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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags%20of%20Brazilian%20states
Flags of Brazilian states
This gallery of flags of Brazilian states shows the flags of the 26 Brazilian States and the federal district. States of Brazil Brazil pt:Anexo:Lista de bandeiras do Brasil#Estaduais
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chobits
Chobits
is a Japanese manga and anime series created by CLAMP. Plot The story is mostly about the life of Hideki Motosuwa who did not make it into a university, and so is called a 'ronin', a repeat student. Hideki tries to get into a university by moving from his farm and studying at Seki, a cram school in Tokyo. He is not u...
53420
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brossard%2C%20Quebec
Brossard, Quebec
Brossard is a city near Montreal in the Canadian province of Quebec. Brossard is also near the Saint Lawrence River. About 70,000 people live in the city of Brossard. Paul Leduc is the mayor of Brossard since 2009. Brossard was created on February 14, 1958. Brossard has a lot of people from different places. For ex...
53425
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master%20of%20Puppets
Master of Puppets
Master of Puppets is Metallica's third album. It was released by Elektra Records on February 21 1986. The album has 8 songs, which many feel made a permanent impact on heavy metal music. Several of its songs are still played on the radio. It is the last album to feature bassist Cliff Burton, who died in a bus accident ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton%20Bruckner
Anton Bruckner
Anton Bruckner (born Ansfelden, Austria, 4 September 1824; died Vienna, 11 October 1896) was an Austrian composer. He is especially famous for his nine symphonies. They are all very long and are written in a late Romantic style for a large orchestra. He was also an organist and teacher. Life Bruckner’s father was an...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rondo
Rondo
In music a rondo is a piece of music which has one main theme, which is heard several times, and other musical ideas in between each time. If we give the main theme a label "A" and the other musical ideas "B", "C", "D" etc. then the form of a rondo can be described as ABACADA. The sections in between the main "A" sec...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military%20engineering
Military engineering
A military engineer uses his skills in construction to build many different structures for warfare. These different structures can be made for either offense or defense. Other jobs include building and taking apart minefields and bridges. In some cases an engineer may have to destroy something that he has built before....
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melisma
Melisma
In music, a melisma is the technique of singing one syllable to a lot of notes. They are often called vocal runs or simply runs. Music which uses melismas can be called melismatic. In Western music melismas are often used in operas or any other music which is written for the singer to show off the voice. Melismatic...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinet
Spinet
A spinet is a small kind of harpsichord. In Renaissance and Baroque times, and even later, people often had a spinet in their homes. The advantage of a spinet was that it was cheaper than a harpsichord and it also took up less room. Sometimes the word used to be spelt differently, e.g. "spinnet" or "spinnit". The spi...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20Artists
United Artists
United Artists is a Hollywood movie company. The original company was created in 1919 by actors by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks. This group did not want to depend on commercial studios. Ownership In 1967, United Artists was bought by Transamerica Corporation. In 1981, Metro-Go...
53476
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., or MGM, is an American media company. They mainly make movies and television programs. On April 8, 2005, the company was bought by a group led by Sony and Comcast along with Texas Instruments and Warner Bros. until emerged from bankruptcy on December 20, 2010, due to Spyglass Entertainment fo...
53477
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostle
Apostle
Apostle and The Apostles can mean: Religion The Twelve Apostles, the 12 followers of Jesus given "the Great Commission". The Seventy Apostles, the 70 sent forth in Luke 10. They are referred to as Apostles by the Orthodox Church and as Disciples in the Western tradition. Jesus is referred to as an apostle in Hebre...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercontinental%20Cup
Intercontinental Cup
The European/South American Cup, commonly called the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition by UEFA and CONMEBOL. The competition was between the winners of the European Champions League and the South American Copa Libertadores in a match played each year. The Cup was called the World Club Cham...
53494
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafizullah%20Amin
Hafizullah Amin
Hafizullah Amin (, August 1, 1929 – December 27, 1979) was the second President of Afghanistan. He was president during the time of the communist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. The Soviets got information from their KGB spies that Amin's rule was a threat to the stability of Afghanistan. They also were not certai...
53510
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Para%C3%ADba
Paraíba
Paraíba is one of the states of Brazil. It is in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is the easternmost point of the Americas. João Pessoa is the capital city. Major Cities João Pessoa, state capital Campina Grande Areia Guarabira Patos Sousa Arara Sao de Carnao History In the mid...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mato%20Grosso%20do%20Sul
Mato Grosso do Sul
Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the states of Brazil. It shares borders with the states of Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay and Bolivia to the west. Campo Grande is the capital of the state Mato Grosso do Sul means "Southern Thick Forest". The name comes fr...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming%20pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool is a tank or large basin that is filled with water and intended for recreational or competitive swimming or diving. Pools are also used for other bathing activities, such as playing, wading, water exercising, floating on inner tubes, or cooling off on hot days. Various methods are used to keep algae, ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny%20Elfman
Danny Elfman
Daniel Robert "Danny" Elfman (May 29, 1953) is an American composer and singer-songwriter. He is Jewish (of British Jewish, Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish descent). He wrote music for many movies and television series. In 2003, he married actress Bridget Fonda. They have one child, Oliver Elfman (born January 21, 200...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA%2007
FIFA 07
FIFA 07 is a Sony PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable and Microsoft Windows game that features world beat music and fun football action. The object is to score more goals that the opponent. The game can be played in either English or Spanish, these modes have dif...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph%20Waldo%20Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American author, poet, and philosopher. Early life Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1803. His father was a Unitarian minister. He chose not to follow the beliefs of the Unitarians and instead, created his own world view, Transcendentalism. He firs...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushranger
Bushranger
A bushranger was a thief who lived in the Australian bush. Bushrangers often stole expensive things from banks or coaches. There were more than 2000 bushrangers during Australia's past. Most were simply criminals and thieves. A few bushrangers became famous and were seen as heroes. They are part of a long history that...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20bush
The bush
The bush is a phrase used to describe land where people do not live, land a long way from cities, or forests. The word is mainly used in Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Canada, and Alaska. Australia In Australia, the phrase, the bush, has a special symbolic meaning in Australian life. When used to describe the land, ...
53594
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moondyne%20Joe
Moondyne Joe
Moondyne Joe (1826 – 1900), real name Joseph Bolitho Johns, is the most famous bushranger from Western Australia. He became famous, not for his crimes, but for his many escapes from gaol (jail). Early years Johns was born in Cornwall, England around 1826. His father Thomas Johns was a blacksmith. He might have had sma...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremantle%2C%20Western%20Australia
Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle is a port city in Western Australia. It is the main city on the ocean and is near Perth. The city has a population of 26,000 people. It is at the place where the Swan River runs into the Indian Ocean. It was established by English people who arrived there in 1829 and established the Swan River Colony. Th...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard%20deviation
Standard deviation
Standard deviation is a number used to tell how measurements for a group are spread out from the average (mean or expected value). A low standard deviation means that most of the numbers are close to the average, while a high standard deviation means that the numbers are more spread out. The reported margin of error i...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/53%20BC
53 BC
Year 53 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Messalla and Calvinus (or sometimes year 701 Ab urbe condita). This year has been called 53 BC since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the most common way of naming years ...
53677
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%20Potter%20and%20the%20Deathly%20Hallows
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh and last book in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The book was released worldwide on 21 July 2007. It became the fastest-selling book ever, with 8.3 million copies sold in the United States during the first 24 hours. This book is about Harry Potter, the main char...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling
Boiling
Boiling is the phase change that occurs when a liquid becomes gas throughout the substance. When bubbles are formed you can tell a substance is boiling. This is not to be confused with evaporation. The temperature at which boiling happens is called the boiling point and depends on the particular nature of the substanc...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/He
He
He (, unstressed ) is a third-person singular pronoun used to talk about a male. "He" can be used in place of a male's name. When the name of a man has been the subject, then "he" can be used instead of that name. While "he" is the subject form, the word "him" is the object or possessive form (see table below). The wor...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan%20River
Swan River
The Swan River is an important river in Western Australia. It runs past the city of Perth and into the Indian Ocean at Fremantle. Rivers of Western Australia Perth, Western Australia
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheinfeld
Scheinfeld
Scheinfeld is a town in Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim, in Bavaria, Germany. It is 14 km northwest of Neustadt (Aisch), and 40 km east of Würzburg. Schloss Schwarzenberg is next to the town. The town is home to an Adidas testing factory. References Other websites Official town website Website with information on t...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirk%20Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Werner Nowitzki (born June 19, 1978 in Würzburg, Germany; pronounced durk VER-ner nah-VIT-skee) is a former German basketball player. He played for the Dallas Mavericks in the United States' National Basketball Association's (NBA). Nowitzki started playing in the NBA in 1998. He is only the second player who was ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkach
Volkach
Volkach is a town in Kitzingen in the Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken (Lower Franconia) in Bavaria, Germany. It is on the river Main and has a population of around 8,700. Gallery Other websites Volkach website References Kitzingen (district)
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochsenfurt
Ochsenfurt
Ochsenfurt () is a town in Würzburg, in Bavaria, Germany. Ochsenfurt is on the left edge of the River Main. This makes it the largest town in the Würzburg district. Geography Place The town is on the left edge of the River Main, south of Würzburg. Subdivision The districts of Ochsenfurt are: Darstadt, Erlach, Goßm...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitzingen%20%28district%29
Kitzingen (district)
Kitzingen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. History The district was last changed in 1973. The old district of Gerolzhofen was split up, and half of its territory was joined with the old Kitzingen district. The city of Kitzingen lost its status as an independent city and was put into the district. Geography The ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haflinger
Haflinger
Haflinger is an all-round breed of horse. It is a mountain horse but today people use it for spare time. A Haflinger counts as a pony breed of horse. The first cloned horse, Prometea is of this breed. A Haflinger has a gallant dry head with big eyes, wide-dilating nostrils, and small, attentive ears. People who raise t...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin%20Kur%C3%A1nyi
Kevin Kurányi
Kevin Kuranyi (born 2 March 1982 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a German football player. He used to play for the German national team, but was excluded in October 2008 due to improper behaviour. His team is Dynamo Moscow. Before playing for Moscow, he played for Stuttgart and Schalke. Club career statistics |- |2001...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%BCrzburger%20Kickers
Würzburger Kickers
Kickers Wurzburg is one of the most traditional football clubs in Franconia. It was founded in 1907. Famous Footballers of FC Wurzburger Kickers: Bernd Hollerbach, Trainer VfB Lübeck Claus Reitmaier, formerly goal keeper of the VfL Wolfsburg Peter Sippel, FIFA-Arbitrator Honours League Bayernliga (III) Champion...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chico%2C%20California
Chico, California
Chico is a big city in the Central Valley of the American state of California. It is in the northern part of the state. Chico is in the Sacramento Valley close to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The city has a population of 79,091. People first started living in Chico in 1843. The city was founded in...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repperndorf
Repperndorf
Repperndorf is a village in Regierungsbezirk, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. Since 1977 it is part of the town of Kitzingen. Repperndorf has a population of 260 people. The village has a graveyard and two churches, one for Catholics and one for Protestants. It also has one restaurant and one soccer club. There was...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gro%C3%9Flangheim
Großlangheim
Großlangheim is a municipality in Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany. References Kitzingen (district)
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falun%20Gong
Falun Gong
Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) is a spiritual discipline from China with exercises similar to Tai chi chuan. It was founded by Li Hongzhi in 1992. People who follow Falun Gong do five exercises and read books written by Li Hongzhi, the movement's founder. They believe in "Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deflation
Deflation
Deflation means that generally the prices of products are going down. It is the opposite of inflation. It is said, that deflation happens when there is less money than there are goods. It is also said that deflation is a sign of a weak state of that country's economy, because deflation usually happens during an economi...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical%20symbol
Chemical symbol
A chemical symbol is the shortform of the name of an element. Usually, it is made up of one or two letters, but sometimes it is made up of three letters. For example, the chemical symbol for oxygen is O. The chemical symbol for calcium is Ca. Until it is discovered and scientists decide what it will be called, the chem...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary%20of%20State
Secretary of State
Secretary of State is a title for a government official. The title has different meanings in different countries, and in some cases there are several Secretaries of State in the government. In many countries, a secretary of state is a mid-level official. In the United Kingdom a secretary of state is a senior minist...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official
Official
An official is someone who holds an office (meaning an official position) in an organisation or government. This doesn't have to mean an office room—it can also just mean an important rank. An official in government is called a government official or public official . Officials may be appointed or elected to their posi...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function
Function
Function may mean: professional or official position: Official Function (mathematics), the relationship between two or more amounts using algebra Computable function in software programming languages Function (biology) explains the way a part works in an organism Function (philosophy), in philosophy, a relation of...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteroptera
Heteroptera
The Heteroptera is a group of about 40,000 species of insects in the Hemiptera. They are typical bugs. "Heteroptera" is Greek for "different wings": most species have front wings with both membranous and hardened portions (called hemelytra. The name "Heteroptera" is used in two different ways in modern classificatio...
53865
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snuff
Snuff
Snuff is a kind of tobacco which is sniffed instead of smoked. People take a bit of snuff between their fingers and put it in their nostrils to smell it. Not many people use snuff now, but a century or more ago it was very common. In the novels of 19th century authors like Charles Dickens we often read about people ...
53866
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Elder%20Scrolls%20III%3A%20Morrowind
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, or just Morrowind, is a video game released in 2002. In it, players take on the role of a character which they create, and use it to wander around in a big and diverse world. There is a storyline, but players do not have to follow it, instead doing the side-quests that are included wit...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Nose%20%28opera%29
The Nose (opera)
The Nose is an opera by Dmitri Shostakovich. It was written in 1927. At this time a lot of exciting new movies were being made in the Soviet Union. There were also some very interesting new plays in the theatres. The famous theatre director Vsevolod Meyerhold had many new ideas. However, operas that were being wr...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video%20game%20developer
Video game developer
A video game developer is a person or company who makes games on computers and other game systems. Some developers make games for only one or two types of game systems, others might even make one kind of game. Some games are only for one system. Developers might try and make a copy of such a game to another, different ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video%20game%20publisher
Video game publisher
A video game publisher is a company that publish games that they have made or that they have bought to be made by a video game developer. The publisher pays for the development of the game. Because of that, they can tell the developers exactly what kind of game they want. The publisher is responsible for the making and...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cork%20%28city%29
Cork (city)
Cork is a city in County Cork in Ireland. It is the country's second largest city, only Dublin is larger. It is the third largest city on the island of Ireland, as Belfast is also larger. People from Cork are called Corkonians. It was founded by Saint Finbarr in the sixth century. 274,000 people live in Cork city and t...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/County%20Cork
County Cork
County Cork is the largest county in Ireland in terms of size. Almost half a million people live there. The leader of the Irish War of Independence, Michael Collins, was born in the town of Clonakilty in County Cork. He was killed in Béal na mBláth in west Cork. West Cork is known for its beautiful scenery. The main ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genie
Genie
Genies or jinns or djinns are supposed to be magical beings or creatures with free will. They are originally found in ancient myths and legends of the Middle East, especially Arabia. Nowadays, people in many Muslim countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Palestine, Egypt, Iraq, Syria,United Arab Emirates, Libya, ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cork
Cork
Cork could mean: Places Cork (city), a city in the Republic of Ireland County Cork, the largest and southernmost county in Ireland Cork Harbour, a natural harbour and estuary Cork International Airport, just outside the Irish city Metropolitan Cork Objects and materials Cork (material), a material used for bo...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suikoden
Suikoden
is a series of role playing video games made by Japanese company Konami. There have been five main Suikoden games made. Suikoden and Suikoden 2 were released on the first PlayStation. Suikoden 3, Suikoden 4, and Suikoden 5 were released on the PlayStation 2. In each game the player would play the role of a hero who mus...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elasticity
Elasticity
Elasticity could mean: Elasticity (economics), a general term for a ratio of change. For more specific economic forms of elasticity, see: Price elasticity of demand Price elasticity of supply Income elasticity of demand Cross elasticity of demand Output elasticity Elasticity of substitution Arc elasticity Beta coeffic...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendo
Kendo
is a Japanese martial art. History Kendo means the "way of the sword". The rules and gear of kendo were first created in the 18th century and its modern rules and styles date to 19th century. Rules An opponent may be struck at seven places: both sides and top of helmet (men), on either hand (gloves, kote) or either s...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleontology
Paleontology
Palaeontology or Paleontology is the study of fossils of living things, and their phylogeny (evolutionary relationships). It depends on basic sciences such as zoology, botany and historical geology. The term palaeobiology implies that the study will investigate the palaeoecology of the groups in question. In palaeozoo...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotswolds
Cotswolds
The Cotswolds is a range of hills in central England, sometimes called the "Heart of England", a hilly area reaching over 300 m. The area has been designated as Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The highest point in the Cotswolds is Cleeve Hill at 330 m (1083 ft). The Cotswolds lie within the current ceremonial coun...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piau%C3%AD
Piauí
Piauí is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is in the northeastern part of the country. The capital of Piauí is Teresina. Geography Piauí shares borders with the states of Maranhão (west), Ceará (east), Pernambuco (east) and Bahia (east and south). It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north. Piauí has the shortest c...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio%20Grande%20do%20Norte
Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Norte is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is in the northeastern part of the country. It is on the edge of the South American continent. Geography Rio Grande do Norte has a large coastline. The state is well known for its beaches and sand dunes. The air is the cleanest in South America. Because of a...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian%20Federal%20District
Brazilian Federal District
The Brazilian Federal District or Distrito Federal is a part of Brazil, which is used to shelter Brasília, the federal capital. It is in the centre of the country. History The government of Brazil was moved to Distrito Federal on April 21, 1960. Before this, the Brazilian Federal District used to be the municipality o...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiromu%20Shinozuka
Hiromu Shinozuka
Hiromu Shinozuka (, born 27 March 1979 in Fukuoka) is a Japanese manga artist. She writes in Ciao. She came out with Takkyu shoujo in 1999. Famous works Chenge! Mirrumo de pon! Koisuru purin Chibi☆debi!! Other websites Profile at Ciao Magazine site Hiromu Shinozuka at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia Japanese ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zve%C4%8Dan
Zvečan
Zvečan is a town in north Kosovo, Serbia, near Kosovska Mitrovica. , about 16,600 people lived there. The town was first mentioned at the time of border disputes between Serbia and the Byzantine Empire between 1091 and 1094. References Towns in Europe Settlements in Serbia
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario
Rosario
Rosario is a city in the center-east of Argentina, about northwest from Buenos Aires. It is the main city of Santa Fe Province. As of 2008 Rosario metropolitan area has a population of around 1,300,000 inhabitants, making it Argentina's third-largest city. The city is on the Paraná River. It is called Rosario because...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport which involves doing exercises which need strength, flexibility, balance and control. This may include running, jumping, tumbling, somersaulting, flipping and balancing. In women's gymnastics, there are four activities: floor, uneven bars, balance beam, and vault. In men's gymnastics, there ar...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atahualpa
Atahualpa
Atahuallpa or Atawallpa (c. 1502 – 1533) was the 13th and last sovereign emperor of the Tahuantinsuyo, or Inca empire. He became emperor after defeating his younger half-brother Huáscar in a civil war that followed the death of their father, Inca Huayna Capac, from an infectious disease (maybe malaria or smallpox). Dur...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die%20Meistersinger%20von%20N%C3%BCrnberg
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg) is an opera by Richard Wagner. It is the only comic opera that Wagner wrote. Wagner wrote the words (the libretto) in 1862 and composed the music in 1867. It was first performed in Munich in 1868. The story is set in the town of Nuremberg (German: Nürnber...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takbir
Takbir
Allahu Akbar is a Muslim saying. The exact words in Arabic mean "God is greater", but people know that saying "God is great" in the right time and place means the same as "God is Greater." "Allahu Akbar" is the first part of the Adhan, which people hear 5 times a day where Muslim people live together. Saying "God is ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shire
Shire
A shire is an administrative area of Great Britain (also county) and Australia. It is a kind of local government. History The first shires were created by the Anglo-Saxons in central and southern England. Shires were controlled by a royal official known as a "shire reeve" or sheriff. In modern English usage shires ar...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy%20Tail
Fairy Tail
Fairy Tail is a shonen manga published in the Weekly Shônen Magazine from August 2, 2006 to July 26, 2017. It was created by Hiro Mashima. It has 545 chapters and 63 tankōbon volumes. The series is also aired. Some video games are released by Konami. In August 2012 The Phoenix Priestess, a Fairy Tail movie, was release...
53991
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viol
Viol
The viol (rhymes with "mile") is a string instrument that is played with a bow. The viol was a popular instrument from the 15th to the 18th century. Small viols are held on the lap, and the larger ones are held between the knees, which gave them the name of "viol da gamba", meaning a leg viol. The bow is held with th...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regnitz
Regnitz
The Regnitz is a river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is 58 km in length. The river is formed by the confluence of the rivers Rednitz and Pegnitz, which meet in the city of Fürth. From there the Regnitz runs northwards through the cities of Erlangen and Forchheim. It finally meets the Main...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geir%20Ivars%C3%B8y
Geir Ivarsøy
Geir Ivarsøy (June 27, 1957 – March 9, 2006) was the main programmer at Opera Software. He and Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner were part of a research group at the Norwegian state telephone company (now known as Telenor). They made browsing software called MultiTorg Opera. Telenor stopped them from working on the program,...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color%20wheel
Color wheel
A color wheel is a circular chart that shows primary and secondary colors. The color wheel most commonly used today is called the HSV color wheel which means hue, saturation, value. The digital form of the HSV color wheel is called the RGB color wheel (shown below). The HSV/RGB color wheel is described below. The...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rerun
Rerun
A rerun is a repeat of the same broadcast media, when that program is played again. This is usually a television show, but can also be a radio show. Television Radio
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutaway
Cutaway
A cutaway in movieing is a camera shot that interrupts the program. Its subjects are related. It is going on at the same time as the main action of the program. Television Movie production
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherie%20Blair
Cherie Blair
Cherie Blair CBE QC (born 23 September 1954) is a British barrister, sometimes known as Cherie Booth. She is the wife of former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair. She was born at Fairfield General Hospital in Bury, Lancashire, and grew up in Waterloo, Lancashire. She is a daughter of actor Antony Booth. ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions%20of%20Slovakia
Regions of Slovakia
Since 1949 (except 1990-1996), Slovakia has been divided into a number of kraje (singular kraj, usually translated as Regions, but mean rather county). Slovakia is currently divided into 8 regions. Each kraj is then divided into many okresy (singular okres, usually translated as districts). Slovakia currently has 79 di...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districts%20of%20Slovakia
Districts of Slovakia
An okres (in English district) is an administrative unit of Slovakia. Several districts form one region. On the other hand, one district is made of several municipalities, which are further divided into cadastral areas. The current districts exist since 1996, which at first had their own offices, but in 2004, they wer...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDilina
Žilina
Žilina (German: Sillein, Hungarian: Zsolna) is a city in northwestern Slovakia. Geography The city is located in the northwestern Slovakia, at the confluence of Váh, Kysuca and Rajčanka rivers. It is surrounded by numerous mountains ranges, for example Lesser Fatra, Strážov Mountains and many others. History People...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renting
Renting
Renting (also called leasing) is where someone pays money to use something for a definite amount of time. This can be anything from a car or house to a DVD. The document that has all the details written on it is called the lease. The person who owns the item that will be leased or rented is called the lessor. The pers...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre%C5%A1ov
Prešov
Prešov (; ) is a city in eastern Slovakia. With a population of approximately 91,000 it is the third-largest city in the country. Geography Prešov is a city lying in the Torysa river valley, in the historical Šariš region. It is located 33 km north of Košice, connected by the motorway D1. History People have lived ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trnava
Trnava
Trnava (German: Tyrnau, Hungarian: Nagyszombat) is a city in western Slovakia, around 50 km from the capital Bratislava. Because it has so many churches with its town walls, it is commonly called Little Rome or Slovak Rome. History The town was first mentioned in 1211. It received royal free town privileges as the fir...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitra
Nitra
Nitra (Hungarian: Nyitra / Nyitria [archaic]; German: Neutra ()) is a city in western Slovakia (and the fifth largest urban settlement in Slovakia) situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the Nitra River valley. Nitra is one of the oldest cities in Slovakia. It existed as a town since at least the early 9th century....
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tren%C4%8D%C3%ADn
Trenčín
Trenčín (German: Trentschin; Hungarian: Trencsén; Latin: Laugaritio) is a town in western Slovakia (close to the Czech border) on the Váh river. History The site is inhabited since time immemorial. Trenčín is best known for Roman writing below the Trenčín castle. In the 13th century, the castle was home to the legen...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bansk%C3%A1%20Bystrica
Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica (German: Neusohl, Hungarian: Besztercebánya, Latin: Villa Nova), is a large town in central Slovakia, on the Hron river. History It was first mentioned in 1255 as a royal free mining town. The town had rich ore deposits, mainly copper, and to a lesser extent silver, gold and iron. As the deposits were...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social%20realism
Social realism
Social realism is a style of art, fiction, movies and plays. It describes the daily life of workers and poor people. Social realist artists try to show people and their lives in a realistic way. This means that they often show things which are not beautiful or attractive. They may show people who are elderly, sick, sad...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish%20Premier%20League
Scottish Premier League
Competition format League The SPL is in a league format – a team gains points by playing another team in the league. Three points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Once all the games have been played, the team at the top of the league wins the SPL trophy. If two or mo...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan%20county
Metropolitan county
There are six metropolitan counties in England, which each cover large urban areas, typically with populations of 1.2 to 2.8 million. They were created in 1974 and are each divided into several metropolitan districts. There are no county councils any more since 1986. Most of their functions were taken over by the ind...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary%20authority
Unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that is responsible for all local government functions within its area. This is different from a system where local government functions are divided between different authorities. Typically unitary authorities cover large towns or cities, which are large enough to be in...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative%20division
Administrative division
Administrative division is a term for an administrative region within a country that is created for the purposes of managing of land and the affairs of people. The area typically has a local government with a certain degree of autonomy, and is on a level below that of the sovereign state. Select examples Autonomous c...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/County%20council
County council
A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries. British Isles County councils were responsible for more strategic services in a region, with smaller urban district councils and rural district councils responsible...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.%20Ron%20Hubbard
L. Ron Hubbard
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American pulp fiction writer. He created Dianetics and Scientology. Hubbard was born in Tilden, Nebraska to Harry Ross Hubbard and Ledora May Hubbard. He died of a stroke in Creston, California. References 1911 births 1986 deaths Cardiovascular dise...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/East%20Midlands
East Midlands
The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and is the eastern half of the Midlands. The counties of Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and most of Lincolnshire belong to this region. The highest point in the region is Kinder Scout, in Derbyshire at 2,088 ft ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Pirates%20of%20the%20Caribbean%20characters
List of Pirates of the Caribbean characters
This is a list of characters appearing in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series. Main characters Jack Sparrow Jack Sparrow begins the Curse of the Black Pearl as a pirate captain without a ship. He is played by Johnny Depp. Sparrow had been captain of the Black Pearl before his first mate, Hector Barbossa led ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater%20Nottingham
Greater Nottingham
Greater Nottingham is a conurbation based around the city of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. Unlike Greater Manchester, which is a metropolitan county and Greater London, which is a region, Greater Nottingham not officially an administrative area. But it is an own Nottingham Urban Area with a population of ...