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Menger Hotel The Menger Hotel, located in downtown San Antonio, Texas, was built in 1859 (23 years after the fall of the adjacent Alamo). In 1898, Teddy Roosevelt used the bar to recruit Rough Riders which fought in Cuba in the Spanish-American War.
Menger's theorem In the mathematical discipline of graph theory and related areas, Menger's theorem is a basic result about connectivity in finite undirected graphs. It was proved for edge-connectivity and for vertex-connectivity by Karl Menger in 1927.
Mengjiang Mengjiang (; Postal map spelling: Mengkiang), also known in English as Mongol Border Land, was a puppet state in northern China controlled by Japan. It consisted of the then-provinces of Chahar and Suiyuan, corresponding to the central part of modern Inner Mongolia.
Mengke Bateer Mengke Bateer (or Menk Batere, , born November 20, 1975 in Hangjing County, Erdos Prairie, Inner Mongolia, China) is a professional basketball player formerly in the American NBA. Like many ethnic Mongolians, he does not have a family name, and his full name is a composition of two words: Menk = Eternal; Bateer = Hero.
Menglembu Menglembu is a main town in Ipoh city area Perak, Malaysia. It is at the foot of the Kledang Hill and famed for "Menglembu Peanuts" a brand of peanuts that are processed and packed by a factory situated in the town.
Mengler's Hill Mengler's Hill or Mengler Hill, is a hill in the Barossa Ranges, and one of the most popular lookouts in the Barossa Valley in the state of South Australia. The hill was named after an early vine grower in the area, and features a sculpture park at the base of the lookout area.
Mengu-Timur Mengu-Timur or Möngke Temür, Batu Khan's grandson, was a khan of the Golden Horde in 1266-1282. During his reign, the Mongols together with their allied Russian princes undertook military campaigns against Byzantium (c.
Mengzi, Yunnan Mengzi is a city, or county, in the southeast of Yunnan, China, in the Honghe prefecture about 12 miles east of Gejiu. It is situated in the center of a fertile valley basin on a plateau 1000 meters above sea level.
Meni Meni was the pan-Semitic god of destiny. As well as in archeaological records of Aram and Arabia, Meni is mentioned by the Book of Isaiah (Isaiah 65:11 - some translations obscure the mention of the deity), as having been worshipped by a number of Hebrews during the Babylonian captivity, along with Gad, the god of fortune.
Menie Menie is an area of land just north of Balmedie, Aberdeenshire. Sparsely populated, its main feature is Menie House, a grand 14th century country property surrounded by over 200 acres of private land, collectively known as the Menie Estate.
Menier family The Menier family of Noisiel, France, was a prominent family of chocolatiers who began as pharmaceutical manufacturers in Paris in 1816. They would build a highly successful enterprise, expanding to London, England, and New York City, New York, USA.
Menier Chocolate The Menier Chocolate company (French: Chocolat Menier) was a chocolate manufacturing business founded in 1816 as a pharmaceutical manufacturer in Paris, France at a time when chocolate was used as a medicinal product and was only one part of the overall business.
Menifee Menifee (born 1996) is a stallion Thoroughbred racehorse that competed in the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1999. His rivalry with Triple Crown contender Charismatic was compared at times with the rivalry between 1978 contenders Affirmed and Alydar, who won and placed (respectively) in all three races that year.
Menil Collection The Menil Collection, located in Houston, Texas, is a museum that houses the private art collection of founders John and Dominique de Menil. Dominique was the heiress to the Schlumberger oil-drilling fortune, and John was an executive of the company.
Meningeal carcinomatosis Meningeal carcinomatosis is a condition in which a solid tumor diffusely spreads to the leptomeninges. Lung tumors, breast tumors, and malignant melanoma comprise the majority of solid tumors spreading to the leptomeninges.
Meningoencephalitis Meningoencephalitis is a medical condition that simultaneously resembles both meningitis, which is an infection or inflammation of the meninges, and encephalitis, which is an infection or inflammation of the brain. There are many causative organisms, including both viral and bacterial pathogens and parasitic microbes, which can give rise to meningoencephalitis along with other causative agents (such as certain antibodies).
Meninos Cantores da Academia Meninos Cantores da Academia is a Brazilian choir that was founded on July 11 1953 by the priest José Maria Wisniewski of the SVD. Wisniewski had the intention of keeping the 500-year-old European tradition of boys' choirs alive in Brazil.
Meniscus A meniscus (plural: menisci, from the Greek for "crescent") is a curve in the surface of a liquid and is produced in response to the surface of the container or another object. It can be either concave or convex.
Meniscus transplant The meniscus is the cartilage in the knee which separates the upper leg bone from the lower leg bone. A meniscus transplant consists of taking out a worn or damaged meniscus and replacing it with a new one from a donor.
MeniThings Productions Founded in July 2000, MeniThings Productions, LLC ('MeniThings') is a full featured production company that supports the original CGI and live action content creation of director Aristomenis Tsirbas. This includes feature film, TV spots, music videos, and visual effects.
Menjiwo Menjiwo is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. The name Menjiwo is derived from the province Manjo of the Kingdom of Kaffa; however, the province of Manjo lay within the boundaries of neighboring Ginbo, while Menjiwo occupies the lands of the Gallo province of the former kingdom.
Menkaura Menkaura (or Men-Kau-Re; Mycerinus in Latin; Mykerinos in Greek) was a pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty of Egypt (ca. 2620 BC–2480 BC) who ordered the construction of the third and smallest of the Pyramids of Giza.
Menkaure's Pyramid Menkaure's Pyramid, located on the Giza Plateau on the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, is the smallest of the three Pyramids of Giza. It was built to serve as the tomb of the fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Menkaure.
Menkyo kaiden Menkyo kaiden (免許皆伝:めんきょかいでん) is a Japanese term meaning "license of total transmission." It is a certificate that is granted by a school, ryū, or other organization meaning that the recipient has learned everything that the organization or school can teach, and is licensed to pass on all aspects of his training.
Menlo Park Fire Department The Menlo Park Fire Department (AKA: Menlo Park Fire Protection District) is the Special District that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the southern most end of San Mateo County. According to their web page, " It covers approximately 30 square miles that reaches into the bay.
Menlo School Menlo School, known widely as Menlo, is an independent, private college preparatory in Atherton, California, USA, as well as a middle school. It was established in 1915 and is located at 50 Valparaiso Avenue across the street from Menlo Park.
Menlo Worldwide Menlo Worldwide is a global supply chain company based in San Mateo, CA which operates in approximately 14 countries worldwide. Its core business offerings include 3rd-party logistics and 4th party supply chain management.
Menlough Menlough is a village in northeast Galway county in Ireland, 25 miles from Galway, 15 miles from Ballinasloe, 15 miles from Tuam, and 10 miles from Athenry. It is not to be confused with Menlo which is just outside Galway city.
Menlyn Park At 115 000 m², Menlyn Park is Pretoria's largest shopping centre. It houses the usual spread of big-name retailers to be found in most of South Africa's major malls, and is Pretoria's most prestigious and popular shopping centre.
Mennen Mennen is now a brand of the Colgate Company. Its most notable product, Mennen Speed Stick, with its fougere perfume and green wide stick, was the market leader among deodorants and antiperspirants for men for many years.
MenningarnĂłtt MenningarnĂłtt or "cultural night" is a yearly event held in ReykjavĂ­k, the capital of Iceland, usually on the third saturday of August. It was created by the ReykjavĂ­k city council, and has now become one of the largest festivals in Iceland, rivalling the "Independence day" festival held on June 17 every year to celebrate the anniversary of the Icelandic independence from Denmark.
Menno Colony Menno Colony is settlement founded by Russian Mennonites in 1926 in the central Chaco of northwest Paraguay occupying an area of 7500 km² (2900 mi²). Neighbouring Mennonite settlements are Fernheim Colony and Neuland Colony.
Mennonite The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after and influenced by the teachings and tradition of Menno Simons (1496-1561). As one of the historic peace churches, Mennonites are committed to nonviolence, nonresistance, and pacifism.
Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary (MBBS) is the denominational seminary of the United States and Canadian Mennonite Brethren Churches. It was founded in 1955 in Fresno, California and now has campuses in Langley, British Columbia and Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Mennonite Historical Library The Mennonite Historical Library (MHL) is considered the world's most prominent and complete collection of resources and artifacts pertaining to Mennonites and related Anabaptist groups. It is housed in the Harold and Wilma Good Library on the campus of Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana.
Mennonite Church in the Netherlands The Mennonite Church in the Netherlands, or Algemene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit, is a body of Mennonite Christians in the Netherlands. Anabaptism appeared in the Netherlands by 1530, when Melchior Hoffman (1495-1543) visited Emden in East Frisia.
Mennonite Quarterly Review The Mennonite Quarterly Review (MQR) is an interdisciplinary review journal devoted to Anabaptist and Mennonite history, theology, and contemporary issues. Published continuously since its conception in 1927 by Harold S.
Mennonite Relief Sales Annually, the Mennonite Central Committee sponsors around 45 Mennonite Relief Sales throughout the United States and Canada. These sales raise $5 million USD a year to help fund relief and service projects in the United States and throughout the World.
Mennonite settlements of Altai Mennonite settlements of Altai arose after the 1906-09-19 act of the Duma and State Council of Imperial Russia, which provided for a resettlement bureau to distribute free land in Altai Krai. During 1907–1908 an area of over 666,000 ha (26,000 mi²) of the Kulunda Steppe was set aside for settlers.
MenntaskĂłli "MenntaskĂłli" is Icelandic for High School, or college, although it works differently from the American school. In Iceland grade school (grunnskĂłli) goes from 1st to 10th grade, which are the only mandatory school years in Iceland.
MenntaskĂłlinn HraĂ°braut MenntaskĂłlinn HraĂ°braut (abbrevated as MH) is an Icelandic gymnasium (secondary school) established in 2003 that allows students to get a gymnasium diploma in only two years (hence the first graduates graduated in 2005), contrary to normal period of four years in Iceland. HraĂ°braut is an Icelandic word meaning "highway" or "autobahn", which is a reference the rapid movement of students through the system.
Meno Meno is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato. Written in the Socratic dialectic style, it attempts to determine the definition of virtue, meaning in this case virtue in general, rather than particular virtues (e.
Menoceras Menoceras was an extinct pig-sized rhinoceros that roamed the plains of the North American mid-west during the lower Miocene Epoch. Because of the massive accumulations of fossil bones of this animal, particularly at Agate Springs Nebraska, it seems safe to assume that they lived and died in large herds.
Menolly Menolly is the most prominent character in Anne McCaffrey's Harper Hall trilogy, which is connected to the Dragonriders of Pern series. Menolly grew up in Half-Circle Sea Hold, where she helped the Hold harper, Petiron, wrote songs, and dreamed of becoming a harper.
Menologium Although the Latin word Menologium, in English also written Menology and Menologe, has been in some measure adopted for Western use, it is originally and in strictness a name describing a particular service-book of the Greek Church.
Menomena Menomena are an experimental rock band from Portland, Oregon, made up of Brent Knopf on guitar, keyboards, glockenspiel; Justin Harris on bass, guitar, baritone sax and alto sax; and Danny Seim on percussion. All members of the band share singing duties.
Menominee River The Menominee River is a river in northwestern Michigan and northeastern Wisconsin in the United States. It is approximately 118 mi (190 km long), draining a rural forested area of northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan into Lake Michigan.
Menomonee Falls High School Menomonee Falls High School is a high school located in the village of Menomonee Falls in Waukesha County, Wisconsin in the United States Of America. It is currently only a three year high school due to over crowding, however due to the recent referendum it will return to being a four year high school in the next few years.
Menomonee River Valley, Milwaukee The Menomonee Valley or Menomonee River Valley is a U-shaped land formation along the southern bend of the Menomonee River in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Because of its easy access to Lake Michigan and other waterways, the neighborhood has historically been home to the city's stockyards, rendering plants, shipping, and other heavy industry.
Menon Menon is a surname common amongst the people in the South Indian state of Kerala A similar surname, "Menava", is also derived from this root. This title was mostly awarded by the Rajahs of Cochin to powerful and aristocratic Nair Families.
Menon of Pharsalus Menon (in Greek Mενων; died 321 BC) was a citizen of Pharsalus in Thessaly, and a man of great influence and reputation, took a prominent part in the Lamian war, and commanded the Thessalian cavalry in the battle with the Macedonians, in which Leonnatus was slain. Plutarch tells us that his services were highly valued by the confederates, and that he held a place in their estimation second only to Leosthenes, At the battle of Crannon (322 BC), he and Antiphilus, the Athenian, were defeated by Antipater and Craterus, though the Thessalian horse under his command maintained in the action its superiority over that of the enemy; and they felt themselves compelled to open a negotiation with the conquerors, which led to the dissolution of the Greek confederacy.
Menorah Gardens "The Menorah Gardens cemetery chain, owned by SCI, desecrated vaults, removed hundreds of bodies from two cemeteries in Florida and dumped the gruesome remains in woods frequented by wild boar, investigators discovered in 2001. In one case, a backhoe was used to crack open a vault, remove corpses and make room for more dead bodies.
Menoume Ellada Îśenoume Ellada (Travelling in Greece) - is aired Monday to Friday at 2pm (EET) on ET1 and 01:00 GMT (00:00 GMT during daylight hours) on ERT Sat. This program showcases beautiful Greece and all it has to offer.
Mens In Roman mythology, Mens, also known as Bona Mens or Mens Bona (Latin: "Good Mind"), was the personification of thought, consciousness and the mind, and also of "right-thinking". Her festival was celebrated on June 8.
Mens rea The mens rea is the Latin term for "guilty mind" used in the criminal law. The standard common law test of criminal liability is usually expressed in the Latin phrase, actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea, which means that "the act does not make a person guilty unless the mind is also guilty".
Mens Sana Basket Mens Sana Basket, more frequently referred to as Montepaschi Siena, is an Italian basketball club from Siena. More precisely, it is the now-autonomous basketball section of the comprehensive sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana.
Mens Sana Monographs Mens Sana Monographs, in short MSM, (), is A Monograph Series Devoted To Understanding Medicine, Mental Health, Man And Their Matrix. It is published by the Mens Sana Research Foundation based in Mumbai, India.
Mensa (constellation) Mensa (IPA: , ) is a southern constellation which was first introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille under the name Mons Mensae (Latin for table mountain). This specifically refers to Table Mountain in South Africa, where Lacaille made important early observations of the southern sky.
Mensalão scandal The Mensalão scandal, known in Brazil as the escândalo do mensalão or votes for cash scandal, dominated the politics of Brazil in 2005 and threatened to bring down the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Mensalão is a neologism and variant of the word for "monthly payment" in Portuguese.
Menscience MenScience Androceuticals is a men's skincare and grooming company that provides products that focus on shaving, skin care and grooming. Products are distributed through the company's website and at retail locations throughout the United States, Canada and United Kingdom.
Menshevik The Mensheviks ( IPA: ) were a faction of the Russian revolutionary movement that emerged in 1903 after a dispute between Vladimir Lenin and Julius Martov, both members of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party. At the 2nd Congress of the RSDLP in August of 1903, Lenin argued for a small party of professional revolutionaries with a large fringe of non-party sympathizers and supporters.
Mensch Computer The Mensch Computer is a computer system based on the W65C265 microcontroller (which implements both the 16-bit instruction set of the W65C816/65816 microprocessor, as well as the 8-bit instruction set of the 6502 microprocessor) and produced by the Western Design Center. The computer system is named after Bill Mensch, designer of the 6502 and subsequent series of microprocessor.
Menschen gegen Minen Menschen gegen Minen ("People Against Landmines") is a humanitarian landmine clearance organization headquartered in Germany. It was founded on January 16 1996, and is a registered charity under German law.
Menschen Vereeniging Wolbodo The Menschen Vereeniging Wolbodo was founded in 1959 as the PSK (Parochiele Studenten Kring) by the Roman Catholic Church. The reason for the church to initiate this society was to provide a social structure for dwelling students, so-called nihilists, that had not joined a society.
Menston railway station Menston railway station is a railway station in Menston, West Yorkshire, England. On the Wharfedale Line between Ilkley and Leeds City station/Bradford Forster Square, it is served by Class 333 electric trains run by Northern Rail, who also manage the station.
Menstrual cup A menstrual cup is a type of cup or barrier worn inside the vagina during menstruation to collect menstrual fluid. Unlike more common methods, such as tampons and pads, the cup neither absorbs the flow nor catches it outside the body.
Menstrual extraction Menstrual extraction is both a surgical abortion method and a menstrual hygiene technique, by which either an entire menstrual period may be removed in a few minutes, or a blastocyst or small embryo--without confirmation of pregnancy. It is almost identical to manual vacuum aspiration--in which uterine contents are removed through the cervix via manual suction and a canula to terminate unwanted pregnancy--but differs slightly in technical configuration, and greatly in historical, political, and legal use.
Menstruation and the origins of culture A connection between menstruation and the origins of culture is advocated by Chris Knight, Camilla Power, and Ian Watts. Chris Knight, Professor of Anthropology at the University of East London, was the first of this group to support this connection in his 1991 book, "Blood Relations: Menstruation and the origins of culture" (Yale University Press).
Mensurstriche Mensurstriche is a German term used in musical notation to denote barlines that are drawn between staves, but not across them. It is typically seen in Renaissance vocal polyphony, although a few modern composers (Hugo Distler, for example) have made a practice of using it in their music.
Menswe@r Menswe@r were a short-lived Britpop band in the mid 1990s from Camden in London. They signed their record deal after their fifth gig, appearing on the cover of Melody Maker (in an article about Camden club night Blow Up) before they had recorded a note.
Mentai Rock Mentai Rock is the name given to the collection of Japanese artists who gained national popularity during the late 1970's. Continuing through the early 80's, the collective had little in common other than their origin - the Hakata ward of Fukuoka City.
Mentai Waido Mentai Waido is the name of a long-running local-interest television programme shown on channel FBS (Fukuoka Broadcasting Station) in Fukuoka, Japan. The show is broadcast weekdays, from about 4pm until about 7pm, and consists of interviews with local people, introductions of local restaurants and attractions, and topical news segments.
Mentaiko Mentaiko (Kanji: 明太子) is the marinated roe of the pollock, and is one of the common ingredients used in Japanese cuisine. Mentaiko originated in Korea and was brought to Japan after Japanese colonies in Korea were repatriated after the Second World War.
Mental (band) Boston hardcore circa 2001. Popularized a style of hardcore that is sometimes known as "Bust It" or "Lockin' Out," due to similar bands like Justice and Righteous Jams being on Greg's label.
Mental (Sri Aurobindo) The Mental faculty or part of the being, in Sri Aurobindo's philosophy, is the conceptual and cognitive mind. Unlike Western psychology, in which mind and consciousness are considered the same, Sri Aurobindo strongly distinguishes between the "Mental" and the "Vital" (emotional) faculties, as well as between Mind and pure Consciousness.
Mental accounting A concept first named by Richard Thaler (1980), mental accounting attempts to describe the process whereby people code, categorise and evaluate economic outcomes. Mental accounting theorists argue that people group their assets into a number of non-fungible mental accounts.
Mental As Anything Mental As Anything is an Australian New Wave/rock music band who, since the late 70s have released numerous albums & singles and have produced many innovative music videos. Although they have worked in a much broader musical idiom, Mental As Anything are in many respects comparable to British band Madness, in that their music is typically delivered with a quirky, ironic sense of humour and a strong visual identity.
Mental block A mental block is an informal term used to mean either repression of painful thoughts, or an inability to continue a train of thought, like in the case of writer's block. This can lead to many psychological dysfunctions including but not limited to schizophrenia.
Mental body The mental body (the mind) is one of the subtle bodies in esoteric philosophies, in some religious teachings and in New Age thought. It is understood as a sort of body made up of thoughts, just as the emotional body consists of emotions and the physical body is made up of matter.
Mental breakdown A mental breakdown, also known as a nervous breakdown, is a sudden, acute attack of mental illness such as depression or anxiety. Like “sanity” and its derivatives, the term is not recognized by the psychological community.
Mental calculator Mental calculators are people with a prodigious ability in some area of mental calculation, such as multiplying large numbers or factoring large numbers. Some mental calculators are autistic savants, with a narrow area of great skill and poor mental development in other directions, but many are people of normal mental development who have simply developed advanced calculating ability.
Mental Contagion Mental Contagion is an arts and literature online magazine published on monthly basis. Its mission is to connect individual voice with community through exhibition of work and by exploring relationship between artists and writers and the content of their work through interview, essay, and biography.
Mental disorder defence In the criminal laws of Australia and Canada, the defence of mental disorder (sometimes called the defence of mental illness) is a legal defence by excuse, by which a defendant may argue that he or she should not be held criminally liable for breaking the law, as he or she was mentally ill at the time of their allegedly "criminal" actions.
Mental escape mentalEscape (real name Mirza Čaušević, often credited as Mizi Causevic) (born on June 1, 1983 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a self-taught electronic music producer, sound engineer, multimedia designer publisher, remixer, photographer and digital artist.
Mental Engineering Mental Engineering is a public television series where host John Forde leads a panel discussion featuring critical—and humorous—analysis of TV commercials. The show originated as a public access program on the Saint Paul Neighborhood Network in St.
Mental function Mental functions and cognitive processes are terms often used interchangeably (although not always correctly so, the term cognitive tends to have specific implications - see cognitive and cognitivism) to mean such functions or processes as perception, introspection, memory, creativity, imagination, conception, belief, reasoning, volition, and emotion — in other words, all the different things that we can do with our minds.
Mental health Mental health is a concept that refers to a human individual's emotional and psychological well-being. Merriam-Webster defines mental health as "A state of emotional and psychological well-being in which an individual is able to use his or her cognitive and emotional capabilities, function in society, and meet the ordinary demands of everyday life.
Mental health consumer A mental health consumer is a person who is under treatment for a psychiatric illness or disorder. The term was coined in an attempt to empower those with mental health issues, usually considered a marginalized segment of society.
Mental health courts Mental health courts are specialized court dockets that provide community treatment and supervision in lieu of incarceration for criminal offenders with mental illness. Like other "problem-solving courts," such as drug courts, domestic violence courts, and community courts, mental health courts seek to move away from the adversarial legal process to address the underlying causes of crime.
Mental health model The mental health model of psychological well-being regards the human mind on the model of a physical organism. Syndromes of behavior or thought which lead to distress are, in this model, regarded as "disorders" which are being "caused" by something other than one's own choices.
Mental Health act An act passed by John F Kennedy in his time as president to help the mentally disabled people in the US, as a part of the New Frontier. It was a great success in that it resulted in a six fold increase in people using the facilities provided by the government.
Mental Health Counselor A mental health counselor is a professional who provides counseling to individuals, couples, families, groups, or larger systems. A mental health counselor may also have training in educational and vocational counseling (MacCluskie & Ingersoll 2001).
Mental Health Parity Act The Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA) is legislation signed into United States law on September 26, 1996 that requires that annual or lifetime dollar limits on mental health benefits be no lower than any such dollar limits for medical and surgical benefits offered by a group health plan or health insurance issuer offering coverage in connection with a group health plan.
Mental Health Review Tribunal The Mental Health Review Tribunal consists of two distinct bodies, within a single organisation, which exist to protect the rights of persons subject to the Mental Health Act 1983 in England and Wales in the United Kingdom. Essentially, it provides for consideration of appeals against detention in hospital made by people thus detained.
Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland was set up by the Scottish Executive to hear applications for, and appeals against, Compulsory Treatment Orders, and appeals against Short Term Detention Certificates made under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, and other matters in relations to the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, for example, appeals against Compulsion and Restriction Orders.
Mental Hygiene: Classroom Films 1945 - 1970 Mental Hygiene: Classroom Films 1945 - 1970 is a 1999 book by former Comedy Channel writer Ken Smith, about a large genre of social guidance films on topics ranging from driver safety to dating to sexual relations and drug use.
Mental illness A mental illness, as defined in psychiatry and other mental health professions, is an abnormal mental condition or disorder associated with significant distress and/or disfunction. This can involve cognitive, emotional, behavioral and interpersonal impairments.
Mental image A mental image is a term used in philosophy and communication studies to describe the representation of an idea in a person's mind. According to some biologists and anthropologists, the ability to form and recall mental images, to learn about the world from them, and to communicate to others about them is unique to the human species, while others claim to have found evidence of this capacity in other species.
Mental Illness and Gender Men and women develop different kinds of mental illness because of the different stresses and societal pressure they face. Freud postulated that women were more prone to neurosis because women suffered from aggression towards the self stemming from developmental issues.
Mental magic Mental magic is a term coined in entertainment for the combined presentation of feats of mentalism and magic (illusion). This was to make it distinct from acts of pure mentalism which often pass themselves off as supernatural abilities, whereas the combination with stage magic normally expresses that it is simply sleight of hand.

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