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71633 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lira%20da%20braccio | Lira da braccio | The lira da braccio was a European string instrument that was played with a bow. It was used during the Renaissance. Italian poet-musicians in court in the 15th and 16th centuries often played it to accompany the poems they were reading. The lira da braccio was very similar to the medieval fiddle. Changes continued ... |
71635 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas%20%28missile%29 | Atlas (missile) | Atlas was a missile built by the Convair Division of General Dynamics.
It was originally designed as an ICBM in the late 1950s. It launched the Mercury project space capsules and became the foundation for a family of successful space launch vehicles now built by United Launch Alliance. The Atlas rocket family is today... |
71638 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag%20of%20Dominican%20Republic | Flag of Dominican Republic | The Dominican Constitution says that the flag of the Dominican Republic has a white cross in the centre; the arms of the cross get to the sides of the flag and divides the flag into four rectangles —the left rectangles are blue (top) and red (bottom), and the right ones are red (top) and blue (bottom). The width of the... |
71640 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton | Southampton | Southampton is a city in the United Kingdom. The city is in Hampshire. It is about in the middle of the south coast of England. Southampton is the largest city on the south coast.
It is an important port. It is the nearest city to the New Forest. In 1912, the RMS Titanic sailed from there as was common with most ocean... |
71641 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhasa%20Apso | Lhasa Apso | The Lhasa Apso is a small breed of dog. It originated in Lhasa, Tibet, which it is named after. Male Lhasas generally weigh about 14 to 18 pounds, and female Lhasas weigh 12 to 14 pounds. Lhasas have developed a thick coat of fur because they were bred in Tibet, which can get very cold. Their coat comes in many differe... |
71644 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/States%20and%20territories%20of%20Australia | States and territories of Australia |
States and territories of Australia
States
Territories
Mainland
From 1926 to 1931, Central Australia existed as a separate territory between the 20th and 26th parallels of latitude, before being becoming a part of the Northern Territory again.
Overseas territories
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Australian Anta... |
71651 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Rocky%20and%20Bullwinkle%20Show | The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show | The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show is an alternative name for two separate American television animated shows: Rocky and His Friends (1959–1961) and The Bullwinkle Show (1961–1964).
Cast
Bill Scott as Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right, Fearless Leader, Mister Peabody, Gidney, Mr. Big and various others
June Foray as Rocky, Nata... |
71653 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy%20Finlayson | Jimmy Finlayson | James Henderson "Jimmy" Finlayson (August 27, 1887 – October 9, 1953) was a Scottish-American actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. Finlayson was bald, with a fake moustache, and had many trademark comic mannerisms and is famous for his squinting, outrageous "double-take, "fade away" head reaction, and ch... |
71658 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body%20mass%20index | Body mass index | The body mass index (or BMI) is a measure which shows whether people have the right weight for their height. The World Health Organisation (WHO), governments and health workers use it. It is also sometimes called the Quetelet index.
History
The BMI was invented by Adolphe Quetelet between 1830 and 1850.
A scientist... |
71659 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle%20age | Middle age | For the time in history, see Middle Ages.
Middle age is the period of life between youth and before old age. There is no fixed age, but most people think it begins when someone is about 45 years old, until the person is 64 years old.
In most countries, people that think that by middle age, people should be mature, pe... |
71660 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribute | Tribute | A tribute (from Latin tribulum, contribution) is when one party gives to another as a sign of respect or, as was often case in historical situations, of submission or loyalty.
This is trade between the parties under a contractual relationship formed upon pressure, and based upon the possibility of threats if improved ... |
71665 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandy%20%28singer%29 | Brandy (singer) | Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979), professionally known as Brandy, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and actress.
Brandy became famous as a teenager in the early 90s with the debut Brandy which received a platinum certification in the US. In 1997 she became the first African Amer... |
71672 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kew%20Gardens | Kew Gardens | Kew Gardens or the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in the United Kingdom.
Kew’s historic landscapes and buildings are a collection of gardens and parks and glasshouses.
Kew has the world's largest collection of plant specimens, and is one of the... |
71686 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo%20Gabba%20Gabba%21 | Yo Gabba Gabba! | Yo Gabba Gabba! is an American television show is an Nick Jr. from August 20, 2007 until February 2, 2009. It is shown on Nick Jr., on the Nickelodeon network. The program is about a colourful D.J. named DJ Lance Rock, and 5 toy monsters, who live in Gabbaland. In every program a band plays music. Most of the bands are... |
71690 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post%20%28album%29 | Post (album) | Post is an album by Icelandic rock singer Björk. She sent it out on June of 1995. It includes techno and dance songs.
Post was one of the most popular albums of Björk. It was ranked #26 in Spin magazine's "100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005".
Björk albums
1995 albums |
71700 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Component | Component | Component could mean:
Electronic component, part of electronic circuits
Component ingredient, the main ingredient in a food
Component video, a type of analog video information that is sent or stored as two or more separate signals
Symmetrical component, in electrical engineering, analysis of unbalanced three-phase ... |
71701 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscape | Landscape | A landscape means an area of land as one can see it. This includes landforms, flora, fauna and human elements, for instance human activity or the built environment.
According to its meaning, lighting and weather conditions are part of landscape as well. Objects inside the building can sometimes be considered part of l... |
71705 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell | Dell | Dell is a private company that makes laptop and desktop computers and computer accessories. It was formed in 1984. It is named after Michael Dell, the CEO and creator of the company. Dell makes computers for businesses and home users, and they also make computer monitors and Printers. They used to make portable music p... |
71709 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svartahrid | Svartahrid | Svartahrid is a black metal band from Norway. The band was formed in Skien, Telemark in 1994.
Members
Istar - guitarist and singer
Forn - drummer
NidGrim - bassist
Studioalbums
Forthcoming Storm (1999)
As The Sunrise Flickers (2000)
Sadness And Wrath (2007)
Malicious Pride (2008)
Other websites
Svartahrid at ... |
71712 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel%20Marceau | Marcel Marceau | Marcel Mangel (22 March 1923 – 22 September 2007) better known by his stage name Marcel Marceau, was a French mime. He was one of the most popular mimes in the world. He was said to be "single-handedly responsible for reviving the art of mime after World War II."
Marceau created many personalities. The most famous of ... |
71715 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugs%20Bunny | Bugs Bunny | Bugs Bunny is an Academy Award-winning animated rabbit who starred in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series created by Warner Bros. He made the phrase "What's up, Doc?" popular as early as 1940. Other things he says are "I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque", "Of course you realize, this means wa... |
71716 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaz%20II%20mystery | Kaz II mystery | The Kaz II is a 12 metre catamaran that was found drifting 160 km (80 nautical miles) off the northern coast of Australia on April 18, 2007. What happened to the crew of the boat is still unknown. The circumstances in which they disappeared are mysterious and have been compared to that of the 1800s ship Mary Celeste.
... |
71717 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Simpsons%20shorts | The Simpsons shorts | The Simpsons shorts is a series of one-minute television shorts that ran on the variety show The Tracey Ullman Show for three seasons. The shorts were created by cartoonist Matt Groening.
Season 1: 1987
Season 2: 1987-1988
Season 3: 1988-1989
Related pages
The Simpsons
The Tracey Ullman Show
References
The Sim... |
71718 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20L.%20Brooks | James L. Brooks | James L. Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is a three-time Academy Award, nineteen-time Emmy and Golden Globe-winning American producer, writer, and movie director.
He is best known for creating American television programs such as The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Simpsons, Rhoda and Taxi. His best-known movie is Terms of Endea... |
71719 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi is a way of connecting to a computer network using radio waves instead of wires. It was invented to connect computers that are near each other, and nowadays is much used for Internet connections.
The Wi-Fi Alliance says Wi-Fi is any "wireless local area network" (WLAN) that follows the Institute of Electrical... |
71721 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital%20Object%20Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | A Digital Object Identifier (or DOI) is a permanent way to identify an online document. This identification is not related to its current location.
A typical use of a DOI is to give a scientific paper or article a unique number that can be used by anyone find the location of the paper. It may also make it possible to... |
71722 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopaedia%20Metallum | Encyclopaedia Metallum | Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives is a website which lists bands from various forms of heavy metal music.
Other websites
Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives
Entertainment websites
Heavy metal |
71735 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical%20Depression%20Ten%20%282007%29 | Tropical Depression Ten (2007) | Tropical Depression Ten was a short-lived tropical cyclone that moved onto land on western Florida in September 2007. It was the tenth tropical cyclone of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm formed as a subtropical depression on September 21 in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico from the contact of a tropical wa... |
71745 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software%20piracy | Software piracy | Software piracy (officially called copyright infringement of software) refers to the illegal copying of software. It often uses the Internet. Some countries have laws about this. The problem is considered to be bigger in certain countries than in others. Those who hold the copyright get less money because of copyri... |
71764 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bionicle | Bionicle | Bionicle (stylized BIONICLE) is a line of toys by the LEGO Group marketed primarily for 5- to 16-year-olds. The line was launched on December 30, 2000 in Europe and June/July 2001 in Canada and the United States. "Bionicle" is a portmanteau constructed from the words "biological" and "chronicle", which is also actually... |
71768 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora | Flora | In botany, flora (plural: floras or florae) has two meanings.
The first meaning refers Flowers ,Flower Goddess and plant life in an area or time period (especially the naturally occurring or indigenous plant life). The corresponding term for animal life is fauna.
The second meaning refers to a book or other work wh... |
71769 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora%20%28disambiguation%29 | Flora (disambiguation) | Flora is plant life as distinct from animal life (fauna); or, a book or other work that describes the plant species in a particular area or region.
Flora may also refer to:
Gut flora, the bacteria and other microorganisms in the intestines of a larger animal.
Flora (grape), a cross between Sémillon and Gewürztramine... |
71775 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%20Cantona | Eric Cantona | Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona (born 24 May 1966 in Marseille) is a French football player turned actor. He was one of Manchester United's greatest players. Cantona has more than 140 appearances with Manchester United. He ended his professional footballing career with the team. Cantona had earlier played for Leeds United b... |
71778 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin%20town | Twin town | Twin towns are towns or cities in different countries which are paired to encourage human contact and cultural links.
In Europe, the pairs of towns are called twin towns, but other languages say friendship towns or partner towns; in North America and Australasia, the towns are called sister cities. Brother cities wa... |
71785 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffyverse | Buffyverse | The Buffyverse is a fictional universe created by writer/director Joss Whedon. It is the setting used for the movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BtVS), the BtVS television series and the Angel television series. Comic books and novels based on both the Buffy and Angel television series and the Fray comic book also take p... |
71879 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness | Loudness | Volume can mean loudness, for example, in the volume control on computers and televisions which lets you tell the unit how loud you want its sound to be. Loudness is measured in Decibels (Db) and can be measured using a "Decibel Meter" or "sound level meter".
Sound |
71889 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas%20Mountains | Atlas Mountains | The Atlas Mountains (Amazigh: Idurar n Watlas, ) are a mountain range in northwest Africa. They extend about 2,400 km (1,500 miles) through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. The highest peak is Tougkal, with an elevation of 4,167 metres (13,671 ft) in southwestern Morocco. The second highest mountain is the M'Goun of 4071... |
71895 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic%20drift | Genetic drift | Genetic drift is a random effect on biological populations. Its effect is to remove genetic variation from a population of living organisms.
In natural populations there are a number of forces acting. There are forces which add heritable variation to the population, such as mutation and recombination. There are also ... |
71898 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956%20Winter%20Olympics | 1956 Winter Olympics | The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1956 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The USSR debuted in these Winter Olympics. They immediately showed their strength by winning more medals than any other nation.
Participating nations
A total of 32 nations sent athletes to Cortin... |
71901 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duster | Duster | A Duster can be:
A dustrag or cloth used to remove dust from furniture or other objects
A feather duster
A smaller whisk broom or brush
A light coat or housecoat; see Duster (clothing)
An automobile, the Plymouth Duster
A member of the Amarillo Dusters arena football team
A member of the Hudson Dusters street gang
A g... |
71902 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather%20duster | Feather duster | A feather duster is a tool used for cleaning. It consists typically of a handle and a segment composed of natural or artificial feathers which form the cleaning-contact surface. It is particularly useful for removing dust from surfaces.
Feather dusters use the principles of static electricity to take up small debris ... |
71903 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrostatics | Electrostatics | Electrostatics (also known as static electricity) is the branch of physics that deals with apparently stationary electric charges.
Electrostatics involves the buildup of charge on the surface of objects due to contact with other surfaces.
Although charge exchange happens whenever any two surfaces contact and se... |
71910 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat%20of%20arms%20of%20Dominican%20Republic | Coat of arms of Dominican Republic | The coat of arms of the Dominican Republic, as described by Article 96 of the Dominican Constitution, has a shield supported by an olive branch (left) and a palm leaf (right); above the shield, a blue ribbon displays the national motto: Dios, Patria, Libertad (God, Fatherland, Freedom). Below the shield, there is a red... |
71916 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustis%2C%20Florida | Eustis, Florida | Eustis is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. Its current population as of 2005 is 17,683.
Other websites
City of Eustis
Cities in Florida |
71921 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort%20Walton%20Beach%2C%20Florida | Fort Walton Beach, Florida | Fort Walton Beach is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. As of 2005, the population is estimated to be 19,817.
References
Notes
Other websites
City of Fort Walton Beach
Local Boating Events and Information
Outdoor Recreation Guide for Fort Walton Beach, Destin, and Pensacola
Local Family Condo R... |
71922 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercell | Supercell | A supercell is a strong type of thunderstorm with a thick, rotating updraft (a mesocyclone). Supercell thunderstorms are the largest, most dangerous type of thunderstorms. There are really only two types of thunderstorms: supercell and ordinary, but some have four classifications: single-cell, multi-cell, squall line, ... |
71923 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen%20Blanco | Kathleen Blanco | Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (December 15, 1942 – August 18, 2019) was an American politician. She served as Governor of Louisiana from 2004 through 2008 until being replaced by Bobby Jindal. She was born in New Iberia, Louisiana. Blanco is a member of the Democratic Party.
In December 2017, Blanco was diagnosed with an... |
71924 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian%20hypothesis | Armenian hypothesis | The Armenian hypothesis suggests that the Proto-Indo-European languages was spoken in the Armenian Highland in the 3rd millennium BC. Scholars Tamaz Gamkrelidze and Vyacheslav Vsevolodovich Ivanov place the homeland in Armenia.
Related pages
Armenian Highland
Ancient Armenia
References
T. V. Gamkrelidze and V. V. Iva... |
71925 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilsonian%20Armenia | Wilsonian Armenia | Wilsonian Armenia is used for the borders that were drawn by Woodrow Wilson at the Treaty of Sèvres. The area was to the north and to the west side of Trabzon Province to provide the DRA an area to the Black Sea. The Armenian national fight for "Western Armenia" being somewhat part of the newly established Turkish repu... |
71931 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuo%20Fukuda | Yasuo Fukuda | Yasuo Fukuda () (born 16 July 1936) was Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008. He was born in Gunma, Japan. The prime minister before him was Shinzo Abe. He hosted the G8 meeting in Hokkaido in July 2008, but resigned on September 1, 2008, due to low approval ratings and political deadlock. He was succeeded by Taro... |
71932 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercenary | Mercenary | Mercenaries are soldiers who fight for money, rather than for their country, political/religious beliefs, or other benefits.
Mercenaries are a very old phenomenon. They are mentioned in the Old Testament, and King David had a bodyguard of Cretan and Philistine mercenaries. They are also mentioned in the Iliad, specifi... |
71934 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kere | Kere | Kere ( or Kerey) is a lake in Kazakhstan, in Akmola Province. Its area is 63.8 square kilometres. It is about 10 km south of Lake Tengiz
References
Kere |
71965 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre%20Jeunet | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Jean-Pierre Jeunet (born 3 September 1953 in Roanne, Loire, France) is a French movie director.
Career
Jean-Pierre Jeunet bought his first camera at the age of 17 and made short movies while studying animation at Cinémation Studios. He made friends with Marc Caro. Caro was a designer and comic book artist. Caro worke... |
71966 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham%20Yost | Graham Yost | Graham John Yost (born September 5, 1959) is a Canadian movie and television screenwriter. His most famous works are the 1994 movie Speed, Broken Arrow, and Hard Rain. Yost did not write the dialog for Speed. The dialog was written by Joss Whedon.
He has also written for the television series Herman's Head, Band of Br... |
71975 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longboat | Longboat | A longboat was an open boat used on-board ships during the age of the sailing ships. The original name was 'Shallop' but was changed to longboat in the 18th century. A ship or vessel would carry several ship's boats for various uses. The most important would be a longboat, an open boat to be rowed by up to eight or te... |
71977 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrow | Jarrow | Jarrow is a town in England. It has 27,000 people.
History
Romans had set up a fort near Jarrow in the 1st century. Later in the 5th century, Anglo-Saxons occupied the location. It is not well known when Jarrow was first built. The name of "Jarrow" has been used from 750. The monastery of St Paul is the sister monas... |
71979 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952%20Winter%20Olympics | 1952 Winter Olympics | The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1952 in Oslo, Norway.
Participating nations
A total of 30 nations sent athletes to compete at these Games, which was the highest number to that date. This was the first time New Zealand and Portugal participated in the Winter Olym... |
72003 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940%20Summer%20Olympics | 1940 Summer Olympics | The 1940 Summer Olympics, officially known as Games of the XII Olympiad, were not held.
The games were planned for Tokyo in Japan, but the Japanese organizers withdrew in 1938 because of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
In 1938, the International Olympic Committee decided to hold the games at Helsinki in Finland.
The g... |
72009 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936%20Winter%20Olympics | 1936 Winter Olympics | The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1936 in the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin.
Participating nations
28 nations sent athletes to compete in Germany, to date the largest number at a... |
72051 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas%20%28anatomy%29 | Atlas (anatomy) | In anatomy, the atlas is the top cervical vertebra (neck bones) of the spine. In anatomy, the atlas is written (C1) for short.
It is named for the Atlas of mythology, because it supports the head in the same way as Atlas held the world on his shoulders.
The atlas connects to a vertebra called the axis. Together they... |
72053 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertebra | Vertebra | Vertebrae (singular: vertebra) are the individual irregular bones that make up the spinal column (aka ischis) – a flexuous and flexible column.
There are normally thirty-three (33) vertebrae in humans, including the five that are fused to form the sacrum (the others are separated by intervertebral discs) and the four c... |
72057 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928%20Winter%20Olympics | 1928 Winter Olympics | The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own and not as a part of a Summer Olympics. The preceding 1924 Winter Olympics were later renamed as Winter Olympics. They were actually... |
72066 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local%20government%20in%20England | Local government in England | For the purposes of local government, England is divided into as many as four levels of administrative divisions. At some levels, various legislation has created alternative types of administrative division.
Regional level
At the top level, England is divided into nine regions. Each one containing one or more county... |
72079 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928%20Summer%20Olympics | 1928 Summer Olympics | The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, were held at Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
The games were thought to be a success. Half of the expense of the games was covered by the Dutch government.
Participating nations
A total of 46 nations were represented at the Amsterdam Games.... |
72084 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924%20Winter%20Olympics | 1924 Winter Olympics | The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1924 in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Europe (FRANCE) between 30 January and 2 February 1922. At first, the games were called Semaine Internationale des Sports d'Hiver ("International Winter Sports Week") and were held as part of the 1924 ... |
72086 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism | Realism | Realism is a way of portraying or thinking about reality. The word "realism" is used in many liberal arts in many different ways (such as in music, painting, and philosophy). It usually means trying to be true to reality. This is where the word "realistic" comes from. Realism is usually seen as an opposite of romantici... |
72088 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridge%20%28meteorology%29 | Ridge (meteorology) | A ridge is a stretched out area of high atmospheric pressure compared to normal recorded pressures. It is also the opposite of a trough.
Related pages
Trough (meteorology)
Meteorology |
72091 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane%20Hunters | Hurricane Hunters | Hurricane Hunters are special aircraft that fly into or around a tropical cyclone to gather information (or data). Hurricane Hunters are only used to study tropical cyclones in the northern Atlantic Ocean and northeastern Pacific Ocean.
Other websites
53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron homepage
403rd Wing Homepag... |
72092 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.%20Vincent%20Island%2C%20Florida | St. Vincent Island, Florida | St. Vincent Island, Florida is one of a group of islands that is located in the Floridan Gulf Coast.
Other websites
St. Vincent Island at Green Nature
Forgotten Florida
Apalachee
Islands of Florida |
72093 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phencyclidine | Phencyclidine | Phencyclidine (a shortened version of the chemical name phenylcyclohexylpiperidine), usually called PCP, is an illegal drug. PCP is called a hallucinogenic drug: it causes people to hallucinate, and see, hear, and sense things that are not real. PCP is neurotoxic. It causes changes to the brain that can leave permanent... |
72095 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philodendron | Philodendron | Philodendron (tree lover) is a large genus of the Arum family, Araceae. Currently, about 900 different species are known. The plants are evergreen flowering plants. Some of them are vines, some can grow as epiphytes. Most of them grow like bushes. They can reach a height of about 6 meters.
Very often, Philodendron are... |
72097 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagittarius | Sagittarius | Sagittarius could mean:
Sagittarius (constellation)
Sagittarius (astrology), an astrological sign
Sagittarius dwarf elliptical galaxy
Sagittarius (band), a 60's California recording project featuring Gary Usher and Curt Boettcher
Sagittarius (comics), a member of a fictional evil organization called Zodiac.
Sagittarii ... |
72098 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagittarius%20%28astrology%29 | Sagittarius (astrology) | Sagittarius is the astrological Zodiac sign that represents the constellation Sagittarius. Sagittarius is from November 22 to December 17. The opposite sign to Sagittarius is Gemini, which is from May 21 to June 20.
Mythology
In mythology Sagittarius is related to Greek myth of a centaur.
myths also says that the con... |
72099 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell%20Oil%20Company | Shell Oil Company | Shell Oil Company is the United States-based subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell. Its parent is a multinational oil company ("oil major") of Anglo Dutch origins. Royal Dutch Shell is one of the largest oil companies in the world. About 22,000 Shell employees are based in the United States The head office in the United Sta... |
72100 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble%20Energy | Noble Energy | Noble Energy, Inc. () of Houston, Texas is the modern name of Noble Affiliates Inc., by which it was known through the 1990s, and it is now an oil and natural gas exploration and production company with almost US$3 billion in income at #660 on the 2007 Fortune 1000 list of the largest American companies.
In 1985, Nobl... |
72105 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCP | PCP | PCP could mean:
In politics:
Partido Comunista del Peru, also known as Shining Path
Partido Comunista Paraguayo, Paraguayan Communist Party
Partido Comunista Peruano, Peruvian Communist Party
Partido Comunista Português, Portuguese Communist Party
Partido Comunista Puertorriqueño, Puerto Rican Communist Party
Partit ... |
72106 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakenham%20railway%20line%2C%20Melbourne | Pakenham railway line, Melbourne | The Pakenham Railway Line is a Railway in Melbourne, Victoria. It has 25 stations. It was run by M-Train until April 17, 2004, where Connex took over all Melbourne rail services.
List of stations
Bold stations are places where trains end their journeys, italic stations have staff there to help people.
Branches from ... |
72111 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian%20Empire | Austrian Empire | The Austrian Empire was an empire that lasted in Europe from 1804 to 1867. The empire was centered on present-day Austria and was a remnant of the Holy Roman Empire which collapsed on 1806. The last Holy Roman Emperor, Francis II, became Francis I of Austria. It was succeeded by Austria-Hungary.
19th century in Austri... |
72116 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot%20fish | Pilot fish | .
The pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) is a fish that lives in many places of the world. They live in warm water. They eat parasites on larger fish.
Pilot fish usually gather around sharks (also rays and sea turtles). They eat parasites on their host, and small pieces of food that their host does not eat (leftovers). W... |
72117 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C4%83l%C5%A3i | Bălţi | Bălţi is the third-largest city in the country of Moldova. It is the major city in the northern part of the country. During the Russian Empire (1812-1917), and later the Soviet era (1940-1990) the name was also spelled Beltsy, from its form in Russian. The city is 135 km north of the capital Chişinău, on the small rive... |
72119 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd%20Landis | Floyd Landis | Floyd Landis (born October 14, 1975) is an American road racing cyclist, now best remembered because of the Tour de France 2006 doping scandal. He is a time-trial specialist and a strong climber.
Landis turned professional in 1999 with the Mercury Cycling Team. He joined the US Postal Service team in 2002, and moved t... |
72121 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93scar%20Pereiro | Óscar Pereiro | Óscar Pereiro is a cyclist from Spain. He was born on 3 August 1977. He came second in the 2006 Tour de France. On 20 September 2007 he was declared the winner because Floyd Landis was found guilty of doping.
Related pages
List of Tour de France winners
Tour de France
1977 births
Living people
Doping cases in cy... |
72124 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawksbill%20sea%20turtle | Hawksbill sea turtle | The hawksbill sea turtle or hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is an endangered species of turtle.
It is mostly seen in shallow lagoons and coral reefs where its food is. It is smaller than the Australian flatback turtle: it is usually a little more than two feet long. It usually weighs about 150 pounds. It ha... |
72134 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924%20Summer%20Olympics | 1924 Summer Olympics | The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were held at Paris in France.
The games were thought to be successful, but costly. The events were well attended.
Participating nations
A total of 44 nations sent athletes to compete at the Paris games.
Germany was not invited to par... |
72136 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906%20Summer%20Olympics | 1906 Summer Olympics | The 1906 Summer Olympics, also called the 1906 Intercalated Games, were held in Athens, Greece.
These games are not awarded the title of Olympiad because they were held between the III and IV Olympiads. Medals were given to the participants during these games, but the medals are not officially recognised by the Intern... |
72143 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%20Summer%20Olympics | 2012 Summer Olympics | The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, were held in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012, followed by the 2012 Paralympic Games from 29 August to 9 September.
London became the first city to host the modern Olympic Games three times; London also hosted the 19... |
72163 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952%20Summer%20Olympics | 1952 Summer Olympics | The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were held at Helsinki in Finland.
Helsinki was chosen as the host city over Amsterdam, Athens, Lausanne, and Stockholm and five American cities: Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Philadelphia. Helsinki had been given the 1940 Summ... |
72171 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948%20Summer%20Olympics | 1948 Summer Olympics | The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were held at London in the United Kingdom.
These were the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, because no Games were held during World War II.
In part, the games were thought to be a success because the... |
72177 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944%20Summer%20Olympics | 1944 Summer Olympics | The 1944 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIII Olympiad, were not held.
The games were cancelled because of World War II. They would have been held in London, England, which won the bid in the June 1939 International Olympic Committee election, over Rome, Detroit, Lausanne, Athens, Budapest, Helsi... |
72188 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920%20Summer%20Olympics | 1920 Summer Olympics | The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were held at Antwerp in Belgium.
The games were a financial strain for the host country and the participants. The events were not well attended.
Participating nations
A total of 22 nations sent athletes to compete at the Antwerp games.
Rel... |
72189 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916%20Summer%20Olympics | 1916 Summer Olympics | The 1916 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the VI Olympiad, were not held.
The games were planned for Berlin in Germany.
In 1912, workers began building the sports facilities for the games. The Deutsches Stadion ("German Stadium") began in 1912. In June 1913, the stadium was officially opened with 6... |
72191 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphology%20%28linguistics%29 | Morphology (linguistics) | Morphology is part of linguistics. It looks at the way words are put together using small pieces called morphemes. A morpheme is the smallest part of a word that has meaning. Different languages have different morphemes and have different rules for how morphemes are combined.
Free and bound morphemes
Words are the ... |
72198 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax | Syntax | In linguistics, syntax is the study of the rules that govern the structure of sentences.
The term syntax can also be used to refer to these rules themselves, as in “the syntax of a language”. Modern research in syntax attempts to describe languages in terms of such rules, and, for many practitioners, to find general ... |
72199 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912%20Summer%20Olympics | 1912 Summer Olympics | The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in Stockholm, Sweden.
The games were thought to be a success. For the first time, athletes in the Games came from all five continents symbolised in the Olympic rings.
Participating nations
A total of 22 nations sent athletes to c... |
72200 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax%20%28disambiguation%29 | Syntax (disambiguation) | Syntax may refer to:
Syntax, set of rules governing how words combine to form grammatical meanings.
Syntax (journal), a Blackwell Publishing journal devoted to natural language syntax.
Syntax (logic)
Syntax of programming languages
Syntax (band)
Syntax (television manufacturer)
Syntax Records (a San Diego-based ... |
72207 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyacheslav%20Vsevolodovich%20Ivanov | Vyacheslav Vsevolodovich Ivanov | Vyacheslav Vsevolodovich Ivanov (21 August 1929 – 7 October 2017) was a Soviet/Russian historical linguist. His main topic of study is Indo-European languages.
Works
He is best known for his glottalic theory of how consonants are spoken in Indo-European languages and for placing point of origin for these languages in... |
72209 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamaz%20V.%20Gamkrelidze | Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze | Tamaz (Thomas) V. Gamkrelidze (Georgian თამაზ გამყრელიძე) (October 23, 1929 – February 10, 2021) was a Georgian linguist, orientalist and public benefactor, Academician (beginning in 1974) and President (2005–2013) of the Georgian Academy of Sciences (GAS), Doctor of Sciences (1963), Professor (1964).
Gamkrelidze was ... |
72213 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian%20alphabet | Georgian alphabet | The Georgian alphabet is used to write in the Georgian language and other Kartvelian languages. The alphabet is called Khutsuri, first said around in the 11th century.
Greek and Aramaic influences have been shown, but some Georgian scholars like Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze have said that they were freely invented in imitati... |
72218 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytosine | Cytosine | Cytosine is one of the 5 main nucleobases used in storing and transporting genetic information within a cell in the nucleic acids DNA and RNA.
In DNA and RNA, cytosine is paired with guanine. However, it is unstable, and can change into uracil (spontaneous deamination). This can lead to a point mutation if not repair... |
72219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1908%20Summer%20Olympics | 1908 Summer Olympics | The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IV Olympiad, were held in London, United Kingdom.
The Olympics were originally scheduled to be held in Rome; however, Mount Vesuvius erupted on 7 April 1906. The natural disaster caused a financial strain on the Italian government. Then the venue was chang... |
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