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- Mountain (4538 bytes)
1: ...epends on local custom. Some authorities define a mountain as a peak with a [[topographic prominence]] over ...
3: ...e tectonic forces – block mountains or fold mountains.
5: Some isolated mountains were produced by [[volcano]]es, including many a...
7: ...ical displacements. The uplifted blocks are block mountains or ''[[horst]]s''. The intervening dropped bloc...
9: ... also be recumbent and overturned folds. The Jura mountains are an example of folding. Over time, erosion ca... - Mountain biking (7992 bytes)
2: ...incipally on the sporting (i.e. bicycle racing) side of this activity.
4: ==History of mountain biking==
5: ...from remote alps to city parks) for common biking mountain countries and special bikes are preferred.
7: ...d no play is no good". Another early producer of mountain bikes was Joe Breeze.
9: ...ndustry, and the race circuit always provides an ideal testing ground for new products. Therefore ther... - Bernese Mountain Dog (5406 bytes)
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4: !Bernese Mountain Dog
50: ...ust.com/bernese.html ANKC], [http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/bernese/bernesearticle1.htm CKC]<br>[ht...
52: The '''Bernese Mountain Dog''' (also called '''Berner Sennenhund''' or ''...
57: ...dercoat is being shed; then daily combing is in order for the duration of the shed. - Entlebucher Mountain Dog (2719 bytes)
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4: !Entlebucher Mountain Dog
15: |Entelbuch Mountain Dog
40: ...p://www.akc.org/breeds/entlebucher_mountain_dog/index.cfm AKC], [http://www.ukcdogs.com/breeds/guardia...
47: ...as the '''Entlebucher Sennenhund''', '''Entelbuch Mountain Dog''', '''Entelbucher Cattle Dog''' and similar... - Pyrenean Mountain Dog (2436 bytes)
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4: !Pyrenean Mountain Dog
6: ...ountain Dog 600.jpg|thumb|none|250px|The Pyrenean Mountain Dog is one of the large breeds]]
15: |Chien des Pyr鮩es
17: |Chien de Montagne des Pyr鮩es - Greater Swiss Mountain Dog (4930 bytes)
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4: !Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
15: |Large Swiss Mountain Dog
31: ...e.com/search?q=cache:QAYDnUhgID4J:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/058A2002_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%2258+/+05...
34: ...//www.akc.org/breeds/greater_swiss_mountain_dog/index.cfm Stds] - Serbian Mountain Hound (2236 bytes)
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4: !Serbian Mountain Hound
13: |Yugoslavian Mountain Hound
27: ...e.com/search?q=cache:v9hOzvSytigJ:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/279GB98_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%22279+/+07...
30: ...me, occasionally hunting larger animals such as [[deer]] or even [[wild boar]]. - Mountain Pine Beetle (1978 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Mountain pine beetle}}
2: ...= Adult mountain pine beetle<br>''Dendroctonus ponderosae''}}
15: ...Taxobox_superfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Curculionoidea]]}}
17: {{Taxobox genus entry | taxon = ''[[Dendroctonus]]''}}
18: {{Taxobox species entry | taxon = '''''D. ponderosae'''''}} - Estrela Mountain Dog (872 bytes)
1: ...hat has been used to guard herds in the [[Estrela mountains]] for centuries.
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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
2: ...is a [[country]] located in [[North America]], bordered by the [[United States]] to the north, and [[B...
17: national_anthem = ''[[Mexicanos, al grito de guerra]]'' |
21: government_type = [[Federal Republic]] |
22: leader_titles = [[President of Mexico|President]] |
23: leader_names = [[Vicente Fox ]] | - Plateau (3062 bytes)
2: ...ith a layer of particularly resistant rock, and underlain by softer rock.
4: ...; others rest entirely below the surface. Other undersea plateaus were formed by outpourings of [[basa...
11: * [[Deccan|Deccan Plateau]]
22: ...ally dissected plateaus. One can stand on a high "mountain" and note that all the other tops are at the same...
24: ...United Kingdom|Britain]] by the older name of boulder clay. - Hanging Gardens of Babylon (4963 bytes)
1: ...[image:ogrody_semiramidy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Gardens of Semiramis, 20th century interpretation]]
3: ...[[Babylon]] were considered one of the [[Seven Wonders of the World]]. They were both supposedly buil...
5: ...t completely substantiate what look like fanciful descriptions.
7: ... possible use of something similar to an [[Archimedes' screw]] as a process of raising the water to th...
8: ...'s History of the Ancients program The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. --> - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...eiro. For the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
3: [[Image:Rio_de_Janeiro-Ipanema_Beach.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|I...
4: [[Image:Redentor.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Cristo Redentor]]]]
5: ...lrg.jpg|thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro]]
7: ...] celebration. It also has the biggest forest inside an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The... - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...any were eventually assimilated into the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences fro...
7: ...ultural center, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those ...
11: ...s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in [[Chin...
14: ...ished during the [[Xia Dynasty]], and that this model was perpetuated in the successor [[Shang Dynasty...
15: ...ming_tombs.jpg |thumb|left|Ming Tombs. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar... - Persepolis (15450 bytes)
6: ...eyond dispute at least since the time of [[Pietro della Valle]].
8: ...nd one of those at ''Nakshi Rustam'' is expressly declared in its inscription to be the tomb of [[Dari...
12: ...ngs buried at ''Nakshi Rustam'' are probably, besides Darius, [[Xerxes I]], [[Artaxerxes I]] and [[Dar...
18: ...he city until it was taken and plundered by Alexander the Great.
20: ...i Jamshid, for example, in being supported by the mountain on the east. - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...orer]], whose account documents his travels and side-excursions over a period of almost thirty years, ...
4: His name may alternatively be rendered '''ibn Batuta''', '''ibn Batuda''' or '''ibn B...
6: ...lated as ''A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling'', but ...
10: ==The Hajj (with detours)==
11: ...eadth of the Muslim world, and beyond (about 44 modern countries). - China (38909 bytes)
1: ...e [[3rd century BC]] to protect the north from raiders on horseback.]]
3: ...nding on one's point of view, modern China can be described as a single [[civilization]] or multiple c...
5: ...of China]] in [[1912]]; however the next four decades were marred by warlordism, the [[Second Sino-Jap...
7: ...utes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwan independence]] issues.
14: ...of China at the centre of her known world, surrounded by lesser tributary states. - Zora Neale Hurston (4470 bytes)
5: ...studied [[anthropology]] at [[Barnard College]] under [[Franz Boas]] at [[Columbia University]].
7: Hurston's work slid into obscurity for decades, explainable for a number of reasons, cultural a...
11: ... me too. You know Ahm uh fightin' dawg and mah hide is worth money. Hit me if you dare! Ah'll wash ...
13: ...ng a caricature of Black culture and thus was not deserving of respect. Recently, however, critics ha...
17: ...rk was groundbreaking: She was among the first academics to study [[Voodoo]], even travelling to [[Hai... - Marina Tsvetaeva (21885 bytes)
5: ... the 1960s. Tsvetaeva's poetry arose from her own deeply convoluted personality, her eccentricity and ...
8: ...lay on Marina's imagination, and to cause her to identify herself with the Polish aristocracy.)
10: ...es and distant from his family. He was also still deeply in love with his first wife; he would never g...
12: ...hool in [[Lausanne]]. Changes in the Tsvetaev residence led to several changes in school, and during t...
14: ...an Voloshin]], whom Tsvetaeva described after his death in 'A Living Word About a Living Man'. Voloshi... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
1: [[Image:Toriamos-dent.jpg|right|thumb|Tori Amos]]
3: ...ed following. She is probably best known to the wider public for a [[dance]] [[remix]] of "[[Professio...
10: ...Al Stewart]]) as a backup vocalist. She also recorded a song called "Distant Storm" for the film [[Chi...
13: ...ovie soundtrack. A remix of the song is also included on the soundtrack.
15: ===''Under The Pink''=== - Leni Riefenstahl (8095 bytes)
5: ...fenstahl went on to star in a number of Fanck's [[Mountain film|bergfilme]], presenting herself as an athlet...
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... - Nicole Kidman (11782 bytes)
1: ...Kidman''' (born [[June 20]], [[1967]]) is an [[Academy Award]] winning [[Australia|Australian]] [[actr...
10: ...|Flirting]]'' (1991). In 1989 she appeared in ''[[Dead Calm]]'' which gained her notice in the United ...
13: ...ried on [[Christmas Eve]] of [[1990]] in [[Telluride, Colorado]]. The couple adopted two children, Isa...
15: ...ne persistent rumour claims however that Kidman's desire to bring up their children [[Catholicism|Cath...
19: ...Away]]'' ([[1992]]). Later she was in ''[[Eyes Wide Shut]]'' ([[1999]]), [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s final ... - Columbine (2097 bytes)
7: ...n [[meadow]]s, [[woodland]]s, and at higher altitudes throughout the [[northern hemisphere]]. They are...
8: [[Image:Rocky-mountain-columbine-flower.jpg|400px|thumb|]]
9: ... seeds and is formed at the end of the pistils. Underneath the flower are spurs that contain nectar, m... - Iris (plant) (13374 bytes)
15: ...r-red or yellow to white, blue, blue-violet, lavender, tan, maroon and purple.
16: ... [[Image:Iris02.jpg|232px|thumb|left|A purple bearded iris]]
19: ==Description==
20: There are many species of ''Iris'', widely distributed throughout the north temperate zone...
21: ... the grassy slopes, meadowlands, stream banks and deserts of Europe, the Middle East and northern Afri... - Rhododendron (3464 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color=lightgreen | name= ''Rhododendron''}}
2: ...ic-domain-20040617.jpg|250px]] | caption = ''Rhododendron ponticum''}}
9: {{Taxobox genus entry | taxon = '''''Rhododendron''''' }}
17: *''Rhododendron''
24: ... and series. These subgenera can be basically divided into four groups: - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
3: ...ves because they have payload space or are rarely detached from their trains, are known as power cars.
8: ...ather than in self-propelled vehicles. These include:
13: ...tly motive power assets can be moved around as needed.
17: ...s of providing motive work - the common ones include:
20: ...illustration of a historical train. Pictures provided by by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Cli... - Hillary Rodham Clinton (17176 bytes)
2: ...ent]] [[Bill Clinton]]. She is a member of the [[Democratic Party]].
8: ...oining the [[Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29|Democratic Party]] and writing her thesis on radical...
10: ...ld become the future White House Counsel for President Clinton.
12: ...counsel for a brief time before he committed suicide in 1993].
17: In 1980 Bill Clinton was defeated for reelection as governor. In 1982, as pa... - Cycling (1157 bytes)
25: * [[Bike derby]]
28: * [[Mountain biking]] - Bassoon (11661 bytes)
2: ...re. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, variety of character, and agility.
4: ==History and development==
6: ...e instrument body to the reed. It was, like the modern instrument,frequently constructed of maple, wit...
8: ...oon" in ''Dioclesian'' (1690) referring to the wooden double reed, the word began to be used to refer ...
10: ...ich scholars date to the end of the 17th century, depicts the bassoon much as it appears in its curren...
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