| Abalone Abalone (from Spanish Abulón) are medium-sized to very large edible sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Haliotidae and the genus Haliotis. Abalone
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| Arnold Schwarzenegger |birth_place = Thal, Styria, Austria Arnold_Schwarzenegger
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| Arnold Schwarzenegger/ Archive 1 Talk:Arnold_Schwarzenegger/_Archive_1
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| Archimedes Archimedes of Syracuse (Greek: He used the method of exhaustion to calculate the area under the arc of a parabola with the summation of an infinite series, and gave a remarkably accurate approximation of Pi. He also defined the spiral bearing his name, formulas for the volumes of surfaces of revolution and an ingenious system for expressing very large numbers. Archimedes
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| Atari Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA). Atari
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| Alcopop Alcopop is a term describing certain flavored alcoholic beverages, including: Alcopop
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| Blood alcohol content Talk:Blood_alcohol_content
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| Berkeley, California Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. Berkeley,_California
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| Chemistry Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem), meaning "earth"See: Chemistry (etymology) for possible origins of this word.) is the science concerned with the composition, structure, and properties of matter, as well as the changes it undergoes during chemical reactions. Chemistry
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| California |Capital = Sacramento California
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| California Talk:California
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| Cable television Cable television is a system of providing television to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through fixed optical fibers or coaxial cables as opposed to the over-the-air method used in traditional television broadcasting (via radio waves) in which a television antenna is required. FM radio programming, high-speed Internet, telephony and similar non television services may also be provided. Cable_television
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| California Department of Transportation The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is a government department in the U.S. California_Department_of_Transportation
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| Dead Kennedys Dead Kennedys was an American hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. During the 1980s, the band gained a large underground following in the international punk music scene. Dead_Kennedys
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| Dumbarton Bridge (California) The Dumbarton Bridge is the southernmost of the highway bridges that span the San Francisco Bay in California. Carrying over 81,000 vehicles daily, it is also the shortest bridge across San Francisco Bay at 1. Dumbarton_Bridge_(California)
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| Dana Rohrabacher | place of birth= Coronado, California Dana_Rohrabacher
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| Davis, California {{Infobox Settlement Davis,_California
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| Energy In physics and other sciences, energy (from the Greek - energeia, "activity, operation", from - energos, "active, working") is a scalar physical quantity that is a property of objects and systems which is conserved by nature. Energy is often defined as the ability to do work. Energy
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| Education reform Talk:Education_reform
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| Erin Brockovich | birth_place = Lawrence, Kansas, USA Erin_Brockovich
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| Earthquake An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are recorded with a seismometer, also known as a seismograph. Earthquake
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| El Niño-Southern Oscillation El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO; commonly referred to as simply El Niño) is a global coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomenon. The Pacific ocean signatures, El Niño and La Niña are important temperature fluctuations in surface waters of the tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean. El_Niño-Southern_Oscillation
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| Golden Gate Bridge Denton, Harry et al. (2004) "Lonely Planet San Francisco" Lonely Planet, United States. Golden_Gate_Bridge
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| Grand jury In the common law, a grand jury is a type of jury which determines whether there is enough evidence for a trial. Grand juries carry out this duty by examining evidence presented to them by a prosecutor and issuing indictments, or by investigating alleged crimes and issuing presentments. Grand_jury
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| Hydrogen Hydrogen (Hydrogen, entry in the Oxford English Dictionary, prepared by J. A. Hydrogen
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| Heterosexuality Heterosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the opposite sex, or to a heterosexual orientation. As a sexual orientation, heterosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions primarily to "persons of the opposite sex"; it also refers to "an individual’s sense of personal and social identity based on those attractions, behaviors expressing them, and membership in a community of others who share them. Heterosexuality
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| Idiot Idiot is a word derived from the Greek , idiōtēs ("person lacking professional skill," "a private citizen," "individual"), from , idios ("private," "one's own").Liddell-Scott-Jones A Greek-English Lexicon, entries for and . Idiot
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| Jackie Robinson <BR>Cairo, Georgia Jackie_Robinson
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| Knights of Columbus The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus and describes itself as being dedicated to the principles of Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism. Knights_of_Columbus
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| Los Angeles, California Los Angeles (, in Spanish) is the largest city in the state of California and the American West as well as second largest in the United States. Often abbreviated as L. Los_Angeles,_California
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| Leonard Peltier Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944) is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement. In 1977 he was convicted and sentenced to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment for the murder of two FBI Agents who died during a 1975 shoot-out on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Leonard_Peltier
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| Los Altos, California {{Infobox Settlement Los_Altos,_California
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| Emergency contraception Emergency contraception (EC), or emergency postcoital contraception, refers to contraceptive measures that, if taken after sex, may prevent pregnancy. Emergency_contraception
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| Metrication Metrication (or metrification) refers to the introduction of the SI metric system as the international standard for physical measurements—a long-term series of independent and systematic conversions from the various separate local systems of weights and measures. Metrication began in France in the 1790s and spread widely during the following two centuries. Metrication
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| Notary public A notary public is an [who can administer oath]s and [[statutory declarations, witness and authenticate documents, and perform certain other acts depending on the jurisdiction. Notary_public
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| Nutrition Nutrition (also called nourishment or aliment) is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary (in the form of food) to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with good nutrition. Nutrition
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| Ozone | Section2 = Ozone
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| Peregrine Falcon Talk:Peregrine_Falcon
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| Polyvinyl chloride Polyvinyl chloride, (IUPAC Polychloroethene) commonly abbreviated PVC, is a widely used thermoplastic polymer. In terms of revenue generated, it is one of the most valuable products of the chemical industry. Polyvinyl_chloride
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| Public domain Talk:Public_domain
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| Pollution Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms they are in.Pollution - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Pollution can take the form of chemical substances, or energy, such as noise, heat, or light energy. Pollution
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| Ronald Reagan |birth_place=Tampico, Illinois Ronald_Reagan
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| Snow Snow is a type of precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. The process of precipitation is called snowfall. Snow
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| Santa Monica, California Santa Monica is a coastal city in western Los Angeles County, California, USA. Situated on Santa Monica Bay of the Pacific Ocean, it is completely surrounded by the City of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades and Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles and Mar Vista on the east, and Venice on the south. Santa_Monica,_California
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| San Diego, California , Silicon Beach San_Diego,_California
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| Scabies Scabies
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| San Francisco Bay Area Talk:San_Francisco_Bay_Area
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| Sexual orientation Sexual orientation is believed to refer to "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions to men, women, or both sexes." According to the American Psychological Association "it also refers to an individual’s sense of personal and social identity based on those attractions, behaviors expressing them, and membership in a community of others who share them. Sexual_orientation
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| Sacramento, California |population_total = 475743 Sacramento,_California
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