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- Bassoon (11661 bytes)
2: ...cal piece of wood, doubled over onto itself, and split into several sections so it can be disassembled...
6: ...the modern instrument,frequently constructed of maple, with thick walls to allow finger-holes to be dr...
10: ...knowledge made possible great improvements in the playability of the instrument. A Dutch painting, "De...
16: ...he desired tuning. <!--The bocal, made of ... and plated with ... and must be carefully matched to the...
18: ...istance between the widely-spaced holes with a complex system of keywork, which extends throughout nea... - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
18: ...n the larger sizes. One can play the prima with a plectrum, but it is considered rather [[heterodox]] ...
20: ...e contrabass' strings, it is not uncommon for the plectrum to be made of a leather [[shoe]] or [[boot]...
26: ...e modern saz, which allows for the [[microtonal]] playing distinctive to Turkish and Central Asian mus...
30: ...act that at various times in Russian history, the playing of the balalaika was banned because of its u...
32: ...he assistance of [[luthier]]s, developed the multiple balalaika sizes and tunings in use today. He ar... - U.S. state (14432 bytes)
5: ...oward centralization, with the federal government playing a much larger role than it once did.
74: For a complete list of non-state dependent areas and other te...
82: ...|counties]] in various states. See the [[list of places named for George Washington]].
84: ...land is "the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations"
85: ...te supreme court]] for more information. For example, most lawsuits in the state of New York are file... - Kansas (21369 bytes)
37: ... from the [[Sioux|Siouan]] word Kansa meaning "People of the south wind", is a [[Midwest|midwestern]] ...
44: ...r [[Oregon]], Kansas was a waystop and outfitting place. On [[March 30]], [[1855]] "Border Ruffians" f...
48: ...] destroying much of the city and killing many people.
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66: }}<!-- this may be placed anywhere in the article, just keep out of the... - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
38: ...ral influences. For a variety of reasons, some people in other parts of the U.S. sometimes mistake it ...
44: ...est inhabitants of the New World. The [[Pueblo people]] built a flourishing sedentary culture in the [...
46: ...]]. His maltreatment of the Pueblo people while exploring the upper Rio Grande valley led to long-stan...
64: ...ving as a teamster, cook, guide, and hunter for exploring parties until [[1840]].
74: ...l at [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]] in [[1851]]. The people of New Mexico would determine whether to permit ... - Heel (1478 bytes)
1: ...ar joint known as the [[hock (zool.)|hock]]. In [[plantigrade]] species it rests on the ground.
12: *[http://hhplace.org Information on shoes with '''heels'''] - Horse (38916 bytes)
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15: ...ill call the groups of machines that now take the place of the horse on the battlefield "[[cavalry]]" ...
19: ...and sheep.) Vestiges of other toes remain as the splint bones, the callus-like "chestnuts" on the inne... - Ice skating (4786 bytes)
8: ... where there are long, cold winters especially in places like the Netherlands. In the 18th century, ic...
14: In the past, the explanation for the low friction between the metal bla...
16: However, it was found that the classic explanation was not the whole story. Experiments have ...
18: ...ther transition form the structured ice to the completely random structure of the air molecules. The t...
25: A number of sports are based on the principle of ice skating: - Italy (17022 bytes)
51: ...There are other 11 linguistic minorities (for example, [[French language|French]] is spoken in the [[A...
58: ...hole [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] area, deeply influencing European culture as well. Important ...
64: ... introduction of the [[Euro]] in [[1999]], thus replacing the Italian Lira.
68: ...Italia) is an ancient name for the country and people of [[Southern Italy]]. The [[List_of_country_nam...
74: ...which was the central unit of the Empire; for example, the upper Po valley, which had been known as [[... - Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
3: ... the [[Thirteen Colonies|colonies]] in half. The plot was thwarted, but Arnold successfully avoided c...
9: ...y]] to capture [[Fort Ticonderoga]] on [[Lake Champlain]]. They appointed him a [[colonel]] in the Mas...
13: Benedict Arnold remained with some Connecticut replacements in command at Ticonderoga, but when a reg...
17: ...mpaign such that they were unable to launch their planned offensive on [[Crown Point]] and [[Fort Tico...
19: ... fell on his bad leg, rendering him partially crippled. He was given a new horse by the Continental Co... - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
2: ...e into what has become modern [[France]], an accomplishment whose direct consequences are visible to t...
6: ...rded by later historians such as [[Suetonius]], [[Plutarch]], and [[Dio Cassius|Cassius Dio]].
17: ...Roman Senate]], people were forced to stand and applaud his presence.
28: ...n asked why he would have such a reaction, his simple response was: "Do you think I have not just...
30: ...elationship with Rome’s great general would play into his hands later. - Foot (3755 bytes)
3: ... is one of seven mutated [[English plural|English plurals]]. In [[anatomy]] of the human being, the te...
5: ... of each leg. For these animals, the foot is a complex structure of [[bone]], [[muscle]], and other [[...
7: ...any other vertebrates. They are also the most complex, comprising half the bones in the body. The med...
9: ... can cause both short-term ([[blister]]s, for example) and long-term foot problems. On the other hand,...
11: ... vary significantly from place to place. For example, in much of [[Europe]] and [[Canada]], it is cus... - New Deal (82408 bytes)
2: ...lass conflict. The opponents of the New Deal, complaining of the cost and the shift of power to Washi...
7: ...ation."<ref>Parker 2002, Friedman, ''Two Lucky People'' (1998) p. 59.</ref>
11: ...market.<ref>Parker 2002, Friedman, ''Two Lucky People'' (1998) p. 59.</ref> Sixty years later Friedma...
15: ...l laws. By 1942, the Supreme Court had almost completely abandoned its "judicial activism" of strikin...
18: ...orldwide economic crisis. In 1929–1933, unemployment in the U.S. soared from 4% of the workforce... - Wombat (7860 bytes)
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17: ...t as easily seen as many [[animal]]s, but leave ample evidence of their passage, treating fences as a ...
21: ...rily slow metabolism, taking around 14 days to complete digestion, and do not move quickly often. When...
27: ...scrub and [[mallee]] from the eastern [[Nullarbor Plain]] to the [[New South Wales]] border area. It i... - Sumer (14409 bytes)
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5: ...to no known language family, as compared, for example, to [[Akkadian language|Akkadian]] which belongs...
10: ...ed various [[city-state]]s, each centered on a temple dedicated to the patron [[god]] of the city and ...
26: ...eavily on [[irrigation]]. The irrigation was accomplished by the use of [[shaduf]]s, [[canal]]s, [[cha...
28: ...s with [[pickaxe]]s. After drying, they [[plowing|plowed]], [[harrowing|harrowed]], [[raking|raked]] t... - Gecko (4899 bytes)
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16: These species (for example the House gecko) become part of the indoor menag... - Geckos (5083 bytes)
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16: These species (for example the House gecko) become part of the indoor menag... - Culture of Jersey (13844 bytes)
7: ... increased apace with the migration of English people into the island since the end of the [[Napoleoni...
25: ...18th century]]. The earliest identified dated example of printed poetry in J�rriais is a fragment by...
27: ...f Jersey 1880–1884), 'A.A.L.G.' (Augustus Aspley Le Gros 1840–1877), and 'St.-Luorenchais'...
37: ...p et Merrienne'', supposedly a traditional old couple who would comment on the latest news or recall t...
51: [[John Singleton Copley]]'s painting of the Battle of Jersey (6th Janua... - Monkey stick (1154 bytes)
5: ..., are fastened at intervals along the shaft. When played on a wooden floor (common in [[ale-house]]s) ... - Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat (9097 bytes)
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20: ...t as easily seen as many [[animal]]s, but leave ample evidence of their passage, treating fences as a ...
24: ...rily slow metabolism, taking around 14 days to complete digestion, and do not move quickly often. When...
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