| Women in Pakistan women in Pakistan varies considerably across classes, regions, and the rural/urban divide due to uneven socioeconomic development and the impact of tribal, feudal, and capitalist social formations on women's lives. The Pakistani women of today enjoy a better status than most Islamic and Middle Eastern women. Women_in_Pakistan
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| Nolo.com Nolo, formerly known as Nolo Press, is a publisher in Berkeley, California that produces do it yourself legal books and software that reduce the need for people to hire lawyers for simple legal matters such as making wills or writing business partnership contracts.It was founded in an attic in 1971 by Ralph Warner (who received his bachelor's degree from Princeton University in 1963 and his degree in law from the Boalt School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley) and family law attorney Ed Sherman. Nolo.com
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| Corona (meteorology) In meteorology, a corona is produced by the diffraction of light from either the Sun or the Moon by individual small water droplets (and sometimes tiny ice crystals) of a cloud.The corona consists of small number of concentric colored rings around the celestial object and a central bright aureole. Corona_(meteorology)
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| Calamine For the mineral, see calamine (mineral), for other uses of the word, see calamine (disambiguation).Calamine is a mixture of zinc oxide (ZnO) with about 0.5% iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3). It is the main ingredient in calamine lotion and is used as an antipruritic (anti-itching agent) to treat mild pruritic conditions such as sunburn, eczema, rashes, poison ivy, chickenpox, insect bites and stings.It is also used as a mild antiseptic to prevent infections that can be caused by scratching the affected area, and an astringent to dry weeping or oozing blisters and acne abscesses. Calamine
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| Epsilon Aurigae Epsilon Aurigae (ε Aur / ε Aurigae) is a star in the constellation Auriga. It is traditionally known as Almaaz, Haldus, or Al Anz. Epsilon Aurigae is an eclipsing binary system composed of a bright F0 supergiant and an invisible companion of nearly the same mass. Epsilon_Aurigae
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| Le Crocodile In French railway signalling a crocodile is a component of a train protection system called Répétition des Signaux en Cabine (French for "signal repetition in cab"). This system is used by French (SNCF), Belgian (NMBS/SNCB) and Luxemburger (CFL) railways and is functionally similar to the British Automatic Warning System (AWS).Communication between the ground-based signalling system and the in-cab equipment is made by the crocodile, an electrical contact placed between the rails (in the four-foot or 1.22m way) and a metallic brush mounted beneath the locomotive cab. Le_Crocodile
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| Phototube phototube is a type of gas-filled or vacuum tube that is extremely sensitive to light in the ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum. Phototube
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| Reference desk archive/July 2005 Wikipedia:Reference_desk_archive/July_2005
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| Catoptrics Catoptrics deals with the phenomena of reflected light and image-forming optical systems using mirrors. From the Greek κατοπτρικός (specular).The book Catoptrics attributed to Euclid covered the mathematical theory of mirrors, particularly the images formed by plane and spherical concave mirrors.The first practical catoptric telescope (the "Newtonian reflector") was built by Isaac Newton as a solution to the problem of chromatic aberration exhibited in telescopes using lenses as objectives (dioptric telescopes). Catoptrics
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| Rebecca Love Kourlis Rebecca Love Kourlis (born November 11, 1952) is a former justice of the Colorado Supreme Court. Rebecca_Love_Kourlis
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| Ribbon microphone A ribbon microphone is a type of dynamic microphone that uses a thin aluminum, duraluminum or nanofilm ribbon placed between the poles of a magnet to generate voltages by electromagnetic induction. Ribbon microphones are typically bidirectional, meaning they pick up sounds equally well from either side of the microphone. Ribbon_microphone
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| Cherry blossom tree/calimero User:Cherry_blossom_tree/calimero
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| Scattering Talk:Scattering
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| Programme (booklet) A programme or program is a booklet available for patrons attending a live events such as theatre performances, fêtes, sports events, etc. It is a printed leaflet outlining the parts of the event scheduled to take place, principal performers and background information. In the case of theatrical performances, the term playbill is also used. It may be provided free of charge by the event organisers or a charge may be levied. Programme_(booklet)
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| Barisal City This article is about the city. For the district, see Barisal District. For the division, see Barisal Division.Barisal City is an old port on the Kirtankhola on the northern shore of the Bay of Bengal in southern Bangladesh. It is now the divisional headquarter of the Barisal Division and consists of 30 wards and 50 mahallas. The area of the town is 16.37 km². Barisal municipality was established in 1957 and was turned into a City Corporation in 2000. Barisal_City
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| Big Poppa E Big Poppa E is a performer of slam poetry. His live performances combine poetry, stand-up comedy, and dramatic monologue in high-energy rants about relationships, pop culture, and hot button issues of the day.Big Poppa E's work often covers areas of gender, sexuality, and masculinity with a playful irreverence, and this focus has led to a growing following amongst high school and college students, especially those active in speech and debate competitions (where his work is frequently performed by students.) Big_Poppa_E
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| Western Governors University Western_Governors_University
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