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- King Arthur (22450 bytes)
5: ...ales]], [[Cornwall]], or the west of what would become [[England]], but controversy over the centre of ...
9: ...there seems to be little reason for him to have become a major legendary figure.
21: ... than as a king. Two separate sources within this compilation list twelve battles that he fought, culmi...
29: ...enet.org/~almahu/hunt.htm]), and that he with his company of riders may be seen by moonlight in the for...
37: ...a prince who had triumphed over the Saxons, their common enemies. [Chapter 38, Footnote 138]</blockquot... - Ancient Greek theatre (7531 bytes)
3: ...ek theatre. Athenian [[tragedy]], [[Greek comedy|comedy]], and [[satyr play]]s were some of the earlie...
7: ... how fertility rituals developed into tragedy and comedy.
9: ...acted with the chorus, who acted as narrators and commentators. Thespis is therefore considered the fi...
13: ...de. The centerpiece of the annual Dionysia was a competition among three playwrights at the [[Theater ...
17: ...rd actor to his plays), and [[Euripides]] and the comic writer [[Aristophanes]]. Their plays, along wi... - Margaret I of Denmark (7423 bytes)
4: ...got all the advantage of the arrangement. By this compact, moreover, the chronically rebellious Jutish ...
6: ...Dalaborg]] Castle, in March 1388, the Swedes were compelled to accept all Margaret's conditions, electe...
10: ...lm to Margaret in September 1398, in exchange for commercial privileges.
12: ...itaries, as tending in her opinion to prevent the complete amalgamation of [[Scandinavia]]. But with he...
24: ...s day a special bell is being rung twice daily in commemoration of the Queen. - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
24: ...[Riddlesworth Hall]] [http://www.riddlesworthhall.com/] in [[Norfolk]] and at West Heath School in [[Ke...
36: ... [[Prince Harry of Wales|Prince Henry of Wales]] (commonly called Prince Harry) on [[15 September]] [[1...
52: ...that people with AIDS deserved not isolation, but compassion. It helped change world opinion, helped gi...
56: ...ational Red Cross]] [[VIP]] [[volunteer]] [http://www.landmines.org.uk/100], she visited landmine survi...
60: ...[[Landmines Bill 1998]] to the [[British House of Commons]], the [[Foreign Secretary]], [[Robin Cook]],... - Emma Goldman (12210 bytes)
15: She also become friends with [[Hippolyte Havel]] at this time.
18: ...ent domain|expropriation]] advocated by anarchist communists like [[Peter Kropotkin]].) She was charged...
21: ... for several weeks, they were released due to the complete lack of evidence to connect her and the othe...
25: ... the working classes that seventeen abortions are committed in every one hundred pregnancies."''
32: ... [[Russian Civil War]]. Goldman was friends with Communists and New Yorkers [[John Reed (journalist)|J... - Flora Tristan (1707 bytes)
3: ...eminism]] and [[Paul Gauguin]]'s grandmother. Her complete name was Flore-Celestine -Ther賥-Henriette ...
13: *[http://www.hope.edu/latinamerican/Tristan.htm Complete Biography] - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
19: ...Ayn Rand'', Ayn Rand's first name is said to have come from the name of a Finnish writer whom she had n...
26: ...ore finally being accepted by the [[Bobbs-Merrill Company]] publishing house. Despite these initial st...
28: ...[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' is often seen as Rand's most complete statement of Objectivist philosophy in any o...
30: ===Politics and House Committee on Un-American Activities testimony===
31: ...rong dislike for [[mysticism]], [[religion]], and compulsory [[charity]], all of which she believed hel... - Emmy Noether (2715 bytes)
12: ...eory|theory of invariants]] and [[ring theory|non-commutative algebras]]. In physics, she arrived at a ...
14: ...ive ring]], and proved the existence of primary decompositions for such rings (a result known as the [[...
20: ...s, University of St Andrews, Scotland, "''[http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/N... - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
7: ...ulomb), which closed after dissatisfied customers complained of fraudulent activities.
21: ...atism]], [[Bright's disease]] of the kidneys, and complications from [[influenza]], Madame Helena Petro...
56: ...ry of a pseudo-religion'', by Ren頇u鮯n [http://www.spiritusmundi.net/english/authors/guenon_rene.htm...
57: ...lavatsky and the SPR'' by Vernon Harrison [http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/hpb-spr/hpbspr-h.htm]
58: ...e Theosophical Movement'' by Charles Ryan [http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/hpb-tm/hpbtm-hp.htm] - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
1: ...4-6-0]] [[GWR 6800 Class|Grange class]] [[steam locomotive]], at [[Bristol Temple Meads]] station, Bris...
3: ...powered train, but are not generally considered locomotives because they have payload space or are rare...
5: ...r service is [[push-pull]] operation, where the locomotives push the trains in one direction, and are c...
7: ==Benefits of locomotives==
8: ...for trains has been traditionally isolated in a locomotive, rather than in self-propelled vehicles. The... - Tooth (14790 bytes)
10: ... Tooth Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
32: ...Teeth, Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
42: ...f the molars include deep pits and fissures, then complete prevention of decay may require treatment wi...
53: ... molar of each quadrant (i.e. the third molar and commonly referred to as [[wisdom teeth]]) may or may ...
55: The teeth are numbered, in the most common American system, 1-16 and 17-32, with 1 being ... - Bee (11175 bytes)
25: ...x|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
31: ... may be solitary, or may live in various sorts of communities. The most advanced of these are [[eusocia...
39: ...|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
45: ...arely leaves the hive after the [[larva]]e have become full grown bees. The queen deposits each egg in ...
47: The larvae and [[pupa]]e in a frame of honeycomb are referred to as frames of [[brood (honeybee)|... - Ceramics (15941 bytes)
7: ...s one of the oldest human crafts. This art form encompasses the creation of anything from earthenware a...
46: ... are described in the article on [[pottery]]. A [[composite material]] of ceramic and [[metal]] is know...
57: ...h is used as a susceptor in microwave furnaces, a commonly used abrasive, and as a refractory material.
60: ...rms. It's high [[oxygen]] [[ion]] conductivity recommends it for use in [[fuel cell]]s. In another va...
71: ...er, and reducing the [[tensile strength]]. These combine to give [[catastrophic failure]]s, as opposed... - Mosaic (6524 bytes)
25: ... three main methods of creating mosaics. They are commonly referred to as the "direct method" of mosaic...
40: ...t will appear when installed. When the mosaic is complete, a similar medium is placed atop it. The pi...
42: ...ing extremely large projects such as murals to be completed off-site and transported to their ultimate ...
44: "Tilings" can lead to complicated mathematical problems; please refer to [[... - Sculpture (5545 bytes)
87: ...e, openness or purity. Nude sculptures are still common. As in painting, they are often made as exerci... - United Nations (29685 bytes)
3: ... The General Assembly determines admission upon recommendation of the Security Council. The organizatio...
5: ...42]] [[Declaration by the United Nations]], which committed the Allies to the principles of the [[Atlan...
28: ...pg|left|thumb|UN offices occupy a portion of this complex in [[Vienna]]]]
30: ...old War, there were renewed calls for the UN to become the agency for achieving world peace and co-oper...
33: ...e Discovery of Atomic Energy" and called upon the commission to make specific proposals for "the elimin... - Society (6217 bytes)
2: ...teristic relationships, shared institutions and a common culture.
6: ...o a group of people living together in an ordered community.{{fn|1}}
8: ... is also sometimes defined as an interdependent [[community]].
10: ...embers share some mutual concern or interest in a common objective. As such, society is often used as s...
18: ...ickness, or disaster, like-minded members of that community will rally others in that society to render... - Saxophone (14311 bytes)
3: ...Sax]] in the mid-[[1840s]]. The saxophone is most commonly associated with [[popular music]], [[big ban...
7: ...is great friendship with the influential Parisian composer [[Berlioz]].
14: ...traight soprano and sopranino saxophones are more common than curved ones, and straight alto saxophones...
16: ... simple fingering system, the modern saxophone is commonly considered an easy instrument to learn, espe...
20: ...phones made by the [[Grafton saxophone| Grafton]] company, and the rare wooden saxophones. - Didgeridoo (7516 bytes)
5: ... stating the didgeridoo's exact age, though it is commonly claimed to be the world's oldest wind instru...
7: ...stern invention, but it has been suggested[http://www.flinders.edu.au/news/articles/?fj09v13s02] that i...
9: ... Instruments shorter or longer than this are less common. Generally, the longer the instrument, the low...
15: ...al didgeridoos produced in traditionally-oriented communities in northern Australia are typically made ...
21: ...k or a segment of a branch is removed that will become the didgeridoo. The bark is taken off, the ends ... - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
22: ...carry all his life. This [[anglophobia]] would be combined with a distrust and dislike of Eastern arist...
26: ...e him his nickname. The war, and particularly his command at the [[Battle of New Orleans]] on [[January...
34: Jackson was the first U.S. President to come from outside the original Revolutionary circle. ...
51: ...the expansion of credits and speculation, and the commercial progress of the nation's economy was not n...
55: ... (the "[[Tariff of Abominations]]") on imports of common goods were seen by many in Southern states as ... - Africa (35389 bytes)
1: ...rica satellite orthographic.jpg|thumb|A satellite composite image of Africa]]
10: The origin of ''Afer'' may either come from:
16: ...1;ικε, meaning "cold and horror"), combined with the negating prefix a-, so meaning a la...
28: ...n seen in the southern peninsulas. Africa is thus composed of two segments at right angles, the norther...
71: Border and territorial disputes have also been common, with the European-imposed borders of many nat... - Honey (11666 bytes)
2: [[Image:Bees_comb.jpg|thumb|honey comb]]
8: ...ic lysis]]. Natural airborne [[yeast]]s cannot become active in it because the moisture content is too...
12: ==Composition of honey==
14: ... sugars, water, and other compounds. The specific composition of any batch of honey will depend largely...
23: :<small>Source: [http://www.sugaralliance.org/desktopdefault.aspx?page_id=97 ... - Cotton (7876 bytes)
4: ... dry into flat, twisted, ribbon-like shapes and become kinked together and interlocked. This interlocke...
33: ... of the [[cotton module builder]], a machine that compresses harvested cotton into a large block, which...
61: ... price for their produce, or find it difficult to compete with developed countries. This has led to '[[...
71: ...n%20spray/cottonspray.htm Photo documentation and commentary on collateral damage to the environment fr...
74: *[http://www.cottoninc.com/ Cotton Incorporated] - a cotton industry trade g... - Aswan Dam (6375 bytes)
1: ...Lake Nasser, courtesy of [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
10: ... construction of the first dam in 1899 and it was completed in 1902. A gravity dam, it was 1,900 m long...
15: ...n in 1960. The High Dam, ''El Saad al Aali'', was completed on [[July 21]], [[1970]], with the first st...
25: ...aterlogging and increased [[salinity]], a problem complicated by the reduced flow of the river, which a...
27: ...e resulting flood would effectively destroy Egypt completely. It has been rumoured that during the [[Y... - Cyperus papyrus (4281 bytes)
23: ... throughout the wetter parts of Africa, but has become rare in the [[Nile Delta]]. In deeper waters it ...
32: ...ish language|English]] is widely believed to have come from Egyptian, but this is likely a [[folk etymo... - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
2: ...1948]]), better known as '''Babe Ruth''' and also commonly known by the nicknames ''The Bambino'' and '...
4: ...th was the focal point of the start of what has become statistically the greatest sports dynasty in his...
9: ...even, he was drinking, chewing tobacco, and had become difficult for his parents to control. Mary recal...
12: ...o teach him a lesson. But, instead of getting his comeuppance, Babe shut the other team down.
15: ...oss the street from minor league Orioles, and the competition hit Orioles' attendance significantly. T... - Aenesidemus (3613 bytes)
13: #our impressions become less deep by repetition and custom; and - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
4: ...23 BC]]), was one of the most successful military commanders of the ancient world. He is known in some ...
9: ...fraid of her and her affinity for sleeping in the company of snakes, but by [[Zeus]]. Plutarch (''Alexa...
14: ...dge against Philip because the king had ignored a complaint he had expressed. His murder was once thoug...
25: ... met and defeated the main Persian army under the command of Darius III Codomannus at the [[Battle of I...
27: ...He founded [[Alexandria]] in Egypt, which would become the prosperous capital of the Ptolemaic dynasty ... - Pyrrho (3149 bytes)
5: ...itude to things (the third question), ought to be complete suspense of judgment. We can be certain of n... - Roaring Twenties (28131 bytes)
3: ...deep recession]] and many years of rebuilding and coming to terms with the vast human cost of the confl...
5: ...s like [[train]]s, [[automobile|car]]s and [[mass communication]] by [[radio]] spread the idea of moder...
8: ...ic boom|booming]]. The decade saw North America becoming the richest region on the earth, with industry...
17: ...ame one of the largest and a number of peripheral companies running gas stations, motels, and providing...
25: ...e new roads. Several [[road]]s were upgraded to become [[highway]]s, and a number of [[expressway]]s we... - Desert (21206 bytes)
1: ...Egypt. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
2: ...Egypt. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
4: ...ave a reputation for supporting very little life. Compared to wetter regions this may be true, although...
6: ...ave certain common features. Desert soil is often composed mostly of [[sand]] and [[sand dunes]] may be...
14: Most classifications rely on some combination of the number of days of [[rain]]fall, th... - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...iffering slightly from [[town]] to town. As [[telecommunication]]s improved and with the expansion of t...
6: ...n]], [[United Kingdom]] [http://greenwichmeantime.com/]. For this reason the term [[Greenwich Mean Time...
39: ...rench Conference on Time-keeping at Sea, it was recommended that all ships, both military and civilian,...
51: ...UTC − 11) [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/full.html?sort=2].
488: *[[Comoros]] - Crusade (28507 bytes)
2: ...Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]] The '''Crusades''' were a se...
7: ... [[Carolingian Empire]] in the later 9th century, combined with the relative stabilization of local Eur...
9: ...Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]One later outlet was the ''[[...
13: ...ites or the security of monasteries and Christian communities in the Holy Land of Christendom, and west...
22: ...Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]] - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
3: ...nto North and South routes as it extends from the commercial centers of North China, the North route pa...
7: ...leted in [[1992]], when the international railway communication [[Almaty]] - [[Urumqi]] opened.
32: ..."[[Silk#Wild_Silks|wild silk]]," which might have come from the [[Mediterranean]] region or the [[Middl...
40: ... the [[Seres]] (China) and the Phryni"'' ([http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Strab.+11....
43: ... Han China|Wudi]] became interested in developing commercial relationship with the sophisticated urban ... - Classical antiquity (3940 bytes)
19: ... in the [[twenty-first century]] continue to find compelling. - Politics (7193 bytes)
18: ...ingle-family dominated the political affairs of a community. Monarchies have existed in one form or an...
25: ...ed the process of political progress would not be complete until after economic classes no longer exist...
29: ...the power to enforce laws, to exact obedience, to command, to determine, or to judge.
43: ...l-Rational authorities]] receive their ability to compel behavior by virtue of the office that they hol... - Food (24212 bytes)
12: ...les and substances used as an [[ingredient]] or [[component]] in the preparation of food.
15: *[http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/fdcact/fdcact1.htm US federal definition of ...
16: *[http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1990/Ukpga_19900...
23: ... primary means of food collection. This involves combining stationary plant and fungal food sources (s...
28: ...ent foods, possibly complementary, eaten together comprises a [[meal]]. People often choose to eat meal... - Seed (4968 bytes)
4: ...y, seeds of these species have no endosperm. Some common plant seeds that lack an endosperm are [[bean]...
12: ..." on the bracts of cones, although the seeds do become covered by the [[conifer cones|cone]] scales as ...
15: ...and resources than do spores, and the payoff must come in achieving similar or greater success with few...
21: * [[Seed company]]
24: * [http://www.seedlab.co.nz/NAMESEED.HTM List of Common Botanical Seed Names] - Plato (17363 bytes)
4: ...pigram]]s also survive, and some [[letter]]s have come down to us under his name. All the known dialog...
24: ...en up by postmodernists and their opponents, more commonly as the distinction between the 'objective' a...
29: ...rmer teacher. In the middle dialogues, Socrates becomes a mouthpiece for Plato's own philosophy, and th...
37: ... forms are unchangeable and perfect, and are only comprehensible by the use of the intellect or underst...
39: ...line]]. Taken together, these metaphors convey a complex and, in places, difficult theory: there is so... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
16: ...able. Practical considerations such as [[business|commercial enterprise]], [[over-population]] and the ...
27: ... individual wealth. A lack of social bonds in the community was further excabarated by the fact that al...
29: ... Smith]]. Smith made himself the benevolent, if uncompromising, autocrat of the colony. His motto was "...
35: ...at little social infrastructure developed for the commoners of Virginia society, in contrast with the h...
44: ...nted to reform it by setting an example of a holy community through the society they were to build in t... - Clock (10086 bytes)
9: ...]]. A small clock is often shown in a corner of [[computer display]]s or [[mobile phone]]s.
14: ...ng CPUs based on [[asynchronous circuit]]s). Some computers also maintain time and date for all manner ...
111: * [http://www.awi-net.org/ American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Ins...
112: * [http://www.bhi.co.uk/oldindex.htm British Horological Instit...
113: * [http://homepage.mac.com/pete.boardman/24hourclock/history.html 24 hour an... - Rhodes (9349 bytes)
3: ...' Photograph provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
5: ...n the [[Rhodes, Greece|city of Rhodes]], the main commercial and population center. Rhodes is the capit...
10: ... commercial harbor. The main air gateway ([http://www.hcaa-eleng.gr/rhod.htm Diagoras International Air...
14: ...ard [[tourism]], the island's primary source of income.
17: ...y]] that the island started to flourish, with the coming of the [[Dorians]]. It was the Dorians who lat... - Microbiology (4238 bytes)
2: ...Virus. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
18: ... [[two-hybrid screening|yeast two-hybrid system]] combines bacterial genes with genes from the organism...
38: * [http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Microtextbook Online Microbiology t...
39: * [http://www.GIDEONonline.com/tutorial/microbiology.htm GIDEON Microbiology tut...
40: * [http://www.textbookofbacteriology.net/ Text Book of Bacterio... - Garlic (12167 bytes)
1: ...family (biology)|family]] [[Alliaceae]]. The word comes to us from Old English ''gārlēac'', m...
3: ...arlic. Photo courtesy of [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]The bulb has a strong and cha...
8: ...ates of the Caucasus and eaten as an appetizer. A common error of beginning cooks is to misinterpret th...
12: ...fficientish.com/garlic.htm#grow Selfsufficientish.com] provides the following growing instructions:
20: ...howing indiviual cloves. [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]] - Scrotum (2019 bytes)
10: ...lem of the scrotum is the development of masses. Common scrotal masses include - Horse (38916 bytes)
15: ...een used for [[Taboo meat#Horses|food]]. The most common date of [[domestication of the horse]] and its...
19: ...l toe which forms the hoof of the modern equine. (Compare animals with 'cloven' hooves (2 toes), like c...
23: ...nd a real chance of acquiring mares, eventually becoming, if successful in the attempt, a "band stallio...
28: ...d dates to about [[30th century BCE|3,000 BCE]]. Competing theories exist about the time and place of ...
35: .... Wild populations exist in Mongolia; see: http://www.treemail.nl/takh/. - Donatello (10376 bytes)
7: ...he two masters, each in his own sphere, were to become two of the leading spirits of the Early Renaissa...
10: ...e enlisted. In service of this project, Donatello completed three sculptures between [[1412]] and [[141...
14: ...He may have also partially worked on a ''Joshua'' commenced by Ciuffagni in [[1415]]. All these statues...
18: ... ''The Ascension''. The Baptistery tomb shows how completely Donatello had mastered the forms of Renais...
20: ...d it in its niche at the [[Orsanmichele]] and the commissioners were awestruck with what he had done wi... - Sandro Botticelli (8995 bytes)
5: ...nti, with a Saint [[Augustine]] that successfully competed as a pendant with [[Domenico Ghirlandaio]]'s...
16: This is a common misconception based on a mistake by Vasari. Th...
19: Though comparatively few of Botticelli's mythological painti...
20: Sandro's commissioned ''Adoration of the Magi'' for Santa Mari...
22: ...gs. It is a marvellous work in colour, design and composition, and the wonder and admiration of all art... - Baldassare Castiglione (7242 bytes)
10: ...ntative offices for the court; for instance, he accompanied his marquis for the arrival in Milan of Lou...
13: ...rs. Notably, guests used to organise intellectual competitions which resulted in an interesting, stimul...
25: ...ed hard terms to define the ''Sacco'' and Valdes' comments. - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
5: ...terbury]], who declared that young Thomas would become a "marvellous man". Thomas attended the [[Unive...
7: ...mplated abandoning his legal career in order to become a [[monk]]. For about four years he lodged at a...
12: ...me increasingly influential in the government, welcoming foreign diplomats, drafting official documents...
14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the u...
19: ...o described More as a model man of letters in his communications with other European humanists. The hu... - Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
3: ...ilosopher]], [[musician]], [[poet]], and romantic comedic [[playwright]]. Machiavelli was also a key fi...
10: ...against [[Pisa]]. Louis XII was also the king who committed the five capital errors in statecraft summa...
23: ...the two and actually divorces them. '''Politics becomes technique'''!
25: Coming back to "Along with [[Leonardo da Vinci]], Nic...
33: ...ipe'' has become a legendary handbook on how to become and remain a ruler. - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
4: ...an independence movement, the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth|Polish]] [[Constitution of May 3]] as we...
16: ... [[Sir Isaac Newton]]. The ideas of Newton, which combined the mathematics of [[axiom]]atic proof with ...
20: ... axiomatic approach of Descartes. The belief in a comprehensible world, under an orderly Christian God,...
22: ...dealist]] position that the mind was capable of encompassing a reality which lies outside of its direct...
24: ...ge. [[John Locke]] wrote his ''[http://www.lonang.com/exlibris/locke/ Two Treatises on Government]'' to... - Bat (13851 bytes)
31: ...the Egyptian Bat (Roussettus aegyptiacus) [http://www.atan.org/en/animales/loroparque/murcielago.htm 1]...
44: ... to Primates. Genetic evidence has pointed to the common ancestry of Megachiroptera and at least some M...
94: ...wings are too small to fly. Young [[microbat]]s become independent at the age of 6 to 8 weeks, [[megaba...
108: ...to fly, which makes it more likely that they will come into contact with humans. Although one should no...
112: ...nd how to bat-proof a house humanely, see [http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/Bats_&_Rabies/bats&.ht... - Badminton (12494 bytes)
5: ...ier to impart a great deal of [[momentum]] to overcome the drag. The racquets are also much lighter tha...
7: ...minton player. From a fitness perspective a close comparison can be made to Squash which also has the s...
9: ..., women's doubles and mixed doubles (each pair is composed of one man and one woman).
18: ...dminton [[racquets]] are composed of carbon fiber composite ([[graphite reinforced plastic]]). Carbon f...
74: ...''1854, from the [[John Leech]] Archive'' [http://www.john-leech-archive.org.uk/] ]] - Mountain biking (7992 bytes)
2: ...t handlebars and wide tires. It encompasses both competitive [[bicycle racing]] and purely [[recreatio...
5: ...e of terrain, from remote alps to city parks) for common biking mountain countries and special bikes ar...
11: ...or the first time in San Francisco, USA. ([http://www.usdeafsports.org/2006cycling/index.html])
17: ...ds to three minutes-depending on the stage of the competition - and the rider with the lowest time wins...
18: ...nd sometimes also the time in which the course is completed. - Surfing (15219 bytes)
13: ... who engage in the competitive and, consequently, commercial side of the activity.
15: A non-competitive adventure activity involving riding the b...
20: ... of the wave begins to run aground as the water becomes more shallow.
22: ... fetch, and (2) the structure of the ocean floor (composition, shape).
24: ...surfing-waves.com/peeling_waves.htm Surfing-Waves.com Wave information]. - Alfred Nobel (7332 bytes)
14: ...ed in 1876, and was followed by a host of similar combinations, modified by the addition of [[potassium...
16: ...ich is soluble in such mixtures. The question was complicated by the fact that it is in practice imposs...
37: *[http://www.nobel.se/nobel/alfred-nobel/index.html The Man be...
38: *[http://www.nobel.se/ The Nobel e-Museum]
39: *[http://www.nobel.no/eng_com_will1.html A biography] - Capacitor (29664 bytes)
2: ...sually made of metal) stacked or rolled to form a compact device, but '''every''' multi-[[conductor]] [...
38: ...plying the [[Laplace transform]], the impedance becomes:
43: === Common types of fixed capacitor ===
45: ...ility issues. Another figure of merit for analog components is stability with respect to time and temp...
51: ... to breakdown from arcing, because any air that becomes ionized is soon replaced by fresh air . Large-... - Tarantula (17481 bytes)
129: ...lieved to involve wild dancing of a kind that has come to be called the [[tarantella]]. Actually, the b...
139: ...b|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
148: ...ided into terrestrial, arboreal or burrowing or a combination of two of these types.
170: ...male as he attempts to mate. This however is less common among tarantulas than other spiders, certain s...
181: ...nnibalism. Keeping tarantulas communally is not recommended and should not be attempted except by exper... - Nutrition (42689 bytes)
1: ...d in [[2005]], is a general nutrition guide for recommended [[food]] consumption.]]
8: ...compounds and elements occur in various forms and combinations (e.g. [[hormones]]/[[vitamins]], [[phosp...
10: ...tic state of the compounds/elements. However many compounds/elements are absorbed into the bloodstream ...
14: ...e to the food can determine the specific types of compounds and elements absorbed by the body. The effe...
16: ...as proven hormonally and metabolically favourable compared to eating a monotonous diet based on process... - California Gold Rush (3231 bytes)
8: ..., and crime became a problem, causing [[Vigilance committee|vigilantes]] to rise up and serve the popul...
20: *[http://www.pbs.org/goldrush/funfacts.html#anchor261419 The G... - Earth's atmosphere (10093 bytes)
3: ...rahy Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
5: ...t) marks the boundary where atmospheric effects become noticeable during re-entry. The [[Karman line]],...
24: ==Composition==
26: <table><tr><th colspan=2>Percent Composition of Dry Atmosphere,<br>by volume - ppmv: p...
37: <tr><td colspan=2>''Not included in above composition<br> of dry atmosphere:'' - Ionosphere (19365 bytes)
6: ... [[mesosphere]]. It is in the stratosphere that incoming solar radiation creates the [[ozone layer]]. A...
8: ...e gas density increases at lower altitudes, the recombination process accelerates since the gas molecul...
16: Solar radiation, acting on the different compositions of the atmosphere with height, generates...
19: ..., but remains due to [[galactic cosmic ray]]s. A common example of the D layer in action is the disapp...
28: ...sphere in terms of HF communications. The F layer combines into one layer at night, and in the presence... - Caesar Augustus (50559 bytes)
5: He would complete Caesar's dreams of unifying Rome under one m...
7: ...y direction, with the borders he established to become the [[natural borders]] for the Empire for over ...
12: ...unda]]. Caesar had placed Octavian as the cavalry commander of the Tenth Legion stationed in the rear a...
16: ...y from the Macedonian legions, while waiting to accompany Caesar on a campaign against the Dacians and ...
18: ...d had selected Octavian to serve as his second-in-command in the office of [[master of the horse]] begi... - Amphitheatre (4978 bytes)
50: ...paving of the present-day [http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/mapPerformPage?str...
106: *[http://www.caerleon.net/history/amphexcav/ Caerleon amphithe...
107: *[http://www.bwpics.co.uk/amphitheatre.html Chester amphitheat...
108: *[http://www.academia-cravatica.hr/en/arena.html Pula amphithe... - Architectural history (13369 bytes)
1: ...ths) through the necessities of life (food, work, communion etc.) within the historical context. Archit...
3: ...malgamation of whose conscious intentions would become the subject of artistic movements. In these resp...
9: ...with less historical context. Matters are further complicated by incidences of Western [[colonialism]]....
17: ...even the ruler himself and the construction was accompanied by [[rituals]] intended to enter human acti...
33: ...the living rituals of ancient civilizations had become inscribed in space, in the paths that wound towa... - Blimp (3839 bytes)
1: ...ually [[helium]]) inside the envelope. For a more complete description of this style of [[aircraft]], p...
16: ...umb|250px|right|One of [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company]]'s blimp fleet.]]
17: ...l companies, including [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]], [[Budweiser]], and [[Fujifilm]], ...
25: ...he [[Mineseeker Project]] ([http://www.mineseeker.com/]) seeks to design a system to determine whether ...
39: * [http://www.airshipman.com/ The Fujifilm Blimp] - Hybrid vehicle (47544 bytes)
6: ...on of current flow, and the phase of [[commutator|commutation]] in the motor. The principal difference...
8: ... used to describe an [[engine swap]], such as the common Honda [[Honda B engine#B16|B16]] engine into a...
12: ...e on Science, Subcommittee on Energy | url=http://www.house.gov/science/hearings/energy02/jun26/charter...
16: ... vehicles have a direct linkage from the internal combustion engine to the driven wheels, so the engine...
20: ...hybrid drivetrains to every model it sells in the coming decade. - Information (13474 bytes)
2: ...as [[meaning]], [[knowledge]], [[instruction]], [[communication]], [[representation]], and [[mental sti...
4: ...eful consideration of the various meanings it has come to acquire.
12: ...be a disruptive noise used to inhibit the flow of communication and create misunderstanding. This mode...
16: ... by [[Claude Shannon]], "A Mathematical Theory of Communication." This paper provides the foundations ...
20: A complementary way of measuring information is provide... - Digital photography (33923 bytes)
22: ...ring images, which may then be transferred to a [[computer]] later.
24: ... standard to connect to a printer without using a computer, and some can display pictures directly on a...
26: Most digital cameras can connect directly to a computer in order to store pictures or to be used as ...
28: ...ctly to a [[computer]] and store [[video]] on the computer's [[hard disk]] or [[DVD]] recorder.
30: ==Comparison with film cameras== - Helena, Montana (6927 bytes)
27: web = www.ci.helena.mt.us|
32: ...|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
37: ... built in [[1886]], that still stands on "[http://www.is.helena.k12.mt.us/Pbl/Tusler/helbldgs/bldgs.htm...
39: ....us/civic/index.php Civic Center] and the [http://www.is.helena.k12.mt.us/Pbl/Tusler/helbldgs/bldgs.htm...
56: ...57 versus $25,821 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city is $20,020. 14.5% of the populat... - Economy of Estonia (6977 bytes)
6: ...iderable hardship, dislocation, and unemployment. Compensating the German landowners for their holdings...
8: ...ly Germany and the United Kingdom. Only 3% of all commerce was with the [[U.S.S.R.]]
12: ...gime, fully convertible [[currency]], competitive commercial banking sector, and hospitable environment...
14: ...roblems and structural weakness stemming from the communist era precipitated a banking crisis. As a res...
18: ...rn Europe and Russia. [[Oil shale]] energy, [[telecommunications]], textiles, chemical products, bankin... - Confucius (21352 bytes)
30: ...ropagator of Culture Ultimate<br>Sage and Great Accomplisher" (</small>大成至聖...
37: ...ucius' thoughts have been changed into a vast and complete philosophical system known in the west as [[...
39: ...ort collection of his discussions with disciples, compiled posthumously. These contain the gist of his ...
50: ...s of ''Sh짧 (士), between old nobility and common people, which later became the prominent class...
56: ...ical events (like the Annals) or past feelings of common people (like the [[Book of Odes]]). In these t... - Hinduism (49198 bytes)
6: ...6;तन धर्म'''; commonly called ''Sanātana Dharma'', roughly tra...
17: ...ve force in defining the 'Eternal Dharma.'[http://www.ramakrishna.org/message14.htm] It has been for Hi...
23: ...y accepted to consist of a Holy Trinity. This is comprised of [[Brahma]] (the Creator of worlds), [[Vi...
30: ...natha.tripod.com/id63.html this link] and [http://www.gopala.org/index.php/2005/05/30/shiva_the_auspici...
31: ...vasiddhanta.org/2-1.htm at this link] and [http://www.sroutasaivasiddhanta.org/2-11.htm at this link]. - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
2: ...du]] and [[Islam|Muslim]] religions. ''Sikhism'' comes from the word ''Sikh'', which means a strong an...
6: ...new Guru to be his successor and to lead the Sikh community. This procedure was continued, and the tent...
8: ... of the few scriptures in the world that has been compiled by the founders of a faith during their own ...
28: ... his life to save the [[Kashmiri Hindu]]s who had come to him for help.
79: ...lways open to all. All are served and all are welcomed. The fruits of one's labours are always shared ... - Ballet (9155 bytes)
5: ...mique de la Royne]] ([[1581]]) and was a [[ballet comique]] (ballet drama). [[1581]] also saw the publi...
11: ... the same year in which the first com餩e-ballet, composed by [[Jean-Baptist Lully]] was performed. Th...
13: ... techniques ''s鲩eux'', ''demi-caract貥'' and ''comique''. Ballet also came to be featured in operas...
15: ... [[Jules Perrot]] and [[Marius Petipa]]. Russian companies, particularly after [[World War II]] engage...
36: === Ballet companies === - Atlantis (41399 bytes)
17: ...[Cronus]], to where proud and warlike men used to come from the continent beyond the islands, in order ...
20: ...on, that is, the Atlanteans. As [[Lewis Spence]] comments, this cult was in existence already 125 year...
23: ...the (flat) world: it showed an inner continent, a compact mainland surrounded by sea, and this was surr...
26: ...]], who was no navigator himself, simply repeated common [[folklore]] of the eastern end of the Mediter...
51: ...y after the time Santorini was speculated to have completely destroyed the area. - Charlemagne (11466 bytes)
5: ...concocted as a way of honoring the Emperor. Other commentators weighing the primary records have sugges...
42: ...tres around the deeds of Charlemagne's historical commander of the Breton border, [[Roland]], and the [...
50: ...radition of realistic personal portraiture was in complete eclipse at the time of Charlemagne, where in...
88: ...rait''' of Charlemagne by Marco Bakker: ''[http://www.reportret.info/gallery/charlemagne1.html Reportre...
89: ...ynasty''' of Charlemagne by Ed Stephan: ''[http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Rulers/charlemagne.html Genea... - Pantheon, Rome (8255 bytes)
3: ...only building from the Greco-Roman world which is completely intact and which has been in continuous us...
9: ...erring to Agrippa) added to the new [[facade]], a common practice in Hadrian's rebuilding projects all ...
21: ...the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage [http://www.beniculturali.it/default.asp?versione=Inglese&fro...
26: ...Santa Maria del Fiore|Duomo]] of [[Florence]] was completed in [[1436]].
30: ...rn concrete. The high tensile strength appears to come from the way the concrete was applied in very sm... - Byzantine art (10470 bytes)
1: '''Byzantine art''' is the term commonly used to describe the artistic products of th...
3: ...ntemporary with the Byzantine Empire and shared a common culture with it, without actually being part o...
31: ...ned and the state too preoccupied with warfare to commission major buildings, this was a thin period fo...
35: ...and architecture revived. New churches were again commissioned, and the Byzantine church mosaic style b...
37: ... (the lamentation over Christ's body) became more common, as did naturalistic portraits of the Emperors... - Alchemy (42222 bytes)
1: '''Alchemy''' is an early science practice combining elements of [[chemistry]], [[physics]], [[a...
6: [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
8: The word ''alchemy'' comes from the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] ''al-kī...
11: ...n [[lead]] into [[gold]], believed all matter was composed of the [[classical element|four elements]] o...
13: ...physical insight would have been as partial and incomplete as a metaphysics devoid of physical manifest... - Viking (18085 bytes)
12: ...e:Ledbergsstenen 20041231.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A composite image made from several sides of the [[Ledb...
13: ...they murdered him, when he tried to get them to accompany him to the king's manor to pay a trading tax ...
19: ...atae, 'quos illi Wichingos as appellant, nostri Ascomannos regi Danico tributum solvunt''.
20: ... called ''wichingi'' by their own people, and ''Ascomanni'' by our own people, pay tribute to the Danis...
55: ... [[ledung]]. The term "Viking ships" has entered common usage, however, possibly because of its Romant... - Stone tool (3233 bytes)
1: ... tools|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
6: ... tools|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
8: ...iques or by [[pressure flaking]] the edges. More complex forms of reduction include the production of ...
9: ... tools|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]] - Sand (3758 bytes)
1: ...ornia. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
3: ...ccurring, finely divided [[rock (geology)|rock]], comprising particles or granules ranging in size from...
5: ...nsiderable hardness of this mineral. However, the composition of sand varies according to local rock so...
6: ...exico. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
12: Sand is often a principal component of the aggregate used in the preparation of... - Guanaco (2007 bytes)
18: The guanaco is common to [[South America]]: in [[Peru]], [[Ecuador]]... - Guinea pig (19730 bytes)
22: ...ough there is a minority belief in the scientific community that evidence from [[mitochondrial DNA]] in...
24: ...ority of information in this article is about the common guinea pig.
27: The common guinea pig was first [[domestication |domestic...
31: ... are called ''[[Wiktionary:marsvin|marsvin]]'' (a combination of the Latin word [[mare]] for ocean, and...
33: ...he [[binomial nomenclature|scientific name]] of a common species is ''Cavia porcellus,'' with ''[[Wikti... - Bismuth (9188 bytes)
39: | 160 (143) [[picometre|pm]]
146: ...ercury (element)|mercury]]. [[Lead]]-free bismuth compounds are used in [[cosmetics]] and in medical pr...
147: ...art .Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
156: ...arrhea|antidiarrheal]]. [http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/001852.cfm]
166: *Bismuth subnitrate is a component of [[glaze]]s that produces an [[iridescent... - Helium (36603 bytes)
72: | 32 [[picometre|pm]]
75: | 140 [[picometre|pm]]
104: ...he small handful of helium [[compound (chemistry)|compound]]s, which are all unstable at [[standard tem...
107: ...art .Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
114: ...al Elements'', page 261 -->. Theoretically, other compounds, like helium fluorohydride (HHeF), may also... - Silver (15157 bytes)
39: | 153 [[picometre|pm]]
137: ...art .Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
142: ...mon [[oxidation state]] of silver is +1; a few +2 compounds are known as well.
147: ...rinted circuits are made using silver paints, and computer keyboards use silver electrical contacts. Si...
148: ... are made with silver as the reflecting material. Common mirrors are backed with aluminium. - Tungsten (13647 bytes)
37: | 135 (193) [[picometre|pm]]
163: ...ed mainly in electrical applications but its many compounds and alloys are widely used in many applicat...
164: ...art .Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
175: *Composites are used as a substitute for [[lead]] in [...
176: *Tungsten chemical compounds are used in [[catalyst]]s, inorganic pigmen... - Zirconium (9876 bytes)
160: ...art .Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
162: ...o ignite the solid metal). Zirconium zinc alloy becomes [[magnetism|magnetic]] at temperatures below 35...
166: ...ed by commercial nuclear power generation. Modern commercial scale reactors can use as much as a 150,00...
173: *When alloyed with [[niobium]], zirconium becomes [[superconductive]] at low temperatures and is ...
174: *Zirconium Diamide-Diamine complexes can be used to catalyse the polymerisation ... - Aegean civilization (41260 bytes)
21: ...being linked one with the other in a labyrinthine complexity, and the greater oblongs are entered from ...
23: ...s duality of type see [[Crete]]. In spite of many comparisons made with [[Egyptian]], [[Babylonian]] an...
65: ... but, except in Crete, where insular security was combined with great natural fertility, remained in an...
67: ...pe]]) and to [[Cyprus]], receiving in return such commodities as Melian [[obsidian]] knives. A system o...
69: ...both these ends: [[Zakro]] must have had mainly a commercial purpose, as the starting-point for the Afr... - Civics (8684 bytes)
1: '''Civics''' is the science of [[comparative government]] and means of administering [...
7: ...g [[electoral reform]]. This involves explicitly comparing [[voting system]]s, [[wealth]] distribution...
9: ... extreme advocacy of decentralization is hardly uncommon, and leads to the minimal theory of civics - a...
13: ...anarchism]] - no government or other hierarchy, a common [[ethical code]] enforced only by personal gov...
49: *[[Public administration]] - [[Comparative government]] - U.S. Electoral College (46986 bytes)
12: ... majority of electoral votes for Vice President becomes Vice President.
18: ...Speaker]] of the House of Representatives would become Acting President until the House selects a Presi...
27: ...st receive a majority of 270 electoral votes to become President and Vice President. In theory even in ...
31: ...te in such a fashion, and such deviations usually come as a surprise. Of course, if an Electoral Colleg...
34: ...m of indirect election whereby the electors would come to a carefully considered decision to nominate a... - Chicken (21473 bytes)
20: Chickens are the most common bird in the world. The population in 2003 was ...
23: ...redirecting bloodflow to the skin. In males, the combs are often more prominent, though this is not th...
25: ...an get them. Domestic chickens are typically fed commercially prepared feed that includes a protein so...
27: ...nnot sustain for more than a few meters. ([http://www.omlet.co.uk/chickenguide/guide.php?cat_selected=C...
30: ...rds and live together as a [[flock]]. They have a communial approach to the incubation of eggs and rais... - Hamster (25289 bytes)
24: ...den Hamster]], ''Mesocricetus auratus'', which is commonly kept as a [[pet]]. Two other varieties of h...
36: ...tside their houses for long, because they are not comfortable there and, due to their smaller size, are...
38: ...od causes serious injuries and is therefore not recommended.
40: ...ike natural materials. The result is a damp and uncomfortable climate that is a perfect habitat for [[g...
42: ...raft. Though they cannot see very far, hamsters become more relaxed and curious when positioned somewha... - Australian Kelpie (4881 bytes)
29: |[http://www.dogdomain.com/fcistandards/fci-293.htm Stds]
32: |[http://www.ankc.aust.com/austkelp.html Stds]
37: |[http://www.nzkc.org.nz/br508.html Stds]
40: |[http://www.ukcdogs.com/breeds/herdingdogs/australiankelpie.std.shtml Std...
50: ...f [[New Zealand]]. They are medium-sized dogs and come in a variety of colours. - Australian Shepherd (9749 bytes)
16: !Common nicknames
29: |[http://www.dogdomain.com/fcistandards/fci-342.htm Stds]
32: |[http://www.akc.org/breeds/australian_shepherd/index.cfm Stds...
35: |[http://www.ankc.aust.com/austshep.html Stds]
40: |[http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/discoverdogs/pastoral/aust... - Dog (69384 bytes)
19: ...d perhaps most important role of dogs is as [[Pet|companions]]. Dogs have lived with and worked with hu...
27: ''Dog'', in common usage, refers to the domestic dog, ''Canis lup...
35: ...d rapidly, leaping as necessary, to chase and overcome prey. Consequently, they have small, tight feet,...
37: ...sighthound]]s, have a field of vision up to 270? (compared to 100? to 120? for humans), although broad-...
39: ... for humans) and as high as 70,000 to 100,000 Hz (compared to 20,000 Hz for humans)<sup>[[#References ... - Boerboel (2373 bytes)
32: |[http://www.geocities.com/boerboelus/standard.html USBA] <small>(United Sta...
37: (extract with permission from: [www.boerboelclub.co.uk])
47: *[http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Animals/Dogs P...
48: *[http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Clipart/Animal... - Border Collie (8931 bytes)
17: |[http://www.dogdomain.com/FCI/fcistandards/fci-297.htm Stds]
20: |[http://www.akc.org/breeds/border_collie/index.cfm Stds]
23: |[http://www.ankc.aust.com/borderco.html Stds]
26: |[http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/discoverdogs/pastoral/p841...
29: |[http://www.nzkc.org.nz/br516.html Stds] - English Cocker Spaniel (3291 bytes)
42: ...nzkc.org.nz/br344.html NZKC], [http://www.ukcdogs.com/breeds/gundogs/englishcockerspaniel.std.shtml UKC...
53: *[http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Animals/Dogs P...
54: *[http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Clipart/Animal... - English Springer Spaniel (4333 bytes)
18: ...AJ:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/125A2003_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%22125+/+28.+11.+2003%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 St...
21: |[http://www.akc.org/breeds/english_springer_spaniel/index.cfm...
24: |[http://www.ankc.aust.com/engsprin.html Stds]
27: |[http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/spaniel/ess_standard.htm Stds]
30: |[http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/discoverdogs/gundog/g824.h... - Flat-Coated Retriever (3364 bytes)
12: !Common nicknames
38: ...nzkc.org.nz/br316.html NZKC], [http://www.ukcdogs.com/breeds/gundogs/flatcoatedretriever.std.shtml UKC]
49: ...ibed as outgoing, devoted, and friendly, an ideal companion with a strong bond to its owner. It is said...
52: ...]]?s dog. Part of its ancestry is thought to have come from stock imported from [[North America]] of [[...
56: *[http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Animals/Dogs P... - Irish Wolfhound (5173 bytes)
17: |[http://www.fci.be/uploaded_files/160A2001_en.doc Stds]
20: |[http://www.akc.org/breeds/irish_wolfhound/index.cfm Stds]
23: |[http://www.ankc.aust.com/irishwol.html Stds]
26: |[http://www.irishwolfhoundclubofcanada.ca/handbook/standard.s...
29: |[http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/discoverdogs/hound/h785.ht... - Labrador Retriever (5832 bytes)
12: !Common nicknames
21: ...0cJ:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/122gb99_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%22122+/+29.+01.+1999+%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 S...
24: |[http://www.akc.org/breeds/labrador_retriever/index.cfm Stds]
27: |[http://www.ankc.aust.com/labrador.html Stds]
30: |[http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/labrador/labarticle2.htm Stds] - Mixed-breed dog (14915 bytes)
9: ...einz Company]]. In some countries, '''bitsa''' is common, meaning "bits o' this, bits o' that". A '''fi...
11: To complicate matters, many owners of '''crossbred dogs'...
19: ...with black across the top and sides is also quite common.
21: ... do not look much like the adult dogs they will become, and with mixed-breed puppies it is nearly impos...
29: ... have certain genetic disorders, as their parents come from a more diverse genetic pool so that detrime... - Papillon (7480 bytes)
31: ...BkJ:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/077gb98_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%2277+/+06.+04.+1998+%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 St...
34: |[http://www.akc.org/breeds/papillon/index.cfm Stds]
37: |[http://www.ankc.aust.com/papillon.html Stds]
42: |[http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/discoverdogs/toy/y915.htm ...
45: |[http://www.nzkc.org.nz/br148.html Stds] - Poodle (6836 bytes)
1: ...ed for its ability in the water. The English name comes from the German ''Pudel'', or ''Pudelhund'' &nd...
32: ...7oJ:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/172gb99_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%22172+/+14.+04.+1999%22&hl=en Stds all ty...
37: |colspan=2|[http://www.akc.org/breeds/poodle/index.cfm Stds all types]
42: ...om/poodmin.html Miniature], [http://www.ankc.aust.com/poodtoy.html Toy]
47: |colspan=2|[http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/poodle/poodlestandard.htm Stds all types] - Pudelpointer (3140 bytes)
18: ...jkJ:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/216gb99_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%22+216+/+01.+10.+1999++%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8...
28: ...s 21 to 26 inches (53-66 cm) at the shoulder, and comes in liver, chestnut, and occasionally black coat...
39: ...ellent breed with no major faults, it has never become a popular or well-known breed. In Germany, its ...
43: *[http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Animals/Dogs P...
44: *[http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Clipart/Animal... - Pug (5400 bytes)
28: ...xUJ:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/253gb98_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%22253+/+11.+05.+1998+%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 S...
31: |[http://www.akc.org/breeds/pug/index.cfm Stds]
34: |[http://www.ankc.aust.com/pug.html Stds]
37: |[http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/toys/pug_std.htm Stds]
40: |[http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/discoverdogs/toy/y918.htm ... - Pyrenean Shepherd (6156 bytes)
20: !Common nickname
33: |[http://dogdomain.com/FCI/fcistandards/fci-141.htm Stds]
36: |[http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/discoverdogs/pastoral/pyre...
47: |[http://www.ukcdogs.com/breeds/herdingdogs/bergerdepyrenees.std.shtml Std...
65: The head is of small proportions in comparison to the dog, with a rather flat skull, and ... - Ecology (24417 bytes)
4: ... disciplines such as biology which in this view become sub-disciplines contributing to ecological knowl...
11: * the organized activity of a species is community ecology — for example, the activity o...
22: ...interactions between species within an ecological community;
43: ...s of the same species), [[biocoenosis]] level (or community of species), [[ecosystem]] level, and [[bio...
45: ...r of the planet Earth can be divided into several compartments: the [[hydrosphere]] (or sphere of water... - Echinoderm (4512 bytes)
31: ...en and reduced [[circulatory system]], and have a complete digestive tube (tubular gut).
37: ...sh. A section as small as a single arm (with the commensurate central-body mass and neural tissue) wil...
45: *[http://www.northwestdiver.com/creature_feature/echinoderms.php Echinoderms] fro... - History of sport (6368 bytes)
11: ...s, swimming and archery.[http://www.fjexpeditions.com/]
15: ... Indians]] engaged in games and sports before the coming of Europeans, such as [[lacrosse]] type ball g...
25: ...nd its history. (See [http://chineseculture.about.com/library/weekly/aa032301a.htm Chinese Sports Museu...
36: ...mportant books of ancient greek culture. Various competitions are held in honor of Patroclus's death.
40: ... to enable people to congregate peacefully and to compete in a civilized and respectful atmosphere. - Franz Xaver von Baader (10383 bytes)
3: ... life he soon found uncongenial, and decided on becoming a mining engineer. He studied under [[Abraham ...
7: ...1825, in which he combats modern philosophy and recommends the study of Boehme. In 1826, when the new u...
9: ...are mostly expounded in short detached essays, in comments on the writings of Boehme and Saint Martin, ...
11: ...wer and known, from which proceeds the power to become spirit. This immanent process of self-consciousn...
15: ...equally objectionable. The ideal state is a civil community ruled by a universal or Catholic church, th... - Cat (30067 bytes)
18: ...[show cat]]. The owners and breeders of show cats compete to see whose animal bears the closest resembl...
23: ...educed risk of mammary cancer. [http://cats.about.com/od/reproduction/a/spay_neuter.htm 1] [[Feral]] ca...
25: ...or frightened, a cat will lay its ears back, to accompany the growling or hissing sounds it makes. When...
29: ...ius). [http://www.thepetcenter.com/exa/nv.html 2] Comparatively, humans have a normal temperature range...
40: ...heir fur and arching their backs. Attacks usually comprise powerful slaps to the face and body with the... - Human societies (6587 bytes)
2: ...teristic relationships, shared institutions and a common culture.
6: ...o a group of people living together in an ordered community.{{fn|1}}
8: ... is also sometimes defined as an interdependent [[community]].
10: ...embers share some mutual concern or interest in a common objective. As such, society is often used as s...
18: ...ickness, or disaster, like-minded members of that community will rally others in that society to render... - Degus (5480 bytes)
14: ...related to the rat family) and is also called the Common Degu, to distinguish it from the other members...
21: ...e in [[vigilance]]. Degus exhibit a wide array of communication techniques. They have an elaborate voca...
32: ...l habits, bubbly personality, the haired tail (as compared to rats) and their lifetime: they are said t... - Discus Fish (4433 bytes)
15: ...'''''Symphysodon''''': the '''red discus''' or '''common discus''' (''Symphysodon discus'') and the '''...
17: ... of the discus is its flattened body shape. It is compressed from the sides to a dish or discus shape. ...
30: ...enheit|°F]]). Their native diet consists of a combination of worms, insects, crustaceans, and plant...
33: ...fish except during the breeding season when the become territorial. The Blue Discus originates from the... - Guanacos (2007 bytes)
18: The guanaco is common to [[South America]]: in [[Peru]], [[Ecuador]]... - Guinea Pigs (18488 bytes)
22: ...ough there is a minority belief in the scientific community that evidence from [[mitochondrial DNA]] in...
24: ...ority of information in this article is about the common guinea pig.
27: The common guinea pig was first [[domestication |domestic...
31: ... are called ''[[Wiktionary:marsvin|marsvin]]'' (a combination of the Latin word [[mare]] for ocean, and...
33: ...he [[binomial nomenclature|scientific name]] of a common species is ''Cavia porcellus,'' with ''[[Wikti... - Peregrine Falcons (8580 bytes)
24: ...s range from 188 [[km/h]]<sup>[http://www.birding.com/BirdRecords1.htm]</sup> (117 [[Mi/h]]) to over 32...
31: ... increasingly, in cities. They are widespread and common in [[Europe]], [[Asia]], [[North America|North...
33: ... well as the [[Midwest]] states. They used to be commonly found in parts of the [[Appalachian Mountain...
56: ... numbers of such common birds, which have often become pests, without resort to more controversial meth...
58: ...red Species list, the falcon seems to be making a comeback in western Northern Carolina, namely the [[C... - Tarantulas (13045 bytes)
19: ...lieved to involve wild dancing of a kind that has come to be called the [[tarantella]]. Actually, the b...
29: ...b|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
38: ...ided into terrestrial, arboreal or burrowing or a combination of two of these types.
60: ...male as he attempts to mate. This however is less common among tarantulas than other spiders, certain s...
71: ...nnibalism. Keeping tarantulas communally is not recommended and should not be attempted except by exper... - History of political science (4644 bytes)
11: ...tradition of analysis and [[empiricism]], writing commentaries on Aristotle's works. - Greek theatre (7531 bytes)
3: ...ek theatre. Athenian [[tragedy]], [[Greek comedy|comedy]], and [[satyr play]]s were some of the earlie...
7: ... how fertility rituals developed into tragedy and comedy.
9: ...acted with the chorus, who acted as narrators and commentators. Thespis is therefore considered the fi...
13: ...de. The centerpiece of the annual Dionysia was a competition among three playwrights at the [[Theater ...
17: ...rd actor to his plays), and [[Euripides]] and the comic writer [[Aristophanes]]. Their plays, along wi... - Proportion (architecture) (4508 bytes)
33: ...n "ideal man" (possibly [[Le Corbusier]] himself) combined with the [[Golden Ratio]] and [[Vitruvian Ma... - Holocaust (53541 bytes)
6: ... "[[Final Solution of the Jewish Question]]". The commonly used figure for the number of Jewish victims...
10: ...uage|Greek]] word ''[[holokauston]]'', meaning "a completely (''holos'') burnt (''kaustos'') sacrificia...
14: ... Holocaust would be lessened as use of the term becomes increasingly widespread in the latter half of t...
26: ...ife" or "life unworthy of life" used by the Nazis come from that book. Binding and Hoche speak in that ...
32: ...pulsory sterilization]], [[T-4 Euthanasia Program|compulsory euthanasia]], and "[[racial hygiene]]". - Indian art (7305 bytes)
10: Each period comes with its own art, literature and architecture. ...
23: ... represent the kernel of energy of the respective communities as a whole. It is a living, changing art ... - Musical notation (19883 bytes)
1: ... A score can be constructed (laboriously) from a complete set of parts and vice versa.
10: ...on — indeed the ''only'' surviving complete composition using this notation — is the [[Seik...
20: ...presents the note F one [[octave]] higher. Other common clefs include the ''bass clef'' (second G belo...
27: ...irst beat of each bar is generally stressed. Less commonly, music that lacks rigid rhythmic organizatio...
35: Here is a sample illustrating some common musical notation. - Hadrosauridae (5111 bytes)
29: ...saurus]]'' and ''[[Parasaurolophus]]''. They were common [[herbivore]]s in the Upper [[Cretaceous]] of ...
38: ...]. Sternberg was in Cope's camp during his famous competition to name new species with [[Othniel Charle...
44: ...r in the success of this group in the Cretaceous, compared to the [[sauropod]]s who were still largely ... - Hadrosaurid (5111 bytes)
29: ...saurus]]'' and ''[[Parasaurolophus]]''. They were common [[herbivore]]s in the Upper [[Cretaceous]] of ...
38: ...]. Sternberg was in Cope's camp during his famous competition to name new species with [[Othniel Charle...
44: ...r in the success of this group in the Cretaceous, compared to the [[sauropod]]s who were still largely ... - Wind power (27669 bytes)
9: ...inuous wind speeds of over 160 km/h (100 mph) are common. Eventually, the wind energy is converted thro...
11: ...hile the exact kinetics of [[wind]] are extremely complicated and relatively little understood, the bas...
13: ...ferent terrain are some of the many factors which complicate the flow of wind over the surface.
30: ...much of the average power available to a windmill comes in short bursts. The 2002 Lee Ranch sample is t...
32: ...ave an annual load factor of as much as 35%. When comparing the size of wind turbine plants to fueled [... - Integer (6458 bytes)
15: | [[commutativity]]: || ''a'' + ''b'' &nbs...
26: ...tion say that '''Z''' under multiplication is a [[commutative monoid]]. However, note that not every in...
28: ...[integral domain]], where an integral domain is a commutative ring with unity such that whenever ''ab''...
30: ... [[Euclidean algorithm]] for computing [[greatest common divisor]]s.
40: The ordering of integers is compatible with the algebraic operations in the follo... - Duck-bill (5340 bytes)
29: ...saurus]]'' and ''[[Parasaurolophus]]''. They were common [[herbivore]]s in the Upper [[Cretaceous]] of ...
38: ...]. Sternberg was in Cope's camp during his famous competition to name new species with [[Othniel Charle...
44: ...r in the success of this group in the Cretaceous, compared to the [[sauropod]]s who were still largely ...
48: * [http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/ornithischia/hadrosaur...
49: * [http://raven.cybercomm.net/~rmarguls/stamps/trachodon.html Trachodon] - Havanese (12254 bytes)
29: |[http://www.bichon.de/havanese/rs_e.htm Stds]
32: |[http://www.akc.org/breeds/havanese/index.cfm Stds]
35: |[http://www.ankc.aust.com/havanese.html Stds]
38: |[http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/toys/havanese_std.htm Stds]
41: |[http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/discoverdogs/toy/havanese.... - Hovawart (2987 bytes)
21: |[http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/discoverdogs/working/w854....
36: ...e, black, or black and tan, the latter being most common.
46: ...her working dog breeds. The Hovawart may easily become reluctant if training is built only on punishmen...
53: *[http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Animals/Dogs P...
54: *[http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Clipart/Animal... - Kangal Dog (7910 bytes)
23: |[http://www.ankc.aust.com/kangal.html Stds]
26: |[http://www.ukcdogs.com/breeds/guardiandogs/kangaldog.std.shtml Stds]
39: The Kangal was combined with the [[Akbash Dog|Akbash]] to create the...
54: ...of actively culling unsuitable coloured dogs that come from purebred Kangals.
69: ...y used as a livestock guardian, and prize animals compete annually in the Kangal Sheep Dog and Sheep fe... - Miniature Pinscher (4638 bytes)
16: !Common nickname
29: |[http://www.dogdomain.com/FCI/fcistandards/fci-185.htm Stds]
32: |[http://www.akc.org/breeds/miniature_pinscher/index.cfm Stds]
35: |[http://www.ankc.aust.com/minpin.html Stds]
40: |[http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/discoverdogs/toy/y914.htm ... - Standard Schnauzer (3382 bytes)
29: |[http://www.dogdomain.com/FCI/fcistandards/fci-182.htm Stds]
32: |[http://www.akc.org/breeds/standard_schnauzer/index.cfm Stds]
35: |[http://www.ankc.aust.com/schnauz.html Stds]
38: |[http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/schnauzerstandard.htm Stds]
41: |[http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/discoverdogs/utility/u1067... - Roman clothing (10346 bytes)
6: ...e [[Flax|linen]] and [[hemp]], even though a more complex preparation process is required to create clo...
13: Wool, the most commonly used fiber, was most likely the first materi...
28: ...her was not given to the soldiers by the military commanders or overseers, but rather from the soldier'...
30: ... (manica ''Latin'')were made for troops, and more commonly, the gladiators. Many of the items were incr...
40: ... including the toga, which could, and did, have a complex shape. - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
10: ... name=autogenerated1>[http://christmas.lovetoknow.com/How_Christmas_Started_in_China How Christmas Star...
14: ...corations, signs, and other symbolic items have become increasingly prevalent during the month of Decem...
27: ... stayed on in India<ref>http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/worldxmas/india.htm</ref>.Christmas is ...
29: ...tmas is also known as ''bada din'' (the big day). Commercialization and open markets are however bringi...
37: Encouraged by the commercial sector, the secular celebration of Christm... - Stone Age (17593 bytes)
6: The period encompasses the first widespread use of technology in h...
26: ...erectus'' learnt to control fire and created more complex chopper tools, as well as expanding [[Single-...
37: ... in Europe a relatively rapid succession of often complex stone artefact technologies took place during...
43: ...ishing. Domestication of the [[dog]] as a hunting companion probably dates to this period.
48: ...ution]]), the development of [[pottery]] and more complex, larger settlements such as Jericho. The firs... - Scientific method (40667 bytes)
1: ...ibility|reproducibly]] in this way. The method is commonly taken as the underlying logic of scientific ...
7: ...of numerous ailments. <sup>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9032043&query=Edwin%20Smith%20pa...
9: ...ed from the constraints of everyday phenomena and common sense. This denial of reality as we experience...
25: ...fully to avoid precipitancy and prejudice, and to comprise nothing more in my judgement than what was p...
29: ... were, step by step, to the knowledge of the more complex; assigning in thought a certain order even to... - Vegetarianism (28920 bytes)
4: ...), from one's [[diet (nutrition)|diet]]. The most common definition of vegetarianism however accepts th...
6: Vegetarianism has been common in [[Hindu]] and [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] countri...
12: ...oducts (such as eggs, milk, cheese, and honey)are commonly called [[vegan]]s, though some reserve this ...
14: ... [[factory farm]]s. The term "vegetarian" is most commonly intended to mean "ovo-lacto-vegetarian", par...
22: ...foods, as cooking softens them, their nutrients become more bio-available, which more than negates the ... - Board game (8014 bytes)
4: ...[chess]], have intense strategic value and have become lasting classics.
16: ...nown as the [[Libro de los juegos]], it is a text commissioned by Alfonso translating a large number of...
25: ...on slab of blue stone. Also painting of [http://www.gamesmuseum.uwaterloo.ca//Archive/Brumbaugh/index...
28: ...s Terentius Varro]]'s [http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/varro.ll10.html Lingua Latina X] ('''II, par. 20'...
33: ... acclaimed computer games such as [[Civilization (computer game)|Civilization]] are based upon board ga... - Lithography (5288 bytes)
33: ... has played a vital role in both the arts and the commercial world. Its invention not only made print m...
37: ...ecessary. It also afforded, at the time, the most complete range of line color from white to black. - Opera (25153 bytes)
5: ...|sung]] rather than spoken. The [[singer]]s are accompanied by a [[musical ensemble]] ranging from a sm...
11: ...e orchestral-accompanied recitative was called "accompagnato" or "stromentato."
13: ...e sense even be considered both the heirs and the competitors of [[grand opera]].
20: ...], the plural of <em>opus</em> suggesting that it combines the arts of solo & choral singing, declamati...
22: ... and the lower ones (usually these was three-part compositions, as opposed to the four-or-more-part mad... - Rice (13724 bytes)
20: [http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_...
24: ... centuries of trade and exportation has made it a commonplace in many cultures.
33: ...n dry land, rice requires a great amount of water compared to other food crops. Rice growing is a contr...
42: ...an]], called ''nuka'' in [[Japan]], is a valuable commodity in Asia and is used for many daily needs. I...
48: ...a special chamber. Further puffing is sometimes accomplished by processing pre-puffed pellets in a low-... - Pulse (music) (1707 bytes)
3: ...t would become a drone, a pulse that is to slow becomes isolated sounds. A pulse that is regularly acce... - Solar cell (27643 bytes)
10: The [[etymology]] of the term "photovoltaic" comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''photos'' me...
21: ...line [[silicon]]. Crystalline silicon solar cells come in three primary categories:
22: ...hey are cut from cylindrical ingots, they cannot completely cover a module without a substantial waste...
23: ...n of a panel than monocrystalline cells, and this compensates for their lower efficiencies.
24: ... Evergreen Solar], and [http://www.rweschottsolar.com/ RWE Schott Solar]. These cells are typically the... - Karl Marx (38076 bytes)
2: ...e introduction to the ''[[The Communist Manifesto|Communist Manifesto]]'': "The history of all hitherto...
18: ...t there were still further dialectical changes to come, and that the Prussian society of the time was f...
20: ...l. Marx instead submitted his dissertation, which compared the atomic theories of [[Democritus]] and [[...
28: ...y 21]], [[1848]], which was commissioned by the [[Communist League]] (formerly, the League of the Just)...
33: ...l sentence (editing the ''Hansard'' version was a common practice among [[Members of Parliament]]). - Compost (10069 bytes)
1: [[Image:Compost.jpg|right|]]
3: ...ls (those with [[plant]] and [[animal]] origins). Compost is used in [[gardening]] and [[agriculture]],...
5: ...desert]]s, which prevent the microbes and other decomposers from thriving.
7: ...ive. To encourage the most active microbes, the compost pile needs the proper mix of the following in...
13: ...astic bag of vegetables in your refrigerator is decomposed by microbes, but the absence of air encourag... - Hydroponics (15454 bytes)
9: These qualities combine to make hydroponics useful wherever people wi...
21: ...for the optimum settings for most plants. This is commonly employed for large display plants in public ...
23: .../Method4.jpg Example Image from HydroponicsOnline.com]
27: ...with growing medium (clay granules being the most common) and planted directly, or pots of medium stand...
29: .../Method1.jpg Example Image from HydroponicsOnline.com] - Organic farming (38858 bytes)
5: ...al [[farmer]]. However, all organic systems share common goals and practices:
14: ...ts in [[processed food]]. The manufacture of most commercially processed food is well beyond the scope ...
16: ...agriculture and organic food. Until recently, the comparison looked something like this:
49: ...easiest to describe by contrasting it with modern commercial techniques.
55: ...ter, using techniques like [[green manure]] and [[composting]], to replace nutrients taken from the soi... - Bureaucracy (8428 bytes)
17: ...century the term "Byzantine" came to refer to any complex bureaucratic structure.
19: ... became meritocratic. Following the Song reforms, competitive examinations took place to determine whic...
25: ...governmental or nongovernmental organizations and comes from the [[French language|French]] word ''bure...
27: ...]. However, he also emphasized that bureaucracy becomes inefficient when a decision must be adopted to ...
45: # official and private business and income are strictly separated - Temperature (22519 bytes)
1: ...ysical]] property of a system which underlies the common notions of "hot" and "cold"; the material with...
21: ...ial that varies with temperature. One of the most common devices for measuring temperature is the glass...
34: Under some conditions it becomes possible to measure temperature by a direct use...
65: |+ Comparison of temperature scales
67: ! Comment - Social justice (17329 bytes)
6: ...the human propensity to evaluate shades of gray becomes the catalyst for a problem that can be stated s...
9: ...ers for resource management) and a willingness of community members to sacrifice some personal freedom ...
11: ...rms of morality as the price of membership in the community.
13: ...orality to satisfy a duty owed to God, and the outcome of social justice is driven by the tenets of mor...
15: ...of moral tenets, however, produces a different outcome, as in the [[karmic]] (Buddhist) principle of ju... - Floater (3720 bytes)
9: ...ially if they are [[shortsighted]]. They are also common after [[cataract]] operations or after trauma....
15: ...One should bear in mind also that floaters may become less annoying as sufferers grow accustomed to th... - Bullfighting (25773 bytes)
4: ...d danger involved, the bulls are often physically compromised before or during the match.
17: ...tial central iconic act of [[Mithras]], which was commemorated in the [[mithraeum]] wherever Roman sold...
19: ...stems of many ancient [[Mediterranean]] cultures; compare, for instance, the Minoan reverence of the bu...
24: ...rtugal. The "classic" style of bullfighting which comes to most peoples' minds, where the bull is kille...
34: ...k, and three ''banderilleros''. Collectively they comprise a ''cuadrilla'' or team of bullfighters. - Song Dynasty (16385 bytes)
14: ..., artisans, and merchants. A new group of wealthy commoners - the mercantile class - arose as printing ...
16: Accompanying this was the beginnings of what one might ...
18: ...ng Dynasty|Tang]] ideal of the universal man, who combined the qualities of scholar, poet, painter, and...
20: ...ressed the one-sided obligations of obedience and compliance of subject to ruler, child to father, wife...
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