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Pieta

2007-05-15T00:34:51Z

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The Pieta is this striking, life-size sculpture of Mary holding her son Jesus after the [[Jesus' Crucifixion|crucifixion]], as sculpted by Renaissance artist Michelangelo. This is on display in St. Peter's Basilica.

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FEMA

2007-05-15T00:34:44Z

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FEMA is the '''Federal Emergency Management Agency.'''
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Jamaica

2007-05-15T00:34:20Z

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'''Jamaica''' is an island nation in the [[Caribbean Sea]] just 95 miles south of [[Cuba]]. Despite its proximity to Cuba, Jamaica is not a [[communist]] state. Rather, the island is governed by a parliamentary [[democracy]] whose head of state is [[Queen Elizabeth II]], who is referred to as the Queen of Jamaica in that official capacity. The Queen is represented by a Governor General, but the head of government is known as the Prime Minister. The language of Jamaica is [[English]].

==History==
The [[Taino]] people settled on Jamaica over three thousand years ago and lived in relative peace until [[Christopher Columbus]] came along in 1494 and claimed the island for [[Spain]]. In 1655, British admiral [[William Penn]] conquered the island and Jamaica began producing [[sugar]] for export to the tea-loving inhabitants of the United Kingdom. Due to its location, Jamaica became a major slave trading hub. [[Slavery]] on the island was abolished in 1834. Jamaica gained independence in 1962.

==Christianity in Jamaica==
Research shows that 65.3% of Jamaica's population is [[Christian]]. The majority being [[Protestant]], which is primarily due to the influence of British colonialism, and the later influence of denominations from the U.S. Today, the five largest denominations in Jamaica are: [[Baptist]], [[Church of God]], [[Seventh-day Adventist]], [[Pentecostal]] and [[Church of England|Anglican]].

==Rastafarians==
The Rastafari movement was founded in Jamaica. This movement believes that [[Haile Selassie]] of [[Ethiopia]] is God incarnate, the returned messiah, come to take the lost Twelve Tribes of Israel back to live with him in Holy Mount [[Zion]] in a world of perfect peace, love and harmony. Bob Marley, a convert to the faith, spread the message of Rastafari to the world. There are now estimated to be more than a million Rastafarians throughout the world.

==Culture==
Jamaica is known for its [[reggae]] and dub music, which has gained a wide audience due to artists such as [[Dizzee Rascal]] and [[Bob Marley]]. Due to the influence of Rastafarianism, [[marijuana]] has been cultivated throughout the island. Indians first brought seeds of the plant from Asia and its use spread rapidly among plantation workers. Though it was outlawed, 35% of Jamaicans use the plant at least occasionally to this day.{{fact}} During the 1980s heyday, the annual wholesale value of Jamaica's marijuana crop exceeded $1.5 billion, and the trade had tacit approval at the government level.{{fact}}

==See Also==
* [[Rastafarianism]]
* [[dreadlocks]]
* [[marijuana]]

[[Category:Caribbean Countries]]
[[Category:Islands]]

Royal Air Force

2007-05-15T00:34:11Z

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[[Image:GASJV.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A restored RAF Supermarine Spitfire. This type of aircraft played a major role in World War II (photo copyright Ian Older -- Used with permission)]]
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the flying branch of the British military. The RAF is most notably known for defending the [[British Isles]] against the German [[Luftwaffe]] during the early stages of [[World War II]]. Of their role in the [[Battle of Britain]], [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] said:
:Never in the field of human conflict have so many owed so much to so few.

The RAF, in World War II, was also known as "the thin blue line" due to having planes and men thinly spread out all over the British coast to defend against the [[Luftwaffe]]. The RAF was founded on April 1st, 1918, and is still in existence today, with just shy of 1000 aircraft in April of 2006.
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