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- Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
7: ...th "shakuhachi means" and "shaku-hachi means" for Google -->
16: ...ng the player substantial pitch control. The five finger holes are tuned to a [[pentatonic scale]] wit...
22: The bamboo flute first came to [[Japan]] from [[China]] via [[Korea]]...
28: ...se to these developments, several particularly difficult honkyoku pieces became well-known as "tests":...
30: ...oldouts. The very playing of the shakuhachi was officially forbidden for a few years. Non-Fuke folk tr... - Slovakia (19892 bytes)
16: | '''[[Official language]]'''
52: ...uropean Union]] and has a population of more than five million. The capital is [[Bratislava]].
63: ...oins with the names of Celtic kings represent the first known use of writing in Slovakia. Since [[Anno...
65: ...the 8th century and its ruler [[Pribina]] had the first Christian church in Slovakia consecrated by 82...
69: ...f art. In 1467, [[Matthias Corvinus]] founded the first university in Bratislava, but the institution ... - Cuba (25106 bytes)
8: ...e next fifty years. To the point that by the late fifties the cuban peso was valued very close to the ...
10: ..., relations with the USA rapidly deteriorated. At first, Castro was reluctant to discuss his plans for...
12: ...lanes and runways, clearing the way for more than fifteen-hundred Cuban patriots, and U.S. Special For...
16: ...Cuba had over 50,000 troops. Castro stated at the first Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba in Dec...
20: ... sea from this point on were interviewed by INS officials at sea. If there was a possibility they wer... - Jamaica (16893 bytes)
17: | '''[[Official language]]'''
65: ...wak]] or [[Taino]] people from South America, who first settled there around the year [[1000]] - [[400...
67: ...enables seized the island in [[1655]]. During its first 200 years of British rule, Jamaica became the ...
80: ...gh her representative, the Governor-General) is a figurehead, and what little real power she has is re...
86: ... of Jamaica is [[P. J. Patterson]] who has held office since the 1992 resignation of [[Michael Manley]... - Hawaii (34434 bytes)
11: OfficialLang = [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] and [...
37: ...[Hawaiian Islands|Hawaiian Islands]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Hawaii constitutes the 50th [[U.S. stat...
44: ... Hawaii. These include a [[state bird]], [[state fish]], [[state flower]], [[state gem]], [[state mam...
46: ...]'' is the unofficial state song, often sung in official state events.
54: ...at as the [[tectonic plate]] beneath much the Pacific Ocean moves in a northwesterly direction, the ho... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
8: ... Tycho's father, a [[nobleman]], was an important figure in the [[Denmark|Danish]] King's court. [[Bea...
33: ...ntained since [[antiquity]] that the world of the fixed stars was eternal and unchangeable (a fundamen...
38: ... of the [[solar system]]. Tycho believed in a modified [[geocentric model]] known as the [[Tychonian s...
43: ...rway]], impressed with Tycho's 1572 observations, financed the construction of two observatories for T...
47: ...casting; and astrological interpretations of significant astronomical events such as the [[comet]] of ... - History of the world (21975 bytes)
5: ... complex. At some point, humans had begun using [[fire]] for [[heat]] and for [[cooking]]. Humans als...
12: ...agriculture until relatively modern times. Recent findings of considerable quantities of grains in the...
14: ...as led to what has been called [[civilization]]; first in the [[Sumeria|Sumerian]] civilization of lo...
16: ... BC|2500 BCE]], but the first dynasty to be identified by archaeology is that of the [[Shang Dynasty|S...
39: ...ry of turmoil, the [[Northern Song Dynasty]] reunified China in [[982]]. However, pressure from nomadi... - Diwali (5677 bytes)
2: ...ks the victory of good over the evil. Held on the final day of the [[Vikram calendar]], one type of a ...
6: [http://www.saja.org/stylebook.html#D] (Diwali definition; Excerpt from saja.org: Diwali should not b...
22: ==Significance==
24: ... The North Indian business community starts their financial new year on Dipavali and new account books...
26: ...ythological legends associated with Dipavali. The first Dipavali was held to celebrate the return of t... - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
4: official_name = San Francisco, California |
22: timezone = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|PST]] |
24: timezone_DST = [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
31: ...Farallon Islands]] 27 miles offshore in the [[Pacific Ocean]].
35: The first [[Europe]]ans to settle in San Francisco were ... - Ashkelon (5935 bytes)
5: ...argest seaport in ancient [[Canaan]], one of the "five cities" of the [[Philistines]], north of [[Gaza...
10: ...re so capacious that later Roman and Islamic fortifications, faced with stone, followed the same footp...
12: ...e ruins of a small ceramic tabernacle was found a finely cast bronze statuette of a bull calf, origina...
14: ...t [[Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon|Nebuchadnezzar]] finally fell in [[600s BC|604 BCE]], burnt and destr...
18: ...[[Baybars]] demolished Ascalon for the last time, filling in its harbor and leaving it desolate. - April Fool's Day (15510 bytes)
4: ... as well as since many of the hoaxes listed below first appeared after noon. Anyone who fails to respo...
12: ... different parts of the world; it is actually the first of April from '''0000 -1200 1 April''' until '...
21: ... Guardian]]'' printed a supplement featuring this fictional island (a reference to "[[sans-serif]]", a...
22: ...ckdowns [http://songzilla.blogspot.com/2005/04/confirmed-cassette-prosecutions-fbi.html] are rarely tr...
28: ...ch 100mph). This kid was known as "Barefoot" Sidd Finch. He reportedly learned to throw a ball that fa... - Andes (13210 bytes)
6: ...in small ridges or isolated hills along the [[Pacific Ocean]] as far as [[Venezuela]], always leaving ...
20: ...al of the larger glaciers descend to sea level ([[Google Earth]]/[[World Wind]] images).
62: ... m or 3,405 m, [[Patagonia]], also known as Cerro Fitzroy
161: *[http://www.andes.org.uk/andes-information-files/6000m-peaks.htm Complete list of separate moun...
163: *[http://www.andes.org.uk/andes-information-files/famous-andes-peaks.htm Famous Andes peaks] - Iguassu Falls (7632 bytes)
5: ...have water flowing over it. The first European to find the falls was the Spanish [[Conquistador]] [[Á...
17: ...300 feet) in height (in low flow it is split into five by islands; in high flow it can be uninterrupte...
30: ..., starring [[Brad Pitt]] and [[Cate Blanchet]], a film by the Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inar...
40: ...epage.ntlworld.com/keir.clarke/Iguazu.htm View on Google Maps] - includes a short video. - White House (15373 bytes)
4: The '''White House''' is the official residence and principal workplace of the [[Pr...
6: ... ({{coor dms|38|53|51|N|77|02|12|W|}}). As the office of the President of the United States, the term...
12: ...2]]. The building he designed was modelled on the first and second floors of [[Leinster House]], a duc...
18: ... name '''Executive Mansion''' was often used in official context until President [[Theodore Roosevelt]...
20: ...ite as early as 1798, and the repainting from the fire damage did not originate the term "White House"... - Al Gore (43430 bytes)
9: ! Term of Office:
50: ...lizabeth Aitcheson ([[Tipper Gore]]), whom he had first met many years before at his high school senio...
61: ...'s mother was a member of Vanderbilt Law School's first class to accept women.
65: ...px|Gore served as a field reporter in Vietnam for five months.]]
68: ...listed at the [[Newark, New Jersey]] recruiting office. - Klopotec (8027 bytes)
13: ...97]]. The oldest representations are dated in the first half of the [[19th century]]. The Austrian [[A...
22: ...optimally be made of a specific wood to produce a fine melody. The wood of hammers and of the board is...
30: ...rotation onto the axle; made from [[poplar]] or [[fir]] wood. Sail from Slovenske gorice has four wing...
33: Some rattles can be ornamented with small [[figurine]]s carved out. The traditional bird-scarrin...
43: ...&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dklapotetz%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D a Google translation in English] <!-- not perfect but will... - Appliance (6102 bytes)
2: ...e class of objects includes items that are custom-fitted to an individual for the purpose of correctio...
4: ... and [[sink]]s are not appliances, but [[plumbing fixture]]s, because they operate only with [[water]]...
6: ...as a specific function, and limited ability to configure.
10: ...gentle/normal, light/full), and synchronize their finish times so the wet laundry does not have to wai...
14: ... system, on a computer that was not designed specifically for that application. - Bullfighting (25773 bytes)
2: ...the bull by a well-placed [[sword]] thrust as the finale.
4: ...ween human participants. Although there is a significant degree of skill and danger involved, the bull...
8: ==Where bullfighting is practiced==
10: ...ortugal, some 2,500 bulls are killed in about 300 fights annually.
12: ...cated to the patron saint of [[Navarre]], [[Saint Firminus]]. A similar activity, [[Jallikattu]], take... - Neural network (3735 bytes)
3: ...earn and process information. This article demystifies the concept of neural networks, exploring their...
15: *Output Layer: Produces the final result or prediction.
26: In business and finance, neural networks analyze trends and patterns...
29: In the medical field, neural networks assist in diagnosing diseases...
33: ...ntly advanced the field, making AI systems more efficient and effective.
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