Witchcraft (also called witchery or spellcraft) broadly means the practice of, and belief in, magical skills and abilities that are able to be exercised individually, by designated , or by persons with the necessary esoteric secret knowledge. Witchcraft is a complex concept that varies culturally and societally, therefore it is difficult to define with precision definition&ots=aw4oz13kOS&sig=2CWBjLB2TIsUt1aNz_nyUPxOf5E&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=witchcraft definition&f=false Witchcraft in the Middle Ages, ..
History (from Greek ἱστορία, historia, meaning "inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation") is the study of the past, specifically how it relates to humans. It is an umbrella term that relates to past events as well as the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about these events. The term includes cosmic, geologic, and organic history, but is often generically implied to mean human history. Scholars who write about history are called . Events occurring prior to wr..
The Ozarks (also referred to as Ozarks Mountain Country, the Ozark Mountains, and the Ozark Plateau) are a physiographic and geologic highland region of the central United States. It covers much of the southern half of Missouri and an extensive portion of northwestern and north central Arkansas. The region also extends westward into northeastern Oklahoma and extreme southeastern Kansas. The Shawnee Hills of southwest Illinois, which lie near the eastern edge of this region, are commonly called the "Illin..
Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر , , "festival of breaking of the fast") ξ1 is an important religious holiday celebrated by worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting ( sawm). The religious Eid is the first and only day in the month of Shawwal during which Muslims are not permitted to fast. The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan. The day of Eid, therefore, falls on the first day of the month of Shaw..
A kebaya is a traditional blouse-dress combination that originated from the court of the Javanese Majapahit Kingdom, and is traditionally worn by women in Indonesia, Straits Chinese, Singapore, Brunei, Burma, southern Thailand, Cambodia and the southern part of the Mindanao. It is sometimes made from sheer material such as silk, thin cotton or semi-transparent nylon or polyester, adorned with brocade or floral pattern embroidery. A kebaya is usually worn with a sarong, or a batik kain panjang, or other tr..
A family entertainment center (or centre), often abbreviated FEC in the entertainment industry, is a small amusement park marketed towards families with small children to teenagers, and often entirely indoors or associated with a larger operation such as a theme park. They usually cater to "sub-regional markets of larger metropolitan areas." FECs are generally small compared to full-scale amusement parks, with fewer attractions, a lower per-person per-hour cost to consumers than a traditional amusement p..
In computing, a denial-of-service ( DoS) attack is an attempt to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users, such as to temporarily or indefinitely interrupt or suspend services of a host connected to the Internet. A distributed denial-of-service ( DDoS) is where the attack source is more than one–and often thousands of-unique IP addresses.
Niumba is a rental apartment directory owned by the TripAdvisor Media Group. The website provides around 62,000 private holiday homes, 79% of which are located in Spain. Niumba's business model is based on putting those who wish to rent their homes in contact with travelers.
Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, and software.See: List of Google products. Most of its profits are derived from AdWords, an online advertising service that places advertising near the list of search results.
acrylicize is a boutique art and design studio that creates bespoke art installations. The studio, based in Shoreditch, East London, is the creative workplace of James Burke, Paul Arad and their team.Creative Review "[1]" The company has garnered attention for their bespoke artwork in UK football and rugby stadiumsBrian Gainor, Partnership Activation, 10 February 2011 "[2]" and their installations for high-profile corporate companies and collectors.FX Magazine, March 2011 "[3]"
In this new BBC series Gareth Malone (The Choir) takes on his biggest challenge yet: to join the creative and production teams at Glyndebourne and help put on a new opera to be performed at Glyndebourne in 2010 by incorporating an ambitious large-scale ch..
Dance clubs ruled the night life, leisure suits were the fad of the day and the thumping beat of the music could be seen and heard everywhere. It created a whole new culture and provided a new lease on life for many artists who had faded from the charts on..
This "intersectional†? revisiting of Romanian literature is organized into three parts. Opening with a fresh look at the literary ideology of Romania's "national poet,†? Mihai Eminescu, part I dwells primarily on literary-cultural history as process an..
The theory, at its core and its adaptation by Bernard Leach, has long been an influential 'Oriental' aesthetic for studio craft artists in the West. But why did Mingei become so particularly influential to a western audience? And could the 'Orientalness' p..
This is an exciting time to produce an overview of the systematics and evolution of the fungi. Molecular and subcellular characters have given us our first view of the true phylogeny of the fungi. The systematic chapters present detailed illustrated treatm..
1. This book is the first collection of essays by noted folklorist, Regina F. Bendix, that explore how cultures create, give, and maintain value for cultural elements and artifacts.2. Bendix's work seeks to transcend specialized perspectives on cultural he..
Out There addresses the question of cultural marginalization - the process through which various groups are excluded from access to and participation in the dominant culture. It is a wide-ranging anthology that juxtaposes diverse points of view on issues o..
Today a combination of disciplinary paradigm shifts, policy changes, and world political events have pushed security to the forefront of the criminological agenda. Distinctions between public safety and private protection, policing and security services, n..
This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the origina..
You can also connect one set of speakers and use them for all your computers. The SOHO KVM Switch helps to increase your efficiency and productivity at home or in the office by reducing desktop clutter while keeping access to all of your programs and files..
It has 17 vents for greater air circulation to keep your head cool. The helmet's ergonomic padding keeps the user comfortable. The side release buckles, make it easy to adjust and fasten the helmet. 97784 Features: V17 Childrens Helmet, Comfortable & Secur..
It has an energy rating of 885 joules and provides a maximum spike current of 45,000 Amps. Along with seven surge protected outlets with sliding safety covers, it features a Spoiler Cord System for easy, clutter free cord management. Our handy BlockSpace o..
By getting active with the UNICEF Kid Power Band, you can go on missions, earn points and unlock therapeutic food packets for severely malnourished children around the world.
By getting active with the UNICEF Kid Power Band, you can go on missions, earn points and unlock therapeutic food packets for severely malnourished children around the world.
The included keyboard and mouse feature 2.4 GHz wireless connectivity so you won't have to clutter your workspace with any more cords. The keyboard has one-touch multimedia controls, an integrated number pad and an adjustable height.
The sonar has 8, 000 watts of power to provide an incredibly discerning 0.5 inch of target separation. This features 8"" vertical LCD, auto bottom lock zoom, surface clutter elimination and moveable zoom. It delivers the highest performance and utilizes th..
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has
Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر , , "festival of breaking of the fast") ξ1 is an important religious holiday celebrated by worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting ( sawm). The religious Eid is the first and only day in the
Mississippian copper plates, or plaques, are plain and repousséd plates of beaten copper crafted by peoples of the various regional expressions of the Mississippian culture between 800 to 1600 CE. They have been found as artifacts in in the American Mid
