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Passover
Passover in Judaism, one of the most important and elaborate of religious festivals. Its celebration begins on the evening of the 14th of Nisan (first month of the religious calendar, corresponding to March-April) and lasts seven days in Israel, eight days in the Diaspora (although Reform Jews... Read more |
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Cryptomnesia
CRYPTOMNESIA Cryptomnesia is a memory that has been forgotten and then returns without being recognized as such by the subject, who believes it is something new and original. In general, the memory returns in the form of an idea or intuition, but reappearances in the form of actions have also been... Read more |
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Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg American politician Michael Bloomberg (born 1942) first gained renown as chief executive officer of Bloomberg L.P., the immensely successful financial data services and news media company. Bloomberg was elected mayor of New York City in 2001, and during his second term rumors... Read more |
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Maitland
Maitland, Australia, Canada 1. Australia (New South Wales): founded as a settlement for convicts in 1818, it was first known simply as The Camp, then Molly Morgan Plains and then Wallis Plains. In 1829 a new town was surveyed nearby and called Maitland. This became East Maitland when Wallis Plains... Read more |
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memory
memory in psychology, the storing of learned information, and the ability to recall that which has been stored. It has been hypothesized that three processes occur in remembering: perception and registering of a stimulus; temporary maintenance of the perception, or short-term memory; and lasting... Read more |
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New Testament
New Testament the distinctively Christian portion of the Bible , consisting of 27 books of varying lengths dating from the earliest Christian period. The seven epistles whose authorship by St. Paul is undisputed were written c.AD 50-AD 60; most of the remaining books were written in the era AD... Read more |
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Ciudad Juarez
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua/Mexico El Paso del Norte Founded in the late 17th century opposite El Paso in Texas, USA, it was first known as the ‘Pass of the North’ for the river crossing and mountain pass into the USA first mapped in 1581. In 1888 it was renamed in honour of Benito... Read more |
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Giulio Gatti-Casazza
Giulio Gatti-Casazza , 1869-1940, Italian operatic manager. In 1893 he succeeded his father as director of the municipal theater at Ferrara. After directing (1898-1908) the La Scala Opera Company in Milan, he became (1908) director of the Metropolitan Opera, New York City. In 1935 he retired to... Read more |
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Tichina Arnold
Tichina Arnold1971— Actor Tichina Arnold stars in the top-rated, critically acclaimed television sitcom Everybody Hates Chris, portraying a 1980s version of comedian Chris Rock's real-life mother. The no-nonsense, working-class New York City household depicted on the show is not very different... Read more |
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