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- Computer mouse (29399 bytes)
1: ...movement.<br>'''3:''' Optical encoding disks include light holes.<br>'''4:''' Infrared LEDs shine thro...
3: ... The underside of the mouse houses a device that detects the mouse's motion relative to the flat surf...
5: ... because the cord on early models resembled the rodent's tail, and also because the motion of the poin...
9: [[Image:firstmouseunderside.jpg|frame|The first computer mouse held by invent...
11: ....com/3543541.html 3541541]. Ball and wheel by ''Rider'', 9/74, [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/38354... - Global warming (53726 bytes)
3: ... by anthropogenic (human-generated) [[carbon dioxide]] (CO<sub>2</sub>). The alternative view, that t...
5: ... also uncertainty about the accuracy of climate models. [[Climate commitment studies]] predict that ev...
7: ...limate change]]. Such changes can trigger various detrimental effects by causing [[flood]]s, [[drought...
16: ...supported by an international group of science academies from various countries including [[Brazil]], ...
18: ...lso pointed out that "authors evaluating impacts, developing methods, or studying paleoclimatic change... - Landslide (2693 bytes)
2: ...teepened slope is the primary reason for a landslide, there are other contributing factors:
5: ...ses that make weak slopes fail (see the [[Hope Slide]])
6: ...ons]] produce loose ash deposits, heavy rain, and debris flows.
7: ..., [[Explosive material|blasting]], and even [[thunder]] may [[trigger]] failure of weak slopes
8: ...g of rock or ore, from waste piles, or from man-made structures may stress weak slopes to failure and ... - Christmas (35108 bytes)
2: ...sited baby Jesus. The exact date of his birth was determined centuries later.
4: ...arrival of Santa Claus or other mythical figures. Despite the influence of American and British Christ...
8: The story of Christ's birth has been handed down for centuries, based primarily on the Chris...
10: ...of the house of David from which Joseph was descended, fulfilled the prophecy of [[Isaiah]].
12: ...ded to have the children of Bethlehem killed in order to eliminate any local rivals to his power. Whe... - Benchmarking (8349 bytes)
1: ...their own industry. This then allows companies to develop plans on how to adopt such best practice. Be...
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7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Rodentia]]}}
22: ...lution]]ary offshoot, and therefore a different order.
24: Despite their common name, the animals are not [[pig...
27: ...red usually by roasting; the general opinion considers them similar to rabbit in taste. They also play...
29: ...ead relative to the body, a stout neck, and a rounded rump with no tail of any consequence. - Iguassu Falls (7632 bytes)
1: ... throat from the Brazilian side. Photography provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...fall]]s of the [[Iguazu River]] located on the border of the [[Brazil]]ian [[States of Brazil|state]] ...
5: ...], after whom one of the falls in the Argentine side is named.
6: ...g|left|thumb|350px|Iguazu Falls. Photography provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
7: ...guaçu National Park]] (Brazil). These parks were designated [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Sites]] in [... - Hank Aaron (72330 bytes)
1: ...hree [[Gold Glove Award|Gold Glove Awards]] and made 25 [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star...
4: ...s an outstanding hitter though he batted cross-handed. His team won the [[Negro High School Champions...
6: ...cs]], as their shortstop and third baseman. He made $3 a game. He tried out for the [[Brooklyn Dodge...
12: ... the color line in the [[South Atlantic League]]. Despite enduring non-stop [[Racism|racial epithets]]...
14: ...ing a spring training game. The next day Aaron made his first spring training start for the Braves in... - Computer display (4276 bytes)
1: ... other senses of "monitor" meaning "machine-level debugger" or "thread synchronization mechanism". Com...
6: * [[Cathode ray tube]] (CRT)
9: * [[Video projector]]
11: ...exibility: it can often handle all [[Resolution#Video_monitors|resolution]]s from 640 by 480 [[pixel]]...
13: The sharpness of a display is described by its [[dot pitch]]. In general, the low... - Film (18911 bytes)
4: ...licks'' — and most commonly ''movies''. Academics and the English-speaking international commun...
6: ...ception of motion — a psychological effect identified as [[beta movement]].
8: ...r of communication. Any film can become a worldwide attraction, especially with the addition of [[dub...
14: ...the underlying principle became the basis for the development of [[animation]].
16: ...ored on a single [[reel]], and led quickly to the development of a [[movie projector|motion picture pr... - Robert Goddard (scientist) (7533 bytes)
3: ...uld eventually come to be called the "father of modern rocketry" for his life's work.
7: ...er wrote, "how wonderful it would be to make some device which had even the possibility of ascending t...
11: ...ilosophy|Ph.D.]] in [[1911]]. By [[1914]], he was designing rocket [[motor]]s, with financial assistan...
13: ...ended in a cabbage field, but it was an important demonstration that liquid-fuel propellants were poss...
15: ...Ground]] two days before the [[Armistice]] that ended [[World War I]]. Another Clark University resea... - Colorimeter (2135 bytes)
1: ...r [[frequency]] (color) of visual [[light]] to be determined. Colorimeters hence make it possible to a...
3: ... of light which the solute absorbs the most, in order to maximise the accuracy of the experiment. Note...
5: ...olutions of known concentration of the chemical under study, and plotting a graph of absorbance agains...
7: ... to characterize and correct colour response in video monitors, or by photographers to calibrate colou... - Magnet (13875 bytes)
4: ...n stone". [[Magnesia]] is an area in Greece where deposits of [[magnetite]] have been discovered since...
6: ...magnet]]. Permanent magnets do not rely upon outside influences to generate their field. Electromagnet...
14: ...tween'' atoms and molecules. Without long range ordering, there is no net magnetic field because the m...
16: ... great deal of order. The greater the degree of ordering within and between domains, the greater the r...
18: Long range ordering (and the resulting strong net magnetic field)... - Woodrow Wilson (31322 bytes)
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6: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>28th President</td></tr>
8: <tr><td>'''Predecessor:'''</td><td>[[William Howard Taft]]</td></t...
10: <tr><td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[Sunday]], [[December 28]], [[1856]]</td></tr> - Dick Cheney (23685 bytes)
6: ! Order:
7: | 46th Vice President
12: ! Predecessor:
13: | [[Al Gore]] <!-- | '''Succeeded by:''' || [[Add Successor Here]] -->
30: ! [[President of the United States|President]]: - Ancient China (39554 bytes)
1: ...any were eventually assimilated into the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences fro...
6: ...ultural center, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those ...
11: ...s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in [[Chin...
14: ...ished during the [[Xia Dynasty]], and that this model was perpetuated in the successor [[Shang Dynasty...
15: ...ming_tombs.jpg |thumb|left|Ming Tombs. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar... - Commons:Template:Newpagelinksmain (1176 bytes)
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2: * '''[http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php?title=Template:Newpagelinksmain&action=edit ...
5: ...r repository for free images, music, sound, and video.
7: ...e.''' Try [http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php?title=Template:Newpagelinksmain&action=purge...
8: ...r speedy deletion#The cases|candidates for speedy deletion]] for possible reasons. - United States Declaration of Independence (23184 bytes)
1: ...-indep.jpg|thumb|250px|U.S. Declaration of Independence]]
2: ...nal Archives]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] The independence of the American colonies was recognized by Gre...
6: ... was able to promote the belief that total independence was the only possible route for the colonies.
8: ...es are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegia...
10: ... Dunlap broadsides still known to exist are the oldest surviving ''copies'' of the document. - Culture of Ireland (27885 bytes)
2: ...is far from monolithic. Many notable cultural divides exist between the rural people and city dwellers...
8: ...ives in Dublin, the cattle population is of the order of 6.7 million. The total population of humans o...
12: ...hich sporting rivalries and other forms of local identity are built and most people feel a strong sens...
16: ...nd Commission]]. One consequence of this is the widely-recognised cultural phenomenon of "land hunger"...
21: ...res, the first cathedrals, such as the Viking-founded and Norman-rebuilt [[Christchurch Cathedral, Dub... - European-influenced classical music (18917 bytes)
4: ...000 and 1900. The central norms of this tradition developed between 1550 and 1825 centering on what is...
8: Musical works are best understood in the context of their place in musical hi...
14: ... 1815-1910 a period which codified practice, expanded the role of music in cultural life and created i...
15: * [[Modernism (music) | Modern]], 1905-1975 a period which represented a crisi...
16: ..., which includes late Romantic, Modern and Post-Modern styles of composition.
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