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  1. Computer mouse (29399 bytes)
    3: ... The underside of the mouse houses a device that detects the mouse's motion relative to the flat surfa...
    15: ...use in one hand, and type on a five-key chord keyset with the other.
    19: ...980s]] and [[1990s]]. The Xerox PARC group also settled on the modern technique of using both hands t...
    24: ...ct the relative motion of the mouse on a wide variety of surfaces (and in turn translating the movemen...
    26: ... the surface the mouse is operating on. Changes between one frame and the next are processed by the [...
  2. Global warming (53726 bytes)
    5:
    7: ...imate change]]. Such changes can trigger various detrimental effects by causing [[flood]]s, [[drought]...
    11: ...//www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/518.htm]. Sometimes the term "anthropogenic climate change" is us...
    18: ...out that "authors evaluating impacts, developing methods, or studying paleoclimatic change might belie...
    26: ...ccording to the focus of the user of the term: sometime since the [[Industrial Revolution]], or since ...
  3. Andes (13210 bytes)
    3: ...:Andes Chile Argentina.jpg|thumb|300px|The Andes between [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]]]]
    5: ...d of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 feet).
    8: ... peak, [[Aconcagua]], rising to 6,962 m (22,841 feet) [[above sea level]]. The summit of [[Chimborazo ...
    12: ... beneath the South American plate. The boundary between the two plates is marked by the Peru-Chile [[...
    13: ...ing]] of [[sedimentary rocks|sedimentary]] and [[metamorphic rocks]] of the ancient [[craton]]s to the...
  4. Red deer (16671 bytes)
    21: ... sport of the monarch until the [[19th century|nineteenth century]].
    24: ...s down a clash of antlers can occur, and stags sometime sustain serious injuries.
    30: ...r long periods in long vegetation; their mothers return at intervals to feed them.
    33: ...ote]]s and [[american Black Bear|black bears]] sometimes prey on the fawns.
    41: ...s of farmed or ranched elk is production of [[Velvet antler]]. Most wapiti live in the west, especial...
  5. Sheep (9256 bytes)
    28: ...trated males as ''wethers'', yearlings as ''[[hogget]]s'', and younger sheep as ''[[lamb]]s''. Note th...
    35: ... sheep | Merino]], [[Rambouillet sheep | Rambouillet]], and [[Lincoln sheep | Lincoln]].
    37: ...ampshire sheep |Hampshire]], [[Dorset sheep | Dorset]], [[Columbia sheep | Columbia]], and [[Texel she...
    55: ...n rugs) and [[meat]]. In the 21st century, sheep retain considerable importance in the economies of ar...
    59: ... and the English "[[Inclosure |inclosing]] of the commons".
  6. Dog (69384 bytes)
    2: ... markup for the dog taxonomy box; scroll down to get to the body text -->
    17: ... [[Chihuahua (dog)|Chihuahua]]) to nearly three feet (such as the [[Irish Wolfhound]]), and colors ran...
    19: ... so many roles that they have earned the [[sobriquet]] "man's best friend".
    23: ...st that under such extreme stress, high protein diets (which implies a lot of meat consumption) help p...
    26: ...e:Shepador_Chewer.JPG|thumb|Puppies engage in [[teething]] on almost anything.]]
  7. Island (4674 bytes)
    2: ...an emergent land feature on an [[atoll]] an '''islet''', since an atoll is a type of island. A '''key'...
    6: ...link it to the [[Latin]] ''insula'' (which is not etymologically related), Latin being considered a mo...
    28: {{commons|Island}}
  8. Declaratory Act (2406 bytes)
    7: :AN ACT for the better securing the dependency of his Majesty's domin...
    11: ... consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons of Great Britain, in parliament assembled, had, h...
  9. Chile (39914 bytes)
    1: ...[[South America]] occupying a long coastal strip between the [[Andes]] mountains and the [[Pacific Oce...
    43: utc_offset = -4 |
    45: utc_offset_DST = -3 |
    61: ...e, but the area's remoteness prevented extensive settlement.
    64: ...]] and [[hunting]]. The first permanent European settlement, [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], was founded...
  10. American Bison (6740 bytes)
    18: ...mer coat. Bison can reach over 2 m (6 feet) tall, 3 m (10 ft) long and weigh over ...
    22: ...onial enactment of this behavior, to "ensure the return of the buffalo in the coming season." ([[Bruce...
    30: ...ight]]'s ranch in the [[Texas Panhandle]]. A variety of privately-owned herds have also been establis...
    37: There is now a proposal known as [[Buffalo Commons]] to restore large parts of the drier portion of ...
    40: ...oss-breed of bison and domestic cattle. Recent genetic studies of privately-owned herds of bison show ...
  11. Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
    4: ...onfided only in close friends and researched to meet anticipated objections, but in [[1858]] the infor...
    12: ''For details see [[Charles Darwin's education]].''
    19: ...John James Audubon]] give a demonstration of his method of using wires to prop up birds to draw or pai...
    24: ...s studies, becoming particularly enthused by the set texts by [[William_Paley|Paley]] which included t...
    29: ... pay for his son's expedition which eventually stretched to five years.
  12. William R. King (5588 bytes)
    5: ...[Naples]] and later at [[Saint Petersburg]]. He returned to the [[United States]] in [[1818]] and loc...
    9: ... county council in [[1986]] passed a resolution "setting forth the historical basis for the 'renaming'...
    11: ...antation, and was later reinterred in Live Oak Cemetery, [[Selma, Alabama|Selma]], [[Dallas County, Al...
    13: ...uthor [[James W. Loewen]] is one of the theory's better-known proponents.
  13. Squash (fruit) (4665 bytes)
    17: [http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value...
    20: ... called [[pumpkin]]s and marrows depending on variety or the nationality of the speaker. Squashes are ...
    22: ...marrows (such as [[zucchini]] [also known as courgette], [[Pattypan squash|pattypan]] and [[Yellow cro...
    24: ...squash|acorn]], [[Spaghetti squash|vegetable spaghetti]] and [[pumpkin]]) are harvested at the end of ...
    26: ...eans]], and squash. These were usually planted together, with the cornstalk providing support for the ...
  14. Commons:Template:Newpagelinksmain (1176 bytes)
    5: ...wpagelinksmain|Look for Newpagelinksmain]] in the Commons, our repository for free images, music, sound, an...
    7: ...this page in the past few minutes and it has not yet appeared, it may not be visible due to a delay in...
    8: ...peedy deletion#The cases|candidates for speedy deletion]] for possible reasons.
  15. Human societies (6587 bytes)
    2: A '''society''' is a group of human beings distinguishable fr...
    6: ...ty'' simply refers to a group of people living together in an ordered community.{{fn|1}}
    8: ...een [[entity|entities]]. A ''society'' is also sometimes defined as an interdependent [[community]].
    10: ...n or interest in a common objective. As such, society is often used as synonymous with the collective ...
    15: ... to be separate from traditional agricultural societies.
  16. Golden Eagles (3752 bytes)
    10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''chrysaetos'''''}}
    12: ...ial | color = pink | binomial_name = Aquila chrysaetos | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date...
    15: The '''Golden Eagle''' (''Aquila chrysaetos'') is one of the best known [[bird of prey|bird...
    23: Old eyries may be 2 metres in diameter and 1 metre in height, as the eagles enlarge their nests ev...
    25: The female lays two eggs between January and May (depending on the area). Afte...
  17. Lemurs (4235 bytes)
    22: ...ger species have all become extinct since humans settled on Madagascar, and since the early 20th centu...
    24: ...vore]]s, although some species supplement their diet with insects.
    48: {{commons|Lemur}}
  18. Stag Beetles (3702 bytes)
    1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Stag beetles}}
    2: ...ge | image = [[Image:Vacalloria.jpeg|200px|Stag beetle]] | caption = }}
    6: {{Taxobox_subregnum_entry | taxon = [[Metazoa]]}}
    13: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[beetle|Coleoptera]]}}
    20: ''not a complete list''<br>
  19. Watergate (19196 bytes)
    5: ...ng the cleaning crew had put it there. Later, he returned and discovered that the tape had been replac...
    7: ...eks earlier as well, and had returned to fix [[wiretap]]s that were not working and, according to some...
    9: ...advantage in the polls would be so foolhardy or unethical as to risk association with such an affair.
    11: ...links between McCord and the CIA, and eventually determined that McCord had received payments from CRP...
    15: ...aldeman]] were tape-recorded (a standard, but secret, Nixon practice) on [[June 23]] discussing use of...
  20. Flying shuttle (5068 bytes)
    1: ...ttle with bobin.jpg|thumb|Flying shuttle showing metal capped ends, wheels, and a [[pirn]] of weft thr...
    5: ...ric; more importantly, however, the coordination between the throwing and catching of the shuttle requ...
    8: ...m. The ends of the shuttle are bullet-shaped and metal-capped, and the shuttle generally has rollers t...
    10: ...the shed is closed and the beater is used to complete the pick as before. The operator does not need t...
    17: ...of Commons of the United Kingdom|British House of Commons]] was moved to take up the issue of installing gu...

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