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- Computer mouse (29399 bytes)
3: ...ice]] for [[computer]]s, involving a small object fitted with one or more buttons and shaped to sit na...
8: ...ge:First_Computer_Mouse_pic_2.jpg|thumb|300px|The first computer mouse]]
9: [[Image:firstmouseunderside.jpg|frame|The first computer mouse held by inventor [[Douglas Enge...
15: ...ously'' hold the mouse in one hand, and type on a five-key chord keyset with the other.
21: ...]. A spin-off of EPFL, [[Logitech]], launched the first popular mice. - Global warming (53726 bytes)
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13: == Scientific opinion ==
14: {{seemain|scientific opinion on climate change}}
16: ...onsensus]] on global warming is summarized by the findings of the [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
18: ...climate change, concluding that there is a scientific consensus on the reality of ''anthropogenic'' cl... - Andes (13210 bytes)
6: ...in small ridges or isolated hills along the [[Pacific Ocean]] as far as [[Venezuela]], always leaving ...
62: ... m or 3,405 m, [[Patagonia]], also known as Cerro Fitzroy
156: {{commons|Andes}}
161: *[http://www.andes.org.uk/andes-information-files/6000m-peaks.htm Complete list of separate moun...
163: *[http://www.andes.org.uk/andes-information-files/famous-andes-peaks.htm Famous Andes peaks] - Red deer (16671 bytes)
48: ...n red deer (''C. e. macneilli''), Shou (''C. e. affims'') and Yarkand deer (''C. e. yarkandanseis''). ...
55: Red Deer first appear in fossil records around [[13 million y...
65: ...rriam's elk) through hunting and increased desertification. A population of Merriam's elk existed in t...
67: ...nhabited most of North America when the Europeans first arrived.
75: ...nd cows 200-250 kg (450-550 lbs). Bulls may stand five feet at the shoulder, with legs three feet long... - Sheep (9256 bytes)
17: ==Classification==
35: ... [[staple]] length and degree of [[crimp]] in the fiber. Major wool breeds include [[Merino sheep | Me...
39: ...ude the [[Corriedale sheep | Corriedale]]. The [[Finnish Landrace]] sheep has a reputation for multip...
41: ==Cultural significance==
46: ...h as: Christ as the good shepherd, or as the sacrificed Lamb of God ([[Agnus Dei]]); the [[bishop]]'s ... - Dog (69384 bytes)
17: ...r their trainability, playfulness, and ability to fit into human households and social situations.
19: Dogs fill a variety of roles in human society. [[Working ...
23: ... such as the [[Iditarod]] race, as well as scientific studies of similar conditions, suggest that unde...
27: ...olus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] in [[1758]], but reclassified as a subspecies of the [[wolf]], ''Canis lupus'...
29: ''Dog'' is also a term used by breeders to specifically denote a [[male]] domestic dog. The [[femal... - Island (4674 bytes)
4: ...'''volcanic''' islands. There are also some [[artificial island]]s.
19: ...ian Islands]], and most of [[Tonga]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Some of the [[Lesser Antilles]] and the...
25: ...an]] and [[Bora Bora]] in the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]].
28: {{commons|Island}}
34: *[[List of artificial islands]] - Declaratory Act (2406 bytes)
1: ...d tax its colonies. The taxes were mainly used to finance war debt which had been accumulated during a...
11: ...wer and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and ... - Chile (39914 bytes)
1: ...rip between the [[Andes]] mountains and the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It shares borders with [[Argentina]] to...
14: official_languages = [[Spanish language|Spanish]] |
56: ...s and the few survivors of [[Diego de Almagro]]'s first Spanish expedition south from Peru in [[1535]]...
64: ...rro]]'s lieutenants. Although the Spanish did not find the extensive gold and [[silver]] they sought, ...
72: ...hilean society preserved the essence of the stratified colonial social structure, which was greatly in... - American Bison (6740 bytes)
18: ...sexes have short, curved horns, which they use in fighting for status within the herd and defense. Bis...
35: * Herds often took shelter in the artificial cuts formed by the grade of the track winding...
37: ...ers such as the [[Dust Bowl]] and continuing significant population loss over the last 60 years.
47: * [http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/ Buffalo Field Campaign] - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
4: ...1838]]. Fully aware of the likely reaction, he confided only in close friends and researched to meet a...
6: ...ent]] as the dominant scientific theory of diversification in nature. He continued his research and w...
15: ...e Mount, Shrewsbury|The Mount House]]. He was the fifth of six children of [[Robert Waring Darwin|Robe...
17: ...a boarder at the ''[[Shrewsbury School]]''. After finishing school, Darwin went to [[Edinburgh Univers...
19: ...fe cycle of marine animals on the shores of the [[Firth of Forth]] where Grant found evidence for ''ho... - William R. King (5588 bytes)
3: ... was the shortest-serving person to occupy that office without becoming President ([[John Tyler]] was ...
5: ...arolina]]. He was a member of the State House of Commons from [[1807]] to [[1809]], city solicitor of [[Wi...
9: ...n the community due to allegations of significant financial liabilities for royalty fees now owed to R...
21: ...ama]]|before=[[Arthur P. Bagby]]|after=[[Benjamin Fitzpatrick]]|years=1848 – 1852}}
23: ...President of the United States]]|before=[[Millard Fillmore]]|after=[[John C. Breckinridge]]|years=[[Ma... - Squash (fruit) (4665 bytes)
32: ...hat the gardener blames for the abortion, but the fix proves to be better pollination not fungicide.
37: ... pepo'' includes the small pie pumpkins, standard field pumpkins, acorn squash, vegetable spaghetti, z...
44: {{commons|Cucurbita}} - Commons:Template:Newpagelinksmain (1176 bytes)
5: ...wpagelinksmain|Look for Newpagelinksmain]] in the Commons, our repository for free images, music, sound, an... - Human societies (6587 bytes)
4: == Definitions ==
8: ...ity|entities]]. A ''society'' is also sometimes defined as an interdependent [[community]].
18: ...ymbolic, linguistic, physical, mental, emotional, financial, medical, religious, etc.
38: ...] they range in size to include national [[scientific societies]] including the [[Royal Society]] to r...
49: ...} [http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/society Definition of Society] from the [[OED]]. - Golden Eagles (3752 bytes)
21: [[Image:GoldenEagle-Nova.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A five year-old American Golden Eagle.]]A pair of Gold...
25: ...for fifty days before they are able to make their first flight attempts and eat on their own. In most ...
36: {{commons|Aquila chrysaetos}}
38: There are five [[subspecies]] of Golden Eagle: - Lemurs (4235 bytes)
30: ==Classification==
32: ..., suggesting they split off from the other lemurs first. As such, the Cheirogaleoidea are a sister [[c...
48: {{commons|Lemur}} - Stag Beetles (3702 bytes)
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
30: ...es to fly off (somewhat badly due to their size), find a mate and die. Stag Beetle larvae, which are b... - Watergate (19196 bytes)
5: ...[Frank Wills]], a security guard working at the office complex of the [[Watergate Hotel]] in [[Washing...
7: ... three weeks earlier as well, and had returned to fix [[wiretap]]s that were not working and, accordin...
9: ...ly worked for the White House, while McCord was officially employed as Chief of Security at the [[Comm...
11: ... that he was Deep Throat — a claim later confirmed by Woodward.
15: ... found nothing useful, however, and trashed the office to cover their tracks. The break-in was only li... - Flying shuttle (5068 bytes)
8: ...ttle is generally somewhat heavier, so as have sufficient inertia to carry it all the way through the ...
12: ... shuttle automatically. Kay's son developed a modification that allowed the use of an array of differe...
15: ...he [[spinning mule]], which could produce strong, fine thread in the quantities needed. These innovati...
17: ...of Commons of the United Kingdom|British House of Commons]] was moved to take up the issue of installing gu...
20: ...nt it. The heavy shuttle was noisy and energy-inefficient (since the energy used to throw it was large...
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