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- Benazir Bhutto (7735 bytes)
3: ...o Swiss companies during her regime and remain unresolved. Her husband, [[Asif Ali Zardari]], has bee...
6: ...cluded active participation in various social causes.
8: ... at Oxford, she was the first Asian woman to be President of the [[Oxford Union]], after the election ...
11: ...r's party, but was unable to make her political presence felt in Pakistan until the death of General [...
13: ...overnment of a Muslim-majority state in modern times. - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
12: |'''Predecessor'''
21: |'''[[Profession]]'''
22: |[[Professor|University Professor]]
25: |[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
27: ...inistration of [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]]. She is the first [[Afr... - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
3: ...r in 1931; by [[1941]] she was an [[associate professor]].
5: In [[1943]] she joined the [[U.S. Naval Reserve]] and was assigned to work with [[Howard Aike...
7: ...[[1949]], Hopper became an employee of the [[J. Presper Eckert|Eckert]]-[[John Mauchly|Mauchly]] Compu...
9: ...lish rather than in [[machine code]] or in languages close to machine code, such as the [[assembler]]s...
12: Hopper retired from the Naval Reserve with the rank of Commander at the end of [[19... - Actinium (7046 bytes)
20: | [[Chemical series]] || [[Actinide]]s
25: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
31: ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ff99cc" | Atomic properties
51: ... colspan="2" bgcolor="#ff99cc" | Physical properties
61: | 22.55 [[scientific notation|×]]10<sup>-6</sup> [[cubic metre per mole|m<sup>3<... - Artery (6875 bytes)
1: ...y ( by contrast, [[vein]]s are the return path tubes).
3: ...ls and elastic tissue. The outermost layer (furthest from the flow of blood) is known as the ''[[tuni...
5: ...nd blood volume variation within the artery produces the pulse which is palpable in any artery, reflec...
7: ...e]]. Similarly, the [[pulmonary]] arterial pressures, e.g 25/6 mmHg, are generated by the contractions...
9: ...1.8 lbf/in², above surrounding atmospheric pressure (about 760 mmHg or 14.7 lbf/in² at sea l... - Heart (10132 bytes)
3: ...n]] that [[pump]]s [[blood]] through the [[blood vessel]]s by repeated, rhythmic contractions. The ter...
7: ...singular: ''atrium'') and the two lower ''ventricles''.
9: ...ional flow of blood from the atria to the ventricles.
11: ...ventricle pumps blood throughout the body's arteries and veins; the right ventricle pumps blood to the...
15: ...m the left atrium this newly oxygenated blood passes through the [[mitral valve]] to enter the left ve... - Pancreas (4781 bytes)
1: ...ncreas''' is a [[retroperitoneal]] organ that serves two functions:
2: ...ne]] - it produces pancreatic juice containing digestive [[enzyme]]s
3: * [[endocrine system|endocrine]] - it produces several important [[hormone]]s
9: ...stem showing bile duct.gif|Overview diagram of digestive system showing bile duct]]</div>
11: ...c duct]] runs the length of the pancreas and empties into the second part of the duodenum at the [[amp... - Greek language (35285 bytes)
3: ...h [[Bulgaria]], [[Turkey]] and surrounding countries
7: [[Greek languages|Greek]]<br>
15: ...tudied in schools and universities in many countries from the [[Renaissance]] onwards.
17: ...lect''', '''Post-Classic Greek''' or even '''New Testament Greek''' (after its most famous word of lit...
25: ...his article. For more information, see main articles on [[Proto-Greek language]] and [[Mycenaean langu... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=John Quincy Adams
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg
4: | order=6th President
7: | preceded=[[James Monroe]]
16: | vicepresident=[[John Caldwell Calhoun]] - Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
1: ... used to arrive at the age of the Earth and outlines their history.
3: == Prescientific notions ==
4: ... earth creationism]] (see [http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v24/i1/belief.asp Old-earth or you...
9: ...t the Earth had been created separately from the rest of the universe, several hundred thousands of ye...
11: ...hen measured its rate of cooling. This led him to estimate that the Earth was about 75,000 years old. - Africa (35389 bytes)
3: ...h over 800 million human inhabitants in 54 countries, it accounts for about one seventh of the [[world...
8: ...ce of Africa]] with its capital [[Carthage]], corresponding to modern-day [[Tunisia]].
11: *the [[Phoenician languages|Phoenician]] ''`afar'', dust;
24: ...om the main mass of the Earth's surface. It includes within its remarkably regular outline an area, of...
26: ... miles), has a coast-line of 32,000 km (19,800 miles). - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
1: ...ion on the continent. Unique among African countries, Ethiopia maintained independence during the [[Sc...
27: | '''[[President of Ethiopia|President]]'''
31: | [[Meles Zenawi]]
34: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 26th]] <br> [[1 E12 m?|1,127,127 k...
37: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 16th]]<br> 67,673,031 <br>60... - Eli Whitney (3270 bytes)
1: ...age:Eli_whitney.jpg|thumb|Eli Whitney Image courtesy of [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
2: ...]] - [[January 8]], [[1825]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[inventor]] and manufacturer.
6: Born in [[Westborough, Massachusetts|Westborough]], [[Massachusetts]], the son of a farmer...
14: ...can [[slavery]] system in the Southern United States to become more sustainable at a critical point in...
16: ...ompany that produced cotton gins went out of business in [[1797]]. - Papyrus (5819 bytes)
2: ... as well as inland parts of [[Europe]] and south-west [[Asia]].
5: ..., who flourished during the [[4th century BC]], uses ''papuros'' when referring to the plant used as a...
10: ...o a single sheet. The sheet is then dried under pressure. After drying, the sheet of papyrus is polish...
13: ... papyrus was often reused, writing across the fibres on the ''[[verso]]'' [http://www-user.uni-bremen....
15: ...in-law, was preserved by the eruption of [[Mount Vesuvius]], but has only been partially excavated. - Thebes, Egypt (3900 bytes)
2: ...a]]. Its archaeological remains offer a striking testimony to Egyptian civilization at its height.
4: ...triad]] of [[Amun]], [[Mut]], and [[Khonsu]], Thebes was known in the [[Egyptian language]] from the e...
6: ...(lit. "The Most-select of Places"), one of the names of the temple of [[Karnak]], which is located in ...
8: ...tuated at or near the sites of two important temples that stood on the outskirts of the city.
10: ==Important archaeological sites in Thebes== - Writing system (16928 bytes)
1: ...]]'' used to represent elements or statements expressible in some spoken [[language]], for the purpose...
3: ==General properties==
4: ...], [[map]]s, and [[mathematics]], which do not necessarily depend upon prior knowledge of a given lang...
6: ...o maintain a persistent record of information expressed in some language, which can be retrieved indep...
10: :* a set of rules and conventions understood and shared by a commun... - Cytoskeleton (4391 bytes)
1: ...ent of [[vesicle (biology)|vesicle]]s and organelles, for example) and cellular division.
9: ... of signals. They are also important for [[cytokinesis]] and, along with [[myosin]], [[Skeletal muscle...
14: These 8 to 11 nanometers in diameter filaments are the...
23: ===Microtubules===
28: They play key roles in: - List of computing topics (15876 bytes)
2: ... of terms relating to algorithms and data structures]]
17: [[120 reset]] --
36: [[320xx microprocessor]] --
58: [[5ESS Switch]] --
90: [[Acceptance, Test Or Launch Language]] -- - Nutrition (42689 bytes)
1: ...d1.png|right|thumb|270px|The updated [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] [[food pyramid]]...
2: ...ionship between [[diet (nutrition)|diet]] and states of [[health]] and [[disease]]. Absence of adequat...
4: ...l and behavioral problems. Moreover, excessive ingestion of elements that have no apparent role in hea...
8: ...r in various forms and combinations (e.g. [[hormones]]/[[vitamins]], [[phospholipids]], [[hydroxyapati...
10: ... juice is eliminated by this process; the intestines reabsorb most of it; otherwise - Tobacco smoking (36030 bytes)
1: ...moking_equipment.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Various pipes and cigars]]
2: ...red a significant cause of human health problems, especially [[lung cancer]], [[emphysema]], and other...
4: ...years in the [[United States]], [[Canada]] and [[western Europe]].
6: ... is by far the most common. Pipes and cigars are less common, and are used almost exclusively by men.
8: ...obacco smoke is inhaled into the lungs and increases with quantity and speed of nicotine absorption.
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