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| Tutankhamun Tutankhamun | |
| Ted Turner Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as founder of the cable television network CNN, the first dedicated 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television. Ted_Turner | |
| The Chronicles of Narnia The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's literature and is the author's best-known work, having sold over 120 million copies in 41 languages. Written by Lewis between 1949 and 1954 and illustrated by Pauline Baynes, The Chronicles of Narnia have been adapted several times, complete or in part, for radio, television, stage, and cinema. The_Chronicles_of_Narnia | |
| The New York Times Company The New York Times Company () is an American media company best known as the publisher of its namesake, The New York Times. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. has served as Chairman of the Board since 1997. The_New_York_Times_Company | |
| Transubstantiation In Roman Catholic theology, transubstantiation (in Latin, transsubstantiatio, in Greek μετουσίωσις (metousiosis)) is the change of the substance of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ occurring in the Eucharist while all that is accessible to the senses remain as before. Transubstantiation | |
| The Adventures of Tintin The Adventures of Tintin () is a series of comic strips created by Belgian artist Hergé, the pen name of Georges Remi (1907The hero of the series is Tintin, a young Belgian reporter. He is aided in his adventures from the beginning by his faithful fox terrier dog Snowy (Milou in French). The_Adventures_of_Tintin | |
| Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo (Hebrew:תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ; , Tal ʼAbīb), commonly called Tel Aviv, is the second largest city in Israel, with an estimated population of 391,300. Tel_Aviv | |
| Tori Amos Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument. Tori_Amos | |
| Thuggee Thuggee (or tuggee, ठग्गी ṭhagī) (from Hindi ठग ‘thief’, from Sanskrit स्थग ‘cunning’, ‘sly’, ‘fraudulent’, ‘dishonest’, ‘scoundrel’, from स्थगति ‘he conceals’) is the term for a particular kind of murder and robbery of travellers in India. Thuggee | |
| United Kingdom United_Kingdom | |
| Demography of the United Kingdom demographic features of the population of the United Kingdom, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.According to the 2001 census, the total population of the United Kingdom was 58,789,194 - the third-largest in the European Union (behind Germany and metropolitan France) and the 21st-largest in the world. Demography_of_the_United_Kingdom | |
| Uyghur people The Uyghur (also spelled Uygur, Uighur, Uigur, Uyghur:Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. Today Uyghurs live primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (also known by its controversial name Uyghurstan or East Turkistan) in the People's Republic of China.There are Uyghur diasporic communities in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Australia, Germany and Turkey and smaller ones in Afghanistan, Russia and Taoyuan County of Hunan province in south-central Mainland China. Uyghur_people | |
| University of Oxford University_of_Oxford | |
| Durham University Durham_University | |
| Unification Church The Unification Church is a new religious movement founded by Korean religious leader Sun Myung Moon. In addition to providing and sustaining spiritual, scriptural, and liturgical functions and structures for its worldwide community of believers, the Unification Church, like many religious organizations, owns, operates, and subsidizes organizations and projects involved in political, cultural, commercial, media, educational, and other activities. Unification_Church | |
| Vampire Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence (generally in the form of blood) of living creatures. Although typically described as undead, a vampire could be a living person.In folkloric tales, undead vampires often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods they inhabited when they were alive. Vampire | |
| Veal Veal is the meat of a young cattle (calf). Though veal can be produced from a calf of either sex and any breed, most veal comes from male calves of dairy cattle breeds. Compared to beef, veal has a delicate taste and tender texture. Veal | |
| Veganism Veganism is a diet and lifestyle that seeks to exclude the use of animals for food, clothing, or any other purpose. Veganism | |
| Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853Dutch Post-Impressionist artist. Some of his paintings are now among the world's best known, most popular and expensive works of art.Van Gogh spent his early adult life working for a firm of art dealers. After a brief spell as a teacher, he became a missionary worker in a very poor mining region. Vincent_van_Gogh | |
| Victorian era The Victorian Era of the United Kingdom was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from June 1837 to January 1901. This was a long period of prosperity for the British people, as profits gained from the overseas British Empire, as well as from industrial improvements at home, allowed a large, educated middle class to develop. Some scholars would extend the beginning of the periodReform Act 1832. Victorian_era | |
| Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (, ; born 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, USSR; now Saint Petersburg, Russia) was the second President of Russia and is the current Prime Minister of Russia as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. Vladimir_Putin | |
| Vincent van Gogh Talk:Vincent_van_Gogh | |
| Wine Wine is an alcoholic beverage typically made of fermented grape juice. The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients. Wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast consumes the sugars found in the grapes and converts them into alcohol. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are used depending on the type of wine being produced. Wine | |
| William Gibson William_Gibson | |
| Wireless network Wireless network refers to any type of computer network that is wireless, and is commonly associated with a telecommunications network whose interconnections between nodes is implemented without the use of wires. Wireless telecommunications networks are generally implemented with some type of remote information transmission system that uses electromagnetic waves, such as radio waves, for the carrier and this implementation usually takes place at the physical level or "layer" of the network. Wireless_network | |
| Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 1874 British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. He served as Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, historian, writer, and artist. He is the only British Prime Minister who has ever received the Nobel Prize in Literature and the second person to be made an Honorary Citizen of the United States. Winston_Churchill | |
| Blog A blog (a contraction of the term "weblog") is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. Blog | |
| Whale Whales are marine mammals of order Cetacea which are neither dolphinsDelphinidae or Platanistoidae—porpoises. They include the blue whale, the largest living animal. Orcas, colloquially referred to as "killer whales", and pilot whales have whale in their name but for the purpose of biological classification they are actually dolphins. Whale | |
| Wormhole event horizon of a Schwarzschild wormhole, which is similar to a Schwarzschild black hole but with the singularity replaced by an unstable path to a white hole in another universe. The observer originates from the right, and another universe becomes visible in the center of the wormhole shadow once the horizon is crossed. Wormhole | |
| XTC XTC was a New Wave/Alternative rock band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005. Though the band enjoyed some significant chart success (including the UK hits "Making Plans For Nigel" (1979) and "Senses Working Overtime" (1982)), they are better known for their long-standing critical success than for making hit records. XTC | |
| X-Ray Spex X-Ray Spex are an English punk band from London that formed in 1976.During their first incarnation (1976 – 79), X-Ray Spex were “deliberate underachievers” and only managed to release five singles plus one album. Nevertheless, their first 45, Oh Bondage, Up Yours!, is now acknowledged as a classic punk rock single and the album, Germ Free Adolescents, is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest albums of all-time. X-Ray_Spex | |
| Yoko Ono , (born February 18, 1933), is a Japanese-American artist and musician. She is known for her work as an avant-garde artist and musician and her marriage with John Lennon. Yoko_Ono | |
| Demographics of Zimbabwe demographic features of the population of Zimbabwe, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Demographics_of_Zimbabwe | |
| Zoroastrianism Zoroastrianism () is the religion and philosophy based on the teachings ascribed to the prophet Zoroaster, after whom the religion is named. The term Zoroastrianism is, in general usage, essentially synonymous with Mazdaism, i.e. the worship of Ahura Mazda, exalted by Zoroaster as the supreme divine authority.Zoroastrianism is uniquely important in the history of religion because of its possible formative links to both Western and Eastern religious traditions. Zoroastrianism | |
| 2004 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar.The year 2004 has been designated the International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) 2004 | |
| 2009 2009 (MMIX) is the current year of the Anno Domini/Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. It is a common year starting on Thursday and the last year of the 2000s decade.2009 has been designated as the International Year of Astronomy. International Year of Natural Fibres. 2009 | |
| 2000s (decade) Talk:2000s_(decade) | |
| The Who The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. They became known for energetic live performances. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, their first year of eligibility. According to the New York Times, The Who have sold 100 million records. The_Who | |
| The Stone Roses The Stone Roses were an English alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1984. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement that was active during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band's most notable lineup consisted of vocalist Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, bassist Gary "Mani" Mounfield, and drummer Alan "Reni" Wren.The band released their debut album in 1989, the self titled The Stone Roses. The_Stone_Roses | |
| Fatboy Slim Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook, 16 July 1963), better known by his stage name Fatboy Slim is a British DJ, big beat musician, producer and pioneer of the electronic dance genre which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s. Cook has achieved considerable success in the UK charts, performing as Fatboy Slim and with The Housemartins, Beats International and Freak Power. He currently performs as the Brighton Port Authority. Fatboy_Slim | |
| Bristol Bristol | |
| International Finance Corporation The International Finance Corporation (IFC) promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries as a way to reduce poverty and improve people's lives.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, DC. It shares the primary objective of all World Bank Group institutions International_Finance_Corporation | |
| Triskaidekaphobia Triskaidekaphobia (from Greek tris=three, kai=and, deka=ten) is fear of the number 13; it is a superstition and related to a specific fear of Friday the 13th, called paraskevidekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia. Triskaidekaphobia | |
| Drought A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply. Generally, this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation. It can have a substantial impact on the ecosystem and agriculture of the affected region. Drought | |
| Beirut Beirut (, Bayrūt) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2.1 million as of 2007. Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's coastline with the Mediterranean sea, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport and also forms the Beirut District area, which consists of the city and its suburbs. Beirut | |
| John Maynard Keynes John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes () (5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946) was a British economist whose ideas have been a central influence on modern economics, both in theory and practice. He advocated interventionist government policy, by which the government would use fiscal and monetary measures to mitigate the adverse effects of economic recessions, depressions and to prolong periods of high employment. His ideas are the basis for the school of thought known as Keynesian economics. John_Maynard_Keynes | |
| Totnes Totnes ( or ) is a market town at the head of the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, England within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is about south of the city of Exeter and is the administrative centre of the South Hams District Council.Totnes has a long recorded history, dating back to 907AD when its first castle was built; it was already an important market town by the 12th century. Totnes | |
| François Mitterrand François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand (, 26 October 1916 8 January 1996) served as President of France from 1981 to 1995, elected as representative of the Socialist Party (PS). First elected during the May 1981 presidential election, he became the first socialist president of the Fifth Republic and the first left-wing head of state since 1957. François_Mitterrand | |
| Harry Enfield Henry "Harry" Richard Enfield (born 30 May 1961 in Horsham, West Sussex, England) is a BAFTA winning British comedian, actor and writer, as well as working small-time as a director. Harry_Enfield | |
| Enoch Powell Brigadier John Enoch Powell, MBE (16 June 1912 British politician, linguist, writer, academic, soldier and poet. He was a Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) between 1950 and February 1974, and an Ulster Unionist MP between October 1974 and 1987. He was controversial through most of his career, and his tenure in senior office was brief. Enoch_Powell |
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