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- November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: ...n [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], with 57 days remaining.
7: ...[[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: ...nder command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski|Dmitry Pozharsky]]
10: ...dinia|Sardinia]], which soon expanded to become [[Italy]].
11: ...attle]], [[Washington]] as the Territorial University - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
21: |'''[[Political Party]]:'''
27: ...on|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellation that stuck.
29: ...h the [[United States]], and formed a close bond with [[Ronald Reagan]]. Thatcher also dispatched a [[...
31: ...rgaret Thatcher assert that [[Thatcherism|Thatcherite]] policies were responsible for this.
33: ...'; since then her direct political work has been within the [[House of Lords]] and as head of the That... - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ... [[1910]]), who came to be known as ''The Lady with the Lamp'', was the pioneer of modern [[nurse|nu...
7: ...r older sister (named [[Parthenope]] for the old city that is now [[Naples]]). A brilliant and strong-...
9: ...r family in [[1845]], evoking intense anger and distress from her family, particularly her mother.
13: ...sed by the quality of medical care and by the commitment and practises of the sisters.
17: ...vinced that marriage would interfere with her ability to follow her calling to nursing, Nightingale co... - Wisteria (4864 bytes)
11: ...steria'''''}}<br/>{{Taxobox authority new | authority = [[Thomas Nuttall|Nutt.]]}}
18: ...). The vines climb by twining their entire stems either [[clockwise]] (As in [[Japanese Wisteria|''Wis...
20: ...s ''[[Laburnum]]'', but purple, violet, pink or white, not yellow. Flowering is in the spring (just be...
22: ...[[1818]]), a professor of anatomy at the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. As a consequence, the name is...
35: ...ls but prefers fertile, moist, well-drained ones. It thrives in full sun to partial shade. - Apple (20408 bytes)
16: ...are of the species ''M. domestica'' or hybrids of it.
23: ...ts that affect domestic apples, and research with it to develop new disease-resistant apples is contin...
25: ...velop apples suitable for growing in climates unsuitable for ''M. domestica'', mainly for increased co...
27: ...[United States]] since the [[Immigration to the United States|arrival of Europeans]].
32: ...low [[pesticide]]s to penetrate the top of the fruit), and popular flavor. - Nervous system (3163 bytes)
1: ...ts and processes input from the [[sense]]s, and initiates [[action (philosophy)|action]]s. (see [[Cent...
3: ...are an exception). Chemicals that target the activity of [[nerve]]s generally are the most rapidly act...
10: Rapid signalling within the nervous system occurs by two primary mecha...
11: *Within neuronal [[nerve fiber]]s by way of [[action p...
12: *Between neurons by way of [[neurotransmitter]] [[diffusion]] across [[synapse]]s. - Testicle (6183 bytes)
1: ...]s have two testicles, which are often contained within an extension of the [[abdomen]] called the [[s...
3: ...cremasteric reflex. It also occurs in response to stress (the testicles rise up toward the body in an evol...
5: ...nary development which protects each testis from hitting against the other.
13: ...adotropic hormones produced by the anterior [[pituitary]]:
19: ...ficiently close one), via [[sexual intercourse]] with her.) - 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. - Bone (11388 bytes)
1: ...e]]s) facilitate [[movement]]; are also involved with [[cell formation]], [[calcium metabolism]], and ...
3: ...ives to bones are [[animal shell|shell]]s and [[chitin]].
6: ...efly [[collagen]]). Bone is a [[mesh]], the [[density]] of which may vary at different [[points]].
9: ...cellous bone is trabecular (honeycomb structure), it has a relatively high surface area, but forms a s...
11: ... during growth or repair. It is so called because its fibres are aligned at random, and as a result ha... - Adrenal gland (7544 bytes)
1: ...esponsible for regulating the [[stress (medicine)|stress]] response through the [[synthesis]] of [[cortico...
5: ...he adrenal gland, while the adrenal cortex covers its surface.
7: ...adrenal cortex'' belong to the [[hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis]] and are the source of [[cortiso...
11: ...in cell]]s, the adrenal medulla is the principal site of the conversion of the [[amino acid]] [[tyrosi...
13: In response to [[stressor]]s such as [[exercise]] or imminent danger, med... - Epithelium (4397 bytes)
1: ...omposed of a layer of [[cell (biology)|cell]]s. Epithelium can be found lining internal (e.g. [[endoth...
3: ...g the inside of mouths and body cavities. Other epithelial cells line the insides of the [[lung]]s, th...
5: ...ion, absorption and protection. Epithelial cells sit on a [[basal lamina]] (formerly called a basement...
8: Epithelial cells are classified by the following three...
12: ...es of epithelium cells.jpg|thumb|350px|Types of epithelium cells]] - Ceramics (15941 bytes)
10: ...story of ceramics can be traced back to the Paleolithic era. Early pottery was used primarily for stor...
12: ...r instance, ancient Greek pottery is renowned for its red and black figure techniques, while Chinese c...
17: ...ling, and slab building. It's one of the most traditional methods where the artist shapes the clay by ...
21: ...od, liquid clay slip is poured into molds, making it easier to produce multiple copies of a design.
30: ...for its simplistic beauty, is deeply intertwined with the Japanese tea ceremony and Zen philosophy. - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ...ke the sugar was originally, which can be seen in its [[conchoidal]] fracture.
5: The remainder of this article will be concerned with a specific type of glass—the [[silica]]-ba...
9: ...e modified, or even changed entirely, with the addition of other compounds or [[heat treatment]].
13: ...same chemical compound found in [[quartz]], or in its polycrystalline form, [[sand]].
18: ... this ball from the [[Verrerie of Brehat]] in [[Brittany]].]] - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
2: ...nt is also a part of [[Candomblé-de-caboclo tradition.
9: ... which grows in Brazil), about 4 to 5 feet long, with a steel string ("arame" - often pulled from the ...
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: - Egypt (18830 bytes)
24: | '''[[Capital]] and Largest City'''
36: ...tal (2003) <br /> - [[Population density|Density]]
40: | from the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<br />[[28 February]], [[1922]]<br ...
58: ... It is bordered to the north and east by the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and the [[Red Sea]], respectively.
60: ...f the [[Sahara]] [[Desert]] and are sparsely inhabited. - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
13: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Julia Grant]]...
15: ...e United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]</td></tr>
16: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>
22: ...ident of the United States|President]] of the [[United States]].
24: ...all [[Union army|Union armies]], and is credited with winning the war. Although he was a successful ge... - Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
13: | place of death=[[New York City, New York]]
15: | party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
18: ...mber 19th, and Arthur became [[President of the United States|President]], serving until [[1885]].
20: ...Arthur pronounced his middle name, Alan, with the stress on the ''second'' syllable -- "Al-AN." - Printing press (12986 bytes)
1: ...Laurens Janszoon Coster]] has also been credited with this invention.
4: ...t [[book]]s was an incredibly time consuming activity.
6: ...nal scholarly pursuits in [[Song China]] and facilitated more creative modes of printing. Nevertheless...
8: ...n 1440, Gutenberg had worked as a [[goldsmith]]. Without a doubt, the skills and knowledge of metals t...
12: ...pe had to be set manually for each page, which limited the number of different pages created per day. ... - Glaciology (3787 bytes)
3: It is an interdisciplinary [[earth science]] that in...
9: ... long period of time; glaciers move very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley g...
11: ...laciers. A glacial geologist studies glacial deposits and glacial erosive features on the landscape. G...
18:
23: ...ual gain from [[Precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]]. - Plate tectonics (27764 bytes)
1: ...s interior is made up of two layers, the outer [[lithosphere]] and the inner [[asthenosphere]].
3: ...nother). [[Earthquake]]s, [[volcano|volcanic activity]], [[mountain]]-building, and [[oceanic trench]]...
5: ...oor spreading]], noticed in the 1960s. The theory itself was developed during the late [[1960s]] and h...
8: ...n the fluid-like asthenosphere. The relative fluidity of the asthenosphere allows the tectonic plates ...
10: ...s active volcanoes occur along plate boundaries, with the Pacific Plate's [[Pacific Ring of Fire|Ring ...
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