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  1. History of China (45919 bytes)
    14: ...e [[13th century BC]] and takes the form of inscriptions of divination records on the bones or shells ...
    50: ...89. "South China under the Later Han Dynasty" (Chapter One from ''Generals of the South: the Foundatio...
    51: ...Han for the years 189 to 220 AD as recorded in Chapters 59 to 69 of the Zizhi tongjian of Sima Guang, ...
    55: ....'' Draft annotated English translation.[http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/texts/hhshu/hou_han...
    56: ...'' Draft annotated English translation. [http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/texts/weilue/weilue...
  2. Boudicca (6973 bytes)
    11: ...e [[Legio IX Hispana|Legio IX ''Hispana'']], attempted to relieve the city, but his forces were routed...
    15: ...he [[battle of Watling Street]]. The Britons attempted to flee, but were impeded by the presence of th...
    27: ...k on and gifted with a powerful voice. A flood of bright red hair ran down to her knees; she wore a golden...
  3. Mary Cassatt (9047 bytes)
    12: ...he Salon critics claimed that her colors were too bright and that her portraits too accurate to be flatter...
    27: After a trip to Egypt in [[1910]], where she was awed by the ancient ar...
    63: ...tt Mary Helene de Septeuil 1889.jpg|''Helene de Septeuil'' (1889)
  4. Clara Barton (9023 bytes)
    6: ...s said that her older brothers and sisters were kept busy answering her many questions, and each sibli...
    17: ...ith my life if need be; as the daughter of an accepted [[Mason]], he bade me seek and comfort the affl...
    31: ... of crisis. As Barton expanded the original concept of the Red Cross to include assisting in any grea...
  5. Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
    10: ...[D.A. Pennebaker]] documentary ''Monterey Pop'' captured [[Cass Elliott]] in the crowd silently mouthi...
    26: ...s appearance at Monterey, and whose career burned bright for a few years, but who also died from drug-rela...
    30: ...umentary film]] ''[[Festival Express]]'', which captured her at her very best. Janis's scorching vocal...
    32: Although there were some notable exceptions, it can be argued that, prior to Janis, there...
  6. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
    9: ...t of nothing. Though she was apparently quite adept at these feats, her interests were more in the ar...
    15: ...mpting to translate the divine knowledge had corrupted it in the translation. Her claim that esoteric...
    21: Suffering from heart disease, [[rheumatism]], [[Bright's disease]] of the kidneys, and complications fro...
    69: ... have, would be very credulous and foolish to accept it on blind faith. Nor does the writer believe an...
  7. Mary Magdalene (15420 bytes)
    6: ...of Jesus. They found the [[empty tomb|sepulchre empty]] but saw the "vision of angels" ([[Gospel of Ma...
    12: ...first needed to be defended. All of these manuscripts were first discovered and published between [[19...
    22: ...[[Pistis Sophia]]'', and The ''[[Gospel of the Egyptians]]'', reflects some of the tensions in second-...
    24: ...ry'']: (English), syncretic text, incorporating Coptic and earlier Greek versions; further web links
    33: ... of [[Nikos Kazantzakis]]'s novel ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' followed a similar tradition.
  8. Ellen G. White (5403 bytes)
    3: ...he lived and worked in the [[United States]], except for a period of [[1890]]-[[1900]] in [[Australia]...
    7: ...ing compilations from her 50,000 pages of manuscript, more than 100 titles are available in English. A...
    25: ...ibed the vision experiance as being surrounded in bright light. In these visions she would be in the prese...
    45: ...r visions to her head injury, arguing that her symptoms match disorders such as [[Epilepsy|temporal lo...
  9. Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
    2: ...her 13th nomination for ''[[Adaptation (movie)|Adaptation]]''. Hepburn won an [[Emmy Award]] in [[197...
    12: ...e to S. Ogden Ludlow, so she would not have to adopt the "too ordinary" name of "Mrs. Smith." Hepburn...
    30: ...tead of glamorous clothing fit for a starlet, prompting RKO executives to confiscate her overalls when...
    32: ...hat same year, Hepburn played Jo in the screen adaptation of ''[[Little Women]]'', which broke box-off...
    60: ...le. Blanchett, who thanked Hepburn during her acceptance speech, carried one of Hepburn's silk gloves ...
  10. Nicole Kidman (11782 bytes)
    13: ...[1990]] in [[Telluride, Colorado]]. The couple adopted two children, Isabella and Connor, and lived in...
    26: ...met with a mixed reception. Despite the mixed reception, the film was nominated for the prestigious [[...
    54: ...d after the cast and crew determined that the script needed to be re-written. The next Kidman movie re...
  11. Gaillardia (3637 bytes)
    2: ...aristata2.jpg|250px|''Gaillardia aristata'']] | caption = Common Gaillardia (''Gaillardia aristata'')}...
    17: ...nt grows to 1 1/2 to 2 ft (45 - 60 cm) tall, with bright daisy-like single color and bi-color blooms in sh...
  12. Phlox (1364 bytes)
    2: ... image = [[Image:Phlox douglasii0.jpg|240px]] | caption = ''Phlox douglasii''}}
    17: Phlox range in color from pale blue to bright red to white. Some species such as [[Smooth Phlox...
    19: ...sometimes eaten by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Hummingbird hawk moth]].
  13. Sunflower (5784 bytes)
    2: ...flower.jpg|260px]] | caption = Sunflowers display bright yellow colors.}}
    20: ==Description==
  14. Sweet pea (1311 bytes)
    2: ...image = [[Image:Sweetpea closeup.jpeg|250px]] | caption = }}
    17: ...ible. They are often grown by gardeners for their bright colours and the sweet fragrance that gives them t...
  15. African Lily (1955 bytes)
    2: ...e | image = [[Image:African lily.png|200px|]] | caption = }}
    16: == Description ==
    18: ...ower stalk 2 to 3 ft. high, ending in an umbel of bright blue, funnel-shaped flowers.
  16. Begonia (2934 bytes)
    2: ..._image | image = [[Image:Begonia1.jpg|250px]] | caption = ''Begonia aconitifolia''}}
    21: ...he day. The tuberous rooted sorts require to be kept at rest in winter, in a medium temperature, almos...
  17. Maple (3638 bytes)
    2: ...age = [[Image:Maple7951.JPG|250px|Red Maple]] | caption = Red Maple flowers }}
    14: ...nce points to the latter being the more accurate option. They are distinguished by opposite [[leaf]] a...
    21: ...g pins and bowling alley lanes. Some species have bright autumnal leaf coloring. The Sugar Maple (''Acer s...
    23: ...s a food plant for the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Pale November Moth]].
  18. Eye (21834 bytes)
    1: ...ism]]s including some [[mammal]]s, [[bird]]s, [[reptile]]s and [[fish]] have two eyes which may be pla...
    9: ...roughly spherical, filled with a [[transparency (optics)|transparent]] gel-like substance called the [...
    31: ... the inner eye a dark colour, which prevents disruptive reflections within the eye. The inner most lay...
    33: To maximise vision and light absorption, the retina is a relatively smooth (but curved...
    34: ...lind spot is a point on the [[retina]] where the optic nerve pierces the retina to connect to the nerv...
  19. Aniridia (959 bytes)
    1: ..., most individuals with aniridia are sensitive to bright outdoor light and their eyes may need protecting....
    3: ...ease]], [[cataract]], [[lens subluxation]] and [[optic nerve disease]]. Children born with aniridia wi...
  20. Retina (13061 bytes)
    5: ...In [[embryonal development]], the retina and the optic nerve originate as outgrowths of the [[brain]].
    12: ... spot (anatomy)|blind spot]] as it lacks photoreceptors. It appears as an oval white area of 3 mm<sup>...
    14: ...e layers (from left to right) to hit the photoreceptors (right layer). This elicits chemical transform...
    16: ...ls lie innermost in the retina while the photoreceptive cells lie outermost. Because of this light mus...
    18: ...blue light. This is known as the [[blue field entoptic phenomenon]] (or Scheerer's phenomenon).

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