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Featured article: January 27, 2006
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€2 commemorative coins are a special kind of €2 coin that can be minted and issued by the individual member states of the Eurozone since 2004. While they are legal tender in the whole Eurozone, they are also collectibles. Typically, they commemorate anniversaries of historical events or draw attention to current events of special importance. Up to now, fourteen €2 commemorative coins have been minted—six in 2004 and eight in 2005. Eight more are currently planned to be minted in 2006. (more...)

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Water dropping from a tap

Animation of a drop of water falling from a tap. While still connected to the tap, surface tension counters the gravitational pull until the drop becomes too large and heavy to be supported. This animation is made of 18 separate images, not all of the same water drop, but different pictures of different drops arranged to make them look like a series of pictures of one drop.

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Featured list: Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal
There are a total of 105 locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal along its 87 miles (140 km) length from Bristol to the River Thames, including 6 on the navigable section of the River Avon from Bristol to Bath and 9 on the navigable section of the River Kennet to its confluence with the Thames near Reading. The remaining 90 locks lie along the 57 miles (92 km) of canal.
Lock number[D] Lock name Grid ref[C] Listed Building grade[F] Rise / fall
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1 Hanham Lock[A] ST646700 II[1]
2 Keynsham Lock[A] ST658690 6ft 10in[2] 2.1
3 Swineford Lock[A] ST691689 4ft 4in[3] 1.3
4 Saltford Lock[A] ST692679 3ft 10in[4] 1.2
5 Kelston Lock[A] ST688669 3ft 1in[5]

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