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- Relic (11473 bytes)
1: ...nd [[Hinduism]]. In some [[religious denomination|denominations]] of Christianity, a '''relic''' is an...
7: ...cited is the veneration of Polycarp's relics recorded in the Martyrdom of Polycarp (written 150-160 AD...
9: ...[[Caesar of Heisterbach]]. These miracle tales made relics much sought after during the Middle Ages. ...
15: ... the mystic potency belong to spirits, in varying degrees to the faithful, and to inanimate objects. T...
17: ..., the "idols" of our museums and archaeology, and destroying it accounts for some of the righteous rag... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...on|privatized]] its economy in the past three decades. Politically, it remains a one-party [[authorit...
4: ...rsial with the ROC considering itself an [[independent state]]. See '''[[China]]''' and [[Political st...
6: ...d China]]" is sometimes used to denote the area under the PRC's rule, usually excluding the two [[Spec...
13: ...[Fujian]]. On [[October 1]], 1949, [[Mao Zedong]] declared the People's Republic of China, establishin...
15: ...s may also doubt statistics or accounts given for death tolls or other damages incurred by Mao's campa... - Pyrrhus of Epirus (7425 bytes)
1: ...61;ος'' - "the color of fire", "red-blonde", Latin ''Pyrrhus'') - the Molossian king from ca...
5: ... his former ally, Demetrius. By [[286 BC]] he had deposed his former brother-in-law and took control o...
7: ...an attack and certain defeat. Rome had already made itself into a major power, and poised to subdue a...
11: ... carving out an empire for himself in Italy. He made an alliance with [[Ptolemy Ceraunus]], King of Ma...
15: ...ulties were high, this battle is not usually considered a "pyrrhic" victory. Several tribes (the [[Luc... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
1: ...ackground: #ffffff; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
13: ...it into Eastern and Western halves, following the death of Theodosius I.
27: ...nquer the Levant and Egypt. In the following decades, they take most of North Africa, and later conqu...
29: ...of the Empire's remaining Italian territories, aside from some territories in the south.
35: | The Emperor Romanus IV is defeated by the [[Seljuk Turks]] at the [[Battle of ... - Cheetah (6461 bytes)
15: ... ([[Felidae]]) that hunts by speed rather than by stealth or pack tactics. It is the fastest of all terrest...
16: ==Description==
17: ...und [[black]] spots and black tear lines on the sides of the muzzle. The adult animal weighs from 40 t...
22: ...omes from [[Hindi]] ''chiitaa'', which is perhaps derived from [[Sanskrit]] ''chitraka'', meaning "the...
28: ...s are [[carnivore]]s, eating mostly [[mammal]]s under 40 kg (90 lb), including [[gazelle]]s, [[impala]... - Pirate (23151 bytes)
2: A '''pirate''' is one who [[Robbery|robs]] or plunders at sea without a commission from a recognised [...
4: ...ains a significant problem (with estimated worldwide losses of $13 to $16 billion [[United_States_doll...
8: ...neer]]s'''. The word comes from ''boucan'', a wooden frame used for cooking meat (called a ''[[barbec...
10: ... known as '''kapers''' or '''vrijbuiters''' ("plunderers"), the latter combining the words ''vrij'' me...
14: ...urkish '''''Korsan''''', which seems to have been derived from the European word, which in turn comes ... - James Cook (14770 bytes)
3: ...]] [[explorers|explorer]] and [[navigator]]. He made three voyages to the [[Pacific Ocean]], in which ...
8: ... Cook rose in the ranks of the merchant fleet but declined the command of his own collier in 1755 on t...
12: ...[James_Wolfe | General Wolfe]] to make his famous stealth attack on the [[Plains of Abraham]]. Cook's [[su...
20: ...lly [[Alexander Dalrymple]], insisted must exist, despite Cook's personal doubts. With the help of a ...
22: ...t landing, at Kurnell on [[Botany Bay]], was intended to be the site of the first [[British colony]] i... - Roller coaster (14862 bytes)
3: ...to be a true coaster. (Note that not all thrill rides that run on a track are roller coasters). Most c...
9: ...is motion and usually run the circuit once with riders moving fowards and then backwards through the s...
11: ...st common method of bringing the roller coaster ride to a stop.
15: ...to keep it from entering. This can cause a [[cascade]] effect when multiple trains become stopped at t...
17: ...tside the station, release train #2 (which has loaded while #1 was running), then allow #1 into the st... - Global warming (53726 bytes)
3: ... by anthropogenic (human-generated) [[carbon dioxide]] (CO<sub>2</sub>). The alternative view, that t...
5: ... also uncertainty about the accuracy of climate models. [[Climate commitment studies]] predict that ev...
7: ...limate change]]. Such changes can trigger various detrimental effects by causing [[flood]]s, [[drought...
16: ...supported by an international group of science academies from various countries including [[Brazil]], ...
18: ...lso pointed out that "authors evaluating impacts, developing methods, or studying paleoclimatic change... - Fox (3295 bytes)
3: ... [[omnivore|omnivorous]] [[canid]]s, found worldwide. Often ''fox'' refers to a member of the [[genus...
5: ...mallest members of the dog family. They have slender, slightly flattened skulls, pointed muzzles, pow...
7: ... though in reality they prefer [[meat]] such as rodents and chickens when it is available. Foxes have...
17: | [[Image:Black fox in den.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Black fox]]
20: Foxes include members of the following genera: - Cheetahs (6461 bytes)
15: ... ([[Felidae]]) that hunts by speed rather than by stealth or pack tactics. It is the fastest of all terrest...
16: ==Description==
17: ...und [[black]] spots and black tear lines on the sides of the muzzle. The adult animal weighs from 40 t...
22: ...omes from [[Hindi]] ''chiitaa'', which is perhaps derived from [[Sanskrit]] ''chitraka'', meaning "the...
28: ...s are [[carnivore]]s, eating mostly [[mammal]]s under 40 kg (90 lb), including [[gazelle]]s, [[impala]... - Radar (16746 bytes)
3: ...nal returned is tiny, radio signals can easily be detected and [[amplification|amplified]].
5: ...like sound or visible light, would be too weak to detect.
11: ...l]], making radar particularly well suited to the detection of [[aircraft]] and [[ship]]s.
13: ...he targets and received a vague signal, whereas modern systems use shorter [[wavelength]]s (a few [[ce...
15: ...eliminate corners, which leads to "odd" looking [[stealth aircraft]].
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