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- Watercolor painting (4393 bytes)
3: ...nting vary, the most common is paper. Others include [[papyrus]], bark papers, [[plastic]]s, [[leather...
6: ...later. Some of the oldest paper manufactures include [[Fabriano]], Italy, opened in [[1276]], and Arch...
12: ...ed full-scale cartoons as precursors for tapestry designs.
21: ...en.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Francis Picabia]], ''Ridens'', (c. 1929), gouache and watercolor on cardboa...
23: The broader term for water-based painting media is ''[[water... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
11: *[[Archimedes]], (circa 287 BC-212 BC), [[Greece]]
12: *[[Manfred von Ardenne]], (1907-1997), [[Germany]]
14: ...s]],(1927 - June, 1996)of the [[Canada|Canadian]] Department of Agriculture — instant mashed po...
19: *[[Robert Baden Powell]]- scouting movement
22: ... U.S. solar inventor and developer; architectural designer. - Thomas Edison (20653 bytes)
3: ... and [[businessman]] who developed many important devices. "The Wizard of [[Menlo Park, New Jersey|Men...
5: ... Nevertheless, Edison received [[patent]]s worldwide, including the [[United States]], [[United Kingdo...
10: ...ing near Vienna, Ontario. Among them was Samuel Ogden Edison, Jr., a shingle maker, tailor, and tavern...
12: ...MacKenzie Rebellion]] that sought Canadian independence. The revolt failed and, like his grandfather,...
14: From [[Port Huron]], Sam Edison moved to [[Detroit]], then [[Peru, Ohio]], and finally to [[Mil... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...e ]]A '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or most of its
16: *Bladder traps, which suck in prey with a bladder that generates an internal vacuum; and
22: most [[sundew]]s, whose leaves undergo rapid growth, aiding in the retention and
27: Pitfall traps have evolved independently on at least four occasions. The simplest pitf...
29: ...enus, the leaves are quite clearly evolutionarily derived from a simple - Civil rights (27169 bytes)
1: [[Image:LBJMLK.jpg|thumb|250px|right|President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964.]]
2: ...o citizens. When those grants were later found inadequate, '''civil rights movements''' emerged as the...
4: ...odations of any place of public accommodation, as defined in this section, without discrimination or s...
8: ...nship'. The term [[Human rights]] refers to a broader concept.<br>
12: ...and laws of those states in which that person resides as a citizen. <br> - History of the United States (1918-1945) (54688 bytes)
7: ... use of the [[tractor]], so fewer farmers were needed to produce a greater harvest of food.
9: [[President of the United States|US President]] [[Woodrow Wilson]] campaigned for the U.S. to...
14: In the [[U.S. presidential election, 1920]] the [[United States Republi...
16: ...flected by the extension of credit to a dangerous degree, including in the [[Stock Market]], which ros...
18: ...idely reviled as unmusical noise by much of the older generation). [[Dancing]] was a popular recreatio... - Wyoming (8979 bytes)
12: Governor = [[Dave Freudenthal]] |
21: DensityRank = 49<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 1.96 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 44<sup>th</sup> |
26: Latitude = 41°N to 45°N | - Barbecue (24807 bytes)
1: ...Airpork Crew barbecue team prepares [[pork]] shoulder at the [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] in May Wor...
4: ...be cooked in large brick or metal ovens specially designed for that purpose.
6: ...lling is barbecuing except when it means double-sided frying with something like a [[sandwich toaster]...
8: ...ich is frowned upon by purists in some areas. The device used for cooking barbecue can usually be used...
10: ...barbecue" restaurants, but nevertheless many consider this to be a distinct cooking process called smo... - Jupiter (24639 bytes)
1: ...="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" align="righ...
4: ...]]<br/><small><font color="white">Click image for description</font></small>
39: | 1.305 30°<br>(6.09? to [[Sun]]'s equator)
41: ...e ascending node|Longitude of the<br> ascending node]]
42: | 100.556 15° - Saturn (planet) (23300 bytes)
1: ...cing=0 align=right style="margin:0 0 .5em 1em; border-collapse:collapse;" width=280px;
4: ...]]<br> <small><font color="white">Click image for description</font></small>
39: | 2.484 46°<br>(5.51? to Sun's equator)
41: ...e ascending node|Longitude of the<br> ascending node]]
42: | 113.715 04° - Neptune (planet) (18545 bytes)
1: ...margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" align="righ...
4: ...2]]<br><small><font color="white">Click image for description</font></small>
47: | 1.769 17°<br>(6.43? to Sun's equator)
49: ...e ascending node|Longitude of the<br> ascending node]]
50: | 131.721 69° - Pluto (planet) (26470 bytes)
1: ...margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" style="floa...
10: | [[Clyde Tombaugh|Clyde W. Tombaugh]]
48: | 17.141 75°<br>(11.88? to Sun's equator)
50: ...e ascending node|Longitude of the<br> ascending node]]
51: | 110.303 47° - January 17 (12233 bytes)
5: ...562]] - [[France]] recognized the [[Huguenot]]s under the [[Edict of St. Germain]].
7: ...Charles Edward Stuart]], "Bonnie Prince Charlie", defeats a [[House of Hanover|Hanoverian]] army at [[...
9: ...General [[Daniel Morgan]] defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel [[Banastre Tarleton]] at the ...
11: ...1852]] - [[United Kingdom]] recognizes the independence of the [[Boer]] colonies of the [[Transvaal]].
13: ...[United Kingdom|British]] force defeats a large [[Dervish]] army at the [[Battle of Abu Klea]] in the ... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ... which the months are displayed, [[January]] to [[December]]. The first day of the medieval Julian yea...
12: *[[1673]] - Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.
15: ...|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier]].
22: ...[[novel]] ''[[Frankenstein|Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus]]'' is first published.
25: ... The first claim under the [[Homestead Act]] is made by [[Daniel Freeman]] for a farm in [[Nebraska]].... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
8: ... [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spain]], surrenders.
15: ...an]] was announced at a meeting of the [[AcadéŠe des Sciences]] in [[Paris]].
17: *[[1871]] - [[Amadeus I of Spain|Amadeus I]] becomes King of [[Spain]].
23: ... announces the [[Open Door Policy]] to promote trade with [[China]].
25: ...Russo-Japanese War]]: The [[Russia]]n fleet surrenders at [[L?ou|Port Arthur]], [[China]]. - Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
3: ...s, but it tends to be applied specifically to residential buildings.
5: ...hts of stairs, and water pressure could only provide running water to about 50 feet (15 m).
7: ...her development essential to practical skyscraper development was the invention of the [[elevator]].
9: ...[[1931]] for the Field's building. Another contender for the title is the 1892 ten-story [[Wainwright...
11: ... supported by these skeletal frames. Special consideration must also be given for wind loads. - Meerkat (4260 bytes)
15: ...] family, it inhabits all parts of the [[Kalahari Desert]] in southern [[Africa]].
19: ... some sort of singing ceremony they compared to yodeling.
22: ...y strong venom of the scorpions of the [[Kalahari Desert]].
24: ...t one month old, and they do so by following an older member of the group who acts as the pup's tutor....
28: ...Meerkats are burrowing animals, living in large underground networks with multiple entrances which the... - Visual arts (2572 bytes)
1: ...ry art]]s, and other such classes of artwork. The definition is not strict, and many artistic discipli...
3: ... as high forms. The movement was at odds with [[modernists]] who sought to withhold the high arts from...
5: ... arts" is suitably independent of these older, loaded concepts and as such is the preferred term for w...
7: ...set, but certainly can produce "high art" if considered to be a "visual artist", nomatter the medium.
13: * [[Design]] - Seismograph (4037 bytes)
6: ...cord both S and P waves, but those on the other side of the Earth can only record P waves.
10: ==Design==
12: ...o the mass, an amplifying device, and a recording device.
18: A popular modern design uses strain-beam accelerometers constructed a...
20: ...r amateurs, a PC with a recording sound card provides a computer with an inexpensive analog-to-digital... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ... of the [[Church of England]], a decision which ended his political career and led to his [[capital pu...
5: ...mas would become a "marvellous man". Thomas attended the [[University of Oxford]] for two years, wher...
7: ...mself incapable of [[celibacy]], More finally decided to marry in [[1505]], but for the rest of his li...
9: ...her daughter by her previous husband. More provided his daughters with an excellent classical educat...
12: ...Emperor|Charles V]], More was knighted and made undertreasurer in [[1521]]. As secretary and personal...
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