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- Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
2: ...1897]] - c.[[July 2]], [[1937]]) was a famous [[United States|American]] [[aviator]], known for breaki...
6: ... spent the first twelve years of her life living with her mother's parents.
8: ...tts]]. During this time, she was able to keep up with aviation as a weekend hobbyist. She was even fea...
10: ...hart referred to the marriage as a "partnership" with "dual control."
14: ...pasture near [[Derry]], [[Northern Ireland]], [[United Kingdom]]. She received the [[Distinguished Fly... - Lucinda Williams (4182 bytes)
2: ...ard]] winner, she was named "America's best songwriter" by ''Time'' magazine in 2002.
4: ...nity for music at an early age, and was playing guitar at 12.
6: ...n Blues'', which consisted of her own material. Neither album received much attention.
8: ...8 that [[Rough Trade Records]] released the self-titled ''Lucinda Williams.'' The single "Changed the ...
10: ...'') in 1992, and the song became a smash country hit for which Williams received the Grammy Award for ... - Brain (22060 bytes)
1: ...[nervous system]]. Although the brain is usually cited as the supervisory center of [[vertebrate]] ner...
3: ... Functions of the brain are responsible for [[cognition]], [[emotion]], [[memory]], [[motor learning]]...
5: ... by sending various chemicals called [[neurotransmitter]]s across gaps known as [[synapse]]s. Small in...
9: ...[eye]] for visual processing and a central brain with three divisions. The cephalopod brain has a cent...
11: ...eeping the volume of the brain compact enough to fit inside the skull. - Kidney (12846 bytes)
3: ...ea]]) from the [[blood]] and excrete them, along with [[water]], as [[urine]]. The medical field that ...
9: ... [[peritoneum]], the lining of the [[abdominal cavity]]. They are approximately at the [[vertebra]]l l...
11: ... fat and the pararenal fat) which help to cushion it.
13: ...ehind.jpg|thumb|250px|Kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed]]
15: ... kidney is an opening, called the hilus, which admits the renal [[artery]], the renal [[vein]], [[nerv... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...primarily hung on walls or used on tables. Only with the opening of trade routes in the 17th century ...
3: ...s on beds or on the hearth). For the sake of clarity, some textile scholars also differentiate betwee...
14: ...' carpet), the structural weft threads alternate with a supplementary weft that rises from the surface...
16: ...9th century further improved manufacturing capabilities.
19: ...ictorian era|Victorian]] embroidered carpet compositions include highly illusionistic, 3-dimensional f... - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
2: ...nt is also a part of [[Candombl靝-de-caboclo tradition.
9: ..., attached to the lower portion of the Verga by a loop of tough string, typically a hard shoe lace, acts...
10: ...tourist consumer's quest for (pretended) authenticity, and use clear varnish and discrete decoration.
11: ...nal rattle ("[[caxixi]]"). One strikes the arame with the baqueta to produce the sound. The [[caxixi]]...
21: Capoeiristas split berimbaus in three categories: - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
7: ... nazm<br /> ([[Urdu]]: Faith (self confidence), Unity, Discipline) |
11: capital = [[Islamabad]] |
14: leader_titles = [[President of Pakistan|President...
16: ...ty = [[Karachi]] (also [[financial capital]]) |
19: area_magnitude = | - Flag of Indiana (917 bytes)
2: ...ation of the state's 1916 Centennial celebration; it was the winner of a contest sponsored by the [[Da... - Nebraska (13662 bytes)
1: <!-- Here is a table of data; skip past it to edit the text. -->{{US state |
9: Capital = [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]] |
11: LargestCity = [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]] |
21: DensityRank = 42<sup>nd</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 8.6 | - Astronomy (13970 bytes)
1: ...arth]] and its [[earth's atmosphere|atmosphere]]. It studies the [[Cosmology|origins]], [[Galaxy forma...
3: ...the [[Far side (Moon)|far side]] of Earth's Moon, its diameter is about 58 miles (93 km).]]
5: ... the two fields share a common origin, they are quite different; astronomers embrace the [[scientific ...
8: ..., and modern astronomy concerns itself much more with trying to observe and understand the actual phys...
10: ...ations of different models, and involves working with computer or analytic models. - List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
3: It includes listings or tabular information for quic...
7: ...vely, instead of copying the link, you could drag it into your bookmarks toolbar, allowing the link to...
10: Please use the new section editing feature if your browser
17: ...es/List_of_et|9,]] [[Special:Allpages/List_of_hospitals|10,]] [[Special:Allpages/List_of_mis|11,]] [[S...
28: ...t of subnational entities|Lists of subnational entities]] - Ming Dynasty (65624 bytes)
2: ...ng rule, a vast [[navy]] and [[army]] was built, with four masted ships displacing 1,500 tons and a st...
6: ...t [[Nanjing]] and adopting "Hongwu" as his reign title.
8: ...ian conventions, and not as a popular rebel. Despite his humble origins, he emerged as a national lea...
10: ...ry" and reflects the increased prestige of the military.
12: ... Dynasty|Song]] and Yuan times were expropriated with the establishment of the Ming dynasty. Great [[... - 2006 (7939 bytes)
11: ...arting on Sunday]] of the [[Gregorian calendar]]. It has been designated:
19: ...blic of Ireland]] must be changed to [[metric]] units.
22: ...ct with [[Sirius Satellite Radio|Sirius]] [[satellite radio]] begins.
23: ...|Canadian]] Province of [[Quebec]] will be reconstituted, as the result of a referendum held [[June 20...
24: * [[January 1]]- [[NJ Transit]] takes over [[Clocker]] service from [[Amtrak]] - Horse (38916 bytes)
15: ...efield "[[cavalry]]" units, sometimes keeping traditional names ([[Lord Strathcona's Horse]], etc.)
19: ...ay Gould]] cited rare instances of modern horses with true extra toes as evidence that minor genetic m...
21: ...rgo careful introductions to strange objects and situations.
23: ...es them out of the herd to form "bachelor bands" with other young stallions. Usually not until a stall...
25: ...d wants to stop and eat, the whole herd follows suit. - Archery (18991 bytes)
1: ...hery_competition.jpg|thumb|400px|Archers in Competition]]
5: ==Modern competitive archery==
7: Competitive archery involves shooting arrows at a target f...
9: ...that the Koreans stick primarily to outdoor competition, particularly the 70 m Olympic distance. ...
11: ... de Tir ࠬ'Arc). Olympic rules are derived from FITA rules. - Cable car (railway) (12669 bytes)
4: ...e as required. Cable cars are sometimes confused with [[funicular]]s, where the cars are permanently a...
7: ... a cable house or power house. The speed at which it moves is relatively constant, although somewhat i...
9: ...cable. Conversely the car is stopped by detaching it from the cable, and then applying brakes. This gr...
11: ...may not be able to stop and can wreak havoc along its route until the cable house realizes what is goi...
13: ...ot unique to cable cars, as electric cars fitted with [[regenerative braking]] offer the same advantag... - Lute (15915 bytes)
1: ...called a ''lutenist'', and a maker of lutes (or guitars) is called a ''luthier''.
7: ...t difficult to tune. Thus lutenists share a joke with [[harp|historical harpists]], "We spend half our...
9: ... on the lower-pitched strings as on a classical guitar.
11: ...numbered sequentially, counting from the highest pitched, so that the ''chantrelle'' is the ''first co...
13: ... issue, and is described in a separate section of its own, [[Lute#Tuning conventions|below]]. - Helicopter (20080 bytes)
5: ...er can travel to any location, and land anywhere with a clearing a rotor disk and a half in diameter.
9: ...carry slung loads, accommodating awkwardly shaped items), or as a mount for still, film or television ...
13: ...y eventually made its way to Europe via trade and it has been depicted in a [[1463]] painting. "Pao Ph...
15: ...e licensed (in March [[1946]]) for use in the [[United States]].
19: ...gled wings forces air downwards, creating an opposite reaction called [[lift (force)|lift]] that force... - Des Moines, Iowa (13222 bytes)
2: ...|thumb|300px|The State Capitol of Iowa, featuring its golden dome.]]
4: ...]] in [[French language|French]]) is the capital city of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Iowa]], which was inc...
5: ... was in [[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City]] until after it was shortened to "Des Moines" in [[1857]]. [http:...
6: ...ng to the [[2000]] census, the population of the city is 198,682.
8: ...meet just south of the downtown and serve as the city's primary water supply. - Raleigh, North Carolina (12457 bytes)
3: ...ch Triangle|The Triangle]], so named in [[1959]] with the creation of the [[Research Triangle Park]], ...
10: {{Template:US City infobox|
11: city = Raleigh |
13: nickname = "The City of Oaks" |
24: city pop = 276,093|
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