Dancing with Fire's definitions

ASMR

An acronym for “Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response.”

The sole purpose of ASMR is to relax people. The ASMR community is constantly growing on Youtube. Ideally, ASMR videos are meant to give the viewer a relaxing tingle at the back of their head and/or spine. ASMR videos usually involve one or more of the following things:

• Gentle whispering
• Relaxing hand movements
• Smacking of the lips
• Nail tapping/scratching on hard surfaces such as tables
• Brushing sounds
• Etc.

by Dancing with Fire December 10, 2012

Ranchera

A type of traditional Mexican music.

Ranchera is very similar to Mariachi.

by Dancing with Fire December 10, 2012

Faded Holy Soldier

A pretty funny video blogger on Youtube.

Faded Holy Soldier is awesome.

by Dancing with Fire December 10, 2012

BND

Bundesnachrichtendienst; German Intelligence Agency.

The BND is the foreign intelligence agency of Germany, directly subordinated to the Chancellor's Office. Its headquarters are in Pullach near Munich, and Berlin (planned to be centralised in Berlin by 2014). The BND has 300 locations in Germany and foreign countries. In 2005, the BND employed around 6,050 people, 10% of them Bundeswehr soldiers; those are officially employed by the "Amt für Militärkunde" (Office for Military Sciences). The annual budget of the BND for 2009 was €460,000,000.

by Dancing with Fire September 7, 2012

ETA

Euskadi Ta Askatasuna; an organization of militant Basque nationalists attempting to gain independence for the Basques, especially those ruled by Spain, until a cease-fire in 1998, by means of guerrilla warfare.

The ETA was organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials."

by Dancing with Fire September 7, 2012

Viet Cong

The Communist-led guerrilla force and revolutionary army of South Vietnam.

The Viet Cong had their first victory of the Vietnam War at the Battle of Ap Bac in January 1963, which was followed by the overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem and an increasingly less stable South Vietnam.

by Dancing with Fire September 7, 2012

Viet Minh

A member of the Vietnamese political and military movement led by Ho Chi Minh that challenged the Japanese and defeated the French between 1941 and 1954.

When the Japanese surrendered to the Allies, the Communist Viet Minh, led by Ho Chi Minh, reasserted independence as a democratic republic. The French moved in militarily to try to reclaim the nation, ultimately supporting the government of Bao Dai along with the United States and Britain. The Chinese began supplying Ho Chi Minh with weapons, and fighting in the country continued through the 1950s.

by Dancing with Fire September 7, 2012