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- Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ...umping the liquid sugar onto a cold surface. The resulting solid is amorphous, not crystaline like the...
3: ...rded by [[Roman Empire|Roman]] historians as ''glaesum.'' Anglo-Saxons used the word ''glaer'' for amb...
5: ...fic type of glass—the [[silica]]-based glasses in common use as a building, container or decorat...
9: ...e and will break into sharp shards. These properties can be modified, or even changed entirely, with t...
16: ==Properties and Uses== - Woodworking (12397 bytes)
1: [[Image:Woodcarvings of cranes.jpg|right|thumb|Artists can use woodworking to cr...
2: '''Woodworking''' is the process of building, making or carving something using [...
7: ...ncreasingly greater degrees of skill in working these materials.
9: ... has provided fine examples of wooden animal statues from the [[Iron Age]]. Wooden [[idol]]s from the ...
11: ...gyptian [[furniture]] (such as chairs) has been preserved in tombs. The metal used by the Egyptians fo... - Supercontinent (3497 bytes)
1: ...accreted terranes]] that forms [[Eurasia]] qualifies as a supercontinent today.
3: ...y such as [[history]] and [[geography]], land masses connected with an [[isthmus]] are also considered...
5: ... that supercontinent, see [[Pangaea]] and its successors [[Laurasia]] and [[Gondwana]].
7: ...fragments together in a different configuration, resulting in another supercontinent, [[Pangaea]], for...
11: ..., we need to pass through a few more of these cycles. - Sun Bear (4617 bytes)
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''malayanus'''''}}
12: ...layanus | author = [[Thomas Stamford Raffles|Raffles]] | date = [[1821]]}}
15: ...rily in the [[tropical rainforest|tropical rainforests]] of [[Southeast Asia]].
17: ...s]] tend to be slightly larger than [[female|females]].
19: ...]] and the [[eye|eyes]]. This distinct marking gives the sun bear its name. - Tyrannosaurus rex (20653 bytes)
11: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''T. rex'''''}}
15: ...remain a point of ongoing [[Science|scientific]] research and [[popular culture]].
17: ==Discoveries==
18: ...on in [[Wyoming]] in [[1900]]. This skeleton resides in [[London]].
22: ...found on bones of other dinosaurs indicate that these teeth could bite into solid bone. The teeth are ... - Harp (23216 bytes)
2: ...arps''. Their strings can be of [[nylon]] (sometimes [[copper]]-wound), [[gut]] (more commonly used th...
12: .... It may have developed independently in some places.
14: ...the pitch of a string by either one or two halfnotes. With this final enhancement, the modern concert...
16: ...go. In [[Irish mythology]], a magical harp is possessed by [[The Dagda]].
20: ...er position, different tones can be produced: a fleshy pluck (near the middle of the first finger join... - Politics of Iran (8863 bytes)
1: ...der of the [[Islamic Republic of Iran]]. It declares that [[Shi'a Islam]] of the Twelver ([[Jaafari]])...
4: ...ions with Iran, [[Switzerland]] handles U.S. interests in Iran.
6: ...in power. There has been some moderation of excesses both internally and internationally, although the...
8: ...on of [[Mohammad Khatami]] in [[1997]], more parties started to work, mostly of the [[reformist]] move...
10: ...ives over reformists. This swing was caused by widespread abstention from the local elections. In Tehr... - Bayeux Tapestry (13194 bytes)
1: [[Image:bayeuxtap1.jpg|right|200px|The Bayeux Tapestry]]
2: ...he [[Norman Conquest]] of [[1066]], and commemorates the events leading up to the [[Battle of Hastings...
4: ==History of the tapestry==
5: ...7) This work of art includes 623 humans, 202 horses, 41 ships, 2000 Latin words and 8 different color...
7: ...p and stored it like a scroll. (Crack 1) The tapestry spent World War 2 wound up in the Louvre. (Se... - Chinese New Year (12599 bytes)
3: ...ans]], [[Korean]]s and [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] who have holidays which fall on the same day.
9: ...Cantonese]]: [[Kung hei fat choi]], which translates to "Congratulations and be prosperous."
11: ...; [[pinyin]]: Xīnniᮠku੬謠 which translates to "Happy New Year."
15: ...people. Chinese New Year is celebrated with [[firecracker]]s, [[dragon dance]]s and [[lion dance]]s. Typi...
18: ...e other, like the old child's aphorism "step on a crack, break your mother's back". - Benchmarking (8349 bytes)
1: ...panies continually seek to challenge their practices.
12: ...nd surveying. See the article [[benchmark]] for these applications.
15: ...], [[reengineering| reengineering analysis]], process mapping, quality control variance reports, or fi...
17: ...ciations, and magazines to determine which companies are worthy of study.
19: ...istributed. This allows them to correct inaccuracies and modify sensitive or propriortory information.... - Snare drum (2596 bytes)
6: ...ll give a higher "crack" sound while the deeper ones will give a heavier and thicker tone. Many drumme...
8: ...e band]] are unique in having a second set of snares on the bottom (internal) side of the top (batter)...
12: ...ten used in [[comedy]] to punctuate a laugh line, especially for a particularly obvious [[joke]].
14: ...otes]] are played continuously with accented strokes outlining the [[rhythm]]. The snare is also used ... - Major League Baseball (14783 bytes)
3: ...entity that operates North America's two top leagues, the [[National League]] and the [[American Leagu...
5: ...[[umpire (baseball)|umpiring]] crews, and negotiates [[marketing]], labor, and [[Major League Baseball...
7: ...[antitrust]] law), despite baseball's own references to itself as an "industry" rather than a "sport."
9: == Current Major Leagues ==
15: ... by geography and styled "East," "Central," and "West." - Root (9635 bytes)
3: ...e are also important internal structural differences between stems and roots. The two major functions ...
7: ...ain '''statoliths''', starch grains that move in response to gravity and thus control root orientation...
9: ...ty|saline]] is more difficult for most plant species to absorb.
11: ...rt of the cortex and surrounding the vascular tisues deeper in the root. The tightly packed cells of t...
13: ...nd phloem cells fill in the spaces between the lobes. - United States Declaration of Independence (23184 bytes)
2: ...on, D.C.]] The independence of the American colonies was recognized by Great Britain on [[September 3]...
6: ...endence was the only possible route for the colonies.
8: ...nd of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to th...
10: ...ill known to exist are the oldest surviving ''copies'' of the document.
14: ...ns: a [[preamble]], a list of [[grievance|grievances]], and a conclusion: - Mustelids (5262 bytes)
10: ...division | color = pink | plural_taxon = Subfamilies}}
17: ...) animal that can dispatch [[reindeer]], crush bones as thick as the femur of a moose to get at the ma...
19: ...rder [[Carnivora]], as well as one of the older ones. Mustelid-like forms have existed for the past 40...
21: ...ome do not outcompete the others and they do not destroy the [[kelp]] in which they live.
23: ...oups of badgers are adapted to digging. Many species of badgers and otters have evolved social groupin... - Woodwork (12397 bytes)
1: [[Image:Woodcarvings of cranes.jpg|right|thumb|Artists can use woodworking to cr...
2: '''Woodworking''' is the process of building, making or carving something using [...
7: ...ncreasingly greater degrees of skill in working these materials.
9: ... has provided fine examples of wooden animal statues from the [[Iron Age]]. Wooden [[idol]]s from the ...
11: ...gyptian [[furniture]] (such as chairs) has been preserved in tombs. The metal used by the Egyptians fo... - Fracture (4218 bytes)
2: {{Mechanical_failure_modes}}
4: ... pieces under the action of [[stress (physics)|stress]].
6: ... [[strength of materials|strength]] (most substances) or inhibits [[transmission (telecommunications)|...
8: ...tanding of how fracture occurs in materials requires the study of [[fracture mechanics]].
10: ==Types of fracture==
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