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Wikipedia: William Faulkner
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides a brief biography on the life and work of novelist William Faulkner is found on this site. It contains information on his style of writing and the themes of many of his works. There is...
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Wikipedia: Atomic Radius
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides a basic definition for what the atomic radius is, and an explanation of what covalent and metallic radii are.
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Wikipedia: Button Gwinnett
Wikipedia offers information on the life of Button Gwinnett, Georgia signer of the Declaration of Independence, including the fact that his autograph, being rare, is highly sought after by collectors.
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Wikipedia: 1998 United States Embassy Bombings
Easy to read Wikipedia article about the bombing of the U.S. embassies in East Africa. These were some of the first bombings linked to al-Qaeda.
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Wikipedia: Temperate Climate
Wikipedia article providing a brief description of temperate climates and their characteristics.
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Wikipedia: Personal Digital Assistant
This Wikipedia article gives an overview of PDAs (personal digital assistants). Although some of the content is under discussion for factual accuracy, readers can use this site for basic information on the topic.
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Wikipedia: Palm (Pda)
This Wikipedia article gives an overview of the Palm operating system which runs a number of personal digital assistants (PDAs). It includes a history of the Palm device lists and links to current models, as well as lists and links of...
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Wikipedia: Blackberry
This Wikipedia article gives an overview of the Blackberry (personal digital assistants). This wireless handheld device supports push e-mail, mobile telephone, text messaging, internet faxing, web browsing and other wireless information...
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Wikipedia: Symbian Os
This Wikipedia article gives an overview of the Symbian OS, an operating system, designed for mobile devices, with associated libraries, user interface frameworks and reference implementations of common tools, produced by Symbian Ltd. It...
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Wikipedia: Smartphone
This Wikipedia article gives an overview of smartphones, an electronic handheld device that integrates the functionality of a mobile phone, personal digital assistant (PDA) or other information appliance. This is often achieved by adding...
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Wikipedia: Windows Mobile
This Wikipedia article gives an overview of the Windows Mobile operating system which runs devices such as Pocket PCs, Smartphones, and Portable Media Centers. It is designed to be somewhat similar to desktop versions of Windows. This...
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Wikipedia: Windows Ce
This Wikipedia article gives an overview of the Windows CE operating system which runs devices such as Pocket PCs, Smartphones, and Portable Media Centers. It is designed to be a variation of Microsoft's Windows operating system for...
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Wikipedia: Wearable Computers
This Wikipedia article gives an overview of wearable computers. A good summary of the issues and history of wearable devices is presented, as well as how wearable computing devices have been depicted in fiction.
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Wikipedia: Dachshund
Although Wikipedia is a "free" encyclopedia, it usually has good entries. This entry includes a description and information on temperament, health, and history.
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Wikipedia: Jean Claude Duvalier
Wikipedia entry for Jean-Claude Duvalier (Baby Doc), ex-dictator of Haiti from 1971-1986.
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Wikipedia: History of Costa Rica
Wikipedia looks the history of Costa Rica in this general overview.
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Wikipedia: Irrational Number
At this site from Wikipedia you can learn the definition of an irrational number, then look at examples and explanations of why some numbers are irrational and others are not.
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Wikipedia: Ruby (Gemstone)
This site from the Wikipedia encyclopedia gives a definition and information on hardness, value determination, and natural versus artificial rubies. Links are provided throughout for additional information on related subjects.
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Wikipedia: Iron Ore
Wikipedia provides a description of iron ore, where it can be found, and how it is used in the making of steel.
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Wikipedia: Gravel
This Wikipedia encyclopedia article shows how gravel is mined and used in building and paving.
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Wikipedia: Cement
Wikipedia provides this encyclopedia entry for cement that features its history, production, and use as a building material, as well as links to related topics.
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Wikipedia: Concrete
Wikipedia provides an encyclopedia entry about concrete that features pictures, diagrams, history and other information, as well as links to related topics.
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Wikipedia: Capital (Economics)
This site from Wikipedia gives a comprehensive overview of capital. Includes many economic terms with links for further clarification. A good analysis of multiple aspects of capital.
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Wikipedia: Paramagnetism
This Wikipedia site is an introduction to paramagnetism and paramagnetic materials.