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- Tsunami (29462 bytes)
1: ...x|The tsunami that struck [[Mal靝 in the [[Maldives]] on [[December 26]], [[2004]].]]
2: ...consisting of a series of [[Ocean surface wave|waves]] generated when water in a lake or the sea is ra...
4: ...ry long [[wavelength]] (often hundreds of kilometres long), which is why they generally pass unnoticed...
6: ...owever, since they are not actually related to tides the term is considered misleading and its usage i...
8: ==Causes== - Baltimore Orioles (15758 bytes)
2: {{MLB Orioles franchise}}
3: The '''Baltimore Orioles''' are a [[Major League Baseball]] team based in ...
5: ... [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] franchise in the minor Western League. In [[1900 in sports|1900]] that leag...
7: ...rk:''' [[Oriole Park at Camden Yards]] [[1992]]-present
10: :'''Logo design:''' An [[Baltimore Oriole|oriole]] - Cincinnati Reds (19835 bytes)
9: :'''Logo design:''' a red "C" with the word "REDS" inside
10: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (0): ''none''
11: :'''Division titles won''' (9): [[1970]], [[1972]], [[1973]], [[1975]...
12: :'''Other titles won''' (1): Had baseball's best overall record in [[1981]]
15: :'''[[World Series]] championships won''' (5): [[1919]], [[1940]], [... - Colorado Rockies (5998 bytes)
2: {{MLB Rockies franchise}}
4: ...m based in [[Denver, Colorado]]. They are in the Western Division of the [[National League]]. The tea...
10: :'''Logo design:''' Purple mountain with baseball
11: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (1): [[1995]]
12: :'''Division titles won''' (0): ''none'' - Pittsburgh Pirates (16589 bytes)
1: {{MLB Pirates franchise}}
3: The '''Pittsburgh Pirates''' are a [[Major League Baseball]] team based in ...
6: ...s club in [[1891]], they were first called ''Pirates''. The name stuck. Over the years the team was al...
9: :'''Logo design:''' Pirate caricature superimposed on crossed ...
11: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (0): ''none'' - San Diego Padres (7131 bytes)
2: {{MLB Padres franchise}}
4: ...ed in [[San Diego, California]]. They are in the Western Division of the [[National League]].
10: ...outline of home plate; blue background with wave design in bottom half of home plate.
11: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (0): ''none''
12: :'''Division titles won''' (3): [[1984]], [[1996]], [[1998]] - Apple Macintosh (24250 bytes)
7: ...is a [[Roman numerals|Roman numeral]] 10). The latest version of Mac OS is [[Mac OS X v10.4]], which w...
12: ...n]]s, a [[desktop]], etc. This metaphor is sometimes called the WIMP model for '''W'''indows, '''I'''c...
16: * Long file names, with [[whitespace]] and no [[file extension]].
19: ... Aesthetic and ergonomic industrial "All in One" design that reduced clutter.
20: * Separation of a program's code from its resources to allow localization, etc. - Computer (32773 bytes)
3: ...gram|programming]]) a computer can be made to represent some aspect of a problem or part of a system. ...
4: The discipline which studies the theory, design, and application of computers is called '''[[...
6: ==General principles==
8: ...any different technologies, nearly all popular types of computers have electronic components.
12: ...nto the [[binary]] base-two [[numeral system]] (ones and zeros). Next, all operations on that informa... - Holi (3290 bytes)
1: ...fledged play of colours in mediocre towns and cities.
5: ...rd Krishna]] is believed to have popularised the festival by playing pranks on the gopis here. The cel...
7: == External link ==
8: ...m: Holi] - History, meaning, customs and observances.
10: ...p://www.rudraksha-ratna.com/holi.html Holi - The Festival of Colours] - Legends behind Holi and Color ... - Gerardus Mercator (3294 bytes)
7: ... [[Flanders|Flemish]] [[cartographer]] of German descent, remembered for the [[Mercator projection]] n...
9: ...ercator produced a map of [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] ([[1537]]), another map of the world ([[153...
12: ...as compass courses could be marked as straight lines.
15: ...e took the word [[atlas (cartography)|atlas]] to describe a collection of maps, and encouraged [[Abrah...
17: ...atormuseum in [[Sint-Niklaas]], [[Belgium]] features exhibits about Mercator's life and work. - Allergy (18658 bytes)
1: ... [[Inflammation|inflammatory response]] that can result in symptoms as benign as a [[rhinorrhea|runny...
4: ... four-class (now five) classification scheme was designed by P. G. H. Gell and R. R. A. Coombs. Allerg...
7: ... local or systemic [[inflammation|inflammatory]] response to allergens. Local symptoms are:
10: * Eyes: redness and itching of the [[conjunctiva]] ([[allergic c...
11: ...nchoconstriction]], wheezing and dyspnoea, sometimes outright attacks of [[asthma]] - List of common diseases (5000 bytes)
1: ...list of rare diseases]], nor is it a [[Mental illness (alphabetical_list)|list of mental disorders]].
3: ...e for the same disease, all of those names should link to the main article for the disease.
5: ...ources in the Wikipedia, and public domain resources.
7: * Please add more common diseases to this list.
8: ...is list, and add them to the [[list of rare diseases]] if they are not already listed there. - Dean Kamen (2784 bytes)
2: ...ntrepreneur]] and [[inventor]]. He attended [[Worcester Polytechnic Institute]], but dropped out befor...
5: ... article needs thorough fact-checking - it coincides with what I remember reading but I haven't gone a...
6: ...g [[Steve Jobs]] and other notable IT visionaries espousing its society-revolutionising potential were...
8: Kamen founded [[DEKA Research & Development Corporation]] in [[1982]]. Wi...
12: ...g many of the same gyroscopic balancing technologies that later made their way into the Segway. - Ship (18843 bytes)
2: ... refers to [[submarine]]s as "boats"). Compare [[vessel]].
4: ...] ships and [[barque]]s were built partly for [[prestige]] reasons.
6: ...lated to sailors, particularly customs and practices at [[sea]]. '''Naval''' is the adjective pertaini...
10: ...[[volume]] rather than weight, and are used when describing merchant ships for the purpose of tolls, t...
12: ...eir vessels until their decks were almost awash, resulting in a dangerously unstable condition. Additi... - Airline (29546 bytes)
2: ...y form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for reasons of mutual benefit.
4: For other uses of the word '''airline''', see article [[Airline ...
7: ...r domestic and may be operated as scheduled services or charters.
9: ...f the airline industry somewhat complex. Nevertheless, some patterns have emerged in the last 50 years...
11: ...This pattern has not been completed for all airlines in all regions. - Choreography (872 bytes)
1: ...o as the Choreography. People who make choreograpies are called [[List of choreographers|choreographer...
13: == Related articles == - Sicily (18450 bytes)
8: ...ovince of Enna|Enna]]<br />[[Province of Messina|Messina]]<br />[[Province of Palermo|Palermo]]<br />[...
21: ... is an autonomous region of [[Italy]] and the largest [[island]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], with an...
23: ==Towns and Cities==
24: ...rovincial capitals [[Catania]], [[Messina, Italy|Messina]], [[Syracuse, Italy|Syracuse]] (''Siracusa''...
30: ...na is 3,320 m (10,900 ft) high, making it the tallest volcano in Europe. It is also one of the world'... - Monreale (431 bytes)
8: ==External link== - Nutrition (42689 bytes)
1: ...d1.png|right|thumb|270px|The updated [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] [[food pyramid]]...
2: ...ionship between [[diet (nutrition)|diet]] and states of [[health]] and [[disease]]. Absence of adequat...
4: ...l and behavioral problems. Moreover, excessive ingestion of elements that have no apparent role in hea...
8: ...r in various forms and combinations (e.g. [[hormones]]/[[vitamins]], [[phospholipids]], [[hydroxyapati...
10: ... juice is eliminated by this process; the intestines reabsorb most of it; otherwise - Erasmus (18332 bytes)
2: '''Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus''' (also '''Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam''') ([[October 27]], ...
6: ...y-five, but he never seems to have worked as a priest, and monasticism was one of the chief objects of...
8: ...spending the rest of his life as an English [[professor]]. He stayed at [[Queens' College, Cambridge]]...
10: ...us]] at [[Venice]], but apart from this he had a less active association with Italian scholars than mi...
12: ...der the shelter of Swiss hospitality he could express himself freely and where he was surrounded by de...
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