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- Grapefruit (4275 bytes)
2: ...g|250px|A basket of grapefruit]] | caption = A basket of grapefruit}}
16: ... [[tree]] grown for its [[fruit]], which are also known as grapefruit.
18: ...[Florida]] and [[Texas]]. In Spanish the fruit is known as the ''toronja''.
22: The grapefruit was known as the ''shaddock'' until the [[1800s]]. Its current name alludes t...
26: ... the theory being that the fruit's low [[glycemic index]] is able to help the body's [[metabolism]] burn ... - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
1: [[Image:Hpb.jpg|thumb|right|Helena Blavatsky]]
2: ...own as '''Helena Blavatsky''' or '''Madame Blavatsky''' was the founder of [[Theosophy]].
5: ...lena Pavlovna de Fadeev, a princess of the Dolgorukov family and a famous botanist. Both her mother a...
7: ...sion claimed Agardi’s life, but H.P. Blavatsky continued on to Cairo herself. It was in Cairo t...
9: ...he area of [[theory]] and [[laws]] of how they work rather than performing them herself. - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ...he resulting solid is amorphous, not crystaline like the sugar was originally, which can be seen in i...
9: ...of glass. Glass is, however, brittle and will break into sharp shards. These properties can be modifi...
20: ...velength of lower than 400 [[nanometre|nm]], also known as [[ultraviolet]] light or UV, to pass. This...
22: ...perties (the germainium contributing to a lower [[index of refraction]]). Undersea cables have sections...
26: ...luding the [[United States]]), but the same toolmaking techniques can be applied to industrially-made... - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
2: ...καλλος ''kallos'' "beauty" + γραφ&omicro...
8: ...s its vehicle of expression, one does not have to know Chinese to appreciate its beauty. Calligraphy,...
10: ...ō]]'' 書道, in [[Korean language|Korean]], ''[[Seoyae]]'' 書藝, all mean...
12: ...le), ''reisho'' (scribe's style), ''kaisho'' (block style), ''gyosho'' (semi-cursive style), and ''so...
14: ...contrast to the loops and curves of hiragana, katakana is more angular and relies on sharp angles. Wr... - Personal life (2762 bytes)
6: ...t home. A common phrase demonstrating this is "Work hard, play hard".
10: ... "[[intellectual]] lives", their "[[employment|work]]ing lives", their "[[family]] lives" and their "...
12: ...ts or [[team]]s - on the sportsfield or in the workplace.
20: *[[physical quality-of-life index]] - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
1: The '''balalaika''' (<font lang="ru">бала...
5: The modern balalaika is found in six sizes:
16: The piccolo, prima, and secunda balalaikas are ideally strung with gut (or, today, usually...
18: ...rd (music)|chord]]s. The [[hand#The four fingers|index finger]] is used to sound notes on the prima, whi...
24: ...he [[Uzbek]] and [[Uyghur]] [[dutar]], and the Turkish [[saz]]. - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
2: ...eiristas move in the ''roda''. The instrument is known for being the subject matter of a popular son...
4: ...Toque de Angola]] ([[ogg]] format, 17 seconds, 174KB).
10: ...owing local Bahian/Brazilian taste; today, most makers follow the tourist consumer's quest for (prete...
11: ...ack and forth from the abdomen, producing a wah-like sound.
14: *Verga: Wooden Bow that makes up the main body of the Berimbau. - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
4: <tr><td style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2>[[Image:...
12: .../td><td>[[Wilton, New York|Mount McGregor, New York]]</td></tr>
26: ...s struggle to preserve [[Reconstruction]], and looked with more understanding upon its shortcomings.
30: ...y, Ohio|Clermont County]], [[Ohio]], 25 miles (40 km) north of [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]] on the...
32: ...son. He graduated from West Point in [[1843]], ranking 21st in a class of 39. At the academy, he esta... - Volcano (27295 bytes)
2: ...s (some very active) on the [[solar system]]'s rocky planets and moons, on [[Earth]] at least, this p...
3: [[Image:Mahameru-volcano.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Smoking Bromo and Semeru volcanoes on [[Java (island)|...
10: ...hat will solidify relatively quickly. [[Lassen Peak]] in [[California]] is an example. This type of v...
12: ...130 kilometers, and covered an area of 800 square km. Note that the terms ''felsic'' and ''mafic'' ar...
15: ... (planet)|Mars]], and the tallest mountain in the known solar system. - Africa (35389 bytes)
3: ... [[Asia]]. At about 30,244,050 [[square kilometre|km²]] (11,677,240 [[square mile|mi²]]) in...
13: *the [[Greek language|Greek]] word ''aphrike'', meaning without cold;
16: ...t the change of sound from ''ph'' to ''f'' in Greek is datable to about the [[first century]], so thi...
18: ...inent, the idea of ''Africa'' expanded with their knowledge.
24: ...line an area, of c. 30,244,050 [[square kilometre|km<sup>2</sup>]] (11,677,240 [[square mile|mi<sup>2... - Australia (39438 bytes)
14: leader_names = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]]<br>[[Michael Jeffery]]<br>[[...
15: area_rank=6th|
21: population_estimate_rank = 53rd |
25: population_density_rank = —|
28: established_dates=From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]:<br>[[1 January]] [[1901]]<br>[[11 December]] [... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...the consensus changes before making the edit. Thank you.
3: ...cs of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Thank you.}}
10: ...ion people [http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/population.htm].
18: ... [[Quebec]] and is widely spoken in [[New Brunswick]].
19: ... [[Nunavut]], where the majority language is [[Inuktitut]]. - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
1: ...taly|Italian]] army invaded the country. [[United Kingdom|British]] and Ethiopian troops defeated the...
3: ...pacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border...
5: <big>'''Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik'''</big><br>
8: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 |
34: ...s by area|Ranked 26th]] <br> [[1 E12 m?|1,127,127 km?]] <br> 0.7% - Algeria (16548 bytes)
1: ...n the southwest, and [[Morocco]] as well as a few kilometers of its annexed territory, [[Western Saha...
2: ...pacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border...
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25: ...Algeria|Head of State]]''' || [[Abdelaziz Bouteflika]], <small>''President''</small>
31: ...Ranked 11th]] <br /> 2,381,740 [[square kilometre|km²]] <br> Negligible - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ...leonic era, Holland became a mere province of the Kingdom and was split into North and South Holland ...
20: ... of the Netherlands|Beatrix]] <br> [[Jan Peter Balkenende]] |
21: area_rank = 131st |
25: ...p://www.cbs.nl/nl/cijfers/bevolkingsteller/popclocknl.asp] |
27: population_estimate_rank = 59th | - Andorra (11532 bytes)
1: ...pacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-co...
4: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" |
31: ...tries by area|Ranked 178th]] <br/> [[1 E8 m²|468 km²]] <br/> Negligible
34: ...by population|Ranked 182nd]]<br> 69,150<br> 144.5/km²
42: ... Development Index|NA]] – <font color=gray>unranked</font> - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
4: <!-- WikiProject Countries Infobox; scroll down to edit co...
6: ...epublique de Madagascar <br> Repoblikan'i Madagasikara |
21: area_rank = 45th |
26: population_estimate_rank = 56th |
30: population_density_rank = 142 | - Paraguay (10959 bytes)
1: ...republic]] in [[South America]]. Lying on both banks of the [[Paraguay River]], it borders [[Argentin...
2: ...pacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border...
4: |style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2"|
14: | align=center colspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationParaguay.png]]
26: ...rea|Ranked 58th]] <br> 406,750 [[square kilometre|km²]] <br> 2.3% - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...ia]], and [[Albania]] to the north; and with [[Turkey]] to the east. The waters of the [[Aegean Sea]]...
2: ...pacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border...
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11: ...913;ΤΟΣ<br>''([[Greek language|Greek]]: Freedom or Death)''
13: | align=center colspan=2 style="background:#fff;" | [[image:LocationGreece.png]] - Mali (7755 bytes)
3: ...geria]] on the north, [[Niger]] on the east, [[Burkina Faso]] and the [[Ivory Coast]] on the south, [...
5: ...pacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border...
8: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 |
19: | align=center colspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationMali.png]]
25: | [[Bamako]] - Central African Republic (6564 bytes)
1: ...]], separating the [[Congo River]] basin from [[Lake Chad]] and the [[White Nile]] river basin.
3: ...pacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border...
6: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 |
15: ...r>([[French language|French]]: Unity, Dignity, Work)''</small>
32: ...a|Ranked 42nd]] <br /> 622,984 [[square kilometre|km²]] <br /> 0% - The Gambia (13678 bytes)
2: ...pacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border...
5: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 |
19: ...ish language|English]], [[Mandinka language|Mandinka]], [[Wolof language|Wolof]], [[Fula language|Ful...
25: | [[Serrekunda]]
31: ... area|Ranked 158th]]<br>10,380 [[square kilometre|km²]]<br>11.5% - Guinea-Bissau (9517 bytes)
2: ...pacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border...
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22: ...the capital city to [[Buba]], but the plan is unlikely to go forward.)
31: ...rea|Ranked 133rd]] <br> 36,120 [[square kilometre|km²]] <br> 12% / Negligible
36: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 147th]] - South Africa (40100 bytes)
3: ...e it in [[1990]] after a long struggle by the black majority, as well as many white, coloured and Ind...
5: ... [[South African general election, 1994|1994]], making it a [[regional power]] and among the most sta...
9: South Africa has 11 official languages: [[Afrikaans]], [[English language|English]], [[Zulu langu...
11: ... [[South African Sign Language]], [[Khoe language|Khoe]], [[Nama language|Nama]] and [[San language|S...
13: ...icial languages" of the [[Bushmen|San]] and [[Khoikhoi]] people contain regional [[dialect]]s stretch... - Slovakia (19892 bytes)
1: ...pacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border...
2: |+<big><big>'''Slovakia'''</big></big>
4: | style=background:#efefef; align=center colspan=2 |
6: ...[Image:Slovakia flag large.png|125px|Flag of Slovakia]]
7: ...0px | [[Image:Slovakia Coat of Arms.png|80px|Slovakia: Coat of Arms]] - Republic of the Congo (9324 bytes)
7: ...ogres <br> ([[French language|French]]: Unity, Work, Progress) |
18: area_rank = 62nd |
23: population_estimate_rank = 131st |
27: population_density_rank = 213 |
30: GDP_PPP_rank = 154 | - Barbados (21887 bytes)
1: ...d 59? west of the [[Prime Meridian]], about 434.5 km (270 miles) northeast of [[Venezuela]].
9: ...next few centries, the Caribs—like the Arawak and the Salodoid-Barrancoid—lived in isolat...
15: ...h America, most notably [[South Carolina]]. To work the plantations, slaves were brought from Africa;...
21: ...ce at a constitutional conference with the United Kingdom in June [[1966]]. After years of peaceful a...
25: [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] is recognized as Queen... - Belgium (31774 bytes)
1: ...oninkrijk Belgi맧, [[German language|German]]: ''K?reich Belgien'') is a country in [[Western Europe...
3: ... a small number of [[German language|German]] speakers in the east. This cultural and linguistic dive...
4: ...pacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border...
5: ...e de Belgique'''<br>'''Koninkrijk Belgi맧'<br>'''K?reich Belgien'''</big>
7: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;" - Sierra Leone (10596 bytes)
2: ...pacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border...
5: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 |
16: | align=center colspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationSierraLeone.pn...
25: | [[Ahmad Tejan Kabbah]]
28: ...rea|Ranked 116th]] <br> 71,740 [[square kilometre|km?]] <br> 0.2% - Botswana (22276 bytes)
1: ...ion of southern [[Africa]]. Formerly the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[protectorate]] of [[Bechuanalan...
2: ...pacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border...
5: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 |
27: ...a|Ranked 44th]] <br /> 600,370 [[square kilometre|km²]] <br /> 2.5%
32: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 144th]] - Zimbabwe (16088 bytes)
2: ...pacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border...
5: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" |
14: ...state mottos|National motto]]: Unity, Freedom, Work''</small>
16: | align=center colspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationZimbabwe.png]]
24: ...t of countries by area|Ranked 59th]]<br>390,580 [[km²]]<br>1% - Cuba (25106 bytes)
6: ...], though limited by the [[Platt Amendment]] (revoked in [[1934]]), after which the US continued to h...
10: ...ent]]' subsumed these other groups quickly and took over Cuba's government in [[1959]], following its...
12: ...n international embarrasment to the newly elected Kennedy administration, and subsequently led to the...
14: ...he country to depart through the port of Mariel. Known as the [[Mariel Boatlift]], over 125,000 Cuba...
16: ...uba, while the remainder was sold on the world market. Cuba supported communist movements throughout ... - Finland (29511 bytes)
1: ...asavalta'', [[Finland-Swedish|Swedish]]: ''Republiken Finland'') is a [[Nordic countries|Nordic count...
3: ...pacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border...
4: |+<big>'''Suomen tasavalta'''<br>'''Republiken Finland'''</big>
6: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"
14: | align=center colspan=2 style="background:#f9f9f9;" | [[image:LocationFinland.png|Loc... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
1: ...er 2005 [[earthquake]] in [[Pakistan-administered Kashmir]].''
3: ...یۂ پاکستان<br />Islāmī Jamhūriya-i-Pākistān |
4: common_name = Pakistan|the=|
5: image_flag = Flag of Pakistan.svg |
6: image_coat = Pakistan emblem.jpg | - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ...east, [[Eritrea]] and [[Ethiopia]] to the east, [[Kenya]] and [[Uganda]] to the southeast, [[Democrat...
16: capital = [[Khartoum]] |
21: largest_city = [[Khartoum]] |
23: area_rank = 10th |
28: population_estimate_rank = 32nd | - Malawi (22306 bytes)
1: ...oting the 'glitter of the sun rising across the lake' (as seen in its flag).
3: ...tive_name = Republic of Malawi<br>Dziko la Malaŵi |
15: leader_names = [[Bingu wa Mutharika]] |
18: area_rank = 98th |
23: population_estimate_rank = 67th | - Peru (12264 bytes)
2: ...eru is rich in cultural anthropology, and is well-known as the ''cradle of the [[Inca empire]]''.
3: ...pacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-co...
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16: | align=center colspan=2 style="background:#fff;" | [[image:LocationPeru.png|Location ...
26: ...ea|World ranking: 20th]]<br/>[[1 E11 m2|1,285,220 km²]]<br/>8.80% - Portugal (61755 bytes)
5: ...tus Cale'', a possibly mixed [[Greek language|Greek]] and [[Latin]] name meaning "Beautiful Port". Du...
15: ...ek explorers named the region "[[Ophiussa]]" (Greek for "land of serpents") because the natives worsh...
17: ... only achieved by bribing Lusitanian officials to kill their own leader. During this period, a proces...
19: ===The kingdom===
20: ... of the Monarchy in Portugal|Consolidation of the kingdom]]''''' - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
5: native_name = United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
6: common_name = the United Kingdom |
7: image_flag = uk flag large.png |
8: image_coat = UK_Royal_Coat_of_Arms.png |
9: image_map = LocationUnitedKingdom.png | - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...mericas]], the Spanish language remains widely spoken outside of the country, and is the official lan...
19: leader_titles = [[Kings of Spain|King]]<br>[[President of the Government of Spain|Pr...
22: area_rank = 50th |
27: population_estimate_rank = 27th |
31: population_density_rank = 84th | - Equatorial Guinea (13387 bytes)
1: ... of islands, including the sizable island of [[Bioko]] where the capital, [[Malabo]] (formerly [[Sant...
2: ...pacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border...
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33: ...a|Ranked 141st]] <br /> 28,051 [[square kilometre|km²]] <br /> Negligible
36: ...ttp://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ek.html July 2004]) - Texas (39610 bytes)
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Texas]] |
8: Nickname = Lone Star State |
11: Governor = [[Rick Perry]] |
14: AreaRank = 2nd |
19: PopRank = 2nd | - List of people by name: A (45 bytes)
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1: ...ssion]]. The years of the Roaring Twenties are marked by several [[invention]]s and [[discovery|disco...
3: ...ted to soar in Europe and the Roaring Twenties broke out in [[Germany]], [[England]] and [[France]], ...
5: ...logical]] growth were yet unknown. Technologies like [[train]]s, [[automobile|car]]s and [[mass commu...
8: ...Economy of United States|economy of the USA]], took sometime to convert from [[War economy|a wartime ...
11: ...st-WWI recession|brief, but deep recession]]. Quickly the North American economy rebounded as the ret... - Chemistry (12553 bytes)
1: [[Image:Lab-equipement-glass-flasks-photo.jpg|thumb|800px|Lab Equipment]]
3: ...age:Chemistry_flask.jpg|thumb|200px|Chemistry Flask Clipart .Clipart provided by [http://classroomcli...
13: ... reaction]]s and chemical [[interaction]]s that take place in living [[organism]]s.
19: ...y include [[chemical thermodynamics]], [[chemical kinetics]], [[quantum chemistry]], [[statistical me...
38: ...in the [[atomic nucleus|nucleus]]. This number is known as the [[atomic number]] of the element. For ... - Sun (20830 bytes)
11: ...[1 E11 m|149.6]]×10<sup>6</sup> [[kilometre|km]]<br>(92.95×10<sup>6</sup> [[mile|mi]]) <b...
21: ! align="left" | Mean distance from<br>[[Milky Way]] core
22: | 2.5×10<sup>17</sup> km <br>(26,000 [[light-year]]s)
28: | 217 km/[[second|s]]
33: | [[1 E9 m|1.392]]×10<sup>6</sup> km<br>(109 [[Earth]]s) - Weather (2398 bytes)
2: ...days. The average weather over a longer period is known as the [[climate]]. This aspect of the weathe...
8: ...er forecasters large and small are continually working to improve this limit through the science of t...
11: ...front]] | [[jet stream]] | [[windchill]] | [[heat index]] | [[Equivalent potential temperature|Theta-e]] ... - List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
1: ...x of them, if they're scattered throughout the work).
3: ... includes listings or tabular information for quick reference, not narrative articles.
7: ...g it into your bookmarks toolbar, allowing the link to be accessible in the future from the toolbar.
9: <!-- [[Wikipedia:Page size]] suggests not to divide lists ev...
33: *[[Wikipedia:Library and Information Science basic topic... - Meteorology (19082 bytes)
10: ...logos'' means "study". A similar work, called "Book of Signs", was published by [[Theophrastus]], a p...
12: ...peed]] was constructed in [[1667]] by [[Robert Hooke]], while [[Horace de Saussure]] completed this l...
14: ...htning]]. Franklin was also the first American to keep accurate and detailed records of weather condi...
16: ...culation the "[[Hadley cell]]". Understanding the kinematics of how exactly the rotation of the Earth...
18: ...[cloud]]s or [[wind]]. These were solved when [[Luke Howard]] and [[Francis Beaufort]] introduced the... - Government (12596 bytes)
1: ...'' is an [[organization]] that has the power to make and enforce laws for a certain [[territory]]. Th...
4: ...s to define government as the dominant decision-making arm of the state.
13: ...state is likely to have various sub-organisations known as offices, departments, or agencies, which a...
21: ...nder [[despotism]], see also [[police state]]), making agreements with other states, and maintaining ...
24: ...l government (for example, they will generally lack the authority to declare war or carry out diploma... - Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
2: ... conflict with the [[Roman Catholic Church]] is taken as a major early example of the conflict of aut...
7: ...his time he explored science and made many landmark discoveries.
10: ...iance to authority (like the Church) or other thinkers (such as [[Aristotle]]) in matters of science ...
12: ...ith the technology of the [[1600s]]. According to Koyr鬠the law was arrived at deductively, and the ...
14: ...ular results that led to the time-squared law (Drake, 1973). - India (27950 bytes)
1: ...]s of the [[Maldives]] on the southwest, [[Sri Lanka]] on the south, and [[Indonesia]] on the southea...
3: ...: [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Jainism]] and [[Sikhism]]. Formerly a part of the [[British Empire]] ...
5: ... language|Sanskrit]] name of an ancient [[Hindu]] king, whose story is to be found in the [[Mahabhara...
11: ... into the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], which peaked between [[26th century BC|2600 BC]] and [[20th ...
13: ...and [[Indo-Parthian]] kingdoms, and finally the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards t... - Mathematics (24164 bytes)
3: ...thematics, also known as the body of mathematical knowledge. This latter meaning of mathematics inclu...
7: ...y fill the hands of exactly one person, was a breakthrough in human thought.
8: ...ecognized how to count ''abstract'' quantities, like [[time]] -- [[Day|days]], [[Season|seasons]], [[...
16: With the increase in our mathematical knowledge, mathematics itself has become a source o...
28: ...s itself is not a science. That is, mathematical knowledge exists separate from the physical world. - Economics (30960 bytes)
1: ...n it prescribes that a certain action should be taken.
7: ...essence of economics is studying incentives, or making choice subject to constraints, the topics cove...
9: ...forth their best front in [[Chichicastenango]] Market, [[Guatemala]].]]
14: ...individuals, with a view to understand decision making in the face of scarcity and the allocation con...
27: ...ts. Since economic analysis focuses on decision making, it can be applied, with varying degrees of su... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
6: ...s, which is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] translation for "Messiah". The word ''[[Christi...
8: ...t exists as three divine persons (technically Greek ''[[hypostasis]]''), called the [[Trinity]]. Chri...
14: ... reached by the Council of Nicea in [[325]] C.E., known as the [[Nicene Creed]]. This describes the b...
23: ...by [[Pontius Pilate]] (John 19:19–22; see Luke 16:8) on the [[INRI|''titulus crucis'']] or stat...
27: ... 52:14–15; [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] 14:65; Luke 23:63–64), whipping (Isa. 53:5; John 19:1;... - Drought (2106 bytes)
7: ...reserves available in sources such as aquifers, lakes, and reservoirs falls below the statistical ave...
25: * [[Palmer Drought Index]] - Garlic (12167 bytes)
1: ...75;ac'', meaning "spear [[Leek_%28vegetable%29|leek]]".
3: ...trong odor, garlic is sometimes called the "[[stinking rose]]".
5: [[Image:Czosnek2_1511.jpg|frame]]
8: ...n as an appetizer. A common error of beginning cooks is to misinterpret the word "clove" as meaning t...
10: ...he garlic plant has long, narrow, flat, obscurely keeled leaves, a deciduous spathe, and a globose um... - Ankle (1079 bytes)
2: ...ate [[joint]]s: the talocrural joint (or "true" ankle joint) and the subtalar joint. The [[talocrural...
9: ==External links==
10: ...fpnotebook.com/ORT56.htm Ankle anatomy - fpnotebook.com]
11: *[http://www.scoi.com/anklanat.htm Ankle anatomy - scoi.com]
13: ....about.com/cs/ankle/a/ankleindex.htm Ankle injury index - about.com] - Thumb (3123 bytes)
2: ...d so can complete the sometimes quite delicate task of grasping objects by pressing them against the ...
21: ... [[extensor pollicis brevis]] tendon form what is know as the [[anatomical snuff box]] (an indentatio...
25: ...tips of thumb and second finger ([[forefinger]]/[[index finger]]) holding a pill or other small item, or ...
29: ...ages, and is therefore a much more complicated link.
31: ...thropoid]] adoption of the erect [[bipedal]] [[walking]] gait - and the simultaneous development of a... - Hand (6764 bytes)
2: ...an hand typically has four fingers and a thumb; 15kb ]]<br>''A human left hand''</div>
16: * index finger, pointer finger, or forefinger
19: * little finger or pinky
22: ...n a perpendicular level compared to the palm, unlike the fingers which can only be rotated approximat...
30: ...o rows of four. These bones fit into a shallow socket formed by the bones of the forearm. - Finger (2398 bytes)
1: ...align: center;">[[image:Hand.jpg|Human fingers; 15kb ]]<br><small>''Fingers of the human left hand''<...
3: ... long [[tendon]]s which may be observed on the back of the hand. A notable exception is the [[thumb]...
8: # [[index finger]], pointer finger, or forefinger
11: # [[little finger]] or pinky finger
15: Relative to much of the [[skin]] of the [[human body]], the fingertips have a ... - Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
3: ...ic comedic [[playwright]]. Machiavelli was also a key figure in [[realist]] [[political theory]], cru...
5: ==Background==
10: ... the war against [[Pisa]]. Louis XII was also the king who committed the five capital errors in state...
12: ...n Florence in [[1527]] and his resting place is unknown, however a symbolic tomb in his honor can be ...
15: ...ch put the work in its Index – a list of books against the faith. - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
3: ...'' ([[1548]] – [[February 17]] [[1600]]), a.k.a. '''Bruno Nolano''' or '''Bruno the Nolan''' wa...
7: ... of Giovanni Bruno, a soldier. In [[1565]] he took the name Giordano on becoming a [[Dominican Order...
9: ..., an expert on the art of [[memory]]; he wrote books on [[mnemonic]] technique, which [[Frances Yates...
17: ... [[Drake equation]]). These two works are jointly known as his "Italian dialogues." In [[1582]], Brun...
21: ...Bruno and the Embassy Affair'' (Yale UP, 2002), makes a case that Bruno is the previously unidentifie... - El Salvador (12362 bytes)
2: ...pacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border...
5: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" | <tab...
34: ...a|Ranked 149th]] <br /> 21,040 [[square kilometre|km²]] <br /> 1.5%
37: ...ulation|Ranked 97th]]<br /> 6,704,932<br /> 318.7/km²
40: | [[List of countries by GDP|Ranked 91th]]<br />31.17 billion $<br /> $4,600 - Archery (18991 bytes)
9: ...by Korea. It should be noted that the Koreans stick primarily to outdoor competition, particularly th...
17: ...type of round. After each end, the competitors walk to the target to score and retrieve their arrows....
25: ...pound competitions. Usually it serves as a tiebreaker with the archer scoring the most number of X's ...
28: *3 ring & 4 ring - black
35: ...nd bounces out), points may be awarded to an unmarked hole. - Auto racing (15302 bytes)
1: '''Auto racing''' (also known as '''automobile racing''' or '''autosport'''...
12: ..., [[Illinois]] on [[November 2]], [[1895]], [[Frank Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating thre...
23: ...[1936]], the maximum [[weight]] permitted was 750 kg, a rule diametrically opposed to current racing ...
32: ...produce downforce and enhance adhesion to the track.
36: ...a seat in a Formula One car is undoubtedly the peak of any driver's racing career. In North America, ... - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
5: ...puds'' around this time, but that name didn't stick.
6: :'''Home ballpark:''' [[Wrigley Field]], 1060 W. Addison Street, C...
8: ...bs" will follow the large "C", or the team will make use of a cartoon bear cub.
13: :'''Current Manager:''' [[Dusty Baker]]
17: ===White Stockings=== - Architect (6342 bytes)
6: ...to obtain specialized education and documented work experience to obtain professional licensure, simi...
8: ...ward a living architect can receive is the [[Pritzker Prize]]. It is considered the equivalent of th...
9: <!--If you would like to describe someone who is not an architect, ple...
11: ...However, non-licensed architects and designers working in the [[construction industry]] are prohibite...
19: ...ed Architect before they may become eligible to take the ARE. Although the ARE is a national exam, e... - Sodalite (4894 bytes)
29: | [[Refractive index]]|| 1.48 - isotropic (sodium light)
33: | [[Streak]]|| White
43: |Hackmanite||[[Tenebrescence|Tenebrescent]]; violet-red...
52: ..., sodalite may also be grey, yellow, green, or pink and is often mottled with white veins or patches....
54: ...ons of poor cleavage may be seen as incipient cracks running through the stone. - Nutrition (42689 bytes)
10: ...he digestive tract. The digestive juices help break [[chemical bonds]] between ingested compounds as ...
14: ...experiment|experimentation]] is very high. This makes [[science|scientifically]] valid nutritional st...
16: ...ly favourable than infrequent, haphazard food intake.
22: ...led to infestation and contamination risks. [[Cooking]] developed as a ritualistic activity due to e...
27: ...ir diet for 10 days and were then compared to the king’s men. Appearing healthier, they were allowe... - Erasmus (18332 bytes)
6: ...asticism was one of the chief objects of his attack in his lifelong assault upon the evils of the Chu...
8: ...eaders of English thought in the stirring days of King [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]]: [[John C...
12: ... he was devoting his life. He represented this lack of sympathy as persecution, and sought refuge in ...
14: ...of politics and of thought, and his advice on all kinds of subjects was eagerly sought, if not always...
16: ...mes Version]] of the Bible. The text later became known as the ''textus receptus''. Erasmus published... - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
2: ...atter sanfrancisco.jpg|thumb|293px|San Francisco skyline.]]
5: nickname = The City by the Bay |
33: ...ensity of any major U.S. city aside from [[New York City]].
37: ...m the ashes of the fire that resulted from the quake. Long enjoying a [[Bohemianism|bohemian]] reput...
39: Widely recognized landmarks include the [[San Francisco cable car system]], ... - Earth's atmosphere (10093 bytes)
5: ...able during re-entry. The [[Karman line]], at 100 km (62 mi), is also frequently used as the boundary...
10: * [[troposphere]]: from the surface to 7 km to 17 km, depending on latitude and weather factors, temp...
11: ...here]]: from that 7–17 km range to about 50 km, temperature increasing with height.
12: ...e]]: from about 50 km to the range of 80 km to 85 km, temperature decreasing with height.
13: * [[thermosphere]]: from 80–85 km to 640+ km, temperature increasing with height. - Ionosphere (19365 bytes)
6: ...eates the [[ozone layer]]. At heights of above 80 km (50 miles), in the [[thermosphere]], the atmosph...
8: ...sing process called [[recombination]] begins to take place in which a free electron is "captured" by ...
19: ...ion|D layer]] is the innermost layer, 50 km to 90 km above the surface of the Earth. Ionization here...
22: ...e Layer|E layer]] is the middle layer, 90km to 120km above the surface of the Earth. Ionization is du...
25: ...vels. The skip distances are generally around 1000km (620 miles). - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
4: ...catalyst for a second set of civil wars, which marked the end of the [[Roman Republic]] and the begin...
6: ...nown in detail from his own written [[Literary works of Julius Caesar|''Commentaries'' (''Commentarii...
9: ...rhood of Rome, where he apparently learned to speak several languages, including [[Hebrew language|He...
11: ...although of impeccable aristocratic patrician stock, were not rich by the standards of the Roman nobi...
13: ...arius' greatest supporter and Sulla's enemy. To make matters worse, in the year [[85 BC]], just after... - Film speed (5065 bytes)
1: ...e]] and is thus called a ''slow film'', while stock with higher sensitivity can shoot the same scene ...
3: The standard known as '''ISO 5800:1987''' from the
14: ! example of film stock
46: | old Agfacolor, Kodachrome 25
54: | Kodachrome 40 (movie) - Albany, New York (8184 bytes)
1: ...CapitolAlbanyNewYork.jpg|thumb|280px|right|New York State Capitol Building, completed in 1899 at a co...
3: ...is the [[county seat]] of [[Albany County, New York|Albany County]].
5: ... south of the juncture of the [[Mohawk River|Mohawk]] and [[Hudson River]]s.
11: state = New York|
12: nickname = | - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ...[[United States]], [[Indonesia]], [[Brazil]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Bangladesh]].
6: ...er]]s, lay in Russia. Consequently, after the breakup of the USSR, Russia again vied for an influenti...
13: ...rged with [[Slavs]]. The Slavs constituted the bulk of the population from the [[8th century]] onward...
15: ...o [[11th century|11th centuries]] this state of [[Kievan Rus]] became the largest in Europe and was q...
17: ...le]] in the north from the [[Belarusians]] and [[Ukrainians]] in the west. - Economy of Russia (68844 bytes)
2: ...cement by an economy operating on the basis of market forces and private property. Some of the former...
4: ==Historical Background==
7: Russia undertakes the transition with advantages and obstacles. A...
9: ...ssian economy must deal in its transition to a market economy.
11: ...and collective farms (''kolkhozy''; sing., ''[[kolkhoz]]''), each of which had its own specific outpu... - Sweden (27111 bytes)
1: ...the northeast, the [[Skagerrak]] Strait and the [[Kattegat]] Strait on the southwest, and the [[Balti...
3: ...n battles with its neighbouring countries [[Denmark]] from the 12th century – 1710, and [[Norwa...
13: native_name = Konungariket Sverige |
21: leader_titles = <br>[[Monarch of Sweden|King]]<br>[[Prime Minister of Sweden|Prime Minister...
23: capital = [[Stockholm]] | - Latvia (12041 bytes)
1: ... ([[Latvian language|Latvian]]: ''Latvijas Republika''), or '''Latvia''' ([[Latvian language|Latvian]...
2: ...pacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border...
3: |+<big><big>'''Latvijas Republika'''</big></big>
5: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"
16: | align=center colspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationLatvia.png]] - Crochet (5214 bytes)
3: ... is not to be confused with "crotchet", otherwise known as a [[quarter note]].
7: ...tinguishes crochet from other methods of fabric-making as it is composed entirely of loops and is onl...
12: ...nt forefinger was used in place of a fashioned hook; therefore, there were no artifacts left behind t...
14: ...o "crochet in the air." Most samples of early work claimed to be crochet turn out to actually be sam...
16: ... used without dyeing, and worked with handmade hooks of ivory, brass, or hardwood. Those that surviv... - Rene Descartes (17976 bytes)
1: ...ific Revolution in the Western World. He is also known for inventing the Cartesian coordinate system...
4: ...he [[16th century]], or in earlier philosophers like [[Augustine_of_Hippo|Augustine]]. In his natural...
6: ...bes]], [[John Locke|Locke]], [[George Berkeley|Berkeley]] & [[David Hume|Hume]]. Leibniz, Spinoza, an...
8: ...ous statement is ''[[Cogito ergo sum]]'' (''I think, therefore I am.'').
14: ... Method of Rightly Conducting One's Reason and Seeking the Truth in the Sciences''){{ref|DM}} - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
2: ...ed by reform movements in [[Hinduism]] (e.g. [[Bhakti]], [[monism]], [[Vedic]] metaphysics, [[guru]] ...
4: ...igion and hence a well-known saying of [[Guru Nanak]] is, "There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim." [...
6: ...nctive identity to the Sikhs. The five baptised Sikhs were named Panj Pyare (Five Beloved Ones), who ...
8: ...ges including [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Sanskrit]], [[Bhojpuri]] and [[Persian language|Persian...
10: ..., although manifest in many ways, many places and known by many names, is eternally One, the Sovereig... - Harp (23216 bytes)
2: ...''frame harps'', also have a forepillar; those lacking the forepillar are referred to ''open harps''....
8: ...e:harp-thumbnail.png|right|frame|A traditional folk harp and modern concert harp. ''Public domain ima...
11: ...Egypt]]ian harp on display in a [[United Kingdom|UK]] museum.]]
12: ...paintings. This kind of harp, now known as the folk harp, continued to evolve in many different cultu...
14: ... a second row of hooks was installed along the neck to allow for the double-action pedal harp, capabl... - Ocelot (4489 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Ocelot}}<br>{{StatusEndangered}}
3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
12: {{Taxobox_section_binomial_parens| color = pink | binomial_name = Leopardus pardalis | author = [...
15: [[Image:Ocelotkitten.jpg|thumb|right|An ocelot kitten]]
17: ..., plus 45 cm (1'6") tail length, and weighs 10-15 kg (about 20-33 pounds). While similar in appearanc... - Kite flying (5612 bytes)
1: ...e:yokaichi01.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Yokaichi Giant Kite Festival held on the fourth Sunday every May i...
2: '''Kite flying''' is the [[hobby]] of flying kites.
3: ...n of a string held by the operator. See types of kites, below, for a list of different types and sty...
6: ...s are abrasive and able to sever the competitor's kites. Such practice is dangerous since the abrasiv...
8: ...actly folded for storage or transport. Lower cost kites in quantity production may be made from print... - Wind chill (4476 bytes)
1: ...Earth, and propose the establishment of a benchmark wind-speed figure — typically in the range ...
7: ... has been controversial because it is a composite index, because animate and inanimate bodies behave diff...
9: ..., initially by [[Paul Siple|Siple]] and Passel working in the [[Antarctic]], and were made available ...
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)
2: ...implemented between 1933-37 under President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] with the goal of relief, recove...
7: ...l situation."<ref>Parker 2002, Friedman, ''Two Lucky People'' (1998) p. 59.</ref>
11: .../interviews/friedman.php ''Interview with John Hawkins''. Right Wing News.]</ref>
13: Two old words now took on new meaning. "Liberal" no longer referred to [...
15: ...ing the necessary expansion of federal power to make the New Deal "constitutional". - Fashion (7767 bytes)
5: ...ashion" can also be an archaic verb meaning "to make."
8: ...a common to many fields of human activity and thinking.
20: ... in 1496-97. The Venetian lady's high [[clogs]] make her taller.]]
21: ...tes of foreign styles: an example is the "Steinkirk" cravat (see [[Cravat]]).
23: .... By 1800, all Western Europeans were dressing alike: local variation became first a sign of provinci... - Inquisition (9274 bytes)
5: ...rch charged with the eradication of heresies. Unlike many other religions (e.g., [[Buddhism]], [[Juda...
7: Heresies (from Greek ''haeresis'', sect, school of belief) were a prob...
16: ...s administered by local [[bishop]]s, which in Greek is ''episcopos''. The episcopal Inquisition was n...
28: ...grave suspicion of heresy", and banned all his works.
34: ...s associated with the Inquisition, the term has taken on a pejorative usage, and is often used to exp... - Hour (4351 bytes)
8: ...he Sun on ecliptic (see [[Prague Astronomical Clock]]).
9: ... solar day varies throughout the year. When a clock showed these hours, it had to be adjusted a few t...
10: ...ence to the apparent solar day. When an exact clock showed these hours, it had to be adjusted virtual...
16: ...ow much time they will have to finish their daywork without artificial light. It was introduced in [[...
17: * In the modern [[12-hour clock]], counting the hours starts at midnight and rest... - Wildfire (23185 bytes)
2: ...[[San Bernardino, California]] Mountains (image taken from the [[International Space Station]])]]
4: A '''wildfire''', also known as a '''forest fire''', '''vegetation fire'''...
8: ... people misunderstanding the expression "spread like wildfire". [[Image:Forestfire5.jpg|right|thumb|2...
10: ==Background==
12: ...jpg|left|thumb|199px|Green Knoll Wildfire in [[Jackson, Wyoming]]]] - Arsenic (12497 bytes)
1: <!-- Here is a table of data; skip past it to edit the text. -->
22: ...table period|Period]], [[periodic table block|Block]]
23: ...lement|15 (VA)]], [[period 4 element|4]], [[p-block|p]]
26: | 5727 [[kilogram per cubic metre|kg/m<sup>3</sup>]], 3.5
42: | <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[argon|Ar]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>3[[d-orbital|d]]<sup>10</sup> 4[[s-orbital|s]]<s... - Graphite (4209 bytes)
15: | Color || Steel black, to grey.
23: | [[Fracture]]|| Flaky, otherwise rough when not on clevage
29: | [[Refractive index]]|| Opaque
33: | [[Streak]]|| Black
44: ...s]]) is one of the [[allotropes of carbon]]. Unlike [[diamond]], graphite is a [[Conductor (material... - Germanium (8776 bytes)
1: <!-- Here is a table of data; skip past it to edit the text. -->
23: ...table period|Period]], [[periodic table block|Block]]
24: ...ement|14 (IVA)]], [[period 4 element|4]], [[p-block|p]]
27: | 5323 [[kilogram per cubic metre|kg/m<sup>3</sup>]], 6
47: | <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[argon|Ar]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>3d<sup>10</sup> 4s<sup>2</sup> 4p<sup>2</sup> - Helium (36603 bytes)
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9: ...center" | [[Image:He-TableImage-BIG.png|250px|click for larger version and explanation]]<br><div alig...
23: ...table period|Period]], [[periodic table block|Block]]
24: ...ent|18 (VIIIA)]], [[period 1 element|1]], [[s-block|s]]
35: | 0.95 [[Kelvin|K]] (-272.2 °[[Celsius|C]]) - Lanthanum (10184 bytes)
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19: ...p 3 element|3 ]], [[period 6 element|6]], [[f-block|f]]</td></tr>
21: ...ess]] </td><td>6146 [[kilogram per cubic metre|kg/m<sup>3</sup>]], 2.5</td></tr>
27: ...] </td><td>[[1 E-_ kg| 138.9055 u]]</td></tr>
35: ...><td><nowiki>[</nowiki>[[xenon|Xe]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>5d<sup>1</sup>6s<sup>2</sup></td></tr> - Strontium (11493 bytes)
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18: | [[Alkaline earth metal]]
20: ...table period|Period]], [[periodic table block|Block]]
24: | 2630 [[kilogram per cubic metre|kg/m<sup>3</sup>]], 1.5 - Tantalum (11817 bytes)
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20: ...table period|Period]], [[periodic table block|Block]]
21: ...element|5 (VB)]], [[period 6 element|6]], [[d-block|d]]
24: | 16650 [[kilogram per cubic metre|kg/m<sup>3</sup>]], 6.5
44: | <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[xenon|Xe]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>4[[f-orbital|f]]<sup>14</sup> 5d<sup>3</sup> 6[[... - Thallium (12570 bytes)
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19: ...ment|13 (IIIA)]], [[period 6 element|6]], [[p-block|p]]</td></tr>
21: ...ohs hardness scale|Hardness]] </td><td>11.85 [[kilogram per cubic metre|Mg/m³]], 1.2</td></tr...
35: ...><td><nowiki>[</nowiki>[[xenon|Xe]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>4[[f-orbital|f]]<sup>14</sup> 5[[d-orbital|d]]<s...
46: ... </td><td>577 [[Kelvin|K]] (579 ?[[Fahrenheit|F]])</td></tr> - Thorium (11307 bytes)
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21: ...table period|Period]], [[periodic table block|Block]]
22: | [[period 7 element|7]], [[f-block|f]]
25: | 11724 [[kilogram per cubic metre|kg/m<sup>3</sup>]], 3.0
33: | [[1 E-_ kg| 232.0381 amu]] - Titanium (20884 bytes)
1: <!-- Here is a table of data; skip past it to edit the text. --><table border="0" ...
17: ...up 4 element|4]], [[period 4 element|4]], [[d-block|d]]</td></tr>
19: ...ardness]]</td><td>4507 [[kilogram per cubic metre|kg/m<sup>3</sup>]], 6</td></tr>
25: <td>[[Atomic weight]]</td><td>[[1 E-26 kg| 47.867 amu]]</td></tr>
33: ...><td><nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Argon|Ar]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>3d<sup>2</sup> 4[[s-orbital|s]]<sup>2</sup></td>... - Democracy (24363 bytes)
4: ...μος meaning "the people," plus κρατειν meaning ...
10: .... However, the ancient Athenian vote applied to making decisions directly, rather than voting for rep...
43: *A system of checks and balances between branches of government
45: ...ions. The decisions taken through elections are taken not by all of the citizenry, but rather by thos...
54: ...cal usages and especially when considering the works of the American "[[Founding Fathers of the Unite... - Timpani (31735 bytes)
1: ...mage:USAFE Band timpanist.jpg|right|<nowiki></nowiki>]]
2: {{Spoken Wikipedia|Timpani.ogg|2005-04-04}}
3: ...Marching band|marching]], and even [[Rock band|rock]] [[Musical band|band]]s.
5: ...descends. A [[musician]] who plays the timpani is known as a '''''timpanist'''''.
20: ...nes while [[Parabola|parabolic]] bowls produce darker tones. Another factor that affects the timbre o... - Anton van Leeuwenhoek (4111 bytes)
3: ...rom [[Delft]], in the [[Netherlands]]. He is best known for his contribution to improvement of the [[...
5: ...rner of ''Lion's Gate'' in Delft. ''Van Leeuwenhoek'' translates as "from lion's corner".
7: ...1, on August 30, 1732. In his lifetime, Leeuwenhoek was visited by many powerful figures, including [...
8: ...n Leeuwenhoek.png|thumb|200px|Anton van Leeuwenhoek]]
11: ...ugh acting as a curator was part of van Leeuwenhoek's job as a chamberlain of Delft. - Trilobite (9216 bytes)
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7: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Orders}}
18: *[[Nektaspida]]
21: ...t the end of the [[Permian]]. Trilobites are well-known, possibly the second most famous fossil group... - Major League Baseball (14783 bytes)
5: ... (baseball)|umpiring]] crews, and negotiates [[marketing]], labor, and [[Major League Baseball televi...
21: ...], the eight position players for each team who take the field initially have been voted into the gam...
35: ... Major League Baseball has finally decided to crack down on steroids and issue harsher penalties for ...
39: ...in treatment for the player. The new agreement makes sure that first time offenders are rightfully s...
41: ...ties that Bud Selig has proposed are a ?three strikes and you?re out approach? and go as follows: - Franz Xaver von Baader (10383 bytes)
5: ...f the work of [[Friedrich Schelling]], and the works he published during this period were manifestly ...
7: ...he published under the title ''Spekulative Dogmatik,'' 4 parts, 1827–1836. In 1838 he opposed t...
9: ...ia'', it is invariably ''con-scientia'' — a knowing with, consciousness of, or participation in...
11: ...ve, or as taking place in time; they are to be looked at sub specie aeternitatis, as the necessary el...
13: ...r, in connection with this, unfolds in various works, is but little instructive, and coincides in the... - Chile (39914 bytes)
22: area_rank = 38th |
27: population_estimate_rank = 60th |
31: population_density_rank = 153rd |
34: GDP_PPP_rank = 45th |
36: GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 59th | - Theodore Roosevelt (35706 bytes)
7: | preceded=[[William McKinley]]
10: | place of birth=[[New York City]]
13: | place of death=[[Oyster Bay]], [[New York]]
16: | vicepresident=[[Charles Warren Fairbanks]]
18: ... the office upon the assassination of [[William McKinley]]. At 42, Roosevelt was the youngest person ... - Tomato (10085 bytes)
21: ... had a policy of burning all [[Pre-Columbian]] books as [[pagan]].
29: The first traces of use of tomato as food date back to South Europe in the first half of the [[18th c...
31: ... court, describes recipes with tomatoes in the book ''Il cuoco galante'', first edition 1773, adding ...
33: ...étale pour plusieurs années'', a book on food conservation where he deals also with pre...
36: ...eryone was eating them because they believed they kept one's blood pure in the heat of summer."[http:... - Wavelength (2857 bytes)
1: ...s commonly designated by the [[Greek language|Greek]] [[letter]] ''[[lambda]]'' (λ).
3: ...] wave, the wavelength is the distance between peaks:
9: ...tionship to [[frequency]] ''f'', the number of peaks to pass a point in a given time. The wavelength ...
17: ...,792.458 [[kilometre per second|km/s]] ~ 300 0000 km/s = 300,000,000 m/s or
25: ... is reduced by a factor equal to the [[refractive index]] ''n'' of the medium but the frequency of the wa... - Culture of Pakistan (6940 bytes)
1: Pakistan has a rich and unique cultural heritage, and...
3: ...nd dominated by regional tribal customs dating back to hundreds of years.
8: ...]s, [[White Huns]], [[Persian]]s, [[Arab]]s, [[Turk]]s, [[Mongol]]s and various [[Eurasia|Eurasian gr...
10: ...ery, silk goods and engraved woodwork and metalwork.
14: ... GEO TV and the ARY channel. Traditionally the bulk of TV shows have been plays or soap operas---some... - Sea Urchins (11174 bytes)
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31: [[Image:urchin003.jpg|thumb|right|Group of black, long-spined Caribbean sea urchins,<br>''Diadema ...
37: ...rs including green, olive, brown, purple, and black. - Pre-experimental science (6447 bytes)
1: ...t people of Western civilization who we might think of as ''[[scientists]]'' may have thought of them...
4: ...de many [[observation]]s about the large-scale workings of the universe, which led to his development...
6: But Aristotle did not make [[prediction]]s in the way that modern scientifi...
15: ...se we live in an environment filled with fluids like air and water, which maintain continual contact ...
19: ...r, be it through their own work or through the works of Antiquity that the [[Arab world]] preserved. - Scuba diving (6342 bytes)
1: ...g]]. Generally the diver swims underwater, but walking and the use of diver propulsion vehicles is po...
6: ...ost famous, as told by the 5th century B.C. [[Greek]] historian [[Herodotus]] (and quoted in numerous...
8: ...swam nine miles (15 kilometers) to rejoin the Greeks off Cape Artemisium.
10: ... for food, uncover artifacts, repair ships (or sink them!), and perhaps just to observe marine life. ...
12: ...ing against water pressure effectively limits snorkel length. Breathing from an air-filled bag brough... - Horse-racing (6278 bytes)
5: ...eptional horses can win millions of dollars and make millions more by providing stud services, such a...
9: ...st notably [[Gordon Richards]]. See also [[United Kingdom horse-racing]].
11: ...s to excel at a particular distance (see [[Dosage Index]]).
13: ...ith the [[Preakness Stakes]] and the [[Belmont Stakes]], form the [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Raci...
19: ...ng and Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] for horses, jockeys, and trainers. - Roman economy (23678 bytes)
4: ...n (currency)|denomination]]s, either called [[Greek Imperial]] or [[Roman provincial coins]].
6: ... was replaced by the double denarius, now usually known as the [[antoninianus]] or radiate, which was...
10: Unlike most modern coins, Roman coins had [[Intrinsic v...
12: ...periods when bronze coins were produced, their workmanship was sometimes very crude and of low qualit...
14: ...Rome, appear to have been tolerated and were struck in large numbers. Since the government required c... - Vegetarianism (28920 bytes)
4: ... of animal-based products such as [[honey]], [[milk]] and other [[dairy product]]s as well as [[egg (...
12: ...erm for those who additionally avoid usage of all kinds of animal products (such as leather and some ...
14: ...t may consume animal products such as eggs and milk. They do not, however, eat cheese made with anima...
16: ...meat, but may consume milk and its derivatives, like cheese, butter, or yogurt.
20: ...and [[bean]]s, and is usually spiritually based like Fructarianism (see below). - Karl Marx (38076 bytes)
1: [[Image:Kmarx.jpg|frame|right|Karl Marx]]
2: ...volutionary]] organizer of the [[International Workingmen's Association]]. While Marx addressed a wid...
6: [[Image:German_Trier_KMax_ExHouse.jpg|thumb|Karl Marx's former home; now a museum. Trier, Germa...
7: ...ed many visiting intellectuals and artists during Karl's early life.
10: Marx received good marks in ''[[gymnasium (school)|gymnasium]],'' the Pru... - Tetrapod (26290 bytes)
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28: ... mammals are all tetrapods, and even birds and snakes are tetrapods by descent, the term is only real... - Coral (8108 bytes)
2: ...rganism by sharing nutrients via channels in the skeleton and are clones of each other, hence having ...
7: .... [[Indonesia]] is home to 581 of the world's 793 known coral reef-building coral species.
11: ...ers of subclass [[Zoantharia]]: to wit, the [[black coral]]s (order [[Antipatharia]]) and the [[soft ...
12: ...ral.bristol.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|Various coral skeletons in a zoological display.]]
17: ...orals are composed of a form of calcium carbonate known as [[calcite]]. - Gemstone (7411 bytes)
1: ...gemstone''' is a [[mineral]], [[Rock (geology)|rock]] (as in [[lapis lazuli]]) or [[Petrification|pet...
3: ...on of gemstone pebbles: made by tumbling rough rock with abrasive grit, in a rotating drum. The bigge...
7: ...(colorless), heliodor (yellow), and morganite (pink) are all varieties of the mineral species [[beryl...
9: Gems have a certain [[refractive index]], a certain [[dispersion (optics)|dispersion]], ...
14: ...wn and is able to reflect light with fire and sparkle when faceted. However, it is important to unde... - Industry (5421 bytes)
4: ...ntegrating previously impossibly-distant world markets, enabling private [[company (law)|companies]] ...
13: ...1% + 5%''' ([http://www.streetauthority.com/terms/index/wilshire5000.asp])
27: ... '''22%''' ([http://www.streetauthority.com/terms/index/wilshire5000.asp])
29: ... companies ([http://www.streetauthority.com/terms/index/wilshire5000.asp]).
32: ... '''13%''' ([http://www.streetauthority.com/terms/index/wilshire5000.asp])
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