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| Asian values Asian values was a concept that came into vogue briefly in the 1990s to justify authoritarian regimes in Asia, predicated on the belief in the existence within Asian countries of a unique set of institutions and political ideologies which reflected the region's culture and history. Asian_values | |
| Brazilian Silicon Valley Brazilian_Silicon_Valley | |
| Photojournalism Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism (the collecting, editing, and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast) that creates images in order to tell a news story. It is now usually understood to refer only to still images, and in some cases to video used in broadcast journalism or for personal use. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (such as documentary photography, street photography or celebrity photography) by the qualities of Photojournalism | |
| Presidency of Bill Clinton Presidency_of_Bill_Clinton | |
| Dann User_talk:Dann | |
| Richard Harding Davis Richard Harding Davis (18 April 1864—11 April 1916) was a popular writer of fiction and drama, and a journalist famous for his coverage of the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War. Davis, whose mother Rebecca Harding Davis was a prominent writer in her day, made his reputation as a newspaper reporter in May to June 1889, by reporting on the devastation of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, following the infamous flood. Richard_Harding_Davis | |
| Drew Pearson (journalist) Andrew Russell Pearson (December 13, 1897Drew Pearson, and born in Evanston, Illinois, was one of the most well-known American newspaper and radio journalists of his day. He was best known for his muckraking syndicated newspaper column "Washington Merry-Go-Round". Drew_Pearson_(journalist) | |
| Los Angeles Aqueduct The Los Angeles Aqueduct system comprising the Los Angeles Aqueduct (Owens Valley aqueduct) and the Second Los Angeles Aqueduct, is a water conveyance operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Designed by engineer and head of the LADWP director, William Mulholland, the system delivers water from the Owens River in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains into the city of Los Angeles, California. Los_Angeles_Aqueduct | |
| Darién Gap The Darién Gap is a large swath of undeveloped swampland and forest separating Panama (Central America) and Colombia (South America). It measures just over long and about wide. It is not possible to cross between South America and Central America by land without passing through the Darién Gap. Darién_Gap | |
| Selective Service System Selective_Service_System | |
| Judge Judy Judge_Judy | |
| Biafra Talk:Biafra | |
| Overfishing Overfishing occurs when fishing activities reduce fish stocks below an acceptable level. This can occur in any body of water from a pond to the oceans.Ultimately overfishing may lead to resource depletion in cases of subsidised fishing, low biological growth rates and critical low biomass levels (e.g. by critical depensation growth properties). Particularly, overfishing of sharks has led to the upset of entire marine ecosystems. Overfishing | |
| Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya For the Southeast Asian organization of the same name, see Jemaah Islamiyah. (; al-jamāʕaħ al-'islāmiyyaħ) (Arabic for "the Islamic Group"; also transliterated Gamaat Islamiya, al Jamaat al Islamiya, and El Gama'a El Islamiyya) is an Egyptian Islamist movement, and is considered a terrorist organization by the United States, European Union and Egyptian governments. The group is (or was) dedicated to the overthrow of the Egyptian government and replacing it with an Islamic state. Al-Gama'a_al-Islamiyya | |
| TMLutas User_talk:TMLutas | |
| Baekdu Mountain Talk:Baekdu_Mountain | |
| Positive economics Positive_economics | |
| Kuwaiti oil fires Talk:Kuwaiti_oil_fires | |
| Ottawa Treaty Ottawa Treaty or the Mine Ban Treaty, formally the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, bans completely all anti-personnel landmines (AP-mines). , there were 156 States Parties to the treaty. Two states have signed but not yet ratified it. Thirty-seven states, including the People's Republic of China, India, Russia and the United States, are not party to the Convention. Ottawa_Treaty | |
| Żubrówka Żubrówka , also known in English as Buffalo Grass Vodka or Bison Grass Vodka, is a brand of dry, herb-flavoured vodka that is distilled from rye and bottled at 40% ABV (80 proof). Its flavour is unique and is described as having woodruff, vanilla, coconut, and almond notes.The rye distillate is flavoured with a tincture of buffalo grass (Hierochloe odorata). Żubrówka | |
| Treaty of Shimoda Treaty of Shimoda of 1855 was signed between the Russian Vice-Admiral Euphimy Vasil'evich Putiatin and Toshiakira Kawaji of Japan in the city of Shimoda, Izu Province, Japan, on February 7, 1855. It marked the start of official relations between Russia and Japan. Treaty_of_Shimoda | |
| Coffee Coffee is a brewed beverage prepared from roasted seeds, commonly called coffee beans, of the coffee plant. Due to its caffeine content, coffee has a stimulating effect in humans. Today, coffee is one of the most popular beverages worldwide.Coffee was first consumed in the ninth century, when it was discovered in the highlands of Ethiopia. Coffee | |
| Signal crayfish The signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus, is an American crayfish indigenous to the western United States. Members of this species are up to 15 Signal_crayfish | |
| Exceptionalism Exceptionalism is the perception that a country, society, institution, movement, or time period is "exceptional" (i.e., unusual or extraordinary) in some way and thus does not conform to normal rules or general principles. Used in this sense, the term reflects a belief formed by lived experience, ideology, perceptual frames, or perspectives influenced by knowledge (or lack thereof) of historical or comparative circumstances. Exceptionalism | |
| Nata de coco Nata de coco is a chewy, translucent, jelly-like food product produced by the bacterial fermentation of coconut water and carrageenan. Nata de coco is most commonly sweetened as a candy or dessert, and can accompany many things including pickles, drinks, ice cream, puddings and fruit mixes. The product originates from the Philippines. Nata_de_coco | |
| American University Talk:American_University | |
| SparqMan User_talk:SparqMan | |
| Causes of World War II World War II are generally understood to be the 1939 invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the 1937 invasion of the Republic of China by the Empire of Japan. These military aggressions were the decisions made by authoritarian ruling elites in Germany and Japan. World War II started after these aggressive actions were met with an official declaration of war and/or armed resistance. Causes_of_World_War_II | |
| Independence Day (United States) In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, picnics, concerts, baseball games, political speeches and ceremonies, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. Independence_Day_(United_States) | |
| Kobe beef refers to beef from the black Tajima-ushi breed of Wagyu cattle, raised according to strict tradition in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Kobe beef is renowned for its flavour, tenderness, and fatty well-marbled texture. Kobe beef can be prepared as steak, sukiyaki, shabu shabu, sashimi, teppanyaki, ground hamburger patties and more.Kobe beef is also called , or in Japanese. . Kobe_beef | |
| Tom Shales Tom Shales (born November 3, 1944) is an American critic of television programming and operations. He is best-known as TV critic for The Washington Post; in 1988, Shales received the Pulitzer Prize. He also writes a column for the television trade publication TelevisionWeek, and blogs for its online extension, TVWeek.com. Tom_Shales | |
| John Tyler Morgan John Tyler Morgan (June 20, 1824 – June 11, 1907) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and a postbellum six-term U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. He was a strong supporter of states rights and racial segregation through the Reconstruction era. He was an expansionist, arguing for the annexation of the Republic of Hawaii and for U.S. construction of an interoceanic canal in South America. John_Tyler_Morgan | |
| Peak oil Peak oil is the point in time when the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction is reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline. The concept is based on the observed production rates of individual oil wells, and the combined production rate of a field of related oil wells. Peak_oil | |
| Robin Hahnel Robin Hahnel (b. March 25, 1946) is a Professor of Economics at Portland State University. He is best known for his work on participatory economics with Z Magazine editor Michael Albert. He is currently a visiting professor at Lewis & Clark College.Hahnel is a radical economist and political activist. Robin_Hahnel | |
| Brain fingerprinting Brain Fingerprinting is a controversial forensic science technique that determines whether specific information is stored in a subject’s brain by measuring electrical brainwave responses to words, phrases, or pictures that are presented on a computer screen (Farwell & Smith 2001). Brain_fingerprinting | |
| Abu Musa This is a geographical article. For the Palestinian leader, see Said al-Muragha, for the Sahaba, see Abu-Musa al-Asha'ari.Abu Musa (, Arabic:أبو موسى - Abū Mūsā) is a 12-km² island in the eastern Persian Gulf, part of a six-island archipelago near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. The island is administered by Iran as part of the Iranian province of Hormozgan, but is also claimed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Abu_Musa | |
| Colorado river dispute Colorado_river_dispute | |
| Satiric misspelling Names and words are sometimes intentionally and satirically misspelled for a rhetorical purpose. This is often done by replacing a letter with another letter (for example, "k" replacing "c"), or symbol (for example, $ replacing s). This is found particularly in informal writing on the internet, but can also be found in some serious political writing that opposes the status quo. Satiric_misspelling | |
| Megastructure A megastructure is a built structure typically at least 1,000 kilometers in length megameter, hence the name. The definition is often informal and varies from source to source. Most megastructure designs could not be constructed with today's level of industrial technology.speculative (or exploratory) engineering.megaprojects. Megastructure | |
| Mayak Mayak (Russianbeacon") is a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant between the towns of Kasli and Kyshtym (Кыштым also transliterated Kishtym or Kishtim) 72Chelyabinsk in Russia. The plant is in the Ozersk central administrative territorial unit, formerly known as Chelyabinsk-40, later as Chelyabinsk-65, and part of the Chelyabinsk Oblast.Working conditions at Mayak resulted in severe health hazards and many accidents, with a serious accident occurring in 1957. Mayak | |
| Alice Fulton Alice Fulton is a United States poet and author. Alice_Fulton | |
| Stable distribution In probability theory, a random variable is said to be stable (or to have a stable distribution) if it has the property that a linear combination of two independent copies of the variable has the same distribution, up to location and scale parameters. The importance of stable probability distributions is that they are "attractors" for properly normed sums of independent and identically-distributed (iid) random variables. Stable_distribution | |
| Arab citizens of Israel Talk:Arab_citizens_of_Israel | |
| Indo-Sri Lanka Accord The Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord was an accord signed in Colombo on July 29, 1987, between Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President J.R. Jayewardene. The accord was expected to resolve the ongoing Sri Lankan civil war. Under the terms of the agreement, Colombo agreed to a devolution of power to the provinces the Sri Lankan troops were withdraw to their barracks in the north, the Tamil rebels were to disarm. Indo-Sri_Lanka_Accord | |
| The Sum of Our Discontent The_Sum_of_Our_Discontent | |
| Orchid Island Orchid Island (Yami language:Ponso no Tao or Pongso no Tao; ; POJ:km² volcanic island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan island and separated from the Batanes of the Philippines by the Bashi Channel of the Luzon Strait. It is governed as Lanyu Township of Taitung County, Republic of China (Taiwan). Orchid_Island | |
| Geothermal heating Geothermal heating is the direct use of geothermal power for heating applications. Humans have taken advantage of geothermal heat this way since the paleolithic era. Approximately seventy countries made direct use of a total of 270 PJ of geothermal heating in 2004. As of 2007, 28 GW of geothermal heating capacity is installed around the world, satisfying 0.07% of global primary energy consumption. Geothermal_heating | |
| America Ferrera America Georgine Ferrera (born April 18, 1984) is an American actress. She plays the lead role in the television series Ugly Betty. She also starred in the movie Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and its sequel Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. America_Ferrera | |
| Postal voting Postal voting describes the method of voting in an election whereby ballot papers are distributed and/or returned by post to electors, in contrast to electors voting in person at a polling station or electronically via an electronic voting system.It is of benefit to people who may not be able to attend an election in person, either through a physical disability or absence from the locality. Postal_voting | |
| Baijiu Baijiu (Chinese白酒; pinyinshaojiu (烧酒) is a Chinese distilled alcoholic beverage. The name baijiu literally means "white liquor," "white alcohol" or "white spirits". Baijiu is often mistakenly translated as "wine" or "white wine," but it is actually a distilled liquor, generally about 80 to 120 proof, or 40-60% alcohol by volume (ABV) (ethanol).Baijiu is a clear drink usually distilled from sorghum, although sometimes other grains may be used; baijiu varieties produced in southern China are typically made from glutinous rice, while those from northern China are generally made of sorghum, wheat, barley, millet, or occasionally Job's tears. Baijiu |
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