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91852 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bautzen | Bautzen | Bautzen (, , ; ) is a city in eastern Saxony, Germany, and capital of the Bautzen Rural District. It is on the Spree River.
In 2005, 42,189 people lived in Bautzen. Asteroid 11580 Bautzen is named in honour of the city.
Bautzen is historical capital of Upper Lusatia, and it is the most important cultural centre of t... |
91864 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Root | Jim Root | James "Jim" Root (born October 7, 1971) is an American musician. He is the guitarist for both Slipknot and Stone Sour. In Slipknot he is named #4. He is the tallest member of the band at 6 feet and 6 inches tall. Jim wears a court jester's mask with a zip-up mouth. Jim enjoys fishing and playing video games in his free... |
91866 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghetto | Ghetto | Originally the word 'ghetto' meant the Jewish quarter of Venice, and later of any European town. Many places had a ghetto. The term "ghetto" is now commonly used to refer to any poverty-stricken urban area with a concentration of minority groups. The word has a few possible sources:
"getto", the Venetian word for f... |
91870 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECW%20%28WWE%29 | ECW (WWE) | ECW (which at one time stood for Extreme Championship Wrestling) was a professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), based on the independent Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion that lasted from 1992 to 2001. It started on June 13, 2006 with a weekly television series. The ECW brand was one ... |
91884 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/YHWH | YHWH | For Jewish people YHWH is the most holy name of God, as written in the ancient Hebrew language. The written language showed no vowels, so the pronunciation is not agreed on. However, most academics agree that "Yahweh" is the most accepted way to say it.
It has also been pronounced as "Yehova" in Hebrew as a substitute... |
91888 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriana%20Fallaci | Oriana Fallaci | Oriana Fallaci (29 June 1929 - 15 September 2006) was an Italian journalist, author, and political interviewer. A young partisan during World War II, she had a long and successful journalistic career.
She has interviewed many internationally known leaders and celebrities such as the Dalai Lama, Henry Kissinger, the S... |
91903 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solange%20Knowles | Solange Knowles | Solange Piaget Knowles (; born June 24, 1986), also known as Solange, is an American singer and actress.
She began her musical career at age 14. She has been acting since 2003. She is also now an entrepreneur promoting Baby Jamz.
Knowles is the younger sister of Beyoncé. She appeared in her sister's music video for B... |
91911 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie%20Redmon%20Fauset | Jessie Redmon Fauset | Jessie Redmon Fauset (April 27, 1882 – April 30, 1961) was an American editor, poet, essayist and novelist. She wrote more books than any other African-American female novelist of the Harlem Renaissance.
Her life and work
Fauset was born in Fredericksville, New Jersey, in Camden County. She was the daughter of Annie ... |
91915 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruins | Ruins | Ruins are the parts of buildings that are left after they have been destroyed and cannot be used properly any more. Many ruins are ancient and famous like the ruins of the forum of Ancient Rome, or the ruins of Tintagel Castle on the coast of Cornwall. Ruins can be caused by wars or by natural disasters such as earthqu... |
91932 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annaberg%20district | Annaberg district | Annaberg was a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It ended on August 1, 2008.
History
The district of Annaberg was established in 1874. The capital city was formed in 1945 when the towns of Annaberg and Buchholz were joined to form Annaberg-Buchholz.
Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
Other websites... |
91938 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden%20age | Golden age | Golden age is an expression (or term) that people use when they are talking or writing about a time that is past, when everything seemed to be good.
There are several ways that the term can be used.
It can be used for an historic period in a particular place, for example: "The Golden Age of Athens".
This means a t... |
91941 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/617%20Patroclus | 617 Patroclus | 617 Patroclus (pə-troe'-kləs, ) is a binary minor planet made up of two similarly-sized objects orbiting their common centre of gravity. It is a Trojan, sharing an orbit with Jupiter. It was found in 1907 by August Kopff, and was the second Trojan asteroid to be found. Recent evidence suggests that the objects are icy ... |
91943 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aue-Schwarzenberg | Aue-Schwarzenberg | Aue-Schwarzenberg was a rural district in the Free State of Saxony, in the country of Germany. It ended in 2008.
History
The districts of Aue and Schwarzenberg were formed in 1873. In 1994 both districts were joined in order to form a new district, which was called Westerzgebirgskreis (the Western Ore Mountains Distr... |
91949 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delitzsch%20%28district%29 | Delitzsch (district) | Delitzsch is a former rural district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.
History
After the Congress of Vienna in 1815 Saxony had to give a lot of its land to Prussia, including the region of Delitzsch. The Prussian government made the district of Delitzsch.
Prussia was dissolved after the end of the Nazi era. Deli... |
91971 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweeney%20Todd%2C%20the%20Demon%20Barber%20of%20Fleet%20Street | Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a musical with a book by Hugh Wheeler and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The musical is based on the 19th century legend of Sweeney Todd and is similar to the 1973 play The String of Pearls, by Christopher Bond. A movie based off the play was made in 2007, starri... |
91974 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/WayOutWest%20Records | WayOutWest Records | WayOutWest Records is an independent record label from London. They have made singles and EPs by the following artists:
Cajun Dance Party
Late of the Pier
Video Nasties
Laura Marling
WayOutWest also manage a number of bands and solo artists, such as the Cascade Mountain Boys.
References
Independent record labels
Br... |
91977 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/McFly | McFly | McFly is a British pop rock band who first became famous in 2003. They are the youngest band to have an album debut, or be released, at number one on the charts. The band was started by Tom Fletcher (born 17 July 1985) and also has Danny Jones (born 12 March 1986), Dougie Poynter (born 30 November 1987), and Harry Judd... |
91979 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold%20rush%20%28disambiguation%29 | Gold rush (disambiguation) | A gold rush is when a lot of people move to an area found to have a lot of gold deposits. Famous examples include:
California Gold Rush
Klondike Gold Rush
Australian gold rushes
Black Hills Gold Rush
It may also mean:
In music:
After the Gold Rush, album by Neil Young
After the Gold Rush (song), the title song from... |
91992 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruins%20%28disambiguation%29 | Ruins (disambiguation) | Ruins or ruin may mean:
Ruins, remains of man-made architecture.
The Ruin, an 8th century Anglo-Saxon poem
The Ruin (Ukrainian history), a period in Ukrainian history after the death of Bohdan Khmelnytsky in 1657
Ruin (musician), a Canadian Electronic Musician
Ruins (band), a Japanese drum-bass duo
Ruin (band), a Swedi... |
92000 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Maccabees%20%28band%29 | The Maccabees (band) | The Maccabees are a English indie band based in Brighton. They first came from south London.
Name
The band thought of the name 'The Maccabees' by opening the Bible to a random page. Even though the name has religious meaning, lead singer Orlando Weeks said that none of the band are religious in an interview on Steve L... |
92011 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy%20Deasismont | Amy Deasismont | Amy Linnéa Deasismont, known as Amy Diamond, (born on April 15, 1992 in Norrköping) is a Swedish singer. At the young age of 16, she already has had a number of hits worldwide. On February 9, 2008, Diamond performed an entry in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in hopes of representing the Nordic country at Eurovision Song ... |
92013 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marija%20%C5%A0erifovi%C4%87 | Marija Šerifović | Marija Šerifović (born November 14, 1984) is a singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007 with the ballad Molitva, which was sung in Serbian. She was born in Kragujevac, Serbia. Nina Badrić
Other websites
Marija Serifovic's Serbian page
1984 births
Living people
Serbian singers
Eurovision Song Contest win... |
92015 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boaz%20Ma%27uda | Boaz Ma'uda | Boaz Mauda, born on the 23th of April, 1987 in Elyakim, Israel, is a singer and Pop Idol winner.
1987 births
Living people
Israeli singers
Jewish Israeli musicians |
92016 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebeka%20Dremelj | Rebeka Dremelj | Rebeka Dremelj (born July 25, 1980 in Brežice, Slovenia) is a Slovenian singer. She competed in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest.
References
1980 births
Living people
Slovenian people
Singers |
92022 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemnitz%20Government%20Region | Chemnitz Government Region | Chemnitz is one of the three government regions of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, and is found in the south-west of the state.
Other websites |
92024 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinta | Pinta | Pinta can mean:
Pinta (ship), used by Christopher Columbus
Pinta (disease), a skin disease caused by Treponema carateum
Pinta Island (also known as Abington Island) in the Galapagos Islands |
92028 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/InSuggest | InSuggest | inSuggest is a World Wide Web service, which gives suggestions based on users' taste and interest.
inSuggest has two different alternatives, Image inSuggest and Web inSuggest
It is a Web 2.0 service. When users make their searches better, they are also making inSuggest.
References
Web 2.0 |
92029 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescription | Prescription | A prescription (℞) is a message given by a doctor to a patient saying what to do. It may say to get special medicine that is only for people with a prescription. Those drugs are often very strong, and they cannot be bought normally from a pharmacy as you could with over-the-counter drugs. Some prescription drugs, for e... |
92032 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold%20Shipman | Harold Shipman | Harold Frederick Shipman (14 January 1946 – 13 January 2004) was a British general practitioner (a type of doctor) and serial killer. He is thought to have killed 250+ of his patients. He was a psychopath.
Early life and career
Shipman was born in Bestwood council estate in Nottingham. He studied Medicine at the Leeds... |
92033 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinic | Clinic | A clinic is a medical facility that gives health care for patients in an area. It is different from a hospital, because people do not stay in a clinic for a long time. Some clinics can become as large as hospitals, but still have the name Clinic. Small clinics are run by one or more general practitioners or practice ma... |
92034 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinic%20%28disambiguation%29 | Clinic (disambiguation) | Clinic may mean:
Clinic, a health facility
Clinic (band)
Clinic (album), an album by that band
Clinic, another less active, older band. See Philip Brigham
Clinic (music)
The Clinic
Klinik |
92036 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%B6beln%20%28district%29 | Döbeln (district) | Döbeln was a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It ended in 2008.
History
The region was originally populated by Sorbian peoples.
The present borders of the district were made in 1952, when the government of East Germany formed the new districts. Döbeln is one of the few districts which have not been chan... |
92038 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leipzig%20Government%20Region | Leipzig Government Region | Leipzig is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, in the northwest of the country.
Other websites
Official website |
92041 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fra%20Angelico | Fra Angelico | Fra Angelico (born Guido di Pietro; – February 18, 1455), was an Italian Early Renaissance painter. Giorgio Vasari, who wrote the Lives of the Artists said he had "a rare and perfect talent".
Fra Angelico has been known by many different names. When he was born, he was called Guido di Pietro. People who knew him when... |
92051 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee%20Brewers | Milwaukee Brewers | The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They play in the Central Division of the National League.
The team first played in Seattle, Washington, for one season (1969). They were called the Seattle Pilots. In 1970, they moved to Milwaukee and were renamed the Milwaukee Brewers. Th... |
92076 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio%20Vasari | Giorgio Vasari | Giorgio Vasari (, also , ; 30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian painter, architect and writer. He is most famous for his book "The Lives of the Great Architects, Painters and Sculptors of Italy", which is usually known as "Vasari's Lives". Although some other writers had written about art, this book, which was p... |
92077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dziecin%C3%B3w%20%28Otwock%20County%29 | Dziecinów (Otwock County) | Dziecinów is a voivodeship village in Poland, Masovia. It has approximately 704 inhabitants and an area of 6 km2.
Villages in Poland |
92089 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leipziger%20Land | Leipziger Land | Leipziger Land was a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It ended in 2008.
It was southwest of the city of Leipzig. Leipzig City has its own government.
History
The district was formed in 1994 by joining the old districts of Leipzig, Borna and Geithain.
The area south of Leipzig City is a big lignite mi... |
92091 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muldentalkreis | Muldentalkreis | The Muldentalkreis was a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It ended in 2008.
The district was formed in 1994 when the two old districts of Grimma and Wurzen were joined together. A few municipalities from other districts around Bad Lausick were added as well.
Geography
The district is named after its ma... |
92095 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torgau-Oschatz | Torgau-Oschatz | Torgau-Oschatz was a rural district (Landkreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. The district was created in 1994 by joining the two districts Oschatz and Torgau, and 6 municipalities from the former district Eilenburg. It ended in 2008.
Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
Other websites
Official website (... |
92098 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva%20%28disambiguation%29 | Geneva (disambiguation) | Geneva is a city in Switzerland.
Geneva may also refer to:
the Geneva Conventions, a set of international treaties
Canton of Geneva, of which Geneva is the chef-lieu
The Geneva Organization, a national real estate wealth management company
Lake Geneva, on which Geneva is located
Geneva (band), a Britpop band fro... |
92099 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uri | Uri | Uri can mean:
Geography:
Canton of Uri is a canton (region) of Switzerland
Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, a region and town in Indian-Controlled Kashmir
Uri, a city in Sardinia, Italy
Úri, a village in Pest county, Hungary
Sumerian URI, the land of Agade
URI, a three-letter abbreviation:
Uniform Resource Identifier
U... |
92100 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amt%20%28political%20division%29 | Amt (political division) | In Germany, an Amt, or Samtgemeinde, or Verbandsgemeinde, or Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is a collection of towns or municipalities in a rural district. The name used depends on which state the district is in.
The Amt joins together several small villages to help with land-use plans, sanitation, the cemetery and fire brig... |
92103 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mittlerer%20Erzgebirgskreis%20Rural%20District | Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis Rural District | The Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis was a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It ended in 2008.
History
The district was formed in 1994 by joining the two previous districts Marienberg and Zschopau.
Geography
The district is located in the Erzgebirge mountains. The highest point is the high Hirtstein. The low... |
92105 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stollberg%20Rural%20District | Stollberg Rural District | Stollberg Rural District was a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Chemnitzer Land. It ended in 2008.
History
It was first created in 1910. In 1950 the district was dissolved. In 1952 it was set up again. In the big reform of 1994 the Stollberg Rural District got bigger, because some smaller towns and vill... |
92107 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stollberg | Stollberg | Stollberg is a town in the Free State of Saxony, and was capital of the Stollberg Rural District. It is east of Zwickau, and southwest of Chemnitz.
References
Erzgebirgskreis Rural District
Towns in Saxony |
92110 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mittweida%20%28district%29 | Mittweida (district) | Mittweida () was a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It ended in 2008.
History
In 1994 the district was created, when the previous districts Hainichen, Rochlitz and part of the district of Chemnitz were joined.
Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
Other websites
Official website (German)
1994 es... |
92111 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mittweida | Mittweida | Mittweida () is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the Landkreis Mittweida.
History
The town was started in the 13th century, and is now one of the biggest textile producing centres in Saxony.
Mittweida University has about 5000 students. It was started in the late 19th century. Among ... |
92119 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton%20of%20Z%C3%BCrich | Canton of Zürich | Zürich (Swiss German: Züri, French: Zurich, Italian: Zurigo, Romansh: Turitg) is a canton of Switzerland. About 1.2 million people live there. The canton is in the northeast of Switzerland. The city of Zürich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüü... |
92130 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affoltern%20District | Affoltern District | Affoltern District (also known as Knonaueramt or Säuliamt) is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. Its capital is Affoltern am Albis.
Municipalities
Affoltern contains a total of 14 municipalities:
References
Districts of Zürich |
92135 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andelfingen%20District | Andelfingen District | Andelfingen is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland.
Municipalities
Andelfingen contains 24 municipalities:
Districts of Zürich |
92137 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BClach%20District | Bülach District | Bülach is one of 12 districts of the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland. With about 117,000 people living there, it is the third largest in the canton.
Municipalities
Sources
Districts of Zürich |
92139 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dielsdorf%20District | Dielsdorf District | Dielsdorf is a district in the northwestern part of the Swiss canton of Zürich.
Municipalities
The district contains 21 municipalities:
References
Districts of Zürich |
92140 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietikon%20District | Dietikon District | Dietikon is a district of the Swiss canton of Zürich. The capital city is Dietikon.
Districts of Zürich |
92141 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinwil%20District | Hinwil District | Hinwil is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zurich, Switzerland. The capital is the city of Hinwil.
Municipalities
The district contains 11 municipalities:
Districts of Zürich |
92142 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horgen%20District | Horgen District | Horgen is a district of the Swiss canton of Zürich. Its capital is Horgen.
Municipalities
Sihlbrugg Dorf and Samstagern are both significant villages that are not independent municipalities.
Sources
Districts of Zürich |
92143 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meilen%20District | Meilen District | Meilen is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zurich, Switzerland.
Municipalities
Meilen contains 11 municipalities:
Districts of Zürich |
92144 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freiberg%2C%20Saxony | Freiberg, Saxony | Freiberg (i.e. free mountain) is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, capital of the Freiberg Rural District.
The town was founded in 1186, and has been a centre of the mining industry in the Ore Mountains for centuries.
In 1944 the Flossenburg concentration camp built a subcamp outside the town of Freiberg. ... |
92146 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pf%C3%A4ffikon%20District | Pfäffikon District | Pfäffikon is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Pfäffikon.
Municipalities
Pfäffikon contains 12 municipalities:
Districts of Zürich |
92149 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uster%20District | Uster District | Uster is one of the twelve districts of the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. Its capital is the city of Uster.
Municipalities
Uster contains 10 municipalities:
Districts of Zürich |
92150 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winterthur%20District | Winterthur District | Winterthur is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. Its capital is the city of Winterthur.
Municipalities
Winterthur contains 19 municipalities:
References
Districts of Zürich |
92151 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adlikon%20bei%20Andelfingen | Adlikon bei Andelfingen | Adlikon bei Andelfingen is a municipality of the district Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Other websites
Official website
Municipalities of Zürich |
92156 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/My%20Story | My Story | My Story is a series of books by many different writers. Each book is a diary of a fictional girl who lived through a famous time in history.
About the books
Sometimes, the main character from one book is the mother of the main character from another book. For example, Tilly Middleton from Bloody Tower is the mothe... |
92161 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yair%20Auron | Yair Auron | Yair Auron (, Ya'ir Oron; born April 30, 1945) is an Israeli historian, scholar and expert specializing on Holocaust and Genocide studies, racism and contemporary Jewry. Since 2005 he is the head of the Department of Sociology, Political Science and Communication, The Open University of Israel, Associate Professor.
B... |
92185 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gniezno | Gniezno | Gniezno (pronounced ) is a city in central-western Poland, about 50 km east of Poznań, inhabited by about 70,000 people. It is in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is the administrative capital of the Gniezno County (powiat). Gniezno is a cradle of the Polish state and until 1038 was capital of Poland. In the 1000 her... |
92203 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham%20to%20Peterborough%20Line | Birmingham to Peterborough Line | The Birmingham to Peterborough Line is an important cross-country train track in the United Kingdom, making a connection from the Midlands to East Anglia. Passenger services are given by CrossCountry and East Midlands Trains, serving the following places:
Birmingham (New Street)
Water Orton
Coleshill
Nuneaton (The stat... |
92205 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/From%20the%20Mixed-Up%20Files%20of%20Mrs.%20Basil%20E.%20Frankweiler | From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler is a novel by E. L. Konigsburg that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1968.
Story
This book tells the story of Claudia Kincaid, an 11-year-old girl who feels unappreciated by her parents. She decides to run away from home ju... |
92207 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship%20of%20the%20European%20Union | Citizenship of the European Union | Citizenship of the European Union was started by the Maastricht Treaty signed in 1992. It is extra to being a citizen of one of the member countries of the European Union, and gives extra rights to nationals of European Union Member States.
History
Before the Maastricht Treaty (1992), the European Communities treati... |
92208 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah%20%28Handel%29 | Messiah (Handel) | Messiah is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. It is Handel’s most famous work, and in England, the most often performed of any big choral work. The title Messiah means “the anointed one” and is the name given to Jesus Christ in the Christian teaching.
Background to its composition
Georg Frideric Handel was born ... |
92210 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Murray%20%28general%29 | John Murray (general) | Major General John Joseph Murray DSO & Bar, MC (born 26 April 1892 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, died 8 September 1951 in Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian Army Officer and businessman with a special role in both world wars. During World War I, he was mentioned in despatches and got got medals while ... |
92220 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dippoldiswalde | Dippoldiswalde | Dippoldiswalde is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was the capital city of the Weißeritzkreis district. Today, Dippoldiswalde is a city in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Rural District. It is east of Freiberg, and south of Dresden.
The town is on the Weisseritz railway, a narrow gauge railway powere... |
92224 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gro%C3%9Fenhain | Großenhain | Großenhain is the capital of the Riesa-Großenhain Rural District, Saxony, Germany.
History
Großenhain was originally a Sorbian settlement. It was first mentioned in 1205.
Geography
Großenhain is on the river Röder, 30 km northwest of Dresden, and 17 km east of Riesa.
It is also on Via Regia from Görlitz to Santiago ... |
92225 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meissen | Meissen | Meißen (, Latin: Misnia, Misena) is a town of about 30,000 near Dresden on both banks of the Elbe in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meißen is the home of Meißen porcelain. Meißen is the capital city of Meißen Rural District
During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenburg concentration camp was in Meißen.
... |
92234 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Best%20Damn%20Thing | The Best Damn Thing | The Best Damn Thing is an album and hit song by musical artist Avril Lavigne. It was released April 17, 2007. The lead single off the album, "Girlfriend" was released on February 27, 2007. The song was very successful and peaked in a lot of countries #1. This was Lavigne's first Billboard Hot 100 chart number one. The ... |
92236 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Sisterhood%20of%20the%20Traveling%20Pants | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a series of books by Ann Brashares. It is about a group of girls named Bridget (the leader), Lena Kigales (the shy and beautiful), Carmen (the dramatic one), and Tibby (the rebellious girl). These girls find a pair of pants that fit all four of them, though one girl is fat, one ... |
92238 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complicated | Complicated | Complicated was the first and perhaps the most popular song sung by Avril Lavigne. It was released in 2002. It was on her album Let Go. Other songs on the same CD single are "I Don't Give" and additional "Why" on maxi-cds.
It was at one point #1 in the charts in Canada, UK, Australia and the US. She was 17 when she... |
92239 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navel%20piercing | Navel piercing | A navel piercing is type of piercing to the bellybutton. It is the second most popular piercing, next to ear piercing. It is considered a form of body art. There can be multiple piercings and it is possible to change rings, depending on how you pierce it.
Jewelry |
92241 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag%20of%20Brazil | Flag of Brazil | The Brazilian Flag is the flag of Brazil. It is the flag that has gone through the most changes and the current flag was made and used in May of 1992, and still use it today.
Flag
It has gone through changes many times, changes including stars, colour and other things.
A list of constellations and stars on the map:
... |
92250 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/From%20the%20Mixed-Up%20Files%20of%20Mrs.%20Basil%20E.%20Frankweiler%20%281995%20movie%29 | From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1995 movie) | From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler is a 1995 television movie based on E.L. Konigsburg's novel From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. The story is about a girl and her brother who run away from home to live in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art and find what they think is a lost tr... |
92257 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/624%20Hektor | 624 Hektor | 624 Hektor is the biggest of the Jovian Trojan asteroids. It was found in 1907 by August Kopff.
Hektor is a D-type asteroid, dark and reddish in colour. It lies in Jupiter's leading Lagrangian point, L4, called the 'Greek' node after one of the two sides in the legendary Trojan War. Ironically, Hektor is named after t... |
92261 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden%20Horse%20Film%20Festival%20and%20Awards | Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards | The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards or simply Golden Horse is a movie festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. The ceremony usually takes place in November or December in Taipei.
The awards, contested by movies submitted from Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and elsewhere, are generally held to be the most ... |
92264 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden%20Melody%20Awards | Golden Melody Awards | The Golden Melody Awards () or sometimes shorted to just Golden Melody are music awards annually presented in Taiwan. The Awards began in 1990.
Categories for Awards
This is an incomplete list.
Best Feature Film
Best Short Film
Best Director
Best Documentary
Best Animation
Best Director
Best Leading Actor
Bes... |
92273 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella%20Koon | Ella Koon | Ella Koon, real name Ianna Koon, is a Chinese singer, actress and model. She was born in Tahiti, French Polynesia, and was raised in Hong Kong, where she is currently based.
She speaks Cantonese, English, French and Mandarin languages.
Life
Early career
After finishing high school in Birmingham, England, she began... |
92275 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor%27s%20Law%20II | Survivor's Law II | Survivor's Law II is a Chinese TV drama series. It aired in Hong Kong starting 24 December 2007 and ending 18 January 2008. It is the sequel to the 2003 series Survivor's Law. However, three members of the original cast did not appear in this sequel due.
Plot synopsis
MK Sun (real name Sun Man Kwan) was a teenager who... |
92277 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Younha | Younha | Younha (Korean: 고윤하; Hanja: 高允河 Go Yoon Ha Japanese: ユンナ Yunna), born 29 April 1988 in Seoul, Korea, is a Korean pop singer.
Younha made her debut at the age of sixteen. Nicknamed the "Oricon comet" for her success in Japan, she has currently released eight singles and one album in that country with varying degrees of... |
92282 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedictine | Benedictine | The word Benedictine usually refers to a follower of the Order of Saint Benedict. These people usually lead a life in an abbey. They follow the rule of Benedict of Nursia. Benedict lived in the 6th century. He made some rules, called the Rule of St Benedict these people follow. The rules can be summed up by pax (peace)... |
92284 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franciscan | Franciscan | The word Franciscan refers to followers of one of the religious orders that follow the Rule of St Francis. Saint Francis of Assisi lived in the 13th century. Franciscans usually lead simple lives without much money. Today, there are three main branches of these orders. They mostly see themselves as part of the Roman Ca... |
92286 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cistercian | Cistercian | The term Cistercian is used to refer to an order of Roman Catholic monks. Officially the order is called Ordo Cisterciensis (OCist), or Sacer Ordo Cisterciensis (SOC). These people follow the same rules as the Benedictines, that is to say those of St Benedict. Over time, the Benedictines made some changes to the rules ... |
92287 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langston%20Hughes | Langston Hughes | James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, novelist, playwright and short story writer. Hughes was one of the writers and artists whose work was called the Harlem Renaissance.
Hughes grew up as a poor boy from Missouri, the descendant of African people who had been taken to Am... |
92288 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic%20coordinate%20system | Geographic coordinate system | A geographical coordinate system is a coordinate system. This means that every place can be specified by a set of three numbers, called coordinates.
A full circle can be divided into 360 degrees (or 360°); this was first done by the Babylonians; Ancient Greeks, like Ptolemy later extended the theory.
Today, degrees ... |
92309 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altmarkkreis%20Salzwedel%20Rural%20District | Altmarkkreis Salzwedel Rural District | Altmarkkreis Salzwedel is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
History
The old Altmark region, included parts of the neighbouring district of Stendal. In the 10th century it was the eastern border of the Holy Roman Empire.
In the Late Middle Ages many towns were members of the Hanseatic League.
The modern district... |
92316 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankt%20Pauli | Sankt Pauli | Sankt Pauli (or St. Pauli) is a district of Hamburg. About 27,000 people live in St. Pauli. St. Pauli is a district where many people go to have fun. There are theatres, cinemas, and a red-light district (around the Reeperbahn) in St. Pauli. This quarter is called the Kiez. There, there are no closing times imposed for... |
92318 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhalt-Bitterfeld | Anhalt-Bitterfeld | Anhalt-Bitterfeld is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its capital is Köthen.
History
This district was established by putting together the former districts of Bitterfeld, Köthen and a large part of Anhalt-Zerbst as part of the Saxony-Anhalt border reforms of 2007.
Towns and municipalities
Rural Districts of Sa... |
92319 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reeperbahn | Reeperbahn | The Reeperbahn is the central street in the district St.Pauli in Hamburg. Parts of it are considered to be a red-light district, but there are also theatres and cinemas near it.
Other websites
Picture from the Reeperbahn (in German)
Red light districts
Hamburg |
92326 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B6rde%20Rural%20District | Börde Rural District | Börde is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
History
The district was formed in the 2007 boundary changes by joining the old districts of Ohrekreis and Bördekreis.
Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
(population 31.12.2006)
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften with municipalities
Rural Districts of Saxony-Anhalt |
92330 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale%20%28zoology%29 | Scale (zoology) | ''For other uses of the word "scale" see scale (disambiguation)
In zoology, a scale is a small, hard plate that grows out of an animal's skin to give it protection. Fish and reptiles have scales.
In animals such as butterflies and moths, scales are plates on the surface of the insect wing. They are often beauti... |
92332 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weighing%20scale | Weighing scale | ''For other uses of the word "scale" see scale (disambiguation)
Scales are used to measure the weight of an item. To use a scale, the item which needs to be weighed is put on one side of the scale. Then, weight stones are put on the other side. Once the scale balances (that is the indicator between the two scales is i... |
92333 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgenlandkreis | Burgenlandkreis | Burgenlandkreis is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed by joining the old districts of Burgenlandkreis and Weißenfels as part of the boundary changes of 2007.
On 16 July 2007 the district parliament decided to change the name back to Burgenlandkreis from 1 August 2007.
Towns and municipalities
Refere... |
92335 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harz%20%28district%29 | Harz (district) | Harz is a rural district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
History
The district was made by joining the old districts of Halberstadt, Wernigerode and Quedlinburg as well as the city of Falkenstein (from the district of Aschersleben-Staßfurt). This was part of the reform of all districts in 2007.
Towns and municipalities
R... |
92338 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerichower%20Land | Jerichower Land | Jerichower Land is a district (Kreis) in the north-east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
History
After World War II the old Prussian districts of Jerichow were changed. Some areas were given to the neighbouring districts of Havelberg, Rathenow, Brandenburg, Loburg and Zerbst. The two districts were also renamed after their... |
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