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- Small intestine (1643 bytes)
1: [[Image:stomach colon rectum diagram.gif|framed|right|Diagram showing the small intestine]]
2: ...[[duodenum]], [[jejunum]] and [[ileum]]'''. Food from the stomach is allowed in to the duodenum by a ...
4: ...intestine is the site where most of the nutrients from ingested food are absorbed. There are microscop...
11: ** obstruction from external pressure
18: * [[dumping syndrome]] - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ...iginally, which can be seen in its [[conchoidal]] fracture.
3: The word ''glass'' comes from [[Latin]] ''glacies'' (ice) and corresponds to ...
18: ...nto other shapes and colors as shown in this ball from the [[Verrerie of Brehat]] in [[Brittany]].]]
22: ...plify]] transmitted signals by [[laser]] emission from within the glass itself.
26: Glass is sometimes created naturally from volcanic [[magma]]. This glass is called [[obs... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
12: ...motto = ''Je Maintiendrai''<br>([[French language|French]]: "I will maintain")|
14: ...es = [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[Frisian language|Frisian]] <sup>1</sup> |
40: established_dates = [[Eighty Years' War|From Spain]]<br/>[[May 23]], [[1568]]<br/>[[January ...
64: After gaining formal independence from the [[Spanish Empire]] under [[Philip IV of Spa...
66: ...ider -- Isaac le Maire, who forced prices down by dumping stock and then bought it back at a discount ("Jap... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...y, it remains a one-party [[authoritarian]] state from its true communist days.
15: ...time in a century, and there was development of infrastructure, industry, healthcare, and education, w...
19: ...r. Mao remained head of the Party but was removed from day to day management of economic affairs which...
23: ...ut) and a much wider range of personal rights and freedoms for average Chinese as evidence of the succ...
27: ...ost Chinese dissidents living abroad, many people from Hong Kong or Taiwan, ethnic minorities like Tib... - Geography of the United States (15104 bytes)
61: ...oods]], the most northerly part of the U.S. apart from Alaska. In the United States, there are [[Extre...
69: *14.3 times the size of the [[France|French Republic]]
71: *three-tenths the size of [[Africa]]
104: ...intermontane]] valleys, plateaus and basins range from treeless to desert with the very arid region be...
110: ...ada|Canadian]] and a United States portion. It is from the United States side, that the great - Atmospheric pressure (6841 bytes)
7: ... of air, 1 square inch in cross section, measured from sea level to the top of the atmosphere would we...
11: ...at sea level, and real atmospheric pressures vary from place to place and moment to moment everywhere ...
43: ...y swimmers wear ear plugs to avoid [[barotrauma]] from water pressure transiently (surge at impact) in... - Geography of Italy (2563 bytes)
16: :* Border countries: Austria 430 km, France 488 km, Holy See (Vatican City) 3.2 km, San M...
42: ...ulfur dioxide; coastal and inland rivers polluted from industrial and agricultural effluents; acid rai...
44: ...ication, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship P... - Richmond, Virginia (20197 bytes)
3: ...irginia.jpg|thumb|300px|Downtown Richmond as seen from the James River]]
44: ...ce as a natural barrier, it prevented river boats from traveling any further inland.
46: ...d by Colonel [[William Byrd II]]. The name comes from [[Richmond upon Thames]], [[England]].
59: Richmond recently changed from a [[council-manager]] form of government to an ...
61: ...h.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031778919147&path... - Geography of Malta (2380 bytes)
2: ...]], [[Italy]], [[Europe]]; and ~300km north of [[Africa]]. Only the three largest islands [[Malta Isla...
73: very limited natural fresh water resources; increasing reliance on desali...
77: ...ation, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship P... - Dust Bowl (5196 bytes)
2: ...1939]], this ecological disaster caused an exodus from the [[Oklahoma Panhandle]] region and also the ...
6: ...suitable for use was developed to capture profits from the war. After the land had been stripped of i...
8: ...were called "[[Okie]]s," whether or not they were from Oklahoma. High-end estimates for the number of ...
11: ...he way to [[Chicago]] where filth fell like snow, dumping the equivalent of four pounds of debris per perso...
13: ...ses reported that they could not see five feet in front of them at certain points. - Mercury (element) (24761 bytes)
177: ...aratuses. Mercury is mostly obtained by reduction from the [[mineral]] [[cinnabar]].
184: ...nd [[cadmium]] and does not displace [[hydrogen]] from [[acid]]s. Common [[oxidation state]]s of this ...
206: ...]], mercury use was thought to prolong life, heal fractures, and maintain generally good health. The [...
208: ...lity to transform mercury into any metal resulted from the essentially mercurial quality of all metals...
210: ... modern [[chemical symbol]] for mercury. It comes from hydrargyrum, a [[Latin]]ized form of the [[Gree... - Pacific Ocean (14615 bytes)
3: ...approximately [[1 E7 m|19,800 km]] (12,300 miles) from [[Indonesia]] to the coast of [[Colombia]]. The...
9: ...agellan]] named the ocean. For most of his voyage from the [[Straits of Magellan]] to the [[Philippine...
18: ...]] and [[phillipsite]]. Pelagic sediments derived from seawater include pelagic red clays and the skel...
26:
36: ...iderable cloudiness, light fluctuating winds, and frequent calms. - Al Gore (43430 bytes)
36: ... the 45th [[Vice President of the United States]] from [[1993]] to [[2001]]. He [[U.S. presidential el...
38: ...also considered by many political pundits to be a front runner for the [[2008]] Democratic nomination ...
42: ...e his [[father]] was a veteran Democratic senator from Tennessee, Al Gore Jr. divided his childhood be...
48: ...]]) was actor [[Tommy Lee Jones]]. Gore graduated from Harvard in [[June]] of [[1969]] with a Bachelor...
61: After returning from Vietnam, Gore spent five years as a [[Journalis... - Wind power (27669 bytes)
9: ... Eventually, the wind energy is converted through friction into diffuse heat all through the earth's s...
11: ...nvection|atmospheric convection]] system reaching from the earth's surface to the [[stratosphere]] whi...
13: ...eflectivity) of land and water, humidity, and the friction of wind over different terrain are some of ...
24: ...ropeller-type turbines. Actual efficiencies range from 10% to 20% for propeller-type turbines, and are...
26: [[Image:Lee_Ranch_Wind_Speed_Frequency.png|frame|right|Distribution of wind speed (red) and ene... - (8563 bytes)
2: ...hic]] settlement in southern [[Anatolia]], dating from around 7500 BC for the lowest layers. It is per...
4: ...ya]], [[Turkey]], approximately eighty-five miles from the twin-coned volcano of [[Hasan Dağ]]. ...
7: ...n progress according to, among others, [[Colin Renfrew]]. In addition to extensive use of [[archaeolog...
10: ... entirely of domestic housing with open areas for dumping rubbish. There are no obvious public buildings o...
12: ...age, and were accessed through low entry openings from main rooms. All rooms were kept scrupulously c...
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