to thrive on danger
21environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
22Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
23Care of the Poor by the Church — Care of the Poor by the Church † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Care of the Poor by the Church I. OBJECTS, HISTORY, AND ORGANIZATION A. The care of the poor is a branch of charity. In the narrow sense charity means any exercise of mercy… …
24Slavic speakers of Greek Macedonia — Total population Greece: 200,000+ Diaspora: 150,000+ Regions with significant populations Florina, Edessa, Kastoria, Thessaloniki, Serres, Drama[1] …
25Cat — For other uses, see Cat (disambiguation) and Cats (disambiguation). Domestic cat[1] …
26The World of Kong — The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island is a 2005 encyclopedic book, made for the release of Peter Jackson s King Kong. The book tells all about King Kong s fictional world. It talks about everything on Skull Island, from the… …
27Anne Frank tree — The Anne Frank tree (Dutch: Anne Frankboom or, incorrectly, Anne Frank boom [cite web|url=http://www.annefranktree.nl/index.aspx?lang=nl|title=Anne Frank Boom|publisher=Anne Frank House|accessdate=2007 11 19] ) is the horse chestnut tree in the… …
28Palani Hills Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park — Infobox protected area | name = Palani Hills Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park (Planned)Location map|Tamil Nadu label=Palani Hills WS NP position=right background= lat=10.29 long=77.52 float=left width=290 location = Dindigul nearest city =… …
29Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
30infectious disease — Introduction in medicine, a process caused by a microorganism that impairs a person s health. An infection, by contrast, is the invasion of and replication in the body by any of various microbial agents including bacteria, viruses (virus),… …
