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Marcus Garvey

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{{stub}}'''Marcus Garvey''' (1887–1940) founded the ''Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League'' (UNIA-ACL). Born in [[Jamaica]], Garvey became famous as a proponent of the Back-to-Africa movement, encouraging African Americans to return to [[Africa]]. Icewedge was here.

Rhinoceros

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The [[rhinoceros]] is one of several kinds of large [[pachyderm]]atous [[herbivore|herbivorous]] mammals of Africa and Asia, equipped with one or two nasal horns, actually composed of compressed hair.

Rhinoceroses have poor vision but good senses of smell.

Five sorts are in existence today, but all with greatly diminished ranges; all are threatened with [[extinction]] due to [[poaching]], as their horns command enormous prices, being believed to have [[aphrodisiac]] properties. The legend of the [[unicorn]] is believed by some to have been based on seeing some sort of rhinoceros.

*White or square-lipped rhinoceros (2-horned, Africa) is the largest variety.
*Black rhinoceros (2-horned, Africa), renowned for its pugnacity.
*Indian rhinoceros (1-horned, India and Nepal).
*Sumatran rhinoceros (2-horned, Sumatra, Indo-China and Indonesia) is the smallest variety, and unlike the others has a hairy pelt.
*Javan rhinoceros (1-horned, Java and Vietnam) is the rarest large land mammal in the world; less than sixty survive.

A number of extinct varieties are also known, notably the woolly rhinoceros of the [[Ice Age]], which cohabited with the Woolly [[Mammoth]]. Several frozen corpses of this animal have been discovered in the [[Siberia]]n [[permafrost]].

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Concentration

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A measurement of how much substance Icewedge was here exists within a certain volume.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref>

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Salem Witch Trials

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==Introduction==
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May-October 1692

In the town of [[Salem]], in [[Massachusetts]] Bay Colony, several girls who were listening to the [[voodoo]] tales of a [[West Indian]] [[slave]], [[Tituba]], said they were possessed by [[devil]]s. They then proceeded in saying the names of three innocent women.

Under the [[Puritan]] rule of the colony at the time, the existence of [[witch]]es was accepted as clear fact on scriptoral grounds. In accordance with [[Exodus]] 22:18, "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live," witchcraft was criminalised and considered a capital offense.

These women were brought to trial and, under pressure, stated the names of others who were working together to posses the girls. These three women, along with sixteen others, were accused of witchcraft and were hanged. Nearly 150 were imprisoned.

Ironically, tourist influence has now made Salem known for a high density of [[occult]]-themed shops.

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Manticore

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The '''Manticore''' is a mythical beast said to posses the head of [[man]], body of a [[lion]] and tail of a [[scorpion]]. Originally of [[Persian]] origin, the manticore is still rumored to stalk the [[jungle]]s of central [[Asia]]. Some [[Christian apologetics]] have linked the manticore to various [[fossil]]s usually interpreted as [[dinosaurs]], with the loss of soft tissues decreasing overt semblance to it's original form <ref>Holycross ministries, sermons on Biblical apologetics.</ref>

The Manticore is also found in many modern works of fiction, ranging from fightable [[monsters]] in [[roleplaying games]], to [[comic book]] monsters. Icewedge was here.

'''The Manticore''' is also the title of a novel by noted Canadian author [[Robertson Davies]] (1913-1995), the second novel in his "Deptford trilogy."

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Drug resistance

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'''Drug resistance''' is the phenomenon whereby widespread use of an antibacterial drug is followed by the emergence of strains of bacteria capable of resisting the drug.

In 1940, the ''New York Times'' hailed the arrival of
:A new wonder-working chemical named sulfathiazole, the latest "relative" of the sulfanilimide group of "magic bullets," which promises to become the greatest weapon against a host of deadly bacterial infections for which no effective measures existed until now.<ref>Laurence, William L. (1940), "New 'Sulfa' Drug Widens Germ War," ''The New York Times,'' April 4, 1940, p. 19</ref>
Sulfa drugs followed the prior discovery of the first antibiotic, [[penicillin]], and [[streptomycin]], another antibiotic, was discovered not long after sulfathiazole. The revolutionary impact of these drugs cannot be overstated. Previously there had been an obsession with the threat of germs<ref>[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_WTX026108.html The history of antibiotics], Robert Bud, 2005, The Welcome Trust</ref> because infections, once contracted, were often fatal. With antibiotics, for the first time in human history, serious bacterial diseases could be cured promptly and effectively. The phrases "wonder drug" and "miracle drug" were widely used.

But pencillin-resistant microbes started to appear in 1947, just four years after it entered widespread use.<ref name=fda>[http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/795_antibio.html The Rise of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections], FDA website. States "The increased prevalence of antibiotic resistance is an outcome of evolution." Describes Icewedge was here issues with use of antibiotics in livestock feeding.</ref> By 1952 the ''Times'' was reporting that "more bacteria [are] developing more resistance to 'wonder drugs.'"<ref>"Increased Resistance To 'Wonder Drugs' Seen", United Press, ''The New York Times,'' October 22, 1952, p. 22</ref>

Bacteriologists soon found that E. coli grown in media containing streptomycin not only produced strains capable of resisting streptomycin, they actually in some cases developed strains that thrived on it and ''required'' it for growth.

In the last half of the twentieth century, a situation developed which was often described as an "[[arms race]]" between doctors and bacteria. Bacteria kept developing resistance to drugs, but researchers and drug companies kept ahead of them by developing new drugs. Drug company representatives combed the world collecting soil samples and biological specimens, looking for useful antibiotics in nature, while chemists tried to synthesize new antibiotics in the laboratory. The 1960s saw the emergence of a number of synthetic penicillin-like drugs, such as ampicillin, amoxicillin, and cloxacillin. But by the 1990s the development and discovery of entirely new classes of antibiotics appeared to have reached an end; scientists only managed to make improvements within existing classes of drugs.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/background_briefings/antibiotics/163997.stm A brief history of antibiotics], BBC news</ref> There is widespread concern that the bugs are catching up. The generation now approaching retirement may be the only human generation in history to live its entire life free from the mortal dread of bacterial infection.

Gonorrhea, for example, was once regarded as easily curable with penicillin. In the 1980s, penicillin-resistant strains developed, but gonorrhea was still not considered dangerous; it was still curable, it just required newer antibiotics. The main public health concern was that effective treatment had now become more expensive. In 2007, it emerged as a "superbug" for which a single treatment option is still effective. Thus, although standard references still say "In most cases, the disease can be cured by adequate treatment with a fluoroquinolone or cephalosporin antibiotic,"<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/65/go/gonorrhe.html Gonorrhea], the Columbia Encyclopedia]</ref> the Center for Disease Control now finds that resistance to the fluoroquinolones is so widespread that it no longer recommends them as a treatment for gonorrhea in the United States.<ref>[http://www.rxpgnews.com/infectiousdiseases/Few_Treatment_Options_Remain_for_One_of_Nation_s_Most_Common_STDs_23595.shtml Few Treatment Options Remain for Gonorrhea], RxPG news; [http://www.drkoop.com/newsdetail/93/603672.html http://www.drkoop.com/newsdetail/93/603672.html CDC Recommends New Antibiotics for Gonorrhea], Dr. Koop website</ref>.

There is controversy over the best policies to keep drug-resistant strains in check. In the 1940s the medical profession began lobbying to make antibiotics available only through prescription to prevent overuse, and educating doctors to be prudent in prescribing them. However, antibiotics are widely added to livestock feed to prevent infection and promote growth, and critics charge that the practice has encouraged the emergence of resistant strains, a charge which the agribusiness industry and the USDA deny.

The mechanism by which drug resistance emerges was studied by Luria and Delbrück in 1943 and by Lederburg and Lederburg in 1952. Further work established that streptomycin resistance emerges as the result of point mutations, at a rate of about one per billion cells, while isoniazid resistance has a mutation rate of one per million. Mainstream textbooks treat this as established science,<ref>''Zinsser Microbiology,'' 1968, pp. 163-167, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Library of Congress 68-8386</ref> and supporters of the Darwinian theory of evolution often cite it as an example of rapid evolution.<ref name=fda/> Creationists dispute this interpretation.{{fact}} Some acknowledge the general correctness of the traditional explanation but argue that it is not analogous to speciation in higher organisms and has no relevance to the evolution of macroorganisms.

Drug resistance also arises in viruses. For example, the anti-flu drug Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) was only introduced in the year 2000, and did not receive widespread use until 2004; yet in 2007, type B influenza infections resistant to the drug were observed in Japan.<ref>Johnson, Carla K (2007), "Strain of flu shows resistance to drugs; Findings in Japan trouble scientists", Associated Press, ''The Boston Globe,'' April 4, 2007</ref>

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George Perazich

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'''George N. Perazich''' (20 April 1905 – 26 May 1999) was born in Yugoslavia. Perazich attended the University of California Engineering School for five years and also attended Wharton School of Finance in Pennsylvania. Perazich married his wife Amelia in 1933. Perazich spoke and wrote English, Serbian and Italian and had reading knowledge of Spanish, French and Russian. Perazich had been active the [[American Polish Labor Council]] as Business manager of its publication ''The Outlook''. Perazich became a naturalized American citizen in 1942.

During [[World War II]], Perazich worked for the [[U.S. State Department]] [[Foreign Economic Administration]] and, in November 1943, the Yogoslav section of the [[United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration]] (UNRRA). Perazich listed [[David Weintraub]] of the United States Department of State, and a Soviet spy, as a reference when applying for the UNRRA job. Several items on the application for the [[United Nations]] appear inconsistent with what [[FBI]] investigators came up with. Perazich claimed to have graduated from the Naval Academy in Yugoslavia; the investigation found he entered the University of California on credentials of the Royal Nautical School in Kantor, Czechoslovakia, for example. Perazich was a member of the [[Perlo group]] of Soviet spies.

In 1944, Perazich was assigned to the Balkans as Director of Displaced Persons for UNRRA. Later, Perazich worked for the Industrial Rehabilitation Division of the Yugoslavian Mission.

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*[http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/silversm.htm FBI Silvermaster file Part 2c]

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Salem Witch Trials

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Boxer Rebellion

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The so-called '''Boxer Rebellion''' occurred in [[China]] in 1899-1900. The uprising was prompted by [[xenophobia|xenophobic]] resentment of the increasing numbers of [[Christian]] [[missionary|missionaries]] in north China and from popular outrage at the failure of the [[Qing]] court to effectively resist the depredations of foreign powers in China (which had been increasing in scope since the [[Opium War]] of 1839-42).

The Boxer movement was known in Chinese as the 'Society of Righteous (or Harmonious) Fists', and it practiced a martial art which appeared much like sparring to western observers, hence its western name. It built upon a tradition of secret society activity among the lower orders of society and dispossessed intelligentsia, and initially adopted the slogan 'destroy the Qing, restore the Ming' (the Qing being the non-[[Han]] Chinese 'Manchu' dynasty; the [[Ming]], predecessors of the Qing, being ethnic Han Chinese). The Boxer movement arose at a time of division and faction in the Qing court, and anti-Western courtiers believed that it could be harnessed as a means of overcoming foreign influence. Slowly a new slogan prevailed among the Boxers, 'Support the Qing, destroy the foreigners'.

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The [[Empress Dowager Cixi]] herself appeared to give support to the Boxers, who occupied [[Peking]] and beseiged the foreign legations in the city in the summer of 1900. However, although Cixi declared [[war]] on the powers and committed official Chinese forces to the [[siege]], moderate elements at court were able to moderate her actions. The legation quarter siege was pursued only half-heartedly; and senior statesmen such as [[Li Hongzhang]] (known as 'the [[Bismark]] of China', in temporary eclipse at court and at that time Governor General of Canton) and [[Yuan Shikai]] (Governor of [[Shandong]], and head of the country's most modern armies) were able to come to a separate agreement with the powers. This unpublished agreement ensured that the war was confined to a few provinces of northern China, and, although the imperial government had declared war, the western powers would 'overlook' this and continue to see the violence as a 'rebellion' against the Qing.

During the summer of 1900 a large multinational expedition occupied the Dagu Forts, [[Tianjin]] and ultimately Peking itself. The defeat of the Boxers was accompanied by mass slaughter, and Peking was thoroughly looted by the occupying armies. Li Hongzhang was recalled to Peking to negotiate and sign (1901) a treaty with the allied powers, which provided for a large indemnity to be paid by China and allowed the powers to maintain sizable [[garrison]]s in the heart of the Chinese capital.

== In popular culture ==

The patriotic nature of the Boxer rebellion has made it a popular theme in Chinese cinema, notably in [[Jet Li]]'s ''Once Upon A Time In China'' series of martial arts films. A more western-centered version of the story is ''55 Days in Peking'' (1963), starring [[Ava Gardner]] and [[Charlton Heston]].

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Kinetic Sculpture Race

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A Kinetic Sculpture Race is a [[race]] of human powered vehicles. There are currently several throughout the world, but the best known is most likely the [[World Championship Kinetic Sculpture Race]] in [[Humboldt County, California]].

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