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- China (38909 bytes)
5: ...]]ese invasion. Imperial monarchy in China ended with the establishment of the [[Republic of China]] i...
7: ... extent of ''China'' is the subject of ongoing political disputes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwa...
14: ...e (or centre) land," referring to the historic position of China at the centre of her known world, sur...
16: ...l political influence expanded territorially, and its culture assimilated alien influences.
18: ...gh acceptance or denial of such claims remains politically controversial, especially where Zhongguo me... - Cleopatra VII of Egypt (8634 bytes)
6: ...ng in title only, with her keeping the true authority.
9: ...olemy XIV]]. Since the Ptolomaic throne was transmited in [[matrilinear]] fashion, the Kings had to ma...
11: ...led and Caesar restored Cleopatra to her throne, with Ptolemy XIV as new co-ruler.
13: ...y named Ptolemy Caesar (nicknamed [[Caesarion]], little Caesar). However, Caesar refused to make the b...
15: Cleopatra and Caesarion visited Rome between [[46 BC]] and [[44 BC|44 BC]] and ... - Performance (3170 bytes)
1: ...eet accordion player.jpg|thumb|A street musician with accordion in Bremen]]
22: ...lt]] setting whereby the performance becomes a [[ritual]]. In a [[scientific]] setting, the carrying o...
24: ...performers do not require payment, but do welcome it. See [[extended technique]].
28: ...h a [[production]] performs. Or in a solo [[capacity]]; such as a [[mime artist]], [[comedian]], [[co...
35: ...ttp://wiktionary.org/wiki/Transwiki:Monitoring monitoring] performance include: - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
2: ...nited States, and has an audience estimated by Arbitron at 20 million listeners weekly.
8: ...sclosed medical problem [http://www.snopes.com/military/limbaugh.htm]. Limbaugh stated that he was not...
10: ... a "golden microphone". (This claim is now a reality as Limbaugh does use a golden microphone on ''Th...
12: ...tion as director of promotions with the [[Kansas City Royals]] [[baseball]] team.
16: ...an on-air signature, as there is no organization with that name. - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
11: ...pite never having had the right to that title, as it would imply that she was a [[princess]] by [[birt...
13: ...rshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued marriage. Her bitter accusations of [[adultery]], [[mental cruelty]...
15: ...oman in the world, the pre-eminent female [[celebrity]] of her generation: a [[fashion]] [[icon]], an ...
22: ...[Earl Spencer]], and she acquired the [[courtesy title]] of ''The Lady Diana Spencer''. A year later, ...
24: ...e]], a [[finishing school]] in [[Rougemont]], [[Switzerland]]. Diana was a talented amateur [[pianist... - Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
1: ...r refusing to give up her seat to make room for white people.]]
2: ...usal in [[1955]] to give up a [[bus]] seat to a white man who was getting on the bus.
3: ==Civil rights and political activity==
4: ...James and Loeona McCauley. She grew up on a farm with her grandparents, mother, and brother; most of h...
6: ...tion center for workers' rights and [[racial equality]]. - Nancy Harkness Love (1763 bytes)
1: ..., [[1914]] - [[October 22]], [[1976]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[aviator | pilot]] and squad...
5: ...s a [[test pilot]] for [[Gwinn Air Car Company]], testing various aircraft modifications including the n...
7: ...dron commander. In [[1943]] the squadron merged with the
11: ...illies]], a [[B-17]]. She was certified in 16 military aircraft, including the [[Douglas C-47]] and t...
13: ... the women in her squadron to be recognized as military veterans. They were recognized in [[1977]], s... - Hanna Reitsch (3751 bytes)
1: ...image:Hanna_Reistch.jpg|thumb|right|288px|Hanna Reitsch in the Fa 61]]
2: ...]] [[Germany|German]] [[test pilot]], and a favourite of the upper echelon of the [[Nazi]] party.
4: ... when she left that field to pursue a career as a test pilot. In the 1930s she became fairly famous, set...
6: ... star of the Nazi party, always looking for publicity, and in 1938 she flew the Fa 61 every night insi...
8: ... the Luftwaffe Combined Pilot and Observer Badge with Diamonds. She survived many accidents and was b... - Virginia Apgar (394 bytes)
1: ... childbirth. She graduated from [[Columbia University]] in 1933.
3: ...he health of [[neonate|newborn]] [[baby|babies]]. It is administered one minute and five minutes after... - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
2: ..., [[1902]] - [[December 12]], [[1968]]) was a [[United States]] [[actor|actress]], talk-show host, and...
4: ...r of the House]] [[1936]]-[[1940]]), niece of [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[John H. Bankhead II]]...
6: ...ily to let her move to New York. She quickly won bit parts, first appearing in a non-speaking role in ...
8: ...e known for her wit, although as screenwriter [[Anita Loos]], another minor Roundtable member said: "S...
10: ... End]]'s -- and [[England]]'s -- best-known celebrities. - Greta Garbo (9957 bytes)
10: ...re, she met the [[Sweden|Swedish]] director [[Mauritz Stiller]]. He trained her in [[film|cinema]] [[a...
12: When Stiller went to the [[United States]] in [[1925]] to work for [[Metro-Goldwy...
17: ...on-and-off affair with the primarily homosexual British photographer [[Cecil Beaton]], to whom she was...
19: ...'' ([[1930 in film|1930]]), which was publicized with the slogan "Garbo Talks." The movie was a huge s...
21: ..., her one-time fiancé¬ John Gilbert, whose popularity was waning, did not fare as well after the adven... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...[American Film Institute]] ranked Hepburn the greatest actress of all time.
5: ...her unabashedly liberal family, who she credited with giving her a sense of adventure and independence...
7: ...ould later be recognized for her athletic physicality — she fearlessly performed her own pratfal...
8: ...ormation about her brother's apparent suicide and its great impact on Hepburn -->
10: ...year she debuted on [[Broadway]] after landing a bit part in ''[[Night Hostess]]''. - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...1926]] – [[August 5]], [[1962]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]] of the [[20...
6: ...''' in the charity ward of Los Angeles County Hospital. Her grandmother, Della Monroe Grainger, later ...
8: ...red adopting her, which they could not have done without Gladys's consent.
10: ...died; Gladys's father, Otis, died in a mental hospital near [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardin...
12: ...o think little of herself, yet also developed a gritty, opportunistic side and a super-human drive. Sh... - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
3: ... female athletes were still frowned upon by many. It earned her the nickname ''"The Flying Housewife"'...
5: ...pics]] a year later. Although international competition was hampered by [[World War II]], Blankers-Koe...
7: ...e [[European Championships in Athletics|European titles]], 58 Dutch championships and set or tied 12 [...
11: ... [[gymnastics]], [[ice skating]] and [[running]]. It soon became clear she was a sports talent, but sh...
13: ...earance in the sport was in 1935. Her first competition was a disappointment, but in her third race, s... - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
3: ...comotives, and may be referred to as [[multiple unit]]s or [[railcar]]s; the use of these self-propell...
5: ...and are controlled from a control cab at the opposite end of the train in the other.
7: ==Benefits of locomotives==
8: ...sons why the motive power for trains has been traditionally isolated in a locomotive, rather than in s...
10: * ''Ease of maintenance'' - it is easier to maintain one locomotive than many se... - 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... - Liver (11441 bytes)
1: ...cogen]] storage and [[plasma protein]] synthesis. It also produces [[bile]], which is important for di...
5: .... It is the largest organ in the [[abdomen]] and sits immediately under the [[diaphragm (anatomy)|diap...
9: ...tic duct to form the common bile duct. Bile can either drain directly into the [[duodenum]] via the c...
11: ...tion (biology)|regeneration]] of lost tissue; as little as 25% of remaining liver can regenerate into ...
14: ...y are easily recognizable surface landmarks. Traditional gross anatomy divided the liver into four lo... - 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]].]] - United Nations (29685 bytes)
1: ...are not UN members. For more information, see [[United Nations member states]].
3: ...uarters is in [[New York City]], [[USA]]; see [[United Nations headquarters]].
5: ...s, English speakers were referring to it as the United Nations, or UN.
7: ...gans, part of what is collectively called the [[United Nations System]]:
10: *[[UN Security Council]] - Science (19868 bytes)
6: ...ical results that can be checked and [[Falsifiability|possibly contradicted]].
10: ...inding a certain type of dinosaur" is consistent with the empiricist's use of prediction. On the other...
12: ...geably. Both have been subjected to devastating criticisms:
14: ...language, so the very notion of testing theories with [[facts]] is problematic.
15: ...assumptions, rules, practices, etc. and that transitions from one paradigm to another generally does n...
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