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fairy
fairy in folklore, one of a variety of supernatural beings endowed with the powers of magic and enchantment. Belief in fairies has existed from earliest times, and literatures all over the world have tales of fairies and their relations with humans. Some Christians have said that fairies were the... Read more |
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solar time
solar time time defined by the position of the sun. The solar day is the time it takes for the sun to return to the same meridian in the sky. Local solar time is measured by a sundial . When the center of the sun is on an observer's meridian, the observer's local solar time is zero hours... Read more |
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civil time
civil time local time based on universal time . Civil time may be formally defined as mean solar time plus 12 hr; the civil day begins at midnight, while the mean solar day begins at noon. Civil time is occasionally adjusted by one-second increments to ensure that the difference between a... Read more |
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Halcyone
Halcyone or Alcyone , in Greek mythology, daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx. When her husband drowned, Halcyone threw herself into the sea. Out of pity the gods changed the pair into kingfishers or halcyons, and Zeus forbade the winds to blow seven days before and after the winter solstice,... Read more |
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Gnosis
Gnosis Gnosis , a journal of the Western Inner Tradition, was first issued in 1985 and quickly emerged as one of the highest quality newsstand periodicals serving the groups and individuals whose spiritual vision has emerged out of the Western alternative spiritual tradition that has collectively... Read more |
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Singularity
Singularity Singularities occur at the center of black holes. Because the General Theory of Relativity is a theory of space-time as well as of gravity, the consequences of the unbounded energy densities predicted by that theory at the end of gravitational collapse and at the start of the... Read more |
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Samhain
Samhain (1 Nov.), the first day of winter and one of the four traditional ‘quarter days’, important in the calender customs of Goidelic‐speaking areas up to the present century. The eve of Samhain was believed to be a time of supernatural occurrences: according to medieval... Read more |
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Geomagnetic fields
GEOMAGNETISM CONCEPT Scientists have long recognized a connection between electricity and magnetism, but the specifics of this connection, along with the recognition that electromagnetism is one of the fundamental interactions in the universe, were worked out only in the ... Read more |
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Phylogeny
Phylogeny Phylogeny is the inferred evolutionary history of a group of organisms (including microorganisms ). Paleontologists are interested in understanding life through time, not just at one time in the past or present, but over long periods of past time. Before they can attempt to reconstruct... Read more |
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Enjoy trip to magical land; Family Day Out MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS, NEC.(Features)
...Christmas tree fairy, will guide...journey to the Magical Village where...Christmas is running out of magic and...sections - The Magical Journey and...his friends come alive in a puppet...children who enjoy singing, a...a ... |
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THE FAIRY FESTIVAL GOES ON.(At Home)
...was the magical Fairy Festival, a time when the flutter...inside and out. One Saturday...believers to wear fairy attire and come to enjoy Old World...the woodland fairies have a new...year, ... |
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Villars: where legends begin: from the legend of the haunted lake, to the...
...inhabitants of Villars enjoy a stunning and magical prospect. "Anyone...turned her into a fairy. To protect the...Panex, whose fairies sometimes offer branches with magical powers--but...occasional baby. Time doesn't ... |
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Culture: A way with the fairies; Alison Jones hears why directing is a Grimm...
...don't really enjoy it" admits...badness. Each time I start a film...story of the fairy tale collectors...that are more magical. "I didn't enjoy what happened...them. "Coming out of the theatre...scared the shit ... |
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Enjoy the festive season.(Features)
...drop - and hopefully come away with more than just...Golf Show A great day out for golfers of all ages...rats and the Sugar Plum Fairy is a magical must which never fails...factor no matter how many times you see it. l November...Sleeping ... |
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Smile and enjoy loose-tooth stage.(Arts and Lifestyle)
...When will it come out? Will it hurt...will the tooth fairy bring? If you...activities to enjoy together. Read...can't make it come out? Find out how...characters and magical tooth ... |
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Fairy Wild About Paris ; 'Icon' Paris Hilton Brings Her Perfume, And Her...
...fragrance, Fairy Dust. When...who had turned out didn't seem...get a big kick out of her." Noting...I wanted to enjoy that moment...she served her time and she did...ages, love to come see me and it...she said the ... |
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Sit back and enjoy Christmas on The Box.(Features)
...stories don't come much larger than...into another magical fantasy, with...Mitchum swagger it out in El Dorado...December 23: Enjoy the eco-fairy story FernGully...It's weepy time with My Girl...with equally ... |
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Pitch perfect way to enjoy camping season; Gabrielle Fagan digs out her...
...well-known come at a price...chic and stand out (with the added...that chilled-out festival look...we can pull out the seagrass...and waterproof fairy lights and storm...a relaxing, magical place at ... |
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Enjoy Holiday Performances and Festivities in the Peach State; Create Holiday...
...and an evening out with friends...and theater come together as...Marya in her magical holiday adventure...the Dew Drop Fairy, dancing snowflakes...Holidays!" Enjoy a "Gospel Christmas...Patty, five-time Grammy Award...of ... |