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- Cottage industry (368 bytes)
1: == Cottage Industry==
3: ...usually operated from large centralized factories were cottage industries before the Industrial Revol... - Industry (5421 bytes)
2: ...ny [[profit]] can be realized, also called "heavy industry."
4: ...s— more than [[agriculture]]'s share, but now less than that of the [[service]] sector.
6: ...e type of land use and economic activity involved with [[manufacturing]] and production.
10: The [[North American Industry Classification System]] and other national varian...
13: ...%''' ([http://www.streetauthority.com/terms/index/wilshire5000.asp])
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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
2: ...panish language|Spanish]]-speaking country in the world.
20: latd=19|latm=03|latNS=N|longd=99|longm=22|longEW=W|
28: percent_water = 2.5% |
41: sovereignty_type = [[Mexican War of Independence|Independence]] |
62: For more than 3,000 years, Mexico was the site of several [[Mesoamerica]]n civilizati... - Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...n the region, and sometimes refered to as the "[[Switzerland]] of [[Latin America]]."
5: ... border=1 align=right cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #...
10: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Costa rica flag large.png|1...
11: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Costa Rica|Full Size]])
12: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:CostaRica_coa.jpg]] - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...ces from many parts of Asia as well as successive waves of immigration and emigration merged to creat...
7: ...d; the most archaeologically significant of those was found at [[Banpo]], [[Xi'an]].
11: ...ite]]s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in ...
14: ...d during the [[Xia Dynasty]], and that this model was perpetuated in the successor [[Shang Dynasty|Sh...
18: ...u Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] bronze vessel writings, the Xia remains poorly understood. - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...hat a ship could reach the [[Far East]] via a westward course.
3: ...gurated permanent contact between the New and Old Worlds.
5: ...wo decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout Europe. This is...
7: ...e never reached the present-day [[United States]] where "Columbus Day" ([[12 October]], the anniversa...
9: ...f the existence of the [[New World]] by the [[Old World]], the [[Columbian Exchange]] of species (bot... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...elopment of all-metal machine tools in the first two decades of the nineteenth century enabled the ma...
3: ... the development of [[Electric power|electrical power generation]].
5: ...s often compared to the [[Neolithic revolution]], when mankind developed [[agriculture]] and gave up ...
7: The term industrial ''revolution'' was introduced by [[Friedrich Engels]] and [[Louis-...
10: ...] of the 17th century. But one of the main causes was the invention of the steam engine. - Steel (28384 bytes)
2: ...[Image:Steel framework.jpg|thumb|300px|Steel framework]]
3: ...lloys with higher carbon content than this are known as [[cast iron|iron]].
5: ...ral classes of steels in which carbon is replaced with other alloying materials, and carbon, if prese...
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10: ...humb|left|250px|This heap of [[iron ore]] pellets will be used in steel production.]] - Cottage industry (368 bytes)
1: == Cottage Industry==
3: ...usually operated from large centralized factories were cottage industries before the Industrial Revol... - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ...western border is adjacent to [[Lake Tanganyika]] where it enjoys access to the Tanzanian ocean port ...
3: ...aims of the ruling [[Tutsi]] minority with the growing demands for political participation of the [[H...
10: ...vail, Progrč³ ([[French language|French]]: Unity, Work, Progress) |
12: national_anthem = [[Burundi bwacu]] |
13: ...]] and [[French language|French]]. [[Swahili]] is widely spoken.| - Kom Ombo (811 bytes)
1: ...Nile Valley, but its main rise to prominence came with the erection of the temple in the [[2nd centur...
3: ...ereal|corn]] account for most of the agricultural industry.
5: ...gh there is a large population of [[Nubian]]s who were displaced from their land upon the creation of... - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...[[Gustav III of Sweden]] and [[Charles XIII of Sweden]], Catherine exemplified an "[[enlightened ab...
5: ...ok the throne, triumphant about her bloodless and widely supported coup d'etat. Six months later, on ...
9: ...[[serf]]s was created to make this document the law, but she disbanded the commission before it took ...
11: ... In [[1785]] Catherine issued a charter that: allowed the gentry to petition the throne as a legal bo...
13: ... areas. Third, Catherine relaxed the censorship law and encouraged education for the nobles and middl... - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
3:
5: ...rets on Parting with My Old Dressing Gown'', upon which many an article and sermon about consumer des...
7: ...e among the most graphic of all the pictures that we have of the daily life of the philosophic circle...
9: ==Early works==
10: - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
1: [[Image:Maria Cantwell.jpg|frame|Maria Cantwell]]
3: ... Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Washington|Washington state]] and is a member of the [[United ...
7: ...resentative [[Andrew Jacobs]]. Her mother, Rose, was an administrative assistant.
9: ...polis. She led a successful campaign to build a new library there.
11: ==In the Washington and United States Houses== - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ...owned industries. Even before coming to power she was nicknamed the '''Iron Lady''' in [[Soviet Union...
29: ...d Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in the [[Falklands War]].
31: ... assert that [[Thatcherism|Thatcherite]] policies were responsible for this.
33: ...''; since then her direct political work has been within the [[House of Lords]] and as head of the Th...
36: ...rts was not re-elected as an Alderman, a decision which affected his daughter deeply. - Sojourner Truth (2794 bytes)
3: ...''). Other sources list her name as "Isabella Van Wagener". The year of her birth is uncertain, but i...
5: ...bolished slavery, she returned there in [[1829]], working as a domestic servant for over a decade and...
8: ...l pointed commentary delivered in [[1851]] at the Women's Convention in [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]], [[Ohio...
10: ...setts|Florence]], Massachusetts, where she worked with a neighbor, [[Olive Gilbert]], to produce a bi...
13: ... [[Emancipation Proclamation]] was issued to work with former slaves. She also met President [[Abraha... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
2: ... the winner of thirteen [[Grammy Award]]s. Gifted with a three-octave vocal range, she is noted for h...
4: ...d in [[Yonkers, New York]]. She was left on her own as an orphan at age 14.
6: ... Can't Sing It), You'll Have to Swing It", but it was her version of the [[nursery rhyme]], "[[A Tisk...
8: ... [[1939]], the band continued touring under the new name, "Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra."...
10: ...Marilyn Monroe]]'s voice and typical gestures, as well as [[Louis Armstrong]]'s. - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...nked as the greatest female vocalist ever by such industry publications/media outlets as [[Rolling Stone]] a...
6: ...s talents. Her greatest and most innovative work was yet to come.
8: ...iod, "When I went to Atlantic, they just sat me down at the piano and the hits started coming."
10: ... pop charts - the best result being a number four with her version of [[Burt Bacharach]]'s ''"I Say a...
12: ...virtually unchallenged, winning eight successive awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance; she la... - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
1: ...itchell, on the cover of her album ''Both Sides Now'']]
3: ...ome one of the most highly respected [[singer-songwriter]]s of the late [[20th century]].
5: ...ay explain the unique texture to her voice, which was especially prominent in her later albums.
7: ...ther artists, "Chelsea Morning" and "Both Sides Now".
9: ...itchell's many songs focusing on the dichotomy between the benefits of her stardom and its costs, bot... - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
2: ... is a successful [[Canada|Canadian]] [[singer-songwriter]] and occasional [[actor|actress]].
4: ==Overview==
6: ... is readily seen almost a decade later in the songwriting, singing, and attitude of singers such as A...
10: ...s an older brother, Chad, and a [[twin]] brother, Wade.
12: ..."Hi, I'm Alanis. I want to meet you one day and I want to be famous, just like you."'' - Bessie Smith (7284 bytes)
2: ...s]], and a huge influence on the singers who followed her.
5: ...op a stage presence. Smith began developing her own act around [[1913]], at [[Atlanta]]'s "81" Theat...
7: ...tours for the rest of the year (traveling in her own railroad car), Bessie Smith became the highest-p...
9: ...m appearance, starring in a two-reeler based on [[W. C. Handy]]'s "[[St. Louis Blues]]." In the film,...
11: ...st inaudible guest visit. Hammond was not pleased with the result, preferring to have Bessie back in ... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
3: ... for a [[dance]] [[remix]] of "[[Professional Widow]]", her sole single to reach number one on the [[...
7: ...on involving the [[Baltimore Orioles]]. This song won the contest and became her first single, releas...
10: ... is attributed to a band called "Tess Makes Good" with "additional vocals by Ellen Amos".
13: .... During this time, Tori recorded the song "Happy Workers" for the [[Toys]] movie soundtrack. A remix...
16: ...e UK), "Pretty Good Year" and "Past the Mission", which featured the vocal contribution of [[Trent Re...
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