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diving
Sport of plunging into water, usually headfirst and often following the performance of one or more acrobatic maneuvers (such as flexing or somersaulting). It emerged as a competitive sport in the late 19th cent. and became part of the Olympic Games in 1904. Dives are performed from a firm platform 5 or 10 m (16.4 or 32.8 ft) above the water, or from an elastic springboard 1 or 3 m (3.3 or 9.8 ft) above the water. In Olympic contests, only the 10-m platform and 3-m springboard are used. Contestants are required to do certain dives, each rated according to its degree of difficulty, as well as dives of their own choice. Judges score each dive, and the total score is multiplied by the degree of difficulty.


hiking
Walking, often among hills or mountains, as recreational sport. It represents an activity in its own right and also figures in backpacking, camping, hunting, mountaineering, and orienteering. Hiking programs are offered by youth groups and other organizations, such as the U.S. Wilderness Society. Trails are preserved in most U.S. federal and state parklands. Most European cities have hiking trails outside them. One of the longest U.S. hiking trails is the Appalachian Trail.


Jilin
Province (pop. 1996 est.: 25,920,000), NE China. It is China's most urbanized province; its capital is Changchun, and its second largest city is Jilin. Its major river is the Sungari River, a tributary of the Amur. It was made a province in 1907. Occupied by the Japanese army in 1931, it became part of the puppet state of Manchukuo (1932-45). Chinese communist forces seized the province from the Nationalists in 1948. Industrialization in the late 20th cent. has been rapid.


Kalinga
Ancient and medieval kingdom, NE India. It corresponds to the area of modern N Andhra Pradesh, most of Orissa, and a portion of Madhya Pradesh. It was conquered by Mahapadma, the founder of the Nanda dynasty, in the 4th cent. BC. Beginning in the mid-11th cent. AD, the E. Ganga dynasty assumed control. The temple of the sun-god at Konarak was built in the 13th cent. by Narasimha I. The dynasty collapsed when the sultan of Delhi invaded Kalinga from the south in 1324.


Lilongwe
Capital and second-largest city (metro. area pop., 1994 est.: 396,000), Malawi. It is located on an inland plain 50 mi (80 km) west of the S end of Lake Malawi. An agricultural market center for the fertile Central Region Plateau, it replaced Zomba as the national capital in 1975. The old part of the city functions as a service and commercial center, while the newer district of Capital Hill houses government buildings and embassies.


mining
Excavation of materials from the earth's crust, incl. those of organic origin, such as coal and petroleum. Modern mining is costly and complicated. First, a mineral vein that can likely produce enough of the desired substance to justify the cost of extraction must ...

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