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  • ...l 2006.jpg|thumb|right|280px|The [[Three Gorges Dam]] in China, the [[List of the largest hydroelectric power stations|largest hydro-electric power stati ...approximately 20% of the world's electricity, and accounted for about 88% of electricity from renewable sources.<ref name="REN21-2006">[http://www.ren21
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  • ...d covers over and contain a [[spadix]] ("Jack"), covered with tiny flowers of both sexes. The flowers are unisexual, in small plants most if not all the ...ing a plant with a single rounded leaf. Seedlings need three or more years of growth before they become large enough to flower.
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  • ...expected to expand its range and populations based on studies done at Duke University.<ref>http://www.pnas.org/content/103/24/9086.abstract</ref> ...not grow in [[desert]] or [[arid]] conditions. It grows in a wide variety of [[soil]] types, and [[soil pH]] from 6.0 (acidic) to 7.9 (moderately alkali
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  • ...e:Table of Trigonometry, Cyclopaedia, Volume 2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Table of [[Trigonometry]], 1728 ''[[Cyclopaedia]]'']] ...n numerous editions in the eighteenth century. The ''Cyclopaedia'' was one of the first general encyclopedias to be produced in English.
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  • ...of an insulating layer of rigid polymer foam sandwiched between two layers of structural board. The board can be sheet metal, plywood, cement or [[orient ...hibits the same properties as the flanges. SIPs combine several components of conventional building, such as studs and joists, insulation, vapor barrier
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  • |image_caption=Prepared sample of sandstone ...sible cliffs and other [[topography|topographic]] features, certain colors of sandstone have been strongly identified with certain regions.
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  • ...er)|embossed printing]] for Braille [[character encoding]]. Prior methods of making raised printing for the blind required a [[movable type printing pre The basic design of the slate consists of two pieces of metal, plastic or wood fastened together with a hinge at one side.<ref name
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  • ...:Blue asbestos (teased).jpg|thumb|Blue asbestos showing the fibrous nature of the mineral]] ...sks related to exposure to asbestos at work |publisher=Publications Office of the European Union |date= |accessdate=2010-07-05}}</ref>
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  • ...The occurrence of arsenic in drinking water is problematic in some parts of the world. ...per and lower layer. This relatively close packing leads to a high density of 5.73&nbsp;g/cm<sup>3</sup>.<ref name="Holl"/> It is a [[semiconductor]] an
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  • ...>[http://www.clas.wayne.edu/faculty/belzer Wayne State University, College of Liberal Arts and Science, Faculty Listing.]</ref> ...k truck]] [[truck driver]] and a member of the [[International Brotherhood of Teamsters]], which had a direct impact on his studies, writings and career.
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  • ...provide a complete and accurate summary of the health and medical history of an individual by gathering data from many sources and making this informati ...d June 1978;<ref name=FIRST>{{cite journal |author= |title=Computerisation of personal health records |journal=Health Visitor |volume=51 |issue=6 |pages=
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  • ...html Ferrichrome], Virtual Museum of Minerals and Molecules, University of Wisconsin</ref>
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  • This is a list of '''[[food]] items named after people'''. :For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see [[eponym]].
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  • This is a list of [[eponym]]s of [[stadium]]s in the [[United States]]. ..., Connecticut|East Hartford]], named for [[Frederick Rentschler]] (founder of [[United Technologies]], which donated the stadium site)
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  • This is a '''list of eponyms of airports''', including the name of the [[airport]], the location and the person after whom the airport is name ...[[Semarang]] || [[Indonesia]] || [[Achmad Yani]], a revolutionist hero of Indonesia
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  • ...eacher]]s or other leaders associated with the institution. This is a list of [[higher education]] institutions named for people. ...d as their founders. A few institutions were named by the founder in honor of a parent, child, spouse, or other close family member.
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  • This is a list of places in the [[United States|United States of America]] which are named after people. The etymology is generally referenc *[[Abbot, Maine]] &ndash; John Abbot (treasurer of [[Bowdoin College]])
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  • ...d in [[Germany]] in [[1923]]. If amobarbital is taken for extended periods of time, physical and [[Substance dependence|psychological dependence]] can de ...A-receptor actions of amobarbital on thalamic neurons."] ''British Journal of Pharmacology.'' 2004 Oct;143(4):485-94. Epub 2004 Sep 20. PMID 15381635</re
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  • ...the [[analgesic]], [[anti-inflammatory]], and [[anti-pyretic]] properties of its active ingredient. The Aspergum trademark is currently owned by [[Insig ...Angeles Times]]'', Section: Health; Page 1.</ref> it was an early example of a [[functional gum]] - chewing gum as a [[drug delivery]] system.
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  • | image_alt = A short green plant with many elliptical shaped leaves of arcuate venation ...[cloud forest]] in the isolated [[Sierra Madre de Oaxaca|Sierra Mazateca]] of [[Oaxaca]], Mexico, growing in shady and moist locations.<ref name=Reisfiel
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  • ...o housed the ''Army Mathematics Research Center'' which made it the target of student protests. It currently houses the Astronomy Department. |location=[[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]], [[Wisconsin]], [[United States]]
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  • |caption1= Aerial view of Dealey Plaza showing route of President Kennedy's motorcade |caption2= [[Ike Altgens]]' photo of presidential limousine taken between the first and second shots that hit P
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  • |caption = The aftermath of the explosion |timezone = local time <!-- the Standard Time Act of 1918 was repealed in 1919 -->
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  • ...reats to the [[working class]]. It also refers to the use of symbolic acts of violence against structural targets, in which the act is intended to evoke ...this is the most popular, the most potent, and the most irresistible form of propaganda."<ref>[http://marxists.org/reference/archive/bakunin/works/1870/
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  • {{Dablink|For general types of motorcycling groups, see [[Motorcycle club]].}} ...herhood of outlaw bikers |first=Daniel R. |last=Wolf |publisher=University of Toronto Press |year=1992 |isbn=0802073638, 9780802073631 |page=4 |url=http:
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  • ...aph of a [[Gram stain]] of the bacterium ''Bacillus anthracis'', the cause of the anthrax disease ...er animals. There are effective vaccines against anthrax, and some forms of the disease respond well to antibiotic treatment.
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  • [[Image:BandW condensed milk.jpg|thumb|Can of Black & White condensed milk for international trade]] ...ng|thumb|Can of condensed milk sold in Russia, Ukraine and other countries of the former USSR]]
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  • ...[[cream soda]] was named that as it was traditionally served with a dollop of ice cream floating in it making ice cream soda. ...and are [[nucleation|nucleation sites]] for the formation of large bubbles of [[carbon dioxide]]. This gives the beverage a "foamy head" similar to a [[
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  • ...ng|flavourings]] and colourings are used in addition to (or in replacement of) the natural ingredients. This mixture is stirred slowly while cooling to p ...ant]] or have an [[Milk allergy|allergy to dairy protein]], or in the case of soy and rice milk, for those who want to avoid animal products.
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