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  1. Triangle (instrument) (2713 bytes)
    2: ...orners by a piece of thin wire or gut, leaving it free to vibrate. It is usually struck with a metal b...
    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: ...piece to make the triangle really prominent was [[Franz Liszt]]'s Piano Concerto No. 1, where it is us...
    10: ...onary of Music and Musicians]]'' writes that "the triangle is by no means a simple instrument to play". In t...

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  1. China (38909 bytes)
    1: ...ng in the [[3rd century BC]] to protect the north from raiders on horseback.]]
    5: ...[country]]'s territorial extent expanded outwards from a core area in the [[North China Plain]], and v...
    7: ... formally surrendering its claims, has moved away from its former identity as the ruler of China, and ...
    16: ...eir nation as culturally and politically distinct from - and as the [[axis mundi]] of surrounding nati...
    25: ... political legitimacy. It was used in this manner from the tenth century onwards by the competing dyna...
  2. Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
    9: ... to Eternity]]''. Kelly made three films with [[Alfred Hitchcock]]: ''[[Dial M for Murder]]'', ''[[Rea...
    15: ...e Aumont]]. She reportedly was surprised to learn from Rainier that she was expected to give up her fi...
    17: ...tle actual danger that [[Monaco]] would revert to France since, in [[1882]], a childless prince of Mon...
    19: Before Grace Kelly drew Rainier's attention, French film star [[Gis謥 Pascal]] had been his love...
    28: ...n an independent nation, rather than reverting to France. Due to Prince Albert's enduring bachelorhood...
  3. 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...
  4. Nose (3059 bytes)
    2: ..., which catch airborne particles and prevent them from reaching the lungs. Within and behind the nose...
    4: ...and/or humidifying it) and by reclaiming moisture from the air before it is exhaled (as occurs most ef...
    10: ... [[maxilla]], is known to doctors as the [[danger triangle of the face]].
    12: ...ient themselves-even when blindfolded and removed from such external clues as sunlight-to within a few...
  5. Adrenal gland (7544 bytes)
    1: ...' (also known as '''suprarenal glands''') are the triangle-shaped [[endocrine gland]]s that sit atop the [[k...
    5: ... cortex]], both of which receive regulatory input from the [[nervous system]]. As its name suggests, t...
    11: ...mpathetic nervous system]], receiving innervation from corresponding [[preganglionic fiber]]s. Moreove...
    26: All the adrenocortical hormones are synthesised from cholesterol. Cholesterol is transported into th...
    47: * stimulating the release of [[amino acid]]s from the body
  6. Arm (7276 bytes)
    15: ...of the pectoralis major runs downward and outward from the inner half of the [[clavicle]]. The clavicu...
    21: ...e traced into its [[tendon]] of insertion, in the front of the elbow joint.
    29: ... perform most daily tasks with a range of flexion from 30 degrees to 70 degrees. Secondly, the head of...
    33: ...ce of these two the median vein comes up from the front of the [[forearm]], while the two vertical lim...
    34: ...the artery when workers were injured and bleeding from the median basilic vein. Beyond the middle of ...
  7. Ploidy (4598 bytes)
    1: ...ls are diploid (containing one set of chromosomes from each parent), though sex cells ([[sperm]] and [...
    13: ...mosomes), usually one from the [[mother]] and one from the [[father]]. Most [[somatic cell|somatic cel...
    16: ...from unfertilized eggs, while the female develops from fertilized eggs: the sperm provides a second se...
    18: Haplodiploidy is found in many species of insects from the order [[Hymenoptera]], particularly [[ant]]...
    21: ...cation) is the process of creating a haploid cell from a diploid cell. This is a laboratory procedure...
  8. 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]]]]
  9. Aristarchus (4292 bytes)
    9: ...rth. This is the common account as you have heard from astronomers. But Aristarchus has brought out a ...
    11: ...apparently quite strong, as the following passage from [[Plutarch]] suggests (''On the Apparent Face i...
    21: ...iameters must be in proportion to their distances from Earth. He thus concluded that the Sun was 20 ti...
  10. Balalaika (5108 bytes)
    1: ...nt of [[Russia]]n origin, with a characteristic [[triangle|triangular]] body and 3 strings (or sometimes 6, ...
    18: ...ique is the use of the [[left]]-hand [[thumb]] to fret notes on the bottom string, particularly on the...
    24: ...om [[Central Asia]], from whence several kinds of fretted long-necked [[chordophone]]s stem, including...
    26: ... Asian instruments described above. Similarly, [[fret]]s on earlier balalaikas were made of animal gu...
    28: ...particularly with the ''[[skomorokh]]s'', sort of free-lance musical [[jester]]s whose tunes ridiculed...
  11. Egypt (18830 bytes)
    22: | [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]]
    40: | from the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<br />[[28 February]],...
    56: ...s a [[republic]] mostly located in North-Eastern Africa.
    58: ...he majority of the country is located in [[North Africa]]. It shares land borders with [[Libya]] to th...
    67: ...959;&#962;'' "aiguptos", which in turn is derived from the ancient [[Egyptian language|Egyptian]] phra...
  12. Hungary (18459 bytes)
    57: ...lemagne]]. The decline of the kingdom of the East Franks, after the death of Charlemagne, was favourab...
    59: ...itially the history of Hungary was developed in a triangle with that of [[Poland]] and [[Bohemia]], with the...
    61: ...inus of Hungary|Matthias Corvinus]] ruled Hungary from 1458 to 1490. He strengthened Hungary and its g...
    63: ...oday's Hungary by the end of the [[17th century]] from the Ottoman Empire.
    65: ...n absolutism resulted in the unsuccessful popular freedom fight led by a Transylvanian nobleman, [[Fer...
  13. Solomon Islands (9265 bytes)
    41: |From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<br>[[July 7]], [[1978...
    63: ...o be held in secret to prevent local [[warlord]]s from interfering. The security forces were unable to...
    65: ... arriving the next month under [[Operation Helpem Fren]], the Australian contribution is known as [[Op...
    70: ...tion is based on single-member constituencies. Suffrage is universal for citizens over age 18. The [[p...
    72: ... no confidence, and government leadership changes frequently as a result. Cabinet changes are common.
  14. Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
    36: | From [[United Kingdom|the British]]<br>[[1919]]
    55: ...Afghanistan. The remainder of the name originates from the [[Persian language|Persian]] word ''st&#257...
    64: ...ans. The Mohammadzay furnished the Saddozay kings frequently with top counsellors, who served occasion...
    72: ...an were able to capture 90% of the country, aside from [[Northern Alliance]] strongholds primarily in ...
    74: ...the group's downfall. In late 2001, major leaders from the Afghan opposition groups and diaspora met i...
  15. Sudan (18856 bytes)
    2: ...cratic Republic of the Congo]] and the [[Central African Republic]] to the southwest, [[Chad]] to the ...
    40: established_dates = From [[Egypt]] and the [[United Kingdom]] <br> [[Jan...
    64: ...7 years of [[First Sudanese Civil War|civil war]] from [[1955]] to [[1972]].
    66: ...s born of the North (Arab, Muslim) versus South (African, Christian and animistic) and has a strong ec...
    83: ...r limited budgets are determined by and dispensed from Khartoum. The states, as a result, remain econo...
  16. Flag of Ohio (981 bytes)
    2: ...and designed by [[John Eisemann]]. The large blue triangle represents [[Ohio]]'s hills and valleys, and the ...
  17. North Carolina (18268 bytes)
    44: ...the Continental Congress to vote for independence from the British crown.
    46: ...n [[plank]] road, known as a "farmer's railroad," from [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]] i...
    48: ...press the "rebellion" that "you can get no troops from North Carolina." However, under his leadership...
    50: ...e, especially with the creation of the [[Research Triangle Park]] between [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]...
    54: *[[1868]]: This was framed in accordance with the [[Reconstruction]] Act...
  18. Hawaii (34434 bytes)
    39: ...o grow due to active [[lava]] flows, most notably from [[Kilauea|K&#299;lauea]]. Ethnically, it is the...
    51: ...of the island chain. These islands are, in order from the northwest to southeast, Niihau, Kauai, O&#6...
    54: ...iian Islands were formed by [[volcano]]es arising from the sea floor through a vent described in geolo...
    58: The movement of the Hawaiian royal family from the Island of Hawaii to Maui and subsequently t...
    64: ...to extend their sway and defend their communities from predatory rivals. Warfare was endemic. The gen...
  19. Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
    42: ...ges, while others are virtually indistinguishable from non-Amish or Mennonites.
    55: ...en founded a colony there as a place of religious freedom for [[Quaker]]s, and named it for the [[Lati...
    59: ...rench]] during the [[French and Indian War]]. The French established numerous fortifications in the ar...
    61: The colony's reputation of religious freedom also attracted significant populations of [[...
    67: ...turning point of the [[American Civil War]]. Dead from this battle rest at [[Gettysburg National Cemet...
  20. Arrow (1419 bytes)
    4: ...have four or even more. They were originally made from [[feather]]s but are now often made of [[plasti...
    6: ...etchers," a word related to the [[french language|French]] word for arrow, ''fl裨e''. To fletch an ar...
    8: ...s toward its target, its shaft will bend and flex from side to side, almost like a fish swimming throu...
    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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