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27 Feb 07

Hairy ball theorem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The hairy ball theorem of algebraic topology states that, in layman's terms, "one cannot comb the hair on a ball in a smooth manner". One way to understand this theorem is to picture the hairs on a tennis ball: any attempt to make them "smooth" in a mathe

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16 Dec 06

Anything Goes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The "book" was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It introduced such songs as "You're the Top", "I Get a Kick Out of You" and "Anything G

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19 Nov 06

Yankee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The term Yankee refers to United States Americans, particularly northerners, especially those Americans from the Northeastern United States whose ancestors arrived from Britain before 1700.

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24 Sep 06

Yakitate!! Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yakitate!! Japan (焼きたて!! ジャぱん, meaning "Freshly Baked!! Ja-pan"?) is a manga serialised in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday, by Takashi Hashiguchi (橋口たかし, Takashi Hashiguchi?). 23 graphic novels have been released as of September 2006

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26 Aug 06

Steganography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Steganography is the art and science of writing hidden messages in such a way that no one apart from the intended recipient knows of the existence of the message; this is in contrast to cryptography, where the existence of the message itself is not disgui

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Cryptonomicon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cryptonomicon is a 1999 novel by Neal Stephenson that concurrently follows the exploits of World War II-era cryptographers affiliated with Bletchley Park in their attempts to crack Axis codes and fight the Nazi submarine fleet, alongside the story of thei

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16 Aug 06

Lindy Hop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lindy hop is an African American vernacular dance that evolved in New York City in the late 1920s and early 1930s. It was an organic fusion of many dances that preceded it or were popular during its development, but was predominantly based on jazz, tap, b

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History of Lindy Hop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In conjunction with swing jazz, the history of Lindy Hop began in the African American communities of Harlem, New York during the late 1920s. Lindy Hop is closely related to earlier African American vernacular dances but quickly gained its own fame throug

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Savoy-style Lindy Hop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Savoy-style Lindy Hop is the term used to describe Lindy Hop associated with African American dancers who frequented the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem in the 1930s and 1940s. It has been used in contrast with the terms 'Hollywood-style Lindy Hop', popularly as

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01 Aug 06

Rhythm section - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rhythm section refers to the musicians whose primary jobs in a jazz or popular music band or ensemble is to establish the rhythm of a song or musical piece, often via repeated riffs or ostinati. "Rhythm Section" may also refer to the instruments in this g

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