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106872 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northumbria | Northumbria | The Kingdom of Northumbria (), was a medieval kingdom of the Angles, in what is now northern England and south-east Scotland. It later became an earldom in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of England. The name reflects the southern limit to the kingdom's territory, the River Humber.
History
Northumbria was formed in the ear... |
106873 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging%20%28death%29 | Hanging (death) | Hanging is caused when a person is held by a rope around the neck. The Oxford English Dictionary says that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck". Hanging is often used as a form of execution or suicide.
The first known account of execution by hanging was in Homer's Odyssey ... |
106874 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moons%20of%20Mars | Moons of Mars | Mars has two little moons, Phobos and Deimos, which are thought to be captured asteroids. They were found by Asaph Hall in 1877.
Moons
References |
106906 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Horner | James Horner | James Roy Horner (August 14, 1953 – June 22, 2015) was an American music director. He scored the music for the 1997 movie Titanic. He won two Academy Awards in 1998. Horner was born on August 14, 1953 in Los Angeles, California.
Horner was killed in an airplane crash near Los Padres National Forest, California, aged 6... |
106907 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3%20player | MP3 player | An MP3 player is a portable audio device people can use to listen to songs saved in the MP3 format. They can use USB cords or Wi-Fi to connect the device to computers, so that computer files can be transferred to players internal memory.
MP3s are audio files that have been made smaller by removing sounds that the hum... |
106908 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi%20Protected%20Access | Wi-Fi Protected Access | Wi-Fi Protected Access (also known as WPA and WPA2) is the name for a number of standards to use encryption on a Wireless LAN. They were made because people found many weaknesses in WEP, or Wired Equivalent Privacy (the standard that came before WPA).
Products that have the label WPA were made to work with most card... |
106911 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired%20Equivalent%20Privacy | Wired Equivalent Privacy | Wired Equivalent Privacy (also known as WEP) is a standard to use encryption in Wireless LANs. It was introduced in 1999.
In 2001, mathematicians showed that WEP is not very strong. A WEP connection could be decoded, with software that can be easily found, within minutes. Because of this finding, IEEE created a new ... |
106913 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress%20of%20Vienna | Congress of Vienna | The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of the major powers of Europe.
It was held in Vienna from November 1, 1814, to June 8, 1815. The chairman was the Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich.
Its purpose was to decide about the political situation in Europe after the defeat of Napoleon.
T... |
106915 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin%20collecting | Coin collecting | Coin collecting is the hobby of keeping different coins. Some people do it just for pleasure, while others collect coins for the history of the coins. People can collect coins that are old, rare, beautiful or just interesting.
Coin collecting is a very old hobby. Even Julius Caesar collected coins. Some coins are v... |
106916 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood%20Red%20Shoes | Blood Red Shoes | Blood Red Shoes are an indie music band from Brighton, England. Blood Red Shoes's first album was Box of Secrets. There are two members: Laura-Mary Carter and Steven Ansell. They are often compared to "The White Stripes" due to the boy-girl drum-guitar setup, but they dislike this comparison and, indeed, the White Stri... |
106924 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret%20Hart | Bret Hart | Bret Hart (born July 2, 1957) is a semi-retired Canadian professional wrestler, writer, and actor. He is a member of the well-known Hart wrestling family of Calgary, Alberta. His father was wrestling legend Stu Hart. He is considered to be one of the most technically sound wrestlers ever. His athletic ability and in-ri... |
106934 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Grange%2C%20Illinois | La Grange, Illinois | La Grange, a suburb of Chicago, is a village in Cook County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 15,608 at the 2000 census. The name La Grange is French for "the barn."
Villages in Illinois
Suburbs of Chicago, Illinois
Settlements in Cook County, Illinois |
106936 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision%20Song%20Contest%202008 | Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was a talent contest hosted in Belgrade, Serbia. It was won by Dima Bilan of Russia, singing the song "Believe". It was a big television event, watched by 250 million people around the world.
In 2008 the contest was split into two semifinals, with 19 countries in each semifinal. The fi... |
106938 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/All%20We%20Know | All We Know | All We Know is a 2006 song by Paramore, off the album All We Know is Falling. It was the last single released off the album.
Paramore songs
2006 songs |
106939 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misery%20Business | Misery Business | Misery Business is a 2007 song by the band Paramore. It is from the album RIOT!. The song was released on June 18, 2007. The video features the band playing in a room filled with the graffiti found on the bands album cover, and a person being mean at a school.
At the end of the video, singer Hayley wipes off the other... |
106947 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesfarmers | Wesfarmers | Wesfarmers is an Australian company. It is one of the two largest retailers in Australia. The other is Woolworths. It owns Coles Supermarkets, K-Mart, Target Bunnings Warehouse and Bi-Lo Supermarkets.
References
Companies of Australia |
106949 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure%20%28Paramore%20song%29 | Pressure (Paramore song) | Pressure is the first single from the album All We Know is Falling, by the band Paramore. The song was ranked #62 on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs in 2007.
References
Paramore songs
2006 songs |
106952 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazelwood%20North%2C%20Victoria | Hazelwood North, Victoria | Hazelwood North is a town in Victoria, Australia. Most of people who live there live on farms, about 5 acres big.
Towns in Victoria (Australia) |
106954 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasselt | Hasselt | Hasselt is a city in Belgium. It is the capital of the Belgian province Limburg. It lies about half way between Liège and Antwerp. The city lays at the river demer and the albertchannel. The city has city privileges since 1232. Today, about 79.089 people live there, the people who live there are called Hasselaars.Most ... |
106958 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus%20on%20the%20Family | Focus on the Family | Focus on the Family (FOTF, or FotF) is an American evangelical group. The non-profit organization was founded in 1977 by James Dobson, and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They have started several ministries, such as Adventures in Odyssey, and Focus on the Family Action.
Other websites
Focus on the Family off... |
106959 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventures%20in%20Odyssey | Adventures in Odyssey | Adventures in Odyssey (also known as AIO or just Odyssey) is an Evangelical Christian-themed radio drama and comedy. It was started by Focus on the Family in 1987.
The series takes place in the fictional town of Odyssey. The show is most in an ice cream and discovery emporium called "Whit's End." The place is owned b... |
106968 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth%20for%20Christ | Youth for Christ | Youth for Christ (YFC) is an international Christian ministry that promotes youth evangelism and biblical Christianity. In the early 1940s, during World War II, many young men, mostly ministers and evangelists, were holding large rallies in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. In an effort to coordinate th... |
106969 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Luce | Henry Luce | Henry Robinson Luce (April 3, 1898 – February 28, 1967) was an important American publisher.
Other websites
Time biography
1898 births
1967 deaths
American journalists
writers from Connecticut
ja:燕京大学 |
106970 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%20Bear%20Lake%2C%20California | Big Bear Lake, California | Big Bear Lake is a city in San Bernardino County, California. It is along the south shore of Big Bear Lake. At the 2000 census, 5,438 people lived there. It is a popular place in Southern California, partly because of its skiing areas.
Cities in California
Settlements in San Bernardino County, California |
106971 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial | Memorial | A memorial is an object which serves as a memory of something, usually a person who has died or a famous event. Statues are a popular type of memorial.
A memorial hall is a building which serves to remind people of something, again usually people who have died. Memorial halls in the United Kingdom and United States ar... |
106973 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logging | Logging | Logging is cutting down trees. It is done to fix forests or harvest logs. People move the logs out of the forest to use them for timber or paper or fuel or other purposes.
Forestry |
106974 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B8lig%20Kaj | Kølig Kaj | Kølig Kaj (born 1971) was a Danish rapper who gained national fame in 1997 by winning the Danish Melodi Grand Prix with his song "Stemmen I Mit Liv". His real name is Thomas Lægaard.
At the Eurovision Song Contest in 1997, he ended up 16th, with only 25 points. Following that, Kølig Kaj slowly went away, and has nev... |
106975 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden%20Planet%20%28bookstore%29 | Forbidden Planet (bookstore) | The Forbidden Planet is a popular comic book, toys, and other multimedia objects store.
Toys |
106976 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobey%20Maguire | Tobey Maguire | Tobias Vincent "Tobey" Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Spider-Man in all three movies and including the Marvel Cinematic Universe movie Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Early life
Maguire didn't finish high school because he wanted to be an actor. He got help from ... |
106977 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaplain | Chaplain | A chaplain is typically a priest, pastor, ordained deacon or other member of the clergy. They usually serve a group of people who are not organized as a mission or church, or who are unable to attend church for many reasons, such as poor health, confinement, or military or civil duties.
Chaplains may be members of a C... |
106988 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwestern%20College | Northwestern College | Northwestern College is in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is a four-year Christian college. The school was founded on October 2, 1902. Billy Graham was the school's president from 1948 to 1952. Athletic teams at the school are known as Eagles.
Colleges and universities in Minnesota
Council for Christian Colleges and Unive... |
106990 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker%20%28tool%29 | Walker (tool) | A walker or walking frame is a tool for disabled people who need help to support and keep balance while walking. The rollator/walker is from Sweden. These are popular items in the mobility aid field.
Generally there are three or four wheel rollators. Most have some type of pouch or basket to carry items. Rollators are... |
106995 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Beverly%20Shea | George Beverly Shea | George Beverly "Bev" Shea (February 1, 1909 – April 16, 2013) was a Canadian-American singer and songwriter of gospel music, and has written several hymns. He gained American citizenship in 1941. He worked with Billy Graham for over 60 years.
References
American centenarians
American singer-songwriters
Canadian cente... |
106998 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker | Walker | Walker can be any of the following:
Pedestrian, a person traveling by walking
Walker (surname)
In geography:
Walker, Iowa, U.S.
Walker Lake, Nevada, U.S.
Walker, Louisiana, U.S.
Walker, Michigan, U.S.
Walker, Minnesota, U.S.
Walker, Missouri, U.S.
Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Walker Pass, in California, U.S.
W... |
107003 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Dobson | James Dobson | James Clayton "Jim" Dobson (born April 21, 1936 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is both the starter and chairman of the board of Focus on the Family. He is an Evangelical.
References
Other websites
Focus on the Family - Official website
1936 births
Living people
American activists
American conservatives
American Evangel... |
107022 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTime | QuickTime | QuickTime (also called QT) is a software made by Apple Inc. It can handle different types of digital video, media clips, sound, text, animation, music, and several types of interactive panoramic images.
Other websites
Official QuickTime site with Download page, older versions, and additional components to extend QTs... |
107026 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subspecies | Subspecies | Subspecies is a classification (taxonomy) in biology. It is directly below species. When looking at the Latin name, subspecies are indicated by the third name. Subspecies can mix with each other; animals or plants from different subspecies can have offspring together (This is usually not the case with animals from diff... |
107027 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrifugal%20force | Centrifugal force | This is the force that acts on the body in a direction away from the centre, which contributes to making the body try to fly away. When you hold a rope with a heavy object attached to it, and rotate it around, the rope becomes tight and keeps the body from flying away. This is caused by centripetal force.
In physics, ... |
107028 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peeter%20Volkonski | Peeter Volkonski | Peeter Volkonski Peeter (also Piotr Andreevich Volkonsky) (born December 9, 1954, in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian actor and rock-musician composer. He is a Prince from the Rurik Dynasty. He is the key art figure in Estonia.
Peeter Volkonski is a descendant of an aristocratic princely family, son of Prince Andrei V... |
107031 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby%20V | Bobby V | Robert "Bobby" Wilson (born February 27, 1980), better known by his stage name Bobby V and formerly Bobby Valentino, is an American R&B singer.
Early life and career
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Bobby moved to Atlanta, Georgia where he attended North Atlanta High School. He returned there to appear in the debut epis... |
107034 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous%20%28song%29 | Anonymous (song) | Anonymous is the second single from Bobby Valentino's second album, Special Occasion. The song features Amber Rives and Timbaland and was produced by Timbaland and King Logan.
The song was written by Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis, Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, and Patrick Smith of the popular songwriting/production team "Th... |
107036 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed%20drink | Mixed drink | A mixed drink is a type of drink where two or more diffent drinks are mixed together to create a new drink. Very often, at least one of the ingredients contains alcohol. Usually, spirits like rum or vodka are used in the mixed drinks containing alcohol.
Examples of mixed drinks are Rum & Coke and Bundy & Rum.
Alcopo... |
107040 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash%20Mouth | Smash Mouth | Smash Mouth is a rock band from San Jose, California, USA.
Formed in 1994, the group is formed by Steve Harwell (lead vocals/Guitar), Greg Camp (guitar), Paul De Lisle (bass), and Kevin Coleman (original drummer). Their most famous song is "Walkin' on the Sun".
Discography
Fush Yu Mang (1997)
Astro Lounge (1999)
The ... |
107041 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallacoota%2C%20Victoria | Mallacoota, Victoria | Mallacoota () is a small town in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Less than 1000 people live there. It is 25 kilometres off the Princes Highway and kilometres from Melbourne. It is the last town on Victoria's east coast before the border with New South Wales. Mallacoota has a small airport (Mallacoota Airport) YMC... |
107042 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancu%C3%A9n | Cancuén | Cancuén is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, It can be found in the Pasión subregion of the central Maya lowlands. It is located in the present-day Guatemalan Department of El Petén. The city is famous because it has one of the largest palaces in the Maya world.
Ancient Cancuén
Cancuén... |
107045 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum | Rum | Rum is an alcoholic spirit. It is made from molasses and other sugarcane by-products through fermentation and distillation. Rum is mostly made in or around the Caribbean. Rum is also made in other parts of the world, like Fiji or Australia.
Alcoholic spirits |
107046 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pridon%20Khalvashi | Pridon Khalvashi | Pridon Khalvashi (; born 17 May 1925 – July 8 2010) is one of the famous Georgian writers who contributed Georgian poetry and literature, as well as its political and social life.
Early life
He was born in western Georgia, in mountainous village of Adjara, called Gegelidzeebi on 17th of May in 1925.
In 1938-1940 he st... |
107049 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western%20Front%20%28World%20War%20I%29 | Western Front (World War I) | The Western Front was started by the German Army invading Luxembourg and Belgium at the beginning of World War I in 1914 and gaining military control of many important industrial regions in France. Its quick advance was stopped by the Battle of the Marne. Both sides then dug defensive trenches, which eventually reached... |
107056 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artifact | Artifact | Artifact or artefact can be any of the following:
Any object made or shaped by human hand.
Artifact (archaeology), any object made or modified by a human culture, and later recovered by an archaeological dig
Artefact (band) black metal band from France
Artifact (band), a band from Norway
Artifact (error), an err... |
107057 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artifact%20%28archaeology%29 | Artifact (archaeology) | For other uses of artifact, including errors, see artifact (disambiguation).
In archaeology, an artifact or artefact is an object made or modified by a human culture. It is usually found during an archaeological dig. Some artifacts are stone tools, pottery wheels, jewelry, and clothing. The study of artifacts is ver... |
107058 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coba | Coba | Coba () is a big ruined city of the Pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is about 90 km east of the Maya site of Chichen Itza, about 40 km west of the Caribbean Sea, and 44 km northwest of the site of Tulum. Coba was thought to have had around 50,000 people living in it.
Cit... |
107060 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tectonics | Tectonics | Tectonics is the study of the earth's structural features, especially the folding and faulting (cracking) of the Earth's crust.
Tectonics (from Latin, meaning "building") is a field within geology. It includes structures in the lithosphere of the Earth and the forces and movements that have operated to create these st... |
107061 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajal%20Chan%20Ahk | Tajal Chan Ahk | Tajal Chan Ahk, also T'ah 'ak' Cha'an, ruled the Maya city Cancuén from 757 to ca. 799.
References
South American people
Maya civilization
8th-century births
8th-century deaths |
107072 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buz%C4%83u%20%28disambiguation%29 | Buzău (disambiguation) | Buzău can be any of these places in Romania:
Buzău, a town, in the east of the country.
Buzău County, a county in the east of the country, with the capital in the town above.
Buzău River, a river in the east of Romania, flowing through Buzău County. |
107077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa%20Einstein | Elsa Einstein | Elsa Einstein, (18 January 1876 - 20 December 1936), was the second wife of the German phyicist, Albert Einstein. The couple were first cousins and second cousins. This is because their mothers were sisters and their fathers were first cousins. She was born in Hechingen, Germany.
References
1876 births
1936 deaths
D... |
107078 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prahova | Prahova | The word Prahova can be any of these places in Romania:
Prahova County
Prahova River
Prahova Valley |
107085 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creation%20Museum | Creation Museum | The Creation Museum is a 75,000 square foot museum near Petersburg, Kentucky, United States. It was made to tell the story of Young Earth creationism. The museum shows its view of the theory of the start of the universe, life, mankind, and man's early history. It is based on the book of Genesis in the Bible. This book ... |
107088 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Whitefield | George Whitefield | George Whitefield (16 December 1714 – 30 September 1770), was a preacher in the Church of England. He was one of the leaders of the Methodist movement. Colonists loved to hear him preach of love and forgiveness as he had a different style of preaching compared to Old World priests. This led to new missionary work in th... |
107089 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timi%C5%9F%20River | Timiş River | The Timiş or Tamiš (Romanian: Timiş; Serbian: Тамиш or Tamiš; German: Temesch; Hungarian: Temes) is a 359 kilometer long river coming up from the Semenic Mountains, the southern part Carpathian Mountains, in Caraş-Severin County, Romania. It flows through the Banat region and into the Danube near Pančevo, in the north... |
107094 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timi%C5%9F | Timiş | The name Timiş can be any of the following:
Timiş County, a county in western Romania
Timiş River, a river in western Romania and Serbia
Timiş-Cerna Gap, a mountain pass in south-western Romania
Slatina-Timiş, a commune in Caraş-Severin County, Romania
Timiş River (Olt), a tributary of the Olt River in central Romania
... |
107100 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nera | Nera | Nera mcan be any one of the following:
Nera River (Italy), a tributary of the Tiber in Italy.
Nera River (Russia), a tributary of the Indigirka in Russia.
Nera River (Danube), a tributary of the Danube, flowing through Romania and Serbia.
Nera (mythology), the name of a character from Irish mythology. |
107105 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communes%20of%20Romania | Communes of Romania | A commune (comună in Romanian) is the second lowest level of division in Romania. There are 2,686 communes in Romania. There is no set limit to population in the communes, but once they exceed a population of 10,000 people, the commune gets the status of a city. The first lowest level of division in Romania is called ... |
107108 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipalities%20of%20Romania | Municipalities of Romania | A municipality (municipiu in Romanian, from Latin municipium) is a kind of subdivision in Romania.
The following is a complete list of the municipalities of Romania, by county: |
107111 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Way%20of%20the%20Master | The Way of the Master | The Way of the Master (WOTM) is a Christianity based evangelism ministry. It was started in 2002. The show is hosted by American actor Kirk Cameron, and New Zealand-born evangelist Ray Comfort. The organization has a TV show, many books, and an online school.
Programs
Television
The television show, first aired in D... |
107118 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t%20Stop%20the%20Music | Don't Stop the Music | Don't Stop the Music (also known as Please Don't Stop the Music) is a song reocrded by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna. It was released September 7, 2007 from her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad. Don'y Stop the Music was written by Tawanna Dabney and Michael Jackson with producers StarGate. The song also sampl... |
107131 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick%20Carter | Nick Carter | Nickolas Gene Carter (born January 28, 1980) is an American actor, musician, and pop singer. He is a member of the music group Backstreet Boys. In 2002, he released his first solo album called Now or Never, the album reached #17 on Billboard 200 and was certified gold.
1980 births
Living people
Singers from New York |
107138 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howie%20Dorough | Howie Dorough | Howard Dwaine Dorough (born August 22, 1973), also known as Howie D, is an American singer. He was a member of the boy band Backstreet Boys. As one of the five singers of the Backstreet Boys, Dorough is notable for his high falsetto. As a Backstreet Boy, he has sold over 130 million albums.
On August 16, 2007, Doroug... |
107139 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.%20J.%20McLean | A. J. McLean | Alexander James McLean (born January 9, 1978) is an American musician and member of the singing group Backstreet Boys.
In December 2003, McLean and his mother appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show to talk about his recovery from clinical depression, alcoholism, and drug use.
In 2008, McLean performed two solo shows at t... |
107140 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%20Littrell | Brian Littrell | Brian Thomas Littrell (born February 20, 1975) is an American singer. He is best known as a member of the Backstreet Boys. He is also a contemporary Christian recording artist, and released a solo album, Welcome Home (You), in 2006.
In the summer of 2005, Littrell solo single "In Christ Alone" went to #1 on the Christ... |
107142 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin%20Richardson | Kevin Richardson | Kevin Scott Richardson (born October 3, 1971) is an American singer. He is a member of the Backstreet Boys. In 2002, he played the role of "Billy Flynn" in the Broadway production of Chicago. He also performed this role in London's West End and in Toronto from November 2006 – December 2006.
In June 2006, Richardson le... |
107143 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%20conquest%20of%20Yucat%C3%A1n | Spanish conquest of Yucatán | The Spanish Conquest of Yucatán was the campaign undertaken by the Spanish conquistadores against the Late Postclassic Maya states. This part of the conquest and colonization of the Americas began in the early 16th century, but it took more time than the similar campaigns against the Aztec and Inca Empires. It was abou... |
107145 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becquerel | Becquerel | The becquerel (symbol Bq) is the SI derived unit of radioactivity, defined as the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second.
A petabecquerel is 1015 times a becquerel, s-1, s for second, dimensionally is it second minus one, i.e. inverse seconds.
The unit is named in honor... |
107148 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popol%20Vuh | Popol Vuh | The Popol Vuh (K'iche for "Council Book" or "Book of the Community"; Popol Wu'uj in modern spelling) is a book written in the Classical Quiché language. It contains mythological stories and a genealogy of the rulers of the Post-Classic Quiché Maya kingdom of highland Guatemala.
The book contains a creation myth foll... |
107150 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popol%20Vuh%20%28disambiguation%29 | Popol Vuh (disambiguation) | Popol Vuh (Quiché for "Council Book" or "Book of the Community"; Popol Wuj in modern spelling) is the book of scripture of the Quiché, a kingdom of the post classic Maya civilization in highland Guatemala.
Popol Vuh may also refer to:
Music
Popol Vuh (German band), a 1970s German cosmic music band
Popol Vuh (Norwegia... |
107161 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Berwick | North Berwick | North Berwick is a town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is known for its beaches, harbour and golf courses.
The town is close to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland.
Towns in Scotland |
107183 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc%20Picard | Jean-Luc Picard | Jean-Luc Picard is a Star Trek: The Next Generation character. Patrick Stewart played him. He was the captain of the USS Enterprise-D, and later of the USS Enterprise-E. He was born in la Barre, France, on Earth. He had a brother, named Robert Picard. Jean-Luc was proud of being French.
As a character, Picard is very ... |
107184 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCune-Reischauer | McCune-Reischauer | McCune-Reischauer romanization (Maek'yun-Raisyawŏ P'yogipŏp) is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. Another variant of McCune-Reischa... |
107185 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revised%20Romanization%20of%20Korean | Revised Romanization of Korean | The Revised Romanization of Korean is what South Korea uses to turn their writing system into the Roman alphabet. It is meant to replace the McCune-Reischauer system.
Vowel letters
These are what the vowels of the Revised Romanization of Korean look like.
References
Writing systems
Romanization
ISO standards |
107211 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake%20Annecy | Lake Annecy | Lake Annecy (Lac d'Annecy in French) is a lake in the Haute-Savoie area of France. It is the second biggest lake in France.
References
Lakes of France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
107214 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haute-Savoie | Haute-Savoie | Haute-Savoie is a département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France, bordering Switzerland and Italy.
Name
Before 1860, the territory of the modern Haute-Savoie and Savoie departments had been part of the Kingdom of Sardinia, as a Duchy, since 1713. Annexation of the region by France was made in 1... |
107218 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartres%20Cathedral | Chartres Cathedral | Chartres Cathedral (, Our Lady of Chartres) is a cathedral. It is in Chartres, about 80 km south of Paris. It is built in the Gothic style. Together with Amiens Cathedral and Reims Cathedral it is considered to be one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture (for churches) in France.
A church was inaugurated at t... |
107219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lough%20Neagh | Lough Neagh | Lough Neagh is a lake in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. It is the biggest lake in Ireland and it is also the biggest lake in the United Kingdom. It is the only lake on the islands that a person cannot see the other side.
Folklore
In Irish mythology a giant called Fionn mac Cumhaill (finn mick cool) was fighting wi... |
107228 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel%20Core%202 | Intel Core 2 | Intel Core 2 is a group of microprocessors created to replace Intel's previous Core brand. The group includes the single-core "Core 2 Solo", dual-core (2 cores) "Core 2 Duo", and quad-core (4 cores) "Core 2 Quad" microprocessors. Microprocessors with the name "Extreme" following the brand name, such as Core 2 Extreme, ... |
107238 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deanna%20Troi | Deanna Troi | Deanna Troi is a Star Trek: The Next Generation character. Actress Marina Sirtis played the character on the television series and several movies.
Troi served as the ship's counselor. She is half-human and half-Betazoid. She can sense how others feel.
She was born on March 29, 2336 on the planet Betazed. She had an... |
107266 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soulcalibur | Soulcalibur | Soulcalibur, known in Japan as (ソウルキャリバー Sourukyaribā), is a fighting video game made by Namco for the Arcades and the Dreamcast video game console.
Other websites
Soulcalibur Series Website
Soulcalibur at the Killer List of Videogames
Soul Archive Namco-sponsored Soul series archival fansite.
Soul Calibur Pol... |
107281 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s%20Aladdin%20Junior | Disney's Aladdin Junior | Disney's Aladdin Junior (Aladdin Jr.) is a musical. It is based on the 1992 Disney animated movie, Aladdin. The music was written by Alan Menken. The lyrics were written by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice. The musical is written to be performed by child actors. It is one of the musicals in the Broadway Junior series by Musi... |
107283 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynomial | Polynomial | In mathematics, a polynomial is a kind of mathematical expression. It is a sum of several mathematical terms called monomials. That is, a number, a variable, or a product of a number and several variables. When an algebraic expression contains letters mixed with numbers and arithmetic, like , there is a good chance th... |
107286 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unknown%20%28math%29 | Unknown (math) | In mathematics, an unknown is a number we do not know. They are commonly used in algebra, where they are also known as variables and represented by symbols such as , and .
In science, an unknown value is represented by a letter in the Roman or Greek alphabet. They are used most often in physics, where equations are u... |
107295 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnieszka%20W%C5%82odarczyk | Agnieszka Włodarczyk | Agnieszka Włodarczyk (born 13 December 1980 in Sławno) is a Polish actress and singer, who won the Polish version of "Soapstar Superstar" ("Jak oni śpiewają") in 2007. She first rose to fame for her role as Agnieszka in the Polish sitcom "13 Posterunek", which was directed by Maciej Slesicki. In addition to series, she... |
107298 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Last%20of%20the%20Clan%20McDuck | The Last of the Clan McDuck | The Last of the Clan McDuck is a comic about Scrooge McDuck. It is the first chapter of The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. The story is set from 1877 to 1880 when Scrooge is a child. At his 10th birthday, Scrooge goes with his father, Fergus, to visit the McDuck family castle. Fergus tells him the history of Clan Mc... |
107300 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Master%20of%20the%20Mississippi | The Master of the Mississippi | "The Master of the Mississippi" is the second chapter of The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck.
Plot
Scrooge comes to America. Here he begins to work on his uncle Pothole McDuck's boat. Scrooge has his first adventure with the Beagle Boys finding a lost treasure. The Beagles are arrested by the police and Scrooge buys ... |
107302 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Richest%20Duck%20in%20the%20World | The Richest Duck in the World | "The Richest Duck in the World" is the last chapter of The life and times of Scrooge McDuck.
Plot
The chapter began like the movie Citizen Kane: opened at a huge dark mansion here somebody sit down on a chair say a word. At a street, Donald Duck and his nephews are watching TV: Scrooge is retired and lives in Manor Mc... |
107314 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online%20pharmacy | Online pharmacy | An online pharmacy is a pharmacy that operates on the Internet to sell medications to consumers. There are online pharmacies in many countries of the world—from India, the U.S., Germany, the UK—and many other nations that sell to consumers in their own countries and often to consumers worldwide.
Depending on its loca... |
107319 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan%20Egenau | Juan Egenau | Juan Egenau Moore (24 February 1927 – 22 April 1987) was a Chilean sculptor.
Egenau first worked in enamel and in engraving on metal.
While studying casting on a Fulbright scholarship in 1968 at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, he developed a way of modelling for sand-casting in aluminiu... |
107334 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foramen%20magnum | Foramen magnum | The foramen magnum is one of several holes in the base of the skull. Normally the spinal cord is attached to it.
The Foramen Magnum is the largest aperture in the primate body. This hole is located in the base of the human skull as part of the occipital bone, back of the monkey skull and in between those locations for ... |
107347 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipedalism | Bipedalism | Bipedalism is a form of movement on the ground. Some tetrapods have evolved the ability to move on two limbs. Those that do, use their rear limbs. Some animals move on two limbs all the time, they are called habitual bipeds. Optional bipeds can move on two or four legs.
Early quadruped animals used all four limbs for ... |
107352 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taung%20Child | Taung Child | The Taung Child is a fossil of a skull. The skull also has an imprint of the brain. It belongs to an Australopithecus africanus. It was discovered in 1924 by a quarryman working for the Northern Lime Company in Taung, South Africa. Raymond Dart, an anatomist at the University of Witwatersrand, looked at the fossil, and... |
107376 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis%20Rodman | Dennis Rodman | Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961) played basketball in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1986 to 2000. He won two championships with the Detroit Pistons and three more with the Chicago Bulls. Even though he was only 6'7" tall, many people think he was the best rebounder in NBA history. He led the NBA... |
107378 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut%20water | Coconut water | Coconut water is the liquid inside young coconuts. Coconut water is a popular drink in tropical islands especially in tropical Asia, Pacific Islands, and the Caribbean. It is packaged and sold. It is sometimes sold as a sports drink, but not everyone agrees that it should be called a sports drink. Coconuts hold the mos... |
107398 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph%20Ellison | Ralph Ellison | Ralph Waldo Ellison (March 1, 1913–April 16, 1994) was an African-American writer. He was born in Oklahoma and studied at the Tuskegee Institute.
Ellison is most famous for writing Invisible Man, a novel about racism and African American identity. The narrator of the book calls himself an invisible man because people... |
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