Psychic Science International Special Interest Group
Psychic Science International Special Interest Group A now-defunct group founded in 1976 from among members and associates of Mensa (persons who have established by score in a standard intelligence test that their intelligence is higher than that of 98 percent of the population). PSISIG was... Read more |
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Omar Epps
Omar Epps1973– Actor Omar Epps' acting ability brought him fame, but his diversity of talent built his reputation. "There's been a buzz on Omar for a while. He has that star aura. It's an accepted notion in Hollywood that he's the next in line," Higher Learning director John Singleton told People... Read more |
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Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly As a talented young film star, Grace Kelly (1929-1982) captured the imagination of the American public when she married Prince Ranier III of Monaco, to become Grace, Princess of Monaco. Her tragic and untimely death in 1982 touched the entire world. Grace, Princess of Monaco was... Read more |
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Keyshia Cole
Keyshia ColeSinger, songwriter Keyshia Cole has become, in the words of All Music Guide's Jason Birchmeier, "one of the more genuine urban songstresses out there in the mid-2000s." Battle-tested by an extremely painful childhood, Cole wrote much of her own music and drew on her own experiences in... Read more |
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Vultures
vulture common name for large birds of prey of temperate and tropical regions. The Old World vultures (family Accipitridae) are allied to hawks and eagles; the more ancient American vultures and condors are of a different family (Cathartidae) with distant links to storks and cormorants. American... Read more |
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Jean Giraudoux
Jean Giraudoux , 1882-1944, French novelist and dramatist. He was a prolific writer and combined his literary work with a long and successful diplomatic career. His early novels, which display his impressionistic, fanciful style, include Les Provinciales (1909) and Suzanne and the Pacific (1921,... Read more |
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epilepsy
epilepsy a chronic disorder of cerebral function characterized by periodic convulsive seizures. There are many conditions that have epileptic seizures. Sudden discharge of excess electrical activity, which can be either generalized (involving many areas of cells in the brain) or focal, also known... Read more |
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Henry III
...in Westminster abbey placed within the aura of sanctity of Edward's tomb.Henry...ideas by deliberately emphasizing the aura of kingship. The traumatic experiences of...of extending his influence to the east Mediterranean through a marriage alliance involving... |
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Marshall, General of the Army George C.
...correctly supposing that intervention in the battle for the Mediterranean would not end there and would result in a full-scale invasion...temper that could boil over or become icily disdainful. The aura of command that surrounded him was unmistakable but the principle... |
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MEDITERRANEAN AURA IN MIDTOWN: NEW ITALIAN VENUE VICEVERSA ACHIEVES CASUAL...
...VER-sa, the Italian way, Mr. Rosignolo achieved a cool aura of casual elegance with natural materials. Features are tinted...hungry unless two courses preceded them. Branzino, the mild Mediterranean bass, is well matched with black olives and artichokes... |
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Modern Mediterranean cuisine: traditionally, Mediterranean foods have been...
...often one or the other, Mediterranean cuisine has developed an aura of a silver bullet of sorts...and it is easy to see why Mediterranean fare is firing on all cylinders...true healthfulness of the Mediterranean diet, and the evidence... |
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Meals at Sahara like visiting the Mediterranean\
...its distant, exotic aura permeates the food...feel of this oasis of Mediterranean cuisine. The Lebanese...borrowed from many of Mediterranean peoples, infusing...memorable. It's a Mediterranean-style of dining familiar... |
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Aura Mediterranea: Catalan masters in Amman
...Artsis a magnificent show of art. Titled 'Aura Mediterranea', it displays originalsby...Spain and now it has set out again for a 'Mediterranean' tour includingJordan, Syria, Tunis...stressed. The collection bears the title 'Aura Mediterrania' and provides apanoramic... |
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Egypt's aura spills across the Arab world
...winning literature of Naguib Mahfouz.Although Egypt's aura has been somewhat eclipsed by Dubai and the rest of the...the man in the street, whether he's in the Gulf or in the Mediterranean, Egypt always has been the leader. But this has been weakened... |
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New money? That'll do nicely, thanks The principality must face the demands...
...last spring of Prince Rainier. Having ruled this slice of the Mediterranean for more than five decades, the 81-year-old was much loved...immaculate imitation. Though it has a rather less ceremonial aura, the Hotel Hermitage, a s |
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med la mode
...managed to capture the spirit of Mediterranean life and transplant it into her...captures the decorative style of the Mediterranean in its immense variety. The...travel reminiscences to distil a Mediterranean aura wherever you are. |
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...gabriel Ronay basks in the rich, Mediterranean aura of the tiny island of Gozo he setting was sheer Mediterranean Baroque. The sounds were unmistakably...beach and privacy in the crowded Mediterranean. We had booked ourselves in for... |
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THUMPER'S CAJUN AURA A TREAT.(PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS)(Review)
...a Greek pie with spinach pesto, tomatoes, olives and feta cheese; a Cajun, with Andouille sausage and shrimp; and a Mediterranean, with artichokes and shrimp ($5.25 for an 8-inch pizza, $10.50 for a 12-inch). Entrees include shrimp scampi... |
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RESTAURANT REVIEW; Aura of gold at Bellanotte; Glamour and opulence reign at...
...with mussels, squid and fish in a robustly flavorful sauce of tomatoes, capers and cream; and a lively preparation of Mediterranean sea bass with mussels, fennel, olives and diced tomato. The salmon with lobster sauce got high marks from one companion... |
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