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- Triangle (instrument) (2713 bytes)
2: ...damped by the fingers to vary the tone. The pitch can also be modulated slightly by varying the area s...
4: ... it being used in [[folk music|folk bands]]. Some triangles have jingling rings along the lower side.
6: ...gle, these early instruments were often isosceles triangles.
8: ... [[Janissary]] bands. The first piece to make the triangle really prominent was [[Franz Liszt]]'s Piano Conc...
10: ...instrument to play". In the hands of an expert it can be a surprisingly subtle and expressive instrume...
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- China (38909 bytes)
3: ...s. Depending on one's point of view, modern China can be described as a single [[civilization]] or mul...
5: ...c of China]] in [[1912]]; however the next four decades were marred by warlordism, the [[Second Sino-J...
7: ...of ongoing political disputes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwan independence]] issues.
14: The Chinese call their country ''Zhongguo'', which is usually tr...
16: ...ing continually redefined while the central political influence expanded territorially, and its cultur... - Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
3: ...ed States|American]] film [[actor|actress]] who became the wife of [[Prince]] [[Rainier III, Prince of...
5: ...rgaret Majer; her [[Ireland|Irish]] [[Catholicism|Catholic]] family were new but prominent figures in ...
7: ...mily had opposed her becoming an actress, Kelly became a [[fashion]] model and appeared in her first [...
9: ...M for Murder]]'', ''[[Rear Window]]'', and ''[[To Catch a Thief]]''.
11: In [[1955 in film|1955]], she was awarded the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for ''[[The Country ... - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
2: ...age:Orchin_P622.jpg|250px|Phalaenopsis hybrid]] | caption = Orchid}}
21: ...[South America]] and [[Central America]]. Orchids can be classified according to the way they retrieve...
22: ...hese are anchored on other plants, such as trees, cacti or tree ferns. But they are not [[parasite]]s.
24: ...dent on their soil [[fungi]] for nutrients. A typical example of such a saprophyte is the [[Bird's-nes...
28: ...lower is [[Bilateral symmetry|bilaterally symmetrical]] - Nose (3059 bytes)
2: ... [[respiratory system]]. In humans, the nose is located centrally on the face; on most other [[mammal]...
4: ...is exhaled (as occurs most efficiently in [[camel|camels]]).
6: ...ransduce the features of the molecule into electrical impulses in the [[brain]].
8: ...borated into a long, muscular, manipulative organ called the ''trunk''.
10: ... [[maxilla]], is known to doctors as the [[danger triangle of the face]]. - Adrenal gland (7544 bytes)
1: ...gh the [[synthesis]] of [[corticosteroid]]s and [[catecholamine]]s, including [[cortisol]] and [[adren...
5: [[Anatomy|Anatomically]], the adrenal gland is situated on the anteri...
7: ... the source of [[cortisol]] synthesis. Other cortical cells produce [[androgen]]s such as [[testostero...
11: ...napses between pre- and postganglionic fibers are called ''[[autonomic ganglion|ganglia]]'', the adren...
13: ...ise]] or imminent danger, medullary cells release catecholamines into the blood in a 70:30 ratio of ep... - Arm (7276 bytes)
1: ...ne of the paired forelimbs of a quadriped. Anatomically, the segment between the [[elbow]] and [[wrist...
3: ...nes of the wrist. Beyond the wrist are the [[metacarpals]] and [[phalanges]] of the hand and fingers.
5: ...ne, while the presence of two forearm bones which can rotate around each other allows for additional r...
11: ... slides across the posterior chest wall via the "scapulothoracic" joints.
19: ...umerus]] deep within it. When the humerus is dislocated, the deltoid muscle's appearance becomes flatt... - Ploidy (4598 bytes)
1: ...e '''monoploid number''' (x). The ploidy of cells can vary within an organism. In humans, most cells ...
8: ... one set of chromosomes, the term '''monoploid''' can be used interchangably with haploid.
10: ... diploid organisms produce haploid sex cells that can combine to form a diploid [[zygote]], for exampl...
18: ...[[bee]]s, and [[wasp]]s. It increases the significance of [[kin selection]], which may explain the [[...
21: ...;ποίηση'' = simplification) is the process of creating a haploid cell fr... - Pottery (17136 bytes)
1: ...0px|A man shapes pottery as it turns on a wheel. (Cappadocia, Turkey)]]
2: ...her temperatures, which is partially vitrified is called "[[stoneware]]". Fine earthenware with a whit...
8: Broken pottery in archaeological sites, called [[potsherd]]s, help identify the resident cul...
14: ...e, as that negates one of the prime advantages of casting.
19: ...l of clay is placed in the center of a turntable, called the wheel head, which is turned chiefly using... - Aristarchus (4292 bytes)
1: ... as the "[[Greek]] [[Copernicus]]"). His astronomical ideas were not well-received and were subordinat...
17: ...imes the Moon's diameter. Using [[Eratosthenes]]' calculation that the Earth was 42,000 km in [[circum...
21: ...t the Sun is clearly larger than the Earth, which can be taken to support the heliocentric model. - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
1: ...nt of [[Russia]]n origin, with a characteristic [[triangle|triangular]] body and 3 strings (or sometimes 6, ...
18: ...e a [[plectrum]] is used on the larger sizes. One can play the prima with a plectrum, but it is consid...
26: ... be moved around by the player at will (as is the case with the modern saz, which allows for the [[mic...
28: ...th the ''[[skomorokh]]s'', sort of free-lance musical [[jester]]s whose tunes ridiculed the [[Tsar]], ...
30: ...istory, the playing of the balalaika was banned because of its use by the ''skomorokhi'', who were gen... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
16: ...gn=center colspan=2 | [[image:LocationEgypt.png|Location of Egypt]]
24: | '''[[Capital]] and Largest City'''
25: | [[Cairo]]
54: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
56: ... [[republic]] mostly located in North-Eastern Africa. - Hungary (18459 bytes)
1: ...ia]], [[Croatia]] and [[Slovenia]]. It is known locally as the ''Country of the [[Magyars]]''.<!--
11: image_map = LocationHungary.png |
12: national_motto = (none current)<br>historical: Regnum Mariae Patrona Hungariae |
15: capital = [[Budapest]] |
35: GDP_PPP_per_capita = $14,572 | - Solomon Islands (9265 bytes)
15: | align=center style="vertical-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[List of stat...
17: ...olspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationSolomonIslands.png]]
22: | '''[[Capital]]'''
55: |'''[[List_of_country_calling_codes|Calling Code]]'''
63: ...forces were unable to reassert control, largely because many police and security personnel are associa... - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
19: | align="center" colspan=2 | [[image:LocationAfghanistan.png]]
23: | '''[[Capital]]'''<br> - Population:<br> - [[Coo...
50: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling code]]'''
60: Afghanistan, often called the crossroads of [[Central Asia]], has had a...
62: The Afghanistan nation-state as it is known today came into existence in [[1746]] under the [[Durrani ... - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ...tic Republic of the Congo]] and the [[Central African Republic]] to the southwest, [[Chad]] to the wes...
13: image_map = LocationSudan.png |
16: capital = [[Khartoum]] |
36: GDP_PPP_per_capita = 2,046 |
37: GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 126 | - Flag of Ohio (981 bytes)
2: ...and designed by [[John Eisemann]]. The large blue triangle represents [[Ohio]]'s hills and valleys, and the ...
4: ...l War]] and [[Spanish-American War]], it is technically a [[burgee]]. - North Carolina (18268 bytes)
2: Name = North Carolina |
3: Fullname = State of North Carolina |
4: Flag = North Carolina state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of North Carolina]] |
6: Seal = North Carolina state seal.png | - Hawaii (34434 bytes)
7: Map = Hi-locator.png |
9: Capital = [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]] |
37: ...waii|Honolulu]] is the largest city and the state capital.
39: ... agriculturally, it is the [[endangered species]] capital of the world and is the only industrial prod...
44: ...tatues representing Hawaii in the [[United States Capitol]]. - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisb...
36: ...ian]] time period in [[geology]]. Pennsylvania is called the [[keystone (architecture)|Keystone]] Stat...
38: ...]] and major center for educational and technological advance. The [[The Poconos|Pocono Mountains]] a...
40: ...iladelphia is often called the cradle of the American Nation. It was here that the [[United States Dec...
42: ...niences and use horse-drawn farming equipment and carriages, while others are virtually indistinguisha... - Arrow (1419 bytes)
4: ...de formerly of wood and now also from aluminum or carbon fiber composite. It is pointed or armed with ...
10: ... being in its simplest form a line segment with a triangle affixed to one end, and in more complex forms a r...
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