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- Sweden (27111 bytes)
1: ...g of large peaceful forests and mountainous wilderness.
3: ...den has been at peace, adopting a policy of armed neutrality.
5: ...y defined by liberal tendencies and a strong national quest for equality.
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11: {{Infobox Country | - Latvia (12041 bytes)
1: ...e|Latvian]]: ''Rīga''), is the largest city in the [[Baltic States]].
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6: ...center width=133px| [[Image:Latvijas lielais gerbonis.gif|100px|Latvia: Coat of Arms]] - Crochet (5214 bytes)
3: ...d with "crotchet", otherwise known as a [[quarter note]].
5: ==Definition==
7: ...he free end of the strand is pulled through the final loop.
9: ==Origins==
12: ...of the technique and claim that it "must" have been early. - Rene Descartes (17976 bytes)
1: ...rtesian coordinate system used in plane geometry and algebra.
2: ...artes-portrait-photo-image-crca.jpg|thumb|400px|Rene Descartes Image provided by [http://classroomcli...
4: ... on the absolute freedom of God’s act of creation.
6: ...]] and [[John Searle]]'s "[[Chinese room]]" argument.
8: ...mous statement is ''[[Cogito ergo sum]]'' (''I think, therefore I am.''). - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
2: ...[[Vedic]] metaphysics, [[guru]] ideal, and [[bhajan]]s) as well as [[Sufi|Sufi Islam]].
4: ...orced these words by saying "Regard the whole human race as equal".
6: ...e named Panj Pyare (Five Beloved Ones), who in turn baptised the Guru at his request.
8: ...krit]], [[Bhojpuri]] and [[Persian language|Persian]].
10: ...ames, is eternally One, the Sovereign and omnipotent God (the Truth of Love). - Harp (23216 bytes)
2: ...er]]-wound), [[gut]] (more commonly used than nylon), or [[wire]].
4: ...]], [[Europe]], [[North]] and [[South America]], and a few parts of [[Asia]].
6: ...cause its strings are not perpendicular to the soundboard.
8: ...Websters Dictionary 1911.'' <small>([[Media:Harp.png|Full-size image]])</small> ]]
10: ==Origins of the harp== - Ocelot (4489 bytes)
1: ...n | color = pink | name = Ocelot}}<br>{{StatusEndangered}}
2: ... image = [[Image:ocelot.jpg|200px|Ocelot]]| caption =}}
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5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}} - Kite flying (5612 bytes)
1: ...th Sunday every May in [[Higashiomi, Shiga]], Japan.]]
2: '''Kite flying''' is the [[hobby]] of flying kites.
3: ...s of kites, below, for a list of different types and styles.
6: ...s dangerous since the abrasive strings can catch on people.
8: ...ch will have longer useful life if frequently flown. - Wind chill (4476 bytes)
1: ... surrounding tissue by conduction. (See [[heat transfer]])
3: ... "feel" this increased rate of heat transfer as wind chill.
5: ...d animals, and can even affect machinery and heating systems.
7: ...cause wind chill reports have a major impact on winter [[tourism]].
9: ...s animals, and wet, inanimate objects, but different formulae apply to them. - New Deal (82408 bytes)
2: ...es and Exchange Commission]], as well as the [[Tennessee Valley Authority|TVA]].
3: ==Relief, recovery, and reform==
5: ...onents: direct relief, economic recovery, and financial reform; this was also called the 'Three Rs'.
7: ... the critical situation."<ref>Parker 2002, Friedman, ''Two Lucky People'' (1998) p. 59.</ref>
9: ...r program, the [[Reconstruction Finance Corporation]] (RFC). - Fashion (7767 bytes)
1: ...her than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.
3: ... a 'curious fashion') or a method (a 'cruel fashion').
5: "Fashion" can also be an archaic verb meaning "to make."
7: == Fields prone to fashions ==
8: ...common to many fields of human activity and thinking. - Inquisition (9274 bytes)
1: ...ernments are subjects of considerable historical inquiry.
2: [[Image:Inquistion.jpg|thumb|250px|Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroo...
3: ==Origin==
5: ... now became the objects of efforts to bring them into the fold.
7: ...ies. Beginning in the [[12th century]], Church Councils required secular rulers to prosecute heretics... - Hour (4351 bytes)
1: ...ing system (which counted finger joints on each hand).
3: ...]]s in length. It is approximately 1/24 of a median [[Earth]] [[day]].
5: ...[right ascension]]''', a unit of both time and [[angle]].
7: Earlier definitions of the hour:
8: ...osition of the Sun on ecliptic (see [[Prague Astronomical Clock]]). - Wildfire (23185 bytes)
2: ...(image taken from the [[International Space Station]])]]
4: ...er common causes are human carelessness and [[arson]].
6: ... the prevention of small forest fires are major contributors to extreme forest fires.
8: ...t meaning by people misunderstanding the expression "spread like wildfire". [[Image:Forestfire5.jpg|r...
10: ==Background== - Arsenic (12497 bytes)
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7: ...[[germanium]] – '''arsenic''' – [[selenium]]
9: ...r />[[Antimony|Sb]] <br /> <br /> - Graphite (4209 bytes)
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5: !colspan=2|[[Image:GraphiteUSGOV.jpg|thumb|center|Graphite]] - Germanium (8776 bytes)
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7: ...[[gallium]] – '''germanium''' – [[arsenic]]
9: ...>'''Ge'''<br>[[Tin|Sn]] <br> <br> - Helium (36603 bytes)
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5: | colspan="2" align="center" | [[hydrogen]] – '''helium'''
7: ...'''He'''<br>[[Neon|Ne]] <br> <br> - Lanthanum (10184 bytes)
2: ...le border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right">
3: <tr><td colspan="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
4: <table align="center" border="0">
5: ...lign="center">[[Barium]] – '''Lanthanum''' – [[Cerium]]</td>
7: ...a'''<br>[[Actinium|Ac]] <br> <br> </td></tr> - Strontium (11493 bytes)
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5: ..."center" | [[rubidium]] –'''strontium''' – [[yttrium]]
7: ...'Sr'''<br>[[Barium|Ba]] <br> <br> - Tantalum (11817 bytes)
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5: ...center" | [[Hafnium]] - '''Tantalum''' - [[Tungsten]]
7: ...Ta'''<br>[[Dubnium|Db]] <br> <br> - Thallium (12570 bytes)
2: ...ng="2" cellspacing="0" align="right" style="margin-left: 0.5em;">
3: <tr><td colspan="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
4: <table align="center" border="0">
5: ...tr><td colspan="2" align="center">[[Mercury (element)|mercury]] - '''thallium''' - [[lead]]</td>
7: ...''<br>[[Ununtrium|Uut]] <br> <br> </td></tr> - Thorium (11307 bytes)
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5: ...enter" | [[actinium]] - '''thorium''' - [[protactinium]]
7: ...]<br>'''Th'''<br> <br> <br> - Titanium (20884 bytes)
1: ...ing="2" cellspacing="0" align="right" style="margin-left: 0.5em">
2: <tr><td colspan="2">
3: <table align="center" border="0">
4: ...">[[scandium]] – '''titanium''' – [[vanadium]]</td>
6: ...'''<br>[[Zirconium|Zr]] <br> <br> </td></tr> - Democracy (24363 bytes)
2: ...these concepts transcend and often occur concomitantly with other types.
4: ...nd the suffix �mp;alpha;; the term therefore means "rule by the people."
6: ==Real world meaning and definition==
7: ===Evolution of 'democracy'===
8: {{seemain|History of democracy}} - Timpani (31735 bytes)
1: [[Image:USAFE Band timpanist.jpg|right|<nowiki></nowiki>]]
2: {{Spoken Wikipedia|Timpani.ogg|2005-04-04}}
3: ...g]], and even [[Rock band|rock]] [[Musical band|band]]s.
5: ...n]] who plays the timpani is known as a '''''timpanist'''''.
6: {{listen | - Anton van Leeuwenhoek (4111 bytes)
3: ... [[spermatozoon|spermatozoa]] and [[blood]] flow in [[capillary|capillaries]] (small [[blood vessel]]...
5: ...''Van Leeuwenhoek'' translates as "from lion's corner".
7: ...create microscopes as great as his for over one hundred years after his death.
8: ...n van Leeuwenhoek.png|thumb|200px|Anton van Leeuwenhoek]]
9: ...s discovery of the microscopic world over three centuries ago. - Trilobite (9216 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color=pink | name=Trilobite}}
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3: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Animal]]ia}}
4: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Arthropod]]a}}
5: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = '''Trilobita'''}} - Major League Baseball (14783 bytes)
1: [[Image:MajorLeagueBaseball.png|frame|MLB logo]]
3: ...tional structure which has existed between them since [[1920]].
5: ... into the Major League by virtue of their performance.
7: ...n references to itself as an "industry" rather than a "sport."
9: == Current Major Leagues == - Franz Xaver von Baader (10383 bytes)
1: ...|German]] [[philosopher]] and [[theology|theologian]].
3: ...or four years, 1792–1796, resided in [[England]].
5: ...Alexander I of Russia]] entirely alienated Schelling.
7: ...dicted from lecturing on the philosophy of religion.
9: ...knowing with, consciousness of, or participation in God. - Chile (39914 bytes)
1: ... [[Bolivia]] to the northeast and [[Peru]] to the north.<!--
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7: native_name = República de Chile |
8: common_name = Chile | - Theodore Roosevelt (35706 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Theodore Roosevelt
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3: | image name=Teddy roosevelt.jpg
4: | order=26th President
7: | preceded=[[William McKinley]] - Tomato (10085 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = lightgreen | name = Tomato}}
2: ...mage | image = [[Image:Tomato.jpg|250px]] | caption = A Ripe Red Tomato}}
3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = lightgreen}}
4: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Plant]]ae}}
5: {{Taxobox_subregnum_entry | taxon = [[Tracheobionta]]}} - Wavelength (2857 bytes)
1: ...ttern. It is commonly designated by the [[Greek language|Greek]] [[letter]] ''[[lambda]]'' (λ)...
3: ...sine]] wave, the wavelength is the distance between peaks:
5: [[Image:Wavelength.png]]
7: ... [[light]]), at a given point in time as a function of ''x''.
9: ...[speed of sound]] in air. The relationship is given by: - Culture of Pakistan (6940 bytes)
1: ... Many cultural practices and monuments have been inherited from the rule of Mughal emperors.
3: ...nated by regional tribal customs dating back to hundreds of years.
8: ...oups]] in matters such as dress, food, and religion, especially where ''pre''-[[Islamic]] customs dif...
10: ...ics, jewellery, silk goods and engraved woodwork and metalwork.
12: ==Film and television== - Sea Urchins (11174 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Sea Urchins}}
2: ...mage:seaurchin.jpg|250px]] | caption = A Sea urchin}}
3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
4: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Animal]]ia}}
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Echinodermata]]}} - Pre-experimental science (6447 bytes)
1: ... times until recent times can be found in [[Bertrand Russell]]'s ''History of Philosophy''.
4: ...ive theory of physics in his missives of the same name. (See [[Physics (Aristotle)]].)
6: ...cal object|celestial bodies]] - e.g. [[planet]]s and [[star]]s - were supposedly made of.)
8: ... also proposed that heavier objects fall faster, and that [[void]]s were impossible.
10: ... that described nature as it was in the world around them. - Scuba diving (6342 bytes)
1: ...uba equipment' or 'scuba apparatus' in conversation.
3: ...[[Aqua-lung]], developed by [[Jacques Cousteau]] and the "closed-circuit" [[rebreather]].
5: ==History of diving==
6: ...torian [[Herodotus]] (and quoted in numerous modern texts).
8: .... Then he swam nine miles (15 kilometers) to rejoin the Greeks off Cape Artemisium. - Horse-racing (6278 bytes)
1: ...ity of wagering on the outcome of a race, [[gambling]].
3: ...se|Quarter horse]] racing is also popular in the United States.
5: ...by providing stud services, such as [[horse breeding]].
7: ...ace is occurring, and many countries offer different types of horse races.
9: ...n Richards]]. See also [[United Kingdom horse-racing]]. - Roman economy (23678 bytes)
1: {{Numismatics}}
2: ... third century BC until the middle of the third century A.D.
4: ...alled [[Greek Imperial]] or [[Roman provincial coins]].
6: ...the Empire in the West. See also [[Byzantine currency]].
8: ==Authority to mint coins== - Vegetarianism (28920 bytes)
2: ...66px|A selection of produce typical of a vegetarian diet.]]
4: ... This is more precisely called ovo-lacto vegetarianism.
6: ...alism|environmental]] and even geopolitical concerns.
8: ==Varieties of vegetarianism (terminology)==
10: Different practices of vegetarianism include: - Karl Marx (38076 bytes)
2: ...Manifesto]]'': "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of [[class struggle| clas...
6: ...arl Marx's former home; now a museum. Trier, Germany]]
7: ...osted many visiting intellectuals and artists during Karl's early life.
9: ==== Education ====
10: ...Glue That Binds Society Together", for which he won a prize. - Tetrapod (26290 bytes)
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4: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Animal]]ia}}
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordata]]}} - Coral (8108 bytes)
1: ...pg|thumb|left|A coral reef can be an oasis of marine life.]]
2: ... are clones of each other, hence having the same DNA.
4: ...eriod of one to several nights around a full [[moon]].
5: [[Image:Coral reef phillippine islands.jpg|thumb|350px|right|coral reef]]
7: ... to 581 of the world's 793 known coral reef-building coral species. - Gemstone (7411 bytes)
1: ...sought by collectors of mineral or crystal specimens.
3: ...drum. The biggest pebble here is 40 mm long (1.6 inches).]]
4: ==Charateristics and classification==
5: ... cubic crystal system are often found as octahedrons.
7: ..., and morganite (pink) are all varieties of the mineral species [[beryl]]. - Industry (5421 bytes)
2: ...y [[profit]] can be realized, also called "heavy industry."
4: ...ore than [[agriculture]]'s share, but now less than that of the [[service]] sector.
6: ...vity involved with [[manufacturing]] and production.
8: ==List of industries and prominent companies==
10: ...r [[statistics|statistical]] and national accounting purposes.
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