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  • 51Habit — • Habit is an effect of repeated acts and an aptitude to reproduce them, and may be defined as a quality difficult to change, whereby an agent whose nature it is to work one way or another indeterminately, is disposed easily and readily at will… …

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  • 52Japan — • Called in the language of the country Nihon or Nippon (Land of the Rising Sun), and Dai Nihon or Dai Nippon (Great Japan), situated north west of the Pacific Ocean and east of the Asiatic continent Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… …

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  • 53Matteo Ricci —     Matteo Ricci     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Matteo Ricci     Founder of the Catholic missions of China, b. at Macerata in the Papal States, 6 Oct. 1552; d. at Peking, 11 May, 1610.     Ricci made his classical studies in his native town,… …

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  • 54Adelaide Steamship Company — The Adelaide Steamship Company logo with motto Festina Lente (Hasten slowly) …

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  • 55Midway Airlines (1993–2003) — This article is about the Midway Airlines that operated from 1993 to 2003. For the Midway Airlines that operated from 1976 to 1991, see Midway Airlines (1976 1991). Midway Airlines IATA …

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  • 56Aum Shinrikyo — Formation 1984 Type New Religious Movement, Syncreticism Membership 1,650 Key people Shoko Asahara Aum Shinrikyo (currently known as Aleph) was a Japanese new religious mov …

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  • 57Identity theft — is a form of stealing another person s identity in which someone pretends to be someone else by assuming that person s identity, typically in order to access resources or obtain credit and other benefits in that person s name. The victim of… …

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  • 58Shapeshifting — For other uses, see Shapeshifting (disambiguation). Shapeshifting is a common theme in mythology, folklore, and fairy tales. It is also found in epic poems, science fiction literature, fantasy literature, children s literature, Shakespearean… …

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  • 59Stephen Mallory — For his son, also a Senator, see Stephen Mallory II. Stephen Russell Mallory 1st Confederate States Secretary of the Navy In office March 4, 1861 – May 20, 1865 …

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  • 60Midway Games — For the games seen at fairs and carnivals, see Midway (fair). Midway Games, Inc. Type As of 2011, Midway is a corporation existing under Delaware law subject to a Chapter 11 bankruptcy liquidation plan. Industry …

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