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- Edith Cavell (1802 bytes)
5: ...er 12]], [[1915]]) is one of the few famous heroines of [[World War I]].
7: ...olation of military law. In [[1915]], she was arrested and court-martialled by the Germans for this o...
9: ...t have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone." These words are inscribed on her statue in St. Martin'...
13: ...]], [[Mount Edith Cavell]] in the [[Canadian Rockies]] was named in her honour. - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...]] of the [[20th century]]. Her sizzling screen presence, stunning good looks and mysterious [[death]]...
6: ... seemed to be [[Charles Stanley Gifford]], a [[salesman]] for the studio where Marilyn's mother, Glady...
8: ...nia|Hawthorne]], southwest of [[Downtown Los Angeles]], where she lived until she was seven. The Bolen...
10: ...had died; Gladys's father, Otis, died in a mental hospital near [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]...
12: ...ligent and more unhappy than her screen image suggested. - Nadia Comaneci (5337 bytes)
3: ...s in the 20th century and one of the world's greatest gymnasts of all time.
5: Comaneci was born in [[Onesti]], Romania, the daughter of Gheorghe and Stefan...
7: ...l-Around title. That same year the [[Associated Press]] named her their "Athlete of the Year."
9: ...hat recognition. Nadia had scored 19 perfect scores before Montreal.
11: ...78 World Championships. A fall from uneven bars resulted in a 4th place finish, but she won the beam ... - Steffi Graf (16410 bytes)
2: ...ll four of the Grand Slam titles at least four times each.
6: ...her father [[Peter Graf]], a car and insurance salesman and aspiring tennis coach. At the age of thre...
8: ...e "hundreds" of kids like her in the [[United States]].
10: ...tion event at the [[Olympic Games]] in [[Los Angeles]] and won the Gold Medal. Her schedule was closel...
12: ...owed this up with seven further tournament victories in 1986, and finished the year ranked World No. 3... - Hillary Rodham Clinton (17176 bytes)
2: ...as the wife of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]]. She is a member of the ...
6: ...Illinois]]. Her father ran a drapery-making business and her mother was a [[homemaker]].
8: ...ed_States%29|Democratic Party]] and writing her thesis on radical organizer Saul Alinsky.
10: ...would become the future White House Counsel for President Clinton.
12: ...Hubbell, who would serve in the U.S. [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] as Ass... - Heart (10132 bytes)
3: ...n]] that [[pump]]s [[blood]] through the [[blood vessel]]s by repeated, rhythmic contractions. The ter...
7: ...singular: ''atrium'') and the two lower ''ventricles''.
9: ...ional flow of blood from the atria to the ventricles.
11: ...ventricle pumps blood throughout the body's arteries and veins; the right ventricle pumps blood to the...
15: ...m the left atrium this newly oxygenated blood passes through the [[mitral valve]] to enter the left ve... - Kidney (12846 bytes)
3: ... medical field that studies the kidneys and diseases affecting the kidney is called [[nephrology]].
9: ...l level T12 to L3, and the right kidney usually lies slightly lower than the left in order to accommod...
18: ...y is called the [[renal cortex]], deep to which lies the [[renal medulla]]. The innermost portion is t...
20: ... molecules while secreting other, unneeded molecules. Reabsorption and secretion are accomplished with...
24: ...iltrate, which enter the kidney tubule. Blood leaves the glomerulus through an ''efferent'' (out-going... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...r dm|31|12|N|29|15|E|}}, 208 km (129 miles) northwest of [[Cairo]]. The Canopic mouth of the [[Nile]]...
3: ...s of Egypt quickly became one of the greatest cities of the [[Hellenistic civilization|Hellenistic]] w...
5: ...right|Alexandria's state-of-the-art [[library]], designed by [[Christoph Kapellar]], was inaugurated i...
19: ...er's seers, and in particular [[Aristander of Telmessus]], interpreted this as an omen that the city w...
21: ...knowledge of their appearance, erects metal effigies on the beach which succeed in frightening the mon... - Sierra Leone (10596 bytes)
1: ...'''Republic of Sierra Leone''' is a country in [[West Africa]], on the coast of the [[Atlantic Ocean]]...
24: | '''[[List of Presidents of Sierra Leone|President]]'''
28: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 116th]] <br> 71,740 [[square kilom...
31: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 102nd]]<br> 5,426,618<br> 76...
48: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]''' - Nepal (22444 bytes)
31: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 94th]] <br /> [[1 E11 m2|147,181 k...
34: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 40th]]<br /> 27,676,457<br /...
40: | [[Nepalese Rupee]] ([[ISO 4217|NPR]])
51: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
58: ...[[200]] AD, the Buddhist empire was displaced by resurgent Hindu fiefdoms such as the Licchavi dynasty... - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
1: ...g.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Ruth batting for the Yankees]]
2: ...as Number One in its list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players."
4: ...ion of nearly all the ballparks in the major leagues.
9: ...o taught him baseball, working with him for countless hours on hitting, fielding and later, pitching.
12: ...ed George from catcher to pitcher to teach him a lesson. But, instead of getting his comeuppance, Babe... - Florida (24937 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]]...
25: ...entral]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] (western panhandle)|
30: HighestElev = 105 |
32: LowestElev = 0 |
36: ...uthern]] [[U.S. state|state]] in the [[United States]]. It is known as the Sunshine State. "Florida" i... - Tennessee (19096 bytes)
2: Name = Tennessee |
3: Fullname = State of Tennessee |
4: Flag = Tennessee state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Tennessee]] |
6: Seal = Tennesseestateseal.jpg | - Influenza (10335 bytes)
1: ...flu'''" (and widely misunderstood as being instances of influenza), see [[gastroenteritis]].}}
2: ...jpg|thumb|200px|Negatively stained flu virions. These were the causative agent of the [[Hong Kong Flu]...
4: ...unfavourable [[astrology|astrological]] ''influences'' as the cause of the disease.
6: == Types ==
8: There are three types of the virus: - Robert Hooke (5017 bytes)
2: ...[1635]] - [[March 3]], [[1703]]), one of the greatest experimental scientists of the [[seventeenth cen...
4: ...d appointment as Professor of [[Geometry]] at [[Gresham College]].
6: ...ch Observatory]] and the infamous [[Bethlem Royal Hospital]] (which became known as 'Bedlam').
8: ...head that some have argued portrays Hooke. Both these claims remain in dispute, however.
12: ...rings, and derivative designs of Hooke's [[anchor escapement]] remain in common use. - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
2: ...]]'' and ''[[Mona Lisa]]''. He is also known for designing many inventions that anticipated modern tec...
7: ... most likely a peasant girl. It has also been suggested, albeit on scanty evidence, that she was a [[M...
9: ...r to his works as "Leonardos", not "da Vincis". Presumably he did not use his father's name because of...
11: ...ted [[drawing]] and [[painting]]. His early sketches were of such quality that his father soon showed ...
12: ...rea's pupils was Leonardo da Vinci, in whom, besides a beauty of person never sufficiently admired and... - Roger van der Weyden (3397 bytes)
3: ...so known as Roger de la Pasture, Rogier de Bruxelles, (c. [[1400]] - [[June 18]], [[1464]]) was a [[Fl...
9: ...t his visit shows no result on his style, which owes nothing to Italian models; and he returned to [[B...
15: ...n the composition. [[Hans Memling]] was his greatest pupil.
18: * ''Descent from the Cross'' ([[1440]]), [[Madrid]]
19: * ''Descent from the Cross'' ([[1443]]), Sint-Pieterskerk... - Albert Einstein (43065 bytes)
3: ...f the [[photoelectric effect]] and "for his services to Theoretical Physics".
7: ... work and philosophy. To this day Einstein receives popular recognition unprecedented for a scientist...
14: ...e insistence of his mother, was given [[violin]] lessons.
16: ...elopment of the theory of relativity to this slowness, saying that by pondering space and time later t...
18: ...g his late childhood and early adolescence by suggesting and providing books on science and mathematic... - George Washington Carver (7937 bytes)
2: ...iciency, he is known for suggesting hundreds of uses for the [[peanut]] and other [[plant]]s to increa...
5: ...is time wandering the fields, drawn to the varieties of wild plants. He became so knowledgeable that h...
9: ...t still carried scars from this incident for the rest of his life.
11: ...'s horticultural talents. Realizing the difficulties facing an African-American artist, she convinced ...
13: ...r for the athletic teams. He was captain, the highest student rank, of the campus military regiment. H... - Ship (18843 bytes)
2: ... refers to [[submarine]]s as "boats"). Compare [[vessel]].
4: ...] ships and [[barque]]s were built partly for [[prestige]] reasons.
6: ...lated to sailors, particularly customs and practices at [[sea]]. '''Naval''' is the adjective pertaini...
10: ...[[volume]] rather than weight, and are used when describing merchant ships for the purpose of tolls, t...
12: ...eir vessels until their decks were almost awash, resulting in a dangerously unstable condition. Additi...
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