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- Morse code (33777 bytes)
2: ...rse code is the only digital [[modulation]] mode designed to be easily read by humans without a comput...
4: ...ause Morse code is transmitted using just two states — on and off — it was an early form of a digi...
7: # intra-character gap (between the dots and dashes within a character)
10: # long gap (between sentences)
13: ...ication, largely limited to use in the United States, became known as Railroad or [[American Morse cod... - Embryo (1444 bytes)
3: ...7;'') is an [[animal]] or a [[plant]] in its earliest stage of [[developmental biology|development]].
5: ...ed]], consisting of precursor tissues for the leaves, stem (see '''[[hypocotyl]]'''), and root (see ''...
7: ...ng. In humans, this is from the eighth week of [[gestation]].
9: *'''Stages''': [[morula]]-> [[blastula]]->[[gastrula]].
12: *[[Embryogenesis]] - Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1199 bytes)
1: ...an_cession.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|The Mexican Cession (red) and the Gadsden Purchase (orange)]]
2: ...o the [[United States]] for a sum of [[United States dollar|USD]] $15 million.
4: ...[[Utah]]. The remainder of what are today the states of [[Arizona]] and [[New Mexico]] was later ceded...
6: ...]], and subsequently ratified by the [[United States Senate]] on [[March 10]] and by Mexico on [[May 1...
8: ==External link== - Religion (72319 bytes)
1: ...has taken a huge number of forms in various cultures and individuals.
2: ...s used to designate what should be more properly described as a "religious organization" – that ...
10: ...-reading," a meaning attributed by [[Cicero]] to describe the repetition of scripture. The second int...
15: ...ngs for the word "religion." Some of the approaches are as follows:
17: ... Divine (if any). This broad definition encompasses all systems of belief, including those that affi... - Lightning (33113 bytes)
2: ...cloud-to-ground and cloud-to-cloud lightning strokes are observed during a night-time thunderstorm.]]
8: ==History of lightning research==
10: ...h lightning. [[Benjamin Franklin]] endeavored to test this theory by using a spire which was being ere...
14: ...milar experiments in [[France]], Franklin had suggested the original high-object-with-some-spark-gap i...
16: ... room split, and the door itself torn off its hinges. - Mango (12190 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Sapindales]]}}
11: ...vision | color = lightgreen | plural_taxon = Species}}
13: ''M. caesia''<br>
16: ''M. domestica''<br>
20: ''M. longipes''<br> - Pope Clement I (2457 bytes)
3: ...d to him: full details are at the entry ''[[Epistles of Clement]]''.
5: ...The Vatican's "Annuario Pontificio" ([[2003]]) cites a reign from [[92]] to [[99]]. He is commemorated...
7: ...ognized as a pope with an anchor and fish. Sometimes there is an addition of a millstone; keys; a foun...
10: ... to the Church in Corinth, often called ''[[Epistles of Clement|1 Clement]]''.
12: A [[Epistles of Clement|second epistle]], better described as a [[homily]] and written in the second c... - Pope Pontian (1443 bytes)
1: ... A little more is known of Pontian than his predecessors, apparently from a lost papal chronicle that ...
3: ...inhuman treatment he received in the Sardinian mines. His remains were brought to Rome by [[Pope Fabia...
7: ==External link==
11: Predecessor=[[Pope Urban I|Saint Urban I]]|
12: Successor=[[Pope Anterus|Saint Anterus]]|Dates=230–235}} - Pope Dionysius (1446 bytes)
1: ...which had fallen into great disorder. On the protest of some of the faithful at [[Alexandria, Egypt|A...
3: ...e Dionysius sent large sums of money to the churches of [[Cappadocia]], which had been devastated by t...
5: In art, he is portrayed in [[papal vestment]]s, along with a book.
8: Predecessor=[[Pope Sixtus II|Saint Sixtus II]]|
9: Successor=[[Pope Felix I|Saint Felix I]]|Dates=259–268}} - Pope Miltiades (1686 bytes)
2: ... several later customs to introductions by Miltiades. He was elected after a period of ''[[sede vacant...
4: ...ught against him, and Donatus condemned as a [[heresy|heretic]]. See [[Donatism]].
6: ==External link==
7: ...8a.htm ''Catholic Encyclopedia'':] Pope St Miltiades
10: Predecessor=[[Pope Eusebius|Saint Eusebius]]| - Pope Symmachus (2649 bytes)
1: ...ction with [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] sympathies. Laurence was supported by Emperor [[Roman Emper...
3: ... the lifetime of the pope, or who called conferences and held consultations for that purpose, should b...
5: This did not satisfy Laurence, Festus, or others of the Byzantine party, and many ot...
9: ==External link==
13: Predecessor=[[Pope Anastasius II|Anastasius II]]| - Pope Zacharias (1925 bytes)
3: ...encies that the [[exarch]]ate of [[Ravenna]] was rescued from becoming a Lombard duchy.
5: ...int Boniface]], the apostle of [[Germany]], survives, and shows how great was the influence of this po...
7: ... and decrees of Zacharias are published in [[Jacques Paul Migne]], ''Patrolog. lat.'' lxxxix. p. 917-9...
9: ==External link==
13: Predecessor=[[Pope Gregory III|Saint Gregory III]]| - Pope Sergius III (3716 bytes)
1: ...II, largely upon a remark by Liutprand (see Brook link below).
3: ...t of the surviving documentation about Sergius comes from his opponents.
7: ...gedly honoured [[Pope Stephen VII]] who had been responsible for the infamous "[[Cadaver Synod]]" that...
9: Sergius restored the [[Lateran|Lateran Palace]], which had be...
12: ==External links== - Thumb (3123 bytes)
2: ...of grasping objects by pressing them against the rest of the hand or finger(s).
6: The thumb consists of 3 bones:
11: Its movements are controlled by eight muscles:
21: ...ese form the [[thenar eminence]]. The other muscles come from the forearm. The [[extensor pollicis l...
25: ...lding a pill or other small item, or thumb and sides of second and third fingers holding a pen or penc... - Brain stem (1566 bytes)
1: ... It also controls various functions including [[respiration]], regulation of [[heart]] rhythms, and p...
3: [[image: brainlobes.png|thumb|128px|Mostly enveloped by the cerebrum ...
5: ... and the [[olivary body|olivary bodies]] or ''olives''. The [[pons]] is a knob above the medulla.
7: ...describe the brain stem as the pons, medulla and mesencephalon while others include diencephaletic reg...
9: ...ement. The [[prosencephalon]] is the part that gives rise to the [[diencephalon]] and to the [[telence... - Cockroach (5997 bytes)
11: ...subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Families}}
19: ...nfesting buildings, cockroaches are considered [[pest]]s.
22: ...ropical]] and [[subtropical]] climates. Some species are in close association with human dwellings and...
24: ... sometimes seen carrying [[Egg (biology)|egg]] cases on the end of their [[abdomen]]; the egg case of ...
26: ...individuals claiming to have seen albino cockroaches. - Crustacean (6274 bytes)
9: ..._subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Classes}}
35: ...ly found in marine and freshwater, with a few terrestrial members (such as [[woodlouse|woodlice]]).
41: ...] on the dorsal side of their body. Their appendages are typically [[biramous]], including the second ...
45: ...se the eggs. Crabs' eggs are retained by the females until they hatch into free-swimming [[larva]]e.
49: ...ly controversial; this can make taxonomic references hard to follow. Evolutionary relationships betwee... - Bull shark (3651 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Chondrichthyes]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Carcharhiniformes]]}}
11: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''C. leucas'''''}}
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17: ...es as the seaborne Bull shark, and are not true freshwater sharks (unlike the Bull sharks in [[Lake Ni... - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
1: ...Image:Uscongress.gif|right|frame|Seal of the Congress.]]
3: ...es]] (the "[[Lower House]]") and the [[United States Senate|Senate]] (the "[[Upper House]]").
5: ...by the whole state rather than by a district, serves a six-year term. Senatorial terms are staggered s...
7: ...h the upper houses of the [[bicameral]] legislatures of most other nations.
9: Both Houses of Congress meet in the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C]]. - Tundra (7482 bytes)
1: ...al boundary region) between the tundra and the forest is known as the [[tree-line]] or timberline.
10: ...anada]]. The polar tundra is home to several peoples who are mostly [[nomad]]ic reindeer herders, such...
12: ...vation]] programs; in Canada and Russia many of these areas ae protected through a national Biodiversi...
14: ... lower, and so the water forms the lakes and marshes found during the summer months.
16: ...pecies such as the flat fish. There are few species with large populations. Notable animals in the a...
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