1400–1500 in European fashion
Fashion

1400–1500 in European fashion

Fashion in 15th-century Europe was characterized by a surge of experimentation and regional variety, from the voluminous robes called houppelandes with their sweeping floor-length sleeves to the revealing giornea of Renaissance Italy. Hats, hoods, and other headdresses assumed increasing

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Music

1965 in British music

This is a summary of 1965 in music in the United Kingdom. == Events == 15 January – The Who release their first hit single "I Can't Explain" in the UK. It was released a month earlier in the US. 17 January – The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts' book, Ode to a High Flying Bird, a tribute to

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Acne Studios
Fashion

Acne Studios

Acne Studios is a multidisciplinary luxury fashion house based in Stockholm, Sweden, that specializes in men's and women's ready-to-wear fashion, footwear, accessories and denim. When founded in 1996, the label derived its name from the creative collective ACNE; initially an acronym for Associated

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1965 Pakistani general election
Politics

1965 Pakistani general election

General elections were held in Pakistan on 21 March 1965. The National Assembly was elected indirectly by the basic democracy electoral college system, with electoral college members elected in October and November 1964. == Background == The 1962 constitution provided for an indirectly elected

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Algorithm
Computer Science

Algorithm

In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm ( ) is a finite sequence of mathematically rigorous instructions, typically used to solve a class of specific problems or to perform a computation. Algorithms are used as specifications for performing calculations and data processing. More advanced

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Psychology

4E cognition

4E cognition refers to a group of theories in (the philosophy of) cognitive science that challenge traditional views of the mind as something that happens only inside the brain. The four Es stand for: embodied, meaning that a brain is found in and, more importantly, vitally interconnected with a

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Alfred Marshall
Economics

Alfred Marshall

Alfred Marshall (26 July 1842 – 13 July 1924) was an English economist and one of the most influential economists of his time. His book Principles of Economics (1890) was the dominant economic textbook in England for many years, and brought the ideas of supply and demand, marginal utility, and

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Language

Abstand and ausbau languages

In sociolinguistics, an abstand language is a language variety or cluster of varieties with significant linguistic distance from all others, while an ausbau language is a standard variety, possibly with related dependent varieties. Heinz Kloss introduced these terms in 1952 to denote two separate

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Psychology

Adaptive behavior

Adaptive behavior refers to the collection and independent performance of the skills that enable an individual to meet the social and practical demands of everyday living, similar to the term life skills. This is a term used in the areas of psychology and special education, often used as one of the

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Mathematics

A Philosophical Essay on Probabilities

A Philosophical Essay on Probabilities (French: Essai philosophique sur les probabilités) is an 1814 work by Pierre-Simon Laplace presenting a wide-ranging account of the meaning of probability and the uses of the calculus of probabilities across the natural and moral sciences. The essay became one

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Sports

1936 in sports

1936 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. == Alpine skiing == FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 6th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at Innsbruck, Austria. The events are a downhill, a slalom and a combined race in both the men's and women's categories. The winners are:

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Agile Software Corporation
Business

Agile Software Corporation

Agile Software Corporation was an American software company headquartered in San Jose, California, specialising in product lifecycle management (PLM) software. Founded in 1995, it developed tools that helped manufacturers track product data, compliance requirements and supply chain information

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