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81Comparison between cricket and baseball — Baseball and cricket at the professional level are the best known members of a family of related bat and ball games. While many of their rules, terminology, and strategies are similar, there are many differences some subtle, some major between… …
82Etiquette in Canada and the United States — Etiquette rules are not uniform in North America, varying among the very diverse societies which exist in both the United States and Canada. Etiquette rules are not simply a description of “cultural norms” and should not be considered a summary… …
83Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …
84human embryology — ▪ biology Introduction the process encompassing the period from the formation of an embryo, through the development of a fetus, to birth. The human body, like that of most animals, develops from a single cell produced by the union of… …
85Ontario Highway 407 — Highway 407 redirects here. For a list of highways numbered 407, see List of highways numbered 407 (disambiguation). Highway 407 Express Toll Route …
86List of baseball jargon (P) — to paint:To throw pitches at the edges of the strike zone. A pitcher who can paint consistiently may be referred to as Rembrandt or Picasso, and can be said to paint the black or paint the corner.park:To hit a home run. He parked a three run… …
87japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …
88Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …
89Hawaiian cuisine — Men cooking pork in imu, the Hawaiian earth oven. This ancient practice of cooking continues to this day …
90Laboratory glassware — Three beakers, a conical flask, a graduated cylinder and a volumetric flask …
