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What is an “exotic” fish?
Source: National Marine Fisheries Services' Northeast Fisheries Science Center The most often quoted estimate is 20,000. There may be as many as 20,000 more. Which is the oldest type of…Hukbalahap
(Encyclopedia) Hukbalahap (Huk)Hukbalahaph&oobreve;kˌbälähäpˈ [key], Communist-led guerrilla movement in the Philippines. It developed during World War II as a guerrilla army to fight the…Macià, Francesc
(Encyclopedia) Macià, FrancescMacià, Francescfränsāskˈ məsēäˈ [key], 1859–1933, Spanish politician, Catalan nationalist leader. An army officer, he joined the separatist movement in Catalonia and was…cyclosis
(Encyclopedia) cyclosiscyclosissīklōˈsĭs [key], streaming of cytoplasm within a living cell without deformation of the external cell membrane. In some plant cells there is a rapid rotatory…New Age
(Encyclopedia) New Age, a term popularized in the 1980s to describe a wide-ranging set of beliefs and practices that are an outgrowth of the counterculture of the 1960s and 70s in the United States.…Bhave, Vinoba
(Encyclopedia) Bhave, VinobaBhave, Vinobavĭnōbə bäˈvā [key], 1895–1982, Indian religious figure, founder of the Bhoodan Movement. While studying Sanskrit in Benares (Varanasi), he joined Mohandas K.…Artistic Attempts
Artistic AttemptsIt takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women. Amy was learning this distinction through much…Falun Gong
(Encyclopedia) Falun GongFalun Gongfä-l&oomacr;n g&oomacr;ng [key], also known as Falun DafaFalun Gongdä-fä [key], movement promoting physical and spiritual well-being that became widespread…Baker, Ella Josephine
(Encyclopedia) Baker, Ella Josephine, 1903–1986, U.S. civil rights activist, b. Norfolk, Va. Ella Baker was an activist and organizer whose…arts and crafts
(Encyclopedia) arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-…Trending
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