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  1. Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
    5: dead=dead |
    8: date_of_death=[[31 August]], [[1997]] |
    9: place_of_death=[[Paris]], [[France]]
    11: ...t always called '''Princess Diana''' by the media despite never having had the right to that title, as...
    13: ... [[charity]] work, the Princess's philanthropic endeavours were overshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued ...
  2. Hildegard of Bingen (14070 bytes)
    1: ...g|right|framed|A medieval illumination showing Hildegard von Bingen and the monk Volmar]]
    3: ...|German]] [[abbess]], [[Monasticism|monastic]] leader, [[Mystics|mystic]], author, and composer of [[m...
    6: ... up around her. Upon Jutta's death in [[1136]] Hildegard was chosen superior of the community, and eve...
    8: ...ling physically ill from carrying the unspoken burden.
    11: ... of the meaning of the religious texts, and commanded her to write down everything she would observe i...
  3. Leni Riefenstahl (8095 bytes)
    5: ...nold Fanck]], the director of that film, and demanded a role in his next film. He consented and Riefe...
    7: ...t]]: the film was released in [[1935]] as ''[[Tag der Freiheit]]'' (''[[Day of Freedom]]'') and is now...
    9: ... in the [[1936 Summer Olympics|Olympics]] but decided to film the event instead. This material became ...
    13: ...II, she spent four years in a [[France|French]] [[detention camp]]. There were accusations of her usin...
    15: ...e few films she made were short and personally funded. <!--This needs a source. Her biopic and imdb li...
  4. Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
    2: ...ur. She was nominated for twelve Best Actress Academy Awards, the record for nominations until 2003, ...
    5: ...d with giving her a sense of adventure and independence.
    7: ...l for figure skating from the [[Madison Square Garden]] skating club, shooting golf in the low eightie...
    8: ...and information about her brother's apparent suicide and its great impact on Hepburn -->
    10: ...ay her degree was in drama -->, the same year she debuted on [[Broadway]] after landing a bit part in ...
  5. Volcano (27295 bytes)
    1: ...o2.jpg|thumb|225px|left|Volcano Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
    2: ...) where [[magma]] (rock of the earth's interior made molten or liquid by high pressure and temperature...
    10: ...mple. This type of volcano has a tendency to explode because it easily plugs. [[Mount Pel饝] on the i...
    12: ... and ''mafic'' are sometimes substituted by the older chemistry terms "acidic" and "basic", respective...
    15: ... huge quantities of lava that gradually build a wide mountain with a shield-like profile. Their lava f...
  6. Bast goddess (3454 bytes)
    3: ...s sacred animal and after the New Kingdom she was depicted with a woman with a cat’s head carrying a...
    5: ...e later chief male deity, [[Ra]], who was a solar deity also, gaining her the titles ''Lady of Flame''...
    7: The goddess Bast was sometimes depicted holding a ceremonial [[sistrum]] in one han...
    9: ...ddess rather than a lion, she was changed to a goddess of the [[moon]] by [[Greeks]] occupying Ancient...
    12: ...d the identification of the fierce lioness war goddess [[Sekhmet]], as his mother in the [[Upper Egypt...
  7. Comet (30542 bytes)
    3: ...mets are composed largely of frozen [[carbon dioxide]], [[methane]] and [[water]] with [[dust]] and va...
    5: ... sun consisting of debris left over from the [[condensation]] of the [[solar nebula]]; the outer edges...
    11: ... sight. They were usually considered bad omens of deaths of kings or noble men, or coming catastrophes...
    15: ...ics that tend to be very dark, like [[tar]] or crude [[Petroleum|oil]]. The very darkness of cometary ...
    17: ...and far ultraviolet photons [http://www.kvi.nl/~bodewits].
  8. Tibetan art (2932 bytes)
    6: ==Greek influence brought by Alexander the Great==
    7: ...standardized statuary representation, the Greek models inspired both bronze and stone statues of the B...
    10: ...sattva depicted in Tibetan art is the [[Gelugpa]] deity [[Chenrezig]] (Avalokitesvara), often portraye...
    13: ...ts common motif of the ''vajra'', the diamond thunderbolt (known in [[Tibetan language|Tibetan]] as th...
    15: ...he protection of the specific tantric practices underway in the monastery to prevent corruption of the...
  9. Barbecue (24807 bytes)
    1: ...Airpork Crew barbecue team prepares [[pork]] shoulder at the [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] in May Wor...
    4: ...be cooked in large brick or metal ovens specially designed for that purpose.
    6: ...lling is barbecuing except when it means double-sided frying with something like a [[sandwich toaster]...
    8: ...ich is frowned upon by purists in some areas. The device used for cooking barbecue can usually be used...
    10: ...barbecue" restaurants, but nevertheless many consider this to be a distinct cooking process called smo...
  10. Pope Celestine I (1881 bytes)
    3: ...r [[416]], where he is spoken of as Celestine the Deacon.
    5: ... of Ephesus]] in which the [[Nestorians]] were condemned, in [[431]]. Four letters written by him on ...
    7: ...mallest innovation on the constitutions of his predecessors, and is recognized by the church as a sain...
    9: ... moved, lies now in the [[Basilica di Santa Prassede]].
    14: Predecessor=[[Pope Boniface I|Saint Boniface I]]|
  11. Crossword (24761 bytes)
    1: ...the convenience of the solver, although in many widely distributed American crosswords such as the ''[...
    8: ...e traditionally limited to about one-sixth of the design. Crossword grids elsewhere, such as in [[Brit...
    10: ...ttern appears the same if the paper is turned upside down. In addition, many weekday puzzles such as ...
    12: ...ic circles. ''Free form'' crosswords have simple designs and are not symmetric.
    16: ...cations are unspecified. A successful solver must deduce not only the answers to individual clues, but...
  12. Halloween (18290 bytes)
    1: ...rt 3.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Halloween Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
    2: ...[[Scotland|Scots]] and other immigrants brought older versions of the tradition to North America in th...
    4: ... a day of celebration for [[Wicca]]ns and other modern [[pagan]] traditions, though the holiday has lo...
    5: ... clipart 2.jpg|thumb|150px|Halloween Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
    8: ...s the celebration of the harvest and honoring the dead. These traditions were then passed on to the [[...
  13. Sodalite (4894 bytes)
    1: {| border=1 cellspacing=0 align=right cellpadding=0 width=...
    5: ...l.jpg|250px|Detail of a sodalite slab]]<br><small>Detail of a sodalite slab</small>
    13: !colspan=2|Identification
    17: | [[Crystal habit]] || Massive; rarely dodecahedrons
    21: | [[Cleavage (crystal)|Cleavage]]|| Dodecahedral (six directions), poor
  14. Hot air balloon (8769 bytes)
    1: ...by [[Pilⴲe de Rozier]] and the [[Marquis d'Arlandes]]. Balloons that can be propelled through the ai...
    6: ..., during the flight. Recent balloons have been made in fantastic shapes, such as hot dogs, rocket shi...
    9: ...ion of the hydrogen balloon, hot air ballooning faded into obscurity until being reborn in the [[1960s...
    11: ...ute-long flight started in [[Philadelphia]] and ended in [[Gloucester County]], [[New Jersey]]. The f...
    17: ...anterns nowadays, are still being flown in China, despite the risk of causing a fire upon landing.
  15. John F. Kennedy (36524 bytes)
    1: {{Infobox President | name=John Fitzgerald Kennedy
    4: | order=35th President
    7: | preceded=[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]
    8: | succeeded=[[Lyndon B. Johnson]]
    11: | dead=dead
  16. Aircraft (13315 bytes)
    15: ... use a spinning rotor (a ''rotary wing'') to provide both lift and thrust. The abbreviation [[VTOL]] i...
    18: ...n particular, these aircraft use a relatively low density gas such as [[helium]], [[hydrogen]] or heat...
    24: Below, we describe classifications by design, propulsion and usage.
    29: ====By design====
    33: A first division by design among aircraft is between lighter-than-air, '...
  17. Phoenix, Arizona (34271 bytes)
    5: ... is now the fifth-largest city, surpassing [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] with 1.5 million people
    24: founded = [[May 4]], [[1868]] |
    33: density = 1,074|
    46: ...aced them; or, they may be the ancestors of the modern Pima Indians who now live on the [[Salt River]]...
    49: ...es northwest of a similar farming community at Hayden's Ferry, which would become [[Tempe, Arizona|Tem...
  18. Rene Descartes (17976 bytes)
    1: ...y studied from his time down to the present day. Descartes was one of the key thinkers of the Scienti...
    2: ...ge-crca.jpg|thumb|400px|Rene Descartes Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
    4: ...heless, many elements of his philosophy have precedents in late [[Aristotelianism]], the revived [[Sto...
    6: ...e invention of the [[calculus]] and [[analysis]]. Descartes's reflections on mind and mechanism began ...
    11: On March 31, 1596, Descartes was born in [[La Haye en Touraine]], [[Ind...
  19. Guitar (36953 bytes)
    2: ...tic guitar features [[steel]] strings and more guide dots on the [[fretboard]].]]
    10: ...d in a wide variety of musical styles. They are made and repaired by [[luthiers]].
    12: Guitars are widely known as the primary instrument in [[rock music...
    16: ... were invented in Central Asia, Iran. Earliest evidence of instruments very similar to the Westernized...
    17: ...tp://www.iranian.com/Music/2002/November/Guitar/index.html See related article]).
  20. Corinthian order (9508 bytes)
    1: ... of the [[Pantheon, Rome]] provided a prominent model for Renaissance and later architects, through th...
    2: ...non]], the [[Tuscan order]] and the [[Composite order]].)
    4: ...gin of the Corinthian Order, illustrated in [[Claude Perrault]]'s ''[[Vitruvius]]'', 1684]]
    6: ...tal could be adjusted according to demands of the design, without offending. The texture and outline o...
    9: ...and Byzantine practice, the leaves may be blown sideways, as if by the wind of Faith. Unlike the Doric...

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