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- Sweden (27111 bytes)
3: ...llegedly notorious [[Vikings]], Sweden spent a couple of centuries in battles with its neighbouring co...
63: ...] – the [[Weichsel glaciation]]. The region developed rather slowly compared to southern Europe; ...
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73: ...n's expansion into the northern wilderness of [[Laplandia]], the Scandinavian peninsula, and present-d...
84: ...ion]] in Sweden progressed during the century, people gradually began moving into the [[Cities of Swed... - Latvia (12041 bytes)
57: ...over Latvia and neighbouring regions. With Russia devastated by [[Russian Revolution|revolution]] and [...
59: ...ary]] 15th, [[1922]]. It acknowledged that the people were, themselves, sovereign, and provided for th...
120: ...ost of the country consists of fertile, low-lying plains with some hills in the east, the highest poin...
131: ... the previous two years. Privatization is much completed, except for some of the large state-owned uti...
140: ....lka.edu.lv/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index&topic=68] - Crochet (5214 bytes)
7: Crocheted fabric in the modern sense is begun by placing a slip-knot loop on the hook, pulling anothe...
12: ...t to the practice. These writers point to the "simplicity" of the technique and claim that it "must" h...
14: ... claimed to be crochet turn out to actually be samples of [[naalebinding]].
16: ...rms of lace. It required minimal equipment and supplies, all easily accessible to persons of all socia...
19: ...unities whose traditional livelihoods had been displaced by imperialism. The finished items were purc... - Rene Descartes (17976 bytes)
1: ...inventing the Cartesian coordinate system used in plane geometry and algebra.
4: ... to [[Teleology|ends]]—divine or natural—in explaining natural phenomena. In his theology, he insi...
14: ...eling, visiting courts and armies, mixing with people of diverse temperaments and ranks, gathering var...
16: ...ng Descartes' life and the foundation on which he develops analytical geometry. He dedicated the rest ...
18: ...ege of La Rochelle]] by Cardinal [[Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu|Richelieu]] in [[1627]].... - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
2: ...word ''Sikh'', which means a strong and able disciple. The core beliefs of Sikhism are belief in one ...
4: ... certain ritualistic practices that distracted people from focusing on [[God]]. He wanted to go beyond...
10: ...e True Name, although manifest in many ways, many places and known by many names, is eternally One, th...
14: ...d the cycle of [[reincarnation]] by living a disciplined life – that is, by moderating egoism an...
16: ...g God's name, ''Nam japna'' (to enhance spiritual development). Salvation, Guru Nanak said, does not me... - Harp (23216 bytes)
11: ...ry of Ancient Egypt|ancient Egypt]]ian harp on display in a [[United Kingdom|UK]] museum.]]
12: ...orld. It may have developed independently in some places.
14: ...h a halfnote. In the 1700s, a link mechanism was developed connecting these hooks with pedals, leading...
18: ==Playing style of the European-derived harp==
20: ...irst finger joint) will make a warm tone, while a pluck near the end of the finger will make a loud, b... - Ocelot (4489 bytes)
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17: ...West Indies. It is up to 100 cm (3'2") in length, plus 45 cm (1'6") tail length, and weighs 10-15 kg (...
44: ...://www.kenanderson.net/ocelots/index.html Ocelots Index, by Ken Anderson] - Kite flying (5612 bytes)
6: ...gerous since the abrasive strings can catch on people.
8: ...l. The finest modern Chinese kites are made from split bamboo (usually golden bamboo), covered with si...
11: ...he sails, and fiberglass or [[Graphite-reinforced_plastic|carbon fiber]] spars.
19: ...ind. In recent years, multi-line kite flying has developed into a [[sport kite|sport]], with competiti...
21: ...are held where kites from around the world are displayed in the sky. The above picture was a Chinese ... - Wind chill (4476 bytes)
7: ... has been controversial because it is a composite index, because animate and inanimate bodies behave diff...
9: ... wet, inanimate objects, but different formulae apply to them.
13: The new wind chill index used by the US and Canadian weather services is c...
21: ...nto account — and the wind-chill and [[heat index]] are sometimes collectively referred to by a sin... - New Deal (82408 bytes)
2: ...lass conflict. The opponents of the New Deal, complaining of the cost and the shift of power to Washi...
7: ...ation."<ref>Parker 2002, Friedman, ''Two Lucky People'' (1998) p. 59.</ref>
11: ...[http://www.rightwingnews.com/interviews/friedman.php ''Interview with John Hawkins''. Right Wing News....
15: ...l laws. By 1942, the Supreme Court had almost completely abandoned its "judicial activism" of strikin...
18: ...orldwide economic crisis. In 1929–1933, unemployment in the U.S. soared from 4% of the workforce... - Fashion (7767 bytes)
10: ...s]] and other aspects of [[appearance]], it can apply also to:
16: ... [[aesthetics]] with [[innovation]], coupled with pleasing details and expense.
21: ...rtunities to make notes of foreign styles: an example is the "Steinkirk" cravat (see [[Cravat]]).
25: ...r different clothes a fashion trend may start; people who like or respect them may start to wear cloth...
27: ...one who slavishly follows the current fashions (implementations of fashion).. - Inquisition (9274 bytes)
5: ...with heresy, and those whose beliefs or practices deviated sufficiently from the orthodoxy of the counc...
28: ...to be placed on the [[Index Librorum Prohibitorum|Index of Forbidden Books]], until revised and [[Galileo...
30: ...secutions of alleged heretics, atheists and other deviations from the Catholic faith were prosecuted by...
36: ...ed to eliminate a sort of [[syncretism]] that was developing there, which combined aspects of [[Hinduis...
40: ...pproval of the investigators. For example some people call the Second [[Red Scare]] an inquisition. - Hour (4351 bytes)
8: ... to be changed every morning and evening (for example by changing the length of its pendulum), or it h...
20: ... or similar means to transfer a time signal in a split-second), this issue is no more relevant. - Wildfire (23185 bytes)
8: ...[napalm]]; the word got its present meaning by people misunderstanding the expression "spread like wil...
14: Wildfires are common in many places around the world, including much of the veget...
16: ...tually promotes [[germination]] in other types of plants by inducing the production of the chemical [[...
20: ...logging]]) has historically provided the fuel for devastating fires such as the fires in [[Michigan]] i...
22: ...lso affects the quality of the local [[water]] supply. - Arsenic (12497 bytes)
145: == Applications ==
148: ...leaching from in-situ timbers (such as children's playground equipment) into surrounding soil, the mos...
170: ...ar and chalk and eaten by women to improve the complexion of their faces.
172: ... it is estimated that approximately 57 million people are drinking [[groundwater]] with arsenic concen...
187: <!-- INDEX 033-001-00-X (arsenic) R23/25-50/53; S1/2-20/21-2... - Graphite (4209 bytes)
29: | [[Refractive index]]|| Opaque
31: | [[Pleochroism]]|| None
50: ... on hands and paper, conducts electricity, and displays [[superlubricity]]. Best field indicators are ...
58: ...y-bound planes, but are slower to travel from one plane to another.
60: ...carbon]], a useful material in blood-contacting implants such as [[prosthetic]] [[heart valve]]s. - Germanium (8776 bytes)
194: ...al properties, but requires much higher purity samples—a purity which could not be commercially ...
196: == Applications ==
197: ...nfrared detectors. Its oxide's [[refractive index|index of refraction]] and dispersion properties make ge... - Helium (36603 bytes)
9: ...mage-BIG.png|250px|click for larger version and explanation]]<br><div align="right"><small>[[Periodic ...
108: ...[[United States]], which is by far the largest supplier of the gas. Helium is used in [[cryogenics]], ...
111: ===Gas and plasma phases===
112: ... of Chemical Elements'', page 261 -->. Helium's [[index of refraction]] is closer to unity than any other...
114: ...on bombardment or is otherwise a [[Plasma physics|plasma]]. HeNe, HgHe<sub>10</sub>, WHe<sub>2</sub> ... - Lanthanum (10184 bytes)
104: == Applications ==
107: * Carbon [[lighting]] applications, especially by the [[film|motion picture]...
110: ...(optics)|lenses]], because of the high refractive index and low dispersion of rare-earth glasses.
121: * [[Lanthanum Nitrate]] is mainly applied in specialty glass, water treatment and cataly...
124: ...arl Mosander]], when he partially decomposed a sample of cerium nitrate by heating and treating the re... - Strontium (11493 bytes)
171: ... metal and is somewhat malleable. It is chiefly employed (as in the nitrate) to color pyrotechnic flam...
175: == Applications ==
181: ...mond]], making it useful in a variety of optics applications.
185: ... for use in outer space. Its only advantages over plutonium-238 are that strontium-90 is much cheaper ...
191: ...posits have been discovered that are suitable for development. The [[metal]] can be prepared by [[elect...
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