The triangle is an instrument so simple that its name is a description of its shape. It's easy to play but not easy to play well, as a Utah Symphony percussionist explains.
Acaraje are a regional food in Brazil made from fried balls of mashed-up beans, onions and salt. The balls are sliced in half, slathered with a spicy pepper sauce and cashew paste, and then topped with shrimp.
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Sprinters Mark Cavendish of Britain (second left) and Germany's Andre Greipel, (right) shake hands as Britain's Christopher Froome (second right) and Spain's Alberto Contador (left) wait for the start of the first stage of the Tour de France on Saturday.
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Loretta Jackson gently stretches the hands of her sister, Shirlene English, to aid physical rehabilitation after Shirlene's brain aneurysm and stroke.
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Guitarist Marty Friedman was known as a shredder when he was with Megadeth, but says he needed more happy music in his life.
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