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- Sweden (27111 bytes)
3: ... a [[Great Power]] of twice its size – subsequently lost within a century. Since [[1816]], Swed...
5: ...beral tendencies and a strong national quest for equality.
81: ...wars]] and its 200 years of peace are arguably unique in the world today.
96: ...f Sweden]] can be altered by the Riksdag, which requires a [[supermajority]] and confirmation after t...
108: - Latvia (12041 bytes)
140: ....lka.edu.lv/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index&topic=68]
157: ...orters Without Borders]] world-wide press freedom index 2004: Rank 10 out of 167 countries
158: ...cators/ESI/rank.html Environmental Sustainability Index 2002] Rank 10 out of all countries
177: * [http://www.president.lv/index.php?pid=210 The Latvian President's Chancery]
178: * [http://www.mk.gov.lv/index.php/en The Cabinet of Ministers] - Crochet (5214 bytes)
3: ... confused with "crotchet", otherwise known as a [[quarter note]].
12: ...se writers point to the "simplicity" of the technique and claim that it "must" have been early.
16: ...ute for other forms of lace. It required minimal equipment and supplies, all easily accessible to per...
19: ...copy. This impression was partially mitigated by Queen Victoria, who conspicuously purchased Irish-m...
24: ...ration picked up on crochet. Often using granny squares, a motif worked in the round, and incorporat... - Rene Descartes (17976 bytes)
1: ...rs of modern times. For good or bad, much of subsequent western philosophy is a reaction to his writi...
4: Descartes frequently contrasted his views with those of his pred...
18: ...1628]], where he lived and changed his address frequently until [[1649]].
26: ...den]], where he had been invited as a teacher for Queen [[Christina of Sweden]]. The cause of death w...
28: ...ed his works on the [[Index Librorum Prohibitorum|Index of Prohibited Books]]. - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
4: ... words by saying "Regard the whole human race as equal".
6: ...ved Ones), who in turn baptised the Guru at his request.
8: ... time. The Sikh Holy Scripture is particularly unique in that it is written in [[Gurmukhi]] script bu...
24: ...mar Das. He continued to preach the principle of equality for women, the prohibition of [[Sati]] and ...
76: ...e God:''' There is only one God, who has infinite qualities and names; She or he (see note below rega... - Harp (23216 bytes)
24: ...ure of the strings on the sound board is roughly equal to a ton. The lowest strings are made of coppe...
31: ...ying.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A street musician in [[Quebec City]] plays the lever harp]]
33: ...re plucked with the fingers using a similar technique to that of the pedal harp. At the top of each s...
38: ...]]) indicating the bracing that would have been required to withstand the tension of a wire-strung ha...
40: ...|harp]] in [[Ireland]], and the [[Queen Mary Harp|Queen Mary]] and [[Lamont harps]], both in [[Scotla... - Ocelot (4489 bytes)
21: While ocelots are well equipped for an [[arboreal]] lifestyle, and will som...
25: ...troduction of highways. Young male ocelots are frequently killed by cars during their search for a te...
31: *''Leopardus pardalis aequatorialis'', northern [[Andes]]
44: ...://www.kenanderson.net/ocelots/index.html Ocelots Index, by Ken Anderson] - Kite flying (5612 bytes)
8: ...lyester, which will have longer useful life if frequently flown.
15: ...|left|These kites are shaped like an octopus and squid and are more than 40 feet long.]]
23: ... rotors spin and create lift. This type of kite requires two control lines, one to be held in each ha...
51: *[http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/kap/carrizo/ Processed results of...
54: ...w.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/shortk.html Kite Index] - Wind chill (4476 bytes)
1: ...each a higher [[energy state]]. That energy is acquired by absorbing heat from surrounding tissue by...
7: ... has been controversial because it is a composite index, because animate and inanimate bodies behave diff...
13: The new wind chill index used by the US and Canadian weather services is c...
21: ...nto account — and the wind-chill and [[heat index]] are sometimes collectively referred to by a sin... - New Deal (82408 bytes)
11: ...[http://www.rightwingnews.com/interviews/friedman.php ''Interview with John Hawkins''. Right Wing News....
20: ...sm|protectionist]] policies (high tariffs, import quotas, and barter agreements)—the very cause of ...
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48: ...DIC. Roosevelt issued [[Executive Order 6102]] requiring that by next January all private gold be tu... - Fashion (7767 bytes)
10: Although that concept frequently applies to [[clothes]] and other aspects of...
12: ...athematics]], the choice of [[programming]] techniques,
31: *Thornton, Peter. ''Baroque and Rococo Silks.''
35: ...sm]]: it results in waste and encourages people ''qua'' [[consumer]]s to buy things unnecessarily. Ot...
37: ...o choose from. At the same time there remains an equal or larger range designated (at least currently... - Inquisition (9274 bytes)
1: ...rnments are subjects of considerable historical inquiry.
2: [[Image:Inquistion.jpg|thumb|250px|Illustration provided by [...
5: The Inquisition was a permanent institution in the Cathol...
7: ...inning in the [[12th century]], Church Councils required secular rulers to prosecute heretics.
11: ... the [[Portuguese Inquisition]] and the [[Roman Inquisition]]. - Hour (4351 bytes)
8: ...his reason, these hours are sometimes called ''unequal hours''. [[Rome|Romans]] and [[Greece|Greeks]]...
9: ...t, or between one sunset and the next). As a consequence, hours vary a little, as the length of an ap...
15: * In antiquity, the counting of hours started with sunrise. ...
17: ...to the [[solar time|equation of time]]. At the [[equinox]]es, sunrise is around 6 [[AM]] (''ante meri...
18: ...ering according to the equation of time). At the equinoxes, sunrise is around 06:00, and sunset aroun... - Wildfire (23185 bytes)
22: ... the immediate fire area, but it also affects the quality of the local [[water]] supply.
30: ... flammable essences to keep some moisture. A consequence of a long hot and dry period is that the air...
49: ...e [[1960s]], when it was realized that no new [[sequoia]]s had been grown in the redwood forests of [...
51: ...s has been relatively unchanged. In fact, fire frequency has been increasing dramatically over the pa...
55: ...s conducted in many American forests. Such techniques are best used within the wildland/urban interf... - Arsenic (12497 bytes)
148: ...y, and little practiced, there is concern in some quarters about the widespread landfill disposal of ...
161: ... poisoning]] were somewhat ill-defined, it was frequently used for [[murder]] until the advent of the...
187: <!-- INDEX 033-001-00-X (arsenic) R23/25-50/53; S1/2-20/21-2...
188: <!-- INDEX 033-002-00-5 (other compounds) pareil -->
194: * [[Aqua Tofana]] - Graphite (4209 bytes)
29: | [[Refractive index]]|| Opaque
48: Associated minerals include: [[quartz]], [[calcite]], [[mica]]s, [[iron]] [[meteor...
58: ...hly anisotropic, since [[phonons]] propagate very quickly along the tightly-bound planes, but are slo...
66: ... improve the operational abilities of the fan and quiet it down. - Germanium (8776 bytes)
165: ... air at room temperature. [[Zone refining]] techniques have led to the production of crystalline germ...
194: ...Silicon has superior electrical properties, but requires much higher purity samples—a purity wh...
197: ...nfrared detectors. Its oxide's [[refractive index|index of refraction]] and dispersion properties make ge...
215: ...ation]] of its volatile tetrachloride. This technique permits the production of ultra-high purity ger... - Helium (36603 bytes)
104: ...m II—is important to researchers studying [[quantum mechanics]] (in particular the phenomenon o...
108: ...all [[volume]] of the gas temporarily changes the quality of one's voice.
112: ...precooled below this temperature, helium can be liquefied through expansion cooling.
114: ...p>+</sup> have been created this way. This technique has also allowed the production of the neutral ...
116: === Solid and liquid phases === - Lanthanum (10184 bytes)
110: ...(optics)|lenses]], because of the high refractive index and low dispersion of rare-earth glasses.
148: .../www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/La/index.html WebElements.com – Lanthanum] - Strontium (11493 bytes)
181: ...ium titanate]] has an extremely high [[refractive index]] and an [[optical dispersion]] greater than that...
191: .../sub>). Of the two, celestite occurs much more frequently in sedimentary deposits of sufficient size ...
204: ...t, long-lived, nuclear-electric power source is required.
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