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History. Devout Christians used the Pater Noster cord to pray the 150 Psalms, which were recited daily by Christian monastics in the praying of the canonical hours.As many of the laity and even lay monastics could not read, they substituted 150 repetitions of the Lord's Prayer (Pater noster in Ecclesiastical Latin) for the Psalms, sometimes using a cord with knots on it to keep an accurate count.
DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly shortened to DuPont, is an American multinational chemical company first formed in 1802 by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours. The company played a major role in the development of the U.S. state of Delaware and first arose as a major supplier of gunpowder.
CANBERRA (Reuters) -Australia should force Meta Platforms to pay news companies for content that appears on Facebook and impose broader regulation on social media firms, a senior News Corp ...
The keffiyeh or kufiyyeh or cheffiyeh ( Arabic: كُوفِيَّة, romanized : kūfiyya, lit. ' coif '), [1] also known in Arabic as a ghutrah ( غُترَة ), shemagh ( شُمَاغ, šumāḡ ), or ḥaṭṭah ( حَطَّة ), is a traditional headdress worn by men from parts of the Middle East. It is fashioned from a square scarf, and is ...
Edinburgh ( / ˈɛdɪnbərə / ⓘ [12] [13] [14] Scots: [ˈɛdɪnbʌrə]; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann [ˌt̪un ˈeːtʲən̪ˠ]) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. The city is located in south-east Scotland, and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth estuary and to the south by the Pentland Hills.
Lucasfilm Ltd. The Acolyte will be streaming exclusively on Disney+, with the first two episodes premiering on Tuesday, June 4 at 9 P.M. ET. New episodes will follow each week until the season ...
Plus, the right stretch can feel so good! Cats seem to instinctively know when to stretch, and their owners should take note. Stretching after sleep can prevent stiffness and lingering sleepiness ...
With a population of over 727,145 [15] and a territory of 38,394 square kilometres (14,824 sq mi), Bhutan ranks 133rd in land area and 160th in population. Bhutan is a constitutional monarchy with a king ( Druk Gyalpo) as the head of state and a prime minister as the head of government.