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complexity

(Encyclopedia) complexity, in science, field of study devoted to the process of self-organization. The basic concept of complexity is that all things tend to organize themselves into patterns, e.g.,…

Three Seasons

Director/Writer: Tony BuiOctober Films; PG-13; 110 minutesRelease:4/99Cast: Don Duong, Nguyen Ngoc Hiep, Tran Manh Cuong, Harvey Keitel Vietnam, in the Western popular imagination, has been…

Earthworms

John Mertus1993I've been following with interest the thread on using worms to eat the garbage. Since there seems to be interest in earthworms, I am re-posting a combination of three posts…

The Devil's Dictionary: Tortoise

by Ambrose Bierce TOPETREETORTOISE -n. A creature thoughtfully created to supply occasion for the following lines by the illustrious Ambat Delaso: TO MY PET TORTOISE My friend, you…

osteoporosis

(Encyclopedia) osteoporosisosteoporosisŏsˌtēōˌpərōˈsĭs [key], disorder in which the normal replenishment of old bone tissue is severely disrupted, resulting in weakened bones and increased risk of…

Pietism

(Encyclopedia) PietismPietismpīˈətĭzəm [key], a movement in the Lutheran Church (see Lutheranism), most influential between the latter part of the 17th cent. and the middle of the 18th. It was an…

Fast Facts on SpongeBob SquarePants

Absorb yourself in SpongeBob trivia by Holly Hartman More on SpongeBob The Science of SpongeBobQuiz: SpongeBob SquarePantsOther Cool Stuff Sea LifeSpongesFantastic Animal Facts Do…

Brewer's: New Man

The regenerated man. In Scripture phrase the unregenerated state is called the old man (q.v.). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894New StyleNew Jerusalem A B C…