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111100 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville%20Island%20%28Canada%29 | Melville Island (Canada) | Melville Island is a member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Canada with an area of . No one lives on Melville Island. It is the 33rd biggest island in the world and Canada's 8th biggest island. Melville Island is shared by the Northwest Territories, which has the western half of the island, and Nunavut, which has t... |
111103 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton%20Island | Southampton Island | Southampton Island is one of the bigger members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It is a big island at the entrance to Hudson Bay, Canada. It is part of the Kivalliq Region of the Nunavut Territory. The area of the island is 41,214 km². It is the 34th biggest island in the world and Canada's 9th biggest island. The ... |
111106 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince%20of%20Wales%20Island%20%28Nunavut%29 | Prince of Wales Island (Nunavut) | Prince of Wales Island one of the bigger members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It is an Arctic island in Nunavut, Canada, between Victoria Island and Somerset Island and south of the Queen Elizabeth Islands.
It is a low tundra-covered island with an irregular coastline deeply indented by Ommanney Bay in the west... |
111108 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset%20Island | Somerset Island | Somerset Island is a member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It is a big island across the 2 km wide Bellot Strait from the Boothia Peninsula in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It has an area of 9,570 square miles (24,786 km²), making it the 45th biggest island in the world and Canada's twelfth biggest i... |
111111 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces%20of%20Ireland | Provinces of Ireland | The Provinces of Ireland were the main divisions of Ireland prior to 1922 when it was partitioned as a result of the majority of it becoming independent. Ireland was divided into four different provinces, or territorial divisions.
The four provinces are:
Related pages
Counties of Ireland
Counties of Northern Irela... |
111116 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission%20statement | Mission statement | A mission statement tells the purpose of a company or organization. Basically, it says in a very short way WHO the organization does something for, WHAT is the kind of thing it does, and WHICH WAY it does it (that is, instead of other ways one could do that same thing). It can be used to tell quickly what the organiza... |
111119 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission | Mission | A mission can be any of the following:
Politics and government
Diplomatic mission, a diplomatic outpost in a foreign territory
Space mission, the launch of craft into outer space.
List of human spaceflights, a list of manned space missions.
Combat mission, a military action.
Geography
In the United States:
Missio... |
111122 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip%20Bliss | Philip Bliss | Philip Paul Bliss (July 9, 1838 – December 29, 1876) was an American writer of hymns. He was also a Gospel music singer. He wrote many well-known hymns in his lifetime. He also wrote the tune for Horatio Spafford's "It Is Well with My Soul".
Other websites
Christian Biography Resources
The Memoirs of PP Bliss
The Mus... |
111123 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20European%20countries%20by%20area | List of European countries by area | This is a list of European countries, by geographical area:
Notes: Some of these countries are also considered part of Asia. Their names are given in italics and <u/l>only their European area is given</u/l>.
Not all states within the geographical region are part of the European Union, although member states are in t... |
111124 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical%20projection | Graphical projection | A graphical projection is a protocol by which an image of a three-dimensional object is projected onto a planar surface without the help of math.
Geometry |
111126 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20cities%20in%20Romania | List of cities in Romania | This is a list of cities in Romania, by population for the first section, and a complete listing in the second section:
Cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants
Complete list
References
Romania-related lists
Romania
Romania |
111128 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Wilberforce | William Wilberforce | William Wilberforce (24 August 1759–29 July 1833) was a British evangelical politician and philanthropist. He was a leader of the movement to end the slave trade.
Other websites
BBC historic figures: William Wilberforce
1759 births
1833 deaths
Alumni of the University of Cambridge
British abolitionists
English act... |
111130 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag%20of%20Romania | Flag of Romania | The flag of Romania is a vertical tricolour of blue, yellow, and red. The colours stand for the three historical provinces of Romania. The current design was made official in 1994, but the flag has been used since 1989. The first design of the flag was in 1834, but the three colours date from the sixth century. It is v... |
111139 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat%20of%20arms%20of%20Romania | Coat of arms of Romania | The Coat of arms of Romania is the coat of arms that has been adopted by the Romanian Parliament on 10 September 1992. The design for it came from the coat of arms that the Kingdom of Romania created back in 1922. It displays a golden aquila that is holding a cross in its beak. It also shows a mace and a sword in its... |
111144 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sighi%C5%9Foara | Sighişoara | Sighişoara is a city and municipality in Mureş County, Romania. It is on the Târnava Mare River. Sighişoara had a population of 28.102 people as of 2011.
Twin towns
Dinkelsbühl (Germany)
Kiskunfélegyháza (Hungary)
Baden (Switzerland)
Blois (France)
Città di Castello (Italy)
Other websites
Town hall of Sighişo... |
111152 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty%20of%20Berlin | Treaty of Berlin | The name Treaty of Berlin can be any of the following treaties:
Treaty of Berlin (1742)
Treaty of Berlin (1878)
Treaty of Berlin (1885)
Treaty of Berlin (1889)
Treaty of Berlin (1899)
Treaty of Berlin (1921)
Treaty of Berlin (1926) |
111163 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens | Athens | Athens is one of the most famous cities in the world. It is the capital city of Greece and the most important financial, industrial, maritime, political, and cultural center of the country.
It is also one of the world's oldest cities. Scholars disagree on whether the city is named for the goddess Athena, or the godde... |
111171 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quechuas | Quechuas | Quechuas is the term used for several ethnic groups in South America that use a Quechua language (Southern Quechua mainly). They belong to several ethnic groups in South America, above all in Peru, Bolivia and Argentina.
The Quechuas of Ecuador call themselves - as well as their language Kichwa - Kichwas or Quichuas. ... |
111183 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members%20Church%20of%20God%20International | Members Church of God International | The Members Church of God International is a group of members of a Christian denomination with headquarters in the Philippines. Commonly known by their TV show Ang Dating Daan (The Old Path), they have million members and has thousands of locales worldwide. Currently, their presiding minister is Eliseo Soriano ang thei... |
111187 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viceroyalty%20of%20Per%C3%BA | Viceroyalty of Perú | The Viceroyalty of Peru (in Spanish, Virreinato del Perú) was a Spanish colonial administrative district that was created in 1542 and originally contained most of Spanish-ruled South America. It was governed from the capital of Lima.
History
In 1542, the Spanish created the Viceroyalty of New Castilla, that shortly ... |
111189 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilcabamba%2C%20Peru | Vilcabamba, Peru | Vilcabamba was founded by Manco Inca in 1539 and was the last city of the Inca Empire until it fell to the Spaniards in 1572. That meant the end of Inca resistance to Spanish rule.
History
After the Incan empire fell, the city was burned and the area swiftly became a remote, not very populated or connected part of P... |
111190 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vere%20Gordon%20Childe | Vere Gordon Childe | Vere Gordon Childe (Usually known as Gordon Childe) (Sydney, New South Wales, 14 April 1892 – Mount Victoria, New South Wales, 19 October 1957) was an Australian archaeologist. He was best known for his excavation of the unique Neolithic site of Skara Brae in Orkney. He is also credited with coining the terms 'Neolithi... |
111191 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%20Bogosian | Eric Bogosian | Eric Bogosian (born April 24, 1953) is an American actor, playwright, monologist, and novelist.
Personal life
Bogosian met Jo Bonney in 1980. Six weeks later he married her.
He has two children with her.
References
Other websites
Bogosian's home website
1953 births
Living people
American television actors
American... |
111195 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%8Dmon%20period | Jōmon period | The is the time in Japanese prehistory which started in roughly 14,000 BC to 10,000 BC.
The period ended in roughly 500 BC or 400 BC to 300 BC.
"Jōmon" means "patterns of plaited cord" or "cord-patterned" from the way they decorated their pottery.
The Jōmon came long ago from Central Asia and southern Siberia t... |
111200 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hominid | Hominid | For a full account of the biological family, see Hominidae
For the novel by Klaus Ebner see Hominid (novel)
A hominid is any member of the biological family Hominidae. These are the "great apes", living and extinct. At present there are humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans.
The word "hominid" has been used in ... |
111202 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty%20of%20Berlin%20%281878%29 | Treaty of Berlin (1878) | The Treaty of Berlin was a part of the Congress of Berlin (June 13-July 13, 1878). In it, the United Kingdom, Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and the Ottoman Empire wrote the Treaty of San Stefano.
Problems
Bulgaria
The most important problem in the treaty was deciding what would happen to the Kingdo... |
111204 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%20enlargement%20of%20the%20European%20Union | 2007 enlargement of the European Union | The 2007 enlargement of the European Union joined Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union. It happened on 1 January 2007. The Treaty of Accession was signed on April 25, 2005 at Luxembourg, Neumünster Abbey. It was the seventh time the Union accepted new members.
Membership
Since 1989, Bulgaria and Romania wanted ... |
111206 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Bank%20of%20Romania | National Bank of Romania | The National Bank of Romania (, BNR) is the central bank of Romania. It started in April 1880. It is in the capital city, Bucharest. The bank's first governor was Eugeniu Carada.
History
Scandal
In 1916, the Central Powers invaded Romania. All valuable objects of the National Bank of Romania and the Romanian Treasur... |
111207 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty%20of%20Berlin%20%281742%29 | Treaty of Berlin (1742) | The Treaty of Berlin was signed on July 28, 1742 between Austrian archduchess Maria Theresa and Frederick II of Prussia.
Terms
Based on the treaty, Maria Theresa gave most of Silesia to Frederick. This treaty, along with the Treaty of Breslau, officially ended the First Silesian War.
Other websites
The Columbia En... |
111208 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty%20of%20Berlin%20%281889%29 | Treaty of Berlin (1889) | The Treaty of Berlin was signed on June 14, 1889 between the United States, the British Empire, and the German Empire.
Terms
Based on the treaty, Samoa became independent and was allowed to choose its own king to rule it. However, the king would be advised by the United States, Great Britain, and Germany. In 1899, th... |
111209 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty%20of%20Berlin%20%281899%29 | Treaty of Berlin (1899) | The Treaty of Berlin was signed on 14 November 1899 between the United States, Germany, and the British.
Before the treaty was signed, the British, Germans, and Americans wanted Samoa to trade with. Based on the treaty, Samoa was divided between Germany and the United States. Western Samoa went to Germany, while Eas... |
111210 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty%20of%20Berlin%20%281921%29 | Treaty of Berlin (1921) | The Treaty of Berlin (1921) was between the United States and Germany. The US did not agree with parts of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles and wanted to sign a different treaty.
Other websites
Text of the Treaty
1921 in Europe
1921 in the United States
1920s in Germany
Berlin 1921
20th century in Berlin |
111212 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty%20of%20Berlin%20%281926%29 | Treaty of Berlin (1926) | The Treaty of Berlin was signed on 24 April 1926. It was between Germany and the Soviet Union. Each promised to stay neutral if another country attacked them for the next five years.
Other websites
The Text of the Agreement
1926
1920s in Germany
History of the Soviet Union
Berlin 1926
20th century in Berlin |
111219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nome%2C%20Alaska | Nome, Alaska | Nome is a city on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. It is in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
The city of Nome claims to be home to the world's largest gold pan. But the Canadian city of Quesnel, British Columbia also says they do.
In the winter of 1925, there wa... |
111220 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miaphysitism | Miaphysitism | Miaphysitism (or henophysitism) is an idea about the nature of Christ. The idea says that Jesus Christ had two different aspects, one godly, and one human. It says these two aspects are united in one nature. They are indistinguishable, and they co-exist. This is very close to the idea of dualism which says that the mi... |
111221 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monophysitism | Monophysitism | Monophysitism is an idea about the nature of Jesus Christ. It says that Christ only has one nature, namely the divine one.
Views
There are two main doctrines that can be called Monophysite ():
Eutychianism
Eutychianism says that the human and divine natures of Christ were combined into one new single (mono) nature:... |
111231 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestorius | Nestorius | Nestorius (; c. 386–c. 451) was Archbishop of Constantinople from 10 April 428 to 22 June 431. His views were popular in the East.
History
Nestorius objected to the popular custom calling the Mary (the mother of Jesus), Theotokos, meaning the mother of god. He believed that Jesus had two parts, one human and one divi... |
111237 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20cities%20in%20Italy | List of cities in Italy | A list of cities in Italy. Cities in bold text are capitals of provinces.
References
Italy
Italy
Italy-related lists |
111251 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night%20of%20the%20Long%20Knives | Night of the Long Knives | The Night of the Long Knives (German: ) or "Operation Hummingbird" () was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany. It happened between 30 June and 2 July 1934 when the Nazi regime executed at least 90 people for political reasons. Most of those killed were members of the "Storm Troopers" (SA) (German: ).
Adolf Hitler... |
111261 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bistri%C8%9Ba-N%C4%83s%C4%83ud%20County | Bistrița-Năsăud County | Bistriţa-Năsăud (; Hungarian: Beszterce-Naszód) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania. The capital of Bistriţa-Năsăud County is Bistriţa.
Geography
Bistriţa-Năsăud County has an area of 5,355 km². The main river that flows through Bistriţa-Năsăud County is the Someşul Mare River.
Divisions
Bistriţa-Năsă... |
111265 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boto%C8%99ani%20County | Botoșani County | Botoşani () is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Moldavia. The capital of Botoşani County is Botoşani.
Geography
Botoşani County has an area of 4,986 km².
Divisions
Botoşani County has 2 municipalities, 5 towns and 67 communes.
Municipalities
Botoşani
Dorohoi
Towns
Darabani
Săveni
Flămânzi
Bucecea
Ştefăne... |
111280 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perito%20Moreno%20Glacier | Perito Moreno Glacier | The Perito Moreno Glacier () is a glacier in the southwest of Santa Cruz province, Argentina. It is one of the most important tourist attractions in the Argentine Patagonia.
The 250 km² ice formation, of 30 km in length, is one of 48 glaciers fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in the Andes system shared with Chi... |
111287 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uhland%2C%20Texas | Uhland, Texas | Uhland is a city in Caldwell and Hays counties in the U.S. state of Texas. There were 386 people living in Uhland as of the year 2006.
The United States Census Bureau says that the city has an area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), all of it land.
References
Uhalnd |
111294 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catania | Catania | Catania is a city in the region of Sicily in Italy. It is on the east coast of Sicily, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the Province of Catania. 313.110 people live in and over 800,000 around Catania. This makes it the second largest city in Sicily. It has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in th... |
111296 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messina | Messina | Messina (in sicilian Missìna) is a city in the region of Sicily. It is the capital of the Province of Messina. About 250,000 people live in and about 500,000 people live around Messina. This makes it the third-largest city in Sicily. It has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Koeppen climate classification).... |
111311 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skara%20Brae | Skara Brae | Skara Brae () is a large stone-built Neolithic settlement on the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of mainland Orkney, Scotland. It consists of ten houses, and was occupied from roughly 3100–2500BC. It is Europe's most complete Neolithic village. The level of preservation is such that it is a main part of the UNESCO Worl... |
111316 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skara%20Brae%20%28disambiguation%29 | Skara Brae (disambiguation) | Skara Brae is a Neolithic settlement on the west coast of mainland Orkney, Scotland.
The name may also refer to:
Skara Brae (band), a traditional Irish music group.
Skara Brae, the main settlement in The Bard's Tale computer role-playing game series.
Skara Brae is also the name of a town in the Ultima computer role-p... |
111321 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9%20Th%C3%A9odore | José Théodore | José Nicholas Théodore (born September 13, 1976 in Laval, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He plays for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. Before that he played for the Montreal Canadiens where he won the Vezina and Hart trophies in 2001–02 before being traded to the Avalanche ... |
111324 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges%20V%C3%A9zina | Georges Vézina | Joseph-Georges-Gonzague Vézina (pronounced: ) (January 21, 1887 – March 27, 1926) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played five seasons in the National Hockey League and seven in the National Hockey Association for the Montreal Canadiens. He won the Stanley Cup, a trophy for the best hockey team, tw... |
111328 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381%20NHL%20season | 1980–81 NHL season |
Regular season
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
Prince of Wales Conference
Clarence Campbell Conference
Scoring leaders
Note: GP... |
111339 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20NHL%20seasons | List of NHL seasons | This is a list of National Hockey League seasons since the first year of the league, and also of the league which turned into it, the National Hockey Association:
NHA
1910 |
1910–11 |
1911–12 |
1912–13 |
1913–14 |
1914–15 |
1915–16 |
1916–17
Seasons started in January and ended in March until the 1910–11 season whic... |
111342 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokker | Sokker | Sokker Manager is a realistic, browser-based online football manager game (MMOG) with an exclusive 3D match engine and a 2D match engine. The game, developed in Poland, began in early 2004 and currently has 98 FIFA countries which users can register to, and as of February 2012, there were over 52,000 registered users w... |
111343 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006-07%20NHL%20season | 2006-07 NHL season | The 2006–07 NHL season was the 90th season of operation (89th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs began on April 11, 2007 and ended on June 6. The Anaheim Ducks won the Stanley Cup. They were the first team from California to win the Cup.
Regular season
Final standings
... |
111365 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario%20Kart%3A%20Super%20Circuit | Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Mario Kart: Super Circuit is a Game Boy Advance racing game released in 2001 and is the third game in the Mario Kart series. It was later released in 2011 for the 3DS Virtual Console and the Wii U Virtual Console in 2014. It has playable characters from the Mario series. The game contains all the courses from Super Mar... |
111381 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walrus | Walrus | A walrus is a marine mammal, the only species of the family Odobenidae, which is one of the three pinniped families. They live in the cold northern seas around North America and Europe.
Description
Walruses have lots of things similar to true seals and eared seals. Like true seals, they just have a hole for an ear - n... |
111406 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hattrick%20%28computer%20game%29 | Hattrick (computer game) | Hattrick is an online football manager game created by Björn Holmér. It was released on 20 August 1997. The game has an estimated user amount of 1.000.000 ( one million) spread in over 120 countries.
If one registers himself as user he will receive a team. The user will then play in a competition with other manager... |
111407 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torres%20Strait | Torres Strait | Torres Strait is the narrow sea between Australia's Cape York and New Guinea. It is about wide and filled with islands, coral reefs and sand banks. The first European to sail through the strait Vanessa uis Vaez de Torres in 1606. There are about 240 islands but only 17 of them have people living on them. While there a... |
111408 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat-trick | Hat-trick | A hat-trick, hat trick or hattrick in sports means that something is done 3 times. For example: goals, wickets and so forth.
Association football
There are different interpretations as to when a hat-trick is a valid one. The most common criteria is when a player has scored 3 goals in a match. Goals from penalty shoo... |
111409 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape%20Schanck%2C%20Victoria | Cape Schanck, Victoria | Cape Schanck is the south end of the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. It is a piece of land that separates Port Phillip Bay and Westernport Bay. It is a narrow headland with cliffs 84.7 metres (278 feet) high. It has a lighthouse made from limestone built in 1859. In December 1800, Cape Schanck was named by L... |
111412 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson%20Desert | Simpson Desert | The Simpson Desert is a very dry part of Australia. It is mainly in the Northern Territory, but also in the north of South Australia and western Queensland. It covers about 176,500 square km, about 2.3% of Australia. The Simpson Desert gets less than 150 ml of rain each year. It is made up of big red sand dunes up to ... |
111413 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves%20Saint%20Laurent | Yves Saint Laurent | Yves Saint Laurent (1 August 1936 – 1 June 2008) was a French fashion designer. Born Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent in Algeria, he was "one of the greatest figures in French fashion in the 20th century".
In 1985, in her book, Couture: the Great Fashion Designers, Caroline Rennolds Milbank wrote, "The most cons... |
111431 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meeting | Meeting | A meeting is a group of people who come together at one place to discuss something, make something, or play games together. Meetings can range from internet meetings (people who met on the internet who come together) to birthday parties for children. Meetings can be also on formal times, where businessmen come together... |
111447 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/African%20buffalo | African buffalo | The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer), is a bovine (cloven hoofed animal). It is also known as the Cape buffalo. They are not closely related to other bovines. Because of its aggressive behavior, it has not been domesticated like the domestic Asian water buffalo.
Appearance
They can be up to 3.2 meters high, 6 meters... |
111464 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy%20of%20language | Philosophy of language | Philosophy of language is the study of how languages were created and are used. It is part of Linguistics. In continental philosophy, it is not treated as a subject by itself, but Ludwig Wittgenstein and other analytic philosophers placed particular stress on it.
Problems
Like all philosophies, there are some centra... |
111466 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Edward%20Gray | John Edward Gray | John Edward Gray FRS (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) studied medicine in London, and became an English zoologist.
Gray was Keeper of Zoology at the British Museum from 1840 until Christmas 1874. That was before the natural history holdings were split off to be the Natural History Museum.
Gray published several cata... |
111474 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C4%83ila%20County | Brăila County | Brăila () is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia. The capital of Brăila County is Brăila.
Geography
Brăila County has an area of 4,766 km².
Divisions
Brăila County has 1 municipality, 3 towns and 40 communes.
Municipality
Brăila
Towns
Ianca
Însurăţei
Făurei
Communes
Counties of Romania |
111477 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buz%C4%83u%20County | Buzău County | Buzău () is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the area of Muntenia. The capital of Buzău County is Buzău.
Geography
Buzău County has an area of 6,103 km². The main river that flows through Buzău County is the Buzău River.
Divisions
Buzău County has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 82 communes.
Municipalities
Buzău
... |
111479 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Dispossessed | The Dispossessed | The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia is a 1974 science fiction book that was written by Ursula K. Le Guin. It takes place in the same place as the book The Left Hand of Darkness. The book won both the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award in 1975.
Translations
, later , 2006
, 2002
, 1994, , 1997, 2002
, 1994
... |
111490 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Word%20for%20World%20Is%20Forest | The Word for World Is Forest | The Word for World Is Forest is a science fiction book that was written by Ursula K. Le Guin in 1976. It is part of the Hainish Cycle.
1976 books
Hainish Cycle |
111500 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocannon%27s%20World | Rocannon's World | {{infobox book |
| name = Rocannon's World
| title_orig =
| translator =
| author = Ursula K. Le Guin
| illustrator =
| cover_artist = Gerald McConnell
| country = United States
| language = English
| series = Hainish Cycle
| genre = Science fiction
| published ... |
111503 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procrastination | Procrastination | Procrastination is the behavior of putting off actions or tasks to a later time. It can be a very bad thing to do because you do not get enough things done.
References
Other websites
CalPoly - Procrastination - analysis of procrastinating behavior and possible cures
Article about a possible cure for procrastina... |
111506 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/NightRider | NightRider | The Nightrider bus service is a late-night bus service that runs in Melbourne, Victoria. NightRider buses travel between the city (City Square, Swanston Street) and Melbourne's outer suburbs every 30 minutes between 1.30am – 4.30am on Saturdays and 1.30am – 5.30am on Sundays. NightRider also has services to the city ... |
111507 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government%20of%20Victoria | Government of Victoria | The Government of Victoria is the main government of Victoria. Its leader is the Premier of Victoria.
Victoria, Australia |
111509 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet%20of%20Exile | Planet of Exile | Planet of Exile is a 1966 science-fiction book that was written by Ursula K. Le Guin in her Hainish Cycle. It was first part of an Ace Double in 1966 with Mankind Under the Leash by Thomas M. Disch.
Translations
("Planet of Exile"), 1980, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2006
1966 books
Hainish Cycle |
111511 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/City%20of%20Illusions | City of Illusions | City of Illusions is a 1967 science fiction book that was written by Ursula K. Le Guin in her Hainish Cycle. City of Illusions was republished in 1978 with Rocannon's World and Planet of Exile in a set called Three Hainish Novels and in 1994 with the same books in Worlds of Exile and Illusion.
1967 books
Hainish Cycle... |
111535 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/WALL-E | WALL-E | Wall-E is a 2008 American animated movie created by Pixar and Disney. It was released on June 27, 2008 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
Release Dates
Plot
In 2805, Earth has been polluted with waste and humanity has abandoned the planet, by boarding a giant cruise ship called Axiom. They have built hundreds o... |
111568 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live-action | Live-action | In movie and video, live-action is a work that is acted out by human actors, instead of animating the works as in the animated version of E. B. White's Charlotte's Web.
Technology |
111572 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Hagee | John Hagee | John Charles Hagee (born April 12, 1940) is the founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas, a church with more than 19,000 members. Hagee is CEO at his non-profit corporation, Global Evangelism Television (GETV).
He is also founder and chairman of Christians United for Israel (CUFI). This is... |
111602 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protectorate | Protectorate | A protectorate is a state that is protected by another, larger and stronger country based on an agreement between the protectorate and the protecting country. These were very common in the 19th century, especially in Africa and South Asia, when European countries would give protection to small states or places there. O... |
111603 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid | Hybrid | A hybrid is the product of mating between individuals of different species or strains. The word is most common when talking about animals and plants.
Mules are hybrid animals. The female parent is a horse and the male parent is a donkey. The result, a mule, is sterile. Not all hybrids are sterile. Many garden plants a... |
111609 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Sturt | Charles Sturt | Charles Sturt (28 April 1795 — 16 June 1869) was a British Army officer who became an early explorer of Australia. He described the Murray, the Murrumbidgee and Darling Rivers. Sturt searched the desert areas of Australia in the hope of finding an inland sea.
Early life
Sturt was born in Bengal, India where his fathe... |
111639 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20cities%20in%20Mexico | List of cities in Mexico | This is a list of cities in Mexico with a population over 100,000.
Mexico
Mexico-related lists
Mexico |
111640 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taranto | Taranto | Taranto is a city in the Apulia region of Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto. The population is 201,349. Taranto also has a large port.
References
Capital cities in Italy
Cities in Apulia |
111641 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parma | Parma | Parma is a city in the region of Emilia-Romagna. It is the capital of the Province of Parma. About 190,000 people live in Parma. It has one of the oldest universities of the world, the University of Parma.
Parma has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Köppen climate classification).
References
Capital cities i... |
111643 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olbia | Olbia | Olbia (, ) is a city in the region of Sardinia. Together with Tempio Pausania it is the capital of the Province of Olbia-Tempio.
References
Capital cities in Italy
Cities and towns in Sardinia
Communes of Sardinia |
111646 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civitavecchia | Civitavecchia | Civitavecchia is a city in the region of Lazio, Italy. It is 80 km north of Rome. It has a sea port.
References
Cities in Lazio |
111647 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrigento | Agrigento | Agrigento () is a city in the region of Sicily in southern Italy. It is also the capital of the Province of Agrigento. There are many relics there from the ancient Greeks and the Roman empire.
References
Capital cities in Italy
Cities in Sicily |
111649 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggio%20Emilia | Reggio Emilia | Reggio Emilia is a city in the region of Emilia-Romagna in Italy. It has 167,013 people living in it.
References
Cities in Emilia-Romagna
Capital cities in Italy |
111651 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coke | Coke | Coke may mean:
Coke (fuel), a solid residue that contains carbon, and is derived from destructive distillation of coal
Petroleum coke, a solid carbon rich residue derived from distillation of crude oil
Cocaine, a drug extracted from the leaf of the coca plant
Coca-Cola, a soft drink originally based on coca leaf e... |
111654 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Jungle%20Book | The Jungle Book | The Jungle Book is a collection of stories written by Rudyard Kipling. It was published by Macmillan & Co. in 1894. The stories tell about life and legends of the Indian jungle. Parts of The Jungle Book have been adapted to television, movies, the theater, and other media.
Background
Kipling was born in India, and spe... |
111676 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania%2021 | WrestleMania 21 | WrestleMania 21 was the twenty-first yearly WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on April 3, 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The official theme song for the event was "Big Time" by The Soundtrack of Our Lives. The se... |
111681 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangor | Tangor | The tangor is a citrus fruit. It is a hybrid of the tangerine and the sweet orange. The name "tangor" is a mix of the "tang" in tangerine and the "or" in orange.
Citrus |
111682 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial%20lemon | Imperial lemon | The Imperial lemon is a lemon and grapefruit hybrid. It is a citrus fruit. Its fruit is slightly larger than a lemon but smaller than a cherimoya.
Citrus |
111690 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagliari | Cagliari | Cagliari () is a city in the region of Sardinia in Italy. It is also the capital of the Province of Cagliari. Cagliari has one of the biggest ports in the Mediterranea Sea and an international airport.
There are 149,575 people living in the city. With an area of , its population density is of inhabitants/km². It is b... |
111693 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foggia | Foggia | Foggia is a city in the region of Apulia, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Foggia.
References
Cities in Apulia
Capital cities in Italy |
111694 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimini | Rimini | Rimini is a city in the region of Emilia-Romagna in Italy. It is also the capital of the Province of Rimini. About 138,000 people live in Rimini.
Rimini is a popular seaside resort known for its bars and nightclubs. It has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Köppen climate classification).
References
Capital... |
111704 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse%2C%20Sicily | Syracuse, Sicily | Syracuse (, ) is a city in the region of Sicily in Italy. It is also the capital of the Province of Syracuse. About 125,000 people live in Syracuse. Syracuse is famous for being the place where Archimedes lived.
Capital cities in Italy
Cities in Sicily |
111707 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into%20the%20Blue%20%28movie%29 | Into the Blue (movie) | Into the Blue is an American action movie made in 2005.
Plot
The movie is about four scuba divers who find a sunken ship filled with drugs. The divers help the police catch the people who put the drugs there.
American adventure movies
2005 movies
English-language movies
2000s adventure movies |
111708 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus is a procedure for finding the correct position of the lens for a scene. The autofocus feature can be provided in a system which includes a movable optical element, a motor, an image sensor and a processing unit. The autofocus procedure is done by changing the lense position and image quality measurements in ... |
111717 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiba%20Inu | Shiba Inu | The Shiba Inu is a breed of dog from Japan. It looks like a smaller version of the Akita Inu, and was first bred for hunting. Shiba Inu is one of seven Japanese dog species recognised as natural symbols of the country.
There are two types of Shiba. Aka-Shiba has red hair, and Kuro-Shiba has black hair. Shiba is a popu... |
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