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  1. Grapefruit (4275 bytes)
    26: ... the theory being that the fruit's low [[glycemic index]] is able to help the body's [[metabolism]] burn ...
    33: * [http://www.dietsindex.com/learn/grapefruit-diet.html Grapefruit Diet]- ...
  2. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
    5: She was born in Ekaterinoslav (now [[Dnipropetrovsk]]), [[Ukraine]] (then par...
    15: ... the divine knowledge had corrupted it in the translation. Her claim that esoteric spiritual knowledg...
    51: ...tings''. This series has 14 volumes including the index.
  3. Glass (26176 bytes)
    22: ...perties (the germainium contributing to a lower [[index of refraction]]). Undersea cables have sections...
    30: ...oda makes the glass water-soluble, which is obviously undesirable, so lime ([[calcium oxide]], [[Calci...
    32: ...horium]] oxide gives glass a very high refractive index, and is used in producing high-quality lenses. La...
    42: ...ies in the sand. Common glass today usually has a slight green or blue tint, arising from these same i...
    44: ...h century|8th centuries]] have been found on the island of [[Torcello]] near [[Venice]]. These form an...
  4. Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
    12: ... the Prime Minister [[Li Si]] drew up an official index of characters and unified the written form for th...
    84: ===Islamic calligraphy===
    88: ...t has co-evolved alongside the [[religion]] of [[Islam]] and the [[Arabic language]].
    90: ...s on the page. Contemporary [[artists]] in the [[Islamic world]] draw on the heritage of calligraphy t...
    92: ...ges from the Qur'an are still active sources for Islamic calligraphy.
  5. Personal life (2762 bytes)
    10: ...[[human sexual behavior|sex lives]]". The religiously inclined may have "[[spirituality|spiritual]] li...
    18: *[[Maslow's hierarchy of needs]]
    20: *[[physical quality-of-life index]]
  6. Balalaika (5108 bytes)
    18: ...rd (music)|chord]]s. The [[hand#The four fingers|index finger]] is used to sound notes on the prima, whi...
    34: Andreyev simultaneously revived two other long-lost Russian instruments:
    37: * the [[gusli]], an autoharp chorded with piano-type keys.
    41: ...a in its full form -- balalaikas, [[domra]]s, [[gusli]], [[bayan (music)|bayan]], and several types of...
  7. Berimbau (11944 bytes)
    11: ...br㯦quot;, "moeda", "pedra") is held between the index and thumb of the same hand that holds the Berimba...
    34: ...n sound, by releasing a little the string, and by sliding the gourd a little up or down from the place...
    70: ...sely associated (very strictly in some groups) to slowness and very sneaky Capoeira game. Rests on (do...
    72: ... most common toque for playing, after the initial slow chanting over Angola toque, in most groups. Ref...
  8. Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
    32: ....S. Congressman]], Thomas L. Hamer. Hamer erroneously nominated him as Ulysses Simpson Grant, and alth...
    54: ...rs had done following their setbacks. Finally, he slipped his troops across the [[James River (Virgini...
    158: ...the matter. He decided that Japan's claim to the islands was stronger and ruled in Japan's favor.
    162: ..." Perhaps Grant should have taken that name seriously; as with the other Young Napoleon, [[George B. M...
    164: ...ily over $450,000 ($9,500,000 in [[consumer price index|2005 dollars]]). Clemens called the memoirs "the ...
  9. Volcano (27295 bytes)
    3: ...px|Smoking Bromo and Semeru volcanoes on [[Java (island)|Java]] in [[Indonesia]].]]
    10: ... because it easily plugs. [[Mount Pel饝] on the island of [[Martinique]] is another example.
    12: ...ought to be a little misleading, however, and are slowly falling into disuse.
    15: ...oor), 120 km in diameter and forms part of the [[Island of Hawai'i]]. [[Olympus Mons]] is a shield vol...
    26: ...in due time break the [[ocean]] surface in new [[island]]s.
  10. Africa (35389 bytes)
    3: ...[[square mile|mi²]]) including its adjacent islands, it covers 20.3 percent of the total land are...
    24: ...0 [[square mile|mi<sup>2</sup>]]), including the islands.
    39: ...nd the world in what became known as the global [[slave trade]], which ceased by law by the nineteenth...
    53: ..., which ironically balanced the power of free and slave states despite the much larger population of t...
    55: ... created ethnic divides where they did not previously exist, and introduced a cultural dichotomy detri...
  11. Australia (39438 bytes)
    48: ...alian Aborigine|Aboriginal]] and [[Torres Strait Islander]] peoples. Eastern Australia was claimed by ...
    50: ... by Papua New Guinean people and [[Torres Strait Islander]]s.
    54: ... New Holland'', in which they wrote of "the vast island, or rather continent, of Australia, Australasi...
    63: ...es Strait Islands]] and parts of far north [[Queensland]], they have distinct cultural practices and p...
    67: ...ictoria (Australia)|Victoria]] in 1851 and [[Queensland]] in 1859. The [[Northern Territory]] was foun...
  12. Canada (35540 bytes)
    52: ... Edward Island]]||[[Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island|Charlottetown]]
    92: ...-1791)|Province of Quebec]], and [[Prince Edward Island]] (created 1769). To accommodate the Loyalists...
    96: ...es of [[British Columbia]] in 1848 and Vancouver Island in 1849. By the late-1850s, politicians in the...
    111: ...ion (CFS) Alert on the northern tip of Ellesmere Island &ndash; latitude 82.5&deg;N &ndash; just 834 k...
    117: ...rld's largest tidal variations. [[Prince Edward Island]] is Canada's smallest province.
  13. Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
    77: ... chose to boycott these elections, ensuring a landslide victory for the [[Ethiopian People's Revolutio...
    126: ...hnicities.[http://www.abesha.com/abesha18/aboutus.php] Both of these terms are [[Arabic language|Arabic...
    128: ...tes back almost to the founding of the religion; Islamic tradition states that [[Bilal]] was from pres...
    163: *[[Islam in Ethiopia]]
    255: *[http://www.ethiopianembassy.org/index.shtml Embassy of Ethiopia in Washington DC] infor...
  14. Algeria (16548 bytes)
    1: ...slates as ''the islands'', referring to the four islands which lay off that city's coast until becomin...
    15: ...ter" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]] (translation): The Revolution by the people and for the p...
    42: | '''[[Religion]]s''' || [[Sunni Islam]] (state religion)
    62: ...[Kusayla]] and [[Kahina]], the Berbers adopted [[Islam]] ''en masse'', but almost immediately expelled...
    64: ...h personalities as [[Emir Abdelkader]] made for a slow conquest of Algeria, not technically completed ...
  15. Netherlands (35958 bytes)
    32: Religion = [[Christianity]], [[Islam]], [[Hinduism]] and [[Judaism]] |
    55: ...nked fifth on the [[2004]] [[UN Human Development Index]], behind [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], [[Australia]], ...
    72: During the [[19th century]], The Netherlands was slow to industrialize compared to neighboring countr...
    102: ...risian language]]) - north, better known as ''Friesland''; capital: [[Leeuwarden]]
    130: ...ng the famous [[polders]]. In [[1932]], the ''[[Afsluitdijk]]'' (English "Barrier Dike") was completed...
  16. Andorra (11532 bytes)
    42: ...2003) || [[List of countries by Human Development Index|NA]] – <font color=gray>unranked</font>
    63: ...Navarre|Navarrese]] word ''andurrial'', which translates as ''shrub-covered land''.
    77: ... Boris I, sovereign prince of Andorra, simultaneously declaring war on the bishop of Urgel. He was arr...
    87: ... into [[Executive (government)|executive]], [[legislative]], and [[judicial]] branches. Ratified and a...
    92: Andorra's main legislative body is the [[unicameral]] [[General Council...
  17. Madagascar (29377 bytes)
    2: ...car is the [[List of islands by size|4th largest island in the world]]. It is the home of five percent...
    53: ...tuguese]] sea captain [[Diego Dias]] sighted the island after his ship became separated from a fleet g...
    55: ...mportant in Madagascar's economy. In return, the island received British military and financial assist...
    59: ...e [[Japan]]ese. The [[Free French]] received the island from the [[United Kingdom]] in [[1943]].
    82: ...tle against corruption. [[December]] [[2002]] legislative elections gave his newly formed [[TIM (Tiako...
  18. Paraguay (10959 bytes)
    63: ...s [[Flag of Paraguay|its flag]], which features a slightly different design on the reverse side than o...
    99: ...s arising from political instability, corruption, slow structural reforms, high internal and external ...
    124: ...orters without borders]] World-wide press freedom index 2002: Rank 32 out of 139 countries
  19. Greece (54754 bytes)
    1: ...nd boundaries with [[Bulgaria]], the [[Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia]], and [[Albania]] to the...
    50: ...[Mediterranean]] basin, feature a vast number of islands.
    72: ...century progressed, much of Greece was overrun by Slavic peoples from the north, and a period of uncer...
    74: ...d [[Asia Minor]] were brought in as settlers. The Slavs were either driven out or assimilated. By the ...
    82: ...died fighting on the walls and was buried anonymously along with his troops. The empire had been for c...
  20. Mali (7755 bytes)
    64: ...nder lines. The National Assembly is the sole legislative arm of the government. It currently consists...
    110: ...porters without borders]] Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2002: Rank 43 out of 139 countries (2 way tie)
    128: *[http://www.afrika.no/index/Countries/Mali/ The Index on Africa - ''Mali''] directory category

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