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- Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
8: ...monarch of the [[House of Stuart]]; she was succeeded by a distant cousin, [[George I of Great Britain...
10: ... crippling the Scottish economy by restricting trade) were used to ensure that Scotland would co-opera...
12: Anne's reign was marked by the development of the two-party system. Anne personally...
15: ...rom France in [[1670]]. In about [[1673]], Anne made the acquaintance of Sarah Jennings, who would bec...
17: ...nued to send her Catholic books and essays, but made no serious attempt to effect a conversion. - Mary II of England (12093 bytes)
8: ...William III]], who became the sole ruler upon her death. Popular histories usually know the joint reig...
11: ...harles II]]; her maternal grandfather, [[Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon]], served for a lengthy pe...
13: ...aking as his second wife the Catholic [[Mary of Modena]], also known as Mary Beatrice d'Este.
15: ...Mary became betrothed to the Protestant [[Stadtholder]] and [[Prince of Orange]], William III. William...
17: ...t enjoy a happy marriage; her three pregnancies ended in miscarriage or stillbirth. She became popular... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ...7]], and Empress of India from [[1876]] until her death. Her reign lasted more than sixty-three years ...
12: ...ged from their wives) and father children to provide an heir for the king. At the age of fifty the Duk...
16: ...Regent during the queen's minority. Ignoring precedent, Parliament did not create a council to limit t...
18: ...an prince) and out of a sense of duty (his family desired the match). Whatever Albert's original reaso...
20: ...h II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]'s descendants a separate family surname, [[Mountbatten... - Bee (11175 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox_superfamilia_entry | taxon = '''Apoidea'''}}
25: [[Image:Bee5.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
27: ...[[nectar]] from [[flower]]s. Bees have antennae made up of thirteen segments in males and twelve in fe...
31: There are over 16,000 described species, and possibly around 30,000 specie...
39: ...Image:Bee2.jpg|thumb|right|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar... - Ant (13019 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_superfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Vespoidea]]}}
12: ... level of social organization where tasks are divided among different types of individuals, such as wo...
15: ==Physical Description==
17: ...ong mandibles used for carrying food, digging, or defense. Their color can vary from black, brown, red...
21: ... are terrestrial and often build nests in soil, under rocks, or in trees. The global distribution of a... - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...nd of the asteroid across the gouge on its underside and toward the opposite end. Features as small as...
3: == Definition ==
4: ...p://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=1840AN.....17...81E&db_key=AST&high=41e14...
6: The exact definition of an asteroid is unsettled. The term "mi...
8: ...[boulder]]-sized or smaller. The distinction is made because asteroids are large enough to survive pas... - History of the United States (1945-1964) (29139 bytes)
8: ... horrendous casualties, as high as twenty million dead.
11: ...e Minster [[Winston Churchill]] (left), U.S. President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] (center), and Soviet ...
13: ...des that they could stay there and that neither side would use force to push the other out. This tacit...
15: ...e to vie for the allegiance of the developing and developed world in the postwar years.
17: ...f-interest. [[World War II]] resulted in enormous destruction of infrastructure and populations throug... - History of the United States (1988-present2) (20668 bytes)
3: ==1988 presidential election==
4: ''For details see the main article [[U.S. presidential election, 1988]].''
6: ...defeating [[Democratic Party of the United States|Democratic]] [[Massachusetts]] governor [[Michael Du...
10: ...mber 26]], [[1991]] the USSR was officially disbanded, breaking up into fifteen constituent parts. The...
12: ...e Bush]] declared the emergence of "a new world order... freer from the threat of terror, stronger in ... - Clock (10086 bytes)
2: ... is called a [[chronometer]]. The clock in its modern form (24 hour clock) has been in use since at l...
7: ...[Image:Windup alarm clock.jpg|thumb|left|A windup alarm clock]]
12: ...o ''control'' a device according to time, e.g. an alarm clock, a [[VCR]], or a time [[bomb]] (see: [[coun...
14: ...for all manner of operations whether these be for alarms, event initiation or just to display the time of...
16: ===Ideal uses=== - Blue Whale (22203 bytes)
18: ...s'') is a [[marine mammal]] belonging to the suborder of [[baleen whale]]s. Blue Whales are believed t...
23: ...ay from the other families of the Mysticetes suborder as long ago as the middle [[Oligocene]]. However...
27: ...ike the other three subspecies however, this last designation does not have a listing in the [[Red Lis...
29: ...These names have fallen into disuse in recent decades.
31: ==Physical description== - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: ... American colonies]]. The war, which eventually widened far beyond [[British North America]], resulted...
3: ...fers solely to the military campaign; for the broader perspective, including the origins and aftermath...
10: ..." army). Each colony instead provided for its own defenses through the use of local [[militia]]. Milit...
12: ...st number of men that Washington personally commanded in the field at any one time was fewer than 17,0...
15: ...g the war years. However, according to reliable modern estimates, total British strength in the coloni... - Chicken (21473 bytes)
18: ...a type of [[poultry]]. It is believed to be descended from the wild Asian [[Red Junglefowl]].
25: ...ypically fed commercially prepared feed that includes a protein source as well as grains. Chickens of...
27: ... meters. ([http://www.omlet.co.uk/chickenguide/guide.php?cat_selected=Chicken%20Care&sub_selected=wing...
29: ...he hen, typically ranging from bright white to shades of brown and even blue or green (Auracana variet...
30: ...uption to this social order until a new pecking order is established. - Africanized Bee (13350 bytes)
1: ...ts of their African ancestors that make them less desirable for domestic beekeeping, specifically (as ...
2: #A tendency to frequently swarm.
4: #Greater defensiveness when in a resting swarm
6: ... the [[Beehive (beekeeping)|hive]], with a larger alarm zone around the hive.
7: ...ldier" bees within the hive prepared for exit and defense. - Coton de Tulear (4396 bytes)
1: [[Coton de Tulear]] is a small [[dog breed|breed]] of [[dog]...
4: ...nches (24 to 33 cm) tall at the [[withers]] (shoulders). A Coton is little more than two feet long (0....
6: ...ffer from chronic allergies and is therefore considered [[hypoallergenic]] ''(See list of [[Hypoallerg...
9: [[Image:Coton-De-Tulear.jpg|thumb|right|Coton de Tulear in the show ring]]
13: ...ost Cotons seldom bark, although some will act as alarm clocks and guard dogs. - Miniature Pinscher (4638 bytes)
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32: |[http://www.akc.org/breeds/miniature_pinscher/index.cfm Stds]
54: ...inch|in]]) at the [[withers]], give or take a bit depending on the breed standard. Its weight is abou...
58: ... somewhat controversial practice, especially outside the [[United States]].
61: ...good watchdog, as the breed is eager to sound the alarm when unfamiliar people and creatures appear in or... - Fencing (20753 bytes)
3: ... Olympic [[sport]]-fencing, stage-fencing or [[academic fencing]].
5: == The emergence of modern fencing ==
7: ...created in southern Germany c. 1300 and today resides at the Royal Armouries in [[Leeds]]. Throughout ...
9: ...nt breaking point between the classical and the modern traditions of fencing.
11: == Modern and classical fencing ==
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