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- Nicole Kidman (11782 bytes)
1: '''Nicole (Mary) Kidman''' (born [[June 20]], [[1967]]) is an [[Academy Award]] winning [[Australia|Au...
2: She was born in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] to Dr Antony David Kidman and Janel...
3: ... took on a lectureship at the [[University of Technology, Sydney]].
8: ...School]], but dropped out when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, as Kidman concentrated on ...
10: ...he appeared in ''[[Dead Calm]]'' which gained her notice in the United States. - Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
1: [[Image:Vivlei.jpg|thumb|Vivien Leigh (1913-1967)]]
3: ...' ([[November 5]], [[1913]] – [[July 7]], [[1967]]) was an [[England|English]] [[Actor|actress]] w...
7: ...e [[MGM]] film ''[[A Yank at Oxford]]'', but told no one until late [[1938]], when filming began. [[Pa...
11: In [[1944]], the actress was diagnosed as having a [[tuberculosis]] patch on her left... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
5: ... illegitimate daughter of aspiring actress and piano teacher Romilda Villani and married engineer Ricc...
7: ... in the early 1950s playing bit parts in mostly minor Italian films, but she had an early brush with [...
13: ...r category [[Academy Award]] (Best Actress) for a non-English language performance.
15: ...r best-known films of this period are [[Peter Ustinov]]'s ''[[Lady L]]'' with [[Paul Newman]], [[Charl...
23: In [[1991]], Loren received an honorary Academy Award for her contribution to world c... - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
3: ...]] [[actress]], [[singer]], and [[author]], best known for her starring roles in the [[musical film]]s...
5: ...econgized her rare, four octave [[coloratura soprano]] talent and enrolled her in voice lessons to dev...
9: ...[1966]]), and ''[[Thoroughly Modern Millie]]'' ([[1967]]), with [[Mary Tyler Moore]] and [[Carol Channin...
11: ...nd, despite several starring roles in musical and non-musical films - including some directed by her s...
15: In the [[2000]] New Year's Honours she was made a [[Order of the British Empire|D... - Ellen MacArthur (3652 bytes)
2: ...sed in [[Cowes]], [[Isle of Wight]]. She is best known as a solo long-distance [[Yachting|yachtswoman]...
12: ...04]], was specially designed by Nigel Irens and Benoit Cabaret for her to break solo records. The 75-[...
16: ...record for sailing non-stop around the world on [[November 28]], [[2004]]. During her circumnavigation...
18: ...1580]] and [[1967]]. MacArthur was also made an honorary [[Lieutenant Commander]] of the [[Royal Naval...
20: ...le]]s at an average speed of 15.9 [[knot (speed)|knot]]s. - Laura Serrano (2835 bytes)
1: '''Laura Serrano''' (born October 30, [[1967]]) almost became a boxer by default, but soon she...
3: She began boxing at the [[Universidad Autonoma Nacional]] of [[Mexico City]], where she was st...
5: ...ndercard ever held at the [[Aladdin Hotel and Casino]] in [[Las Vegas]].
7: ... her legal battle, the ordinance was dropped, and now Mexico has allowed women's championship bouts to...
9: Serrano next suffered a foot injury and the subsequent s... - Retina (13061 bytes)
5: ...se [[axon]]s form the [[optic nerve]]. The retina not only detects light, it also plays a significant ...
7: ...rtline]] and [[Ragnar Granit]] won the [[1967]] [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] for their sc...
12: ...he retina attaches the optic nerve. This spot is known as the [[blind spot (anatomy)|blind spot]] as i...
16: ...fore reaching the rods and cones. However it does not pass through the [[epithelium]] or the [[choroid...
18: ...field entoptic phenomenon]] (or Scheerer's phenomenon). - Heart (10132 bytes)
7: ...|sternum]] (breastbone). It is enclosed by a sac known as the [[pericardium]] and is surrounded by the...
13: ...) view of the opened heart. White arrows indicate normal blood flow. ([[Media:Heart.svg|SVG version]])...
28: ... beat of the heart involves a sequence of events known as the ''cardiac cycle'', which consists of thr...
35: ...rs]] can also act as a pacemaker; this is usually not the case because their rate of spontaneous firin...
38: The study of diseases of the heart is known as [[cardiology]]. Important diseases of the he... - Culture (23440 bytes)
1: ...mage:Karen_tribe2063c.jpg|thumb|250px|Villager in Northern Thailand. Picture provided by [http://class...
6: ...orld. It is also know that the Indian culture is known to be the richest in the world. it contain trad...
8: ...ss people such as [[punk rock]] or than the indigenous music traditions of aboriginal peoples of [[Aus...
10: ...s from those who regard themselves as cultured do not usually count as "having a different culture"; b...
12: ...rays non-[[Western culture|Western]] people as '[[noble savage]]s' living [[authenticity (philosophy)|... - Cairo (12536 bytes)
2: ...rea]] in the world. Cairo is located at 30°2' North, 31°13' East (30.03333, 31.21667). [http:/...
4: ... ''Mişr'' (Arabic, مصر) pronounced ''Maşr'' in the local dialect.
7: ...px|Egypt, with Cairo [[Governorates of Egypt|governorate]] highlighted.]]
14: ...nks and islands of the [[Nile|Nile River]] in the north of Egypt, immediately south of the point where...
24: ...incorporates an entire medi涡l section, which is now a popular neighborhood and contains important bu... - Egyptian chronology (11665 bytes)
1: ...entional Egyptian chronology]] is a type of [[chronology]] worked on for decades by scholars of [[Egyp...
5: ...Scholars consider the creation of an Egyptian chronology a difficult task. As Dr. Robert A. Hatch of t...
7: ...REV-Teaching/HIS-SCI-STUDY-GUIDE/0006_egyptianChronolgoy.html]
9: ...06), has properly called it "the rather fluid chronology of the [[Pharaoh]]s and the [[Hittite]]s," ad...
13: ...he previous "firm" dates cannot be supported astronomically. - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
8: <tr><td>'''Succeeded by:'''</td><td>[[James Knox Polk]]</td></tr>
18: ...the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td> ''none'' </td></tr></table>
25: ...1808]]-[[1811]]), and followed his father as governor ([[1825]]-[[1827]]) after a stint in the House o...
27: ...logans of "Log Cabins and Hard Cider" and "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" are among the most famous in Amer...
29: ...xplicit on that aspect of succession (until the [[1967]] ratification of the [[Twenty-fifth Amendment to... - Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
12: | date of death=[[November 18]], [[1886]]
16: | vicepresident=None
18: ...Alan Arthur''' ([[October 5]], [[1829]] – [[November 18]], [[1886]]) was an [[Politics of the Un...
20: ...ly and friends. Interestingly, Chester Arthur pronounced his middle name, Alan, with the stress on th...
29: ...n [[1848]]. He became principal of an academy in North Pownal, Vt. in [[1851]]. He studied law, was ... - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
29: ...ted States]], and the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms. He was the only [[United Stat...
31: ...ination and seemed overwhelmed by the nation's economic problems in his second term.
34: ...ke the responsibility for the deaths himself, and not pass it along to subordinates.
36: ...rademark of office, and was later elected, [[Governor of New York]], where he worked closely with the ...
40: ...red an illegitimate child while he was still Governor of New York. Although Cleveland never admitted ... - Plate tectonics (27764 bytes)
1: ...s, the outer [[lithosphere]] and the inner [[asthenosphere]].
3: ...ch]] formation occur along plate boundaries (most notably around the so-called "[[Pacific Ring of Fire...
5: ...e early 20th century, and [[seafloor spreading]], noticed in the 1960s. The theory itself was develope...
8: ... asthenosphere. The relative fluidity of the asthenosphere allows the tectonic plates to undergo motio...
10: ...ench]]es. The majority of the world's active volcanoes occur along plate boundaries, with the Pacific ... - Australia (39438 bytes)
7: national_motto =None (formerly Advance Australia)|
13: ...a|Queen]]<br>[[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]]<br>[[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime...
38: footnotes=|
44: footnotes=<sup>1</sup>There are some minor variations from these three timezones, see [[Aus...
50: ...etres; however, the [[Extreme points of Australia|northernmost inhabited island]], [[Boigu Island]], i... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...at the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If you believe you have arguments...
3: {{editnote | Notice: This overview article is already too long an...
6: ...d north into the [[Arctic Ocean]] as far as the [[North Pole]].
8: ... through the [[British North America Acts|British North America Act of 1867]] and styled the "[[Canada...
15: ...arliament of Canada|Parliament]]. Both the [[Governor General of Canada]], who exercises the prerogati... - Economy of Afghanistan (14517 bytes)
1: ...- is one of several potential spoilers for the economy over the long term.
3: ==Economic History==
4: ...nfrastructure and disrupted normal patterns of economic activity. Gross domestic product has fallen su...
6: ...he [[International Monetary Fund]], the Afghan economy grew 20% in the [[fiscal year]] ending in March...
9: ... by an almost total dependence on erratic winter snows and spring rains for water; irrigation is primi... - Nigeria (19231 bytes)
1: ...Ilesha|Ilesa]], [[Port Harcourt]], [[Enugu]], [[Kano]], [[Kaduna]], [[Jos]], and [[Benin City]]. The c...
57: ...ry, [[Usman dan Fodio]] brought most areas in the north under the loose control of an Islamic empire c...
59: ...h, 16th and 17th centuries. [[Ife]] and Benin are noted for their prized artistic works in ivory, wood...
67: ...rms of surrender before Yakubu Gowon, Head of the Northern dominated federal government.
71: ...ny people fear the return of Babangida for he is known as the [[Idi Amin]] of Nigeria for a reason. - Jordan (20715 bytes)
1: ...rdered by [[Syria]] to the north, [[Iraq]] to the north-east, [[Saudi Arabia]] to the east and south, ...
15: ...enter" colspan="2" | <small>''[[National motto]]: none''</small>
69: ... divided the mandate by establishing the semi-autonomous Emirate of Transjordan, ruled by the Hashemit...
75: ...ank]] and all of [[Jerusalem]]. In 1988, Jordan renounced all claims to the West Bank but retained an ...
77: ...,000 from the West Bank. The period following the 1967 war saw an upsurge in the power and importance of...
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