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Paradesi Synagogue
The Paradesi Synagogue, also called the Mattancherry Synagogue, is a synagogue in Mattancherry, Kochi, India, built in 1568 and the oldest active synagogue in India.
Paradigm
Paradigm: the shared framework of theories, methods, and exemplars defining a scientific community, introduced by Thomas Kuhn in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962); linked to normal science, anomalies, and incommensurable revolutions.
Paradigm (venture capital firm)
Paradigm is a San Francisco venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam and ex-Sequoia partner Matt Huang, a leading crypto investor.
Paradigm One
Paradigm One is a roughly $2.5 billion crypto venture fund raised in November 2021 by San Francisco investment firm Paradigm, founded by Matt Huang and Fred Ehrsam.
Paradigm shift
A paradigm shift, also called a paradigm change, is a fundamental change in the framework of a science, a concept introduced by Thomas Kuhn in 1962.
PARADIGM study
PARADIGM (Progression of AtheRosclerotic PlAque DetermIned by Computed TomoGraphic Angiography Imaging) is a multinational serial CCTA registry of 2,252 patients quantifying coronary plaque progression, diabetes and statin effects, and MACE prediction.
PARADIGM-HF trial
PARADIGM-HF was a randomized trial of 8,442 patients comparing sacubitril/valsartan with enalapril in chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, stopped early in 2014 for a 20% reduction in cardiovascular death.
Paradip
Paradip, officially also spelled Paradeep, is a port town on the Odisha coast in eastern India, best known for Paradip Port, Odisha's only major port, and IndianOil's 15 million tonne refinery commissioned in 2016.
Paradip–Haldia–Barauni Crude Oil Pipeline
The Paradip–Haldia–Barauni Crude Oil Pipeline (PHBPL) is IndianOil's east coast crude oil pipeline, which unloads crude from tankers at Paradip, Odisha, and feeds the Haldia and Barauni refineries.
Paradisaea
Paradisaea (Linnaeus, 1758) is the most species-rich birds-of-paradise genus, with seven species on New Guinea and nearby islands; males bear filamentous flank plumes and wire-like tail feathers, display in canopy leks, and the genus originated in the Late Miocene eastern Central Range.
Paradise
Paradise, from Old Iranian paridai̯za- (walled garden) via Greek paradeisos, denotes the blessed afterlife abode in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Zoroastrianism; also the subject of the philosophical 'Problem of Heaven' concerning free will, and unrelated scholarship foundations in Texas.
Paradise (1982 film)
Paradise (1982), also known as Paradis, is a Canadian adventure-romance film written and directed by Stuart Gillard, starring Willie Aames and Phoebe Cates as teenagers fleeing a slaver across an 1823 desert; a Blue Lagoon imitator that flopped critically and commercially.
Paradise (2023 film)
Paradise is a 2023 Indian-Sri Lankan drama directed by Prasanna Vithanage, following a couple whose anniversary trip in Sri Lanka turns into a hunt for stolen belongings.
Paradise (2025 TV series)
Paradise (2025 TV series), Hulu political thriller by Dan Fogelman starring Sterling K. Brown as Secret Service agent Xavier Collins investigating President Cal Bradford's murder in a bunker after a climate apocalypse; three planned seasons, 86% Rotten Tomatoes, Emmy-nominated.
Paradise (2026 film)
Paradise (2026 film), Jérémy Comte's debut feature drama, a Canada-France-Ghana co-production about Ghanaian teen Kojo and Quebec teen Tony; premiered at Berlinale 14 February 2026, French release 19 August 2026. Distinct from The Paradise (Telugu), Attack on Paradise, and Paradise Lost.
Paradise (Coldplay song)
Paradise (Coldplay song): 2011 single from Mylo Xyloto, written by the band with Brian Eno, produced by Dravs, Green, Simpson. UK #1 on 1 January 2012, Hot 100 #15, million-seller; elephant-unicycle video by Mat Whitecross.
Paradise (Lana Del Rey EP)
Paradise is an eight-track 2012 EP by Lana Del Rey, also known as Elizabeth Grant, released on Polydor and Interscope as a companion to Born to Die; it debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 with 67,000 first-week copies.
Paradise Alley
Paradise Alley (1978), also known as Hell's Kitchen, is Sylvester Stallone's directorial debut, a Universal drama about three Italian-American brothers in 1946 Hell's Kitchen who turn brother Victor into a wrestler; originally a boxing script tied to the Rocky lawsuit.
Paradise by the Dashboard Light
"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" is Meat Loaf's 8:28 1977 duet with Ellen Foley from Bat Out of Hell, written by Jim Steinman, featuring Phil Rizzuto's baseball play-by-play and Karla DeVito in the video.
Paradise Cafe
Paradise Cafe (مقهى الفردوس, also Cafe Paradise) is a casino in Karkh, Baghdad, Iraq, at 33.33707 N, 44.38614 E, OSM node 5080960526, near Jami' Hannan mosque and the Baghdadi Museum.
Paradise Casino Busan
Paradise Casino Busan (파라다이스 카지노 부산) is a foreigner-only casino in Paradise Hotel Busan on Haeundae Beach, opened 1981, Busan's largest casino with 139 gaming positions including 29 baccarat tables, open 24 hours.
Paradise Casino Jeju Grand
Paradise Casino Jeju Grand (파라다이스카지노제주그랜드) is a foreigner-only casino in Jeju City, South Korea, opened June 1992 by Paradise Group, located in Maison Glad Jeju hotel with 100 gaming positions including 25 baccarat tables.
Paradise Cay, California
Paradise Cay, California: unincorporated 1960s fill-land waterfront community on the Tiburon Peninsula in Marin County, over 200 homes with yacht docks, dredged by County Service Area No. 29, ZIP 94920.
Paradise City
Paradise City: 1987 Guns N' Roses hard rock song from Appetite for Destruction, written by all five classic members, fourth single (November 1988), peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 6 in the UK.
Paradise City (2021 TV series)
Paradise City (2021 TV series): American music drama on Amazon Prime Video, spin-off of the 2017 film American Satan. Created by Ash Avildsen; stars Andy Biersack as Johnny Faust; one season of 8 episodes, premiered March 25, 2021; Cameron Boyce's final role.
Paradise City Casino
Paradise City Casino, the foreigners-only casino of the Paradise City integrated resort on Yeongjong Island, Incheon; opened April 2017 by Paradise Group and Sega Sammy; Korea's largest foreigner-only casino, five minutes from Incheon airport.
Paradise City Wonderbox
Paradise City Wonderbox (원더박스) is an indoor, night-carnival-themed family theme park at the Paradise City resort on Yeongjong Island, Incheon, South Korea; opened March 31, 2019, operated by Paradise SegaSammy, with 10 rides, 9 carnival games, and 28,000-won adult day passes.
Paradise Fossil Plant
Paradise Fossil Plant was a coal-fired power station owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority in western Kentucky, built between 1959 and 1970 and retired by 2020.
Paradise Hills (film)
Paradise Hills is a 2019 sci-fi fantasy thriller, the feature debut of Spanish director Alice Waddington, starring Emma Roberts, Milla Jovovich, Danielle Macdonald, Awkwafina, and Eiza González as inmates of an island reform school. Premiered at Sundance 2019; released by Samuel Goldwyn Films October 25, 2019.
Paradise Hotel
Paradise Hotel is a reality TV format created by Howard Davidson and Phil Roberts for Mentorn Media, first on Fox in 2003, in which singles pair up at a luxury resort to survive eliminations. Most successful in Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden on TV3/Viaplay); the Swedish 2021 season was halted over assault allegations.