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35376 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony%20Hoare | Tony Hoare | Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare (Tony Hoare or C. A. R. Hoare, born 11 January 1934) is an English computer scientist. He is probably best known for the development of Quicksort. Quicksort is the world's most widely used sorting algorithm. He also developed Hoare logic. Hoare received the Turing Award in 1980 "for his... |
35377 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Frusciante | John Frusciante | John Anthony Frusciante is an American musician. He was born on March 5, 1970 in Queens, New York. He was the guitarist of the funk rock band, Red Hot Chili Peppers. He has also made a number of solo records. Some of these albums have been made with other artists, for example Josh Klinghoffer. In December 2009 Frusci... |
35378 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flea%20%28musician%29 | Flea (musician) | Flea (Michael Peter Balzary) is an American bassist. He was born on October 16, 1962, in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. He plays in the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. He has been with the band since its beginning in 1983 along with vocalist Anthony Kiedis. He is also known onstage for wearing bizarre, erotic costu... |
35379 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey%20Kolmogorov | Andrey Kolmogorov | Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov (, 25 April 1903 – 20 October 1987) was a Soviet mathematician and computer scientist. He made major advances in the fields of probability theory and topology. Born in a Russian family in Tambov, he worked early in his career on intuitionistic logic, and Fourier series. He also worked on t... |
35380 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad%20Smith | Chad Smith | Chadwick Smith (born October 25, 1961 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States) is a drummer in the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. He joined the band in 1988 with John Frusciante when guitarist Hillel Slovak died of a heroin drug overdose, and Jack Irons left because of his friend dying. Chad has stayed in the band si... |
35381 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillel%20Slovak | Hillel Slovak | Hillel Slovak (April 13, 1962 – June 25, 1988) was an Israeli musician. Slovak was the guitarist for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. He was born in Haifa, Israel. His family moved to California in 1967. He was a close friend of singer Anthony Kiedis during high school, and in 1983, they decided to make a band. The... |
35382 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20Irons | Jack Irons | Jack Irons (born 18 July 1962 in Los Angeles, California) was the drummer for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. He was in the original band when they formed in 1983. He left Red Hot Chili Peppers to play in his other band What Is This with close friend Hillel Slovak. He came back to the band in 1986 to record The Up... |
35383 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%20Navarro | Dave Navarro | David Michael Navarro (born June 7, 1967 in Santa Monica, California), better known as Dave Navarro) is an American guitarist. He played in many different bands, most notably Jane's Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers. With the Red Hot Chili Peppers, they recorded One Hot Minute in 1995. Also, he was married to Carmen... |
35384 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Babbage | Charles Babbage | Sir Charles Babbage (26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an English mathematician, analytical philosopher, mechanical engineer and computer scientist. He was the first person to invent the idea of a computer that could be programmed. Unfinished parts of his mechanisms are on display in the London Science Museum.
... |
35390 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticket%20%28admission%29 | Ticket (admission) | A ticket is a piece of printed paper that gives you the right to enter somewhere or do something. Tickets are often used as proof that you have paid for buses, theaters, cinemas or sporting events. Tickets often display printed information like serial number, barcode, price, expiry date, seat number and class of ticket... |
35399 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergamo | Bergamo | Bergamo is a city in northern Italy. Bergamo is in the Lombardy Region, with a population of 117,887 inhabitants.
Cities in Lombardy
Capital cities in Italy |
35400 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brescia | Brescia | Brescia is a city in northern Italy. Brescia is in the Lombardy Region. It has 192,165 people.
References
Capital cities in Italy |
35401 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Como | Como | Como is a city in northern Italy. Como is in the Lombardy Region. 83,016 people live there.
Capital cities in Italy |
35402 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cremona | Cremona | Cremona is a city in northern Italy. Cremona is in the Lombardy Region with a population of 71,533 inhabitants. It is in the Po Valley on the North side of the Po River.
History
In the year 218 BCE, Romans founded the city. Before that, it was a village of the Gauls.
References
3rd-century BC establishments
Capit... |
35403 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecco | Lecco | Lecco is a city in northern Italy. Lecco is in the Lombardy Region with 46,477 inhabitants.
Cities in Lombardy
Capital cities in Italy |
35404 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodi | Lodi | Lodi (; Lombard: Lòd) is a city in northern Italy. Lodi is in the Lombardy Region with a population of 43,488 people (as of 2008). The people who live in Lodi are called Lodigiani. Lodi is famous for a cake called Tortionata.
Lodi was built after the destruction of the ancient roman city of Laus Pompeia during the war... |
35405 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantua | Mantua | Mantova (or Mantua) is a city in northern Italy. Mantova is in the Lombardy Region. It has a population of 48,103 people. The Etruscans founded the city, Today, Mantua is one of the biggest markets for agricultural products in northern Italy. Vergil was born in a small village near Mantua.
Mantua was named "Capital o... |
35406 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavia | Pavia | Pavia (; Lombard: Pavia; ) is a city in northern Italy. Pavia is in the Lombardy Region with 71.486 people living in it. It is a very old, historical city. It is 30 km south of Milan.
History of Pavia
The town of Pavia (then known as Ticinum) was a big city and a special military area for the Romans.
Here, in 476,... |
35407 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sondrio | Sondrio | Sondrio is a city in northern Italy. Sondrio is in the Lombardy Region with a population of 21,790 inhabitants.
Cities in Lombardy
Capital cities in Italy |
35408 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varese | Varese | Varese is a city in northern Italy. Varese is in the Lombardy Region with a population of 96,917 inhabitants.
References
Cities in Lombardy
Capital cities in Italy |
35416 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perugia | Perugia | Perugia (said "Pah-ru-zha" ) is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the Tiber River, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city is about 100 miles (160 kilometres) north of Rome. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area.
The history of Perugia goes back to ... |
35417 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terni | Terni | Terni () is a comune and city in the Umbria region, in central Italy. Terni is the capital of the province of Terni. It is one of the most important industrial towns of Umbria.
The University of Perugia () is a university based in Perugia that offers its main courses in Perugia and Terni.
Geography
The comune of Tern... |
35433 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological%20weapon | Biological weapon | A biological weapon is a weapon that delivers toxins or pathogens (like bacteria or viruses), with the goal of making people sick or killing them. Biological weapons are also called bio-weapons. Their use in war is called biological warfare.
Parts of a biological weapon
A biological weapon usually has two parts. The... |
35434 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper%20Lee | Harper Lee | Harper Lee (April 28, 1926 - February 19, 2016) was an American writer. She was born in Monroeville, Alabama. She was most famous for writing To Kill a Mockingbird. That book was published in 1959. Civil rights issues in Alabama influenced her writing. Harper Lee's interests apart from writing were watching politicians... |
35435 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman%20Capote | Truman Capote | Truman Capote (born Truman Streckfus Persons, September 30, 1924 - August 25, 1984) was an American author. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and grew up in Monroeville, Alabama, New York City and Greenwich, Connecticut. He is best known for writing the half-true novel, In Cold Blood. The novel is based on a murder... |
35437 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Ubuntu is a free operating system that uses the Linux kernel. The word "ubuntu" is an African word meaning "humanity to others". It is pronounced "oo-boon-too".
It is one of the most popular Linux distributions and it is based on Debian Linux computer operating system. The goal with Ubuntu is to make it easy to use an... |
35438 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Second%20Coming%20%28TV%29 | The Second Coming (TV) | The Second Coming was a television drama shown by ITV, starring Christopher Eccleston.
The story is about a man named Steve who goes away for 40 days and 40 nights (like Jesus). When he comes back he is convinced he is the Son of God but nobody believes him. He turns day into night and everyone believes him then. He h... |
35455 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid%20festival | Eid festival | In Islam, Eid is the name of two Islamic festivals:
Eid ul-Fitr, after fasting the month of Ramadan, on the first day of Shawwal.
Eid ul-Adha, remembering Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son to Allah, on the tenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah, for those not on pilgrimage.
The Eids are celebrated by Muslims al... |
35475 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandria | Alessandria | Alessandria is an Italian city in Piemonte. It has 94,280 people.
Capital cities in Italy |
35476 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asti | Asti | Asti () is an Italian city in Piemonte. It has 74,392 people living in it.
References
Other websites
Cities in Piedmont
Capital cities in Italy |
35477 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biella | Biella | Biella () is an Italian city in Piemonte. It has 45,822 people.
A.S.D. Junior Biellese Libertas is the football club of the town.
References
Cities in Piedmont
Capital cities in Italy |
35478 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuneo | Cuneo | Cuneo is an Italian city in Piemonte. It has 54,992 people.
Cities in Piedmont
Capital cities in Italy |
35479 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novara | Novara | Novara () is an Italian city in Piemonte. There are 102,630 people living there.
References
Other websites
Capital cities in Italy |
35481 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vercelli | Vercelli | Vercelli () is an Italian city in Piemonte. About 46,000 people live there.
Cities in Piedmont
Capital cities in Italy |
35485 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate%20Moss | Kate Moss | Katherine Moss (born 16 January 1974), better known as Kate Moss, is an English model.
Moss rose to fame in the early 1990s. She is known for her waifish figure, and her role in size zero fashion. She is also famous for her controversial private life, high profile relationships, party lifestyle, and drug use. In 2007,... |
35494 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alesha%20Dixon | Alesha Dixon | Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978) is a British singer and television personality. She was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England. Her mother was Scottish. Her father was Jamaican. She was a member of the British girl band, Mis-Teeq. She released her first UK solo album, The Alesha Show, in 2008.
... |
35504 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake%20Tahoe | Lake Tahoe | Lake Tahoe or Tahoe is a fresh water lake in the Sierra Nevada. It is on the borders of the states of California and Nevada, in the United States of America.
Lake Tahoe is one of the deepest (1645 feet/501 m), largest (192 sq. mi./497 km²), and highest elevation (6229 feet/1898 m) lakes in the United States. Of the la... |
35509 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dull%2C%20Perth%20and%20Kinross | Dull, Perth and Kinross | "Dull" redirects here. For information on the word dull, please see dull.
Dull is a village located in the county of Perth & Kinross in Scotland. It is in the Highland part of the county. There is only one street of houses in Dull, on the north side of the valley of the River Tay. The place-name means 'meadow' in Gae... |
35513 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr%20Jekyll%20and%20Mr%20Hyde | Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a book by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was published in 1886. The book has been adapted to movies, comic books, and other media.
Story
Dr Henry Jekyll is a respected doctor. He believes that man has both good and evil sides. He creates a serum of a special drug. It is supposed t... |
35515 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafez%20al-Assad | Hafez al-Assad | Hafez al-Assad (, ; 6 October 1930 – 10 June 2000) was president of Syria from 1971 until his death. He was also the general of Syrian Air Force from 1955 - 1972. He was born in Qardaha and died in Damascus. He had four sons and a daughter. His eldest son Bassel al-Assad died in 1994. In 2000, al-Assad died of a heart ... |
35541 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eroticism | Eroticism | Eroticism is the quality of sexual excitement. In other words, if something is sexually exciting, then it is said to be erotic. Eroticism is an erotic feeling. It is named after Eros, the Ancient Greek god of love.
Many types of things can be part of eroticism. Things that make a person feel erotic (sexually aroused o... |
35542 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantella | Tarantella | A Tarantella is a very fast dance in 6/8 time. The name comes from the town of Taranto in Italy. People used to believe that if someone was bitten by a tarantula spider they needed to do this dance in order to drive out the poison. The dancer would get more and more excited until he (or she) seemed mad.
Some people th... |
35588 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag%20of%20Germany | Flag of Germany | The flag of Germany (German: Bundesflagge) was adopted in its present form in 1919. It was readopted with the new constitution of 1949. It has three colours and is made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), red, and gold (bottom).
The Dienstflagge or service flag is the version of the flag for governme... |
35593 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancona | Ancona | Ancona ( (elbow)) is a comune and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy. Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region.
Ancona is one of the main ports on the Adriatic Sea, especially for passenger traffic, and is the main economic and demographic centre of the region.
Geography
Ancona ... |
35596 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermo | Fermo | Fermo () is a comune and city in the Marche region, in central Italy. Fermo is the capital of the province of Fermo.
Fermo is on a hill only a few miles from the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It is region with a high population density near seaports like Porto San Giorgio and Porto Sant'Elpidio.
Geography
Fermo is on a ... |
35597 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macerata | Macerata | Macerata is a city and comune in the Marche region, central Italy. It is the capital of the province of Macerata.
The football team is A.C. Maceratese. They play in the D League.
Geography
The historical city centre is on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza rivers. The comune of Macerata has an area of and its ... |
35601 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ban | Ban | For the policy on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Blocks and bans.
A ban is an action used to stop people from doing something, either bad or dangerous. Ban can also be made on products. For example, Singapore, a country, bans chewing gum. Ban may sometimes be made on the Internet, where an administrator or a moderator with h... |
35610 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurology | Neurology | Neurology is a medical specialty that deals with the disorders of the nervous system. Neurology is about the medical diagnosis and treatment of conditions and illnesses of the nervous system. This can include both the physical condition of the brain, nerves, and brain messages between the body and the nervous system. N... |
35614 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20Irwin | Steve Irwin | Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006) was an Australian zookeeper, television personality, wildlife expert, environmentalist, and conservationist. He was famous for the television program The Crocodile Hunter, a well-known real-life animal program that he made with his wife Terri Irwin. Irwin's ch... |
35616 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlstad | Karlstad | Karlstad is a city in Värmland, Sweden. About 58,544 people live there. Karlstad has a University and a Cathedral.
References
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Official site |
35655 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search%20and%20seizure | Search and seizure | Search and seizure is an act that police and other law enforcement authorities are allowed to do. It is when they search a place for evidence of a crime. If they find that evidence, they may take it. They usually knock the door down with a search warrant. Warrants are a document stating that the government has permissi... |
35656 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impulse%20%28physics%29 | Impulse (physics) | In classical mechanics, an impulse is defined as the integral of a force with respect to time:
where
I is impulse (sometimes marked J),
F is the force, and
dt shows it is with respect to time.
Impulse is also described as the change in momentum. If the force and the mass of the object do not change, impulse can be s... |
35670 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruler | Ruler | A ruler (or 'rule') is an instrument of measurement. Rulers measure length. Length is how long or short something is. Most rulers work by having numbers (parallel to the measuring edge) and little lines (perpendicular to the measuring edge). Rulers can also be used as a straight edge to draw lines with.
Rulers come in... |
35685 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutation | Mutation | In biology, a mutation is a change in the genetic material. This means changes to the DNA or to the chromosomes which carry the DNA. These changes are heritable (can be passed on to the next generation) unless they have lethal effects.
Mutations can happen for several reasons. It can happen because of errors when meio... |
35693 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B6dermanland | Södermanland | Södermanland is a province of Sweden. A part of Stockholm is in Södermanland.
Provinces of Sweden |
35696 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalarna | Dalarna | Dalarna, Dalercarlia or the Dales is a province in Sweden. The province was part of Svealand before Sweden was consolidated in the 11th century.
Other websites
Provinces of Sweden |
35697 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A4lsingland | Hälsingland | Hälsingland is a province of Sweden.
Provinces of Sweden |
35726 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray | Stingray | The stingrays are a large suborder of the rays. They are cartilaginous fish related to sharks. They are in the suborder Myliobatoidei of the order Myliobatiformes, which consists of nine families.
Most stingrays have one or more barbed stings on the tail, which is used only for self-defence. The sting may reach about ... |
35735 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei%20Rachmaninoff | Sergei Rachmaninoff | Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (; pronounced rahk-MAH-nin-off) was a famous Russian composer and pianist. He was born on April 1, 1873 (N.S.) and died on March 28, 1943. Because the Russian language uses a different alphabet his name is sometimes spelled in different ways in English (“Sergei” or “Sergey”, and “Rachman... |
35743 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbot | Turbot | Turbot is a large flatfish. It is a demersal fish which lives in marine or brackish waters. It is found in the North Atlantic, Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
Turbot are fished for food, and have a delicate flavour. They are farmed in a number of countries, and are quite expensive in restaurants.
When caught, p... |
35744 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Gallas | William Gallas | William Gallas (born 17 August 1977) is a French football player. He plays for Arsenal in England. He plays as a Defender.
Before joining Arsenal, Gallas has played for Olympique Marseille of France and Chelsea of England. He also played for France in the 2006 World Cup, winning the runner-up. In 2006 he turned to joi... |
35745 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruud%20van%20Nistelrooy | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Ruud Van Nistelrooy (born 1 July 1976) is a Dutch retired professional football player who has played for the Netherlands national team. He is the fourth-highest goalscorer in UEFA Champions League history with 56 goals. He played for Manchester United until 2006, where he has the record for being the club's top scorer... |
35750 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa%20Parks | Rosa Parks | Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an African-American civil rights activist. She was called "the mother of the Modern-Day American civil rights movement" and "the mother of the freedom movement".
Parks is best known for what she did in her home town of Montgomery, Alabama on December... |
35753 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler%27s%20identity | Euler's identity | Euler's identity, sometimes called Euler's equation, is this equation:
It features the following mathematical constants:
, pi
, Euler's Number
, imaginary unit
It also features three of the basic mathematical operations: addition, multiplication and exponentiation.
Euler's identity is named after the Swiss mathe... |
35761 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideki%20T%C5%8Dj%C5%8D | Hideki Tōjō | Hideki Tōjō (30 December 1884 – 23 December 1948) was a leader of Japan during most of World War 2.
Hideki Tōjō was born on 30 December 1884 in Tokyo, Japan. He was the third son of a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army named Hidenori Tōjō. Tōjō had two older brothers but they died before he was born.
I... |
35789 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuSE%20Linux | SuSE Linux | SUSE is a main version of a Linux distribution, produced in Germany and owned by Attachmate Group. SUSE is also a founding member of the Desktop Linux Consortium. Starting from version "10.2 Alpha 3" its official name is openSUSE. The current mascot of SUSE is a chameleon called "Geeko".
History
The SUSE Linux distrib... |
35792 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laissez-faire | Laissez-faire | Laissez-faire is an economic and political philosophy. It is from a French phrase that means to "leave alone". It means that government does not interfere with business and economy. Finance and trade decisions are left for the private individual to make. It is the belief that unregulated competition in business represe... |
35809 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter%20Moers | Walter Moers | Walter Moers (born 24 May 1957 in Mönchengladbach, Germany) is one of the best-known and most commercially successful German comic book creators and authors.
Works available in English translation
Little asshole, 1991 (English Edn)
The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear, 2000 (UK) / 2005 (US)
A Wild Ride Through the Night,... |
35811 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy%20Metcalf-Lindenburger | Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger | Dorothy Marie "Dottie" Metcalf-Lindenburger (born on May 2, 1975 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is an American astronaut. She works for NASA.
She is married to Jason Metcalf-Lindenburger, who was a 7th grade school teacher at the time.
NASA experience
Metcalf-Lindenburger was selected by NASA in May 2004 and began t... |
35824 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worker | Worker | A worker is a person who works. This usually means a person who does manual labour, like manufacturing goods. In economics there are three factors of production. These are labour (the work done by workers), land (usually people need some space to produce something), and capital (it will cost resources, or money, to pro... |
35833 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinium | Actinium | Actinium is chemical element 89 on the periodic table. Its symbol is Ac. Actinium's mass is 227 g/mol.
Actinium is a silver radioactive, solid metal in actinide group. It is so radioactive that it glows in the dark. Even a small amount of actinium is dangerous to people.
History
Actinium was discovered in 1899 by An... |
35835 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyson%20Michalka | Alyson Michalka | Alyson Renee "Aly" Michalka (born March 25, 1989) is an American actress and musician. She works with Disney Channel and takes part in duo group 78violet with her sister, Amanda Michalka. She is most well known for playing the part of Keely Teslow on the Disney series Phil of the Future.
Early life
Alyson Michalka was... |
35836 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil%20of%20the%20Future | Phil of the Future | Phil of the Future is an American comedy children's television series. It was produced by 2121 Productions (a part of Brookwell McNamara Entertainment). It was first shown on June 18, 2004 on the Disney Channel, and ended on August 19, 2006 as part of the Disney Channel Games. Stars of the show include Ricky Ullman (Ph... |
35839 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda%20Song | Brenda Song | Brenda Song (born March 27, 1988) is an American actress. She is also a former child model. Song was first famous for her appearances on the Disney Channel. She was a regular part on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. Her character was noted as one of the Disney Channel's longest continuous characters. In 2010, she move... |
35840 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20E.%20Nelson | William E. Nelson | William E. Nelson (born February 18, 1941) is an Environmental Wax Researcher.
1941 births
Canadian inventors
Living people
People from Ontario |
35844 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racket | Racket | Racket might mean:
A loud noise
A scheme to cheat people
A racquet, a tool used in sports like tennis, badminton and squash |
35847 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guide%20dog | Guide dog | Guide dogs are dogs trained to help blind or vision impaired people live on their own. They are sometimes called "Seeing Eye" dogs. Guide dogs are one type of assistance animals, which are animals trained to help people with a disability to lead more complete lives.
The blind person (sometimes called a "handler") an... |
35849 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keelung%20City | Keelung City | Keelung (; Hokkien POJ: ), officially known as Keelung City, is a provincial city of Taiwan Province, Republic of China. It is in the northeastern part of the island. It is next to Taipei County. Nicknamed the Rainy Port for its frequent rain and maritime role, the city is Taiwan's second largest seaport (after Kaohsiu... |
35850 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate%20cake | Chocolate cake | A chocolate cake is a cake made with chocolate or cocoa. The ingredients are put into a bowl and mixed together; then the mixed ingredients are put into a cake tin and put in an oven until it is fully cooked. Then the cake is taken out of the oven and placed on a cooling stand. If the cake maker wants to, they can ice ... |
35851 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten%20Who%20Dared | Ten Who Dared | Ten Who Dared is a movie made by Disney in 1960. It tells the real story of an officer of the United States Army called John Wesley Powell who was the first to travel up the Colorado river with other nine men to make a map of the region, and the dangers they had to face in their trip.
Some people say it is one of the ... |
35853 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginary%20unit | Imaginary unit | In math, imaginary unit or , is a number value that only exists outside of real numbers and is used in algebra. Though imaginary numbers can be used to solve a lot of mathematical problems, they cannot be represented by an amount of real life objects.
History
Imaginary units were invented to answer the polynomial equa... |
35860 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phycology | Phycology | Phycology (or algology), a part of botany, is the study of algae. Algae are important as primary producers in aquatic ecosystems. Most algae are eukaryotic, photosynthetic organisms that live in a wet environment. They are different from the higher plants by a lack of "normal" roots, stems or leaves. Many types have on... |
35863 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snorkeling | Snorkeling | Snorkeling is swimming while using a tube to breathe underwater. Snorkeling is a very popular activity, particularly in places with clear, calm, warm oceans. It allows people to see underwater life in a natural setting, without the complicated equipment and training required for scuba diving.
Generally, people snorke... |
35867 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly%20Tarlton%27s%20Antarctic%20Encounter%20and%20Underwater%20World | Kelly Tarlton's Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World | Kelly Tarlton's Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World is an aquarium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is all underground and within the walls of Auckland City's sewage holding tanks, unused since 1961. It opened on January 25 1985.
Kelly Tarlton, an avid diver, treasure hunter and undersea explorer, was responsible for... |
35882 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20cat%20breeds | List of cat breeds | This page lists breeds of domestic cats. The list includes breeds that are old traditional breeds, and also rare breeds or new breeds that are still being developed. Please see individual articles for more information.
Breeds
References
Lists of animals |
35884 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grave%20%28mass%29 | Grave (mass) | Grave, shortened as gv, was the word that was used to describe mass before the word kilogram was introduced. Grave comes from the word gravity and was first used in 1793 in France. The name kilogram was introduced in 1795 but was not the official word for mass until 1875.
In order to have full consistency in the Inter... |
35936 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Smiths | The Smiths | The Smiths were an English rock band from Manchester. They formed in 1982 and split up in 1987. They released four studio albums. The band consisted of Morrissey (singing), Johnny Marr (guitar), Andy Rourke (bass) and Mike Joyce (drums). Critics have called them the most important alternative rock band to emerge from t... |
35941 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countdown%20%28game%20show%29 | Countdown (game show) | Countdown is a British game show on Channel 4. It began on 2 November 1982. It is currently presented by Anne Robinson and Rachel Riley; etymologist Susie Dent is in the dictionary corner. It was hosted by Richard Whiteley until his death in 2005, then by Des Lynam from 2005 to 2006, and then by Des O'Connor from 2007 ... |
35961 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allotheria | Allotheria | The Allotheria are an extinct infraclass or superorder of mammals. They are related to the prototheria and theria.
The allotheres was a branch of successful Mesozoic mammals. The most important characteristic was the presence of lower molariform teeth with two longitudinal rows of cusps.
Allotheres also had a narrow ... |
35962 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multituberculate | Multituberculate | The multituberculates were a group of rodent-like mammals which survived for about 166 million years – the longest fossil history of any mammal line.
They were eventually outcompeted by rodents, becoming extinct during the late Eocene.
At least 200 species are known, ranging from mouse-sized to beaver-sized. These s... |
35963 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gondwanatheria | Gondwanatheria | Gondwanatheria is an extinct group of mammals that lived during the Upper Cretaceous to the Miocene. They lived in the Southern Hemisphere continents which had been part of the supercontinent Gondwana.
These mammals are known only from isolated teeth and a few lower jaws. Because of these fragmentary remains, their r... |
35964 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taichung%20City | Taichung City | Taichung City ( or ; POJ: Tâi-tiong) is a city in west-central Taiwan with a population of over 2.7 million people, making it the second largest city on the island. The city's name is Chinese for "Central Taiwan". The average temperature of Taichung City is about 23°C, and average rainfall is about 1.7 m per year.
Di... |
35967 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majuro | Majuro | Majuro is the capital city of the country of the Marshall Islands. Built on 64 islands, Majuro has a port and an international airport. It has a population of 25,400 (2004). Majuro is located at 7°7'30" North, 171°4' East (7.125, 171.0667).
The atoll of Majuro has a land area of only 3.75 mi² (9.7 km²), and is surrou... |
35968 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%20Tarawa | South Tarawa | South Tarawa (in Gilbertese and English: Teinainano Urban Council or abr. TUC) is the capital city of the country Kiribati. It is on an island called Tarawa Atoll. The meaning of Teinainano is "down of the mast", referring to the sail-shape of the atoll.
The South Tarawa population center is made up of all the small i... |
35969 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bairiki | Bairiki | Bairiki is a village and an island now part of South Tarawa, and one time is the center of government of Kiribati. One of three post offices on Tarawa is located at Bairiki. Bairiki Island is the most southern island on the atoll of Tarawa. About nine islands are larger than Bairiki.
Bairiki includes the main administ... |
35985 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio%20engineer | Audio engineer | An audio engineer (or simply engineer for short) is a person who operates, and usually chooses and sets up recording equipment. The term applies mainly to a person who works in a recording studio but can also apply to people who do the same kind of work, in other places. An engineer may work with multitrack recordings ... |
35987 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil%20Spector | Phil Spector | Harvey Phillip Spector (December 26, 1939 – January 16, 2021) was an American musician (piano, guitar), songwriter and record producer. He was most famous as a producer. He was co-owner of Philles Records (with then-business partner Lester Sill), and later owner of Phil Spector Records. In 2009 he was found guilty of ... |
36007 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugue | Fugue | A fugue is a piece of music written for a certain number of parts (voices). It is a type of counterpoint with a precisely defined structure. It is based on a tune called the "subject" of the fugue. The word “fugue“ comes from the Italian “fuga“ meaning “flight“.
How a fugue is written
A fugue is based on one particu... |
36008 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jermain%20Defoe | Jermain Defoe | Jermain Defoe (born 7 October 1982) is an English football player. He plays for Tottenham Hotspur and England national team.
Club career statistics
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36009 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province%20of%20Ascoli%20Piceno | Province of Ascoli Piceno | The Province of Ascoli Piceno () is a province in the region of Marche in Italy. Its capital is the city of Ascoli Piceno.
Geography
Ascoli Piceno has an area of . The province is bordered to the east by the Adriatic Sea and to the north with the provinces of Macerata and Fermo. It borders with three regionsː the Ab... |
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