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(Encyclopedia) consciousness, in psychology, a term commonly used to indicate a state of awareness of self and environment. In Freudian psychology, conscious behavior largely includes cognitive…Maritime Territory
(Encyclopedia) Maritime Territory or Primorsky KrayPrimorsky Krayprēmôrˈskē krī [key], administrative division (1992 pop. 2,309,000), c.64,900 sq mi (168,100 sq km), Russian Far East, between China (…Amacher, Maryanne
(Encyclopedia) Amacher, Maryanne, 1938–2009, American avant-garde composer, b. Kane, Pa. She studied composition with Georg Rochberg at the Univ. of Pennsylvania (B.F.A., 1964), and privately with…bus
(Encyclopedia) bus [Lat. omnibus=for all], large public conveyance. A horse-drawn urban omnibus was introduced in Paris in 1662 by Blaise Pascal and his associates, but it remained in operation for…Volga-Baltic Waterway
(Encyclopedia) Volga-Baltic Waterway, canal and river system, c.685 mi (1,100 km) long, N European Russia. It links the Volga River and the St. Petersburg industrial area. It consists of the Moscow-…Paraná, river, Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina
(Encyclopedia) Paraná, river, c.2,000 mi (3,200 km) long, formed by the junction of the Paranaíba and the Rio Grande, SE Brazil. It has the second largest drainage system in South America. It flows…Saint Petersburg, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Saint Petersburg, city (1990 pop. 238,629), Pinellas co., W Fla., on Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico at the southern end of the Pinellas peninsula; settled in the mid-1800s, inc. 1892…Nanchang
(Encyclopedia) NanchangNanchangnänˈchängˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,168,700), capital of Jiangxi prov., China, on the Gan River, near the southern end of Poyang Lake. A major transportation…Colonial National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia) Colonial National Historical Park, 9,350 acres (3,785 hectares), SE Va., mainly on the peninsula between the York and James rivers; created 1930 as Colonial National Monument, renamed…Hernández Alvarado, Juan Orlando
(Encyclopedia) Hernández Alvarado, Juan Orlando, 1968–, Honduran political leader, president of Honduras (2014–21). A…Trending
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