A dragonfly is a type of insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera. It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an...

David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. Active in five decades of popular music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the...

Angola is a country in southwestern Africa. Portugal explored the region and founded settlements and trading posts. Luanda was founded by Paulo Dias de Novais in the 16th century. The annexed territories in the region were ruled as a...

In modern usage, a cottage is a modest dwelling, typically in a rural, or semi-rural location (although there are cottage-style dwellings in cities). In the United Kingdom, the term cottage tends to denote a rurally- (sometimes village-)...

The Ford Transit Connect is a compact panel van developed by Ford Otosan, designed by Peter Horbury and introduced by American carmaker Ford in 2002 to replace the older Ford Escort van range, which had ceased production in the same...

Internal resistance to the apartheid system in South Africa came from several sectors of society and saw the creation of organisations dedicated variously to peaceful protests, passive resistance and armed insurrection. It came from both...

Economic history as it relates to economic growth in the modern sense first occurred during the industrial revolution in the West, due to high amounts of energy conversion taking place. Economic growth spread to all regions of the world...

Second Life. Virtual world, Linden Lab, Culture of Second Life, Teen Second Life, Linden Scripting Language, Sculpted prim, Real estate (Second Life), OpenSimulator, Criticism of Second Life, Bragg v. Linden Lab, Virtual world language...

The Grand Orient de France (G.O.d.F. or G.O.F.) is the largest of several Masonic organizations in France and the oldest in Continental Europe, founded in 1733. von Miller, Frederic P.

Présocratiques. École milésienne, École pythagoricienne, École éléatique, Atomisme, Sophiste, Michel Onfray, Anaximandre, Anaximène, Pythagore. von Miller, Frederic P.

In plate tectonics, a divergent boundary or divergent plateishness boundary is a linear feature that exists between five tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. These areas can form on the end of continents but eventually...

Hybrid Theory is the debut album by American Nu metal band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000 through Warner Bros. Records. The album was a huge commercial success, selling over 10 million units in the United States alone and...