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Featured article: December 10, 2006

The Iranian peoples are a collection of ethnic groups defined by their usage of Iranian languages and discernable descent from ancient Iranian peoples. The Iranian peoples live chiefly in the Middle East, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and parts of South Asia, though speakers of Iranian languages were once found throughout Eurasia, from the Balkans to western China. The Iranian peoples have played an important role throughout history: the Achaemenid Persians established the world's first multi-national state, and the Scythian-Sarmatian nomads dominated the vast expanses of Russia and western Siberia for centuries with a group of Sarmatian warrior women possibly being the inspiration for the Greek legend of the Amazons. In addition, the various religions of the Iranian peoples, including Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism, were important early philosophical influences on Judeo-Christianity. Early Iranian tribes were the precursors to many diverse modern peoples, including the Persians, the Kurds, the Pashtuns, and many other, smaller groups. (more...)

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A 1909 Edison Records recording of husband-and-wife team Jack Norworth and Nora Bayes' 1908 hit Shine On, Harvest Moon. Performed by Ada Jones and Billy Murray. (file info)

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This false-color image image taken by the Cassini orbiter provides convincing evidence for large bodies of liquid methane on Titan. Images taken during a fly-by of the moon on July 22, 2006 show more than 75 large bodies of liquid ranging in diameter from three to 70km (1.9 to 43.6 mi) in the moon's northern hemisphere. Intensity in this colorized image is proportional to how much radar brightness is returned. The lakes, darker than the surrounding terrain, are emphasized here by tinting regions of low backscatter in blue. Radar-brighter regions are shown in tan. Smallest details in this image are about 500 m (1,640 ft) across. On January 3, 2007, NASA announced that scientists have "definitive evidence of lakes filled with methane on Saturn's moon Titan."

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Featured list: List of defense of marriage amendments to U.S. state constitutions by type
Further information: See Defense of marriage amendment Current defense of marriage amendments to US state constitutions, by type Constitutional amendment bans same-sex marriage, civil unions, and any marriage-like contract between unmarried persons Constitutional amendment bans same-sex marriage and civil unions Constitutional amendment bans same-sex marriage Constitutional amendment grants legislature authority to ban same-sex marriage No defense of marriage constitutional amendments The adoption of defense of marriage constitutional amendments over time There are several different types of what have been unofficially termed defense of marriage amendments^[1] in the United States. These amendments to U.S. state constitutions have been enacted in order to prevent civil unions or same-sex marriages from being legalized, though some of the amendments bar only the latter. As of 2010, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont and New Hampshire are the only U.S. states to allow same-sex marriage. The District of Columbia also allows same-sex marriages. Thirty defense of marriage amendments have been adopted. Of these, ten make only same-sex marriage unconstitutional, seventeen make both same-sex marriage and civil unions unconstitutional, two make same-sex marriage, civil unions, and other contracts unconstitutional, and one is unique. Hawaii's amendment is unique in that it does not make same-sex marriage unconstitutional; rather, it allows the state to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples. Virginia's amendment prevents the state from recognizing private contracts that "approximate" marriage. Observers have pointed out that such language encompasses private contracts and medical directives. See full list...

Featured list: List of defense of marriage amendments to U.S. state constitutions by type

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Constitutional amendment bans same-sex marriage and civil unions

Constitutional amendment bans same-sex marriage

Constitutional amendment grants legislature authority to ban same-sex marriage

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The adoption of defense of marriage constitutional amendments over time

There are several different types of what have been unofficially termed defense of marriage amendments^[1] in the United States. These amendments to U.S. state constitutions have been enacted in order to prevent civil unions or same-sex marriages from being legalized, though some of the amendments bar only the latter. As of 2010, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont and New Hampshire are the only U.S. states to allow same-sex marriage. The District of Columbia also allows same-sex marriages.

Thirty defense of marriage amendments have been adopted. Of these, ten make only same-sex marriage unconstitutional, seventeen make both same-sex marriage and civil unions unconstitutional, two make same-sex marriage, civil unions, and other contracts unconstitutional, and one is unique. Hawaii's amendment is unique in that it does not make same-sex marriage unconstitutional; rather, it allows the state to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples. Virginia's amendment prevents the state from recognizing private contracts that "approximate" marriage. Observers have pointed out that such language encompasses private contracts and medical directives.

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Beethoven – 32 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80

Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1806, performed by Wikipedia user La Pianista in 2010.

Chopin – Scherzo No. 3

Composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1839, performed by Wikipedia user La Pianista in 2010

1908 – Take Me Out to the Ball Game

"Take Me Out to the Ball Game", by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer, is a Tin Pan Alley waltz song which became the unofficial anthem of baseball. This version was sung by Edward Meeker for Edison Records in September 1908, and is one of the first recordings of the song.

1910 – La plus que lente

Claude Debussy's La plus que lente, his parody and epitome of the slow waltz. Performed by Wikipedian La Pianista in 2010.

1890 – Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo Sinfonico

An orchestral piece from "Cavalleria rusticana", a one-act opera by Pietro Mascagni. Performed by the Fulda Symphonic Orchestra in 2002.

1909 – Grace and Beauty

Grace and Beauty, by ragtime composer James Scott. MIDI sequencing by Adam Cuerden, piano synthesis by Jujutacular.

2009 – Swansong

"Swansong", the winning song in the Ubuntu 10.10 Free Culture Showcase, written and performed by Josh Woodward.

Magic Flute Overture

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's The Magic Flute, performed live by the 2006 Bangkok Opera

1881 – Elfentanz

Erik Satie's Trois Gnossiennes (in three parts)

Other parts: Gnossienne 2 and Gnossienne 3. Performed by Wikipedian La Pianista

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