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  2. Handpan - Wikipedia

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    Handpan is a term for a group of musical instruments that are classified as a subset of the steelpan. Several handpan makers and brands have emerged in recent years, resulting from a growing worldwide interest in the Hang , which is an instrument developed by the company PANArt that is based on the physical properties of the Trinidadian ...

  3. Hang (instrument) - Wikipedia

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    This lighter means of playing produces a softer and warmer sound than the bright sound of a mallet-based traditional steelpan. The top (Ding) side of the Hang, depending on how it is played, can sound like a harp, bells, or harmonically tuned steelpans. The notes are laid out in a cross pattern in the tone circle from low to high so that with a ...

  4. Troy, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Route 40 passes through the south side of Troy, joining I-55 and I-70 at the western edge of the city and leading east 11 miles (18 km) to Highland. Illinois Route 162 passes through the center of Troy as Center Street, Market Street, and Edwardsville Road, leading east 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to US 40 and west 4 miles (6 km) to the north part ...

  5. Wild Bill Hickok Memorial - Wikipedia

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    It is located in a small park at the intersection of Main and Ottawa Streets in Troy Grove, Illinois. The memorial marks the site of the birthplace of "Wild Bill" Hickok and features a plaque on the granite monument that honors Hickok's services as a scout and spy in the western states during the American Civil War , and as a frontier express ...

  6. William W. Jarvis House - Wikipedia

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    The township in which the city is located still bears his name. [4] William built the house in 1867, in anticipation of his marriage to Ms. Sarah Barnsback on 23 Dec of that year. [ 1 ] The property, on which the home sits in its original location, was a 13-acre land grant given by President Monroe , [ 5 ] approximately two acres of which remain.

  7. Municipal Assistance Corporation - Wikipedia

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    As part of the creation of MAC, the state passed legislation that converted the city’s sales and stock transfer taxes into state taxes. [3] In 2008, having sold almost $10 billion in bonds to keep the city solvent through its worst fiscal crisis, MAC settled its final accounts and voted itself out of existence.

  8. Troy Township, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Troy Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 45,991 and it contained 17,522 housing units. [ 2 ] It contains the western edge of the city of Joliet and the entirety of the village of Shorewood .

  9. History of YouTube - Wikipedia

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    YouTube would give free access to its users, the more users, the more profit it can potentially make because it can in principle increase advertisement rates and will gain further interest of advertisers. [339] YouTube would sell its audience that it gains by free access to its advertising customers. [339]: 181