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- Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
3: ...ike a [[recorder]] instead of being held transversely like the familiar Western [[transverse flute]]. ...
7: ...th "shakuhachi means" and "shaku-hachi means" for Google -->
10: ...of the English foot) and subdivided in ten (not twelve).
14: ...e foot eight" (almost 55 centimeters) which is merely the standard length of a shakuhachi. Other shaku...
18: ...root end of a [[bamboo]] [[culm]] and is an extremely versatile instrument. Holes can be covered parti... - Slovakia (19892 bytes)
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56: ...lic'' (in Slovak: ''Slovenská republika''). The relation between those two name forms is exactly the ...
63: ...] and [[Liptov]]. Silver coins with the names of Celtic kings represent the first known use of writing... - Cuba (25106 bytes)
10: ...ble were expanded to cover all Cubans.After some delay, a [[Constitution]] of Soviet inspiration was a...
12: ...ba was an international embarrasment to the newly elected Kennedy administration, and subsequently led...
14: ...U.S. Eventually the U.S. stopped the flow of vessels heading south and Cuba ended the exodus.
16: ...ts throughout [[Latin America]] ([[Nicaragua]], [[El Salvador]], [[Guatemala]], [[Colombia]] and [[Chi...
18: ...acco]], [[sugar]], [[citrus]]), [[mining]] ([[nickel]]), and [[tourism]]. - Jamaica (16893 bytes)
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69: ...nstant threat of revolt. Following a series of rebellions, slavery was formally abolished in [[1838]]. - Hawaii (34434 bytes)
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37: ...th the ''[[okina|‘okina]]'') is the [[archipelago]] of the [[Hawaiian Islands|Hawaiian Islands]]...
39: ...ted States, it is the only state that lies completely in the [[tropics]]. As one of two states outside... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...ublic]])) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[nobleman]], well known as an [[astronomer]]/[[astrologer]] (the t...
12: ...at he began to make his own studies of astronomy helped by some of the professors. He purchased an [[e...
16: ...arge the existing instruments, and construct entirely new ones. Tycho's naked eye measurements of plan...
18: ...his nose. A consequence of this was that Tycho developed an interest in [[medicine]] and [[alchemy]]. ...
22: ... to Augsburg, where he built a great quadrant, Basel, and Freiburg. He was informed about his father's... - History of the world (21975 bytes)
5: ...[[language]] sometime during the Paleolithic, as well as a conceptual repertoire that included systema...
7: ...Age]], when temperate regions of today were extremely inhospitable. Yet, humans had colonized nearly a...
12: ...ns in the Ohalo II paleolithic site in modern Israel seem to suggest that cereals had been intentional...
14: ... have been independent in origin. At this time developments such as [[writing]] and extensive [[trade]...
16: ...ey]]. In China, proto-urban societies may have developed by [[3rd millennium BC|2500 BCE]], but the fi... - Diwali (5677 bytes)
2: ...''' and marks the victory of good over the evil. Held on the final day of the [[Vikram calendar]], one...
4: ...ebrated in [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]] respectively. These festivals occur at about the same time, ...
5: ...p://www.hindutemple.org/brochures/tamil_new_year_celebrations_2003.htm] and
6: ...eferred as the Hindu New Year as the new year is celebrated at different times.)
10: ...ar cycle]]s and an extra month inserted approximately every seven years to resynchronize the calendar ... - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
39: Widely recognized landmarks include the [[San Francisco...
42: ...ey found the area inhabited by the Yelamu tribe, belonging to a linguistic grouping later called the [...
44: ...as "Mission Dolores"). The area first began to develop as a city under the name of [[Yerba Buena]] in ...
48: ...any environmental transformations was the city's reliance on filled marshlands for real estate. Much o...
51: ...olate Company|Ghirardelli]] [[chocolate]], and [[Wells Fargo]] bank. - Ashkelon (5935 bytes)
1: ..., in the [[Southern District of Israel]] in [[Israel]], which was formed out of the Arab town of [[Al ...
5: Ashkelon was the oldest and largest seaport in ancient [...
6: ...ilistine]], [[Phoenicia]]n, [[Hellenistic Greece|Hellenistic]], [[Roman Empire|Roman]], [[Byzantine Em...
8: ...Bronze Age gate had a stone-lined tunnel-like barrel vault, coated with white plaster, to support the ...
12: ...us practice that the [[Hebrews]] only too easily fell into. Besides the Golden Calf of [[Book of Exodu... - April Fool's Day (15510 bytes)
1: ...a [[holiday]] in its own right, is a notable day celebrated in many countries on [[April 1]]. The day ...
4: ...o said to be liable to suffer bad luck. It is (unreliably) said that being fooled by a pretty girl wil...
6: ...permanently ruled by his wife. It is furthermore believed that children born on this day will experien...
9: ...ch the new year began on [[1 January]]. Unfortunately, some people did not hear of the change, and oth...
15: ...organizations have either unwittingly or deliberately propagated hoaxes on April Fools' Day. Even norm... - Andes (13210 bytes)
6: ..., [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]] and [[Venezuela]], some of which are known as [[Andean States]]....
8: ...], rising to 6,962 m (22,841 feet) [[above sea level]]. The summit of [[Chimborazo (volcano)|Mount Chi...
13: ...h a major [[transform fault]] separates [[Tierra del Fuego]] from the small [[Scotia Plate]]. Across t...
17: ...h lie in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela, represent the submerged peaks of the extreme no...
20: ...al of the larger glaciers descend to sea level ([[Google Earth]]/[[World Wind]] images). - Iguassu Falls (7632 bytes)
5: ...ian side a more panoramic view of the ''Garganta del Diablo'' is obtained. Many islands split up the f...
7: ...ritage Sites]] in [[1984]] and [[1986]], respectively.
11: ...ctions near the falls include the [[Itaipu]] hydroelectric power plant, and the [[Society of Jesus|Jes...
17: ...ates Zambia and Zimbabwe (this is excluding extremely large rapid-like falls such as [[Livingston de C...
19: ...metres (100 and 500 feet) from Iguazu's Garganta del Diablo, and over 300 metres (1,000 feet) above Vi... - White House (15373 bytes)
12: ...as spent. With inflation, this would be approximately equivalent to $2.4 million today.
18: ...official context until President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] established the formal name by having "The Whi...
26: ...wentieth century. President [[Thomas Jefferson]] held an open house for his second inaugural in [[1805...
28: ...d until [[1885]], when newly-elected [[Grover Cleveland]] arranged for a presidential review of the tr...
32: ...aham Lincoln]] complained that he was constantly beleaguered by job-seekers waiting to ask him for pol... - Al Gore (43430 bytes)
25: | [[Tipper Gore|Mary Elizabeth "Tipper" Gore]]
36: ...was the rightful winner of the electoral vote as well.
46: ...[Sheridan school|Sheridan School]], and later the elite [[St. Albans School]]; during summer vacations...
48: ...d from Harvard in [[June]] of [[1969]] with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
50: In [[1970]], Gore married Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson ([[Tipper Gore]]), whom he had f... - Klopotec (8027 bytes)
9: ... as a [[folk instrument]]. A [[Superstition|folk belief]] also states that the klopotec drives [[snake...
13: ...t was first used in the [[18th century]] in the fields by the [[French people|French]]. The first writ...
22: ...lly be made of a specific wood to produce a fine melody. The wood of hammers and of the board is espec...
33: ...ut. The traditional bird-scarring rattles made solely from wood are becoming more and more rare, as th...
36: ...olk musicians that happens annualy is called ''Veseli klopotec'' (''Happy bird-scaring rattle''). The ... - Appliance (6102 bytes)
4: ... that accomplish routine household tasks, using [[electricity]] or some other [[energy]] input. These...
10: ...ng machine]] is on, the [[oven]] can ge into a [[delay]]ed start mode, or [[vice versa]]. Or, a washin...
16: ...tions have recently started to use a different model. Instead of installing firewall software on top ...
20: ...n commands, while the more deatailed and lower level functions of the operating system are only availa...
22: 3) Off the shelf computers and operating systems are used, but th... - Bullfighting (25773 bytes)
2: ...ullfighting) with the [[death]] of the bull by a well-placed [[sword]] thrust as the finale.
10: ...pally [[Mexico]], [[Peru]], [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]] and [[Ecuador]]), in [[California]] and in the...
12: ... the streets, has overshadowed the ''corrida'' itself; the event is dedicated to the patron saint of [...
19: ...so in the [[19th century]] to France, where it developed into a distinctive form in its own right.
21: ... bull. Although extremely dangerous (Belmonte himself was gored on many occasions), his style is still... - Neural network (3735 bytes)
3: ...dational technology in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), are revolutionizing how computers le...
8: Neural networks are computing systems vaguely inspired by the biological neural networks in ou...
29: In the medical field, neural networks assist in diagnosing diseases, ...
33: ...velopment. They have significantly advanced the field, making AI systems more efficient and effective.
36: ...I. There's a growing need for regulations and guidelines to ensure these technologies are used respons...
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