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- Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
18: |'''Place of Birth:'''
31: ..., her policies initially caused large-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial heartlands ...
33: ...At the same time the Conservative Party began to split over her sceptical approach to [[European Union...
36: ...derman, a decision which affected his daughter deeply.
43: ...r seat in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. Unusually, her [[maiden speech]] was made in s... - Asia (16910 bytes)
14: ...eek language|Greek]] term given originally to the plains of [[Ephesus]] in [[Anatolia]], and later to ...
83: * The [[Iranian Plateau]], containing [[Iran]] and parts of other na...
118: |[[Unemployment]]
158: ...veloping Asia to take avantage of its abundant supply of cheap labor.
160: ... the [[textile]] industry. Much of the world's supply of clothing and footwear now originates in South... - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
71: ...moderate foreign policy stance have allowed it to play a vital role in the affairs of the region. In r...
88: ...nd [[Saudi Arabia]]. It is a flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert...
99: ...sent information on the UAE, its cities or its people in bad light. Censorship of Internet sites perta...
136: {{commons|United Arab Emirates}} - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
1: ...sh constitution]] the state's official name is simply '''Ireland''' (Irish: ''[[ɩre]]'').<!--
65: The partition of Ireland came about because of complex constitutional developments in the early twenti...
67: ...al Assent]], the Third [[Home Rule Act 1914]]'s implementation was suspended until after the [[World W...
69: ...sed to take their seats in the [[British House of Commons]]. Instead they set up an extra-legal Irish parli...
73: ...of public support for the settlement that the "people have no right to do wrong". They objected most t... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
7: ...> ([[Urdu]]: Faith (self confidence), Unity, Discipline) |
51: ...India]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Iran]] (Persia), [[People's Republic of China|China]] and the [[Arabian Se...
59: Pakistan is the birthplace of some of the most ancient civilizations and ...
72: ...to 1799 left the remnants of the Mughal Empire completely vulnerable. The British did not gain strong ...
74: ...ish Army, and their Heads were then put up for display at the Delhi Court. - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
54: ...[[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. Usually known simply as the '''United Kingdom''' or the '''UK''', it ...
64: ...) has been proposed, but is little used outside diplomatic circles.
69: ...land was on the brink of economic ruin and was deeply unpopular with the broader Scottish population.
71: ...nd]]. This was also an unpopular decision, taking place just after the unsuccessful United Irishmen Re...
74: ...he 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two World Wars. The second half witnessed ... - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
38: ...[lilac|purple lilac]]. Its state bird is the [[purple finch]]. Its state tree is the [[Paper Birch|Ame...
49: ...eeded for the [[Battle of Bunker Hill]] that took place north of Boston a few months later.
62: ...out to about one Representative for every 3090 people.
64: ...ves and state senators are paid just $100 a year, plus mileage, effectively meaning that state laws ar...
80: ...esistant peak rising from a less resistant eroded plain. - Cave (10592 bytes)
37: ...earby Carlsbad Caverns are now believed to be examples of another type of solutional cave. They were f...
42: ...than 1,000,000 km<sup>2</sup> - has hardly been explored underground.
45: ...ich utilize caves, but must leave the caves to complete their life cycle) and accidentals. Some autho...
51: ...umber of [[endangered species]], such as, for example the [[Tooth cave spider]] and the [[Gray bat]].
56: Since new caves are continually being explored, the various records of cave dimensions need ... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
7: ...e Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantinople).</small>
10: | Constantine makes Constantinople his capital.
13: | The Empire is permanently split into Eastern and Western halves, following the ...
32: ...urch in Rome breaks with the Church in Constantinople.
38: | Constantinople is occupied by crusaders; Latin empire formed. - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...n|fortified enclosure]]. The term is most often applied to a small self-contained [[fortress]], usuall...
2: ...European castles were opened up and expanded into pleasure dwellings and power houses from the late 15...
10: ...re places of protection from an invading enemy, a place of retreat. This can be seen by many of the ty...
17: ... decline of the German kingdom, castle building exploded as local warlords staked claims to minor king...
19: ...ht|[[Craigievar Castle]] in [[Aberdeenshire]], completed in 1626.]] - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...shrub]] for comparison). Compared with most other plant forms, trees are long-lived. A few species of ...
5: ...g [[orchard]] crops (e.g. [[apple]]s). Trees also play an important role in many of the world's [[myth...
9: ...gy)|orders]] and [[family (biology)|families]] of plants. Trees thus show a wide variety of growth for...
11: ...lant]]s and conifers. The listing below gives examples of many well known trees and how they are typic...
13: ...fined largely by the trees that inhabit them; examples are [[rainforest]] and [[taiga]] (see [[ecozone... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...trapped inside ]]A '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or most of its
3: ...[[insect]]s and other [[arthropod]]s. Carnivorous plants usually
4: grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients,
6: ...rote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants in 1875.
10: ...asic trapping mechanisms exploited by carnivorous plants. These - Mars (27704 bytes)
2: ...t|North Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]]
4: ... This feature also earned it the name of "the Red Planet." Mars has two [[Natural satellite|moon]]s ([...
8: Mars has always fascinated people. Its red, fiery appearance is caused by Iron Oxi...
13: ...o become uniformly distributed in the atmosphere. Plans are now being made to look for other 'companio...
15: ...] and large [[cirrus cloud]]s [http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/opportunity/20041213a/merb... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
6: ==Motives for exploration and colonization==
9: ... [[Renaissance]], a development that encouraged exploration and colonization in many ways. A revival ...
11: ...power necessary to begin systematic attempts at exploration. Also, as the economy of Europe began to ...
13: ...ed States]] presented themselves as an attractive place for these new powers to establish colonies. T...
16: ...lation]] and the desire for [[religious freedom]] played their respective parts. - Christianity (47078 bytes)
8: ...enerally grouped into three main branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
23: ...1), but was rejected as an [[apostate]] by the people generally considered to be the [[Jew]]ish author...
27: ...f Jesus as recorded in the [[New Testament]]. Examples include the book of [[Isaiah]] that alludes to ...
29: ...early traditions of the church name numerous disciples (as many as [[Seventy Apostles|70]], including ...
34: ...on shared the faith, he would draw another arc completing this [[ichthys]], a symbol of Christianity.]... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
3: <!-- If you add picture, put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg -->
4: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = lightgreen}}
5: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Plant]]ae}}
6: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
12: {{Taxobox_end_placement}} - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...mill]]. His best known assistant was [[Johannes Kepler]].
14: ''I've studied all available charts of the planets and stars and none of them match the others....
16: .... (These measurements became the possessions of Kepler following Tycho's death.)
18: ...he rest of his life, he was said to have worn a replacement made of [[silver]] and [[gold]]. Tycho's ...
33: ...as strongly critical of those who dismissed the implications of the astronomical appearance, writing i... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...ple as subjects and amplifies the power of the people, boosting them to the status of citizens.
25: ...mpted in the meanwhile to go ahead with Calonne's plans. When the measures were opposed in the ''Parl...
37: ...w demanded that credentialling itself should take place as a group. Negotiations with the other estat...
42: ...]], an assembly not of the Estates but of "the People". The National Assembly's first act was to pass ...
53: ...]], banished the reformist minister Necker and completely reconstructed the ministry. Much of Paris, p... - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
29: ... the original version of the Constitution were supplemented by the post-[[American Civil War|Civil War...
60: ...overnment are reserved to the states or to the people.
127: ...e dominant role that [[Congressional committees]] play in its proceedings. Committees have assumed the...
135: ...knowledgeably with all fields of interest. The complexity of national life today calls for special kno... - Formula One (29650 bytes)
9: ...a]]. New races in [[Bahrain]] and [[China]], one planned for [[2005]] in [[Turkey]], and others discu...
24: ...n's superiority, and it quickly and permanently replaced the front-mounted engine model.
28: ...aluminium sheet chassis called a [[monocoque]] in place of the traditional tubular chassis; this prove...
35: ...ntributing to [[Bernie Ecclestone]]'s eventual complete financial control of the sport.
39: ...ade their way to the showroom. The FIA, due to complaints that technology was determining the outcome ...
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