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56114 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maroon%205 | Maroon 5 | Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band. It is based in Los Angeles, California. It used to be called Kara's Flowers. The band members were vocalist Adam Levine, guitarist James Valentine, bassist Mickey Madden, percussionist Matt Flynn, and keyboardists Jesse Carmichael and PJ Morton.
The band has released six studio ... |
56116 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jens%20Lehmann | Jens Lehmann | Jens Lehmann (born 10 November 1969 in Essen, Germany) is a German football player. He has played for Arsenal since 2003. Lehmann is the goalkeeper of the Germany national team. He has played 61 matches for the national team.
His teams
Jens Lehmann has played for Arsenal joining the team in November 2002. He was an im... |
56117 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlsruher%20SC | Karlsruher SC | Karlsruher SC is a German football club in the second division (2. Bundesliga).
Their team season 2009/10:
Goalkeepers:
01 Jean-François Kornetzky
29 Kristian Nicht
31 Markus Miller
Defences:
05 Christian Demirtas
11 Andreas Schäfer
19 Stefan Buck
23 Matthias Langkamp
24 Sebastian Langkamp
33 Dino Drpic
M... |
56119 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.C.%20Milan | A.C. Milan | A.C. Milan is an Italian football club in Milan.
They were started in 1899 by two Englishmen, Herbet Kilpin and Alfred Edwards after a heavy drinking session in the Fiaschetteria Toscana tavern in Milan.
Herbet Kilpin became the first team coach and captain whilst Alfred Edwards became the first club president.
Thei... |
56120 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany%20national%20football%20team | Germany national football team | The Germany national football team ( or Die Mannschaft) is the national football team in Germany. The team has won the 1954 FIFA World Cup, 1974 FIFA World Cup, 1990 FIFA World Cup and 2014 FIFA World Cup. The team came as second in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, 1982 FIFA World Cup, 1986 FIFA World Cup and in 2002 FIFA Worl... |
56121 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larissa | Larissa | Larissa () is the capital city of the Thessaly periphery of Greece, and capital of the Larissa Prefecture. Larissa is found in the north of the Thessaly plain near at the foot of the mountain Olympus. Its population is 131,496 inhabitants. Larissa is crossed by Pineios river. The most interest sight in Larissa is the a... |
56130 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven%20Gerrard | Steven Gerrard | Steven George Gerrard (born 30 May 1980) is an English retired footballer and football manager who is the current head coach of Premier League club Aston Villa. He was a Liverpool great who spent the majority of his career at Anfield. He wore the number 8, playing from 1997 until 2015. He was also the England captain, ... |
56133 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikebana | Ikebana | Ikebana (Japanese: 生け花 or いけばな) is the Japanese art of making flower arrangements. The word "Ikebana" means " to make alive flowers". People who want to do Ikebana have to learn many things. It is not just about putting flowers in a vase. Japanese flower arrangements often have special meanings.
There are many way... |
56144 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venom%20%28band%29 | Venom (band) | Venom are a black metal band from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band was formed in 1979. Venom is considered to be (one of) the first Black Metal bands.
Current members
Conrad "Cronos" Lant - bass & vocals
Rage - guitar
Antony "Antton" Lant - drums
Former members
Jeffrey "Mantas" Dunn - Guitar
Anthony "Aba... |
56146 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venom%20%28disambiguation%29 | Venom (disambiguation) | Venom may mean different things:
Venom, a poison created by animals, for example snakes
Venom (band), an English metal band
Venom (comics), a character in Marvel Comics
Venom (movie), a comic book movie based on a character |
56148 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottsdale%2C%20Tasmania | Scottsdale, Tasmania | Scottsdale is a town in the north-east of Tasmania, Australia. It is 63 km northeast of Launceston and 22 km southeast of town of Bridport. It is part of the Dorset Council.
The area was first surveyed in 1855 and was described as, "the best soil on the island ... well watered, with a mild climate" by surveyor James ... |
56155 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsten%20Frings | Torsten Frings | Torsten Frings (born 22 November 1976 in Würselen, Germany) is a German football player. At the moment he playes for the Canadian soccer club Toronto FC. Before his change, he played for the German club Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich (2004 until 2005), Borussia Dortmund (2002 until 2004) and Werder Bremen (1997 until 200... |
56177 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Letterman | David Letterman | David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host and comedian. He currently hosts My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman on Netflix.
He hosted the late night television talk show Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. Letterman also hosted Late Night with David Letterman on... |
56178 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide | Tide | A tide is the periodic rising and falling of Earth's ocean surface caused mainly by the gravitational pull of the Moon acting on the oceans. Tides cause changes in the depth of marine and estuarine (river mouth) waters. Tides also make oscillating currents known as tidal streams (~'rip tides'). This means that being ab... |
56179 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal%20force | Tidal force | Tidal force is caused by gravity and makes tides happen. This is because the gravitational field changes across the middle of a body (the diameter).
Other websites
http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/Academics/Astr221/Gravity/tides.html
Force
Astronomical phenomena |
56180 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal%20energy | Tidal energy | Tidal energy, sometimes called tidal power, is using the energy contained in the nature of islam in tides and open ocean currents for hydroelectricity.
Tidal energy systems can extract either kinetic energy (energy caused by movement) from the moving water of rivers, tides and open ocean currents; or potential energy... |
56181 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangeline%20Lilly | Evangeline Lilly | Nicole Evangeline Lilly (born August 3, 1979) is a Canadian actress. She is well known for her role as Katherine "Kate" Austen on the television show Lost.
Personal life
Evangeline was once married to Canadian hockey player Murray Hone. She also dated Dominic Monaghan, who was also on Lost. The two broke up in 2007.
... |
56183 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/View | View | A view is what can be seen in somebody's vision. A view can also be a very scenic image. It can also be someone's opinion on something or how they look at something.
There are many types of views.
Panoramas
Eye vision
Photograph
Camera
God's eye view
Point of view
Related pages
Sight
Wikipedia:Neutral point of... |
56187 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greystones | Greystones | Greystones () is a coastal town in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is on Ireland’s east coast, south of Bray and south of Dublin (it is within the Greater Dublin Area), with 15,000 people living in the region.
Other websites
Greystones Community Notice Board
Greystones Online Magazine
Towns in Ireland
County Wicklo... |
56197 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtly%20love | Courtly love | Courtly love is a special idea of love that people had in Europe in the Middle Ages. The word "court" means the courts where princes or dukes lived. Courtly love is usually when a young man, who may be a peasant or even a simple King, falls in love with a rich lady and tries to make himself worthy of her by doing bra... |
56205 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20court | Royal court | A royal court or noble court is the household of a royal family—including its advisors and attendents. The building is often called a palace, but the "royal court" means not just the buildings but all the royal household (all the people who live and work there). Someone who has a rank in a royal court is called a court... |
56217 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statesman | Statesman | A statesman or stateswoman is a respected, skilled and experienced political leader or figure. In most respects a statesman is the opposite of a politician. Politicians are thought of as people who will say or do anything to get elected or to gain power. A statesman is someone who does everything for the common good of... |
56237 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%20Gueffroy | Chris Gueffroy | Chris Gueffroy (21 June 1968 in Pasewalk – 6 February 1989 in Berlin) was the last person to be killed by border troops while trying to escape across the Berlin Wall.
Gueffroy and his friend Christian Gaudian tried to escape from East Berlin to West Berlin on the night of 5 to 6 February 1989. They tried to cross near... |
56244 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity%20generation | Electricity generation | Electricity generation is the making of electricity for use by people. Most comes from rotary electrical generators turned by various engines.
History
Making electricity in one central place became useful when electric power distribution was possible. This required power transformers which could change voltage. Elect... |
56251 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey%20Kasem | Casey Kasem | Casey Kasem (born Kemal Amin Kasem; April 27, 1932– June 15, 2014) was an American radio personality, music historian, actor, and voice artist. He is known for his many voice roles in cartoons and for being a public radio personality.
Early life
Kasem was born Kemal Amin Kasem in Detroit, Michigan, on April 27, 1932, ... |
56259 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloc%20Party | Bloc Party | Bloc Party are a British indie rock band. The band has four members: Kele Okereke sings and plays rhythm guitar, Russell Lissack plays the lead guitar, Justin Harris plays bass guitar and Louise Bartle plays the drums. The band's music has been compared to bands such as the Cure, Gang of Four and the Strokes.
The ban... |
56260 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/VfR%20Mannheim | VfR Mannheim | VfR Mannheim a German football team. It is in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. The club was formed in 1911.
Other websites
Official team site
1911 establishments in Europe
German football clubs
Mannheim
Sport in Baden-Württemberg
1910s establishments in Germany |
56262 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/SV%20Waldhof%20Mannheim | SV Waldhof Mannheim | SV Waldhof Mannheim is a German football club. It is in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. The club was founded 1907. The club today has over 2,400 people. The team plays in the Regionalliga Süd the 4th German Football division.
Other websites
Official website
German football clubs
Mannheim
Sport in Baden-Württemberg |
56264 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular%20science | Popular science | If a book or a TV show is about science, and is made easy so everyone can understand, then it is popular science. It is popular because it is made for the whole population, not just for scientists. Nature documentaries are examples of popular science.
Popular science is non-fiction, so it is not the same as science... |
56265 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lullaby | Lullaby | A lullaby is a song which is sung to help a baby or small child go to sleep. Composers of classical music often wrote pieces for instruments to play (very often for piano solo) which they called "lullaby". They also used the French word Berceuse. Brahms wrote his famous Wiegenlied originally for a young singer, Bertha ... |
56285 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lund | Lund | Lund is a city in Scania, in the south of Sweden. About 80,000 people live there, which makes it the eleventh biggest city in Sweden. It is close to Malmö. The municipality has about 105,000 people.
Lund is known for its university, Lund University (founded in 1666). It is the largest university in Scandinavia. The c... |
56292 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalcanal | Guadalcanal | Guadalcanal is the biggest island in the Solomon Islands. During World War II, there was a battle there between the Americans and the Japanese.
Related pages
Guadalcanal Campaign
Other websites
WW2DB: Guadalcanal Campaign
Solomon Islands |
56294 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1.%20FC%20Eintracht%20Bamberg | 1. FC Eintracht Bamberg | 1. FC Eintracht Bamberg is a football team in Bamberg, Upper Franconia Germany. In 1946 they were called 1. FC Bamberg and were in the "first Division". Now they play in the "Fourth Division", Regionalliga Bayern, with the new name, F.C. Eintracht Bamberg.
Bamberg
German football clubs
Sport in Bavaria |
56295 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/FSV%20Frankfurt | FSV Frankfurt | FSV Frankfurt is the second best football team in Frankfurt, Germany after Eintracht Frankfurt. In the season 2007/08 it became champion of the Regionalliga Süd. Since 2008 FSV Frankfurt plays in the 2. Bundesliga.
Other websites
FSV-Blog of Frankfurter Rundschau
Frankfurt
German football clubs
Sport in Hesse
1899 ... |
56296 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim%20L%C3%B6w | Joachim Löw | Joachim Löw (born 3 February 1960) is a former German football player who formerly managed the Germany national football team after being eliminated by England in the UEFA Euro 2020 Round of 16. He became a World Cup winning manager when his team won the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Honours
Managerial
VfB Stuttgart
UEFA Cup... |
56297 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyhydroxyalkanoates | Polyhydroxyalkanoates | Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) is a biopolymer that is made by bacteria. It can break down naturally (it is biodegradable). PHA has the same qualities of plastic, but it uses renewable raw material such as sugar from crop, instead of finite natural resources such as crude oil, natural gas and coal. Some PHAs share properti... |
56298 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpVgg%20Bayreuth | SpVgg Bayreuth | SpVgg Bayreuth is a German football team in Bayreuth, Bavaria. It was founded in 1921. The club was banned in 1933 by the Nazis but restarted shortly after World War II. SpVgg Bayreuth plays in one of the Fourths Divisions, the Bayernliga. In the season 2005/2006, they played in the Third Division, the Regionalliga. To... |
56306 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max%20Reger | Max Reger | Max Reger (born in Brand, Bavaria, 19 March 1873; died 11 May 1916) was a German composer, organist, pianist and teacher.
Life
Reger’s father was a schoolteacher who was an amateur musician. When he was a boy Max helped his father to rebuild an organ that was going to be thrown away. This was the instrument on which ... |
56316 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint%20Stephen | Saint Stephen | Saint Stephen () is known as the first martyr of Christianity.
Therefore, he is also called the Protomartyr (). He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox Church. His feast day was historically kept on August 3. His name means 'laurel wreath' or 'crown' in Greek. His de... |
56319 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Dark%20Tower%20%28series%29 | The Dark Tower (series) | The Dark Tower is a series of eight books by American writer Stephen King that tells the tale of lead character Roland Deschain's quest for the "Dark Tower."
Series of books
Books by Stephen King
Fantasy books |
56328 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon%20Corzine | Jon Corzine | Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1, 1947) is an American politician. He was the 54th Governor of the state of New Jersey. He represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 2001 until 2006, when he stepped down to take his seat as governor. On November 3, 2009, Jon Corzine lost re-election for another four ye... |
56329 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20McGreevey | James McGreevey | James Edward "'Jim"' McGreevey (born August 6, 1957) was the 52nd Governor of New Jersey. In 2004, he said that he was gay. He resigned as governor after he said he had an affair with a male employee. He was the first openly gay governor of any state in the history of the United States.
References
1957 births
LGBT pe... |
56331 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical%20quantity | Physical quantity | In physics, a physical quantity is any physical property that can be quantified, that is, be measured using numbers. Examples of physical quantities are mass, amount of substance, length, time, temperature, electric current, light intensity, force, velocity, density, and many others. A physical quantity is always measu... |
56337 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter%20rotor | Helicopter rotor | A rotor is the rotating part of a helicopter which generates lift, either vertically in the case of a main rotor, or horizontally in the case of a tail rotor.
History and development
Before the development of powered helicopters in the mid 20th century, autogyro pioneer Juan de la Cierva researched and developed many... |
56340 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variations%20%28music%29 | Variations (music) | In music, the word variation is to play a piece of music and change the notes or add parts into it but also making it sound like the piece of music in another way.
Many composers wrote pieces which are examples of theme and variation. Sometimes the theme is one they made up, at other times they took a theme that anot... |
56348 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo%20%28programming%20language%29 | Logo (programming language) | The article about graphical symbols is at Logo
Logo is a programming language that is easy to learn. It is used to teach students and children to program a computer. It was developed to process lists of words. It was like the language LISP.
History
In 1967, the first Logo ran on a mainframe computer, a machine called ... |
56349 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp%20%28programming%20language%29 | Lisp (programming language) | Lisp (used to be called LISP) is a programming language. It is among the oldest programming languages that are still used today. Only Fortran is one year older. Lisp was designed by John McCarthy in 1958. The best-known versions of LISP are Common Lisp, Scheme and Clojure. Many concepts that are used in modern programm... |
56350 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda%20calculus | Lambda calculus | In mathematical logic and computer science, lambda calculus, also λ-calculus, is a formal system. It was designed to investigate the definition of functions, and how to apply them. It is also a tool for analysing recursion. It was introduced by Alonzo Church and Stephen Cole Kleene in the 1930s. Church used lambda calc... |
56351 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family%20Jewels | Family Jewels | Family Jewels is a two disc compilation DVD by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It contains videos from the Bon Scott era to the Brian Johnson era. The compilation was released in 2005.
Track listing Disc 1
Baby, Please Don't Go
Show Business
High Voltage
It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll)
TN... |
56359 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power%20transmission | Power transmission | Power transmission is moving energy from where it is made to where it is used.
Power is defined formally as units of energy per unit time.
In SI units: 1 watt = 1 joule/s = 1 newton * metre/second (1W=1J/s=1N·m/s).
Electrical power
With widespread establishment of power grids, power transmission has came to be asso... |
56361 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean%20surface%20wave | Ocean surface wave | Ocean surface waves are surface waves that occur in the upper layer of the ocean. They usually result from wind. Some are made by geologic effects like earthquakes or vulcanicity and may travel thousands of miles before striking land. They range in size from small ripples to huge tsunamis. There is little actual forwar... |
56362 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crest%20%28physics%29 | Crest (physics) | A crest is the point on a wave with the greatest positive value or upward displacement in a cycle. A trough is the opposite of a crest.
When the crest and the trough of two waves of equal magnitude and frequency intersect or collide when in phase with each other the result is called constructive interference and the m... |
56363 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trough | Trough | A trough is a box-like drinking vessel for farm animals. Other senses of the word refer to things that are lower than their surroundings, like a trough:
Trough (physics)
Trough (meteorology);
Trough (geology);
a trough is also a noticeable and statistically recordable decline in an economy or graph.
in chemistry... |
56368 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface%20wave | Surface wave | In physics, a surface wave can refer to a mechanical wave that propagates along the interface between differing media, usually two fluids with different densities. A surface wave can also be an electromagnetic wave guided by a refractive index gradient. For radio waves, a ground wave is a surface wave that propagates... |
56369 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausea | Nausea | Nausea is a general feeling of unease and discomfort in the stomach, often with the urge to vomit. The word nausea comes from the Latin word for seasickness.
Nausea is a symptom, rather than an illness or disease. The causes for it very often are not in the stomach itself, but somewhere else in the body. Nausea is oft... |
56370 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiety | Anxiety | Anxiety is distress or uneasiness of mind caused by a fear of danger or misfortune. Very often, people with anxiety also feel worries. There can also be physical symptoms, like having a headache or an upset stomach.
Anxiety is a very common human emotion and is often associated with fear, panic, and the fight or flig... |
56371 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumbar%20puncture | Lumbar puncture | A lumbar puncture (often called spinal tap, by non-doctors) is a medical method to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (fluid from the brain). This can be done to analyse the sample, to find some hints to diseases. It can also be done to lower the pressure of the fluid inside the skull.
Medical procedures
ja:脳脊髄液... |
56374 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave%20power | Wave power | Wave power means the use of ocean surface waves and the capture of that energy to do useful work—including electricity generation, desalination, and the pumping of water (into reservoirs). It makes use of the kinetic energy of the waves that are driven by the wind.
Power from ocean surface wave motion might produce mu... |
56375 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port%20Royal | Port Royal | Port Royal was a city in Jamaica. It was the focus of trade in Jamaica in the 17th century. It was known for its piracy, but also for the riches accumulated, and for the very bad moral values that could be found in the city. An earthquake in June of 1692 largely destroyed the city. Two thirds of the city sank into the ... |
56384 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.T.A.L.K.E.R.%3A%20Shadow%20of%20Chernobyl | S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl | S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, previously known as S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Oblivion Lost, is a post-apocalyptic first-person shooter video game by Ukrainian developer GSC Game World.
The game uses a software feature called the "X-Ray engine". It features an alternate reality theme, where the second nuclear disaster happ... |
56388 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20bridges%20in%20the%20United%20States | List of bridges in the United States | List of bridges in the United States is a work in progress.
Bayonne Bridge, joins New York and New Jersey
Brooklyn Bridge, in New York City
Clark Bridge, joins Illinois and Missouri
Goethals Bridge, joins New York and New Jersey
Golden Gate Bridge, in San Francisco, California
Manhattan Bridge, in New York City
Bataan... |
56389 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne%27s%20bull | Osborne's bull | Osborne's bull was created as an advertisement for a sherry in 1956. Many people see it as the unofficial image of Spain. The bull is seen in semi-profile. The bulls used today are about 14 metres high, and are made out of about 70 plates of iron. There are many people who think it as a god.
Symbols |
56399 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desalination | Desalination | Desalination means any process that removes the excess salt and other minerals from water in order to obtain fresh water suitable for animal consumption or irrigation. Most desalination is by distillation. Some is by reverse osmosis or other methods.
The main purpose is to make water for people to use. The salt is usu... |
56400 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar%20energy | Solar energy | Solar Energy
Solar energy is the transformation of heat, the energy that comes from the sun. It has been used for thousands of years in many different ways by people all over the world. The oldest uses of solar energy is for heating, cooking, and drying. Today, it is also used to make electricity where other power sup... |
56401 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photovoltaics | Photovoltaics | Photovoltaics (PVs) are arrays of cells containing a solar photovoltaic material that converts solar radiation or energy from the sun into direct current electricity. Due to the growing demand for renewable energy sources, the manufacturing of solar cells and photovoltaic arrays has advanced considerably in recent year... |
56402 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar%20cell | Solar cell | Solar cells are semiconductor devices that convert light to electricity. They have many applications. They have long been used in situations where electrical power from the grid is unavailable, such as in remote area power systems, Earth-orbiting satellites and space probes, consumer systems, e.g. handheld calculators ... |
56404 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternating%20current | Alternating current | An alternating current (AC) is an electric current of which magnitude and direction vary, unlike direct current, whose direction remains constant. This means that the direction of current flowing in a circuit is constantly being reversed back and forth. This is done with any type of AC voltage source.
The usual wav... |
56405 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct%20current | Direct current | Direct current (DC or "continuous current") is the flow of electricity in a single direction, from the negative to the positive terminals (potential, poles).
The direct current always flow in the same direction, distinguishing it from the alternating current (AC). Direct current used to be called "Galvanic current".
... |
56407 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowmobile | Snowmobile | A snowmobile is a motorized vehicle used for travelling over snow. It is like a car, only instead of wheels, it has treads. Some snowmobiles have skis in the front for steering.
Adding snowmobile studs to the tread decreases the time and distance it takes to stop a snowmobile. Once you make a decision to stop a s... |
56413 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Remo%20Four | The Remo Four | The Remo Four were a rock band from Liverpool, England, from the late 1950s and early 1960s, at the same time the Beatles were starting their musical careers.
While the Beatles gained experience performing in Hamburg, Germany, the Remo Four played at American Air Force bases in France. Members of the two bands were fr... |
56415 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnitude%20%28mathematics%29 | Magnitude (mathematics) | The magnitude of a mathematical object is its size: a property by which it can be larger or smaller than other objects of the same kind.
In mathematical language one would say: It is an ordering of the class of objects to which it belongs.
The Ancient Greeks distinguished between several types of magnitude, including... |
56416 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraction%20%28mathematics%29 | Fraction (mathematics) | A fraction is a number that shows how many equal parts there are. When we write fractions, we show one number with a line above (or a slash next to) another number. For example, , and 1/4.are different ways of writing the same fraction (in this case a quarter). The top number tells us how many parts there are, and the... |
56423 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckethead | Buckethead | Brian Patrick Carroll, better known as Buckethead, is an American musician and songwriter. As of 2016 he has released 255 solo albums. He has performed on over 50 more albums by other music artists. His music spans many different styles and genres.
When performing onstage Buckethead wears a white KFC bucket over his h... |
56427 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quotient | Quotient | In mathematics, the quotient is the result of a division. For example, in the division of 6÷3, the quotient would be 2. Here, 6 is also called the dividend, and 3 the divisor. The quotient can thus be expressed as the number of times the divisor adds together into the dividend.
On the other hand, a quotient can also m... |
56428 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20language | Norman language | Norman is a language spoken mainly in Normandy. It is a Romance language (a language which comes from Latin). It is closely related to French and is often called "Norman French". After the Norman Conquest, Norman changed the English language considerably.
Users
Forms of the Norman are still used in the Channel Islands... |
56429 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division%20%28mathematics%29 | Division (mathematics) | In mathematics, the word "division" means the operation which is the opposite of multiplication. The symbols for division are the slash () and the fraction line, as in:
or
where each of the three expressions means "6 divided by 3", with 2 as the answer. The first number is the dividend (6), and the second number... |
56430 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division | Division | Division could mean:
Processes:
Division (mathematics), a binary operation that serves as the inverse of multiplication
Division (electronics), digital implementation of mathematical division
Division (vote), a manner by which the votes of legislators are recorded
Division (horticulture), a method of vegetative plant ... |
56432 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisor | Divisor | For the second operand of a division, see division (mathematics).
In mathematics, a divisor of an integer n, also called a factor of n, is an integer which divides n without leaving a remainder. The statement "m is a divisor of n" can be written as . Any number is always divisible by 1 and itself, which are two of the... |
56433 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remainder | Remainder | In arithmetic, the result of the division of two integers usually cannot be expressed with an integer quotient, unless a remainder—an amount "left over" after the division—is also accepted.
The remainder for natural numbers
Given a natural number a and a non-zero natural number d, it can be shown that there exist uni... |
56434 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remainder%20%28disambiguation%29 | Remainder (disambiguation) | Remainder is the amount "left over" when dividing two integers.
Remainder could also mean:
Remaindered book, a publisher liquidating the remaining unsold copies of a book
Remainder (law), in property law, a future interest created in a transferee
Remainder term, in mathematics, when approximating a value by a series,... |
56437 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%2020th%20Century%20Studios%20movies | List of 20th Century Studios movies | This is a list of movies produced and/or distributed by the U.S. movie studio 20th Century Studios (formerly 20th Century Fox). The company was founded on May 31, 1935 as a merger between Fox Film Corporation and 20th Century Pictures. For the movies of those two companies, see List of pre-1940 Fox films and List of 20... |
56438 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas%20Starke | Andreas Starke | Andreas Starke (SPD) (born 17 September 1956 in Hamburg) became the Lord Mayor of Bamberg in Bavaria, Germany in 2006. He won the election against Peter Neller (CSU), Ursula Sowa (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) and Norbert Tscherner (BBB).
1956 births
Living people
Bamberg
German mayors
Politicians from Hamburg
Politicians of... |
56449 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Enke | Robert Enke | Robert Enke (born 24 August 1977 in Jena, East Germany - died 10 November 2009, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Germany) was a German football player. He was a goalkeeper for the Germany football team.
Football career
Enke started to play football at BSG Jenapharm Jena, a local club in his city. In 1985 he came to the youth ... |
56460 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velikiy%20Novgorod | Velikiy Novgorod | There is also a town Nizhny Novgorod with Novgorod in its name
Velikiy Novgorod (Russian: Вели́кий Но́вгород) is a city in the European part of Russia. It is about 200km from St. Petersburg. In 2007 about 2170,000 people lived there. "Novgorod" is the Russian word for "new city" and "Velikiy" means "the Great". The ci... |
56462 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizhny%20Novgorod | Nizhny Novgorod | There is also a town Velikiy Novgorod with Novgorod in its name
Nizhny Novgorod (Russian:Ни́жний Но́вгород, often shortened to Nizhny) is the fourth largest city in Russia. The first three are Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Novosibirsk. Nizhny Novgorod had a population of 1,311,252 in 2002, and one of 1,438,133 in 1989. ... |
56464 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim%20Gorky | Maxim Gorky | Aleksei Maksimovich Peshkov (In Russian Алексей Максимович Пешков) (Old style: 16 March 1868, New style: 28 March – 18 June 1936), better known as Maxim Gorky (Максим Горький), was a Soviet/Russian author, a founder of the socialist realism literary method and a political activist.
From 1906 to 1913 and from 1921 to ... |
56465 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankh | Ankh | The ankh was the Egyptian hieroglyphic character that stood for the word ʿnḫ, meaning life. Egyptian gods are often portrayed carrying it by its loop, or bearing one in each hand, arms crossed over their chest. It is also known as the Egyptian Cross, or as crux ansata, Latin for "cross with a handle".
"Ankhs" are viewe... |
56478 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingrid%20Bergman | Ingrid Bergman | Ingrid Bergman (29 August 1915 – 29 August 1982) was a Swedish actress.
Biography
Born in Stockholm, Bergman enrolled at Royal Dramatic Drama School. She began acting in Sweden before moving to Hollywood in 1939. Her first movie was a remake of a Swedish movie Intermezzo. Bergman starred in movies Casablanca (1942), ... |
56482 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruwer-Hochwald-Radweg | Ruwer-Hochwald-Radweg | The Ruwer-Hochwald-Radweg is a cycle trail. It links the Moselle-valley and
the Hunsrück from Trier to Hermeskeil in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
The length is about :
Trier-Ruwer - Mertesdorf - Kasel - Waldrach:
Waldrach - Sommerau - Gusterath-Tal - Pluwigerhammer:
Pluwigerhammer - Hinzenburg - Burg Heid:
Bu... |
56494 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novosibirsk | Novosibirsk | Novosibirsk (Russian:Новосиби́рск , pronounced ) is Russia's third largest city, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast. It is also the largest city in Siberia and the administrative center of Siberian Federal District. It is in the southwest of this district.
History
I... |
56499 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%20Springs | Alice Springs | Alice Springs is a city in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is 200 km south of the centre of mainland Australia. It is about halfway between Darwin in the north and Adelaide in the south.
In 2005 there were 26,486 people living in Alice Springs. This makes it the second largest town in the Northern Territory.
... |
56500 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recital | Recital | A recital is a concert of classical music given by just one musician or one musician and an accompanist. A pianist playing a concert by himself will be giving a "piano recital". A "violin recital" will be given by a violinist and piano accompanist.
People started talking about "recitals" in the middle of the 19th ce... |
56501 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme%20music | Programme music | Programme music (or "program music" in US English) is music for instruments which describes something or tells a story. It is the opposite of "absolute music" which is not trying to describe anything, just the sound of the piece. Programme music was very popular in the 19th century although some programme music was w... |
56508 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaerobic%20organism | Anaerobic organism | An anaerobic organism is any living thing that does not need oxygen for growth.
Obligate anaerobes will die when exposed to atmospheric levels of oxygen.
Facultative anaerobes can use oxygen when it is present.
Aerotolerant organisms can survive in the presence of oxygen, but they are anaerobic because they do no... |
56509 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetanus | Tetanus | Tetanus is a disease that leads to muscle contractions that stay that way for some time.
Infection generally occurs through wound contamination, and often involves a cut or deep puncture wound. The primary symptoms are caused by tetanospasmin, a neurotoxin produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani. As the... |
56512 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunization | Immunization | Immunization is a way of preventing a person from getting a disease. This is done by making the person's body come into contact with a bit of the disease so that the body learns how to fight it. The body's ability to fight off a disease is called its immune system.
The material is known as an immunogen. Immunizati... |
56515 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipped%20cream | Whipped cream | Whipped cream is a dairy food used in many desserts. It is made with heavy cream, a type of cream that contains a large amount of fat.
Preparation
To make whipped cream, a person whips or beats the heavy cream with a whisk or an electric mixer until it becomes fluffy and filled with air. For some desserts, icing sugar... |
56516 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetanospasmin | Tetanospasmin | Tetanospasmin is the neurotoxin produced by the vegetative spore of Clostridium tetani in anaerobic conditions, causing tetanus. It is sometimes called spasmogenic toxin, tetanus toxin or abbreviated to TeTx or TeNT.
Poisons
Biochemistry |
56518 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotoxin | Neurotoxin | A neurotoxin is a toxin that acts specifically on nerve cells – neurons – usually by interacting with membrane proteins and ion channels.
Many of the venoms and other toxins that organisms use in defense against vertebrates are neurotoxins. A common effect is paralysis, which sets in extremely rapidly. The venom of b... |
56521 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paralysis | Paralysis | Paralysis is the complete loss of muscle function for one or more muscle groups, when the thing that is paralysed cannot move.
Paralysis is most often caused by damage to the nervous system or brain, especially the spinal cord. Major causes are stroke, trauma, poliomyelitis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), botul... |
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