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- Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
3: ...e tall buildings, but it tends to be applied specifically to residential buildings.
9: ...]]-[[1885]] and was destroyed in [[1931]] for the Field's building. Another contender for the title i...
15: ...rld's tallest..." depends greatly on matters of definition.
19: ...nclude free-standing buildings that are not classified as high rises, such as the [[CN Tower]], [[TV m...
40: |6||[[Two International Finance Centre]]||[[Hong Kong]]||415 m||1,362&n... - Polar bear (6417 bytes)
15: The '''polar bear''' (scientific [[Latin]] name ''Ursus maritimus''), also known ...
18: ...an]]s. Neither does the hair have [[Optical fiber|fibre-optic]] properties, a commonly perpetuated [[u...
22: ...[rodent]]s. As a pure carnivore predating upon [[fish]]-eating carnivores, the polar bear ingests lar...
26: ...man said that the algae had formed as a result of Singapore's hot and humid conditions. The bears were washed...
28: ...ature commonly depicted in [[cartoon]]s and other fictional depictions of polar bears, including a 199... - Butterfly (9348 bytes)
48: ==Classification==
50: Although the butterflies are classified in two superfamilies, [[Hesperioidea]] and [[Pa...
59: ...dae, Heliconiidae and Satyridae, but modern classifications treat these as subfamilies within the Nymp...
92: ...so, since some birds attack the eyes of an animal first, the butterfly has a chance of escaping in the...
96: ==Field guides to butterflies== - Cambodia (32076 bytes)
9: official_languages = [[Khmer language|Khmer]]; [[Frenc...
45: ...xtraction. A citizen of Cambodia is usually identified as '''Cambodian''', or more often, '''Khmer'''.
49: ... "the fresh water river"), an important source of fish.
63: The official name of the country, however, is '''Preahreac...
65: ...ince independence was achieved in [[1953]], the official name of Cambodia has changed several times, f... - Mother's Day (4660 bytes)
15: ''Let them meet first, as women, to bewail and commemorate the dead....
34: | [[March 21]] ([[vernal equinox|first day of spring]])|| [[Egypt]], [...
36: | first Sunday in [[May]] || [[Australia]], [[Hungary]...
42: ...the [[Netherlands]], [[New Zealand]], [[Peru]], [[Singapore]], [[Slovakia]], [[Republic of China|Taiwan]], [[...
48: | first Sunday in [[June]] or last Sunday in May|| [[F... - Albert Einstein (43065 bytes)
7: ...deeply concerned with the social impact of scientific discovery. An individual of monumental intellect...
16: ... to [[dyslexia]], simple [[shyness]], or the significantly rare and unusual structure of his [[human b...
20: ...r, but this meant he had no secondary-school certificate. {{an|1}}
22: ... became enamoured with Marie, their daughter, his first sweetheart. Albert's sister Maja was to later ...
26: ...]. During this time Einstein discussed his scientific interests with a group of close friends, includi... - Airline (29546 bytes)
2: ...ces with other airlines for reasons of mutual benefit.
11: ...ernment owned or supported to independent, for-profit public companies. This occurs as regulators perm...
15: ... lower fares and sometimes dramatic spurts in traffic growth. The U.S., Australia, Japan, Brazil, Mexi...
17: ...ars is generally low, in the range of 2-3% net profit after interest and tax. It is in this time that ...
19: ...o achieve higher economies of scale and greater efficiencies. - Franklin D. Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
18: ...President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. Born to wealth and ...
20: ...seph Stalin]], are criticized by some historians. Finally his vision of an effective international org...
22: ...ing figure: he was a hero to liberals and a hated figure to conservatives. Today opinions of him are m...
28: ...n Oyster Bay Republican, was Franklin Roosevelt's fifth cousin. Despite their political differences, t...
34: ...ad previously met as children, but this was their first serious encounter.) - Charles Kingsford Smith (4894 bytes)
2: ...first to complete the more difficult eastward Pacific crossing from Australia to the [[United States]]...
4: ...pprentice with the [[CSR Limited|Colonial Sugar Refining Company]]. After that, he enlisted for duty i...
6: ...Smith and his historic epic flight across the Pacific.
10: ... departed [[Allahabad]], [[India]] for a leg to [[Singapore]], flying in [[Lockheed Altair]] ''Lady Southern ... - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
3: == Definition ==
4: ...bringing pirates to [[justice]].<ref>{{cite news |first=M.Chiarugi |last=D.Archibugi |url=http://www.o...
9: [[File:Romtrireme.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Mosaic of a [[T...
12: ...ifty, and the pirates indeed raised the ransom to fifty talents. After the ransom was paid, Caesar rai...
14: The Senate finally invested [[Pompey]] with powers to deal with... - Pirate (23151 bytes)
4: ...he straits of [[Strait of Malacca|Malacca]] and [[Singapore]], used by over 50,000 commercial ships a year.
10: ... revolution]]s and [[coup d'etat|coups]] and then finally came to mean the disruptive parliamentary ma...
28: ...commerce. They approach by stealth and then open fire. The Germans in [[World War II]] made use of t...
46: ...r trust, rather than a more traditional authority figure sanctioned by an elite. However, when not in...
56: ...hips are also capable of disguising themselves as fishing vessels or cargo vessels when not carrying o... - March 21 (10586 bytes)
6: *[[1788]] - A [[fire]] destroys 856 buildings in [[New Orleans]] and...
11: ...nalist [[Henry Morton Stanley]] began his trek to find the missionary and explorer [[David Livingstone...
12: ...] - [[The Chinese High School]] is established in Singapore by [[Tan Kah Kee]].
14: ...nted the [[Congressional Medal of Honor]] for his first trans-[[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] flight.
18: ...d]] presents the [[Moondog Coronation Ball]], the first [[rock and roll]] concert, in [[Cleveland, Ohi... - Confucius (21352 bytes)
43: :''At fifteen, I set my mind upon learning'';
46: :''At fifty, I knew the will of the heavens'';
50: ...ong]]. His father was seventy and his mother only fifteen at his birth. His father died when he was th...
52: ...it the old wisdom via a set of books called the [[Five Classics]].
56: In the [[Analects]], where one can find the most intimate descriptions of him, Confuciu... - Rome (33048 bytes)
40: ...higher than [[New Zealand]]'s and equivalent to [[Singapore]]'s), in the year [[2001]] Rome's municipality pr...
49: ...er and the ford, Rome was at a cross roads of traffic following the river valley and of traders travel...
68: ...us]] and his successors: if anything, the [[Great Fire of Rome]] during the reign of [[Nero]] acted as...
70: ...and even these did not stop the city being sacked first by [[Alaric I|Alaric]] in [[410]] and then by ...
80: ...nder the supervision of a [[prefect]] and other officials appointed by and responsible to the Byzantin... - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
2: ...uru]] ideal, and [[bhajan]]s) as well as [[Sufi|Sufi Islam]].
6: ...s. The five baptised Sikhs were named Panj Pyare (Five Beloved Ones), who in turn baptised the Guru at...
8: ...ikh Holy Scripture was compiled and edited by the Fifth Guru, [[Guru Arjan]] in AD [[1604]].(Although ...
26: ... [[1604]] he installed the [[Adi Granth]] for the first time as the [[Holy Book]] of the Sikhs. In [[1...
28: ...]] and led the Sikhs until [[1675]], when he sacrificed his life to save the [[Kashmiri Hindu]]s who h... - List of national anthems (17969 bytes)
3: ...re not independent states but nevertheless have official anthems, are ''italicized''.
117: ...Republic of]]||[[The March of the Volunteers]] (official)
184: |[[Ethiopia]]||[[Whedefit Gesgeshi Woude Henate Ethiopia]] (March Forward,...
194: |[[Fiji]]||[[God Bless Fiji]]
196: |[[Finland]]||[[Maamme|Maamme/V岴 land]] (Our Land) - Chinese New Year (12599 bytes)
3: ...holidays]], is celebrated on the first day of the first month of the [[Chinese calendar]], which falls...
9: ...nese]]: 恭喜發財; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 恭喜发财; [[...
11: ...ese]]: 新年快樂; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 新年快乐; [[...
15: ...ied people. Chinese New Year is celebrated with [[firecracker]]s, [[dragon dance]]s and [[lion dance]]...
18: ...", since "y?t; is also the pronounciation for "profit". A type of black hair-like algae, pronounced "f... - Beach (8328 bytes)
20: ...ed, underwater embankments formed where the waves first start to break.
24: ...emarcation. This would be the point at which significant wind movement of sand could occur, since the ...
29: ...cree]]. A [[reef|coral reef]] offshore is a significant source of sand particles.
35: ...jpg|thumb|300px|Recreation on a California beach, first decade of the 20th century]]
36: ... Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] and [[Beaches of Singapore|Singapore]]). - Cargo ship (2532 bytes)
13: ...a Straits, a narrow channel between Indonesia and Singapore / Malaysia. In 2004, the governments of those thr...
15: While the definitions have become "cross-pollinated" over the ye...
19: ... [[U-boat]]s could sink them and contributed significantly to the ability of the Allies to keep [[Brit... - Olympic Games (40925 bytes)
13: ...n [[776 BC]], although this was certainly not the first time they were held. The Games were then mostl...
15: ...ious]] importance, contests alternating with sacrifices and ceremonies honouring both [[Zeus]] (whose ...
17: ...wer in Greece. When [[Christianity]] became the official religion of the Roman Empire, the Olympic Gam...
19: ...ictor would get not only the prestige of being in first place but also a crown of olive leaves.
27: ...youth of the world compete in sports, rather than fight in war. In his eyes, the recovery of the Olymp...
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