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  1. Grapefruit (4275 bytes)
    1: ...{Taxobox_begin | color = lightgreen | name = Grapefruit}}
    2: ...sket of grapefruit]] | caption = A basket of grapefruit}}
    3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = lightgreen}}
    4: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Plant]]ae}}
    5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
  2. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
    7: ...closed after dissatisfied customers complained of fraudulent activities.
    9: ...she emigrated to [[New York City]]. Impressing people with her apparent [[psychic]] abilities she was ...
    13: ...arriage was not consummated either. She separated from Betanelly after a few months, and their divorce...
    15: ... [[nineteenth century]] that took its inspiration from [[Hinduism]] and [[Buddhism]]. Madame Blavatsky...
    21: ...ght's disease]] of the kidneys, and complications from [[influenza]], Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky...
  3. 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: ...s]]), but the same toolmaking techniques can be applied to industrially-made glass.
  4. Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
    1: ...0px|Calligraphy in a Latin Bible of AD 1407 on display in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. The Bi...
    2: '''Calligraphy''' (from [[Greek language|Greek]] καλ...
    4: ... more general terms, called [[palaeography]]. Examples of ancient Roman [[graffiti]] are of interest t...
    12: ...uan-shu and contained more than 3,000 characters. From that time to the present, there have been five ...
    14: ...ide, hiragana and katakana were developed from simplified cursive versions of characters. In the hands...
  5. Personal life (2762 bytes)
    2: ... There are service industries designed to help people improve their personal lives via [[counselling]]...
    6: ...A common phrase demonstrating this is "Work hard, play hard".
    10: ...ands: their "[[intellectual]] lives", their "[[employment|work]]ing lives", their "[[family]] lives" ...
    12: ...s or [[team]]s - on the sportsfield or in the workplace.
    20: *[[physical quality-of-life index]]
  6. Balalaika (5108 bytes)
    18: ...n the larger sizes. One can play the prima with a plectrum, but it is considered rather [[heterodox]] ...
    20: ...e contrabass' strings, it is not uncommon for the plectrum to be made of a leather [[shoe]] or [[boot]...
    24: ...om [[Central Asia]], from whence several kinds of fretted long-necked [[chordophone]]s stem, including...
    26: ...e modern saz, which allows for the [[microtonal]] playing distinctive to Turkish and Central Asian mus...
    28: ...particularly with the ''[[skomorokh]]s'', sort of free-lance musical [[jester]]s whose tunes ridiculed...
  7. Berimbau (11944 bytes)
    2: ... instruments are played in the southern parts of Africa. The Berimbau was eventually incorporated into...
    4: A sample of an unaccompanied berimbau: [[Image:Sound-icon...
    9: ...n automobile [[tire]]) tightly strung and secured from one end of the verga to the other. A [[gourd]] ...
    11: ...so be altered by moving the caba硠back and forth from the abdomen, producing a wah-like sound.
    16: ...d to the lower portion of the Berimbau, used to amplify and resonate the sound.
  8. Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
    10: <tr><td>'''Place of Birth:'''</td><td>[[Point Pleasant, Ohio]]</td></tr>
    12: <tr><td>'''Place of Death:'''</td><td>[[Wilton, New York|Mount ...
    24: ...ica's worst presidents, who led an administration plagued by severe [[scandal]] and [[corruption]].
    26: .... More recent treatments have emphasized the accomplishments of his administration, including his stru...
    30: ... Ulysses Grant''' in [[Point Pleasant, Ohio|Point Pleasant]], [[Clermont County, Ohio|Clermont County]...
  9. Volcano (27295 bytes)
    2: ...e boundaries of the [[plate tectonics|continental plates]]. However, important exceptions exist in '''...
    4: The name "volcano" has its origin from the name of [[Vulcan (god)|Vulcan]], a god of f...
    10:
    12: ...capable of flowing for long distances. A good example of a mafic lava flow is the Great ު󲳡rhraun (...
    15: .... [[Olympus Mons]] is a shield volcano on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], and the tallest mountain in the know...
  10. Africa (35389 bytes)
    1: ...graphic.jpg|thumb|A satellite composite image of Africa]]
    3: '''Africa''' is the [[world]]'s second-largest [[contine...
    6: ...onAfrica.png|thumb|World map showing location of Africa]]
    8: ...ontinent, as the [[Africa (province)|province of Africa]] with its capital [[Carthage]], corresponding...
    10: The origin of ''Afer'' may either come from:
  11. Australia (39438 bytes)
    28: established_dates=From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]:<br>[[1 January]] [[1...
    44: ...notes=<sup>1</sup>There are some minor variations from these three timezones, see [[Australian States ...
    47: <!-- [[Australian English]] please. -->
    48: ...88]]. As the population grew and new areas were explored, six self-governing [[Crown Colony|Crown Colo...
    50: ...aterway across the border by Papua New Guinean people and [[Torres Strait Islander]]s.
  12. Canada (35540 bytes)
    1: ...e you have arguments or evidence to the contrary, please provide them on the talk page, and wait until...
    3: ...e of the many "main" articles about Canada linked from this article, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[G...
    10: ...e for [[as of 2005|June 2005]] is 32.2 million people [http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/populat...
    17: ...ions]], the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], and [[La Francophonie]]. Canada is officially [[Bilingualism ...
    18: * [[Canadian French|French]] is the majority language of [[Quebec]] and ...
  13. Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
    1: ...aintained independence during the [[Scramble for Africa]], and continued to do so until [[1936]], when...
    40: ...gdom|British]]) [http://www.civicwebs.com/cwvlib/africa/ethiopia/pankhurst/history_of_northern_ethiopi...
    59: ...at powers of his time. It was at this time that [[Frumentius]] introduced [[Christianity]] into the co...
    61: ...r]]), basing their claims on their direct descent from [[Solomon]] and the queen of [[Sheba]].
    63: ... missionaries. At the same time, the [[Oromo]] people began to migrate north into Ethiopian territorit...
  14. Algeria (16548 bytes)
    1: ... is derived from the name of the city of Algiers; from the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] word ''al-jaz&#2...
    15: ...ion): The Revolution by the people and for the people''</small>
    21: ... || [[Berber language|Berber]], [[French language|French unofficial but commonly used in administratio...
    38: | From [[France]]<br>[[July 5]], [[1962]]
    60: ...Berber]]s (or Amazigh) since at least 10,000 BC. From [[1000 BC]] on, the [[Carthage|Carthaginians]] ...
  15. Netherlands (35958 bytes)
    1: ...nd became a mere province of the Kingdom and was split into North and South Holland in [[1840]]. There...
    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 ...
    55: ...nked fifth on the [[2004]] [[UN Human Development Index]], behind [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], [[Australia]], ...
  16. Andorra (11532 bytes)
    22: | '''[[List of Co-Princes of Andorra|French Co-Prince]]''':
    42: ...2003) || [[List of countries by Human Development Index|NA]] – <font color=gray>unranked</font>
    56: ...er" | <small><sup>1</sup> Prior to 1999: French [[franc]] and Spanish [[peseta]]. Some of their own cu...
    59: ... eastern [[Pyrenees]] mountains and bordered by [[France]] and [[Spain]]. Once isolated, it is current...
    63: The name "Andorra" probably originates from a [[Navarre|Navarrese]] word ''andurrial'', whi...
  17. Madagascar (29377 bytes)
    2: .... It is the home of five percent of the world's [[plant]] and [[animal]] species, 80 percent of them u...
    13: ...[[Malagasy language|Malagasy]], [[French language|French]] |
    38: established_dates = From [[France]] <br> [[26 June]], [[1960]] |
    53: ...] established trading posts along the east coast. From about [[1774]] to [[1824]], it was a favorite h...
    57: ...ion of spheres of influence in the area. Absolute French control over Madagascar was established by mi...
  18. Paraguay (10959 bytes)
    1: ... to the northwest. The name "Paraguay" is derived from the [[Guarani language|Guarani]] words "parᦱu...
    23: |'''[[Nicanor Duarte Frutos]]'''
    32: |From [[Spain]]<br>[[May 15]], [[1811]]
    54: ... political infighting in recent years, relatively free and regular presidential elections have been he...
    63: ..., white, and blue) come from the French flag. The front side contains the National Seal of Paraguay an...
  19. Greece (54754 bytes)
    1: ...cially influential in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[Africa]].
    11: ...#932;&#927;&#931;<br>''([[Greek language|Greek]]: Freedom or Death)''
    29: ...]'''<br>&nbsp;- Declared<br>&nbsp;- Recognised || From the [[Ottoman Empire]]<br/>[[25 March]] [[1821]...
    42: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || [[Hymn to Freedom]]
    52: ...especially influential in [[Europe]], [[Northern Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]. Today, Greece is a ...
  20. Mali (7755 bytes)
    3: ... and [[Senegal river|Senegal]] rivers. Formerly [[French Sudan]], the country is named after the [[Emp...
    17: ...t, une foi<br>([[French language|French]]: One people, one goal, one faith)''</small>
    22: | [[French language|French]] (official), [[Bambara language|Bambara]], o...
    40: | From [[France]]<br>[[September 22]], [[1960]]
    43: | [[CFAF|CFA Franc]]

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