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120905 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver%20Nuggets | Denver Nuggets | The Denver Nuggets are a team in the National Basketball Association in Denver, Colorado. They play their home games at Ball Arena, formerly known as Pepsi Center. Carmelo Anthony, Allen Iverson, and Nenê also used to play for them. Current stars include Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray.
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120906 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis%20Grizzlies | Memphis Grizzlies | The Memphis Grizzlies are a team in the National Basketball Association. They play their home games at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.
In 1995, the team began playing in the NBA. The team was then in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and was called the Vancouver Grizzlies. In 2001, the Grizzlies moved to Memp... |
120907 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los%20Angeles%20Clippers | Los Angeles Clippers | The Los Angeles Clippers are a team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They play their home games in the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles Lakers also play their home games in the Staples Center.
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Sports in Los Angel... |
120914 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas%20A%26M%20University%E2%80%93Corpus%20Christi | Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi | Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi is a public university in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. It has about 7,000 students enrolled and it was founded in 1947.
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Corpus Christi, Texas
1947 establishments in the Unite... |
120915 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom%20of%20the%20press | Freedom of the press | Freedom of the press is a promise by a government not to punish journalists (and other people who report the news) for doing their job. It is an idea like freedom of speech: it lets people express their opinions or beliefs. Many countries have laws or constitutional amendments protecting freedom of the press. The word ... |
120918 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic%20Flame | Olympic Flame | The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of the Olympic Games. A committee plans the route that it goes through, which ends at the city where the event is being hosted. Sometimes people use the torch route to make a point. During the 2008 Olympic torch relay to Beijing, people talked about and held signs that we... |
120936 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom%20of%20assembly | Freedom of assembly | Freedom of assembly and freedom of association, is the right to join together with others peacefully to reach common goals and express common opinions, both in public and in private. This usually includes business groups (or corporation), civic organizations, labor unions, political parties, and protest groups.
Restr... |
120949 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/First%20Amendment%20to%20the%20United%20States%20Constitution | First Amendment to the United States Constitution | The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is a part of the United States Bill of Rights that protects freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, freedom of the press, and right to petition.
The Establishment Clause does not allow the government to support one religion more than any oth... |
120961 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary%20procedure | Parliamentary procedure | Parliamentary procedure is a commonly accepted way in which a group of people work together to discuss and make decisions. It is a set of rules for meetings.
History
The term gets its name from its use in the Parliamentary system of government.
In the 16th century, there were rules of order in the early British Parl... |
120969 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militia | Militia | A militia is a group of people not in the military who do many things that the military does. This includes collecting weapons, training soldiers, defending people or land, policing an area. Militias are often made up of veterans who were once in the military.
Some militias are organized by a government, like the ... |
120976 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictures%20at%20an%20Exhibition | Pictures at an Exhibition | Pictures at an Exhibition is a piece of music for solo piano composed by Modest Mussorgsky in 1874. It is Mussorgsky’s most famous solo piano work and often played by virtuosos to show how good they are. Many years after Mussorgsky’s death, Maurice Ravel made an arrangement of the piece for orchestra. This version, ... |
120988 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine%20%28disambiguation%29 | Wine (disambiguation) | Wine is an alcoholic beverage.
Wine can also mean:
Wine (software), a program that lets Windows programs to run under other operating systems
Wine (movie), a 1913 movie starring Fatty Arbuckle
Wine (color) or burgundy
People
Sherwin Wine (1928 - 2007), American rabbi
Toni Wine (born 1947), American songwriter
Wine (b... |
120995 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine%20%28software%29 | Wine (software) | Wine is a piece of software which lets Unix-like computer operating systems on the x86 and x86-64 architectures to execute programs written for Microsoft Windows. Wine runs Windows programs without using emulation. Wine also provides a software library known as Winelib which developers can compile Windows applications ... |
120996 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon-12 | Carbon-12 | Carbon-12 (also written 12C) is an isotope of carbon. It is the most common isotope of carbon, as 98.89% of all carbon is this type of carbon. It is one of two stable (non-radioactive) isotopes of carbon. The other is carbon-13.
Carbon-12 is important in chemistry as it is the benchmark from which all other relative a... |
120999 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art%20rock | Art rock | Art rock (also sometimes called progressive rock or classical rock) is a sub-genre of rock music that has "experimental influences". It tries to make rock music into art instead of just entertainment. It often uses longer songs than other genres of rock. It uses different techniques such as elements (parts) of classica... |
121006 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT%20License | MIT License | The MIT License is a free software license that was created at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It is a permissive license, meaning that it allows programmers to put the code in proprietary software on the condition that the license is given with that software, and GPL-compatible, meaning that the GPL p... |
121010 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blender%20%28magazine%29 | Blender (magazine) | Blender is an American music magazine that self-identifies as "the ultimate guide to music and more." It is also known for sometimes having pictures of female celebrities that shows them with a lot of their body uncovered. It puts together lists of albums, artists, and songs, including both "best of" lists and "worst o... |
121017 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discography | Discography | Discography is the study and listing of sound recordings. The word comes from the word "disc", which is the most commonly used term for describing the format used most for sound recordings in the 20th century, and the -graph suffix meaning something written.
A listing of all recordings of a musician or singer is usual... |
121024 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euoplocephalus | Euoplocephalus | Euplocephalus (meaning "well-armored head") was a large armored dinosaur, measuring about 20 feet (6 m) long; it weighed about 2 tons. Its wide head had a horny, toothless beak, small, peg-like cheek teeth, bony horns, and a small brain. Among its contemporaries were the large meat-eating Tyrannosaurus and Deinonychus.... |
121029 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive%20metal | Progressive metal | Progressive metal (often called prog metal) is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that mixes the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complexity of progressive rock, which includes odd time signatures and complicated instrumental playing. Some progressive metal bands are also influenced by jazz fusion and clas... |
121030 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamenchisaurus | Mamenchisaurus | Mamenchisaurus was a long-necked, plant-eating sauropod dinosaur. It had one of the longest necks of any known dinosaur. Mamenchisaurus was first discovered in 1952 on the construction site of the Yitang Highway in Sichuan Province of China. There are a number of species.
Its neck was about 46 feet (14 m). It had 19 v... |
121031 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoxville%2C%20Tennessee | Knoxville, Tennessee | Knoxville is the third-largest city in the state of Tennessee, in the United States of America. The largest city in the state is Memphis, followed by Nashville, the capital of Tennessee. Knoxville is the county seat of Knox County. In 2010, it had a population of 178,874.
The city has been often called "The Streaking ... |
121032 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cos%C3%AC%20fan%20tutte | Così fan tutte | Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (Women are like that, or The school for lovers) is an opera buffa with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and an Italina libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Così premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 26 January 1790.
Legend says the opera was based on a real-life incident that... |
121035 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolver%20%28magazine%29 | Revolver (magazine) | Revolver is a monthly hard rock and heavy metal magazine published by Future US. It started as a magazine that was about more popular styles of music, but then changed to what it is now. The magazine is put together a lot like Spin, and also writes about the heavy metal and punk subcultures. It has cover stories (usua... |
121037 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20York | University of York | The University of York is a research-intensive university in the city of York, England. York University began in 1963, and has more than 30 departments and centres, covering many subjects.
Despite its relatively young age, the university has a big reputation. York has been named the 8th best "young university" in the ... |
121039 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magazine%20circulation | Magazine circulation | A magazine's circulation is the number of copies it usually distributes for each issue. It is one of the main factors used to determine how much money they will charge businesses to advertise in the magazine. Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, which is usually called paid circulation, because many magaz... |
121042 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich%20Cornelius%20Agrippa | Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa | Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (14 September 1486 – 18 February 1535) was a German occult writer, astrologer, and alchemist.
His life
Agrippa was born in Cologne in 1486. In 1512, he taught at the University of Dole in France.
In 1510, he studied briefly with Johannes Trithemius.
During this part of his ... |
121045 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracelsus | Paracelsus | Paracelsus (11 November or 17 December 1493 in Einsiedeln, Switzerland – 24 September 1541 in Salzburg, Austria) was a Swiss-Austrian alchemist, physician, astrologer, and general occultist. The name "Paracelsus" was a nickname: it means "equal to or greater than Celsus", and refers to his medical skill. He was born Ph... |
121047 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris | Morris | Maurice de Bevere (December 1, 1923 - July 16, 2001), better known as Morris, was a Belgian cartoonist and the creator of Lucky Luke.
Biography
He was born in Kortrijk, Belgium and started drawing in the Compagnie Belge d'Actualités (CBA) animations studios, a small and short-lived animation studio in Belgium where ... |
121049 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palos%20Verdes%20blue | Palos Verdes blue | The Palos Verdes blue butterfly is a small endangered butterfly that can be seen near the Palos Verdes Peninsula in southwest Los Angeles County, California. So far, it can only be seen here and might be one of the rarest butterflies in the world.
Description
This butterfly has a wingspan of only 25–30 mm. The male ... |
121051 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingspan | Wingspan | The wingspan of an airplane or a bird is the distance from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other. The wingspan of an aircraft is always measured in a straight line, from wingtip to wingtip, independently of wing shape or sweep.
To measure the wingspan of a bird, a live or freshly dead specimen is placed flat on ... |
121083 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talent%20agent | Talent agent | A talent agent, or booking agent, is a person who finds jobs for actors, musicians, models, and other people in different entertainment businesses. Agents make their money by taking a percentage of the money that their client is paid.
Entertainment occupations |
121092 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix%20Houphou%C3%ABt-Boigny | Félix Houphouët-Boigny | Félix Houphouët-Boigny (; 18 October 1905 – 7 December 1993) was the first President of Côte d'Ivoire. He was president until he died in 1993.
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121093 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Cambridge | University of Cambridge | The University of Cambridge (also called Cambridge University) is in Cambridge, England. It is the second-oldest university in all English-speaking countries. It is one of the world's leading places of learning.
The University started as a group of scholars in the city of Cambridge. This may have started in 1209, whe... |
121095 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpals | Carpals | Carpals are bones found in the hand. They are also called wrist bones as they are in the wrist. There are eight carpals in each hand. Any easy way to remember the eight bones in order is "Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can't Handle." for Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hama... |
121096 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orient%20Express | Orient Express | The Orient Express is the name for a passenger train (and its route). Originally it ran from Paris to Istanbul. The final service was an overnight train between Strasbourg and Vienna (it joined with the sleeper from Amsterdam in Karlsruhe). The service ended in 2009.
Rail transport in Europe |
121097 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping%20car | Sleeping car | The sleeping car or sleeper is a part of a train with beds built in, mostly for making nighttime travel more restful.
Other websites
A. Philip Randolph / Sleeping Car Porters
The Abraham Lincoln 1910 Heavyweight Pullman Business Car — photographs and short history.
Trains |
121104 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20police%20forces%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom | List of police forces in the United Kingdom | This is a list of the Police forces in the United Kingdom.
Countries
Police Officer numbers in England and Wales are at their highest ever levels.
England
* Note: Staffordshire, West Mercia and West Midlands participate in a partnership called the Central Motorway Police Group
In September 2006 police numbers in... |
121105 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Christgau | Robert Christgau | Robert Christgau (born April 18, 1942) is an American music journalist. He has called himself the "Dean of American Rock Critics".
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American journalists
Writers from New York City
1942 births
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121106 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas%20A%26M%20University%E2%80%93Kingsville | Texas A&M University–Kingsville | Texas A&M University–Kingsville is a public university in Kingsville, Texas, United States. It has about 6,500 students enrolled and it was founded in 1925. It has ties to Texas A&M University.
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Texas A&M University–Kingsville
Colleges and universities in Texas
1925 establishments in the U... |
121108 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932%E2%80%9333%20NHL%20season | 1932–33 NHL season | The 1932–33 NHL season was the 16th season of the National Hockey League. Nine teams each played 48 games. The New York Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs three games to one for the Stanley Cup.
Regular season
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA ... |
121112 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933%E2%80%9334%20NHL%20season | 1933–34 NHL season | The 1933–34 NHL season was the 17th season of the National Hockey League. Nine teams each played 48 games. The Chicago Black Hawks were the Stanley Cup winners as they beat the Detroit Red Wings three games to one.
Regular season
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, G... |
121119 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passer%20rating | Passer rating | Passer rating (known as passing efficiency or pass efficiency in NCAA football) is a measure of how well a quarterback, or any other passer in American and Canadian football, played. Math is used to get the passer rating. To get a good passer rating, a quarterback needs to have a high number of good passes and touchd... |
121122 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal%20codes%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom | Postal codes in the United Kingdom | UK postal codes are known as postcodes.
UK postcodes use letters and numbers. The British Prime Minister's postcode at 10 Downing Street is SW1A 2AA.
These codes were started by the Royal Mail over a 15-year period from 1959 to 1974 – the full list is now available electronically from the Royal Mail as the Postcode A... |
121126 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenab%20River | Chenab River | The Chenab River (Punjabi/), a mix of two words:
'Moon(Chan) چن River(aab)) آب', is formed by the confluence of the Chandra and Bhaga rivers at Tandi in the upper Himalayas in the Lahul and Spiti District of Himachal Pradesh, Republic of India. In its upper reaches it is also known as the Chandrabhaga. It is a tributa... |
121127 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhelum%20River | Jhelum River | Jehlum River or Jhelum River (Punjabi: ਜੇਹਲਮ, Punjabi: is the largest and most western of the five rivers of Punjab, and passes through Jhelum District. It is a tributary of the Indus River and has a total length of about 480 miles (774 kilometers).
Course
The river Jhelum rises from a spring at Verinag situated at... |
121129 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi%20River | Ravi River | The Ravi River (),
(, , is a river in Kashmir and Pakistan. It is one of the five rivers which give Punjab its name.
It is also one of the major five rivers/tributaries of Indus.
The Ravi was known as Parushani or Iravati to Indians in Vedic times and Hydraotes to the Ancient Greeks.
It originates in the Himala... |
121131 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingo%20River | Shingo River | The Shingo River is a tributary of the Suru River (Indus), and flows through the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.
Rivers of Pakistan |
121135 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian%20women%27s%20movement | Iranian women's movement | The Iranian women's movement, also called the Persian women's movement, involves the Iranian women's social movement for women's rights. The movement emerged after the Iranian Constitutional Revolution. Semi secret associations took place and organized women's rights demonstrations and protests.
It lasted until 1910, ... |
121137 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricastin%20nuclear%20power%20plant | Tricastin nuclear power plant | Tricastin is a nuclear power plant in France. It has 4 reactors, which each generate 915 MW, for a total of 3.6 TW. It is next to the highway, about halfway between Valence-sur-Rhône and Avignon. It is on the River Rhône. It was built form 1974 to 1981; the first reactors started working in 1980. It has been criticized... |
121139 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polly%20Pocket | Polly Pocket | Polly Pocket is a line of small plastic dolls and accessories. The name comes from the fact that many of the first Polly Pocket toys came in pocket-size cases. The Fashion Polly dolls are sold by Mattel.
History
Polly was first designed by Chris Wiggs in 1983 for his daughter Kate. Using a powder compact, he created ... |
121145 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliet%20Burke | Juliet Burke | Juliet Burke is the name of a fictional character, a main character on the ABC's TV series Lost. She is played by the actress Elizabeth Mitchell. Juliet's character was introduced in the third season's premiere.
Character's background
Juliet is a fertility doctor. She arrived on the Island in order to help pregnant w... |
121149 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shyok%20River | Shyok River | The Shyok River is a river flowing through Disputed Area Ladakh and the Northern Areas of Pakistan (Ghanche District). Shyok river (a tributary of the Indus) originates from the Rimo glacier, one of the tongues of Siachen Glacier and becomes very wide at the confluence with the Nubra River (a tributary of Shyok, origin... |
121151 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suru%20River%20%28Indus%29 | Suru River (Indus) | The Suru River is a river in Jammu and Kashmir that forms the western and northern boundary of the Zanskar Range, it takes birth from the waters of Nunkun peak in its skirts flows to the north of Kargil and empties into the Indus River.
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121152 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawi%20River | Tawi River | Tawi is a river that flows through the city of Jammu, Kashmir.
Tawi river is a major left bank tributary of Chenab River. The river originates from the lapse of Kali Kundi glacier and adjoining area south-west of Bhadarwah in Doda District. Tawi river catchment is delinated by latitude 320 35' -330 5' N and longitude... |
121154 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanskar%20Gorge | Zanskar Gorge | The Zanskar Gorge is found in the Zanskar region of Jammu and Kashmir. Its walls are near vertical cliffs up to 600m high. The Zanskar River (a tributary of the Indus River) is only 5m wide in places. It provides an access route to the Zanskar Valley, but only in winter when the river is frozen.
Rivers of Pakistan
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121161 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgit%20River | Gilgit River | The Gilgit River () is a tributary of the Indus River, and flows past the town of Gilgit. It is in the Northern Areas of disputed Kashmir, Pakistan.
Tributaries
The Ghizar River is the source of this river is the south of Shandoor pass in the western frontiers of Gilgit. Different streams flowing to the north join e... |
121162 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomal%20River | Gomal River | Gomal River () is a river in Afghanistan and Pakistan, with its headwaters in the south-east of Ghazni.
Within Pakistan, the Gomal river surrounds South Waziristan agency, forms the boundary between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. From South Waziristan, the river enters the Gomal Valley in Tank District at a place... |
121163 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hub%20River | Hub River | Hub River () is a river found in Lasbela, Balochistan, Pakistan.
It forms the provincial boundary between Sindh and Balochistan, west of Karachi.
Hub Dam is a large water storage reservoir constructed in 1981 on the Hub River in the arid plains north of Karachi. The reservoir supplies water for irrigation in the La... |
121164 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hingol%20River | Hingol River | Hungol River or Hingol River () is in Makran, Balochistan, Pakistan.
The river is 350 miles long and is the longest in Balochistan. It winds through the Hungol valley between high cliffs.
The river flows all year long, unlike most other streams in Balochistan which only flow during rare rains.
The Hungol river an... |
121166 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundar%20River | Kundar River | Kundar River is in Balochistan, Pakistan.
Related pages
List of rivers of Pakistan
Rivers of Pakistan
Rivers of Afghanistan |
121167 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunhar%20River | Kunhar River | Kunhar River () is in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A main source of the river is Lulusar lake, nearly 48 km from Naran Valley. Glaciers of Malka Parbat and Makra Peak and the waters of Saiful Muluk lake feed the river. The Kunhar flows through the entire Kaghan Valley through Jalkhand, Naran, Kaghan, Jared, Paras and ... |
121170 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurrum%20River | Kurrum River | The Kurrum River or Karam River () flows in the Kurrum Valley, stretching across the Afghan-Pakistani border west to east (crosses from the Paktia Province of Afghanistan into the Kohat border region of Pakistan) at , about 150 km west-to-south-west of the Khyber Pass.
Tributary: Tochi or Gambila River
The Tochi riv... |
121171 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyari%20River | Lyari River | Lyari River () is a small stream in Karachi, Pakistan. It flows from northeast to the center. It drains into the Arabian Sea at the Monora channel. It is one of the two rivers of Karachi, the other one being the Malir River. The river is about 50 kilometres (30 miles) long. As a seasonal river it carries the collected ... |
121172 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malir%20River | Malir River | The Malir River () is in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It flows through the city of Karachi from north east to the centre before flowing into the Arabian Sea. Two smaller rivers flow into the Malir, the Thadho and the Sukhan.
The Malir river is one of two rivers flowing through Karachi, the other is the Lyari River.
In t... |
121174 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panjkora%20River | Panjkora River | The Panjkora River rises rises high in the Hindu Kush at lat. 35.45 and joins the Swat River near Chakdara, Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Its name is derived from the Persian for 'panj' (meaning 'five') and 'kora' (meaning 'river').
Rivers of Pakistan |
121175 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisent | Wisent | The wisent (or the European bison, Bison bonasus) is a bison species and the heaviest surviving animal in Europe. It is a close relative of the American bison.
Longer legged and less heavily built than its American cousin, the wisent may reach a height of 54 to 60 in. (137–152 cm) at the shoulder, and a weight of more... |
121176 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panjnad%20River | Panjnad River | Panjnad River (, Sanskrit: panj = five, nadi = river) is a river in Punjab, Pakistan. Panjnad River is formed by successive confluence of the five rivers of Punjab, namely Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej. Jhelum and Ravi join Chenab, Beas joins Sutlej, and then Sutlej and Chenab join to form Panjnad near Uch Shar... |
121180 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutlej | Sutlej | The Sutlej River (sometimes spelled Satluj River) is a branches of the Indus River. It is the longest of the five major rivers that flow through the region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. It is north of the Vindhya Range, south of the Hindu Kush, and east of the Central Makran range in Pakistan.
It is the ea... |
121187 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhob%20River | Zhob River | Zhob River () is in Balochistan, Pakistan. The meltwater from the Sulaiman Mountains forms Zhob River. The river flows through Balochistan and drains into the Gomal River near Khajuri Kachadd. Zhob city is on the banks of Zhob river.
Rivers of Pakistan |
121194 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunza%20River | Hunza River | Hunza River () is the main river in Hunza, in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. It is formed by the confluence (joining) of the Khunjerab River, Gujerab River, Misgar River, Chapursan River and Shimshal River. These rivers are fed by glaciers.
After flowing to south to Nagar it turns to west. From Chalit it again tak... |
121196 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul%20River | Kabul River | Kabul River, or Kabal River (), is a river that rises in the Sanglakh Range in Afghanistan, separated from the watershed of the Helmand by the Unai Pass. It is the main river in the eastern part of Afghanistan. It flows 700 km before joining the Indus River near Attock. It passes through the cities of Kabul, Chaharbagh... |
121198 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunar%20River | Kunar River | The Kunar River (Kunar Rud) is about 480 km long. It is in eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. The Kunar river system is fed from melting glaciers and snow of the Hindu Kush mountains. The Lutkho River joins the Mastuj River just north of the important regional centre of Chitral in Pakistan and is then calle... |
121202 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupal%20River | Rupal River | The Rupal River is an east-west glacial stream rising from the meltwater of the Rupal Glacier in northern Pakistan. The stream flows through the Rupal Valley, south of Nanga Parbat, before turning northeast to the village of Tarashing. The Rupal drains into the Astore River, which eventually reaches the Indus River nea... |
121203 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soan%20River | Soan River | The Soan River () is a river in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the most important stream of the Pothohar region. It drains much of the water of Pothohar. It also forms the northern border of Bannu District.
The river starts near a small village Bun in the foothills of Patriata and Murree. It provides water to Simblee Dam, wh... |
121207 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Fox%20and%20the%20Hound%202 | The Fox and the Hound 2 | The Fox and the Hound 2 is a 2006 American animated direct-to-video movie. It was produced by DisneyToon Studios. It is a sequel to the 1981 Disney animated movie The Fox and the Hound. The movie was directed by Jim Kammerud. It was released on December 12, 2006. The story of the movie takes place during the childhood ... |
121208 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct-to-video | Direct-to-video | A movie that is released direct-to-video (also known as made-for-video, straight-to-video, more recently, straight-to-DVD) is one which has been released to the public on home video formats (historically VHS) before or without being released in movie theaters or broadcast on television. The term is also at times used a... |
121210 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Perfect%20Circle | A Perfect Circle | A Perfect Circle, often called APC by fans, is an alternative rock band. It was put together by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool lead singer Maynard James Keenan.
The band is made of Jeordie White - the bass player for Marilyn Manson, James Iha - who played guitar for The Smashing Pumpkins, and Josh Freese, who used ... |
121212 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNetbootin | UNetbootin | UNetbootin (Universal Netboot Installer) is a cross-platform utility that can create Linux Live USB drives and can load a variety of system utilities or install various Linux distributions and other operating systems without a CD.
Development
UNetbootin is an open-source software project. It has 130,000+ weekly downl... |
121219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/101%20Dalmatians%20II%3A%20Patch%27s%20London%20Adventure | 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure | 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure is a 2002 direct-to-video sequel to the Disney animated movie One Hundred and One Dalmatians, which is voiced by Martin Short, Jason Alexander, and Barry Bostwick. It was released on January 21, 2003 and won awards for best animated feature, best director, best editing, and b... |
121220 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live%20USB%20system%20creator | Live USB system creator | The Live USB system creator is to tool designed to create Live USBs of Ubuntu from a running Ubuntu Live CD
Features
Detects available USB flash drives (using HAL)
Partitions USB flash drive with 1 partition
Sets partition bootable
Writes MBR to USB flash drive
Formats partition FAT32
Installs bootloader (syslin... |
121222 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora%20Live%20USB%20creator | Fedora Live USB creator | The Fedora Live USB creator is an official tool designed to create Live USBs of Fedora.
Features
Cross-platform (available for Windows and Linux)
Non-destructive install (does not format the device)
Supports various Fedora releases, including Fedora 19
Automatically detects all removable devices
Persistent storage cr... |
121224 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Texas%20at%20Arlington | University of Texas at Arlington | The University of Texas at Arlington is a public university in Arlington, Texas. About 25,000 students are enrolled (currently taking classes). It was founded in 1895.
References
Other websites
The University of Texas at Arlington
Colleges and universities in Texas
UT Arlington
Arlington, Texas
1895 establishments... |
121232 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%20Persian%20language | Old Persian language | The Old Persian language is one of two Old Iranian languages. The other is Avestan). Old Persian was used during the Achaemenid era (c. 600 BC to 300 BC). Examples of Old Persian have been found in Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Egypt.
Classification
Old Persian is an Old Iranian language, a member of the Southwestern Iranian... |
121233 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/8%20Eyes | 8 Eyes | 8 Eyes is a 1988 video game created by Thinking Rabbit for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game has eight levels in it, and can be played by one or two players. In the game, a soundtrack, composed by Kenzou Kumei, had three songs for each of the eight levels, each set in a different part of the world. It has ... |
121244 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palos%20Verdes | Palos Verdes | Palos Verdes is often used to refer to a group of coastal cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the Los Angeles/South Bay area of California.
Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, and Rolling Hills Estates are the larger cities in the area.
History
The peninsula was originally inhabited by Nativ... |
121246 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.U.N.K.S. | P.U.N.K.S. | P.U.N.K.S. is a 1999 movie. It stars Jessica Alba, Randy Quaid, and Henry Winkler.
Other websites
1999 movies
English-language movies |
121250 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy | Troy | Troy was a city in north-west Asia Minor. It was the center of the Trojan War, as told in eight long epic poems, six from the Epic Cycle, and two written by Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Today it is the name of an archaeological site, the location of Homeric Troy, in Hisarlik in Anatolia, close to the seacoast in... |
121251 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal%20Information%20Processing%20Standard | Federal Information Processing Standard | Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are standards made by the United States Federal government for non-military government agencies and by government contractors to use, and they are announced to the public.
Many FIPS standards are modified versions of standards used in the wider community (ANSI, IEEE, ISO... |
121253 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggot | Maggot | A maggot is the common name of the larval phase of development in insects of the order Diptera (flies). Sometimes, the word is used to describe the larval stage of any insect.
Parasitic Maggots
While large maggots only eat necrotic tissue in living animals and can be symbiotic, certain types of maggots are parasitic,... |
121254 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undertow%20%28Tool%20album%29 | Undertow (Tool album) | Undertow is Tool's first full-length album, released in 1993. When this album was released, grunge music was at its most popular, and pop punk was slowly beginning to become popular. Undertow helped heavy metal music continue as a leading mainstream musical style, and allowed several later bands to break through to the... |
121261 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess%20Beatrice%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom | Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom | Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, (Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore; 14 April 1857 – 26 October 1944), later Princess Henry of Battenberg, was a member of the British Royal Family. She was the youngest child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe - Coburg and Gotha.
Other websites
I... |
121265 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox%20Live | Xbox Live | Xbox Live (trademarked as Xbox LIVE) is the online gaming service created by Microsoft for the Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. It costs about $50 USD per year (in America) and has over 31 million subscribers as of 2013. There are two versions of Xbox Live; Gold and Free. Free allows an online 'friends list' and downloads,... |
121268 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanskar%20River | Zanskar River | Zanskar River has two branches of origin. One of them takes birth in Ropshu area and flowing west-ward reaches Zanskar town; see Zanskar Gorge. The other branch is formed from the waters of the glaciers of central Zanskar and flowing south-east reaches Padam. From this place it turns to the north and collecting the wat... |
121269 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox%20Live%20Vision | Xbox Live Vision | The Xbox Live Vision is a webcam designed for the Xbox 360 and Xbox Live.
Overview
The camera can be used for video chat, personalized gamer pictures, in-game video chat, and still pictures. The camera features 640 × 480 video at 30 fps and is capable of taking still images at 1.3 megapixels. It allows for video chat ... |
121273 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpet%20Concerto%20%28Arutunian%29 | Trumpet Concerto (Arutunian) | Arutunian Trumpet Concerto is Armenian composer Alexander Arutunian’s sixth major composition. It was written for the Soviet trumpet player Timofei Dokschitzer, who moved to the USA and represented the concerto there. According to J. Sundram, "it is an energetic powerhouse of Eastern European lyricism and harmonic text... |
121274 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Arutunian | Alexander Arutunian | Alexander Arutiunian (born September 23, 1920, Yerevan; died March 28, 2012) was an Armenian composer and pianist, widely-known particularly for his Trumpet concerto. He was awarded by the State Prizes of USSR (1949) and Armenia (1970), People's Artist of the USSR (1970) and Armenian SSR (1964) honorary titles, "St Mes... |
121275 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicurus | Epicurus | Epicurus (Samos, 341 BC – Athens, 270 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher. He started a school of philosophy called Epicureanism.
Life
As a boy he studied philosophy under the Platonist teacher Pamphilus for about four years. At the age of 18 he went to Athens for his two-year term of military service. Epicurus neve... |
121278 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Hundred%20and%20One%20Dalmatians | The Hundred and One Dalmatians | The Hundred and One Dalmatians, or The Great Dog Robbery is a 1956 children's novel by Dodie Smith. The story is about Cruella de Vil and her plans to skin 101 Dalmatian puppies to make a fur coat. The puppies are rescued by other animals. Disney released an animated movie in 1961 based on the book as One Hundred and ... |
121282 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/101%20Dalmatians | 101 Dalmatians | 101 Dalmatians may mean:
The Hundred and One Dalmatians, a 1956 novel written by Dodie Smith
One Hundred and One Dalmatians, a 1961 Walt Disney animated movie
101 Dalmatians (1996 movie), a 1996 live-action remake of the Walt Disney movie
101 Dalmatians: The Series, a Disney television series that aired from 1997-... |
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