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Survival
Survival The continued possession of personality after the change called death. It is a fundamental doctrine of Spiritualism that Spiritualist phenomena demonstrate survival, and the investigation of that phenomena has been a major aspect of psychical research. The emergence of parapsychology... Read more |
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natural selection
natural selection (‘survival of the fittest’) A complex process in which the total environment determines which members of a species survive to reproduce and so pass on their genes to the next generation. This need not necessarily involve a struggle between organisms.... Read more |
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Near-Drowning
Near-drowning Definition Near-drowning is the term for survival after suffocation caused by submersion in water or other fluid. Some experts exclude from this definition cases of temporary survival that end in death within 24 hours, which they prefer to classify as... Read more |
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Evolutionary adaptation
adaptive value (Darwinian fitness, fitness, selective value) The balance of genetic advantages and disadvantages that determines the ability of an individual organism (or genotype) to survive and reproduce in a given environment. The environment, and the competition or struggle for survival within... Read more |
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Baalbek
Baalbek , ancient city, now in Lebanon, 35 mi (56 km) NW of Damascus, in the Al Biqa (Bekaa) valley. Originally it was probably devoted to the worship of Baal or Bel, the Phoenician sun god, although no traces of an early Phoenician settlement have survived. The Greeks called the city Heliopolis... Read more |
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Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth, on the Yare estuary in Norfolk, developed in the 11th cent. as a fishing town, especially for North Sea herring. From then until the First World War it was a major port, one of the largest towns in England, with stone defences which largely survive, a huge medieval parish church, and... Read more |
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Megaladapidae
Megaladapidae (order Primates, suborder Strepsirrhini) A family of Malagasy lemurs, most of which were giants. They survived until a few centuries ago and were eliminated by human activity. One extant genus of small lemurs, Lepilemur (sportive lemurs), with seven species, used to be included in the... Read more |
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Alison
Alison ♀ From a very common medieval name, a Norman French diminutive of Alice. Despite its early popularity, it became quite rare in England in the 16th century. However, it survived in Scotland, with the result that until its revival in England in the 20th century it had a strongly... Read more |
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Trades Disputes Act
Trades Disputes Act, 1906. The Liberal government introduced a bill based on the recommendations of the royal commission (1903). It proposed statutory recognition of unions and the separation of their benefit funds from strike and general funds. The trade unions and Labour MPs were not satisfied... Read more |
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genetic erosion
genetic erosion The loss of genetic information that occurs when highly adaptable cultivars are developed and threaten the survival of their more locally adapted ancestors, which form the genetic base of the crop. For example, a new hybrid strain of maize (Zea mays), developed largely by Donald F.... Read more |
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POWER OF GOOD; I'll put life into Hibs says hot shot Lee.(Sport)
...vowed to help Hibs fight for survival ... three years after...through a much bigger fight off the pitch. The...I already know Chic Charnley from our time...Apart from being a very good football player, Chic is a real ... |
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Fir Park failure will mean an early sunset on Leith
...on Saturday or their fight for survival in the Premier Division...It is going to be very difficult now with...get down there it is very difficult to get out...but he was still a very good player." With Chic Charnley hardly ... |
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STRAINED RELATIONS
...painted royal blue. And he wasn't very happy when the NFL wanted to paint...Tuesday that his school was "in a fight for survival." "The NFL is interested in one...appreciate the fact that it is somewhat chic to unload on the Oilers for whatever... |
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Hanky Panky Receives Made in USA Certification.(Company overview)
...Orzeck, Chief Executive Officer who very early understood the importance...things "local", even before it was chic to do so. They have built a multimillion...struggling New York Garment Center fights for survival, Gale and Lida are leading the... |
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SURVIVOR, LEGEND, ENIGMA ARAFAT AT THE CENTER, BUT HOW STRONGLY NOW?
...Mystery of Yasser Arafat." "He is very aware of their authentic anger...minister, will soon be consumed in a fight for political survival after making bold concessions toward...traditional Islam and radical, secular chic. The head scarf, or kaffiyeh... |
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Our top flight is the height of fashion for Burns after his taste of foreign...
...the day after Saturday night fights on the terraces of Holland...because the hooliganism was very highly-organised in Holland...festive period crucial in their survival battle. 'If we can stay a...winter break then that could be very helpful because the ... |
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February survival guide: it's colder than ever and depressingly dark out, and...
...about you? A: I'm a very big movie buff. I know...best attribute? A: A very good sense of humor...savvy iPhone and iPad apps Fight the Flu from Genentech...Martell cognac (or other very special pale-grade cognac...winter with this ... |
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Your LIFE: Your party season survival guide; WELL-BEING WORRIED ABOUT HOW TO...
...strappy dress. I call it Haberdashery Chic! SUITS YOU METALLICS and sequins are always...this season and a sequinned beret can look very sexy as long as you wear it to the side...your skin to get that holiday glow.. FIGHT THE COLD WAR YOUR skin needs extra pampering... |
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Orlando, Fla.-Area Malls Fight to Survive.
...and upscale malls on chic goods, what does that...Central Florida is very, very busy, and saving time is very important. "Many...Florida Mall is trying to fight fire with fire...officials about their survival strategies, and ... |
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In good humour; ANDREA HENRY chooses the reads that'll keep you ho, ho,...
...Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Christmas by...information true fans will fight over. Geek chic. Bad Hair by James Innes...Buckingham Palace. With your very own "genuine" air guitar...evry day" and has a very "speshl" friend called... |