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- Grapefruit (4275 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Rosidae]]}}
20: ...er closer to the first than the second. Further crosses have produced the [[tangelo]] (1905), the [[mi...
24: ...tacrolimus]], [[diazepam]] and [[cyclosporine|cyclosporine A]]. Grapefruit seed extract is a strong [...
26: ... the theory being that the fruit's low [[glycemic index]] is able to help the body's [[metabolism]] burn ...
30: ...elds.freeserve.co.uk/chelsea.htm World's Northernmost Fruiting Grapefruit?] in the [[Chelsea Physic Ga... - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
2: ...or '''Madame Blavatsky''' was the founder of [[Theosophy]].
5: She was born in Ekaterinoslav (now [[Dnipropetrovsk]]), [[Ukraine]] (then pa...
7: ...a with Emma Cutting (later Emma Coulomb), which closed after dissatisfied customers complained of frau...
15: ...ge]] and others. The Society was a modern day [[Gnostic]] movement of the late [[nineteenth century]] ...
17: By [[1882]] the Theosophical Society became an international organizati... - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ...] lattice to form. A simple example is when [[Sucrose|table sugar]] is melted and cooled rapidly by du...
13: '''Common glass''' is mostly amorphous [[silicon dioxide]] ([[Silicon|Si]][...
20: One of the most obvious characteristics of ordinary glass is tha...
22: ...perties (the germainium contributing to a lower [[index of refraction]]). Undersea cables have sections...
32: ...horium]] oxide gives glass a very high refractive index, and is used in producing high-quality lenses. La... - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
2: ... γραφος ''graphos'' "writing") is the art of decorative [[writing]]...
10: ...idered an important art in [[East Asia]] and the most refined form of East Asian [[painting]].
12: ...k style), ''gyosho'' (semi-cursive style), and ''sosho'' (cursive style, literally "grass writingstyle...
14: ... after the eighth century poetry collection [[Manyoshu]]. Manyogana is now obsolete. At the time this ...
16: Calligraphy has influenced most major art styles in [[East Asia]], including [[s... - Personal life (2762 bytes)
4: ... and [[technology]], a person's life consisted almost entirely of [[survival]] of both self and commun...
10: ...some the most important thing). In the interim, those who can afford to pause and to do so may adopt a...
20: *[[physical quality-of-life index]]
21: *[[purpose]] - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
14: The most common [[solo (music)|solo]] instrument is the p...
18: ...rd (music)|chord]]s. The [[hand#The four fingers|index finger]] is used to sound notes on the prima, whi...
24: ...ns of the balalaika are not precisely known, but most likely it was imported into Russia by the [[Mong...
28: ...kh]]s'', sort of free-lance musical [[jester]]s whose tunes ridiculed the [[Tsar]], the [[Russian Orth...
30: ... three sides and strings of the balalaika are supposed to represent the Holy Trinity. This idea, whil... - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
10: ..., following local Bahian/Brazilian taste; today, most makers follow the tourist consumer's quest for (...
11: ...br㯦quot;, "moeda", "pedra") is held between the index and thumb of the same hand that holds the Berimba...
32: ...g the buzz sound, as one holds easily the gourd closed against one's belly, while touching the string ...
34: ...tle finger so that the gourd is opened. One can grossly tune the open sound, by releasing a little the...
40: ...fer from teacher to teacher. Most teachers, and most students, worry more about producing a nice soun... - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
24: Grant won many important battles, rose to become general-in-chief of all [[Union army|U...
26: ...xecutive branch who were at fault. He is instead mostly criticized for not taking a strong stance agai...
30: ...n]] in [[Brown County, Ohio]], where Grant spent most of his time until he was 17.
43: ...sissippi]], in [[1863]] is considered one of the most masterful in military history; it split the Conf...
48: ...rtionately even more and inflicted irreplaceable losses. Grant has been described as a "butcher" for h... - Volcano (27295 bytes)
10: ...alled '''[[felsic]]''' and tends to be very [[viscosity|viscous]] (not very fluid) and is pushed up in...
12:
18: ...der cone]]s result from eruptions that throw out mostly small pieces of rock that build up around the ...
20: ...tern United States are tall conical mountains composed of both lava flows and ejected material.
22: ...es tend to involve temperatures much lower than those of igneous volcanoes, except when a mud volcano ... - Africa (35389 bytes)
1: ... satellite orthographic.jpg|thumb|A satellite composite image of Africa]]
12: *the Afri, a tribe—possibly [[Berber]]—who dwelt in [[North Africa...
26: ...in [[Somalia]], 51°27′52″ E, the most easterly projection, is a distance (also approxi...
28: ...en in the southern peninsulas. Africa is thus composed of two segments at right angles, the northern r...
39: ...which ceased by law by the nineteenth century in most European countries. - Australia (39438 bytes)
50: ...ng access for traditional uses of the waterway across the border by Papua New Guinean people and [[Tor...
63: ... present-day [[Southeast Asia|south-east Asia]]. Most Indigenous Australians were [[hunter-gatherers]]...
65: ...shment of a [[penal colony]] there following the loss of the [[American colonies]].
70: [[Image:Anzac1.JPG|right|thumb|160px|The [[Last Post]] is played at an [[ANZAC Day]] ceremony in [[Po...
71: ...es in 1911 to provide a neutral place for the proposed new federal capital of [[Canberra]] ([[Melbourn... - Canada (35540 bytes)
6: ... is a country in [[North America]], the northern-most in the world and the second largest in area (aft...
21: ...ficient in energy due to its large fossil fuel deposits, [[nuclear energy]] generation, and [[hydroele...
90: ...nce and [[Great Britain]]. France progressively lost territory to [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]], s...
111: ...claim is not universally recognized. The northernmost settlement in Canada (and in the world) is Canad...
113: ...ns, however, and thus Canada has only the fourth most arable land area behind Russia, [[China]], and t... - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
1: ...ed in the [[Horn of Africa]]. It has one of the most extensive known histories as an independent nati...
59: ..., Axum controlled most of modern-day [[Yemen]] across the Red Sea.
63: ... century]] Emperor [[Fasilidos of Ethiopia|Fasilidos]] expelled these missionaries. At the same time, ...
65: ...ntil the reign of [[Tewodros II of Ethiopia|Tewodros II]] that Ethiopia began to take part in world af...
69: ...t-Leninist]] military [[junta]], the [[Derg]], deposed him, and established a one-party [[socialist]] ... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
60: ...long the coast. Berber kingdoms began to emerge, most notably [[Numidia]], and seized the opportunity ...
62: ...he Berbers adopted [[Islam]] ''en masse'', but almost immediately expelled the Caliphate from Algeria,...
66: ...im Algerians remained outside of French law, and possessed neither French citizenship nor the right to...
68: ...succeeded in pushing the French out in [[1962]]. Most of the 1,025,000 ''[[pied-noir|pieds-noirs]]'', ...
70: ...oum餩议e]] in 1965. The country then enjoyed almost 25 years of relative stability under the one-par... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
55: ...nked fifth on the [[2004]] [[UN Human Development Index]], behind [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], [[Australia]], ...
62: ...vinces]] of the Netherlands, which also includes most of present-day [[Belgium]]. In [[1568]] the [[Ei...
64: ...the [[Dutch Golden Age]], colonies and [[trading post]]s were established all over the globe.
66: ...]]) and the first full-time [[stock exchange]], whose inventiveness led to [[insurance]] and retiremen...
70: The Netherlands possessed several colonies, most notably the [[Dutch East Indies]] (now [[Indones... - Andorra (11532 bytes)
42: ...2003) || [[List of countries by Human Development Index|NA]] – <font color=gray>unranked</font>
59: ...and [[Spain]]. Once isolated, it is currently a prosperous country mainly because of [[tourism]] and i...
69: ...]] of Urgell. In the [[11th century]] a dispute arose between the bishop and his northern French neigh...
71: ...be shared between the French [[count of Foix]] (whose title would ultimately transfer to the French he...
77: ...uly 12]], [[1934]], an adventurer named [[Boris Skossyreff]] issued a proclamation in Urgel, declaring... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: ...of them unique to Madagascar. Most famous among those are the [[lemur]]s. Madagascar and [[Mauritania]...
10: ..._motto = Tanindrazana, Fahafahana, Fandrosoana <br> ''([[Malagasy language|Malagasy]]: Fathe...
41: time_zone = [[Moscow Time|MSK]] |
53: ...ntury, the [[France|French]] established trading posts along the east coast. From about [[1774]] to [[...
57: The British accepted the imposition of a French protectorate over Madagascar in ... - Paraguay (10959 bytes)
23: |'''[[Nicanor Duarte Frutos]]'''
41: |''[[Paraguayos, Rep?a o Muerte]]''
54: ...ountries, but the settlements in the region were mostly Paraguayan. The 35-year military [[dictatorshi...
61: ...80-member Chamber of Deputies (''C᭡ra de Diputados'') and a 45-member [[Senate]] (''C᭡ra de Senado...
68: ...guay consists of 18 [[department]]s (''departamentos'', singular - ''departamento''): - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...e [[Aegean Sea]] border Greece to the east, and those of the [[Ionian Sea|Ionian]] and [[Mediterranean...
21: ...Greece|President]]''' || [[Karolos Papoulias|KᲯlos Papo?]]
23: ...ime Ministers of Greece|Prime Minister]]''' || [[Costas Caramanlis|Ks Karamanl�]
31: | '''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]]'''<br> - Total<br>&n...
50: .... It is bordered by [[Bulgaria]], the [[Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia]] and [[Albania]] to the... - Mali (7755 bytes)
60: ...'Mali'''. Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in [[1991]] with a transitional government, and ...
84: ...]], [[kaolin]], [[salt]] and [[limestone]] being most widely exploited.
99: *[[Architecture of Mali]]- [[Great Mosque of Djenné]]
110: ...porters without borders]] Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2002: Rank 43 out of 139 countries (2 way tie)
122: * [http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ml.html CIA World Factbook - ''Mali'']
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