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111Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …
112Christmas in the post-War United States — New Orleans department store Santa Claus, 1954 Christmas in the United States during the post War years (1946–1964) reflected a period of peace, productivity, and prosperity. Americans staged sumptuous Christmases and enjoyed a variety of holiday …
113Planets in science fiction — are fictional planets that appear in various media, especially those of the science fiction genre, as story settings or depicted locations. [cite book last = Mann first = George authorlink = coauthors = title = The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science …
114Strong AI — For John Searle s Strong AI hypothesis, see Philosophy of artificial intelligence Strong AI is artificial intelligence that matches or exceeds human intelligence the intelligence of a machine that can successfully perform any intellectual task… …
115The Singularity Is Near — The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology   …
116Blind Brook High School — Infobox School name = Blind Brook High School imagesize = 50px caption = motto = established = 1973 closed = type = Public affiliation = district = Blind Brook Public Schools grades = 9 12 principal = Scott Bersin faculty = staff = students =… …
117Design Rationale — In the survey on design rationale (DR) for software engineering [Jarczyk, Loffler Shipman, Design Rationale for Software Engineering: A Survey] the authors give a very clear definition to design rationale, it is “the explicit listing of decisions …
118transplant — transplantable, adj. transplantation, n. transplanter, n. v. /trans plant , plahnt /; n. /trans plant , plahnt /, v.t. 1. to remove (a plant) from one place and plant it in another. 2. Surg. to transfer (an organ, tissue, etc.) from one part of… …
119Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …
120Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
