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11Rhinemaidens (Wagner) — The Rhinemaidens are the three water nymphs ( Rheintöchter or Rhine daughters ) who appear in Richard Wagner s opera cycle Der Ring Des Nibelungen . Their individual names are Woglinde, Wellgunde and Flosshilde, although they are generally… …
12bullfighting — See bullfighter. * * * Spanish corrida de toros Spectacle, popular in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, in which matadors ceremonially taunt, and usually kill, bulls in an arena. Spectacles with bulls were common in ancient Crete, Thessaly, and …
13chemoreception — chemoreceptive /kee moh ri sep tiv, kem oh /, adj. /kee moh ri sep sheuhn, kem oh /, n. the physiological response to chemical stimuli. [1915 20; CHEMO + RECEPTION] * * * Sensory process by which organisms respond to external chemical stimuli, by …
14Mandarin (comics) — The Mandarin The Mandarin. Art by Robert De La Torre. Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics …
15Epidural — This article is about the anaesthetic technique. For the anatomical site, see Epidural space. For other uses, see Epidural (disambiguation). Did you mean Epidural hematoma, a type of traumatic brain injury? Epidural Intervention …
16Josh Lewis and Reva Shayne — Jeva (for Josh and Reva) on internet message boards. Storyline Josh Lewis and Reva Shayne met while growing up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Reva s family worked for the wealthy Lewis clan. They were childhood sweethearts until Josh left for college.… …
17Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
18General Grant (ship) — The General Grant was a 1005 ton three masted barque carrying 58 passengers and 25 crew, and bound from Melbourne to London in May, 1866. She was named after Ulysses S. Grant, who later became 18th President of the United States.It is remembered… …
19Lightning rod — A lightning rod (USA) or lightning conductor (UK) is a single component in a lightning protection system. In addition to rods placed at regular intervals on the highest portions of a structure, a lightning protection system typically includes a… …
20Location hypotheses of Atlantis — Atlantis is the subject of a legend about an advanced island civilization that was destroyed or lost. The story of Atlantis was first mentioned around 360 B.C. in Plato s dialogues Timaeus and Critias , in which a character named Critias claims… …
