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    clepsydra

    Definition: Clock that measures time by the escape of water.
    Synonyms: water clock, water glass


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    a hard pill to swallow

    Something, especially a fact or piece of news, that is unpleasant or difficult but which is unavoidable or must be accepted.


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    Bahrain Spring of Culture

    In recent decades, the government organizations of Bahrain have worked toward making its national arts program as robust as its oil industry. The Spring of Culture Festival, held every March in the capital city of Manama, helps fulfill this cultural mission and promotes tourism to the country. Thanks to its reputation as a meeting place between the East and the West, Spring of Culture is able to attract performers from all over the world. National, regional, and international artists converge on Manama to perform poetry readings, music, theater, and dance. More...


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    If I had followed my better judgment always, my life would have been a very dull one.
    Edgar Rice Burroughs
    (1875-1950)


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    Today's topic: sunset

    occultation - One of its meanings is "the disappearance from view of a star or planet in the sun's rays after sunset or before sunrise, when the star or planet is above the horizon." More...

    acronical - Means happening at sunset or twilight. More...

    antitwilight - The sky's pink or purple glow after sunset. More...

    evening - Its Old English base meant "grow towards night," as evening extends from sunset to dark. More...


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