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Hate speech is defined by the Cambridge Dictionary as "public speech that expresses hate or encourages violence towards a person or group based on something such as race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation".[1] Hate speech is "usually thought to include communications of animosity or disparagement of an individual or a group on account of a group characteristic such as race, colour, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or sexual orientation".[2] There has been much debate over freedom ...

The Arnolfini PortraitArtistJan van EyckYear1434TypeOil on oak panel of 3 vertical boardsDimensions82.2 cm × 60 cm (32.4 in × 23.6 in); panel 84.5 cm × 62.5 cm (33.3 in × 24.6 in)LocationNational Gallery, London The Arnolfini Portrait (or The Arnolfini Wedding, The Arnolfini Marriage, the Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife, or other titles) is a 1434 oil painting on oak panel by the Early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck. It forms a full-length double portrait, believed to depict the...

The Loyal Orange Institution, commonly known as the Orange Order, is an international Protestant fraternal order based in Northern Ireland. It also has lodges in England, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland, as well as throughout the British Commonwealth and the United States.[1][2][3] The Orange Order was founded in County Armagh in 1795, during a period of Protestant–Catholic sectarian conflict, as a Masonic-style fraternity sworn to maintain the Protestant Ascendancy. It is headed by the Gr...

WeimaranerMale Weimaraner with docked tailCommon nicknamesRanerGrey GhostOriginGermanyTraitsWeight Male 30–40 kg (66–88 lb)[1] Female 25–35 kg (55–77 lb)[1]Height Male 59–70 cm (23–28 in)[1] Female 57–65 cm (22–26 in)[1]Life span 11–14 years[2]Kennel club standardsVDH standardFCI standardDog (domestic dog) The Weimaraner ( WY-mə-rah-nər) is a large dog that was originally bred for hunting in the early 19th century.[3] Early Weimaraners were used by royalty for hunting large game such as boar, b...

"On sight" redirects here. For the Kanye West song, see On Sight. This glossary of climbing terms is a list of definitions of terms and jargon related to rock climbing and mountaineering.[1][2][3] The specific terms used can vary considerably between different English-speaking countries; many of the phrases described here are particular to the United States and the United Kingdom. A[edit] Abalakov thread Also V-thread. A type of abseiling point used especially in winter and ice climbing. ablati...

This article is about the Japanese pseudoscientific healing practice. For the era, see Reiki (era). Reiki (霊気, ) is a form of alternative medicine called energy healing. Reiki practitioners use a technique called palm healing or hands-on healing through which a "universal energy" is said to be transferred through the palms of the practitioner to the patient in order to encourage emotional or physical healing. Reiki is a pseudoscience,[1] and is used as an illustrative example of pseudoscience i...

The Italian Sighthound (Italian: piccolo levriero italiano) is an Italian breed of small sighthound.[2] It may also be called the Italian Greyhound. History[edit] Catherine the Great with an Italian Sighthound named Zemire. This dog has long been popular with nobility and royalty. Among those believed to have kept it are Frederick II, Duke of Swabia; members of the D'Este, Medici and Visconti families; the French kings Louis XI, Charles VIII, Charles IX, Louis XIII and Louis XIV;[3] Frederick t...

The Minoan eruption was a major catastrophic volcanic eruption that devastated the Aegean island of Thera (now called Santorini) in around 1600 BCE.[1] It destroyed the Minoan settlement at Akrotiri, as well as communities and agricultural areas on nearby islands and the coast of Crete with related earthquakes and tsunamis.[2] With a VEI magnitude of 6 or 7 and a dense-rock equivalent (DRE) of 60 km3 (14 cu mi),[3][4] the eruption was one of the largest volcanic events on Earth in human history...

The triangular theory of love is a theory of love developed by Robert Sternberg, a member of the Psychology Department at Yale University. During his time as a professor, Sternberg emphasized his research in the fields of intelligence, creativity, wisdom, leadership, thinking styles, ethical reasoning, love, and hate. In the context of interpersonal relationships, "the three components of love, according to the triangular theory, are an intimacy component, a passion component, and a decision/co...

Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor[3] CBE ( CHOO-ə-tel EJ-ee-oh-for;[4] born 10 July 1977)[3] is an English actor and filmmaker. After enrolling at the National Youth Theatre in 1995 and attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, at age 19 and three months into his course, Ejiofor was cast by Steven Spielberg to play a supporting role in the film Amistad (1997) as James Covey.[5] Ejiofor portrayed the characters Okwe in Dirty Pretty Things (2002), Lola in Kinky Boots (2005), The Operative in ...