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88644 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Rudd | Paul Rudd | Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American movie, television and stage actor. All about Paul Rudd hous
Personal life
Rudd was born in Passaic, New Jersey. His father, Michael Rudd, was a historical tour guide and former vice-president of Trans World Airlines who died of cancer when Rudd was 39. His mother, ... |
88646 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epithelium | Epithelium | Epithelium (plural: epithelia) is one of the four main types of tissue in the body of animals. It is made up of one or more layers of cells.
The outermost layer of the skin is a special type of epithelium. It has an important function: it forms a mechanical defence against infection: see innate immunity.
Epithelia ... |
88649 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan%20Buddhism | Tibetan Buddhism | Tibetan Buddhism (Tibetan: བོད་བརྒྱུད་ནང་བསྟན།; Chinese: 藏传佛教) are Buddhist teachings from Tibet. It is part of Mahayana buddhism and is one of three main branches still practiced today. The other two are Han Buddhism and Theravada. It is most widely practiced around the Himalayas, Central Asia, and Siberia.
It inclu... |
88654 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlinale | Berlinale | The Berlinale, or Berlin International Film Festival, is the world's leading film festival held in Berlin, Germany.
The Berlinale was first held in 1951, and since 1978 has been held every February. More than 200000 tickets are sold and around 400000 admissions it is the biggest publicly-attended film festival worldw... |
88663 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa%20Fe | Santa Fe | Santa Fe can mean multiple things:
Santa Fe de Antioquia, a municipality in Colombia
Santa Fe, New Mexico, capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico
Santa Fe Province, in Argentina
Santa Fe, Argentina, capital of the province
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe, covering central and northeastern New Mexico |
88666 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokio%20Hotel | Tokio Hotel | Tokio Hotel is a German pop-rock band. The band began in 2001, and were first called Devilish. The people who are in the band all came from Magdeburg in Germany. The youngest, the Kaulitz twins, were born two months before the Berlin Wall was taken down.
History
Tokio Hotel was started by singer Bill Kaulitz and gu... |
88694 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy%20Fox%20Terrier | Toy Fox Terrier | The Toy Fox Terrier (also known as American Toy Terrier, Amertoy) is a small terrier breed of dogs. They are related to the Fox Terrier, but are considered a separate breed.
Image gallery
Further reading
Davidson, John F., The Toy Fox Terrier - Wired for Action (a 2006 revision of The Toy Fox Terrier)
Hopkins, Eli... |
88696 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20York%20Mets | New York Mets | The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in New York City, New York in Citi Field. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) east division. The team started in 1962. The Mets won the World Series in the years 1969 and 1986. They play in Corona, New York and play in ... |
88697 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond%20market | Bond market | The bond market (also known as the debt, credit, or fixed income market) is a financial market where people buy and sell debt securities, usually in the form of bonds. In 2006 the size of the international bond market was about $45 trillion. The size of the outstanding U.S. bond market debt was $25.2 trillion.
Refere... |
88699 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security | Security | Security means to prevent dangers or losses. In general, security is similar to safety. The difference between the two is that security cares more than general safety about dangers from the outside.
Airports and banks usually have a lot of security measures. Prison security is used mainly to stop prisoners from escapi... |
88700 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security%20%28disambiguation%29 | Security (disambiguation) | Security is the sense of protection from hostile action.
Security could also mean:
Financial instrument, a security (finance)
Computer security
Energy security
Information security
Juridical security, also called legal security , , , , .
Physical security
Security of person, a human right guaranteed by the United... |
88703 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preonzo | Preonzo | Preonzo 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.
Reference... |
88704 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pura | Pura | Pura could mean:
Pura, Tarlac, a municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines
Pura, Switzerland, an Italian-speaking municipality in the canton of Ticino
Pura, Gedrosia, an ancient city in southwestern Pakistan
Pura Foods Ltd, a British manufacturer of edible oils now owned by ADM |
88705 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pura%2C%20Switzerland | Pura, Switzerland | Pura is a municipality of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Homepage Pura Official website
Municipalities of Ticino |
88711 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/532%20Herculina | 532 Herculina | 532 Herculina (herr'-kew-lye'-nə, ) is a very big asteroid, with a diameter of around 225 km.
Discovery
It was found on April 20th, 1904, by Max Wolf in Heidelberg, and initially catalogued as 1904 NY. Where its name came from is not known; it may be named after the mythical Hercules, or after an unknown woman of tha... |
88718 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duroplast | Duroplast | Duroplast is a resin plastic made up mixing formica and bakelite reinforced with fibres (either cotton or wool) or glass fibres.
Uses
Duroplast was used by Eastern European automobile manufacturer VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau to produce the body of the popular Trabant motor car, toilet seats, and parts for t... |
88721 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will%20%26%20Grace | Will & Grace | Will & Grace is an Emmy winning American television sitcom. The show is set in New York City. It features four best friends, Will Truman (Eric McCormack), Grace Adler (Debra Messing), Jack McFarland (Sean Hayes) and Karen Walker (Megan Mullally). It was first aired in series beginning 1998 and series finale aired in 20... |
88722 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken%20Akamatsu | Ken Akamatsu | is a Japanese manga writer and artist. After not passing the test to go to Tokyo University, Akamatsu choose to be an illustrator. He became well known as an illustrator at "Comiket". Comiket is the largest comic convention in Japan. Akamatsu has created the illustred works A Kid's Game for One Summer, A.I. Love You a... |
88724 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will%20Truman | Will Truman | William "Will" Truman is a character in Will & Grace. He is a lawyer and is gay. He was played by Eric McCormack. Will lived in the hotel with his Jewish friend. Grace Adler lived next door with Jack McFarland.
Fictional gay males
Will & Grace characters
nl:Will & Grace#Will(iam) Truman |
88725 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace%20Adler | Grace Adler | Grace Elizabeth Adler is a character from Will & Grace played by Debra Messing. She was married with doctor, Dr. Leo Markus and lived with Will and friends with Jack and Karen.
Will & Grace characters |
88726 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen%20Walker | Karen Walker | Karen Delaney St. Croix Popeil Finster Walker or Karen Delaney was a character on the NBC television series Will & Grace. She was played by Megan Mullally. Karen was a friend with gay actor and dancer, Jack McFarland. She was in a relationship with Stanley Walker but ended it and married Beverley.
Karen appears with... |
88728 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20McFarland | Jack McFarland | Jack McFarland is a character from the television show Will & Grace. He is a camp, openly gay man. The character was played by Sean Hayes.
Fictional gay males
Will & Grace characters |
88752 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific%20hurricane | Pacific hurricane | A Pacific hurricane is a tropical cyclone that forms in the northeastern part of the Pacific Ocean. For organizational purposes, the Pacific Ocean is divided into three parts: the eastern (North America to 140°W), central (140°W to the International Date Line), and western (west of the Date Line). A Pacific hurricane, ... |
88753 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain%20English%20Campaign | Plain English Campaign | Plain English Campaign Limited (PEC) is a commercial editing and training firm based in the United Kingdom. It was started in 1979 by Chrissie Maher. The company advocates for the use of simple ("plain") English. It tries to persuade organisations in the UK and abroad to communicate with the public simply. In 1990, Pla... |
88754 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilakarai | Kilakarai | Kilakarai (aka Keelakarai, Tamil - கீழக்கரை) is a panchayat town in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Settlements in Tamil Nadu |
88763 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart%20Simpson | Bart Simpson | Bart Simpson is a fictional character in The Simpsons. At the age of 10, he is the oldest child of three children to Marge and Homer Simpson. He is the brother of Lisa and Maggie. Bart is someone who does not like school. At the time when the Simpsons was launched T-shirts were released that had a picture of Bart sayin... |
88784 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajrayana | Vajrayana | Vajrayana is a school of Buddhism first practiced in India. It is sometimes called esoteric Buddhism. From India it spread to Tibet, Mongolia and Bhutan. Since the annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China in 1959, the Tibetan form of Vajrayana has spread to many Western countries and has gained great popul... |
88792 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart | Bart | Bart may refer to:
Bay Area Rapid Transit a transportation organization for the San Francisco Bay Area
Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School (BArT), located in Adams, Massachusetts
Bartholomew |
88806 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha | Alpha | Alpha (uppercase/lowercase Α α), is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, used to stand for the "a" sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 1. Letters that came from it are the Roman A and Cyrillic А.
Alpha is often used in physics and chemistry as a symbol or in the nam... |
88807 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta | Beta | Beta (uppercase/lowercase Β β), is a letter of the Greek alphabet, used to represent the "b" sound in Ancient Greek and "v" in Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 2. Letters that came from it include the Roman B and Cyrillic Б.
The sounds [b] and [v] resemble each other a lot. In Ancient G... |
88810 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma | Gamma | Gamma (uppercase/lowercase Γ γ), is the third letter of the Greek alphabet, used to represent the "g" sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 3. Letters that came from it include the Roman C and Cyrillic Г.
In mathematics, the lowercase γ is used to represent Euler–Mascher... |
88813 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epsilon | Epsilon | Epsilon (uppercase/lowercase Ε ε), is the letter of the Greek alphabet, used to represent the "e" sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 5. Letters that came from it include the Roman E and Cyrillic Е. It is also used in calculus to represent a very small number (particula... |
88814 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digamma | Digamma | Digamma or Wau (uppercase/lowercase Ϝ ϝ ς) was an old letter of the Greek alphabet. It was used before the alphabet converted its classical standard form. It looked like a Latin "F", but it was pronounced like "w". In the 5th century BC, people stopped using it because they could no longer pronounce the sound "w" in Gr... |
88817 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigma%20%28letter%29 | Stigma (letter) | Stigma (uppercase/lowercase Ϛ ϛ), is a sign that was used in the Greek alphabet for the combination of the two letters Sigma (σ) and Tau (τ). It is also used as a symbol for the number 6 in the system of Greek numerals.
Greek alphabet |
88819 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeta | Zeta | Zeta (uppercase/lowercase Ζ ζ), is the letter of the Greek alphabet, used to represent the "z" sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 7. Letters that came from it include the Roman Z and Cyrillic З.
Greek alphabet |
88820 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eta | Eta | Eta (uppercase/lowercase Η η) is a letter of the Greek alphabet. In very early Greek writing it stood for the consonant sound "h", but in Classical Greek it stood for a long vowel "e". In Modern Greek, it is pronounced as "i". In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 8. Letters that came from it include the R... |
88822 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heta | Heta | Heta (uppercase/lowercase ) is another name for the letter Eta (Η), a letter of the Greek alphabet, and also for some other variant forms of it. This name is used to show that this letter at first was pronounced as "h", just like in Latin. Later, in the Ionian dialect of Greek, people stopped pronouncing the sound "h",... |
88823 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theta | Theta | Theta (uppercase Θ / lowercase θ), is a letter in the Greek alphabet. It represents the "th" sound (as in "think") in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 9. The Cyrillic letter Ѳ came from theta.
In mathematics, the lowercase θ is used as a variable to represent an angle, and t... |
88824 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iota | Iota | Iota (uppercase/lowercase Ι ι), is the letter of the Greek alphabet, used to represent the "i" sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 10. Letters that came from it include the Roman I and Cyrillic І.
In mathematics, the lowercase is used to represent the inclusion functi... |
88825 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda | Lambda | Lambda (uppercase/lowercase Λ λ) is a letter of the Greek alphabet. It is used to represent the "l" sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 30. Letters that came from it include the Roman L and Cyrillic Л.
In mathematics, the lowercase λ is used as a variable for eigenval... |
88826 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu%20%28letter%29 | Mu (letter) | Mu (uppercase/lowercase Μ μ) is a letter of the Greek alphabet used to represent the "m" sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 40. Letters that came from it include the Roman M and Cyrillic М.
In mathematics and statistics, the lowercase μ is used to represent population... |
88827 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat%20of%20arms%20of%20Haiti | Coat of arms of Haiti | The first coat of arms of Haiti was created in 1807, and has appeared in its current form since 1986.
It has a palm, with several flags at its sides, and two cannons on a green lawn. On the lawn there are several objects, such as musical instruments (a snare drum and bugles), guns, and ship anchors. Above the palm tre... |
88829 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nu%20%28letter%29 | Nu (letter) | Nu (uppercase/lowercase Ν ν) is a letter of the Greek alphabet used to represent the "n" sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 50. Letters that came from it include the Roman N and Cyrillic Н.
In statistics, the lowercase can be used to represent degrees of freedom. In ... |
88830 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag%20of%20Haiti | Flag of Haiti | The flag of Haiti was adopted on February 25, 1986. The flag has two horizontal bands of equal height; the top stripe is blue and the bottom is red. In the center there is a white rectangle with the Coat of Arms of Haiti which consists of a palm tree with several flags at its sides. There are two cannons on either side... |
88831 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi | Xi | Xi (uppercase/lowercase Ξ ξ) is the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet. It is used to represent the "x" sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 60. The Roman letter X and Cyrillic letter Ѯ came from Xi.
In mathematics, both uppercase Ξ and lowercase ξ are used to refer to v... |
88832 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omicron | Omicron | Omicron (uppercase/lowercase Ο ο) is a letter of the Greek alphabet. It is used to represent the "o" sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 70. Letters that came from it include the Roman O and Cyrillic О.
In mathematics and computer science, the uppercase Ο is used in bi... |
88833 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%20%28letter%29 | Pi (letter) | Pi (uppercase/lowercase Π π), is the letter of the Greek alphabet, used to represent the "p" sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 80. Letters that came from it include the Roman P and Cyrillic П.
In mathematics, the uppercase pi is used for the Pi product operator (for ... |
88834 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20%28letter%29 | San (letter) | San (uppercase/lowercase Ϻ ϻ) was an old letter in the Greek alphabet that was used in some Greek cities before the alphabet got its classical standard form. It looked like the letter Mu (M), but was spoken like S. In the 6th century BC, people stopped using it and wrote Sigma (Σ) instead.
Greek alphabet |
88836 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sho%20%28letter%29 | Sho (letter) | Sho (uppercase/lowercase Ϸ ϸ), was a letter added to the Greek alphabet in order to write the Bactrian language. It was used for the "sh" sound in Bactrian.
Greek alphabet |
88837 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koppa%20%28letter%29 | Koppa (letter) | Koppa or Qoppa (uppercase/lowercase ) was a letter of the Greek alphabet that was used in some Greek cities before the alphabet got its classic standard form. It is no longer used in normal writing today. It was pronounced as "k", just like Kappa (Κ). In the 5th century BC, people stopped using it and it fell out of us... |
88839 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rho | Rho | Rho (uppercase/lowercase Ρ ρ) is the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet. It is used to represent the "r" sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 100. Letters that came from it include the Roman R and Cyrillic Р.
In statistics, the lowercase Rho ("ρ") is used to represent po... |
88842 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigma | Sigma | Sigma (uppercase/lowercase Σ σ ς) is the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet. It is used to represent the "s" sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 200. Letters that came from it include the Roman S and Cyrillic С.
Mathematics
The uppercase Σ is the shorthand symbol for s... |
88843 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tau | Tau | Tau (uppercase/lowercase Τ τ), is the letter of the Greek alphabet, used to represent the "t" sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 300. Letters that came from it include the Roman T and Cyrillic Т.
Other Uses
Some people want to use Tau in place of Pi, the special num... |
88844 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upsilon | Upsilon | Upsilon (uppercase/lowercase Υ υ) is the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet. It is used to represent the "u" sound in Ancient Greek and "i" in Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 400. Letters that came from it include the Roman U, V and Y, and the Cyrillic У.
In mathematics, the uppercase ... |
88845 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phi | Phi | Phi (uppercase/lowercase Φ φ), is the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet, used to represent the "ph" sound in Ancient Greek. This sound changed to "f" some time in the 1st century AD, and in Modern Greek the letter denotes the "f" sound. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 500. The Cyrillic letter Ф came ... |
88846 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi%20%28letter%29 | Chi (letter) | Chi (uppercase/lowercase Χ χ) is the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet. It is used to represent the "ch" sound (as in Scottish "loch" or German "Bauch") in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 600. Letters that came from it include the Roman X and Cyrillic Х.
In mathematics, the... |
88847 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psi%20%28letter%29 | Psi (letter) | Psi (uppercase/lowercase Ψ ψ) is the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet. It is used to represent the "ps" sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 700. Letters that came from it include Cyrillic Ѱ.
In mathematics, the uppercase is used as a variable for sets of sentences (i... |
88848 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega | Omega | Omega (uppercase/lowercase Ω ω) is the 24th and the last letter of the Greek alphabet. It stood for a long "o" sound in Ancient Greek. It still stands for "o" in Modern Greek, but there is no longer a difference between long and short vowels, so it sounds the same as Omicron. In the system of Greek numerals, it stands ... |
88849 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampi | Sampi | Sampi or Disigma is a mysterious Greek symbol. Its meaning is still debated today. Some believe it to be a replacement of 'san'. Before that, it was a letter that was used in the Greek alphabet in a few Greek cities in the 5th century BC. At that time, it looked like or . It was probably pronounced like "ts" or "tch" ... |
88856 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliteracy | Aliteracy | The problem of aliteracy is the state of being able to read but being uninterested in doing so. Teachers and school librarians are trying to deal with this problem.
Fortune magazine article
Stratford P. Sherman wrote, in a November 18, 1991 article in Fortune magazine, about the need for America to read more. He bega... |
88860 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Anse%20aux%20Meadows | L'Anse aux Meadows | L'Anse aux Meadows is a historical settlement on the island of Newfoundland in eastern Canada. It was settled by Vikings from Greenland, Iceland, and Norway around the year 1000, almost 500 years before Christopher Columbus came to the Americas. It is the only known Viking place in North America outside of Greenland. T... |
88861 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Wealth%20of%20Nations | The Wealth of Nations | An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is better known simply as The Wealth of Nations. It was written by Adam Smith in 1776, who was a Scottish man. It looks at division of work, following self-interest, and freedom of trade.
The book was not the beginning of classical economics, and market ec... |
88867 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Dessalinienne | La Dessalinienne | La Dessalinienne (The Dessalines Song) is the national anthem of Haiti, honoring Jean-Jacques Dessalines. The lyrics (words of the song) were written by Justin Lhérisson and its music composed by Nicolas Geffrard; it was adopted in 1904.
Lyrics
References
Other websites
La Dessalinienne (mp3)
Haiti
National anthe... |
88879 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisin%20Gioro%20Yuhuan | Aisin Gioro Yuhuan | Aixinjueluo Yuhuan (; ) (October 1929 – 23 June 2003) was a recent Chinese traditional artist in both traditional Chinese paintings and traditional Chinese music. He is also one of the few descendants of the royal family of the Qing Dynasty. He is the great-great grandson of the Daoguang Emperor. He was born in the Pr... |
88899 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Castle%2C%20Indiana | New Castle, Indiana | New Castle is a city in Henry County, Indiana, 44 miles (71 km) east of Indianapolis, on the Big Blue River. In 1900, 3,406 people lived in the town; in 1910, 9,446; in 1920, 14,458; and in 1940, 16,620. The population was 17,780 in 2000. The city is the county seat of Henry County. New Castle is home to New Castle Fie... |
88901 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop%20art | Pop art | Pop art is a modern art movement that developed in the 1950s and 60s. It was created by the Scottish sculptor and artist Eduardo Paolozzi in London, 1952. Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana and Roy Lichtenstein are examples of pop artists.
Pop art has themes and techniques drawn from popular mass culture, such as advertising... |
88910 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum%20of%20Modern%20Art | Museum of Modern Art | The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is a modern art museum in New York, New York, United States, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been called the most important museum of modern art in the world. Some of the artists featured at the museum include Jackson Pollock, Vincent van Gogh, Andy Warhol and Robe... |
88928 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rankine%20scale | Rankine scale | The Rankine scale is a thermodynamic (absolute) temperature scale. It is based around absolute zero. Rankine is similar to the Kelvin scale in that it starts at absolute zero and 0 °Ra is the same as 0 K but is different as a change of 1 °Ra is the same as a change of 1 °F (Fahrenheit) and not 1 °C (Celsius). Note that... |
88957 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/High%20fidelity | High fidelity | High fidelity or hi-fi is a way of describing a very good home music system. "High fidelity" means that the sound is as close to the original as possible with no changes or added noise. People who like hi-fi are sometimes called audiophiles. Hi-fi is often now called "high-end audio".
History
In the 1930s and 1940s,... |
88981 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derby | Derby | Derby is a city in the East Midlands region of England. It is on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, 233,700 people lived there. At that time, Derby was the 18th largest place in England.
History
Origins
The city has Roman, Saxon and Viking origins.
The Roman camp of 'Derve... |
88984 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereo | Stereo | Stereophonic sound, also simply called stereo, is the reproduction of sound using two or more audio loudspeakers. This creates a pleasant and natural sound heard from various directions, as in natural hearing.
The word "stereophonic" comes from Greek stereos = "solid" and phōnē = "sound". It was coined by Western El... |
88986 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ely%2C%20Cambridgeshire | Ely, Cambridgeshire | Ely (; IPA , rhyming with "freely") is a cathedral city in the East Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire in the east of England and north north-east of Cambridge.
Ely has been called a city for a long time because it has a cathedral. However, the Royal Charter making it a city was only issued in 1974. Ely's popu... |
88987 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tube%20sound | Tube sound | Tube sound (or valve sound) is the sound produced by a vacuum tube-based audio amplifier. All amplifiers distort to some degree; some audiophiles prefer the sound produced by tube amplifiers. The reasons for the difference in sound between tube and solid state electronic devices is a continuing debate among audiophil... |
88992 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derby%20%28disambiguation%29 | Derby (disambiguation) | Derby is the county town of Derbyshire. It may also refer to:
Places
In Australia:
Derby, Tasmania
Derby, Western Australia
In South Africa:
Derby, South Africa
In the United Kingdom:
Derby Road railway station, Ipswich, England
West Derby, Liverpool, England
In the United States:
Derby, Colorado
Derby, Con... |
88997 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma%20%28disambiguation%29 | Gamma (disambiguation) | Gamma is a Greek letter. Used as a symbol or name it may refer to:
Language
Latin gamma, used as an IPA symbol for voiced velar fricative, and in the alphabets of African languages.
Science and Mathematics
The Greek letter gamma is used in both science and mathematics very often.
Unspecified
Gamma wave, a type of ... |
88999 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi | Chi | CHI could mean:
Chile, the long and narrow South American nation between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean.
Chicago, the IATA city code for a major US city (sometimes informally written "Chi" or "Chi-town"). Additionally, most Chicago sports teams can be called "CHI" or "Chi" when citing scores, etc.
Chicago Bears, a N... |
89007 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu | Mu | Mu can be:
Mu, Μ or μ, a letter in the Greek alphabet.
μ is used as a symbol for:
The SI prefix micro, meaning a factor of 10-6 (one millionth).
μ by itself is often used as the "unit" of strain, though in this context it retains its SI prefix meaning, which is interchangeable with "x 10-6" or "ppm" (parts per million... |
89010 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nu | Nu | Nu could mean:
Nu, a letter in the Greek alphabet: lowercase ν, uppercase Ν
Nu (kana), the Japanese characters ぬ and ヌ
NU (sound project)
Nu (mythology), the male form of the Egyptian goddess Naunet
Nu (Chrono Trigger), a fictional species from the video game Chrono Trigger
.nu, the Internet top-level domain for ... |
89013 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega%20%28disambiguation%29 | Omega (disambiguation) | Omega is the last letter in the Greek alphabet. See that article for more uses of the upper case (Ω) or lower case (ω) letter as a symbol.
Omega could also mean:
Alphabet
Omega (Cyrillic), the Cyrillic counterpart of Greek omega.
Mathematics
Lambert W function, also known as the omega function.
Omega constant, ... |
89016 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phi%20%28disambiguation%29 | Phi (disambiguation) | Phi could mean:
The letter phi
The golden ratio
Euler's totient function
A statistical measure of association reported with the chi-square test |
89034 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%20%28disambiguation%29 | Pi (disambiguation) | Pi (math), , or π, is the mathematical constant equal to a circle's circumference divided by its diameter.
Pi may also refer to:
Letter Pi (π)
Pi (letter), the Greek letter
Lowercase π:
π (film), a 1998 film directed by Darren Aronofsky
(pi function), the prime-counting function
Pi bond
Osmotic pressure
A song... |
89035 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psi | Psi | Psi could mean:
As a word
Psi (Cyrillic) (Ѱ, ѱ), a letter of the early Cyrillic alphabet, adopted from Greek
Psi (Ψ, ψ) a letter of the Greek alphabet
Psi (comics), a character in DC Comics
Psi (instant messaging client), a popular Jabber client program
Psi (parapsychology), psychic or paranormal phenomena
As a ... |
89040 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound%20recording%20and%20reproduction | Sound recording and reproduction | Sound recording and reproduction is the storage of sound and playing it back so that a person can hear the same sound more than once. It is a process wherein sound waves are captured by a machine. The machine converts the waves into electrical signals or digital data, that are then stored on recording media (such as gr... |
89041 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/San | San | San or SAN (acronym) may refer to:
In mathematics:
Stochastic Activity Network, stochastic extension to Petri nets
Standard algebraic notation, the most common algebraic chess notation
In technology:
Storage area network, a network designed to attach computer storage devices
Styrene-acrylonitrile resin, a plastic... |
89042 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sho | Sho | Sho could mean:
Shodo, Japanese calligraphy
Sho, a letter of the Greek alphabet as used to write Bactrian
Ford SHO V6 engine, an engine designed by Yamaha Motor Company, and used in the Ford Taurus sedan between 1989 and 1995
Simple Harmonic Oscillator
Showtime, a premium television network whose name is often sh... |
89044 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigma | Stigma | Stigma (plural: stigmata) may refer to:
In biology:
Stigma (anatomy), a small spot, mark, scar, or minute hole
Stigma (botany), the part of a flower which takes in pollen
The eyespot apparatus of unicellular organisms, for example Euglena and Chlamydomonas
Astigmatism (eye) (stigma of the eye), difficulty in seei... |
89049 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storage%20area%20network | Storage area network | A Storage area network (SAN) is a computing solution for accessing and storing data. To the user, Storage Area Networks appear to be local to the operating system, but they are actually remote.
To understand the difference between a SAN and Network Attached Storage (NAS), the difference between the file system and sto... |
89051 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeta%20%28disambiguation%29 | Zeta (disambiguation) | Zeta or ZETA can refer to:
Alphabet
Zeta (letter), the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet.
Science
Zeta functions, in mathematics
Riemann zeta function
Tropical Storm Zeta, formed in December 2005 and lasted through January 2006
Z-pinch, in fusion power
Zero Energy Thermonuclear Assembly reactor, a British test... |
89054 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings%20of%20Saturn | Rings of Saturn | The rings of Saturn are the planetary rings around the planet Saturn, which can be seen with a small telescope. They consist of many small particles, ranging in size from microscopic to the size of a bus (or bigger) that form clumps that move around Saturn. The particles in the rings are made almost entirely of water i... |
89055 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network-attached%20storage | Network-attached storage | Network attached storage (or NAS) is a computing solution. It means that storage (like a number of hard disks) is put on a computer network, so different users can access it. Today, boxes that already can do this are available rather cheaply. Also, such boxes can be built easily using a small or old computer. NAS is si... |
89082 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic%20of%20Lakotah | Republic of Lakotah | A group of Native Americans decided to call the place where they live the Republic of Lakotah. This group is called the Lakotah Freedom Delegation. They believe the Republic of Lakotah should be treated as a separate country, but at the moment, no other country in the world agrees that it is.
Background
When white peo... |
89091 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanson | Chanson | Chanson is the French word for "song". The word is often used in music to mean any song with French words, but it is more often used when talking about songs in which lyrics have been set to music by French classical composers.
Very often "chansons" refers to the French songs that were sung in the late Middle Ages an... |
89092 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-type%20asteroid | A-type asteroid | A-type asteroids are fairly uncommon closer asteroids that have a strong, broad 1 µm olivine feature and a very reddish spectrum shortwards of 0.7 µm. They are thought to come from the completely differentiated mantle of an asteroid.
A-type asteroids are so rare that as of 2005 only 17 had been found.
Other websites ... |
89093 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-type%20asteroid | C-type asteroid | C-type asteroids are asteroids made of carbonates. They are the most common variety taking up around 75% of known asteroids, and an even higher percentage in the farther part of the belt beyond 2.7 AU, which is dominated by this asteroid type. The amount of C-types may actually be higher than this, because C-types are ... |
89095 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus%20Aemilius%20Lepidus | Marcus Aemilius Lepidus | Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (born 88/89 BC, died 12/13 BC) was a Roman politician. He was one of the closest men to Julius Caesar. He was Caesar's deputy in Rome when Caesar was away from Rome defeating Pompey in the battle of Pharsalus in Greece. He served as Pontifex Maximus (High Priest) after Caesar's death.
Together... |
89097 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago%20%28disambiguation%29 | Chicago (disambiguation) | Chicago, Illinois is the third largest city in the United States of America.
Chicago may also mean:
The University of Chicago
Chicago (band), a pop-rock-jazz band
Their second album, Chicago, released in 1970
Chicago (CTA), stations on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, all named for their location on Chi... |
89117 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacrosse | Lacrosse | Lacrosse, invented by the Native Americans, is a popular team sport in North America and a national summer sport for Canada. It involves the use of nets, or "heads" as they are called, which consist of a wooden or metal shaft with a net on the end. Hockey is a game based on this sport.
There are about three different... |
89118 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20Reich | Steve Reich | Stephen Michael "Steve" Reich (Born October 3, 1936) is an American composer of music in the style of minimalism. He is known for his music made with tape recordings, and instrumental music with a steady beat (such as Music for 18 Musicians).
He also wrote pieces that used what is called a phasing technique. With phas... |
89124 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl%20group | Girl group | A girl group is a music group with a group of female singers who normally harmonise together.
The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in English-speaking countries. It suggests the American female pop singing groups of the late 1950s and early 1960s. They were hugely successful for a time, between the d... |
89132 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath%20Ledger | Heath Ledger | Heath Andrew Ledger (April 4, 1979 – January 22, 2008) was an Academy Award-winning Australian actor. Ledger started acting on television in the 1990s and then began working in Hollywood movies. He was an important actor in many movies, including The Patriot, Monster's Ball, and Brokeback Mountain. He acted as The Joke... |
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