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- Salt Lake City, Utah (41550 bytes)
2: ...City-[[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]] [[metropolitan area]], defined as [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake]], [[D...
4: ...lake's shore by [[marsh]]es and [[mudflat]]s. Residents are known as "[[List of famous Salt Lakers|Sal...
5: [[Image:Utah_state_map.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
6: ...own as the "Crossroads of the West". The city has developed a strong tourism industry and was host to ...
8: ... The current mayor of Salt Lake City is [[Rocky Anderson]]. - Aztec (38742 bytes)
3: ... islets in [[Lake Texcoco]] – the site of modern-day [[Mexico City]].
7: ...ith the historical Aztec civilization, not with modern-day Nahuatl speakers.
9: .... Their use of the word ''Azteca'' was like the modern use of ''Latino'', or ''Mediterranean'': a broa...
11: ... that after leaving Aztlan, [[Huitzilopochtli]] ordered his people not to use the word Azteca, instead...
14: ...xica" is increasingly applied. The Museo Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, for example, refers to t... - Computer keyboard (4428 bytes)
3: ... after the [[typewriter keyboard]]. Keyboards are designed for the input of text and characters, and a...
5: ==Designs==
9: ... in different languages, but specialised keyboard layouts for mathematical, accounting, or computer-progra...
11: ...S keyboard]] has been designed for small wireless devices.
13: ...Lock and [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] key. In modern operating systems, it is possible to reassign t... - Sargon II of Assyria (8855 bytes)
1: ... himself as a new man, rarely referring to his predecessors, and he took the name '''Sharru-kinu''', t...
3: ...ning of his rule, Sargon made a pact with the Chaldean [[Merodach-baladan|Marduk-apla-iddin]]. He free...
6: ...red [[Gaza]] in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], destroyed [[Raphia]] and won a victory over Egyptian...
8: ... Kar-Nergal (Kishesim). He built new bases in [[Medes|Media]] as well, the main being Harhar and Kar-S...
12: ... (with the king still in the chariot), the latter describes how ways had to be cut into the intractabl... - Laboratory (5761 bytes)
2: ...old space for one to thirty, or more, researchers depending on the size of the room and state mandated...
4: ..., to help exterminate fire in the event of an accident. There is also an eye wash station and an overh...
6: ...rious quantities and concentrations, as well as orders and distributes supplies (glassware, chemicals,...
8: ...ile reagents interfere with experiments causing undesired results.
10: ... new knowledge on a given compound or scientific idea. - Urban planning (12224 bytes)
1: ... of the [[Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne]].
3: ... distribution in an area already built-up or intended to become built-up.
6: ...lley civilization]] is recognized as having first developed urban planning.
8: ... A river usually flows through the city, to provide water and transport, and carry away sewage, even ...
11: ... planned new settlements. There are also unending debates about the benefits of mixing tenures and lan... - Miletus (2255 bytes)
1: ...(mythology)|Miletus]] was the founder of the city described below. He had two children: [[Caunus]] an...
4: ...nce]] of [[Turkey]], near the mouth of the [[Maeander River]]. The site was inhabited since the [[Bron...
7: ...it was clogged by [[alluvium]] brought by the Meander.
9: ...empire, having founded several colonies. It was under [[Persia]]n rule until [[479 BC]], when the Gree...
11: ...ence, producing such men as [[Thales]], [[Anaximander]] and [[Anaximenes of Miletus|Anaximenes]]. - Timpani (31735 bytes)
3: ...ani mallet''. Unlike most drums, they produce a [[definite pitch]] when struck. Timpani evolved from [...
5: ...]] word ''tympanum'', from which the Italian word descends. A [[musician]] who plays the timpani is kn...
9: ...|Ninth Symphony]] highlights timpani as an independent voice.
18: ... typically made of copper or, in less expensive models, [[fiberglass]]. The drumhead is connected to a...
20: ...machined surface or rough surface with many small dents hammered into it. - Hippocampus (8957 bytes)
1: ...-brain.jpg|thumb||200px|right|Brain Clip Art provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
2: ...a part in [[memory]] and [[navigation]]. The name derives from its curved shape, which supposedly rese...
6: ...of brain mass than with [[neocortex|neocortical]] development.
10: ...n be explicitly verbalized—these would include, for example, [[semantic memory|memory for facts]...
12: ...mpus occurred, so its role in maintaining these older memories remains controversial. - White House (15373 bytes)
4: ...lace of the [[President of the United States|President]] of the [[United States]].
6: ...e [[National Park Service]] and is part of [[President's Park]].
8: ..._twenty_dollar_bill|$20 bill]]. Presidential residences, both temporary and permanent, in the midwest...
12: ...er 13]], [[1792]]. The building he designed was modelled on the first and second floors of [[Leinster ...
14: [[Image:Homenorth.jpg|thumb|right|North side of the White House]] - Aardvarks (6124 bytes)
4: ... is stout with an arched back; the limbs are of moderate length. The front feet have lost the pollex (...
9: ...dash;as many as 50,000 in one night has been recorded. They are exceptionally fast diggers, but otherw...
16: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = '''Tubulidentata'''}}
24: ... entrances, and be 13m long. Aardvarks change the layout of their home burrow regularly, and from time to ...
28: ...heir flesh and for their teeth (which are used as decorations), do not appear to be threatened. - Marmosets (3943 bytes)
16: ...Marmoset]] (''Callimico goeldii''). This article deals only with the 18 species currently classified ...
18: ...ature is unusually variable, showing as much as 4 degrees C change in a day.
20: ...t the gum inside; some species are specialised feeders on gum.
22: ...ly born, though triplets are not unknown. A high degree of paternal care is shown, and the male usual...
29: ** [[White-headed Marmoset]], ''Callithrix (Callithrix) geoffroyi'... - History of science in early cultures (11033 bytes)
3: ...on|civilizations]] to develop and more time to be devoted to tasks other than survival, such as the se...
7: ...esources from which to draw are http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/sci/history/AHistoryofSci...
9: ... [[Pythagorean theorem|Pythagoras' law]] was recorded, as early as the [[18th century BC]]: the Mesopo...
11: ...] by priests. Indeed, rather than following the modern trend towards [[rational]] science, moving away...
16: ...nd in third millennium cities of [[India]]. Their design can be conservatively dated to the [[1st mill... - Theater (structure) (5978 bytes)
1: ...es and organize the theater space as well as provide facilities for the [[actor|actors]] and the tech ...
4: ...ornate, [[cathedral]]-like structures to simple undecorated rooms or [[black box theater]]s. Some thea...
7: ...heater, common terminology has been developed to identify the different areas of a theater building:
9: *The area hidden from the audience where sets, furniture and prop...
15: ...The rear of the stage is considered up-stage This derives from the raked stage of the Greek Theater (s... - Automobile (19750 bytes)
4: ...s being the most popular by far. Older terms include '''horseless carriage''' and '''motor car''', wit...
13: ...]] by [[Germany|German]] inventors working independently: [[Carl Benz]] on [[3 July]] [[1886]] in [[Ma...
15: ...automobiles were built in Britain in 1895 by [[Frederick William Lanchester]] who also patented the [[...
19: ...blowing a horn. This effectively killed road auto development in the UK for most of the rest of the [[...
27: ...o [[Oliver Evans]] in [[1789]]; in [[1804]] Evans demonstrated his first successful self-propelled veh... - Croquet (12113 bytes)
2: ...or plastic balls with a mallet through hoops embedded into the grass playing arena.
4: ...earlier mallet and ball game [[pall mall]]. It made its way to the [[United States]], [[Australia]], ...
12: ...with each of his balls, runs each hoop twice in order and strikes the centre peg.
14: ...urn by the strikers ball, became more common in order to avoid the penalties.
16: ... in the game means that it is less intellectually demanding. There are other variations popular in oth... - Drawing (17083 bytes)
2: ...] in a blank sheet of paper, and lines are then made between the dots, superficially speaking the subj...
10: ...Very rarely, artists have drawn with (usually decoded) [[invisible ink]].
12: Some examples of drawing media include:
26: ...chniques that experience has proven useful for rendering a higher quality drawing.
29: .... Thus a courser material is useful for producing deeper contrast. - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (32608 bytes)
2: ...e:Independence_hall_1_bs.jpg|thumb|125px|[[Independence Hall]] ]]
3: ...eople. Philadelphia is the central city for the [[Delaware Valley]] [[metropolitan area]].
5: ... Franklin]] playing an extraordinary role in Philadelphia's rise.
8: city = Philadelphia |
12: seal = Philadelphia City Seal Color.jpg |
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