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- Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
5: ...ddie Carson and Carrie McDonald, she entered [[vaudeville]] as a teen, gradually heading toward [[New ...
7: ... acts. Already a star, she performed in a skirt made only of [[banana]]s, often accompanied by her pet...
11: ...ime she also scored her greatest song hit "''J'ai deux amours''" (1931) and became a muse for contempo...
13: ...ker was awarded the [[Croix de Guerre]] for her underground activity.
15: Yet despite her popularity in France, she was never real... - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
6: ...cade later in the songwriting, singing, and attitude of singers such as Aguilera, [[Avril Lavigne]], a...
10: ...an older brother, Chad, and a [[twin]] brother, Wade.
23: With the support of her parents and a relentless desire to succeed, Morissette traveled with Howe to ...
26: :''And your fake identification''
30: :''I'll be dealing with".'' - 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... - Mia Hamm (6476 bytes)
3: ...y for the national team at age 15, Mia later attended the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hil...
11: ...passed the Atlanta Olympic final as the most-attended women's sports event, with over 90,000 filling t...
13: Also in '99, Hamm began the ''Mia Foundation'', dedicated to help with bone marrow research and to h...
15: ...IFA]] as the ''Female Player of The Year'' alongside [[Ronaldo]], who won ''Male Player of The Year'' ...
17: ... in a private ceremony. A few hundred guests attended. On [[May 14]], [[2004]], she announced her reti... - Marco Polo (6716 bytes)
1: ... January]] [[1324]]) was a [[Venice|Venetian]] trader and [[exploration|explorer]] who, together with ...
5: ...affio'') were prosperous merchants in the East trade. The two merchants set out to [[Asia]] in [[1255]...
7: ...ed prominence in Venice and are historically recorded as Venetians.
13: ... more advanced than similar contemporary European developments.
18: ...nt the few months of his imprisonment dictating a detailed account of his travels in the then-unknown ... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
1: ...al_us_presdent.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Seal of the President of the United States]]]]
3: ...he United States|federal government]] and [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[United States armed forces|a...
5: ...he President was sometimes referred to as "the leader of the free world," a phrase that is still invok...
7: ...lated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] of government.
9: The current President of the United States is [[George W. Bush]]. - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
7: ... ittihād, nazm<br /> ([[Urdu]]: Faith (self confidence), Unity, Discipline) |
13: government_type = [[Federal republic]] |
14: ..._titles = [[President of Pakistan|President]]<br />[[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minis...
15: leader_names = [[Pervez Musharraf]]<br />[[...
19: area_magnitude = | - Aenesidemus (3613 bytes)
1: '''Aenesidemus''', [[Greece|Greek]] [[philosopher]], was born...
3: He was the leader of what is sometimes known as the third [[scepti...
5: #different animals manifest different modes of perception;
13: #our impressions become less deep by repetition and custom; and
14: #all men are brought up with different beliefs, under different laws and social conditions. - Desert (21206 bytes)
1: ...humb|right|Valley of the Kings, Egypt. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
2: ...mb|right|Man and Camel, Desert, Egypt. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
4: ... of the world's deserts, http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/what/world.html)
6: ...nd-driven) processes are major factors in shaping desert landscapes.
8: ...ed by erosion. Because deserts are dry, they are ideal places for human artifacts and fossils to be pr... - Anemometer (11426 bytes)
1: ...6 m) lengths. The wire (4 conductors running inside a shield) runs along the rightmost leg of the 3 l...
3: ...έτρον, a measure), is a device for measuring either the [[wind speed|velocit...
5: Anemometers may be divided into two classes, (1) those that measure the [[v...
7: ..., of the velocity of the wind to that of the cups depends very largely on the dimensions of the cups a...
9: The other forms of velocity anemometer may be described as belonging to the [[windmill]] type. In ... - American football (39287 bytes)
1: :''For details of the origins and development of American football, see the [[history ...
3: ...d usually has a large set of stitches along one side.]]
7: Outside of the United States and Canada, the sport is ref...
13: ...an [[United States Air Force Academy|Air Force Academy]] player tries to thwart his progress.]]
15: ...jpg|thumb|250px|American football is a physically demanding sport.]] - Government (12596 bytes)
1: ...hat exactly constitutes a government. In its broadest sense, "govern" means the power to administrate...
3: ==Definitions==
4: ... approach is to define government as the dominant decision-making arm of the state.
5: ...territory without defining laws would not be considered a government.
7: Another alternative is to define a government as an organisation that attempts... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
11: *[[Archimedes]], (circa 287 BC-212 BC), [[Greece]]
12: *[[Manfred von Ardenne]], (1907-1997), [[Germany]]
14: ...s]],(1927 - June, 1996)of the [[Canada|Canadian]] Department of Agriculture — instant mashed po...
19: *[[Robert Baden Powell]]- scouting movement
22: ... U.S. solar inventor and developer; architectural designer. - Socrates (7975 bytes)
5: ...n and instead encouraged the decoration of Alcibiades. During such campaigns, he also showed his extra...
7: ...ates that he teaches for a living, paid by his students, and that he thinks this is the most important...
9: ...g and everyone, and apparently it offended the leaders of this time. He was found guilty as charged, a...
11: ...hy for much longer than this and include [[Parmenides]], [[Anaxagoras]], [[Prodicus]], the priestess [...
15: See [[Trial of Socrates]] for more detail and background about Socrates' trial and exec... - Cattle (12844 bytes)
17: Cattle were originally identified by [[Carolus Linnaeus]] as three separate ...
21: ...d for meat are [[castration|castrated]] unless needed for breeding. The castrated male is then called ...
23: ...to being gender-neutral, although it is usually understood to mean female (females of other animals, s...
33: ...via]], [[Poland]], in [[1627]], although some breeders have attempted to recreate the original gene po...
40: ... the oldest form of wealth. Their ability to provide [[meat]], dairy and draft while reproducing thems... - St. Louis Cardinals (18903 bytes)
5: ...Division of the [[National League]]. They are the defending [[2004 National League Championship Series...
7: :'''Founded:''' [[1882]] in the [[American Association (19th...
11: :'''Logo design:''' One or two [[Northern Cardinal|cardinal]]...
18: ... berth. Many St. Louisians were unhappy with this decision and refer to the 2001 Cardinals as "co-divi...
24: ...of the [[World Series]]. The Series of [[1885]] ended in dispute and with no resolution. St. Louis won... - 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... - Silkworm (3141 bytes)
17: ...ns its [[cocoon]] from raw silk. The cocoon is made of a single continuous thread of raw silk from 30...
21: ...worms at a silk factory in Thailand. Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
22: ...us|genome]] has been the object of considerable modern study.
26: ...lk. She taught this to the people and it became widespread.There are many more legends about the silkw... - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
12: leader_title = [[Mayor]] |
13: leader_name = [[Gavin Newsom]] |
14: area_magnitude = 1 E8 |
21: population_density = 6958.45 |
26: latitude = 37°46' N | - Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Dwight D. Eisenhower
4: | order=34th President
7: | preceded=[[Harry S. Truman]]
8: | succeeded=[[John F. Kennedy]]
10: | place of birth=[[Denison, Texas]]
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