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Phimosis
Phimosis Definition A tightening of the foreskin of the penis that may close the opening of the penis. Description The foreskin of a newborn boy is always closely contracted around the penis head (glans). Only a small passage allows the urine to pass through. In the first months the foreskin is... Read more |
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Sabbatical Year
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Blaise
Blaise ♂, ♀ (French) , from the Latin name Blasius, probably from blaesus ‘lisping’. It was the name of a saint who was popular throughout Europe in the Middle Ages but is almost forgotten today. He was a bishop of Sebaste in Armenia, and was martyred in the early years... Read more |
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Amish
AMISH by Donald B. Kraybill Overview The year 1993 marked the existence of 300 years of Amish life. Extinct in their European homeland, today they live in more than 200 settlements in 22 states and the Canadian province of Ontario. The Amish are one of the more distinctive and colorful... Read more |
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Saint Augustine (Latin Father)
Saint Augustine , Lat. Aurelius Augustinus, 354-430, one of the four Latin Fathers, bishop of Hippo (near present-day Annaba, Algeria), b. Tagaste (c.40 mi/60 km S of Hippo). Life Augustine's mother, St. Monica, was a great influence in his life. She brought him up as a Christian, but he gave up... Read more |
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Helene Schjerfbeck
Schjerfbeck, Helene (1862–1946). Finnish painter, born in Helsinki, where she began her training at the Finnish Fine Art Association's Drawing School as a precious 11-year-old. In the 1880s she travelled widely, working mainly in France but also in St Ives (see ST IVES SCHOOL) and St... Read more |
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light-year
light-year in astronomy, unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one sidereal year . It is 9.461 × 10 12 km (about 6 million million mi). Alpha Centauri and Proxima Centauri, the stars nearest our solar system, are about 4.3 light-years distant. See also parsec .... Read more |
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