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- Monkey stick (1154 bytes)
3: ...the name are not known but it is believed to stem from an association with one of the many [[Spain|Spa...
5: This instrument is constructed from a stout pole affixed to a heavy [[boot]] at the...
7: ...eys formerly used by [[busker]]s to solicit money from passers-by, a number of musicians have taken to... - Stick Insects (1020 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Stick insect}}
17: '''Stick insect'''s are members of the one of the two inse...
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- Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
16: ... language|Greek]] ''orchis'', meaning 'testicle', from the appearance of subterranean tuberoids in som...
23: ...restrial]] [[plant]]s, retrieving their nutrients from the soil. This group includes all [[Europe]]an ...
40: ...ctive mottle of the leaves of [[Lady's Slipper]]s from temperate zones (''[[Paphiopedilum]]'') is caus...
47: ..."one-footed") growth. The new shoots grow upwards from a single stem, originating in the end bud of th...
48: ...the rhizome may start its growth again, this time from an 'eye', or undeveloped bud, thereby causing t... - Eye (21834 bytes)
9: ...yonic development, while mollusk eyes grow inward from skin cells.
13: ...rm the lenses of their eyes. In this, they differ from most other arthropods, which have soft eyes. Th...
24: ...ours, the [[aqueous humour]]. Most of the light refraction occurs at the [[cornea]] which has a fixed ...
25: ...from a single point of a distant object and light from a single point of a near object being brought t...
27: ...rising from the shape of the cornea and lens, and from the length of the eyeball. These include [[myop... - Tooth (14790 bytes)
11: ...''mesial'' (toward the midline), ''distal'' (away from the midline), ''occlusal'' (the top surface), '...
42: ...ath the old one, pushing it out of the jaw. Apart from this another 8-12 teeth grow. This set can last...
70: [[Image:Dental x-ray.jpg|right|frame|[[X-ray]]s can reveal if a person has any cavi...
77: ...asons, and because it is thought mercury may seep from fillings into the circulation over time, a cera...
84: ...o increase the flow of saliva. Unsweetened (sugar free) [[chewing gum]] stimulates saliva production, ... - Pollen (5420 bytes)
1: ... (''[[Lilium auratum]]''), primrose(''[[Oenothera fruticosa]]''), and castor bean (''[[Ricinus communi...
9: ...lants produce pollen that is relatively heavy and sticky, for dispersal by insect pollinators attracted t...
15: ... a foothold and Arizona lost its claim of freedom from hay fever. Anemophilous spring blooming plants ...
21: ... pollen]] for honeybees. Bees will collect pollen from some grasses and grains when they cannot find p... - Pottery (17136 bytes)
4: ...some decorative items. Similar types of ware made from [[porcelain]] clays are simply referred to as "...
16: ...dividual techniques, where pieces are constructed from hand-rolled coils, slabs, ropes and balls of cl...
19: ... into a radial symmetry, so that it does not move from side to side as the wheel head rotates is refer...
25: ...are usually called "ceramics" to distinguish them from other pottery.
29: ...Pot1656.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Contemporary pottery from [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]], [[Japan]]]] - Illuminated manuscript (5973 bytes)
1: ... manuscript)|miniature]] of [[Christ in Majesty]] from the [[Aberdeen Bestiary]] (folio 4v), would be ...
3: ...s are the most common type of artifact to survive from the middle ages. They are also the best survi...
13: Illumination was a complex and frequently costly process. As such, it was usually ...
16: ...rders), the page was lightly ruled with a pointed stick, and the scribe went to work with ink-pot and eit...
35: | Plant-based colors, such as [[saffron]]; yellow earth colors ([[ochre]]); [[orpiment]... - Weaving (6924 bytes)
9: ...ence gives rise to many possible weave structures from the simplest plain weave, through [[twill]]s an...
14: ..., Moravia. [[Neolithic]] textiles are well known from finds in [[pile dwellings]] in Switzerland. Th...
16: ...g fibers between [[hand|palms]] or using a hooked stick. The thread was then placed on a [[wood]]en or [[...
20: ...lace taking the home-based [[artisan]]'s activity from a labour intensive; man-powered undertaking to ...
24: ...n and flax to Britain and buy finished cloth back from England. Nonetheless, many people wove cloth i... - Banjo (6143 bytes)
4: ...t may come from a Senegambian term for the bamboo stick used for the instrument's neck.
8: ... tube in the neck where it exits near the fifth [[fret]].
10: ... metal, although [[nylon]] and gut used on simple fretless banjos and by players of the classical banj...
12: ...ed an instrument similar to the banjar played by African-Americans in the American south, but at the s...
16: ...otion when striking the strings with the fingers. Frailing techniques use the thumb to catch the fifth... - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
2: ... instruments are played in the southern parts of Africa. The Berimbau was eventually incorporated into...
9: ...n automobile [[tire]]) tightly strung and secured from one end of the verga to the other. A [[gourd]] ...
11: ...so be altered by moving the cabaç¡ back and forth from the abdomen, producing a wah-like sound.
18: *Vaqueta: Small stick struck against the arame to produce the sound.
34: ...ing, and by sliding the gourd a little up or down from the place where the sound is best. - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
18: ...e first president who had lived on the American [[frontier]], and thus the first not primarily associa...
22: ...trust and dislike of Eastern aristocrats stemming from his feeling that they were too inclined to favo...
24: ...began to prosper in the rough-and-tumble world of frontier law. He became a colonel in the state milit...
34: ...ackson's election represented a significant break from that past.
36: He was also the first President from a state west of the [[Appalachian Mountains]]. ... - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Franklin Pierce
3: | image name=Franklin Pierce.jpg
18: ... 14th [[President of the United States]], serving from [[1853]] to [[1857]]. Pierce was a [[United Sta...
20: ...[[American Civil War|Civil War]]. He died in 1869 from [[cirrhosis]].
25: ...[[Benjamin Pierce (governor)|Benjamin Pierce]], a frontier farmer who became a [[American Revolutionar... - Africa (35389 bytes)
1: ...graphic.jpg|thumb|A satellite composite image of Africa]]
3: '''Africa''' is the [[world]]'s second-largest [[contine...
6: ...onAfrica.png|thumb|World map showing location of Africa]]
8: ...ontinent, as the [[Africa (province)|province of Africa]] with its capital [[Carthage]], corresponding...
10: The origin of ''Afer'' may either come from: - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
43: | From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<br>[[August 31]], [[1...
66: ...wly-built [[Putrajaya]]</small><br> <small>2. 020 from [[Singapore]]</small>
76: The earliest recorded Malay kingdoms grew from coastal city-ports established in the [[10th ce...
78: ...by a prince (Parameswara) from Palembang who fled from the island Temasek (now known as Singapore). Wi...
82: ...formed. These settlements were collectively ruled from the [[British East India Company]] seat of gove... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
5: ... the country's early history, stemming as it does from the Roman name ''Portus Cale'', a possibly mixe...
15: ...C]], several waves of [[Celts]] invaded Portugal from [[Central Europe]] and intermarried with local ...
17: ...Portugal started from the south, where they found friendly natives, the [[Conii]]. Over decades, the R...
25: ...s. From there they aimed to reconquer their lands from the [[Moors]] (mainly [[Berber]] with some [[Ar...
27: ...r of the Iberian Peninsula, faced new competition from other regions. The lords of the cities of [[Coi... - Marshall Islands (8760 bytes)
59: ...ng until the [[1960s]]. Many Marshallese suffered from high [[radiation]] levels because of this, and ...
61: ...rshall Islands was established and a [[Compact of Free Association]] with the U.S. government was sign...
66: ... government. The president, who is elected by and from the members of the ''Nitijela'' (parliament), a...
78: ... May to November. The islands occasionally suffer from [[typhoon]]s.
118: ...ceed exports. Under the terms of the [[Compact of Free Association]], the US provides roughly $65 mill... - Isis (20790 bytes)
7: ...er origins are uncertain but are believed to come from the [[Nile Delta]]; however unlike other [[Anci...
22: ...ctor, and mother, and the lusty aspect originally from Hathor, she was also made the patron goddess of...
42: ...y the generic [[ankh]] sign and a simple [[staff (stick)|staff]], but is sometimes seen with [[Hathor]]'s...
51: ...of the role came later by association. In many [[African]] tribes, the king's throne is known as the m...
56: .... The tale describes how Nephthys became sexually frustrated with Set, who was [[gay]] (and already ha... - Writing (6476 bytes)
25: ...rrespond to phonemes of a language varies greatly from one language to another and even within a singl...
31: ...more easily. The ancient Romans used a thin metal stick, often made of lead, to scratch on [[wax-tablet]]...
36: ...e word meant [[quill]]. A '''quill pen''' is made from a flight feather (preferably a primary) of a la...
41: ...t Roman stylus. Indeed, the word ''pencil'' comes from the Latin word penicillus which means "little t...
51: ... viewable or printed material. They are descended from early text formatting tools. Word processing wa... - Australian Aboriginal art (4187 bytes)
7: ...]]). Tools used included primitive [[brush]]es, [[stick]]s, [[finger]]s and even a technique of spraying ...
13: ...free of knots and other blemishes. It is best cut from the tree in the wet season when the sap is risi...
21: ... mythological [[imp]]ish creatures. Mimihs are so frail that they never venture out on [[wind]]y days ... - String instrument (8163 bytes)
22: ...n, "breathy" sound, emphasizing the [[fundamental frequency]].
116: * [[Chapman Stick|Chapman stick]] - Vietnam War (102682 bytes)
15: ... Vietnam]]<br><br>[[Viet Cong|National Liberation Front<br>(Viet Cong)]]<br><br />[[Image:Viet cong fl...
33: The '''Vietnam War''' was fought from [[1957]] to [[1975]] between Vietnamese nationa...
37: ...y experts consider the Vietnam War to just be one frontline in the larger [[Cold War]].
41: ...for the Liberation of Vietnam|National Liberation Front]], a South Vietnamese opposition movement with...
43: ...ort to maintain control of her former colony of [[French Indochina]].
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