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- Grapefruit (4275 bytes)
1: ...{Taxobox_begin | color = lightgreen | name = Grapefruit}}
2: ...sket of grapefruit]] | caption = A basket of grapefruit}}
5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
9: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Rutaceae]]}}
13: ...omial_name =Citrus × paradisi | author = Macfad.}} - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
2: ...sky''' or '''Madame Blavatsky''' was the founder of [[Theosophy]].
5: ... servants who believed in the many superstitions of Old Russia, and apparently encouraged her to beli...
7: ...closed after dissatisfied customers complained of fraudulent activities.
9: ...f how they work rather than performing them herself.
13: ..., [[1878]], she became a [[naturalized citizen]] of the [[United States]]. - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ...iginally, which can be seen in its [[conchoidal]] fracture.
3: ...''glaesum.'' Anglo-Saxons used the word ''glaer'' for amber.
5: ...s article will be concerned with a specific type of glass—the [[silica]]-based glasses in commo...
9: ...ied, or even changed entirely, with the addition of other compounds or [[heat treatment]].
13: ...nd found in [[quartz]], or in its polycrystalline form, [[sand]]. - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
1: ...ble was hand written in Belgium, by Gerard Brils, for reading aloud in a monastery.]]
2: ...) is the art of decorative [[writing]]. A style of calligraphy is described as a ''hand''.
4: ...hy]]. Examples of ancient Roman [[graffiti]] are of interest to both calligraphers and palaeographers...
8: ...y. Although it uses Chinese words as its vehicle of expression, one does not have to know Chinese to ...
10: ...t art in [[East Asia]] and the most refined form of East Asian [[painting]]. - Personal life (2762 bytes)
2: ...e their personal lives via [[counselling]] or [[life coaching]].
4: ...le privacy in a community, and a person was identified by their [[job]].
6: ...ialization of jobs and the demand for increased efficiency, both at work and at home. A common phrase...
8: ...d as such. It (or part of it) may find literary reflection in a [[biography]], an [[autobiography]] o...
10: ...pt a [[lifestyle]] or assess their [[quality of life]]. - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
1: ...;ка</font>) is a stringed instrument of [[Russia]]n origin, with a characteristic [[trian...
5: The modern balalaika is found in six sizes:
18: ...sic)|chord]]s. The [[hand#The four fingers|index finger]] is used to sound notes on the prima, while...
20: ..., it is not uncommon for the plectrum to be made of a leather [[shoe]] or [[boot]] [[heel]].
24: ...om [[Central Asia]], from whence several kinds of fretted long-necked [[chordophone]]s stem, includin... - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
2: ...cius de Moraes]]. The instrument is also a part of [[Candombl靝-de-caboclo tradition.
4: ...ia:Toque-de-angola.ogg|Toque de Angola]] ([[ogg]] format, 17 seconds, 174KB).
9: ...ched to the lower portion of the Verga by a loop of tough string, typically a hard shoe lace, acts as...
10: ..., most makers follow the tourist consumer's quest for (pretended) authenticity, and use clear varnish...
11: ...so be altered by moving the caba硠back and forth from the abdomen, producing a wah-like sound. - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
1: <table border="0" align="right" style="margin-left:1em"><tr><td>
3: <caption><font size="+1">'''Ulysses S. Grant'''</font></caption>
4: <tr><td style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2>[[Image:Ulysses Grant ...
6: <tr><td>'''Term of Office:'''</td><td>[[March 4]], [[1869]] – [[Ma...
7: <tr><td>'''Followed:'''</td><td>[[Andrew Johnson]]</td></tr> - Volcano (27295 bytes)
1: [[Image:Volcano2.jpg|thumb|225px|left|Volcano Illustration provided by [http://classro...
2: ...is phenomenon tends to occur near the boundaries of the [[plate tectonics|continental plates]]. Howev...
4: ...rom the name of [[Vulcan (god)|Vulcan]], a god of fire in [[Roman mythology]].
5: The study of volcanoes is called [[vulcanology]] (or ''volcano...
8: ===Types of volcanoes=== - Africa (35389 bytes)
1: ...graphic.jpg|thumb|A satellite composite image of Africa]]
3: ... 54 countries, it accounts for about one seventh of the [[world human population]].
6: ...onAfrica.png|thumb|World map showing location of Africa]]
8: ...ontinent, as the [[Africa (province)|province of Africa]] with its capital [[Carthage]], correspondin...
10: The origin of ''Afer'' may either come from: - Australia (39438 bytes)
1: {{Infobox_Country|the=|
2: native_name =Commonwealth of Australia|
4: image_flag =Australia_flag_large.png|
5: image_coat =Aust_Coat_of_Arms_(large).jpg|
7: national_motto =None (formerly Advance Australia)| - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...talk page, and wait until the consensus changes before making the edit. Thank you.
3: ...ticle, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Thank you.}}
6: ... claims extend north into the [[Arctic Ocean]] as far as the [[North Pole]].
8: ...beth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
10: ...s Canada|official]] population estimate for [[as of 2005|June 2005]] is 32.2 million people [http://w... - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
1: ...ia regained its [[sovereignty]] upon the signing of the [[Anglo-Ethiopian Agreement]] in December 194...
3: ...er: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: |+<big>'''Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia'''</big><br>
5: <big>'''Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik'''</big><br>
6: ...3;ዊ ሪፐብሊክ'''</font> - Algeria (16548 bytes)
1: ...ch lay off that city's coast until becoming part of the mainland in [[1525]].
2: ...er: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" |
8: ...0px" | [[Image:Algeria_flag_large.png|125px|Flag of Algeria]]
11: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Algeria|In Detail]]) - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ...e Napoleonic era, Holland became a mere province of the Kingdom and was split into North and South Ho...
3: BEGIN INFOBOX
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9: image_flag = Netherlands_flag_large.png |
10: image_coat = Nl-arms.gif | - Andorra (11532 bytes)
1: ...order: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" |
7: ..."140px" | [[Image:Flag of Andorra.svg|125px|Flag of Andorra]]
8: ..."140px" | [[Image:Andorra_coa.png|Andorra's Coat of Arms]]
10: ...align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Andorra|Flag]]) - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: ...es, 80 percent of them unique to Madagascar. Most famous among those are the [[lemur]]s. Madagascar a...
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8: image_flag = Madagascar flag large.png |
10: ...ndrosoana <br> ''([[Malagasy language|Malagasy]]: Fatherland, Liberty, Progress)'' | - Paraguay (10959 bytes)
1: ...ght to refer solely to Asuncibut in Spanish refers to the entire country.
2: ...er: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: |style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2"|
6: ...30px"|[[Image:Paraguay flag large.png|125px|Flag of Paraguay]]
9: |align="center" width="130px"|([[Flag of Paraguay|In Detail]]) - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...cially influential in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[Africa]].
2: ...er: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: ...ellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"
6: ... width=130px | [[Image:Greece_coa.png|125px|Coat of Arms]]
8: ...ign=center width=130 | ([[Flag of Greece|National Flag]]) || align=center width=130px | - Mali (7755 bytes)
1: ''See also the [[Empire of Mali]] and the town of [[Mali, Guinea]].''
3: ...Sudan]], the country is named after the [[Empire of Mali]].
5: ...er: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
8: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 |
10: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Mali flag large.png|125px|]] - Central African Republic (6564 bytes)
1: ...[[equator]], separating the [[Congo River]] basin from [[Lake Chad]] and the [[White Nile]] river bas...
2: ...y|plantation]] interests, and, for three decades after it gained its independence in [[1960]], by mil...
3: ...er: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: |+<big><big>'''Republique Centrafricaine'''<br></big></big>
6: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 | - The Gambia (13678 bytes)
1: ...nter. In [[1965]], The Gambia became independent from the [[British Empire]]. [[Banjul]] is its cap...
2: ...er: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: |+<big><big>'''Republic of The Gambia'''</big></big>
5: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 |
7: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Gambia flag large.png|125px|]] - Guinea-Bissau (9517 bytes)
1: ...nfusion between itself and the [[Guinea|Republic of Guinea]].
2: ...er: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" |
7: ...gn="center" width="140px" | [[image:Guinea bissau flag large.png|125px|]]
10: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Guinea-Bissau|In Detail]]) - South Africa (40100 bytes)
1: ...pendent [[nation]], entirely surrounded by South African territory.
3: ...as well as many white, coloured and Indian South Africans.
5: ...the entire [[Africa]]n continent, with modern [[infrastructure]] common throughout the country.
7: {{South Africa infobox}}
9: ...umber. As a result, there are many official names for the country. - Slovakia (19892 bytes)
1: ...er: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: | style=background:#efefef; align=center colspan=2 |
6: ...0px | [[Image:Slovakia flag large.png|125px|Flag of Slovakia]]
7: ...ge:Slovakia Coat of Arms.png|80px|Slovakia: Coat of Arms]]
9: | align=center width=140px | ([[Flag of Slovakia|In Detail]]) - Republic of the Congo (9324 bytes)
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4: common_name = the Republic of the Congo |
5: image_flag = Congo republic flag large.png |
6: image_coat = Congocofarms2.PNG | - Barbados (21887 bytes)
1: ...Meridian]], about 434.5 km (270 miles) northeast of [[Venezuela]].
3: ...arsh]]es and [[mangrove]] [[swamp]]s. Some parts of the island's interior are also dotted with large ...
4: {{Barbados infobox}}
5: Barbados has one of the highest standards of living and literacy rates in the world and is cur...
8: {{main|History of Barbados}} - Belgium (31774 bytes)
1: ...e [[Netherlands]], [[Germany]], [[Luxembourg]], [[France]], and the [[North Sea]].
3: ...ected in its complex institutions and [[Politics of Belgium|political history]].
4: ...er: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
7: ...ellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"
8: ...lgium coat of arms large.png|125px|Belgium: Coat of Arms]] - Sierra Leone (10596 bytes)
1: ...'' is a country in [[West Africa]], on the coast of the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The country is bordered b...
2: ...er: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: |+<big><big>'''Republic of Sierra Leone'''</big></big>
5: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 |
7: ...ign="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Sierra leone flag large.png|125px|]] - Botswana (22276 bytes)
1: ...Economic system|economy]], closely tied to South Africa's, is dominated by [[cattle]] raising and [[m...
2: ...er: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: |+<big><big>'''Lefatshe la Botswana'''</big></big>
5: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 |
8: ...px" | [[image:Botswana_flag_large.png|125px|Flag of Botswana]] - Zimbabwe (16088 bytes)
1: ...iver|Limpopo]] rivers. It is bordered by [[South Africa]] to the south, [[Botswana]] to the west, [[Z...
2: ...er: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: |+<big><big>'''Republic of Zimbabwe'''</big></big>
5: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" |
7: ...mbabwe_flag_large.png|125px|Flag of the Republic of Zimbabwe]] - Cuba (25106 bytes)
2: ...co]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. To the north are found the [[United States]] and the [[Bahamas]], to...
3: {{Cuba infobox}}
5: :''Main article: [[History of Cuba]]''
6: ...US continued to have a major influence in Cuban affairs.
8: ...to the us dollar. Illiteracy ran about 12%, one of the lowest in the latin american countries. - Finland (29511 bytes)
1: ... is '''Suomi.''' In the Swedish language it is '''Finland'''.
3: ...er: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: |+<big>'''Suomen tasavalta'''<br>'''Republiken Finland'''</big>
6: ...ellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"
7: ...0px| [[Image:Finland_coa.png|100px|Finland: Coat of Arms]] - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
1: :''See [[2005 Kashmir earthquake]] for the 8 October 2005 [[earthquake]] in [[Pakistan...
2: {{Infobox Country|
3:
5: image_flag = Flag of Pakistan.svg |
7: ...m, ittihād, nazm<br /> ([[Urdu]]: Faith (self confidence), Unity, Discipline) | - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ...cratic Republic of the Congo]] and the [[Central African Republic]] to the southwest, [[Chad]] to the...
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10: image_flag = Sudan flag large.png |
14: ...lah Jund Al-watan]] ("We Are the Army of God and of Our Land") | - Malawi (22306 bytes)
1: ...f the sun rising across the lake' (as seen in its flag).
2: {{Infobox Country |
3: native_name = Republic of Malawi<br>Dziko la Malaŵi |
5: image_flag = Malawi flag large.png |
7: national_motto = Unity and Freedom | - Peru (12264 bytes)
2: ... anthropology, and is well-known as the ''cradle of the [[Inca empire]]''.
3: ...order: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
7: ...ellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9;"
9: ...:PeruCoatofArms.PNG|115px|Republic of Peru: Coat of Arms]]
11: ...x | <small>([[Coat of Arms of Peru|National Coat of Arms]])</small> - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ...public]] located on the west and southwest parts of the [[Iberian Peninsula]] in southwestern [[Europ...
3: {{Portugal infobox}}
5: ...ire]] stretched across the world. After the rise of other colonial powers, Portugal declined.
7: ...quent decades, with a clear slow-down in the last few years.
10: {{Main|History of Portugal}} - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
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5: native_name = United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
7: image_flag = uk flag large.png |
8: image_coat = UK_Royal_Coat_of_Arms.png | - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...ide of the country, and is the official language of nearly all [[Central America|Central]] and [[Sout...
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9: image_flag = Spain flag large.png |
12: ...tional_motto = ''[[Plus Ultra]]''<br>([[Latin]]: "Further Beyond") | - Equatorial Guinea (13387 bytes)
1: ... situated near both the [[equator]] and the Gulf of Guinea.
2: ...er: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" |
7: ...mage:Equatorial guinea flag large.png|125px|Flag of Equatorial Guinea]]
10: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Equatorial Guinea|In Detail]]) - Texas (39610 bytes)
3: Fullname = State of Texas |
4: Flag = Texas state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Texas]] |
7: Map = Map of USA highlighting Texas.png |
13: ...English]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]] are de facto. | - List of people by name: A (45 bytes)
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1: ...]], which shaped a large part of the [[history]] of the [[20th century]].
3: ...they were also called the "Crazy Years" (''ann饳 folles'').
5: ...nd [[dancing]], in defiance of the horrors of the First World War, which were still present in people...
7: ==Economy of the 1920s==
8: ...he same time the [[1920]]s were setting the stage for the [[Great Depression]] that would dominate th... - Chemistry (12553 bytes)
1: [[Image:Lab-equipement-glass-flasks-photo.jpg|thumb|800px|Lab Equipment]]
3: [[Image:Chemistry_flask.jpg|thumb|200px|Chemistry Flask Clipart .Clipart provided by [http://classroo...
5: ...oms]], chemists often study how atoms interact to form [[molecules]] and how molecules interact with ...
7: == Subdisciplines of chemistry ==
9: ...n cross-disciplinary and more specialized fields of chemistry. - Sun (20830 bytes)
8: ! bgcolor="#ffffc0" colspan="2" align="center" | '''Observation da...
10: ! align="left" | Mean distance from<br>Earth
11: ...p> [[mile|mi]]) <br>(8.31 minutes at the [[Speed of Light]])
13: ! align="left" | [[Apparent magnitude|Visual brightness]] (''V...
16: ! align="left" | [[Absolute magnitude]] - Weather (2398 bytes)
1: ...t|thumb|240px|Fog along the coast in Northern California Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.c...
2: ...by [[climatology|climatologists]], for any signs of [[Climate change]].
6: ...tly, all other weather phenomena. Direct causes of weather are temperature, humidity, atmospheric pr...
8: ...rove this limit through the science of the study of weather: Meteorology.
11: ...front]] | [[jet stream]] | [[windchill]] | [[heat index]] | [[Equivalent potential temperature|Theta-e]] ... - List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
1: ...es]] and [[encyclopedia]]s (or an index of them, if they're scattered throughout the work).
3: ...ludes listings or tabular information for quick reference, not narrative articles.
7: ... allowing the link to be accessible in the future from the toolbar.
10: Please use the new section editing feature if your browser
13: ...table border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 style="float: right; border-collapse: collapse"> - Meteorology (19082 bytes)
3: ...able, and how they change in time. The majority of Earth's observed weather is located in the [[trop...
5: ...nd [[atmospheric chemistry]] are sub-disciplines of the [[atmospheric sciences]].
7: ==History of meteorology==
8: {{seemain|timeline of meteorology}}
10: ...gns", was published by [[Theophrastus]], a pupil of Aristotle. It was centered more on predicting the... - Government (12596 bytes)
1: ...trate, whether over an area of land, a set group of people, or an association.
3: ==Definitions==
4: ...e government as the dominant decision-making arm of the state.
5: ...organization which controls a territory without defining laws would not be considered a government.
7: ...hbouring states and preventing the establishment of alternative governments within the country. - Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
2: ...ample of the conflict of authority and [[freedom of thought]], particularly with [[science]], in [[We...
5: ...ileo was born in [[Pisa]], [[Italy]], as the son of [[Vincenzo Galilei]], a mathematician and musicia...
7: ...to the [[University of Padua]], and served on its faculty teaching [[geometry]], [[mechanics]], and [...
10: ...ry justifications for his description as "father of science."
12: ...ch appeared to be impossible with the technology of the [[1600s]]. According to Koyr鬠the law was ar... - India (27950 bytes)
1: ... of over [[1 E9|one billion]], and is the [[List of countries by area|seventh largest]] country by ge...
3: ...g the past two decades the country has grown significantly, in its economic and military roles, regio...
5: ... over how representative it is as a national signifier.
9: ...UMMARY. CONSIDER ADDING MATERIAL TO THE 'HISTORY OF INDIA' ARTICLE.-->
10: {{main|History of India}} - Mathematics (24164 bytes)
1: ... and the study of the [[shape]]s and [[motion]]s of physical objects.
3: ...y of mathematical knowledge. This latter meaning of mathematics includes the mathematics used to do [...
7: ...thing in common, namely that they fill the hands of exactly one person, was a breakthrough in human t...
8: ...sons]], [[Year|years]]. From counting, naturally followed [[arithmetic]] (e.g. [[addition]], [[subtr...
10: ...iting numbers]]. Perhaps [[prehistoric]] peoples first expressed [[quantity]] by drawing lines in th... - Economics (30960 bytes)
1: ... choices given a set of [[assumption]]s or a set of [[observation]]s, and [[normative]] when it presc...
3: ...ggregate supply]] and [[aggregate demand|demand]] for [[money]], [[capital (economics)|capital]] and ...
5: ...isions or events, it also analyses the behaviour of whole societies. (See also [[sociology]], [[polit...
7: ..., and economists have also studied topics ranging from marriage to the death penalty and optimal poli...
9: ...or good prices while sellers put forth their best front in [[Chichicastenango]] Market, [[Guatemala]]... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
2: ...s Christ]] as described in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]].
4: ==Beliefs ==
6: ...'[[Christian]]'' means "belonging to Christ" or "of Christ".
8: ...lly grouped into three main branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
11: ...rotestantism]] (numerous denominations & schools of thought, including [[Anglicanism]], [[Calvinism]]... - Drought (2106 bytes)
1: ...ween natural water availability and human demands for water supply.
3: ...re generally three types of conditions that are referred to as drought.
6: ...uction. This condition can arise, even in times of average precipitation, due to soil conditions or ...
7: ...ove average) precipitation, when increased usage of water diminishes the reserves.
9: ...ban planners, it is more frequently in the sense of hydrologic drought. - Garlic (12167 bytes)
1: ...ogy)|family]] [[Alliaceae]]. The word comes to us from Old English ''gārlēac'', meaning "sp...
3: ...his is included in many garlic recipes. Because of its strong odor, garlic is sometimes called the "...
5: [[Image:Czosnek2_1511.jpg|frame]]
8: ...segments, thereby wildly exaggerating the amount of garlic in a recipe.
10: ...s of which are 10 or 12 cloves, or smaller bulbs. From these new bulbs can be procured by planting ou... - Ankle (1079 bytes)
1: ...lipart.jpg|thumbnail|150px|right|The bones in the foot provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Class...
2: ...[talus]] with the [[calcaneus]] and is responible for medial and lateral rotation.
5: *[[Terms for anatomical location]]
10: ...tp://www.fpnotebook.com/ORT56.htm Ankle anatomy - fpnotebook.com]
12: *[http://www.jointhealing.com/pages/foot/foot_anatomy.html jointhealing.com] - Thumb (3123 bytes)
2: ... by pressing them against the rest of the hand or finger(s).
4: ==Anatomy of the thumb==
6: The thumb consists of 3 bones:
7: * distal phalanx (of the first digit)
8: * proximal phalanx (of the first digit) - Hand (6764 bytes)
2: ... four fingers and a thumb; 15kb ]]<br>''A human left hand''</div>
4: ...ing and holding. Each hand is a [[mirror image]] of the other.
7: ... mammalian order of [[primates]]. Hands must also feature [[opposable thumb]]s, as described later in...
9: == Structure of the hand ==
10: ...lm (metacarpus) with five digits, attached to the forearm by a joint called the wrist (carpus). - Finger (2398 bytes)
1: ...ngers; 15kb ]]<br><small>''Fingers of the human left hand''</small></div>
3: ...xor]] and [[rotators]] comprised in the hand itself.
5: .... The fingers' names in English are shown below, from the most [[radius (bone)|radial]] to the most ...
8: # [[index finger]], pointer finger, or forefinger
9: # [[middle finger]] or long finger - Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
1: ...a [[1500]], in the robes of a Florentine public official]]
3: ...[[political theory]], crucial to European statecraft during the [[Renaissance]].
6: ...[Image:Macchiavelli01.jpg|thumb|Statue at the [[Uffizi]]]]
7: ...enze.PalVecchio.Machiavelli.JPG|thumb|200px|Bust of Machiavelli]]
8: ...overished branch of an influential old Florentine family. - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
3: ...y regarded as a martyr to the cause of [[freedom of thought]] because his ideas went against church d...
5: ==Life==
7: ...can Order|Dominican]] friar at the [[Monastery]] of Saint Domenico near [[Naples]]. In [[1572]] he wa...
9: ...ed with [[Neoplatonism]]. Bruno embraced a sort of [[pantheism|pantheistic]] [[hylozoism]], and not ...
10: ...s are the four [[classical element]]s: earth, air fire, water]] - El Salvador (12362 bytes)
1: ...country in [[Central America]] with a population of approximately 6.7 million people. It is the most ...
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7: <td width="140px">[[Image:El salvador flag large.png|125px|]]</td>
8: <td width="140px">[[Image:El_Salvador_coa.gif|80px]] - Archery (18991 bytes)
3: '''Archery''' is the practice of using a [[bow (weapon)|bow]] to shoot [[arrow|arr...
7: ...ance or distances. This is the most popular form of archery and is called 'Target Archery'.
9: ...c competition but still produce good results. As of October 2004, every record in the men's and women...
11: ...e de Tir ࠬ'Arc). Olympic rules are derived from FITA rules.
15: ...Olympic Games. Most outdoor competitions consist of several distances. - Auto racing (15302 bytes)
1: ...motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and...
6: ...urnal]], a reliability test to determine best performance.
8: ...s disqualified because his car was not a required four-seater.
12: ...g three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]].
16: ..., connecting with another major city in Europe or France. - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
1: {{MLB Cubs franchise}}
2: ...n [[Chicago]]. They are in the Central Division of the [[National League]].
4: :'''Founded:''' [[1870]], as an independent professional club. Joined the National Association in...
5: ...me ''Cubs'' was coined in [[1902]] when manager [[Frank Selee]] arrived and rebuilt the club with you...
6: :'''Home ballpark:''' [[Wrigley Field]], 1060 W. Addison Street, Chicago, IL 60613... - Architect (6342 bytes)
4: ...f [[buildings]], or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan.
6: ...s, with requirements for practice varying greatly from place to place (see below).
8: ... Institute of Architects]] and [[Royal Institute of British Architects]].
9: ... professional term Architect, which has a legal definition in most areas.-->
11: ...e [[construction industry]] are prohibited from referring to themselves as architects in most countri... - Sodalite (4894 bytes)
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2: |----- align=center bgcolor="#9966FF"
5: ...0px|Detail of a sodalite slab]]<br><small>Detail of a sodalite slab</small>
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11: |[[Chemical formula]]||[[Sodium]] [[aluminium]] [[silicate]] wi... - Nutrition (42689 bytes)
1: ...], is a general nutrition guide for recommended [[food]] consumption.]]
2: ...nd states of [[health]] and [[disease]]. Absence of adequate nutrients may cause disease or death.
4: ...]]), may incur [[toxic]] and potentially lethal effects, depending on the dose.
5: ...understand how and why specific dietary aspects influence health.
8: ... chemical compounds and elements occur in various forms and combinations (e.g. [[hormones]]/[[vitamin... - Erasmus (18332 bytes)
2: ...asmus Roterodamus''' (also '''Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam''') ([[October 27]], probably [[1466]] ...
6: ...is attack in his lifelong assault upon the evils of the Church.
8: ... spending the rest of his life as an English [[professor]]. He stayed at [[Queens' College, Cambridge...
10: ...e Press|Aldus Manutius]] at [[Venice]], but apart from this he had a less active association with Ita...
12: ... the multitude of his admirers from all quarters of Europe. - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
2: ...mage:Lightmatter sanfrancisco.jpg|thumb|293px|San Francisco skyline.]]
3: {{Infobox City |
4: official_name = San Francisco, California |
6: image_flag = Us-ca-sf.png |
7: image_seal = Sfseal.gif | - Earth's atmosphere (10093 bytes)
1: ...amounts of other gases. The atmosphere protects life on [[Earth]] by absorbing [[ultraviolet]] solar ...
5: .... The [[Karman line]], at 100 km (62 mi), is also frequently used as the boundary between atmosphere ...
8: ...en temperature and altitude varies between the different atmospheric layers:
10: ... 7 km to 17 km, depending on latitude and weather factors, temperature decreasing with height.
11: * [[stratosphere]]: from that 7–17 km range to about 50 km, tempe... - Ionosphere (19365 bytes)
1: ...rtance because it influences [[high-frequency]] (HF) (3–30[[MHz]]) [[radio propagation]] to dis...
2: ...ge:atmosphere.gif|thumb|right|350px|Relationship of the atmosphere and ionosphere]]
6: ...agnetic force, but they are too energetic to stay fixed together in an electrically neutral molecule.
8: ...etween these two processes determines the degree of ionization present at any given time.
10: ... the Earth and interacts with its [[geomagnetic]] field. - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
1: ...age:Julius_caesar.jpg|thumbnail|150px|right|Bust of Julius Caesar]]
2: ...ing Roman influence into what has become modern [[France]], an accomplishment whose direct consequenc...
4: ... end of the [[Roman Republic]] and the beginning of the [[Roman Empire]] under Caesar's grand-nephew ...
6: ...'' (''Commentarii'')]], and many details of his life are recorded by later historians such as [[Sueto...
8: ==Early Life== - Film speed (5065 bytes)
1: ...ne with a shorter exposure and is called a ''fast film''.
3: The standard known as '''ISO 5800:1987''' from the
4: ...inear scale and a logarithmic scale for measuring film speed.
6: ...d ISO 200/24° is twice as sensitive as a film rated ISO 100/21°.
8: ...30°, 1600/33°, and 3200/36°. Consumer films are generally rated between 100/21° and 8... - Albany, New York (8184 bytes)
1: ...ive government building of its time. Three teams of architects labored on it.]]
3: ...opulation of 95,658. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Albany County, New York|Albany County]].
5: ...ity]], and slightly to the south of the juncture of the [[Mohawk River|Mohawk]] and [[Hudson River]]...
9: {{Template:US City infobox|
13: flag = AlbanyNY.gif | - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ...da]]. It ranks eighth in the world in population, following [[China]], [[India]], the [[United States...
4: ...[Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic]] (RSFSR).
6: ...nce is notable, but is still far from that of the former Soviet Union.
7: {{Russia infobox}}
10: {{main|History of Russia}} - Economy of Russia (68844 bytes)
1: {{Economy of Russia table}}
2: ... and have provided some insight into the effects of such transition. However, no two countries have h...
5: ''Main article: [[Economic history of the Soviet Union]]''
7: ...ient supply systems hinder efficient utilization of those resources.
9: ...ivity. The central planning system left a number of legacies with which the Russian economy must deal... - Sweden (27111 bytes)
1: ...h most of the inland consisting of large peaceful forests and mountainous wilderness.
3: ...6]], Sweden has been at peace, adopting a policy of armed neutrality.
5: ...by liberal tendencies and a strong national quest for equality.
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11: {{Infobox Country | - Latvia (12041 bytes)
1: ...[[maritime]] border with [[Sweden]]. The capital of Latvia, [[Riga]] ([[Latvian language|Latvian]]: '...
2: ...er: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: ...ellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"
6: ...Latvijas lielais gerbonis.gif|100px|Latvia: Coat of Arms]]
8: ... align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Latvia|Flag]]) - Crochet (5214 bytes)
3: ...onsiderable controversy. The word is not to be confused with "crotchet", otherwise known as a [[quart...
5: ==Definition==
7: ... the free end of the strand is pulled through the final loop.
10: ...cecrochet1800s.jpg|frame|right|Irish lace crochet from the 1800's]]
12: ...ractice. These writers point to the "simplicity" of the technique and claim that it "must" have been ... - Rene Descartes (17976 bytes)
1: ...evolution in the Western World. He is also known for inventing the Cartesian coordinate system used ...
4: ...e insists on the absolute freedom of God’s act of creation.
6: ...e [[electronic computer]] and by the possibility of [[machine intelligence]], blossomed into, e.g., t...
8: ...ement is ''[[Cogito ergo sum]]'' (''I think, therefore I am.'').
11: .... After graduation, he studied at the University of [[Poitiers]], earning a ''Baccalauréat'' and ''L... - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
2: ...uru]] ideal, and [[bhajan]]s) as well as [[Sufi|Sufi Islam]].
4: ..., there is no Muslim." [[Guru Gobind Singh]] reinforced these words by saying "Regard the whole huma...
6: ...s. The five baptised Sikhs were named Panj Pyare (Five Beloved Ones), who in turn baptised the Guru a...
8: ...led by the founders of a faith during their own life time. The Sikh Holy Scripture is particularly un...
10: ...One, the Sovereign and omnipotent God (the Truth of Love). - Harp (23216 bytes)
2: ...referred to ''open harps''. Their strings can be of [[nylon]] (sometimes [[copper]]-wound), [[gut]] (...
4: ...[[North]] and [[South America]], and a few parts of [[Asia]].
8: ...sters Dictionary 1911.'' <small>([[Media:Harp.png|Full-size image]])</small> ]]
10: ==Origins of the harp==
11: ...Egyptian_harp.jpg|right|thumb|250px|An [[History of Ancient Egypt|ancient Egypt]]ian harp on display ... - Ocelot (4489 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Felidae]]}}
17: ...ocelot is larger. The name of the animal derives from [[Nahuatl language|Nahuatl]] '''ocelotl'''.
19: ...utumn with their eyes closed and a thin covering of hair.
21: ... than it is. Studies suggest that they follow and find prey via odor trails, but ocelots also have ve...
23: ...usands of ocelots were killed for their fur; therefore this cat is now an [[endangered species]] in m... - Kite flying (5612 bytes)
1: ...px|right|Yokaichi Giant Kite Festival held on the fourth Sunday every May in [[Higashiomi, Shiga]], J...
2: '''Kite flying''' is the [[hobby]] of flying kites.
3: ...tor. See types of kites, below, for a list of different types and styles.
6: ...te "fighters" pass the string through a solution of ground glass powder and glue. The resulting strin...
8: ... which will have longer useful life if frequently flown. - Wind chill (4476 bytes)
1: ...urrounding tissue by conduction. (See [[heat transfer]])
3: ...rceive or "feel" this increased rate of heat transfer as wind chill.
5: ...he survival of humans and animals, and can even affect machinery and heating systems.
7: ...x, because animate and inanimate bodies behave differently, and because wind chill reports have a maj...
9: ...nimals, and wet, inanimate objects, but different formulae apply to them. - New Deal (82408 bytes)
2: ...s reelected in 1936, and managed to abolish many of its programs by 1943. The main programs still imp...
3: ==Relief, recovery, and reform==
5: ...direct relief, economic recovery, and financial reform; this was also called the 'Three Rs'.
7: ... Friedman, ''Two Lucky People'' (1998) p. 59.</ref>
9: ...ram, the [[Reconstruction Finance Corporation]] (RFC). - Fashion (7767 bytes)
1: ...current (constantly changing) trend, favoured for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intell...
3: ...(as in a 'curious fashion') or a method (a 'cruel fashion').
5: "Fashion" can also be an archaic verb meaning "to ma...
7: == Fields prone to fashions ==
8: ...ial psychology]] phenomena common to many fields of human activity and thinking. - Inquisition (9274 bytes)
1: ...ractions with the local governments are subjects of considerable historical inquiry.
5: ...ame the objects of efforts to bring them into the fold.
7: ...Calvinists]], and [[Rosicrucian|Rosicrucians]]. Efforts to suppress heresies were initially ''ad hoc....
11: There were four Inquisitions; in chronological order, they wer...
16: ... The episcopal Inquisition was not very effective for many reasons (see [[Medieval Inquisition]]). - Hour (4351 bytes)
1: ...their duo-decimal numbering system (which counted finger joints on each hand).
3: ... [[second]]s in length. It is approximately 1/24 of a median [[Earth]] [[day]].
5: ...so the '''hour of [[right ascension]]''', a unit of both time and [[angle]].
7: Earlier definitions of the hour:
8: ...gth of its pendulum), or it had to keep position of the Sun on ecliptic (see [[Prague Astronomical Cl... - Wildfire (23185 bytes)
2: ...n Bernardino, California]] Mountains (image taken from the [[International Space Station]])]]
4: ...]]), is an uncontrolled [[fire]] in [[wildland]] often caused by [[lightning]]; other common causes a...
6: ...st fires are major contributors to extreme forest fires.
8: ...orestfire5.jpg|right|thumb|265px|A massive forest fire]]
12: ...age:Wildfire.jpg|left|thumb|199px|Green Knoll Wildfire in [[Jackson, Wyoming]]]] - Arsenic (12497 bytes)
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17: ...], [[List of elements by symbol|Symbol]], [[List of elements by number|Number]]
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11: |[[Chemical formula]]|| [[Carbon]], C
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60: | [[State of matter]] - Helium (36603 bytes)
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14: ...], [[List of elements by symbol|Symbol]], [[List of elements by number|Number]] - Lanthanum (10184 bytes)
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15: ...], [[List of elements by symbol|Symbol]], [[List of elements by number|Number]]</td><td>Lanthanum, La...
19: ...3 element|3 ]], [[period 6 element|6]], [[f-block|f]]</td></tr> - Strontium (11493 bytes)
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14: ...], [[List of elements by symbol|Symbol]], [[List of elements by number|Number]] - Tantalum (11817 bytes)
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15: ...], [[List of elements by symbol|Symbol]], [[List of elements by number|Number]]</td><td>Thallium, Tl,...
35: ...nowiki>[[xenon|Xe]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>4[[f-orbital|f]]<sup>14</sup> 5[[d-orbital|d]]<sup>10</sup> 6[[s... - Thorium (11307 bytes)
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15: ...], [[List of elements by symbol|Symbol]], [[List of elements by number|Number]] - Titanium (20884 bytes)
1: ..."2" cellspacing="0" align="right" style="margin-left: 0.5em">
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13: ...], [[List of elements by symbol|Symbol]], [[List of elements by number|Number]]</td><td>Titanium, Ti,...
23: <th colspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#ffc0c0">'''Atomic properties'''</th></tr> - Democracy (24363 bytes)
2: ...vernment systems as these concepts transcend and often occur concomitantly with other types.
4: ...rule," and 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>]]
3: ...th century]]. Today, they are used in many types of [[musical ensemble]]s including [[Concert band|co...
5: ... is derived from the [[Latin]] word ''tympanum'', from which the Italian word descends. A [[musician]...
7: | filename = Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 - Molto vivac...
9: | description = The [[scherzo]] from [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s [[Symphon... - Anton van Leeuwenhoek (4111 bytes)
3: ...ria]], [[spermatozoon|spermatozoa]] and [[blood]] flow in [[capillary|capillaries]] (small [[blood ve...
5: ...te'' in Delft. ''Van Leeuwenhoek'' translates as "from lion's corner".
7: ...copes as great as his for over one hundred years after his death.
9: ...drop of water...''" - Stated after his discovery of the microscopic world over three centuries ago.
11: ...t of van Leeuwenhoek's job as a chamberlain of Delft. - Trilobite (9216 bytes)
21: ... small marine animals that filtered mud to obtain food.
24: ...re often found curled up like modern [[sow bug]]s for protection.
26: ...t is this longitudinal tripartite division into left and right pleural lobes and a central axial lobe...
27: [[Image:Trilobite.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Trilobite fossils]]
28: ...pearance of eyes has been postulated as a trigger for the [[Cambrian Explosion]]. - Major League Baseball (14783 bytes)
1: [[Image:MajorLeagueBaseball.png|frame|MLB logo]]
3: ...l League]] and the [[American League]], by means of a joint organizational structure which has existe...
5: ...teams into the Major League by virtue of their performance.
7: ...] law), despite baseball's own references to itself as an "industry" rather than a "sport."
11: ... primarily in [[Florida]] and [[Arizona]], during February and March. - Franz Xaver von Baader (10383 bytes)
1: '''Franz Xaver von Baader''' ([[March 27]], [[1765]] &...
3: ...of the mining districts in north Germany, and for four years, 1792–1796, resided in [[England]]...
5: ...ilosophy in his letter to the Tsar [[Alexander I of Russia]] entirely alienated Schelling.
7: ...fe, interdicted from lecturing on the philosophy of religion.
9: ...scientia'' — a knowing with, consciousness of, or participation in God. - Chile (39914 bytes)
1: ...rip between the [[Andes]] mountains and the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It shares borders with [[Argentina]] t...
3: START INFOBOX
6: {{Infobox Country |
9: image_flag = Chile flag large.png |
12: national_motto = ''Por la razón o la fuerza''<br>([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: "By righ... - Theodore Roosevelt (35706 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Theodore Roosevelt
8: | succeeded=[[William Howard Taft]]
9: | date of birth=[[October 27]], [[1858]]
10: | place of birth=[[New York City]]
12: | date of death=[[January 6]], [[1919]] - Tomato (10085 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
10: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Solanaceae]]}}
15: *ref. [http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/Sing...
17: ...]) edible [[fruit]]s. The word ''tomato'' derives from [[Nahuatl language|Nahuatl]] ''tomatl'' ([[Int...
21: ...peans, and the [[Christian Church]] had a policy of burning all [[Pre-Columbian]] books as [[pagan]]. - Wavelength (2857 bytes)
1: ...ength''' is the distance between repeating units of a [[wave]] pattern. It is commonly designated by ...
7: ...light]]), at a given point in time as a function of ''x''.
9: ... for signals (waves) in air, this is the [[speed of sound]] in air. The relationship is given by:
11: \lambda = \frac{c}{f}
15: :λ = wavelength of a [[sound wave]] or [[electromagnetic wave]] - Culture of Pakistan (6940 bytes)
1: ... and monuments have been inherited from the rule of Mughal emperors.
3: ... regional tribal customs dating back to hundreds of years.
8: ...pecially where ''pre''-[[Islamic]] customs differ from [[Islamic]] practices.
10: ...e is dominated by Graeco-Buddhist friezes, and crafts by ceramics, jewellery, silk goods and engraved...
12: ==Film and television== - Sea Urchins (11174 bytes)
31: [[Image:urchin003.jpg|thumb|right|Group of black, long-spined Caribbean sea urchins,<br>''Di...
33: ...he small holes, and a spine is supported by each of the raised ''tubercles'']]
35: ... of the test in adults is typically in the range of 3 to 10 cm.
37: ..., and not terribly sharp. ''Diadema antillarum,'' familiar in the Caribbean, has thin spines that can...
39: ... the fivefold symmetry reveals a kinship with starfish.]] - Pre-experimental science (6447 bytes)
1: ...can be found in [[Bertrand Russell]]'s ''History of Philosophy''.
3: [[Image:Aristotle.jpg|thumb|left|[[Aristotle]] (sculpture)]]
4: ... comprehensive theory of physics in his missives of the same name. (See [[Physics (Aristotle)]].)
6: ...[[planet]]s and [[star]]s - were supposedly made of.)
8: ...est''. He also proposed that heavier objects fall faster, and that [[void]]s were impossible. - Scuba diving (6342 bytes)
1: ...paratus", but it is grammatically acceptable to refer to 'scuba equipment' or 'scuba apparatus' in co...
3: The two types of scuba equipment are the "open-circuit" [[Aqua-lun...
5: ==History of diving==
6: ...led Scyllias; about 500 B.C.) is perhaps the most famous, as told by the 5th century B.C. [[Greek]] h...
8: ...nine miles (15 kilometers) to rejoin the Greeks off Cape Artemisium. - Horse-racing (6278 bytes)
1: ...ted with the activity of wagering on the outcome of a race, [[gambling]].
3: ...m of horseracing, which is popular in many parts of the world, is [[Thoroughbred horse race|thoroughb...
5: ...orted by it. Exceptional horses can win millions of dollars and make millions more by providing stud ...
7: ...urring, and many countries offer different types of horse races.
9: ...ance ([[flat racing]]). The UK has provided many of the sport's greatest ever jockeys, most notably [... - Roman economy (23678 bytes)
2: ... middle of the third century BC until the middle of the third century A.D.
4: They were still accepted as payment in Greek influenced territories, even though these regions iss...
6: ...e denominations. This trend continued to the end of the Empire in the West. See also [[Byzantine curr...
9: [[Image:Maximinus denarius.jpg|left|frame|A [[denarius]] by [[Maximinus]].]]
10: ...s.info/worth.html Buying Power of Roman Coins]</ref> - Vegetarianism (28920 bytes)
2: ...t.jpg|thumb|166px|A selection of produce typical of a vegetarian diet.]]
4: ...]] and other [[dairy product]]s as well as [[egg (food)|egg]]s. This is more precisely called ovo-lac...
6: ... [[Western world|Western]] countries as a result of [[ethics|ethical]], health, [[environmentalism|en...
8: ==Varieties of vegetarianism (terminology)==
10: Different practices of vegetarianism include: - Karl Marx (38076 bytes)
1: [[Image:Kmarx.jpg|frame|right|Karl Marx]]
2: ... of all hitherto existing society is the history of [[class struggle| class struggle]]".
5: === Early life ===
6: ...e:German_Trier_KMax_ExHouse.jpg|thumb|Karl Marx's former home; now a museum. Trier, Germany]]
7: ...g intellectuals and artists during Karl's early life. - Tetrapod (26290 bytes)
28: ...ed from the [[Sarcopterygii]], or "lobe-finned" [[fish]]es, into air-breathing amphibians in the [[De...
30: ...ion of "tetrapod" is "[[quadruped]]," meaning any four-legged creature.
33: ...p, with increasingly complex [[food web]]s that afforded new opportunities.
35: ...ackward at the [[elbow]] and hind limbs that bend forward at the [[knee]] can plausibly be traced to ...
37: ...s has not yet been worked out in detail. However, functioning internal [[gill]]s were present in at l... - Coral (8108 bytes)
1: ...umb|left|A coral reef can be an oasis of marine life.]]
2: ...ents via channels in the skeleton and are clones of each other, hence having the same DNA.
4: ...y over a period of one to several nights around a full [[moon]].
5: ...hillippine islands.jpg|thumb|350px|right|coral reef]]
7: ... is home to 581 of the world's 793 known coral reef-building coral species. - Gemstone (7411 bytes)
1: ...xhibited in museums and are sought by collectors of mineral or crystal specimens.
3: ...00pix.labelled.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A selection of gemstone pebbles: made by tumbling rough rock wit...
4: ==Charateristics and classification==
5: ...monds which have a cubic crystal system are often found as octahedrons.
7: ...(yellow), and morganite (pink) are all varieties of the mineral species [[beryl]]. - Industry (5421 bytes)
2: ... (economics)|capital]] investment before any [[profit]] can be realized, also called "heavy industry....
4: ... [[agriculture]]'s share, but now less than that of the [[service]] sector.
6: ...and use and economic activity involved with [[manufacturing]] and production.
8: ==List of industries and prominent companies==
10: ...al variants identify sectors of economic activity for [[statistics|statistical]] and national account...
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