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- Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
1: [[Image:Ellafitzgerald.jpeg|thumb|Ella Fitzgerald photographed by [[Carl Van Vechten]], 1940...
2: ...urity of tone and "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her [[scat singing]].
4: She was born in [[Newport News, Virginia]], [[United States|USA]] and raised in [[Yonkers, New York]...
6: ...You Can't Sing It), You'll Have to Swing It", but it was her version of the [[nursery rhyme]], "[[A Ti...
8: ...band continued touring under the new name, "Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra." - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...oice to be a natural wonder. She has won 16 competitive [[Grammys]] (including 8 consecutive awards fr...
6: ...ular songs, most notably ''"Rock-a-bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody."'' Though Columbia really wanted...
8: ...ntic, they just sat me down at the piano and the hits started coming."
10: ...h her version of [[Burt Bacharach]]'s ''"I Say a Little Prayer"'' in 1968.
12: ...ance; she later added three more Grammies in this category in the [[1980s]]. - Clara Schumann (3372 bytes)
7: ...uent performance partners. Schumann is credited with refining the tastes of audience through her pres...
9: ...] in [[1865]] and continued her visits annually, with the exception of four seasons, until [[1882]]; a...
11: ...horitative editor of her husband's works for [[Breitkopf and H䲴el]].
14: ...piano pieces, a piano concerto, a [[piano trio]] with violin and cello, and three Romances for violin ...
17: ... : An Appreciation''. Mcgraw-Hill College; 3rd edition (August 1, 1997) ISBN 0070365210 - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
2: ...22]] – [[January 25]], [[1990]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]].
4: ...vinia Gardner was born in the small farming community of [[Grabtown, North Carolina|Grabtown]], [[John...
6: ...actresses in [[Hollywood]]. She also had affairs with the Spanish bullfighter [[Luis Miguel Dominguin]...
8: ... nominated, albeit in the best supporting actress category.
10: ...n]] at [[Oxford University]] in November 1964. Neither was aware of the fame of the other. - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
3: ...34]]) is considered to be the most famous [[Italy|Italian]] actress of all time and, at the age of 70,...
5: ...ani Scicolone''' in [[Rome]], [[Italy]], the illegitimate daughter of aspiring actress and piano teach...
7: ... minor Italian films, but she had an early brush with [[Hollywood]] in [[1951]] when she and her mothe...
9: ...]]''), her acting career took off upon meeting [[Vittorio De Sica]] and [[Marcello Mastroianni]] in [[...
11: ...ilms at this time: ''[[Desire Under the Elms]]'' with [[Anthony Perkins]] (based upon the [[Eugene O'N... - Mia Hamm (6476 bytes)
1: ...re she played for 17 years as a member of the [[United States women's national soccer team]].
3: ...l team at age 15, Mia later attended the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], where she wa...
5: ...oals with 103, assists with 72, and total points with 278.
7: She has garnered numerous awards and recognitions during her career as a soccer player. Among t...
11: ...final as the most-attended women's sports event, with over 90,000 filling the [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Ro... - Sonja Henie (2914 bytes)
8: She is credited with being the first to adopt the short skirt costume...
10: ...n [[1954]]. She retired from acting in [[1958]] with the film ''Hello, London''. She became one of t...
12: Henie was married three times, with [[Dan Topping]], [[Winthrop Gardner]], and final...
29: *''[[It's a Pleasure]]'' ([[1945]])
34: ...e was featured in the [[Jeopardy|Final Jeopardy]] category on [[June 15]], [[2005]] as ''In 1938, at age 25,... - Raspberry (2847 bytes)
17: ...lonizer of disturbed soil. As a cultivated plant, it is easy to grow and has a tendency to spread unle...
18: [[Image:Raspberries-white-background.jpg|thumb|350px|left|]]
19: ... "ever"- bearing plants, which also bear a few fruit on first-year canes in the autumn, as well as the...
28: <center>[[Food]] | [[List of fruits]] | [[List of vegetables]]</center>
31: *[http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Rubus_idaeus Medicinal Uses of Raspberries in A... - Hillary Rodham Clinton (17176 bytes)
2: ... to [[2001]], as the wife of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]]. She is a ...
8: ...arty_%28United_States%29|Democratic Party]] and writing her thesis on radical organizer Saul Alinsky. ...
10: ...t Bernard Nussbaum, who would become the future White House Counsel for President Clinton.
12: ...s a deputy counsel for a brief time before he committed suicide in 1993].
18: [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/keyraces2000/stories/hillary032199.h... - Digestion (4206 bytes)
1: ...gestion''' is the process whereby a biological entity processes a substance, in order to [[chemistry|c...
9: ...mes with [[digestive fluid]] to further decompose it chemically. As the [[pH|acidic level]] changes in...
11: ...these bile pigments are eliminated from the body with the feces). Most nutrient absorption takes place...
20: ...y food arriving in stomach. The secretion is inhibited by low [[pH]] .
21: ... the [[liver]]. This hormone responds to the acidity of the chyme. - Immune system (14564 bytes)
1: ... have organs dedicated to the maintenance of immunity, such as the [[thymus]].
3: ...into the two sections of innate and adaptive immunity, the former encompassing unchanging mechanisms t...
6: ...mmal]]s) have immune systems of increasing complexity.
8: ...iology)|viruses]], [[bacterium|bacteria]], [[parasite]]s), some [[poison]]s, as well as suppressing [[...
11: ...nodeficiency]] and [[autoimmune disorder|autoimmunity]]) arise from failures of discriminatory systems... - Human brain (15406 bytes)
7: ...cerebral cortex]]. The human brain has more neocortex than other [[animal]]s.
9: ... billion [[synapse|synaptic]] connections, making it one of the most densely connected network systems...
13: ...[[energy]] used by the [[body]]. (In [[infant]]s, it consumes about 60%.) This generates a lot of [[h...
15: ...y the [[medulla oblongata]] visible as it merges with the [[spinal cord]].
21: ...ton, 1965). Fluid movement within the brain is limited by the [[blood-brain barrier]], [[brain-cerebro... - Pulmonary alveolus (8193 bytes)
1: ...es and are the primary sites of [[gas exchange]] with the [[blood]]. The alveoli are found in the resp...
6: The alveoli consist of an epithelial layer and extracellular matrix surrounded b...
16: ...lation to the water solubility of the gas the ability of the gas to bind to hemoglobin. [[Water vapor...
18: ...leaves the alveolar capillaries are 'perfusion limited'.
20: ... and [[sneezing]] to dislodge mucus contaminated with dust particles or micro-organisms. - Vegetable (2464 bytes)
5: ...]] [[plant]] that can be eaten whole or in part. It is commonly consumed by [[human]]s as [[food]].
7: ...lower vegetables ([[broccoli]]), and botanical fruits such as [[cucumber]]s, [[squash (vegetable)|squa...
9: ...ught of as being [[savoury]], and not [[sweet]] (with some exceptions, such as [[rhubarb]] and [[pumpk...
15: ... word was used as a noun refering directly to the category of plants. - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
1: ...y Abbey, Wiltshire, England. The Bible was hand written in Belgium, by Gerard Brils, for reading aloud...
2: ...graphos'' "writing") is the art of decorative [[writing]]. A style of calligraphy is described as a '...
4: ...[palaeography]]. Examples of ancient Roman [[graffiti]] are of interest to both calligraphers and pala...
8: ..., one does not have to know Chinese to appreciate its beauty. Calligraphy, in essence, is an abstract...
10: ...e]]'' 書藝, all meaning "the way of writing") is considered an important art in [[East Asi... - Relic (11473 bytes)
1: ... especially a piece of the [[body]] or a personal item of a [[saint]]. A [[shrine]] that houses a rel...
7: ...ning how Paul's handkerchiefs were imbued by God with healing power (19:11-12).
11: ...Shroud of Turin]] is another relic whose authenticity is questionable. The [[abbey]] church of [[Coul...
14: ...f ''"sanctus"'' and ''"virtus"'', the first with its familiar meaning of "sacred" or "holy", and the ...
15: ...d by spirits, acquired by the faithful, and transmitted to objects." - Painting (4567 bytes)
2: ...r about 6 times as long as they have been using written language. Artistic painting is considered by m...
14: [[:Category:Artistic techniques|Painting technique]]s include...
24: *[[Computer painting]] (Digital)
34: ... such as [[viscosity]], [[miscibility]], [[solubility]], drying time, etc.
48: *[[Spray paint]] ([[Graffiti]]) - List of dinosaur classifications (7586 bytes)
3: == Textbook classification ==
5: ...classification has been updated from the second edition in 2000 to reflect new research, but remains f...
7: .... The dagger (†) is used to indicate taxa with [[extinct|no living members]].
28: ***** †Family [[Ornithomimidae]]
49: ***** †Infradivision [[Titanosauriformes]] - Cycling (1157 bytes)
1: ...y by the [[Union Cycliste Internationale]] in [[Switzerland]] (for [[upright bicycle]]s) and by the [[...
4: '''Utility cycling and slow recreation'''
8: * [[Segregated cycle facilities]]
11: * [[Utility cycling]]
26: * [[:Category:Cyclists|Category:Professional cyclists]] - Woodworking (12397 bytes)
3: [[Category:Skills]]
7: ...ertainly one of the first materials worked by primitive human beings. Indeed, the development of civil...
9: ...lding-chairs. The [[list of archaeological sites|site]] of [[Fellbach-Schmieden]] in Germany has provi...
11: ...gyptian drawings, and some ancient Egyptian [[furniture]] (such as chairs) has been preserved in tombs...
13: ...ueless and nailless joinery for which Chinese furniture was so famous.
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