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61449 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basin%2C%20Wyoming | Basin, Wyoming | Basing is a town in the American state of Wyoming. It is the county seat of Big Horn County. It had 1,285 people living in it at the 2010 census.
Basin is near the Big Horn river. The town has an area of 2.0 mi². 0.04 mi² of it (1.47%) is water.
Towns in Wyoming
Big Horn County, Wyoming
County seats in Wyoming |
61450 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehi | Lehi | Lehi is the first prophet listed in the Book of Mormon. He is the father of Nephi, Sam, Laman, Lemuel, Jacob, and Joseph. According to the Book of Mormon, Lehi was praying and was told in a dream to go to the wilderness with his family. They also believe that Judaism was the first real religion, but God left them, got ... |
61451 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto%2C%20Wyoming | Otto, Wyoming | Otto is an unincorporated community in Big Horn County in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It was named for Otto Franc, a local cattle baron who ranched in the Big Horn Basin.
Unincorporated communities in Wyoming
Big Horn County, Wyoming |
61458 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Denis%2C%20R%C3%A9union | Saint-Denis, Réunion | Saint-Denis is the administrative capital (préfecture) of the French controlled island of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean. The city is the largest town on the island. In 2004, it had a population of about 133,700 people.
History
Saint-Denis was founded by Étienne Régnault in 1669. The city became the capital of Réunion i... |
61464 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen%20Shui-bian | Chen Shui-bian | Chen Shui-bian (, born October 12, 1950 in Guantian, Tainan, Taiwan) was the President of the Republic of China from 2000-2008. His term ended 55 years of Kuomintang rule in Taiwan. His nickname is Ah-bian (). Chen is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party.
Early years
Chen Shui-bian is raised from a poor famil... |
61473 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Suite%20Life%20of%20Zack%20%26%20Cody | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody was a television series on Disney Channel. Because the series has already ended, it got followed by The Suite Life on Deck.
Cast
Cole Sprouse as Cody Martin The smarter one of the twins.
Dylan Sprouse as Zack Martin A troublesome twin.
Brenda Song as London Tipton Mr Tipt... |
61474 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o%20Tom%C3%A9 | São Tomé | São Tomé is the capital city of São Tomé and Príncipe. It is the largest city in the country. The city has a population of 56,166 people. Its name is Portuguese for "Saint Thomas." São Tomé is important as a port. It is located on Ana Chaves Bay in the north east of São Tomé Island.
History
The city was founded by... |
61475 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everglades | Everglades | The Everglades is a flat tropical river and mangrove swamp. It is in the southern part of Florida near the city of Miami. The Everglades usually has tropical river delta which runs slowly through a low-lying basin near sea level. There are many plants many animals live there. It is the only place in the world where cro... |
61476 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost%20%28TV%20series%29 | Lost (TV series) | Lost was an American television series about airplane crash survivors on a tropical island in the South Pacific. Most episodes showed events in the present combined with stories from a character's past or future. The show was created by J. J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, and Jeffrey Lieber. It was mostly filmed in Oahu, Haw... |
61477 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost | Lost | Lost could mean:
Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property
Lost, Aberdeenshire, a tiny hamlet in Scotland
Lost Energy, a commercial energy drink
Mustard gas, from LOmmel and STeinkopf who developed a process for mass-producing the gas for war
Local Option Sales Tax (LOST), a special-purpose tax often appended to stand... |
61479 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western%20United%20States | Western United States | The Western United States—commonly referred to as the American West or simply The West—traditionally refers to the westernmost states of the United States. As the United States has expanded westward since its founding, the definition of the West has changed over time. In the 18th and early 19th centuries the Appalach... |
61480 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monaco%20Grand%20Prix | Monaco Grand Prix | The Monaco Grand Prix (Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One race held each year on the Circuit de Monaco. Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world alongside the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Winners
Repeat winners (drivers)... |
61482 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangui | Bangui | Bangui is the capital city of Central African Republic. It is the largest city in the country. The city has a population of 531,763 people. Most of the population of the Central African Republic lives in the western parts of the country, near Bangui.
History
The city was founded in 1889 in what was then the French co... |
61484 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITV | ITV | ITV (first known as Independent Television) is a public television broadcasting service in the United Kingdom. It was set up in 1955 by the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) to provide competition to the BBC.
History
ITV was first set up as one network of television stations and stayed that way until 2002. Then... |
61493 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington%2C%20Wyoming | Burlington, Wyoming | Burlington is a town in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. It had 288 people living in it at the 2010 census.
The town has an area of 1.0 mi². This area is all land.
Children from Burlington go to Burlington High School, Burlington Junior High and Burlington Elementary.
Towns in Wyoming
Big Horn County, Wyomin... |
61498 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secularism | Secularism | Secularism, also called Secularity, is the idea of something being not religious or not connected to a church or other religious organization. An example of this is the government, which is independent of any religion in many states. In some countries, such as Pakistan, England (though not the rest of the UK), Greece, ... |
61500 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A9r%C3%A9mie%20Aliadi%C3%A8re | Jérémie Aliadière | Jérémie Aliadière (born 30 March 1983) is a French football player. He plays for Middlesbrough.
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61501 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walgreens | Walgreens | Walgreens is a pharmacy chain in the United States. It was founded in 1901 in Chicago. Its headquarters are in Deerfield, Illinois.
In the 1980s, Walgreens owned and operated a chain of casual family restaurants/pancake houses called Wag's. It was very similar to Denny's, IHOP and Golden Bear. In 1988, Walgreens sold... |
61513 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade%20Volcanic%20Arc | Cascade Volcanic Arc | The Cascade Volcanic Arc (also known as the Cascade volcanoes or the Cascade Arc) is a major range of volcanoes in southwestern British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and in northern California. The arc is central to the Cascade Range, a mountain range in the Pacific Northwest. It includes about 20 major volcanoes, among... |
61515 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoru%20Iwata | Satoru Iwata | was a Japanese businessman, video game programmer and gamer. He was the fourth president and CEO of Nintendo. He is widely regarded as someone who helped make video games liked by a wider audience by focusing on making entertaining games rather than advanced hardware.
On July 11, 2015, Iwata died of bile duct cancer a... |
61516 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lint%20%28material%29 | Lint (material) | Lint is a collection of clothing fibers and other materials usually on or around clothing.
Types
Pocket lint
Pocket lint is lint in the bottom of pockets. Pocket lint is usually made up of, but not limited to detached fabric, dust and paper scraps. In some contexts, pocket lint may also refer to random items in one'... |
61517 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lint | Lint | Lint could mean:
Fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant
Fuzzy fluff that accumulates on various fabrics
Fibers that become trapped in the lint filter of a clothes dryer
Navel lint, an accumulation of fluffy fibers in one's navel
Pocket lint, an accumulation of fibers found in pockets.
... |
61521 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtropical%20Storm%20Andrea%20%282007%29 | Subtropical Storm Andrea (2007) | Subtropical Storm Andrea was now the first named storm and first subtropical cyclone of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. It was made on May 9; three weeks earlier than when the 2007 season was supposed to start. Andrea started from a non-tropical rain weather area off the coast of Daytona Beach, Florida. After stayi... |
61522 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force%20field | Force field | A force field is a field of energy that usually blocks something. The force field is common in science fiction and fantasy stories. The ideal of a force field may be from the vector field, thought it resembled the warding spells, the protective magic that was claimed to be used by shamans from long ago.
Research and d... |
61523 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaman | Shaman | A shaman is a kind of medicine man who practices shamanism. Shamans were believed to be able to talk to the spirit world, usually animal spirits. In some tribes shamanism is important such as the Yanomamis (a Venezuelan tribe in the Venezuelan forest).
A shaman was a person who had a special connection to the spiritua... |
61525 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma%20window | Plasma window | A Plasma window is a field of plasma that fills an area of space. It is similar to a force field. The area is created by using magnetism to hold the plasma in place. With current technology, this area of space is quite small. It is in the shape of a flat planes inside a cylinder.
As plasma increases in temperature, it... |
61526 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance | Advance | Advance can also mean:
Advance, an offensive push in sports, games, or military combat
Advance payment for goods or services
USS Advance was the name of several ships in the United States Navy.
Advance magazine, the magazine published by the Church of Scientology's Advanced Organization of Los Angeles
Game Boy Advance... |
61529 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bari | Bari | Bari (; Bari dialect: Bare; ; ) is a city in southern Italy. Bari is the capital of Bari Provence and of the Apulia Region. The city itself has a population of about 320,475, as of 2011, over 116 km2, while the fast-growing urban area counts 653,028 inhabitants over 203 km2. The metropolitan area has a million inhabita... |
61535 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plautus | Plautus | Titus Macchius Plautus (; c. 254 – 184 BC), often known as Plautus, was a playwright in Ancient Rome. He was probably born in Sarsina (a city in Emilia-Romagna). His comedies are among the earliest works of Latin literature that has not been lost. He is also one of the earliest writers of musical theater.
Biography
Li... |
61536 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount%20Edziza | Mount Edziza | Mount Edziza is a dormant volcano in British Columbia, Canada.
The volcano is 38 km southeast of Telegraph Creek in an area of potentially active volcanos in the Stikine Volcanic Belt. It is a shield volcano that began erupting about 10 million years ago with continued activity until about 1,340 years ago.
Edziza is ... |
61540 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar%20Khayy%C3%A1m | Omar Khayyám | Omar Khayyām () or Omar Khayyam (b. May 18 1048 Nishapur, (Iran) – d. December 4 1131) was a Persian, mathematician, astronomer and poet.
In mathematics he contributed to the theory of equations, to the understanding of the parallel axiom, and possibly to the generalization of the binomial theorem. As an astronomer he... |
61541 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby%20Robson | Bobby Robson | Sir Robert William "Bobby" Robson (18 February 1933 – 31 July 2009) was an English association footballer and manager. As a player, he played almost 600 games and scored over 100 goals. He also played for the England national team. He scored four goals in 20 games for them.
Robson managed Fulham F.C. and Ipswich Town... |
61551 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deomyinae | Deomyinae | The subfamily Deomyinae consists of four genera of mouse-like rodents. These were placed in the subfamilies Murinae and Dendromurinae until very recently. They are sometimes called Acomyinae, particularly in references that predate the discovery that the link rat, Deomys ferugineus, is part of the clade. Deomyinae is... |
61552 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiny%20mouse | Spiny mouse | The term spiny mouse refers to any species of rodent within the genus Acomys. They are usually called spiny mice in English. They look like mice of the genus Mus. Spiny mice are small mammals with bare, scaled tails. Their coats have unusually stiff guard hairs that work the same way as the spines of a hedgehog. Thes... |
61583 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglicanism | Anglicanism | Anglicanism is a denomination within Christianity. It is made up of the Church of England and the Anglican Communion (a group of Anglican churches from many other countries). The term Anglicanism includes those who have accepted the English Reformation as embodied in the Church of England or in the offshoot Churches in... |
61588 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khayyam | Khayyam | Khayyam could mean:
Khayyam, Iran
Mohammed Zahur Khayyam (20th century), Indian music composer
Kerry Thornley (1938-1998), co-founder of Discordianism, who wrote as Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst
Omar Khayyám (1048-1131), Persian poet, mathematician, philosopher and astronomer
Omar Khayam (born 1983),British protester w... |
61589 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Cumshots | The Cumshots | The Cumshots is a heavy metal band from Norway. The band was formed in 1999 by Kristopher Schau and Ole Petter Andreassen.
Other websites
Official website
Norwegian heavy metal bands |
61598 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket%20gopher | Pocket gopher | The pocket gophers are burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae. These are the "true" gophers. Several ground squirrels of the family Sciuridae are often called gophers as well. They are not true gophers,though. The name "pocket gopher" on its own is used for a number of subspecies of the family. Pocket gophers, des... |
61600 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomyoidea | Geomyoidea | Geomyoidea is a superfamily of rodents that contains the pocket gophers (Geomyidae), the kangaroo rats and mice (Heteromyidae), and their fossil relatives.
Characteristics
Although they do not look similar, gophers are joined with kangaroo rats into a common superfamily. This is widely agreed. Overall morphology, the... |
61601 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteromyidae | Heteromyidae | The family of rodents that include kangaroo rats, kangaroo mice and rock pocket mice is the Heteromyidae family. Most heteromyids live in complex burrows in the deserts and grasslands of western North America. Some species within the Heteromys and Liomys genera are also found in forests and can be found down as far as ... |
61604 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo%20mouse | Kangaroo mouse | A kangaroo mouse is either one of the two species of jumping mouse (genus Microdipodops) native to the deserts of the Southwestern United States. Most of them can be found in the state of Nevada. The name "kangaroo mouse" refers to the species' extraordinary jumping ability, as well as its habit of bipedal locomotion.... |
61606 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silky%20pocket%20mouse | Silky pocket mouse | The silky pocket mouse (Perognathus flavus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. Like other members of the heteromyid family, they are more closely related to pocket gophers than to true mice.
Characteristics
The silky pocket mice are small animals with soft fur, long tails, and small feet compared to o... |
61609 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaetodipus | Chaetodipus | Chaetodipus is a genus of pocket mouse. Like other members of their family such as pocket mice in the genus Perognathus, they are more closely related to pocket gophers than to true mice.
Characteristics
Members of this genus range in size from 80–125 mm (head and body) and weigh 15-47 grams (Nowak, 1999). Unlike th... |
61611 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zarbon | Zarbon | Zarbon (ザーボン, Zābon) is a character in Dragonball Z.
Appearance
Zarbon is a powerful warrior who values beauty and his looks above all else. He first shows up in the Namek saga, and is shown to be one of Frieza's top two henchmen. Little is known about the character other than his pride, and his long history with Vege... |
61612 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodoria | Dodoria | Dodoria (ドドリア, Dodoria) is a character in Dragonball Z.
Appearance
Dodoria is a large, round alien warrior, appearing to be overweight by human standards. He has protruding spikes on his arms and head. He also wears the common armor that most of Lord Frieza's men have, including the shoulder pads and a green scouter.
... |
61613 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perognathinae | Perognathinae | Perognathinae is a subfamiliy of rodents. It contains the silky pocket mouse and the pocket mouse
References
Rodents |
61616 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frieza | Frieza | Frieza (フリーザ, Furīza) is a fictional character and first major villain in the Dragon Ball manga and Dragon Ball Z.
Frieza is one of the strongest aliens in Dragon Ball Z. He enjoys invading other planets. Frieza is a very mean person who thinks he is very strong. He has destroyed planets, without mercy. He will even k... |
61617 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmecophile | Myrmecophile | A myrmecophile is an animal that lives with ants. A myrmecophile may help the ants, or it may be a parasite of the ants by eating them or their food.
Many myrmecophiles eat waste in ant nests, such as dead ants or fungi growing in the nest. Some myrmecophiles make food that the ants can eat. Aphids do this when they m... |
61622 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argemone | Argemone | An argemone or prickly poppy is a plant used for decoration. It is related to the poppy. The plant is common in the Americas.
References
Ranunculales |
61626 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grist | Grist | Grist is grain that has been separated from its chaff and is ready for grinding. It can also mean grain that has already been ground at a grist mill. The word grist is related to the verb "to grind".
Grains
de:Bierbrauen#Schroten |
61631 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjul | Banjul | Banjul (formerly Bathurst) is the capital city of the Gambia. About 31,000 people live in the city. But the total urban area is many times larger with 413,397 people. The city is on St Mary's Island (or Banjul Island) where the Gambia River enters the Atlantic Ocean. The island is connected to the rest of Gambia by f... |
61634 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval%20Latin | Medieval Latin | Medieval Latin was the form of Latin used in the Middle Ages. It was mostly used by scholars and as the liturgical language of the medieval Roman Catholic Church, but also as a language of science, literature, and administration.
Despite the clerical origin of many of its authors, Medieval Latin should not be confused... |
61636 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armen%20Grigoryan | Armen Grigoryan | Armen Grigoryan () is the front man (and main songwriter) of "Crematorium" (Krematorij) Russian rock-band.
Grigoryan was born on November 24, 1960 in Moscow. His parents were Armenian. In 1983, he formed "Crematorium" which gained a reputation throughout the former Soviet Union and began to perform at concerts all ove... |
61637 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krematorij | Krematorij | Krematorij (Russian: Крематорий) is a Russian rock band. The lead singer of the group is Armen Grigoryan (Армен Григорян). He is also the main songwriter for the band.
The band was formed in 1983 in Moscow. After the release of their Illusionary World album in 1985, the group was well known throughout the former Sovie... |
61639 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristopher%20Schau | Kristopher Schau | Kristopher Hugh Martin Schau (born 12 August 1970 in Oslo) is a Norwegian musician, presenter, comedian and songwriter. He was a singer in heavy metal band The Cumshots. Now he is the singer in the Norwegian rock band The Dogs.
1970 births
Living people
Norwegian comedians
Norwegian singers
Norwegian television presen... |
61640 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole%20Petter%20Andreassen | Ole Petter Andreassen | Ole Petter Andreassen (born September 22, 1975) is a Norwegian musician and producer. He plays guitar in heavy metal band The Cumshots.
Norwegian musical entertainers
Heavy metal guitarists
1975 births
Living people |
61644 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercity-Express | Intercity-Express | The Intercity-Express (abbreviated: ICE; sometimes stylized as InterCityExpress), is a category of high speed trains, which are operated by DB Fernverkehr since 1991. It is the highest service and fare category (Class A) of rail in Germany and the flagship train of the German state railway, Deutsche Bahn. There are cur... |
61653 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeydew | Honeydew | Honeydew is a liquid sugar that aphids and some scale insects make when they eat plant sap. Honeydew is very sticky.
To eat plant sap, the aphid or scale insect pushes its mouth parts into the plant. Plant sap is under pressure inside the plant. The pressure inside the plant pushes the sap into the insect. Sometimes t... |
61661 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecclesiastical%20Latin | Ecclesiastical Latin | The term Ecclesiastical Latin (sometimes called Church Latin or Italian Latin) means the Latin language that is used in documents of the Roman Catholic Church and in its Latin liturgies. It is not a distinct language but a form of Latin used for ecclesiastical purposes because the same language can be used also for com... |
61662 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate%20%28drink%29 | Mate (drink) | This article is about the drink, for the plant see yerba mate.
Mate is a traditional drink in some countries in South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia and Brazil. The drink, which contains mateine (an analog of caffeine), is made by an infusion of dried leaves of yerba mate (Ilex... |
61666 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear%20%28disambiguation%29 | Bear (disambiguation) | Bears are a group of large mammals. They form the family Ursidae, in the order Carnivora.
The word bear could also mean:
Bear (gay slang), a hairy, heavy-set gay man
The ''Tu-95 Bear, a Russian bomber
Related pages
Bear Mountain, a disambiguation page |
61667 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba%20mate | Yerba mate | Yerba mate, Ilex paraguariensis, is a species of holly (family Aquifoliaceae) native to subtropical South America. It grows in Argentina, southern Paraguay, western Uruguay and southern Brazil.
The yerba mate plant is a shrub or small tree. It can grow up to 15 meters tall. The leaves are evergreen, 7–11 cm long and 3... |
61669 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guarana | Guarana | Guarana or Guaraná (, or ), Paullinia cupana (syn. P. crysan, P. sorbilis), is a shrub or small tree in the Sapindaceae family. It is native to Venezuela and northern Brazil. The seed of the Guaraná fruit is a stimulant with thermogenic and diuretic properties.
The guaraná fruit's color ranges from orange to red and ... |
61678 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken%20English | Broken English | Broken English, or Engrish is a variant of the English language by people who do not speak English very well.
The term may refer to spoken English, and it can also describe written English. In Japan, it is common to add English text to items for decorative and fashion purposes.
The term Engrish first appears as an As... |
61683 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred%20cow | Sacred cow | Sacred cow is an idiom. It is an expression or phrase that is used without the literal meaning of being about a cow or religion. When spoken or written it means a person or a belief that has been respected for a long time. It has become sacred and people are then afraid or unwilling to criticise or question it.
The i... |
61684 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murti | Murti | In Hinduism, a murti (also spelled murthi or murthy) usually means an image in which the Divine Spirit is expressed ('murta'). Hindus call the presence of God into the image so that they can communicate with him and receive his blessings.Hindus don't worship the murti or statue itself but the god who is present in thei... |
61691 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual%20memory | Virtual memory | Virtual Memory is a way of managing memory which is a recent trend of technology used in computers. Hardware (the physical part of the computer, such as the CPU or graphics card) runs software. This software will need computer memory to run, and do what it needs to do. Most computers in use today can do more than one t... |
61695 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolshoi%20Theatre | Bolshoi Theatre | The Bolshoi Theatre (Russian: Большой театр, Bol'shoy Teatr, Large Theater) is a world-famous theatre and opera company in Moscow, Russia, which gives performances of ballet and opera. It is in the centre of Moscow, near the Kremlin.
History of the building
The Bolshoi Theatre began in 1776 when Empress Catherina II ... |
61705 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild | Guild | A guild is an association of craftspeople or merchants who control the practice of their craft in a town.
Many groups of people started as guilds, including scholars, and religious guilds. Many modern organisations, like universities, started as guilds. However, the basic idea of a guild was to control the training a... |
61706 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delara%20Darabi | Delara Darabi | Delara Darabi (; September 29, 1986 - May 1, 2009) was a Iranian girl, who was sentenced to death at age of 17. She was convicted of murder, despite her highly probably innocence and was executed by hanging.
Case
Her case has raised controversy for number a reasons:
Iranian Government had signed the International C... |
61708 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freestyle%20football | Freestyle football | Freestyle football is a sport played by one person by kicking a football. Freestyle football is a new sport, which has become more popular in recent years.
To play freestyle football, one needs skill to keep the ball off the ground. This is done by juggling the ball with one's feet. Many people can do this well. At t... |
61712 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croydon | Croydon | Croydon is a large town in Greater London, southern England in the United Kingdom. It is south of London and is part of the London Borough of Croydon.
History
The town grew up from Anglo-Saxon times around a palace belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1276 the archbishop allowed a weekly market to take place ... |
61714 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addington | Addington | Addington is a village in the London Borough of Croydon in south London. Addington is home to many historical sites in Croydon, like Croydon Palace and the Addington Palace. St Mary's Church is also in Addington and is known for the cross commemorating five archbishops in the foreground. Before the tram system was intr... |
61718 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag%20of%20India | Flag of India | The modern Flag of The Republic of India has three colours, which are placed horizontally. At the top is saffron, which signifies sacrifice and patriotism. In the middle is white, which stands for truth in word and actions and purity in our thoughts. At the bottom is green, which stands for life and prosperity. In the ... |
61719 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat%20of%20arms%20of%20India | Coat of arms of India | The Indian Emblem of India is the symbol of the Republic of India, formally called 'National emblem'. It has four lions. The idea for this coat of arms was taken from the Sarnath Lion Capital that was built by Indian emperor Ashoka. It's a pillar in the city of Sarnath. Ashoka built it around 250 BC using a single pie... |
61720 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%20Wikipedia | Spanish Wikipedia | The Spanish Wikipedia (In Spanish: Wikipedia en Español) is a Spanish-language edition of Wikipedia. Started in May 2001, it is the 9th-largest Wikipedia by article count. The Spanish Wikipedia has about articles.
References
Other websites
Spanish Wikipedia main page.
Wikipedias
Spanish language |
61722 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal%20Palace | Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace is a place and former site of a landmark in London, England. The town is between the London Boroughs of Croydon, Bromley, Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham.
The town is home of the Crystal Palace television mast, a large aerial which receives television and radio signals so that people in London can hear... |
61723 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Askari%20mosque | Al-Askari mosque | Al-`Askarī or the `Askariyya Mosque/Shrine (Arabic: مرقد الامامين علي الهادي والحسن العسكري; transliterated: Marqad al-Imāmayn `Alī l-Hādī wa l-Ħassan al-`Askarī) is a Shī`a Muslim holy site. It is in the Iraqi city of Samarra. Samara is 60 miles from Baghdad. It is one of the most important Shīite mosques in the world... |
61727 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hathor | Hathor | Hathor was an Egyptian goddess. She was a cow goddess and was associated with the Milky Way. Hathor was the daughter of Ra.
Temples and worship
There are still remains of Hathor's temple in Dendera, Egypt. Dendara was her most well known. Her temple is 37 miles away from Luxor. It is thought that the temple of Hath... |
61728 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santorini | Santorini | Santorini is a Greek island. The capital is Thira. Santorini is 63 miles from the island of Crete. The total population is 13,600.
Santorini is considered an active volcano.
History
Human presences on the island seem to have existed since the middle of the 3rd millennium B.C. The excavations at Akrotiri have confirm... |
61730 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samarra | Samarra | Sāmarrā () is a town in Iraq. It is on the east bank of the Tigris in the Salah ad Din Governorate, 125 km north of Baghdad. In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 348,700 people.
Samarra is a city of culture and heritage. Samarra is home to the Malwiya Mosque Minerat.
Cities in Iraq |
61731 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy%20See | Holy See | The Holy See (Latin: Sancta Sedes, "holy seat") is the office of the Bishop of Rome, that is, the Pope.
The term Holy See also means the Pope and the Roman Curia, the central government of the Roman Catholic Church.
Every episcopal see is seen as holy and the Eastern Orthodox Church constantly applies the adjective "... |
61732 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigris | Tigris | The Tigris is a river in the Middle East. It is the eastern of two rivers that define Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia literally means (the land) between the rivers. The other river is called Euphrates. The source of the river is in the Taurus mountains in Turkey. From there, it flows through Northern Kurdistan in Turkey and f... |
61743 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawaret | Tawaret | In ancient Egyptian mythology, Tawaret (also Taweret) was the demon-wife of Apep, the first god of evil. She was often shown as a hippopotamus. Because female hippos are aggressive to protect their young, pregnant women wore amulets of Tawaret to protect their pregnancies.
Tawaret was a very popular goddess in the fir... |
61745 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seshat | Seshat | Seshat was the ancient Egyptian idea of knowledge, shown as a goddess. She became the goddess of writing, astronomy/astrology, architecture, and mathematics. When Thoth became the god of wisdom, Seshat was seen as his daughter, or sometimes, as his wife. In art, she was shown as a woman with a stylised papyrus plant ab... |
61749 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apep | Apep | Apep (also spelled Apepi, and Aapep, or Apophis in Greek) in Egyptian mythology was an evil demon. He was associated with darkness and chaos. He was often shown as a snake.
Apep's name was often incorrectly defined as he who was spat out. It was said that he had been formed by Neith, who had been the goddess of the an... |
61761 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ville%20Valo | Ville Valo | Ville Valo (born November 22, 1976) is a Finnish baritone singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer in the Finnish rock band HIM. He lives in Helsinki, Finland.
References
Other websites
HIMzone666
HIMzone666.forum
1976 births
Living people
Songwriters
Baritones
Singers from Helsinki |
61765 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefix%20notation | Prefix notation | Prefix notation is a mathematical notation. It is a way to write down equations and other mathematical formulae. Prefix notation is also known as Polish notation. The notation was invented by Jan Łukasiewicz in 1920. He wanted to simplify writing logic equations.
When prefix notation is used, no grouping elements (lik... |
61767 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephthys | Nephthys | Nephthys was a goddess with wide power and capacity, and she was often referred to as "The Excellent Goddess."
She could also be dangerous, able to kill the enemies of the king with her fiery breath. In this capacity, she was considered a protector of the king. .
Nephthys has a central role in the popular myths of Os... |
61798 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anuket | Anuket | Anuket was the first ancient Egyptian goddess of the Nile river in areas like Elephantine Island, at the start of the Nile's journey through Egypt, and in nearby parts of Nubia. Her temple was built at the Island of Seheil.
Since the god Khnum and goddess Satis were thought to be the gods of the source of the Nile, A... |
61804 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European%20language | Proto-Indo-European language | The Proto-Indo-European language (PIE) is the ancestor of the Indo-European languages.
It is the best-understood of all proto-languages. It was put together by the methods of historical linguistics.
Discovery and reconstruction
There are different ideas about when and where PIE was spoken. PIE may have been spoken a... |
61805 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptah | Ptah | Ptah was the ancient Egyptian god of craftsmen and architects. Ptah is named in the Turin King List as the first of the eight legendary god-kings of Egypt.
In art, he is shown as a hairless, bearded mummified man, often wearing a skull cap, holding a djed or other large tool (which he is sometimes shown using during m... |
61807 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt%20Waldheim | Kurt Waldheim | Kurt Josef Waldheim (21 December 1918 – 14 June 2007) was an Austrian diplomat and conservative politician. He was Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981, and President of Austria from 1986 to 1992.
Political career
Shortly before 1986, Waldheim published an autobiography. During his campaign to bec... |
61813 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mop | Mop | A mop is a tool used for cleaning. It is usually pieces of cloth or a sponge attached to the end of a long stick.
A dry mop is typically used to clean the floor, while a wet mop is used to remove dust.
The word (then spelled mappe) was first used in English as early as 1496, but new designs and variations of the orig... |
61815 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan%20%28mythology%29 | Pan (mythology) | Pan was the Ancient Greek god of pastures, flocks, the mountain wilds and rustic music. In Rome, he was called Faunus. He had the body of a satyr (legs of a goat and body of a human). He was also known to produce a sound called a "panic" that caused extreme pain to any who heard it, this sound is the origin of the Engl... |
61817 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothesis | Hypothesis | A hypothesis is a proposed explanation for some event or problem. For a scientific hypothesis, the scientific method requires that one can test it.
History
In the early 17th century, Cardinal Bellarmine gave a well known example of the older sense of the word in his warning to Galileo: that he must not treat the motio... |
61821 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observation | Observation | Observation is an activity of an intelligent living being (e.g. human), which senses and assimilates the knowledge of a phenomenon in its framework of previous knowledge and ideas.
Observation is more than the bare act of observing: Observation requires observing and seeking knowledge, often through experiment.
Obse... |
61822 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/East%20Sutton | East Sutton | East Sutton is a parish (town) about southeast of Maidstone in Kent, England. It is small by number of houses but it is in a large area. East Sutton is home to a women's prison, a council estate of 16 houses and the church of St Peter's and Saint Paul's.
Towns in Kent |
61826 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/City%20and%20town%20halls | City and town halls | A city hall or town hall is the headquarters of a city or town's administration and usually houses the city or town council, its associated departments and their employees. It is also usually the base of the city, town, borough or county mayor.
In North America, a hall is labeled a "city" or "town" hall depending on ... |
61827 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrometer | Spectrometer | A spectrometer is an optical instrument used to measure properties of light over a specific portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
The independent variable is usually the wavelength of the light.
The variable measured is most often the light's intensity but could also, for instance, be the polarization state. A spe... |
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