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- 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 ... - Ellen MacArthur (3652 bytes)
2: ...tandwell]] near [[Matlock, England|Matlock]] in [[Derbyshire]], now based in [[Cowes]], [[Isle of Wigh...
8: ...]), and subsequently MacArthur was awarded an [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] for services to spor...
10: ...in ''Kingfisher 2'', but was thwarted by a broken mast in the [[Southern Ocean]].
12: ...d unveiled in [[January]] [[2004]], was specially designed by Nigel Irens and Benoit Cabaret for her t...
18: ...thur was also made an honorary [[Lieutenant Commander]] of the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] on the same day... - 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 = | - Flag of Hawaii (3178 bytes)
1: ...d Kingdom]]. Ka Hae Hawai‘i is one of the oldest flags in the world in continuous use, and offic...
3: ==Design==
5: ...rominent over the top quarter closest to the flag mast. The field of the flag is composed of eight horiz...
11: ...e first official flying of Ka Hae Hawai‘i ordered the stripes white-red-blue. The latter arrange... - Flag (13245 bytes)
1: [[Image:Delaware_flag.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Delaware State Flag]]
3: ... is a flag if it is flown like a flag, with one side attached, though many flags are recognisable if d...
9: ... thousands of years, the origin of flags in the modern sense is a matter of dispute. Some believe flag...
11: ...]], and in [[China]] they were the [[general]]s under the imperial army.
13: ...ter a legal requirement) for ships to carry flags designating their nationalities; these flags eventua... - Lightning rod (7638 bytes)
1: ...sel) from [[lightning]] damage. Other names include '''lightning conductor''', '''lightning arrester'...
4: ... that tends to become so during storms. If the underground cable will resist [[corrosion]] well, it m...
6: ...he main power conductors. This conductor is grounded at various points along the link. Electrical su...
8: ..., as it is possible for lightning to strike the side of a building.
10: ... likely to be struck if they are nearer to the leader than this critical distance. It is standard pra... - Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
3: ...s, but it tends to be applied specifically to residential buildings.
5: ...hts of stairs, and water pressure could only provide running water to about 50 feet (15 m).
7: ...her development essential to practical skyscraper development was the invention of the [[elevator]].
9: ...[[1931]] for the Field's building. Another contender for the title is the 1892 ten-story [[Wainwright...
11: ... supported by these skeletal frames. Special consideration must also be given for wind loads. - American Black Bear (15019 bytes)
2: ...age = [[Image:Bear9738.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
16: ... a low of 200,000 before rebounding in recent decades, partly due to conservation measures. By current...
20: ...ally sport a slight white chest blaze on either side of the river.
23: ...werful front [[paw]] is enough to kill an adult [[deer]].
27: ...cks, in banks, caves, or culverts, and in shallow depressions. - Lightning (33113 bytes)
2: ...ning strokes are observed during a night-time thunderstorm.]]
6: ...e air, producing lightning's characteristic [[thunder]] sound.
10: ...but while waiting for its completion, he got the idea of using a flying object, such as a [[kite]] ins...
12: ...fallen during the storm had soaked the line and made it conductive.
14: ...ted the original high-object-with-some-spark-gap idea that they used, so he usually gets the credit. - Throat (1067 bytes)
10: ...hips with fore-and-aft rigging. It is absent in modern [[bermuda rig]]s and also in [[gunter]] rigs, b... - Archery (18991 bytes)
5: ==Modern competitive archery==
9: ...competing with bows for millennia, the first recorded archery competitions began around [[1583]] in [[...
11: ...Internationale de Tir ࠬ'Arc). Olympic rules are derived from FITA rules.
17: ... An archer shoots between 3 and 6 arrows per end, depending on the type of round. After each end, the ...
19: ...ially lethal weapons, much attention is paid to order and safety. - Allergy (18658 bytes)
1: ...eatening [[anaphylaxis|anaphylactic shock]] and [[death]].
4: ...w four-class (now five) classification scheme was designed by P. G. H. Gell and R. R. A. Coombs. Aller...
12: ...eczema]], [[hives]] ([[urticaria]]) and [[contact dermatitis]].
14: ..., [[edema]], [[hypotension]], [[coma]] and even [[death]].
23: ... minutes. This response will range from slight reddening of the skin to full-blown [[hives]] in extrem... - Ship (18843 bytes)
1: [[Image:Genoa 139a.jpg||thumb|250px|Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
2: ...the exact size (or the number of [[mast (sailing)|mast]]s) which a boat requires to become a ship. (Note...
4: ...s were built with more than three masts. The five-masted ''Preussen'' was the outstanding example but th...
10: ... [[volume]] rather than weight, and are used when describing merchant ships for the purpose of tolls, ...
12: ... ship-owners could load their vessels until their decks were almost awash, resulting in a dangerously ... - Watercraft (2566 bytes)
1: A '''watercraft''' is a [[vehicle]] designed to float on and move across (or through) [[...
5: Most watercraft would be described as either ships or boats; although nearly ...
7: ...on will define the exact size (or the number of [[mast]]s) that distinguishes a ship from boats.
10: ...ther fishing boats nor [[ferry|ferrie]]s are considered ships, though both carry cargo (their catch of...
12: ... to mind first. (Some of these would even be considered at best questionable as examples of boats.) - Longship (3972 bytes)
5: ...tion in waters of just 1 [[meter]] depth, a rapid deployment on sandy shores in case of a raid and non...
8: ...common in Viking society for kings to be buried under a long burial mound in a ship with rich possessi...
10: ...rbor) is 35m in length, and the longship from [[Hedeby]] harbour has the largest length/width proporti...
12: ...ade ships or knarrs were generally deeper and broader, and more reliant on sails. A similar relationsh...
14: ... no sailing [[longship]] has been found from [[Sweden]], only rowing ships, a type less effective for ... - Felucca (1721 bytes)
1: ...uccas sailing the Nile River at Aswan. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...nt of an island of Elephantine, Aswan. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
5: A '''felucca''' is a traditional wooden [[sail|sailing]] [[boat]] used in protected wate...
7: ...engers and the crew consits of two, three people. Despite being obsoleted by [[motorboat|motorboats]] ...
11: ...g down from a long, two-piece yard" [[John Muir]] described them. - Aegean civilization (41260 bytes)
2: ... [[1876]]. However, subsequent discoveries have made it clear that Mycenae was not its chief center of...
7: ...s was shown to be untrue. The Aegean civilization developed three distinctive features.
11: ...ipt, but an earlier script [[Linear A]] remains undeciphered.
21: ...ater oblongs are entered from a long side and divided longitudinally by pillars.
23: ...ype see [[Crete]]. In spite of many comparisons made with [[Egyptian]], [[Babylonian]] and [[Hittite]]... - Wind power (27669 bytes)
1: ... deals mainly with the intricacies of large-scale deployment of wind turbines to generate [[electric p...
3: ...wind power over the United States. This type of undetailed map is most useful for scouting for offshor...
9: ...st of this wind energy can be found at high altitudes where continuous wind speeds of over 160 km/h (1...
11: ...are extremely complicated and relatively little understood, the basics of its origins are relatively s...
17: ...speed (cubed), the swept area (linearly), and the density of the air (linearly). - Fig (3878 bytes)
20: ...te areas, and areas with a long dry season, are [[deciduous]].
22: ...the ''ostiole'') in the end and a hollow area inside lined with small red edible seeds. The fruit/flow...
25: ....jpg|thumb|350px|left|Green Fig Fruit. Photo provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
26: ...ruit-eating animals to survive the time between [[mast]]s. In temperate climes, wasps hibernate in figs,...
28: ... fig, and therefore plantings of fig species outside of their native range results in effectively ster... - Mobile phone (30513 bytes)
2: A '''mobile phone''' is a device which behaves as a normal
3: [[telephone]] whilst being able to move over a wide area (compare [[cordless phone]] which acts as a ...
4: phones allow connections to be made to the
10: ...e world's largest mobile phone manufacturers include [[Alcatel]], [[Audiovox]], [[Kyocera]] (formerly ...
14: == Worldwide deployment ==
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