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  • [[Image:Decorative Soaps.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A collection of decorative soaps, usually found in hotels]] ...storically comes either in solid [[molding (process)|bars]] or in the form of a viscous liquid.
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  • ...of|first=John W. (II)|last=Chambers|publisher=HighBeam Research Inc.|work=The Oxford Companion to American Military History|year=2000|accessdate=2009-11- ...d disease, and to show how futile war is.<ref>Paul Wahl and Don Toppel, '''The Gatling Gun''', Arco Publishing, 1971.</ref>
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  • |caption=A US military photograph of a captured dual gun emplacement on [[Guam]] in 1944. |origin={{flag|Empire of Japan}}
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  • ...en developed, both online and on [[optical media]]. Since the early 1930s, the ''Britannica'' has developed several "spin-off" products to leverage its re {{See also|Encyclopedia|List of encyclopedias}}
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  • {{dablink|The term '''asphalt''' is often used as an abbreviation for [[asphalt concrete] [[File:Asphalt base.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A layer of [[asphalt concrete]] paving.]]
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  • :''For the common table sugar, see [[sucrose]].'' [[Image:Sugar 2xmacro.jpg|right|thumb|Magnification of grains of [[sucrose]], the most common sugar.]]
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  • ...le, but instead use [[smokeless powder]]. [[Antique]] firearms or replicas of antique firearms are often used with [[black powder substitute]]. ...ssure to force it from the muzzle at high speed, but not enough to rupture the [[gun barrel]]. Gunpowder is thus less suitable for shattering rock or fort
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  • ...lk'', early 12th century painting by [[Emperor Huizong of Song]] (a remake of an 8th century original by artist [[Zhang Xuan]]), illustrates silk fabric ...corated their surroundings.<ref name="Cambridge intro">''Cambridge History of Western Textiles'', p. 1-6.</ref>
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  • ...1910), when the mechanization of [[weaving]] was introduced, mostly by the French. ...a]] and [[Chiapas]]. The textile industry remains important to the economy of Mexico although it has suffered setback due to competition by cheaper goods
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  • ...of the royal court of [[Louis XIV]], as well as most of the great churches of [[France]]. ...e manufacture as an example. Such a level of quality earned Charles Trudon the appointment by King [[Louis XIV]] as Earl Trudon des Ormes.
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  • ...also have the function of dissolving or transporting foreign particles and of distributing heat. ...t applications for lubricants, in the form of [[motor oil]], is protecting the [[internal combustion engine]]s in motor vehicles and powered equipment.
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  • ...g|thumb|Blue asbestos (crocidolite) from [[Wittenoom, Western Australia]]. The ruler is 1 cm.]] ...ue asbestos (teased).jpg|thumb|Blue asbestos showing the fibrous nature of the mineral]]
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  • ...''[http://www.bipm.org/en/publications/brochure/ The International System of Units]''.]] ...light]], all of which have defined values as a result of the definition of the metre and ampere.
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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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  • ...eacher]]s or other leaders associated with the institution. This is a list of [[higher education]] institutions named for people. ==Institutions named for people associated with the institution==
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  • .... The etymology is generally referenced in the article about the person or the place name. *[[Abbot, Maine]] &ndash; John Abbot (treasurer of [[Bowdoin College]])
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  • [[File:Vcfightersboat.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Viet Cong]] insurgents in the mid-1960s]] {{History of war}}
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  • ...charged.<ref name="Hoffman-1998-p32">Hoffman (1998), p. 32, See review in The [[New York Times]][http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/h/hoffman-terrorism.h .../ref> These divergences have made it impossible to conclude a [[Definition of terrorism#Proposed Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism|Comp
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  • ...errorism]]. Scholars agree that terrorism is a disputed term, and very few of those labelled terrorists describe themselves as such. {{See also|Definition of terrorism}}
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  • ...le it lacks a central command, the concept does not necessarily imply lack of cooperation. ...e-range of movements, from [[terrorism|terrorist]] and [[hate group]]s, to the [[animal rights movement]], [[radical environmentalism|radical environmenta
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  • ...errorism''' is the systematic use of [[fear|terror]] especially as a means of [[coercion]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Terrorism ...tical or ideological goal, and deliberately target or disregard the safety of [[non-combatant]]s (civilians).{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}
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  • ...n under threat of serious physical harm to the hostage(s) after expiration of an [[ultimatum]]. ...'''hostage-taker(s)'''; if the hostages are present(ed) voluntarily, then the receiver is known rather as a host.
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  • ...the use of symbolic acts of violence against structural targets, in which the act is intended to evoke a broader meaning. .../archive/bakunin/works/1870/letter-frenchman.htm "Letter to a Frenchman on the Present Crisis" (1870) by Mikhail Bakunin]</ref>
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  • {{Redirect|The Terror||Terror (disambiguation)}} {{About|the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution}}
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  • {{History of war}} ...[[military tactics]], like [[ambush]]es, [[sabotage]], raids, the element of surprise, and extraordinary [[Motion (physics)|mobility]] to harass a large
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  • ...nator Dianne Feinstein |date=2005-12-20 |title=Feinstein, Bipartisan Group of Senators Seek Joint Judiciary-Intelligence Inquiry into Domestic Spying |ur ...is particularly critical where civil liberties and the rule of law hang in the balance. <br>
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  • ...n of [[casein]] and [[formaldehyde]]. Given a commercial name derived from the Greek words ''gala'' (milk) and ''lithos'' (stone), it is [[odour|odourless ...ng of the 20th century, [[France|French]] chemist J.C. Trillat, discovered the means to insolubilize casein by immersion in [[formaldehyde]].<ref name=gan
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  • ...; p. 203. Washington, DC: Printing and Publishing Office, National Academy of Science. ISBN 0-309-02440-4</ref><ref name=sourcebook>Ockerman, Herbert W. ...what depending on the part of the pig from which the fat was taken and how the lard was processed. Lard is still commonly used to manufacture [[soap]].{{C
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  • :''This article is about the history and development of passive linear analogue filters used in electronics. For linear filters in ...ection of a chosen [[radio station]] in a [[radio receiver]] and rejection of others.
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