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  1. Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
    6: ...rom the equatorial region toward the higher latitudes.
    9: ...ation]] from water vapor condensing at high altitudes. Because of this, a tropical cyclone can be thou...
    11: The ingredients for a tropical cyclone include a pre-existing weather disturbance, warm tropical...
    13: ...water, which provides the atmospheric moisture needed. The evaporation of this moisture is driven by t...
    16: ...ons, tropical storms and a third group whose name depends on the region.
  2. April (9790 bytes)
    7: The name is derived from the [[Latin]] ''aprilis'', either from ...
    15: Poets identify April with the end of winter, but they don't...
    24: ::Modernized for ''The Norton Anthology of English Liter...
    28: :Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
    29: :Memory and desire, stirring
  3. Uranus (15207 bytes)
    1: ...margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" style="floa...
    5: <small><font color="white">Click image for description</font></small>
    48: | 0.769 86&deg;<br>(6.48? to Sun's equator)
    50: ...e ascending node|Longitude of the<br> ascending node]]
    51: | 74.229 88&deg;
  4. 2006 (7939 bytes)
    5: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>'''[[Decades]]:'''</small> <br> [[1970s]] [[1980s]] [[1990s]...
    11: ...nday]] of the [[Gregorian calendar]]. It has been designated:
    12: * The ''International Year of [[Deserts]] and [[Desertification]]''
    14: ...Austrian composer ''Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart''.
    19: ...[[January 1]] - Deadline by which the small remainder of non-metric road distance signs in the [[Repub...
  5. Christianity (47078 bytes)
    2: ...e life and teachings of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] as described in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]]....
    6: ... of the term "Christ" to describe Jesus, which is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] translatio...
    8: ... encompasses numerous religious traditions that widely vary by culture, as well as thousands of divers...
    9: #[[Roman Catholicism]] (the largest single denomination, with over one billion adherents),
    11: #[[Protestantism]] (numerous denominations & schools of thought, including [[Angl...
  6. Thunder (1300 bytes)
    1: ...sound waves, making the sound that is called "thunder."
    5: ...ecedes drought-breaking rain, may postulate a thunder [[god]].
    7: ==List of thunder gods==
    13: *[[Raiden]]; [[Japanese mythology|Japanese]]
  7. Apple Macintosh (24250 bytes)
    7: ...29, 2005. The next version, [[Mac OS X 10.5]], codenamed "Leopard", is scheduled to be released at th...
    12: ...etc. This metaphor is sometimes called the WIMP model for '''W'''indows, '''I'''cons, '''M'''enus, '''...
    13: ...e of a [[Computer mouse|mouse]] or other pointing device in personal computing.
    14: ...rag" behaviors to perform actions with a pointing device.
    19: * Aesthetic and ergonomic industrial "All in One" design that reduced clutter.
  8. Capacitor (29664 bytes)
    2: ...ade of metal) stacked or rolled to form a compact device, but '''every''' multi-[[conductor]] [[geomet...
    7: ... but opposite charge, the ''total'' charge in the device is always zero.
    22: ...cumulates on the plates of a capacitor, a voltage develops across the capacitor due to the electric fi...
    30: For an ideal capacitor, the capacitor [[current]] is proport...
    45: ...rs are usually specified such as 5 or 10%, or broader ranges for some types. Adjustable versions have ...
  9. Bill Clinton (59225 bytes)
    1: {{Infobox President | name=William Jefferson Clinton
    4: | order=42nd President
    7: | preceded=[[George H. W. Bush]]
    8: | succeeded=[[George W. Bush]]
    11: | dead=alive
  10. National Football League (30340 bytes)
    8: ... and lasted through [[Christmas]] week. However, declining television ratings on Labor Day have pushe...
    13: ...argin: 0 0 1em 1em; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;">
    14: <tr><th bgcolor="#efefef" colspan="4" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray;">[[American Football Conf...
    16: ...ore Ravens]]</td><td>[[Houston Texans]]</td><td>[[Denver Broncos]]</td></tr>
    18: ...<td>[[Jacksonville Jaguars]]</td><td>[[Oakland Raiders]]</td></tr>
  11. Charles Lindbergh (11557 bytes)
    6: ...Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]], the son of [[Sweden|Swedish]] immigrants. He grew up in [[Little Fal...
    11: ...[NC-4]] in 1919, with the first non-stop flight made by [[Alcock and Brown]] later that same year.
    13: ... voice on behalf of aviation activities until his death. He served on a variety of national and intern...
    15: ...onsumption. These innovations are the basis of modern intercontinental air travel.
    17: {{multi-video start}}
  12. Hybrid vehicle (47544 bytes)
    3: ... Wheel]] Bus, a hybrid bus with an in wheel motor design. |300px]]
    6: ...ference between a motor and a generator is one of design optimization only. ''See also [[motor-genera...
    8: ...In the [[import scene]], hybrid was often used to describe an [[engine swap]], such as the common Hond...
    12: ...l | accessdate=May 15 | accessyear=2000}} never made it into production as the program was replaced by...
    14: ...[[nuclear power]], which can operate underwater indefinitely, though a number of nations continue to r...
  13. American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
    1: ... American colonies]]. The war, which eventually widened far beyond [[British North America]], resulted...
    3: ...fers solely to the military campaign; for the broader perspective, including the origins and aftermath...
    10: ..." army). Each colony instead provided for its own defenses through the use of local [[militia]]. Milit...
    12: ...st number of men that Washington personally commanded in the field at any one time was fewer than 17,0...
    15: ...g the war years. However, according to reliable modern estimates, total British strength in the coloni...
  14. March 19 (9902 bytes)
    7: ...for the mouth of the [[Mississippi River]], is murdered by his own men.
    10: ... By the end of the battle two days later the Confederate forces have retreated from [[Greenville, Nort...
    20: ...s and communications facilities in [[Germany]] be destroyed.
    21: ... [[Martinique]] and [[R鵮ion]] become overseas [[departement|d鰡rtements]] of [[France]].
    22: *[[1953]] - [[Academy Awards]] are first televised.
  15. Denver, Colorado (21161 bytes)
    3: {{Infobox City | official_name = Denver, Colorado
    5: |image_flag = DenverCO.jpg
    6: |image_seal = DenverCOseal.gif
    7: |image_map = Map of Colorado highlighting Denver County.png
    8: |map_caption = Location of Denver in Colorado
  16. Phoenix, Arizona (34271 bytes)
    5: ... is now the fifth-largest city, surpassing [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] with 1.5 million people
    24: founded = [[May 4]], [[1868]] |
    33: density = 1,074|
    46: ...aced them; or, they may be the ancestors of the modern Pima Indians who now live on the [[Salt River]]...
    49: ...es northwest of a similar farming community at Hayden's Ferry, which would become [[Tempe, Arizona|Tem...
  17. Atlanta, Georgia (39442 bytes)
    15: |popdensity=1,221
    17: |latitude=33&deg;65' N
    18: |longitude=84&deg;42&prime; W
    22: ...lt, Atlanta is a common case study for college students who study Urban Geography around the globe. ...
    24: ...19th century]] as a railroad hub. It was largely destroyed by Union forces during the [[American Civi...
  18. Boston, Massachusetts (36071 bytes)
    9: founded = [[September 17]], [[1630]] |
    11: ...Thomas Menino]] ([[United_States_Democratic_Party|Dem]]) |
    18: density = 4,696.9|
    25: ...tened from [[Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.|Oliver Wendell Holmes]]' phrase ''The Hub of the Universe''), ...
    27: ...has a population of approximately 5.8 million residents. [[Greater Boston]] is one of the top-ten larg...
  19. Thomas Aquinas (12692 bytes)
    3: ...s University]] in [[Fredericton, New Brunswick|Fredericton]], [[New Brunswick]], the [[University of S...
    7: ...stery]] at [[Monte Cassino]], and the family intended Thomas to follow his uncle into that position; t...
    9: ...an order]], which along with the [[Franciscan]] order represented a revolutionary challenge to the wel...
    11: ...most important influence in his development; it made him a comprehensive scholar and won him permanent...
    14: ...fore the latter part of 1261), he took up his residence in Rome. In 1269-71 he was again active in Par...
  20. Pierre Abelard (18114 bytes)
    2: ...ory of his affair with his student, [[Heloise (student of Abelard)|Héloïse]] has become legendary.
    7: ...; but whether this was in early youth, when he wandered from school to school for instruction and exer...
    11: ...ster in argument, resulting in a long duel that ended in the downfall of the philosophic theory of [[R...
    13: ...ialectic, he next turned to [[theology]] and attended the lectures of Anselm at [[Laon]]. His triumph ...
    15: ...ery regular life, enlivened only by philosophical debate: now, at the height of his fame, he encounte...

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