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- Grapefruit (4275 bytes)
10: {{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = ''[[Citrus]]''}}
13: ... botany | color = lightgreen | binomial_name =Citrus × paradisi | author = Macfad.}}
16: The '''grapefruit''' is a sub-tropical [[citrus]] [[tree]] grown for its [[fruit]], which are als...
18: ...hat it was only grown as an ornamental plant. The US quickly became a major producer of the fruit, wit...
20: ...) with the sweet [[orange (fruit)|orange]] (''Citrus sinensis''), though it is rather closer to the fi... - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
2: ... [[1831]] ([[Julian calendar|O.S.]]) <small>([[August 12]], [[1831]] ([[Gregorian calendar|N.S.]]))</s...
5: ...ts who believed in the many superstitions of Old Russia, and apparently encouraged her to believe she ...
7: ...r Emma Coulomb), which closed after dissatisfied customers complained of fraudulent activities.
13: She married her second husband, Michael C. Betanelly on [[April 3]], [[1875]...
21: ...ated by Theosophists, and it is called White [[Lotus]] Day. - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ...nto a cold surface. The resulting solid is amorphous, not crystaline like the sugar was originally, wh...
3: ...e|Roman]] historians as ''glaesum.'' Anglo-Saxons used the word ''glaer'' for amber.
5: ...lass—the [[silica]]-based glasses in common use as a building, container or decorative material.
9: .... These desirable properties lead to a great many uses of glass. Glass is, however, brittle and will b...
13: '''Common glass''' is mostly amorphous [[silicon dioxide]] ([[Silicon|Si]][[Oxygen|O]]<s... - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
4: ... or chiselled into stone and the forms of letters used in them is called [[epigraphy]]. Epigraphy is a...
8: ...ced throughout [[China]] to this day. Although it uses Chinese words as its vehicle of expression, one...
10: East Asian calligraphy typically uses [[ink brush]]es to write [[Chinese character]]s (called Hanz...
12: ...styles"). All five styles of writing are still in use today.
14: ...ular and relies on sharp angles. Written Japanese uses both scripts along with Chinese characters, and... - Personal life (2762 bytes)
2: ... notion in modern existence. There are service industries designed to help people improve their person...
10: ...thing). In the interim, those who can afford to pause and to do so may adopt a [[lifestyle]] or assess...
20: *[[physical quality-of-life index]] - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
1: ...82;а</font>) is a stringed instrument of [[Russia]]n origin, with a characteristic [[triangle|tr...
14: The most common [[solo (music)|solo]] instrument is the prima, tuned E-E-A (t...
16: ...alalaikas are ideally strung with gut (or, today, usually [[nylon]]) [[string]]s on the lower pegs and...
18: ...sound notes on the prima, while a [[plectrum]] is used on the larger sizes. One can play the prima wit...
24: ...sely known, but most likely it was imported into Russia by the [[Mongol]]s from [[Central Asia]], from... - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
1: ...Image:Berimbau.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Three Berimbaus]]
2: ...musician)| Baden Powell]], with lyrics by [[Vinicius de Moraes]]. The instrument is also a part of [[...
10: ...onsumer's quest for (pretended) authenticity, and use clear varnish and discrete decoration.
11: ...In the other hand, one holds a stick ("vaqueta" - usually wooden, very rarely made of metal) and an op...
16: ...urd secured to the lower portion of the Berimbau, used to amplify and resonate the sound. - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
32: ...U.S. Congressman]], Thomas L. Hamer. Hamer erroneously nominated him as Ulysses Simpson Grant, and alt...
34: ...ia Boggs Dent]] ([[1826]]–[[1902]]) on [[August 22]], [[1848]]. They had four children: [[Freder...
38: [[Image:USGrant.gif|thumb|250px|right| Photo of General Gran...
41: ...s Infantry (effective [[June 17]], 1861). On [[August 7]], Grant was appointed a [[brigadier general]]...
43: ...on and timely reinforcements, Grant turned a serious reverse into a victory in the second day of battl... - Volcano (27295 bytes)
1: [[Image:Volcano2.jpg|thumb|225px|left|Volcano Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com C...
2: ...rface of the [[planet]]. Although there are numerous volcanoes (some very active) on the [[solar syste...
10: ...his type of volcano has a tendency to explode because it easily plugs. [[Mount Pel饝] on the island o...
12: ...sleading, however, and are slowly falling into disuse.
15: ...d forms part of the [[Island of Hawai'i]]. [[Olympus Mons]] is a shield volcano on [[Mars (planet)|Mar... - Africa (35389 bytes)
8: ...tern use through the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]], who used the name ''Africa terra'' — "land of the ...
11: ...e [[Phoenician languages|Phoenician]] ''`afar'', dust;
16: The historian [[Leo Africanus]] ([[1495]]-[[1554]]) attributed the origin to th...
18: ...[[Prime Meridian]] and made the [[Suez Canal|isthmus of Suez]] and the [[Red Sea]] the boundary betwee...
26: ...ed to Asia at its northeast extremity by the Isthmus of Suez, 130 km (80 miles) wide. From the most no... - Australia (39438 bytes)
2: native_name =Commonwealth of Australia|
3: common_name =Australia|
4: image_flag =Australia_flag_large.png|
5: image_coat =Aust_Coat_of_Arms_(large).jpg|
6: image_map =LocationAustralia.png|290px| - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ... them on the talk page, and wait until the consensus changes before making the edit. Thank you.
6: ...he world and the second largest in area (after [[Russia]]). Bordering the [[United States]], its terri...
21: Canada is a technologically advanced and industrialized nation, self-sufficient in energy due to...
79: ... the title '''Dominion of Canada''' has also been used.
92: During and after the [[American Revolution]], thousands of [[United Empire Loyalists]] left the [[Thi... - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
59: ...s of his time. It was at this time that [[Frumentius]] introduced [[Christianity]] into the country, c...
61: ... kings of Axum. They called themselves ''negus negusti'' ("king of kings," or [[Emperor of Ethiopia|Em...
79: ...ed authorities. Ethiopia today has 9 semi-autonomous administrative regions that have the power to rai...
110: ...highland complex of mountains and dissected plateaus divided by the [[Great Rift Valley]], which runs ...
117: ...n [[1993]], gradual privatization of business, industry, banking, agriculture, trade, and commerce was... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
21: ... [[French language|French unofficial but commonly used in administration]]
60: ... The [[Byzantine Empire]] then retained a precarious grip on the east of the country until the coming ...
62: ... Berber dynasties from the west founded by religious reformers, brought a period of relative peace and...
66: ... 19th century; by contrast, the vast majority of Muslim Algerians remained outside of French law, and ...
68: ...n of Algeria in 1962, fled Algeria for France in just a few months in the middle of that year. - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ...age is incorrect. Holland was the economic powerhouse during the time of the [[United Provinces]] ([[1...
13: national_anthem = ''[[Wilhelmus van Nassouwe]]'' |
28: population_census=n/a|
29: population_census_year=n/a|
55: ...opment Index]], behind [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], [[Australia]], and [[Canada]]. - Andorra (11532 bytes)
14: ...ter" colspan=2 | <small>''National [[motto]]: Virtus Unita Fortior<br/>([[Latin]]: Virtue united is st...
42: ...2003) || [[List of countries by Human Development Index|NA]] – <font color=gray>unranked</font>
59: ...tus as a [[tax haven]]. Andorra is not to be confused with the [[Andora|Comune di Andora]].
77: ...f Boris I, sovereign prince of Andorra, simultaneously declaring war on the bishop of Urgel. He was ar...
81: ...mes, however, its thriving [[tourism|tourist]] industry along with developments in transportation and ... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: ... and [[Mauritania]] are the only countries not to use a [[decimal currency]].
27: population_census = ~7,600,000 |
28: population_census_year = 1975 |
55: ...e [[United Kingdom|British]] governor of [[Mauritius]] concluded a treaty abolishing the [[slave trade...
61: ...laimed on [[October 14]], [[1958]], as an autonomous state within the French Community. A period of pr... - Paraguay (10959 bytes)
12: ...icia<br>([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: Peace and justice)''</font>
54: In the disastrous [[War of the Triple Alliance]] ([[1865]]-[[1870]]...
63: ...se contains the words "Paz y Justicia"(Peace and Justice) along with a lion and a Phyrgian Cap on a po...
95: ...of microenterprises and urban street vendors. Because of the importance of the informal sector, accura...
97: ...country holds the impressive [[Itaipu]] dam which used to be the largest concrete structure, the large... - Greece (54754 bytes)
59: ...raikós''}} (''via'' [[Latin]] {{lang|la|''[[Graecus]]''}}): [[English language|English]] ''Greece'', ...
65: ...e Persians. Alexander led the Greeks to a victorious campaign which established a Greek Empire and int...
70: ...Ac.christimage.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The most famous of the surviving Byzantine mosaics of the Hagia S...
74: ...recover due to improved safeguards against barbarous incursion and restored central governance.
76: ...d [[Corinth]], experienced a period of rapid and sustained growth, starting in the eleventh century an... - Mali (7755 bytes)
31: | [[Ousmane Issoufi Maïga]]
60: ... reelection in [[1997]], President Konaré pushed through political and economic reforms and fou...
64: ...ohibition against parties based on ethnic, religious, regional, or gender lines. The National Assembly...
84: ... in the [[Sahara Desert]], which produces a hot, dust-laden [[harmattan]] haze common during dry seaso...
91: ...on of the African franc in January [[1994]], has pushed up economic growth. Several multinational corp...
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