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  1. Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
    3: ...ing held transversely like the familiar Western [[transverse flute]]. It was used by the monks of the ...
    7: ...th "shakuhachi means" and "shaku-hachi means" for Google -->
    16: ...rp edge, allowing the player substantial pitch control. The five finger holes are tuned to a [[pentato...
    18: ... produce virtually any note they wish from the instrument, and play a wide repertoire of original Zen ...
    26: ...un to give them "exclusive rights" to play the instrument! In return, some were required to spy for th...
  2. Slovakia (19892 bytes)
    29: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 126th]] <br> [[1 E10 m?|49,035 ...
    32: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 103rd]]<br> 5,379,455<br>...
    41: ...]] ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]+1)<br>[[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[Coordinated Univ...
    44: | ''[[Nad Tatrou sa bl?''
    49: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
  3. Cuba (25106 bytes)
    6: ... were wiped out shortly afterwards. The colony's struggle for independence started in [[1868]] and con...
    8: ... 12%, one of the lowest in the latin american countries.
    10: ..., began carrying out the economic reforms that Castro had promised. Among other things, [[healthcare]]...
    12: ... embarrasment to the newly elected Kennedy administration, and subsequently led to the Cuban Missile c...
    14: ...astro allowed anyone who desired to leave the country to depart through the port of Mariel. Known as ...
  4. Jamaica (16893 bytes)
    1: '''Jamaica''' is a country in the [[Caribbean Sea]], located south of [[Cub...
    33: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 159th]] <br> [[1 E10 m?|10,991 ...
    38: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 135th]]
    59: | '''[[List_of_country_calling_codes|Calling Code]]'''
    65: The name of the country derives from the name Xaymaca, meaning land of w...
  5. Hawaii (34434 bytes)
    39: ...ecies]] capital of the world and is the only industrial producer of [[coffee]], and [[chocolate]] in t...
    44: ...er]], [[state gem]], [[state mammal]] and [[state tree]]. Included are the two statues representing H...
    46: ...the [[Union Jack]] and features eight horizontal stripes representing the eight major Hawaiian Islands...
    56: ... be found on high islands located in and near the tropics has resulted in a vast array of [[endemic]] ...
    64: ...edatory rivals. Warfare was endemic. The general trend was towards chiefdoms of increasing size, even...
  6. Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
    3: ...[[nobleman]], well known as an [[astronomer]]/[[astrologer]] (the two were not yet distinct) and [[alc...
    8: ...was born at his family's ancestral seat of [[Knudstrup]] [[Castle]], [[Denmark]] to [[Otte Brahe]] and...
    10: ...and aunt, J? Brahe and [[Inger Oxe]], in the [[Tostrup Castle]] until he was six years old. Around 155...
    12: ...descriptio totius orbis and [[Regiomontanus]]' De triangulis omnimodis.
    14: ...t as many measurements and methods as there are astronomers and all of them disagree. What's needed is...
  7. History of the world (21975 bytes)
    7: ...Ice Age]], when temperate regions of today were extremely inhospitable. Yet, humans had colonized near...
    12: ...h as [[Australian Aborigines|Aborigines]] of [[Australia]] and the [[Bushmen]] of southern Africa, did...
    14: ...uch as [[writing]] and extensive [[trade]] were introduced.
    16: ...ocieties in [[Crete]], mainland [[Greece]] and central [[Turkey]]. In China, proto-urban societies may...
    21: ...] region, [[Middle East]] and [[China]] saw the introduction of [[iron]] tools and weapons. The Americ...
  8. Diwali (5677 bytes)
    10: ... years consisting of 12 [[lunar cycle]]s and an extra month inserted approximately every seven years t...
    26: ...]]. So Dipavali is a festival symbolising the destruction of evil forces.
    38: In [[England]], the days are Dhanteras, Narak Chatrudashi, Lakshmi-Puja, the most important day, Padw...
    40: ...d at http://www.visittnt.com/ToDo/Events/Divali/Introduction.htm
    48: ==Trivia==
  9. San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
    19: ...opulation_note = 7,533,384 ([[metropolitan area|metro area]]) |
    39: ...ar system]], the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] and the [[Transamerica Pyramid]].
    42: ...ived, they found the area inhabited by the Yelamu tribe, belonging to a linguistic grouping later call...
    48: ...food to the site. The first of many environmental transformations was the city's reliance on filled ma...
    51: ...pulation are still present today, notably [[Levi Strauss & Co.]] clothing, [[Ghirardelli Chocolate Com...
  10. Ashkelon (5935 bytes)
    1: ...ty in the western [[Negev]], in the [[Southern District of Israel]] in [[Israel]], which was formed ou...
    8: ..., coated with white plaster, to support the superstructure: it is the oldest such [[vault]] ever found...
    12: ...s [[El]] and [[Baal]] (the "lord," whose name was translated into Hebrew as "[[Moloch]]"). Calf worshi...
    14: ...finally fell in [[600s BC|604 BCE]], burnt and destroyed and its people taken into exile, the Philisti...
    18: ... Crusader seigneuries. [[Saladin]] retrieved the strategic port for Islam after the [[Battle of Hittin...
  11. April Fool's Day (15510 bytes)
    1: ...wn right, is a notable day celebrated in many countries on [[April 1]]. The day is marked by the commi...
    4: ...e proper spirit of tolerance and amusement to the tricks played on them is also said to be liable to s...
    9: ...he change, and others simply refused to break the tradition. These people became the object of so-call...
    12: ...w what time it was when a potential hoax was perpetrated. [[Time zone]]s are different in different pa...
    22: ...firmed-cassette-prosecutions-fbi.html] are rarely true, though entirely feasible.
  12. Andes (13210 bytes)
    6: ... great chain. The mountains extend over seven countries: [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Chile]], [[Colo...
    12: ... two plates is marked by the Peru-Chile [[oceanic trench]]. The descending Nazca plate is young and b...
    13: ...tions to this day. In the extreme south a major [[transform fault]] separates [[Tierra del Fuego]] fro...
    17: ...Venezuela, represent the submerged peaks of the extreme northern edge of the Andes range.
    20: ...al of the larger glaciers descend to sea level ([[Google Earth]]/[[World Wind]] images).
  13. Iguassu Falls (7632 bytes)
    5: ...ral large ones. About 900 metres of the 2.7-kilometre length does not have water flowing over it. The ...
    11: ...ns near the falls include the [[Itaipu]] hydroelectric power plant, and the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]...
    17: ...r in the world, at over a mile wide and over 90 metres (300 feet) in height (in low flow it is split i...
    19: ...(1,000 feet) above Victoria (sometimes over 600 metres).
    29: ...music|1998]] album [[TNT (album)|TNT]] contains a track named "The suspension bridge at Iguazu Falls".
  14. White House (15373 bytes)
    6: ...a [[Metonymy|metonym]] for the President's administration, as in, "Today, the White House announced a ...
    8: ..., in the midwestern or western regions of the country, have often been called the [[Western White Hous...
    12: ..., [[1800]]. Over an extremely slow 8 years of construction, $232,371.83 was spent. With inflation, thi...
    20: ...uch of Washington, D.C. was set alight by British troops, and the White House was gutted. Only the ext...
    22: ... still is, [[as of 2005]]) the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history.
  15. Al Gore (43430 bytes)
    57: ... in the [[Vietnam War]] effort. After completing training as a military journalist, Gore shipped to [...
    59: ...article&node=&contentId=A44095-1999Dec28&notFound=true], [http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/e644.ht...
    69: * '''August to October 1969''': 8 weeks of basic training at [[Fort Dix]], [[New Jersey]]
    70: ...rt Rucker]], [[Alabama]], on-the-job occupational training at the [[Army Flier]] newspaper.
    72: ...ng of early discharge request, as part of general troop reductions.
  16. Klopotec (8027 bytes)
    3: ...[[wine]]-growing landscapes of [[Slovenia]], [[Austria]] and [[Croatia]]. It is one of the symbols of ...
    7: ...o the wind that turns the sail. The device is constructed in such a way that it is always positioned p...
    9: ...y do not peck [[grape]]s, but also as a [[folk instrument]]. A [[Superstition|folk belief]] also state...
    13: ...her of the [[Habsburg]] Emperor [[Francis I of Austria]] had it in his vineyard in [[1836]].
    15: == Tradition ==
  17. Appliance (6102 bytes)
    4: ...t accomplish routine household tasks, using [[electricity]] or some other [[energy]] input. These are...
    10: ...s and [[key function]]s. For instance, energy distribution can be managed more evenly so that when t...
    14: Traditionally, all computing functions were written ...
    20: ...her operaing system. The consumer may also be restricted to a small group of configuration commands, ...
    37: *search engines (e.g., [[Google]] sells a search appliance incorpoarting its sear...
  18. Bullfighting (25773 bytes)
    6: The practice generates heated [[controversy]] in many areas of the world.
    10: ...enas) but also in southern [[Portugal]], some countries in [[Latin America]] (principally [[Mexico]], ...
    12: ...corrida'' itself; the event is dedicated to the patron saint of [[Navarre]], [[Saint Firminus]]. A sim...
    17: ...red bull (''[[tauromachy]]'') is the essential central iconic act of [[Mithras]], which was commemorat...
    19: ...atador.) Bullfighting spread from Spain to its Central and South American colonies, and also in the [[...
  19. Neural network (3735 bytes)
    1: ==Introduction==
    3: ... the concept of neural networks, exploring their structure, how they function, their applications, and...
    9: ==The Basic Structure==
    14: ...Hidden Layers: Perform computations and feature extractions.
    19: ...learn through a process called 'training.' During training, the network adjusts its internal parameter...

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