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- Computer mouse (29399 bytes)
2: ...rs gather light pulses to convert to X and Y velocities.]]
3: ... motion relative to the flat surface on which it sits. The mouse's 2D motion is typically translated i...
5: ...mouse like. In popular usage, the plural can be either ''mice'' or ''mouses''. See [[English plural]...
11: ...e.com/3835464.htm 3835464]. Ball and two rollers with spring by ''Opocentsky'', 10/76, [http://www.fre...
13: ...timately, the mouse won out because of its simplicity and convenience. - Global warming (53726 bytes)
3: ...y journalists and politicians, but by only a minority of established scientists.
5:
7: ...nd pattern of [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]], climate patterns and various other forms ...
11: ...nge" for human caused change and "climate variability" for non-human caused change [http://www.grida.n...
16: ...], [[Russia]], the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]] [http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/displaypag... - Andes (13210 bytes)
5: ...de in some parts (widest between 18° to 20°S latitude), and of an average height of about 4,000 m (1...
6: ...tion, parallel with the coast, being broken up at its beginning into a number of islands and afterward...
8: ...he point on the Earth's surface most distant from its center, because of the [[equatorial bulge]]. The...
12: ...he descending Nazca plate is young and buoyant [[lithosphere]], which resists subduction, causing a lo...
13: ...on of the Andes began in the [[Jurassic]] period. It was during the [[Cretaceous]] Period that the And... - Red deer (16671 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Wapiti}}<br/>{{StatusConcern}}
17: ...e]] name for this animal meaning 'white rump'. Wapiti are a subspecies of the European red deer.
19: ...he wapiti. Nevertheless, it is [[United Kingdom|Britain's]] largest native land [[mammal]], and can re...
21: For centuries, the wild deer of Britain were reserved exclusively for royalty to hunt....
24: ...onents by bellowing and walking in parallel. If neither stag backs down a clash of antlers can occur, ... - Sheep (9256 bytes)
35: ...op wool breeds for superior wool quantity and quality (fineness of fibers), wool [[staple]] length and...
39: ...d hair sheep, like the Katahdin and Dorper, have little to no wool.
44: ...ations with many cultures, especially in the [[Mediterranean]] area and Wales, where they form the mos...
46: ...down with the lamb. Greek Easter celebrations traditionally feature a meal of Paschal lamb. Sheep also...
48: ...the [[Jew]]ish and [[Christianity|Christian]] [[faith]]s, since [[Abraham]], [[Jacob]], [[Moses]], and... - Dog (69384 bytes)
17: ... ability to fit into human households and social situations.
19: ...et|companions]]. Dogs have lived with and worked with humans in so many roles that they have earned th...
23: ...ace, as well as scientific studies of similar conditions, suggest that under such extreme stress, high...
27: ...wolf]], ''Canis lupus'', by the [[Smithsonian Institution]] and the [[American Society of Mammalogists...
29: ...l size; similarly for '''Lap dogs''', with the additional connotation of an affectionate attachment be... - Island (4674 bytes)
2: ...led '''[[islet]]s'''. Although seldom adhered to, it is also proper to call an emergent land feature o...
6: ...nd''. The letter "s" was added to attempt to link it to the [[Latin]] ''insula'' (which is not etymolo...
16: ...where the current loses some of its carrying capacity. In essence, they are river [[bar (landform)|bar...
23: ...uthernmost chain is the [[Austral Islands]], with its northerly trending part the atolls in the nation...
25: ...s a new island. Atolls are typically ring-shaped with a central, shallow [[lagoon]]. Examples include ... - Declaratory Act (2406 bytes)
1: ...Britain's exclusive right to legislate on and tax its colonies. The taxes were mainly used to finance ...
7: ... America upon the crown and parliament of Great Britain.
9: ...antations upon the crown of Great Britain: ... be it declared ...,
11: ...ople of America, subjects of the crown of Great Britain, in all cases whatsoever.
13: ... power and authority of the parliament of Great Britain, to make laws and statutes as aforesaid, is de... - Chile (39914 bytes)
1: ...ins and the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It shares borders with [[Argentina]] to the east, [[Bolivia]] to the no...
15: capital = [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]]<sup>1</sup> |
18: leader_titles = [[President of Chile|President]] |
20: largest_city = [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]] |
23: area_magnitude = 1 E11 | - American Bison (6740 bytes)
16: ...''' (''Bison bison athabascae''), distingushed by its large humped back.
18: ...ved horns, which they use in fighting for status within the herd and defense. Bison mate in August and...
20: Their mating habits are [[polygynous]]: Dominant bulls maintain a sm...
22: ...emihl]], ''Whole Earth'', 2000) ''See [[Homosexuality in animals]]''
24: ...d up with a brown-colored coat as they mature. White buffalo are considered sacred by many [[Native A... - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
2: ...h;[[19 April]] [[1882]]) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[natural history|naturalist]] who achieved ...
4: ...ying first medicine, then [[theology]], at university. Five years on [[the Voyage of the Beagle]] brou...
8: In a national recognition of Darwin's pre-eminence, he was buried in [[W...
15: ..., and of [[Josiah Wedgwood]], a family of the [[Unitarian]] church. ''See also [[Darwin -- Wedgwood fa...
17: ...nishing school, Darwin went to [[Edinburgh University]] in [[1825]] to study medicine. - William R. King (5588 bytes)
3: ...sident ([[John Tyler]] was the shortest-serving, with [[Andrew Johnson]] also serving less time than K...
5: ... at [[Saint Petersburg]]. He returned to the [[United States]] in [[1818]] and located in [[Cahawba, ...
7: ...rman of the Committee on Public Lands and the Committee on Commerce.
9: ...due to allegations of significant financial liabilities for royalty fees now owed to Reverend Dr. King...
13: ...lived together for a time in [[Washington, DC]]). It is also said that King's detractors in the Senate... - Squash (fruit) (4665 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Cucurbitales]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Cucurbitaceae]]}}
9: {{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = '''''[[Cucurbita]]''''' part}}
17: ...Rpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=22365 ITIS 22365] 2002-11-06<br>
20: ...s and marrows depending on variety or the nationality of the speaker. Squashes are categorized as summ... - Commons:Template:Newpagelinksmain (1176 bytes)
1: ...lor: #000">'''Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name.'''
2: ...ndex.php?title=Template:Newpagelinksmain&action=edit Start the Newpagelinksmain article]'''.
5: ...k for Newpagelinksmain]] in the Commons, our repository for free images, music, sound, and video.
7: ...linksmain&action=purge purge], otherwise please wait and check again later before attempting to recrea...
8: ...u created an article under this title previously, it may have been deleted. See [[Wikipedia:Candidates... - Human societies (6587 bytes)
2: ...terests, characteristic relationships, shared institutions and a common culture.
4: == Definitions ==
6: ...oup of people living together in an ordered community.{{fn|1}}
8: ...so sometimes defined as an interdependent [[community]].
10: ...directed through national institutions concerned with civic welfare. - Golden Eagles (3752 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Accipitridae]]}}
15: ...e all [[eagle]]s, it belongs to the family [[Accipitridae]].
17: ...ow is a mountain-dweller, but in former centuries it was also distributed in the plains and the forest...
19: ...tland|Scottish]] highlands. In North America the situation is not as dramatic, but there has been a no...
21: ...est consists of heavy tree branches, upholstered with grass. - Lemurs (4235 bytes)
9: ...| taxon = '''Lemuriformes'''}}<br>{{Taxobox_authority | author = [[John Edward Gray|Gray]] | date = [[...
20: ... the members of the four lemuriform families, but it is also the genus of one of the lemuriform specie...
22: ...d other primates, the lemurs were safe from competition on Madagascar and differentiated into a number...
24: ...]]s, although some species supplement their diet with insects.
26: ...ay, options are limited because of the lemurs' limited range and because Madagascar is desperately poo... - Stag Beetles (3702 bytes)
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
30: ...ch they use for communication ([[stridulation]]) with other larvae. The name [[cervus]] is derived fro...
32: ...o move them, however females can inflict a nasty bite. Capable of a slow awkward lumbering flight usua... - Watergate (19196 bytes)
1: ...tates|American]] political [[scandal]] and [[constitutional crisis]] that led to the resignation of Pr...
5: ...ls removed it, assuming the cleaning crew had put it there. Later, he returned and discovered that the...
7: ...the headquarters of the [[Democratic National Committee]]. The men had broken into the same office thr...
9: ...so foolhardy or unethical as to risk association with such an affair.
11: ...hroat (Watergate)|Deep Throat]]", whose true identity was kept from the public, added an extra layer o... - Flying shuttle (5068 bytes)
1: [[Image:Shuttle with bobin.jpg|thumb|Flying shuttle showing metal cap...
2: ...] that helped fuel the [[Industrial Revolution]]. It was patented by [[John Kay]] (1704 - 1764) in 173...
5: ...rd, holding the [[shuttle]] in one hand, and pass it through the shed; the shuttle carries a [[bobbin]...
8: ...t heavier, so as have sufficient inertia to carry it all the way through the shed.
10: ...operator does not need to touch the shuttle until it needs to be reloaded, so fabrics of great width c...
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