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- Central African Republic (6564 bytes)
1: .... The CAR is situated north of the [[equator]], separating the [[Congo River]] basin from [[Lake Chad...
2: ...vernment was installed in [[1993]], the country's political instability remains.
3: ... border: 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: ...from the [[British Empire]]. [[Banjul]] is its capital.
2: ... border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: |+<big><big>'''Republic of The Gambia'''</big></big>
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6: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - Guinea-Bissau (9517 bytes)
1: ...event confusion between itself and the [[Guinea|Republic of Guinea]].
2: ... border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: |+<big><big>'''Rep&uacute;blica da Guin&eacute;-Bissau'''</big></big...
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6: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - South Africa (40100 bytes)
1: ...mbique]] and [[Swaziland]]. [[Lesotho]] is an independent [[nation]], entirely surrounded by South Af...
3: ...however, it was the same party under the leadership of [[Frederik Willem de Klerk|F.W. de Klerk]] who...
5: ...South Africa]] is the largest and most well-developed of the entire [[Africa]]n continent, with moder...
11: ...se languages are prevalent. Nevertheless, their populations are not as such that they require nationw...
13: ...re. These people, who are a physically distinct population from other Africans, have their own cultur... - Slovakia (19892 bytes)
1: ... border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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6: ... width=140px | [[Image:Slovakia flag large.png|125px|Flag of Slovakia]]
7: ...eight=140px | [[Image:Slovakia Coat of Arms.png|80px|Slovakia: Coat of Arms]] - Republic of the Congo (9324 bytes)
4: common_name = the Republic of the Congo |
5: ...ge_flag = Congo republic flag large.png |
6: image_coat = Congocofarms2.PNG |
7: ...es <br> ([[French language|French]]: Unity, Work, Progress) |
8: image_map = LocationRCongo.png | - Barbados (21887 bytes)
1: ...3? north of the [[Equator]] and 59? west of the [[Prime Meridian]], about 434.5 km (270 miles) northe...
3: ...so dotted with large sugarcane estates and wide [[pastures]] with many good views to the sea.
5: ... according to the [[UN]]'s [[UNDP]], the #1 developing country in the world. The island is a major t...
9: ... arrived from South America in the third wave, displacing both the Arawak and the Salodoid-Barrancoid...
11: ...dos and used them as [[Slavery|slave labor]] on [[plantation]]s. Other Caribs fled the island, moving... - Belgium (31774 bytes)
1: ...'K?reich Belgien'') is a country in [[Western Europe]], bordered by the [[Netherlands]], [[Germany]],...
3: ...ts complex institutions and [[Politics of Belgium|political history]].
4: ... border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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7: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:cent... - Sierra Leone (10596 bytes)
1: The '''Republic of Sierra Leone''' is a country in [[West Af...
2: ... border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: |+<big><big>'''Republic of Sierra Leone'''</big></big>
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6: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - Botswana (22276 bytes)
1: ...mining]], especially [[diamond|diamonds]]. The capital is [[Gaborone]].
2: ... border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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8: ...idth="140px" | [[image:Botswana_flag_large.png|125px|Flag of Botswana]] - Zimbabwe (16088 bytes)
1: ... between the [[Zambezi]] and [[Limpopo River|Limpopo]] rivers. It is bordered by [[South Africa]] to ...
2: ... border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: |+<big><big>'''Republic of Zimbabwe'''</big></big>
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6: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - Cuba (25106 bytes)
2: The '''Republic of Cuba''' is an [[Island]] in the eastern [...
6: ... was granted in [[1902]], though limited by the [[Platt Amendment]] (revoked in [[1934]]), after whic...
8: .... To the point that by the late fifties the cuban peso was valued very close to the us dollar. Illit...
10: ..., a [[Constitution]] of Soviet inspiration was adopted in [[1976]].
12: ... orders to call off the invasion. The failed attempt to liberate Cuba was an international embarrasme... - Finland (29511 bytes)
1: ... countries|Nordic country]] in northeastern [[Europe]], bordered by the [[Baltic Sea]] to the southwe...
3: ... border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: |+<big>'''Suomen tasavalta'''<br>'''Republiken Finland'''</big>
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6: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:cent... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
1: ...uake]] for the 8 October 2005 [[earthquake]] in [[Pakistan-administered Kashmir]].''
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5: image_flag = Flag of Pakistan.svg |
6: image_coat = Pakistan emblem.jpg | - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ...public of the Congo]] and the [[Central African Republic]] to the southwest, [[Chad]] to the west, an...
10: image_flag = Sudan flag large.png |
11: image_coat = Sudan coa.png |
13: image_map = LocationSudan.png |
16: capital = [[Khartoum]] | - Malawi (22306 bytes)
1: ... on the east, south, and west. [[Lake Malawi]] comprises about a third of the country's territory and...
3: native_name = Republic of Malawi<br>Dziko la Mala&#373;i |
5: image_flag = Malawi flag large.png |
6: image_coat = malawiarms20.PNG |
8: image_map = LocationMalawi.png | - Peru (12264 bytes)
2: ...and is well-known as the ''cradle of the [[Inca empire]]''.
3: ...f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: |+<big><big>'''Peru</big></big>
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1: ...Islands|Azores]]and [[Madeira Islands|Madeira and Porto Santo]] (including the [[Savage Islands]]).
3: {{Portugal infobox}}
5: ...e world. After the rise of other colonial powers, Portugal declined.
7: ...]]. Portugal made significant social and economic progress in the subsequent decades, with a clear sl...
10: {{Main|History of Portugal}} - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
7: image_flag = uk flag large.png |
8: image_coat = UK_Royal_Coat_of_Arms.png |
9: image_map = LocationUnitedKingdom.png |
10: ...h language|French]]: God and my right)''<sup>2</sup></small> |
11: national_anthem = [[God Save the Queen]]<sup>3</sup> | - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ... Americas]], the Spanish language remains widely spoken outside of the country, and is the official l...
7: native_name = Reino de Espa
8: common_name = Spain |
9: image_flag = Spain flag large.png |
10: image_coat = Escudo de Espang | - Equatorial Guinea (13387 bytes)
1: ...merly [[Santa Isabel]]), is located. Its post-independence name is suggestive of its being situated n...
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4: Flag = Texas state flag.png |
6: Seal = Texas state seal.png |
7: Map = Map of USA highlighting Texas.png |
9: Capital = [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] |
11: Governor = [[Rick Perry]] | - List of people by name: A (45 bytes)
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1: ...ll as the [[international]], which shaped a large part of the [[history]] of the [[20th century]].
3: ...ecade economic development started to soar in Europe and the Roaring Twenties broke out in [[Germany]...
5: ...e First World War, which were still present in peoples minds.
8: ...[1920]]s were setting the stage for the [[Great Depression]] that would dominate the [[1930]]s.
11: ...ed the labor force and factories were retooled to produce consumer goods. - Chemistry (12553 bytes)
1: ...pement-glass-flasks-photo.jpg|thumb|800px|Lab Equipment]]
3: ...ided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
5: ...ts interactions with [[energy]] and itself (see [[physics]], [[biology]]). Because of the diversity o...
7: == Subdisciplines of chemistry ==
9: ...re also several main cross-disciplinary and more specialized fields of chemistry. - Sun (20830 bytes)
2: ...order-collapse: collapse;" align="right" width=280px
6: ... align="center" | [[Image:The Sun w920607.jpg |270px|The Sun]]
8: ! bgcolor="#ffffc0" colspan="2" align="center" | '''Observation data'''
11: ...>6</sup> [[mile|mi]]) <br>(8.31 minutes at the [[Speed of Light]])
13: ! align="left" | [[Apparent magnitude|Visual brightness]] (''V'') - Weather (2398 bytes)
1: ...ided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
2: ...longer period is known as the [[climate]]. This aspect of the weather is studied with great interest ...
6: ...umidity, atmospheric pressure, cloud cover, wind speed, and elevation.
8: ...ters large and small are continually working to improve this limit through the science of the study o...
10: ==Weather Topics== - List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
1: ...onary|dictionaries]] and [[encyclopedia]]s (or an index of them, if they're scattered throughout the work...
5: '''Table sorting options'''
7: ... and numbering rows.) Alternatively, instead of copying the link, you could drag it into your bookmar...
9: <!-- [[Wikipedia:Page size]] suggests not to divide lists even large...
10: Please use the new section editing feature if your ... - Meteorology (19082 bytes)
1: [[Image:Cloud.jpg|thumb|300px|Cumulus clouds]]
3: ...arth's observed weather is located in the [[troposphere]].
5: ...ric chemistry]] are sub-disciplines of the [[atmospheric sciences]].
10: ...|halo]] around the moon, without bothering with explanations.
12: ...e de Saussure]] completed this list of the most important meteorological instruments in [[1780]] with... - Government (12596 bytes)
1: ..., whether over an area of land, a set group of people, or an association.
4: One approach is to define government as the dominant deci...
5: .... Under this definition, a purely [[despotism|despotic]] organization which controls a territory wit...
7: ...roachment of territory by neighbouring states and preventing the establishment of alternative governm...
9: ...using the Westminster system the Government (or ''party in Government'') will also usually control th... - Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
2: ...conflict of authority and [[freedom of thought]], particularly with [[science]], in [[Western society...
5: Galileo was born in [[Pisa]], [[Italy]], as the son of [[Vincenzo Galilei...
7: ...astronomy]] until [[1610]]. During this time he explored science and made many landmark discoveries.
9: ==Experimental science==
10: ...hese are the primary justifications for his description as "father of science." - India (27950 bytes)
1: ...ntries by area|seventh largest]] country by geographical [[area]].
3: ...fore gaining independence in [[1947]], during the past two decades the country has grown significantl...
5: ...venly applied due to domestic disputes over how representative it is as a national signifier.
11: ...ped into the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], which peaked between [[26th century BC|2600 BC]] and [[20...
13: ...] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta dynasty]] oversaw the period referred to as India's "Golden Age". - Mathematics (24164 bytes)
1: ...nd the study of the [[shape]]s and [[motion]]s of physical objects.
3: ...matics used to do [[calculation]]s and is an indispensable tool in the [[natural science]]s and [[eng...
7: ...n, namely that they fill the hands of exactly one person, was a breakthrough in human thought.
8: ...tic]] (e.g. [[addition]], [[subtraction]], [[multiplication]] and [[division (mathematics)|division]]...
10: ...mbers]]. Perhaps [[prehistoric]] peoples first expressed [[quantity]] by drawing lines in the ground... - Economics (30960 bytes)
1: ...et of [[observation]]s, and [[normative]] when it prescribes that a certain action should be taken.
3: ...principle be (and increasingly is) applied to any problem that involves choice under scarcity or dete...
5: ...ur of whole societies. (See also [[sociology]], [[political economy]], [[history]])
7: ...ng from marriage to the death penalty and optimal political institutions.
9: ...50px|Buyers bargain for good prices while sellers put forth their best front in [[Chichicastenango]] ... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
6: ...d the [[Messiah]] of the [[Jews]] as [[prophet|prophesied]] in the [[Old Testament]] (or [[Hebrew Bib...
8: ...main branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
11: #[[Protestantism]] (numerous denominations & schools o...
12: ...0 billion followers or about 33% of the world's population.
14: ...s [[Jesus]] pursuant to the [[Old Testament]] scriptures, was crucified by humanity, died and was bur... - Drought (2106 bytes)
1: ...water availability and human demands for water supply.
3: ...l considerations, but there are generally three types of conditions that are referred to as drought.
5: ...ere is a prolonged period with below average precipitation.
6: ...ondition can arise, even in times of average precipitation, due to soil conditions or agricultural te...
7: ... even in times of average (or above average) precipitation, when increased usage of water diminishes ... - Garlic (12167 bytes)
1: ...from Old English ''g&#257;rl&#275;ac'', meaning "spear [[Leek_%28vegetable%29|leek]]".
3: ...parsley]] and this is included in many garlic recipes. Because of its strong odor, garlic is sometim...
5: [[Image:Czosnek2_1511.jpg|frame]]
7: ==Cultivation and plant structure==
8: ...wildly exaggerating the amount of garlic in a recipe. - Ankle (1079 bytes)
1: ...ided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
2: ...ts the [[talus]] with the [[calcaneus]] and is responible for medial and lateral rotation.
7: {{Anatomy_pics}}
10: ...p://www.fpnotebook.com/ORT56.htm Ankle anatomy - fpnotebook.com]
11: *[http://www.scoi.com/anklanat.htm Ankle anatomy - scoi.... - Thumb (3123 bytes)
1: ...ided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
2: ...etimes quite delicate task of grasping objects by pressing them against the rest of the hand or finge...
7: * distal phalanx (of the first digit)
8: * proximal phalanx (of the first digit)
9: * first metacarpal - Hand (6764 bytes)
2: ...t-align: center;">[[image:Hand.jpg|A human hand typically has four fingers and a thumb; 15kb ]]<br>''...
4: .... This part of the limb is especially used in grasping and holding. Each hand is a [[mirror image]] o...
7: ...rder of [[primates]]. Hands must also feature [[opposable thumb]]s, as described later in the text.
10: ...ed to the forearm by a joint called the wrist (carpus).
14: ...r the holding of objects, and furthermore the grasping of small objects. Each finger, starting with ... - Finger (2398 bytes)
1: ...: 0 0 1em 1em; text-align: center;">[[image:Hand.jpg|Human fingers; 15kb ]]<br><small>''Fingers of th...
3: ...[thumb]], with its [[flexor]] and [[rotators]] comprised in the hand itself.
5: ...ges]]'' (singular ''phalanx''); the thumb has two phalanges, and the other fingers have three. The f...
8: # [[index finger]], pointer finger, or forefinger
11: # [[little finger]] or pinky finger - Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
1: ...avelli, ca [[1500]], in the robes of a Florentine public official]]
3: ... [[realist]] [[political theory]], crucial to European statecraft during the [[Renaissance]].
6: [[Image:Macchiavelli01.jpg|thumb|Statue at the [[Uffizi]]]]
7: ...Image:Firenze.PalVecchio.Machiavelli.JPG|thumb|200px|Bust of Machiavelli]]
8: ... was a lawyer of some repute and belonged to an impoverished branch of an influential old Florentine ... - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
1: [[Image:Giordano_Bruno.jpg|thumb|Giordano Bruno]]
3: ...[[occultist]] executed as a [[heresy|heretic]], popularly regarded as a martyr to the cause of [[free...
7: ...co near [[Naples]]. In [[1572]] he was ordained a priest.
9: ...latonism]]. Bruno embraced a sort of [[pantheism|pantheistic]] [[hylozoism]], and not the [[Trinity]...
10: ...one of Giordano Bruno's mnemonic devices: in the spandrels are the four [[classical element]]s: earth... - El Salvador (12362 bytes)
1: ...tely 6.7 million people. It is the most densely populated state on the [[Americas|American]] mainland...
2: ... border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: |+<big><big>'''Rep?a de El Salvador'''</big></big>
5: ...span="2" | <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center;">
7: ...dth="140px">[[Image:El salvador flag large.png|125px|]]</td> - Archery (18991 bytes)
1: ...Archery_competition.jpg|thumb|400px|Archers in Competition]]
3: ...n hunting and combat, and has become a precision sport.
5: ==Modern competitive archery==
7: ...m a set distance or distances. This is the most popular form of archery and is called 'Target Archery...
9: ...nce. Indoor distances tend to be dominated by European and American archers. - Auto racing (15302 bytes)
1: ...orld's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps the most thoroughly [[commercialization|commerci...
6: ... Journal]], a reliability test to determine best performance.
8: ...year later the first real race was staged, from [[Paris]], [[France]] to [[Bordeaux]], France. First ...
10: ...nal competition began with the [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing]].
12: .... The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]. - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
4: :'''Founded:''' [[1870]], as an independent professional club. Joined the National Association...
5: ...Chicago Tribune]]'' tried to call the team the ''Spuds'' around this time, but that name didn't stick...
6: :'''Home ballpark:''' [[Wrigley Field]], 1060 W. Addison Street...
11: :'''League pennants won''' (16): [[1876]], [[1880]], [[1881]]...
12: :'''[[World Series]] championships won''' (2): [[1907]], [[1908]] - Architect (6342 bytes)
2: [[Image:Architect.png|thumb|Architect at his drawing board, 1893]]
4: ...], or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan.
6: ...ements for practice varying greatly from place to place (see below).
8: .... It is considered the equivalent of the [[Nobel Prize]] for architecture. Other awards for excelle...
9: ...r paragraph). This one is intended to define the professional term Architect, which has a legal defi... - Sodalite (4894 bytes)
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3: !colspan=2 align=center|Sodalite
5: !colspan=2|[[image:sodalite detail.jpg|250px|Detail of a sodalite slab]]<br><small>Detail of ...
7: !colspan=2|General
13: !colspan=2|Identification - Nutrition (42689 bytes)
1: ...al nutrition guide for recommended [[food]] consumption.]]
2: ...tion''' is a science which studies the relationship between [[diet (nutrition)|diet]] and states of [...
4: ...incur [[toxic]] and potentially lethal effects, depending on the dose.
5: ...mpts to understand how and why specific dietary aspects influence health.
8: ...both in the [[human body]] and in organisms (e.g. plants, animals) that humans eat. - Erasmus (18332 bytes)
1: ...ded by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
2: ...iderius Erasmus of Rotterdam''') ([[October 27]], probably [[1466]] &ndash; [[July 12]], [[1536]]) wa...
4: ==Biography==
6: ...ef objects of his attack in his lifelong assault upon the evils of the Church.
8: ... of spending the rest of his life as an English [[professor]]. He stayed at [[Queens' College, Cambri... - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
2: [[Image:Lightmatter sanfrancisco.jpg|thumb|293px|San Francisco skyline.]]
6: image_flag = Us-ca-sf.png |
8: ...map = California map showing San Francisco County.png |
9: map_caption = Location of the City and County of San Fran...
10: subdivision_type = [[City-County]] | - Earth's atmosphere (10093 bytes)
1: ...ultraviolet]] solar [[radiation]] and reducing temperature extremes between [[day]] and [[night]].
3: ...ided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
5: ...ntly used as the boundary between atmosphere and space.
7: ==Temperature and the atmospheric layers==
8: ...re and altitude varies between the different atmospheric layers: - Ionosphere (19365 bytes)
1: ...ndash;30[[MHz]]) [[radio propagation]] to distant places on the Earth.
2: ...ght|350px|Relationship of the atmosphere and ionosphere]]
4: ==Geophysics==
6: ... In a plasma, the negative free electrons and the positive ions are attracted to each other by the el...
8: ...two processes determines the degree of ionization present at any given time. - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
1: [[Image:Julius_caesar.jpg|thumbnail|150px|right|Bust of Julius Caesar]]
2: ...e into what has become modern [[France]], an accomplishment whose direct consequences are visible to ...
4: ...Roman Empire]] under Caesar's grand-nephew and adopted son, [[Caesar Augustus]].
6: ...rded by later historians such as [[Suetonius]], [[Plutarch]], and [[Dio Cassius|Cassius Dio]].
9: ...hborhood of Rome, where he apparently learned to speak several languages, including [[Hebrew language... - Film speed (5065 bytes)
1: ...itivity can shoot the same scene with a shorter exposure and is called a ''fast film''.
4: ...scale and a logarithmic scale for measuring film speed.
6: ...deg; is twice as sensitive as a film rated ISO&nbsp;100/21&deg;.
10: The following table shows the correspondence between these scales:
14: ! example of film stock - Albany, New York (8184 bytes)
1: ...d in 1899 at a cost of $25 million was the most expensive government building of its time. Three team...
3: ...America]]. As of the [[2000]] census, it has a population of 95,658. It is the [[county seat]] of ...
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15: map = NYMap-doton-Albany.png | - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ...e [[United States]], [[Indonesia]], [[Brazil]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Bangladesh]].
4: ...called the [[Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic]] (RSFSR).
6: ...]]s, lay in Russia. Consequently, after the breakup of the USSR, Russia again vied for an influential...
13: ...[Slavs]]. The Slavs constituted the bulk of the population from the [[8th century]] onwards and slowl...
15: ...rosperous, due to diversified trade with both Europe and Asia. - Economy of Russia (68844 bytes)
2: ...exact same experience in this process. Russia's experience is detailed below.
7: ...es, a decaying infrastructure, and inefficient supply systems hinder efficient utilization of those r...
9: ...led all aspects of economic activity. The central planning system left a number of legacies with whic...
11: ...unit met or exceeded its plan, then demand and supply would balance.
13: ...ntrolled economic units in their respective geographical areas. - Sweden (27111 bytes)
1: ...as]], with most of the inland consisting of large peaceful forests and mountainous wilderness.
3: ...ce [[1816]], Sweden has been at peace, adopting a policy of armed neutrality.
5: ... the [[19th century]], and shaped by a dogmatic [[Protestantism]], until its natural assets &ndash; t...
14: image_flag = Sweden flag large.png |
15: image_coat = Sweden_coat of arms large.png | - Latvia (12041 bytes)
1: ...ares a [[maritime]] border with [[Sweden]]. The capital of Latvia, [[Riga]] ([[Latvian language|Latvi...
2: ... border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: |+<big><big>'''Latvijas Republika'''</big></big>
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5: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:cent... - Crochet (5214 bytes)
3: ...r ''croche,'' meaning ''hook.'' It describes the process of creating fabric from a length of cord, y...
7: ... end of the strand is pulled through the final loop.
10: [[Image:Irishlacecrochet1800s.jpg|frame|right|Irish lace crochet from the 1800's]]
12: ...t to the practice. These writers point to the "simplicity" of the technique and claim that it "must" ...
14: ... claimed to be crochet turn out to actually be samples of [[naalebinding]]. - Rene Descartes (17976 bytes)
1: ...inventing the Cartesian coordinate system used in plane geometry and algebra.
2: ...ided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
4: ...nds]]—divine or natural—in explaining natural phenomena. In his theology, he insists on the absol...
6: ...vention of the [[electronic computer]] and by the possibility of [[machine intelligence]], blossomed ...
10: ==Biography== - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
2: ...ism]] (e.g. [[Bhakti]], [[monism]], [[Vedic]] metaphysics, [[guru]] ideal, and [[bhajan]]s) as well a...
4: ...on [[God]]. He wanted to go beyond what was being practised by either religion and hence a well-known...
6: ...med Panj Pyare (Five Beloved Ones), who in turn baptised the Guru at his request.
8: ...[[Sanskrit]], [[Bhojpuri]] and [[Persian language|Persian]].
10: ...ny names, is eternally One, the Sovereign and omnipotent God (the Truth of Love). - Harp (23216 bytes)
2: ...Their strings can be of [[nylon]] (sometimes [[copper]]-wound), [[gut]] (more commonly used than nylo...
4: ...ope]], [[North]] and [[South America]], and a few parts of [[Asia]].
6: ...technically a harp because its strings are not perpendicular to the soundboard.
8: ... Websters Dictionary 1911.'' <small>([[Media:Harp.png|Full-size image]])</small> ]]
10: ==Origins of the harp== - Ocelot (4489 bytes)
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9: {{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = ''[[Leopardus]]''}} - Kite flying (5612 bytes)
1: ...urth Sunday every May in [[Higashiomi, Shiga]], Japan.]]
3: ... types of kites, below, for a list of different types and styles.
5: ==Types==
6: ...gerous since the abrasive strings can catch on people.
8: ...s in quantity production may be made from printed polyester, which will have longer useful life if fr... - Wind chill (4476 bytes)
1: ...ter (in sweat) from [[liquid]] to [[water vapor|vapor]] requires that the molecules reach a higher [[...
3: ...aches the temperature of the ambient air. Humans perceive or "feel" this increased rate of heat tran...
5: ... speeds, or in very high winds. It is of great importance to the survival of humans and animals, and...
7: ...ly, and because wind chill reports have a major impact on winter [[tourism]].
9: ... wet, inanimate objects, but different formulae apply to them. - New Deal (82408 bytes)
2: ...f its programs by 1943. The main programs still important today are [[Social Security]] and the [[Sec...
5: The New Deal had three components: direct relief, economic recovery, and fina...
7: ...rker 2002, Friedman, ''Two Lucky People'' (1998) p. 59.</ref>
9: ...a Hoover program, the [[Reconstruction Finance Corporation]] (RFC).
11: ...ttp://www.rightwingnews.com/interviews/friedman.php ''Interview with John Hawkins''. Right Wing News.... - Fashion (7767 bytes)
1: ...anging) trend, favoured for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.
7: == Fields prone to fashions ==
8: Fashions are [[social psychology]] phenomena common to many fields of human activity a...
10: ...s]] and other aspects of [[appearance]], it can apply also to:
11: * [[music]], [[art]], [[politics]], [[philosophy]] - Inquisition (9274 bytes)
1: ...ic Church|Roman Catholic Church]] charged with suppressing [[heresy]]. Its actions and interactions w...
2: ...ided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
5: ...n dealing with heresy, and those whose beliefs or practices deviated sufficiently from the orthodoxy ...
7: ...ury]], Church Councils required secular rulers to prosecute heretics.
11: ...Inquisition]], the [[Spanish Inquisition]], the [[Portuguese Inquisition]] and the [[Roman Inquisitio... - Hour (4351 bytes)
1: The hour was originally defined in Egypt as 1/24 of a day, based on their duo-decimal num...
3: ...minute]]s, or 3600 [[second]]s in length. It is approximately 1/24 of a median [[Earth]] [[day]].
8: ...ad to keep position of the Sun on ecliptic (see [[Prague Astronomical Clock]]).
9: ...uence, hours vary a little, as the length of an apparent solar day varies throughout the year. When a...
10: ...] for more information on the difference to the apparent solar day. When an exact clock showed these ... - Wildfire (23185 bytes)
2: ... Mountains (image taken from the [[International Space Station]])]]
6: [[Drought]] and the prevention of small forest fires are major contribu...
8: ...wildfire". [[Image:Forestfire5.jpg|right|thumb|265px|A massive forest fire]]
12: [[Image:Wildfire.jpg|left|thumb|199px|Green Knoll Wildfire in [[Jackson, Wyoming]]]]
14: ...rowth of [[tree]]s, but feature extended dry, hot periods when fallen branches, leaves, and other mat... - Arsenic (12497 bytes)
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9: ...>[[Antimony|Sb]]&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br />&nbsp; - Graphite (4209 bytes)
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7: ...He'''<br>[[Neon|Ne]]&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp; - Lanthanum (10184 bytes)
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7: ...'<br>[[Actinium|Ac]]&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</td></tr> - Strontium (11493 bytes)
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7: ...'''<br>[[Barium|Ba]]&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp; - Tantalum (11817 bytes)
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7: ...''<br>[[Dubnium|Db]]&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp; - Thallium (12570 bytes)
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5: <tr><td colspan="2" align="center">[[Mercury (element)|mercury]...
7: ...br>[[Ununtrium|Uut]]&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</td></tr> - Thorium (11307 bytes)
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5: ...align="center" | [[actinium]] - '''thorium''' - [[protactinium]]
7: ...r>'''Th'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp; - Titanium (20884 bytes)
1: ...e text. --><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right" style="margin-left: 0.5em"...
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4: <tr><td colspan="2" align="center">[[scandium]] &ndash; '''tita...
6: ...<br>[[Zirconium|Zr]]&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</td></tr>
7: <tr><td align="center">[[Image:Ti-TableImage.png]] - Democracy (24363 bytes)
1: {{politics}}
2: ...nscend and often occur concomitantly with other types.
4: ...;alpha;; the term therefore means "rule by the people."
10: ...king decisions directly, rather than voting for representatives as is seen with modern democracy.
14: ...n-democratic rule. [http://www.freedomhouse.org/reports/century.html] - Timpani (31735 bytes)
1: [[Image:USAFE Band timpanist.jpg|right|<nowiki></nowiki>]]
2: {{Spoken Wikipedia|Timpani.ogg|2005-04-04}}
3: ... [[17th century]]. Today, they are used in many types of [[musical ensemble]]s including [[Concert ba...
5: ...ian]] who plays the timpani is known as a '''''timpanist'''''.
7: ...e = Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 - Molto vivace (clip).ogg - Anton van Leeuwenhoek (4111 bytes)
1: ...ided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
3: ...spermatozoa]] and [[blood]] flow in [[capillary|capillaries]] (small [[blood vessel]]s).
5: ...rs were signed ''Antoni van Leeuwenhoek''. He was probably known as ''van Leeuwenhoek'' from a young ...
7: ... to view his best microscopes or recreate microscopes as great as his for over one hundred years afte...
8: [[image:Anton van Leeuwenhoek.png|thumb|200px|Anton van Leeuwenhoek]] - Trilobite (9216 bytes)
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7: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Orders}} - Major League Baseball (14783 bytes)
1: [[Image:MajorLeagueBaseball.png|frame|MLB logo]]
3: ...to the entity that operates North America's two top leagues, the [[National League]] and the [[Americ...
5: ...of teams into the Major League by virtue of their performance.
7: ...rences to itself as an "industry" rather than a "sport."
11: ...ms prepare for the season in [[spring training]], primarily in [[Florida]] and [[Arizona]], during Fe... - Franz Xaver von Baader (10383 bytes)
1: ...3]], [[1841]]), was a [[Germany|German]] [[philosopher]] and [[theology|theologian]].
3: ..., and for a short time assisted his father in his practice. This life he soon found uncongenial, and ...
5: ...1822, when Baader's denunciation of modern philosophy in his letter to the Tsar [[Alexander I of Russ...
7: ...is life, interdicted from lecturing on the philosophy of religion.
9: ...dash; a knowing with, consciousness of, or participation in God. - Chile (39914 bytes)
1: ...] to the east, [[Bolivia]] to the northeast and [[Peru]] to the north.<!--
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11: image_map = LocationChile.png | - Theodore Roosevelt (35706 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Theodore Roosevelt
3: | image name=Teddy roosevelt.jpg
4: | order=26th President
5: | date1=[[September 14]], [[1901]]
7: | preceded=[[William McKinley]] - Tomato (10085 bytes)
2: ...mage = [[Image:Tomato.jpg|250px]] | caption = A Ripe Red Tomato}}
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4: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Plant]]ae}}
6: ...divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
7: ...box_classis_entry | taxon = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]}} - Wavelength (2857 bytes)
1: ...he distance between repeating units of a [[wave]] pattern. It is commonly designated by the [[Greek l...
3: ...ne]] wave, the wavelength is the distance between peaks:
5: [[Image:Wavelength.png]]
7: ... or [[magnetic field]] for [[light]]), at a given point in time as a function of ''x''.
9: ... is the [[speed of sound]] in air. The relationship is given by: - Culture of Pakistan (6940 bytes)
1: ...nts have been inherited from the rule of Mughal emperors.
3: ...Attobabad, Multan, etc. The North-western part of Pakistan, bordering with Afghanistan, is highly con...
8: ...pre''-[[Islamic]] customs differ from [[Islamic]] practices.
10: ...ich makes their former grandeur more emphatic. Scuplture is dominated by Graeco-Buddhist friezes, and...
14: ...s and movies are available to a majority of the population via Cable TV. - Sea Urchins (11174 bytes)
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7: {{Taxobox_end_placement}} - Pre-experimental science (6447 bytes)
1: ...und in [[Bertrand Russell]]'s ''History of Philosophy''.
3: ...Image:Aristotle.jpg|thumb|left|[[Aristotle]] (sculpture)]]
4: ... physics in his missives of the same name. (See [[Physics (Aristotle)]].)
6: ...dies]] - e.g. [[planet]]s and [[star]]s - were supposedly made of.)
8: ...er objects fall faster, and that [[void]]s were impossible. - Scuba diving (6342 bytes)
1: ...eptable to refer to 'scuba equipment' or 'scuba apparatus' in conversation.
3: ...pment are the "open-circuit" [[Aqua-lung]], developed by [[Jacques Cousteau]] and the "closed-circuit...
6: ...metimes spelled Scyllias; about 500 B.C.) is perhaps the most famous, as told by the 5th century B.C....
8: ... miles (15 kilometers) to rejoin the Greeks off Cape Artemisium.
10: ...artifacts, repair ships (or sink them!), and perhaps just to observe marine life. Until humans found ... - Horse-racing (6278 bytes)
1: ...|chariot races]] of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god [[...
3: ...an quarter horse|Quarter horse]] racing is also popular in the United States.
5: ...win millions of dollars and make millions more by providing stud services, such as [[horse breeding]]...
7: ...s occurring, and many countries offer different types of horse races.
9: ...[flat racing]]). The UK has provided many of the sport's greatest ever jockeys, most notably [[Gordon... - Roman economy (23678 bytes)
2: ...upondius]] (bronze), and the [[As (coin)|as]] (copper). These were used from the middle of the third ...
4: ...n]]s, either called [[Greek Imperial]] or [[Roman provincial coins]].
6: ...nations. This trend continued to the end of the Empire in the West. See also [[Byzantine currency]].
9: [[Image:Maximinus denarius.jpg|left|frame|A [[denarius]] by [[Maximinus]].]]
10: ...[http://dougsmith.ancients.info/worth.html Buying Power of Roman Coins]</ref> - Vegetarianism (28920 bytes)
2: ...ian diet.jpg|thumb|166px|A selection of produce typical of a vegetarian diet.]]
4: ...t]]s as well as [[egg (food)|egg]]s. This is more precisely called ovo-lacto vegetarianism.
6: ...h, [[environmentalism|environmental]] and even geopolitical concerns.
10: Different practices of vegetarianism include:
12: ...o additionally avoid usage of all kinds of animal products (such as leather and some cosmetics), rath... - Karl Marx (38076 bytes)
1: [[Image:Kmarx.jpg|frame|right|Karl Marx]]
2: ...is of history in terms of class struggle, summed up in the famous line from the introduction to the '...
4: == Biography ==
6: [[Image:German_Trier_KMax_ExHouse.jpg|thumb|Karl Marx's former home; now a museum. Tri...
7: ...on as a lawyer, which he had gained under the [[Napoleon]]ic regime. The Marx family was very [[liber... - Tetrapod (26290 bytes)
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6: {{Taxobox_subphylum_entry | taxon = [[Vertebrata]]}} - Coral (8108 bytes)
1: [[Image:Reef0484.jpg|thumb|left|A coral reef can be an oasis of marin...
2: ...s actually formed of many individual [[polyps]], up to a few millimeters in diameter, which are indiv...
4: ...egion releasing [[gamete]]s simultaneously over a period of one to several nights around a full [[moo...
5: ...Image:Coral reef phillippine islands.jpg|thumb|350px|right|coral reef]]
7: ... the world's 793 known coral reef-building coral species. - Gemstone (7411 bytes)
1: ...d are sought by collectors of mineral or crystal specimens.
3: ...th abrasive grit, in a rotating drum. The biggest pebble here is 40 mm long (1.6 inches).]]
5: ...]], the form the gem is usually found in, for example diamonds which have a cubic crystal system are ...
7: ...organite (pink) are all varieties of the mineral species [[beryl]].
9: ... [[luminescence]] and a distinctive [[absorption spectrum]]. - Industry (5421 bytes)
2: ...tal (economics)|capital]] investment before any [[profit]] can be realized, also called "heavy indust...
4: ...ution, perhaps a third of the world's economic output is derived from manufacturing industries&mdash;...
6: ...omic activity involved with [[manufacturing]] and production.
8: ==List of industries and prominent companies==
10: ...atistics|statistical]] and national accounting purposes.
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