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85952 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near%20East | Near East | The Near East is a large area of land in the eastern hemisphere. Countries of the eastern Mediterranean are part of the Near East. The name of the Near East comes from its position to the east of Europe and to the west of the Middle East and the Far East.
The Levant, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Iran, and Egypt are all regi... |
85953 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collina%20d%27Oro | Collina d'Oro | Collina d'Oro (called Gold Hill in English) is a municipality of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It was made on 4 April 2004 from the merging of the villages of Agra, Gentilino, and Montagnola. On 1 April 2012, it incorporated the formerly independent municipality of Carabietta.
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85954 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far%20East | Far East | The term Far East means countries of East Asia and Southeast Asia. It became used in the English language during the period of the British Empire for lands to the east of British India.
Before World War I, the Near East meant relatively nearby lands of the Ottoman Empire, Middle East northwestern South Asia and Centr... |
85955 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montagnola | Montagnola | Montagnola is a small Swiss village in the Collina d'Oro municipality. Along with the villages of Agra and Gentilino, it makes the new municipality of Collina d'Oro.
Former municipalities of Ticino
Villages in Ticino |
85956 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comano%20%28disambiguation%29 | Comano (disambiguation) | Comano could mean:
Comano, Tuscany, a commune in the province of Massa-Carrara, Italy
Comano, Switzerland, a commune in Ticino, Switzerland
Comano, a frazione of the commune of Lomaso, in the province of Trento, northern Italy |
85957 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comano%2C%20Switzerland | Comano, Switzerland | Comano is a municipality of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
www.comano.ch
Municipalities of Ticino |
85960 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contone | Contone | Contone is a former municipality of the district Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 April 2010 the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged to form the new municipality of Gambarogno.
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85961 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corippo | Corippo | Corippo is a former municipality of the district Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
With a population of just 17 as of December 2004, it is the smallest municipality in Switzerland. It has many of the things that communities many times its size has: an official website (www.corippo.ch ), its own coat of a... |
85962 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corticiasca | Corticiasca | Corticiasca was a municipality of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 20 April 2008 the former municipalities of Bidogno, Corticiasca and Lugaggia joined and became the municipality of Capriasca.
References
Other websites
Former municipalities of Ticino |
85963 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cresciano | Cresciano | Cresciano is a former municipality of the district Riviera in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Cresciano, Iragna, Lodrino and Osogna merged to form the new municipality of Riviera.
References
Other websites
Official website
Former municipalities of Ticino
2017 dis... |
85964 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croglio | Croglio | Croglio is a municipality of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Official website
Municipalities of Ticino
Cities in Switzerland |
85965 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cugnasco | Cugnasco | Cugnasco is a former municipality of the district Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 20 April 2008 the former municipalities of Cugnasco and Gerra (Verzasca) merged to form the new municipality of Cugnasco-Gerra.
Other websites
Cugnasco Homepage
Panoramic picture
Former municipalities of Ticino
20... |
85966 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cureglia | Cureglia | Cureglia is a municipality of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Official website
Municipalities of Ticino |
85967 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curio | Curio | Curio could mean:
Curio, Switzerland, a municipality in the canton of Ticino
Gaius Scribonius Curio, one of two politicians in the late Roman Republic
Curio, a student newspaper based in Canberra, Australia |
85968 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curio%2C%20Switzerland | Curio, Switzerland | Curio is a municipality of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Official website
Municipalities of Ticino |
85976 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobryanka | Dobryanka | Dobryanka (, 58°27′N, 56°25′E) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia. It is a center of Dobryansky District. As of 2005, there were about 36,100 people.
Dobryanka was founded in 1623 and became a town in 1943. It is one of the oldest settlements of Perm Krai.
Towns in Russia |
85987 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grosseto | Grosseto | Grosseto is a town in the central Italian region of Tuscany. It is the capital of the Province of Grosseto. The city is 12km from the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is in the Maremma near the Ombrone river. Grosseto has 80,742 people. It is a small city but the province is the largest of the Tuscany. It's very comfortable because ... |
86009 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry%20of%20Transport%2C%20Building%20and%20Urban%20Affairs%20of%20Germany | Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs of Germany | The Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) is a ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its headquarters are in Berlin, but the second office, in Bonn, has more staff.
The Minister is also "Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für die neuen Bundesländer" That is, he is the government's... |
86011 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy%20of%20science | Philosophy of science | Philosophy of science is the part of philosophy that studies the sciences.
Philosophers who are interested in science study how knowledge is built up by scientists, and what makes science different from other activities. No doubt, modern science has advanced knowledge in a wide range of fields. How has it done this? T... |
86012 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volterra | Volterra | Volterra is a town in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is in the province of Pisa. Volterra was once one of the 12 cities in Etruria. In the middle ages it was an independent city until it was conquered by the Florentines and then the Medicis. It has its own cathedral, and is built on top of an ancient volcanic hill.
H... |
86033 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic%20random-access%20memory | Dynamic random-access memory | Dynamic random access memory is the most commonly used form of RAM.
DRAM is called dynamic (or active), because it must be refreshed all the time or it will lose the data which it is supposed to be storing. Because it loses data when power is removed, DRAM is called volatile. This word comes from the Latin adjective v... |
86034 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchpad | Touchpad | A touchpad (also called a trackpad) is a type of input device for computers that does the same things as a computer mouse. It is made up of a flat, touch-sensitive surface which the user slides one or more fingers on to move the cursor on the screen. Next to the touchpad are push-buttons that work just like mouse butto... |
86035 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerprint%20scanner | Fingerprint scanner | Fingerprint scanners are security systems of biometrics. They are used to unlock doors and in other security applications. During the 2010s fingerprint scanners became commonplace on mobile phones.
People have a pattern of ridges on their fingers. This fingerprint cannot be removed or changed. Every fingerprint is... |
86049 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/324%20Bamberga | 324 Bamberga | 324 Bamberga is the 16th biggest asteroid in the Main asteroid belt. It was found by Johann Palisa on February 25, 1892 in Vienna, making it one of the last big (diameter over 200 km) asteroids found. Apart from the near-earth asteroid Eros, it was the last asteroid which is ever easily visible with binoculars to be fo... |
86050 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalpe | Dalpe | Dalpe is a municipality of the district Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
www.dalpe.ch
Dalpe e Cornone, Informations and pictures
Municipalities of Ticino |
86052 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faido | Faido | Faido is the capital of the district of Leventina in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland.
It has about 1,600 people and lies in the Leventina valley.
History
The municipality was first noted in 1171 as Faedo.
In the spring of 2004, the people voted for merging the neighboring municipalitie... |
86053 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frasco | Frasco | Frasco is a former municipality of the district Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
On 17 October 2020 the former municipalities of Brione (Verzasca), Corippo, Frasco, Sonogno and Vogorno merged to form the new municipality of Verzasca.
References
Other websites
Official website
Former municipalitie... |
86057 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerra%20%28Gambarogno%29 | Gerra (Gambarogno) | Gerra (Gambarogno) is a former municipality of the district Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 April 2010 the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged to form the new municipality of Gambarogno.
... |
86058 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerra%20%28Verzasca%29 | Gerra (Verzasca) | Gerra (Verzasca) is a former municipality of the district Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 20 April 2008 the former municipalities of Cugnasco and Gerra (Verzasca) merged to form the new municipality of Cugnasco-Gerra.
Other websites
Official website
Former municipalities of Ticino
2000s disest... |
86059 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghirone | Ghirone | Ghirone was a municipality of the district Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 22 October 2006 the former municipalities of Aquila, Campo (Blenio), Ghirone, Olivone and Torre merged to form the new municipality of Blenio.
It is no longer a municipality.
References
Former municipalities of Ticino
2006 ... |
86060 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giornico | Giornico | Giornico is a municipality of the district Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
www.giornico.ch
Municipalities of Ticino |
86061 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giubiasco | Giubiasco | Giubiasco is a former municipality of the district Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina.
References
Other websites
Official website
Fo... |
86062 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosca | Gnosca | Gnosca was a municipality, in the municipality of Bellinzona and the district Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Former municipalities of Ticino
2017 disestablishments in Switzerland |
86063 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordevio | Gordevio | Gordevio was a municipality of the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 20 April 2008, Avegno and Gordevio merged to form the new municipality of Avegno Gordevio.
References
Other websites
Official website
Former municipalities of Ticino |
86064 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordola | Gordola | Gordola is a municipality of the district Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town was the first time mentioned in a document in 1200.
References
Other websites
Official website
Municipalities of Ticino
Cities in Switzerland |
86074 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giaches%20de%20Wert | Giaches de Wert | Giaches de Wert (pronounce: JYA-kes de VERT) (born Flanders, 1535; died Mantua, 6 May 1596) was a Flemish composer who lived and worked in Italy. He was one of the most important composers of madrigals in the Renaissance period.
Life
We know very little about his childhood. Even some of the things about his adult... |
86079 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Gimignano | San Gimignano | San Gimignano is a small hill town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, Italy. San Gimignano is famous for the medieval towers, and for the wine, called "Vernaccia di San Gimignano".
History
San Gimignano was founded as a small village in about 1300 BC by the Etruscans. The city is named after Saint Geminianus, who def... |
86080 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry%20of%20Food%2C%20Agriculture%20and%20Consumer%20Protection%20of%20Germany | Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of Germany | The Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) is a ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its headquarters are in Bonn, but it has a second seat in Berlin.
The Ministry was formed on 22 November 2005.
Organisation
The ministry has two "parliamentary permanent secretaries", Gerd Mül... |
86081 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorduno | Gorduno | Gorduno was a municipality, in the municipality of Bellinzona and the district Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Official website
Former municipalities of Ticino
2017 disestablishments in Switzerland |
86082 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grancia | Grancia | Grancia is a municipality of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Official website
Municipalities of Ticino |
86083 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravesano | Gravesano | Gravesano is a municipality of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Official website
Municipalities of Ticino |
86084 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACF%20Fiorentina | ACF Fiorentina | ACF Fiorentina (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina),often called Fiorentina, is an Italian professional football club from Florence, Tuscany, and was founded in 1926.
History
Fiorentina have won the Serie A twice, first in 1955/56 then again in 1968/69, as well as winning six Coppa Italia trophies. On the European stage... |
86085 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gresso | Gresso | Gresso is a former municipality of the district Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
History
The municipality was made in 1882 by splitting from the municipality of Vergeletto. On 10 April 2016 the former municipalities of Gresso, Isorno, Mosogno and Vergeletto merged to form the municipality of Onsernone.... |
86086 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gudo | Gudo | Gudo is a former municipality of the district Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona.
References
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86087 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indemini | Indemini | Indemini is a former municipality of the district Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 April 2010 the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged to form the new municipality of Gambarogno.
References... |
86088 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intragna%2C%20Switzerland | Intragna, Switzerland | Intragna was a municipality of the district Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 October 2009 the former municipalities of Borgnone, Intragna and Palagnedra merged into the new municipality of Centovalli.
References
Former municipalities of Ticino |
86090 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iragna | Iragna | Iragna is a former municipality of the district Riviera in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Cresciano, Iragna, Lodrino and Osogna merged into the new municipality of Riviera.
References
Former municipalities of Ticino
2017 disestablishments in Switzerland |
86100 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iseo%2C%20Switzerland | Iseo, Switzerland | Iseo was a municipality of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It was incorporated into the comune of Bioggio in 2008.
Former municipalities of Ticino
2008 disestablishments in Europe
2000s disestablishments in Switzerland |
86101 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isone | Isone | Isone is a municipality of the district Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Municipalities of Ticino |
86102 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isorno | Isorno | Isorno is a former municipality of the district Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
History
The former municipality was created in 2001 by a merger of Auressio, Berzona and Loco. On 10 April 2016 the former municipalities of Gresso, Isorno, Mosogno and Vergeletto merged to form the municipality of Onserno... |
86103 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamone | Lamone | Lamone is a municipality in Lugano in Ticino canton in Switzerland.
References
Municipalities of Ticino |
86104 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavertezzo | Lavertezzo | Lavertezzo is a municipality of the district Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Officail website of the municipality Lavertezzo (Italian)
Municipalities of Ticino |
86105 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavizzara | Lavizzara | Lavizzara is a municipality of the district Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
The municipality was created in 2004 by a merger of Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico.
References
Other websites
Official website
Municipalities of Ticino |
86106 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligornetto | Ligornetto | Ligornetto is a former municipality of the district Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Besazio, Ligornetto and Meride merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.
References
Other websites
Official website
Former municipalities of Ticino |
86107 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linescio | Linescio | Linescio is a municipality of the district Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Municipalities of Ticino |
86166 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry%20of%20Economics%20and%20Technology%20of%20Germany | Ministry of Economics and Technology of Germany | The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology () is a Federal Ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. It was founded 1949 as the Federal Ministry of the Economy.
It was combined in May 1971 with the Federal Ministry of Finance to make the Federal Ministry of Economics and Finance. This joining only lasted unti... |
86173 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry%20of%20Education%20and%20Research%20of%20Germany | Ministry of Education and Research of Germany | The Federal Ministry of Education and Research () (BMBF) is a Federal Ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. The headquarters of the Ministry are in the so-called "cross buildings" (Kreuzbauten) in Bonn, a second office is in Berlin.
History
The Federal Ministry of Education and Science was founded as the Feder... |
86210 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locarno | Locarno | Locarno is the capital of the Locarno district in the Swiss canton of Ticino.
References
Other websites
The city of Locarno official website
Cities in Switzerland
Municipalities of Ticino |
86211 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodrino%2C%20Switzerland | Lodrino, Switzerland | Lodrino is a former municipality of the district Riviera in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Cresciano, Iragna, Lodrino, and Osogna merged to form the new municipality of Riviera.
References
Former municipalities of Ticino
2017 disestablishments in Switzerland |
86212 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Losone | Losone | Losone is a municipality of the district Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Official website
Municipalities of Ticino
Cities in Switzerland |
86230 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Musical%20Express | New Musical Express | The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is an Indie and pop music magazine in the United Kingdom. It has been published every week since March 1952. It was the first British magazine to include a singles chart.
History
The magazine's first issue was published on 7 March 1952. It was first published in a non-... |
86235 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedernales%20Province | Pedernales Province | Pedernales is a Dominican province; it is in the southwestern part of the country, on the border with Haiti. Its capital city has the same name, Pedernales.
It was created on 16 December 1957. It was a municipality of the Barahona province before being elevated to the category of province.
Name
The province was named... |
86249 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfenstein%203D | Wolfenstein 3D | Wolfenstein 3D is a 1992 first person shooter computer video game. The game was created by id Software. It was released for the PC on May 5, 1992. It was later released for many other systems including Apple computers and Nintendo's SNES console and Game Boy Advance handheld system. Wolfenstein 3D was one of the first ... |
86260 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deceiver | Deceiver | Deceiver is the fourth album by American musician Chris Thile, which was released in 2004. The album uses thirty-nine different instruments, which were all played by Thile alone. Some of the instruments played on the album include mandolin, piano, bass guitar, electric guitar, violin, and different types of percussion ... |
86272 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/My%20Trach%20Massacre | My Trach Massacre | The My Trach Massacre was the murder of many people in My Trach Village, My Thuy Commune, Le Thuy District, Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam. The massacre took place on 29 November 1947 between 2:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Soldiers of the French army killed nearly half of the 320 people who lived in the village. Many of the c... |
86273 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-submarine%20boom%20net%20%28Sydney%20Harbour%20WWII%29 | Anti-submarine boom net (Sydney Harbour WWII) | The Anti-submarine boom net was used to stop enemy submarines entering Sydney Harbour during World War II. The net went all the way across the harbour from Green Point, Watson's Bay to Georges Head on the other side. The boom was part of the Sydney Harbour defences which also included artillery batteries and patrol boa... |
86277 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurotrash%20%28term%29 | Eurotrash (term) | Eurotrash is an American English slang term to describe stereotypical Europeans. These words often will cause rage to Europeans.
Examples
Broken English speaker
Racist
Metrosexual
Pejoratives
Slurs |
86296 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20the%20main%20local%20rulers | List of the main local rulers | This page lists the main local rulers: rulers of dependencies and of the main administrative divisions (autonomous regions, insular or peninsular regions, successors of historical regions or regions with strong identity, regions in the news, etc.)
For national rulers, i.e. heads of state and heads of government (and, ... |
86311 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin%20Islands%20%28disambiguation%29 | Virgin Islands (disambiguation) | The Virgin Islands are an island group in the Caribbean. It could also mean:
British Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands |
86318 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adele | Adele | Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, (born 5 May 1988), better known simply as Adele, is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist.
Early life
Adele was born at North Middlesex University Hospital in Edmonton, London, She is daughter of Mark Evans is Wales people and Penny Adkins, She has a half-brother... |
86325 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair%20straightening | Hair straightening | Hair straightening is when a person makes their hair straighter. Their hair may be curly, wavy, or almost straight. There are methods to make even very curly hair straighter.
There are two different types of straightening: temporary and permanent. Temporary hair straightening keeps the hair straight until it gets wet ... |
86329 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair%20iron | Hair iron | A hair iron or hair tong is something people use to change the shape of the hair by heating it. There are three types of hair iron:
Straightening irons (sometimes called hair irons, hair straighteners or just straighteners), which straighten the hair.
Curling tongs (sometimes called hair tongs or hair curlers or just ... |
86352 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel%20Core | Intel Core | Intel Core is the name of a family of 32-bit dual-core microprocessors. It was made by the technology company Intel. Intel Core processors are based on Pentium M technology. Those processors are more advanced than Intel P6 processors. This architecture, or way to build a processor, is now replaced by Core 2 microarchit... |
86358 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographer | Geographer | A geographer is a scientist whose area of study is geography.
That is the study of Earth's physical environment and human habitat.
Geographers are historically known as people who make maps. Nowadays map making is the field of study of cartography, a subset of geography. The geographer studies not only the physical ... |
86362 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod | Rod | Rod may mean:
Rod (geometry), a straight and slender stick; a wand; a cylinder; hence, any slender bar
Rod cell, a cell found in the retina that is sensitive to light/dark (black/white)
Rod (unit), an Imperial unit of length, also known as the pole or perch
Rod (cryptozoology), observational artifacts produced by rapid... |
86364 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakra | Chakra | A chakra is an energy center in the human body as taught in Indian yoga and some related cultures. Chakras are also believed in by some New Age adherents. Chakra means ‘Aneel or wheel' in Sanskrit.
According to people who believe in their existence, a chakra is an area in the body connected with life energy. They say ... |
86370 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalp | Scalp | For other uses of the word, see Scalp (disambiguation)
The scalp is the anatomical area between the face and the neck.
Layers
It is usually described as having five layers, which can be remembered with the mnemonic "SCALP":
S: The skin on the head from which head hair grows. It is richly supplied with blood vessel... |
86372 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese%20people | Maltese people | The Maltese people, or Maltese, are a nation and ethnic group native to Malta, an island country made of a group of seven islands in the Mediterranean Sea.
History
People have lived in Malta since around 5200 BC with the first people living there coming from Sicily. An important prehistoric Neolithic culture marked by... |
86374 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese | Maltese | Maltese might mean:
Anything related to Malta
Maltese language
Maltese people
Maltese (dog), a dog breed
Maltese (goat), a goat breed |
86375 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perm%20%28hairstyle%29 | Perm (hairstyle) | A permanent wave, commonly called a perm, is the chemical treatment of hair to produce .
The first chemical treatment for curling hair that was suitable for use on people was invented in the year 1906 by the German hairdresser Karl Nessler (1872-1951). He used a mixture of cow urine and water. The first public demonst... |
86378 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audiophile | Audiophile | An audiophile is a person who cares about how good music sounds on a stereo or other high fidelity sound system. An audiophile is interested in how to improve the sound quality of sound recordings, such as vinyl records and Compact Discs, as well as the equipment used to listen to recordings such as CD players, amplifi... |
86382 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbelo | Barbelo | Barbelo is a goddess in Gnosticsm. She is also called Thought, Providence, Forethought, or Foreknowledge. She is believed to be the first emanation of Bythos.
In the Apocryphon of John, a writing in the Nag Hammadi Library, Barbelo is described as "The first power, the glory, Barbelo, the perfect glory in the aions, ... |
86386 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perm | Perm | Perm (, pronounced:pʲɛrʲmʲ) is a city and administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia. It lies on the banks of the Kama River, at the foot of the Ural Mountains.
Perm is one of the largest cities in Russia, with 976,116 (2006 est.) inhabitants, fewer than the 1,001,653 recorded in the 2002 Census and 1,090,944 recorde... |
86387 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perm%20%28disambiguation%29 | Perm (disambiguation) | Perm may mean:
Perm, a city in Russia
Perm Krai, a federal subject of Russia
Perm Oblast, a former federal subject of Russia
Permian, a geologic period
Permanent wave, a hair treatment
Perm, a historic region in Russia, approximately comprising the modern Perm Krai and the Komi Republic, between the 13th and 17th... |
86388 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhicitta | Bodhicitta | In Buddhist thought, bodhicitta is the motivation of a bodhisattva. The word bodhicitta combines the words for enlightenment (Bodhi) and mind (Citta). It is sometimes translated as mind of enlightenment.
Bodhicitta is taught to be the intent to become enlightened, not for oneself, but for the benefit of all beings.
... |
86391 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakini | Dakini | In Hinduism and Buddhism, a dakini is a female being like a goddess. They are mostly found in Tibetan Buddhism.Chinese: 空行母, Pinyin: Kōngxíng Mǔ and 狐仙,Pinyin:Hú xian ;明妃,Pinyin:Míng fēi｝ The dakini inspires spiritual practice. A dakini is often depicted as beautiful and naked. The nakedness represents the freedom of t... |
86394 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dattatreya | Dattatreya | Dattatreya is the God who is an incarnation of the Divine Trinity Brahma, Vishnu and Siva. The word Datta means "Given", Datta is called so because the divine trinity have "given" themselves in the form of a son to the sage couple Guru Atri and Mata Anusuya. He is the son of Guru Atri, hence the name "Atreya."
In the ... |
86409 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism | Gnosticism |
Gnosticism is a group of religious ideas from around the 1st century. "" is the ancient Greek word for "knowledge", but now more closely means "esoteric knowledge". Gnostic ideas were a main part of early Christianity before being persecuted by other Christians. Gnostic ideas are also found in sects of Judaism and Is... |
86412 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigori%20Rasputin | Grigori Rasputin | Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (; ; – ) was a Russian peasant, and a mystical faith healer.
He was not a monk who lived in a monastery, but a religious pilgrim. In 1904 he arrived in the capital St Petersburg. The Tsar and Tsarina talked many times with Rasputin and asked for advice as he became their spiritual guide.
... |
86413 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimoire | Grimoire | Grimoire is a book of witchcraft or paranormal magic. The word is pronounced "grim-warr", which rhymes with "guitar".
The word is a mistaken way of saying grammar. It probably started being used in a time when not many people could read. Then any book might be thought to contain instructions for magic.
In the religio... |
86424 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeticism | Hermeticism | Hermeticism is the study and practice of occult philosophy and magic. The name comes from the fact that the first books about Hermeticism are said to have been written by the god Hermes Trismegistus ("Thrice-Greatest Hermes"), who combines aspects of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth.
Hermeticism is a... |
86431 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati | Illuminati | The Illuminati (the “enlightened ones”) was a late 18th century German political secret society. Adam Weishaupt, a Bavarian philosopher and lawyer, started the secret society on the 1st of May 1776 at the university of ingolstat. In 1785 it was outlawed in Bavaria.
Originally, they opposed superstition, prejudice, re... |
86432 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simputer | Simputer | The Simputer is a small, cheap device, similar to personal digital assistant (palmtop). The unique feature of this device is a smart-card interface which allows a single Simputer to be used by many users. User's private data might be kept on a cheap smart-card. This device was constructed by Indian company- Simputer Tr... |
86440 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall%20UK | Stonewall UK | Stonewall UK is a gay rights organisation in the United Kingdom which was named after the Stonewall riots.
It was created in 1989 by Labour Party members who were trying to change section 28 of the Local Government Act. Many famous people, such as Sir Ian McKellen and Michael Cashman were among those who made it. Sto... |
86441 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Branch%20Cabell | James Branch Cabell | James Branch Cabell (1879 – 1958) was an American writer. He wrote fantasy fiction. His name is pronounced "CAB-ble".
Life
Cabell was born and lived most of his life in Richmond, Virginia. He spent the winters in Florida until the death of his first wife in 1949. He retired in Florida.
Cabell was born into a rich V... |
86442 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gela | Gela | Gela is a city in the Italian region of Sicily. It is in the province of Caltanissetta in the south of Sicily. The city is at about 84km from the province's capital of Caltanissetta, on the Mediterranean Sea. The city has a larger population than the capital and is second largest in land area.
Gela is an important in... |
86444 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama%20Sutra | Kama Sutra | Kamasutra (), also known in Western countries as the Kama Sutra, is an ancient Indian book on love. It was written by Mallanaga Vatsyayana. Part of the book deals with human sexual behavior.
References
Non-fiction books |
86447 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%20Sheng-yen | Lu Sheng-yen | Lu Sheng-Yen (盧勝彥, Lú Shèngyàn) (27 June 1945), is the founder and spiritual leader of the True Buddha School, which is a religious group with teachings taken from Taoism and Buddhism. He is called Master Lu by his followers. Within his sect, he is also known as Living Buddha Lian Sheng (蓮生活佛, Liansheng Huófó). He is ... |
86448 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian%20Open | Australian Open | The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. It is the first one of the year. It is played in Melbourne, Australia. The Australian Open has been played on three different surfaces:
Grass (1905–1987)
Rebound Ace (a type of hard court, 1988–2007)
Plexicushion (a faster type of hard court, (2008–p... |
86450 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian%20Willaert | Adrian Willaert | Adrian Willaert (pronounce: AH-dree-ahn VIL-art), (born Flanders about 1490; died Venice, 7 December 1562) was a Flemish composer in the Renaissance period. He was one of the most important composers of his time. He went to Italy when he was young and spent the rest of his life there. He belonged to the group of co... |
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