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- Computer mouse (29399 bytes)
9: ...|The first computer mouse held by inventor [[Douglas Engelbart]] showing the wheels which directly con...
13: ...ne System ([[NLS (computer system)|NLS]]), which was both a hardware and software system. The other d...
15: ...icular to each other: the rotation of each wheel was translated into motion along one [[Coordinate_axi...
19: ... full-size QWERTY keyboard and grabbing the mouse as needed.
24: ...printed with a grid of fine blue and grey lines. As computing power grew cheaper, it became possible ... - Global warming (53726 bytes)
3: ...that the principal causes are natural cycles such as [[solar activity]], is held by many journalists a...
5: ...dies]] predict that even if levels of greenhouse gases and solar activity were to remain constant, the...
7: ...al]] yields or in extreme circumstances, cause [[mass extinction]].
11: ...acterization of the kind of change involved, such as the [[Ice Age]]s. Note, however, that there is o...
16: ...ates]] [http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/displaypagedoc.asp?id=13057]. - Andes (13210 bytes)
5: ... continuous chain of highland along the western coast of [[South America]]. It is over 7,000 km (4,400...
6: ...Peru]] and [[Venezuela]], some of which are known as [[Andean States]]. The name ''Andes'' comes from ...
8: ...height but do so in width and are more than twice as long.
13: ...a Plate]]. Across the 1,000 km wide [[Drake Passage]] lie the mountains of the [[Antarctic Penins...
15: The Andes range has many active volcanos, including [[Cotopaxi]], one... - Red deer (16671 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox classis entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
17: '''Red deer''' (''Cervus elaphus''), known as '''elk''' or '''wapiti''' in [[North America]], a...
19: ...cross tip to tip. Males often weigh twice as much as females. Wapiti are known for their loud ''buglin...
24: ...lking in parallel. If neither stag backs down a clash of antlers can occur, and stags sometime sustain...
26: ...rom that of the red deer, in that the elk "bugle" as opposed to "roaring". This is an adaptation to t... - Sheep (9256 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[mammal|Mammalia]]}}
15: ...ld [[moufflon]] of south-central and south-west [[Asia]]. For other types of sheep and their close re...
17: ==Classification==
19: There are at least seven species of sheep:
28: ..., yearlings as ''[[hogget]]s'', and younger sheep as ''[[lamb]]s''. Note the adjective applying to she... - Dog (69384 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
17: ...hua (dog)|Chihuahua]]) to nearly three feet (such as the [[Irish Wolfhound]]), and colors range from [...
19: ...common and perhaps most important role of dogs is as [[Pet|companions]]. Dogs have lived with and work...
22: ...tect livestock. Bodies are usually tied to fences as warning to other dogs]]
23: ...conditions such as the [[Iditarod]] race, as well as scientific studies of similar conditions, suggest... - Island (4674 bytes)
1: ...icture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
6: ... spelled phonetically: ''iland''. The letter "s" was added to attempt to link it to the [[Latin]] ''in...
9: ...|Java]] off [[Asia]], [[New Guinea|Papua]] and [[Tasmania]] off [[Australia]].
11: ...ft (geology)|rift]]ed. The best example is [[Madagascar]] off Africa. The [[Kerguelen Islands]] and so...
21: ...ld's largest volcanic island, and [[Jan Mayen]]—both are in the Atlantic. - Declaratory Act (2406 bytes)
1: ...ing a recent series of wars, part of which (known as the [[French and Indian War]] in America) were fo...
9: ...antations; and have, in pursuance of such claim, passed certain votes, resolutions, and orders, deroga...
11: ..., subjects of the crown of Great Britain, in all cases whatsoever.
13: ...ament of Great Britain, to make laws and statutes as aforesaid, is denied, or drawn into question, are... - Chile (39914 bytes)
1: ...Argentina]] to the east, [[Bolivia]] to the northeast and [[Peru]] to the north.<!--
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48: ...e|Valparaíso]]<br><sup>2</sup> Includes [[Easter Island]] and [[Isla Sala y Gómez]]; doe...
56: ...h conquistadors heard about this name from the Incas and the few survivors of [[Diego de Almagro]]'s f... - American Bison (6740 bytes)
2: ...in Mud Volcano Area-750px.JPG|Alternate image]]—[[Media:Image:Baby Bison in Yellowstone-750px.JP...
3: ...a:Bison_Drawing_historic.jpg|Historic drawing]]—[[Media:Bison.wav|Bison call audio]]}}
7: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[mammal|Mammalia]]}}
16: ...ack, and the '''Wood Bison''' (''Bison bison athabascae''), distingushed by its large humped back.
18: ... years of age, and have a life expectancy of 18–22 years. - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
1: ...g|thumb|300px|Charles Darwin, about the same time as the publication of ''[[The Origin of Species]]''....
2: ...al history|naturalist]] who achieved lasting fame as originator of the theory of [[evolution]] through...
4: ... him eminence as a [[geology|geologist]] and fame as a popular author. His observations of [[biology]]...
6: ...e Emotions in Man and Animals]]''. His last book was about earthworms.
8: ...ational recognition of Darwin's pre-eminence, he was buried in [[Westminster Abbey]], close to [[Sir W... - William R. King (5588 bytes)
3: ...ffice without becoming President ([[John Tyler]] was the shortest-serving, with [[Andrew Johnson]] als...
5: ...[[November 4]] [[1816]], when he resigned. King was secretary of the [[legation]] at [[Naples]] and l...
7: ...nth [[United States Congress|Congresses]]. King was Chairman of the Committee on Public Lands and the...
9: ...r of Reverend Dr. King. This has caused some backlash in the community due to allegations of significa...
11: ...ive Oak Cemetery, [[Selma, Alabama|Selma]], [[Dallas County, Alabama]]. - Squash (fruit) (4665 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = lightgreen | name = Squash}}
2: ...ge:YellowSquash.jpg|240px]] | caption = Yellow Squash}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
12: ''C. maxima'' - hubbard squash, buttercup squash<br>
13: ''C. mixta'' - cushaw squash<br> - Commons:Template:Newpagelinksmain (1176 bytes)
5: ...wpagelinksmain|Look for Newpagelinksmain]] in the Commons, our repository for free images, music, sound, an...
7: ...ewpagelinksmain&action=purge purge], otherwise please wait and check again later before attempting to ...
8: ...s|candidates for speedy deletion]] for possible reasons. - Human societies (6587 bytes)
6: The casual meaning of ''society'' simply refers to a grou...
8: ...tities]]. A ''society'' is also sometimes defined as an interdependent [[community]].
10: ...us with the collective citizenry of a [[country]] as directed through national institutions concerned ...
15: ...nter-gatherer]] societies, nomadic [[pastoralism|pastoral]] societies, [[horticulture|horticulturalist...
18: ...aid, for example at birth, death, sickness, or disaster, like-minded members of that community will ra... - Golden Eagles (3752 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Bird|Aves]]}}
17: ...s a mountain-dweller, but in former centuries it was also distributed in the plains and the forests.
19: ...ce the early 20th Century. 35 birds have been released into the wild since [[2001]].
21: ...nsists of heavy tree branches, upholstered with grass.
23: ...ay be 2 metres in diameter and 1 metre in height, as the eagles enlarge their nests every year. If the... - Lemurs (4235 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
20: ...aorder '''Lemuriformes'''. This type of primate was the evolutionary predecessor of [[monkey]]s and [...
22: ...e all become extinct since humans settled on Madagascar, and since the early 20th century the largest ...
24: ...flowers and leaves (and sometimes nectar) as well as insects, spiders and small vertebrates. The remai...
26: ...use of the lemurs' limited range and because Madagascar is desperately poor. Currently, there are app... - Stag Beetles (3702 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Insect]]a}}
10: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Pterygota]]}}
11: {{Taxobox_infraclassis_entry | taxon = [[Neoptera]]}}
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
32: ...cles to move them, however females can inflict a nasty bite. Capable of a slow awkward lumbering fligh... - Watergate (19196 bytes)
1: ... ([[1972]]-[[1974]]) (or just '''"Watergate"''') was an [[United States|American]] political [[scandal...
5: ...s holding the door unlocked, so Wills removed it, assuming the cleaning crew had put it there. Later, ...
7: ...d broken into the same office three weeks earlier as well, and had returned to fix [[wiretap]]s that w...
9: ...lls would be so foolhardy or unethical as to risk association with such an affair.
11: ... early 1970s, revealed that he was Deep Throat — a claim later confirmed by Woodward. - Flying shuttle (5068 bytes)
2: ...at helped fuel the [[Industrial Revolution]]. It was patented by [[John Kay]] (1704 - 1764) in 1733.
5: ...e width of the fabric exceeds that which can be reasonably reached across (typically {{convert|60|in|c...
8: ... flying shuttle is generally somewhat heavier, so as have sufficient inertia to carry it all the way t...
10: ...losed and the beater is used to complete the pick as before. The operator does not need to touch the s...
12: ...t supplied with pirns of weft thread, a job that was simplified with the invention of the [[Northrop L...
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