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Inverclyde

2007-05-05T01:36:44Z

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A [[Scottish]] [[County]].

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Antibody

2007-05-05T01:36:34Z

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Specialized [[protein|proteins]] that aid the immune system in destroying [[infection|infectious]] agents.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> Each type of antibody recognizes a specific [[antigen]].

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Communist party

2007-05-05T01:36:23Z

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''Click here for the [[Communist Party of the United States of America]].''

<br>The 'Communist Party' usually refers to the Bolshevik Party which followed various interpretations of [[Marxism]]/[[Leninism]]/[[Stalinism]] in the [[USSR]] from 1917 to 1991. The [[Bolshevik]] Party overthrew the provisional government of [[Alexander Kerensky]] regime in 1917 under [[Vladimir Lenin]] and [[Leon Trotsky]] during the "[[October Revolution]]" seizing and consolidating power.

Ferdinand Magellan

2007-05-05T01:36:10Z

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'''Ferdinand Magellan''' was born in 1480 to a noble family in Sabrosa, [[Portugal]]. For the first thirty-nine years of his life, Magellan had a very adventurous life. First he sailed with Francisco De Almeida to [[India]], then he served for ten years in the Portuguese army fighting seven years to secure trade in India, and then he fought against the Moors in northern Africa for three years. During these ten years he received wounds that left him partially lame for life. The Portuguese king Manuel refused to raise his pension and dismissed him from his service. This enraged Magellan so much that he went and offered his service to Charles, the king of [[Spain]].

Magellan was one of the people who believed that there was a passage through the Americas that would enable ships to find a much faster way to the Indies. He and his partner Ruy Faleiro convinced the King of Spain that because of the [[Treaty of Tordesillas]], the Spice Islands were under Spanish dominion. Charles agreed to give Magellan Five ships for his quest: the Trinidad, the Victoria, the San Antonio, the Concepcion, and the Santiago.

Magellan then crossed the Atlantic and landed on the coast of [[Brazil]]. After sailing up and down the coast for a several months, Magellan’s fleet was forced to stop and winter in [[Patagonia]]. During the winter one of the ships was destroyed in a violent storm and a group of men mutinied, but when spring came Magellan was ready to sail.

Finally Magellan found a strait at 49.5 degrees south latitude. One of the ships mutinied rather than face the perils of navigating the strait, but the remaining three ships made it through safely. (These straits are now called “The Strait of Magellan”) In March of 1521, after a long and difficult Pacific crossing, Magellan reached [[Guam]]. He had accomplished his goal of sailing to the Spice Islands by sailing west.

Magellan was killed in a skirmish with some natives when he was in the [[Philippines]]. This left one of the ships without an adequate crew, so it was burned. This left the Trinidad and the Victoria loaded with cloves, and on their way home. After sailing for some weeks, the Trinidad sprung a leak, and the Victoria left for Spain without her. The Trinidad was captured by a Portuguese ship, and only four of her crew ever returned to Spain.

When The Victoria came back to Spain, her battered and bruised crew were heroes. They had done what no other group of men had ever done before, and circumnavigated the globe.

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Washington, D.C.

2007-05-05T01:35:50Z

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[[Image:Dcww2andlicmor.jpg|thumb|300px|A view from the top of the [[Washington Monument]] of the [[World War Two Memorial]] and the [[Lincoln Memorial]].]]'''Washington, D.C.''', also known as the '''District of Columbia''', since 1800. has been the capital of the United States <ref>http://www.senate.gov/reference/reference_item/Nine_Capitals_of_the_United_States.htm</ref> Pierre L'Enfant designed much of the city, including the city's interesting quadrant formation. The city is divided into four quadrants, which meet at a central point at the [[United States Capitol]]. The Northwestern quadrant is by far the largest quadrant, and locations in this quadrant include the [[White House]], Ford's Theater (where [[Abraham Lincoln]] was assassinated in 1865), the National Zoo, and a number of the Smithsonian Museums. L'Enfant was fired over a dispute involving [[Thomas Jefferson]] before the city's design was completed. <ref>http://www.exploredc.org/index.php?id=3</ref>
In 1814, the British army attacked the city as a part of the [[War of 1812]] and burned a number of public buildings in the city, including the [[White House]]. First Lady [[Dolly Madison]] famously saved a portrait of [[George Washington]] from the White House before the building was burned. <ref>http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/washingtonsack.htm</ref>
[[Image:WashingtonDC1.gif|thumb|200px|A view of the Washington Monument and United States Capital In Washington D.C]]

On March 9, 2007, a [[U.S. Court of Appeals]] struck down Washington, D.C.'s ban on private [[handgun]] possession as an infringement on the [[Second Amendment]], which guarantees the right of individual citizens to keep and bear firearms. The sole dissenting judge dissented because she held that the District of Columbia is not a [[state]] and therefore the Second Amendment does not apply within the District of Columbia. Washington, D.C.'s handgun ban was one of the most restrictive [[gun control]] laws in the nation. <ref>http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2007-03-09T223851Z_01_N09246717_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-GUNS-RULING.xml&src=rss</ref>

License plates in Washington, D.C. read "taxation without representation", referring to the fact that citizens of the District pay federal income taxes but do not have voting representation in either the [[Senate]] or [[House of Representatives]]. <ref>http://dmv.dc.gov/serv/plates/tax.shtm</ref>

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RAR

2007-05-05T01:35:34Z

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'''RAR''' is a proprietary data compression and archieve algorithm, developed by Russian programmer Eugene Roshal (hence the name RAR: Roshal ARchive). RAR compression algorithm is typically slower than other compression algorithm such as [[ZIP]], but can usully achieve much better compression ratio. RAR also supports splitting archieve into smaller, equal sized pieces and password protection of compressed archieves using the [[AES]] encryption algorithm. Variable amounts of redundancy (“recovery record”) can be embeded into an archive, making it more resistant to corruption; thus even if parts of an archive are damaged, it may still be possible to fully recover the stored data if enough recovery record exists.
[[Image:Winrar.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Graphical user interface]] of WinRAR.]]
==WinRAR==
'''WinRAR''' is the RAR [[GUI]] developed by Eugene Roshal for Windows operating systems. Its interface can be customized using theme files. It is [[shareware]].

==External links==
*[http://www.rarlab.com/ Official RAR website]

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Hydrosphere

2007-05-05T01:35:23Z

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The mass of water on a planet.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref>

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Judea and Samaria

2007-05-05T01:35:16Z

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[[Image:West_Bank.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A map of the West Bank]]
The '''West Bank''' is the west bank of the Jordan River near Jerusalem, land that is bitterly disputed between Jewish and Arab settlers in the region. The West Bank is also known as Judea and Samaria. This has been occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War (1967). The West Bank is not officially part of any country.

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Boxer Rebellion

2007-05-05T01:35:06Z

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The so-called '''Boxer Rebellion''' occurred in [[China]] in 1899-1900. The uprising was prompted by [[xenophobia|xenophobic]] resentment of the increasing numbers of [[Christian]] [[missionary|missionaries]] in north China and from popular outrage at the failure of the [[Qing]] court to effectively resist the depredations of foreign powers in China (which had been increasing in scope since the [[Opium War]] of 1839-42).

The Boxer movement was known in Chinese as the 'Society of Righteous (or Harmonious) Fists', and it practiced a martial art which appeared much like sparring to western observers, hence its western name. It built upon a tradition of secret society activity among the lower orders of society and dispossessed intelligentsia, and initially adopted the slogan 'destroy the Qing, restore the Ming' (the Qing being the non-[[Han]] Chinese 'Manchu' dynasty; the [[Ming]], predecessors of the Qing, being ethnic Han Chinese). The Boxer movement arose at a time of division and faction in the Qing court, and anti-Western courtiers believed that it could be harnessed as a means of overcoming foreign influence. Slowly a new slogan prevailed among the Boxers, 'Support the Qing, destroy the foreigners'.

The [[Empress Dowager Cixi]] herself appeared to give support to the Boxers, who occupied [[Peking]] and beseiged the foreign legations in the city in the summer of 1900. However, although Cixi declared [[war]] on the powers and committed official Chinese forces to the [[siege]], moderate elements at court were able to moderate her actions. The legation quarter siege was pursued only half-heartedly; and senior statesmen such as [[Li Hongzhang]] (known as 'the [[Bismark]] of China', in temporary eclipse at court and at that time Governor General of Canton) and [[Yuan Shikai]] (Governor of [[Shandong]], and head of the country's most modern armies) were able to come to a separate agreement with the powers. This unpublished agreement ensured that the war was confined to a few provinces of northern China, and, although the imperial government had declared war, the western powers would 'overlook' this and continue to see the violence as a 'rebellion' against the Qing.

During the summer of 1900 a large multinational expedition occupied the Dagu Forts, [[Tianjin]] and ultimately Peking itself. The defeat of the Boxers was accompanied by mass slaughter, and Peking was thoroughly looted by the occupying armies. Li Hongzhang was recalled to Peking to negotiate and sign (1901) a treaty with the allied powers, which provided for a large indemnity to be paid by China and allowed the powers to maintain sizeable [[garrison]]s in the heart of the Chinese capital.

== In popular culture ==

The patriotic nature of the Boxer rebellion has made it a popular theme in Chinese cinema, notably in [[Jet Li]]'s ''Once Upon A Time In China'' series of martial arts films. A more western-centred version of the story is ''55 Days in Peking'' (1963), starring [[Ava Gardner]] and [[Charlton Heston]].

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Xfest NW

2007-05-05T01:34:53Z

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'''Xfest NW''' is a [[Contemporary Christian music|Christian]] [[music festival]] held annually around [[Labor Day Weekend]] in [[Washington]]. In a given year, many local artists play at Xfest NW.

The festival began in [[2004]] and was held in [[Stevenson, Washington]] which is 45 minutes east of Portland. The organizers rent the fairgrounds each year.

Xfest NW is showcase for [[Northwest]] bands that are less commercial [[Christian]] artists. The purpose is to be a community oriented festival for local bands. Camping, Skatepark, Coffee shop, kids playground, 3 total stages. Genres include [[acoustic]], [[hiphop]], [[punk]], [[hard rock]], [[electronica]] and more.

Overall, the main Xfest NW(or ''Xfest'', as many of its attendees call it) now takes
place over 3 days on a wide variety of stages. For [[2005]], the stages were known as the Main Stage, the Acoustic Stage, and the Outdoor Stage.

== External links==

* [http://www.xfestnw.org Xfest NW official site]

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Solute

2007-05-05T01:34:34Z

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A substance that is dissolved in a [[solvent]].<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref>

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