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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth%20Brooks
Garth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He uses rock elements in his recordings and live performances. Brooks was successful in the country singles and country album charts and later also proved popular in the mainstream pop arena, exposing country music to a lar...
81593
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baden
Baden
Baden is a historical state in south-west Germany. The Margraviate of Baden () was made in 1112. From 1190 to 1771, Baden was broken up into different smaller states. When the Holy Roman Empire ended in 1806, the Margraviate of Baden became the larger and more powerful Grand Duchy of Baden (). After World War I ended ...
81603
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BCttlingen%2C%20Switzerland
Hüttlingen, Switzerland
Hüttlingen is a municipality of the district of Frauenfeld, in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. References Municipalities of Thurgau
81604
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BCttwilen
Hüttwilen
Hüttwilen is a municipality of the district of Steckborn in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. The lakes Nussbaumersee, Hüttwilersee and Hasensee are found in the municipality. References Municipalities of Thurgau
81605
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemmental
Kemmental
Kemmental is a municipality of the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. History The municipality was created on January 1, 1996 by mergxer of the formar municipalities of Alterswilen, Altishausen, Ellighausen, Lippoldswilen, Neuwilen, Siegershausen, Dotnacht and Hugelshofen. Images Munici...
81606
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesswil
Kesswil
Kesswil is a municipality of the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. The village was the birthplace of the psychiatrist Carl Jung. References Municipalities of Thurgau
81607
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kradolf-Sch%C3%B6nenberg
Kradolf-Schönenberg
Kradolf-Schönenberg is a municipality of the district of Bischofszell in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. References Municipalities of Thurgau
81608
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langrickenbach
Langrickenbach
Langrickenbach is a municipality of the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. References Municipalities of Thurgau
81609
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lengwil
Lengwil
Lengwil is a municipality of the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. References Municipalities of Thurgau
81632
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi%20Model%20A
Mitsubishi Model A
The Mitsubishi Model A is the only car built by the Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Company, a member of the Mitsubishi keiretsu which would later become Mitsubishi Motors, and the first automobile made in Japan. Based on the Fiat Tipo 3, it was a four-door seven-seat sedan powered by a front-mounted 26kW 2.8 litre straight-4 ...
81653
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher%20%28protocol%29
Gopher (protocol)
Gopher is a protocol. It was designed for distributing, searching, and retrieving documents over the Internet. Gopher represented an early alternative to the World Wide Web. The gopher protocol has some things HTTP-based clients do not have. It is based on menus. An item selected from a menu will either open another ...
81655
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner%20moons%20of%20Jupiter
Inner moons of Jupiter
The inner moons of Jupiter are four small moons that orbit close to Jupiter. These moons are closely interconnected with the rings of Jupiter and serve as both sources and sinks of the ring's material. Their semi-major axes range between 128,000 and 222,000 km. The members of the group are (in order from closest to f...
81658
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galilean%20moons
Galilean moons
The Galilean moons are the four satellites of Jupiter found by Galileo Galilei: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. They are by far the biggest of the many moons of Jupiter. Discovery Galileo Galilei found what came to be known as the Galilean moons around December 1609 or January 1610. As a result of improvements he ...
81659
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passion%20cantata
Passion cantata
A Passion cantata is a cantata. The cantata takes its theme from the Passion of Jesus Christ, in other words his suffering until his death at the cross. Larger cantatas with this theme are known as oratorios. Today, most of them are performed in the week before Easter. Famous Passion cantatas English In the English ...
81660
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen%20Grammar%20School
Aberdeen Grammar School
Aberdeen Grammar School is one of the twelve secondary schools run by the government in the City of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is run by the Aberdeen City Council education department. It is the oldest school in the city. It is one of oldest grammar schools in the United Kingdom. It is around 750 years old. Lord Byron went...
81663
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless%20Application%20Protocol
Wireless Application Protocol
The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is a protocol. It was made to allow devices like mobile phones to access the internet. Internet Computer protocols
81666
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalia%20group
Himalia group
The Himalia group is a group of prograde non-spherical moons of Jupiter that follow similar orbits to Himalia and are thought to have a common origin. The known members of the group are (in order from closest to farthest from Jupiter): Leda Himalia (the biggest, which gives its name to the group) Lysithea Elara Th...
81670
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOS
SOS
[[File:thesos.jpg|thumb|right|Drawing of RMS Titanics captain and radio operator, titled "The S.O.S"]]SOS (· · · — — — · · ·) is a Morse code. It is used as distress code, to signal danger. It was introduced by the German government in radio regulations on April 1, 1905. It became the worldwide standard when it was inc...
81673
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalization
Naturalization
Naturalization is when a person changes his or her nationality. Most people have the nationality of the country where they are born and grow up. In other cases, one can be a citizen of a country because the individual in question had a parent, grandparent, etc who was/is a citizen of a different country. If they move ...
81684
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semaphore%20line
Semaphore line
A semaphore line is an installation used to send optical signals. It is also known as optical telegraph. Common system include signal towers with special installations on them or hand-held flags. The meaning of the signal is determined by the position of the elements, for example the flags. The signal can be read when...
81686
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananke%20group
Ananke group
The Ananke group is a group of moons of Jupiter. They are retrograde non-spherical moons that follow similar orbits to Ananke and may have a common origin. Their semi-major axes (distances from Jupiter) range between 19,300,000 and 22,700,000 km, their inclinations between 145.7° and 154.8°, and their orbital eccentri...
81688
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carme%20group
Carme group
The Carme group is a group of retrograde non-spherical moons of Jupiter that follow similar orbits to Carme and are thought to have a common origin. Their semi-major axes (distances from Jupiter) range between 22,900,000 and 24,100,000 km, their inclinations between 164.9° and 165.5°, and their orbital eccentricities ...
81692
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis%20Bouvard
Alexis Bouvard
Alexis Bouvard (June 27, 1767 – June 7, 1843) was a French astronomer. He is particularly noted for his careful observations of the irregulrities in the motion of Uranus and his hypothesis of the existence of an eighth planet in the solar system. 1767 births 1843 deaths French astronomers
81694
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Biddell%20Airy
George Biddell Airy
Sir George Biddell Airy (27 July 1801–2 January 1892) was an English mathematician and astronomer, Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881. His many achievements include work on planetary orbits, measuring the mean density of the Earth, a method of solution of two-dimensional problems in solid mechanics and, in his role as ...
81695
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasipha%C3%AB%20group
Pasiphaë group
The Pasiphaë group is a group of retrograde non-spherical moons of Jupiter that follow similar orbits to Pasiphaë and are thought of have a common origin. Their semi-major axes (distances from Jupiter) range between 22,800,000 and 24,100,000 km (the same range as the Carme group), their inclinations between 144.5° and...
81702
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashomon
Rashomon
is a Japanese movie directed by Akira Kurosawa and released in 1950. The movie is based on two short stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. Plot The fictional plot is set in Japan in the Heian period. There is a murder and rape in a forest: these things happen to different characters. The movie is famous for having an unu...
81703
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Challis
James Challis
James Challis (12 December 1803 – 3 December 1882) was an English clergyman, physicist and astronomer. Plumian Professor and director of the Cambridge Observatory, he investigated a wide range of physical phenomena though made few lasting contributions outside astronomy. He is best remembered for his missed opportunity...
81704
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich%20Louis%20d%27Arrest
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest (13 July 1822 – 14 June 1875) was a Prussian astronomer, born in Berlin. His name is sometimes given as Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest. He died in Copenhagen, Denmark. Further reading Other websites Awarding of RAS gold medal: MNRAS 35 (1875) 265 Obituaries AN 86 (1875) 63/64 (one paragraph, in G...
81707
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olin%20J.%20Eggen
Olin J. Eggen
Olin Jeuck Eggen (July 9, 1919 – October 2, 1998) was an American astronomer. Some sources incorrectly give his name as Olin Jenck Eggen. Other websites "A Remembrance of Olin Eggen — 1919–1998" , by Nicholas Suntzeff, 6 October 1998; NOAO Newsletter, No. 56, December 1998. "Eggen Takes the Papers" , by Nick Koller...
81708
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Herschel
John Herschel
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet (7 March 1792 – 11 May 1871) was an English mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and experimental photographer/inventor. He was the son of astronomer Sir William Herschel and the father of 12 children. References Other websites The Herschel Chronicle Photographic P...
81709
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin%20Observatory
Berlin Observatory
The Berlin Observatory (Berliner Sternwarte in German) has its origins in 1700 when Gottfried Leibniz initiated the Societät der Wissenschaften (Brandenburgische Science Society) which would later (1744) become the Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (Prussian Academy of Sciences). The Society had no observatory, b...
81710
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomer%20Royal
Astronomer Royal
Astronomer Royal is a senior post in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. There are two officers, the senior being the Astronomer Royal dating from 22 June 22 1675, and the second the Astronomer Royal for Scotland, which dates from 1834. No Catholic or Jew has ever held the position. King Char...
81712
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20Observatory%2C%20Greenwich
Royal Observatory, Greenwich
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (Royal Greenwich Observatory or 'RGO') was commissioned in 1675 by King Charles II. At this time the king also created the position of Astronomer Royal, for John Flamsteed, to serve as the director of the observatory. He was to "apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to ...
81715
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keira%20Knightley
Keira Knightley
Keira Christina Knightley, (; born 26 March 1985) is a Golden Globe and Academy Award nominated English actress. She is best known for her first major movie role as Elizabeth Swann in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie trilogy, and as Elizabeth Bennet in Pride & Prejudice. Early life Knightley was born on 26 March 1...
81717
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnosaur
Carnosaur
Carnosaurs are a subgroup of the theropod dinosaurs. They are the clade Carnosauria. The term was once used very widely, but is now defined more narrowly. It is called by some authorities the Allosauroidea. The group includes some of the main carnivores of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, such as Allosaurus, Carch...
81718
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake%20Pontchartrain
Lake Pontchartrain
Lake Pontchartrain ( in English; Lac Pontchartrain, IPA [lak pɔ̃ʃaʀtʀɛ̃] in French) is a brackish lake in southeastern Louisiana. It is the second largest salt-water lake in the United States, after the Great Salt Lake in Utah, and the largest lake in Louisiana. It has an area of 630 square miles (1630 square km) wit...
81722
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bianca%20%28moon%29
Bianca (moon)
Bianca is a closer moon to Uranus. It was found from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 1986-01-23, and was given the designation S/1986 U 9. It was named after the sister of Katherine in Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew. It is also designated Uranus VIII. Bianca belongs to Portia Group of moons, which also in...
81725
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cressida%20%28moon%29
Cressida (moon)
Cressida is a closer moon to Uranus. It was found from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 1986-01-09, and was given the designation S/1986 U 3. It was named after the Trojan daughter of Calchas, a tragic heroine who appears in William Shakespeare's play Troilus and Cressida (as well as in tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and ot...
81727
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desdemona%20%28moon%29
Desdemona (moon)
Desdemona is a closer moon to Uranus. It was found from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 1986-01-13, and was given the designation S/1986 U 6. Desdemona is named after the wife of Othello in William Shakespeare's play Othello. It is also designated Uranus X. Desdemona belongs to Portia Group of moons, which also inclu...
81737
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeydew%20%28disambiguation%29
Honeydew (disambiguation)
Honeydew could mean: Honeydew - The sugary liquid created by some insects Honeydew (melon) - A type of melon Honeydew, California - An American town
81741
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art%20Pepper
Art Pepper
Arthur Edward "Art" Pepper, Jr. (September 1, 1925–June 15, 1982) was an American jazz alto saxophonist. He was born in Gardena, California United States. Pepper began his musical career in the 1940s playing with Benny Carter. Along with Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Shelly Manne and others, he performed and recorded a ...
81750
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squash%20%28sport%29
Squash (sport)
Squash is a sport in which two players hit a ball with a racket (or Racquet). The aim of the game is to beat the other player by hitting the front wall and making the ball bounce twice on the floor before they can hit their turn, or for them to hit the ball out of play. Playing equipment The ball The ball is made of ...
81754
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliet%20%28moon%29
Juliet (moon)
Juliet is a closer moon to Uranus. It was found from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 1986-01-03, and was given the designation S/1986 U 2. It is named after the heroine of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It is also designated Uranus XI. Juliet belongs to Portia Group of moons, which also includes Bianca,...
81770
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low%20Saxon
Low Saxon
Low Saxon or Lower Saxon may refer to: Geography Lower Saxony, a State in the Federal Republic of Germany Lower Saxony, the name for the duchy Saxe-Lauenburg between the 14th and 17th centuries Lower Saxon Circle, a territory of the Holy Roman Empire, which existed from 1500 to 1806 Linguistics Low German, an Ingva...
81772
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project%20Runway
Project Runway
Project Runway is a reality television series where clothing designers compete. It is shown on the Bravo network. The winner of the first season was Jay McCarroll. The winner of the second season was Chloe Dao. The winner of the third season was Jeffrey Sebelia. Season 11 Contestants Emily Pollard James Martinez Ci...
81777
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lommis
Lommis
Lommis is a municipality in Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. References Other websites Official website Municipalities of Thurgau
81778
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammern
Mammern
Mammern is a municipality of the district of Steckborn in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is by the Lake Constance. It has a population of 560 people. References Municipalities of Thurgau
81779
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A4rstetten
Märstetten
Märstetten is a municipality of the district of Weinfelden in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. Municipalities of Thurgau
81781
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matzingen
Matzingen
Matzingen is a municipality of the district of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. References Municipalities of Thurgau
81782
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCllheim%2C%20Switzerland
Müllheim, Switzerland
Müllheim is a municipality of the district of Steckborn in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. References Municipalities of Thurgau
81783
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnsterlingen
Münsterlingen
Münsterlingen is a municipality of the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. References Municipalities of Thurgau
81784
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neunforn
Neunforn
Neunforn is a municipality of the district of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. Municipalities of Thurgau
81787
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfyn
Pfyn
Pfyn is a municipality of the district of Steckborn in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. Related pages Nature parks in Switzerland References Other websites Municipalities of Thurgau
81788
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raperswilen
Raperswilen
Raperswilen is a municipality of the district of Steckborn in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. References Municipalities of Thurgau
81789
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickenbach%2C%20Thurgau
Rickenbach, Thurgau
Rickenbach is a municipality of the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. References Municipalities of Thurgau
81790
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roggwil
Roggwil
Roggwil is a municipality of the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. References Municipalities of Thurgau
81791
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanshorn
Romanshorn
Romanshorn is a municipality of the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. References Other websites Official website Municipalities of Thurgau Cities in Switzerland
81804
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franconian%20Dialect
Franconian Dialect
The Franconian Dialect () is a dialect, which is spoken in Flanders and French Flanders, the Netherlands (except the northeast), Luxembourg, the western central part of Germany and bordering France. West Germanic languages
81806
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%BCbingen
Tübingen
Tübingen is a city in the German state Baden-Württemberg. It has about 83,000 people (2007). Tübingen is a traditional university town. About one in ten people living in Tübingen is a student. History Between 1470 and 1483, St. George's Collegiate Church was built. The collegiate church offices provided the opportuni...
81808
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salenstein
Salenstein
Salenstein is a municipality of the district of Steckborn in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. Salenstein was the home village of Napoleon III who passed there his youth at Castle Arenenberg. References Municipalities of Thurgau
81809
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmsach
Salmsach
Salmsach is a municipality of the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. Municipalities of Thurgau
81810
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlatt%20bei%20Diessenhofen
Schlatt bei Diessenhofen
Schlatt bei Diessenhofen is a municipality of the district of Diessenhofen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. References Municipalities of Thurgau
81811
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sch%C3%B6nholzerswilen
Schönholzerswilen
Schönholzerswilen is a municipality of the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. Other websites Official homepage Municipalities of Thurgau
81813
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bong
Bong
A bong or a water pipe is a special pipe. When a person smokes with a bong, they pull the smoke through the water in it. This makes the smoke not as hot. Most often, either tobacco or cannabis are smoked with it. Related pages Hukah References Drug paraphernalia
81822
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirnach
Sirnach
Sirnach is a municipality in Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. References Other websites Official website Municipalities of Thurgau
81824
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sommeri
Sommeri
Sommeri is a municipality in Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. Municipalities of Thurgau
81825
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stettfurt
Stettfurt
Stettfurt is a municipality of the district of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. References Municipalities of Thurgau
81828
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulgen
Sulgen
Sulgen is a municipality of the district of Bischofszell in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. Municipalities of Thurgau
81832
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin%20Concerto%20%28Berg%29
Violin Concerto (Berg)
Alban Berg's Violin Concerto was written in 1935. It is one of the most famous concertos for the violin written in the 20th century. It is also probably Berg's best known and most often performed piece. Composition of the work Berg was asked to write a violin concerto for the violinist Louis Krasner. At the time h...
81834
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portia%20%28moon%29
Portia (moon)
Portia is a closer moon to Uranus. It was found from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 1986-01-03, and was given the designation S/1986 U 1. The moon is named after Portia, the heroine of William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice. It is also designated Uranus XII. Portia is the second biggest closer moon of Ura...
81836
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20and%20Jerry%20Tales
Tom and Jerry Tales
Tom and Jerry Tales is an animated television series which began production in 2005. It was on The CW's Kids WB block. The series stars the well-known title characters from the Tom and Jerry shorts, and is the first made for TV cartoon to emulate the theatrical shorts. It grew from direct-to-video movies The Magic Ring...
81842
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rag%C4%B1p%20Zarakolu
Ragıp Zarakolu
Ragıp Zarakolu (born 1948) is a Turkish publisher who has long faced legal problems for publishing books on controversial things in Turkey, especially on minority and human rights in Turkey. Biography Ragıp Zarakolu was born in 1948 on the island of Büyükada close to Istanbul. His father, Remzi Zarakolu, was the dist...
81849
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aska%20Yang
Aska Yang
Aska Yang (born April 4, 1978) is a popular Taiwanese singer and a member of Million Star Gang (星光幫). Aska Yang is listed in "Taiwan Who is Who 2007-2008" and he is also ranked the 2nd place of Yahoo! Taiwan Person of the Year 2007, the 2nd place of United Daily Star News of the Year 2007, the 1st place of Apple Daily...
81850
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ara%20Gevorgyan
Ara Gevorgyan
Ara Gevorgian (Gevorgyan) (born April 19, 1960, Yerevan) is an Armenian musician, composer and musical producer. In 2004 he was awarded by the Honorary Artist of the Republic of Armenia title by the President Robert Kocharyan. Biography Gevorgian is the son of well-known Armenian folk-singer Valya Samvelyan. He studie...
81858
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi%20Klum
Heidi Klum
Heidi Klum Kaulitz (born 1 June 1973) is a German model, actress and singer. She hosts Project Runway and Germany's Next Top Model. She also models for Victoria's Secret. Biography Heidi was born in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Her father was a company leader and her mother was a hair stylist. ...
81861
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratosauria
Ceratosauria
Ceratosaurs are a group of theropod dinosaurs. They are defined as "all theropods sharing a more recent common ancestry with Ceratosaurus than with birds". Ceratosauria includes the Upper Jurassic to Upper Cretaceous theropods Ceratosaurus, Elaphrosaurus, and Abelisaurus, found mainly in the southern hemisphere. Th...
81865
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind%20%28moon%29
Rosalind (moon)
Rosalind is a closer moon to Uranus. It was found from the images taken by Voyager 2 on January 13, 1986, and was given the designation S/1986 U 4. It was named after the daughter of the banished Duke in William Shakespeare's play As You Like It. It is also designated Uranus XIII. Rosalind belongs to Portia Group of m...
81867
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupid%20%28moon%29
Cupid (moon)
Cupid is an inner moon (which makes it one of the closer moons) of Uranus. It was found by Mark Showalter and Jack J. Lissauer in 2003 using the Hubble Space Telescope. It was named after a character in William Shakespeare's play Timon of Athens. It is the smallest of the closer Uranian moons, estimated to be only abo...
81870
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzi
Uzi
The Uzi is a type of submachine gun (SMG). It is famous for being very small and easy to carry, much more easily than any SMG made in World War II. It does this by loading magazines inside the grip, much like a pistol. It was not the first submachine gun to do this, but the Uzi was the first used on a large scale. T...
81878
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape%20the%20Fate
Escape the Fate
Escape the Fate is an American post-hardcore band from Las Vegas, Nevada. The band was formed in 2004, in 2005 they won a radio competition to open for My Chemical Romance which led to a signing to Epitaph Records. In the year 2006 the band released debut album, Dying Is Your Latest Fashion. With the new frontman Crai...
81880
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a musical genre that evolved from hardcore punk, itself a part of the broader punk rock movement. One of the main influences on this genre is the band Fugazi. Post-hardcore uses elements of hardcore, along with emo, metal, alternative rock or whatever, to create a more experimental sound. It can be m...
81883
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical%20Storm%20Olga%20%282007%29
Tropical Storm Olga (2007)
Tropical Storm Olga was the fifteenth named storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. In the second week of December, after the end of the hurricane season, a low formed east of the northern Lesser Antilles. It slowly became subtropical, and late on December 10, the NHC declared it Subtropical Storm Olga while just ...
81884
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago%20Province%20%28Dominican%20Republic%29
Santiago Province (Dominican Republic)
Santiago is a Dominican province in the north central part of the country. Its capital city is Santiago de los Caballeros, the second largest city in the country, and the province takes its name from that city. The province is in the eastern part of the Yaque del Norte Valley and the River Yaque del Norte runs through...
81887
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outflow%20%28meteorology%29
Outflow (meteorology)
Outflow is a term for the air that flows away from a thunderstorm. Lots of outflow show that a storm is "healthy". The "edge" of the outflow boundary can often be detected by weather radar. Convergence occurs along the leading edge of the downdraft. Convergence of dust, aerosols, and bugs at the leading edge will lead...
81888
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellotron
Mellotron
The Mellotron is a musical instrument, which appeared in the 1960s. It was the world's second sampled keyboard after the Chamberlin. Mellotrons contained strips made from the sounds of other musical instruments. Instead of sounding exactly like the original instruments, the Mellotron had a unique sound. Mellotrons di...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punta%20Cana
Punta Cana
Punta Cana, named after a local cape, is a region in the easternmost tip of the Dominican Republic. Covering about 4,200,000 m2 (about 1,100 acres), the region is home to a coastline of sandy white beaches and to a town of the same name. A region once named Punta de Borrachón was merged with Punta Cana by the founding ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayernliga
Bayernliga
The Bayernliga (English: 'Bavaria League') is a German football league. It is the one of the German 5th divisions, and is the 2nd division of football in Bavaria. It was founded in 1945, as the Landesliga Bayern, which was an amatuer league in Bavaria. In 1963, it became the 3rd division of German football. It remained...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavialidae
Gavialidae
Gavialidae is a family of reptiles within the order Crocodilia. There are only two surviving species, the Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) and the False Gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii), which are each the sole living representatives of the two Gavialidae genera. Other websites
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gharial
Gharial
The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), sometimes called the Indian gharial, common gharial or gavial, is one of two surviving members of the family Gavialidae. They are a group of crocodile-like reptiles with long, narrow jaws. The gharial is the second-longest of all living crocodilians: a large male can be nearly six m...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franck%20Rib%C3%A9ry
Franck Ribéry
Franck Ribéry (born 7 April 1983) is a French football player. He plays for Fiorentina and France national team. Club career statistics |- |2000/01||rowspan="2"|Boulogne||||9||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||9||1 |- |2001/02||Championnat National||20||5||1||0||colspan="2"|-||21||5 |- |2002/03||Olympique Alès||Champi...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/False%20gharial
False gharial
The false gharial or Malayan gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii) is a fresh-water reptile. It looks like a crocodile with a very thin and long snout, like that of the gharial. That is where the name of the species is from. It has long been classed in the family Crocodylidae. However, recent immunological studies show it i...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime%20lens
Prime lens
A prime lens is a lens which has a fixed "zoom" or focal length. It is easier to make fixed focal lenses than to include them in a variable focus lens. Therefore, fixed focal lenses usually have a larger opening, known as an aperture, than comparable variable focus lenses. They are usually also of a higher optical qual...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aperture
Aperture
In optics and photography, an aperture is a hole where light can pass through. In photography The aperture of a photographic lens is a hole that can be adjusted to different sizes, using the aperture ring. This ring is behind the lens, but in front of the shutter. The aperture ring is a flat circle with a small hole...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoom%20lens
Zoom lens
A variable focus lens (also called zoom lens) is a camera lens that can vary its focal length. In general, such lenses have a lower aperture than comparable fixfocus lenses. Depending on the manufacturer common zoom lenses (in the 30–100mm focal range, for film photography) usually have a varying aperture, from 4 to ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belinda%20%28moon%29
Belinda (moon)
Belinda is a closer moon to Uranus, a planet in the solar system. Belinda was found from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 1986, and it was given the designation S/1986 U 5. It is named after the heroine of Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock. It is also designated Uranus XIV. Belinda belongs to Portia Group of moons...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal%20lens
Normal lens
In photography, the phrase normal lens is used for camera lenses that have a focal length which is roughly the diagonal of the image projected inside the camera. Camera lenses with a shorter focal length are called wide-angle lenses, those with a longer one telephoto lenses. This gives a natural perspective. In Di...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyankatesh%20Madgulkar
Vyankatesh Madgulkar
Vyankatesh Madgulkar (1927-2001) was one of the most popular and well-known Marathi writers of his time. He became well-known mainly for his realistic writings about village life in a part of southern Maharashtra called Maandesh. These writings about Maandesh are set in a period of 15 to 20 years before and after India...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Ren%20%26%20Stimpy%20Show
The Ren & Stimpy Show
The Ren and Stimpy Show is an American cartoon created by John Kricfalusi, which aired from 1991 to 1999. The main characters are Ren Höek (Maurice LaMarche), a chihuahua, and Stimpson J. Cat (Billy West) (Stimpy for short). The show premiered on Nickelodeon on Sunday, August 11, 1991, and aired new episodes on the ch...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perdita%20%28moon%29
Perdita (moon)
Perdita is a closer moon to Uranus. Perdita's discovery was not simple. The first pictures of Perdita were taken by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1986, but it was not seen on the photographs for more than ten years. In 1999, the moon was noticed and reported. Because no further pictures could be taken to confirm its exi...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/135%20film
135 film
135 film is the official name of the photographic film that is most used today. It is specified by ISO Standard 1007. It was introduced by Kodak in 1934 It was made for making pictures, rather than films. It is 35mm wide; that is why it is often also called 35mm film. It quickly grew in popularity. It became more pop...