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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...ns claim he could have been born in other places, from the [[Aragonese_Empire|Crown of Aragó]] to the...
5: ...is one thing that sets off Columbus' first voyage from all of these: less than two decades later, the ...
29: ... Atlantic Ocean. The fleet came under attack by [[French privateers]] off the [[Cape of St. Vincent]],...
31: ...and]], [[Madeira]], [[Azores|the Azores]], and [[Africa]]. Columbus's brother Bartolomeo worked as a ...
33: ... to purchase sugar, and along the coasts of West Africa between [[1482]] and [[1485]], reaching the Po... - Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
3: ...ted Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights]], from [[1997]] to [[2002]]. She first rose to promine...
25: ...the time Catholics were forbidden by church rules from studying in Trinity, founded by [[Elizabeth I o...
31: ...n requirement that all women upon marriage resign from the civil service and to the right to the legal...
43: ...n Rogers]]. Shortly afterwards, Robinson resigned from the party in protest at the [[Anglo-Irish Agree...
51: ...tical parties (even ones he had himself founded), from [[Clann na Poblachta]] to Fianna Fᩬ, Labour ... - Lillian Russell (2418 bytes)
11: ...ll-known roles were in Gilbert and Sullivan's ''[[Patience]]'' and ''[[The Sorcerer]]'' as well as [[Jacques... - Impatiens (2161 bytes)
14: ... impatiens, jewelweed, touch-me-not, snapweed and patience.
18: ...exist. Plant size varies dependent of the species from five centimeters to 2.5 meters. Stems are often...
20: ...o used after poison ivy contact to prevent a rash from developing. - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
2: ... instruments are played in the southern parts of Africa. The Berimbau was eventually incorporated into...
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.
34: ...ing, and by sliding the gourd a little up or down from the place where the sound is best.
36: ...rom C to D). One can press the dobr㯠away enough from the gourd for this only if the bow is about 4 f... - Koala (10686 bytes)
20: ...t part of the bear family. The word "koala" comes from an [[aboriginal]] word meaning "does not drink"...
22: ...re found all along the eastern coast of Australia from near [[Adelaide]] to the base of the [[Cape Yor...
26: ...ales]] as ''P. cinereus cinereus''. The variation from one form to another is continuous, and there ar...
30: ...hildren]] delight in imitating) that can be heard from almost a [[kilometre]] away during the breeding...
35: ...nlarged to extract the maximum amount of nutrient from the poor quality diet. Much of this is done thr... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
21: ...inian's generals reconquer North Africa and Italy from the [[Vandals]] and [[Ostrogoths]].
27: ...n the following decades, they take most of North Africa, and later conquer Sicily as well.
29: ...the Empire's remaining Italian territories, aside from some territories in the south.
51: ...ror of the Romans) which was now reserved for the Frankish monarch, but as "Imperator Graecorum" (Empe...
61: ...re, particularily in the [[acritic songs]], where frontiersmen (ακρίτε&#... - Ramadan (3064 bytes)
12: ...ing Ramadan, Muslims are also expected to refrain from indulging in violence, anger, envy, greed, lust...
14: ...daylight hours. Traditionally this begins at dawn from the moment a white line can be seen at the hori...
16: The ''Siyam'' are intended to teach the believers patience and self-control, and to remind them of the less ...
18: ...er to Allah. It is a time for Muslim families and friends to worship and celebrate together.
24: ...ng's practice of each religion might be different from one another. - Bodhisattva (7734 bytes)
14: ... is the list of ten bhumis and their descriptions from ''The Jewel Ornament of Liberation'', a treatis...
16: ...five paths, which are said to correspond to words from the [[mantra]] that appears at the end of the [...
30: ...lishing the second bhumi, the bodhisattva is free from the stains of immorality, therefore, this bhumi...
32: ... bodhisattva for others. The emphasized virtue is patience (''[[kshanti]]'').
52: ...ight|Relief image of the bodhisattva [[Guan Yin]] from [[Mt. Jiuhua]] in [[China]]'s [[Anhui]] provinc... - Blackbeard (5955 bytes)
6: ...[[cannon]], which had ranged the west coast of [[Africa]], taking English, [[Netherlands|Dutch]] and [...
12: ...e all of the valuables, food, liquor, and weapons from the ship and if there was no resistance, let th...
14: ...orth Carolina]], [[Charles Eden]], received booty from Teach in return for unofficial protection and g...
16: ...ds increased, the citizens of North Carolina lost patience and sent an appeal to the governor of Virginia, [...
18: ...ed him to maneuver freely while the English ships frequently grounded. Eventually, however, Blackbeard... - Platypus (21900 bytes)
22: ...s. There is substantial variation in average size from one region to another, though oddly this patter...
24: ...typus [[jaw]] is constructed somewhat differently from that of other mammals, and the jaw opening [[mu...
30: ...e reproductive system, on the other hand, differs from other placental mammals. Their paired ovaries r...
44: ...he victim. That this could be the case is evident from the symptoms of platypus envenomation.
46: ...ghout the affected [[limb]]. Information obtained from [[case study|case histories]] and [[anecdotal e... - Time (15299 bytes)
9: ...ndard [[unit]] for time is the [[SI]] [[second]], from which larger units are defined like the [[minut...
23: ... is part of a fundamental [[abstract]] conceptual framework (together with [[space]] and [[number]]) w...
27: ... think (and talk) about the world. Another way to frame this is to ask, "Can time itself be measured, ...
31: ...tention between [[Isaac Newton|Newton]] and [[Gottfried Leibniz|Leibniz]]. Newton believed time was, l...
33: ...s, but rather both are elements of a systematic [[framework]] we use to structure our experience. Spa... - Airedale Terrier (5101 bytes)
44: ...d versatile [[terrier]] [[dog breed]] originating from the Aire valley in [[Yorkshire]], England. It ...
51: ...small serrated edged knife to pull out loose hair from the dog's coat. Airedales who aren't being show...
60: ...or those who can laugh along with their Airedale, patience will be rewarded as they have been known to reach...
64: The Airedale is relatively free of inherited diseases except for [[hip dysplasi... - Siberian Husky (8100 bytes)
63: ... Siberians are trainable to a certain degree, but patience is necessary. They are independent in nature and ...
66: ...re normally rather healthy dogs, living typically from eleven to fifteen years of age. Health issues i...
69: ...ore enduring than the 100 120 pound (45 to 54 kg) freighting dogs then in general use, they immediatel...
71: ...un to Nome]] which delivered [[diphtheria]] serum from Nenana by dogsled after the city was stricken b...
79: Apart from dogsled racing, they are very popular for recre... - Basenji (6939 bytes)
13: |African Bush Dog
15: |African Barkless Dog
80: ...dren if raised around them, but may not have much patience for them otherwise.
83: ...t breeds of dog. Originating on the continent of Africa, it has been venerated by humans for thousands...
85: ...this means "dogs from when we were wild" or "dogs from long ago". - Italian Greyhound (6363 bytes)
55: ...Germany|German]], [[Italy|Italian]], and [[France|French]] breeders, making great contributions to the...
61: ...e contrary to the appearance, though, as they are frequently described as a 'big' dog in a small packa...
63: A dog of this breed has an almost odour-free, easily managed coat. It simply loves the compa...
65: ...this initial phase as their young bones are still fragile. The first year of life is the most accident...
67: ...me along, but at a slower pace than other breeds. Patience is the only way to help the training along, and r... - Mixed-breed dog (14915 bytes)
3: ...istorically, all purebred dogs have been selected from a mixed-breed population. See [[Golden Retriev...
7: ...nd ''mongrel'' are often used for dogs who result from breeding without the supervision or planning of...
11: ...ously—by an invented breed name constructed from parts of their parents' breed names. For exampl...
19: ...reeds are often a light-to-medium brown or black, frequently with a white chest and other white markin...
24: ...ser to the genetic norm. Dogs that are descended from many generations of mixes are typically light b... - Grunion (11544 bytes)
25: ...ja California]]. They are rarely found from [[San Francisco]] on the north to San Juanico Bay, Baja Ca...
27: ...[adipose fin]]. They inhabit the nearshore waters from the surf to a depth of 60 feet (20 m). A d...
29: ...y to spawn. Grunion adults normally range in size from 5 to 6 inches (13–15 cm) with a maxi...
33: ...s the eggs and fertilizes them. The female twists free and returns to the sea with the next wave. The ...
35: ...ny as 18,000 eggs over an entire season. The milt from the male might contain as many as one million [... - Koalas (10448 bytes)
20: ...t part of the bear family. The word "koala" comes from an [[aboriginal]] word meaning "does not drink"...
22: ...re found all along the eastern coast of Australia from near [[Adelaide]] to the base of the [[Cape Yor...
26: ...ales]] as ''P. cinereus cinereus''. The variation from one form to another is continuous, and there ar...
30: ...hildren]] delight in imitating) that can be heard from almost a [[kilometre]] away during the breeding...
35: ...nlarged to extract the maximum amount of nutrient from the poor quality diet. Much of this is done thr... - Mules (3738 bytes)
11: ...nd mules preferable to horses: mules show less impatience under the pressure of heavy weights, while their ...
14: Humans have used mules from early times; the inhabitants of [[Mysia]] and [...
16: ...on narrow, steep trails — such as the route from the [[South Rim]] down into the [[Grand Canyon]...
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