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- Esther (5002 bytes)
2: ...ew Bible]], the queen of [[Ahasuerus]] (commonly identified with [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]] or [[...
5: ...name ''Esther'' is most likely related to the [[Medes|Median]] word for myrtle, ''astra'' and the [[Pe...
7: ...ad advised. In addition [[God]]'s workings are hidden in the events of the Book of Esther even though ...
9: ...[Ashtoreth]]. The names may nevertheless be coincidentally related, as the [[Semitic languages|Semitic...
12: ...min|Benjamite]]. She resided with her cousin [[Mordecai]], who held some office in the household of th... - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
2: ...lavatsky''' or '''Madame Blavatsky''' was the founder of [[Theosophy]].
5: ...oth her mother and grandmother were strong role models that allowed her to mature into a nonconformist...
7: ...o have entered [[Tibet]] to study with the [[Ascended Master]]s for two years. She returned to Russia ...
9: ...out of nothing. Though she was apparently quite adept at these feats, her interests were more in the ...
15: ...wledge is consistent with new science may be considered to be the first instance of what is now called... - Hildegard of Bingen (14070 bytes)
1: ...g|right|framed|A medieval illumination showing Hildegard von Bingen and the monk Volmar]]
3: ...|German]] [[abbess]], [[Monasticism|monastic]] leader, [[Mystics|mystic]], author, and composer of [[m...
6: ... up around her. Upon Jutta's death in [[1136]] Hildegard was chosen superior of the community, and eve...
8: ...ling physically ill from carrying the unspoken burden.
11: ... of the meaning of the religious texts, and commanded her to write down everything she would observe i... - Kuan Yin (8111 bytes)
2: ...Buddhism|Buddhist]]s. Commonly known as the '''Goddess of Mercy''', Kuan Yin is also reverenced by [[C...
6: ...reas Avalokitesvara in other countries is usually depicted as a man.
12: ...a beautiful, white-robed woman, a depiction which derives from the earlier ''[[Pandaravasini]]'' form.
16: ...gain. With eleven heads gazing to the front and sides, Avalokiteshvara possesses the unique gift to se...
19: {| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="300" cellpadding="2" ... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...ur. She was nominated for twelve Best Actress Academy Awards, the record for nominations until 2003, ...
5: ...d with giving her a sense of adventure and independence.
7: ...l for figure skating from the [[Madison Square Garden]] skating club, shooting golf in the low eightie...
8: ...and information about her brother's apparent suicide and its great impact on Hepburn -->
10: ...ay her degree was in drama -->, the same year she debuted on [[Broadway]] after landing a bit part in ... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...en presence, stunning good looks and mysterious [[death]] would make her a perennial [[sex symbol]] an...
6: ... of Los Angeles County Hospital. Her grandmother, Della Monroe Grainger, later had her baptized ''Norm...
8: ...Ida claimed that she and Wayne had seriously considered adopting her, which they could not have done w...
10: ...ospital in [[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]], where Della had died; Gladys's father, Otis, died in a men...
12: ...elf, yet also developed a gritty, opportunistic side and a super-human drive. She was very intelligent... - Martina Navratilova (16246 bytes)
3: ...nis]] player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, she defected to the [[United States]] in [[1975]] and be...
11: ...utine to get herself into shape that eventually made extreme levels of fitness and conditioning a hall...
13: ... York City]] and informed them that she wished to defect. Within a month, she received a [[Green Card]...
15: ...She beat Evert in the final again to successfully defend her Wimbledon title in [[1979]].
17: ...tilová won her third Grand Slam singles title by defeating Evert in the final of the Australian Open,... - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
14: ...nd their [[symbiosis]] with mycorrhizae, are considered by some to be the culmination of floral [[evol...
16: ...s). He was a student of [[Aristotle]] and is considered the father of [[botany]] and [[ecology]].
18: Orchids, in their natural habitat, are considered by [[CITES]] as threatened or endangered. They...
20: == General description ==
21: ...itan]] in distribution, except [[Antarctica]] and deserts. The great majority are to be found in the [... - Apple (20408 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox_subfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Maloideae]]}}
16: ...the family [[Rosaceae]], and is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. Table apples are of the...
23: ...t affect domestic apples, and research with it to develop new disease-resistant apples is continuing.
25: ...ave been used in some recent breeding programs to develop apples suitable for growing in climates unsu...
27: ... the earliest tree to be cultivated. To a greater degree than other tree fruit, except possibly [[citr... - Hydrangea (4213 bytes)
15: ...h the widely cultivated temperate species are all deciduous.
19: ...[purple]]; in these species the exact color often depending upon the acidity or alkalinity of the soil...
22: ...in the genus ''Hydrangea''. Selected species include:
37: *''[[Hydrangea scandens]]''. Southern Japan south to the [[Philippines]...
42: ...phylla|H. macrophylla]]'' being by far the most widely grown with over 600 named [[cultivar]]s. Some a... - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
3: ...ves because they have payload space or are rarely detached from their trains, are known as power cars.
8: ...ather than in self-propelled vehicles. These include:
13: ...tly motive power assets can be moved around as needed.
17: ...s of providing motive work - the common ones include:
20: ...illustration of a historical train. Pictures provided by by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Cli... - Abdomen (6929 bytes)
2: ...ining in the very front of the abdomen. Some consider the pelvis a separate section, but there is no s...
5: ...[[muscle]] is the outermost muscle covering the side of the abdomen. It is broad, flat, and irregularl...
7: ...y. It lies between the internal oblique and the underlying transversalis fascia. It originates from P...
9: ...bdominus is enclosed in a thick sheath formed, as described above, by fibers from each of the three mu...
15: ... [[venae cavae|inferior vena cava]] are also considered part of the abdomen, but are located in the pa... - Hillary Rodham Clinton (17176 bytes)
2: ...ent]] [[Bill Clinton]]. She is a member of the [[Democratic Party]].
8: ...oining the [[Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29|Democratic Party]] and writing her thesis on radical...
10: ...ld become the future White House Counsel for President Clinton.
12: ...counsel for a brief time before he committed suicide in 1993].
17: In 1980 Bill Clinton was defeated for reelection as governor. In 1982, as pa... - Actinium (7046 bytes)
2: {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right...
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20: | [[Chemical series]] || [[Actinide]]s
25: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
39: | [[van der Waals radius]] || n/a pm - Ear (6659 bytes)
1: ...ge:Ear.jpg|thumb|A left [[human]] ear. Image provided by [https://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip ...
3: An '''ear''' is an organ used by an animal to detect [[sound]]. The term may refer to the entire ...
7: ...ncluding [[human]]s, have two ears, one on each side of the head.
10: ... waves. Many [[mammal]]s can move the pinna in order to focus their hearing in a certain direction, i...
12: ...umb|250px|left| Photography of a baby. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar... - Eye (21834 bytes)
1: ...ight or dark. More complex eyes are used to provide the [[sense]] of [[visual perception|vision]]. Ma...
9: ...es grow outward from brain cells during embryonic development, while mollusk eyes grow inward from ski...
11: ...ranged hexagonally, and which can give a full 360 degree field of vision. Compound eyes are very sensi...
16: Jumping spiders have simple eyes that are so large, supported b...
18: ...ght|thumb|300px|Eye of a Komodo Dragon.Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A... - Larynx (2361 bytes)
4: ...lage resembles a signet ring (Narrow in back, broader in front). Above the larynx is a supporting bone...
11: ...ed in the larynx, while articulation of the sound derives from the use of [[teeth]], [[tongue]], [[pal... - Pancreas (4781 bytes)
11: ...ncreas and empties into the second part of the duodenum at the [[ampulla of Vater]]. The [[common bil...
13: ...ry]]. Venous drainage is via the [[pancreaticoduodenal veins]] which end up in the [[portal vein]]. ...
16: [[Image:Pancreas.jpg|thumb|250px|The duodenum and pancreas (stomach removed).]]</div>
23: ...in [[bicarbonate ion]]s and are [[alkaline]] in order to neutralize the acidic [[chyme]] that the stom...
24: ...]]s secreted by cells in the [[stomach]] and [[duodenum]], in response to distension and/or food and w... - Mandible (13717 bytes)
6: ... like a horseshoe and has two surfaces and two borders.
9: ...i Inferioris]] (Quadratus labii inferioris) and [[depressor anguli oris]] (Triangularis); the [[platys...
11: '''Figure 1 :''' Mandible. Outer surface. Side view.
12: ... the [[sublingual gland]] rests, and below the hinder part, an oval fossa for the [[submaxillary gland...
14: == Borders == - Vertebral column (7072 bytes)
5: ...es are ''compensatory'' or ''secondary'', and are developed after [[birth]], the former when the [[chi...
7: ... convexity of the curve is directed to the left side.
17: ...nsverse processes stand backward, on a plane considerably behind that of the same processes in the cer...
21: ...he thoracic region. They present, in front, the sides of the bodies of the vertebrae, marked in the th...
25: ...cervical and lumbar regions; and is small and rounded in the thoracic region, where motion is more lim...
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