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  1. Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
    3: ...os’s voice and mostly piano-based music has frequently been compared to that of [[Kate Bush]], [...
    7: ... she adopted the name "Tori," after a friend of a friend told her that she looked more like a Tori tha...
    10: ...by ear at Peabody and her difficulty with playing from sheet music – with Caton, [[Matt Sorum]] ...
    16: ...onsidered it a step sideways rather than forwards from ''Little Earthquakes''. In February, she began ...
    20: ...buse and Incest National Network. RAINN is a toll-free help line in the US which connects callers with...
  2. Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
    2: ...[16th century]], embraced as a cultural symbol in French patriotic circles since the [[19th century]],...
    4: ...ponsible for a revitalization of [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]]'s faction during the [[Hundred ...
    7: ...[[Duke of Orl顮s]] and later of [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]]). The groups were involved in a...
    11: ...876]]) depicts Joan's awe upon receiving a vision from the [[archangel]] [[Michael (archangel)|Michael...
    16: ...May 7]], the remaining English forces were pulled from their [[siege]] lines on [[May 8]]. The lifting...
  3. Rebecca Lobo (1887 bytes)
    1: ...[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA) from [[1997]] to [[2003]].
    7: ... York. Lobo was traded to the [[Houston Comets]] from the New York Liberty in exchange for Houston's ...
    20: preceded=[[Lisa Leslie]]|
  4. Christy Martin (2947 bytes)
    5: ...rty]] fought what many consider a great fight, in front of [[Showtime]] cameras. Martin got the decisi...
    7: ...l]] and [[Kathy Collins]].She has also defeated [[Lisa Holeywine]] by a decision in ten, and, in her las...
    13: ...es and 2 draws with 32 wins by knockout. She is a frequent visitor of the [[International Boxing Hall ...
  5. Painting (4567 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Mona Lisa.jpg|thumb|The [[Mona Lisa]] is perhaps the best-known artistic painting in ...
    4: ...of making marks on a surface by applying pressure from or moving a tool on the surface.
    8: ...''paintings''' are at the [[Grotte Chauvet]] in [[France]], dated at about 32,000 years old. They are ...
    47: *[[Fresco]]
    52: ...that an artist is associated with. This can stem from an actual group that the artist was consciously...
  6. Alaska (24727 bytes)
    8: Nickname = The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun |
    14: Governor = [[Frank Murkowski]] |
    40: ...ackground:#efefef; text-align:center;"|''The Last Frontier''
    66: ...|2000]]. The name "Alaska" is most likely derived from the [[Aleut]] word for "great country" or "main...
    71: ...Americas|the first Europeans to reach Alaska came from Russia]]. [[Vitus Bering]] sailed east and saw ...
  7. Astronomy (13970 bytes)
    31: ... evolution]]: the study of the evolution of stars from their formation to their end as a stellar remna...
    49: In astronomy, [[information]] is mainly received from the detection and analysis of [[electromagnetic...
    50: ...onal waves]] (see [[LIGO]] and [[LISA (astronomy)|LISA]]).
    56: ...to eliminate noise (electromagnetic interference) from the atmosphere.
    64: ...ight is heavily absorbed by [[water vapor]], so infrared observatories have to be located in high, dry...
  8. Art (11479 bytes)
    11: ... some extent, and [[child art]] is created by all from about the first birthday.
    52: The word ''art'' derives from the [[Latin]] ''ars'', which, loosely translate...
    74: ... is often described as a lay critique and derives from the fact that in [[Western culture]] at least, ...
    84: From one [[point of view|perspective]], art is a gen...
    92: ...f art and [[aesthetic]] arguments usually proceed from one of several possible perspectives. Art may b...
  9. Robert Hooke (5017 bytes)
    4: Born in [[Freshwater]] on the [[Isle of Wight]], Hooke receive...
    8: ...ortrait of him survives, although the historian [[Lisa Jardine]] claims one portrait of [[John Ray]] rep...
    12: ... balance spring also regulates the flow of energy from the mainspring of a timepiece. It coils and unc...
    27: *[http://freespace.virgin.net/ric.martin/vectis/hookeweb/robe...
    29: *[http://freespace.virgin.net/iw.history/hooke/face.htm The F...
  10. Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
    2: ...upper (Leonardo)|The Last Supper]]'' and ''[[Mona Lisa]]''. He is also known for designing many inventio...
    9: ...nci", which means "Leonardo, son of Mister Piero, from Vinci". Leonardo himself simply signed his work...
    18: ...with his assistant, Salai, "Did you play the game from behind which the Florentines love so much?"
    20: ...ntimately involved with any woman, nor in a close friendship with one. He also surrounded himself with...
    22: In 1506, Leonardo met [[Count Francesco Melzi]], the 15 year old son of a [[Lombar...
  11. Apple Macintosh (24250 bytes)
    1: [[Image:MacOKXTigerCover.jpg|Mac OS X Tiger front cover|thumb|260px|[[Mac OS X v10.4]], "Tiger"]...
    4: ...ed after the [[McIntosh]], a variety of [[apple]] fruit favored by [[Jef Raskin]]. The original 128k M...
    9: From its inception, the Macintosh has introduced or ...
    20: * Separation of a program's code from its resources to allow localization, etc.
    56: .... [[Bill Atkinson]], a member of the [[Apple Lisa|Lisa]] team, introduced him to [[Burrell Smith]], a se...
  12. Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
    22: ...ed [[Public school|public schools]] and graduated from Johnson City High School in [[1924]].
    24: ...d the school [[newspaper]], and spent a year away from his studies teaching school, Johnson somehow ma...
    27: ...erms in the [[Texas legislature]] and was a close friend to one of Texas's rising political figures, C...
    29: ...ded some of the men who worked around President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], as well as fellow Texans su...
    31: ...y known as Lady Bird), a young woman who was also from Texas. After only a short period of dating, the...
  13. Postcard (2985 bytes)
    4: ...r]]. It is distinguished by [[stamp collector]]s from a '''postal card''' in that the postage is pre-...
    10: ...olorado: A "large-letter" style American postcard from the linen era]]
    11: ...A correspondent's writing was allowed only on the front side of these cards.
    13: ...e). Written messages were still restricted to the front side, with the entire back dedicated to the ad...
    17: ...m about 1916 to 1930. The "linen card" era lasted from about 1930 to 1945, when cards were primarily p...
  14. List of female tennis players (8364 bytes)
    15: * [[Marion Bartoli]] (France)
    19: * [[Severine Beltrame]] (France)
    25: * [[Lisa Bonder-Kreiss]] (USA)
    45: * [[Amanda Coetzer]] (South Africa)
    46: * [[Stephanie Cohen-Aloro]] (France)
  15. Computer mouse (29399 bytes)
    1: ...encoding disks include light holes.<br>'''4:''' Infrared LEDs shine through the disks.<br>
    9: [[Image:firstmouseunderside.jpg|frame|The first computer mouse held by inventor [[Do...
    11: ...with spring by ''Opocentsky'', 10/76, [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3987685.html 3987685].]]
    26: ... sensor will process 1512 frames per second: each frame is a rectangular array of 18*18 [[pixels]], an...
    28: ...s in optical mouse technology comes in large part from competitive [[first-person shooter|FPS]] gamers...
  16. Painter (4113 bytes)
    10: ...s, or even fingers. The choice of medium, ranging from oil and acrylic to watercolor and pastels, grea...
    14: .... Styles in painting have evolved over centuries, from the realistic depictions of the Renaissance to ...
    19: ... These early artworks depicted animals and scenes from daily life, showcasing the beginnings of human ...
    32: A key figure of the Renaissance, da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper" are among the most renowne...
    38: ==Frida Kahlo (1907-1954)==

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