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132511 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastings | Hastings | Hastings is a town on the coast of East Sussex in England. It is the administrative centre for the borough of the same name.
Hastings gave its name to the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Towns in East Sussex |
132512 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvern%20College | Malvern College | Malvern College is a coeducational British public School, founded in 1865. It is in Malvern, Worcestershire.
Notable Old Malvernians
This is a short list:
Francis William Aston, Physicist, 1922 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Humphry Berkeley, politician, humourist
Aleister Crowley, occultist
J.F.C. Fuller... |
132513 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN%20peacekeeping%20missions%20involving%20Pakistan | UN peacekeeping missions involving Pakistan | UN peacekeeping missions involving Pakistan covers a long and cherished history of Pakistani involvement with the United Nations. Pakistan joined the United Nations on 30th September, 1947. Since 1960, Pakistan has been actively involved in most of the UN Peacekeeping missions and today stands at the top with 10,175 tr... |
132515 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan%20Army | Pakistan Army | The Pakistan Army () is the largest branch of the Pakistani military set up, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders, the security of administered territories and for defending the national interests of Pakistan within the framework of its international obligations.
The main fighting regiments of... |
132516 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web%20of%20the%20City | Web of the City | Web of the City (first called Rumble) is the first book that was written by Harlan Ellison. The book follows the story of Rusty Santoro, a teenage member of the Cougars street gang in the 1950s Brooklyn, New York. In order to create the book, Ellison spent time in a real street gang in Brooklyn.
1958 books
Brooklyn ... |
132517 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani%20military | Pakistani military | The Pakistan Armed Forces () are the overall unified military forces of Pakistan. The Pakistani military was first formed when the nation achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947.
Its component branches are:
Pakistan Army
Pakistan Navy
Pakistan Air Force
Paramilitary forces of Pakistan
Pakistan Coas... |
132521 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan%20Navy | Pakistan Navy | Pakistan Navy () is the naval branch of the military of Pakistan. It is responsible for the defense Pakistan's coastline along the Arabian Sea and the defense of important harbors. It operates a wide range of ships ranging from cruisers to destroyers as well as submarines. Navy day is celebrated on September 8 in comm... |
132522 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider%20Kiss | Spider Kiss | Spider Kiss (first called Rockabilly) is a 1961 book that was written by Harlan Ellison. The story follows the fast rise and fall of an early rock 'n' roll singer named Stag Preston.
1961 books
English-language novels |
132524 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan%20Air%20Force | Pakistan Air Force | Pakistan Air Force (, Pak Faza'ya) (PAF) is the Aviation branch of the Pakistan armed forces and is responsible for defending Pakistani air-space from intrusions. It also provides air support for ground troops. Every year on the 7th of September, the day after the annual celebration of the Pakistan Defense Day, the day... |
132525 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Vines | The Vines | The Vines are an Australian garage rock band from Sydney, Australia, notable for creating a musical combination of '60s rock and '90s alternative music. They have won an ARIA in 2002 for Breakthrough Artist and received nominations for six other awards in the same amount of years.
They also appeared on the cover of Ro... |
132526 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Libertines | The Libertines | The Libertines were an indie rock band from London, England. They were formed in 1997 and broke up in 2004. The Libertines released two albums. Their second album The Libertines went straight to number one in the UK. It is in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The first single from the album, "Can't St... |
132527 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Hives | The Hives | The Hives are a Swedish rock band that started in 1993 but rose to fame in the early 2000s as a leading group of the garage rock revival, playing garage punk. Their breakthrough came with the release of the "best-of" compilation Your New Favourite Band, featuring their most commercially successful song "Hate to Say I T... |
132528 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpol%20%28band%29 | Interpol (band) | Interpol is an alternative rock band from New York City. Popular songs include Evil, PDA and NYC. The band's current members are Paul Banks, Daniel Kessler, and Sam Fogarino. Bassist Carlos Dengler departed the band in 2010.
Members
Paul Banks is the artist name used by the lead vocalist and one of the guitarists in ... |
132529 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editors | Editors | Editors are an indie rock band from England. They were formed in 2002. They were first called Pilot, then The Pride and also Snowfield. The band members are:
Tom Smith - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
Chris Urbanowicz - lead guitar and synth
Russell Leetch - bass guitar and backing vocals
Ed Lay - drums, perc... |
132530 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Clash%20of%20Kings | A Clash of Kings | A Clash of Kings is the second of seven planned books in A Song of Ice and Fire, a fantasy series written by George R. R. Martin. It was first released on 16 November 1998 in the United Kingdom, but the first United States edition did not come out until March 1999. It won the Locus Award in 1999 for Best Novel and was ... |
132532 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Storm%20of%20Swords | A Storm of Swords | A Storm of Swords is the third of seven planned books in A Song of Ice and Fire, a fantasy series written by George R. R. Martin. It was first released on 8 August 2000 in the United Kingdom, and in November 2000 in the United States.
A Storm of Swords won the 2001 Locus Award and 2002 Geffen Award for Best Novel and ... |
132533 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Feast%20for%20Crows | A Feast for Crows | A Feast for Crows is the fourth of seven planned books in A Song of Ice and Fire, a fantasy series written by George R. R. Martin. The book was first released on 17 October 2005 in the United Kingdom, and in the United States on 8 November 2005.
Like A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows was nominated for the Hugo Awar... |
132534 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zest%20%28ingredient%29 | Zest (ingredient) | Zest is the outer skin of citrus fruit. Cooks use it to add strong flavor to foods.
Food ingredients
Citrus |
132535 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paprika | Paprika | Paprika is a spice made from the grinding of dried sweet red bell peppers. The word comes from a Turkish word meaning "pepper". In many non-English speaking European countries, the word paprika also refers to bell peppers themselves. The seasoning is used in many cuisines to add color and flavor to cooked foods.
Spic... |
132536 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clove | Clove | A clove (Syzygium aromaticum, syn. Eugenia aromaticum or Eugenia caryophyllata) is an aromatic dried flower bud of a tree in the family Myrtaceae. Cloves are native to Indonesia. A clove tree is an evergreen and grows to the height of 8-12 m. The part used in cookery is a dried flower bud. Cloves are harvested primaril... |
132537 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtales | Myrtales | The Myrtales are an order of flowering plants. They are a basal group of dicotyledons.
Families
Family Alzateaceae
Family Combretaceae (leadwood family)
Family Crypteroniaceae
Family Heteropyxidaceae
Family Lythraceae (loosestrife and pomegranate family)
Family Melastomataceae
Family Memecylaceae
Family Myrta... |
132538 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtaceae | Myrtaceae | The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, in the order Myrtales. Myrtle, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and Eucalyptus belong here.
All species are woody, with essential oils, and flower parts in multiples of four or five. One character of the family is that the phloem is on both sides of th... |
132539 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government%20of%20Pakistan | Government of Pakistan | The Government of Pakistan (), uses a federal parliamentary system, with a President as the Head of State and an indirectly-elected Prime Minister as the Head of Government. |
132540 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygium | Syzygium | Syzygium is a genus of flowering plants, belonging to the myrtle family Myrtaceae. The genus comprises about 1100 species, and has a native range that extends from Africa and Madagascar through southern Asia east through the Pacific.
Species
Syzygium ampliflorum
Syzygium amplifolium
Syzygium andamanicum
Syzygium a... |
132542 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junoon%20%28band%29 | Junoon (band) | Junoon (, meaning "obsession" in Urdu and "madness" in Arabic) is one of Pakistan's most popular rock bands. It is from the city of Lahore. It was formed in 1990 by guitarist/songwriter/medical doctor Salman Ahmad. It comes in the genre of Sufi rock.
Rock bands
Pakistani entertainers |
132546 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation%20in%20Pakistan | Transportation in Pakistan | Transportation in Pakistan is extensive and varied but still in its developing stages. It serves a population of over 170 million people. Construction of new airports, roads, and railway provides jobs for many people.
Rail
Domestic
Rail services in Pakistan are provided by the state-run Pakistan Railways, under the ... |
132570 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20companies%20based%20in%20Tulsa%2C%20Oklahoma | List of companies based in Tulsa, Oklahoma | Companies headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma
This list is very out of date and incomplete.
Largest Companies
ONEOK - Fortune 500 (312)
Williams Companies - Fortune 500 (367)
Dollar-Thrifty Automotive Group - Fortune 1000 (958) - Purchased by Hertz and Jobs moved from Tulsa.
Semgroup
QuikTrip - Fortune's Largest Privat... |
132571 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/ONEOK | ONEOK | ONEOK, Inc. (pronounced like 'one oak') () is a diversified Fortune 200 corporation based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 1906 as Oklahoma Natural Gas Company, it is one of the largest natural gas distributors in the United States.
Other websites
ONEOK Website
Tulsa, Oklahoma
1906 establishments in the United States... |
132572 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley%20Force | Ashley Force | Ashley Force (born November 29, 1982) is a funny car drag racer. She is the daughter of 14-time NHRA Funny Car division champion John Force and his wife Laurie Force.
Television
Ashley Force is featured with her family on A&E's reality show Driving Force.
1982 births
Living people
American racecar drivers
Yorba Linda... |
132576 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottontail%20rabbit | Cottontail rabbit | Cottontail rabbits live in America. They are any of several North, Central and South American rabbit species of the genus Sylvilagus.
Description
Most cottontail rabbits of the genus have a short tail with a white underside that shows when they are running away. This gives them their name, "cottontails." However, thi... |
132581 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selhurst%20Park | Selhurst Park | Selhurst Park is a football stadium in the London Borough of Croydon. It is home to Crystal Palace Football Club.
Football stadiums in London |
132585 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack%20de%20la%20Rocha | Zack de la Rocha | Zack de la Rocha (born January 12, 1970) is the lead singer of American rock band Rage Against the Machine. He was born in Long Beach, California.
Biography
Early life (1970-1991)
Zack was interested in punk rock- including bands such as the Sex Pistols and the Clash- from a young age. In seventh grade, Zack played ... |
132589 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire%20triangle | Fire triangle | The fire triangle is used to show the rule that a fire needs three things to burn. These things are heat, fuel, and oxygen. If one of these three is removed, the fire will be put out. In the middle of the fire triangle there is also a chemical reaction.
Without heat, a fire cannot begin. If fire becomes cool enough, i... |
132597 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modus%20ponens | Modus ponens | Modus ponendo ponens is a valid, simple argument form in classical logic sometimes referred to as affirming the antecedent or the law of detachment. It is closely related to another valid form of argument, modus tollens or denying the consequent.
Modus ponens is a very common rule of inference, and takes the followin... |
132618 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20State%20University | Angelo State University | Angelo State University is a public university in San Angelo, Texas. It started in 1928. As of 2008, it had about 6,150 students.
The sports teams at Angelo State are called Rams for the men and Rambelles for the women.
References
Other websites
Angelo State University
Colleges and universities in Texas
1928 estab... |
132619 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua | Nicaragua | Nicaragua is a country in Central America. It is officially called the Republic of Nicaragua (). It has a size of 129,494 square kilometres. It is the largest country in Central America. It borders Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The capital of the country is Managua. Managua is the third-largest cit... |
132620 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20the%20Bands | Battle of the Bands | In music, a Battle of the Bands is a contest where many bands compete against each other to see who is the "best" band. Battles of the Bands are most common with rock music bands. The winner is usually chosen by judges or by the reaction of the audience to a band's performance. The winner can then receive a prize which... |
132623 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalon%20Shah%20Bridge | Lalon Shah Bridge | Lalon Shah Bridge is the second longest bridge in Bangladesh. Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia inaugurated the bridge at a ceremony held at Paksey. The bridge directly connects the north-western and south-western regions of the country by road. The river Padma had separated the two regions.
The 1.8 K.M long bridge has... |
132624 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte%20Moore%20Sitterly | Charlotte Moore Sitterly | Charlotte Emma Moore Sitterly (September 24, 1898 – March 3, 1990) was an American astronomer.
Charlotte Moore was born in Ercildoun, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Swarthmore College in 1920 and went on to Princeton to assist Henry Norris Russell. During this time, she worked at the Princeton University Observatory... |
132625 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widzew%20%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA | Widzew Łódź | Widzew Łódź is a Polish football (soccer) club from Łódź, Poland.
The club was started in 1910 and currently plays in the Polish First League. They have won the Polish league four times (1981, 1982, 1996 and 1997). Their official colours are red-white-red.
Polish football clubs
Łódź
1910 establishments in Europe
20th... |
132626 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian%20territories | Palestinian territories | The Palestinian territories usually refers to Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip. Their final status has yet to be determined. The territories were originally part of the Israeli Civil Administration, until the Oslo Accords in 1993. They were captured and occupied by Jordan and by Egypt in the late 1940s. Israel capt... |
132627 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Indies%20Federation | West Indies Federation | The West Indies Federation, also known as the Federation of the West Indies, was a short-lived Caribbean federation. It lasted from January 3, 1958 to May 31, 1962. It was made of several Caribbean colonies of the United Kingdom. The expressed intention of the Federation was to make a political unit that would become ... |
132663 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Little%20Bit%20Longer | A Little Bit Longer | A Little Bit Longer is the third hit studio album by American teen pop-rock band The Jonas Brothers. The album was released August 12, 2008 in the United States. The title of the album, A Little Bit Longer, comes from their song of the same name, which Nick Jonas wrote about his dealings with having type one diabetes. ... |
132665 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Little%20Bit%20Longer%20%28song%29 | A Little Bit Longer (song) | A Little Bit Longer is a song by the pop band Jonas Brothers. The song is the last original track on the album A Little Bit Longer.
Track listing
Bonus tracks
Japan Edition (CD/CD+DVD)
CD only
Track listing
CD+DVD
Track listing
DVD
"When You Look Me in the Eyes" (MV)
"Burnin' Up" (MV)
"Burnin' Up" ("Making of the... |
132666 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioxidant | Antioxidant | An antioxidant is a molecule that can slow or stop the oxidation, or electron transfer, of other molecules.
Antioxidants can be found in food.
Antioxidants are molecules that relieve oxidative stress by preventing the formation and oxidation of free radicals. Antioxidants donate one of their electrons or hydrogen to... |
132668 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshmallow | Marshmallow | A marshmallow is a candy that is made of sugar or corn syrup, water, and gelatin, that has been pre-softened in hot water, dextrose, and flavorings, whipped to a spongy consistency. Marshmallows are used in several types of candies, on foods, and on some drinks such as hot chocolate.
Nutritional value
The weight of a... |
132669 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coen%20brothers | Coen brothers | Joel David Coen and Ethan Jesse Coen are movie directors, producers and screenwriters. They are brothers and always work together. They have won many awards including the Academy Award (Oscar) four times and the Palme d'Or at the Cannes International Film Festival. Their movies are different genres. They sometimes make... |
132670 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Find%20a%20Way%20%28song%29 | Find a Way (song) | "Find a Way" is a single released off of the album by alternative rock band The 10th Day called Makes Me Wonder.
References
Rock songs
1998 songs |
132683 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Picture%20of%20Dorian%20Gray | The Picture of Dorian Gray | The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published book written by Oscar Wilde. It was first published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine on June 20, 1890. Later, Wilde was asked to edit this version, and it was published again in April 1891. The story is often incorrectly called The Portrait of Dorian Gray.
Plot
The Pic... |
132684 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Little%20Red%20Book | The Little Red Book | The Little Red Book (official title Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong ) is a book of the sayings of Mao Zedong. The book was written by Lin Biao in 1964 .
It was put out by the military newspaper of the People's Republic of China from April 1964 until about 1976. The book is a collection of quotes taken from Mao Zed... |
132688 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouting%20for%20Boys | Scouting for Boys | Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship is the first book on the Scout Movement, put out in 1908. It was written by Robert Baden-Powell, the starter of the Scout Movement. It is the fourth bestselling book of the 20th century.
References
1908 books
Non-fiction books
Scouting |
132698 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii%20Sports%20Resort | Wii Sports Resort | Wii Sports Resort (also known as Wii Sports Beach) is a sports video game for the Wii. It is a sequel to Wii Sports and was released in Summer 2009. The game is part of a series of games sometimes referred to as the Wii Series. The game comes bundled with the MotionPlus device and another Wii Remote Jacket, both of whi... |
132701 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii%20Chess | Wii Chess | Wii Chess is a video game for the Wii console. It was made by Nintendo. The game was released on January 18, 2008 in Europe. Under the name Tsuushin Taikyoku: World Chess, it was released as a downloadable WiiWare title in Japan on September 30, 2008.
Gameplay
The game is played using the Wii Remote. The game feature... |
132705 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked%20Lunch | Naked Lunch | Naked Lunch (sometimes referred to as The Naked Lunch) is a novel by William S. Burroughs originally published in 1959. This is the third novel written by the Beat Generation writer, although only his second to be published.
The book was originally published with the title The Naked Lunch in Paris in 1959 by Olympia P... |
132707 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/On%20the%20Road | On the Road | On the Road is a novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, written in April 1951, and published in 1957. Most of it is autobiographical and was written based on the road trips of Kerouac and his friends across mid-century America and is often considered a defining work of the postwar Beat Generation.
When the book was or... |
132708 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Faulkner | William Faulkner | William Faulkner (born William Cuthbert Falkner), (September 25, 1897–July 6, 1962) was an American author. One of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, he was awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature. His reputation is based on his novels, novellas, and short stories. However, he was also a publishe... |
132709 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur%20Miller | Arthur Miller | Arthur Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright. His best known plays are All My Sons, Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. He also wrote for the movie The Misfits while married to Marilyn Monroe. She acted in this movie.
Early life
Arthur Miller's family was a rich Jewish family from... |
132717 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral%20sex | Oral sex | For oral sex on a man see fellatio.
For oral sex on a woman see cunnilingus.
''For the explanation of different types of English language see Oral Sects.
Oral sex is when one partner uses the tongue, mouth or throat to excite the other partner's sex organs. For males it can include placing the penis in one's mouth and... |
132718 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartreuse%20%28color%29 | Chartreuse (color) | Chartreuse green is the color halfway between yellow and green on the RGB color wheel.
Chartreuse green (the web color known as chartreuse since the X11 colors were created in 1987 and then renamed the X11 web colors in 1991) is a web color that was named because it looked like the green color of a French liqueur call... |
132732 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde%20F.C. | Clyde F.C. | Clyde Football Club is a Scottish professional football team based in the town of Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in Scottish League One.
Scottish football clubs
North Lanarkshire
1877 establishments in Scotland |
132743 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jouke%20de%20Vries | Jouke de Vries | Jouke de Vries (born September 26, 1960 in Deersum) is a Dutch academic.
He studied political sciences at the University of Amsterdam and has been working at the group Leaderships Art at the University of Leiden since 1984. De Vries was promoted and got his degree in 1989 from H. Daudt. en H. Daalder for the article ... |
132748 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundee%20F.C. | Dundee F.C. | Not to be confused with Dundee United F.C.
Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football team based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues'' and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their home shirt colour is dark blue.
Dundee FC currently play in the Scottish Champions... |
132751 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siamang | Siamang | The Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) is a tailless, black furred gibbon native to the forests of Malaysia, Thailand, and Sumatra. It lives in trees, that's why it is called arboreal. The Siamang is the largest of the lesser apes. It can grow to be twice the size of other gibbons. Siamangs grow to about 1 m in height,... |
132754 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline%20Unger | Caroline Unger | Caroline Unger (28 October 1803 in Vienna - 23 March 1877 in Florence) was an Austrian singer.
She studied music in Italy. Her first scene was in her hometown in 1821. She plays a role in Cosi fan tutte written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 3 years later she was singing in the symphony No. 9 of Ludwig van Beethoven.
In... |
132791 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremias%20Gotthelf | Jeremias Gotthelf | Albert Bitzius (October 4, 1797 – October 22, 1854) was a Swiss novelist and pastor. He is probably more famous by his pen name Jeremias Gotthelf. He was born in Murten, where his father was pastor.
In 1804 the home was moved to Utzenstorf, a village in the Bernese Emmental. Bitzius gew up there and received his ear... |
132793 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBBC | CBBC | CBBC (Children's BBC) is the name of the BBC's television programmes that are for children. It is also the name of a television channel that often shows these programmes. The programmes are meant for children that are between 6 and 12 years old. The "Children's BBC" name began on 9 September 1985. Before then there wer... |
132834 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brisingr | Brisingr | The Seven Promises of Eragon Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular, better known as Brisingr, is the third book of the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini. It comes after the books Eragon and Eldest. It was released on September 20, 2008. The title means "fire" in the fictional Ancient Language of Alagaesia.
The bo... |
132835 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermaid | Mermaid | A mermaid is a mythological creature with a female human head and upper body and the tail of a fish. Mermaids are said to live mostly in the water, although sometimes they are known to come out of the water and sit on the large rocks above the sea. It was thought that they would make boats crash with their siren-like c... |
132836 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | The University of Edinburgh is a university in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Related pages
Old College, University of Edinburgh
Universities in the United Kingdom
Edinburgh
1583 establishments
1580s establishments in Europe
Establishments in Scotland |
132837 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inheritance%20Cycle | Inheritance Cycle | The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Books
Eragon
Eldest
Brisingr
Inheritance
Characters
Eragon: A farm boy who finds a dragon egg and becomes a Dragon Rider.
Saphira: Eragon's' sapphire' dragon. |
132842 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental%20Congress | Continental Congress | The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies. It governed the colonies before and during the American Revolution and met three times from 1774 to 1789.
First congress
In the First Continental Congress, delegates from twelve colonies (all but Georgia) met in September 1774 because o... |
132845 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take%20This%20to%20Your%20Grave | Take This to Your Grave | Take This to Your Grave is the second studio album by rock band Fall Out Boy. The album was released 2003. Credits are Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Joe Trohman, and Andy Hurley.
Tracklisting
1. "Tell That Mick He Just Made My List of Things to Do Today"
2. "Dead on Arrival"
3. "Grand Theft Autumn / Where Is Your Boy... |
132857 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen%20Guernsey%20Cook%20Ensko | Stephen Guernsey Cook Ensko | Stephen Guernsey Cook Ensko (May 9, 1896 – December 18, 1969) also known as Stephen G.C. Ensko, was an expert on American antique silver. His book is the standard reference work for antique silver.
Biography
Ensko was born in 1896 in New York City to Robert Ensko (1855-1934) and Mary Elizabeth Blakeley (1857-?). He ma... |
132874 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will%20Turner | Will Turner | William Turner Jr. is a fictional character in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. He appears in The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Dead Man's Chest (2006), At World's End (2007), and Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). He is played by Orlando Bloom.
William Turner is a blacksmith's working in Port Royal, Jamaica. His l... |
132877 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20Sparrow | Jack Sparrow | Jack Sparrow is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series. The character was created by screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. He is played by Johnny Depp.
Background
Sparrow is based on a combination of The Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards and Looney Tune... |
132889 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth%20Swann | Elizabeth Swann | Elizabeth Swann (later Elizabeth Turner) is a fictional character and the tritagonist of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series. She appears in The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and three of its sequels, Dead Man's Chest (2006), At World's End (2007) and Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). She is played by Keira Knight... |
132892 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates%20of%20the%20Caribbean%3A%20At%20World%27s%20End | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is a 2007 American fantasy comedy action epic movie.
This is the third movie in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. It was released May 24, 2007 by Disney.
Despite receiving mixed reviews from film critics, it was positively welcomed from audiences and fans alike which praise... |
132893 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Hollander | Tom Hollander | Tom Hollander (born 25 August, 1967) is an award-winning English actor. He had roles in productions such as Enigma, Gosford Park, Cambridge Spies, Pride and Prejudice and Pirates of the Caribbean.
Filmography
Bird Box (2018) - Gary
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) - Tabaqui
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) - Jim Beach
Val... |
132894 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20Davenport | Jack Davenport | Jack Davenport (born 1 March 1973) is an English movie and television actor. His first important role was in the mid-1990s in the television series This Life. He has since become best known for his roles in the Coupling television series and the Pirates of the Caribbean series of movies. He has also appeared in many ot... |
132898 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia%20MacLean | Yulia MacLean | Yulia (full name Yulia MacLean) is a Russian-born New Zealand crossover singer. Her first Solo Album 'Into The West' went platinum in its first week of sales in New Zealand, achieving four times platinum sales. She won 2 NZ Music Awards; 'Best female solo artist' and '42Below Best selling album in New Zealand'. She has... |
132899 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tia%20Dalma | Tia Dalma | Tia Dalma is a fictional character from the movies Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. She is the sea goddess Calypso in human form. She is played by Naomi Harris.
Tia Dalma is a voodoo priestess with black teeth and blue lips, and she has her hair in dreadlocks. Sh... |
132919 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shasta%20Dam | Shasta Dam | Shasta Dam (called Kennett Dam before it was made), is a dam on the Sacramento River in California. It was built from 1938 to 1945. It is high and long. It creates a lake called Shasta Lake. It is a popular spot for boating and fishing.
References
Dams in the United States
Buildings and structures in California
Sh... |
132923 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman%20Melville | Herman Melville | Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet. He is best known for writing Moby-Dick.
Related pages
Billy Budd (opera)
References
1819 births
1891 deaths
19th-century American novelists
19th-century American poets
Writers from New York City |
132925 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%20Heidegger | Martin Heidegger | Martin Heidegger (26 September 1889 – 26 May 1976) was a German philosopher.
His best known book, Being and Time, is considered one of the most important philosophical works of the 20th century. It is a very difficult book, even for the German reader.
Works
In it, and later works, Heidegger maintained that our way of... |
132926 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parmenides | Parmenides | Parmenides (also Parmenides of Elea) (, early 5th century BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher born in Elea, Italy and was the founder of the Eleatic school of philosophy. His only known work is a poem, but only bits and pieces have survived. In it, he describes two views of reality. These thoughts strongly influenced ... |
132928 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democritus | Democritus | Democritus () was an ancient Greek philosopher. He was born in Thrace, Greece, circa 460 BC.
He was a rich citizen of Abdera, in Thrace, and a student of Leucippus, another Greek philosopher. He studied natural philosophy in Thrace, Athens and Abdera. He liked to study geometry and he travelled to many places, includi... |
132929 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucippus | Leucippus | Leucippus or Leukippos (, first half of 5th century BC) was a Greek philosopher. He was an early philosopher of atomism, the idea that everything is made up of many tiny things which always continue to exist.
Leucippus was born at Miletus or Abdera, although apparently Epicurus said he never existed. There has long be... |
132934 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympus | Olympus | Mount Olympus (; also transliterated as Ólympos, and on Greek maps, Óros Ólimbos) is the highest mountain in Greece. It is high. Since its base is at sea level, it is one of the highest mountains in Europe in terms of topographic prominence, the relative altitude from base to top.
In Greek mythology the mountain was... |
132941 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate%20%28text%20editor%29 | Kate (text editor) | Kate is a text editor for the KDE desktop environment. The name is an acronym for "KDE Advanced Text Editor." It was first put in the KDE 2.2 release, on August 15, 2002.
Features
The "advanced text editor" part of its name refers to its many abilities. It can do many more things than a simpler text editor, like No... |
132944 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald%20David%20Laing | Ronald David Laing | Ronald David Laing (born Glasgow (Scotland, 7th of October 1927; died 23rd August 1989), was a Scottish psychiatrist who described mental illness, especially psychosis.
Laing is known for his theories on the causes of the mental perturbations. His theory on the "schizogenous" (?) parents or schizophrenia was to exclu... |
132957 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic%20drink | Alcoholic drink | An alcoholic drink is a drink that contains 0.5% or more ethanol. In chemistry there is a whole class of substances known as alcohols. The alcohol used in alcoholic drinks is known as ethanol or grain alcohol. Grain alcohol is generally made through a process called fermentation. In fermentation, bacteria change sugar ... |
132959 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hapoel%20asi%20gilboa | Hapoel asi gilboa | Hapoel Asi Gilboa is an Israeli football club based in Prazon on Mount Gilboa. The club currently plays in the northern division of Liga Alef. Their main rivals are Hapoel Afula.
In 2001 the club won the Liga Bet North B division and was promoted to Liga Alef after 18 years in Liga Bet.
Honours
Liga Bet
North B champ... |
132980 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy%20Lee | Amy Lee | Amy Lynn Hartzler (née Lee; born December 13, 1981) professionally known as Amy Lee, is an American singer and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist and co-founder of the rock/metal band Evanescence. She is also a classically trained pianist and a multi-instrumentalist.
Lee is musically influenced by musicians and arti... |
132981 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild%20Dances | Wild Dances | Wild Dances is a song by Ukrainian pop-star Ruslana Lyzhichko (Ruslana). It won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004.
Charts
References
2004 songs
Eurovision Song Contest |
132982 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster | Lancaster | Lancaster may be
City of Lancaster, a local government district of Lancashire, England
Lancaster, Lancashire, a settlement in the City of Lancaster district after which it is named
House of Lancaster, an English dynasty
Lancaster, California, United States
Lancaster, Kentucky, United States
Lancaster, Ohio, Unit... |
132989 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call%20of%20Duty%204%3A%20Modern%20Warfare | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a first person shooter videogame released in 2007. It is part of the Call of Duty series. It is available on Xbox 360, PC and Playstation 3. There is also a version on the Nintendo DS called Call of Duty: DS and another one for the Wii that was released on November 2009 called "Reflex ... |
132999 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket-propelled%20grenade | Rocket-propelled grenade | "RPG" redirects here, for the gaming genre, see role-playing game.
A rocket-propelled grenade or an RPG is the name for any kind of weapon, held on the shoulder that fires rockets that have an explosive warhead. These warheads are attached to a rocket motor and the rocket has fins which help it to fly straight. Some t... |
133005 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan%20Plateau | Tibetan Plateau | The Tibetan Plateau, also known as the Qinghai-Tibetan (Qingzang) Plateau, is a vast, high plateau in Central Asia. It covers most of the Tibet Autonomous Region, the Qinghai Province in China, and Ladakh in Kashmir, India.
The Tibetan Plateau occupies an area of around 1,000 by 2,500 kilometers, and has an average el... |
133010 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraclitus | Heraclitus | Heraclitus of Ephesus or Herakleitos (c.535 – 475 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. He was a native of Ephesus, Ionia, on the coast of Asia Minor.
His teaching, as we have it now, is a series of epigrams. This means his teachings are sayings and remarks, rather than systematic essays. Heraclitus is famous for ... |
133011 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thales | Thales | Thales of Miletus, about 624 BC – 546 BC, was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. He was from Miletus in Asia Minor. Many, notably Aristotle, regard him as the first philosopher in the Greek tradition.
According to Bertrand Russell, "Western philosophy begins with Thales". Thales attempted to explain natural phenomena ... |
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